Rodgers "evens" for Swansea City job.

[The whole year inn]

a style of play that was only missing goals.

He'll fit right in at Swansea then

[floyd__streete]

Rodgers set the foundations for our team now. He was prepared to try the young players and it was slowly working. He made a number of good transfers and introduced a style of play that was only missing goals.

Dearie me. Try the young players? I think that the fire sales of Hunt, Doyle and Bikey might have forced his hand somewhat. A number of good transfers? McAnuff had a decent season, I am a Howard fan but I know that a great many more of you are not and he bought Mills and refused to play him FFS. Don't even start me on the likes of Cummings and Rasiak.

I think that to credit Rodgers with setting any sort of foundation for the success of recent months is an absolute insult to the common-sense, cut-the-crap management of BMc to be honest.

[Mike Hunt]

Rokerite is Rodgers by the looks.

was just thinking that myself.

Who do you support Rokerite?

[ROKERITE]

Rokerite is Rodgers by the looks.

was just thinking that myself.

Who do you support Rokerite?

My username is a bit of a give-away; I'm a Sunderland supporter.

[readingbedding]

Skilful soldier?

[Barry the bird boggler]

Confirmed, the big watch and the bumper big book of tactics are on their way to Swansea....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... efault.stm

[readingbedding]

Must have impressed in the interview, he stands a chance if he learns from his mistakes with us.

[Big Foot]

Good luck to him

[readingbedding]

I'll be placing the BR comments regarding new 'dream' role, i'll be comparing and contrasting in comparison to when he joined us.
I'm expecting the BIG WATCH, but maybe a slightly less big-headed, modest and less bullish remarks.
Although I hope not.

[havoc]

Confirmed, the big watch and the bumper big book of tactics are on their way to Swansea....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... efault.stm

ecellent news

[readingbedding]

Yep, that's one team we'll finish above this coming season.

Gone by Xmas again?

I got it nailed last time...

[Mike Hunt]

Must have impressed in the interview, he stands a chance if he learns from his mistakes with us.

He will learn from one mistake... Do not let the Dellor types interview you, it only ends in misery...

[Silver Fox]

I'm not even trolling when i say I hope he gets it and i hope he takes 6 points of us next season - just to shut up the ever hysterical 'world class model' comedians on here

Word, good luck to him I say (apart from the 6 pointsof course)

unsuccesful RFC managers >>>>> unfunny pcunts on the internetz

[Terminal Boardom]

I'm not even trolling when i say I hope he gets it and i hope he takes 6 points of us next season - just to shut up the ever hysterical 'world class model' comedians on here

Word, good luck to him I say (apart from the 6 pointsof course)

unsuccesful RFC managers >>>>> unfunny pcunts on the internetz

Hmm. The least successful manager since Tommy Burns. prior to that, he ranks alongside the legends of Reading FC like Bullivant and Porterfield. His record speaks for itself. And don't forget, it wasn't the keyboard warriors who gave the nonsensical interviews and soundbites. WE did not say that Alex Pearce is the next JT. WE did not make first mention of World Class Models.

I hope that he does well at Swansea. He is obviously passionate about the game. I hope too that he has acquired a little more humility. However, I do not think that is likely. Time will tell.

[Dirk Gently]

It was clear to me that in his last month or so here he'd started to learn where he was going wrong in the way he dealt with people, and he was starting to change his attitude. But by then the damage was done and he'd pissed off too many important people.

But I'd be pretty sure that he's had plenty of time to think about where he went wrong, and I'm sure he can be successful, if he shows a little more humility and understanding and a bit less arrogance.

Personally, I wish him well.

[readingbedding]

[Royalee]

Good luck Brendan.

[Ian Royal]

It was clear to me that in his last month or so here he'd started to learn where he was going wrong in the way he dealt with people, and he was starting to change his attitude. But by then the damage was done and he'd pissed off too many important people.

But I'd be pretty sure that he's had plenty of time to think about where he went wrong, and I'm sure he can be successful, if he shows a little more humility and understanding and a bit less arrogance.

Personally, I wish him well.

He didn't show an awful lot of that learning had stuck after he left. Lets face it, given how many people who have proven themselves useless continue to get management jobs, a man who is quite clearly excellent at interviews is always going to get another decent job fairly quickly.

