Deconstructing Brand Brendan

[Dames]

16 hours ago, Kitchandro said:

Great post.
 

He fascinates me in some ways. We played such great football for a few months at the end of 2019. There’s no way he wouldn’t understand that deep down. But he still chose to change it, because he needed to show everyone that it was all about him. It was HIM and HIS style of play and HIS signings (ahem Perez) or other players that only HE could see were underrated (ahem Ward) that made the team successful. 
 

I think people play down just how bad our form was in the 2nd half of that season. It wasn’t just towards the end, or after the lockdown. The signs were all there by the end of that season.

He should have been sacked at the end of that season considering how those last few games went but as with football clubs the size of ours its all about lazy cliches and tinpot mentality so we were told we should be glad with a 5th placed finish. 

 

The reality is was that we were on the cusp of something really special and whilst we got an FA Cup out of it the opportunity was horribly squandered and we'll probably never get close to that ever again.

[sylofox]

3 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

It was that quote where he went to the point of no return for me. Just a complete and utter lie which makes us look bad (particularly given we've tolerated it) and himself better. A damning reflection that this rubbish wasn't picked up on by more fans / media.

 

He has successfully brainwashed parts of the media, the rest of football and worst of all, some of our own fans that we're this piss pot nobody lucky to even be in the league. Somebody like Puel would never have gotten away with it.

Only this fvcking muppet would say something like that. He's that far up his own arse and has no respect for the 

A) club 

B) owners 

C) players 

D) fans 

I would not even wish him on the trees or the sheep or covscum. 

 

But I'd love him to go to spuds.

 

I've never had such little interest in our great club as I've had since he arrived. I've left games early and struggle to even watch them on the box. He's sucking the life out of the club the players and even the fans.

 

 

 

[trugerkem]

I don’t like him very much 

[davieG]

On 12/03/2023 at 11:44, davieG said:

If the cap fits.......

 

Word of the day is ‘mumpsimuses’ (16th century): those who insist they are right and apportion blame to others without looking at themselves.— Susie Dent (@susie_dent) March 10, 2023 http://dlvr.it/SkhfWp

Another one for him

 

 Susie Dent's Word of the day today.     "Stiffrump’ (18th century) : one who sticks obstinately to the same path despite clear evidence it’s the wrong one"

 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Has this been posted anywhere yet? Independent perspective and analysis that as BR took greater control of transfers and dismantled the clubs strategy, in effect Rome burned. Obviously Covid didn’t help either, but he clearly didn’t want to sell assets as per our model (he was also vocal about this at Celtic) and not refreshing the squad has invariably meant we’ve had players on long and expansive contracts - resulting in a staleness that may cost us out PL status.

 

None of this is new of course, but it really does make your blood boil. Why did we give him more control and put him on par with the likes of Pep etc. Where did his track record command that level of respect? 

[Dahnsouff]

@Wasyls Pec Deck yeah, posted it earlier this week, but it definitely warrants repeating I think

[John12345]

To summarise Brendan Rodgers in a sentence; he put his own needs ahead of the club.

 

It's interesting why he does it but when you look at the background and the little we hear about him it kind of paints a picture.

 

Comes from humble beginnings (council estate I'm northern ireland)

102 property portfolio(2015)

Divorce and image makeover 

Reports from former players (high sales bs with no substance)

Interviews when the wheels were coming off here, blatantly misrepresenting issues

 

The picture I get is someone that is  deeply insecure , has achieved a lot of 'success' and will fight like an alley cat to protect this, no matter how weak the excuse may look to any reasonable person. 

 

It really is surprising how long he was given in the job, in reality his talent is only average.

 

For those people that dislike him, it seems highly likely that he will fail in a similar way again as he is an average manager. 

 

What I find most confusing is why he didn't swallow pride and do some obvious things like drop ward , play to vardy's strengths, bring back Soy. 

 

Because not doing so got him the sack and he ended up looking worse, which is the antithesis of what he wants to do. Unless it is all about getting a pay off.

[sacreblueits442]

6 minutes ago, John12345 said:

What I find most confusing is why he didn't swallow pride and do some obvious things like drop ward , play to vardy's strengths, bring back Soy. 

 

Because not doing so got him the sack and he ended up looking worse, which is the antithesis of what he wants to do. Unless it is all about getting a pay off.

...just take a look at the narrative he has spun, and the perception he has in the media!!!

We (LCFC) are perceived to have been lucky to have had him, and it was only our inability to back him in the transfer market that has led to our situation. He is in no way tarnished outside of this club, and I still suspect a fair few in our fanbase still believe he was hard done by.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Not really sure enough has come out yet to stop him walking into another PL job in the summer. Shame. 

[An Sionnach]

11 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Not really sure enough has come out yet to stop him walking into another PL job in the summer. Shame. 

He doesn't need to do another stroke of work for the rest of his life. Football managers are fentanyl addicts though, they cannot give it up, look at that creep Warnock.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

2 minutes ago, An Sionnach said:

He doesn't need to do another stroke of work for the rest of his life. Football managers are fentanyl addicts though, they cannot give it up, look at that creep Warnock.

Would absolutely wound him if he doesn't get a job this summer. Ego in tatters.

[desertfox2]

Charlatan. 

[volpeazzurro]

11 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Would absolutely wound him if he doesn't get a job this summer. Ego in tatters.

I just get angry reading about the man. I want him to get another job to great fanfare, then fail miserably. 

