With less than two weeks of the transfer window remaining, Liverpool still (arguably) need one or two more players to improve the overall quality of the squad, but Reds boss Brendan Rodgers has all but confirmed that there will be no more signings in this particular window.
In his press conference today, Rodgers was asked if there would be any 'big-money signings' over the next two weeks. He emphatically responded: 'No'.
When asked whether Liverpool were trying to sign Wesley Sneijder, Rodgers seemed to rule out the possibility of a move:
"You could probably rattle off about twenty names and the answer would be the same. The club has been linked with a whole host of players, so no, I couldn't see that happening".
Earlier today, Galatasaray confirmed that Sneijder is available for €7.5.
On the possibility of bringing any new players in, Rodgers admitted that the Reds need to 'reinforce the squad', adding:
"We'll see what happens over the next few weeks. Daniel was our main priority, and we'll have to see what else is available. There's no doubt we need to support the group; we barely had twenty players in training this morning, and some of those are younger players"
When asked about Tom Ince, and the reports that Blackpool were not refusing to take Liverpool's calls, Rodgers added:
"I haven't a clue [about that]; you'll have to to speak to Blackpool".
UPDATE: 18 Jan 1pm - New developments! For the lastest on the Sneijder deal, click HERE
Jaimie Kanwar
In his press conference today, Rodgers was asked if there would be any 'big-money signings' over the next two weeks. He emphatically responded: 'No'.
When asked whether Liverpool were trying to sign Wesley Sneijder, Rodgers seemed to rule out the possibility of a move:
"You could probably rattle off about twenty names and the answer would be the same. The club has been linked with a whole host of players, so no, I couldn't see that happening".
Earlier today, Galatasaray confirmed that Sneijder is available for €7.5.
On the possibility of bringing any new players in, Rodgers admitted that the Reds need to 'reinforce the squad', adding:
"We'll see what happens over the next few weeks. Daniel was our main priority, and we'll have to see what else is available. There's no doubt we need to support the group; we barely had twenty players in training this morning, and some of those are younger players"
When asked about Tom Ince, and the reports that Blackpool were not refusing to take Liverpool's calls, Rodgers added:
"I haven't a clue [about that]; you'll have to to speak to Blackpool".
UPDATE: 18 Jan 1pm - New developments! For the lastest on the Sneijder deal, click HERE
Jaimie Kanwar
i think there was never really a realistic chance for sneijder. even if he would opt to come here instead of galatasaray. we just wont splash the cash he would demand on weekly bases.
ReplyDeletei think he is close to 200k in italy and to match it england it would be 200+ due to taxes, for him to match him salary there.
can you see liverpool taking him in as our highest earner? Bumpers for Gerrard , Suarez, Reina then? and progress we made with wages equals to S*it.
id rather we go for nobody if it means we truly can spend during summer!
+ i got a good feeling we drag ourselves up this second half of season, i have a even better feeling about Sturridge, due to how he played against united.
Actually Sneijder was at 160k in Italy.. Inter wanted to lower his wages to around 100k..thats one of the reasons he wants out at Inter... If we can give 160k I think he may move to Liverpool... 160k is big money but we've 90k from Cole and rumoured 90k from Sahin..
ReplyDeleteWe should sign him now. 16 mill on Henderson and we can spen 10 million on Sneijder man. The guy is world class even though he maybe a bit rusty. Get a grip and sign this guy now!!
ReplyDeleteI still think that we should get Yann M'Vila in. He is an upgrade on Lucas, is obviously available, doesn't cost that much, is still young and so on.
ReplyDeleteOn Snijder not joining us, well, after all that probably isn't the worst of ideas. Not only are his wage demands very high, he also has been injured a lot in the past two years. Add to that his lack of versatility and that he actually hasn't played that good in recent years, I don't know what all the fuss is about. We probably all have memories about him that are great, but they don't seem to be true anymore. He might just not the player he once was anymore. Otherwise there would be more clubs than us and Galatasaray interested in him.
Huge mistake by Brendan NOT to sign Wesley Snijder
ReplyDeleteCould have been the next Michu in terms of value for money
I can see that could prove COSTLY
rodgers has continuasly moaned about the lack of the size of his squad but yet again after another transfer window it looks like he has made it smaller again ,no more excuses rodgers sick of your b"llshit
ReplyDeleteWe need players now.
ReplyDeleteGood points, but this guy at 50% is still way better than what we have got at the moment in terms of Allen, henderson, Shelvey etc. What if Rodgers could get this guy firing again. Our midfield and attack would be godly or atleast better.
ReplyDeleteThe thing with Snejider is he is reportedly on 200k a week (Isaw above someone else said 160k though, and wants to leave inter due to them offering him 20% less with their new contract offer. Unless suddenly he is happy to get paid 50% less, I can`t see why he would come to us, and to me he def aint worth 200k a week.
ReplyDeleteHe isn`t even seen as a 100% first team player at Inter anymore, so this would make me wonder why.
A few years ago, I wold have said def go for him, but im not so sure anymore.
Given his form in the past few years, chances are high that he could have been the next Joe Cole, too.
ReplyDeleteDad
ReplyDeleteThing is offering him 160k would make him our highest paid player, and surely cause a lot of unrest with the current squad. I do get the maths side of it, if you add up other players wages who have left etc, but for me, he aint worth 160k a week, nor the risk of unsettling most of the team, who will suddenly all not be very happy that they are only on 50k or 60k a week. FSG and BR have done a lot of work in reducing the wages we pay players.
ReplyDeleteso any players will do? at any price?
ReplyDeleteI think Inter have burnt there bridges with him and he wants out. They called his bluff and just let him play with the reserves (No more money for you). What is the harm with talking to the guy. Even if they did that and came back and said he wanted the earth and we told him to do one then fair enough. Just think of the games we have been losing recently. 2-1 down 75 mins to go, oh let's bring on Henderson!!
ReplyDeleteid go for m'vila or sissoko. both would add physicality and toughness to our midfield.
ReplyDelete2 things I am still confused about. Why didn't we considered Demba Ba? Why aren't we buying Mohamed Diame with 3.5mn clause? May be he will fail medical due to injury or something? I don't know.
