Liverpool: Did buying British cost Comolli his job? is a post from: Just Football

Since taking over at Liverpool Kenny Dalglish has spent almost £100 million on buying the 'best' of British players within the Premier League in a bid to instigate an overhaul of Liverpool and return them to their former glory.

Ben Lyttleton of Sports Illustrated wrote a great piece this past week on how professional clubs go about searching for new coaches.
When clubs do search for new coaches, there's often contradictory philosophies . Clubs often don't have a direct succession plan in place to replace coaches, and also often take the wrong advice or make decisions based on reputations.

Earlier this week, I realized I hadn't done a Hat Trick and Question of the Day since before the MLS SuperDraft. Yikes. There have been very good reasons for this though: Between covering the draft in Kansas City, looking at the St. Louis soccer landscape and interviewing both current and former members of the Fire organization, it's been a very good time to write for Hot Time in Old Town.

No one man is bigger than the club.
That old adage clearly applies at Manchester United, as Sir Alex Ferguson is renown for never compromising his ideals for the good of the team. That was on display and magnified this week when it was made public that the reason Wayne Rooney was not involved in United's team this past weekend due to disciplinary action as a violation of team rules.

Luis Suarez has found an unlikely friend in the guise of QPR manager Neil Warnock, who insists the FA is setting a double standard by punishing the player and not the perpetrators following Suarez's alleged middle-finger salute.
Suarez was charged with improper conduct by the FA after pictures in British newspapers appeared to show the Uruguayan aiming a gesture at Fulham fans.