16 Apr 2015 15:57:55
Hi Eds,
I know a lot of our summer transfer activity will depend on Rodgers still being in charge (personally I would like him to still be there, as disappointing as this season has been), but surely there are plans, if not only just an intention, to offload the likes of Borini, Lambert, Mario, Aspas, perhaps even Markovic etc? With these players apparently being attack minded, will this not allow us to go for maybe one proven goalscoring midfielder and a proven striker then let youth make up the numbers? Also with Gerrard leaving, could his wages, along with the well paid dead weight mentioned above be a positive factor in targeting players, or our we still tightening our belt? How far are we from being healthy enough financially to lure the players we need without FFP concerns?
I know that was a bit long winded but cheers for reading and I'd really appreciate your thoughts.
{Ed002's Note - I have explained what I know about players in and out and Liverpool's on going FFP problem.}
16 Apr 2015 20:03:27
Ed002, not qualifying for the CL, does that hurt LFC financially in our current state?
{Ed002's Note - Give me a break - loss of CL income, loss of additional TV revenue, loss of sponsorship, not being able to attract the 17 "marquee" signings Liverpool are planning this summer, yadda, yadda, yadda. What do you think?}
16 Apr 2015 20:35:01
How can you say you want Rodgers to be here next season then go on to list a group of players to offload all of whom rodgers signed,some of them for far too much.signing the wrong players or signing and not using them correctly is precisely why he should go
16 Apr 2015 20:42:03
Thank you for confirming what I am thinking Ed002.
Now try to explain that to those who believe "Rodgers deserves one more season"
{Ed002's Note - I think that is a different matter Max. The owners will continue to do what they perceive (under advice) to be the best for the club. They won't flip-flop in the same way as many of the fans do, it is a real big deal investing > investing > investing > no return.}
16 Apr 2015 21:01:16
If we change Manager now then we will be going through the "transitional period" again for the next 2 seasons though?
{Ed002's Note - Why, other clubs make seamless changes. It is a worry, but you don't keep a failing manager for that reason.}
16 Apr 2015 22:11:13
So why ed002 have Liverpool been relatively unsuccesful for years on end? Where have we, the club been going wrong?
{Ed002's Note - Because the fans start out wanting it to be someone else's problem. There is never an acceptance and time given - the fans suffer from the constant knee jerk and the owners have reacted. They need to be bullish going forward.}
16 Apr 2015 23:10:53
What good is a manager when all he manages is to make an embarrassment of us in the champions league? We had a group with Ludogorets and Basel. Has everyone already forgotten his ridiculous team selections for almost half a season? It's time for a change.
16 Apr 2015 23:50:42
Clubs constantly go through 'transitional' periods, its down to the strength of the club management to create the stability and consistency which brings success. Currently LFC doesn't have that strength.
Football is, like everything, in a constant state of change.
17 Apr 2015 01:10:32
Transition can no longer be applied when you have spent over 300m in the transfer window since 2011 with next to NOTHING to show for it. That is NOT change. That is epic failure and that is what needs to change.