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The big miss was a top DM the likes of De Jong who I think was the only one we were linked to. On top of that, Migs is starting to look increasingly sh!t and I have no doubt that Reina would be doing a better job right now.

I think our signings will ultimately come good but I just hope we're not like Spurs and have it take a whole season.

Lovren is the biggest disappointment imo. He has premiership experience and we needed a solid centre half, yet he's mad some basic errors already. The other two new defenders cn be forgiven for not being familiar with English football.

At the end of the day though, the buck...

Lovren looked good the first few games and in pre-season. Seems they're all having a mare.

For me though, Migs has been worse. What the [oops] he was doing Tuesday and yesterday I don't know. We had a top class keeper that we let go for peanuts (and a cb for that matter) and no matter how bad people think he got, I'm convinced he'd have done better than Migs in the last 2 games. It's another case of buying non priority players.

I wasn't a fan of the Migs signing when it happened. I think BR simply fell out with Reina and wasn't big or clever enough to overcome the issue in the best interests of the club.

Reina was famed for his quick and accurate distribution. Imagine the passes he could have provided to sterling, sturridge etc. to set up a quick counter attack. But BR made him play tikki takka at first and i remember how we all used to panic.

We then bought Migs when bergovic was available too. presumbly to save a few quid.

Costa and maybe Falcao could have brought more than Balotelli IMO. I thought that we could have done better with 117m, now it's looking more and more obvious. That said, our first team and squad are better that that of WH and Villa, so I blame BR for those 2 losses, because he is incapable of sorting our defensive system. Been saying that for 2 bloody years.

When I said this over the summer you and ninja but my head off. You're coming around though I see.

We bought average players last window and we are getting average performances. The squad is larger but without a strong first 11 we aren't gonna be doing well in any competition. It was the same flawed thinking as Spurs. We should have consolidated 4th rather than add bodies to 'compete on all fronts' as we won't compete on ang front with average players.

Costa and falcao get paid twice as much as nearly all of our players. They're jnrealistic targets. There's a large spectrum between them and the average players we bought tho, and could have added serious quality with well over 100 million spent.

absolutely spot on about the defensive system. The season Rafa left one of the things tht had gone to pot was our defence and it hasn't improved too much since I believe. We had the same personnel that had previoulsy been extremely effective: Reina, Carra, Skrtle, Agger, Johnson. We then added Enrique, Coates, and had Flanno & Kelly coming through but something hasn't been right. (Notice I tried to forget about Konchesky but the scar is still there I'm afraid ).

Under BR it's been arguably even worse. absolute zero improvement and not a single unqualified successful signing when trying to throw money at the problem.

I don't remember biting your head off hut I have slept since then! But I really don't see who this one or two players we should've bought are / were. Costa, Falcao who you say are unrealistic which I agree as I wouldn't pay anyone £300k a week and Costs would've gone to Chelsea over us anyway. Sanchez is no Suarez and don't look great for me and wanted London. Maybe Jackson Martinez could've been worth a go but don't remember hearing him being linked with anyone.

And I disagree that we bought average players. They're playing averagely or worse but I think they're all good signings. As someone else said, they don't become bad players over night. Lovren has proven himself in the EPL as has Lallana (we did get robbed for them a big though). Markovic and Can are very good young players and I think they'll be ok for us in due time. Balotelli has a lot of talent but only when he chooses to use it so I'd a gamble. And for me, the two Spanish lads look to be the best signings.

We just have to hope they all get their acts together along with the older players and Rodgers and fecking quick!

dont forget its a transfer commitee who decides who we buy. it all depends on wages, age, availabilty, position. we signed 9 sqaud players this season. I dont think thats for an instant impact otherwise we would of signed 9 27 year olds who are in the prime of there game. They are here to help with depth, and i expect to see fewer players coming in over the next 2-3 seasons but more quality so the markee players like the di maria's the falcaos etc players who add instant quality, if we can pull off a top 4 place this season the future will be looking bright