ReplyDeleteagreed~ Sneijder is world class but he is aging n he would struggle physically to play in the high tempo EPL games. (most Italian league players do) Its a gamble. V need another young skilled striker cum winger like Sturridge. (Sterling is tired n Downing lacks creativity sometimes)
ReplyDeleteyou think inter would let him leave if he was value for that much money?
ReplyDeleteI dis-agree he is value for money. Have you seen his wages? Just cause a player might be cheap to buy, don`t make them a bargin. Snejider currently gets between 160k to 200k a week depending on which report you read. He wants to leave Inter, due to them wanting to lower his wages and can`t get enough game time, so unless we are going to ruin our wage structure, and make lots of other players unhappy, by offering Snejider 160k a week, I can`t see how we could even go for him.
ReplyDeleteIf anything I would be dissapointed if we did, unless he decides 80k a week is ok for him.
Sometimes the best deals you ever make, our the ones you don`t do
Ba was always going to go to Chelsea over us. I don't think we need defense midfielders. Our team needs someone with an eye for a pass and who can score goals. Ba would have been a good signing.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem somewhat odd, that he keeps bringing up how small the squad is, but lets two players go, and only signs one. It leads me to think it might be from orders above, as he bringing up squad size all the time, is his way of saying, I need more players to FSG.
ReplyDeleteif he was marketed right then lfc would make profit on him after wages ,
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I tend to use Borussia Dortmund as a fine example when it comes to youth policy. Think their squad is younger than ours, many home-grown players, too, hired a young manager who had won nothing (but promotion and subsequent relegation). It took them a few years, but successive league titles in a strong league is nothing to be sniffed at. Give youth a chance, give a young manager a chance.
ReplyDeleteWith the last few comments Ian Aire and Brendan Rodgers have made, have shown to me they lack the necessary, passion and commitment to help move are club forward. And i want them out!!! They can waste money on players like Borini and Joe Allen who are championship players compared to some of the other talent thats available in this league. And yet when they have a chance to buy a quality player, who is available for cheap. They wont buy him. Do they want to get us relageted? As we have one of the worst midfield's in the prem. We aren't going to get anywere with the current crop we have. And what's even more annoying Sneijder said its never been about the money. So he would obviously take a pay cut to join us. Otherwise he would of joined that Turkish team by now. And if it was true what Ian Aire said about having money then why haven't we bought more players? As its obvious we need a new left back, a defensive midfielder a right winger and another striker!!
ReplyDeleteWe need to take the example of ManU & Arse, they brought in managers with great potential & gave them sufficient time to succeed. I also think that its better to buy 1 very good player than buy 3 average ones.That was the big mistake in Benitez time.if we have to wait till the summer market so be it. Give the guy some time. We need stability.
ReplyDeleteRodgers only seems to mainly go for players he has worked with before ie swansea or ex chelsea reserve players
ReplyDeleteexactly, like i was trying to point out earlier.
ReplyDeleteand even if this policy will -only- result in us running on black instead of red. and winning title once in every 10 years but qualifying to CL every year ( see Arsenal) id take it over us paying ridiculous wages to proven players.
we done that now for good part of two decades, what we got to show for it before Rodgers and FSG, aging squad with huge wages, near qualifications to CL, Near ADMINISTRATION. and finally the light in dark Istanbul.
though i can understand the frustration of fans, with the competition being so twisted due to billionare owners.
Galatassary have said that Sneidjer will cost £6.3m, and that wages were 5.5m euros, or £88k per week.Hardly a king's ransom. over a 2.5 yr contract, that would be £11.5m, plus £6.3m gives you under £18m for a potential world class player.
ReplyDeleteJoe Allen was £15m with no wages considered.
This might not happen, but it won't be because we can't afford it. We saved £170k per week on Sahin and Cole.
Ince would cost us £4m + £40k per week, 4 yr contract = £12.3m
This will be about policy
Getting rid of two players and only buying one might be the reason you only have twenty players for training. Looks like another transfer window of asset stripping for FSG. Cant wait for John Henry's letter telling us everything is going to plan. These Americans owners really do think we're stupid.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all the transfer window isn't over yet. Whether br is being accurate with these comments remains to be seen and I will reserve judgment until feb 1st which seems only fair. Perhaps he is saying this to let other clubs know we won't be taken for mugs (Blackpool for instance with ince). Perhaps he thinks snijder is not worth the wages, perhaps he would love to sign him but FSG won't sanction the deal, perhaps we can't afford the wages, perhaps these players don't want to come. The fact is we don't know anything other than br wants to strengthen the team so criticising him for missing out on players seems unreasonable, particularly at this stage of the window with 2 weeks left. Lets wait and see what happens first eh
ReplyDeletebut there happy for gerrard to be on 100 grand a week
ReplyDeletehello lad , and our club seems to lack honesty they need to be truthful to the supporters
ReplyDeleteYeah Harry, has done pretty well with getting Remy, and being in for M`villa I can`t see why we aren`t too. That position is so important and needs strengthening
ReplyDeletesince he came we have moved on adam, cole, aquilani.
ReplyDeletehuge wages.
he bought players he already knew were upgrades to those ones, Allen, Borini, who make a fraction of what those players signed by kenny made.
Allen and Borini will both come good for liverpool, atleast that is how i see it.
completely different thing. we are talking about new signing and a top player who has played for us his whole life.
ReplyDeleteWe might have considered Bemba Ba, but lets be honest once Chelsea wanted him, did we really have any chance of getting him?
ReplyDelete1 ? if you were the blackpool manager who would you sell ince to lfc for 4or million or swansea for 7 million fsg think they know evrything about buisness well they mite but they know jackshit about soccer as they like to call it
ReplyDeleteor is this excuse for achieving f"ckall this season
ReplyDeleteHe hasn't really got anyone extra. Sturridge was just the replacement for Carroll that he wanted to sign in the summer but mucked up. A few weeks ago he said the squad was too small and has dealt with that issue by making it smaller. He's a clown in all honesty. He's just a yes man carrying out the yanks bidding so knows his job is safe despite presiding over our worst run of form in 50 years. Anyone and I mean anyone could have achieved what we have this year.
ReplyDeleteJoe Allen and Borrini were both poor buys for a big club like us if you ask me but looks like Sturridge is a better signing,lets just hope we can add to it with 1 or 2 great signings but i cant see it myself.I have a feeling we will continue to battle with teams like swansea and southampton for new additions which is very sad .I know Allen has plenty of fans but im not 1 of them .Allen and Borrini are mid table class players at best .Our owners were willing to invest big once which was a failure and now we act like a mid table side when it comes to transfers.
