Liverpool Banter Archive May 29 2015

29 May 2015 23:33:35
Any chance of begovic coming in at last? About time he stepped up from Stoke! Think he is what our defense lacks (a leader).

Cheers (BTW looking forward to seeing what Sparky has to say over the weekend)

{Ed002's Note - I don't think it is on the cars. Sparky is having "bits" fluffed.}

29 May 2015 21:36:18
Hi everyone. not really a rumour but something tells me we offered Kolo a new contract as part of a deal and/or as an additional incentive for his brother Yaya to join us.

29 May 2015 22:11:31
You going to pay Yaya £250k a week wages are you? Lol. Newspaper garbage you've bought into. Some people are so gulable

29 May 2015 22:44:29
Hilarious mate :)

30 May 2015 01:14:12
For all the people who have disagreed with this post. I can tell you for sure that yaya toure has signed an agreement for a house in Formby in the past few days. His odds have dropped from 25/1 to 6/4 to join liverpool over the last 24 hours! Check it out on skybet/bet victor etc; you will see! Who knows why? Maybe it is for family, maybe for him! All I know is that he wants to move in asap!

{Ed030's Note - Betting prices are totally irrelevant to any transfers 'likelyhood'. }

30 May 2015 01:41:49
I don't think my last post worked so here we go again.for all the people that disagree with this; I can assure you that yaya toure has just bought a house in Formby! His odds have gone from 25/1 to 6/4 to join Liverpool over the last 24 hours! Check it out on skybet/betvictor etc! Maybe he could be buying it for someone in his family, maybe it is for him! Who knows! Wait and see!

30 May 2015 01:46:22
I understand that ed but what is certain is that he has bought a house in Formby!

30 May 2015 08:31:21
Maybe Kolo's skint, so yaya's helping him out.

30 May 2015 08:44:38
It's not as daft as it sounds. BR has been seen going in Gregg's ordering a birthday cake, too.

29 May 2015 20:19:28
If Liverpool can sell Aspas, Alberto, Borini, Balotelli, Lambert, Sterling, Allen, Manquillo, Skrtel, Coates & Enrique, bring in Clyne, Kovacic, Milner, Lacazette & Benteke, while replacing Rogers with Klopp I will never ever go to sleep again for fear of it being a dream.

Even typing this has improved my mood.

Can u imagine the scenes .

Ha ha

29 May 2015 20:31:12
Yes because completely chopping and changing the squad all at once always works.

Im in favour of selling a lot of players and buying some obvious replacements but can we leave the massive spending for when the new manager knows what he wants?

29 May 2015 20:42:30
I'm not holding my breath, another summer of Rodgers and poor Liverpool fc transfers I think!

29 May 2015 21:39:35
Anonymous Woolback ,

So serious bud.

We all know it's not going to happen but don't burst the optimistic bubble too soon

🍻

29 May 2015 21:48:15
I'm pretty sure if we even tried to sell manquillo athletico would have something to say about it

29 May 2015 21:50:43
Imagine if we kept Rodgers,, got rid of Gerrard and Replaced him with Milner. Got rid of Lambert and Replaced him with Danny Ings. And then sold the most promising young player in the country Raheem Sterling and spent all the money in the bargain basement shop of Southampton again.

29 May 2015 22:17:15
Far more likely than my scenario DBol!

29 May 2015 22:45:52
DBoll ,

i don't see how sterling is what you say he is , the last few months have shown what he is and how good he might get but we have a lot of young players who have brighter futures than sterling jordan ibe looks more promising you can see he is still getting better where as with sterling he has stalled , its just my opinion but like fordan ibe who always have good games the best players in the world always have good games then do their magic , i can't remember sterling skinning some one in the last couple of games he could not stay on his feet , maybe you seen a different thing to me , where as ibe just keeps going past players all game , people seem to forget he is only a winger who got moved up front for his pace , the numeber of chances he missed was a lot

29 May 2015 22:52:04
"Southanpton Bargain Basment"

That has got to be one of the most ignorant comments ever.

Lallana (33 million €)
Lovren (25 million €)

and that's transfer fees alone!!

You must be a multi billionare if you think an outlay of 58 million € on 2 players in transfer fees alone is Bargain Basement.

29 May 2015 23:18:20
Zama I think you are missing the sarcasm from Dbol

29 May 2015 23:50:24
To be fair 6 of those names hardly played this season, 3 were out on loan, only skrtel and sterling were first 11 regulars.

30 May 2015 02:47:29
Elderslie Red, its not even optimistic, just silly fan talk. All i ever seem to hear on this page is simply bring in Europes Finest for the price of the GDP of Portugal and everything will be fine.

Id be inclined to say no $h!t sherlock but to be honest it wouldn't work, it never has done, and the fans still seem to think that wasting swathes of money all in one go on players that really are just the Flavour of the month is the answer. Bloody groundhog day.

29 May 2015 19:35:22
What would everybody's prefect transfer window be.

29 May 2015 20:07:17
Above all else , a Defensive Midfielder , we last played a bona fide DM on 15 August 2010 , Lucas is a converted attacking midfielder , that's nearly five years without a DM .

29 May 2015 20:11:48
Brendan to go, a manager to come in and play the players we have where they are effective and where they are supposed to play, also willing to give our young players a chance. Add to that an established centre midfield player and a striker

29 May 2015 20:14:14
Klopp, Milner, konoplyanka, hummels & benzema for me with a big clear out the other way. Completely unrealistic but you said perfect. Well you said prefect but I'm guessing you meant perfect

29 May 2015 20:17:29
I really don't care who comes in. All I wan't is the right coach and for us to start operating like a proper organised club. I believe if this happens, all the rest will fall into place

29 May 2015 20:31:10
KLOPP KLOPP KLIPPERDY KLOPP

29 May 2015 20:47:49
The owners get the club sorted on the football side of things, Klopp comes in, buys Benzema, somehow snags Begovic, and gets Lucas to stay. Either that or he picks up a quality young DM, they seem to be difficult to find so maybe someone with potential is the better option. It'll never happen though. :/ Oh and United get snubbed by all of their targets and end up having to raid QPR and Hull for players! :D

29 May 2015 20:58:57
Cech, Clyne, Xhaka, Lacazette

Red Rum

29 May 2015 21:11:37
I think we need a couple of big physical players especially in midfield. Everyone says the bpl is The most physical league in the world. Players like joe allen are too lightweight they get bullied. Especially when most of the teams they face each weekend have some propper units in them.

Can anyone remember baloteli in euros when he was ripping teams apart. Where has that player dissappeared to.

29 May 2015 21:18:38
Yaya Toure , Jovetic and 10 million for Sterling.
Kieran Trippier
Keita Balde Diao.

Sell a load of players who never get a game.

