Liverpool Banter Archive July 07 2014

 

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07 Jul 2014 22:51:34
Sorry if this has been asked, if Suarez does leave which I think will, are lfc and BR looking to replace like for like positions? So will a striker be brought in, or are the happy in what they have? Or will there be a change in tactics?

Thank you,

Ward

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I think we will make Sturridge the main striker in a 4-3-3, with Origi, Lambert and possibly Borini/ Aspas to cover. Wingers will probably be bought to strengthen the wings. Hence interest in Markovic and the purchase of Lallana

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08 Jul 2014 07:37:35
I predict Ed002 will reply with 4 letters.

:-)
(RTFP)

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If not i'm gona do it for him. ah you got there first.

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07 Jul 2014 22:42:44
Hi all surely if orgigi goes back to Lille then LFC will have to buy an alternative striker . What if Sturbridge gets injured? Then were in deep trouble. Disappointed with Shaqiri however good business elsewhere .

First time poster please reply!

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Then we play Lambert? I can't imagine we bought him to never play.

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We bought lambert and borini will be back. 3 strikers should be fine. My opinion anyway. Aspas is still at the club as well although I expect him to be sold.

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07 Jul 2014 22:41:26
I don't know much about markovic apart from him having great potenitial but I don't see how we can spend that much on him I think it's a huge risk considering the prem isn't the easiest league and he won't even be starting for the team. 25 million being guessed for him which would buy 2 decent players like Kono and Shaqiri? Just my opinion
Cheers

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Not sure why you wouldn't start him? Front three of Markovic, Sturridge, Sterling, midfield trio of Henderson, Gerrard, Lallana doesn't sound bad to me?

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Ya I'm with RDL. Also you thinking we could get both Kono and Shaqiri for £25m shows why the Eds don't like to discuss money, no chance.

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07 Jul 2014 22:39:51
Why do lfc always pay over the odds for players? Adam lallana £25 million, he is worth no more than £15 million. Dejan loveran £25 million, southampton only paid £9.8 million last year. Does Brendan not want to give llori a chance to stake a claim. Also when can we expect work to begin on the redevelopment

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Hello everyone I am a Southampton supporter, and would just like to say I wish your new signings all the best, llanna is a great player you going to enjoy watching him, lovren is a great player although very disappointed in the way he has conducted himself over the last couple of days, bt I think ricky lambert is going to surprise you this season, yes he is slow but he is great in the air and very good behind your front 2, he is the one we will miss, nice guy aswell. good luck ricky

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07 Jul 2014 22:26:13
Just a quick question directed at nobody in particular:

What would you think about an all-star game for the prem? Sorta like team of the season but with the selections actually playing a friendly. I'm from the US and almost all our major sports have a game like this and I was thinking how cool it would be to see all the best players line up and go at each other. It would be difficult to divide it into two teams, but I feel it would be good for fans/publicity/income. Thoughts?

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Can't see it catching on.
There was a FA centenary match at Wembley with Maradona and Platini playing. Even with complete legends like that playing, it wasn't very competitive, ended in a predictable draw when Diego decided to try for the last 20 mins and scored twice in a 2-2 draw.
No competition = no passion and association football is nothing without passion.

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08 Jul 2014 12:25:58
The epl dream team v the mls dream team could become a lucrative match to play before the charity shield or maybe just at the end of the season as a curtain shutter. I could see that happening

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07 Jul 2014 21:39:39
Unpopular opinion I'm sure this, but I for one am not too fussed that we've missed out on Sanchez. I've never been sold on him and despite having a good world cup, I don't think it's the end of the world so to speak, that we've missed out on him.

Markovic could prove to be a good signing should the rumours hold truth. A lot of potential there, not quite a ready made guarenteed starter in my opinion, but we have a lot of games this season, very good signing in my opinion.

I've also seen many posters suggesting we CAN'T sign any one of top class, for what ever reasons. This is most likely down to your interpretation of the phrase "World Class" or "Top Class". Just because a player isn't playing for a top 15 club in the world or whomever doesn't mean they can't be a class player. I understand that no everyone has huge time to scour the footballing world (I personally am way behind, I just don't have the will to go through it all currently!), but don't just flat out disregard players because they aren't at top european clubs. Or simply it's just a knee-jerk reaction to Sanchez not choosing us.

Slightly away from my ramblings; if as suggested by many we're to adopt more of a 4-3-3 setup this season, I'd like us to take a look at Hector Herrera. Impressed me for Mexico and looked very solid for Porto when I've seen him. Although a recent signing for them and Porto not being the easiest side to deal with, hugely improbable!

Whilst I'm talking Portugal a cheeky double swoop for Marcos Rojo and Eric Dier off Sporting wouldn't be too bad either!

That's me all rambled out! Cheers all.

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Cool post to read

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07 Jul 2014 21:39:45
whats wrong with my post. or wrong with me?. Y is none of my post coming up.
this is insane. I am sitting like a duck in-front and just reading. and reading. and reading.
you won't understand. its piss pain.
there should be some reason. at-least let me know it. I don't remember using a word from FSG or MF or any such kind.

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{Ed033's Note - Please submit something worth posting.

07 Jul 2014 21:48:26
Here is one for you H , who will be our next £50m export, we turned both Torres and Suarez from £20m+ stars into £50+ super stars . who do you think will be next

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That rant was worth posting :-)

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TOTES LULZ

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I don't like to mock but piss pain really REALLY made me laugh

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Sterling gone next if he has a season better than the last!

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Wow. Imagine having to read other peoples posts. Must be really painful for you.

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07 Jul 2014 21:05:19
fellows eds and reds, we missed chance to solve our left back problem for years as juan bernat signed for bayern munchen for 10 000 000 e. shame we weren't into him. I posted about him back in december.
as for lazar markovic, my fellow contryman serb, I can say that he is really really quick, good dribler but he is not calm when he has one on one situation. but he is young and that cames with years. if the price is what media says then we should walk away. he is talented but that is overpriced. better give ibe some game time.

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07 Jul 2014 20:44:43
Hi Eds . buzzin I discovered this site normally on the button! . I have no doubts about the Origi signing . Just wondering your views on Lazar Markovic?

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{Ed001's Note - I don't know much about him, sorry, other than he is quick.}

Maybe we should sign Usain Bolt, he's also quick

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Nah, Usain Bolt is a United fan too. it'll never happen

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07 Jul 2014 20:37:43
Right, firstly I like rodgers, a lot.
But everyone on here seems to think any signing we make he will automatically improve and make them a star.
Sterling is a good player and will hopefully improve.
Sturridge has always been a good players and when rodgers gave him the chance he took it.
Coutinho was a bit part at inter and rodgers gave him a chance, but again he was always a good technical player.

This is probably just my ignorance and I know I'm sounding negative and I don't want to be, but what has he done to prove he is this amazing man manager we all say he is.
IMO this season will prove it, were gunna need big performances from more players.
He has had a lot of flops to go with the stars that have blossomed, hendo and Flanagan included!
If were paying 20 mil plus for players, they have to be a success we can't afford another downing/Carroll situation.

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I think there are question marks over BR's eye for talent (Luis Alberto, Aspas) but in terms of getting the team motivated to win and believing they can win? Last season is surely a testament to that?

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Every manager makes a few bad judgrmrnts. thems d breaks. unledd u pay monster fees n wages

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Yeah but shouldn't getting players motivated be in every managers repertoire? I wonder how much Stevie influenced that too!

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I don't see a problem in what we are doing. Rodger outlined a long term plan. Changed the entire academy round to playing the style we are beginning to see on the pitch.
He's brought in some older faces to supplement the team now, and I rate lamber and lallana. What we can't do is just buy superstars. it'll cost us a bomb.

Chelsea have a vast amount of players in their youth and reserve set up. Was it something like 27 players were out on loan last year? I we don't start buying up youth, we'll be left behind. We can spend 10 million on 10 players teach them our football for the future, maybe 1 or 2 will make it.we can sell the others, then when they've matured we can keep or sell the graduates. If we keep them we have a strong team, if we sell, we make money and can re invest. I am willing to give BR time, and not win trophies for a few years, if we can match or better chelsea and citeh 4-5 years down the line.

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I'm very supportive of the manager and team (generally); but facts first - Suarez nearly won Player of the Year the season previous to this (see biting incident).

He won it this season and there is no doubt he will be missed.

Thus far (upto this window) Brendan's signings haven't been all successful; by the same token last season with only one real competition to go for (or maybe I should say focus on) we exceeded expectations and therefore didn't need to rely on some of our signings.

He wants to go and we can't really stop that - nor should we with a player who will miss 25% of the season for us.

Brendan is v good with improving players who want to learn / trust him to do so (strangely all I hear is good things from the players regardless of whether they are youngsters or seasoned pros).

Now to the signings we've made - Lambert - better as a striker than Borini or Aspas - definitely in the Premier League.

Lallana - skillful player - in the team of the year (as was Charlie Adams) but should be an asset.

Can - unknown and not premiership proven but strong, can play in multiple positions and should be an asset.

So hopefully Brendan has improved his view on transfers just as he did with his tactics etc. last year.

It's not going to be easy but we are where we are and hopefully the signings this year will help us push on (whether this is this year on next).

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Good summary Hoola

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07 Jul 2014 20:24:19
Is deal for Moreno still on the table and could be resurrected with cash from Suarez allowing us to structure payments as required?

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I wondered if we would now go back for him now that money from Suarez transfer is there.
Seems to have gone quiet though in all honesty.

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07 Jul 2014 20:24:04
Reports that we haven't spent one penny of the Suarez money yet, the markovic & lallana deals were to play along side Suarez.

Looking at who Rodgers tried to sign last year with no CL I think we can get pretty excited as to who he may target now.

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No one is that naive BenC are they? Do you think we have a spare 100 million stuffed in one of the office drawers at Anfield? The club have known Suarez is going for months, all our spending is in consideration of this. If fans are expecting much more than Lovren, Betrand, Markovich, Lambert, Lallana, Can and Origi then you'l be dissapointed. that's already 100 million spent. i'm guessing that Brendon will want all his targets in before pre season. I don't see anymore coming in after these guys. But i'm happy. Seven signings totaling 100 mill plus is good going. Don't forget there's jan if we need to strengthen more.

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Except we've been in talks for Sanchez. That suggests we haven't signed the player most likely to mirror many of Suarez's qualities. A player who can play wide, central and contribute a decent amount of goals. Origi (if he signs) is not going to be part of the squad next season so we are one light from your list.

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We didn't seemingly move for Markovic until the Sanchez talks (or lack thereof) seem to have broken down. They're also not miles apart in terms of cost if reports are to be believed (£25M v. €40M). Could all be a coincidence, I suppose.

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No way on earth would Rodgers sell Suarez our best striker and not replace him with another striker.
We were willing to pay huge for Sanchez and huge wages.

Sanchez didn't work out so he'll now be looking for the next big striker.

You guys telling me if Sturridge got injured for a couple months you'd want lambert & borini heading the line for that time?

It's just not good enough, Rodgers knows this! Just be patient!

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I hope magically Borini steps up and scores 20 goals next season.

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@BennyC "Sanchez didn't work out so he'll now be looking for the next big striker."

On paper Sanchez is the best replacement as he is of similar style and can play out wide and centrally. From what you've said though you are making out it is Benzema or something we've missed, Sanchez is predominantly a winger and a winger who is flexible and can play multiple positions. If we play just one up top then we can sign another flexible winger and we will be ok.

That would be Lambert starting centrally. From our current/expected squad: Migs; Johnson, Lovren, Sakho, Flanno; Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana; Sterling, Markovic; Lambert.

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07 Jul 2014 19:48:12
Hi Eds,

Carrying on from your discussions of the younger members of the squad, who do you think is better out of Suso and Texeria?

