Liverpool FC News/Gossip/Rumours Summer '15

Iused2likebusts · 02-06-2015 03:23PM

JohnDaniels wrote: »

I would see Walcott/Gibbs for Sterling as an awful deal for Liverpool. Couple of decent games against **** teams and Walcott is the second coming. Either way those kind of swap deals for a couple of players never have any truth in them.

a good half season and sterling is viewed as a world class player. Walcott and anything above 20 million for sterling would be great business.

Francie Barrett · 02-06-2015 03:28PM

Swap deals never happen, also, we're hardly like to allow Sterling to move to Arsenal after what was said last year.

Turtyturd · 02-06-2015 03:32PM

Can't see any reason why Sterling would go to Arsenal unless he sees it as a stepping stone to another club.

City will pay him more to fill their quota and give him a better chance at trophies.

Strongbow10 · 02-06-2015 03:34PM

Sky reporting that Rodgers has met with FSG and there is an update next.

Sky sports Vinny O'Connor just reported from outside the clubs offices. The meetings with the owners and BR lasted 3 hours and Rodgers will be boss next season.

MD1990 · 02-06-2015 03:39PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

Can't see any reason why Sterling would go to Arsenal unless he sees it as a stepping stone to another club.

City will pay him more to fill their quota and give him a better chance at trophies.

They have a better squad. 2 world class players in Sanchez & Ozil. If they get a very good DM & CB i think they will challenge for the title.

super_furry · 02-06-2015 03:41PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

Can't see any reason why Sterling would go to Arsenal unless he sees it as a stepping stone to another club.

Wouldn't underestimate the draw of living in London for a young lad who grew up there.

DVDM93 · 02-06-2015 03:47PM

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Sky reporting that Rodgers has met with FSG and there is an update next.

Who else is scared?

Turtyturd · 02-06-2015 03:48PM

MD1990 wrote: »

They have a better squad.

Yeah, Arsenal fands have been beating that drum all season and still finished four points behind them.

2 world class players in Sanchez & Ozil.

Like Aguero and Silva. And O'zil has been far from World Class for them.

If they get a very good DM & CB i think they will challenge for the title.

They were going to challenge this year, and last year, and the year before, etc etc.

They won't keep winning the FA cup either.

Strongbow10 · 02-06-2015 03:51PM

DVDM93 wrote: »

Who else is scared?

Sky reported the meeting lasted 3 hours, showed Rodgers leaving.

They confirmed there will be no managerial change

jcsoulinger · 02-06-2015 03:53PM

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Sky reported the meeting lasted 3 hours, showed Rodgers leaving.

They confirmed there will be no managerial change

Long live The Brodge

Connavar · 02-06-2015 03:54PM

Must say I am skeptical of that sky report considering none of the main liverpool journos have mentioned anything of the sort

Benimar · 02-06-2015 03:54PM

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Sky reported the meeting lasted 3 hours, showed Rodgers leaving.

They confirmed there will be no managerial change

If he stays he will have to start the season well or he will be under some pressure. Especially with good managerial candidates currently on 'sabbatical'

Turtyturd · 02-06-2015 03:56PM

Benimar wrote: »

If he stays he will have to start the season well or he will be under some pressure. Especially with good managerial candidates currently on 'sabbatical'

If he stays and it turns out he's actually serious about bringing in dross like Gibbs and Walcott he should be under pressure.

super_furry · 02-06-2015 04:01PM

Looks like he's staying.

If he does bring in the likes of Ings, Milner, Benteke and Gibbs, he'll be sacked by Christmas.

Vicxas · 02-06-2015 04:02PM

super_furry wrote: »

Looks like he's staying.

If he does bring in the likes of Ings, Milner, Benteke and Gibbs, he'll be sacked by Christmas.

Id agree minus Milner, i still think he's a fantastic signing

2ndcoming · 02-06-2015 04:04PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

If he stays and it turns out he's actually serious about bringing in dross like Gibbs and Walcott he should be under pressure.

