Liverpool Banter Archive June 13 2015

13 Jun 2015 21:31:10
Whilst awaiting Bail the other morning I notced that one of the people in the holding cell with me was none other than the great Ken Aguero himself (according to him he was being held over a misunderstanding concerning 3 litres of White Lightning and the injured Police horse was nothing to do with him). Anyway, he informed me that he was aware of the striker problem at the club and had scribbled some contact details for himself on the back of a fag packet and left them with security at Melwood. Could a return be on the cards?

14 Jun 2015 01:44:43
Sounds like a sky sports ticker tape cert to me buddy. 😂

13 Jun 2015 20:34:38
I'm struggling to get excited about potential arrival of Kovacic, not because he isn't a quality player but it looks like that will spell the end of Lucas. I will be gutted if he leaves because he is a great professional and also a very good player. If Kovacic arrives then surely a midfielder will move on and the only person that could leave is Allen or Lucas. We all know how much BR loves "the welsh Xavi", Hendo is obviously staying as is Can and when you add milner to the mix I just don't think Lucas will be first choice in Rodgers eyes and understandably Lucas will want to go. Again i'm not slating Kovacic at all but I think we take it for granted how good we have it with Lucas. I can only name 2 DM's better than Lucas in the PL and that's Matic and Schneiderlin.

I could be wrong and maybe Lucas won't leave but Rodgers doesn't to realise his huge impact on our team and yet apparently Joe Allen is "outstanding". Whatever happens I am hugely grateful for the service Lucas has given us and I just hope it's for a little longer yet.

13 Jun 2015 22:06:12
He's a better player of he's type than any of our midfield . Aggression with and without the ball . Has a pass and can run past players!! I find it hard to not be positive about him .

13 Jun 2015 22:08:46
I think kovacic is a more forward player, so possibly not a direct replacement for lucas.
If anything,my guess is that milner or can might play the more defensive role next season.
I've always avoided personal attacks on br, if only because its a cheap tactic, and he is trying hard to do the right thing and get us winning.
But letting lucas go shows clearly what a damn fool the man is.
That blinkered refusal to see the value of a specialised dm- despite all the evidence- will be one of the keys to his downfall.

13 Jun 2015 23:24:03
I fully agree with you. However I am excited about the arrival of kovacic, he is very highly rated and I've seen some inter games and recently Croatia games and he looks like a step up from what we have already. But I agree that I would be devastated to see Lucas go without a proper DM replacement, I would love for the transfer committee to make a call and move Allen on. If they have a say on who comes in they should have a say on who goes, and sorry but Allen has provided absolutely nothing but ball contention.

Having said that I think a midfield trio of Milner Henderson and kovacic could be a dominant force. Something we haven't seen since masch Gerrard and alonso.

14 Jun 2015 02:21:09
Kman, the only way Allen will leave is if BR gets fired. He has bigger him up so much that he is almost obligated to play him even if it means he gets shot of Lucas who is not even close to being in his class. BR will continue to play him because in theory, if he's playing that much then he must be good enuff, right? As for Kovacic, he is not a DM and neither is Milner so playing them there will result in the same failures we have seen from BR for two seasons now. In the end, Kovacic is a player we don't need ATM and will not fill the main need we have at the top striker and DM positions.

14 Jun 2015 07:16:54
I must have missed Allen being a regular starter for us the last 2 seasons.
Secondly, I don't think Kovacic or Milner will be assigned the DM role, isn't Can the replacement for Lucas?
Thirdly, I think we are trying to assemble a squad which doesn't rely on one default formation and is much more versatile in it's structure. Liverpool lost the league in 2014 because their setup was predictable and allowed Mourinho to select the perfect counter attack. The better teams will do that to you, the trick is to be unpredictable.