Thanks

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{Ed001's Note - I love Suso, but I would have to say Teixeira will be the better player.}

Its a make or break season for Teixeira though - I mean he's 21 already, will be 22 in January, he has to start to make an impact on the first team. Is it possible that he might go on loan ed? I know you've said before that, because of his technique and playing style, that a loan to an English club lower down the leagues is pointless however do you think he might have an offer abroad that would suit both us and him?

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{Ed001's Note - I expect the decision to be made in preseason, when they have taken a look at how he has developed. Personally I hope he gets more chances with us, but I do think they will end up looking for a loan move for him. His age is irrelevant as his long injury lay off has put him back a year or more even. Flanno has shown it is not too late for him.}

Thanks Ed001, do you think Suso will leave this window?

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{Ed001's Note - looks that way.}

Thank god arsene didn't sack off ramsey cus he was 21

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07 Jul 2014 19:42:14
Brendan likes boys.

Yes you read it right. Brendan Rodgers is a youth coach. He feels most comfortable working with inexperienced or young players. He knows how to motivate them, how to train them and how to mould them into the players he wants them to be.

He is relatively inexperienced at the top level and he is still learning as he goes along. The reason he won't bring in any "big stars" is because he knows he would find it difficult to manage them. He doesn't want big ego's or disruptive players at the club as he isn't the type of manager who feels comfortable dealing with that sort.

It's like being a primary school teacher (for example). It's easy to teach young kids who are all eager to learn. They respect the teacher and look to impress the teacher by working hard. However, a high school teacher would have a much more difficult task. There are always disruptive pupils in the group or pupils who think they know better than the teacher.

Rodgers knows where his strengths are and to be fair he is doing a good job implementing them. I am a bit nervous as to how we will cope without Suarez next season. If we do only bring in young talents, will they be able to hit the ground running and fill Suarez' boots? Who knows, time will tell.

Red Rum

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We have always coped fine when Suarez was out banned so I'm not worried.

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His handling of Suarez was text book. An unhappy player had his best ever season. He bollocked Skrtel but then picked him on merit proving it's all about performance. And he persuaded a reluctant Gerrard to switch positions. So while I agree that BR prefers the blank canvas of youth it's wrong to say he can't handle big players and egos.

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I'm not so sure that he is limited to being a youth coach.

Gerrard, Agger, Toure, Skrtel, Lucas, Johnson, Suarez.

I think it's also the case that LFC have a policy of developing youths. FSG always had this in mind and for a club in our position (financially and footballing), developing youth potential is the only way to grow.

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You are not making sense

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Seriously?

The incidents with Suarez alone probably give him more experience than most have in a life time.

I think for us to compete we will have to buy younger talent that can appreciate in value rather than a £30M 29 year old who has no to little value in 3 to 4 years.

But Bredan is no youth coach - look at the changes and the performances last year - he evolved with the decisions he has had to make.

You may be worried without Suarez - then again he would be missing for 25% of the season.

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07 Jul 2014 20:44:56
You don't think Gerrard, suarez, toure, skrtle, Agger, Johnson are established well known players with big egos?

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I agree. This is the kind of post I have wanted to write for a while. I think the next big challenge for Rodgers past Suarez era is to find a Gerrard replacement. Despite his inexperience with dealings with egos he needs someone like him who will hold the whole group together, the leader.

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Lambert, lallana, aspas none of these can be considered young.
putting stevie in the holding role, dealing with suarez.

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Yet he's now dealt with the hardest to manage player on the planet & done incredibly well so you are wrong. He would find a way with everyone

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Sorry Red-Rum, I usually agree with most of your posts but this one is daft! Yes, he worked at youth level but most of the players he worked with at Swansea were not kids, likewise with Gerrard, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson, Carragher, Enrique et al.

Also, the likes of Sturridge, Coutinho, Lallana, Mingolet, Lambert, Can can hardly be called kids!

Sorry, I often write crap when I'm bored too but this beats my ones for sure

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Surely Rodgers and Lfc fighting to keep Suarez last summer shows that he wants to keep big players and egos because there isn't a bigger ego than that of Suarez. Obviously we are selling him now because he has tarnished the clubs reputation and embarrased it. Personally I think Rodgers has dealt with situations with his big players before and won't shirk from signing any. He is also looking to build for the future too and not ruin the clubs finances from sky high wages

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Sorry lad but I would say that Suarez, Gerrard, Agger, Carragher, Skrtel etc. were big stars before Brendan came along.
You do make a valid point that he is good at developing players and improving them. However I wold say he brought Suarez on leaps and bounds and I wouldn't call him a young boy (perhaps the mental age of a child).

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He handled Suarez excellently last season, but that's just one naughty kid in the class. I think once Suarez is gone he will stick to what he knows best.

Gerrard, Touré, Carra, Skrtel, Lambert are all experienced but they haven't been winning titles year in year out. They are humble, respectful and still hungry. I can't remember any of these stepping out of line.

Personally, I think Rodgers would struggle to contain the dressing room of clubs such as City with so many ego maniacs, whereas at Liverpool he is well suited.

Red Rum

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Never have I seen a post plummet so badly unless it was from Ozone

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Jessie was the name 'Jesse pinkman' taken or is it a spelling mistake lol?

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Thing is Rum, when you get a team like Man City's was or Real's Galactico's you don't really have a 'team', just a lot of very good players. Mourinho seems to like that type of thing but BR seems to have a very different philosophy and wants a team of players who are hungry, have a great work ethic and attitude, and are versatile and happy to play in different positions for the team. That's just a different approach, not a failing.

He clearly is a very, very good manager tactically, method and system wise, and player management wise.

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Just to clarify, I am not slating BR. I also don't want a team full of big egos.

As I said he's still learning, and of course he will become a top manager. I actually like his approach to management, it was just an observation that I think he prefers younger players to mould in his methods.

Red Rum

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07 Jul 2014 19:34:21
Hi Eds, is there a limit on how many players a club can loan out per season? Or is it just a limit of loaning per club?

We have so many promising young prospects who would benefit from regular football but I wasn't sure of the rules.

Cheers

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{Ed002's Note - No, but there is a commitment to run reserve and youth sides.}

Ah ha, of course. Silly me. Cheers

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07 Jul 2014 19:51:52
It seems we might have (unless I'm hugely mistaken) missed out on our main targets. I would have definitly taken hunterlaar instead of lambert. And I would prefer shaqiri to markovic (due to more big game expereince and playing in a superior league). I hate being negative, but I knew we were never going to sign any top class players and this far we haven't. The only one that I think will make a considerable difference to the first team is lallana. I hope I'm wrong in every way, I just really fear for us this season. Not because we sold Suarez but who we are replacing him with.

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Probably disagree with you on virtually all that post Kman (no offence) including Lallana. He's the signing I'm most concerned about.

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Why would you have taken Hunterlaar instead of Lambert?
They are of similar ages but Lambert is proven in the premier league, and can fit into our style of play.

Huntelaar would (presumably) have a higher transfer fee and command higher wages.

Lambert also has the passion for the club which I think really makes a difference.

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The window has been open 7 days, we are about to be paid for Suarez, give it time.

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07 Jul 2014 20:49:59
Seems you are hugely mistaken. They were choices seen as better alternatives. So I have read from Ed01. I think. Could be wrong.
Nobody can replace LS. We have to cultivate them, not buy them.

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Lambert and Huntelaar are so completely different there would be nothing stopping them playing together. I really wish people would watch Lambert before judging him. He is arguably more creative than Suarez and certainly more clinical. He lacks the burst of pace or dribbling skills Luis has but he is a creative player who likes to drop deep and pull wide, not a 6 yard box poacher. Huntelaar on the other hand is a poacher. Give it to him inside 18 yards qnd you've got a goal. Anywhere else he is nothing more than a hold up player. Lambert, Hunterlaar and Sturridge would be a goof strike force. Then we'd have Borini and Sterling for left wing and Markovic and Ibe for the right wing.

3 strikers is not a bad idea. We could quite conceivably (based on our pot ranking) end up dropping out of the CL in the groups. That means we could very well end up in the Europa league so having a big squad will be crucial! Wide players are easy to replace with re-shuffles (Coutinho, Lallana, Teixeira etc could all play wide) however striker is a specialist position so having 3 would be more than wise.

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I don't agree that Hunterlaar is top quality, if he was then maybe he may have made it at Madrid or AC Milan. Anyway you seem to want Shaquiri, was he a massively proven talent before Bayern bought him? No. Has he excelled at Bayern or done anything to suggest that he is a world beater? No. If Liverpool buy him then it is a player with the potential to be a big star, just like Markovic. The difference is that one of them is eager to come to Liverpool whilst the other one plays for Bayern Munich.

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Why do people bang on about Huntelaar? He is completely unsuitable for our system and would be a really bad piece of business in my opinion.

I'd actually go for Markovic over Shaqiri as I think Markovic has a better brain and seems to get his head up more. Shaqiri seems one dimensional and greedy at times -from the little i've seen of Markovic he's a team player, highly skillful, doesn't mind tracking back - his goal ratio needs raising but he's 20 years old, he is going to be a quality player in my opinion.

I think Lallana is going to be class as well: perfect player for our system, technically brilliant, great vision, can finish - will only strengthen our team and squad.

The negativity of some posters on here is mad - who exactly did you expect us to be signing? If somebody would have said to me that, by the 7th July, we would have signed Lambert, Lallana and Can and be looking close to signing Origi, Markovic and Lovren i'd of been ecstatic (and also confused as I didn't really know of Origi until the WC).

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{Ed001's Note - I don't get the Huntelaar thing either, he isn't even that good.}

No idea why you'd take huuntelaar over Lambert. I think he was a great signing. Lallanna will fit our side like a dream. I wasn't sure if either shaqiri or markovic but to say he has less big game experience is a bit unfair. he was part of a treble winning side (including Europa league) this year and three titles prior. I dint know if he'll set the World a light straight away but am sure with time will prove his worth! Then add in loveren and our squad and starting 11 for me is much stronger

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Agreed with many of the others, Lambert for me all day. Only 2 people had more assists than Lambert last season and only 12 had more goals. Frankly I think many are under-rating him and I'm quite happy we've got him, particularly given the price.

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I don't want Huntelaar either Seano. Not because I don't think he's good enough but because he's not the best option and as you say, we's have to play differently to accomodate him in the side. I want another flair player like Lavezzi or Sanchez but neither look at all lilely. I'd even go for Isco before Hunterlaar in a dream world but if Hunterlaar is the player Rodgers wants then obviously he feels we need another dimension up front.

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Well said Seano.

Suarez was / is always going to be hard to keep - I seem to remember people claiming Huntelaar being a bit daft and lacking football intelligence - he didn't do it at real madrid in a poor spanish league and I do not want him.

I think all the signings so far have been promising - do I worry that Suarez is gone - of course - but it's not as if we've traded equally or down this window so far (IMO).

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07 Jul 2014 19:19:19
What are people's views of the third strip?

I quite like it but think it would've been better not have the reverse stripe on the front - the black and grey with red edging looks good though - still I won't care if we win the league or champions league in it :o)


At least the goalkeepers kit looks better than the Home kit lol

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It's a mess.

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Prefer all of them to last years

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07 Jul 2014 19:48:09
I said earlier I think it looks to much like a old Manchester United top and I am not happy with it

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I think warrior need to be sacked and get adidas back in. Warrior do not make a nice shirt. I'm of the opinion that a football kit maker should have a number of kits they make and the fans choose the strip they want for the team.

Baz

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Why do we vary from our traditional colours FFS?
Red - home
White - away
Yellow - third kit.

Stop messing about FSG!

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I actually like it

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07 Jul 2014 21:23:20
Ken exactly mate spot on

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Me too Chris. Quite South American. Flamengo sort of vibe.

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I don't disagree Ken but I have been liking the black / dark kits - maybe because they are so different to previous years.

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I think that third kit is the best one in years. Dare I say, I will be getting that over the home kit.!

