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

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Dummies being thrown out the pram on Rawk...UEFA hate them apparently too.

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Re: Uefa to hold hearing into Mamadou Sakho’s failed drug test for Liverpool
Quote from: mersey_paradiso on Today at 03:38:02 PM
Brilliant news for Sakho and for us !
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This is either another example of massive incompetence or possibly corruption from UEFA .
Liverpool looking likely to get to a European final after knocking United out and then beating Dortmund ? Let's throw a spanner in the works...

« Reply #290 on: Today at 03:48:36 PM »
Quote from: Hij on Today at 03:37:01 PM
The Europa game is unfortunate. However, we had a 1-0 lead at half time and we squandered it with a terrible performance from the entire team in the second half of the final. It's horrible that we were without him due to this rather massive cock up but I think in the circumstances we should accept that we lost the final with good grace.

Beyond that, I'm absolutely delighted for Sakho and hope he gets the chance to represent his country in international competition within his own country - perhaps a once in a lifetime experience for him and the most important result in my opinion as of right now if no sanctions are forthcoming.
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If it wasn't for that referee , it should have been two or three Hij . 2 or 3-0 up at half-time and I doubt we would have lost the game , at least not in normal time anyway.

Joke of a performance and very suspicious in my eyes. A millionaire referee who made his fortune through selling TV rights for World Cup games and internationals - who does he know precisely ?

If this case is looking like it's on decidedly shaky ground too then UEFA have serious questions to answer
 

tsubaki said:
You have to delight in the outcome of this, where one of their players takes a banned substance and the end result is that the substance is the one that gets kicked out. Not even the Russians could have managed it.
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Putin should be taking notes on this:
Rather than set a date for a hearing to consider the defender’s case Uefa has instead ordered their own disciplinary body to first look into whether the substance should even be on the Wada list.
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toffeejack said:
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...blood-red-liverpools-hardline-stance-11396284

Blood Red: Liverpool's hardline stance with youngsters should be applauded - but could it backfire?
Liverpool want their youngsters to prove themselves before the rewards come their way - but they risking losing some of their young stars
  • Liverpool want their youngsters to prove themselves before the rewards come their way - but they risking losing some of their young stars
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“It’s very important young players have something to strive for. If they get too much too young it can sabotage their development."

Brendan Rodgers said a lot of things during his time at Liverpool. Plenty of them ridiculed.

But this time he got it spot on.

The ex-Reds boss was keen not to see his young players get much too soon.

It's an accusation levelled at many a young footballer as they try to make the grade in the Premier League.

As the world's top football clubs compete to snare the stars of the future, young players are given ever increasing contracts.

And too much money at too early an age can snuff out a fledgling career.

Liverpool however, are trying to make a difference.

It's all relative of course, but the Reds' hardline stance with their young players is to be admired.

They want their youngsters to prove themselves before the rewards come their way.

It's a principle the club are prepared to stick to, even if it does end up costing them now and again.

Jerome Sinclair recently signed for Watford having failed to agree a new deal with the Reds.

Jordan Rossiter was another to depart Anfield in recent weeks, with Liverpool unwilling to match terms offered to him by Rangers.

Sergi Canos could now follow him out of the exit door, having demanded the Reds stump up £10,000 a week after a successful loan spell at Brentford last season.

Brad Smith's reluctance to agree terms almost cost him his Liverpool career, before he performed a U-turn and took the offer the Reds put on the table months earlier.



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Raheem Sterling of Manchester City reacts as he misses a clear chance during the Capital One Cup Final match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on February 28, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)


And then there was Raheem Sterling, who left for Manchester City in a £49m deal after a much-publicised contract dispute with the Reds.

And it was he who Rodgers was talking about when he said the words "too much too young".

Now, nobody could call Sterling a flop - but his time at the Etihad hasn't gone exactly to plan so far.

And perhaps it's no coincidence that Jordon Ibe's form has tailed off since signing a lucrative new deal with Liverpool one year ago.

Indeed, Smith, Kevin Stewart and Pedro Chirivella have worked hard to break into the first-team picture at Anfield this term - and they are on relative peanuts compared to some of their peers.

But could the Reds' stance cost them in the long run?

After all, if their rivals are willing to pay big bucks to persuade young players their future is with them, it will be difficult for Liverpool to compete.

Eyebrows were certainly raised when news broke this week about Canos. So impressive in the Championship, the 19-year-old Spaniard had recently told the ECHO that his Liverpool debut was the "best 10 minutes of his life".

Canos' family, meanwhile, opened up a restaurant on Penny Lane in South Liverpool. All looked set up for a long stay on Merseyside.

Now the Spaniard looks set to leave - with Queens Park Rangers and Watford circling - and Reds fans will be understandably left frustrated if he goes on to fulfil his vast potential.

In truth, it's about finding the right balance.

You suspect that if Canos convinced he was a future first-team star then the Reds will be more willing to ensure he was tied him down to a more lucrative deal.

Cameron Brannagan, for example, is set to be rewarded with new terms. He is highly thought of at Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp will know best, and the Reds boss has an excellent track record of nurturing young talent. Simply look at his successful Dortmund side.

The club will hope that the chance to play for one of the world's most famous clubs - and most passionate crowds - is more of an incentive than cold, hard cash.

Rodgers might be right. But money talks, and the Reds will have to pay the best to get the best young talent.




what do you think of this article @catcherintherye, i sort of see where they come from, but i would say of all the teams to be appluaded for their youth, liverpool are right down the bottom there when considering premier league clubs.
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This is an interesting article. Liverpool as a club are a bit stuck in a time warp and have the usual delusion.

It's hard to knock their approach. As a club they want youngsters to prove themselves and tend to make it tougher for them, in exchange for yearly increments in pay. They were always quite measly payers but people wanted to be for the best team in the country. Through that process it hardened young players to become winners.

The difficulty now is the modern game has changed and they are no longer at the summit of football. They are also not "their players" they have bought them in for big money. There has to be a realism. A lad you sign at 15/16/17 from a club due to paying him more money is then not going to make the same move again at 19 if better money is available. If you do a deal with the devil don't be surprised when you get bitten.

On that list most of the young lads moving on are lads they've brought in and it's Brannagan who is a localer lad who's stayed. Rositter is the interesting exception.

They are shortcutting with their youth and it masks them being years behind us. As I've said, we've given more debuts to local scouse lads in the last 2 home games than they have in a decade.
 
Just had a little read on RAWK, this post took my eye :

"Just like to bring up the broadcast figures for the final week of the season:

Sunderland v Everton (Sky Sports 1 - 19:00 programme start (19:45 kick off): 695,000
Liverpool v Chelsea (Sky Sports 2 - 19:55 programme start (20:00 kick off): 809,000

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We still got more viewers in a nothing game than their poxy small club playing a side who were deep in a relegation fight"

A prize to whoever spots the mistake.

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MoutsGoat said:
Just had a little read on RAWK, this post took my eye :

"Just like to bring up the broadcast figures for the final week of the season:

Sunderland v Everton (Sky Sports 1 - 19:00 programme start (19:45 kick off): 695,000
Liverpool v Chelsea (Sky Sports 2 - 19:55 programme start (20:00 kick off): 809,000

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We still got more viewers in a nothing game than their poxy small club playing a side who were deep in a relegation fight"

A prize to whoever spots the mistake.

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Sunderland were safe by then?
 


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