29 May 2015 21:23:11
New manager & DoF at first place, keeping Lucas & Sterling, selling especially Balotelli, some cheap, free respectively great value for money players for backup GK & striker, playing more players from academy. This is my perfect summer window.

29 May 2015 21:46:45
Realistically I would be more than happy with Klopp, son/vietto, Milner and Lucas staying and made vice captain. If the strikers weren't available who would you go for? I'm at a loss, would love someone with goals and the work rate of suarez but there is only suarez who provides both at the top level.

29 May 2015 21:52:21
Sterling has to go. Regardless of rodgers or the clubs fault in how things have been handled he has to shoulder a lot of blame. It's caused to much embarrassment for the club and would set a bad prescedent if he was allowed to stay.

29 May 2015 21:53:30
Messi Ronaldo Robben Suarez Muller and Jimmy Grimble

29 May 2015 22:12:48
The usual outgoings which most agree on and then.
Klopp
Clyne
William Carvalho
Milner
Yarmolenko
Lacazette
Ings

Won't happen but one can dream!!

29 May 2015 22:14:15
Hendostheman: I would keep Sterling a try to change his agent.

29 May 2015 22:42:38
Handanovic, Morgan Sanson, Vietto/Mandzukic

29 May 2015 23:27:00
Eomer sterling is a grown man. If his agent has done anything he wasn't happy with then he should have sacked him already

29 May 2015 23:39:09
New manager.

Ochoa
Jenkinson
Garbutt
Milner
Konoplyanka
Ings
Walcott

(Sterling to Arsenal for Jenkinson and Walcott and some pocket change) Walcott to play through the middle.

Outs: Jones,Johnson,Gerrard,
Aspas,Alberto,Coates,Skrtel,Enrique,Sterling,Balotelli,Borini and Lambert.

Promote Brannagan,Ojo,Sinclair,Kent and Rossiter.

29 May 2015 23:42:38
DOF (monschi for me), New manager(klopp), 4/5 strong coaches (one perhaps being Sammi Hyypia and another being Didi Hamman). I think we're all agreed on who we want out, I would probably add 3/4 who ain't good enough but I'll not open that can of worms today. Unrealistic perhaps but I'd love (this based on what I've seen of them) Darmain or Clyne, Ricardo Rodriguez or Garbutt, 2 of Balanta/Inigo Martinez or kjaer/Schar, Lars/Sven Bender, Kovacic and Sanson, Konoplyanka, Son, Lacazatte and Vietto. Never going to happen but it was an open question of hope not reality

29 May 2015 23:46:50
Nardi, Garbutt, Trippier or Clyne (if Manquillo goes), Gonalons (if Lucas leaves), Son, and Mitrovic. Any extra coin laying around and just because I think he's going to be amazing, Praet.

30 May 2015 00:16:52
My perfect window would be rectangle and double glazed.

30 May 2015 00:59:47
Klopp, Leno, Balanta, Clyne, Lars Bender, Konoplyanka, Aubameyang and Mitrovic.

Is not realistic but one can always dream!

30 May 2015 01:34:56
You want triple glazing these days, Eco friendly.

30 May 2015 13:36:08
Selling 90% of our squad and buying Barcelona, together with Guardiola and a couple of the Bayern boys (most importantly Neuer, Lahm, Goetze, Muller and Schweinsteiger)

31 May 2015 07:58:41
Cech, clyne, illarramendi, gaitan and lacazette would do for me

31 May 2015 08:09:53
Sterling has to go, he's toxic to the club.

29 May 2015 19:00:48
I think Rodgers should go, however i honestly believe he will be the Liverpool manager until at least the end of next year, and if he doesn't get champions league then i believe he will be sacked. I also think the transfer committee will be sacked as well. What ever happens we should get behind the manager and back our team with our support.

29 May 2015 19:31:18
Support the team by all means, so long as they are putting a shift in. But not a failing manager - never support failure. It's acceptance of it if you do.

29 May 2015 19:32:50
Nah i'm ok thanks. He's a fraud and a liar

29 May 2015 20:19:40
Rodgers won't be at the club by the end of next week, successful business men will not accept accept incompetence. Success on the field is a major factor in the finances of their business at the end of the day.

29 May 2015 20:34:25
I hope rogers goes and Ayre with him

29 May 2015 21:43:53
Agreed Ulster, we generally get what we don't want and this definitely goes in accordance with your statement.

29 May 2015 18:51:47
Hi eds and fellow reds,
I know it early in the silly season but there two thing I don't quiet get. If the rumours are true and Rodgers is going to get the bullet as early as next week, firstly I'd like to know how true this is I've read what macca said about him and I personally think he needs to go now Kenny got the sack even with a trophy in the cabinet, also if certain mangers are available such as carlo and klopp why aren't we getting one of them lined up to replace Rodgers? Secondly if he is going why are we being linked to a number of players when if a new manager has different ideas and will attract a different type of player to Rodgers and in my opinion better players than what he can attract sorry for the long post but I'm getting very worried in the direction the club is going as of late

cheers

gaz

29 May 2015 19:35:34
Kenny wasn't so much sacked as discontinued. He was always only ever in the role as a temporary manager until such time as FSG were ready to replace him.

29 May 2015 20:23:35
Kenny had a two year contract if I remember correctly and I also believe he was sacked. BR is no match for KK but KK imo is also not in touch with the modern game. Either way KK should have been given more time even if it was only to stabilise things.

29 May 2015 20:52:08
what is this cods wallop KK not in touch with the modern game KK has forgotten more about football than most of the managers in the premier league . I am sure given a few more seasons KK would of won us the premier league even though he was not involved with the first team at LFC for a few years he was watching the game and coaching LFC academy players so do you think LFC would let that happen if KK was out of touch with the modern game O and by the way still same amount of players same minutes same referee same aim put ball in net and win game same trophies as it was in his hey day

29 May 2015 20:54:47
Sacking a manager is a political thing. If a manager resigns they are financially worse off. Sackings are sometimes for failure, but sometimes as a favour so that they get a good pay-off.

29 May 2015 21:15:44
Albeydered, absolutely spot on the money lad, post of the day by a country mile.

29 May 2015 21:36:29
albeydered. something we will never know. Cods wallop or not to you. I said "in my opinion". something I remain entitled to.

29 May 2015 23:29:17
KK over BR everyday of the week. At least we got to cup finals and never lost 6-1 to anyone let alone Stoke.

30 May 2015 07:25:19
Kenny was sacked due to his handling over the Suarez racism issue amongst other things, the eds have said so themselves. I know people are not condoning that, are they?

30 May 2015 09:54:33
I am a football fan, i most def care only what happens on the pitch! Could not care less what those billionares are doing!!