14 Jun 2015 07:40:04
I sincerely hope we don't move lucas on, my wife will kill me for one and we'll need to change 2 of our children's names lol. Difficult to understand the thinking behind overloading a team with attacking middle and letting dm's go, especially considering how weak we seem to be defensively. Oh well another 50 goals conceded next season. Here's hoping ings and milner can score more goals than suarez and gerrard did

13 Jun 2015 19:44:33
This is my opinion and you can slate me for this al you want. ed 001 i respect you as it is clear you have great football knowledge but to say we are strongest in midfield and we should not buy midfielder is not fine with me. maybe we have NUMBERS but quality of our midfielders is dreadful. they don't create or defend. seriously:joe allen,emre can(who is good player to have but he is not yet a midfielder,lucas(who is decent but injuries kept him away from fine form),henderson who is decent player but i have feeling that he is afraid to take responsibility and sometimes do the hard work(also he can't tackle to save his life although he runs and is everywhere). if you could just know how good kovacic already is you would be so happy and if you know how good he could became you would be jumping. he is the next croatian great midfielder(prosinecki,boban,modric then rakitic and then kovacic who is said to be the best of all of them by every coach in croatia). joe allen or kovacic? good midfielders make everyone good. just like stevie made everyone good. sorry for the long post but midfield wins you games-first rule here in croatia

cheers

{Ed001's Note - I have already said I really like Kovacic, why are you having a go at me? My issue isn't with Kovacic, nor his ability, as I pointed out he is an improvement on what we have, it is that midfield is not the most pressing issue. We have a keeper barely good enough for the Championship and we signed another one to back him up who is nowhere near good enough. We need to fix the defence first and foremost, that should be the priority as that is what is costing us.}

13 Jun 2015 20:11:42
But ed1 don't you think the way to fix the defence would be to bring in a defensive coach. I know your opinion on skrtel isn't the best but I don't think he is as bad as everyone suggests he is although he is prone to error, he does better defending in the box than all our other centre backs. I think communication wise all of them are terrible not least skrtel. We have a decent back four on paper (better than utds that's for sure) we just need to translate that into reality and I think a new manager or defensive coach would do the trick. Instead of paying ridiculous amounts of cash again.

{Ed001's Note - but we aren't doing that so why even bring it into the conversation? This is about what we are doing and why it is wrong.}

13 Jun 2015 20:24:16
ed sorry if you found me offensive i have all the best opinion on you. we should get rid of some midfielders that are not liverpool standard. i agree on mignolet not being good enough. some really good goalies are avaiable. our defence on paper looks really good. even our attack but look at our midfield. apart from coutinho and maybe henderson anyone is near standard of liverpool footbal club.
thank you for your answer ed and i agree with you brendan is not the man for us. i hope to be proven wrong

{Ed001's Note - I wasn't offended, just confused as I am not against the Kovacic signing per se, just think we have other issues that needed to be fixed first. I personally think Lucas is excellent and would like to see the likes of Teixeira, Rossiter and Branagan given a chance.}

13 Jun 2015 20:35:54
Mandzo I think your post is a typical negative way of thinking - let's think of a starting 4 across the middle - Coutinho is a class act, Henderson is a far more assured and confident player when Gerrard isn't playing, Lallana ( if he can stay fit ) another quality player, Lucas, gives away the odd silly free kick, but a very very good player, Emre Can , hasn't been given a chance in the position he was bought, but a young player with bags of skill, and even more potential, Milner ( not a fan really ) but you'll get a 100% effort, and probably at least 8 to 10 goals, and even more assists, to back that up, Markovic young international still to be given a proper run in the side, Ibe, been watching him for years in Academy, and I was surprised Sterling was given a chance before him, Joe Allen , I admit could do better, but maybe he, like the others were stifled when Gerrard was there, now we're talking of Kovacic, another very very good player, whether we need him is another matter. What the club really needs is continuity with some players, oh yes, and a new manager/head coach who knows where to play the talent we have. A 25 goal a season striker would be nice as well.

13 Jun 2015 20:41:58
Ed1 why do u think the more reliable journalists, barret, Pearce, boscombe, and sly are saying there's no interest from Liverpool in kovacic?
Think this is the first time I've seen the eds say we've got a deal in place and not have it backed up by anybody.

{Ed001's Note - it is because they are out of the loop, and it is not the first time.}

13 Jun 2015 20:51:30
You can't polish a turd, Kman. No defensive couch is going to improve Skrtel, God knows why we keep him, but then I could say that for the manager as well.

