Originally posted by Jimmy Conway:
Widely reported in England today that a move will be made for the Wigan boss and that Kenny will move ''upstairs'' .
He would be an interesting appointment, you could say Wigan played attractive football this season so maybe if he applied the same tactics at a club with a better squad he might do have success there.

Originally posted by Keanes Road:
Very good appointment if they could land him. A manager who likes to keep the ball on the floor and play the beautiful game, which is going against the grain a bit with recent Liverpol managers.No surprise if Dalglish was to move upstairs as he has been a disaster in every sense. The game has bypassed him so much since he was last managing at this level, he has no hope of catching back up.Personally I think Liverpool should give him an ambassadorial role and shift him away from the football side of things altogether. The last thing a good manager like Martinez needs is this dinosaur butting in/ looking over his shoulder.

Originally posted by rebelrebel30:
Would be interesting alright, could still see kenny being around the club having some role rather than a " Sir Bobby lucheon role"BTW..isnt that what happened at OT after Busby went..an old dinosaur around a succession of managers and to be honest its Utd future when Fergie steps down because i can never see any manager coming in having the freedom without the spectare of his shadown looming large over them.......

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Originally posted by Arkle:
I admire Martinez, and who wouldn't with what he has done at Wigan. But I have a feeling he is not a top4 title challenging manager.
Would love to see Pep take on the job. Would be some challenge for him.

Originally posted by Arkle:
I admire Martinez, and who wouldn't with what he has done at Wigan. But I have a feeling he is not a top4 title challenging manager.
Would love to see Pep take on the job. Would be some challenge for him.

The last thing a good manager like Martinez needs is this dinosaur butting in/ looking over his shoulder.

Originally posted by Arkle:
You can knock them and snigger all you want, and it's easy to do looking at the dismal season and looking at the league table, but Liverpool as a club have legitimate top4/title/CL aspirations. And well they should given their history. They were there or there abouts just a couple of seasons ago. They have as much claim as Man City and Chelsea, and probably more of a claim than Spurs (who were the epitome of a perennial mid-table team up to a couple of years ago). They shouldn't ever settle for mid-table mediocrity. There is no reason they couldn't be back challenging in a season or two with the right man in charge.
I'm not sure Martinez is that man. Some managers do great things with limited resources, but don't quite hack it at the elite level. Hodgson would be a perfect example. I could be wrong of course. Martinez could be the next SAF, he just needs the right opportunity.

Originally posted by Arkle:
You can knock them and snigger all you want, and it's easy to do looking at the dismal season and looking at the league table, but Liverpool as a club have legitimate top4/title/CL aspirations. And well they should given their history. They were there or there abouts just a couple of seasons ago. They have as much claim as Man City and Chelsea, and probably more of a claim than Spurs (who were the epitome of a perennial mid-table team up to a couple of years ago). They shouldn't ever settle for mid-table mediocrity. There is no reason they couldn't be back challenging in a season or two with the right man in charge.
I'm not sure Martinez is that man. Some managers do great things with limited resources, but don't quite hack it at the elite level. Hodgson would be a perfect example. I could be wrong of course. Martinez could be the next SAF, he just needs the right opportunity.

Originally posted by Keanes Road:
I think Martinez would be an ideal appointment. His teams play the game the right way and he is a shrewd man in the transfer market. His teams do lack a little steel but he would have better funds available to him.
Might be the perfect match - a young up and coming good manager and a club who have underperformed recently in the league.
Reality needs to come into play. Liverpool are no longer assured of top 4 football and champions league football so that noose could not be put around his neck. They have been slipping for donkeys years now apart from 1 season where they put it up to United in a league challenge.Martinez would have to avoid going the Hodgson route though of shopping in the bargin bin for the Koncheski's of this world and that in itself brings its own pressures but he seems to trive on pressure.I cant see a Pep or his like going near a Liverpool tbh. Stranger things have happened though.

Originally posted by rebelrebel30:
I agree this season the league results have been poor..but the comment re slipping for "donkeys years" re top 4 Cl qualification..they have in the 11 seasons since 2001 been there all but 3 years of which 2 have come in the last few years. Its hardly like its 15 years since they qualified of anything so talk of midtable stuff is rubbish and slightly overblown.