21 May 2015 18:16:18
Sell sterling and get konoplyanka on a free, or nobody at all. Or just don't sell sterling and convince him to sign a contract. I really don't care. He's not exactly carried us has he? And while he does have huge potential i'm kind of sick of the word so i'd probably prefer a developed player like konoplyanka.

Personally, i believe sterling is taking too much flak for this. I mean it is within his right to request a transfer, and i respect his decision, nothing wrong with that. I think a lot of fans forget these players are PEOPLE. They have families, dreams, aspirations and lifestyles too you know. Most fans seem to think they are nothing more than puppets, and that because they play for the team you support, they owe something to the fans, and the fans feel they have a right to comment on what players do with their lives. It really winds me up.

The main factor in making sterling believe this hype however has to be rodgers.

Remember when we had all this when sterling first broke into the team? You know, when rodgers was actually still sane?

What did rodgers do? Took him out of the team, stopped relying on him, and forced him to work in the reserves to protedt him from the hype. Good man management.

However now, rodgers' response to the hype has been to basically admit we rely on sterling, play him all game every game, make him un-dropable and even go so far as to play him completely out of position just to cram him into the team. Then go on to the media every single day about how he is the 'best young player in europe' and basically compare him to a demigod.

Who can really blame sterling for believing the hype after that treatment? We have ALLOWED him to hold us to ransom. When i say we, i mean rodgers.

So we have a horrendous season and obviously sterling with his new found hype wants to leave brodgers and glen johnson behind. You know, because h e thinks he's better than that. Who can blame him when you have to play under that muppet?

Rodgers bizarrly takes offence to this and feels he has a right to bully a player about in a situation he has created in front of the media. Truly disgusting behaviour from all parties involved really. Reason number 2628 why rodgers should leave. Its getting boring now.

1.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 18:50:46
My car got a flat today, I so totally blame no other than Brendan frigging Rogers!!

2.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 20:04:49
Rodgers didn't tell his agent to act like a muppet did he.jeez

I know he is not our fav manager but he is not responsible for everything. Sterling can tell his sodding agent to shut the hell up and deal with his transfer with some dignity.

3.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 20:08:15
If you sell sterling you can always buy nani of us for the proceeds of his sale

4.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 21:02:55
John B I reckon it's 50/50
Both parties could of behaved better.
Like the op says a right mess.

5.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 21:13:42
And nobody told BR to stick his mouth in it and tell the media that he was offered a "fantastic" contract, did they? not blaming BR for everything BUT to say he had nothing to do with this is just moral bankrupcy. He, the club and even SG, have handled this as a collective debacle and the agent running his mouth and trying to make a quick buck while taking advantage of a naive youth won`t change that.

6.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 22:37:33
Nobody said brendan was blameless i certainly didnt, but since he said that i have not heard him say anything further. The pundits wound up the agent and got his back up not rodgers, he could have kept his mouth shut and dealt with the club behind closed doors. He could have not advised his client to make an ill judged interview either. Its always a two way street. Now on me wanting rodgers out well i have been un equivocal about that and purely for footballing reasons. i'm not interested in his love life, white teeth, sun tan or toilet habits.

7.) 22 May 2015
22 May 2015 00:09:46
I agree, John! You are blaming the wrong guy as in the agent because you can't control what he does nor says because clearly, the bar is not very high in terms of intelligence. However, we as a club, can control what we do and how we conduct our business and we messed up on that and BR, SG and the club are responsible for this. Can't blame something on what you have no control over.