Evangelos Marinakis And Co

[Alf]

SA apart from Billy Mk II....also Dougie had a good impact when he arrived...

See they are THE perfect examples of why we had a bounce.

Billy already knew half the squad from his time here before, Dougie was lined up for weeks & had time to assess & prep for when he arrived.

When Cotts was sacked I was one of those who suggested SOD for the same reason. He's already spent half a year with the squad.

If the change is done in the right way you at least give yourself a chance of a bounce. But our lack of planning is right up there in the Fawaz realms.

It's why in the olden days it wasn't unusual to see an assistant manager, or coach replace his boss, upon retirement or upon him leaving. Liverpool selected theirs from the boot room, where the coaching staff would sit, drink tea and discuss the team, tactics and ways of defeating the next opposing side.

The concept of stability & succession is not a new one, in fact it's an old one that to many have forgotten.

I thought Pearce knew nothing of the sales, but had Antonio & Britt both lined up anyway?

Yes, or scouted & wanted at least. I can't remember the exact timescales

Spot on mate. All this bull about "DOF & structures", having the right people in the right positions is all we need, structure should be set to acomodate that not the other way around (especially when we're so insistant on changing the upstairs staff so much)

I’m proud of our academy and would much rather walker and Worrall as options in the squad than some of the crap we have bought in.

Me too.

I really don't get this year why we chose to play the likes of Dias & Ansfartypants instead of Appilad & Yates.

I wish whoever keeps bogging down the squad with these sub-standard, unfit, injury prone imports would stop.