13 Jun 2015 21:08:24
Skittles is awful. And have to agree ed001 is talking lots of sense here. Kovoacic isn't required but El Noseo wants to get rid of Lucas for some reason. I'm worried about Can too under the Nose, can't imagine he'll want to stick around for long being played at RB.

13 Jun 2015 21:40:17
I would very much like to know how you get in the loop.
U don't have to post this on the site u can email me with pointers if u have time.

{Ed001's Note - why on earth would I want to tell you how to get the information? That would negate the whole point in the sites if I just passed over the contact details of everyone we talk to.}

13 Jun 2015 23:00:37
I surprised no journos have picked this up in UK yet as information is pretty easy to come by in UK. If you check the posts from April 2014 you'll see I hinted at the kovacevic transfer more than a year ago.

The eds are right, ignore the journos they don't report the news, they try to create it.

13 Jun 2015 23:30:19
I think I'm a bit confused, is defensive coach a completely separate job to, for example, assistant manager. Say we brought in a defensive minded assistant, would this not play the same role as a defensive coach. And if so, it is then a possibility because there are effectively two of those positions vacant. Unless ed1 you know that it's just not going to happen, then fair enough. I just thought it is an area that can be fixed if an assistant came in that was more focused for that area.

14 Jun 2015 02:41:46
Mandzo, you are not asking the right questions. Why are we buying Kovacic, a mid for a position we are already very deep in while we have issues in the attack that has not been addressed as in a top striker who can bang in the twenty goals we need to be competitive? We have goalie issues and if Lucas leaves, we have no DM to replace him because neither Kovacic nor Milner can play there. This has nothing to do with the player or his quality but has to do with the strategy or vision behind wanting him here. BR likes to collect mids a lot which to me, proves he has no idea what he is doing because he is repeating the same mistakes like last season as in, wasting money on players we don't need.

14 Jun 2015 05:15:30
Kman92, how can you suggest our defence is better than United's? i'm sure they conceded 11 goals less than we did. Which suggests to me they have the better defence.

14 Jun 2015 05:44:43
Adam,

You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter.

14 Jun 2015 10:20:58
Hahaha, now i just have an image of Skrtel covered in glitter.

14 Jun 2015 10:45:51
I understand that the midfield isn't a priority but I think with kovacic it's a case of now being the only time to get him. If he develops into a world class player then he'd have his pick of top clubs to go to from inter. Obviously Liverpool have been aware of him for a while and know they need to get in there now before the opportunity passes them by.

{Ed002's Note - LOts of clubs were interested in him before he moved to IM. Now they are struggling to find someone else to bid.}

14 Jun 2015 13:32:27
red ohio i agree but this is a chance to get highly rated midfielder. and is large improvement. another coutinho and not that expansive. we will now clear some players and if we manage to find buyers for balo,lambo,and borini add a striker

13 Jun 2015 18:49:46
According to the express Liverpool will only have to pay £10 million for Tevez, be a great signing if it was true.

13 Jun 2015 20:13:36
Not going to happen. I don't want that dog playing for the team and then complain about everything that isn't right in the world. Great footballer but is not worth the baggage, especially as a 31yo

13 Jun 2015 21:01:13
A thirty one year old with lots of experience.

There are not too many around of that talent, of that value and who are available.

He'll make a crackin' signing for someone and I wouldn't be disappointed if he joined is.

Thing is it won't happen. surely???

13 Jun 2015 23:02:18
Hell make a good signing for anyone outside the UK, tevez utterly hated his time in England and had zero interest in coming back. It's ask related to his opinion of the country and not football related at all. He would be a disaster in this country

13 Jun 2015 23:30:13
There was me thinking it was absolute bull from the metro, but after reading your post Nevada, I now believe it just might happen.

14 Jun 2015 05:23:06
I find it very hard to believe a 20+ goals a season striker would go for only 10mil. Just doesn't seem plausible to me.

