ARTY_FOX Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 Just now, MancFox24 said: Nah, unlike his haters I don't actually care about him that much so couldn't give a f*** what he does next. He could relegate man city for all I care, wouldn't change the fact he did a great job here He didn't do a great job. He had 2 good spells. That's it. Everything else was awful viewing.
Mr Weller 2 Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 14 minutes ago, Pliskin said: Come on, this is nothing short of obscene bollocks. Brendan has been gash for the majority of his time here…. There’s little point listing it all again? As it has been highlighted time and time again, but after the FA cup he lost all interest in this project, didn’t get his own way and subsequently threw his toys out of the pram. Regardless of what his worshipers think, the FA cup has largely papered over the cracks. He inherited a fantastic squad, which he failed to hold together and then failed to build on when players left. There’s been a sequence of horrendous runs of form which have finished any progression the club wanted. 18 months ago he started muttering about a refresh, despite the club achieving its highest net spend in its history…. After this he did nothing other that throw the club under the bus constantly, make excuses, defend himself, belittle the players, belittle the club and even throw the fans and owners under the bus….. His approach has been disgraceful, no success can mask how appalling he have behaved over the last 18 months. We finished 8th last season after being largely poor, but this was not on the script….. the reason we’re in a relegation fight is because of him, he set the agenda, he started spreading my negativity throughout the club and he started telling the players they were shit. He’s poison, he’s destroyed any legacy he had thanks to his behaviour. He’s a disgrace and should be embarrassed about the way he’s conducted himself. Hatred is such an unattractive emotion. 4
BigGibbo Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 Just now, MancFox24 said: You're right, I should have had more trust in Rodgers and believed him when he said 40 points was the target this year Why? That was never the real situation but he made it a self-fulfilling prophecy with his undermining tantrums. This season was supposed to be something of a transitional season as we had just moved into an expensive facility in Seagrave after our owners had a tumultuous time and were affected more than most by covid. Even so they continued to support a top 6 wage bill (not to mention Rodgers wages) and invest in the off field structure until the FFP added another layer of difficulty in the mix. If he had just kept his shit together and his ego in check so he could steady the ship for 12 months and actually earn his exorbitant wage during his first taste of minor adversity we would have had a mildly underwhelming season followed by a massive clear out of 14 odd players whose contracts were up and an exciting rebuild. As a result of him reacting like a sociopath from the second he realised we weren't going to shake the imaginary money tree for him again we are now where we find ourselves and may have only just started our snowballing demise. 3 1
Pliskin Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 5 minutes ago, MancFox24 said: And so to prove my point, you reel off a list of opinions which doesn't argue with the fact he is one of the most successful managers we've had I disagree, it does highlight why he isn’t. I stand by my opinion that the FA cup simply hides all of the crap. It’s his Monica’s cupboard he stuffs all of his inadequacies inside and hides behind it.
Pliskin Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 2 minutes ago, Mr Weller 2 said: Hatred is such an unattractive emotion. It’s not hatred…. I just don’t share the opinion that he’s done well here. His time here has been more negative than positive.
BigGibbo Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 7 minutes ago, ARTY_FOX said: It's beyond bizzare the hold he has on some people. I'm looking forward to their excuses when he fails at his next job. Just a look at the opinions of his former employers and fans tells us all we need to know. Not a manager you're ever going to get players following him around or clubs re-employing him for a second stint.
ARM1968 Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 Is this a parody thread? Not sure winning the FA Cup is worth the destruction of our team. 3
PAPA LAZAROU Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 The only thing I appreciate is the fact that he's gone at last. He was the best of times he was the worse of times. I now look forward to seeing him ruin another fine club so I can go on their site and say I told you so ( just like the Liverpool fans did for us )He exudes negativity which inevitably seeps into the players. I'm confident whoever takes over will do a massive U-turn in respect of how we play and will get the players playing with confidence and to the best of their abilities. Gone and very easily forgotten. 1
Dahnsouff Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 1 minute ago, Pliskin said: It’s not hatred…. I just don’t share the opinion that he’s done well here. His time here has been more negative than positive. Doubt it will be judged as such, when the dust has settled to be honest. I realise you in particular have a major beef with his media guff, but history will not judge him badly I suspect, especially with continued media positivity. Guess we will see though.
Dahnsouff Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 2 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: Is this a parody thread? Not sure winning the FA Cup is worth the destruction of our team. Depends if you think he is solely responsible for this destruction I imagine. Plenty of muck to be spread on that field in my opinion. 1
ARTY_FOX Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 5 minutes ago, BigGibbo said: Just a look at the opinions of his former employers and fans tells us all we need to know. Not a manager you're ever going to get players following him around or clubs re-employing him for a second stint. Nobody can say they weren't warned by fans ove EVERY club he's managed on here when he signed either. They all said exactly how it would go. 2
Corky Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 The frustrating thing for me is that the FA Cup win was the complete opposite to how we are now. Rodgers seemed desperate to win that. Yes we had luck along the way but the hard work and commitment was put in. If we anywhere near that level of effort we'd be fine currently.
Fox92 Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 11 minutes ago, Pliskin said: It’s not hatred…. I just don’t share the opinion that he’s done well here. His time here has been more negative than positive. Next time a manager wins us the FA Cup, Community Shield and qualifies for Europe via league position please quote me. What Rodgers won here won’t be matched for a while.
