Paul more proof , pool is being run by fools !

[Sir X]

Reina had to go... he was flirting with Barcelona! Rodgers installs new man Mignolet as Liverpool's No 1

By DAVID KENT
PUBLISHED: 06:07 EST, 26 July 2013 | UPDATED: 06:10 EST, 26 July 2013
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Pepe Reina's flirtation with Barcelona earlier this year ultimately cost him his status as Anfield No 1.
The Spanish keeper, who has joined Napoli on a season-long loan, had been expected to return to the Camp Nou.
Reina's agent had told Liverpool to expect a bid which would prompt his departure but Victor Valdes' U-turn over his future meant Barca never followed up their initial interest.

On his way: Pepe Reina has joined former manger Rafa Benitez for a season-long loan at Napoli



Big step: Simon Mignolet, training in Bangkok, will be Liverpool's first-choice keeper next season

By then Rodgers had already secured the services of £9million Simon Mignolet from Sunderland, meaning the writing was on the wall for Reina.
'In terms of us as a football club, it was obviously a difficult decision but it's one from last season,' he said.
'As manager I was led to believe we were going to get an offer for Pepe Reina that would probably see him leave the club.
'Obviously, on the football side we had to ensure we protected the team. At that stage we started our search for another goalkeeper and we found Simon Mignolet, who is top class and one of the best goalkeepers in Europe.

The boss: Rodgers calls £9m signing Mignolet (below) one of the best keepers in Europe



Simon Mignolet arriving in Bangkok

'As events transpired, Pepe's move didn't quite happen and that left us with two very good goalkeepers. Both would have been fighting for the No 1 position.
'An opportunity then arose for Pepe that we felt as a football club was probably best for him.
'As a senior keeper he needs to be playing. This is an important year for him this year with the World Cup next summer.
'It wouldn't have served any purpose for either the football club or him personally if he was the one missing out.
'He has decided to go to Napoli but we still have two very good goalkeepers still here at the club in Simon and Brad Jones. We will review the situation with Pepe when his loan has finished.'

Fell through: Barcelona stopper Victor Valdes decided to go back on his plans to leave the Nou Camp

Stalwart: Reina has been Liverpool's first-choice stopper since arriving from Villarreal in 2005




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[Sir X]

Ian Rush: Pool must sign replacement before selling Suarez



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As they walked into the ballroom of the Plaza Athenee Hotel in Bangkok yesterday afternoon, both Ian Ayre and Brendon Rodgers would surely have known what lay in store for them.
The topic of Luis Suarez’s future has hounded Liverpool Football Club for some weeks already. Ayre, the club's managing director, reiterated the club's stance that Suarez will not be sold.
Liverpool have rejected offers from Arsenal, and club legend Ian Rush agrees with the club's decision.
Speaking to the media here in Bangkok, Rush said Liverpool cannot let Suarez leave Anfield without finding a replacement first. “What happened last season when the club sold Andy Carroll, without bringing in a replacement, cannot happen again,” said Rush, who is one of the club’s ambassadors and Liverpool’s all-time leading goalscorer with 346 goals across 17 seasons.
“Luis was the team’s best player last season. If he did leave, and no one came in, we could struggle to score goals. The club want him to stay and I hope he does. But as (former Liverpool manager) Kenny Dalglish will tell you, no one player is bigger than the club.”

[Sir X]

Paul the bar for this season ,get into a final just get there we don't have to win and challenge for the 4th spot ,just challenge if BR cant do one of the above he must go, I don't think he can.

[Sir X]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers does his best to explain why stalwart left the club



One thing Brendan Rodgers cannot be accused off is being media shy. The outspoken young Northern Irishman finds himself under the scanner on a weekly basis at Liverpool as he attempts to bring back the glory years for the club.

His latest media gaffe was his continuously conflicting positions on keeper Pepe Reina, and the rookie Liverpool Manager shared in a press conference on Thursday that the reason for his changing stance on the situation of the Spanish stopper was that he was “led to believe that we were going to get an offer for Pepe that would probably see him leave the club”.
Rodgers declared that he was as surprised as anyone else that a formal offer for Reina’s services did not arrive this summer despite all the rumours linking the Spaniard with a move away from Liverpool, and as a result his decision to bring in an extra keeper in Simon Mignolet left the Reds with two top class keepers, making one of them redundant, thus resulting in Reina’s loan move to Napoli.
Rodgers still hopes he will be able to sell Reina eventually, and has full faith in Mignolet’s ability to develop into a terrific long term prospect for the club.