14 Jun 2015 10:34:55
Brisbane

I think his contract runs out next season, hence the prize

13 Jun 2015 17:11:47
Hey Eds, respect to your awesome work.
May I ask, why is liverpool interested(as alleged by the papers) more in midfielders than in forwards who can cope with our pacy, attacking play?
Are these midfielders genuinely under interest from Liverpool or are they just paper bluffs?
Because I feel strikers are the immediate need.

{Ed002's Note - Liverpool has already purchased a forward and I have explained where there is interest - I am not really sure what you are referring to.}

13 Jun 2015 19:00:20
We are surely in for another more established striker though, right?

13 Jun 2015 19:24:03
we have lots of strikers on our books that we need to sell before we even think of buying one.

13 Jun 2015 22:45:24
Aspas is gone already and am sure Lambert and borini are next on queue. U guys should be patient and see how things shape come ending of July. Be pessimistic

14 Jun 2015 02:54:18
Yeah, lots of strikers who can't get a game nor score ten goals between all five of them. Some strike force, eh?

14 Jun 2015 05:25:33
Dwarfonaboat, we are already bringing in two strikers already, Origi and Ings, to go along with the other 5 we have already got, I find it hard to believe another will be brought in unless at least three of them are moved on, excluding Aspas who has already gone.

13 Jun 2015 16:21:36
Fingers crossed skrtel moves on this summer. i'd love us to go for howedes or bartra. The former is rumoured to be available for €12m and the latter has said his release clause is now €10m. I know release clauses mean nothing over here. Both would partner sakho well. Skrtel,paez,coates all will leave i hope. Thoughts people.

13 Jun 2015 16:46:07
Agree completely about him leaving. I will thank him for trying hard and wish him luck on the way out.

I will miss his last ditch recoveries but not the errors that put us in the brown stuff in the first place.

13 Jun 2015 18:02:45
How many games has Bartra played??

13 Jun 2015 19:20:18
Let Skrtle leave yeah, but we don't need anyone. Ilori is still at the club and should be given a chance

13 Jun 2015 20:56:18
Illori must be the like varane by how some go on about him. Would u allow him to be our first choice centre half ?? And based on? He hasn't even played in the championship let alone prem lge

14 Jun 2015 00:27:04
5ive not sure on games but hasn't been many mate. he's partnered all their cbs and can play rcb or lcb. he's devolped as a playet, good in the air, aggressive, and can bring it out. If we could get him and sell skrtel,coates,baez,ilori would be the way forward. Then youd have wisdom,barta,sakho,lovren,toure for the cbs.

14 Jun 2015 00:36:16
Sakho, Lovren, Ilori, Toure, Wisdom would be fine.

14 Jun 2015 02:56:24
Spot on, Hyach. I will touch any defender from Barca, especially one who can't get games.

13 Jun 2015 12:44:32
Eds I know the owners have spent money already, but am I right in thinking we need to sell to accumulate funds (and reduce squad size of course )or is there a transfer budget already In place so basically do we need to sell sterling?we got Suarez to sign a new contract even though he knew he'd be leaving the season after, hope we can do that with sterling get him to stay one more season and cash in with him signing a new contract, or maybe I'm just hoping. Sorry about the long post.

{Ed001's Note - it doesn't work like that. You don't receive funds the minute a player is sold anyway. There are payment terms which have to be worked out, usually the up front payment is much less than people realise. Just forget talking about finances it is far too complicated to get into. Even the best football finances blog, swissramble, is only a quick overview in reality as the subject is extremely complex and convoluted.}

13 Jun 2015 13:33:24
Thanks for the reply ed I understand, are you sure you can't tell us what kovacic agent was saying when he said he was surprised by us please.

{Ed001's Note - sorry.}

13 Jun 2015 13:34:55
Also think I'm going to need to change my username : (

13 Jun 2015 14:41:29
Change it ASAP

13 Jun 2015 15:38:36
No Raheem, just stay at LFC lol

13 Jun 2015 11:16:04
Hi Ed001,

bit of a strange one, but who do you expect to take over set pieces next year? IMO Gerrard, always declined but never really lost his set piece ability, all corners/freekicks/penalties. Henderson has improved but has nothing on Gerrard.

