The Sky article is mostly clickbait. The overall effect is that PL teams are rich and successful and employ people from all over the world. Travel and accommodation costs mean **** all so the cost benefit of being local is meaningless. The no scousers in the derby is clickbait; Flanagan and Baines have long injuries so they're out. We had a scouser captain for 12 years whereas Everton are captained by a Manc. But that's all cancelled out and they "win on scousers" because Barkley has hit a patch of not-completely-useless form whereas we're using Rossiter in our European games (which Everton don't have to play)?
I think that sums up my point quite nicely tbh The best current scouse player I can think of is Rooney FFS
But its like frank said, why pay for foreign imported youth players when there's local youth that will cost nothing by comparison. The talent is there(see Everton for proof)but the cosmopolitan attitude by our club these days outweighs the tried and proven system of old.
Have you seen Rooney play at any point in the last year? Any scouser fit enough to play 30 minutes is better.
Jimmy's big brother is a mate of my big brother The family used to live by us and Jimmy was always out having a kick about with the youngsters. When S Liverpool were in the County Comb. my brother played in the I Zingari and played against him a few times. We need more like Jimmy Case in the team now. Liverpool's got great youth footie leagues, all those kids should be being directed to us and Everton. Granted we've both got a handful but there's some real talent being wasted somewhere.
I agree with that. Ibe was able to offer just as much as Markovic for example. Lovren as been so ****e surely Wisdom or Kelly could have done at least an equal job? That argument isn't really scouse vs the world though is it? (especially considering none of the three I mentioned are scouse ) It's youth versus buying potential.
As I said, that's two different arguments. Whether you support Liverpool Everton, Villa, Saints, etc or your a local lad yourself or not, we'd all love to see more local lads in teams like in the old days but times move on. If you want local talent in the sides, you have to accept that club expectations are probably going to need a re-assessment. Its great if you can find a Fowler, McManaman, Gerrard or Carragher (what a spine btw) but its much easier said than done. You say the talent is there and point at Everton. I ask what are their ambitions compared to ours? How long did those lads need to develop? Would our fanbase accept finishing in similar league positions whilst they develop? Or would we expect them to develop whilst we were doing well, aka buying short term talent? to repeat the question above, what current scouse players plying their trade in the professional leagues would you guys like to see in the Liverpool team?
You get local youngsters playing for the team they support, you get players for life because they're already at their 'dream team' .
It most cases yeah but it doesn't always work like that. Fowler? Beckham? Hell, Gerrard almost ****ed off after we won the CL!