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At least the training kit is class

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07 Jul 2014 18:57:11
Evening Eds, Sorry if this has been asked before, but with the winners of the Europa Cup next season going into the champions league, would that mean that if an English side won it the 4th placed team would miss out. Thanks in advance of your answer

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{Ed002's Note - I explained this ages ago - try searching on Europa League.}

07 Jul 2014 18:54:54
Unless Ibe really shines in preseason I fully expect us to sign 2 wide players/attackers, we were after one before Suarez was gone, surely one would not be enough.

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Looking forward to seeing ibe in pre season. I think he is a really good player and will surprise a lot of people this season

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07 Jul 2014 18:43:06
Eds fellow reds, just seen the photo of L.suarez shirt in nou camp shop .take we have £75 million in the bank then .if not then LFC should be able to report them to FIFA and uefa . He is still contracted to us, that should put another few million on the fee with compo

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{Ed002's Note - Don't be stupid.}

Maybe we can keep his boots and newly bought gum shield instead?

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07 Jul 2014 18:35:10
Ed if sanchez doesn't come.which is likelt could lfc show any interest in munian possibly?

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{Ed002's Note - Where would the money come from?}

07 Jul 2014 18:54:51
Let's hope not Big Al.

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From suarez

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I was.thinking the suarez money.but then its.been reported munian has a large.clause and we look like signing markovic. Great player, not realistic I suppose

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07 Jul 2014 18:32:29
Having watched Markovic a few times he is very much an out n out winger, Quick, direct, tricky but his final pass, cross or shot is not quite there. With that in mind do you think BR will be looking at bringing someone to play through the middle more as a closer replacement for Suarez or will that be that in regards to attackers (origi aside).

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07 Jul 2014 18:55:35
Actually, I think he can be molded into a very good second striker.

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I personally would love Markovic and Shaqiri

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Doesn't he play as a second striker just behind the front man for Serbia?

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07 Jul 2014 18:28:30
Hi eds with us after Markovic and Origi do you expect them to be our last attacking players targeted or do you expect a replacement for Suarez as well?

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{Ed002's Note - If Origi stays on loan in France, then yes.}

07 Jul 2014 19:04:55
Lallana, Lambert, Can, Lovren, Bertrand, Markovic, Origi (out on loan).

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I'd say that's pretty well spot on, real AG. We'll be hearing the moaning for months, I think (until we start winning games, that is).

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You're one short AG

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07 Jul 2014 18:19:47
So ed 001 says markovic is instead of shaqiri, who is seemingly staying put. Do any of the eds know of any interest in any strikers to replace suarez or do the eds think markovic will be the replacement? Seems a gamble for a 20y old to take over such a key role? Thoughts? Also keep up the good work!

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{Ed002's Note - RTFP.}

Very very risky game indeed. This stinks of Spurs. I'm worried. The squads full of average and potential. If that potential isn't realised, we're in trouble.

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{Ed002's Note - I think LM will be fine but it might take a little while. - another year of transition perhaps?}

At least it's good for fifa and football manager players haha

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If Johnson keeps his right back place, is Bertrand a better left back than flanno was!

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Wait? You think a team that finished second and almost won the league is full of average and potential? Your assessment of the rest of the league must be scathing if that's what you think of Liverpool after the best season we've had for years. Or is this just whinging because suarez is going?

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07 Jul 2014 21:43:09
Well I know Origi's a young lad but against Argentina he didn't move. No running into channels, no gambling, no anticipation, no aggression, looked lost. LM, don't know much about him Ed002 but his final ball and strikes on goal don't look too impressive. It seems to me as though Rodgers has become blinded with pace, we still need to find the onion bag. As I've said before Rodgers, great coach. He's been woeful in the transfer market to date with his 'potential' signings and there's once again a host of them in this crop. As things stand I'm not impressed and I'm of the opinion we'll struggle next season.

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See me at the end of the season Nevada.

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England did well Nevada!

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Ozone. I agree with you about some of our signings being hit and miss. But Mignolet, Sakho, Allen, Coutinho & Sturridge all played major roles in our best season for yonks. All have long-term futures at the club. Right now Aspas & Assaidi look poor signings (but we will get most of our money back so no harm done), jury's out on Alberto, Borini & Ilori. That strike rate is comparable with most managers i'd say. The lower the fee the more risky it seems to me which isn't a surprise is it? We weren't shopping at Waitrose last summer and you take the rough with the smooth when you buy at Aldi.

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I actually blame Spuds for the fact we are signing so many overpriced average players.
90% of the time Spuds save us from signing dross by copying our targets and out bidding us.
Spuds have really let us down this window and we've ended up with some right dross. I think we ought to report them to the Court of Arbitration in Sport or something similar like Unipol.

;-)

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That seems fair, though I do recall people making similar claims at the start of last year

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Oh dear! More Ozone predictions? Mystic Meg strikes again!

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"Blinded with pace"?
Didn't Rodgers buy Lallana and Lambert, both of whom have as much pace as a tortoise with a broken leg.

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07 Jul 2014 18:11:15
Just reading Martinez write up on how he believes England are creating a legacy with this current England set up.

I hold no grudges against Roy for managing our club at a very difficult time. Ta for that lad.

But. Is he going to revolutionise English football? Is he balls. The idea is great but we ain't getting anywhere near a revolution or even a quarter final with him in charge. Funking laughable

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I agree. His tactical side was exposed (especially against Italy) and is too old to change his ways I feel. Good guy, good manager, just not the young dynamic manager who plays progressive, attacking football for me.

Ideally, a Rodgers or Martinez would be the way to go but obviously never going to happen

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Maybe Martinez fancies the gig and is laying some foundations? Would suit me tbh

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07 Jul 2014 18:07:52
Hello Eds,

What kind of a player Markovic is? Looked him up on youtube, but to be fair, even Cleverly looks world class on youtube. do you rate him? Is the money being asked for him is justified?

Thanks in advance,
Ashish

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{Ed002's Note - Chelsea has the opportunity to buy him for much, much less and have declined as they do not see him as ready yet. He needs some work but should do well in the future.}

07 Jul 2014 18:57:18
Well, with Chelsea out of the picture, I think we will get him now.

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That's great news, Ed! Very biased I know but as a LFC supporter I'm always going to be.

I'm pleased Chelsea didn't want him yet as I couldn't see where he would fit in with the surplus of attacking wide players they have and could see him being loaned out.

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Why don't Chelsea buy him for his clause or what not that they are entitled to and flog him on? Seems a pretty easy way to make a few million.

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{Ed002's Note - They will make money anyway - they are not petty enough to do that.}

07 Jul 2014 17:46:10
Hey eds an idea where my aquilani post went

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{Ed002's Note - I deleted it as you cannot seem to count at all.}

Harsh Edwina!

Xx

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07 Jul 2014 22:30:16
How can I not count at all, I said they both had r as the 5th letter in the first name, albeRto, lasaR and isn't Markovic and Aquilani both 8 letters long, your point is invalid

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07 Jul 2014 17:39:26
Ibe should be kept in the reserves for that haircut!

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07 Jul 2014 17:04:39
Emre Can scores an overhead kick in his first training Liverpool training session lol

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07 Jul 2014 18:10:15
Reminds me of Djibril Cisse/Michael Owen situation from Gerrard's autobiography.

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Where'd you see that?

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07 Jul 2014 19:38:39
The official LFC twitter posted it mate with a pic in him in mid air and the text saying he'd scored

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On LFC's instagram or on the official site

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07 Jul 2014 16:51:50
Everybody just please stop freaking out about the whole suarez replacement thingie
we are not going to replace suarez with Only Markovic/Shaqiri
If you can all use your sanchez obsessed minds for a moment remember that we had interest in left wingers regardless of suarezs future salah/Konoplyanka and now markovic
we are going to sign a striker (not itk) be it super Mario or Lacazatte
we tried for costa last year
So people just keep calm and watch the semis

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Too many semis on here with everyone thinking about Sanchez.

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{Ed001's Note - sorry mate, I can't help it, he is very exciting to watch ;o)

People said we won't replace Keegan, along came Dalglish, we won't replace Dalglish they said, along came Aldridge, we won't replace Aldridge they said, along came Rush, we won't replace Rush they said, along came Fowler, we won't replace Fowler they said, along came Owen, we won't replace Owen they said, along came Torres, we won't replace Torres they said, along came Saurez, we won't replace Suarez they say, along comes. we have always attracted great strikers, ignore what rival fans say, come September 1st we will have a stronger first 11 and squad.

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Lallana will play left, Sturridge striker, Markovich right and Sterling behind the striker. Coutinho will be cover. There isn't any room for more attacking additions. Markovic is 3rd choice after Shakiri and Sanchez who will not be joining. Lovren for central defense, Ryan Betrand for leftback and we are done for the summer. If we sign these last three we would of spent almost 100 million. Probably more when you consider the other fees and costs of a transfer. Saurez's 60 million will cussion that blow, but don't forget we are in debt and we are running at a loss.

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07 Jul 2014 18:11:39
You better not watch any old videos of Pele then Ed001, that semi-on might just literally explode ;)

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07 Jul 2014 18:27:21
Reet regarding your post on Arsenal site yes m8 5-1 the following week we knock you out of cup which we win lol.

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Mickee, no rooms for any more? What about injuries/rotations/subs. Yes we have lambert coutinho and to some extent ibe, but we need strength in depth and options, not just a first 11.

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I'm sorry reet, I'm afraid I'm going to have to continue freaking out until September 2nd.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!!

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07 Jul 2014 16:33:07
Don't believe all of the stuff regarding Sanchez not wanting to go to Liverpool. The fact remains that no fee has been agreed with Barca for Sanchez, so we haven't had sit down talks with him. Barca are investing a lot of money in Suarez, and as such they want a decent price for Sanchez. We are still in the driving seat as we are likely to pay more than Arsenal.

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Can't you guys just except it Sanchez doesn't want to play football for you .Its no biggie get over it, your no longer the big attraction you were.

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Devon yeah mate, you keep scraping for.fourth and getting spanked in europe. How long until wenger and ramsay.out?
If juve offered barca the asking price it would be arsenal who? ;)

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07 Jul 2014 18:55:40
To be honest Devon Gunner, Arsenal are hardly an attractive proposition. Despite the club being cash rich and having the new stadium they don't spend the big money on players and are less likely to win the premier league than Liverpool. Just look where the two clubs finished last season.

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07 Jul 2014 18:58:41
And you guys are not this big attraction that you think you are either.

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07 Jul 2014 20:00:52
At the end of the day girls modern footballers aren't arsed where they play , as long as they get top dollar.
Sanchez has said he wants to stay at barce, then after that juve,arsenal and us so where all sloppy seconds. Lol.

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A bit disrespectful, Devon Gunner. I think he'll go to your team and good luck to him and Arsenal. Shame we couldn't get him but these things happen all of the time.

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How is it disrespectful red, I'm not having a go my friend, I think he will go elsewhere anyway.Barca use teams as pawns in the transfer market.Was hoping you lot would have told them to do one.But at the end of the day money talks so I guess Liverpool have done the best they could with Dracula.Think you will do well with who your buying and if Sanchez does arrive at the emirates hope he scores against you lot lol

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07 Jul 2014 16:17:20
Good morning from Miami eds 001. i'm coming to Dubai on business soon would you like to have a bevvy with me sometime? I'm staying with my cousin who lives on the creek. If you are too busy or simply don't want too no probs.

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{Ed001's Note - depends when it is mate, my daughter is over for a few weeks from next week, so I will be busy then. Though August after she goes is not normally a good time to arrange anything! Email me through the contact form to let me know what dates you are over and we will arrange something.}

07 Jul 2014 18:14:37
Have you lived in Dubai long enough to know it's unofficial language is Malayalam Ed001?

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{Ed001's Note - no idea mate, there are so many different languages spoken, all of them unofficial bar Arabic and English.}

I moved from Dubai just when the modernization started. Seems like I missed/am missing a lot.
And Ag, Malayalaum is very widely spoken.

