Raheem Sterling

[Fivex]

He should ask Gerrard or Suarez what they were earning at 18 and then decide what he thinks he's worth. It's nowhere near 50k.

At the end of the day whether he signs for 20 or 50 now, he'll probably still earn more then either of them in wages and I doubt they'll find themselves struggling financially any time soon.

Pay him whatever, it doesn't matter. I'm going to see the bare minimum come out of my pocket to pay for his wage but sure as hell you can bet he'll earn it more than the likes of Downing and Cole. Meh whatever as long as he stays on the books...

[Gibbo]

No-one knows whats going on.

One could have already been agreed and we don't even know about it.

If he leaves because he is homesick then he leaves. We move on, try and buy someone in January.

All i will say is if he doesn't sign, don't play him.

[Mostar]

Has Sterlings twitter acct been shut down?

Yes it seems his account was de-activated.

Wonder why..

[SB]

Yes it seems his account was de-activated.

Wonder why..

He wants a bigger chunk of Twitters revenue apparently.

[Fosterbloke]

Yes it seems his account was de-activated.

Wonder why..

He got some Twitter bird pregnant...

[SB]

He got some Twitter bird pregnant...

So what your saying is He ****ted a twitter bird

[Tee]

[RedReet]

Pay him whatever, it doesn't matter. I'm going to see the bare minimum come out of my pocket to pay for his wage but sure as hell you can bet he'll earn it more than the likes of Downing and Cole. Meh whatever as long as he stays on the books...

And what happens if he turns out to be the next Michael Johnson? What happens when the next young 'superstar' wants parity with Raheem Sterling or maybe they'll demand more if after all they are playing more than him, so therefore deserve it?

[Fivex]

I realise that's the correct line of thought, yes.

I'm just fed up with the whole pantomime surrounding football so anything to keep me on the edge of my seat for the right reasons (ie, keeping our best attackers) is fine by me.

[Vermilion]

And what happens if he turns out to be the next Michael Johnson? What happens when the next young 'superstar' wants parity with Raheem Sterling or maybe they'll demand more if after all they are playing more than him, so therefore deserve it?

YeaH, because we churn out superstars by the dozen don't we, i can see that being a problem for us.

As far as what if's go, what if he turns out to be the next Ronaldo, another player we let slip through our fingers over a few quid.

We are not talking 200grand a week risk here with Sterling, and we've already paid for him.

We have managed to get one of the hottest prosepects in british football, we've actually managed to steal a march on the rich super clubs for once, and people want him to play for the shirt rather than a big wage, or let him go.

That would be lovely of course, if players thought like that, but come on people, even players like Gerrard would have been long gone had we not won the odd trinket and paid him a fortune, it's the way of football, players treat it like a job, a career, not a charity, we can have a team of lfc fans no other clubs want of course, see how we do then.

[Kenneth]

Thinking about this one (for a change) we might as well pay it. If he leaves we'll have to spend £10 plus similar wages to replace him anyway. And if it doesn't work out, his sell on fee will probably cover most of the outlay on his salary. Sign him up.

[The_weatherman]

Thinking about this one (for a change) we might as well pay it. If he leaves we'll have to spend £10 plus similar wages to replace him anyway. And if it doesn't work out, his sell on fee will probably cover most of the outlay on his salary. Sign him up.

Exactly what I've been saying, he has made himself a used and useful member of the squad, and one whom we'll have to replace at considerable cost.

[doogle]

Is there any law on what we can legally pay a 17 year old? I'm wondering if that's why we are waiting to he is 18

[dom9]

Is there any law on what we can legally pay a 17 year old? I'm wondering if that's why we are waiting to he is 18

Yes there is.

The National Minimum Wage is £3.68 per hour, but this will rise to £4.98 per hour once he hits 18.

https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

[kop-al-74]

I don't what all the panic is all about....he said a little while back that he's waiting for his 18th birthday to sign a new contract.....let's wait until after then shall we before all the inquest's.