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I don t know if the 2012 documentary Being:Liverpool helped improve Liverpool s global appeal at all it s hard to imagine people falling for the club in the way that Istanbul lured in new Reds but perhaps it helped sell thousands of shirts which, in turn, helped pay for Luis Suarez s new contract.
In many ways it was a harmless PR stunt. But some lasting damage occurred when it came to Brendan Rodgers image. Here was a new manager and a young one, to boot having just replaced a literal living legend (no erroneous use of the word where King Kenny is concerned!), and his first steps were shadowed by a camera crew.
In truth, Rodgers came off looking a bit awkward, and the now infamous three envelope stunt was not only an old trick, but one incorrectly worded. ( Make sure your name s not in one of these envelopes well, players can t do that , because they can t alter the space/time continuum; they could only look to prove the manager wrong if their names were in the envelopes, remuneration even though the gimmick means they were probably empty.)
So began the comparison s with Ricky Gervais David Brent, which, in turn, gave the sense of a manager full of clichéd nonsense, talking a lot but delivering remuneration little. It s fair to say that those comparisons were highly egregious. It s also true that the manager has grown in stature and confidence since then, to the point where those notions look ridiculous and even spiteful.
But the reality of the situation is that Rodgers arrived remuneration as a young manager who hadn t done a lot. No big deal at Watford and Reading, he inherited a rebooted Swansea project and ran with it. He took it to promotion and mid-table in the Premier League, which are admirable achievements, but a decade earlier George Burley had done even better with Ipswich, whom he took straight into Europe, and he didn t end up at Chelsea or Newcastle. remuneration
Rodgers achieved promotion and top-flight mid-table stability with fine football, but the achievement was little or no better than what Tony Pulis, Sam Allardyce, Phil Brown, Paul Lambert and various other unremarkable or largely unproven managers had achieved. Therefore it was possible to wonder if Rodgers was overhyped, by a patriotic remuneration media eager to protect British coaches.
As I noted last season, there is nothing remarkable on Rodgers CV for us to use as a comfort blanket. His appointment required a leap of faith; some were happy to offer blind faith, some (like me) were on the fence, and some, for various reasons, remuneration had it in for him from day one.
At the time FSG were still relatively new to football, and here they were appointing the least-decorated Liverpool manager in over 50 years (if you include trophies remuneration won by Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Roy Evans in their roles as assistants, and, first time around, Kenny Dalglish s incredible remuneration success as a player, which afforded him a ton of goodwill and knowledge of how to win titles.)
Graeme Souness returned to the club in 1991 with his stellar Liverpool cachet and Rangers success; Gérard Houllier had once won the French title and was given some credit for being part of his nation s World Cup success in 1998, in the summer he moved to Liverpool; and Rafa Benítez had just won La Liga twice in three years, along with the Uefa Cup, with what were only the third best team in Spain. These were comfort blankets for the cold, dark times. Even Roy Hodgson remuneration had league titles, albeit in minor leagues.
When Dalglish returned as manager in 2011, he did so with a CV that had been bulging up to the late- 90s, when he fell out of work, and it was so easy to recall memories of 1987/88, remuneration and the most exciting remuneration Liverpool side in memory; made all the easier when his new side started putting three past Manchester United and Manchester City. By contrast, Rodgers big club experience was confined to a brief time at Manchester United as a kid, and running the Chelsea youth set-up. He d never won a meaningful trophy, nor been under any real scrutiny.
