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£150k per week for Milner? Lordy
Good, solid player. Will almost never let his team down. Not a player you build a bright new future around. I guess the proposed wages reflect the fact that there's no transfer fee involved.
 
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Liverpool striker Divock Origi, 20, who joined the club last summer but spent the 2014-15 season on loan at Lille, says the Reds squad is good enough to win the Premier League. (Sky Sports)
The lad will fit right in. [HASHTAG]#delusional[/HASHTAG] <laugh>
He needs to be the poster boy for next season's graph.
 
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Finally a ray of sunshine in what has been a miserable week - Skrtel is annoyed at the recent contract he's been offered.

Hopefully he'll be off soon.

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2015/06/martin-skrtel-turns-down-unacceptable-liverpool-contract/


Martin Skrtel turns down “unacceptable” Liverpool contract
Martin Skrtel has spoken about the “unacceptable” contract Liverpool have offered the long-serving centre-back.
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It was reported last month that talks over a new deal had stalled after Liverpool included a clause relating to number of games he must play each season.

The Reds offered a three-year deal with the option of another year, but talks “hit a snag over a clause relating to the number of games he must play each season.”

The 30-year-old is quoted by Slovakian newspaper Aktualne explaining why he has rejected the offer.

Skrtel is asked:

Reportedly, the problem is that you would only receive the full amount of money under the new deal if you play quite a high number of games…

To which he replies: “It’s unacceptable for me.”

So that’s the obstacle, why you have not signed a new contract?

“Absolutely. I think that such contracts offered to players who are much older than me or the player who had some health problems. And I don’t feel so old that I could sign such an agreement.

The contract, which was introduced to me, [is] unacceptable, so I did not sign it.

“There have been some speculations about the interest of other clubs, but they are currently being addressed.”


Skrtel’s current deal expires next summer.

The Slovakian national team captain signed for Liverpool from Zenit St. Petersburg in 2008, making him currently the second longest serving player at the club, behind Lucas Leiva who joined the year before.

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Skrtel has been a good servant to the club etc. Occasionally error-prone, wrong positioning, occasional lack of reading of game. Not sure if he fits BR's methods of playing. Maybe a good opportunity for both him and the club if he moves on.

When does his current contract expire?

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Fans on "This is Anfield" and "Facebook" are very unhappy with this situation.
 
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Milner as captain? What leadership qualities has he ever shown? He's a quiet boy on and off the pitch. Has he ever been a captain before?

Being 29 doesn't mean he's leader.

Also, experience isn't what this team needs. It's quality. Would you rather have Coutinho at 21 or Lallana at 26? Or Gerrard at 24 or Gerrard at 34? I think experience is the biggest myth in football.

I agree, this goes back to the lack of leaders in the squad. I don't think there's a stand out captain there. Hendo as captain is laughable imo.
 
LFc are great. chins up lads.

times are good, we are building a big new stand, the club is breaking even again depsite huge spends on players and we have the cash to spend again. Bren <diva> is incharge so stability is there and the bad eggs will be weeded out
 
http://www.thisisanfield.com/2015/06/martin-skrtel-turns-down-unacceptable-liverpool-contract/


Martin Skrtel turns down “unacceptable” Liverpool contract
Martin Skrtel has spoken about the “unacceptable” contract Liverpool have offered the long-serving centre-back.
You must log in or register to see images

It was reported last month that talks over a new deal had stalled after Liverpool included a clause relating to number of games he must play each season.

The Reds offered a three-year deal with the option of another year, but talks “hit a snag over a clause relating to the number of games he must play each season.”

The 30-year-old is quoted by Slovakian newspaper Aktualne explaining why he has rejected the offer.

Skrtel is asked:

Reportedly, the problem is that you would only receive the full amount of money under the new deal if you play quite a high number of games…

To which he replies: “It’s unacceptable for me.”

So that’s the obstacle, why you have not signed a new contract?

“Absolutely. I think that such contracts offered to players who are much older than me or the player who had some health problems. And I don’t feel so old that I could sign such an agreement.

The contract, which was introduced to me, [is] unacceptable, so I did not sign it.

“There have been some speculations about the interest of other clubs, but they are currently being addressed.”


Skrtel’s current deal expires next summer.

The Slovakian national team captain signed for Liverpool from Zenit St. Petersburg in 2008, making him currently the second longest serving player at the club, behind Lucas Leiva who joined the year before.

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Skrtel has been a good servant to the club etc. Occasionally error-prone, wrong positioning, occasional lack of reading of game. Not sure if he fits BR's methods of playing. Maybe a good opportunity for both him and the club if he moves on.

When does his current contract expire?

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Fans on "This is Anfield" and "Facebook" are very unhappy with this situation.

He has one year left on his contract.

Sell him and replace him with Schar. Probably break even and get a better player in return.

He is synonymous with our failings since 2009.
 
milner great news... we've moved to say hey.. new reailty TV moeny is ****ing huge.. 150k in this context is what 75k was a year or two ago.

We must pay big money to the next signings too.

milner is just one cog in an improved picture.
 
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milner great news... we've moved to say hey.. new reailty TV moeny is ****ing huge.. 150k in this context is what 75k was a year or two ago.

We must pay big money to the next signings too.

milner is just one cog in an improved picture.

It's only improved if we splash out on a top quality player or two. Origi hasn't set the world alight since we signed him.....time will tell <ok>
 
milner great news... we've moved to say hey.. new reailty TV moeny is ****ing huge.. 150k in this context is what 75k was a year or two ago.

We must pay big money to the next signings too.

milner is just one cog in an improved picture.

£150k is still ridiculous for a player of his ability and I don't agree with playing significantly higher wages because we have increased revenue.

He's one of the highest, if not the highest earners at this club.

I don't mind Milner and happy to add him to the squad - just hung up on the package we're giving him, for the limited return we are likely to get.
 
we had a big gap, we've put a player in it.

there is a huge gap up front to be filled. milner can;t do that nor shou;d he be expected to thats the clubs job to get another in.

same at full back... not milners job.

he's arrive. he will play cm and we needed a player there.. just one cog.
 
we had a big gap, we've put a player in it.

there is a huge gap up front to be filled. milner can;t do that nor shou;d he be expected to thats the clubs job to get another in.

same at full back... not milners job.

he's arrive. he will play cm and we needed a player there.. just one cog.

Just one cog is fine. But making him one of our highest paid players is not.

Don't mind signing him but I hope we bring in a DM which is biggest hole in midfield.
 
I'm happy with the signing, not going nuts about is but happy. He improves out team simple but we still need to have ambition and get a couple of big signings in.
 
Just one cog is fine. But making him one of our highest paid players is not.

Don't mind signing him but I hope we bring in a DM which is biggest hole in midfield.

I agree with the DM as Lucas can't be relied on with his injury record. I would suggest that a bid for Allen would be accepted at this point he's going to struggle to get in now.