In terms of employees being hamstrung by dysfunctional organisations, Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool was right up there with anyone working for Hank Scorpio in The Simpsons.
Aside from the absurd transfer policy, Rodgers was doomed from the beginning as he had to commit to his inaugral pre-season at the club being filmed for the 'Being: Liverpool' documentary.
The club's commercial department believed the Kardashianisation of Shankly's Bastion Of Invincibility would shift a few more jerseys in America.
Ultimately, all it did was to give people more material for their David Brent/Brendan Rodgers comparisons.
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That commerical department's habit of embarrasing their managers shows no signs of abating, with the news that the club have applied to have The Normal One registered as an official trademark.
Klopp referred to himself as The Normal One before the assembled media at his unveiling as Liverpool manager, and the club have acted to cash in on the marketability of their manager, perhaps because there are very few 'Allen 24' kits being sold.
#lfc applied for a European trademark for "The Normal One" on 19 October, ten days after Klopp made that remark. pic.twitter.com/Wc3pRLKeIl
— Dave Phillips (@lovefutebol) January 12, 2016
Newcastle United must be kicking themselves over their failure last season to trademark John Carver's comments last season that "I'm the best coach in the Premier League".
Via: Dave Phillips
