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

[deipnosophist]

I stopped reading at "brain drain" as that would imply that club actually had neurons to rub together.

lol lol

 

[Minimeister]

Yeah money ball has been in full flow when they bought Lambert, Lallana, Balotelli and Lovren, players for huge fees who have very little resale value.

hahaha I'd forgotten about Moneyball. That one transfer window when they actually bought well and they got Sturridge and Coutinho and suddenly they'd invented a new way that no one had ever thought of before. Suddenly £150 million pound spent later and that was a thing of the past.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Exactly but the loons wont accept it.

They had a Liverpool supporter on Talk Sport earlier who began to say that the reason Sterling wanted to go was because Liverpool weren't a big enough side anymore and Mark Saggers literally dove in to shut him up

So even if one of them DOES talk sense, he's drowned out either by the deluded ones or the fawning media blerts

 

[toffeejack]

I'd love to find quotes from them from summer 2013 when Suarez wanted out

"SELL IM TO MADRID LAD EEZ TROUBLE, E BITEZ PPL AND GIVES DE CLUB A BAD NAME NO 1 IS BIGGER DAN DIS CLUB YWNA"

6 months later

"EEEEZZZZ DE BEST PLAYA IN DE WERRRRLLLLLLD LAD HAHAHA DE DE DEDEDE DER DER DE DE DEDEDE DER DER LEW-Y SWA-REZ DE DE DEDEDE DER DER..."

i still have my doubts over whether madrid were ever interested in him. it's all so difficult to tell with their media bias.

 

[Saint Domingo]

They had a Liverpool supporter on Talk Sport earlier who began to say that the reason Sterling wanted to go was because Liverpool weren't a big enough side anymore and Mark Saggers literally dove in to shut him up

So even if one of them DOES talk sense, he's drowned out either by the deluded ones or the fawning media blerts

Stopped being a big club as soon as Torres was sold to Chelsea. They passed it off as good business because his form dipped and in hindsight they were right but from that moment it sent out the message that Chelsea could come and take their top player. Torres, Alonso Mascherano Arbeloa Reina Meireles Kuyt and of course Suarez all left 'the biggest club in the world' to play champions league and win trophies. Sterling will follow at some point and it's only Sturridge's fitness record and Coutinho's inconsistency keeping them from going to big clubs.

 

[Raymondo077]

Re Sterling "I think we are missing the important thing here. If you watch his interview he sounds a bit scouse in some of his phrases. Understandable as he's been here for years now, but I now want him to stay more than ever. Agger, Molby and Hamann to name a few all had a scouse twang thing going on and look how good they were for us."

They're a strange bunch some of the reds***e fans.

Can remember Whelans faux attempt, Jesus, i did,nt where to look it was that embarrassing.

 

[chicoazul]

Poor little Raheem.

 

[degsy]

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?

This all day long, he won't get any better where ever he goes

 

[maccavennie]

This is spot on. I remember a similar situation to us with Jeffers when he demanded more and the fans were outraged with him. He was dropped from the team, a team that was desperate for his goals and ran the risk of being relegated.

What is amusing is they are slowly being reduced to that level. A team that cannot hang onto decent young players.

Yep I remember that with Jeffers. Players need to set an example both on and off the pitch, regardless of age they shouldn't be talking about money. Even his comment where he's trying to be genuine "I don't want to talk about how ma y cars I've got or how many houses I've got", that is an arrogant comment to make. I actually haven't heard one Kopite yet say they should keep him and all have said to me they should get in. Maybe reality has set in for them that most players who play for them are more than willing to do a "Lescott" on them, as in double their wage and go and pick up a winners medal or 2. I think that's where he will end up personally.

 

[davek]

So Sturridge and Lallana have both made miraculous recoveries and are in contention for their game tomorrow...now that the internationals are out the way?

If I was Hodgson I'd make it a point to reward that with them never playing for England again.

 

[boris]

So Sturridge and Lallana have both made miraculous recoveries and are in contention for their game tomorrow...now that the internationals are out the way?

If I was Hodgson I'd make it a point to reward that with them never playing for England again.

I wouldn't pick Sturridge anyway, there's a few ahead of him in the queue now IMO.

Pushing England's soon to be leading scorer and captain out wide in the prime of his career was the biggest mistake of Roy's career and accommodating Sturridge cost us big time.

 

[davek]

I wouldn't pick Sturridge anyway, there's a few ahead of him in the queue now IMO.

Pushing England's soon to be leading scorer and captain out wide in the prime of his career was the biggest mistake of Roy's career and accommodating Sturridge cost us big time.

I dont care about England, tbh.

I know that the likes of Sturridge want England exposure for their wage bumps and the profile it gives him. That sort of selectivity - choosing when they want to play and dont want to play - should be punished.

I hope Hodgson has the nerve to finish his international career right now. He has the perfect excuse given that he's constantly absent from squad get togethers and qualifying/friendly games...and as you say, there is better replacements.

 

[Eggs]

Mrs Scratch bought the youngest (5) pack of match attacks (football cards) on the way home from school yesterday.

When he opened it, he was faced with Luis Enrique.

"Urgh, you got me a Liverpool one. I'm gonna burn it."

I wept with pride when she texted me.

...that means Little Scratch carries a box of matches.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

...that means Little Scratch carries a box of matches.

Nah, he's got a Zippo lighter with a picture of Osman engraved on it.

 

[Merseyzig]

Yuk. Filthy red hounds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-32152534