Presumably to sack Rodgers means the club have to break FFP rules unless there is some of the Fofana money they can use. It’s going to cost £30m to get rid of him due to the inexplicable decision from Rudkin to give him a 5 and a half year contract on double wages in Dec 2019 (before any top 4 finish or FA cup win by the way).
I’m not sure even with the Fofana sale the club have £30m to spend so it becomes a case of the lesser evil - stick with him and hope it turns vs paying him off on a gamble to stay up with FFP sanctions next summer. This is the choice the club now has to make unless another club comes in for Rodgers.
The best outcome would be Villa sacking Gerrard and making an approach and I believe that if Rodgers card has been marked thats what the club will be waiting on. They won’t push the button imminently due to the financial mess we’re in - not until it becomes absolutely clear we’re going down.
Even then, the situation could be so bad that the club decides to take the parachute payments of the championship in an effort to comply with FFP and rebuild financially. A couple of high earners will agree new deals with new clubs in Jan and the club may already be considering planning for the championship. Perhaps Kasper knew what was coming around the corner after all…..
What now?!!
posted on 2/9/22
TB won’t stop until everyone on the board agrees with him or Rodgers walks. After that he’ll back the new manager for a couple of years, just like he did with Rodgers and then it will start again. He’s anti every manager except Nigel Pearson….
posted on 2/9/22
comment by 99 Problems (U12353)
posted 46 minutes ago
TB won’t stop until everyone on the board agrees with him or Rodgers walks. After that he’ll back the new manager for a couple of years, just like he did with Rodgers and then it will start again. He’s anti every manager except Nigel Pearson….
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Nigel Pearson? Now there’s a thought…..
😂
posted on 2/9/22
Spot on Mersey. I remember mentioning a couple of weeks ago on the prediction thread that it seemed as if he was trying to get sacked. It was meant ironically, but now I’m more convinced that was his plan.
posted on 2/9/22
comment by old warwick fox (U11640)
posted 52 minutes ago
comment by 99 Problems (U12353)
posted 46 minutes ago
TB won’t stop until everyone on the board agrees with him or Rodgers walks. After that he’ll back the new manager for a couple of years, just like he did with Rodgers and then it will start again. He’s anti every manager except Nigel Pearson….
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Nigel Pearson? Now there’s a thought…..
😂
----------------------------------------------------------------------We may need Nigel again, at this rate another Great Escape is on the cards!
posted on 2/9/22
Agree with Mersey. However I fear that Brendan is trying to keep the Rodgers brand whole ready for his next possibility rather than looking for the best way of getting points on the board.
I'm not saying we'd be challenging for top six with a more positive manager but I'm convinced we would have got more out if the games so far and wouldn't be in a relegation spot. Vardy might have scored the odd goal too.
posted on 2/9/22
comment by Nuneaton_fox (U7936)
posted 52 minutes ago
Agree with Mersey. However I fear that Brendan is trying to keep the Rodgers brand whole ready for his next possibility rather than looking for the best way of getting points on the board.
I'm not saying we'd be challenging for top six with a more positive manager but I'm convinced we would have got more out if the games so far and wouldn't be in a relegation spot. Vardy might have scored the odd goal too.
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100% this. Especially the first line. But 100% this! Stupid brand.
posted on 3/9/22
I agree with Nuneaton and I also think that if relegation happens, which I believe is now a real possibility, that the fans should rightfully demands answers from the club who have to take a measure of ultimate responsibility for this situation. It’s fine to blame Rodgers while he’s still here, where do the fingers point if he isn’t binned off until we’re cut adrift and there’s no funds for any new manager to address the gaping holes in wide midfield and central defence in January?
posted on 3/9/22
'In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy now'
posted on 3/9/22
It will be interesting to see what happens over the next few games. UEFA have said we have escaped FFP sanctions; BR’s “noise” around the transfer window should have abated; he now knows the squad he has to work with and needs to stop playing games with team selection and players who wanted away will have to knuckle down if they have World Cup ambitions.
Think the Villa game will be the defining one.
posted on 3/9/22
comment by Bowstring (U17642)
posted 16 minutes ago
It will be interesting to see what happens over the next few games. UEFA have said we have escaped FFP sanctions; BR’s “noise” around the transfer window should have abated; he now knows the squad he has to work with and needs to stop playing games with team selection and players who wanted away will have to knuckle down if they have World Cup ambitions.
Think the Villa game will be the defining one.
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That game will definitely be billed as El Sackio if both teams are still struggling into the fixture!