The Hodge speaks.

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HODGSON WAITING FOR NEW OWNERS

 

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has admitted that his main task is to keep the squad together until new owners take over the club and give him money to spend on new players.

 

The future ownership of the Reds is as uncertain as ever despite a fortnight of intense activity last month that still failed to see a proper bid for the club materialise.

 

For Hodgson, who took over from Rafael Benitez in July and was then forced to sell Javier Mascherano to Barcelona, his main aim has been to avoid having to rebuild the playing squad completely.

 

Hodgson told the LMA's magazine The Manager: "The club is up for sale and nobody knows what direction it will take if and when new owners are found.

 

"A few years ago when the situation was far more stable, the money to buy new players was available.

 

"I hope the situation will change when the club is eventually sold and owners who are prepared to invest in the club come in.

 

"When that situation arises I'm pretty sure that it won't be difficult for us to start achieving things again but at the moment the task is really to hang on to the players we've got and make certain we don't have a situation where we have got a total rebuilding process."

 

Hodgson insists however that Liverpool can achieve success and he will not attempt to dampen fans' expectations.

 

"The stature, traditions and ability of Liverpool to attract players certainly makes it an achievable task even though we are in strange times," he said.

 

"You should never try and dampen people's enthusiasm and optimism.

 

"Furthermore every season we see teams not expected to win titles winning them.

 

"It doesn't always go to the favourite in any country.

 

"So we should never play down the Liverpool fans' incredible desire and passion to keep winning trophies - and the Barclays Premier League in particular - and keep their noses in front of Manchester United."

 

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6362234,00.html

[Sion]

We won't win a major trophy until new owners are brought in.

The whole attitude amongst the club and especially the players is too damaging.

[honourablegeorge]

"The stature, traditions and ability of Liverpool to attract players certainly makes it an achievable task even though we haven't managed to find a f***ing striker in two years"

 

 

At least Hodgson isn't under the illusion that he's going to achieve anything. Keep the squad together until things change. Good luck with that.

[Mike]

yes man

[Zoob]

The article continues

 

'Purslow, added that as long as he was able to maintain the same level of deceit and trick players into believing that new investment in the team would come any day now, he was confident that players such as Gerrard and Torres could be convinced to stay'

[Leo No.8]

Not to worry, World Cup years are never any good for transfer what with inflated values etc. January transfer window will be BIG no doubt.

[slapnuts]

yes man

 

 

read that on holiday, canny book!

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

I wish he'd stop moaning about transfer funds and focus on coaching the team.

[Hassony]

read that on holiday, canny book!

 

disappointing film

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Not to worry, World Cup years are never any good for transfer what with inflated values etc. January transfer window will be BIG no doubt.

 

Its at times like this that its a shame the small shareholders were squeezed out. Would be nice to have a leak to the media if we had a 'kopmole' to claim information that they were due as a shareholder and then leak to certain people i.e. how much is in this bank account that has been raised from player sales that is for investment in the squad and not for payment to the banks!

[Benzo-13]

disappointing film

ZD does her usual. Can't complain with that.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

that's a depressing read.

 

Rafa - win stuff & finish in the top 4

Roy - hold your breath & hope for the best

[ajams]

that's a depressing read.

 

Rafa - win stuff & finish in the top 4

Roy - hold your breath & hope for the best

 

Not sure how you got that out of it.

 

It was clear from well before Rafa's departure that keeping the squad together was going to be the main objective this summer.

[Benzo-13]

Old quotes. Interviews from July.

[Davvo]

that's a depressing read.

 

Rafa - win stuff & finish in the top 4

Roy - hold your breath & hope for the best

 

Rafa - fight the board, moan and bitch all day long, forget to coach the team.

Roy - Accept off field situation cant be altered by his actions, concentrate on coaching and getting the best out of what he's got.

 

Easy this game.

[Redray]

Rafa - fight the board, moan and bitch all day long, forget to coach the team.

Roy - Accept off field situation cant be altered by his actions, concentrate on coaching and getting the best out of what he's got.

 

Easy this game.

 

Rafa – Revered, up and coming manager, with proven track record. Resolute and purposeful. Prepared to stand up for what he believes in.

Roy – Ageing, mediocre manager coming to the twilight of his career and in his current position already developing a ‘rabbit in headlight’ syndrome.

 

 

[Jarg Armani]

Let's not, eh?

[Gerry]

Old quotes. Interviews from July.

 

9th June by the looks of it. Bizarre that F365 would suddenly report them as if they were new three months later.

[Des]

9th June by the looks of it. Bizarre that F365 would suddenly report them as if they were new three months later.

 

He wasn't even appointed then.

[Gerry]

He wasn't even appointed then.

 

haha I've been f***ed over by google's s*** localis(z)ation. 6/9/2010, 9/6/2010, even google gets confused.

 

f*** it. As you were then.

[aka Dus]

Not sure how you got that out of it.

 

It was clear from well before Rafa's departure that keeping the squad together was going to be the main objective this summer.

 

I am not sure why you got that out of the summer.

 

And don't bother replying, I am not interested in your retrospective rationalisation.

[ajams]

I am not sure why you got that out of the summer.

 

And don't bother replying, I am not interested in your retrospective rationalisation.

 

I have no idea what relevance this has to my post.

 

It's fairly rare you have anything of interest to say in any case, so I'm sure I won't miss too much with your refusal to reply.

[growler]

is anyone else frustrated that Reina, Torres and even Hodgson have spoken out about the owners and getting new ones, but Gerrard and Carra have not? What could they do to these two? As we approach October, we need the key players and reps of the club to start speaking out, and make RBS's position a no brainer.

[muleskinner]

is anyone else frustrated that Reina, Torres and even Hodgson have spoken out about the owners and getting new ones, but Gerrard and Carra have not? What could they do to these two? As we approach October, we need the key players and reps of the club to start speaking out, and make RBS's position a no brainer.

Carra has

[Walrus]

And Stevie is too busy defending his pal "Wazza".