ReplyDeletethe guys 27 if he really wants to come to lfc we should welcome him with open arms offer him the same wages as gerrard and if thats not enough thats fair enough ,let him go elsewhere
ReplyDeleteba to old diame rodgers has not worked with him before,and he might feel insecure
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely bang on......
ReplyDeleteYes. Besides Chelsea never wanted him before January. We were constantly linked with him even in summers but never showed real interest.
ReplyDeleteZantos, I agree that his wages might be prohibitive but with cole and sahin now gone, there is a vacancy in the squad and money available for his wages.
ReplyDeletePlus,we are talking about a player who won inter a treble for the first time in their history (made the assists for both goals in the CL final as well as the assists for their title-defining match) and made a huge contribution to the netherland's run to the World Cup final at the PEAK of his career. 80k a week might seem a joke to the likes of him. Consider this; how ridiculous was for man united to offer RVP a 80k a week
After all we are talking about a world-class player and if we are to attract any star player in the future and keep our chances alive for a top-4 finish this season, we have to send a BIG message to the rivals.
we are stupid most of the fans on here think they are our saviours ,fsg love the club its just people like you and me cannot see it
ReplyDeleteThat's twice now...... :-)
ReplyDeleteIan Ayre seems to think we can sign the world's best. Not specifically referring to Sneidjer, but if this is the case, why have we not signed the world's best?
ReplyDeleteI just think, why spout mistruths. Wouldn't it be best to say it as it is, or just not say anything at all?
whts it different top players top wages do you think rvp went to man ure for less wages than rooney
ReplyDeletemaybe they have heard of harry and wonder who the f"ck rodgers is
ReplyDeleteinsecure...rofl
ReplyDeleteinter want him to stay there has been a fallout thats why hes not got game time he wants out
ReplyDeleteI do like when people talk sense.....
ReplyDeleteman ure bankrolled fergie to the hilt lets not forget that
ReplyDeletelol
ReplyDeleteAnteater, I agree that he might had a dip in form lately. But based on stats he has been on of the most consistent players for inter in the recent years with some impressive stats .
ReplyDeleteThis season despite dumping to the bench, he has 2 goals and 3 assists in 6 games for inter
In my dictionary, he earns the word 'fantastic'
propably did. you got some numbers jason?
ReplyDeleteupgrades fair enogh the 3 playrs who have left were crap at a cost of about 26 million the two you have said who have replaced them are total sh1t at a cost of 27 million
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more bro. I find the conflicting statments from Brendan Rodgers and Ian Aire annoying. I find it degrading as a fan how they can mouth so much rubbish and think we will believe them. I would respect them more if they told us the truth reguardless of the situation. I dont know who writes the statments for Brendan Rodgers or Ian Aire but when you have two people making conflicting statments from the same company it accross to me like thier's some internal war between the manager and the managing director. Maybe i've got the wrong end of the stick. But only time will tell.
ReplyDeleteIt's not looking too promising at the moment, and there is a definite air of doom and gloom. I too am dreading reaching the end of the month with no more DECENT additions. I fear if this is the case, then we may struggle to keep hold of eighth! And I for one can't handle the thought of that for much longer.
ReplyDeleteWell if Gerrard is on 100k a week, that is still well below the 160k Snejider currently gets. Bear in mind we have a fair worse tax system, where he would get hit wit ha 50% tax rate, so he would need even higher wages just to match his own ones.
ReplyDelete(I actually thought Gerrard was on more).
you may well be right. A managers credibility can often have a lot to do with getting players in.
ReplyDeleteMe two...
ReplyDeleteTrue, but Snejider is no RVP. Personally I don`t think he has been in form for two years now. If he was like RVP and really hitting prime, after coming off the back of his best season ever, then maybe he would have a stronger case.
ReplyDeleteI want World Class players here, but I dont think Snejider is that anymore. If he was I`m sure the likes of City, Barca, Real, Chelsea etc would all be after him.
If we are going to break our wage system, and risk making a lot of first team players unhappy, or at least want big pay rises, it has to be for someone really worth it, and for me, Snejider aint.
Maybe we have offered him the same wages and he said no? for me with transfers, unless you get the player, it can be easy to think we didn`t go in for them. But as we all know there can be many you might bid for but don`t get. Which isn`t a result of the Manager not trying to get them.
ReplyDeleteMaybe in the summer you are right, but in this window, I think once Chelsea or City or Utd come in for a player, we struggle to get the player, unless he is really young and wants game time above all else.
ReplyDeleteThey very well may come good. I for one seriously hope they do. But we need it now! I can't help myself saying it at the minute; but, we're in eighth place. We could potentially be FURTHER behind at the end of the month considering we can't seem to beat those above us. Our squad is puny! And with a few players looking a little off the pace, even if we do get a couple of results, without more reinforcements we just aren't anywhere near the strength of those above us. With little chance of moving up, we will settle into the mid-table mediocrity for the remainder of the season. Result? Only more 'youthful prospects' will be interested in signing 'for a massive club', (not playing european football) in the summer!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on that Dillonidge. A few points:
ReplyDelete1. FSG have been burnt by previous failures in the transfer market, but they seem to have become overly cautious, which is not helping the club either.
2. Some say that FSG are tight-fisted. They are compared to the Man City and Chelsea administrations, but we still don't know whether it is a case of can't spend more or won't spend more. But even since BR came in, they have spent in excess of £41M on transfers. For me, Sturridge is the only one that, in light of today's inflated prices, is worth it. As you say, the others were poor buys. Are you telling me that £15M couldn't get us a better midfielder than Allen? Sahin's gone, Assaidi reportedly will be on his way. The transfer market activity has been shocking! The squad was thin at the beginning of the season, but if you acquire players that you don't want to play then it stresses the squad even more
3. I can't see things improving. I can't quite see why a player would choose Liverpool over another squad. We will end up with a team of average players (when Suarez leaves) and then we will be relying on BR to develop players to a sufficient standard to compete for titles. Is he up to this?
Jason Mate again u post wat i was going to say BEFORE i could say it ....READ wat he has to say >>> "You could probably rattle off about 20 names and the answer would be the same. The club have been linked with a whole host of players but I couldn't see that happening." which in Puppet speak is We arnt getting NUTTIN IN LIVERPOOL FANS ....But hang on then he says ........................
