08 Aug 2017 09:45:15
Ed02,

Firstly, I agree Liverpool have acted appallingly throughout the Van Dijk 'saga'.

However, if you read Liverpool's public apology again, it states that we respect Southampton's stance on the player and withdraw our interest as a result. If Southampton accept his transfer request then it is clear their stance on the player has changed. Logically, but perhaps not ethically, that would give Liverpool a route back in to conduct business?

{Ed002's Note - You are kidding right? You are now suggesting that the club is going to use the nuances of the English language and hidden messages in the apology to leverage a position in this matter.}

1.) 08 Aug 2017
08 Aug 2017 10:07:30
We need to pay what the Saints want and grovel with an apology for causing this issue (rightly or wrongly) . Then accept the Saints may never do business with us for a very long time and we become more of a laughing stock.

Only then would we see VVD in a Liverpool shirt this season.

2.) 08 Aug 2017
08 Aug 2017 10:30:54
Eds, if the player says he is only interested in moving to Liverpool and refuses all others, do you think this would result in a move to us? Or is this just wishful thinking? Surely his position is totally untenable now and is just a question of when he moves. Imagine his first game at st. marys! Saints fans will be even more vile than normal with their chants! I was there last season and their chants were pretty tasteless all round. at least lovren will get a breather hey. Cheers.

{Ed002's Note - Sure he might get his way. It puts both the player and the behavior of Liverpool in the spotlight. His position has been untenable for quite a while and Southampton are clearly very unhappy that it has come to this and they will be looking to sell him. As we stand right now, there is remaining interest from Chelsea and Arsenal, there is interest from Manchester City but if they are to add an expensive player elsewwhere in their squad then he may well be finincially beyond their reach. Then there is Liverpool who publically withdrew all interest and Klopp has made clear he is not looking to add to the defence - perhaps he has lied, nothing seems to be beyond him. Don't completely rule out an offer from abroad - which Southampton might be willing to listen to.}

3.) 08 Aug 2017
08 Aug 2017 11:11:11
Good call Ed
Think his style of play would suit La Liga.

4.) 08 Aug 2017
08 Aug 2017 11:22:19
Ed two klopp didn't say he wasn't looking to add to the defence, he said he won't buy just because someone is available.

Im absolutely not trying to be disrespectfull or insult you. Also I agree with you that we have behaved appallingly.

Cheers.

{Ed002's Note - You may want to go and check some of the things he has been saying Jay.}

5.) 08 Aug 2017
08 Aug 2017 12:07:59
Managers lie all the time. Its a filthy, ongoing habit that give desperate fans unrealistic expectations and encourages the gullible press to write false headlines. It should be outlawed and Wenger, Klopp, Mourinho, etc, should be made to scrub toilets anytime they buy players for positions they have previously suggested they don't need. Changing their minds or tactics midway through a transfer season should be punishable by rotten cabbages and the stocks.
It has been known for certain managers to state that one of their star players is not for sale at any price. The transfer window progresses and guess what? The aforementioned players gets sold in a multimillion pound deal!
BUnch of fabricating, falsifying, fabulists and fibbers if you ask me.