{Ed001's Note - Milner.}

13 Jun 2015 12:50:27
I think Milner and Henderson will be taking a lot of them.

13 Jun 2015 12:54:55
Henderson.

13 Jun 2015 12:55:54
Will milner start for us? Maybe rwb but I wouldn't prefer him over kovacic, henderson or can in the middle nor is he as able attacking as coutinho lallana or ibe! Not slating the signing as I like him, but don't see him as a week in week out player

13 Jun 2015 13:04:06
Maybe Coutniho too? He usually has decent enough corners

13 Jun 2015 16:15:47
Gotta be coutinho surely!

13 Jun 2015 18:03:21
Coutinho, Milner and Henderson, probably in that order. Hopefully Coutinho has that in his mind this summer, even though it's unlikely he'll get that opportunity for Brazil.

As for Milner's role in the team, I would play a diamond with him on the right side to help cover our RB (preferably Montoya or Clyne). Henderson on the left, Coutinho at the top, Lucas/Can at defensive mid (or Kovacic).

Quietly optimistic about our chances if Ings and Milner can acclimate quickly, Sterling goes and the money is spent on Kovacic and a right back. Things can change very swiftly, and I think this summer has a lot of surprises left (good ones, hopefully!).

13 Jun 2015 11:04:26
Everyone watch what city and Utd spend this summer and then tell me ffp is one working and two a level playing field!

Sooner we get taken over but a group with money the better because fsg cannot catch us up with the big boys

13 Jun 2015 11:30:45
I don't think you understand FFP mate. I'm sure if you ask nicely Ed002 will tell you what to put in the search function so you can read his write up on it.

In real basic terms, if you make more money, you can spend more money.

13 Jun 2015 12:00:56
Thanks EMS, appreciate the kind words mate.

I hope Wisdom is given a chance as I think he could be a beast of a central defender!!

If we were to sign Montoya, Kovacic(pretty much done) and Higuain/Aubameyang I will be a lot happier than I was a few weeks ago! I hope we spend all the money from any deal for sterling on a top drawer striker, just not Benteke!!! Signing a direct replacement for RS seems a bit of a waste to me. I would give Ibe/Markovic/Origi/Ojo game time in the wide areas, all of whom could do better than Sterling did in the last few months of the season just gone.

13 Jun 2015 12:03:46
FFP will be scrapped - everyone knows it!

13 Jun 2015 13:15:19
FSG are paying just as much on transfer fees as the Manchester clubs and Chelsea. It is not their fault that on the field, we are not doing well enough to keep a hold of our 'star' players such as Suarez, Sterling etc. These players are then sold and we have money to spend every summer, made available by the owners. However, their organisation of the club is a bit more questionable at the moment.

13 Jun 2015 14:35:19
If we didn't waste so much on players who don't fit or basically are not to the standard required then Ffp would not even be an issue. There lies the problem.

13 Jun 2015 16:55:23
In fact, we have spent almost 400m on players since the owners took over and have nothing to show for it. That is way more than Chelsea and the rest of the top teams have spent in that span so don't blame the others for us being poor at what they have been doing.

13 Jun 2015 17:38:28
Hmm we have recouped a lot of that 400 million though in outgoings. 125 mil on Suarez and Torres alone. FSG are not going to return Liverpool to the summit like they promised

13 Jun 2015 19:28:05
carlitoc, that does not change the fact that we have spent 400m on players.

14 Jun 2015 03:03:58
If net spend is what you are referring to then I suggest you go back and study revenue and expenditures under Econ or Accounting 101 because clearly, you haven't grasped any of that yet.

13 Jun 2015 10:24:23
Respected ED'01,

Lunch break at work for me.Hope my text reached.Please respond sir if you want me to contact again.