29 May 2015 18:36:31
You want my opinion we should be looking for young players to fill the obvious gaps, but young players who are already proven at a high level. The sort of young players we should be looking at include the likes of:-

Striker/Forward
Rodriguez (R Madrid)
El Shaarawy (Milan)
Dybala (Palermo)

Midfield
Verratti (PSG)

Central Defender
Varane (R Madrid - again)

Full Back
De Sciglio (Milan)

Goalie
Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)


In short, young players who are not only already good but will get better. At the moment were just messing about buying players already fading or youngsters on the off chance they might produce the goods.

29 May 2015 18:49:37
Are you serious ?

Absolutely no chance pal

29 May 2015 19:00:01
No mate we need to create an environment at Liverpool where the kind of players you are talking about can flourish into top top players.
Who would come to Liverpool this summer as a young but gifted player looking to become world class or whatever, when you have players like sterling (who is the kind of player your talking about) leaving because of the way he's been treated?
Not to mention the likes of markovic and Moreno playing out of position, Alberto, illori, borini etc etc never getting a sniff.

29 May 2015 19:01:10
Not sure how we'd have any chance whatsoever of getting these players, particularly Courtois or Varane?

29 May 2015 19:10:06
Think how much we have spent on transfers just in the last 12 months. You could pick up most of those for that. Then have a think about what we ended up with.

29 May 2015 19:26:29
Why would the world class players playing for world class trophy winning teams come to a team that has been I'm the champions league once in 5 years and won one trophy in 8 years?

I swear some of our fans are embarrassingly delusional

29 May 2015 19:42:03
Suarez came. And without players of this calibre you can forget ever getting back in the top four. Part of our problem is that while we have some very good players, the average across the squad is poor. We weren't hard done to finishing 6th and we weren't unlucky - we were lucky, It would have been seventh if Southampton had won their last game. We are where we are because that is our level whether you like the idea or not. 8 months, week in, week out, is an accurate measure of exactly how good your squad average actually is(or - as in our case, isn't). Without an influx of better players, we are not going to improve as a team and that is all there is to it.

29 May 2015 19:45:31
Oh, and most of those are not only not 'world class' - they are still up-and-coming, but most of them are valued at 15M or less.

{Ed001's Note - none of those are valued at less than 15m!}

29 May 2015 19:54:41
You can not just buy players you want. Teams have to want to sell and the players have to want to come. It's not football manager mate, i have more chance of being signed than most if them.

29 May 2015 20:21:15
Ed001 they are valued as follows:-

Rodriguez 13M
El Shaarawy 13M
Dybala 20M
Verratti 26M
Varane 22M
De Sciglio 8M
Courtois 20M

Now while I admit saying most were 15M or less was harsh, the total comes to 110M (an average price of less than 16M ) which is roughly what Brendan has spent in the last 12 months alone. People say they won't come, but consider that some of them are only squad players where they are, are we to accept we can no longer even attract players who are merely squad level where they currently are? Have we sunk so low in the eyes of pdecent players? And players of that calibre will come if they are given a vision and believe it. The problem is we lack that vision because we lack a manager with personal charisma and we lack the people able to sell the vision. And without players of this calibre we will remain exactly where we are - we've become just another Spurs.

{Ed001's Note - where are you getting the valuations from?}

29 May 2015 20:24:03
Maybe 20 years we could have poached one of Chelsea's best players but those days are long gone

29 May 2015 20:40:32
transfermarkt, which over the last few years I've been watching it has been a reasonably fair and accurate barometer. Indeed it actually seems err on the side of generous in it's valuations.

29 May 2015 20:47:43
I can't imagine Chelsea would entertain any bids for Courtois at all, much less £20M. Maybe for something like £40M they might be tempted, but even then Courtois would say no to the transfer. Honestly, I'm all for dreaming big but the likes of him and Varane are not going to be at Anfield anytime soon.

29 May 2015 21:03:43
RDL - Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor. (Shanks)

29 May 2015 22:30:38
I got to admire your optimism Red Lenin haha

29 May 2015 23:03:13
Are you serious man? You can aim as high as you want but not in a million years would Varane,Veratti,Dybala come to Anfield. Courtois? This must be a wind up of some sort. And then the hilarious prices you quote, "amazing"! Courtois andVarane for 40 million ;) Even if you pay 40 million for each, that won't be accepted. Remind me how much David Luiz was worth on that site and how much he went for on real life?
Some will never have touch with reality and how the buisness side of the game really works.

Varane and Courtois, LOL. Thanks for the laughs lad, i needed that.

30 May 2015 07:17:04
Milan rejected an approach for El sharaawy not to long ago for much more than that.

30 May 2015 11:36:46
Without getting pour hands on young players of that quality you can forget top four. That is reality. We've certainly spent enough money on players over the last three years - in excess of a quarter of a billion pounds, and for that sort of money we should have a far higher average quality across the squad than we actually do. Not a little bit higher - far higher. And we can attract players of that quality but only if we have a manager and a club with a vision that those players will buy into. And at the moment we do not possess a manager that they have any respect for and we have no believable vision as a club - we are seen (quite correctly) as just p***ing about on the sidelines in the hope we get a lucky break.

And that is shameful and has got to change and the first change has got to be the personalities involved in the committee - they all have to go. New coach, a DoF, top drawer coaching staff. a smaller but higher quality squad and above all a vision with purpose and then those players will want to come. But not before. And until they come then finishing 5/6/7 is the level we will remain at and that is all there is to it.

{Ed002's Note - Not one of those players is going to be joining Liverpool. One has already been sold this summer for a deal worth nearly double your second guess at a valuation. You need to come down to earth.}

30 May 2015 12:44:48
" You need to come down to earth."

That is down to earth. You do not get success in the Prem without spending big money on big players and you do not attract big money players without a staff who have a vision and a purpose and the ability to sell it. The owners did their bit - they put the money in (in fact they've done more than their fair share truth be known for little return or thanks or praise). It's the rest of the staff from below them down through Rodgers to the coaching staff that have failed.

And failed badly. That is why they need to go - and sadly for FSG (and I do feel very sorry for them - you can't really expect them to have done anymore than they already have) they are looking at either accepting they now own a low attraction mid-table club, or spending another quarter of a billion on players over the next couple of years under a complete new management and coaching team.

Even the Sterling saga. Good young player with potential to be great who wants out because he wants to win things. People should be questioning why he doesn't believe he will win things at Anfield. If things stay as they are, do people seriously think that Henderson and Coutinho will still be here in 2 years? Or Can? Or Ibe? Or Sakho? Or good youngsters such as Sinclair? They would have to be insane to stay under the present set-up.

And that is down to earth - and I am very angry and I would be amazed if the owners weren't (quite understandably) absolutely furious behind the scenes and starting to get disillusioned.

