http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18235961 Brendan Rodgers agrees deal to become new Liverpool manager By Ben Smith BBC Sport Brendan Rodgers has agreed a deal to become the new manager of Liverpool Football Club. The 39-year-old is understood to have agreed a three-year contract at Anfield and his appointment is likely to be officially confirmed within 24 hours. Liverpool will pay Swansea City between £4m and £5m in compensation to secure the Northern Irishman's services. Who is Brendan Rodgers? •1973: Born 26 January in Carnlough, Northern Ireland •1987: Begins career as a defender with Ballymena United •1990: Joins Reading as a teenager before being forced to retire through injury. Remains at the Berkshire club in their coaching set-up •2004: Jose Mourinho appoints Rodgers as Chelsea youth-team manager •2006: The Blues promote him to reserve team manager •2008: Joins Watford •June 2009: Returns to Reading to replace Steve Coppell •December 2009: Leaves by mutual consent after a difficult start •July 2010: Returns to management with Swansea •May 2011: Guides the Swans to promotion from the Championship via the play-offs Liverpool sacked former manager Kenny Dalglish on 16 May after finishing eighth in the Premier League. The Reds were 17 points away from a Champions League qualification spot, but won the League Cup and reached the FA Cup final. In contrast, Rodgers guided his Swansea side to an impressive first season in the top flight, including a 1-0 win over Liverpool on the final day of the season. After parting ways with Dalglish, Liverpool embarked on an extensive search for a new manager. The Reds were linked not only with Rodgers and Wigan manager Roberto Martinez but also former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas, ex-England coach Fabio Capello, and Ajax manager Frank de Boer. Rodgers declined the opportunity to speak to Liverpool about the vacancy 12 days ago, and instead the club's hierarchy sought a meeting with Wigan's Martinez. Jose Mourinho on Rodgers "I like everything in him. He is ambitious and does not see football very differently from myself. He is open, likes to learn and likes to communicate" But it appears Rodgers was always the preferred candidate, despite Wigan chairman Dave Whelan at one point suggesting his manager had been offered the job at Anfield. Rodgers' managerial career began at Watford in 2008 after coaching spells at Reading and Chelsea. His return to Reading was an unhappy one but, after his appointment as Swansea boss in July 2010, Rodgers guided his Welsh side to promotion to the top flight in May 2011, making Swansea the first Welsh team to reach the Premier League.
the headline in bbc front page is - Rodgers is new liverpool manager. every jornalist on twitter is confirming it. its a done deal lad, just not an official announcement from the club but he is our new manager
Looks like a done deal. Not exacty an inspirational appointment if I am being honest. It's a gamble and his salary is probably well below that of the very top managers. In my opinion FSG are taking the cheap option, however Brendan Rogers is obviously a very good coach. It's still a gamble. Let's hope he get things going from pre season and does an excellent job.
Welcome to Liverpool Brendan! Hopefully this is a clean start for the entire club and we can get back to winning ways. First things first, make Anfield a fortress once again please!
Its a big gamble but one I can get behind he seems to have a bit of class about him and his teams play great stuff. Hope he can hit the ground running and gets all the backing and support he needs.
Quite pleased with this announcement. Lets get behind the manager and hopefully we'll be playing some good football next season. I'm glad it's all sorted reasonably early in the summer and Rodgers can assess his squad and make whatever changes he deems necessary! It's a pity that both the manager and DOF from last season were let go because I'm guessing there's been no real scouting been going on!
Welcome Brendan. The target isnt top 4, its a place on the Irishkop banner. Cups, leagues, big ears will get you there. Best of luck and hopefully the board will support you to bring in the players needed to bring us to the next level.
Sang his praises all last season, Just think he will be a top class manager in the future. He had swansea playing great stuff on a limited budget and they had a great home record so more of the same please. Could be seen as a bit of a gamble but well worth it. Welcome to LFC the greatest club in the world YNWA