Lies, damn lies and newspaper rumours

If the rumours were to be believed about the vacant managerial spot at Anfield then we would have been talking to everyone from the ghost of paisley and shanks to yours truly (no I have not been approached but in case there's any reporters out there im officially declaring myself in the running)


There has always been a history at Anfield of doing it the "Liverpool way" that is behind closed doors and out of the media. However in today's instant Twitter, Facebook and smartphone world that's not really going to happen. We have managers ruling themselves in and out via the press and social media. We have owners of other clubs discussing approaches for their managers and we have lazy journo's wanting to make a name for themselves.

I recently heard one Wolves fan saying that when they were on the hunt for a new manager they kept it out the press but the truth is outside of the West Midlands would that really sell any papers or more accurately advertising? I don't think its very likely.

So what is the solution to talk about approaches towards other club's managers publicly I hardly think so. To keep your cards so close the chest that no one knows what's going on including the potential candidates themselves? not much better. So what can a club so? pretty much what they have been doing, say that they have a list of potential candidates they are in the process of interviewing and sounding out, until they have something more definite to announce.

They say nature abhors a vacuum and that certainly is the nature of the beautiful games and its somewhat less beautiful fans/journo's and players. So a little news often is the best way to keep the press and fans placated. At the very least it will keep them busy and give the rumour merchants less room to wriggle.