{Ed002's Note - It is pure fantasy. Sorry.}

30 May 2015 13:01:54
Ed2, that player being Dybala to Juve, yes?

{Ed002's Note - Yes.}

30 May 2015 13:05:46
"It is pure fantasy. Sorry." If Rodgers stays and things stay as they are then next season we will struggle to finish 6th and we will start to lose our better players. To think otherwise is a fantasy.

The squad we have got is to low as an average, ahs too many poor players and not enough good ones and we do not possess the staff to improve things - quite the opposite, potentially good players arrive and get worse through mismanagement. That is all there is to it.

{Ed002's Note - None of these players will be joining Liverpool - it is pure fantasy.}

29 May 2015 17:11:09
Reports from Spain are saying that Ancelotti has been offered the job as manager.

That is fine by me.

Although personally I would have preferred Klopp.

We shall see?

{Ed002's Note - And did these reports tell you which job he had been offered?}

29 May 2015 17:43:52
Milan job?

29 May 2015 17:44:56
He was approached by FSG; told them he's taking a year off.

29 May 2015 18:07:19
The Italian job part 2?

29 May 2015 18:09:52
If FSG are checking out a new manager they only need to make one call KLOPP FOR THE KOP for me .and one other please get blatter out he's as corrupt as the rest of the them .and take platini with you

29 May 2015 18:31:25
Carlo Ancelotti ‘receives offer to replace Brendan Rodgers as Liverpool manager’ – report

Jamie Sanderson:

Carlo Ancelotti has been offered the Liverpool job.

Carlo Ancelotti has been offered the Liverpool manager job, according to reports in Spain.

Ancelotti, who is weighing up his options after being sacked by Real Madrid, has been linked with Liverpool recently.

And now claims in Spain say the Reds have offered Ancelotti the job as manager, with Brendan Rodgers facing the sack if he accepts.

It’s not clear whether the offer will be accepted, but the Italian is believed to be keen on the idea of coming to Anfield.

@EFEnoticias

{Ed001's Note - load of nonsense. Ancelotti has not been offered the job, the club know full well he is taking some time off.}

30 May 2015 07:18:59
He has Recieved no offers yet but expects milan to give him one very shortly

29 May 2015 16:50:55
Having watched the yaya / kolo chant video I wish that with all the millions we ask Liverpool to spend we hire a song writer.

It's plain nonsense to say "the player hasn't earned the right for a song".

With Steven Gerrard's departure we need some songs!!!

29 May 2015 18:25:18
That chant was cringe-worthy.

It's a sort of things that the stag-do immature adults sing down Church Street on a Saturday afternoon.

Very cheesy.

29 May 2015 16:23:24
Question for Ed1 if he's a round please.

I wouldn't usually read Koptalk but I was forward on a link to an article Duncan Oldham wrote the other day and I found his take on the current situation quite interesting.

My question is have you heard of this lad and if so what's your opinion of him?

I've personally heard before he's a bit of a spoofer, especially as members are charged to view certain content etc etc but would be interested to hear your take on him if you wouldn't mind.

Cheers

{Ed001's Note - he is worse than just a spoofer. He makes up stuff each day deliberately to entice people to sign up. He was happy to work with the S*n and advertise it knowingly, even being pictured wearing a S*n hat on the site itself. He is a proven liar.}

29 May 2015 16:37:07
Cheers Ed1
I have to say even just from looking at the site for a few mins there doesn't seem to be any form of insider info or , it's all stuff you could get from any sports site which makes me wonder why on Earth people cough up dough for the pleasure of reading regurgitated news!

Considering the wealth of knowledge you and ed2 have I'm surprised you don't charge for it!

{Ed001's Note - if we started charging we would be under the same pressure he is to produce something each day, and it is impossible to guarantee that there is something to add on a daily basis. Better to leave it free, then if nothing can be added that day no one can complain and there is no pressure to do something. Sadly though, on the internet it is much easier to make money and gain a lot of hits by just making something up people like the idea of. Oldham just tells people what they want to hear, so they flock to read it. Doing what we do, telling people how it is, does not have the same appeal to people. They want to hear how great their team is and how they are about to buy the nest Messi.}

29 May 2015 16:43:37
I prefer to call it The Cun myself Ed001.

29 May 2015 17:47:50
Irish, Ed001 is spot on. You can find out more about his scams via Google, notably the book 'Anfield Exposed', and an appeal for money to help his sick relative Lauren. The man is a fraud.

29 May 2015 17:48:14
I prefer the way you tell it as it is Ed001 and Ed002, I'd rather not live in blissful ignorance, and believe 'next year will be our year', mind I do wonder if this site is all an elaborate set up too, feeding us just enough good information to make us believe it all, like it's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and you're Karla Ed001! ;) Thanks as always.

{Ed001's Note - if I knew what that was I might have some kind of answer!}

29 May 2015 19:35:40
It's a good film Ed001 check it out .

{Ed001's Note - I will if I ever get the chance.}

29 May 2015 15:21:08
Hi Eds,

A bit off topic but i was just wondering do clubs take insurance out on players in case they get career ending injuries or what not during there time with the club,

Was thinking that if say messi or ronaldo had career ending injuries it would be a huge financial loss for barca and RM,

{Ed002's Note - Yes, clubs do.}

29 May 2015 15:28:19
Thanks Ed

29 May 2015 16:47:41
I am pretty sure back when Ronaldo first signed for Real Madrid, there was a story came out in one of the papers that Real Madrid had put an insurance policy on each leg of Ronaldo for seriously stupid money.

29 May 2015 13:52:11
Just wanted to ask mainly Ed001. Everyone keeps asking you your dream out come and good summer blah blah but I'd prefer to know what you think the next few years looks like for us in reality. I'm asking because I read in newspapers these "exeperts" and pundits saying give Rodgers more time etc, he's great tactically and then I come on here and it's the opposite and a a lot more believable. As a life long red I'm really worried about were we are going. I know you don't have a crystal ball but do you think we'll be challenging again in the next 5 years or compared to other clubs are we going backwards? So for the waffle. Thanks Eds

{Ed001's Note - right now we are going backwards on the pitch, our youth academy is suffering as players coming through are not getting the chances they should, but we are improving in terms of commercial aspects, such as the merchandising and increasing the stadium capacity.

Now we need to act to improve the club on the pitch, both by getting in someone with tactical acumen, but also by giving our academy prospects more of a chance, both in our team and with the right loan moves to aid their development.

I fear we are being left further behind again at the moment. Lots of work has been done to put us back up among the elite English clubs, but it will all go to waste if we are not buying the right players and using them to their best.

We are on the verge of a viable long term challenge, but it needs a leader, a figurehead to inspire the club. If we don't get that right, we will end up slipping further back once again and all the hard work will have been wasted.