[Sir X]

Arsenal prepare new bid for Luis Suárez as Liverpool stay silent on talks

• Liverpool refused to discuss Thursday's meeting with Suárez
• Suárez was not granted permission to speak to Arsenal officials

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Luis Suarez keeps his eye on the ball during a Liverpool training session in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Arsenal are preparing to raise their offer once again for the Liverpool striker Luis Suárez as they seek to capitalise on perceived tensions between the player and his employer.

Suárez held talks over his future with the Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and the chief executive Ian Ayre on Thursday. The club's refusal to discuss how the meeting went has been interpreted by Arsenal as a positive sign for them. If Suárez had indicated any willingness to stay at Anfield, then Liverpool would have been expected to publicise it.

Arsenal's strategy when they made their second offer for Suárez of one pound over £40m on Tuesday was to put pressure on a clause in the Uruguayan's contract, which they were led to believe would permit him to open negotiations with them and, effectively, force the player's hand. They would love to see him agitate for the move, although a written transfer request may be too much for them to hope for.

Liverpool have refused to confirm whether Suárez asked to speak to Arsenal in the talks with Rodgers and Ayre since the £40,000,001 offer was received and rejected. However, they remain adamant that the disputed clause in Suárez's contract does not allow him to meet or open negotiations with Arsenal now that a bid of more than £40m has been made.

Liverpool have not granted Suárez permission to speak to Arsenal officials. The clause in the contract he signed last August, they insist, entitles Suárez to be informed of any bid over £40m and for Liverpool to enter into discussions over his transfer should they wish to do so.

Arsenal, whose opening offer for Suárez was worth £30m plus £5m in add-ons, are now ready to go higher, as they seek what would be a stunning coup. They have never previously paid more than £15m for a player. They are aware, though, that Liverpool will not countenance Suárez's sale unless there is a bid of more than £50m. Suárez scored 30 goals in Rodgers' debut season in charge and Liverpool's hopes of returning to the Champions League rest on him.

Real Madrid continue to lurk in the background, and they have indicated to Suárez's representatives that they have an interest in signing him. Their bank balance has been boosted by the £32m that they received from Napoli for the striker Gonzalo Higuaín, who was previously a target for Arsenal.

Arsenal, though, believe that they are in the driving seat for Suárez as Real are preoccupied by their pursuit of the Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale. Tottenham maintain that Bale is not for sale. Suárez is expected to play some part in Liverpool's friendly against Thailand in Bangkok on Sunday

[Paul Marin]

Paul the bar for this season ,get into a final just get there we don't have to win and challenge for the 4th spot ,just challenge if BR cant do one of the above he must go, I don't think he can.

Wrong - he MUST challenge for top 4 or else questions will have to be answered. Fingers crossed.

[Sir X]

Yuh nuh see say mi a beg ,wi nuh look ready at all,memba a your coach.

[Paul Marin]

Yuh nuh see say mi a beg ,wi nuh look ready at all,memba a your coach.

My coach? No star! From time I have been trying to tell you but u ea's too dyam tough that BR is not the problem...the problem is that the owners are not rich enough. Football has been reduced to a game of riches, not football acumen or managerial talent. It is obvious with the ascendance of City, PSG, and now keep u eye dem pon Monaco. Our way back to the top of the prem is the same as everyone else's...deeper pockets. Sad, but true.

The only team doing it right and they are getting a cussing for it is Arsenal...when Chelskum, Mansh!ty, Manure and the rest of them run out of money, Arsenal will be the one team standing. Liverpool will be in ruin too if FSG don't quickly buy us a new stadium and start modeling Arsenal financially. BTW - did you see the crowd in Melbourne, Australia - 95,000 - signing YNWA? FSG don't freaking know what they have.

[Sir X]

Here we go again...ahhha sah !

Henry and FSG deny claims they want to SELL Liverpool for £350m

By DOMINIC KING
PUBLISHED: 01:31 EST, 27 July 2013 | UPDATED: 02:22 EST, 27 July 2013
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Fenway Sports Group have rubbished reports they are ready to sell Liverpool.
A newspaper report on Friday night claimed that two American billionaires and a Saudi oil company had expressed interest in taking over from FSG, who it was claimed want £350million for their investment.
However, both FSG and Liverpool have strongly denied the story and the American owners, who have owned Liverpool since October 2010, have reiterated their commitment to Anfield.