[gerblod]

I've written this before, but feel bitter and angry enough about Rodgers to reiterate it. The ego manifested itself in the two games against Liverpool and Manchester City in December 2019. He believed he could send in the team to scrap toe-to-toe against the two best teams in the Prem. He left Chilwell targeted and isolated by Mahrez and Salah - possibly deluded that we could beat them by scoring more than they could. That's when I started having doubts about his priorities.

He inherited a team with great potential and proceeded to dissipate its potential. Sure, we won the Cup, but that's a lottery that relies on chance - his inability to sustain the challenge of a 4th place reflects more accurately his strategical and tactical shortcomings. Ego defies realism - it ignores commonality of purpose.

Although I was glad Puel went, his replacement has turned out to be an exorbantly self-interested leech - a man who never reflected on his performance and had to be dismissed before disaster struck.

If we're relegated, this season or next, he should be sued for incompetence. However, any judge would ask whether others had been incompetent by allowing him such laissez-faire.

Edited 7 May 2023 by gerblod
Incompetent predictive spelling 😒

[Guy]

11 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...just take a look at the narrative he has spun, and the perception he has in the media!!!

We (LCFC) are perceived to have been lucky to have had him, and it was only our inability to back him in the transfer market that has led to our situation. He is in no way tarnished outside of this club, and I still suspect a fair few in our fanbase still believe he was hard done by.

The fact that he is being touted for potential managerial roles at Leeds - and even Spurs - in the near future suggests that he has no tarnished reputation outside of Leicester. On one hand, not surprising given how long Top gave him in the role (4 years) but on the other hand amazing to think of too really!! 

[ARTY_FOX]

3 minutes ago, Guy said:

The fact that he is being touted for potential managerial roles at Leeds - and even Spurs - in the near future suggests that he has no tarnished reputation outside of Leicester. On one hand, not surprising given how long Top gave him in the role (4 years) but on the other hand amazing to think of too really!! 

No point in getting wound up by it. As he engineers moves to a more media covered club the same things will happen and they'll all act like they had been saying he's no good all along.

[Guy]

1 minute ago, ARTY_FOX said:

No point in getting wound up by it. As he engineers moves to a more media covered club the same things will happen and they'll all act like they had been saying he's no good all along.

I'm not 'wound up' by it like some tbh, I'm just glad he's no longer at the helm! I was just amazed that seeing how some managers were cast aside in recent Prem. times at the likes of Wolves, Leeds, Southampton (twice!), Bournemouth, Spurs and Chelsea this season alone that Rodgers was afforded soooo much time up to the start of April! Tuchel won the Champions League for Chelsea for e.g. in 2021 and they were still doing ok in the league when he was sacked  - yet was still sacked early doors this season! Whereas we were winless for our first seven league games and then went on two horrible runs again this season to follow after the World Cup and after those two rare back to back wins in early February. It is a classic 'points the way' to a relatively clueless board really in my eyes but let's hope they got it right in the nick of time with the appointments of Smith, Shakey and Terry!!  

[kingkisnorbo]

I reckon he gets West Ham you know. 

[honeybradger]

Im just happy he's finally gone. I dont care if he does or doesnt get a PL job after us and whether he succeeds or fails at his next club.

 

The media narrative on whether we were justified to sack Rodgers doesnt matter, we all know that he left one of our best ever squads in tatters and the direction that he was sending the club in.

[Guy]

5 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Im just happy he's finally gone. I dont care if he does or doesnt get a PL job after us and whether he succeeds or fails at his next club.

 

The media narrative on whether we were justified to sack Rodgers doesnt matter, we all know that he left one of our best ever squads in tatters and the direction that he was sending the club in.

Indeed - yet you get the feeling he'll still hold on to the "I would've saved them from relegation had they kept me on" narrative .... if we do go down! 

[Guesty]

It will be interesting to see what job he gets next. Whilst other fans and media are fooled by him. I do wonder if other owners are; it's quite a small world.

 

They've just watched us give him loads of power. Then he's spiked our wage bill, wasting loads on transfers. When it all went wrong, he sort of gave up; throwing our owners and club under the bus.

 

They aren't going to want to deal with that. Especially with the money he'll want paying. I could see him having to wait till next season when a team under performs and are desperate.

 

Simon Jordan was the only pundit who was calling our situation correctly. Precisely because he used to be an owner. 

 

[blue blood]

8 hours ago, kingkisnorbo said:

I reckon he gets West Ham you know. 

He is like a real life Nate from lasso so it would be apt.

Edited 7 May 2023 by blue blood

[gerblod]

10 hours ago, Guesty said:

It will be interesting to see what job he gets next. Whilst other fans and media are fooled by him. I do wonder if other owners are; it's quite a small world.

 

They've just watched us give him loads of power. Then he's spiked our wage bill, wasting loads on transfers. When it all went wrong, he sort of gave up; throwing our owners and club under the bus.

 

They aren't going to want to deal with that. Especially with the money he'll want paying. I could see him having to wait till next season when a team under performs and are desperate.

 

Simon Jordan was the only pundit who was calling our situation correctly. Precisely because he used to be an owner. 

 

I suspect (and hope) that he's on the way down now. Liverpool was the high point of his career and Celtic is an easy job. He worked himself a splendid deal here...on the basis of a dubious CV. He's little more than con man. Someone will take him on, but they'll be naïve if they're expecting anything extraordinary from him.

[John12345]

It would seem telling that Spurs and Chelsea don't seem to be in a rush to snap him up!

[Unabomber]

I’ve never known a a manager be here so long who is so disliked. He doesn’t give a shit