If you consider Theo Walcott dross you're in for a disappointing summer. Good luck with Ingsy!

dogbert27 · 02-06-2015 04:06PM

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Yep, looks like he's staying. Unless by positive they mean a whopping pay off!! :pac:

5starpool · 02-06-2015 04:06PM

It would have been a surprise if he had been sacked at this point. There is no definitive point at which you would be able to judge next season on as in theory if we have 7 points from 7 games or something awful that might be enough, or we might start well and then go on a terrible run until Christmas and that might be enough, but make no mistake, he is under pressure for next season from the get go essentially.

Caovyn Lineah · 02-06-2015 04:07PM

Delighted with the result of that meeting if true

MightyMandarin · 02-06-2015 04:08PM

2ndcoming wrote: »

If you consider Theo Walcott dross you're in for a disappointing summer. Good luck with Ingsy!

He's not the biggest crock at Arsenal, Jack 'Benson and Hedges' Wilshere takes that title, but he's never strung more than a handful of decent performances together, before snapping his leg, tearing ligaments, or just fading away.

His pace is the only thing I like about him; would be class to have his 96 pace in our side on FIFA16.

DVDM93 · 02-06-2015 04:13PM

New captain decided at the meeting too apparently.

http://www.90min.com/posts/2225060-jamie-carragher-believes-james-milner-could-become-next-liverpool-captain?a_aid=35709

Turtyturd · 02-06-2015 04:16PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

He's not the biggest crock at Arsenal, Jack 'Benson and Hedges' Wilshere takes that title, but he's never strung more than a handful of decent performances together, before snapping his leg, tearing ligaments, or just fading away.

His pace is the only thing I like about him; would be class to have his 96 pace in our side on FIFA16.

Diaby?

Didn't he need to be rushed to hospital after getting a paper cut while signing his contract?

DVDM93 · 02-06-2015 04:18PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

Diaby?

Didn't he need to be rushed to hospital after getting a paper cut while signing his contract?

When it comes to injuries, that lad has a Diabyolical record.

Potential Underachiever · 02-06-2015 04:21PM

There will be a serious amount of butthurt over the summer if Rodgers is staying on!

I wonder if people can just suck it up and get behind the manager and the club, doubtful to be honest.

5starpool · 02-06-2015 04:23PM

Potential Underachiever wrote: »

There will be a serious amount of butthurt over the summer if Rodgers is staying on!

I wonder if people can just suck it up and get behind the manager and the club, doubtful to be honest.

While there will be a certain amount of disillusionment, the majority of the match going fans will do just that, and once everyone else has got used to the fact that he is staynig it'll calm down until the start of the season anyhow in that regard.

ronjo · 02-06-2015 04:25PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

He's not the biggest crock at Arsenal, Jack 'Benson and Hedges' Wilshere takes that title, but he's never strung more than a handful of decent performances together, before snapping his leg, tearing ligaments, or just fading away.

His pace is the only thing I like about him; would be class to have his 96 pace in our side on FIFA16.

Turtyturd wrote: »

Diaby?

Didn't he need to be rushed to hospital after getting a paper cut while signing his contract?

And yet with these crocks we still managed to win the FA Cup and finish 13 points ahead of Liverpool.

Sorry for the interference to the rest of you...

JohnDaniels · 02-06-2015 04:26PM

Good luck to Rodgers. I'm not over the moon about him staying to put it mildly but I hope he can turn things around and have us firing next season. At this stage the odds are very much stacked against him imo. He needs to hit the ground running next season as anything other than a good start will see a toxic home atmosphere coupled will massive pressure from the media.

dogbert27 · 02-06-2015 04:28PM

Potential Underachiever wrote: »

There will be a serious amount of butthurt over the summer if Rodgers is staying on!

I wonder if people can just suck it up and get behind the manager and the club, doubtful to be honest.