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07 Jul 2014 15:50:20
hey eds, been pretty happy with the way our transfers have been going.

I want to know what your views on Can's play style is?

And would you rate him better than the old henderson or at the same level?

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{Ed001's Note - I honestly have no idea about him, sorry.}

07 Jul 2014 15:48:44
I must say Ed01, you are the bomb. Thanks for the response to my post. It got me buzzing! Once again Thanks

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{Ed001's Note - thanks mate.}

07 Jul 2014 15:21:01
Reading Napoli interest in Lucas & Reina is for loans. Liverpool want sales rather than loans right Eds?

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{Ed001's Note - correct.}

07 Jul 2014 15:13:23
Great work once again eds,

Just wanted your insight on any interest in: griezmann. I've watched a fair ammout of la Liga last season. He looks better than markovic and shaqiri. Thoughts?


Cheers!

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{Ed001's Note - he is a very good player, but there are times when he just seems to not be making the effort he should. He just tends to get lost on the fringes, and the game drifts past him, when he should be forcing his way into the game. I know that can happen with a forward, if the service isn't there, but he is one of those that seems content to just carry on doing what he is doing, rather than looking to make something else happen.}

07 Jul 2014 17:00:04
I hope that i'm wrong but I just don't think that markovic will be good enough.He has scored only 5 goals and assisted about 4 in 55 games.hope that we don't end up like spurs players.

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07 Jul 2014 17:07:19
Have you ever seen him play before getting worried? Or have you just looked up a guy on whoscored?

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Everybody in the game seems to rate him as a major prospect so they must base that on something. He is 20 for goodness sake, give him a chance.

For those who hadn't noticed, we don't have the financial muscle we once did so FSG's plan is to buy great prospects and build for the future (supplemented with some good, experienced players). We did very well last year but we're still on a longer term plan rather than just the next year.

The markets and money have changed massively from when we ruled decades ago, add Hicks and Gillett to that, and we've some major rebuilding to do to get back to the very top.

That said, we still spend well and have a hungry, ambitious, bright young manager who is attack minded and has shown he can win games by tactically outdoing many other managers out there.

Don't fret, good sir. The future looks very bright!

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07 Jul 2014 16:49:52
Rest In Peace Alfredo Di Stefano.

YNWA.

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One of Papa Aguero's favourite players, and Papa knew his football.
Di Stefano, Puskas, Eusebio and Pele.

Respect Alfredo. YNWA.

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07 Jul 2014 16:40:45
Banter please ed. hey fellow reds does anyone else think that our 3rd lot looks a bit Manc . The type of kit they have had . I literally can't purchase it for that reason . Same reason I will never have sharp products imbroglio products or Nike or Vodafone or even a ferguson television

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07 Jul 2014 17:06:27
Imbroglio?? I meant Umbro

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07 Jul 2014 16:16:38
First post, so please be gentle, been following site quite a while, apart from Lambert and Sturidge, who do you believe will be our 4 strikers next season as top teams tend to operate that many(assuming Borini/Aspas go)Searched to no avail. Is there one nobody has seen coming in, or will he use Sterling in a more central role

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I wouldn't be assuming borini will be off. I am guessing we will only need 3 strikers as I'm also guessing we will be playing just 1 up top as an actual striker. So borini, Sturridge and lambert will be fine, plus a few other players can cover and we can even use the youth team if need be.
I would be expecting attack minded midfielders and/or wingers will be brought in instead, ie: players like Sanchez, markovic and shaquiri.

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Hi crazy horse and welcome. A lot of teams don't play two up so it's not always 4 strikers required these days. That said, I think BR will want 4 with luis gone and challenging on 4 fronts. So Sturridge, Lambert, Borini and someone like Huntelaar maybe. We will need to sell Aspas first obviously.

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07 Jul 2014 15:47:19
Greetings Eds & Fellow Reds.

I just want to voice my opinions on things at present.

1) Suarez : amazing but troubled player, always seemed to do his best on the pitch but does not want to play for us any more . MOVE ON!

2) Signings : all this guff I see about we must sign a world class replacement .What guarantee do you have that any of these superstars will adapt? I think that signing Young hungry players or experienced players with a more predictable level of performance is a reasonable strategy . So far I am happier with our business than I have been in a few years . I think people need to remember that Liverpool don't usually sign great players they make them .

3) Progress : What is with some of you Doomsday merchants? The club is enjoying a relative period of stability, Runners Up in the league, attracting & retaining some real quality .I think that this season will be a much tougher ask with competition on all fronts but if BR keeps moving the team forward then I think we can consolidate the progress made last year and with a wee bit of extra cash spent wisely we should have a better team than last year Suarez or no Suarez.

Our strength is in our unity keep the faith .

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07 Jul 2014 16:42:52
All good points Kobi.

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07 Jul 2014 15:18:09
Got to say I'm very excited about markovic, I watched him play twice on tv last year and he was outstanding, never seen a guy with so much pace and ability as this.
Reminds me of a young Ronaldo.
If he beefs himself up a bit like Ronaldo did he could be the next big thing.

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He reminded me a bit of Suarez as well.
Nowhere near the finished article but hard to believe he's so young with all that ability.

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07 Jul 2014 16:44:09
Ahh the infamous 'Next X Player' curse.

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07 Jul 2014 14:58:03
mario ballotelli will be a Liverpool player by the end of transfer window, you heard it here first!

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Nurse! Nurse! He's off his medication again.

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07 Jul 2014 15:25:10
Even if it was true (which it isn't) we all heard it elsewhere first

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There might be a very small possibility he signs for us but he'll never be a 'Liverpool player'

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07 Jul 2014 15:28:10
I have heard it before. Sorry man.

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Mourinho: "He's unmanageable"

Mancini: "If I speak to him every day I need a psychologist"

Mad Mario is throwing his career away. We will not replace one trouble-maker with "issues" with another. Of that I am sure.

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I think I have heard it here first because you made that one up pal!

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07 Jul 2014 15:40:17
There is a very good therapist in Rodney Street for this sort of thing!

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He's not even that good in my opinion.

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He's the football version of Joey Essex.

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{Ed001's Note - who?}

Ed, I believe a Joey Essex is a rare specie of ape found primarily in the region it is named for, Essex.

It is recognisable for its distinctive white teeth which it uses for mating displays and scaring off predators. Its alarm call and general noise and quite distinctive as well; they are so similar that they can sometimes be mistaken for English.

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07 Jul 2014 19:09:47
It is almost as intelligent as a pretzel I hear.

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07 Jul 2014 14:38:59
Ed is Hulk available?

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{Ed001's Note - no idea, sorry.}

If he's available my missus would have him - she's comes in to watch the end of the Brazil games just to see if he swaps shirts with someone. Hope he does not come to Liverpool, I'll never get any peace to watch the match.

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Available or not, he is overhyped.

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07 Jul 2014 15:25:49
Sorry Chris, I'm afraid he's married

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Could be a good fit at Doncaster.

A horrendously over-hyped player.

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No I think he has a signicant other, don't be disapointed

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He's garbage anyway.

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You can get him on DVD still I think.

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07 Jul 2014 18:16:26
Garbage is more useful in a recycle-themed society.

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Yeah hulk is available. weeknights on gold

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07 Jul 2014 14:35:46
Afternoon Reds and Eds, I've just read an article on the echo, about players who they feel could replace Suarez, So I thought I'll post them on here for a bit of banter and too see who everyone would/prefer

Name: Carlos Tevez
Club: Juventus
Age: 30



Name: Antoine Griezmann
Club: Real Sociedad
Age: 23


Name: Marco Reus
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Age: 25

Name: Xherdan Shaqiri
Club: Bayern Munich
Age: 22

Name: Iker Muniain
Club: Athletic Bilbao
Age: 21


I would like too see Reus and/or Shaqiri

What are your lots thoughts?

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{Ed001's Note - just so long as it is not Tevez! His attitude is terrible.}

I think Shaqiri is the best fit for us. Would love to see Markovich, Sterling & Shaqiri playing around Sturridge & Lambert fed by Coutinho & Lallana. Some terrific footballers there.

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All of those would add quality to our team, tevez a bit old now tho.

I've always had a soft spot for Munain though ever since I saw him rip utd apart at old trafford, if he can clean up his act Rodgers could really get the best out of him.

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07 Jul 2014 15:30:16
No chance of Muniain, Reus or Tevez.

Shaqiri there definitely is interest in and Griezmann I don't know.

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07 Jul 2014 16:04:54
I want luis muriel or lukaku we've done business with Chelsea before. But muriel for me.

Higuian is a shout

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Got to admit I used to love watching tevez play. Wouldn't have him at Liverpool now though.

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I wouldn't say Shaqiri would be a replacement for Suarez. Out of the others I would go for Munian or Greizeman.

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07 Jul 2014 14:19:30
Hi Eds, regarding the LB situation do you envisage BR giving Brad Smith some first team opportunities this season? BR must rate him as he played him at Chelsea.He looks like an excellent back up to Enrique. Thanks for your work

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{Ed001's Note - I expect him to get the chance in preseason, then it is up to him to show he is ready for more first team action.}

I don't get what the hype is over smith, he's got pace but his touch is not upto first team standard, seemed lost when he played that one game last season. he's 20 now if he was good enough he would be playing already.

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Clueless Benny. His touch is so good he was often played as a left forward. He would've had a chance anyway had he not suffered a long term injury.

But sure, judge him on the 20 minute cameo against the 3rd best team in the league whilst out of position.

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I know what you means EMS. But if he's ready for the first team then last season should have seen him break through. Enrique out most of the season, Cissokho underwhelming and we needed to play a RB who's only 1 year older than him out of position? It's logical to deduce that BR thought he made a terrible mistake by playing him in that match and that he just wasn't ready?

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Pretty sure he played left wing due to concerns over his defensive abilities which concerns me. but ed001 said he has a good head on his shoulders in regard to attitude work ethic and ability to listen and learn so I would certainly give him a shot preseason.

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07 Jul 2014 10:50:20
Gday Eds, If QPR can somehow throw enough money at Johnson to persude him to swap CL football for a relegation battle do you know of any 1st team ready RBs that have been looked at? Seems to be a total vacuum of ideas in that department. Montoya is the only one I can think of and I believe Barca want to keep him. Any names at all to get us excited about getting rid of Glen?

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{Ed001's Note - I would expect Flanagan, Wisdom and McLaughlin would be disappointed if we brought in another right back.....}

07 Jul 2014 15:19:15
Yes I would agree. Flanagan & Wisdom should be good enough to compete for RB slot this season with Kelly as backup & McLaughlin going out on loan, hopefully to a Prem club.

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And if all else fails Kelly

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Gota feeling Wisdom will be sold this summer

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07 Jul 2014 14:09:17
Eds. please please please put me out of my misery. surely we are not looking at Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. he is 31 and no better than Lambert.
please tell me its paper talk and I can go for a few scoops tonight a happy bunny!!

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool has expressed an interest.}

07 Jul 2014 14:33:41
Yes, he will be 31 in August but what is your problem with him? His scoring rate is better than 1 goal in every 2 games and last year his scoring was 2 goals in every three games. If he played 21 games for us and scored 14 he'd represent a very good return.

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Maybe not such a bad idea. While many of us are thinking of who to replace Suarez with, Rodgers is probably thinking how to replace Suarez's goals. And this guy is not such a bad bet. Of course he is not as athletic, tricky, fast or mobile but his positioning as a CF has always been very good (his career goals stats clearly prove it). We have enough speed and mobility in other players to get him the ball when he is in critical positions and hopefully score.

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Plus if he's no better than Lambert, then as good as would be good enough for me. what's wrong with having a couple of proven goalscorers?

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07 Jul 2014 15:44:23
Hackney , I can see no fault with your logic .

Who do we sell Lambert to , then?

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07 Jul 2014 14:01:15
Eds.Same contact tells me we have sneakilly asked about Antoine Griezmann - I am wondering if you guys had heard anything?. would be a great asset

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{Ed002's Note - "Sneakilly"?}

Yeah. as opposed to "officially".

