Steven Gerrard - yes or no

[john e]

Every great British manager has been sacked at some point.

Forgive my ignorance on the matter but was Sir GT ever sacked - he resigned from the England Post

The dog heads sacked him when he tried to sell the family silver I think

He resigned from Wolves.

I’d forgotten he’d even been there

[Drummond]

I coped with Terry being here. I think because he kept under the radar and did his job. It never once became about him. This however, is different, it will be Gerrard's Villa, it will be Liverpool legend, it will be a circus. And when he's sacked you can bet we'll have done the wrong thing.

Anyway, not long to wait to see his first team. Let's hope we win the next 5 and we can all shut up and be surprised.

[Ads]

Who cares what outsiders think. Are people that brittle?

[colin69]

He isn’t my first choice but as it looks like a done deal let’s get it done and get behind him.

[RichardBatchelor]

My main problem with it is every time I see the fella I get a Phil Collins song circling my head. He could win the first ten games and that will still be hard to cope with.

[CT Villan]

I am open to warming to him based entirely on performance, just like I was with JT.

I still think it is a massive, unnecessary risk and there has to be better options available. Smacks of a lack of ambition.

[Monty]

Who cares what outsiders think. Are people that brittle?

I agree, but the thought of having our success end up in Liverpool history is a touch galling. Would be nice to have that success though!

[ozzjim]

I think he's going to do really well.

I also think I want to brain him every time I hear him speak.

It's a real conundrum.

[cdbearsfan]

All non-sociopaths care what other people think.

[Ads]

I dont see how it would have anything to do with Liverpool.  If Terry, Mr Chelsea, can play one season and be a coach here and love us,  then why not Gerrard? If Stevie La is successful, then just imagine how under and into his skin we will become.

It's easier to name those who don't fall madly in love with us than those who do.

[SoccerHQ]

Who cares what outsiders think. Are people that brittle?

Depends what he does. Results under Houllier weren't great and he then did his own Liverpool love in on first return to Anfield and lost loads of support that night. O'leary couldn't shut up about Leeds his first season here. Those were two reasonably experienced and capable managers who misread what we want in managers.

I do though think Gerrard is a bit more PR savvy than those and so he'll do a quick reference in his press conference and after his sole intention will be making us into a top 6 team in the future.

I was hugely sceptical about Terry and on and off the pitch he was as good as gold serving us in two different capacities so hopefully I'm wrong again.

[Brazilian Villain]

I dont see how it would have anything to do with Liverpool.  If Terry, Mr Chelsea, can play one season and be a coach here and love us,  then why not Gerrard? If Stevie La is successful, then just imagine how under and into his skin we will become.

It's easier to name those who don't fall madly in love with us than those who do.

FWIW saw this 'theory' put forward on the Rangers site by one of its 'well-known' posters which is at least novel if a tad unbelievable.

Mate down here in Wales is an agent, spoke to him just now and he reckons it was all set up for Gerrard to go at the end of the season but Villa’s league position and Smith sacking brought it forward. Says that the owners of Villa are Liverpool fans and have a huge hard on for SG. They have visions of building a City Group style of global network of clubs and see Gerrard as being central to that. He’s now in the safest seat in the EPL, his mate is his boss and his biggest fan boys write the cheques. He doubts he’s even got it in his head now to join Liverpool, reckons Gerrard will have/get equity in the group.

[The_ads]

I coped with Terry being here. I think because he kept under the radar and did his job. It never once became about him. This however, is different, it will be Gerrard's Villa, it will be Liverpool legend, it will be a circus. And when he's sacked you can bet we'll have done the wrong thing.

Anyway, not long to wait to see his first team. Let's hope we win the next 5 and we can all shut up and be surprised.

If the fickle football fan could be summed up in one paragraph you’ve just achieved it. If you are so vehemently against the appointment you should pin your colours to the mast forever. I, for one , will be fucking delighted to point and laugh when you come on here to apologise. You will, of course, be willing him to fail so will watch carefully your posts over the coming weeks.

[TonyD]

Have Liverpool FC written in blood and stone somewhere that SG must simply have to be their manager at some point in the future.  What bollocks.  When Klopp goes they will choose the best manager available at the time that they can get.   They won’t go - Klopp is going - call SG and offer him the job.
The point is.  His worth now is based on some stupid assumption that he is already good enough to be Liverpool manager in the future.
The truth is somewhat is nobody knows -  but the “media” love it (him being auto next LFC manager) for some reason. It’s bloody weird.  How did he get that rep?

Agreed. Liverpool were smart enough to appoint Klopp. I don't think their decision-makers are daft enough to acquiesce to the longings of a former employee just for shits and giggles.

Edit: their last bad appointments were Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish (Mk 2). I wonder which boneheaded CEO did that?!

It’s almost as if he is already good enough to be Liverpool manager - so has to be good enough for us. 

[chrisw1]

He isn’t my first choice but as it looks like a done deal let’s get it done and get behind him.

Exactly.