Darwinning formula: Liverpool FC 2023/24

[steveo87]

Kerching. Nice wee profit for the Seagulls.

They also have a buy-on clause if he joins. But it's more of a could've been at the minute.

 

[tommers]

Brighton are your new Southampton.

 

[Voley]

Used to be Crewe once upon a time. Doesn't sit easy with me, all this. Mind you, neither does much of the modern game. Ho hum.

 

[tommers]

Used to be Crewe once upon a time. Doesn't sit easy with me, all this. Mind you, neither does much of the modern game. Ho hum.

I used to think it would burst at some point but.... It's madness tbh. Just more and more money getting poured into it. What's that quote from Klopp about buying a player for a hundred million from? 7 years ago? Different world.

 

[steveo87]

I used to think it would burst at some point but.... It's madness tbh. Just more and more money getting poured into it. What's that quote from Klopp about buying a player for a hundred million from? 7 years ago? Different world.

£35m for Salah seemed a bit much at the time....


Anyway, it feels that because of the previous efficiency of Liverpool's transfers - off the top of my head, Allison, Diaz, Salah (to an extent), and Szoboszlai - there seems to be this mentality that whoever we/they go for, they'll join. Or that whoever a specific player plays for will cower under the mighty 'Liverpool reputation'.
Naturally, that hasn't happened this summer, and whenever a player/club says 'no' Liverpool seemingly panics and either ends up just offering more and more, or just sit on the offer (which seems to be what's happening with Caicedo).
A few years ago, there would almost be a list of two or three players, Liverpool would make an offer for one, if that got rejected they'd move on the next - interestingly it was what happened with Salah: Mbappe was at Monaco and Liverpool made an offer (effectively tapped him up), but he was asking for stupid - for the time - wages, so Liverpool moved on to Salah. Oblack/Allison was a similar situation.

There just doesn't seem to be any strategy past 'do they have a release clause, or can we nick them off from someone else'.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Brighton are your new Southampton.

Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

 

[Numbers]

Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

Happily plying his trade with the Bees

 

[steveo87]

Same

 

[steveo87]

 

[Steel Icarus]

Decent away point against FFP United of Chelsea

 

[liquidindian]

A reassuring thirty minutes followed by a not very reassuring hour.

 

[Humberto]

I think they will be looking at the Bundesliga for recruits. Suspect with schmadtke overseeing they've focused there. My pinch of salt.

 

[steveo87]

Yep....no idea.

 

[Humberto]

No me neither. Japan captain.

 

[steveo87]

No me neither. Japan captain.

Apparently, those in the know say he's extremely underrated.
At this point I'm just glad it's 'someone'.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Amrabat heavily tipped to come. Would be happy with him.

 

[Steel Icarus]

 

[liquidindian]

 

[steveo87]

 

[Steel Icarus]

Wataru Endo - signed! I'm happy about this lad, looks just what we need (for a couple of years anyway). Energetic, great work rate, leader, great tackler...and wasn't £111m

 

[steveo87]

NOW I'm excites about the season

 

[steveo87]

Just cos...

 

[steveo87]

 

[tommers]

Salah off to saudi?

Interesting.

 

[mack]

Salah off to saudi?

Interesting.

Hmmm, I doubt he'll go this season, still got plenty to aim for!

eta - probably gone by christmas

 

[steveo87]

Could have had my stag do in Newcastle last year -

I didn't cos its fucking shit.

It's the small victories.

 

[steveo87]

INTO THESE DIRTY FASCIST BASTARDS!!!!

 

[shifting gears]

Some cameo from Nunez!

 

[steveo87]

A story in two frames

 

[goldenecitrone]

Never in doubt.

Well, maybe a bit of doubt.