ReplyDelete"There's no doubt we need to support the group. We had 20 players training this morning, of which some of those are our younger players, so we know we need to reinforce and top up the group. That's something we'll look to do."which in Puppet speak MEENS when the craps results come this is going to be my standard EXCUSE CUZ I said we need more players ......
Seriously Liverpool FANS are we gonna this BUY this Bull#$# ..really the man is telling every1 that this club is gonna achieve NOTHING unless theres a miracle and we MUST SUPPORT HIM while he continues to break the worst off records .... SERIOUSLY ....what happens AFTER NORWIC < MANCITY and ARSNEL and we only have maybe 5 points out of 9 ...we still gonna support him ....if we end 8th with NO trouphy ...we still going to support him .....If Saurez decides to leave , we still gonna support him ...if we dont make Champs league next year .....When is enough , enough CUZ im sick to the 1 diamentional 4 3 3 every match and im tired of seeing Allen , when he clearly doesnt deserve to be wearing a Liverpool jersey ...
When is enough ENOUGH ?????
i agree! with us making so few bigname signings in recent history it seems like everyone is failing to objectively look at the deal if it is right or wrong one.
ReplyDeleteWe and Galatasaray are in for him? why arent anyone else, must be some reason no?
I thought that they told us we would be impressed (or something along the lines) come the january transfer window...yet I`m still waiting!
ReplyDeleteIs Sturridge the signing that was supposed to have us all jizz in our pants?
Come on BR and FSG, our squad is definitely lacking in quality and we badly need some good players to lift us up the table...Sturridge although looking good(at the moment) is certainly not enough. We need more star players like Suarez...Game changers who will transform those losses into draws and those draws into wins should be signed...
when you take the fee from torres and a good will gesture as all new owners have to a club they have been crap
ReplyDeleteim going to rub it in your face when borini starts banging goals. him playing 10 games without given timeto blend in then being half a season injured doesnt make him a sh1t player.
ReplyDeleteEven if we went out and signed Sneijder and he didn't work out, I think it would at least be a sign for the fans that FSG is willing to invest in the team.
ReplyDeleteI think that's one of the biggest frustrations with the fanbase right now; they seem to believe that the owners are not supporting the club by investing more money.
Can anyone really argue if we went out and got a major player like this?
Do U really BLAME THEM for think we are stupid when we read Supporters and certain internet Bloggers swollowing what they are selling HOOK LINE and SINKER ......... Say what U want about the ManUre , Arsnel and chelsea FANS they dont settle for 2nd best and they let the owners know that
ReplyDeletefans have lost their lives for our club , fans have giving their honest hard earned money to follow the reds , only few months ago we were all shouting for the truth for 96 , why cant our club be trueful with us supporters , or are we just punters to them,
ReplyDeleteMan Jason goo read what i just said >>> but im sure we are going to be accused of not being True Liverpool supporters cuz we dont fall for Messers Rogers charms
ReplyDeleteAnd to think if, according to Ayre, if we had bought Dempsey, then the Sturridge deal probably would not have happened as we potentially,then wouldn't have had the funds!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs I've been saying for a while now, both himself and Rodgers keep contradicting themselves. Sometimes, it's good not to talk.
ReplyDeleteGuys dont really care weather we sign Snieder or not BUT wen your manager says in a transfer window that the squad is thin wen the transfer window is OPEN and still in the same breath says WE NOT GONNA SIGN ANYONE then we have problems ......
ReplyDeleteHe also says we will may reenforce in the Summer BUT WHY WAIT ...i meen we have a dogs chance at 4th this season but there still is a chance ...why wait till U DONT make 4th and then try desprately to sign players who wont come cus u not in the Champs league ....
Same POOR decision makin that we saw in the UTD Match ...weak sign until the last 30 mins then the better side play .....................
Puppet Manager who is tooo innexperianced , 1 diamentional 433 , bad tacticain with a HUGH ego ...scarey combo guys ...wake up ....or this nightmare is gonna get worse
i remember peter beardsley not being a first team player at liverpool , our club sold him to everton , he was awesome for them too ,
ReplyDeleteno but people like gerrard and rooney will have it written into there contract that they will be on the same wages as new signings
ReplyDeleteand dont sign Snieder BUT at least SIGN a CREATIVE MID who can FEED saurez and sturrige ...and some one with quality and pedigree
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere (i know, i know) that Inter will carry on paying him some wages, on top of the money he would get at Gala, hence the so-called low amount Gala would pay in terms of his wages. Bit like how we are still paying Cole wages for a certain period (I think this period is the time left on his contract with us) as well as Hammers paying him too. Assuming Inter are offering to share the burden of his wages to any club willing to take him (not just Gala), I agree it is most likely policy.
ReplyDeleteGerrard is around the 120k
ReplyDeletegerrard is on more just using it as a figure ffs how much money do you need like i said if he was willing to except the same package as gerrard he would be a intersting prospect and it would send out a signal of intent by fsg they have said that money is not an object for the right players so its time to put up or shut up
ReplyDeleteits weird but rodgers has not even tried to sign a big name maybe he knows something we don,t
ReplyDeleteI like Borini as a player, I don't know why. But I can't help but think that as prudenet as FSG are trying to be, £11M was too much. How did BR convince them to part with that kinda cash, and the £15M for Allen? May be it was about showing then new manager support.
ReplyDeleteBang on Jason! I really cannot believe some of the responses you have been getting mate!
ReplyDeleteSneijer is STILL world class and will be awesome with Stevie G in the middle of the park.
We can pay him £160K and still save money freed up from the disgraceful cole and Sahin deals!!
you can never get enough of a good thing and fsg have a good thing a fall guy who talks crap and they will sack him sooner or later and bring in another yes man
ReplyDeletei agree there is always exceptions to the rule, same for Fergie and the time he took to win a trophy. It took him six years, but to me that doesn`t mean all managers should get six years, even if not doing well, just because it took fergie that long. It is a argument I hear a lot, that people can say, well it took fergie six years, so he should have more time. Or this player weren`t first team, but did ok somewhere else. For me I don`t think that means every player who isn`t first team will do well somewhere else, as it is often the case of the minority.
