SAINT AND GREAVSIE SHOW - 23RD MARCH 1991 - ITV FOOTBALL PROGRAME 

Totally agree. End of an era feel about football at this time. Especially 1991/92 season.

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Exactly. Now it’s scary what Pep has already achieved at City and he’s only just over 50!!!

Yeah he didn’t do too bad did he?? Joined a mid table 2nd division team I think??

Read Stephen Kelly’s book nothing to do with a fall out the stress got to him with rashes on his body and blotches on his back,that’s why he quit to save his health.

Hi again. 😊👍🏻 I agree to a certain degree, but I don't think the team needed a complete overhaul... some slight changes but nothing drastic. Rush wasn't the potent force he was, needed a striker like Fowler alongside him to take on the pace - but came a little too late. If you watch the highlights of the matches between Arsenal and Liverpool, despite being 3-0 and 1-0 to Arsenal, the 3-0 flattered Arsenal and the 1-0 loss was a bit of a steal by Arsenal. There wasn't much between Arsenal and Liverpool. Man Utd, as you know were sneaking up though... 😊👍🏻

@@thelstanedwardsson4374 hello again!! You’re right about Arsenal against Liverpool that season. Liverpool’s problem that season was defensive. Plus too many injuries. The loss of Hansen affected them more than they thought it would. Hysen wasn’t anywhere near as good.

David James was fucking terrible at Liverpool???

No. They were jaded and United had the desire. They're set up now for another period of success at Anfield, but back then there was a lot to rebuild and the youth wasn't coming through. (Mcmanaman and Fowler excluded)

We finished 6th in 1990/91. One place below city!! Mind you we won the cup winners cup and reached the league cup final so it wasn’t too bad a season!!! I think Spurs were concentrating on the FA cup by that time.

And in 2021 we are still a disaster lol

Say that to the families of the 97 whose funerals he went to, whose time he willingly gave and for whom no effort was spared, whilst at the same time managing one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Souness didn't ruin us we were in decline mate,the ban& tragedy in Hillsborough plus not changing players after their peak all took us down sad to see Kenny look so burned out😔

@@ciansheridan7689 The club was in temporary decline when Dalglish resigned in 1991. As Brian Moore said on TV, Liverpool were still joint top with Arsenal. They still had a great squad. There was no need to rush changes, it should have been done gradually with someone with a wise mature head. 37 year old Souness came in and sold Beardsley, Staunton, Ablett, Gillespie, McMahon all within three months. Then Houghton left a year later ( I assume Houghton wanted to get out). Thirty years on, I am still scratching my head why he sold Staunton who was a good utility player. Beardsley exit was a ridiculous decision. Then to make matters worse he purchased Dean Saunders, Mark Walters, Julian Dicks, Paul Stewart, Nigel Clough, all players who were not of Liverpool title winning standard. Not only that, he brought in Mark Wright, and made him immediate captain over Ronnie Whelan who was there since 1979 and was vice captain behind Hansen. And it is well documented, Souness organised the contracts and payed the new players more wages than the players already there who won championships!! Souness was also forced to bring through McManaman, Renapp, Fowler, Hutchison, Tanner, Jones, Marsh. Marsh, Tanner and Hutchsion were not good enough. Only Mcmanaman and Rob Jones was ready phsyically and mentally to play every week. Souness did buy David James. David was very talented but unfortunately was as wacky as Bruce Grobbelaar! I was at a few matches where David made ludicrous errors. Souness also contrived to fall out with all of the remaining senior players so team spirit was shot to pieces. Souness actually put Ronnie Whelan on the transfer list in 1993 on Ronnie's birthday! Michael Thomas and Mark Wright were his better signings but both got injured a lot while he was there. Roy Evans got the best of them in the mid 1990s. Neil Ruddock? Jury is out on him whether he was any good. Michael Thomas did an interview recently where he said he thought he was coming in to learn the Liverpool way off McMahon and Whelan, next minute McMahon was gone! When Souness finally resigned in January 1994, everyone was delighted to get rid of him. Souness was too young, the job was too big for him. Final analysis? Souness ruined the club!!

I think injuries and Hansen retiring was a big factor in Liverpool not winning the league in 1990/91. After that the players got older and left and weren’t replaced with players of similar quality as you said.

Would Alan Hansen been a good choice for managing Liverpool alongside Ronnie Moran and Roy Evans at that time??

@@mrkipling2201 Think he could have had Kenny as a mentor who favoured Jockey,just as Bob paisley had mentored Kenny.I agree that souness made some awful mistakes but I hate that some supporters still blame everything on him as he was a fantastic captain.YNWA