08 Jun 2017 08:11:00
Ed01 thank u for sharing what u know about the vvd deal. My question is this just the start of it. Just before the end of the season klopp made a statement saying how they had really positive talks with players / agents over transfers and how interested they were in the project. At the time it didn't sit well with me based on what happened last summer zielinski we were accused of tapping up along with goetze. This feels like arrogance to me. Do u think we have tapped up other players this summer. Is it why we have stepped back from salah. Also the arrogance spreads to people like carra and other itks on twitter who claim that every club does this. Is it commonplace are we just unlucky naive or not savvy enough that we keep being caught. Finally as soon as I saw the headline the other nite saying we had one the race for vvd I sniffed trouble. Southampton were never mentioned. It almost seemed like an out of contract player. The media really did disrespect there place in all this and I have every sympathy for the way they have been dismissed. So called fans up on arms over what they did to protect the integrity of there club. Imagine the reaction if it was coutinho and barca.
{Ed001's Note - yes I do feel we have done this with others this summer, I know for a fact that we have done it in the recent past.
It is less commonplace than it was, due to it being more difficult to hide these days. It does still go on, but that is really irrelevant to a club the size of Liverpool. We have the pull to convince players to join us without needing to be sneaky and underhand.}
08 Jun 2017 09:24:56
To be fair ed.
Going against city, united and chelsea for moneh terms is hard.
But if we can afford a player then get the bid accepted then convince him.
{Ed001's Note - but money is not the issue. If it is was then we would lose anyway.}