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Ian Ayre: Pssst! I shall say this only once! Is Griezman available?

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I'm imagining Ian Ayre tiptoeing around Real Sociedad's training ground in a fake mustache and glasses, whisphering and coughing at everyone who happens to pass him.

Ayre: *cough* 10 million and a pot noodle *cough*

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This is accurate. Contact was made in the sneakiest way possible,, his agent was in a Nandos toilet in a cubicle,,, Ian Ayre wasted no time at all and slid a note under the door. My source was peering over, stood on the sink.
Not sure what was on the note and if it's a loan or attempt to buy the player but Piri Piri sauce was not part of any agreement between parties

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07 Jul 2014 13:57:40
Afternoon Eds,

What do you make of Lovrens behaviour? Do you think it justified or do you think it is out of order? Is it obligatory for a club to inform a player if a bid is made for him? I would love Liverpool to sign him but can't help but feel he's acting very personically, surely there are better way of handling this! A formal transfer request being 1 of them!

Cheers

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I half agree with you because it does seem a little like he's "throwing his toys out of the pram" behaviour, but I imagine most Southampton players are currently very annoyed that they appear to be getting asset stripped with very little indication that they will build on previous years.

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07 Jul 2014 14:38:35
Out of order, It's like the Suarez situation last year, we all was a little mad when he expressed his feelings about the arsenal bid.

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{Ed001's Note - but what about the bonus they were promised by Cortese that was not paid to them? There is a lot more to this than just a player being upset about not being informed of a bid. This is a camp in turmoil, with a lot of unhappy players, club selling its best assets, no sign of investment in the squad and appointing a manager who is best known for managing on a small budget. It is difficult to know what to think, I can see both sides of this one, though I do think he should have kept his mouth shut and sorted it out behind closed doors.}

07 Jul 2014 15:28:54
He has every right to be unhappy but he went to far saying his head is already with us. That's not on and makes me a lot less keen on him than I was.

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I agree, Ed. I've read a few articles now and things seem to have changed somewhat from being an ambitious club with refreshing and ambitious chairman, manager, players etc. then since the chairman left it looks (at least from the outside) that the club is being asset stripped to sell on. Who would be happy with broken promises and a complete turnaround in ambition. It's a job after all, wouldn't we look for another job ourselves in our employers did the same?

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I thought he had put in a transfer request?

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07 Jul 2014 16:58:56
Surely his agent would of told him of our interest and Bid?

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07 Jul 2014 18:45:36
Yeh, like it is impossible for him to find his way through the gates of the new £30m training centre (no investment/no ambition?) and find the door marked RK? But then he is a manager only known for managing under financial constraints (silly me, wasn't that MP?)
If the guy wants £100k/week he should have the guts to say so rather than all this smoke and mirrors nonsense. Check the records, he has previous form and Saints gave him a chance to re-build his career. Injured for a chunk of last season, so not even given a full season in return.

I suspect if a bid was made close to Saints valuation he would have been informed.

Why the talk about asset stripping? RK has been offered all proceeds from sales to fund any purchases-that is replacement, not stripping. Will he use it all-doubtful IMO-eg £33m for Shaw and a replacement nearly ready within house so not really any need to spend that sort of money on an extra LB. Suspect new players will start to arrive this week, just over a week since RK started and been assessing the squad and completing his coaching staff.

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Good luck StMarys. Saints have been a breath of fresh air in the PL and you have developed a seriously good team. Despite the fact we and others want to nick all your best players I hope you replace them well and blood more great youngsters.

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07 Jul 2014 13:43:39
Have we even bid for markovic?

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Do you live in a cave

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07 Jul 2014 16:38:08
I do. But I am Batman.

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07 Jul 2014 10:42:23
Ed01. You seem to rate B. Smith and Texeira so highly. I don't know much about them but will be most grateful if you can make brief review of them. I hope you aren't loosing hairs already from reading dumb posts? Lol. Do have your self a wonderful day man.

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{Ed001's Note - quickly:
Smith - fast and hard working attacking left back. Lacks a bit defensively but that seems to be part of the game these days for full backs. His pace is such that very few attackers will have any hope of beating him for pace, it also allows him to atone for most errors by getting back at the attacker before they can get clear. Still looks a little weak at times, but he should be able to strengthen up given the chance to play against full grown adult players in the first team. Also, apparently, is a very good listener, I am told he works to instruction well, which should allow him to develop very quickly when he gets a break.
Teixeira is just quality. If is hadn't been for injuries, I feel sure he would already be a first team regular. He is calm and composed on the ball, good vision, great range of passing, good touch and technique, is capable of gliding past players and has a decent shot too. He lacks a little in the physical dept, which is why he struggled so badly at Brentford while on loan. But he is a very creative player.}

Hi ed 001 do you think teixeira will play some part for Liverpool next season or will he most likely loan out? I understand they will view on him during pre season before decide, but just want to get your point of view . Thanks

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{Ed001's Note - I expect him to get a few run outs next season.}

Completely agree on both players Ed. Could you write a short little paragraph on Ibe as well? I really rate the lad and just wanted to know your thoughts on him.

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{Ed001's Note - Ibe is very easy, he is just like a younger Raheem Sterling, though with less tactical nous. Instead he has more pace and power. I doubt he could cope with being asked to help at full back, like Sterling has done, but he can be devastating when he has the ball at his feet. We are very lucky to have him and Sterling at the club, both at the same time.}

Ed - when does Teixeiras contract run until? Transfermarkt says June 2014 but I thought he had another year? Do you know?

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{Ed001's Note - I am sure he has more time left, it might be in the form of a club option, which would be why Transfermarkt wouldn't have it on there. Contract lengths are awkward to keep up with, so many options can extend them at a moment's notice.}

Cheers Ed. Like you I'm a big fan. Really hope he gets chances and takes them this season.

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07 Jul 2014 17:00:06
With all these great young players, I just can't help thinking Pacheco & Suso.

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07 Jul 2014 16:46:32
Transfermarkt is updated every summer. But during the year, the voluntary editors of the site add/take off things which skew actual data.

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{Ed001's Note - the youth contracts are notoriously difficult for them anyway mate. Any contract with club or player options to extend are awkward too. Contracts are such a difficult area anyway, I try and steer clear of getting into them, there are so many variables such as appearances triggering another year etc that can alter them at the drop of a hat.}

07 Jul 2014 18:59:59
I agree Ed001.

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Regarding ibe again ed. do you see him ending up as a striker or winger?. I can make arguments in my head for both but would be interested in your thoughts

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{Ed001's Note - personally I think he will end up a striker.}

07 Jul 2014 13:13:28
Interesting that the Uruguay coach has told radio that Suarez and Liverpool had agreed to sell him to Barcalona back in November
And Liverpool pulled out after Uruguay beat England, wonder if the manager was havinng a wind up

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07 Jul 2014 15:32:45
Well, like the eds said. Lots of these big money deals are agreed in advance of the transfer window.

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07 Jul 2014 13:11:22
So anyway, the mate of mine who told me about Luciano Vietto being on our radar says he is still a hot topic .anybody heard anything?

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07 Jul 2014 13:26:38
Not on RADAR, but perhaps on SONAR.

Sorry.

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If we are signing Origi there's no chance we will also sign another striker for the future. In fact we are more likely to look at a Huntelaar type who will bridge the gap to Origi & Markovich being ready to perform consistently at a high level.

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07 Jul 2014 12:56:55
Eds, what about Vedad Ibisevic? A very good scorer for a while now in the Bundesliga and with Stuggart barely escaping relegation might relish a journey to UK.

Or maybe signing a veteran for a year or so for their leadership or experience like German Denis (Atlanta)?

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{Ed002's Note - What are you expecting me to say?}

07 Jul 2014 12:55:17
On this whole Suarez thing.

Brothers sadly this is business and this is football there is little or no loyalty. In saying that though Brendon knows this and has handled the situation well, and the vast majority of our squad now are pretty loyal, nice lads.

While he was here he certainly entertained us and helped with the growth of a lot of the younger players. He is going but look to the positives, chill a bit and less of the nastiness for and against him. In a very short time he will be a distant memory and we will be left with a very very good squad.

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07 Jul 2014 12:32:15
Our third kit looks killer. Black and Red

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It's a killer in the eyes I reckon! Awful stuff! At least they won't have to wear it too often hopefully

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I think once we play in it most peoples opinions will change.

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07 Jul 2014 12:05:24
It does seem as though the day after Origi scored that winning goal for Belgium he was all of a sudden a target for us. But as others have said I'm sure he has probably been on our radar for a while and the fact he scored that winning goal just spotlighted his imminent move to Liverpool.

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He was reported a target before he was included in Belgium's provisional world cup squad at the end of last season, though that was speculation and at the time they were talking about £3m.

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Unbelievably, it is possible Liverpool FC had scouts at the biggest football tournament on earth. Scouts who are trained to get MOTD fever about the right players. It's possible he came to our attention at this world cup and then analysed his performances last season using this new technology called 'video' ;)

You could be right and perhaps he was being watched all of last season. I wouldn't entirely rule out our interest being a very new thing though. Even an educated fan can spot a good player within 2 or 3 games. So imagine how good people paid to do it are?

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He was watched all season.

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07 Jul 2014 11:30:48
A quote from Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez :

"Luis had told me about the Barcelona interest in November last year a few days before the Jordan match. At that time the talks between Liverpool and Barcelona were very good and an agreement was arranged back then.

After the amazing season he had Liverpool did not want to sell him understandably and they began to back out of the deal they made with Barcelona in November last year.

Luis got word of this a day after the victory against England. He was a changed man, he got upset and his head was elsewhere. He could barely train with the rest of the team. I had to have him train with a different group from the main squad."

Make of it what you will!

vrcomp
Y.N.W.A.

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Sounds like timely propaganda for the FIFA ban appeal to me. Trying to make excuses for his behaviour during the game and lay the blame at LFC's door.

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So it wasn't his fault after all, total blame deflection.
I'm sure an agreement of some kind was reached for him to leave this summer back then and I'm also sure Liverpool have been trying to change his mind since the turn of the year given his incredible form last season, who wouldn't!
But this is a very disrespectful story to create to blame Liverpool for his behavior your better off without him that's for sure.

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Don't care for anything regarding that biter
can't wait for him to leave

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Liverpool didn't tell him go bite someone and you can have your transfer, its his life.

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07 Jul 2014 12:23:16
Ed002 has stated all along discussions were in progress for Suarez

I make of it what I have alluded to before. he contrived a situation (the bite) to force a change.

It's all premeditated and calculated. He done it at Ajax and got his way, didn't second time around at Liverpool, despite trying, but now it would seem, ironically, that because Liverpool had a possible change of heart, he took it into his own mouth to move things along!

Fantastic footballer, of that there is no doubt, but a despicable human being.

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Does Suarez want to leave with anybodies respect intact? I wish he'd just FO! He was finally starting to win me over last season after all my scepticism. Then he went and blew any chance he had of ever earning my respect by letting us down once again. I don't even dislike him now, I hate him. Blaming everybody but himself and his pathetic excuse for a country are backing him.

A racist, violent, cheating, mercenary who deserves nothing short of a career ending suspension the next time he so much as opens his mouth on the pitch.

I cannot forgive this. His leaving has left a more sour taste in my mouth than even Torres or Owen who were both my favourite players at the time. Suarez isn't even my favourite and he's driving me mad. The way he has disrespected my club is unforgiveable and I don't wish him even a shred of luck with the rest of his career.

I'm not a great fan of Markovic as I think he's too slight of frame and lacks the end product to be a hit next season. However, If he wants to be here, is willing to bust a gut to improve and do his best for the team, I'd rather have him in my side than Suarez any day.

Goodbye Luis, don't even bother paying a PR spin doctor to impersonate you in a pitiful attampt at a goodbye letter to the fans. You'll only point the finger at the Media/FA again when really there is only one person to blame for the black cloud that will now hang above your head until the day you die; you.

