Pandamninator

As always when this hot take comes up, name a star player who actually kept this up past the transfer deadline? They always come to heel for 6-12 months. Even Tevez came back when it mattered and stayed for another full season afterwards.

Suarez had to be talked out of suing Liverpool

He was definitely out in the cold when Bruce was shit canned - guess he got lazy and felt he didn't need to diversify when he was already the managers mouthpiece. To the weirdos credit he does seem to have done some real life jouranlisming and cultivated some sources in the new regime.

I reckon it's Isak.

How does that mechanism work anyway? Does the contract outline in black and white the steps for an "official" transfer request? If the club reached an agreeable deal with Liverpool and he came by asking for his Loyalty bonus on the way out, are there any grounds to point to today's statement and tell him to pester that bald Dutch nonce for it instead.

Why does AI have half our crowd looking like Mike Ashley post a horrific injury in a candlewax factory?

Thauvin all over again. How many times did he tell us to fuck off before finally caving.

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Overall yes, but the striker front is probably the one area you can't question our intent. We were in for Delap, Pedro, Ekitike and Sesko early. For all of them we weren't beaten on the fee at least. For a variety of reasons they chose other teams - which with the exception of Sesko was probably the right footballing move.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/10983208/liverpool-will-not-sell-philippe-coutinho-this-summer-say-owners-fenway-sports-group?authId=1*ephz1r*_a*VlQ4Y2RkZmFhRmNLRVpiSVZWdjlRc2NHN1RWSXBfelZtenp4elQ0OUstVVVuZWdlTVF0cWlXOHJ6MUNRSTNaeg.. We are now at this stage of the saga. Throughout this whole process, my stance is that Liverpool are our superiors - both on and off the pitch. I am honoured that we will continue to emulate a club that sets such high benchmarks around class and professionalism, and that Isak will not be going anywhere this window. YNWA.

Fairs fair. Isaks team have been negotiating indirectly through the Spaghetti Molester for a month now. Based on Isaks timeline we should make our first official statement mid October.

"Situation is too far gone" "No coming back from this" "Sell him why we can and bring in replacements who actually want to be here"

He will play. They always do. Liverpool won't be back if he takes a year off, and anyone who does will low ball him on salary as he's damaged goods.

And of course, when it comes to anything Liverpool, who is more connected than the Sun.

Press are saying his justification is the contract Which he has refused to discuss for 6 weeks with the club. Kind of knocks him off his high horse.

I'm fucking shook. A rational, even keeled set of takes from Collymore, delivered in a deliberately worded fashion.

The club did a hit piece a while ago on Mitchell that leaked all his supposed misdeeds - including the Isak contract. Was the same article about how he nixed the Trafford deal last year.

Might have a point... if the club hadn't binned Mitchell and made multiple new contract offers in the meantime to give him an out next year.

Eh? PSR rules aren't a state secret.. nor is what year we are in. https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/40591227/what-financial-fair-play-how-does-work-rules-explained

PSR is rolling three years. The 22/23 splurge (Isak, Botman, Gordon etc) are now not counted towards the calculations. Next seasons PSR calculations will also no longer include the bulk (if any) of the Tonali and Livramento fees, with Targetts alleged 100k a week salary gone as well. Combined with spending fuck all last year we had plenty of head room to do all that.

Cabaye was no different to Isak. Sat out multiple games to start the season because we rejected a 10m bid for a starting French International. Is also a good rebuttal to all those claiming we should let Liverpool bend us over because "its too far gone". Cabaye came back and played excellent.

Maybe Thatcher was right about Liverpool after all.

Absolute cinema. Isak destroying the first team in a practice game playing with the bairns, screaming "You can't fucking win without me" at Tindall before immediately stepping into the pre arranged interview with Luke Edwards.

Don't think we have to worry about that. His agent came out and all but said Italian clubs are broke ass deadbeats and he won't be going back to Serie A anytime soon. It's Spain I'd be worried about.

It does. It tells teams turn the pressure up and we'll cave to our superiors. Even if they do it in a more professional way, we are toast when they come for Livramento, Bruno, Tonali etc.