Liverpool Thread - 2021/22

[the blue panther]

I would have taken him at City - a good addition and possibly the ultimate signing for piss-boiling - unless we sign VVD or Saleh!
Funny - on 5 Live this week, they were talking as if Liverpool were stronger for the signing of Darwen Nunez, but, there's no way he can be as lethal as Mane has been for the last 5 or 6 seasons. Maybe one day he'll be as good as Mane was, but I'd doubt that'll be in his first season, at least.

 

[Corky]

Southampton not getting any overage then.

 

[Protein Junkie]

That’s £50m in total for an inferior replacement for Mane Lmfao.

 

[Constantine]

They are significantly less lethal without Mane. Irreplaceable for them. Good news.

 

[mat]

Oh dear...How sad...

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Losing one of their best players for £27.5m (+£7.5m in add ons), that is rough.

I know he was in the last year of his contract but they're going to pay more than double that for Nunez!

That’s… not that impressive. Hope the days of them getting £25m+ for shit like Solanke, Brewster etc are long gone. That Coutinho deal still winds me up. Let’s see how well their net spend is when teams pay fair market price.

 

[Protein Junkie]

The narrative is they got back what they spent on him plus six years service.
Whilst technically true the small matter of football inflation has wafted by overhead without a glance.
Not that thieves know what inflation is.

 

[MCFC1993]

You have to judge it based on the replacement too.

Nunez in, Mane out is a significant downgrade.

Haaland, Alvarez in, nobody out as it stands is a significant upgrade.

 

[mexico1970]

The forehead coefficient took a battering today.

 

[dobingsdobber]

First dibs on the best bins around Anfield?

"Scousers new signing shows club's socialist connections by lining up at local food bank"

 

[bluemoon32]

Mane will be a big loss to Liverpool, he worked harder than their other forwards

 

[hertsblue]

Ah classic reporting.

And the opposite with Mane with the full fee in the headline despite it including over 8 million in add one

 

[Corky]

Business wise for a 30 year old it isn't bad. Their front three that had been there a while all turned 30 together, along with their star centre back, so not suited for "Heavy Metal" football anymore.

Good job Milner signed again to keep it fresh.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Business wise for a 30 year old it isn't bad.

Well they've basically broke even on him*, which as we all know is the greatest prize in football.

*If you ignore all six years of wages, of course.

 

[bluetonium]

Offer of £30m rejected....week later offer of £27.5m accepted. Genius.

Net spend cup
We are here
Dip your keys
And push you in fountains....

 

[Legal Alien]

Mane was their most in form attacking player during the run in. Horrible type of player who got away with a few red card offences a game: but is a clinical finisher and a hard working player.

edited for you ;-)

A big miss for them though and i'm happy he's left.

 

[J.G.Blue.]

Why is he leaving the bestest club in the whole world ever (with all the bestest players ever)?

 

[Protein Junkie]

Offer of £30m rejected....week later offer of £27.5m accepted. Genius.

Net spend cup
We are here
Dip your keys
And push you in fountains....

The dipper fans needed the extra week to get their excuses ready for RAWK, HYS etc .

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The forehead coefficient took a battering today.

Wonder when Reddy will become Sky’s German correspondent.

 

[pudge]

Let's see how this is framed so...

£85m for Nunez? No, £65m actually...

So by that logic it's not £35m for Mane, it's £27m...