ReplyDeleteI might be wrong, and Snejider might still be world class, and there might be different reasons as to why non of the other top teams in the world want him. If we could get him for around 80k a week, I would be happy, but for much more, personally I wouldn`t feel we got value for money
You're correct on so many aspects here. My fear is that between FSG, IA & BR there is too little experience of handling a club like Liverpool. There needs to be better input at some level from someone with experience dealing with a club of this size and history.
ReplyDeleteif that is the case f"ck him but i do not think it is
ReplyDeleteFor 7 euros and 50 cents, it's a no brainer really.. ;)
ReplyDeleteBut in all seriousness, 7.5 mill REALLY IS a no brainer! If we don't go for him (which we probably won't) then there is something very, very wrong with the clubs transfer policy. Borini 12 million, Sneijder 7.5 million.... Says it all really.
insecure> he brought his comfort blanket with him from swansea cost us 15 million
ReplyDeleteIF we make an offer for Sneijder and its accepted he will be become an LFC player, I think we need him, we need someone who can create something out of nothing and he certainly can, I agree the wages maybe a stumbling block but if you want real quality you have to pay the price but I would not be surprised to hear the wage demands aren't exactly as reported in the papers.
ReplyDeleteIf FSG wants us to become competitive and to be taken seriously then these are the quality players we need to be taking every opportunity in acquiring and this is a great opportunity! Bring a player of his standing in the game to the club while we are in the situation we are in and others will not dismiss us so lightly, players want to play alongside world class players not players who wouldn't get a game for the reserves of the clubs they are at!
were punters m8 fsg have not done anything for the fans or the 96
ReplyDeleteagree m8 shame about our policy
ReplyDeleteWhen is enough enough? He's been here for 6 months! Hardly a long time. Have you seen the results and league finishes over the last 3 seasons? He hardly took over a team of world beaters, or even a team on the up coz our results have shown we were a team on the way down. Why is he being blamed for this? Lets see where we finish this season before saying enough is enough
ReplyDeletei would rather have jimmy saville in charge at least he fixed it for a while
ReplyDelete"7.5" Euros - Bargain!
ReplyDeletelol hope you do ,it would be my pleasure,but as ive, always been told if he looks like sh1t and plays like sh1t the chances are he his not going to be nothing but s
ReplyDeleteFrom what I have read, I think Inter will carry paying some of his wages for a certain period after he leaves, hence why Gala would only be paying him considerably less money than he currently gets at Inter, if they get him. At least for Gala, it seems, they won't be paying Sneijder £160k a week. I assume, if true, that the same arrangement of sharing the burden of his wages will be extended to whoever wants to buy him, not just Gala. Inter would love for someone to pay all his wages as well as pay a fee, I bet, but in the current climate, its hard work, so sharing the wages load, like they are alleged willing to do with Gala is a alternative.
ReplyDeleteFor the sake of making a point. That seems a little absurd..?
ReplyDeletethat's because they are a pair of idiots
ReplyDeletethats my point , if you have an OK squad U better have an amazing manager ...just look at the current ManU side ...besides RVP and Rooney the rest are no better than most teams BUT they are on TOP BECUASE of the Manager ...even the ManU supporters admit that ....We need a TOP NOTCH Manager if we even have any aspirations of getting anwhere ....
ReplyDeleteWe've also spent big too in the PL era and done almost f**k all with it :(
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to cry, the sheer size of money we have wasted in the last two decades as well as sitting on our backsides whilst Man Utd exploited the commercial value of their fan base when ours was bigger.
Subsidy.
ReplyDeleteHe is younger then RVP and look at what Man Ure paid for him and the deal he has...
ReplyDeleteU can see he is insecure ...LOL any1 who hangs a MASSIVE potrait of HIMSELF in his lounge is in need of a hugh ego boost LOL
ReplyDeleteAnd for several seasons at Man U, this has been the case. But as much as I dislike Ferguson, he knows how to get the best out of his squad.
ReplyDeleteHe is around the 140k i think
ReplyDeleteyou really think? lol
ReplyDeleteSoo you are saying what U have seen in the last 6 months is good enough ...I beg to differ and i can see daily a pattern from the time KK got sacked that we are getting progessivly worst ...worst start in 50 yrs , not beating a top 6 club and we are in jan ..only buying 1 player when the manager himself says we are short of Players , When Ur Captain Gerrard CONTRIDICTS what is happen by saying the policy is wrong ...Ya Rite mate , my standards are a little higher Thank U very much
ReplyDeletePeople have stated Sneidjer may be a disruptive force, but I see more positive than negative to such a transfer. I agree with you that he may lower his wage demands to join Liverpool, especially if in IA's new wage structure, he is incentivised appropriately.
ReplyDeleteWhat will Sneidjer actually bring to Liverpool? Hope, belief, quality, the chance of silverware and Champion's League football, experience (that BR recently stated we need more of in the squad), a winning mentality, an attraction for other top players, a role model on which the younger members of the squad can develop their game.
agree but thats life
ReplyDeleteCN gonna hold u to that , lets see if we get anyone else at the end of this transfer window ....
ReplyDeletebang on Jason ...
ReplyDeleteCan't disagree. People used to cringe when KD gave his post-match interviews. Ian Ayre, however, fails to disappoint with his cringeworthiness.
ReplyDeleteBlackpool have been playing hardball over ince long before Swansea got involved. Now they have and if they are offering more then good luck to Blackpool for taking it. But the general point is we have been taken for mugs on a number of occasions by clubs and players and Brendan's stance here is likely to show that we will be no pushovers going forward. This is echoed by comments made by ayre yesterday. I don't understand your reference to FSG and their business knowledge
ReplyDeletesome fans are happy to carry on with this sh1te me personally i would have another yanks out demo at anfield ,i said at the beggining of the season we would not see a lot of our loving owners at anfield this season and i,ve been proven right no more warm welcome me thinks
ReplyDeleteIf someone can actually outline exactly how we've progressed this season, then they might make a believer out of me. A million passes per match and a lower wage bill are not allowed on the list.
