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Spot on JJ. He is their number one target hence starting so early for him. They will be back at least once more. We have still not signalled any intent to sell that I have seen. It seems strange they are the only bidders although I think that will change too.

I don't want to sell sterling for one reason. I don't want that money given to Rodgers for him to blow on more mediocre players. If Rodgers had been sacked as he should have then I'd say fine take the money. We cant trust him with the funds

Spot on, very good analysis of the situation and the problem. Even if we get 50 million we won't even replace him let alone improve.

He has signed good players and bad players. Even EmpireOfTheKop ran a year by year review of transfer windows, giving a 7,4,5 for the years Rodgers has been in charge of. These were preceded by scores of 2,3,5,5, so before everyone jumps on the chances of him signing duds, maybe just consider that.

Link: http://www.empireofthekop.com/2015/06/13...ust-be-matched/

We have total control of this saga, we hold all the cards, its just a matter of timing it right. Don't fk it up and get as much cash as possible 50m minimum.

They are also after Jack Wilshere.

Raffa might come in and save the day at 40 million and a pound.

Have to agree Growls, the thought of being stuck with him and his equally despicable agent doesn't bar thinking about.

At least if we're stuck with him it'll be on £35k a week which will hurt him a little not that it's about the money.

Lets not forget the other clowns involved in these transfers too. The whole system for us signing players is flawed and it's not just down to Rodgers as we know there is a committee in place. Until we know one way or another who has what control, who identifies targets etc. I don't see how it can all be down to Rodgers.

This author is clearly pro Rodgers.

2008-09 season under Rafa
Players Bought: Philipp Degen (Free), Andrea Dossena (£7m), Diego Cavalieri (£3.5m), Robbie Keane (£19m), Vitor Flora (Free), Alberto Riera (£8m), David Ngog (£1.5m)

Players sold: £33

Rating: 3/10 This is about right but Ngog on a good day was still better than Mario / Aspas, Riera better than Alberto / Marcovich, Dossena better than Moreno.

2012-13 season under Rodgers

Players Bought: Fabio Borini (£10m), Joe Allen (£15m), Oussama Assaidi (£2.3m), Samed Yesil (£1m), Daniel Sturridge (£12m), Philippe Coutinho (£8.5m), Jordon Ibe (£500k)

Players Sold: Dirk Kuyt (£1m), Maxi Rodriguez (Und.), Alberto Aquilani (£3m), Charlie Adam (£4m); Released: Lewis Hatch, David Amoo, Joe Rafferty, Stephen Darby, Fabio Aurelio, Toni Silva, Craig Bellamy, Kirk Broadfoot, Nathan Ecclestone, Joe Cole, Doni

Performance: We often bemoan Brendan Rodgers’ transfer dealings at Liverpool but his first season was actually pretty decent. Sturridge and Coutinho are now key players, while Allen and Ibe are also important members of the squad. Borini has been a flop but he’s offset that price by getting rid of a lot of unwanted fringe players.

Rating: 7/10 Sturridge and Coutinho were good signings, Allen is a £3m midfielder who will not get into any team in the top 6.

2014-15 season
Players Bought: Emre Can (£10m), Rickie Lambert (£4m), Adam Lallana (£25m), Lazar Markovic (£20m), Divock Origi (£10m), Alberto Moreno (£12m), Mario Balotelli (£16m), Javier Manquillo (Loan), Lawrence Vigouroux (Free), Kevin Stewart (Free)
Players Sold: Luis Suarez (£75m), Conor Coady (£370k), Pepe Reina (£2m), Martin Kelly (£1.5m), Jack Robinson (£1m), Daniel Agger (£3m), Krisztian Adorjan (Und.), Oussama Assaidi (£4.75m), Suso (£1m); Released: Armin Hodzic, Jakub Sokolik, Villyan Bijev, Michael Ngoo, Yalany Baio, Yusuf Mersin, Craig Roddan, Stephen Sama

Performance: Much has been made of last year’s crop and the difficulties they’ve experienced. On the plus side, Can, Origi, Moreno and Markovic are all still young with room to grow. We saw flashes from Lallana, particularly towards the end of the season, while you can excuse the gamble on Lambert. Balotelli was a real disappointment.

The rating here is laugable.