Martin Skrtel

[Tee]

He is a passionate player who leaves everything on the pitch and I think we would be significantly weaker without him. Oh, and he can play a bit too IMO.

[RedReet]

It could well be bull****.

This chap on RAWK gave two versions. One is that FSG and Rodgers accepted a bid in January but Skrtel refused to move. The other is that FSG & Rodgers said no but Skrtel wanted to go.

Anyway I'm going to stop peddling internet forum bull**** now.

Both quite hard to believe.

Terrible management from Rodgers if he punishes Skrtel for showing loyalty.

Surprising that if he wanted to go Rodgers didn't cash in and replace him with a signing of his choice like Williams. Then, whey would Rodgers block the move and then drop him?

As you said, just rumour so no point speculating further.

[kingfunk]

[dom9]

Personal reason to why he is dropped then

No chance that Skrtel stay if Rodgers is our manager next season, no chance.

Jeez, stop panicking will you.

[Sarb]

He isn't playing because he is indisciplined, got bullied by Oldham and was poor against Utd. He needs to have a look at himself before acting all baffled as to why he isn't playing.

[Sarb]

Personal reason to why he is dropped then

No chance that Skrtel stay if Rodgers is our manager next season, no chance.

This is Skrtel not Baresi

By all accounts he's had one or two decent seasons since he's been here. He's tactically indisciplined and for a guy covered in tatts who looks like a nutter, he gets easily bullied

Not sure about you, but I'd rather keep Rodgers than Skrtel!

[Shaggy]

He isn't playing because he is indisciplined, got bullied by Oldham and was poor against Utd. He needs to have a look at himself before acting all baffled as to why he isn't playing.

Really? Don't agree with that at all. In fact...neither did 172 other people on here and lots more from other sites.

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=2568341&postcount=1054

[Rich]

Normally, I wouldn't lose any sleep over selling Skrtel. He's decent but struggles against certain types of forward.

However, having to replace three centrehalves in one summer is just asking for trouble.

Carragher retiring and Coates surely moving on means that neither Agger or Skrtel should be allowed to go.

[PTP]

agree we need to keep skrtel and agger with carra retiring and coates struggling

i personally think if we sign one top centre half and then a good left back to challenge/give cover to enrique then we can look at either wisdom/kelly at providing cover to the centre backs

eg

johnson
kelly

agger
new centre half
skrtel
wisdom

new lb
enrique

should be enough and in an ideal situation send flanagan, robinson and coates on good loans with a recall option if desperate

[Shaggy]

I've only just realised we have Flanagan and Allen in our squad

[Neil Young]

[peekay]

I think Skrtl has been handled poorly by Brendan. I am glad Carra is getting more chances but Skrtl /Agger defense has the chance to be our future central defense partnership and the focus should have been on developing them.

I agree he is not Baresi, but he is a very competent defender who could be a component of an effective defense. Agger/Skrtl were more than decent last season. So this summer we could potentially loose Carra, Coates, Skrtl, and Reina.

Has such a large scale overhaul of defense ever worked other than Houlliers legendary summer.

[RedReet]

I think Skrtl has been handled poorly by Brendan. I am glad Carra is getting more chances but Skrtl /Agger defense has the chance to be our future central defense partnership and the focus should have been on developing them.

I agree he is not Baresi, but he is a very competent defender who could be a component of an effective defense. Agger/Skrtl were more than decent last season. So this summer we could potentially loose Carra, Coates, Skrtl, and Reina.

Has such a large scale overhaul of defense ever worked other than Houlliers legendary summer.

We had a terrible league campaign last year, yet still had joint 3rd best defensive record. This to me suggests the problem is not with the personnel. We sacrificed our defensive solidity to score more goals this year and that has cost us at the back. We need to find the right balance between defence and attack and I don’t think buying new CB’s will address this problem.

I honestly can’t believe that people are suggesting that we get rid of all our CB’s this summer.

[Shaggy]

We had a terrible league campaign last year, yet still had joint 3rd best defensive record. This to me suggests the problem is not with the personnel. We sacrificed our defensive solidity to score more goals this year and that has cost us at the back. We need to find the right balance between defence and attack and I don’t think buying new CB’s will address this problem.

I honestly can’t believe that people are suggesting that we get rid of all our CB’s this summer.

[red g]

Only City have kept more clean sheets than us this season, Maybe its not as bad as people think