Liverpool is nowhere near being dominant, but it does have all the tools it needs to be a sustained title challenger in the long term. We just need the right person to be wielding those tools.}

29 May 2015 14:19:31
Breathe-taking post, Ed! I fully agree and 'hope the owners will recognize this and act accordingly.

29 May 2015 14:33:58
Thanks Ed001. Very nicely put.

29 May 2015 14:35:08
Klopp. He turns boys to men

29 May 2015 15:14:47
Thank you for that reply Ed, seems a very fair view. I just hope the owners make the right decisions off the pitch and who ever is incharge leads us in the right direction.

29 May 2015 15:39:17
I think this summer is just as pivotal as when fsg took over the club. I think they have struggled with understanding the game although i believe they know what is required. The thing i have no faith in is who is advising them, rodgers should have been sacked straight after the champions league debacle. Yes i know it would have been seen as knee jerk with no viable replacement but there are a number of care taker managers who could have done a far better job then he has done until a suitable person became available.

I know i will get many disagrees but its how i feel. Even if rodgers is sacked, there will be no progress if they make another ill judged appointment. I am not convinced klopp is in the running and i am also extremely disappointed that we have not even made the effort to get him. This shows a serious lack of ambition and it shows in our signings. Ings, milner and clyne, we will strike fear into the hearts of besiktas and co in the Europa league. Rather we developed our youth and integrate them into the team than block their path with journeymen and also rans. Shows a real lack of planning and vision. Although i am not as extreme as waro on his views i do question what it is exactly the owners are doing with the club.

We should not be talking about reviews and transfer committees 3 years down the line. I think the owners needed to he more hands on from the start, really getting to know football inside out so they could make the right decisions for the club. Right i'll sit back and take abuse now.

29 May 2015 17:15:12
Great response Ed and glad to know you feel things are advancing well in some aspects within the club. I don't think our seemingly not moving for Klopp shows a lack of ambition. For me it's just bad judgement by whoever is advising FSG in the matter, which is worrying. Hopefully they are making advances behind the scenes but if this was the case the eds would likely know about it. Fingers crossed however.

{Ed002's Note - Klopp has a job - if Liverpool have been making illegal approaches to him then that is serious. Why not let everything bide it's time.}

29 May 2015 19:31:08
Excellent analysis russ

29 May 2015 21:07:12
Fair enough ed I thought with him making it known he was leaving then an approach would not be illegal. There's hope yet then. Cheers Ed

{Ed002's Note - He is employed by another club - their season isn't over. You can approach the club and ask to speak - the answer will be as another side got - no.}

29 May 2015 13:47:44
Afternoon Eds. Rare poster. Avid reader. And your views and insights are always appreciated. I trust you can keep your sanity over the coming months, with all talk of marquee signings, smoke screens, and men spotted on the back of motorbikes on their way from the airport together with their Mr. 10%. Good luck. Like Ed001, I hope that we flutter our eyelids at Klopp and that he is taken in by our loving advances. But I'll assume not. And whilst there is lots to be optimistic about (I well appreciate that there'll opposing views on that one), I just wanted to show my respect for the 39 victims of Heysel. I recall watching the game on TV all those years ago. Just a kid at the time but remember just utter bemusement at what unfolded. And when you get older, and have kids yourself, you absolutely understand that no one should go to a football match and not come home. I don't know what the two clubs have done, tangibly, to help the families of the victims but a memorial match with proceeds donated would be a start and certainly an acknowledgment of accountability. Here's hoping. M

29 May 2015 15:55:05
Who should show accountability matt? Uefa for holding the game in a crumbling death trap of a stadium I presume?

29 May 2015 20:28:03
Hey Waro. Certainly Uefa have to account for some of the blame as the stadium was appalling. But likewise the two clubs involved have not been active enough to try and right previous wrongs and I am not sure why that should be. Again, Uefa have to share some blame but our club should also step up. I believe there is a memorial this year but too little too late.

29 May 2015 13:21:24
sorry eds for the incomplete post earlier.

{Ed002's Note - Reply to it and stop sending the same post repeatedly.}

29 May 2015 12:31:44
Question for ed001 please,

You've said that you wouldn't expect fsg to move for either klopp and ancelotti. Do you happen to know why they wouldn't?

Both managers will probably have better options than us anyway but we'll never know if they're interested or not until we ask

{Ed001's Note - because they never do anything I want them to do. It really is that simple. It has gone on since before them that I think we should do something and the club never does. So, on that basis, it just won't happen!}

29 May 2015 12:55:57
I hope you are wrong on this occasion ed001 :). Either of those managers would be great for the club. I can't believe FSG aren't busting a gut to get either of them so far. I know they can't speak to Klopp yet but they could certainly chat to Ancelotti and see if he is interested. If they stick with Rodgers, I fear next season could be even worse.

{Ed002's Note - So you want the knee-jerk reaction then? Ancelotti is available - lets go running after him like lemmings. What if Guariola were to become available on Tuesday? Off running after him?}

29 May 2015 13:16:02
It looks like Liverpool have started their transfer business which would indicate that either Rodgers is staying (so pack all this Klopp / Ancillotti stuff in) or the transfer process is not dependant on Rodgers' presence (so stop this blame game about prospective signings, ripping into the current manager or a player before they've even arrived).

29 May 2015 14:03:34
Hardly a knee jerk reaction Ed to want rid of Rodgers and appoint a competent manager who won't destroy the club.

{Ed002's Note - How do you know - you just want to chase aimlessly after anyone available. It is simply hopeless.}

29 May 2015 14:11:11
Disagree, I think when a manager with pedigree and a cv like Guardiola, Ancelotti, Klopp etc becomes availe you have to make a move. The same applies to players. Eg whether you have a top striker or not if messi becomes availae you go for him.

At least, that's how I see it

29 May 2015 14:23:13
Where did I say that?! It's hardly knee jerk after 3 seasons of failure and embarrassment. You yourself has said repeatedly where Rodgers will lead the club

{Ed002's Note - Ancelotti would not have been mentioned if he had notleft RM and all of a sudden Liverpool should be chasing him - that is knee-jerk. If he was staying at RM you would still just be getting yourselves off on Klopp.}

29 May 2015 14:28:58
A little harsh IMO. We the fans aren't asking to chase aimlessly. Rodgers hasn't worked, his time should be up and as 2 very highly rated managers have recently left jobs we are naturally eager to get the best.
had Rodgers finished top 4 convincingly this year after spending 100m in the transfer market. Then we wouldn't be hoping for any new manager, regardless of his reputation.
If sources are to be believed both would potentially manage Liverpool, so it's not like we are chasing a dream, if are owners act fast enough. Then we have a better chance than most to get klopp.

