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That's why they sold him is it? And Utd were the only club interested? Don't buy into the hype. He's nothing special.
I presume this is about Mata? Very strange opinion and I would think few would agree with you. £37mil for a nothing player is a lot. You must Lallana is absolute garbage if you don't rate Mata. I do. Sort of.
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So united supporters should be dancing around the place coz they're third, potentially ELEVEN points off the top? Wouldn't that point to THEIR expectations being managed? How desperate can someone grasp for straws?!? They have great momentum, have gone from nowhere to 3rd, and look set to heavily invest again in the Summer, with a manager who has done it at big levels. Utd fans should be dancing around the place because they are demonstrating progress. They know they aren't going to win the title next year, but they're all set to return to the top table. We are falling further off it, despite having had an absolutely fantastic opportunity to cement our hold on a top 4 spot. Utd are where we were last year, only we finished a little higher - we also came from nowhere and gave a lot of fans false hope of a new dawn. Utd have climbed the table because they have played a lot less games than their rivals. Let's see how they do with CL football, decent cup runs, and a competitive campaign next season before we start worrying about them again. Their squad is no better than ours - they've just had a lighter workload. You say they are where we were last year? Well then to better us they simply need to spend their summer budget on good players, then they will continue to move forward, while we buy mediocre players and fall behind again. That's not a forgone conclusion though is it? Has Van Gall recruited well since his arrival? He's been no better than Rodgers.
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We'll take that as in agreement then.
Lallana for me is our worst piece of transfer business under BR, he's a £10mil player maximum! I still can't believe what we paid for him!
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We'll take that as in agreement then.
Lallana for me is our worst piece of transfer business under BR, he's a £10mil player maximum! I still can't believe what we paid for him! We've seen what he 'can' do in the EPL so I'm not too worried about him. I think he'll be back to his best next season. I still have hope for Lovren too. The biggest disappointment for me in the Rodgers era is Joe Allen. Relatively 'cheap' compared to some transfer fees these days, but we still paid more than 10x his worth.
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He is never a first team player for a top 4 club, you say we paid 10x what Joe Allen is worth, I wouldn't disagree with that and would use the same phrase to describe Lallana as well.
I'm with you on Lovren, especially after Sakho's improvement in his second season!
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Mignolet better then De Gea  .... De gea is one of the candidates to win player of the year. He has saved Utd time and time again. Crazy comments!
Back to Back World Champions baby!
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Don't be so naive.
They can afford the wages of a decorated manager and a squad full of superstars because of the last 25 years of winning stuff basically every year. CL money every year etc etc etc. It took them a year or so to get going and yes, now they are reaping the rewards of buying ready-made stars, but that's what you get when your revenue exceeds £360m, [b]more than £150m more than us/b]
Their match day revenue is 6 times ours, they receive 3 times as much in broadcasting, 4 times as much in commercial and 4 times as much in branding.
THAT is why they can afford to buy better than us.
We are not a wealthy club, but if you keep an eye on the news, you will see our terrible, stingy, good-for-nothing owners have been working hard over the last few years to narrow the gap. Sponsorship/ partnerships with Dunkin Donuts, Subway, Nivea, Garuda International, Standard Chartered have all been made since FSG came in, they are clearly trying to make LFC more profitable, but we will still be way off UTD.
Anyone with a shred of common sense would see that we are not the same club financially as UTD (you need A LOT of money if you want a team full of good players) and probably never will be.
Get the F over it.
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Mignolet better then De Gea .... De gea is one of the candidates to win player of the year. He has saved Utd time and time again. Crazy comments! We have different opinions on Utd's keeper. I'm fine with that. The stats are on my side though... 12 clean sheets in 29 games compared to De Gea's 10 in 32. Make of that what you will.... There are plenty of better keepers around than De Gea. The media love Utd though and will make a song and dance when someone is in good form. I don't watch Utd every week so I cannot comment on whether his recent purple patch was the norm. I have friends who are Utd fans and they like him, but they say he's no van der sar or schmeichel. And they wouldn't be too fussed if he left in the summer.
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Mignolet better then De Gea .... De gea is one of the candidates to win player of the year. He has saved Utd time and time again. Crazy comments! We have different opinions on Utd's keeper. I'm fine with that. The stats are on my side though... 12 clean sheets in 29 games compared to De Gea's 10 in 32. Make of that what you will.... There are plenty of better keepers around than De Gea. The media love Utd though and will make a song and dance when someone is in good form. I don't watch Utd every week so I cannot comment on whether his recent purple patch was the norm. I have friends who are Utd fans and they like him, but they say he's no van der sar or schmeichel. And they wouldn't be too fussed if he left in the summer. United has conceded 30 goals and we have conceded 36, this is also a stat but which says De Gea is better, no?
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If you judge players on stats alone then you should join our famous transfer committee.
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