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November! Yet he signed a deal in december

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07 Jul 2014 13:08:59
I'm sure this is half true but it makes no sense of why he would agree a contract extension in December (signing it on Dec 20th 2013) if there was already an agreement in place between Barcelona and Liverpool. It is far more likely that only he and his reps sought the move in the knowledge that a termination clause was in place. As talented as he is, I am sad to say I'll be glad to see the back of him and all the bad baggage that accompanies him.

Good luck to Barcelona because I'm sure he'll do well for them for a year but every team in La Liga will be on full alert to wind him up and I am absolutely sure he will misbehave and so be banned when Barcalona's transfer restrictions come into place in 2015 making it difficult for them to get shot or replace him. Tne gamble is not with us selling him, it is with whoever buys him.

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It's not uncommon for the signing of a new contract to happen just before a move away from the club. Often it tidies things up and ensures everyone gets what they want/need. Which seems on the surface to be what's happened here.

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07 Jul 2014 15:32:00
According to this story though Anfieldboy, it was already all done and dusted and everyone was getting what they want.

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What I find amusing about this is that it might be an entirely false quote as it's supposed to be from a radio show he was never actually on.

Read elsewhere that this quote was apparently made up, posted on Facebook in Spanish by some kid, then translated into English, and spread all over the place by 'journalists' who don't bother to fact check. Go figure.

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As with all these things there'll be part fact part fiction. You'll know from my previous posts over months that I always believed LS was on his way (to either Real or Barca) bite or no bite.

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All players come and go and good luck to them, suarez going or preparing to go when he signed a new deal does not bother me at all, we made on the deal and we enjoyed watching him while he played for us, I don't care how he does for barca as I only care how are players do for us, we didn't sell him to a direct rival [ ala torres ] so that's a bonus. its up to us to replace him and we have a few bob so we can strenghten the whole squad. onwards and upwards for us I say and remember we always have new stars in the making.

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07 Jul 2014 16:47:19
It has been confirmed as False Quote.

Much ado about nothing comes to mind.

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07 Jul 2014 11:09:55
Hi Eds,

great work. José enrique has just posted a picture on twitter saying "First day of training with the team. Very happy to see all my team mates. Ready to start! :) "

Is he now fit? and do you think he's part of Brandans plans?

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07 Jul 2014 13:31:03
I think he will stay for at least another year. he should be fit by now.

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Don't you mean he wil be fit by then?

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07 Jul 2014 10:36:26
This is how I understand the Lazar Markovic situation: 50% of Markovic's right are owned by Benfica and 50% by a 3rd party. Chelsea have an option to buy both these 50% at a certain amount X. If another club, like LFC, have bid an amount Y (higher than X, acceptable to both Benfica and the 3rd party), Benfica has to inform Chelsea and then Chelsea can decide whether they want to buy him at amount X.

Ed002 informs us that Chelsea don't consider him ready for the PL, but the final decision might lie with Mourinho. I have no idea if Mourinho can over rule other Chelsea decision makers into buying him.

If there is anything wrong, please point it out so that spreading of misinformation can be prevented.

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{Ed002's Note - It is close enough and reflects the situation last summer. Something has since changed but it is not worth going in to. It is not a case of Mr Mourinho over ruling anyone - the decision will, in this case, be his to make.}

Seems complicated for LFC to buy him. A bit like the Can deal with different circumstances.

There is a good chance Mourinho won't want him going to a rival.

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{Ed002's Note - Chelsea are not going to be petty about it.}

07 Jul 2014 12:21:52
Thanks Ed002. Hope this now stops all the Markovic/Chelsea/3rd party questions.

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I think Ed is referring to a possible amendment to the agreement negotiated during Matic's move back to Chelsea?

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{Ed002's Note - No, an agreement reached when he moved to Benfica. You can't amend the contract of another player when one player moves.}

It's all very murky this player trading malarkey. Hard not to talk about finances when so many players have different people owning a leg here and there. We should open it up like the world of horse racing so we can all take a small stake in a player and maybe get a nice day out to watch our man in the cup final.

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07 Jul 2014 21:13:54
Ed002, is it true that Abramovich and Chelsea own a company along with some football agents that holds part of players contracts ownership? I read an article about it somewhere. Thanks

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{Ed002's Note - Surely not!!!!}

07 Jul 2014 10:08:19
hey eds
what do you think about Enrique?
will he be sold?
is he fit yet?!

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{Ed002's Note - He started pre-season early.}

07 Jul 2014 10:33:18
Is he expected to be fit for the start if season Ed and compete for his place in the team?

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{Ed002's Note - The club has said nothing yet.}

I hope he is fit he has a perfect balance of defensive and attacking contribution, not the best in the world or league but the player that suits us the best. He would totally man handle Sanchez and Cuadrado.

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07 Jul 2014 10:08:11
Ive never seen markovic play. Can anyone give me there opinion on him please. many thanx bill

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Lazar Markovic Pace+++, physically strong, good engine, intelligent, direct runner, can open teams up with his pace, crossing ability or astute pass. excellent mentality and works hard both defending as attacking. Would be a perfect fit for us and their is still some more to come from him development wise. Not sure he will come to us because of Chelsea`s option to buy, but for me would be a real asset and a real star in the making.

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Think of what a player would be like if he has traits of both Moderic and Robben though he's not the final product.

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He has pace trickery and great work ethic.

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07 Jul 2014 11:12:17
Physically he is not strong at all and he definitely doesn't have a good engine. That is now. these are things he can work on.

I think he is at a similar level to Raheem Sterling.

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Disagree with you AG he is not easily knocked off the ball and will tackle back and win possession. Not saying he is Tommy Smith but he does have good strength. As for his engine he works hard and always puts a shift in forward and back. Are you sure you know the player.

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Royzered
He is quick, very quick, but he's a can be a bit lazy when it comes to tracking back and he's not very strong particularly in the air and his decision making and final ball need work. That said he does have the tools and does learn. I would put him at about the level of sterling 12 months ago and he could improve at the same level
In my opinion

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07 Jul 2014 11:52:16
He is by no means the finished article but he is faster than the roadrunner.

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From the games I've seen, which is not a full season by any stretch of imagination, he's Orite. He'll be an impact sub,, nothing more

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Well that is what football is all about opinions. Think he will fit in nicely though but as I said still has some development to do .

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07 Jul 2014 12:47:14
To go from a good player to an awesome one, he needs to spend a month after training just running onto a ball and spanking it again and again until he can get a good controlled hit whilst at speed. I think the speed and energy side of his game is very comparable to Sterling but there are elements to his game that remind me of Walcott a lot more.

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He's a good little player with great potential. Chris in Tamworth was spot on when he said that he is at the same level Sterling was a year ago. He is lightning fast and very tricky. However he didn't get a single assist last season so his crossing and passing leaves a lot to be desired. That said though, he scored 5 league goals and 7 in total last season. So he does contribute attack wise. I'd agree that he has a good engine as he's excellent at closing the defence down, however his tracking back needs to be improved on. I've not seen loads of him, but he looked good in Europe and the few games I did see.

I like him as a young prospect but he needs to bulk up a bit, learn to get his head up before playing the ball and add a bit of consistency to his game. Rodgers did that for Sterling though so hopefully next season we will see him grow into the team as it goes on and by January (like Sterling) he will be firing on all cylinders. I can't imagine anything better than Lallana/Coutinho sliding through balls in behind for Sterling, Markovic and Sturridge. The only problem is, the pace of those players will cause teams to sit deep against us and park the bus. Therefore we need to hope that Sturridge, Coutinho, Lallana and Hendo have their shooting boots on for next season as we will likely see a lot more goals scored from the edge of the area as we try to break teams down.

On the other side of that though, If anybody comes out to play us we will be absolutely lethal on the break, even more so than we were with Suarez in the team as he had a tendancy to slow the play up due to his lack of (blistering) pace.

Next season is going to be fun!

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Im serb so I have watched lazar alot. he is really really quick, good with the ball but needs calmness when he is infront of a goal. money we are willing to spend on him is in my opinion to much. for less money great addition, for that money better save it and givee ibe a chance

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07 Jul 2014 10:01:00
It has occurred to me more so lately that the minority of fans, will moan when we don't put up the extra couple of mill to buy someone and also moan when we do! Never happy some!

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Yep spot on. We either don't back the manager and don't pay enough if clubs want more or else we pay what clubs want and we've paid too much. It's a real case of waah waah waah

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07 Jul 2014 12:20:03
Maybe there are few sets of fans here, those that are sensible and those that need the bragging points?

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07 Jul 2014 13:21:17
Modern social media has meant that that all fans now have a view and a platform on which to present that view. So we now ALL have ideas on who to buy, who to sell, what owners are worthy, what wives are worthy, what footballers are worthy and how much everything in the world of football costs or should cost. It is not something that is only specific to Liverpool supporters. every village has its fair share of fools. Hell, I've been one often enough in the past.

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07 Jul 2014 09:53:45
Alright eds and reds
I run a community football academy based on the Wirral and we are currently looking to organise a charity family fun day to raise money for cancer.
I was just wondering if you knew of any sponsors or organisations that might be interested in sponsoring such an event or gifting prizes for raffles etc
Cheers

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07 Jul 2014 10:16:28
Perhaps you can contact one two of the players?

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I run a sports team in Leeds. The grosvenor casino sponsor us and a few other teams such as university ones, and can put on meals afterwards. Depending on the casino, somehave function rooms which don't require you to be 18 to enter.
I've often had a bit of success with local takeouts and restaurants. I'd try and offer something to them. They often set up a food/drink stall on the day which makes them the money back from sponsorship.

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07 Jul 2014 10:48:03
I am relatively good friends with Connor Coady's aunty, I can ask her if he would be able to do something?

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07 Jul 2014 12:00:15
Would love to contact one or two of the players if anyone could think of a way of getting through to any of them?
If you could speak to coady's aunty that would be ideal, thanks!

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Twitter Alex Mate. The best guys to ask are Carragher, Gerrard and Sterling as they are the three players who do the most for charity work. Coutinho, Lucas and Agger/Skrtel are good bets as well. Most footballers use twitter and it is very common for footballers to retweet their fans. It's worth a shot? I don't use twitter so don't ask me how it works or what a retweet even is, I just know of it!

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07 Jul 2014 14:17:40
EMS is right, Twitter is the way forward and perhaps it is one of very few noteworthy uses of having a twitter account.

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07 Jul 2014 09:47:51
Just when i'm showing concern who will replace Suaraz . Rueters are now saying the deal for Lazar Markovic will be completed within the nxt couple of hrs as chelsea didn't want to take up the option and the deal was done last nite. if true this guy is quick . talented and is a team player . just the Brendan profile

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07 Jul 2014 16:06:47
But is he potential, or ready to perform highly at first team level? If were getting rid of world class surely we should go for world class or there abouts. Lazar is still very young and unproven. Experience should replace experience at this point.

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07 Jul 2014 09:44:01
If true does anyone know why Sanchez does not want to join Liverpool but is interested in Arsenal.
I don't know a lot about the player so don't know if he is what we need but am interested in why players would not be interested in joining a club with such a wonderful history and massive support around the world.
From reading the posts and replies from the Eds he seems to be very very special so it's intriguing me so much more now as to his declining our approach.
I understand over the last few seasons that we couldn't offer CL but we now have that carrot too and chances are the club hasn't even discussed salary so it's not a money issue.
Any inside info or if something's been published in something I haven't read would be greatfully appreciated.

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07 Jul 2014 09:50:49
Should it matter? if he doesn't want to come, I prefer not to waste my time talking about an irrelevance.

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Hes a manchester utd supporter

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Living in London most likely and he is apparently a manc fan as well.

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Many players prefer London

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Let's be honest I don't think he wants to join us because we have been out if champions league for years, we have been lower down the league for years when year in year out arsenal are close to the top 3 and every year make the champions league.