{Ed002's Note - It is how it is, fickle and ill conceived.}

29 May 2015 15:16:18
he isn`t staying and will be gone, IMO. the bigger question is who will we get and if Klopp is there to be gotten, it would be criminal not to throw the bank at him to come here. Carlo ain`t coming because he has back issues that need surgery in the off-season

29 May 2015 16:19:28
The most succesful clubs chsnge managers all the time. We haven't won a trophy in many years now. Kicking Rodgers out the door in september would have been a knee jerk reaction, kicking him out last week would have been a natural consequence of him failing in every single department.

The fact that we did enquire about Ancelotti a couple weeks back pretty much tells us that if the right leader becomes available Rodgers will be shown the door. Klopp is available when Dortmund's season is over. Expect big changes in the weeks to come and stop bothering the eds.

29 May 2015 17:19:08
Ancelotti has never received an enquiry from Liverpool.

29 May 2015 17:35:16
It's not really knee jerk ed002. Of course the club need to consider who would be the best manager to take them forward. However, managers with a track record such as Klopp or ancelotti must be at least considered. A manager with a very good track record is exactly what liverpool need right now. There is always a risk with anyone but a proven track record almost certainly reduces that risk.

{Ed002's Note - Of course, but you made the key point - need to be considered.}

29 May 2015 12:35:56
Sherwood comes out and says it would be pointless for benteke to join a team (lfc) that don't cross the ball. We are getting the Mickey taking out of us and rightly so.
I would prefer we buy no players until Rodgers has gone and the committee overhauled.
the club is just at a standstill at the minute. We are continuing to pursue the same wrong expensive players and if we get a new manager he will have to work with these players. Benteke would be an other massive mistake he does not suit us at all

29 May 2015 15:18:57
I think it is just papertalk to be honest, because BR is potentially out of a job and the owners ain`t saying nada about anything to nobody so all we have is speculation and inuendos.

29 May 2015 12:06:47
Sky sports reporting the clyne news, normally believe it after its on SSN myself, they usually talk news rather than speculation, have to be honest I doubted it before! Could be doing worse, he's not the best defensively but can do rwb in a back 5 or rb well enough, I hope it's the latter though. Must mean manquillo is off in my eyes, would rather wisdom being a back up, he is the best defensively out of the 3 in my eyes.

29 May 2015 12:21:24
SSN is no worse/better than others IMO, and over and over again, they have proved this. I prefer to believe the Eds.

29 May 2015 12:34:28
It's probably true because as usual we're targeting players in positions we don't necessarily need. That's consistent with Rodgers.

29 May 2015 13:16:29
Conspiracy theory MAYBE. But SSN and Sky Bet are share the same owners?

By running these stories generates interest in people placing wager's on the outcome.

WHY do you think we get linked to 50 odd players every transfer window?

Nathaniel Clyne is NOW 13/8 FAV. to sign for us. SSN runs the report, Lemmings go and back it and at very little risk to Sky Bet should it come off.

vrcomp
Y.N.W.A.

29 May 2015 13:23:37
Play Wisdom at RCB with Clyne RWB, Sahko and Moreno on the left side with Lovren or Ilori in the middle. Sounds ok to me. Having either Lucas or Can in the DM role next to Henderson should give the cover Lovren requires.

29 May 2015 14:31:40
SSN also said Rodgers job is safe. Let's hope they are wrong

29 May 2015 14:51:11
The real AG, Eds have not confirmed either way mate. They said they are not aware of a bid. Can we put this one to bed eds?

{Ed002's Note - I explained what I know and have not tried to check. The information came from someone who spoke with ESPN.}

29 May 2015 15:20:44
Would that be the same SSN who said BR`s job is not under threat YET we all know the owners ain`t saying nothing to nobody about it? Yeah, right. They are speculating just like everybody else and nothing more.

29 May 2015 15:21:16
Ok mate no problemo. Will see what develops.

29 May 2015 21:26:38
Would prefer not to sign Clyne, return to a back four and give wisdom a chance and once flanno is fit they can compete for the spot. Really hope flanno gets his fitness back as from what I saw the season before last, he could progress to be a top player on the right hand side of a back four.

29 May 2015 11:30:31
Hi Eds, I know this might not be the most appropriate place ........

{Ed002's Note - Go and ask in the appropriate place then.}

29 May 2015 12:27:48
Wow, that's a bit strong - you could have simply ignored it. I genuinely do not want to join multiple sites operated by the same people and yet have to re-register each time! So, forgive the question it will not happen again.

29 May 2015 11:22:32
some mad man is spreading a rumour of Yaya toure to liverpool, just a response of "crap" will suffice if you could Ed001 or Ed002? thanks

{Ed001's Note - all because they were singing the song mate, nonsense is all it is.}

29 May 2015 11:42:41
presumed as much, thanks for the reply. good song though.

29 May 2015 11:49:22
Are we going to hold weekly whip rounds for his 250k wages?

29 May 2015 12:28:00
If we do get him, we need to put aside some money for his cakes

29 May 2015 09:57:55
It is easy Tony, its called any article your google search brings up.

29 May 2015 08:35:27
Kenny always had a good eye for a transfer.

29 May 2015 09:28:12
Andy Carrol springs to mind

29 May 2015 09:40:43
You mean like Downing, Carroll, Adam and Enrique?

29 May 2015 09:51:00
Every manager picks a few duds.

Red Rum

29 May 2015 09:57:31
In the 1980's yeah.

29 May 2015 10:13:01
Red-Rum in our case far more than just a few, by each of our managers over the last 2 decades!

29 May 2015 10:29:31
Charlie adam is very good player. He was played as a CM at Liverpool, but he is primarily a CAM, he was good at blackpool and now doing a decent job for Stoke.

It's almost like playing Gerrard as DM where as his best position is CAM.

29 May 2015 11:01:22
Assessing Kenny/Comolli business:

Coates - excellent young centre back who'd just won young player of the tournament at the South America Cup. Unfortunately he struggled to adapt to the pace of the Prem.

Enrique - terrible defender who offers virtually nothing. As a left midfielder he is average at best.

Adam - a very technically gifted attacking midfielder who was forced to play holding midfield following a season ending injury to Lucas. Still registered 2 goals and 8 assists and was largely made into a scapegoat.

Downing - terrible first season but in his second under Rodgers he seemed more settled and got 5 goals and 8 assists. Good return for a left winger who was often used as a sub and even at left back.

Bellamy - brilliant squad player in his only season under Kenny. Scored and assisted some big goals.

Carroll - showed glimpses of the player we saw at Newcastle but lack of commitment and fitness from his end meant he never really got a sustained run in the team.

Henderson - harshly criticised in his first season despite being just 20/21 years old. Now looks set to be captain next season.

Suarez - do I really need to explain? World class but a trouble causer.