FFS. If Rodgers does well, then Liverpool does well then the fans are happy.

If Rodgers doesn't do well, which he didn't, then Liverpool didn't do well therefore unhappy fans.

I would have liked to have seen him replaced but Benitez is going to Real, Klopp is taking time off and Ancelloti is having surgery and taking a year off so with those three unavailable I'd rather stick with Rodgers then test say Marc Overmars or God forbid another up and coming manager like Dyche.

But with Rodgers staying he has a hell of a lot to prove with the biggest test being to show he knows how to manage a squad and that he can tactically survive in Europe which in 3 attempts he's failed.

MD1990 · 02-06-2015 04:30PM

Im just hoping we sign some good . Clyne & Milner would be good. But Benteke & Ings as our 2 new strikers would be a poor window.

DVDM93 · 02-06-2015 04:33PM

I'm just delighted a decision has been made to be honest. Couldn't handle weeks and weeks of fcuking around and 'will he stay or will he go' bull****. At least it's been decided early and it gives him more time get to work on getting things right and fixing and improving things, on transfers, concrete plans knowing his job is secure, etc...

Whether or not you like it is another question but you'll just have to suck it up and get behind him, and rightly so. I know I'm behind him, given he's the manager of our club and will try his best to get things right. I hope it happens for him.

Thanks for last season, no thanks for this season, roll on next season. Best of luck Brendan

Now go eat something please, a few have commented on your weight loss recently and that it was probably stress related. Your job is safe.

091563660 <<< Papa John's delivery.

MightyMandarin · 02-06-2015 04:33PM

ronjo wrote: »

And yet with these crocks we still managed to win the FA Cup and finish 13 points ahead of Liverpool.

Sorry for the interference to the rest of you...

And yet...

Alfred Borden · 02-06-2015 04:34PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

And yet...

Are you seriously gonna bring that up when Liverpool couldnt even get out of their group? :pac:

Caovyn Lineah · 02-06-2015 04:35PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

And yet...

Oh ffs.

Are you simple? They got beaten on away goals in a 2nd round game, we didn't get through a group with Basle and Ludogorets while they were beating the mighty Dortmund

MightyMandarin · 02-06-2015 04:35PM

Raf32 wrote: »

Are you seriously gonna bring that up when Liverpool couldnt even get out of their group? :pac:

Not saying we're not sh*te, but Arsenal aren't exactly a whole lot better.

mosstin · 02-06-2015 04:37PM

Somebody mentioned Sean Dyche a few posts back. I found that very funny indeed. Thank you.

brevity · 02-06-2015 04:37PM

Can we stop with the Arsenal vs Liverpool schoolyard stuff? Please?

rob316 · 02-06-2015 04:37PM

I'm happy he is staying, he will get a chance to prove which was the blip, this season or last? Its probably the deciding factor for the owners too, can he replicate or get close to what we achieved last season?

I'm disappointed that the recruitment policy remains the same. If Rodgers fails next season will they then be forced to change it?
I'm under no illusions that some of the names banded about on here are pie in the sky, but we simply have to buy the best players on the continent that are prepared to come to us, something I don't think we will do.

As long as he's Liverpool manager he has my backing, I saw 18 months of solid progressive football in his 3 year reign, lets get back to that next season.

mosstin · 02-06-2015 04:39PM

brevity wrote: »

Can we stop with the Arsenal vs Liverpool schoolyard stuff? Please?

Yes. More Sean Dyche references please.

MightyMandarin · 02-06-2015 04:40PM

rob316 wrote: »

I'm disappointed that the recruitment policy remains the same. If Rodgers fails next season will they then be forced to change it?
I'm under no illusions that some of the names banded about on here are pie in the sky, but we simply have to buy the best players on the continent that are prepared to come to us, something I don't think we will do.