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I think like with a lot of over seas players, the draw of living in London brings them to clubs like Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea (although the latter has a few more draws such as more chance of winning things). He may not feel like he wants to live in Liverpool

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07 Jul 2014 10:18:21
If he was a Manc he would have chosen to go to Manchester United as they have also bid for the player.

Maybe he is a Manchester United supporter but not a that good a supporter to chose them without CL. Ha

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07 Jul 2014 10:31:17
Just like to point out arsenal have not qualified for the cl yet.Imo it's the London reason in this case.

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Perhaps he didn't like being seen as the small 'chip' in negotiations. He plays for the biggest club in the world and being swapped plus change has got to sting a bit. I think in this instance if he played for a different club then we'd stand a better chance. Anyhow. come on Juve i'm hoping you get the deal done!

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Maybe he doesn't want to be a direct replacement for Suarez or to be compared to him continually by the media. that's a lot of pressure for anyone and would make his settling in season twice as difficult.
At Arsenal he'd be seen as an addition not a replacement.
Just a theory

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That's what I think Nickofella.

You wouldn't want be known as the make weight in a deal would you. Think we will go and do a seperate deal maybe if the boys up for it.

Any doubts from him though he can do one. Simples.

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07 Jul 2014 09:34:17
I know it's still early doors. but starting 2 get abit worried about our attacking options for next season. I now we just bought Origi . but sure he will go back on loan nxt season. and can't rely upon sturridge for a complete season playing champions league and prem. def going to miss suarez . the way he keeps defenders guessing on on the turn . Just hope we do get a proven goal scorer . BUT WHO?

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07 Jul 2014 09:52:07
Ok here goes:

Strikers: Sturridge, Lambert, Borini
Support: Coutinho, Sterling, Lallana, perhaps Markovic.

I think that is strong enough.

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Lambert no?

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Stop worrying lots of time left

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07 Jul 2014 10:46:21
There is loads of time left. Hopefully Suso will be part of the squad too. Yes, we are losing Suarez, but somebody calculated that between Johnson, Skertl & Mings individual errors we shipped 25 goals. Suarez scored 31. So that's only a shortfall of 6! Easy. :-)

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Why Lambert no?

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07 Jul 2014 12:53:35
Allen and Hendo for the support as well AG

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Hope Borini gets right up for it this season lads.

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07 Jul 2014 14:18:52
No, I meant as players who will be in the team primarily to support the attack: wingers, attacking midfielders or second strikers.

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07 Jul 2014 16:18:04
I agree with the original post. I don't expect lambert to perform at the highest level week in week out in two elite competitions like sturridge would do. Sturridge will get injured, that is almost a certainty. And some of you are suggesting that lambert or borini can lead the line if that was to happen?

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07 Jul 2014 09:26:10
Anybody else think Pepe Reina is being an arse?

Instead of enjoying this seasons football, he's going to sit on the bench playing second fiddle all season just because he won't lower his wage demands.

This is going to cost us whatever his wages are.plus I think he'll be out of contract next summer so will leave us on a free,
For someone who claims to have great respect for the club, he's not showing it.
And it means the git is essentially wasting a year of his career, just to pick up a few more £££,

Cheers Pepe but you can keep your loyalty!

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07 Jul 2014 09:52:48
It's a negotiation tactic I think. He probably wants LFC to release him from his contract.

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07 Jul 2014 10:01:23
Pepe isn't demanding anything. It's his contracted wages and he is entitled to them.

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Pepe is a really nice man in person. Just because he has wanted to leave for years doesn't exactly mean he doesn't respect Liverpool because I know that he does. He just always wanted to go to barca or Madrid. (Home)

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07 Jul 2014 11:42:54
Or maybe he saw Mignolet flapping at a load of crosses last season and fancies that he can displace him?

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07 Jul 2014 12:34:04
With Champions League this season we need at least 2 goal keepers that are better than what Jones offers, so Pepe coming back might just work out, if not Pepe then hopefully someone with better mentality than Mignolet.

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07 Jul 2014 13:33:57
Pepe would fit right in the Flapping department.

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07 Jul 2014 09:25:18
With it looking like we will miss out on Sanchez, I would be more than happy with us getting our hands on Lukaku. I feel we need another top class striker option and there are not many better out there than Lukaku.
Forward options of Sturridge, Lambert, Lukaku and Borini should suffice.

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Firminio for me . we like our strikers to be able to drop in and play our type of footy . not sayin lukaku not a good player. he is

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07 Jul 2014 09:42:13
You will be disappointed if you think Lukaku will be looked into.

We have already bought Lallana, Lambert and Can.

We will probably buy Bertrand, Lovren, Markovic and Origi. And that will be it for this window. Origi might well go on loan and because of that, I think we can expect LFC to keep Borini for another year.

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Borini? You have to be joking, and this our first season back in CL?. Sturredge great not a problem, lambert fine for the minor games but then borini for what? i'd rather cash in with the mackums and put the cash towards someone who at least looks like he can score a goal.

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07 Jul 2014 11:15:09
Not joking. Just being realistic.

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Very harsh on borini, he managed to score goals in a struggling Sunderland side and might I add he played with a broken foot for two months for us in his first year because we were short on strikers. Give the guy a break.

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07 Jul 2014 08:59:51
Hi eds/reds

Also what's the latest with Dejan Lovren i'm sure I heard the Southampton wanted arournd £23 million was it?
Cheers

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{Ed002's Note - There is nothing new.}

07 Jul 2014 09:19:58
Morning all, do we still hold an interest in a new goalkeeper as backup/challenging Mignolet in goal next season. If/when Pepe Reina leaves?

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool replaced Pepe last year.}

07 Jul 2014 09:14:41
Morning Eds,

In your humble opinion, who would you want to replace Luis. I'm asking for a realistic alternative, someone, you think we could actually entice to Anfield. Cheers

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{Ed002's Note - What I want is of no relevance - I have said what forwards Liverpool have shown an interest in.}

I think we should look into sombody like Dzeko, no interest shown, not even rumours but he is a great player sitting on the bench, maybe another sturridge waiting to happen. He scores nearly every game he plays.

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07 Jul 2014 08:38:46
Ed001 if you are about I am thinking of starting a side project involving football in general using Statistics. I was hoping if you could help me with some details and is there some way I could contact you personally?

Aziz.

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{Ed001's Note - use the contact form mate, I will look out for it.}

OK mate I will do that. Thanks for the reply.

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

This is one of my first years projects in college actually. using statistics and algorithms can you pick a perfect starting 11 for a team of your choice! I'll be interested to hear what you're doing and see how it goes!

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{Ed002's Note - There are to many undefined variables to make that possible.}

I'm just saying what one of my first years projects is studying econometrics and operations research. I would have assumed it is impossible but I will post it here once completed to see what you think anyway ed ;)

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07 Jul 2014 08:48:02
Just wondering what the eds take on the markovic transfer? Do the eds think that will end interest in shaqiri? Or would shaqiri be an alternative to Sanchez? Or would markovic be the last forward player to come in? (If he signs)

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{Ed002's Note - Read the posts.}

07 Jul 2014 08:42:52
Putting money and controversy aside - does anyone blame Suarez for wanting to leave to Barcalona?
He's 27, does he not have more chance of winning medals or becoming 'the best player in the world' by the move? He'll be playing with Messy, Inesta, Xavi etc. Its more than Liverpool could offer him right now. Liverpool will be cashing in and we've got to keep moving forward, LFC is not about one player. We need to be sure we keep making top 4 for now and keep a strong squad, we are still not that likely to win the PL next season in reality.

Personally I wish Suarez well in the move to Barca, he's given us some great memories, he's got us a top 4 spot. I really hope he gets a runnners up medal in the champions league for Barcelona next season (with LCF picking up number 6).

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Hi RedAce, I don't think Suarez has any chance of becoming the best player in the world, certainly not at Barca. He was the main man here and he shone. Messi is, and always will be, the main man there. The team will be built around Messi and it will be built to suit him, not Suarez.

Barca's game is possession based and Suarez likes to try things which don't always come off. Barca won't like him losing the ball as much he did for us, we didn't mind because he could create something out of nothing but in Barca I think they'll want his pass percentage to be better and to leave more of the magic to Messi.

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07 Jul 2014 11:10:19
I personally don't see him being there more than 2-3 seasons due to similar issues you mentioned above Sean Ireland (And that's not if he bites yet another player). I don't think he will settle for being down the pecking order behind Messi and Neymar or being dropped for certain games as they will sometimes only play Neymar up top on his own and pack the midfield. Look at Sanchez, a fantastic player but being sold mainly because he doesn't get along with Messi.

Good luck to the guy but I'm just glad we're getting rid and not having to put up with anymore scandals caused by him.

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I won't lie and rpetend I know much about luiz enriques tactics.
Xavi is leaving/has left the club though matey.
I would expect Barcelona to change their style of play, Messi gets crowded out easily atm and last year at barca he wasn't exactly standout for me. I think Bayern and athletico have shown if you press and close down every player in barcelona, they struggle to break you down. The tiki taka needs a hell of a tweaking.
I don't think their play will be so messi centralised from now on.

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As long as Messi is there it will be whatever way he wants it to be. I don't see him not starting the big games though IMH - for me it will be (on paper at least but obviously they move around a lot) Neymar LW, Messi CF, Suarez RW.

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You'd think it would make more sense playing messi rw but I jut can't see it happening

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@Conbicks, I agree it would make more sense but that doesn't matter. Ibrahimavoic.

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07 Jul 2014 08:29:41
Hi Eds,

to yourself or fellow red supporters, i'm not in the know about Divock Origi can anyone shed any light on him for me, Good bad indifferent? Any player he would be similar too?

Cheers guys/gals

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07 Jul 2014 03:31:59
got one for poll of the day: should the premiership referees utilize the foam spray popularized at the world cup next season. (YES)

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{Ed001's Note - thank you mate, good idea. I have been thinking it for years, ever since I first saw South American football shown on TV and watched them use it. Hard to believe that now, what must be well over 10 years, maybe even 20 years, later, and we still haven't caught up on the idea in Europe!}

A local Sunday League ref was telling me yesterday that county FAs are putting pressure on refs to get the spray, but they have to buy it themselves, 5 cans for £56! Last about 10 games. This ref is refusing to get it because he feels that he shouldn't be the one having to buy it, yet the county FA are basically forcing his hand

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I think the spray's a great idea but like all ideas they are only good if managed. Did you see the James Rodrigez free kick against Brasil in the qtr final? The defence were 5 yards away before he kicked it.

Not putting down the idea, I really like it but need to stop the crap refereeing or else it'll count for nought :-)

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Just buy a cheap razor foam.

I think the world cup has proven it doesn't work though, it hasn't at all been enforced.players still encroach an extra yard. the Brazil vs colombia game was a fricking joke for it.

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06 Jul 2014 22:37:09
Edd001, Markovic is looking like it will happen and for 25million or whatever the figure might be ans.origi( who is unproven and being loaned back) for a healthy sum. Does it not concern you like me mate we are splashing cash at players in positions that should not be priority? For example we couldn't agree the payment terms for moreno a top LB and look like coming up well short in that position with betrand possibly and yet spending a lot of money that IMO shouldn't be.spent on certain players. What do you think?

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{Ed001's Note - worries me a little, but I have faith in the club to know what they are doing. They are not planning for just next year, they are planning for the future too, and so you do have to sometimes accept short term pain to get long term gain. Personally, I have no problem with not spending the money on Moreno, so long as it means someone like Smith is going to get a chance to show what he can do.}

To go with what Ed001 has said I'd further that and add so long as £6-7m isn't wasted on lower quality like Bertrand. My point being if we can't clearly improve LB then let's stick with what we've got.

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Atm, we have enrique, flanagan and smith who can play LB and johnson, mclaughlin, flanagan and kelly who can play RB. I say if we have to spend the money on another position, then we can still survive with the current fullbacks that we have.

