Source: Liverpool_Echo
Blood Red: Roy Hodgson struggles to grasp the Liverpool FC way
THE apology delivered at Melwood yesterday was welcome but it will take a lot more than that for Roy Hodgson to start building bridges with disillusioned supporters.[LNB]The Liverpool boss made a major error of judgement after Wednesday night's horror show against Wolves when he bemoaned the absence of 'the famous Anfield support' during his reign and urged 'fans to become supporters'.[LNB]For those who had shelled out the best part of £40 to witness one of the worst performances in the club's recent history it was the ultimate slap in the face.[LNB]The sarcastic chants of 'Hodgson for England' from The Kop were unprecedented from supporters who have always stuck by their managers through thick and thin.[LNB] It's not the Liverpool Way to stick the knife in publicly but then there has been nothing Liverpool-like about the succession of desperate displays fans have had to endure.[LNB]Of course Hodgson is right to point out he was on dodgy ground to start with. Many fans didn't want Rafa Benitez to go and when he did there was a groundswell of opinion to give the job to the legendary Kenny Dalglish. Hodgson's appointment was greeted with indifference and since July he's been haemorrhaging support.[LNB]But the fact six months on he's unloved and unwanted by so many isn't down to any fans' affections for former occupiers of the Anfield hot-seat, it's down to the miserable stream of results.[LNB]The former Fulham boss can moan about not being accepted but he's done nothing to convince anyone he's the right man for the job - presiding over the club's worst start to a season for over half a century.
