24 Aug 2022 13:42:06
Could Paqueta from Lyon be a good signing for us?
{Ed002's Note - Liverpool has no interest in him.}
24 Aug 2022 14:13:19
Cheers Ed. Newcastle got a gem in my eyes with Bruno. Was hoping we could get one ourselves.
24 Aug 2022 15:13:58
Ed, could someone from anywhere be a realistic option? Or are they going somewhere else? ?.
24 Aug 2022 15:18:18
Ed, do you know if the club are actually happy with the midfield, or can we not afford any of our targets? Klopp hinted at the latter in an interview a couple days ago.
{Ed002's Note - Klopp has previously made clear that transfers are done. Now he is hinting that perhaps the club don't wish to provide further funds. He should stop making comments on such matters as he is looking a bit of a flake right now.}
24 Aug 2022 16:29:54
We had a discussion around this issue a few months back on here.
Clubs with smaller budgets than ours have to take more of a risk on players and therefore do unearth gems - like Bruno or Caciedo (sic) that they acquire cheap. However, for every one of them, there could be several flops who, for example, can't adjust to the EPL etc.
It's better for us to search out proven talent (and pay more for it) knowing the player can perform in the league - Jota is a prime example of that.
Doesn't explain why we are not in the market right now, but I think does make sense when looking at the type of purchases we have made.
24 Aug 2022 19:10:54
Could Klopp have thought before the first game of the season that he was ok with the squad and then over next couple of weeks after the injuries and poor performances, he thought actually yeah it now mkaes sense to try and get x player and be told by FSG that the money isn't there for that player or is that not how it works? He is too honest sometimes when he speaks to the press re our tactics / what went wrong and our transfer activity.
24 Aug 2022 19:15:10
Bruno cost 40 mil so not really that cheap. If we are actually waiting until the right player becomes available, say Bellingham. It’s going to take a lot more money than that. There’s no guarantees he will work. I do think he’s a class act. But next year we may need more than one midfielder with the ageing squad and could we afford that.
24 Aug 2022 20:49:32
LFC might not finish in a position high enough to offer Champions League Football to potential signings next Season, just a thought FSG?
{Ed002's Note - What has that got to do with the owners? They do not identify targets. If you have a problem with Klopp being unable to make something of the team he has worked to build including the €80M headbutting moron - you cannot blame Klopp for that. Maybe the problem is closer to home. Do you really have so little understanding of the game?}
24 Aug 2022 21:01:24
After many years away…
{Ed014's Note - time for a few more years away, you absolute class A cockwomble!
24 Aug 2022 21:24:45
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
24 Aug 2022 21:39:43
hello Ed002, Finance and Football are two completely different facets, i was merely stating a true fact that if you finish fifth and don't win the CL, you are quite rightly not in a position to offer CL Football, is that not an understanding of the game?
My original post never mentioned or criticised Klopp at all, far from it or "hot head", i have not implied or mentioned those comments in my original post.
"What has that got to do with the Owners", don't know whether you have any expertise with regard to Financial Acumen and not just your Football expertise, FSG provides the liquidity (monies) to complete signings and contracts of potential future LFC players, and all the other financial aspects for the daily running of the club, anything financial within the club is controlled by FSG, is that not an understanding of the role FSG plays in financing transfers.
{Ed002's Note - I have no idea what you mean by “FSG provides the liquidity”. You clearly don’t understand how the club is run at all.}
24 Aug 2022 22:47:05
From Wikipedia "Liquidity is a company's ability to raise cash when it needs it" don't know whether you are aware that Liverpool Football Club is a Private Limited Company (Ltd) .
Ed002,You might beat me hands down on football matters, but never beat me with regards to Financial Acumen ( someone's ability to understand business issues i. e LFC is a business)
Good Night Ed002 and "thank you" for giving me a fair and equal opportunity to reply.
{Ed002's Note - You simply don’t get it - FSG have borrowed huge amounts of cash and mortgaged everything. I am not aware of a Liverpool Football Club Limited running the business. Idiot.}
24 Aug 2022 23:35:02
Ouch. Burn. Good talk, good talk.
25 Aug 2022 00:19:45
Hahahahah. But it was fun to watch. Some guys keep asking for it. ?.
25 Aug 2022 04:26:06
Correction - Ed002 beats you hands down on BOTH football and financial matters. Seems like you have 0 acumen lmao.
24 Aug 2022 23:28:09
I’d just like to give a shout out to Ed014 for “cockwomble” - haven’t heard that turn of phrase in years!
Thank you, sir!
{Ed014's Note - you’re welcome Zed! ??
25 Aug 2022 17:48:12
Klopp is talking through gritted teeth. The "right player" line is bollocks and a way for owners to spin it and not spend.
25 Aug 2022 19:59:31
Absolutely brilliant! it will be a cold day in hell when Ed002 ever even considers that anyone might know more about a particular topic than him!
In fairness though even in the face of a meaningful debate he gets so much c&£! on this site I would be inclined to deny the notion anyone on here knows something I don’t either! Either way, love your input as always Ed002. Always good for a laugh even when your not giving us your insights!
25 Aug 2022 20:16:45
With no due respect mate you can’t say Ed2 will never beat you on ‘financial acumen’. He clearly has a solid grasp of the inner workings and finances of football but more to the point we have no idea what he does for a living. For all we know he works in the finance sector while you look up the meaning of liquidity on Wikipedia.
We fans are awful when it comes to our clubs finances. We constantly see headlines of transfer fees, net spends and the rest of the rubbish. We had a breakdown by Ed2 ages ago of what actually is involved in a transfer and it is so much more than the tip of the iceberg we get from media. If anyone hasn’t seen it I highly recommend searching for it it was a great read. Company finances, loan structures, amortization and everything else involved are way beyond the vast majority of us so let’s stay in our lane and support the club.
25 Aug 2022 21:09:20
This thread keeps getting better. “We don’t understand a topic therefore I am in a position to determine than someone else does based the jargon they speak sounding convincing even though I don’t comprehend it”.
How about “I know nothing about the the meaning of life, the universe and everything but someone told me it was 42 so that’s good enough for me”. Pure gold! I’m done with my laughs tonight chaps. Have a good evening all.
26 Aug 2022 10:16:52
I wonder why only West Ham are in for Paqueta. He looks very good, and would not cost a Paquet.