Brendan Rodgers

[Exiled_red]

Most of the players United signed from the lower half of the league were "young promosing" players

Jones, Smalling, Carrick, Zaha, Powell

Yeah, sorry that's what I meant. They didn't sign many established players from the lower half of the table, just the youngsters who were showing promise and could develop. Whereas we signed 26 and 27 year olds who were just decent players in lower half of the table sides.

[Lecter]

Yeah, sorry that's what I meant. They didn't sign many established players from the lower half of the table, just the youngsters who were showing promise and could develop.

Maybe Rooney & Young and Valencia are the exceptions to that rule

[Exiled_red]

Maybe Rooney & Young and Valencia are the exceptions to that rule

I did say the list wasn't exhaustive

Also Rooney had arguably just established himself as a top player and IIRC Villa had had a good season and finished quite high up the table the year they signed Young. Valencia I'll give you that one

[The_weatherman]

OK, so to sum up, we're just **** at identifying players overall.

[Doc_Piptorious]

It came from someone from the Echo I think? A while ago, so far we've signed a good number of players under Rodgers and I think the majority is from the PL or have experience from the PL. It's not "agenda driven".

IIRC under Rafa, a signing from the PL was an exception, Hodgson and Kenny went British mainly like Rodgers.

Allen
Borini
Toure
Balotelli
Sturridge
Lallana
Lambert
Lovren

Can
Coutinho
Markovic
Moreno
Manquillo
Sakho

More needed to be added. The non PL bunch need these names added to it

Aspas
Alberto
Sahin (loan)
Cissokho (loan)
Origi
Ilori
Assaidi





The PL experienced and/or British list needs these names.

Mignolet
Moses (Loan)

[The_weatherman]

Allen
Borini
Toure
Balotelli
Sturridge
Lallana
Lambert
Lovren
Can
Coutinho
Markovic
Moreno
Manquillo
Sakho
Aspas
Alberto
Sahin (loan)
Cissokho (loan)
Origi
Ilori
Assaidi
Mignolet
Moses (Loan)

I added that it was my feeling only, I guess I felt wrong(ish) still believe this is a higher ratio than under the continental managers. Highlighted the ones I believe are good or OK, we need to up our game really.

[DannyMan2006]

It doesn't matter what league they're signed from. There is good and bad in every league. And acclimatising to the size of club LFC is seems to take as much time to settle in to as the league does for some players.

[The_weatherman]

It doesn't matter what league they're signed from. There is good and bad in every league. And acclimatising to the size of club LFC is seems to take as much time to settle in to as the league does for some players.

I think it does. You can get good players from the continent for the price of a bad player from the PL, and you can get a top class player from the continent for the price of a good player from the PL.

[DannyMan2006]

I think it does. You can get good players from the continent for the price of a bad player from the PL, and you can get a top class player from the continent for the price of a good player from the PL.

But they generally want big wages which can balance the cost out. But I wasn't bringing price into the equation. If there is a better player in Germany at half the cost than one in the Prem, then of course we should sign them.

But you can't look at the price of a player too much. Their value is offset by a number of things. I don't care about the cost so much, all I care is that they do the job they were signed for. Balotelli & Lovren were signed as first teamers, so they're massive failures regardless of price. Lallana also came as a first teamer, and he's done okay.

Markovic I would say hasn't hit the heights we'd expect, but he didn't come as someone expected to set the league alight in his first year, so jury still out. Moreno came in as first choice LB and he's made the spot his own. He hasn't been great, but he's come in and done enough. He may have had a tougher job had Flanagan been fit.

[The_weatherman]

But they generally want big wages which can balance the cost out. But I wasn't bringing price into the equation. If there is a better player in Germany at half the cost than one in the Prem, then of course we should sign them.

But you can't look at the price of a player too much. Their value is offset by a number of things. I don't care about the cost so much, all I care is that they do the job they were signed for. Balotelli & Lovren were signed as first teamers, so they're massive failures regardless of price. Lallana also came as a first teamer, and he's done okay.

Markovic I would say hasn't hit the heights we'd expect, but he didn't come as someone expected to set the league alight in his first year, so jury still out. Moreno came in as first choice LB and he's made the spot his own. He hasn't been great, but he's come in and done enough. He may have had a tougher job had Flanagan been fit.

I think players from the continent are also generally on lower wages when they come to the PL. Not so much after getting their move within the PL. But price also dictates how many players or how experienced/good you can get so IMO it matters, also helps when we offload them after they've flopped, big money players flopping damages the books regarding the FFP.

[Roboklopp]

Tax is a factor here though aint it? Even remember xabi whining about it.

[captainfog]

For god's sake FSG just sack him.

[Leyton388]

Just get rid of the whole ****ing setup from top to bottom .

[BootRoom]

Bye, bye.

[Tee]

Just get rid of the whole ****ing setup from top to bottom .