05 Feb 2016 01:28:12
Seems to be doom and gloom everytime I come here. And all this talk about us not being able to attract the top players. Of course we can't, haven't been able to keep our best players neither for many years now. It's a fact.
When's the last time we signed a renowned world class player, I'd say not in decades. We've signed players who may turn out to be very good or world class.
And in that time many top players have turned us down. And our star players have always left. Owen, mcmanaman, alonso, masch, Torres, Suarez, sterling.
Face up to it. We support Liverpool because it is our club. Not because we win trophies and great European nights because those days are long gone.
Us being mediocre is old news. But we can only hope for better round the corner.
05 Feb 2016 06:15:33
Have we EVER signed a world class renowned player? In my opinion we have bought players that have the potential and then possibly turned them into world class renowned players. That's always been the Liverpool way. Granted of late we have struggled to keep them happy. People focus on these marquee signings so much. has Leicester signed this type of player. No they are where they are on team work and confidence. One player doesn't win you silverware.
05 Feb 2016 06:16:36
Doom and gloom alright!
05 Feb 2016 06:30:24
mr jumbel, so far the Liverpool way for past 3 years is we pay world class prices for potential players.
05 Feb 2016 07:44:01
Liverpool fc never sign world class players we make them.
Makes me laugh, we don't sign world class players cause they won't come to us. Sanchez.
We don't make them either, probably only Suarez.
Torres had a good couple of seasons.
The saying should be: we can't sign world class players, we make good players look rubbish (lallana, benteke, lovren, Sahko etc. )
05 Feb 2016 07:57:42
Have we not ALWAYS struggled/ not tried to keep our top players? Historically, which LFC legend didn't leave us for other challenges? Only Kenny really, pretty much everyone else came, spent some great years and went again for something else.
05 Feb 2016 09:26:54
Maybe you forgot football before the Premier league Frisky along with a certain Gerarrd, Alonso, McManaman, Owen, Fowler?
We certainly have had more than 2 world class players in our time.
{Ed002's Note - I doubt it - Owen, Gerrard and Alonso certainly did not play for Liverpool before the Premier League.}
05 Feb 2016 09:27:45
hjikle, I think you missed out a man who spent all his playing career in this country with Lfc. Of course I mean Gerrard.
05 Feb 2016 11:29:50
Ed I said he forgot the days before the premier league AND Alonso, Owen, Gerrard etc.
I am well aware of when they played but I still consider them plus a host of players before the premier league who were world class.
You're not European Champions 4 times in 8 seasons without having some world class players. No other English team would know about that though.
{Ed002's Note - Yes but it is a lifetime or two ago. Liverpool the Huddersfield Town of the 70s and 80s - we don't need to be told.}
05 Feb 2016 12:45:22
We've had one or two - Gerrard (who if you didn't notice did end up leaving eventually) and KD spring to mind. But we've had a lot of top talent over the years!