Source: Team_Talk
'Fighter' Roy will never quit Reds
iverpool boss Roy Hodgson insists he is at Anfield "for the long haul" after coming under pressure following a poor start to his tenure.[LNB] The former Fulham boss took over at Anfield in the summer but has seen a poor start to the domestic campaign, with the Reds taking just six points from their opening eight games to sit second-from-bottom of the table.[LNB]There was speculation before Thursday night's goalless Europa League draw in Napoli that he was preparing to stand down - but Hodgson insisted nothing could be further from his mind.[LNB]Instead, the veteran boss insists he is a fighter and he will battle to turn around the fortunes of the club on the pitch.[LNB]Hodgson told Sky Sports News: "You read these ridiculous websites that we have and resignation has never once entered my thought and what's more never will.[LNB]"I pride myself on being a bit of a fighter, I pride myself on being able to stand the bad times.[LNB]"I've had a lot of good times recently - Barclays Manager of the Year last year, great accolades here and there and everywhere - I realise in football you don't get the accolades all the time, sometimes you have to bite the bullet and fine.[LNB]"It disappointments me that there are so many ridiculous websites, every day someone tells me that there is a new rumour about something that's supposed to happen and I think it's rather unfair that serious people use those rumours and then ask me questions because I shouldn't even be answering that question as it has literally never entered my mind and what's more, won't enter my mind.[LNB]"I'm here for the long haul, I'm here to do a good job. I came believing I can help Liverpool rebuild and get going again, the players are very much behind everything we're doing."[LNB]He added: "So as far as I'm concerned it's work in progress, it's problematic at the moment because it's work in progress at the wrong end of the table; it's problematic because we're losing and not winning but there's only one thing to do with that - get out and play each week, play better, get the wins, get up the table and then you'll see my smiling face more often than my scowling one."[LNB]Frank Rijkaard has been backed with Sky Bet as a possible replacement to Hodgson but the Liverpool boss said such specualtion doesn't concern him.[LNB]"It doesn't bother me one little bit," he said.
