No wonder some people think we LFC fans are weird. I hope you were being sarcastic. Our last CL triumph was 13 years ago and league title about 28 years. And we are ahead of schedule? Even with Klopp it’s been nearly 3 years. How can anyone say “far ahead in the project” with a straight face? In modern times, how long would you say a LFC manager need to have his team?
I only answered yours and JB’s posts for the craic, as I knew we’d never signed a player on a Bosman who had goosed his club for a large transfer value. It doesn’t happen that often that a player who a club wanted to keep and who also would have had a large transfer value walks on a Bosman. None of which was anything to do with my point btw, which was about players working over their clubs.
No, it's you who missed the point by making more of mito's simple question - who have you signed on a free? The circumstances of the free signing weren't the issue. You've made it about your take on it and not just a simple answer to a simple question
Wenger was playing a dangerous game with both Ozil and Sanchez, as he allowed them both to enter their final year. ****e management combined with an even weaker CEO, they got away with it......just, but ended up selling Sanchez for a knock down fee, when they should have bounced him the previous window for double. Both players and their management were playing Arsenal and Wenger was confident of keeping both, why? Do you think the agents play with a straight bat? you do realise that most of the top agents are on 10-15% of the players total earnings don’t you? Plus a slice of the signing on fee? You’re only arguing the toss as it was a kopite player we were originally talking about. I should have swerved it. Lesson learned.
Pedantic ****e that, the listing of frees signed was **** all to do with the conversation about expensive players doing a number on their clubs, but you knew that...
Not being funny but there's a very good reason for that. The type of player you're talking about wouldn't be looking to go to Everton. Mito asked a simple question - who have you signed on a free? The fact he said he could name 5 for your club proves he wasn't buying into your players doing a number on the club point.
Yes, from how far out in the wilderness Liverpool and for what the expectations were preseason, ahead of schedule. This Klopp tenure was always going to be a slow build/development period followed by an “all in” period. The “all in” period cane sooner than they expected it to. My face couldn’t be straighter of it was a line.
I want Klopp to break his duck with a cup final win and I want us to win the title. We've waited too long for that, ridiculously long. I think Klopp will break his duck in a cup final with LFC. The question is which cup
Think Klopp has been unfortunate in who's he's faced in all his finals. His pretty much faced the favourites every time. Real and Bayern in the CL, Man City in the LC and Sevilla in the EL (who had won the previous 2). Although he did beat Bayern in the German Cup (who were again the favourites) I mean where's his Birmingham or Cardiff?
Just as an aside. I wonder how different things would be if contracts could only be made for one year, no 5 or 4 year contracts allowed. Every team had to renogotiate with players in the summer. It would make for entertaining summers. I'm not proposing we change to that model... Just wondering out loud.
If we keep signing quality players like Keita and Fabinho, then it won’t be long until we win cups. Fekir next please!
If the player doesn't want to leave them the club can't do anything about it. Fact is, he's been one of our better CMs (**** me sideways) so was rightly playing despite the contract issue.
I think this is actually the last thing that will happen next season. We have more chance of winning the premiership as we will prioritise it, together with the CL. We would have no option than to use our youngsters and the full squad for the domestic Cups. We all know that the gap between our first 11 and the others is massive. I think it will be premiership >CL>league cup>FA cup in terms of our chances.
