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Would you put up with a few top eight finishes, and give Brendan time? Notices If this is your first visit, be sure to check out our Posting Rules . You may have to register before you can post. Anyone found posting offensive material will be banned and the police may be notified. Help us keep these message boards an enjoyable place to visit by clicking the Report Abuse button if you see offensive content. If we finish 7th or 8th this season, we have to stick with him, there's no point in changing managers every season for not getting us into the top four. He cant really afford to finish outside the top 10, but a season to get himself comfortable wouldn't be the worst thing. If we show no improvement for 2 or 3 years, then his position will need to be reviewed, but we must remain patient if we finish 7th or 8th this time round. The main issue regarding this question is: How many years of mediocrity can we afford before the value of the brand LFC comes crashing down? History is one thing, but if it begins to look as though we are permanently out of CL football we will quickly lose much of our international support and brand value. I think Rodgers can survive 1 season of mid-table finish, but ONLY if there is real exciting progress from a few of our youngsters and thus the outlook for serious improvement the next season. A mediocre start into his second season would necessitate major changes by January 2014 to keep hope and brand value alive. AIMO. Totally. But we have to trust at least one manager and give him the time needed to put things right. I agree that we need to trust a manager. But the manager needs to earn that trust as well. I'm assuming here, that Rafa was sacked because he underachieved in the latter part of his time with us. It is debatable as to whether he would have been able to pull the team back together, but there were many factors that led to him leaving, the primary one being our league position. I don't intend to go further than that. Roy, just never fit in with the club and its ethos, in my opinion. Kenny, if he had pulled the team round in 2012, would still be here I reckon. The problem is that you require a team to respond to the manager. But if a team starts to go wayward, and it shows no signs of abating, then action is taken. I think that is what our last three manager sackings were primarily based on. A manager should be given time, but they also need to show that they earned it or that there are signs it could work out. Obviously, the scenarios I placed above are points of contention, but generally, that's where I think it stands, right or wrong. Thought I would ask this question - Would you put up with finishing around seventh or eighth for the next two or three seasons, and be patient with BR? The way it's looking, this is going to be a massive rebuilding job Rodgers has got to do, and it could take years to put right We may not have a choice but to put up with a few seasons trying to get things right on the pitch , but it's no good in keeping changing the manager every 18 months I feel we are going to have to put up with quite a few bumps on the road in the coming seasons. Give Rodgers our full backing & time to get things right! People need to realice the task ahead. We are not just going to do a few ajustments and then its fine. We need a massive rebuilding of the squad and of the way we have been playing. Unlike Chelski and MC we can't buy instant succes. So it will take hard work and brave decisions. We need to clearout all the mistake of the past, and this will probably mean that we must take a step back before we can move forward. I agree that we need to trust a manager. But the manager needs to earn that trust as well. I'm assuming here, that Rafa was sacked because he underachieved in the latter part of his time with us. It is debatable as to whether he would have been able to pull the team back together, but there were many factors that led to him leaving, the primary one being our league position. I don't intend to go further than that. Roy, just never fit in with the club and its ethos, in my opinion. Kenny, if he had pulled the team round in 2012, would still be here I reckon. The problem is that you require a team to respond to the manager. But if a team starts to go wayward, and it shows no signs of abating, then action is taken. I think that is what our last three manager sackings were primarily based on. A manager should be given time, but they also need to show that they earned it or that there are signs it could work out. Obviously, the scenarios I placed above are points of contention, but generally, that's where I think it stands, right or wrong. Totally agree that trust needs to be earned and so far BR has done more to make me not trust him than believe in him. One comment I would make regarding Rafa is that players had openly come out and stated that they wanted Rafa back so why he wasn't rehired for me was one of many grave errors made by FSG.