Because of you* - Kelly Clarkson

Roy Hodgson is no longer Liverpool's manager. I am not unhappy about it. Most people are now showing sympathy to him. You may think i am mean but i am not affording him any.

Time's up!
(Pic taken from The Telegraph site)

Come on - he is the manager. Be a man. Own up to your failings. But even as he leaves, he refuses to take the blame for the dismal results Liverpool has been producing - some of the worst in recent memory!!!! Some records were rewritten - but not the ones that any Liverpool fans would be proud of.

There are those who put the blame at the players.

Perhaps they have not been playing brilliantly - but should that fault not also lie with the manager? You can put all the best players together but a terrible manager can mess up the team.

Let me illustrate - but pointing to a movie!!! The Phantom Menace - Star Wars Episode 1. Look at the stars in the movie:-

Liam Neeson - nominated for best actor for the Oscars, the BAFTA, the Golden Globes and many others;

Ewan McGregor - nominated for acting awards for the BAFTA, the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild and many more;

Natalie Portman - Golden Globe winner and nominated for the Oscars, the BAFTA, the Screen Actors Guild and many others;

Samuel Jackson - winner of BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival Awards, nominated for Oscars & Emmys;

(Pics obtain from various sites)

This is almost like a dream cast! Yet, the movie was really really bad. The acting was some of the worst even seen. Why? It had such good actors!!!!

The reason - George Lucas! He directed it. This shows that you can have the best 'players' but still end up with a bad team performance if the person in charge has no idea how to lead.

But more often than not, those in the leadership positions never want to take the blame - they like to push it to other people and/or other things.

I've seen this too often. In my church, the elders always blames the congregation but never ever take the blame when the church is not doing well.

And now Hodgson puts the blame of insufficient time and not being able to bring in new players.

Hello? The Liverpool team he inherited had the most players playing in the World Cup recently. They may not have the best players but they have good players - all around the park!!!! World class goalie, defenders, midfielders and strikers. Unfortunately, he was unable to make the best of the players he had - and instead of getting the best from them, he got the direct opposite.

There can be no doubt that the Liverpool players are skillful - and if tt's the case, then there can be no doubt that the reason why they are under-performing is because of the manager.

Yes, Hodgson. It is all because of you - and that is why i am not sad to see you go. I do not wish you ill but i am glad that this is the end. I do feel sad for you, tho. you will be remembered for setting some of the worst records for Liverpool - and the only manager who walked alone. Yes, for all their failings, even managers like Souness, Houllier and Benitez will never walk alone.

*Her hit song which was on the charts when i was doing my Masters in the UK at that time - this song will always remind me of those days.