Rousseau

You're pigeon-holing, missed my point entirely, seem to think Scotland is some special case, and insulted my intelligence. Great job. Again, my point was: we seem to be looking at a top-class, experienced manager, which would cost too much, or a complete unknown, which is perhaps too big a gamble; it's extremes. A middle way, where we look for an assistant who has worked with a top manager, who's looking for their first foray into management, may have provided a 'best of both worlds' scenario. It was hypothetical. I never called for the appointment of a "laptop manager", but merely disagreed with your perceived pejorative slant. Brendan Rodgers is not "old-fashioned", and I think he's doing alright...

Get in a proper manager and a lot of those 'problems' take care of themselves. IMO.

Who said they were? My point was that it might have provided the best value, including experience, leadership, modern ideas etc. We're looking at a top-class, experienced manager, which would cost too much, or a complete unknown, which is too big a gamble; it's extremes A middle way, where we look for an assistant who has worked with a top manager, who's looking for their first foray into management, may have provided a 'best of both worlds' scenario. It was hypothetical. I take it you're going with the Scottish media's pejorative slant on 'laptop manager'? It's a positive term in Germany... We need to stop pigeon-holing. Just because someone likes stats, doesn't mean that's all they look at. If a football club is not using stats in some form in this day and age, then something is far wrong. it's part of the problem that we are looking to go "old fashioned". The game's moved on; we have to move with it.

Now that I think about it, we should've been looking at a top quality assistant to appoint as our manager; someone that's involved with a top manager, that brings new, modern ideas. It offers more value than going after an unknown.

I'd take Buvac in a heartbeat -- he's the brains behind Klopp's Gegenpressing. Can we have Gerrard and Buvac as joint managers? Or Buvac as #2?

Oh... that proves it: Bad decision!

Yes, but clearly lacking when he doesn't have Bale in his team. Just saying.

Murty should never have been given until the end of the season -- to the end of the year was too long. But, he was, so we'll need to put up with it until the end of the season.

Perhaps.

Flicked it over for a second to see Holt win the ball, only to get booked...

We keep saying 'why didn't X and Y play?', but we've been through every player, twice or thrice at least. The management means everyone playing will look poor.

We have to look for the positives here... ...

Warburton and Pedro were never as bad as this.

i thought the predictions of a record score was hyperbole. Now I could believe it...

I switched it off at 0-1. It's not even a contest -- and that was before I saw the HT score...

This gives me the feels:

I think I've managed to forgo all reason and convince myself that Gerrard will be a good move. I'll have gone from 'Gerrard shouldn't be an option', to 'Stevie G's taking us to 55' on the announcement when it comes -- if it comes... And If it doesn't come I'll be like...

"Lost neck monster"! He probably takes more shots -- Candeias doesn't really shoot that often. It's mental that Forrest can be ahead of Candeias. Crazy.

I think I'll wait until the club confirm it. I've been burned before...

Murty's tenure is coming to an end?

I read that before posting; it doesn't reveal much.