Barclay's Premier League '14-'15 discussion V3

@JamesPearceEcho: #LFC striker Daniel Sturridge's hopes of a comeback this weekend set to be dashed by new thigh injury. Full story on ECHO site shortly.

Fair to say it's not been Sturridge's season so far.

Damn that's not good.

well our season is over

He cannot catch a break, can he?

Not taking a punt on Remy doesn't seem like a bad idea now does it..

and it is not because of Hodgson in this case
I hope he is not the English Pato

Robespierre wrote:and it is not because of Hodgson in this case
I hope he is not the English Pato

Well his re-injured the same thigh that Hodgson *bleep* up a while back.

Nope...they can't latch onto Hodgson this time and use him as a scapegoat. It should finally dawn on them that, like many of us knew, Sturridge is a crock.

Liverpool should have prepared for this in the summer after knowing there was a big chance that Suarez is going to leave, prepare for suitable replacements.

Instead they bought Lambert, and then panic bought Balotelli. 2 players that dont fit Rodgers' style of play.

Now they're relying on an inury prone player to get them goals.


I think they have donkeys running their transfer business.

Yeah, we really did lose the ball in the summer when we lined up Balotelli, Lambert and Borini as our strikers besides Sturridge.

I like having Lambert, he was cheap and did well for Southampton in the Prem, but you obviously cannot rely on him to replace Sturridge.

I still like having Balotelli, too, but not in the role Rodgers is making him play week after week. Both Balotelli and Lambert are much more suited to a supporting striker role.

Borini I would have gladly sold for the quoted £14m, but he refused the move, so... now we're - the fans anyway - looking to him as the man who is the most suited to play as an out-and-out striker for us in Sturridge's absence, a player who has two goals in all competitions in the Liverpool shirt

McAndy McTate "Don't cehhhh"

Our club is run by absolute clowns. Worst run big club in the history of the world. I would trust a group from redcafe to do a better job than the current fraudulent asshats.

The fact you it's badly run is lulz tbh, you have got off lightly compared to some.

Take us for example, consistently in and around CL spots before Ashley and now we are supposed to be happy with surviving because he's an almighty klutz.

Oh your memory is short, hicks and Gillette ring any bells?

Yeah....

What about us?

I wouldn't say you are poorly run, just mismanagement in terms of player management.

Problem is that's been a issue for a long time, as good as Wenger like all managers he does have flaws and that happens to be one of them.

Red Alert wrote:DDG injured.
Sturridge is back

Looks like Liverpool gets the bragging rights for the next 2 weeks or so.

Two weeks, four days, tomatoes, tomahtoes

Don't call me James wrote:McAndy McTate "Don't cehhhh"

Our club is run by absolute clowns. Worst run big club in the history of the world. I would trust a group from redcafe to do a better job than the current fraudulent asshats.

For how long is this latest injury ?

Anyway for every injury of theirs we are are fittingly replying each time with 2 injuries. so..

RED wrote:
I think they have donkeys running their transfer business.

I was about to come up with a dig on what they were smoking, but feel too bad to rub it in

Sturridge out for 6 weeks. Whatevs

That smoking dig is tooo legendary to be used anywhere else.

Malky Mackay appointed as Wigan's manager...

Unbelievable stuff by Whelan.

Don't call me James wrote:Our club is run by absolute clowns. Worst run big club in the history of the world. I would trust a group from redcafe to do a better job than the current fraudulent asshats.

http://sport.sky.it/static/contentimages/original/sezioni/sport/calcio_italiano/2012/10/02/berlusconi_galliani.jpg

RealGunner wrote:Malky Mackay appointed as Wigan's manager...

Unbelievable stuff by Whelan.

He's not that type of lad.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:The fact you it's badly run is lulz tbh, you have got off lightly compared to some.

Take us for example, consistently in and around CL spots before Ashley and now we are supposed to be happy with surviving because he's an almighty klutz.

Oh your memory is short, hicks and Gillette ring any bells?

Yeah....

Not talking about the business side of things (which is what the owners do) They don't run the footballing part of the club as they are yanks and have absolutely zero clue.

I'm slating the management team behind the footballing decisions (transfers, scouting, tactics, etc).

And don't ever use those two pos' names even in jest with me.


PS. 6 weeks? Don't cehhhh

Don't call me James wrote:

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:The fact you it's badly run is lulz tbh, you have got off lightly compared to some.

Take us for example, consistently in and around CL spots before Ashley and now we are supposed to be happy with surviving because he's an almighty klutz.

Oh your memory is short, hicks and Gillette ring any bells?

Yeah....

Not talking about the business side of things (which is what the owners do) They don't run the footballing part of the club as they are yanks and have absolutely zero clue.

I'm slating the management team behind the footballing decisions (transfers, scouting, tactics, etc).

And don't ever use those two pos' names even in jest with me.


PS. 6 weeks? Don't cehhhh

Well I guess I agree it can be argued your transfer business in summer as a whole and in detail was maybe not optimal, but then, again, I'm not really sure what your expectation are.

If my superficial knowledge is somewhat correct, you come off several years outside the CL, corresponding to a serious financial crisis with changing owners and changing managers.
Obviously that is mirrored in the state of your squad.

You're not equipped with world class players in every position and top players as replacements.
And why would you? Where would they come from?
These things work in time, you need a process. You overperformed last season, or clicked, had a good run, whatever you want to call it.
That was good footballing work right there, not least by Rodgers.

Now is the next step. Playing CL, losing your star, having to add depth, it's new terrain for Rodgers, etc.
You just can't transform the overall quality of your squad in one window. While losing massively with Suarez. And while having certain financial limitations. Not that you don't have money, but you can't buy di Maria and Falcao for example. You HAVE to take risks, buy prospects that may take time, be patient, etc pp.

I really don't get what expectations you in your right mind could have had for this season that a bad spell like now leads you to scenarios and proclamations of absolute doom and damnation.
Just don't get it, makes no sense to me.