14 Aug 2021 13:43:25
Hello ed002,

You said that there is need to refresh the squad because most of our first team player is on the old side. they need to be replace by younger player for a better future. so my question is:

1.whether there is a concrete plan within the club on how to do this?
2.

{Ed002's Note - Yes the club will have at least an outline plan and will be starting to do what they can next year - I had expected it to start this year but the pandemic, money and the lack of sales hit that hard.}


1.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 15:07:04
Actually my 2nd question is how the club plan on funding this? one way to do it is by selling our star player but as you said most are already past their peak selling value and the player to replace them will most probably cost a lot of money. as we can all see this transfer window, we are struggling really hard to find the money to get the player that we want.

{Ed002's Note - The club have to stay within FFP so funding comes from profits, selling players and a small amount the owners can add.}


2.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 15:22:50
Keep signing top youth and giving them a go. Elliott and Gordon will save the club a fortune.


3.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 15:31:49
Liverpool can't no longer sign u18 player from overseas if im not mistaken Jadon mate. give youth a go is not a bad thing but will the fans be patient enough if they don't perform?


4.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 15:55:39
They'll have to be, the only way i can see us continuing to compete. We have to try and turn ourselves into the English Dortmund where the best kids'll come because they know they'll get a proper chance, the big difference being we wouldn't have to then sell them when they make it big.

{Ed0666's Note - Utter bunkum


5.) 14 Aug 2021
14 Aug 2021 20:03:59
Become Dortmund? Nonsense, we need to bring through youth, where hopefully the best rise to be star performers but align that with a transfer strategy that attracts the best player we possibly can. We have signed and sold players for vast sums - but generally with the purpose of building the best possible squad we can to compete. This should continue with an emphasis of sustainability- hence certain sales will always be necessary as will selling those that won't make it and freeing up opportunitiesfor others. The aim is to get the best out of those top players whilst selling and replacing as those players start to dip.


6.) 15 Aug 2021
15 Aug 2021 01:25:52
Jason, how about bring kids through from our juniors rather than ‘buy, buy, buy’

In the good old days coaches actually coached. They didn’t phone Qatar or Dubai, or a dacha on the Black Sea and say sign me three right backs for 70 m, 60 m and 50 m. long ago days but some how we struggled by.


7.) 15 Aug 2021
15 Aug 2021 07:36:00
Out of curiousity, if you were in charge ed002, what will you do? which player will you keep and which player will you brought in?

{Ed002's Note - There will be emerging players we don't even know of yet but the issue is that there are too many players around 30 or so - meaning, like it or not, that Milner, Matip, van Dijk, Henderson, Salah, Mane, Thiago, Shaqiri and Firmino will largely need to be replaced over the coming years. Their value is already on the turn and will fall away as they get older. Of the youngsters who have been of some level of interest to Liverpool Hoppe, Hlozek, Ricky-Jade Jones, Doku and Baumgartner are all younger and very good prospects. Liverpool have some good youngsters coming through the system and need to start making use of them. They have also signed Lee Clark's youngster who is well thought of but lost out on Ben Grist.}


8.) 15 Aug 2021
15 Aug 2021 14:08:14
Good luck trying to compete with City, who'll probably spend £250m this summer when we can't even afford Sanches unless its on the never never. If we don't bring kids through eventually we'll fall behind, but keep dreaming if yis like.