Maxi Rodriguez

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Oh dear me...

[sean_lfc]

Jesus ****ing Christ, fred.

[Tee]

Like ****? who's treated them like ****?

Fredo you are one helluva WUM.

[Fredo]

Wtf?

[Fredo]

Kuyt and Maxi are 32 and I understand why we would be looking at replacing them or at least looking into the future. It's a gamble but not a surprising thing. They will want more game time at the stage of their careers. Don't understand why this would be seen as winding up some people.

[sean_lfc]

Maxi saved our arses ****ing loads of time at the end of the 2010/2011 season. He scored 11 goals, many assists. His payback in 2011/2012 was that he was more often than not dropped to the bench. Crucially, he continued - whenever he played - to score goals and link up play beautifully, a really intelligent, gifted footballer. Back to the bench so Downing could play. Being 31 doesn't mean one is too senile to play a game a week (look at Bellamy), which - seeing as we had no Europe or anything to contend with and played some diabolical football at times that lacked real inspiration, spark and guile - was a right kick in the ****ing bollocks. That's why he waved. That's why he mentioned the other week that he's leaving for more minutes. He might be over 30, but he's not a mug.

[murder_inc]

Kuyt and Maxi are 32 and I understand why we would be looking at replacing them or at least looking into the future. It's a gamble but not a surprising thing. They will want more game time at the stage of their careers. Don't understand why this would be seen as winding up some people.

[baitman]

someone is going to get a very good player for **** all, and we are daft to let him go. i could fully understand if he was making room for a better replacement, but that plainly isnt the case.

good luck, Maxi.

[Rigadon]

Kuyt and Maxi are 32 and I understand why we would be looking at replacing them or at least looking into the future. It's a gamble but not a surprising thing. They will want more game time at the stage of their careers. Don't understand why this would be seen as winding up some people.

[Fredo]

Not saying he's a mug ffs. He was never a real regular under Rafa. Always played his part without being an absolute regular. Great footballer and I would have liked to see more of him as well but sadly he wasn't signed by this regime and was always bound to play a bit part role.

[Lee]

Maxi only turned 31 in January.

We've got a 33 year old Bellamy and a 34 year old Carragher both playing regularly. Maxi is far from finished.

[Fredo]

Bellamy's finished the season on his knees. I'd keep Maxi and Dirk but they would want more game time so no chance I think.

[BobTheCharmer]

The Maxi situation does leave a very bad taste in the mouth...

similar to going down on your wife when its period time?

[sean_lfc]

Not saying he's a mug ffs. He was never a real regular under Rafa. Always played his part without being an absolute regular. Great footballer and I would have liked to see more of him as well but sadly he wasn't signed by this regime and was always bound to play a bit part role.

He had half a season under Rafa, he signed on the 13th of January 2012 and played 17 PL games. Then Rafa was sacked.

Anyways, you have your view. I still think that an intelligent footballer, who never moans in the press, quietly gets on with things and produces flair football and crucially goals and assists; the whole saga might have been dealt with better, seeing as during this season we could have used a Luis Garcia/Benayoun/Maxi type player. Whatever, he's gone. I just hope we get a decent ****ing replacement and not another Downing.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

I remember wanting him a couple of years before he eventually signed and how made up I was when we got him. Such a clever player. Don't really understand why he hasn't had much of a look in, he could have been used more, links play up better than most.