Jordan Ibe - great spot from the scouting system. Looks like he could be a mainstay in the side for years to come.

So whilst they wasted a lot of money, I'd say they were unlucky with a couple of players (Carroll and Coates), two players got rather harshly booted (Adam and Downing), 3 players were resounding successes (Suarez, Henderson and Bellamy) and 1 player looks like he will be the best thing to come from their reign (Ibe). Enrique was of course pretty terrible and can be put in with Coates and Carroll as failures. I really don't see how people can claim Rodgers did better business though.

Dalglish had to cope with injuries to Agger, Reina, Johnson, Lucas, Gerrard and Carroll all season. It forced him to play a lot of youth players in defence (Flanno and Robbo) and we ended up with a midfield of Shelvey, Adam, Henderson and Spearing at one point. Which btw took Chelsea apart in a 4-1 victory. Despite this though, we still finished in roughly the same place in the league Rodgers has managed in 2/3 seasons but made two cup finals and won one of them.

So I'm sorry but Dalglish was better than Rodgers in every department as a manager. Kuyt, Maxi and Mereiles even scored goals under him!

29 May 2015 11:11:12
Like David Speedie

29 May 2015 12:19:37
Thanks east Midlands scouser.
You should take a bbowFantastic answer and will mke sense to any true red.
Kenny also built a top team at Blackburn.
If only moores and co had brought him home then.
1 thing for sure they'd have been no Fergie domination.

29 May 2015 13:01:18
Yea ems that was a good game. Enjoyed beating them that day. Though just to point out didn't Chelsea rest key players in that game cause of champions league. Nevertheless it was brilliant. King Kenny deserved time. He would have done something special given another season I feel.

29 May 2015 13:49:00
As bad as Rodgers is, 100% Kenny Daglish would not have brought us forward.

29 May 2015 15:37:15
KK did not sign LS as that deal was already bing done when he came in. As for his signings, got many right and some wrong. I will give him credit for launching raheem and Flanno, tho.

29 May 2015 06:54:55
Interesting comparison to Sir Alex Fegusons start at Man Utd.

First season - dragged utd to 11th after being near the bottom when he took over. Finished 2nd in his second season behind an unstoppable liverpool side. They were greatly expected to push on in the third season but ended up having a disastrous end to the season and finished 11th again.

In the next season they finished 13th! But won the cup - which inevitably saved Fergies job.

Food for thought.

{Ed001's Note - hardly, Fergie faced a player's revolt because he tried to cut out the drinking culture at the club, hence the crash in season 3 and the struggle to rebuild. Rodgers has never had to face any kind of issue like that. It is not a relevant comparison. If we had a similar problem to be dealt with, then I would agree, but there is nothing like that to hold him back with us.}

29 May 2015 07:36:57
Personally, I think regardless of comparisons, all managers have their own issues to deal with, and we have to acknowledge that for the past 2 seasons he's had ongoing off field issues to deal with regarding Suarez and Sterling, he's had to find a way of accommodating a declining Gerrard, He's had injury problems to deal with, especially to our best striker and our best defensive midfielder. He's had to find a way of accommodating players he doesn't want such as Balotelli, and he's had to try and compete in all competitions with a squad lacking any real quality.

I'm not making excuses for him, but I feel there's a lot that needs sorting out this summer regarding the structure of the club, and maybe we should cut him some slack.

P.S. Regarding your username. If you don't agree with the representation of YNWA, and how it indicates the togetherness within the club, then maybe this isn't the club for you.

Red Rum

{Ed001's Note - off field issues with Suarez went in the summer, so no excuse to the shambolic season. Also none of these things are relevant to a total inability to defend throughout his reign.

Secondly, what off field issues with Sterling? The crap in the media was just that, the only off field issue were those created by Rodgers alienation of a talented young player. Not sure how that is something to defend him with.

Yes he has had a declining Gerrard, but again that is what a manager has to deal with, can it be said he dealt with it at all? Every club has players that are over the hill and they have to make decisions on how to use them at their best. Rodgers just alienated him, humiliating him by dropping him for the biggest game of the season against Real Madrid. Shows a clear lack of man management with the way he dealt with that issue.

Injury problems? We have only really had one real injury to worry about all season, Sturridge's, if he can't figure out a way to cope with one player out, then you have to question his management again. The injury to Lucas was hardly a problem when he wasn't picking him for most of the season anyway.

Find a way to accomodate players he didn't want like Balotelli? Well then he should have found a better striker, such as Remy that he pulled the plug on, instead of failing to cope with the one he ended up with.

You are making excuses for his failings, but none of those excuses hold water, as every one of them are down to him.}

29 May 2015 08:19:13
Well said Ed !!!

29 May 2015 08:34:06
Agreed Ed001. There can be no excuses from Rodgers for last season. He is fully responsible due to buying players we didn't need, playing players out of position, not picking lucas when he was fit, not signing remy and signing balotelli instead. The Times are reporting that his job is safe but I can't believe it is. If it is, then I have to question what the owners think they are doing as things won't improve under Rodgers. All they have to do is speak to someone in the game and they will tell them that Rodgers is not the right man for the job going forward.

29 May 2015 08:39:42
You can find hundreds of managers who did as badly as BR in his first seasons and only one Ferguson who then later became the great manager who was. And even he won the FA cup in his third season as you say, while we were well beaten by Aston Villa for God sake. And Ferguson had won some trophies in Scotland before coming to united (and not with Rangers or Celtic).

The fact that BR had three trophy-less season is no inidcation he will now become a Ferguson. Why not compare him to Ron Atkinson who United fired mid season to bring Ferguson? Think what would have happened if they sticked to Atkinson instead of going for Ferguson?

We are there now, there is a 'Ferguson' out there who apperantly wants to come and manage LFC. His name is Jurgen Klopp. And we insist of staying with BR. For me it is like Ronaldo would have liked to come play for us and we said no we want to give Baloteli another chance. And I am not a BR hater. Have a lot of sympathy to him, think he was very unlucky this season and not everything is his fault. But if Klopp wants to come it is a no brainer. And in my view the owners are doing here the greatest mistake since taking the club and we will all pay.

29 May 2015 10:00:26
He has been in charge 3 years, any problems are his own making! I think I'm right in saying that Ferguson had won championships and a euro competition with Aberdeen rather than being sacked by Reading and Watford .

29 May 2015 11:02:06
Long time reader, first time poster . be gentle!

Is it more than just hearsay that two world class managers (Klopp and Ancelotti) have allegedly come out and said, of all the clubs in the world they would want to manage it is Liverpool?

Does it not strike anyone else as very odd that they would pin their colours to a mast if there wasn't an indication of a pending vacancy?

