Aquilani

[Glenn Hysen]

Disgrace...one of the worst signings ever!! LET....HIM....ROT...IN THE RESERVES!!!!

[red evil kenevil]

Just get the prick back, make him a bench warmer for the reserves cos where in a no win situation the way the slimey agent has worked this to there advantage.
This has been a stain on our club all this messing about , so just let him rot then he might just **** back off to Italy with ****all in his pocket if he hated it do much then take a hit on any compensation then we will all be happy and this fkn thread can be buried.

[rudedog]

Its simple really - if he wants to go back to Italy then both him and club agree to terminate his contract with no payoff.

Otherwise we make him sit out his contract and stay in England - we need to make a statement that we won't be dicked about by any player, agent or club.

[SB]

Its simple really - if he wants to go back to Italy then both him and club agree to terminate his contract with no payoff.

Otherwise we make him sit out his contract and stay in England - we need to make a statement that we won't be dicked about by any player, agent or club.

Been saying the same for ages mate. Time to make a stand.

[-V-]

Our club are such suckers its unreal. Should never ever have let him go on loan anywhere to begin with

Sell him or force him to play

[Exiled_red]

Its simple really - if he wants to go back to Italy then both him and club agree to terminate his contract with no payoff.

Otherwise we make him sit out his contract and stay in England - we need to make a statement that we won't be dicked about by any player, agent or club.

[Lecter]

The best (most sensible) thing to do would be just to release him and scrap these poxy pay-offs and compensation.

He ****ed up by signing for us, we ****ed up by signing him. It's been a massive **** up by all parties, let's just chalk it down to experience and have us all move on. We save £5m per year in wages and he can get himself a big fat signing-on fee somewhere.

Shame because as I player - from the 20 or 30 times I've seen him play - I think he's good. But LFC & Aquilani aren't meant to be so the sensible thing to do is just chalk it off and both move on.

The problem is if you believe the reports we are going to release him on a free but Aquilani still wants compensation that he would be due according to his contract

[Lecter]

Its simple really - if he wants to go back to Italy then both him and club agree to terminate his contract with no payoff.

Otherwise we make him sit out his contract and stay in England - we need to make a statement that we won't be dicked about by any player, agent or club.

The sentiments of this are fine until you look at what impact keeping him and paying him £4-5 million per annum would have on Brendan Rodgers team plans

Its not as if we are City and can afford just to pissaway money

[Bender]

Liverpool have had no offers for Aquilani and as it stands he's expected to return to Melwood for the start of pre-season training.

[ronanm]

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[Lecter]

Liverpool have had no offers for Aquilani and as it stands he's expected to return to Melwood for the start of pre-season training.

Is this information from this summer or last?

[BigChief]

Its simple really - if he wants to go back to Italy then both him and club agree to terminate his contract with no payoff.

Otherwise we make him sit out his contract and stay in England - we need to make a statement that we won't be dicked about by any player, agent or club.

I've been thinking that for a few days. Lector's got a point that we're not Man City who have a 5 million to throw away. But the deal is so rotten that it makes us look like an Aston Villa. I'd rather we made a 'big club' statement on this issue (i.e. rot in the reserves you rat) than a 'small helpless club'.

Saving this 5 million now might cost us a small fortune in the future in terms of restoring our brand.

[Lecter]

I've been thinking that for a few days. Lector's got a point that we're not Man City who have a 5 million to throw away. But the deal is so rotten that it makes us look like an Aston Villa. I'd rather we made a 'big club' statement on this issue (i.e. rot in the reserves you rat) than a 'small helpless club'.

Saving this 5 million now might cost us a small fortune in the future in terms of restoring our brand.

A better question to ask would be this

Would you pay off Aquilani if it meant Rodgers getting another player he really wanted

Or would you keep that Aquilani to make a "statement" and thereby preventing Rodgers from getting that player

[RichC]

I'd cut our loses, get him off the wage bill and move on.

Shame it's not worked out as he's clearly a decent footballer but we'd better off saving the money in wages and using it towards someone that a) wants to be here & b) will actually play for us.

[Buzzo]

I don't think anyone with a shred of common decency would begrudge him getting an extra €4m.

He's had a rough time of it. Poor fella.