One hundred and twenty days. That was how long it took for Kenny Dalglish and Liverpool to finally get something right.
That’s 120 days to work out how to do the decent thing.
When they came - midway through Sunday afternoon - statements from Dalglish, Luis Suarez and managing director Ian Ayre served their purpose and, for once, delivered a clear message.
Finally, four months after Suarez and Patrice Evra clashed in the penalty box at Anfield on October 15, Liverpool declared themselves ready to move on. Finally, there was some contrition, some responsibility. It was all long overdue.
Suarez is a young man of 25. A South American gun for hire already playing at his fourth professional club. He has no great understanding of the English game or all that Liverpool and United have done over the past 40-odd years to advance its cause.
Dalglish, though, has been in the vanguard of this. His goal brought England only its third European Cup in 1978. He managed Liverpool to a League and FA Cup Double less than 10 years later. He dragged the club through the horrors of Hillsborough.
So what has happened since? How has it taken him so long to understand the damage the past four months have done to his club and its reputation?
Away from the field, Dalglish remains desperately out of his depth.
- Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...enny-Dalglish-apology-late.html#ixzz1mFW3qn1Q
That’s 120 days to work out how to do the decent thing.
When they came - midway through Sunday afternoon - statements from Dalglish, Luis Suarez and managing director Ian Ayre served their purpose and, for once, delivered a clear message.
Finally, four months after Suarez and Patrice Evra clashed in the penalty box at Anfield on October 15, Liverpool declared themselves ready to move on. Finally, there was some contrition, some responsibility. It was all long overdue.
Suarez is a young man of 25. A South American gun for hire already playing at his fourth professional club. He has no great understanding of the English game or all that Liverpool and United have done over the past 40-odd years to advance its cause.
Dalglish, though, has been in the vanguard of this. His goal brought England only its third European Cup in 1978. He managed Liverpool to a League and FA Cup Double less than 10 years later. He dragged the club through the horrors of Hillsborough.
So what has happened since? How has it taken him so long to understand the damage the past four months have done to his club and its reputation?
Away from the field, Dalglish remains desperately out of his depth.
- Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...enny-Dalglish-apology-late.html#ixzz1mFW3qn1Q
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