Thanks and Cheers

{Ed001's Note - hi mate, I got it, I put up a message asking you to contact me using the contact us link at the bottom of the page, so I can email you.}

13 Jun 2015 11:20:39
I did that sir and have done it again just now hope it reaches you.

Thanks and Cheers

{Ed001's Note - it might take a while to get to me as Ed033 has to forward them on once he has checked them, I will ask him to have a look now for yours.}

13 Jun 2015 13:22:16
Thanks ED'01

{Ed001's Note - you are welcome mate.}

13 Jun 2015 09:52:14
If the rumours of City now willing to offer £40M are correct then it is definitely time to take the money and run. With this money and the sale of other players we will hopefully bring in a decent striker and RB. Also if Lucas does go which i hope is wrong then a DM or use Can and Rossiter to cover that position. Even with the amount of player's possibly leaving the club we still have quantity and i just hope they see this and add quality, this also gives our younger prospects the chance they deserve. I'm still finding the coaching staff being axed and no word in regards to supporting Rodgers or giving him the boot a bit odd as surely if he was staying the owners would have publicly given him their backing and given reassurances regarding the new coaching set up. I suppose time will tell.

13 Jun 2015 10:34:12
have give QPR money don't forget

13 Jun 2015 10:51:36
FSG. Have they ever come out and supported any manager so far? I think they've had the two hour season review meeting, made coaching changes and that's that. Rodgers would be gone if he were going. Not sure why people still question this??

13 Jun 2015 10:58:02
liverpool should not accept anything under 50million. City are loaded and are desperate for a top homegrown player.

13 Jun 2015 17:08:07
Marx, the decision only shows they don't trust him and never have especially with money hence, the TC. You only seem interested in him being retained instead of looking at the parameters behind that decision. They keep him but axe his assistants, the TC is a failure yet they keep it in place and are now bringing in new assistants that he will be forced to work with prolly against his will. If you think isolating him is a good idea then you need to wake up. They had a chance to clear the decks and go again but they did not and are now making the same mistakes as last season and buying players in areas we don't need like Milner and Kovacic. As for Sterling, a 40m pound offer is a good offer provided we spend it on a DM and a top striker. Without those and spending it on collect mids like a diva collects shoes, then it will be a waste, just like the Suarez money was wasted

13 Jun 2015 09:10:26
Haven't posted in a while. thanks Eds, for putting up with the lot of us!

in all this discussion on the players we're bringing in (good enough, not good enough, waste of money etc.), I'm actually more concerned by the number of new players. We've already brought in 3, with a 4th imminent and possibly another 2, maybe 3, on the way? Some of last year's additions haven't fully bedded in yet (Lazar, Dejan as a start). And then we are going to be missing the constant starters (Sturridge, Sterling, Gerrard). How on earth are we going to get into any kind of rhythm in any reasonable timeframe??

Does anyone else share my concern?

{Ed001's Note - I know that always worries me, there should be no need to make this many changes every season. Understandable in the first window or two, maybe even a third, but this is what the 7th? Surely by now we should have a settled side and only need to replace a couple of players.}

13 Jun 2015 11:02:26
In all honesty Ed if you look at the squad seven windows back (summer 2013 if I'm right).

The squad had

J. Cole.
J. Carragher.
S. Gerrard.
G. Johnson.
B. Jones.
L Suarez.
J. Reina.
D. Agger.

To name a few all have needed replacing or upgrading with time. The team was t that great when he took over. Adam, Carroll, Downing all spring to mind ( am I right in thinking we still had Poulsen and Konchesky on the books too?

We've lost over the course of this period our two stalwarts in Carragher and Gerarrd, and then generally upgraded on what we had. Admittedly players such as Allen and Borini haven't been upgrades.

{Ed001's Note - you have named 13 players there, in 7 windows. So that is 2 a window. Why have we bought so many in the last two summers?}

13 Jun 2015 11:18:45
Agree with Ed. feels like it's another clean slate, start again due to Gerrard and Sterling going. We never prepared properly for the loss of Suarez, if we had then possibly the unforeseen loss of Sturridge wouldn't Impact so much. But that's the all eggs in one basket management.

All we can hope for is firstly, last summers ins will have settled and this summers are already quite prepared and adapted to LFC. Both are possible, maybe less so with Rodgers?

Bogdan is a no.2, it's a big step up to LFC but not going into 1st team action (bar injury) should give him time. He is an international no.1 so not like he doesn't know pressure.

Milner is seasoned and well aware of LFC and the expectation.

Ings is young, but hopefully confident after a great first top flight season.

