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

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Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
And us, to be fair

These days, they would have just stuck us in the Europa League

We at least got a CL Playoff

Not UEFA's fault we messed it up (There's no what Colina was on the take. He just had a bad game. He was bound to have one eventually and we were just the unlucky ones who were there when it happned)
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I don't recall them changing it to favour us in anyway Mikey?

We got what we rightfully deserved for finishing 4th that year, they got a rule change to enable them to compete in a competition they had no original right to participate in.
 

BlueLlama said:
They will slowly rewrite history once he goes. "He was never that effective or consistent and we have done well to get 20 million from City"
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already happened. BBC olling sportsday:

Harry James Peter: I say let him go for the highest amount we can and sign a quality winger in place of him. He's not performing as well as he used to.

Ronnie Hutchison: Over rated, offload him now and cash in. Watch him spend more time warming the bench for his next club and hopefully Rodgers will use the cash sensibly to invest.

Ryan_lfc_giants: Sterling isn't worth that. Coutinho agreed a 70k contract weeks ago and is better player. Club can't afford to set a precedent.

Dave Ellis: Sterling - 150 grand for a player who's only a couple of clicks up from Aaron Lennon.

William Swayne: I like Sterling, but his performances this season haven't justified the deal he wants. I'd sell him and keep Jordon Ibe.

CJ: Sterling isn't worth it. He is so overrated. He doesn't have much to offer. He will ultimately be sold on for very little.


they've all gone from "best player in europe" mode to "overated, worse than ibe" mode after one swift press conference
 
Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
Yeah, and hopefully Sienna Miller shows up naked on my doorstep Easter Sunday, her twazzocks caked in Nutella

Bowt as much chance
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nii daniel: If Sterling wants to leave sell him to the highest bidder and invest the money wisely

glenn greer: One of the reasons I'm falling out of love with football is players greed. I'd let Sterling go in the summer.

Matt Martin: Unfortunately for him he's going to have to perform better than he has or else he won't even get what he was offered by Liverpool in the summer let alone any other big club. Blatantly doesn't want to be at the club money or not.

Sean Paul Wilkinson: The boy doesn't know how lucky he is, playing for Liverpool is the stuff of dreams. BR has developed him into a potential star, but he's not the finished article, he has yet to win a major honour. Definitely not worth 180k per week.

best till last - (please, somebody pull up a crying gif)
 
Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
The thing is, it's best for Sterling's development if he stays

If he takes 90-100K now, he'll probably be on loads more than 150K in a couple of years anyway if he continues to develop at the rate which he is

I mean, he's not going to be struggling on 90K a week is he?

Take that now, improve as a player and then take a massive contract in 2-3 years time when you're actually ready to justify one. Thusly, you'll then be "juiced in" as a big contract player forevermore

There's a strong chance that he'd go to City/Chelsea/Royal Madrid in the summer and flop there because he isn't ready. Sure, he'd get maybe a year or two on 150K, but he'd never make anything close to that again as he'd be just another promising young player who flopped at a "bigger" club (i.e. Rodwell)

If he stays at Liverpool, he can continue to be a big fish in a comparatively smaller pond and get a big move in a couple of years

The agent should realise this and be making it clear to him. Both agent and player are lacking foresight here
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I've said it before but I honestly feel players like him have a shorter career at the top level. There aren't many small, fast players going strong towards their 30's. Most of them drop away in their mid 20's due to physical limitations.

He seems fairly clued in, he joined them as a stepping stone and now wants to make the next step up while he can. They proclaim he's World Class and all this, yet he's not even their highest earner. They're unlikely to win major honours either. It's not guaranteed he'll improve as a player, especially if he's essentially (as they put it) their best player.

Stay - less money, less chance of winning trophies, potentially a big fish in a small pond.

Leave - more money, more chance of winning trophies, potentially more opportunities to learn by training with better players.

As a footballer you have to have confidence in your own ability that you can succeed. Surely it's a no brainer, why would he stay?
 

Little Ralphy said:
Surely it's a no brainer, why would he stay?
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Because he isn't ready yet

It's all well and good being confident in your abilities, but sometimes you need to put eyes on yourself and realise you need more time to prepare

He WILL get better. The only thing that will halt that would be if he gets a serious injury

It's better for him to spend longer at Liverpool, and if he has to do that on 100K a week, so be it

He hasn't done enough to warrant 150K a month. He might get it elsewhere, but he wouldn't be a regular for any of the top sides in Europe yet. It's not about who he trains with as much as it is him getting regular minutes and the chance to play against top players. He gets that starting for Liverpool everyweek. He also gets to play for a very marketable side, which will only help him get the big move he will eventually gets if he continues to improve
 
Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
Because he isn't ready yet

It's all well and good being confident in your abilities, but sometimes you need to put eyes on yourself and realise you need more time to prepare

He WILL get better. The only thing that will halt that would be if he gets a serious injury

It's better for him to spend longer at Liverpool, and if he has to do that on 100K a week, so be it

He hasn't done enough to warrant 150K a month. He might get it elsewhere, but he wouldn't be a regular for any of the top sides in Europe yet. It's not about who he trains with as much as it is him getting regular minutes and the chance to play against top players. He gets that starting for Liverpool everyweek. He also gets to play for a very marketable side, which will only help him get the big move he will eventually gets if he continues to improve
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How do you know he isn't ready? How would anyone know until he tried? You can put off moves all you like and stay in your comfort zone, but you won't get to the very top as a footballer in doing so.

If the rs aren't in the Champions League next season then he wouldn't even be playing against the very top players either. I suspect that's why he's waiting til the Summer to see where they finish. And it is about who you train with and the coaches you work with, because that's when you learn and do most of your work. Sure you have to make the step up in the games as well, but the training ground is where you learn and become a better player. There really is no point in being the best player at a mediocre club, you'll just stagnate.

The rs showed last Summer they are a selling club, this Summer they'll lose gerrard as well, they're big influences on the training ground.

If he stays it shows a massive lack of ambition on his behalf.
 
I hope he signs a bank-breaking deal at the RS and continues to be overhyped rather than earn them megabucks with a transfer fee
 

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