There he goes again: Sunday's game, he added, is of crucial importance to both clubs. "I'm a great admirer of Everton. I think David Moyes has done a magnificent job there. We've only played seven games. It's 38 matches that count, and I'd be very surprised if Liverpool and Everton were fighting at the bottom at the end of the season. A local derby against our fiercest rivals is the best way to bounce back, if we're capable of doing so." It get's better: Hodgson said: "My appointment was not taken lightly. I knew this was going to be a difficult job but I think it's a very sad day for everyone if, after a bad spell of six or seven games, people think the solution is to find someone else. The magic wand doesn't exist. I would be disappointed if after such a short space of time they decided to get someone else in. The situation has been complicated, but I know I can turn it around. But I will need to be given time and patience to do it. Hodgson signed a three-year contract when he joined Liverpool from Fulham in July and it is understood to contain a compensation clause in the event of a new owner wanting to install its own manager. He said yesterday: "I have a three-year contract so if someone wants to get rid of me they presumably will have to pay out my three years contract." Being in the bottom three does that, you thick tw*t. Oh and f*ck off with the three year pay off, you should be grateful if you get one year pay-off.