Forget about that bald bloke heading to the Bundesliga, the only managerial development of significant note this week belongs to Doncaster Rovers. After Dean Saunders skipped off to coach Wolves a couple of weeks back, it appears that the League One side are targeting a much younger manager for the hot-seat.
Roberto Di Matteo Rather like Steve Kean at Blackburn earlier in the season, you rather feel for Di
Matteo. Although he is woefully under-qualified for the position he currently holds, that is
through no fault of his own. Mr Abramovich has trusted him in the hotseat at the Bridge, and there
is nothing Bobby can [.
Leicester City have confirmed the sacking (by mutual consent?) of former England manager Sven
Goran Eriksson after the Foxes won just two of their last seven games their latest defeat coming
against Millwall 3-0 at the week-end seemingly the result which broke the camels back so to speak.
And already former Foxes boss Martin O'Neill is favourite to take up the hotseat he left in 2000
for Celtic, with the Filbert Street Thai owners ready to spend whatever it takes to bring the Foxes
to a return to the promised land(Premier League).
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists that in order to remain consistent following their 3-0 win
over Bolton, his Gunners side must keep their nerves in check and patiently approach the remainder
of the season one match at a time.
Saturday afternoon's triumph at the Emirates served as a massive boost to Wenger's men as they
have now cut the deficit at the top to nine points and with 32 matches yet to be played, the
Frenchman wants his entire squad to stay focused.
With acclaimed Portuguese coach Andres Villas-Boas taking over the Chelsea hotseat, Blues
skipper John Terry is fully aware of the task at hand.
Owner Roman Abramovich has, as always, has identified Champions League glory as the top priority
and reports emerging from the club's training camp suggest that Chelsea players have a lot of
pressure to cope with.
Probable contenders for Villa Park hotseat - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Gerard Houllier's mutual departure from Aston Villa last week has left us all guessing as to who
will take over the reins at Villa Park. Normally we would have a fair idea as to who that will be,
but at the moment it is anyone's guess who will be implemented by Chairman Randy Lerner.
MOSCOW, Russia — Former Dutch international skipper Ruud Gullit was appointed on Tuesday coach of
Russian Premier League club Terek Grozny, local media reported. The 48-year-old has previously
coached English Premiership sides Chelsea and Newcastle United along with Dutch giants Feyenoord
and MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes Luis Suarez 'probably still feels a little bit of
injustice', but has urged the Uruguayan to move on from the much-publicized events of last
season.
Suarez was handed an eight-game suspension and a £40,000 fine in December after being found guilty
of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra in a Premier League match at Anfield.
Liverpool centre-back Jamie Carragher insists the club's new signings should not take the blame for
the Anfield side's poor performances this season.
Andy Carroll, Stewart Downing and Jordan Henderson have all borne the brunt of heavy criticism
after moving to Merseyside with expensive price tags and struggling to find their feet.
With the latest round of international fixtures out of the way, attention turns to Anfield at
Saturday lunchtime with Liverpool hosting Champions and bitter rivals Manchester United.
It is a clash which will be a huge test of the title credentials of Kenny Dalglish's side as
the Reds look to put down a marker and derail United's own title bid.
Since Kenny Dalglish took over the managerial hotseat at Anfield there has been great improvements
made on the pitch and off the pitch.
We have bought good players with potential and hunger to win trophies. Many people have said
recently Kenny has paid inflated prices for players in the two transfer windows since he has been
in charge.
Liverpool are rumoured to be close to agreeing a deal with Swansea for midfield star Joe Allen.
According to reports in the South Wales Evening Post, the Kop giants have been in discussions with
Allen's representatives over personal terms, while Swansea decide whether to accept a refuted
£12.5 million offer.
Liverpool legend John Barnes believes Andre Villas-Boas would be a "fantastic" replacement for
Kenny Dalglish, and thinks whoever becomes the next Reds manager will be helped by the foundations
laid by the outgoing Scot.
Dalglish was sacked by the club's owners on Tuesday after guiding Liverpool to their worst Premier
League finish in 18 years and the speculation about who will replace him has begun in earnest.
Everton loanee Royston Drenthe is ready to cross the city to join Liverpool this summer.
The 25-year-old Real Madrid winger is out of contract at the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the
season, and sees his future away from Spain.
However, the Toffees' precarious financial situation means that they are unable to meet his
£80,000-a-week wage demands so a permanent move to Goodison Park seems unlikely.
Ian Rush played alongside Kenny Dalglish in the 1980s, and was later worked under him during the
King's first spell in charge at Anfield. Clearly, Rushie is in a unique position to know exactly
what Kenny brings to the club.
Rush, who doesn't appear to have any management ambitions of his own, is happy to see that one of
Liverpool's key principles is being upheld:
"What Kenny brings to the club is the thought that no one is bigger than the team, but he does that
without hurting any of the players' sentiments".
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in line for Portsmouth job What the back pages say
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the No 1 choice for the Portsmouth hotseat. Meanwhile, the Football
Association has instructed Manchester United and Liverpool not to discuss or take any more
questions on the racism debate between Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez because of the potential for it
to inflame relations between the two clubs.
