KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Thoughts on whether BR will raid Swansea for players?

In professional world, a manager won't be allowed to immediately raid an ex company for talents, especially when the said manager asks to be released from his current contract. I imagine there is probably something similar in English football.

Possible exceptions may include:
1) If some other club(s) start off the bidding on a Swansea player
2) If Swansea couldn't survive EPL next season
3) If a disgruntled player requests for transfer on their own without specifically asking to sign for LFC.
40 If said manager ask in good terms and offer fair market value or above that the original club is willing to accept.

I'm not so sure about that. Allen, Sinclair, and Siggurdson are still young, and I would not surprised at all if they turn out to be better than Downing, Adam, Kuyt, etc. - if they aren't already. And let's be honest, any one of those would be a massive step up over Spearing.

This is a situation where contracts of players and managers gets a bit hairy. On the one hand, you have the rights of the players to move between clubs freely - the free movement of labor being a protected legal right. On the other hand, I would not be surprised if certain managers had clauses written into their employment contracts that say something to the effect of "I will not sign Player X from my old club within 1 year unless..." We don't really know for sure what the terms of the contract are, but it could really go either way.

Excellent post Bohey.

We have just as much dross as Swansea, but their dross earns less and thats the only difference.

On one hand the modern day athletes demand guaranteed contract. The club is obligated to pay their full wages even if they massively under performed. You can't just get fired with 2 weeks notice like an average Joe.

On the other hand they dare to fancy the freedom of movement between clubs at anytime, under said guaranteed contract.

That logic just does not seem right to me.

I heard arguments that a club doesn't have to sell when faced a transfer request, but in reality not many clubs can afford a high wage bill sulking and possibly affecting team morale, and watch the transfer value dwindling to zero as his contract approaches expiration.

Ill take Sinclair and Sigurdson but he just signed a new deal...not that contracts mean anything

Yep. Scott Sinclair for me , he also has contacts with the Chavs as an ex coach....think Kalou is available on a free ??? Could bolster our attack as Kuyt could be off. Granted lottsa 'if's' n 'buts' in there.

Very harsh!! Joke of a supporter!!

certainly take sigurdsson, at £6.8m that is a massive steal considering how many goals he scores from midfield. the lad is class and perfectly suited for rodgers' style of play.

these are the signings we have missed out on in the past. the ones that newcastle have got right so far. these sort of signings can turn a £5m player into a £15m/£20m player within a matter of months. this is the exact sort of buy we should be looking to make.

he seems to have been having this medical for about a week now, wonder if something is going on? i hope so and i don't think markus babbel would have any problems accepting a bid from us if we match it considering he's in charge at hoffenhein and used to play for us.

sinclair and dyer a class to, but i don't think we'll move for either of them. they will be too over priced. i think suarez can play left wing and sterling would be perfectly suited to the way sinclair plays for swansea. think downing has one season left t prove himself at anfield or we'll cut our losses on him come this time next year.

We forget that most of the players in our side are just about 1 season old. They should play with better understanding now. But with the new manager in and a rethinking of playing methods could again need gelling time. I hope the fans will give Brandan the time he requires.