Origi is unknown to comment, but he has played in world cups and done well. No reason to totally flop. Unknown though.

I think the main factor this season, which may help us is that although we are a huge name in football, we are no longer a huge force or expected to challenge. Most fans will be intune with this imo. Also the players. This may then give all the players both new and last seasons a break from pressure.
Don't get me wrong our team will expect and want to do well, I just think there is a good group there, maybe new recruits are the right ones this time and without last seasons pressure of bettering 2nd, we could be the ones who surprise for a change. Players like Ings, Origi are not coming to a mega club expected to win the league. They're now coming to a well known club, with a good set of quality international who, without that expectancy could be challengers. There isn't this massive step up.

13 Jun 2015 11:48:54
A number of factors may have came into play finances, availability. The season before last we definitely had one of the smaller squads. I do feel we needed quite a few to cope with four tournaments as the youngsters weren't getting a look in.

I do think in terms of quality we are going right direction. But the number of changes this late on will mean a lack of cohesion again early on in the campaign. Hopefully last years signings will be able to take the mantle in the early stages, with the help of a Ojo maybe breaking through.

13 Jun 2015 17:15:05
That is why the academy players matter because that way, you don't have to spend money for no reason in the TW. That is why we have too many players in the squad with no idea how and where to play them hence, BR has no idea who his best eleven is even after, three years in charge. Having a DOF in place would have solved some of this but the owners choked on that. Now, we are back in transition again for another three years. Shambles!!

13 Jun 2015 08:33:59
Hi Eds

First time poster here. I love this site you do an exellent job here. Do u think we have an opportunity to get a player in return for sterling. I personally would love to see fernandinho included as part of any deal to give us a box to box defender. I went to the Wales game last night and Roma Naigollan(pardon the spelling) ran their midfield could he be an option. I know we are overrun by mids but if we sell allen and lucas we will need another cm/dm. Looking forward to hearing your views!!

{Ed002's Note - Liverpool have agreed the move for one midfield player this summer and are close to agreeing another. They have no interest in Fernandinho and Nainggolan, who the club also have no interest in, has his future already resolved.}

13 Jun 2015 08:58:52
U want Fernandinho who is 30 and will want big wages right after we have signed 2 mids in Kovacic and Milner? Asking for Fernandinho as art of the Sterling deal would take LFC's transfer dealings to a whole new level of stupidity. The club should take the money from City and make a proper offer for Aubameyang who would fit into the team seamlessly. I do not want to see the club waste another mammoth proceeds from a player sale on average or unnecessary signings. Sterling out, new top striker in.

13 Jun 2015 11:03:50
Konoplyanka should be the only other midfield/attacker we buy. On a free he's a steal.

13 Jun 2015 17:18:49
And the top striker position or does The Nose not believe in scoring goals which in the real world wins games?

13 Jun 2015 08:29:27
It has been an interesting few days, and nothing but moaning on this site surprise surprise. Have a little patience ladies and gents, the transfer window hasn't even started yet. Bogdan is a very good signing, mignolet had a decent season last year and probably saved us countless points, we were never going to spend 10 mil on a keepeer to challenge mignolet. Milner gives you one thing we majorly lack, a bit of heart and is extremely versatile - can be nothing but a good signing and would love to see him take the captaincy. Danny Ings, no brainer isn't it- young, pacey English striker who is very decent.
Kovacic coming in is a massive plus, have u watched this guy play- also have any of you actually thought that we may even sell some players this summer?
I could go on forever about who I would like to sign, however unfortunately I don't make them decisions. The club will sign those who they see as suitable and may surprise us.
I will agree with the majority in saying I'm horrified that Rodgers is staying, However extremely pleased the backroom staff is under reconstruction- here's hoping for 4/5 very good coaches who get utilised and have a voice
Chin up guys

13 Jun 2015 09:24:35
I was hoping we would sign a keeper to replace mignolet don't get me wrong he's a good shot stopper but that's where his goal keeping skills end.