ReplyDeletebeggars belief beardsley was class,but i cannot remember who sold him big mistake
ReplyDeleteWhat would be the purpose of 'yes men'? The implication is they want them to tow the line while they do 'something'. What are you suggesting? Surely if they are only here to make money (which shouldn't be a surprise) then success on the pitch will be critical? If not we won't make anything from prizemoney or sponsorship( as we would be an unattractive proposition) and the Money they have already invested would be Completely wasted. That would make no sense to businessmen
ReplyDeletedon,t even go there lol
ReplyDeletebrendan rodgers dont no what players he wants. he small time. liverpool to big of club for him its time liverpool got new boss who can take us to top of prem we need a boss who no what players they need stop getting crap all the time
ReplyDeleteThe last thing an insecure person would do is hang a massive portrait of themselves in their lounge.
ReplyDeleteOr take over a club the size of Liverpool after having not achieved anything as a manager previously. All this smacks of the opposite, a hugely self confident man bordering on arrogance. This could prove good or bad but there's no doubt all the top managers these days have huge self confidence
We'll never get any where with another bunch of cowboys who want to do things on the cheap - King Kenny failed miserably with his signings so that's their excuse for not spending more. They won't build a new stadium and want to refurbish Anfield to hold 60000 - 15000 less than manure ????. How is this progress ?. If you can't stand the heat (and they can't) get out of the kitchen. FSGarbage have bitten off more than they can chew and we are slowly reducing our club to a laughing stock. Comes to something when we can't compete with Spurs and Swansea and S'ampton for even unproven players. Do's anybody really think Suarez will be content to stay at Anfield surrounded by mediocrity, apprentices and no-hopers like Joe Allen. Another bunch of yankee carpet-baggers looking for a fast buck accompanied by a brainless bull-sh..tter and a yes man for a manager. One of the most famous and successful clubs in the world won't be able to sign the finest players in the world. I've watched the Reds for 50 years and becoming suicidal. THEY ARE KILLING MY CLUB !
ReplyDeletekenny sold him
ReplyDeletei think
ReplyDeleteWhat a silly thing to say. They stopped the club going into administration, I'd say that was something for the fans as we wouldn't have anything to be fans of without it. Your second comment on the 96 is a disgrace, referencing them just to have a pop at FSG. What do you expect the owners to do exactly other than publicly support them, which they did?
ReplyDeleteno just trying to make him sound clever because he sounds like a pillock when he speaks for himself
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/chris_haire1986/status/292004251142615040/photo/1
ReplyDeleteGot to be a wind up though from the man Henry himself or hacker, to say such a thing on a place like that
hardball my arse
ReplyDeletewhat money? its peanuts
ReplyDeletedont know i know he bought him 1.9 million record transfer and worth every penny
ReplyDeletethey refused to back the justive collection
ReplyDelete28?? really, to old?? would be a class signing the time is now, gerrard 33? think thats a 5 year difference!! der !!
ReplyDeleteAbsurd for them to do it for that reason? Perhaps... but maybe not as absurd as one might think.
ReplyDeleteLook at it this way: The fans are upset because FSG hasn't invested money in the club this season, or more importantly hasn't invested it wisely this season.
How to fix their feelings towards FSG? Improve the team while opening up the checkbook and buying quality players.
Given this situation, they have a player who is world-renowned and they go out and buy him, essentially on the cheap, because of his current situation with Inter.
If he goes out and improves the team, the owners look like they took advantage of a situation to make the team better, and the fans are happy because the team is winning and the owners can take credit for investing the money into the team.
If he goes out and does not improve the team, the owners look like they did what they could, and the player didn't live up to the billing. The fans are unhappy, but they can't necessarily accuse the owners of not providing the funds to get someone who was thought to be a world class player.
Now, please don't misunderstand me. To me, the only reason why management should ever buy or sell a player is to improve the quality of the team.
Unfortunately, we live in a complicated world and people make decisions based upon the wrong reasons.
What I'm saying is its not Brendan's fault that the club has been on a downward spiral since finishing 2nd. As I said look at the last 3 seasons. It's his job to turn it around with comparatively little funds and a new policy of buying young talent with a long term view. The first 6 months have been poor but you can see positives when you consider the new philosophy he's trying to bring in. This system along with so many young players is obviously going to lead to inconsistency I initially. You can't say we are worse this season than last because we are only half way through. Our second half of last season was relegation form after a good start, we're in the same place in the league with the opportunity to improve for the remainder so lets judge if we are worse when the season finishes. 'Only buying 1 player', why do you blame Rodgers for this? He's on record saying he wants to strengthen, does in not suggest his hands are tied? Gerrard has contradicted the club not Brendan, again Brendan is on record saying he'd like some experienced heads in to help the youngsters. Again does that not suggest his hands are tied? Do you really think sacking a 4th manager in 3 years (2 of those would have only lasted 6 months) would help this situation or our reputation to other prospective managers? Rodgers has a very difficult job and deserves the support of the so called most educated fans in the country. If there are no positives in the summer then that is the time to review
ReplyDeletein all fairness virtually all that money has been in dribs and drabs, not one manager has been backed like fergie,jose,mancini for example.
ReplyDeleteand dont give me raffa, because i think he suffered most, he deserved the money and he would have signed silva mata villa for example, they would have come when we were impressing in europe.
we have been wastefull in recent times starting from carroll i must admit.
aint that the truth. ince to swansea then.
ReplyDeletemichu to the pool !!
I'd be happy with just the 20k difference........
ReplyDeleteYouth will forever require experience...
ReplyDeleteWhat's your arse got to do with it? Of
ReplyDeleteCourse Blackpool are playing hardball, they are trying to charge 7 million for a player they signed 18 months earlier for 250 grand. But they are completely right and entitled to do that, no question. The difference is we don't want to be saps and pay it like we did with downing, Henderson, Adam et al. Surely that's a good thing?
you just gave me another reason why i think we shouldnt sign sneijder with that logic J.
ReplyDeleteso if we have gerrard with that 100 and take sneijder for150 a week. (just figures not reality)
then we bump gerrard to 150 also. meaning signing sneijder just cost us fee + 150 a week + 50 a week for stevie. just one more reason why we shouldnt sign him
And in the meantime, do we just cross our fingers?
ReplyDeletebased on? football manager 2013???? right...
ReplyDeleteWhat money? Is that a serious question? Did they not buy the club for 300 million? Did they not write of the debt? Have they not spent anything on transfers that was pissed away by commoli and KK? To say that is peanuts shows your ignorance and/or bias against FSG
ReplyDeleteit was souness who then brought in Saunders as a replacement. Big mistake.
