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25 Apr 2015 13:19:15
Edd002 can I ask why are we showing serious interest in players such as milner and depay now instead of waiting until the season ends in case of a new manager coming in?
Makes no sense to me unless Rodgers will be remaining because surely if a new manager is being lined up you get him in asap and work with him on the players he may want? I know clubs work early to move on players but in our case I am a bit baffled.
We are all aware of our terrible transfer dealings under Rodgers and the committee yet we aren't waiting until the summer to assess it all.
And depay and milner are again two players we don't need Imo which adds further to what state we are in. Milner is an expensive(wages) aging squad player who won't improve us and depay is an unproven player in an already crowded position who will cost a fortune.
It would be great if I could get your opinion on this Edd002 if you have a minute.

{Ed002's Note - Clubs have scouts watch players all year around and clubs discuss players internally and then will discuss the availability of the player with agents and owning clubs - regardless of when the transfer window opens and closes. Coaches and managers are one part of that overall process but they are no more than transient employees of the club. So a new manager arriving may inherit players the previous regime were part of the decision process to buy. Clubs have to manage a change of manager as seamlessly as possible - as an example, Mourinho originally arrives at Chelsea and was immediately joined by two players purchased at the behest of Ranieri - Cech and Robben. You just get on with it. Whilst a new manager arriving would perhaps see a target or two change, he (or she) has to work with the tools available. The club have a sustained interest in James Milner - and are putting effort in to getting a deal in place - but other sides can talk directly to the player and that gives them some advantage - wages may yet be an issue. Depay is, as I have explained, a player Liverpool would like to join them, but I suspect he will end up elsewhere.}

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25 Apr 2015 13:40:48
Thanks Edd002 for reply.

25 Apr 2015 13:48:18
What do you think of Liverpool's scouting network ed002. Also Liverpool's efforts to get a deal done? Are the same staff still involved that offered a third of the price for Salah (i appreciate this wasnt the only issue), the decision to offer £8 million more than Chelsea could buy Markovich for? In general, in these 2 aspects of the club, do they do a reasonable job or room for improvement. Compared possibly to the clubs above us maybe? Cheers.

{Ed002's Note - The club fired three senior scouts and replaced them earlier in the season as part of the overall review - so as of yet I don't know. It is one of the same people involved in transacting transfers when courting Salah and now there is be a second person involved - when the deal for LM was done.}

25 Apr 2015 14:27:27
It was also the case when we bought Cisse even though Houllier had agreed a deal for him 12 months before he signed. Houllier was gone and Rafa was in therefore it was Rafa who worked with Cisse







 

 

 
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