King Kenny

This is not news. This was the obvious safe choice in a staunching a very bad wound at Liverpool. Roy Hodgson was doomed from the get go thanks to Hicks and Gillett, and because of Rafa's poor recruitment over the last part of his tenure.

If Liverpool are going to get back in the top four it will not be next year, or even the year after but most likely three or four years down the road. It will take a revamping of the squad, player recruitment and academy development. Kenny Dalglish is only the first band aid in the long term recovery of the Club.

The Spine.

Liverpool's spine is weak. Carragher is at the end of his career and the current central backs are not up to the premier league pace. This leaves a huge gap between Reina and Gerrard. The first emphasis must be on the back four and a holding midfielder. If there are no central defenders, then there will be no success. Reina must stay, Gerrard must stay, Kuyt must stay, and Shelvey has a role as well. Skrtel can be rehabilitated with the proper partner , but it needs to be someone very very solid. Torres, I hate to say is expendable in this circumstance. He is a truly great striker, but if his sale results in the acqusition of the players to prop up the spine of the squad, then it is a good sale, because the ball isn't getting up the pitch to him nearly enough now.

King Kenny has to build the squad starting in the back four, in particular the central defenders. His initial task can be focused, fix those four, keep us in the top ten, and keep building the team from the academy up.

Walk On.

Hal White