{Ed002's Note - You are very naïve.}

29 May 2015 11:13:03
Hi Ed001 finally someone who talks sense. As I have said all season if you cannot defend then you have no chance . Rodgers has hidden behind the argument of not scoring enough goals but we have been in enough games e.g crystal palace last year and this where we have scored first however we are not good enough to defend a lead. Every set piece the opposition looks like scoring and all the back 5 are Rodgers signings ( skittle excluded). Defensively Rodgers is inept and at least Kenny realised this in his stint and brought I Clark. Using strevie as a lone DM was crazy, playing Allen as DM was crazy. Dropping Lucus when fit was Crazy. Telling everyone that a lack of goals is the problem when we have shed loads of forwards is crazy when your goalkeeper and back 4 cannot defend is crazy. Keeping Rodgers and not begging Klopp would be crazy. Great post Ed01 now go and tell FSG and pick up Klopp on the way.

Evered

29 May 2015 11:21:29
I told you it was my first post! :)

Rather than just dismissing my comment, please help me understand why I am being naive.

{Ed002's Note - Klopp is the manager of another team and concentrating all of his efforts there. At no point has he come out and stated that "of all the clubs in the world" it is Liverpool he wants to manage - he would not even use the word "manage". Ancelotti: At no point has he come out and stated that "of all the clubs in the world" it is Liverpool he wants to manage. And then you come up with your little theory. All very naïve.}

29 May 2015 13:41:50
It's more likely, if at all, both Klopp & Ancelotti were asked a question which could only give a positive answer towards LFC. It was probably a random question with no relevance to the press conference they were giving at that time. One or two hacks took their vague answer/reference and ran a story or two.

One high profile club manager has a run of poor results, fans boo a little in last game. Check.
High profile manager about to be sacked or quit, needs new job/challenge. Check.

Ask random leading question, like, your fans sing YNWA, so do LFC fans, do you know that do you think they're a wonderful club. "Yes they have great fans, sing every game Its a great club with great history"

Bingo. Klopp loves LFC wants to mange them tomorrow !!!

{Ed002's Note - You guys just love making stuff up.}

29 May 2015 15:57:18
We was told on a LFC legends tour that Brendon didn't want Baloteli anywhere near the club. So on that note,I don't think Rogers is to blame. So all the Rogers haters, if he keeps his job you know why.

29 May 2015 18:00:39
The only excuses Br has for screwing up and being on the brink, are the baseless drivel his acolytes keep making for him with their comparisons and suppositions that have no base in fact and logic and are nothing more than fantasies. Ed is on fire with these apologists and long may it continue until this failure of a manager is out of our club for good

29 May 2015 02:13:07
Charlie Austin will score goals where ever he goes. he's a predator who knows where the net is and has got a real head on him, I've seen him score headers from outside the box.

Danny Ings is totally opposite as austin, he creates chances for himself and is very good with the ball at he's feet. However he does have a weak shot at times.

As a Burnley fan i've seen a lot if these players and let me tell you neither player would have scored as many goals for Burnley if it wasn' for Trippier. He reminds me of Steve Finan simple but very effective.

29 May 2015 08:23:00
So Charlie Austin scored goals because of Trippier?

29 May 2015 10:06:45
But I do agree with the basis of what your saying. It's easy to look at a striker and say buy him he scores goals but sometimes teams make strikers look good!

Lambert, borini and even Mario were capable of doing a job last season it's BR that failed to adapt to suitably use what his had!

29 May 2015 10:31:01
Charlie Austin used to play for burnley

29 May 2015 10:43:59
Yes I know, but we surely are talking at prem level here?

28 May 2015 23:58:07
Hi Ed's, any updates on the Milner situation? Macca said it was almost done but surely if the managers position is still up for debate then we can't be expecting anything transfer wise any time soon? Thanks

{Ed002's Note - There will be no major update until his contract expires or, more likely, he is released from it. As of Monday Liverpool can speak directly with the player.

Whatever happens with the manager will not have a major impact with the transfer plans - I have explained that life goes on regardless. Maybe if there is a new manager he will want to bring someone with him from Benfica, West Ham, Zenit or wherever, but life has to go on regardless.}

29 May 2015 01:15:53
Nice choose of club names ed.

29 May 2015 10:02:49
Ed002 loves a wind up

28 May 2015 23:38:15
Hi Ed's

Just wondering a few things I hope you can answer for me, .

1) Is there or has there been any interest from other clubs in Sturridge? ( Personally I would like to see him move on as I don't think his mentality is quite right on the training ground and the pitch, I mean by that, his quite large list of injuries past and present, the mind does play tricks when self confidence is down. )

2) Regarding Jurgen Klopp, .
I totally agree with one of the Ed's comments comparing him to Shanks, the man has a gift and has the ability and respect from staff, players, fans past and present for his managerial style and personality and further more success to an extent. But my question regarding him is this, was he considered back in November for the managerial position by FSG as I spoke to somebody recently who said there was a discussion regarding him and the possibility of him leaving his current club at the end of the German season. I'm not saying he was contacted nor approached at this time or ever has been yet !!

Last question, .

Do you personally think when the dust has settled between now and mid summer we will be making any approach to a Marquee signing I.E either in the CM OR STRIKING AREAS???

Thanks Ed's you do a fantastic job here and I realize its not easy having to bite your tongue here over and over again for obvious reasons, I hope you can shed some light for me.

Cheers

{Ed002's Note - (a) No, he has been suffering from injury most of this season. (b) I assume that you must have spoken to someone from FSG then - I cannot help you with private conversations they may have had. Certainly it was not his name put forward by advisors, and at that time no one knew he would be leaving Dortmund before his contract ended. (c) I have no idea about what you consider a "marquee" signing to be - I have explained where I know of interest being shown in players.}

29 May 2015 01:23:05
Maybe he doesn't eat his Brussel sprouts either mystic meg.

Klopp will be great and if it doesn't work then we all know how you all will act anyway, I hope he looks at this website for a bit of an insight into the best fans in the world & if I'm not mistaken some of the most knowledgeable lol

Marquee? 60 million on benzema or a player who will improve us?

29 May 2015 01:34:15
Just read the post again 'self confidence'

Have you not seen his goal celebration?

The boy freaking loves himself.

29 May 2015 02:17:25
What I was trying to ask regarding "marquee" is a signing of the same quality as for example
Suarez-Alonso-etc etc an up and coming star with serious potential. as you say always and this is a reply to maxi as well money or TRANSFER FEES are irrevelevent, Benzema 60m lol.
My point regarding sturridge is maybe on the training ground or in his personal life maybe, I'm just assuming as could be 10000 reasons but many athletes suffer from injuries that are actually the mind tricking the body. just my opinion and thanks for the reply Ed 02

{Ed002's Note - That doesn't help me really. As for the "mind tricking the body", I'll put it down to the electric kool-aid.}