13 Jun 2015 12:30:59
Well said Welshkop, I love reading this site and really app really the work the ed's do. But like you recently Al the negativity on here is getting me. People slating signings before they've even kicked a ball for us. People who have comprehension of FFP wishing for some moneybag owner to buy us and then clear break said FFP. Liverpool fans have the is reputation for being smart and savvy about football, well it hasn't been apparent on here recently

14 Jun 2015 21:41:04
Welsh, the assistants were never the prob because they, contrary to what everybody else wants to willfully ignore, are the sacrificial lambs who were made to pay for other people's failures. Ever cared to ask why they are getting the blame for our failures because if that is the case, shouldn't all the credit for our progress last season go to them as well if we follow that logic? And if that is the case, what is BR's actual job, then? Or is he a manager in name only? Pertinent questions, my friend.

13 Jun 2015 07:56:02
Just a quick note to LFC_1234:

If you could send me a message through the contact us link at the very bottom of the page, with your email address, I will try and answer those questions for you mate.

13 Jun 2015 03:26:09
How many of you have actually seen Kovacic play? He is truly an unbelievable talent, and if he does come to Liverpool we will be very lucky. Yes, we need a top striker. but getting in Kovacic would be amazing. Mark my words.

13 Jun 2015 06:36:37
Exactly. I was just looking over at a few inter forums and most people on there were devastated that kovacic may leave. And in a poll on how important was he majority gave him an 8-Top player and one of the best in the league. If we can get in a defensive midfielder to teach him some defensive aspects of the game then therw i say it he may come close to alonso.
And all of them unanimously agreed that he was their best player.

P.s Going over to that inter site where people have to rely on the papers just made me realize how valuable info eds give us. Thanks guys

13 Jun 2015 08:32:21
While its another signing we didn't really need to make considering we have other areas that need fixing, i'm not disappointed that he seems to be on the way. If he does come in, for me he is an improvement over all our other CM's. Easily first choice CM for mine.

13 Jun 2015 09:32:43
He scored 5 goals and gave two assists last year in 35 league games. Dephay, the midfielder United signed scored 22 and I don't know how many more assists. Even Sterling who leaves us and played most season as a striker had 7 assists - more than 3 times more.

{Ed001's Note - Inter are a team in disarray, the stats are misleading as stats always are. Kovacic is an excellent player.}

13 Jun 2015 10:08:21
Another one who has never watched kovacic

13 Jun 2015 11:50:31
Depay was played as a left, middle or right sided forward for psv so your comparison is irrelevant

13 Jun 2015 12:03:49
Oh for gods sake i don't want anymore 'young talents'.


We need either, proven, established quality, shrewd signings or just give the academy kids the chance instead, not blowing 20 million on more youngsters from other clubs again.

It appears that nothing has changed and its the same old same old lfc business, signing players for the sake of it who will end up being sold in a years time before another mass spending spree and another year of 'transition', because spending money is always the answer.

Kovacic may be good but do we really need him? It seems worrying that the fans, and even the people employed by the club, still buy players like kids in a sweet shop, without looking at the bigger picture.

14 Jun 2015 21:47:48
Spot on, Wooley! Only LFC would spend 20m on a raw talent like Marko while already having an
Ibe, Ojo or Texeira in its academy raring to go. The so called review did nothing but confirm to us the depth of incompetence and ineptitude that continues to dog this club because we continue to make the same mistake every year and yet we are surprised at how much we underachieve every season.

13 Jun 2015 00:20:41
can you tell me if the transfer people from last season are still in place and advising on players or have they been removed too surely they can't carry on

12 Jun 2015 23:55:35
If there was a way to agree with the eds replys this site would be perfect,
My city mates fuming about Milner and bemused they would even want Sterling
I totally agree with other posters that our weak points haven't been adressed yet but I for one like our signings so far,and hope a quality striker is planned,
Just hope the right coaches come in

14 Jun 2015 21:52:25
Bog dan is no competition to Mingo, Milner is no upgrade on Coutinho, Lallana, Can or Hendo while Kovacic is a very good player who is not needed and whose funds should be spent elsewhere as in, in the top striker position. Oh, and the right coaches coming in won't change a thing as long as The Clueless Nose is still in charge. There, fixed it for ya.