Many in the 2007/08 season felt Rafa had lost the plot slightly after losing his assistant Pako Ayestaran and the appointment of Lee at the time seemed to make little difference as the Reds finished 4th in the table. Still, the combination seemed to work well enough after that, and Sammy was said to be well loved by the players.
With Clarke and Dalglish said to be in so close communication about tactics though, something King Kenny has done in the past with the likes of Ray Harford at Blackburn, it was difficult to see where Lee would fit in. He still shouted out orders from the touchline last season, but it was patently clear that all of Dalglish’s conversations in the dugout were with Clarke, rather than Lee.
With all the facts not known, we shouldn’t speculate too much about the timing of his departure, but there are rumours circulating that Sammy will return to the dugout alongside Fat Sam at West Ham. With Neil McDonald already his assistant and Kevin Keen first team coach, this does seem a little unlikely at the moment though.
Whatever the facts of the matter, I wish Sammy good luck for the future; he has never been anything less than a great ambassador for Liverpool Football Club.
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Very obvious I must say.
The arrival of Clark has diminished the importance of Sammy.
Will miss Sammy since his playing days, but changes must be carried out for the good of the club.
Thanks again and good luck in your future ventures. You will always be welcome by Liverpool supporters world wide. YNWA
I think Sammy was a yes man, you mention the players praising Sammy, I can’t think of one. Contrast that with the impact of Clarke and the players waxin lyrical about him and you hav ou reason
as long as roy has gone am not that arsed sammy will go to west ham he was tapped up by big sam and we get no compo you seem to dislike kenny dalglish well he has 20,000 liverpool fans who love him and if anyone boo’d him at anfield they would get banged out end ov go and follow someone else cos if you or anyone needs reasons why kenny should not be manager your not getting none 4 months ov top footy should av shut the doubters up kenny is above forums and should never be questioned about his signings you wont turn kennys army 20/25,000 strong
Who cares big deal, good luck to Sammy Lee thanks for the past, but LFC is moving in the right way towards the future with KK n SC. We needed something different and have so far got our wish from Clarke so more of the same i say……YNWA
Sammy Lee has been sucking money from LFC long enough. First of the deadwood to go! Waste of a fat space!
lol 3’s a crowd n all that
We were doing OK till Sammy was brought back by Rafa, then slid slowly backwards, kind of says it all.
The year Rafa brought him back we finished second!
I’d say this is a result of Chelsea’s move for Clarke earlier this week. They were offering an assistant role & we’ve now matched their offer. He deserves the promotion & it’s a great boost to keep him.
i cant belive there are so called liverpool fans here knocking sammy lee .everyones entitled to there opinion but that man has been a big asset to liverpool and how people can talk about him like that is beyond me!!you ll never walk alone sammy !
Steve clarke fromw chelsea and out of the two rumoured replacement one is from chelsea. Fingers crossed.