Sad to see GH go. We did go downhill in the last two years but at least he took us on the rollercoaster that got us up there in the position where fourth and champ league football is downhill. Things could have been so different, but sadly for GH and LFC they weren't. I'll never forget the treble season and then beating the mancs in the charity shield and Bayen in the super cup soon after. One of the best years of my life and happiest memories as a LFC fan. I can't really remember the glory years too well as I was only 10 when we last won the league.
I read one of the reasons that GH went was because he was against the thai deal....and of course he would have gone if morgan got in. If you listen to what he said in the press conference then it hints at this, when he mentions about how lfc have always done what's right as a club morally etc...words to that effect anyway.
Even if we never quite made it, 6 cups is 4 more than i remember winning. The rise of Gerrard and Owen have also been great and a nice investment for the next manager. The reguard Gerrard has for GH shows a lot. Didn't he actually threaten to leave at one point if GH went. i hope not. Lets not foeget the next manager will also have the advantage of the brightest propspects in france with Cisse, ALT and FSP, not to mention Milan Baros, who looks awesome everytime he plays even if he hasn't scored enough, and possibly a future england GK in kirkland. GH's biggest mistake maybe is too many of these are for the future and other managers could take the plaudits. It didn't always work out too, witness vignal (who maybe didn't have enough chances), biscan and traeore. Of course some of the flops did look good signings at the time. Who wasn't impressed by Diouf in the worldcup tearing France to pieces, or Chyerou against Lazio when he first joined, not to mention many french clubs wanted him and bid higer than us. Biscan was wanted by so msny big clubs too. It can be said that Hou then played them all out of position but....
But good luck to who comes in next. I hope we dont get Strachen....no proven experience...since when did saints look anything like impressive? and he's an ex manc....same with McClaren. David O'Leary...well look where leeds are now, and they were not so far above us when they were in their prime...still did not win anything and we beat them into forth..or was it third, then that caused their downfall. Curbs, well you can point again to no experience and how he would handle the high transfer market and the top players. Big Sam always seems interesting and not been mentioned very much. I know a lot of big named players hold him in high reguard and has signed a few for bolton. He suppose to have a huge knowledge of the game. Again there is the question of when he has won. Martin O'neill, well he's great at making donkeys look great.....so we might become invincible
Biscan and traeore could become world beaters!!! but seriously, they don't play any better style of play than we do at the moment and its all big physical players which works great in the scots prem but not so well here. He got to the final of the UEFA fut then again we won it. Question marks over whether he would attract any big named players here like Hou could do a la Cisse, ALT etc. What i do love though is his passion for the game. The euro managers could be interesting. Capello has won it all, the valencia manager is said to play defensive football but they came to anfield and destroyed us with some sublime football. Winning 2 titles in 3 years against the might of Real and barca is not bad going. We need someone that can do that against the might of arsenal, and the mancs.. The Porto manager is again interesting with the two euro finals in a row as well as all the domination in what is I admit a league almost as bad as scotlands, but at least portugal have some star players i guess
Battles against man u would be interesting too and isn't he a lfc far or soemthing? Hietzfelt or however you spell has not been metioned much as he obviously has the skills and the winning ability...and if he could bring ballack.....him and gerrard would be awesome in the middle but then i'm dreaming. Would miss that passion though that it is so obvious GH has....though if thommo stays then he has enough. One never mentioned that I'd like to put forward is Gus Hiddink or whatever his name is. Look how far he got South korea in the WC and hasn't done bad at league level...not sure what he has done for a while though.
