Roy Hodgson seems like a decent, honest and honourable man. And because of that he needs to be put out of his misery at Liverpool.
His appointment never really caught the imagination with the supporters in the first place, but with each passing defeat anger and despair at the club’s slide from greatness has increased, culminating in the angry, vitriolic reaction by supporters at Blackburn on Wednesday and the ‘Hodgson out’ graffiti dubbed outside the club’s training ground the following morning.
Those following the Livescores note that Hodgson is carrying the can for the club’s fall from grace and although not all of it is his fault – the chaotic ownership of Hicks and Gillett and (whisper it quietly in front of Reds fans) the final throws of Rafa Benitez’s tenure sent Liverpool on a downward curve. But Hodgson has only succeeded in accelerating the decline to almost humiliatingly low levels for a club of their stature.
He was only ever seen as a caretaker for the role anyway - A safe pair of hands while the take-over was completed. The fact a manager of his experience is considered a caretaker is humiliating enough for the former Fulham boss, but it also meant he was never going to get the time and patience afforded to any of his predecessors and indeed his successor, whoever that may be.
He was up against it as soon as results started to dip, although home defeats to Northampton, Blackpool and Wolves as well as a run of just one away win all season is hard to defend.
Whether a change in boss will revive Liverpool’s fortunes remains to be seen. A distinctly average and bloated squad will take a while to refresh and the apparent lack of definitive action from the new owners so far in the January transfer window has got the fans restless.
But they are certainly better than the football live scores have shown in recent weeks.
And as nice a bloke as Hodgson is, it is time for Liverpool to get nasty if they are to move up the table.
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