Source: Liverpool_Echo
Blackburn 3 Liverpool FC 1: Reds slump piles agony on desperate Roy Hodgson
THE last time Roy Hodgson suffered a defeat as damaging as this at Ewood Park he was swiftly put out of his misery.[LNB]Blackburn owner Jack Walker sacked him within an hour of a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Southampton in November 1998 after Rovers had slumped to the bottom of the Premier League.[LNB]It was the final straw for disillusioned supporters who showed their dissent with a sarcastic chorus of 'Hodgson for England'.[LNB]History is repeating itself but this time the death is slow and painful.[LNB] If the last-gasp victory over Bolton handed the Liverpool boss a stay of execution last night he looked like a man knowing he was on his way to the gallows.[LNB]This was desperate. If Saturday gave Hodgson a glimmer of hope he could save his skin, it was surely snuffed out by his former club.[LNB]The only remaining question is when will the club's owners wield the axe. Privately, they have admitted they hoped to avoid making any decision on the manager's future until the end of the season.[LNB]But how much longer can they allow the current slump to go on and how much lower can Liverpool fall?
