I think Yeats had snow on his head in winter. Jimmy Melia must have been 25 at the time. Some people seem to be born middle aged.
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Remember Ozan Kabak? He just popped in a nice header to take the lead for Hoffenheim.
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My first season watching Liverpoolā¦
Yeats was 6ft 2". Not particularly tall by todays standardsā¦VVD is 6ft 5"
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Get on the phone 
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managed by ex red Robbie Keane now
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Crazy that big Ron was only 6"2. Seen a video of Shanks saying he was 6"8 or near enough to 7 foot, and a man mountain. Shanks knew how to create that aura!
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Typical Shanks!
Didnāt he invite journalists to āwalk around himā?
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I do think footballers were usually much smaller in those days. Tommy Lawrence was 5ā11" which would probably mean no career at the top level these days.
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Or heād do a Michel Vorm.
In a heartbeat.
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Why would any of them two want to be assistant?
Weād end up in a Evans/Houllier situation.
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I would guess Stevie might agree to it - heās had a couple of spells of management already with varying degrees of success. Being back here even in an assistant role would still be meaningful to him - and the prospect perhaps of eventually becoming the manager in his own right should things go well with Xabi (with the latter perhaps moving on to another club or National team at some point?).
I think a bigger question is whether Xabi would want Stevie as his assistant?
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Maybe, but I give it very small, slim chances.
Itās more fanās imagination and romanticism.
I think both want to continue being head coach. If not, then thatās probably it for them in terms of coaching.
Stevie especially said he wouldnāt pursue it forever if he hits a certain level heās not happy with anymore or doesnāt motivate him enough. They donāt need to do it anyway.
To be honest Iād hate to see Gerrard at the club in any kind of coaching role.
Great players do not always make great coaches.
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didnāt he recently also give an interview where he said he would be happy to come back to the club in any capacity?
I didnt see it so donāt know the context around that interview
He did, but Iām not sure whether he literally meant anything in any circumstance.
I think he meant more like these sponsorship appearances heās making sometimes, helping out in whatever behind the scenes and potentially also stepping in as interim or permanent head coach, which would be a dream for him of course.
Being someoneās assistant is pretty specific and it would have to be agreed not only with the club, but obviously also with that head coach.
He said heās working on surrounding himself with the right people to accept a future job (heās open for 1-2 more challenges), saying how itās vital for him to get that part right (obviously heās referring to when he had Beale as assistant).
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And Iām not sure whether any combination of #1 and #2 (or #3, as head coaches often have their own assistant and then the second assistant or 3rd in hierarchy can be someone with certain ties with that club) with them two would be the right combination of (in)experience.
Stevie is pretty honest when he says that he needs his first assistant to be a very hands on guy in training sessions. From what I understood, he tried to use the oppurtunity in Saudi also to get more pitch experience and confidence, leading sessions.
I donāt know, the idea doesnāt sound good to me at all and I doubt they would accept it.
If any of them merit the Liverpool job one day in isolation as head coaches, so be it.
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No thanks. At least not Gerrardā¦
Itās a clear no from me, to Xabi and Stevie working together. Shades of Houllier/Evans. It needs a clear boss. And even in a scenario where say Xabi was the boss and Stevie was the assistant, Stevieās legendary history here would be problematic as the moment we had a dip or whatever, the would-be successor is sitting right there.
Xabi is his own man and if he comes, he will come with his own team.
Stevie did well at Rangers and then fell short at Villa. I hope he gets another job to show what he can do, as I suspect he was neither the Mesiah or a naughty boy, but something in between.
If Slot is let go sooner rather than later, and we were in for Xabi but not until summer, Stevie might arguably be the right caretaker material, so long as it was clearly defined with an end of season exit. His playing career demands instant respect, he obviously gets the club, so his forte might be to rally the troops short term, but he hasnāt shown the chops to get the job for the long haul.
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