Originally Posted by
DollyLongstaffe
Not just benefit of hindsight, I've consistently said Rodgers has all the hallmarks of a fair-weather manager. The type who will squeeze every last drop of juice out of a team when things are going well and becomes bitter, divisive and clueless when they are not. Look at his Liverpool career and cf other roller coaster managers like Ally McLeod and Mark McGhee.
I believe that even a good manager can only add a few percentage points to the predicted performance of a team based on a club's resources, but a bad one can cause deep temporary damage.
I also wonder if the Tim board are ahead of the curve in recognising Rodgers limitations hence the reluctance to back him in the window.
I feel ambivalent about all this. Much as I enjoy watching the Tims struggle, anything that encourages a Hun revival is bad news for AFC. Sevco have done some stuff right under Gerard but they've also had a pretty solid run of luck and Celtic struggling is playing right into their hands.