A Top Four Finish for LFC....

[Rosco]

Who'd they sell to buy rooney? 33 million he cost. Totally beyond us, a transfer like that.

That's all in the past. New owners, different story.

[Tom]

I disagree, it's material to the discussion seing as we are talking about forward players and our lack of ability or inclination to spunk money on them.

[Rosco]

I disagree, it's material to the discussion seing as we are talking about forward players and our lack of ability or inclination to spunk money on them.

Are you having a laugh ?

Cisse £14m, Kuyt £9m, Crouch £7m, Morientes £6.2m, Bellamy £6m = £42.2m.

We've spent money on strikers, we just have a habit of spending the money on ****e ones.

[Shaggy]

Are you having a laugh ?

Is he havin' a laugh?

[anfieldanfield]

Is he havin' a laugh?

*cringes*

Shocking Shaggy. Shocking.

[Shaggy]

*cringes*

Shocking Shaggy. Shocking.

That was the idea.

[anfieldanfield]

That was the idea.

[Tom]

Are you having a laugh ?

Cisse £14m, Kuyt £9m, Crouch £7m, Morientes £6.2m, Bellamy £6m = £42.2m.

We've spent money on strikers, we just have a habit of spending the money on ****e ones.

Hang on a minute that's not all at the same time is it, your figure is a culminative one over 4 seasons. Tsk tsk.
Unlike 33 million in one go like for pie-boy....

[Morph]

Yep that equates to an average of about 14m per season, which doesn't even pay for all of Rooney's right leg.

[Rosco]

Hang on a minute that's not all at the same time is it, your figure is a culminative one over 4 seasons. Tsk tsk.
Unlike 33 million in one go like for pie-boy....

Culminative ? Cumulative surely ?

We've had enough money to splash out on one big player had that been Benitez's wish.

[Morph]

Not at the same time as trying to build a squad, and it's easy to say with hindsight that morrientes and the like were wastes of money, but it was money that was spent in good faith at the time.

[Tom]

Culminative ? Cumulative surely ?

We've had enough money to splash out on one big player had that been Benitez's wish.

culminative is an accretion of elements (e.g. players transfer fees).

We've not had the money to splash out on one player - as previously pointed out -the money has been used to rebuild the team.

[Bob]

Yep that equates to an average of about 14m per season, which doesn't even pay for all of Rooney's right leg.

Hold on - not wanting to get into this dabate. But, overall Rooney's total fee was...

Everton's anguish at losing their best player will be tempered by the cheque for £10m they received yesterday, with the same to follow on August 1 next year. They will also receive a £3m "contingency payment" if Rooney is still a United player in three years and a maximum £4m in performance-related top-ups.

For example, United will pay Everton £1m if they win the Champions League, £500,000 if they are runners-up. Winning the Premiership will cost them £500,000 and for finishing runners-up they will pay £250,000. An FA Cup success has been priced at £250,000 and another £1m will go Everton's way when Rooney has won 40 England caps. Should he sign a contract extension, Everton will receive £1.5m.

So that in effect is only 10m a season, and a wee bit above. I suppose the Cisse deals are staggered as well. But it just shows what forking out that extra 20% can give you e.g. Pennant Alves.

[Rosco]

culminative is an accretion of elements (e.g. players transfer fees).

We've not had the money to splash out on one player - as previously pointed out -the money has been used to rebuild the team.

But if Benitez had wanted to splash out instead of rebuild a squad he could have.

The whole point is plenty of money has been available to Rafa, he chose not to splash out on one big signing.

[Neil Young]

culminative is an accretion of elements (e.g. players transfer fees).

I thought that was 'cumulative' but who am I to argue with a professor?