The Quick Brown Fox Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 I only have contempt for the man. Took away my love for the club 2
phoneticerror Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 There had to be one… Let us enjoy this moment FFS
MancFox24 Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 7 minutes ago, Pliskin said: I disagree, it does highlight why he isn’t. I stand by my opinion that the FA cup simply hides all of the crap. It’s his Monica’s cupboard he stuffs all of his inadequacies inside and hides behind it. And the 5th place finishes? I agree he's got an inflated ego (not sure there is a good manager out there who doesn't) but if people could see past their dislike for the man then maybe they could see that alot of what he was saying was true. He recognised this squad needed a refresh after the forest cup defeat and was only told he wasn't getting one at the start of pre season (something which has never been disputed by the club). He should have walked away at that point but he believed he could do enough to get us to 40 points. He probably would have failed on that by about 5-10 points if he was here until the end of the season. In my eyes that doesn't take away the great job he did before that 1 1
marbles Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 7 minutes ago, browniefox said: I only have contempt for the man. Took away my love for the club If one man was able to take away your love for this club, I gotta question whether you ever actually loved it to begin with. 1
hebangsthedrums Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Koke said: No way the Poch thing is true. We really ****ed it up big time. I'd be amazed if the second point is anything more than that halfwit after a bit of attention Edited 2 April 2023 by hebangsthedrums
AyewJoking Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 For me Rodgers shit all over the cup win with what he had them doing right up to his sacking. Yes he was once upon a time brilliant but has been happy to turn us into a joke for far too long while taking the money. Ultimately Top has ruined Rodgers rep with Leicester by sticking with him for so long but Good riddance to the little twerp.
bovril Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 12 minutes ago, Fox92 said: Next time a manager wins us the FA Cup, Community Shield and qualifies for Europe via league position please quote me. What Rodgers won here won’t be matched for a while. Well it certainly won't after the last two seasons. 1 1
LCFCJohn Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 1 hour ago, MancFox24 said: The mental gymnastics that the Rodgers haters have to go through to justify their hatred is so entertaining. According to them anything good that happened was nothing to do with Rodgers, anything bad was everything to do with him. People are entitled to their opinions, but opinions don't beat facts, and he will objectively go down as one of the best managers we've ever had. His biggest failing was not to walk away at the start of the season- he clearly felt let down (rightly so) by the lack of investment in the playing squad and that resentment has had an impact on his ability to do the job. But I stand by the fact that we would be close to relegation this year no matter who was in charge. What is poor about this post is that this is the thread to appreciate the good things and you have basically dug out those wanting Rodgers out and baited them to turn this into another debate which is already across many threads. Was that really necessary? Ive wanted him gone since 2021 yet earlier in this thread, I put that aside and put what I am grateful for, leaving out all the negatives as that’s what this thread is for. Many others have done the same. For what it’s worth, you can split his reign into two lots of two years. The first, yes one of the best in terms of success albeit with red flags such as two collapses from the top 4. However, the second two year period he’s been one of the worse in terms of the decline. It’s that simple. 3
Motty Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 i Think that what we got was a man who was to rigid in his beliefs could not adapt and never took a big risk. at least one of the top 5s should have been 4th the FA cup was the pinacle' the europa campaign was another example of bottling it in the origanal europa league and then the conference semi that said we did play some exhilarating football in those first 2 seasons. the trouble is for the last 18 months we have been watching totally different football than brendans rose tinted specs saw. the blame shifting and excuses have tarnished anything that was good about his tenure. the facts say he had a successful time as our manager. but he just outstayed his good times. Kasper and Wes as captains were a big miss. Wes especially
MancFox24 Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 3 minutes ago, LCFCJohn said: What is poor about this post is that this is the thread to appreciate the good things and you have basically dug out those wanting Rodgers out and baited them to turn this into another debate which is already across many threads. Was that really necessary? Ive wanted him gone since 2021 yet earlier in this thread, I put that aside and put what I am grateful for, leaving out all the negatives as that’s what this thread is for. Many others have done the same. For what it’s worth, you can split his reign into two lots of two years. The first, yes one of the best in terms of success albeit with red flags such as two collapses from the top 4. However, the second two year period he’s been one of the worse in terms of the decline. It’s that simple. Mate, read the comments on this thread before I posted. Fair play if you put your own grievances to one side but there were plenty who didn't. People who supported Rodgers have had to take plenty of flack on here for the past couple of years, so I'm pretty comfortable with the post to be honest
LCFCJohn Posted 2 April 2023 Posted 2 April 2023 2 minutes ago, MancFox24 said: Mate, read the comments on this thread before I posted. Fair play if you put your own grievances to one side but there were plenty who didn't. People who supported Rodgers have had to take plenty of flack on here for the past couple of years, so I'm pretty comfortable with the post to be honest Have looked back and yes there’s a few and yes, they should also use one of the many other threads to express negative views. Apologies if I came across as blunt, I was just pointing out that it would encourage more negative comments I would also say some of the earlier posters to express they wanted Rodgers out were vilified on here so if is reflective of how the tide turned that it is the other way round. There are extreme views on both sides of the fence. And ultimately that is Rodgers biggest legacy, a totally divided fan base that is at each other throats 2
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