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06 Jul 2014 22:34:25
Ed001 have you seen much of origi & markovic?

If so would love your opinion on them as players please

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{Ed001's Note - not seen a lot of either sorry.}

07 Jul 2014 08:22:50
Macca any info on

Markovic
Origi
Sanchez
Lovren

Thanks

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07 Jul 2014 08:14:56
Ed002 - seeing as though Sanchez seems unlikely now, any idea about who Liverpool may see as an alternative?

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{Ed002's Note - I have explained about all of the players I see Liverpool as having an interest in. Lallana has signed already. I think the expectations of the fans for a dozen or so new players is a long way off target.}

07 Jul 2014 07:45:22
My opinion to All the Eds and fellow supporters is that I'm not at all afraid about goals next season. We have Gerrard x 8-10 per season. Sturridge x 20-25. Lambert 15-20.Sterling x 10-15. Continuo x 5-10. Lallana x 5-10 and the few defenders heads and freakish In offs and deflections. You do the maths :)

When a big name leaves or gets injured. Others fill in and play better to prove a point and be noticed. Let's give these guys a good chance. We will be in CL next season too.

Can't wait for the first game!

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07 Jul 2014 02:47:13
Hi edds, any truth to the rumours that Sevilla are now interested in Skrtel? Or is it only Napoli who are interested? Thanks

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{Ed002's Note - Neither are interested as far as I know.}

07 Jul 2014 02:31:52
Have we any sustained interest in Lukaku? Seems he is on his way out?
I have been told by Journalist friend that we are back in for Moreno this week!

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool has shown no interest in Lukaku.}

07 Jul 2014 02:01:26
Liverpool over the past couple of years have been buying young players and sellimg them for a profit for example Owen and Torres and now with Suarez likely to leave I believe that Lukaku fits the bill as he is only 21 and knows the Prem pretty well.

Do we have interest in him?

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{Ed002's Note - You think Liverpool sold Owen in the last couple of years? Liverpool has shown no interest in Lukaku.}

Owen went for a pittance as he put his own needs ahead of the club that made him. That's why so many LFC fans hold him in such low regard. That his career fell off a cliff after leaving Anfield is karma. Torres was different. A little like Lovren he felt bitter about broken promises and at least we made a ton if money on him (albeit we squandered it criminally)

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More importantly, you think Liverpool bought Owen?

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07 Jul 2014 00:38:59
Hi eds can I just ask a quick question with regards to Markovic. I understand that Chelsea have a first option so will be allowed to match our bid. My question is what say in this does the player have? Are we aware that he would favour a move to Chelsea or Liverpool or is that irrelevant because of the clause? Cheers and sorry if this has been asked

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{Ed002's Note - It is nothing to do with "matching" any bid. No player can be forced to move. Why no read the posts before asking questions.}

07 Jul 2014 00:08:03
Eds what about the markovic deal did we actually put in a bid for him heard he's reporting for training tmrw as in benfica's training and Do you think a deal might be likely?

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{Ed002's Note - He is a Benfica player - he is bound to report for training.}

06 Jul 2014 23:59:27
Hi eds. Just heard Emre Can has decided to take the number 23 jersey. Brave move, but hopefully we will see another club legend being formed in that jersey. Lastly I'm glad that the club had not retired the jersy number on Carra's name, it's always good to see young players trying to live up to the greatness of previous players. Thanks

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Would have been nice to see flanno take that shirt and continue the scousers in it after fowler and carragher but I agree that hopefully we'll be celebrating a new legend in the coming years in Can.

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06 Jul 2014 23:52:40
Hi eds,

With Markovic looking increasingly likely to join, do you think this will have any impact the clubs pursuit of Shaqiri? Personally, I'd love to sign both, but can't help but feel Markovic is instead of Shaqiri.

Any thoughts/info on this would be appreciated.

Cheers.

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{Ed002's Note - Shaqiri remains an option.}

06 Jul 2014 23:14:46
We've been linked with quite a few LB over the summer the latest being Bertrand at £6m, just wondering if any of the Eds know if we've shown any interest in Andrew Robertson of Dundee Utd who'd be available for about £2m, for me an absolute bargain he's the current SPL young player of the year and just broke into the full Scotland team.

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{Ed002's Note - Not that I am aware. West Ham, Southampton and Hull have shown an interest in Dundee's Andrew Robinson.}

07 Jul 2014 07:23:55
Hi Eds,

With the Suarez to Barca deal all but done, will BR look to bring in a replacement for Suarez ASAP or leave it until someone suitable comes along? Or do you see Markovic being his replacement?

Also, is there still a possibility of Tello being included in any Suarez deal or is that dead in the water?

Cheers.

jamie

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{Ed002's Note - I have explained where there is interest in players - Markovic is certainly not a replacement for Suarez. Tello is not p[art of any agreement for Suarez.}

07 Jul 2014 07:15:39
Greetings, do you guys have any idea when the teams resumes training.

kind regards tims uncle

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{Ed002's Note - It will vary from now onwards as players return from the World Cup and then a vacation.}

07 Jul 2014 07:51:21
Ibe was tweeting last night about looking forward to being back to training tomorrow

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07 Jul 2014 05:38:56
I want Suarez to stay. He is too good a player. I know what he has done and he probably needs help. But we will win a lot more matches with him.

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One player scoring lots of goals and winning matches isn't the same thing. How many times last season did we score lots of goals only to conced 2 or 3 in the same match, meaning that we had to score lots of goals, or lose or draw to teams that we really should be beating? Selling Suarez will allow us to improve the Squad and hopefully stop conceding so many goals, turn those Aston villa 2-2 draws onto 2-0 wins and those 1-0 Southampton losses into 0-0 draws. You only need to win by one goal to get 3 points, so him scoring 4 goals in one game is very nice to watch but ultimately unnecessary.
Also why keep a play that obviously wants to leave and will even go to the extremes of getting himself a lengthy ban to force a move. good riddance to him, just hope we get a fair price for him, spend and invest the money wisely and get a few players that gel with the great squad we already have and win us some trophies.

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07 Jul 2014 05:00:01
Alright Eds, have we looked at Juan Bernat of Valencia as an option for Left Back?

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{Ed002's Note - No.}

07 Jul 2014 01:33:19
Feel sorry for whoever 'replaces' Suarez. He's going to have a hell of a lot of pressure on him from some fans.

Who ever we get to fill the void most likely won't get the goals Suarez does, or have the same ability.

It's a team game and we need to rely on the squad and not just a certain individual!

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07 Jul 2014 06:35:47
You talk way too much sense Ian.

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Suarez is irreplaceable as a player. But. Look at recent history, who was Torres before we turned him into a world class striker, same for Suarez. Sure both were upcoming and capable or we wouldn't have bought them. But we turned them into £50m & £75m players.
We have already done this with Danny he is easily worth 3 times the £15m we paid
We'll move on but as a player no other top 5 striker in the world chases like him and only Ronaldo and Messi can beat players or take the free kicks he can.
We will just find and create someone of that level, but just not the same.

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07 Jul 2014 07:59:02
Umm Crunch, don't really mean to rain on your parade, but both Torres and Suarez were captains at their respective clubs when we bought them. And neither were up and coming youngsters, but were established young strikers who were bound to be snapped up by a big club.

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We don't turn players into world class players they do it themselves by working hard with assistance of coaching staff at the club.

Red Rum

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Getting a bit carried away there Crunch. Torres and Suarez were both already well on their way to being world class. Also we got Sturridge for £12m and he's not worth triple that yet never mind the £45m you're saying he's worth.

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07 Jul 2014 01:58:27
I'd be very happy with Markovic & Origi but I think Vietto should also be a target. We have been eyeing him up for some time now a second striker like him may be needed to provide us with an option similar to Aguero in a positional sense. He can pop up anywhere you need him to, the strikers we have now are more straight line runners and don't really play in tight spaces.

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07 Jul 2014 00:25:46
We're just doing a Spurs here. Can Lambert Lallana Lovren and Markovic for Luis Suarez. There's got to be a world class player coming in. It's just not good enough, the quality has to be replaced we're talking about the best player in the world here and we've got to bring in a guy who's going to be the star, the match winner, the world class player that every top team has. Should have just been one in one out like in the 80's. All these players won't gel, another year of transition

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If we drop one place next year and earn three less points, I'll personally be okay with that. Why does everyone keep talking about Spurs as if they had some sort of awful season?

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07 Jul 2014 06:38:46
We did try for Sanchez and we failed. This probably why we are not going after all the fantasy signing a lot of people here want like Hummels.

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07 Jul 2014 07:55:42
Well that's it guys, we're screwed. I mean a bunch of top coaches, a great manager and a largely successful scouting team all think these players will be a great asset to us immediately and in the future and will help us win plenty of games and have great success next year. But DBol says they won't gel so that's that. Everyone, hand back your season tickets, we've screwed up, it's all over. Relegation looms for certain.

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I get what your saying AG but we can't just stop there. I think people are forgetting which football club we actually are, we SHOULD be targeting Mats Hummels and Alexis Sanchez and if we fail we act aggressively and offer the money they want. Just annoys me how we was on the brink of history with this squad and manager, and now were going back to 5/6 signings and losing our only world class player

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Once again we will only be starting I'd say 3 new players on average. and lallana barely counts as if anyone thinks he won't gel then they're mad. it's not like against Southampton on the 16th we're going to have 8 New faces like?

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Then we'll make more world class players. Honestly, when was the last time we bought a 'marquee', 'big', or 'world class' player?

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07 Jul 2014 09:37:28
Why should we try when we know the players have no interest in joining LFC? That would be a waste of time, energy, money and petrol in Ian Ayre's harley.

And what if we get this World Class, really really expensive player and he turns out to be a dud? Big loss and for sure everyone will blame FSG and Ian Ayre.

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07 Jul 2014 00:27:23
One quick point. Our style of play last year produced goals. This was just as much a reason for suarez 31 goals as it was the player himself. Play without fear. Danny also got 20.

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06 Jul 2014 23:42:48
Just a thought!

if we offered Suarez £350k a week plus would stay he stay?

Worth it!

I a just going through the classic grief process and am up now to the bargaining stage, As a red for forty plus years, he was/is the best player have ever seen in a LFC shirt. Though never liked him personally but a genius.

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{Ed030's Note - As well as costing us close to 15m plus a year in wages he would also cost us sponsorship's and tarnish the reputation of the club. He is a great player but just move on and support whoever replaces him. }

You don`t reward repeat offenders with a significant raise in wages. That is a recipe for disaster, my friend.

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We gave him a raise after biting Ivanovic and pushing to leave. Would think he probably got a raise after coming here from Ajax as well.

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06 Jul 2014 23:22:08
Will Liverpool attempt to sign any first team players this season I haven't heard of any of these players before excluding lallana

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{Ed030's Note - You have not heard of Rickie Lambert }

07 Jul 2014 00:19:38
Signed or attempting to sign (rumours)

Emre Can - first team for club that came 4th in Germany, breakthrough season (mostly under club legend Sami Hypia) and great prospect.

Markovic - one of the most exciting young talents in Europe at the moment that could potentially be for sale (so excluding the likes of Neymar etc)

Sanchez - first team for Barcelona the majority of the last few years

Shaqiri - Major squad player just shy of being called a starter for Bayern Munich.

Lovren - Croatian international since 19, stalwart of Lyons defense for a number of years, Champions League experienced, great first PL season.

Lambert - hasn't failed to get 20+ goals and assists per season no matter the team or league in an age.

Rojo - first choice LB for Argentina

Monero - first choice LB for Seville, twice Europa league winner at 21

The fact that you don't know or haven't heard of these players isn't because they aren't quality, or even that they aren't high profile. Fair enough if you don't know them, we all have varying interests and time to commit to watching football. But don't judge the clubs ambition on your knowledge because you clearly don't know enough to do that

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He must have been asleep or in a trance when all these transfers/rumors were happening.

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