And, we're off.....2016/17

[Deleted member 16999]

Agreed. We were used to selling the odd player, Shearer, Flowers, Bridge, ox, walcott when we needed the money.

Now it's not so much needing the money to survive, it's just not having enough to match players ambition.

I don't begrudge a player moving. Some do with more dignity than others of course. But any club who isn't in the current top 7 really doesn't have a realistic chance of sustained growth without a benefactor.

Leicester as inspiring as it was, is a once in a lifetime thing. So they've actually screwed all us small clubs. As we know it won't be us now lol

Fixed it for you

 

[BristolMike]

I know.

As a united fan I do find Liverpool squirming and being caught out quite funny, but even I would have expected a club of your size to do business in the right way. Maybe it will help you change processes

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I think we both know I didnt mean Phil.

You been drinking this, instead of Chang

Is that Liverpool's head of recruitment :rofl:

 

[Liverbirdie]

Agreed. We were used to selling the odd player, Shearer, Flowers, Bridge, ox, walcott when we needed the money.

Now it's not so much needing the money to survive, it's just not having enough to match players ambition.

I don't begrudge a player moving. Some do with more dignity than others of course. But any club who isn't in the current top 6 really doesn't have a realistic chance of sustained growth without a benefactor.

Leicester as inspiring as it was, is a once in a lifetime thing. So they've actually screwed all us small clubs. As we know it won't be us now lol

Anyway, I need to apologise.

I once bumped into Francis Benali, I know I was on the left hand side of the escalator when I brushed him, but it was from an illegal angle.

Hope you can forgive me, and dont need to take it any further.

Didnt fancy him anyway.

 

[Papas1982]

Fixed it for you

I do recall at start of the season your chairman made some big claims.

So if he manages to buy you a few and keep the Flat track bully you may have a chance.....

 

[Liverbirdie]

As a united fan I do find Liverpool squirming and being caught out quite funny, but even I would have expected a club of your size to do business in the right way. Maybe it will help you change processes

Maybe we'll ask your current manager for some advice?

 

[guest100718]

Phil, I've not got an issue if he picks somebody else over us if we match offers, my issue is if we've agreed personal terms then tried to renegotiate a lower deal to save £720k a year like what is being reported.

The money being spunked on more potential could be the difference between klopp getting his #1 target or not.

Don't forget the failed deals for salah, alli, konopylanka etc when we were in the driving seat and look what we ended up with.

we've got Alli dele Alli.....

 

[Deleted member 1740]

As a united fan I do find Liverpool squirming and being caught out quite funny, but even I would have expected a club of your size to do business in the right way. Maybe it will help you change processes

To do business in the right way, you need the right people and we haven't got that.

The owners have made a sporting directors role and gave the job to the former head of video analyst. I'm not surprised at this embarrassing and totally incompetent set up.

 

[Papas1982]

Anyway, I need to apologise.

I once bumped into Francis Benali, I know I was on the left hand side of the escalator when I brushed him, but it was from an illegal angle.

Hope you can forgive me, and dont need to take it any further.

Didnt fancy him anyway.

Apology accepted, but you'd have been better of offering Le Tiss a KFC.

I remember Rafa signing about 15 lbs for you in his time in search of the answer.

How benali was the answer for us for so long is beyound me.

Absolute gent and always gave 100% but to say he overachieved would be an understatement.

 

[Liverbirdie]

I do recall at start of the season your chairman made some big claims.

So if he manages to buy you a few and keep the Flat track bully you may have a chance.....

They'll probably put in a bid for Shearer, a day after hes signed for someone else.Done it before, he might go there now though, now hes 40-odd.:mmm:

 

[BristolMike]

Maybe we'll ask your current manager for some advice?

Not seen a statement from united apologising for our club/manager having no respect for the rules and having an embarrassing climb down. I will have to go have another look.

 

[BristolMike]

To do business in the right way, you need the right people and we haven't got that.

The owners have made a sporting directors role and gave the job to the former head of video analyst. I'm not surprised at this embarrassing and totally incompetent set up.

Yeah it seems like they want yes men rather than competent professionals. If it was right that klopp personally met VVD then he should know better too, so can't really put all blame on the sporting director. He really does seem a strange appointment.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Not seen a statement from united apologising for our club/manager having no respect for the rules and having an embarrassing climb down. I will have to go have another look.

Nope you wont find it, but in terms of operating above the law in transfers, his was the most infamous of episodes in the Ashley Cole transfer. Didnt say it was whilst at Man U.:ears:

 

[Deleted member 16999]

They'll probably put in a bid for Shearer, a day after hes signed for someone else.Done it before, he might go there now though, now hes 40-odd.:mmm:

He'd still be better than your lot

 

[Liverbirdie]

He'd still be better than your lot

We've got Solanke!!!!!!!!!

 

[BristolMike]

Nope you wont find it, but in terms of operating above the law in transfers, his was the most infamous of episodes in the Ashley Cole transfer. Didnt say it was whilst at Man U.:ears:

He's at the biggest club in England now, it wouldn't be accepted at united.

You really need to take a leaf out of stuart_c's book. You seem to be the sort of Liverpool fan that gives you all a bad name. It's never your fault, it's just what everyone else does. He seems to actually be intelligent and not completely biased, which is nice to see. He's right, you're a small to medium sized club😂, you should do your business correctly.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Yeah it seems like they want yes men rather than competent professionals. If it was right that klopp personally met VVD then he should know better too, so can't really put all blame on the sporting director. He really does seem a strange appointment.

The sporting director is their man, they appointed/promoted him. I believe that he is just the puppet and FSG control the purse strings.

It makes you wonder what has been said to klopp.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Solanke is linking up well with Lookman for England over in the kids World Cup in Korea :thup:

 

[BristolMike]

The sporting director is their man, they appointed/promoted him. I believe that he is just the puppet and FSG control the purse strings.

It makes you wonder what has been said to klopp.

Yeah he's definitely a yes man then. Klopp should know better, but maybe he was told he had the ok from saints. He won't like his reputation being damaged, especially if it's stopping him getting his targets. You will really struggle with that squad with the increase in games.

 

[Liverbirdie]

He's at the biggest club in England now, it wouldn't be accepted at united.

You really need to take a leaf out of stuart_c's book. You seem to be the sort of Liverpool fan that gives you all a bad name. It's never your fault, it's just what everyone else does. He seems to actually be intelligent and not completely biased, which is nice to see. He's right, you're a small to medium sized club, you should do your business correctly.

I think you'll find that most know that I call it as I see it on here.

I also have to try less hard as I support a club from the place of my birth, and I always find that the converts try toooooooooo hard.:rofl: