Unbelievable

I don't think their owners even know what they're doing tbh. To think they thought they had it bad with their previous owners..

If they are talking to Van Gaal, why not just give him the manager job. I think he's one of the biggest cunts going, but he will get them playing football and getting results again. To bring him in in a capacity where he needs to oversee an inexperienced manager like Rodgers is just looking for trouble though..

I ridiculed the possible signing of Martinez as Liverpool manager, but this is possibly even worse. Besides being completely unproven at that level, his style of football is the complete opposite of the Moneyball slight on football Liverpool have been trying to implement at a huge expense in the last transfer windows. They are set up to put as many crosses into the box as possible for Carroll to pounce on; I can't see a manager who would be further removed from this than Rodgers in the Premiership. Their squad would essentially be a write off. Bring it on I say!

I can see Sigurdsson not actually putting pen to paper before there is certainty about Rodgers' position.

Usually pretty reliable Dutch football magazine Voetbal International is reporting that Spurs (Levy) has been speaking to representatives from Luuk de Jong. They also claim Schalke is interested in signing Elia (another one of our reported targets), Kalou and Van der Vaart.

Shit source, can't be true..

Who would be the big one? Cisse just You'd call that a big man/little man combination..? Better keep Ba if that's what you're after

Who would be the big one?

I'm not sure it's dead certain like. His agent is just saying we haven't made a formal approach. Of course he won't go to us then. We need to come to senses soon anyway, and sign the man. The best we can get for a decent price. There's still some time to get something sorted I guess and with Mbiwa out of the French squad, he'll more than likely be available for a reasonable price. Mmmm, not so sure. Montpellier probably don't need to sell after the season they've had, the player has indicated he is happy to stay and the chairman has indicated they will only sell if a significant offer comes in for him. With reported interest from (other) big clubs from England and Germany I think we're looking at upwards of 10 million, which as that article correctly asserts pretty much rules us out..

FYP

He's just averaged over 1 in 2 games in one of the shittest teams I've seen in the Premier League for ages. Football is not all about statistics, Nut. Jonas Gutierrez's record is poor by all traditional statistical analysis, but those with a good understanding of the game can watch him and see what he provides to the side. Similarly Craig Gardner (even Andy Johnson in the past) had a great record (for a midfielder) in a relegation side, but when you actually sit and watch him play, you realise that he is detrimental to the team in every other way. We are a good enough side not to accommodate players like this. For a squad member coming off the bench and starting a dozen games, I'd back him to score goals. As for your last sentence, I think we are good enough TO accommodate players like him in the squad. He'd bury chances put his way from the likes of Cabaye & HBA. Much rather keep Best tbh

Harsh but true..

Well in Benny!

Didn't Ba play left of a front three at Hoffenheim and certainly West Ham too?

Told you.

I'd take him if Ba leaves. Think Gameiro fits better with Cisse too. We've struggled at bit in the 4-4-2 formation and that's maybe because Cisse and Ba are too similar. . Both are classical center forwards who like to take part in the build up play. We could need an attacker who focuses mainly on the space behind the defense: Opposite movement in other words. We'd get that with Gameiro. I disagree .. I think Cisse's strength is his ability to play along the line of the defence and make runs in behind. However we never really got to see how the Cisse/Ba partnership was going to work. Due to Ba losing confidence and being incredibly tired in the legs department in the run in. I think theoretically Ba and Cisse is a better partnership, because Ba likes to drop in the hole and contribute to the build up play, like he did in the first half of the season. Then making a later run into the box. Whereas Cisse stays on the last defender and plays off his shoulder. Agreed, far too early to call the Ba-Cisse partnership a no goer.

He isn't coming..

We're now effectively looking at Arsenal and/or Spurs to implode..

It's not even a "who does he think he is" for me. Can you see the likes of Messi or Zidane doing something like this? To me it makes him look a very immature, attention seeking bellend, regardless of whether he manages to fulfil his (alledged) massive talent.

The lad has a seriously inflated opinion of himself. Would be fantastic to see him fail miserably wherever he goes after all the self created hype around his move..

That is one well researched article..

What a bellend.. Why FFS?

Gylfi hasn't signed for Swansea yet, has he?