ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"

[bizzaro]

Laughing at Liverpool.

They are superb to watch at the minute.

All over the shop.

 

[Tubey]

Genuinely annoyed he's leaving. He's so over-rated it's incredible.

I wished he's sign something daft like £150k a week with them and watch as the lightweight with no brain got found out over and over again.

 

[Librarian]

Nooooo they won't. £18m tops when he hands in his transfer request.

Minus QPR's 25% sell-on..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...em-sterling-leaves-liverpool-real-madrid.html

 

[Tubey]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32792000

Raheem Sterling: Liverpool winger not achieved anything - Barnes
Raheem Sterling has "not achieved anything" and should stay at Liverpool, says former Reds winger John Barnes.




As opposed to NEVER achieving anything at Liverpool. LOL John. LOL !!!!

Barnes missing the point entirely - isn't the fact Sterling has "not achieved anything" exactly the reason he wants to move?

 

[quasi modo]

He said he "feels bullied by club" lol.

 

[boris]

More info here. Basically football has been thrown under the bus just so six clubs can keep winning things.

Agreed but we also voted for this to be abolished last time it was discussed.

The thinking being as one of the biggest clubs around not to be taken over, FFP would make us less attractive to a sugar daddy. If it's relaxed some billionaire may fancy a new toy, if it isn't the toy is useless to the billionaire.

 

[bizzaro]

Barnes missing the point entirely - isn't the fact Sterling has "not achieved anything" exactly the reason he wants to move?

Exactly mate.

Does anyone wonder why Tranmere are now in the conference?

 

[bizzaro]

Agreed but we also voted for this to be abolished last time it was discussed.

The thinking being as one of the biggest clubs around not to be taken over, FFP would make us less attractive to a sugar daddy. If it's relaxed some billionaire may fancy a new toy, if it isn't the toy is useless to the billionaire.

Not really. The Billionaire would consider us attractive due to a potential stadium development. There would be no impact by FFP on this either way.

 

[Tubey]

He said he "feels bullied by club" lol.

Who, Sterling? If so, LOL

 

[boris]

Not really. The Billionaire would consider us attractive due to a potential stadium development. There would be no impact by FFP on this either way.

I dint know pal, whilst Bill's still got his hands on the train set I think it's irrelevent anyway but that was my reading of it at the time when we voted against either this or something similar.

 

[quasi modo]

Who, Sterling? If so, LOL

Yeah, that was one of the quotes just on SSN.

This is great, the so called legends of the club slating the young lad, helps push him further away.

 

[arch stanton]

We need another 'this is Liverpool' programme, the first was the first was cringeworthy, a new one now would be the best televisual feast of all time

 

[tsubaki]

Agreed but we also voted for this to be abolished last time it was discussed.

The thinking being as one of the biggest clubs around not to be taken over, FFP would make us less attractive to a sugar daddy. If it's relaxed some billionaire may fancy a new toy, if it isn't the toy is useless to the billionaire.

Well yes, but that is the problem with FFP as agreed currently. What Platini should have done is set a cap on wages and transfer spend across the board and set at a low enough level, which definately would increase competition, reduce losses and improve facilities.

 

[tsubaki]

We need another 'this is Liverpool' programme, the first was the first was cringeworthy, a new one now would be the best televisual feast of all time

"this was liverpool" perhaps

 

[Eggs]

They're the easy target though aren't they. I mean he's just about blamed everything, modern football, FFP, agents etc. But nowhere does he say that FSG are actually trying to fix rather than be the cause of Liverpool's problems.

Over the last two decades they've poured their considerable wealth into the wrong thing: the short term chase of the league title and getting back to 1990. Whilst United poured money into a stadium, their academy, and sticking by their manager, Liverpool went for overpriced foreign players and chopped and changes their manager. Now the Angield conveyor belt has stopped and they're miles behind. Rafael came in and brought short term success and everyone got hungry for money, the owners for a sale which then occurred, the new U.S. Owners for a future sale at an unswindled fair price, and Rafael for transfer funds. So despite regular champions league football and pl TV money Liverpool spent money they didn't have and when Rafael wasted it and didn't get in the ECL the financial crash occurred too screwing them over.

FSG come in, rebuild and call an end to needless spending, but the clamour for success is ridiculous so they make over a 1/4 of a billion available in transfers to Rodgers. He then wastes the vast majority of it. I'm sorry but how is that FSG's fault? Lambert Lallana Lovren -none for their so called transfer policy which makes you think there isn't one. Brendan got given the money but didn't have the personal clout to attract any top players. Even Redknapp got the likes of Bale Modric and Van der Vaart to Spurs do the argument wears thin.

Poor choices in managers and poor transfers all against the backdrop of hysterical delusional short term fan expectations are the reasons they are where they are. FSG's only mistake was appointing Rodgers but the likes of Barrett and co will try and put everything else on them rather than admitting they got greedy a decade ago and are now paying the price.

....looking to the future maybe miles behind, but let's not forget they nearly won the Golden Fleece 12 months ago. Clearly the loss of Suarez is the key factor but it underlines that how you spend money is critical. This is why a truly top Manager is worth their weight in gold and why I always say judge them on who they have bought and sold.