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Look this is not a doom and gloom thread but anyone else feel a little underwhelmed by our signings last window ? Don't get me wrong some good players there and they may gel into a great team. But anyone feel the wow factor is missing ?

I have yet to see anything that gets you up off your feet take this marcovic guy I can see he has talent but how come against west ham he can't get in the side ? The money we paid he should be right in the first team. Maybe he is being weaned into the premiership but why? Not concentrating on him but it seems odd. Llanna as well not bad but should we not be expecting far more than not bad ? Balotelli potentially he could be a star but again we have bought a car on the cheap because it's been in an accident potentially a bargain potentially you find out there is a crack in the chasis.

For over a hundred million does it not seem a mite flat to you ?

Like I say not having a pop just wondered if others felt the same way or I am missing something ?

Yours faithfully

Stanley park

Stan

Br has improved the quality of the whole squad ..

But.....

He hasn't improved the whole starting 11 ie

Midfield is lacking quality and natural balance

We bought some quality,players that have added a lot to the squad IMO. But maybe you're right and we needed that one great signing. Trouble is, I can't remember anyone that was available that would've gone half way to replacing Suarez.

Players were available we just dont have the pull/can't offer the wages.

Stan that was a management decision.

We started with SG, Lucas and Borini and we left Coutinho, Markovic and Llana on the bench against West Ham for Chr1sts sake.


Tippy tippy at its worst in the 1st half, or a succession of misplaced "Hollywood passes" from SG.

I thought Llana looked decent when he came on but the starting 11 was far too cautious. (Hindsight - I know)

Who? Falcao on £300k a week? Sanchez wanted London and don't look that great either.

tbh I think apart from Sturridge and Coutinho all of Rodgers signings have been very poor.

This isn't only about the buys more the lack of what we needed and more so the shape of the team and understanding is abysmal that points to gelling issues for me.

Forget replacing Suarez we need a warrior at the back of that diamond to sort this shambles out. Ballo for me looks explosive and terrifying the odd chance he gets and Sturridge being supplied will do the same. The problem is no one to distribute the ball to these guys or grab it by the scruff of the neck.

World class player in January that fits the bill? Good luck with that.

Definitely but you think that we will find that quality in January at anything other than stratosphere prices and salaries Sixty?

Massive issue having not done it in the summer.

i suggest there are a ombination of factors involved:

1. FSG. they don't follow the Man City, Chelsea model. They're not willing to spend top fees & top wages.

2. BR's priority was to inrease the quality of the squad as opposed to the team in view of the additional fixtures.

3. BR still learning his trade. In the old days, new purchase would spend time in reserves/on bench before making his debut, and there would be one or two new faces incorporated at a time. For some reason, BR felt he could change half the team from the outset and still compete in the league and the CL.

Our goal this seson should have been simply and solely to consolidate our top 4 league position. We should not be concerned with doing well in the CL at all except to be reasonbly competetive. But instead we starting making stupid noises about how we're not in it just to make up the numbers.

I could go on but...