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City will return with an improved offer. The window hasnt even opened yet.
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City will definitely make another offer. It is not over until the windows over, and its WAY too early to believe that they'll move on having offered so much for him already. You don't bid early unless you really want him. 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. Sterling is on low wages even if we don't sell him he is still going to be on the same wages for 2 more years. Following that we will be entitled to a fee similar to the Ings case. City needs English players and that will force their hand, for once Liverpool is in the driving seat and can demand what they want regardless.
noun [oops]·trar·i·an \kən-ˈtrer-ē-ən, kän-\.
If all else fails say that word outstanding a couple of times. The more you do the more you will believe your own spin.
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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.
Where does Lovren fit into that description then? Cost us £ 22 M and has been absolute cack so far! 
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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.
Where does Lovren fit into that description then? Cost us £ 22 M and has been absolute cack so far! One of those where you wonder what the heel more does BR have to do to be fired. Let's see he could have kept Agger and our defense would have been better, but yeah let's spend £ 22M on Lovren. Says it all.
noun [oops]·trar·i·an \kən-ˈtrer-ē-ən, kän-\.
If all else fails say that word outstanding a couple of times. The more you do the more you will believe your own spin.
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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/ Consider what? Empire of the Kop? OKay considered and means nothing. You can clearly see how bad his transfers have been in my opinion. This season will can cement that or prove me and the majority of football fans (not just Liverpool fans) wrong and they all step up massively. We will see wont we. But so far the vast majority of his signings have been incredibly mediocre and far below being good enough for the money spent.
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