If we sign Milner is that not a change of policy? High-earner, kinda-old, lots of experience at the top level

Ulysses Gaze · 02-06-2015 04:41PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

And yet...

As a Liverpool fan can I say that is ridiculous to post that.

Arsenal had an outstanding season compared to us. Won a trophy and got into the Champions League for the 18th time in a row.

If you're going to pick targets to slag, pick better ones!

DVDM93 · 02-06-2015 04:41PM

Arsenal would wipe the floor with us at the moment. There's no comparison this season, they were better and are looking like they'll be comfortably better next season.

End of discussion.

More about Rodgers.

brevity · 02-06-2015 04:44PM

DVDM93 wrote: »

I'm just delighted a decision has been made to be honest. Couldn't handle weeks and weeks of fcuking around and 'will he stay or will he go' bull****. At least it's been decided early and it gives him more time get to work on getting things right and fixing and improving things, on transfers, concrete plans knowing his job is secure, etc...

Whether or not you like it is another question but you'll just have to suck it up and get behind him, and rightly so. I know I'm behind him, given he's the manager of our club and will try his best to get things right. I hope it happens for him.

Thanks for last season, no thanks for this season, roll on next season. Best of luck Brendan

Now go eat something please, a few have commented on your weight loss recently and that it was probably stress related. Your job is safe.

091563660 <<< Papa John's delivery.

Agreed on the part in bold.

I guess I was of the opinion that there other managers available that have more experience and would have been a better fit for us but...eh...we'll just have to hope he gets it right next season.

rob316 · 02-06-2015 04:46PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

If we sign Milner is that not a change of policy? High-earner, kinda-old, lots of experience at the top level

Ya a signing I'm absolutely delighted with but we need far more. The scouting is really poor, bar Coutinho and Can how many unknown gems have we unearthed from the continent?

The talent is with the European players, and for a club obsessed with value, Europe has plenty, but we continue to "scout" PL players. Is Benteke really the best striker we could get for our money? Say £25m on Benteke, surely we could do better?

dogbert27 · 02-06-2015 04:52PM

rob316 wrote: »

I'm disappointed that the recruitment policy remains the same.

You mean the same recruitment policy that resulted in a second place finish last season? :pac:

rob316 · 02-06-2015 04:52PM

What I'm trying to say is the morale is low after the highs of last season and the lows of this. Gerrard and Suarez gone, a big marquee signing is needed to boost the squad and get some of the fans back onside for next season.

Getting in a quality player is tough without CL football but we have to try. Benteke is not marquee.

mosstin · 02-06-2015 04:52PM

Rodgers not safe yet.......Sepp's available.

Knex* · 02-06-2015 04:53PM

Next season is Rodgers', "shit or get off the pot", season.

I hope he gets the right backing from FSG this summer in order for him to enter next season with no excuses, aside from our financial and European standing in comparison to the other four teams, etc.

We should still be able to acquire players good enough to compete for fourth, and the players from this year should be more settled.

I'd say Rogers believes himself to be able to coach his squad to perform better than those above us, and part of that could be at cause for our poor transfers last year, but lessons need to be learnt and changes need to made going into next season or heads will roll.

DVDM93 · 02-06-2015 04:53PM

brevity wrote: »

Agreed on the part in bold.

I guess I was of the opinion that there other managers available that have more experience and would have been a better fit for us but...eh...we'll just have to hope he gets it right next season.

I would have been happy with the likes of Klopp and Ancelotti (never gonna happen imo compared to the chances of getting Klopp) but it's not to be.. I'm not unhappy that Rodgers is staying either though. Yeah true, here's hoping.

It's done now, no point looking back or what if...

Joe Allen for captain.

dogbert27 · 02-06-2015 04:56PM

DVDM93 wrote: »

Joe Allen for captain.

You need to catch up. He's off to Barcelona on Monday.

pmy.murphy · 02-06-2015 04:56PM

So Brendan is staying then. Mr Alan is going to have a conniption

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