Football 2013-2014

[strangetown]

The Rumours around here are they are going to do a deal ala Benteke, as Suarez throws his toys out the pram, Liverpool shift £60k a week Downing, £115k Reina, and so forth and offer Suarez terms of about £175k a week, whether its true or not i don't know.But as an Evertonian, it's sad to see Downing, Shelvey, Spearing as co leave, because it actually

strengthens you

It'll be an interesting season nevertheless, because I think Rogers is an atrocious manager, but we COULD be getting worse!

[strummer77]

Seems he is staying 'because of the fans'. Nothing to do with the fact he was told he wan't going anywhere then...

If this is true Mr Henry and Rodgers have played this superbly. Would be very weird for LFC to come out of top in something transfer related.

[pink_triangle]

Seems he is staying 'because of the fans'. Nothing to do with the fact he was told he wan't going anywhere then...

If this is true Mr Henry and Rodgers have played this superbly. Would be very weird for LFC to come out of top in something transfer related.

[Wooderson]

If he stays it'll be a bigger about turn than the City/Mancini/Tevez row. I'd be very surprised.

If he stays, my view won't be challenged - it'll have been proved completely wrong. Whether it works out or not for both club and player is another matter mind...

[strummer77]

I think the timing could play into Liverpools hands. The season before a world cup in south America means Suarez can't afford to sulk too much. You get the impression that this transfer window will be remembered as the one where the deals didn't come off.

[eFestivals]

I'm just wondering how much of the last few weeks has TGT spent choking on his words of the past.

[TheGayTent]

LFC 1 - AFC 0

[The Nal]

Fair play to LFC for standing their ground on this. Good to see.

Same for Rooney at Utd.

[eFestivals]

Fair play to LFC for standing their ground on this. Good to see.

Same for Rooney at Utd.

I'm still far from sure that either club will hold out, but unless clubs start holding players to their contracts and are prepared to take the losses on sulky players the world of footie might as well give up on contracts altogether.

[pink_triangle]

That's about as true as someone suggesting it was LFC 0 - 1 AFC a few weeks back. As the post you quoted suggested, the proof will be in the pudding.

Edited August 14, 2013 by pink_triangle

[Wooderson]

That's about as true as someone suggesting it was LFC 0 - 1 AFC a few weeks back. As the post you quoted suggested, the proof will be in the pudding.

[The Nal]

I'm still far from sure that either club will hold out, but unless clubs start holding players to their contracts and are prepared to take the losses on sulky players the world of footie might as well give up on contracts altogether.

[Bobs]

It's not the end of this one. If Liverpool fans are getting giddy over this, they should be reminded of what Suarezclaimed was 'in his contract'

A) A guarantee of Champions League Football

A Release Clause in his contract if someone matches a transfer bid of £40m

You just know that for Suarez to sign this new deal he's at least doubled his money, got a contract with the two things he believed were in his contract aswell.

Agents aren't soft, bet he's laughing at home right now thinking, we've just earned a ton of money, and now next year if Liverpool don't make the CL, we can leave without all this Hassle.

The Rooney case though, same as when he was at Everton... Why would he want to leave United? Cause his agent wants one final payday.

[LondonTom]

So I take it Liverpool and Man Utd won't be swooping in and unsettling players at smaller clubs then anymore as well? As they seem to be so opposed to this sort of thing going on in Football.

[thetime]

True But the stance from both is very firm and have come from the very top.

[Wooderson]

LFC fans arent giddy at this in the slightest. If anything it was Arsenal fans that were w*nking themselves into a collective coma over the transfer. John Cross for example.

We're a fanbase that is well wise to the PR spin at this stage. Ive no doubt theres more to this story... but the frothy ooze that Arsenal fans were working themselves up was kinda unpleasant.

[thetime]

... but the frothy ooze that Arsenal fans were working themselves up was kinda unpleasant.

[Wooderson]

Are you serious? All the backing liverpool have given Suarez in the last couple of years has been more than 'kinda unpleasant', daglish is still rocking in anguish over wearing those Suarez tshirts.

[The Nal]

All this Rooney/Bale/Suarez stuff is still going to be going on at 11.30pm on August 31st again isn't it? SSN creaming their bags.

[thetime]

I am serious chief yes. Rooney (and to a lesser extent Gerrard if I'm totally honest) have both shown similar itchy feet... yet both are still lauded by the fans. Suarez isnt the first and won't be the last to show petulance only to be reeled in.

The twin conceits of Arsenal's smug +1 bid and of course the accepted norm (on here aswell) that the player can dominate his employer have taken a battering with this (supposed) u-turn.

[pink_triangle]

Football fans are fickle if Rooney and Suarez return and bang in the goals they will forget this summer ever happened.

[thetime]

Football fans are fickle if Rooney and Suarez return and bang in the goals they will forget this summer ever happened.

[Wooderson]

Is Rooney lauded by united fans?

Edited August 14, 2013 by Wooderson

[Wooderson]

Football fans are fickle if Rooney and Suarez return and bang in the goals they will forget this summer ever happened.

[The Nal]

Maybe not by bitter old warhorses, no. But globally? You betcha.