Just to put a fine point on this, empty seats are going to be a big problem at United and Spurs over the coming years.
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Transfers January 2022 - Transfer Window
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ENIC are in until the ESL comes to fruition, or it becomes clear to them and not some rube that Tottenham aren't getting in. That's why Levy was working overtime to get the ESL ramped up last year. That's when the value get maximized.
Other than that, football is plateauing in value in general - which is the only reason Ashley sold, in the end. The easy money (ESL notwithstanding) has been made, there's better markets now.
I'll note this post, but I think HRC has better chances of becoming US President than there is of an attendance crisis in the Premier League for anyone.
An N'Bissouma!
Edit: looks like I'm the tenth person to make this joke, sorry.
I have to agree with this. We could have sold one of Eriksen or Dele in 2017 and the other in 2018 and refreshed the squad. However, would we have spent the money wisely?
Which is really the crux of the issue. If we had proper scouting, the money we spent on Tanguy and Lo Celso might have gone for players that actually made a difference. And in spite of the fact that we didn't cash in on some of our better players in earlier years, we'd be in a much better position now than we currently are.
Wijnaldum wants out at PSG...yes he isn't as young as he once was but he was so underrated at Liverpool.
Given the state of our midfield, would he not be a massive upgrade if we can get him on a 2 year contract perhaps..?
Given the state of our midfield, would he not be a massive upgrade if we can get him on a 2 year contract perhaps..?
Would take him hard working and can also chip in with a goal seems the type to fit Conte as well.
We were 7 points off in 16/17, they were 2 points off. Their title charge went down to the wire whereas ours was a faint ember.
Liverpool fans are a moany bunch, and FSG aren't perfect for sure. I know you're not putting up a big defence of ENIC, but I do think there's clearly a big gap between how well Liverpool have been ran, and what ENIC have done with us.
And let's be honest, we weren't close in 15/16 (finished 3rd!!) and 16/17 was a little closer but still not really a challenge. The CL final was a dream but was still a cup run, the bottom line is Liverpool have won a league and had 2 bonafide challenges for it, whilst also reaching 2 CL finals and winning one.
If FSG offered to buy our club tomorrow, would you rather them or ENIC? Because it's an obvious choice for me, and I think that says it all. They'd invest to get us to a certain level (and invest better than we have been) and then run us profitably.
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Given our track record in recent times, we should just pay the £40m or whatever it is to get Bissouma, as you just know we will instead sign 2 or 3 useless £25m Bissouma wannabes who will become part of our deadwood graveyard we can't shift...
Well that's the argument... Depends what metric one is concerned with.....
Certainly felt like a real challenge at the time.
I whole-heartedly share in that sentiment over the last few years.
By the end of next summer; I may well tend to share in the rest. It's crunch time.
We were always a step behind tbh. We were a very good team in 16/17 but Chelsea always had a big lead and we were chasing. Liverpool's challenge actually had them beating City and going first with only a few games to go, before the Gerrard slip. And then it eventually went down to the final matchday.
And yes, crunch time indeed, it's last chance saloon for ENIC to fix our recruitment .. and they haven't exactly made a good start of it with the summer transfers. I'll give them a pass for Jan as it's a tough market, but if we have a crap summer then it'll be a disgrace.
He's on a three year contract at 200kpw thereabouts. Good player but surely there's smarter moves we can make than that.
......My concern would be that without something impactful this Jan; there'll be too much to do in the summer.
Levy, Hitch & Fab making a real rod for their back here.
Wow, Ollie Tanner looks remarkably similar to Haaland.
It's an issue, but at the same time I don't want us to be overpaying hugely for mediocrity just because we've hit the panic button. If the plan is genuinely to get to the summer and do a proper clear out then I'm all for it and can be patient. The problem is I don't believe that really, we'll probably end up being just as ponderous no matter the window.
If somehow Conte can scrape top 4 with this bunch + a couple of Jan signings, then we'd be in a great position to do that. Would be one hell of an achievement for him, albeit one assisted by the ineptitude of other sides.