Willian secures 'Dream' Liverpool Spurs Chelsea move

[EwarWoo]

Meh, seems a bit of a mercenary anyway. I don't know home many times it has to be said but we should only want players who want to be here because of who we are and where we're going. If they don't then **** 'em

In theory

Sadly the games not like that anymore

[Norbs]

And then you end up with other players coming up to the boss "why am i earning less boss, I perform just as well" so you either have them pissed off and wanting to leave or end up sticking everyone on silly money.

Suddenly we've destroyed all the work to tidy up the books that's been done and we have no money for transfers next summer.

And tbh I don't think I'd really want a player who can be won over only by a bit of extra money.

He was going to come, but maybe as been won over by Spurs. Just as likely for the location as anything else.

There will be other players willing to come here, we're not exactly Accrington Stanley. We just have to be patient.

I don't know why you're bothering to engage tbh. He's like a machine banging out the same line and never considers your line of argument because, quite frankly, he doesn't have the answer

[Norbs]

In theory

Sadly the games not like that anymore

It just means it'll take us longer as we'll need to develop younger players, but I'd rather wait 3 more years than keep having to shelve out over the top to land players who aren't really that interested

[Arn]

Meh, seems a bit of a mercenary anyway. I don't know home many times it has to be said but we should only want players who want to be here because of who we are and where we're going. If they don't then **** 'em

No CL it is then.

How many of the top 50 players in the world would sign for a club that can't offer CL football and not getting paid fantasy wages?

It is massive wages or no CL football.

We don't play in London and that means that we will have to pay even more in wages to compensate that.

We don't play in the CL and that means that we will have to pay even more in wages to compensate that.

No, I don't broke my promise. I won't discuss our finances. I only discuss what it takes to get a top class player to sign for us IMO. This summer have proved that.

Massive wages or no player.

[Chazza]

Artur Petrosyan @arturpetrosyan
Another source confirmed Willian is close to #THFC who resumed their interest in him only when #LFC started showing their intents.

[EwarWoo]

It just means it'll take us longer as we'll need to develop younger players, but I'd rather wait 3 more years than keep having to shelve out over the top to land players who aren't really that interested

At least we're playing some entertaining football whilst we wait, gotta be worth something.

Being the new arsenal, maybe not so valuable.

So I'm torn.

But I just don't think it's viable and will harm us long term chucking money at it so regardless of my feelings towards that type of player I don't think it's a good route to take.

[Rowan]

Yes, it's not been plain sailing but it could have been worse - look at Arsenal.

I imagine there are other options to consider as that's how any decently run organization operates (and I'd say that's increasingly true of LFC) but how advanced an alternative transfer might be is impossible to say. I guess we'll know if Willian doesn't sign and we get someone else in quickly.

Really. Because all the evidence would indicate that we've a clueless rookie manager who hasn't the pulling power to bring in decent players, a wage structure which bears no resemblance to the demands of the modern footballer, an inept CEO who should be sack from doing transfer deals until he has managed Barca or some national teams (or should just stick to commercial deals) and a set of owners who are desperately working behind the scenes in an attempt to make sure we don't sign anyone, win anything and don't come any higher in the league than 8th.

How can you not see that, Neil? The evidence is there and irrefutable!!!

[Alex]

No CL it is then.

How many of the top 50 players in the world would sign for a club that can't offer CL football and not getting paid fantasy wages?

It is massive wages or no CL football.

We don't play in London and that means that we will have to pay even more in wages to compensate that.

We don't play in the CL and that means that we will have to pay even more in wages to compensate that.

No, I don't broke my promise. I won't discuss our finances. I only discuss what it takes to get a top class player to sign for us IMO. This summer have proved that.

Massive wages or no player.

Soldado

[Reece]

Wasn't this guy - Artur Petrosyan - adamant that Mktaryan (sp?) was joining us?

[Sarb]

Yes, it's not been plain sailing but it could have been worse - look at Arsenal.

I imagine there are other options to consider as that's how any decently run organization operates (and I'd say that's increasingly true of LFC) but how advanced an alternative transfer might be is impossible to say. I guess we'll know if Willian doesn't sign and we get someone else in quickly.

We're not going to know until the window shuts. As long as we don't panic buy, I'll be happy. We can't do much about missing out on top players. I think we're genuinely trying and offering the money. So I've not got any issues with it

[Chazza]

Wasn't this guy - Artur Petrosyan - adamant that Mktaryan (sp?) was joining us?

Yes he was.

Marcus Christenson @m_christenson
Reports in Russia say #Spurs have beaten #Liverpool to signing of #Willian. Guardian transfer blog here: gu.com/p/3t655/tw #thfc #lfc
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[EwarWoo]

This summer have proved that.

Do you even vaguely understand what the word prove means?

Can you show me some categorical proof that we'd have signed even one of our targets had we offered then silly money.

This summer as proved sweet fa other than we're struggling to get players to come here. Anything regarding reasons is purely conjecture.

[Sarb]

Wasn't this guy - Artur Petrosyan - adamant that Mktaryan (sp?) was joining us?

That's him. He might be right, but has pretty much zero credibility. Didn't know Henrikh had agreed a deal with Dortmund months before.

[The_weatherman]

Well in this instance, Spurs can offer Europe, but they have also been following him for months, we just landed on him after being rebuffed two times, so he might feel more wanted there.

[Rowan]

Wasn't this guy - Artur Petrosyan - adamant that Mktaryan (sp?) was joining us?

He sure was (despite what we now know about the true nature of Mkhitaryn and Dortmund's seedy liaison.

So looks like we're getting him after all