I was hoping to see the back of Meyler this transfer window, but given that we aren't going to have much in the way of funds (just a hunch) and Diame's injury, he might be here for another year. If he plays well, I'll have no qualms about that, but if he continues as he has this season, we might as well just stick a youth player in there. In an ideal world, my January transfer window would be: Out Meyler Jakupovic Figueroa Dudgeon Ramirez (loan return) Bruce McShane (riot squad in) Sagbo In Matias Suarez - FW/AM - Anderlecht Igor Vetokele (might be a bit expensive, he only signed a five year deal in the Summer) - ST - Charlton Another GK, preferably a British one. David Button at Brentford and Alex Smithies at Huddersfield are both having decent seasons, the former signed a new deal in June so Smithies would probably be the better option. As we'd have freed up a loan spot, I'd try and get Patrick Bamford in from Chelsea for the rest of the season, just to give the attack some back up. If my pipe dream came to fruition, that'd give us Hernandez, Jelavic, Vetokele and Bamford as strikers, Aluko, Ben Arfa, Suarez, Brady, Ince and Snodgrass as our attacking midfield/wide options, Livermore, Huddlestone, Diame, Quinn as the CM options, the defence just becomes Robertson, Elmo (who I suppose is attacking) Rosenior, Maguire, Dawson, Davies and Chester and our goalkeeping options become McGregor Smithies/Button and Harper. It's a pretty balanced squad that should see us through to the Summer. The above, however, won't happen. Of course it won't. I think we'll see a striker come in, and maybe somebody leave, but that aside I can't see it changing much.
Hang on did you just add meyler to the list of 'technically gifted' players....He is another keith Andrews. He was terrible on saturday. AGAIN! Did anyone see in the last minute when he had the opportunity to sprint forward but instead passed it back. I've never seen the man get past a jog. Terrible
Serious, measured words from an ex-senior player. Do you see any comparisons : "Liverpool are "rudderless" and "going backwards just as fast as they went forwards last season", according to former player Mark Lawrenson. Lawrenson says he is baffled by some of the team selections and accuses manager Brendan Rodgers of changing his side "like he does his socks".
