Source: FOOTYMAD
Former Toon Star Gives Liverpool Verdict
Former Newcastle midfielder John Barnes says Kenny Dalglish or Roy Hodgson will enjoy a "win-win situation". John Barnes: "Whoever comes in will finish better than seventh, regardless of whether there is money to spend. "To be honest, I would like there not to be money to spend because if there is, it means you have sold Gerrard or Torres. So under those circumstances, I'd rather have no money! "A manager coming in has to be prepared to work in those circumstances, knowing that Liverpool will finish higher than seventh. So it's a positive thing. "Even with no money to spend, if you finish fourth you have done better than last year. The same if you finish fifth or sixth, you have still done better. "It's a win-win situation. I hope Liverpool fans don't expect a manager coming in saying 'we're going to finish first or second' and I don't think they will. "Is it going to be Kenny Dalglish or Roy Hodgson? Who knows? "Both would do a great job, there are lots of good managers and whoever it is will have to be a proven manager so they won't get the decision wrong. "If Kenny wants it, why not Kenny? If it's Roy Hodgson I'm sure he'll do a good job as well. "It does not surprise me that Rafa Benitez has gone to Inter, because he is a good manager. "He's proven that and his stature has not gone down, in my opinion. You don't become a bad manager overnight. But obviously it didn't work out in the last year so he left."