Rafa Benitez has stated several times over the last year that he would like to manage Liverpool
again one day. Hopefully, Kenny Dalglish will be in the hotseat for years to come, and will bring
lots of success to the club, but when the inevitable day comes for the King to retire, would you
take Benitez back at Anfield?
John Henry admits he was won round by Kenny Dalglish after initially wanting to appoint a younger
manager in the Liverpool FC hotseat.
Saturday marked the anniversary of Fenway Sports Group's protracted £300million LFC takeover that
banished Tom Hicks and George Gillett from the club.
One of Henry's first decisions as principal owner was to install Dalglish in place of deposed
manager Roy Hodgson on a temporary basis in January until the end of last season.
During his time at Liverpool, Rafa Benitez regularly used the press to get his point across, and he
was up to his old tricks again yesterday, but this time it was Inter Milan President Massimo
Moratti in the firing line.Very soon after leaving Anfield, Benitez took on the poisoned chalice of
Inter Milan, and lasted less than six months in the hotseat before being ignominiously fired.
Liverpool goalkeeping Legend Bruce Grobbelaar has been singing the praises of Kenny Dalglish, his
former teammate and manager. Photo: Andrew PageIn a recent interview with the official LFC site,
Grobbelaar gave his thoughts on how things changed at Anfield in the immediate aftermath of King
Kenny's return to the hotseat:"I've said it for two years now, the only person who could lift this
place is
In the second part of this two-part article, Guest writer Ryan McCarthy continues to explore the
influence and ideological impact of club legend Kenny Dalglish since his return to the managerial
hotseat at Liverpool Football Club.
Read part 1 here
These days it has become common practice for television cameras to zero in on Dalglish for his
reaction when Liverpool score, which is usually arms rising to the heavens; a smile as wide as the
Mersey; caught up in the infectious unbridled, childlike joy of the moment.
Guest writer Ryan McCarthy explores the influence and ideological impact of club legend Kenny
Dalglish since his return to the managerial hotseat at Liverpool Football Club.
"He didn't just build great teams, he built up a club full of great people at every level. He was
the people's man, and he made Liverpool the people's club which I still think it is today.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has refused to consider what could have happened had he been
appointed as boss after the departure of Rafael Benitez.
The Scot had expressed a desire to manage the club when the Spaniard parted ways with the Reds, but
Roy Hodgson was given the job instead.
But Hodgson's exit after a poor start saw Dalglish return to the Anfield hotseat, and he has since
guided the club from a mid-table position up to fifth.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is flattered by calls for him to be awarded a knighthood by
relatives of victims of the Hillsborough disaster.
Families of the supporters killed in the 1989 tragedy have asked Liverpool Walton MP Steve
Rotherham, the city's former Lord Mayor, to put down an Early Day Motion requesting the Queen
confer a knighthood on the Scot.
Gerard Houllier is looking for Darren Bent to make an immediate impact when Aston Villa tackle
Manchester City on a packed Saturday of Premier League action. New Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish
continues his quest for a first victory since his return to the Anfield hotseat when the Reds
travel to Wolves, while Avram Grant takes his West Ham team to Everton following his recent stay of
execution.
"He's not turned into a decent manager overnight Gary"
Saints be praised! Dr Alan Shearer will still be proffering forth his studious Alan-alysis to
the nation from the Match of the Day settee next season after holding what he described as
'unsuccessful' talks (despite somehow becoming the bookies' favourite to land the job) with Cardiff
about taking over as manager of the Welsh club.
Rumours are circulating this evening that West Ham co-owners
David Gold and David Sullivan have officially offered the vacant
manager's job to an interested applicant. At a meeting of the club's ‘Supporter Advisory Board'
tonight, the typically garrulous Sullivan is thought to have revealed to those in attendance that
he and Gold made the proposal and expect a definitive answer tomorrow.
Didier Deschamps has become the latest French world cup winner to take the French hotseat
following Laurent Blanc's resignation following this Summer's Euro 2012 finals.
Deschamps left Marseille almost a week ago following the clubs poor Lique campaign and spent
days mulling over the French Federations job offer.
There can be little doubt that Arsene Wenger has enjoyed a love affair with Arsenal since he
arrive in northLondonall those years ago.
But it is a fact of life that one day he will either move upstairs or call it a day and we must
find a replacement for the Emirates hotseat. And, yes, after a seven-year trophy hiatus there are
many frustrated Arsenal fans out there who have called for his head.
A core problem locus in English football is the Professional Game Match Officials Board
(PGMOB).
This body, which oversees the management and appointment of referees and junior officials for
matches, is simply not fit for purpose and needs to be deconstructed and reformed...
... with immediate effect.
Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has told Aston Villa fans that they need to back
their new manager Alex McLeish after widespread criticism of his appointment in the Villa
hotseat.
McLeish caused much controversy after he made a controversial managerial switch from relegated
Birmingham City to arch-rivals Aston Villa this week with sections of Villa fans openly protesting
the Scot's appointment.