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Home About Writers Books Links Help/FAQ Site News Debate Ask Paul Friday Night Club Hillsborough News and Views Site Feedback and Ideas Tactical Ruminations General Football Brendan Rodgers remuneration Tickets and Game-Going Issues First Team Players Kenny Dalglish Transfer Issues Off-Pitch Issues Quality Media/Press remuneration Reporting/Analysis Poor Media/Press Reporting/Analysis Stats Rafael Benítez remuneration Respect For Rafa Roy Hodgson Youngsters/reserves Off Topic Off Topic: Media & Arts About You Think Tank TTT Poll Transfer Price Index The Complete Guide TPI Book Project Where To Watch Liverpool remuneration Games? Injury Watch TTT Fantasy Football The Fridge Door Your Work Historical LFC Internationals/World Cup Subscribers Shop Archives Best of TTT Join Rules Testimonials Gift a Subscription Why Subscribe to The Tomkins Times? Join Here Contact
I don t know if the 2012 documentary Being:Liverpool helped improve Liverpool s global appeal at all it s hard to imagine people falling for the club in the way that Istanbul lured in new Reds but perhaps it helped sell thousands of shirts which, in turn, helped pay for Luis Suarez s new contract.
In many ways it was a harmless PR stunt. But some lasting damage occurred when it came to Brendan Rodgers image. Here was a new manager and a young one, to boot having just replaced a literal living legend (no erroneous use of the word where King Kenny is concerned!), and his first steps were shadowed by a camera crew.
In truth, Rodgers came off looking a bit awkward, and the now infamous three envelope stunt was not only an old trick, but one incorrectly worded. ( Make sure your name s not in one of these envelopes well, players can t do that , because they can t alter the space/time continuum; they could only look to prove the manager wrong if their names were in the envelopes, remuneration even though the gimmick means they were probably empty.)
So began the comparison s with Ricky Gervais David Brent, which, in turn, gave the sense of a manager full of clichéd nonsense, talking a lot but delivering remuneration little. It s fair to say that those comparisons were highly egregious. It s also true that the manager has grown in stature and confidence since then, to the point where those notions look ridiculous and even spiteful.
But the reality of the situation is that Rodgers arrived remuneration as a young manager who hadn t done a lot. No big deal at Watford and Reading, he inherited a rebooted Swansea project and ran with it. He took it to promotion and mid-table in the Premier League, which are admirable achievements, but a decade earlier George Burley had done even better with Ipswich, whom he took straight into Europe, and he didn t end up at Chelsea or Newcastle. remuneration
Rodgers achieved promotion and top-flight mid-table stability with fine football, but the achievement was little or no better than what Tony Pulis, Sam Allardyce, Phil Brown, Paul Lambert and various other unremarkable or largely unproven managers had achieved. Therefore it was possible to wonder if Rodgers was overhyped, by a patriotic remuneration media eager to protect British coaches.
As I noted last season, there is nothing remarkable on Rodgers CV for us to use as a comfort blanket. His appointment required a leap of faith; some were happy to offer blind faith, some (like me) were on the fence, and some, for various reasons, remuneration had it in for him from day one.
At the time FSG were still relatively new to football, and here they were appointing the least-decorated Liverpool manager in over 50 years (if you include trophies remuneration won by Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Roy Evans in their roles as assistants, and, first time around, Kenny Dalglish s incredible remuneration success as a player, which afforded him a ton of goodwill and knowledge of how to win titles.)
Graeme Souness returned to the club in 1991 with his stellar Liverpool cachet and Rangers success; Gérard Houllier had once won the French title and was given some credit for being part of his nation s World Cup success in 1998, in the summer he moved to Liverpool; and Rafa Benítez had just won La Liga twice in three years, along with the Uefa Cup, with what were only the third best team in Spain. These were comfort blankets for the cold, dark times. Even Roy Hodgson remuneration had league titles, albeit in minor leagues.
When Dalglish returned as manager in 2011, he did so with a CV that had been bulging up to the late- 90s, when he fell out of work, and it was so easy to recall memories of 1987/88, remuneration and the most exciting remuneration Liverpool side in memory; made all the easier when his new side started putting three past Manchester United and Manchester City. By contrast, Rodgers big club experience was confined to a brief time at Manchester United as a kid, and running the Chelsea youth set-up. He d never won a meaningful trophy, nor been under any real scrutiny.
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