He's obviously got the skills and knowledge, it's whether he can get past his ego and fixation with his way of doing things no matter what, that will determine whether he can be a success. That and or a massive slice of luck of course.

[readingbedding]

I'm not even trolling when i say I hope he gets it and i hope he takes 6 points of us next season - just to shut up the ever hysterical 'world class model' comedians on here

Yeah.
Tell it like it is.
Read and repeat.

Clown.

[Thomas L'Heureux]

Brendan Rodgers has received ringing endorsements from Jose Mourinho but not all Swansea City fans agree so wholeheartedly with the "Special One".

As new Swans boss, Northern Irishman Rodgers is starting his third job in less than two years and it is his record at the first two that has sounded alarm bells with some.

The 37-year-old was working under Mourinho at Chelsea when he was handed his first managerial post at Watford in November 2008.

But Rodgers' stint there lasted just seven months when Reading came calling - the first club he played for in England and where he spent many years cutting his teeth as a coach.

That stay was over in six months though, when he was sacked in December last year with Reading languishing in the Championship relegation zone.

It seems fair for some to worry, but Rodgers sent out a clear message to those doubters after he was unveiled at the Liberty Stadium on Friday.

"From today I have become the biggest supporter of Swansea City," Rodgers told BBC Sport Wales.

"I was given a manager's job at 35 years of age, at a club I wanted to be at for longer than I was.

"But there was some restrictions and some things that happened inside Watford that became difficult for me, but it was a club I loved.

"I had a great relationship with the supporters when we started to take off and that was my only sadness of having to leave there.

"My heart took me to Reading, a club I worked at for many years, a club I first came to England to play for.

"I lived there for 21 years, my family was there so there was a massive pull for me to go there.

"My instincts took me away from Watford but I can guarantee that for as long as they want me here for the next two, three or four years, I want to be here."

Rodgers confirmed he was moving his family to south Wales to start afresh but rejected suggestions he has a point to prove because of what happened at Watford and Reading.

"I have a point to prove every day of my life and at all of the clubs I've been at," he added.

"I'm still the same person I was six months ago. The quality of my work is still the same. I just went to a club that was in my heart but at the wrong time.

"Reading were going through a massive transition but because of the way I work, once you stick with it, it comes to fruition and unfortunately I never got my chance to do that at Reading.

"But I stand here today a better person for that experience and hope over the next number of years Swansea can get the benefit of that."

Rodgers' playing career was cut short at the age of 20 through injury, after joining Reading from Northern Irish side Ballymena United.

He went on to take up a coaching role in the Royals' academy before joining Chelsea in 2004, where Mourinho first appointed him youth coach and then reserve team boss.

"I like everything in him," current Real Madrid boss Mourinho said at the time. "He is ambitious and does not see football very differently from myself.

"He is open, likes to learn and likes to communicate. I hope he can progress in his career. He is a good lad."

Rodgers shares the same fondness for his former manager: "Jose's obviously a big manager and thankfully for me we became good friends over that period.

"He's a big influence for me and showed great faith in me by giving me big positions, and obviously that's helped me when I've moved out on my own and given me that confidence."

It was in 2008 that Rodgers took charge at Watford before leaving in June 2009 for Reading, where he succeeded Steve Coppell.

Rodgers has had the chance to take up other jobs since losing the Reading post six months ago, including a coaching role at big-spending Manchester City.

But it was the lure of being a manager again that made him choose Swansea.

"When I left Reading my mother passed away so I wasn't wanting any job," he said.

"I needed to support my family in that time, but towards the end of the season I spoke at length with Manchester City and there was a possibility of going there.

"But obviously my ultimate ambition was to be number one and I really enjoyed my stint as a manager and I feel I can contribute to a good club.

"I just felt this was a great fit for myself and as a young up-and-coming developing manager looking to learn, Swansea is a club whose growth has really taken off in the last three or four seasons and I want to be part of that.

"The brand of football they play was a massive factor because it's what I believe in and I don't have to change a great deal.

"It's hopefully a case of coming, developing that and improving that.

"I want to be a winning Swansea manager and I think that will decide and determine how long I will be here.

"I can't make predictions about play-offs. All I know is we will work hard every day and work well and if I can build on what we've got here the consequence of that will be positive results."

Rodgers will hope those doubters rest a little easier now and join the majority in backing their new manager.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 830507.stm

All sounds a bit familiar to be honest.