ReplyDeleteRvp WAS IN FORM AND producing for arsenal....snider and allen in midfield....... we would get over run /....
ReplyDeletethis guy was world class he aint dun anything for 3 seasons
ReplyDeletebut thats the attitude to why we paid big for carroll...the cash was burning a hole in fsgs pocket
ReplyDeleteSpot on CN. FSG have spent shedloads of money on transfers. The group has tightened it's belt after the shambolic waste under money under Kennian Comoglish, but that's only to be expected (although they are similarly culpable for signing the cheques)
ReplyDeleteYou know what? Im glad someone else is talking of standards. FSG, Ian Ayre and Brendan Rodgers, know LFC fans in general are concerned at present with our recent transfer dealings. Players are desperately needed and this whole wait, wait, wait thing is very un-nerving. They should be blatantly looking to reassure fans that the situation is being dealt with, instead of constant contradictions that are borderline embarrassing. I can cope with finishing outside the top four this season as I'm realistic, but I need to believe that is absolutely probable, not just possible, for next season. That's where my heart is and I have no shame in saying it.
ReplyDeleteI honestly want to buy into the Rodgers hands are tied idea and time will tell if I was right. But if FSG are to be regarded as the correct people for the job then a little reassurance wouldn't go amiss.......eighth or below would be disastrous, and that scenario fills me with dread of the potential players willing to then join us even in the summer. Would maybe a few 'committed players' then question their newly inked contracts? Until FSG quell these fears with concrete evidence now, in this window, then they are going to remain with me. I do not want to be a medium table club where only those of us old enough can remember talking of glory days. Literally, ONE more top signing could immediately make an impact and at least reignite a push for maybe Europa, via whatever qualification. A missing cog designed to save funds, could inevitably cost dearly.
ReplyDeleteSo we should drop Allen then, and Sneidjer is generally a consistent performer so at the price he is available for he is well worth the gamble not that its much of a gamble imo.
ReplyDeleteWith the years piling up for me I thought my pain was bad! You have my whole hearted sympathy....
ReplyDeleteUs old men tend not to concern ourselves with consoles and the ilk young man.....
ReplyDeleteHahahahhahah....lol
ReplyDeleteBut Carroll is a championship quality player at best, while Snijder in a champions LEAGUE winner
ReplyDeleteSome will say the comparison is not valid
If Rodgers signs Sneijder, I see him struggling to control him in the dressing room unless he gives in to the guy everytime.
ReplyDeleteRumour has it he has asked for 240k a week. I can`t see that being true, but if it is, so glad we don`t get him. No way is he worth 240k a week, that would make him in the top 5 highest paid players in the world, and he def aint a top 5 player.
ReplyDeletewe have actually spent more I think over the last 20 years than Man Utd. Or if not more very very close. Jamie did a article one it once. We have wasted for much cash in the wrong places. Makes me wonder how different things would be if we had someone in charge of the money and transfers who actually knows what they are doing. I was never a fan of the DOF role, but if you get the right one, maybe it could make a lot of sense. Key though is getting the right one. It would have to be someone with outstanding knowledge of what works, and who should be signed. I appreciate managers like to get there own players in, but that has its flaws, as everytime we swap a manager we are back to square one. Also means if you get a bad manager, millions upon millions is wasted.
ReplyDeleteI know we had Damian as a DOF, and it went horribly wrong, but I think a lot of us knew he wasn`t the right man for that role when we got him. You need someone who can lure top players, and also has a record of signing them when a manager. i.e the Van Gaal type.
What about Kenny? He was backed pretty well, and in that time out spent all the other managers. Even Br has been given a lot so far (43mil ish).
ReplyDeleteYep, you're right Zanatos. Between 1990 and 2011, Man United spent 11% less on transfers than LFC:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.liverpool-kop.com/2012/08/lfc-vs-man-utd-21-year-grossnet.html
This is my view too. FSG are money men, which means to get bigger sponsorship deals, more prize money and a bigger worth for the club when they sell, they need to win stuff. I`m sure they wouldn`t just employ a "yes man" if they at least didn`t think he could win stuff. Everything suggests they want to do well, but maybe they just lack the knowledge. Van Gaal openly said he wanted the job (came out about it after BR was given it as he had been in talks with FSG), but FSG went for BR. Now I will support BR as he is manager, and I do like a lot of what he does, but I think if the owners had more knowledge of football they would see that Van Gaal is one of, if not the best manager of this generation. The pulling power to get world class players in would have been there. His record shows he can win in many different countries, and would have been a smart option, dispite his age.
ReplyDeleteThink of the wage demands more practically: if Sneijder is expecting over 6 million a year in salary then that's about 2-3 million more than Borini and Sneijder would be of no value to the club at the age of e.g. 32. That money adds up. Over a 4 year contract that's up to an extra 12 million pounds paid to the player. So at the end of that period we have spent far more on Sneijder only for him to walk away to wind down his career in MLS on a free transfer. It's not all about the transfer fee; as much as we don't like it football is a business and it makes no sense to run this club at a loss or make foolish financial decisions. Expecting club owners to constantly pull funds out of their own pockets is just petulant.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, where has any of this reported interest come from? When has Rodgers confirmed that we're actually interested in the player, that he would fit our system, that he has any of qualities he thinks we need? Armchair experts just equate the name "Sneijder" with a supposedly quality football player but that's hopelessly vague. Rodgers is the one who has to fit him into a system and we're already loaded with quality mid-fielders. Isn't it entirely possible that Sneijder wouldn't actually make us any better? What would he contribute?
Disagree that they have spent shedloads, they have balanced the books by getting in better sponsorship deals, cutting the salary costs, this has offset the net spend on player transfers. The value of the club will be higher than the £300m they INVESTED when the global market picks up and they will sell at a CAPITAL GAIN. Thats good business sense - they dont care about winning trophies if the cost of doing so is greater than the increase in value of their INVESTMENT. These guys are business men NOT wealthy Arabs or Russians that want a new plaything
ReplyDeleteSorry, but the official LFC accounts contradict you.
ReplyDeleteSo FSG should cave in to the demands of petulant complaining fans who can't keep their own unrealistic expectations in check? Sorry mate, I'm going to side with the multi billion dollar successful sports owners on this one. Fans live in a world of disappointment but that's not FSG's problem. Winning the Premier League is the single hardest thing in football today, without question. It takes a huge amount of time, effort and money. If fans can't understand that then it's their own problem, not one for the owners to solve. They're not here to be your mummy and reassure you that you're loved and that everything is going to be OK. Unhappy fans are just a fact of life but it's up to them, not the owners to fix that. Not taking responsibility for your own emotional and mental state is the attitude of a 6 year old, not a sane grown up human being.
