Daniel Sturridge

[Cormack74]

Serious question: when should we stop being patient with him?

[captainfog]

I think we should sign another striker and keep him. That way If he's fit then great and if he isn't then so what.

[Fredo]

I personally will give him as much time and support to get himself fit. It's the club's and Klopp's problem at the end of the day. Sturridge is a quality player and when fit, is the best striker in the league. I'd rather have him than run the risk of him being fit for one of our rivals.

[vlahka]

This thread is a ****ing gold mine
Going to mention my dad, whos a carpenter, fell off the roof as they are wont to do, cracked 3 ribs. Got back on the roof and finished the day. Because hes a ****ing hero.

So David Fairclough, James Pearce .. myself numerous other posters in here .. all morons for suggesting he might be mentally weak Daniel himself said he may suffer from a genetic weakness which makes him more susceptible to injury.....

All nonsense I suppose

You forgot to list the scanner as being a moron for not detecting any physical injuries. Scanner...what a cunt

[Chris]

Keep him. He's got too much ability. Chelsea, Utd, Arsenal and City have all the money they need but have struggled to get quality. He costs what £6.5m a year? A decent amount but then we have much more than that doing nothing out on loan every year soooo.

Might be against all medical logic but it's obvious what would happen if we sold him anyway, he'd go to one of the 3 teams not named Utd, probably Arsenal, never get injured again and win them the league!

[Slinky Skills]

This thread really isn't showcasing the best of Est1892; As RichC mentioned earlier: Can we cut out the personal digs and keep on topic, please?

If you could articulate why you think Sturridge is made of plywood or his head is full of question marks that would be just super.

Keep it going I say, it's been the highlight of my day so far reading the last few pages!

[Assassin]

Serious question: when should we stop being patient with him?

A couple of months ago

[BigChief]

He's seen bone specialists, ligament specialists, muscle injury specialists, hip specialists, ankle specialists, back specialists and knee specialists.

Just need to get him seen by a gynaecologist and he'll be ready!

[Cormack74]

I personally will give him as much time and support to get himself fit. It's the club's and Klopp's problem at the end of the day. Sturridge is a quality player and when fit, is the best striker in the league. I'd rather have him than run the risk of him being fit for one of our rivals.

I don't think there's anyone on here who doesn't support him but that doesn't mean we can't question his mental resilience. I would agree that there's an argument that it's possibly better to keep him than let him go to a rival and find that he suddenly discovers full fitness.

But then there's another argument that says it won't ever happen and he'll never manage more than a handful of games so the likelihood of coming back to bite us is small. And then there's the financial aspect; what's the opportunity cost of having to find him £7.5m in wages each year?

So . . . back to my original question, when does the club say enough is enough and if we could get 10 or 15 million (and save plenty) then it's good business? I don't have an axe to grind and if memory serves I was in a minority by supporting his arrival here but sadly I can't see a time when his injuries (real or imaginary) will cease to be an issue so I think the stage may have been reached where it's time to wave goodbye.

At the risk of repeating myself I'm interested to hear how long his proponents think he should be retained and whether they feel that we should let him go for free at the end of his contract if it came to that rather than getting money for him in the next couple of transfer windows.

[Slinky Skills]

He's seen bone specialists, ligament specialists, muscle injury specialists, hip specialists, ankle specialists, back specialists and knee specialists.

Just need to get him seen by a gynaecologist and he'll be ready!

[Phoenix07]

I'll wait and see what transpires over the coming weeks before deciding myself on what we should do with him. Like I said before, I think Klopp will force the issue and put him on the bench either for tomorrow's game, or against Southampton, and bring him on for a few minutes.

Who would take a punt on him for those wages anyway? I could only see Man City and Chelsea taking him back, and having him as a luxury option.

He does seem to be one of the more infectious personalities around the place, and with his talent, the club won't just discard him, but utilise every means possible to get him on the pitch, and to assist him psychologically - if that is the issue. However, like I said, we will have to see what happens over the coming games.

[Venton]

Let's cut to the chase on this. He's always going to be a crock. Why would a big club buy him? Thank him, sell him for whatever we can get, move on.

[rudedog]

I don't think there's anyone on here who doesn't support him but that doesn't mean we can't question his mental resilience. I would agree that there's an argument that it's possibly better to keep him than let him go to a rival and find that he suddenly discovers full fitness.

But then there's another argument that says it won't ever happen and he'll never manage more than a handful of games so the likelihood of coming back to bite us is small. And then there's the financial aspect; what's the opportunity cost of having to find him £7.5m in wages each year?

So . . . back to my original question, when does the club say enough is enough and if we could get 10 or 15 million (and save plenty) then it's good business? I don't have an axe to grind and if memory serves I was in a minority by supporting his arrival here but sadly I can't see a time when his injuries (real or imaginary) will cease to be an issue so I think the stage may have been reached where it's time to wave goodbye.

At the risk of repeating myself I'm interested to hear how long his proponents think he should be retained and whether they feel that we should let him go for free at the end of his contract if it came to that rather than getting money for him in the next couple of transfer windows.

I don't know - its difficult to call when you are outside of the situation. If his injuries don't start to show signs of getting better this season, I wouldn't mind too much if he was sold on and was replaced with somebody reliable come the summer.

It really is the Harry Kewell situation all over again

[SB]

Yep if he's not sorted by the summer we'll move him on IMO.

[Slinky Skills]

Klopp has called him out big time now and it's down to him to respond. Sturridge clearly is a confidence player and responds to the applause and attention especially with all the Red or dead **** he posts on Twitter. He also loves himself as witnessed by him constantly looking at himself at the TV whenever the camera turns to him. Now he needs to take a proper look at himself and give himself a slap and wake up. He's a highly paid individual who works very few hours in the day. The rest of which is probably spent wearing **** hats, combing his crap hair, playing Fifa like a ten year old or wanking in one of the ten bathrooms he likely has. He needs to forget about all that ****, knuckle down and start scoring goals otherwise he can piss off and find another club to **** over.