Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has revealed that he was interested in taking over as Reds manager after the departure of Rafa Benitez, but was snubbed by managing director Christian Purslow and chairman, Martin Broughton.
Dalglish made the revelations in his new book “Dalglish in his own words”.
Liverpool eventually appointed Fulham’s Roy Hodgson as Benitez’s successor earlier this summer.
One day, I was in a meeting with Christian and the chairman, Martin Broughton, and I formally put my name forward. ‘We don’t want you, Kenny’, came the reply from Christian and the chairman. Fine. That’s their prerogative. They explained they had different plans for me, a position with greater longevity
It was right for everybody that Rafa Benitez left – for him and for Liverpool Football Club.There just comes a stage in every manager’s career when the board says, ‘You’ve been good for the club but we feel it would be best if you go’.
“Sometimes it works the same way for a manager – ‘I’ve done my time. There’s no animosity but it’s time to have a go somewhere else’.”
Sorry sir.. but Hodgson is going to get the job nicely done.. Hope they beat Man Utd tomorrow!