Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 - Mod Warning in OP, 10/12

Mr Alan

rob316 wrote: »

Season over I have no faith in FSG buying the players we need in January.

Do you have faith in Rodgers spending any money they do invest on the right players? To be fair to FSG, they've invested very heavily & backed Rodgers to the hilt. The recent transfer activity doesn't inspire any confidence.

As someone above said, we need to start planning so that we don't really need to rely on Sturridge. He is too much of a sick note.

Big window coming up for the club. Get it wrong & last year will count for nothing.

Utopia Parkway

rob316 wrote: »

Season over I have no faith in FSG buying the players we need in January.

Can hardly blame them in fairness.

Osmosis Jones

Augmerson wrote: »

The club won't buy anyone in January. I think Suarez and Carroll were the last two January transfers the club made.

It is going to be a long long season.

Coutinho and Sturridge...?

Utopia Parkway

What does it cost for a thigh transplant these days? Sturridge's seem to be made of spaghetti.

Grayditch

Better buy some seriously rated prospect youngsters in January to fix this seasons problems in about two years time.

NukaCola

This may be a simplistic view but thats what happens when your main striker is injury prone and dont have quality backups. All that also on the back of losing one of the best strikers in world football.

Our transfer policy this summer is looking naive at best. Rodgers was happy with Sturridge/Balotelli/Lambert. Borini's no world beater but he didn't even want him.

So is that Sturridge and Balotelli out? Lambert starting is nightmare scenario stuff.

NukaCola

NukaCola wrote: »

This may be a simplistic view but thats what happens when your main striker is injury prone and dont have quality backups. All that also on the back of losing one of the best strikers in world football.

Our transfer policy this summer is looking naive at best. Rodgers was happy with Sturridge/Balotelli/Lambert. Borini's no world beater but he didn't even want him.

So is that Sturridge and Balotelli out? Lambert starting is nightmare scenario stuff.

You reap what you sow.

Not replacing Suarez properly could end up costing the manager his job.

He'll need to spend wisely in January.

Agent Coulson

Lambert coming on everyone cross your fingers!!!!!!

mav79

MD1990 wrote: »

Think we should look at getting Jackson Martinez in Jan. Will cost near 30m but if we don't sign a striker we can rule out top 4.

Would prefer Lacazette, would be a lot cheaper, playing in a better league and has a similar style to Sturridge just more powerful.

Harry Palmr

Raheem Sterling puts two fingers up to Hodgson! :pac:

Agent Coulson

Some link up from the Liverpool players for Englands 3rd.

kevohmsford

Sturridge injured again. We are in massive trouble now. A new striker needed in January.

Kerrigooney

Fuck everything.

Fuck off Sturridge.

Fuck.

pmy.murphy

Realistically Lacazette is a good option

Agent Coulson

Look we all know if we buy a player in January we will spend £25m on Berahino because he scored a few goals.

Mr Alan

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Look we all know if we buy a player in January we will spend £25m on Berahino because he scored a few goals.

We're more likely to spend £20m on his younger brother who is very highly rated.

NukaCola

We needed a new striker anyway. The way Sturridge is breaking down we may need two.

klose

Grayditch wrote: »

Better buy some seriously rated prospect youngsters in January to fix this seasons problems in about two years time.

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Look we all know if we buy a player in January we will spend £25m on Berahino because he scored a few goals.

Lol, probably what will happen and all.

Mr Alan

NukaCola wrote: »

We needed a new striker anyway. The way Sturridge is breaking down we may need two.

We do need two. No doubt about it.

Knex*

Daniel Sturridge is world class at being injured.

Vicxas

Mr Alan wrote: »

We do need two. No doubt about it.

So it'll be berahino and another 'future buy'

Harry Palmr

I'd say a campaign will now start to get Origi back and then check the market for someone cheap. There won't be any splashing out after the summer - I suspect FSG will put the onus on Rodgers to use what he has on the books better.

Gbear

We wanted to get a top quality attacker.

We never did or even pretend like we did. I hope we have someone like that on our radar.

There's a gaping hole in quality in the front 6 whether or not Sturridge is fit.

Mr Alan

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I'd say a campaign will now start to get Origi back and then check the market for someone cheap. There won't be any splashing out after the summer - I suspect FSG will put the onus on Rodgers to use what he has on the books better.

In which case it'll be game over for Rodgers.

Harry Palmr

Mr Alan wrote: »

In which case it'll be game over for Rodgers.

Well that remains to be seen (obviously) but if I were the owners I'd have him in for a word and make it clear that collecting players cannot be the substitute for managing a squad.

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

We do need two. No doubt about it.

In January two for sure and another in the summer particularly if Sturridge has ruptured his ear lobe or something

smileyj1987

Sterling and Ballotelli up front for the next run of games then .

YouTookMyName

pmy.murphy wrote: »

Realistically Lacazette is a good option

This, having a tasty season in france.

MR NINE

It could be too late to salvage anything from the season by january. Think theres another 7 or 8 league games to be played before then and two crucial champions league games.

mikeym

Things are bad enough as it is and Sturridge gets injured again.
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