Exit? According to a report in The Sun, Liverpool owner John Henry is ready to sell Liverpool


Cut their losses: Investors are said to be furious at the money wasted during their three-year tenure

A spokesperson from Fenway Sports Group said: 'Like so many rumours in the past about a sale of LIverpool Football Club, there is absolutely no truth in this.
'We have had no meetings with anyone about a sale, we don't know who the source of the rumour is, and any suggestion of a sale is fabrication.'
A Liverpool spokesperson added: 'Fenway Sports Group has made its position clear - Liverpool Football Club is not for sale. There is no truth in this story.'

Cutting their losses: Andy Carroll was sold at a huge loss to West Ham


Coincidence? The fact Luis Suarez is for sale is a statement of intent, according to one source

One of the suggestions in the report said that the prospect of selling Luis Suarez was an indication FSG's interest is waning but that is not true.
FSG are desperate to keep Suarez and have backed the stance manager Brendan Rodgers has adopted. After Arsenal made an offer of £40million and £1 for the Uruguay striker, Principal Owner John W Henry tweeted: 'What do you think they're smoking over there at Emirates?'
Some have questioned Henry's interest in Liverpool, given that he never attended a match at Anfield last season. His sole appearance on Merseyside was at the Hillsborough Memorial service on April 15.
FSG insist, though, they remain as committed as always and the last time he spoke to the English media, in Boston 12 months ago, Henry said the appointment of Rodgers and the backing of his plan was a sign they were 'just getting started'.

Happier times: Liverpool have hardly progressed in three years of ownership under Fenway Sports Group



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[Paul Marin]

Don't you see this would be the best thing to happen to the club? I told you a'ready that FSG not rich enough. If you want Silver, the only way to get it is to buy it, you can't apply 1989 football principles to today's markets. Football is a perfect metaphor for what is happening in the global world of business - the rich control things - the rest of us, no matter how honest, capable or competent, will never be given a fair shot at success as long as we are under capitalized. And of course, go ahead and risk what capital you have, for the rich are quickly there to make sure you not only fail, but take your money from you. Again, the ONLY sustainable model is the Arsenal model, every other club using shareholder or other debt to fund title and silverware aspirations is using an unsustainable model. It may not be this year, next year, the year after, but sooner or later, they will have to pay the piper. Some clubs (like Manu**), can afford their debt, especially with asset appreciation, but others, like City, are only kidding themselves. However, as long as City have their benefactor, they will be fine, if the Sheik gets bored and pulls his funds...then back to the Championship for them!

[Sir X]

What do you expect to achieve with these clowns ? You hope to be on par with Arsenal , no trophys for a next 7 years .Arsenal can barely compete with the top 3 , pool doesnt have the financial muscle of Arsenal or Spurs .....if the Sheik gets bored , gimmie a shiek any day an abramovitch now , when they get bored then we can think about fighting relegation.

This is nuts , you are nuts .These yanks are nuts , I see no difference with them and H&G except shrewdness, they got the youth coach because he is a fool to be controlled...wi corna dark.

[Paul Marin]

What do you expect to achieve with these clowns ? You hope to be on par with Arsenal , no trophys for a next 7 years .Arsenal can barely compete with the top 3 , pool doesnt have the financial muscle of Arsenal or Spurs .....if the Sheik gets bored , gimmie a shiek any day an abramovitch now , when they get bored then we can think about fighting relegation.

This is nuts , you are nuts .These yanks are nuts , I see no difference with them and H&G except shrewdness, they got the youth coach because he is a fool to be controlled...wi corna dark.

I am nuts? LOL!!! Talk 'bout "pot" and "kettle"...what do you propose to do X? Change the ownership? Explain how we as fans can go about that... Don't damage your brain too much now...but come with a solution or else all you will be guilty of is demagoguery. The only thing that we can do is support the team and the manager...wishing for a Sheik is your prerogative, but as I have said before, Liverpool's current woes started when Moores and Rick "Coco the Clown" Parry sold the club to H&G instead of DIC. Very simple. Blaming BR for the club's situation is ridiculous. And no credit for a great little signing like Coutinho who scored a BEAUTY this morning.

[Sir X]

My hope is after these jokers frig us for the next 2 years , no titles lying at midtable , they sell and a rich russian,chinese,oil man buy wi out and put us back where we belong .

The top.

[Dunny]

The Paul and X show, unuh mek mi laugh to rahtid!!

[Paul Marin]

My hope is after these jokers frig us for the next 2 years , no titles lying at midtable , they sell and a rich russian,chinese,oil man buy wi out and put us back where we belong .

The top.

So that's your strategy!? Where were you when you dreamed that one up?