Brendan Rodgers

[dww]

I don't see that he's exclusively frozen out the committee signings. He didn't play Borini or Lambert last season unless he absolutely had to.

[Chris]

Got to laugh at certain posters saying how **** Lovren was at Southampton afterall when they spent that season bigging him up at any opportunity!

[Buzzo]

I don't remeber too many posts bigging up Lovren back then. I seem to recall (and the early posts in the thread confirm that there was some hopefulness with a degree of scepticism.

[G]

People often forget when researching other people's posts that there is always two threads for a player, one before we sign him when we've shown an interest and the other after we've signed him. It's the one before the current one that would make the most interesting reading. Same with Balotelli.

[Chazza]

The early posts in the Lovren thread confirm that as soon as the songsmiths of est get to work the player will go to ****.

'YO LOVREN PUMP THIS PARTY!'

[danperkins]

People often forget when researching other people's posts that there is always two threads for a player, one before we sign him when we've shown an interest and the other after we've signed him. It's the one before the current one that would make the most interesting reading. Same with Balotelli.

[Buzzo]

Even that thread nobody was especially excited...

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=76163&highlight=Lovren&page=12

[danperkins]

Love a good thread recap

[Buzzo]

Love a good thread recap

The truth is out there I just didn't recall anyone particularly bigging up signing Lovren, nobody seemed particularly against it, but there was certainly no real excitement.

[G]

Even that thread nobody was especially excited...

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/show...Lovren&page=12

I certainly wasn't!

[G]

We should stop having two threads though. If he signs why do we need a new thread, still the same player. Then all the embarrassing posts can be kept in the one area

[Liverpool]

Like loaning out £20m Markovic and £12m Moreno etc. An absolute shambles.

I dont think ill get over last summer, that money is a Sanchez/Fabregas

[Gray]

I still don't think I'll get over last summer

[Liverpool]

my sugguestion to go balls deep for them, or Reus/Isco ilk. Then back it up with Bertrand, Chambers/Clyne, Caulker, Delph, Remy was scoffed at. But we'd be in damn sight better off, **** you est.

[danperkins]

The truth is out there I just didn't recall anyone particularly bigging up signing Lovren, nobody seemed particularly against it, but there was certainly no real excitement.

A few mildly excited posters but all in all very much a Meh type of atmosphere. The price I think played a big part in the response too IMO.

At least he has lived up to expectation