ReplyDelete£17m or £18m back in that one summer in the early 90s was plenty for that time I recall. Ah, Stan, you had so much potential (was he a transfer record). Inflation aside, we haven't often gone to the levels that Man United, Chelsea and City have gone to in relation to transfers I agree (Man United aside, its not as if the other two were always at it) but those teams aside, we have spent more than enough to do considerably better than we have done in the last two decades. Add the poor expenditure, poor youth coming through for most of the past two decades, lazy commercial work, almost non-existent redevelopment, etc, it all amounts to two decades of almost non-stop mis-management from top to bottom. May not have gone all gung-ho on the transfer front much a la Chelsea, Man United and City but we haven't exactly been living off scraps for the past two decades, especially when compared to Arsenal who haven't done worse than us in the last two decades. Not many excuses one can make when considering the level of expenditure versus the level of success, sadly, in my view. Anyhoo, that is my tearful thinking on the past two decades. Meh.
ReplyDeleteRodgers is right, he doesn't have a clue. Not a single one.
ReplyDeleteGet Real. You know what I meant.
ReplyDeleteIt appears Liverpool owners will be satisfied for BR to achieve
ReplyDelete6 to 8 th position thats why BR, Ayre and Henry are all cool about buying any new experience players. Sad day for fans.Cool and relax days for them. BR will sure jump up and down if he was given higher mandate.Thats why he keep on bravely saying no more buying.
Everytime he is asked about getting new players he is defensive and say he does not know as if he does not even have a computer at home or newspaper or Ayre does nor even consult him.
my source says BR has submitted a 120 page dossier to FSG explaining how sniejder will fit in to the system. theres a couple of BR drawn pictures of sniejder scoring in there too.
ReplyDeleteScare off his demand salaray.......more higher than SG8.Too much over
ReplyDeleteLets take something out of JK's book and read between the lines.
ReplyDeleteGerrard comes out and says we shouldn't just focus on young players, there should be a good mix and referred to GM in that an older player can be a fantastic transfer.
BR comes out and talks about experienced players. Suarez even mentioned experienced players and winning championships.
Joe Cole and Sahin are gone - Surely there is room for WS. There are reports that WS is keen for the move, of course BR would take him and most fans would too, the only thing in the way of the deal is FSG's youth and resale value policy!
lol
ReplyDeleteI agree. We pay to much money on mediocre players. If we had made the first offer to Inter i dread to think how much it would be. The people who negotiate our deals seem not to be very good at it.
ReplyDeletewe all hope they come good, but will they ever be worth more than what we brought them for [that is fsg's game plan]?
ReplyDelete:-)
ReplyDeletehe is only 28!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so on that basis, what a mug ferguson is for taking that decrepit old pensioner, van persie. he couldn't possibly do a job at his age!!!!
ReplyDeletethe club are going down the route i have wanted them to go for a long time now, and a route that all clubs should adopt. a basic wage and performance/success related bonuses.
ReplyDeleteAlthough not totally against WS joining. He did have an option to join us when xabi alonso was sold to RM. He chose inter. He probably was a better player than, HOWEVER....for the apparent £6.2m fee and inter paying him some wages still its not a bad buy. He's won everything in the club game. he would have a positive impact on the younger players and would be amazing to see him linking up with SG, LS, DS.
ReplyDeleteI agree, one minute [according to BR] we are 'fantastic, incredible etc. The next we have a 'thin squad, we need to 'plug hole'. I dont think BR has the credentials to have taken over a club like LFC. He was just at the right place right time.
ReplyDeleteThats an amazing stat jamie & a terrible indictement of our overall judgement in the transfer market in that period, as far as sneijder goes i seem to remember whiskey beak was hot for him for a few years but no interest it would seem now & i wonder why this guys valuation has plummeted so much, at one time he was being rated in the 30 mil bracket, surely at 28 it shouldnt have fell so sharply , plus his lack of suitors is telling, initially i was excited by the "name", now i dont think he,d be value for money
ReplyDeletei have said offer him the same amount as gerrard no more
ReplyDeleteand if we dont want to pay it and someone else dose then the player goes elsewhere like dempsey and who suffers ,what if suarez had got injured at the beggining of the season we would be in a relagation spot now
ReplyDeletelol
ReplyDeletewe wish
ReplyDeletejaimie what is the difference in someone calling rodgers BRENDOOM and your your made up name for kd ,hippocritical to say the least,one rule for you another for everyone else,by the wy ive never called him brendoom
ReplyDeleteit was a big mistake hiring himin the 1st place but fsg knew they could do what they wanted with this man in charge,do you think his managerial record warrented a job as big as lfc never in a million years
ReplyDeletei bet john henry wishes all fans were like you then he could auction of the silverwear
ReplyDeleteLiverpool have shown over the season that they are still missing that quality ACM to support our forwards. Jonjo appeared to be that player at the start of the season but has somewhat faded recently.
ReplyDeleteSneijder would be the perfect aquisition right now, if not for sure talent then as well to be a player for the younger ones like Allen and Shelvey to emulate. Sneijder is going to take a massive paycut wherever he goes so why not Liverpool?
well said m8,some of the posters on here are more interested in being popular that speaking the truth,they think its cool to except crap,and be politicly correct,and your right they are killing the club
ReplyDeleteIf M'Vila would consider joining QPR, he surely would consider joining us, too. And I too don't know why we don't go for him, have been wondering quite a while now.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he wonders who the Fμck QPR are, too, then.
ReplyDeleteHow about the club then? Surely Liverpool are more famous than QPR. And I would doubt that Harry Redknapp is a very well known manager on the continent either.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever wondered why the only club who seems to be seriously interested in this "fantastic" player are Galatasaray, who have signed quite a few players past their best in Milan Baros and Harry Kewell in the past?
ReplyDeletePeople on here moan about us being linked with players who are also attracting interest from so called lesser clubs like Southampton instead of players linked with top clubs, but all of this goes out of the window as soon as a name occurs that everybody knows, Snijder in this case.