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[BigOscar]

I'm talking in regard of FSG,not a country winning the natural resources lottery.

FSG Sold 2 assets for max prices and got 125 million for 2 players,and they will do the same with sterling.

I just don't see FSG panicking and selling an asset cheaply because of some deadline,they either sell him now,if not sell him in 6 months or next summer and hope the London teams get involved and a bidding war happens.

Football fans refering to players as "assets", and some people say the romance has gone from football. I'm surprised FSG let Stevie go on a free when they could have melted him down for glue and got a bit of money back from their "asset"

 

[FootieFan86]

Yeah you said the same last night, and no one was fooled then either

And you don't seem to understand you're being asset stripped by these gamblers. None of them worked for the Lehman Brothers did they?

Asset stripped?

They are financing the stadium to 60K with the main stand halfway done,Got a kit deal doubled per annum and grown commercial activities by almost 90 million pounds this last season.

If anything it looks like they're building their asset up not having it depreciate in value.

The did the same in Boston with the Redsox and Fenway park,growing financially to compete and overhauling the stadium

 

[-nibz-]

The excitement from these transfers are gone if you ask me. We've seen this too many times now just to be disappointed.

Grow up.

 

[East Level 2]

Just because I can't be bothered typing out all the individual usernames, consider this a gift to the fucking lot of you.

Not sure of the relevance of that - even though it's the picture I sent to the club to go on my S/T.
That game was nearly 4 years ago, and the victory was achieved with players recruited before sorry-Arse-No and Burger-Stain arrived.
We've brought in plenty of players since then, but how many have improved us?

 

[ricktee]

for all those wanting it in writing. ;)

 

[Taylor]

Wonder if Sterling will return to work tomorrow? Or will be still be feeling blue ;)

 

[jauganaut]

Hmmm. It must be a rag holiday.

 

[oakiecokie]

Sorry but how can you nearly agree ?

Anyone who believes this clown "anonymous" seriously needs to seek medical help.

 

[Barcon]

they either sell him now,if not sell him in 6 months or next summer.

You haven't thought this through, have you?

 

[LoveCity]

Every day a signing isn't available for preseason isn't good. A full preseason can be the difference between a great first season and a less than great first season. And to have them for Australia would have helped a lot.

I have no idea what's happening here. Past windows have shown us that Txiki has managed to do the legwork months before the window is open, so we've managed to get a good number in early in time for preseason. Now, despite months to work on these deals, two of them are at a stalemate and one of them looks promising but still isn't guaranteed (De Bruyne). Bigger deals do take more time but nothing seems imminent at all.

 

[Rösler von Stretfordbömber]

It's usually the buying club who get desperate at a deadline,and if Liverpool are desperate for cash they would set the fee at a reasonable price to get the quick cash windfall right.

FSG is full of former hedge fund managers and stock gamblers and with their business acumen they are trying to get the max possible and more for an asset you want.

Liverpool hold the cards,they know you need HG players hence the price quoted.

I see it as 45+5 add ons or straight 50.

Oh no! Former hedge fund managers! Pardon me while I hide trembling under my desk!

Okay, back.

Most of those people are fucking IDIOTS! Most hedge funds in the US routinely underperform the S&P index. They generally only make money in years (such as this one, perhaps) where the S&P is down. It historically is UP something like 4 years every 5. And don't even get me started about the apparent breakdown over the past few years of the long/short model those people historically have used. Because this is about Sterling, and not a bunch of idiotic would-be masters of the Universe who - if they were good at their jobs - wouldn't be telling John Henry to buy the likes of Andy Carroll for 35 million pounds.

Fucking hell.

 

[moomba]

I'm talking in regard of FSG,not a country winning the natural resources lottery.

The snide digs never take long to come out.

FSG Sold 2 assets for max prices and got 125 million for 2 players,and they will do the same with sterling.

They got good value for good players. As they will for Sterling. But neither you or I know what they were hoping for Torres or Suarez, but we know that at one stage they simply said neither was for sale.

I just don't see FSG panicking and selling an asset cheaply because of some deadline,they either sell him now,if not sell him in 6 months or next summer and hope the London teams get involved and a bidding war happens.

Worth £30m in six minths time if he doesn't sign a new contract. £20m in a year, and thats if he doesnt go down the Webster route. I'm sure your hedge fund managers will have a good think about an asset that is declining at that rate. And thats ignoring the damage that he may well cause to the manager and club if he keeps playing up.

 

[avoidconfusion]

Sorry but how can you nearly agree ?

You can if you want to pretend to be ITK like this Twitter saddo "Anonymous" but at the same time have a "get out clause" so even when the signings don't happen you can still say "HURR DURRR I SAID NEARLY AGREED!"

 

[waspish]

The reason they have set the fee so high, as others have said, is in the hope we might pay it and they come out looking better and stronger than us.

They started the PR war when it became clear he wasn't signing the contract earlier in the year and they are determined to win it.

I'm not too bothered personally how much we pay but if we just cave in and pay what they are asking for it could set a very dangerous precedent that could affect future transfer negotiations adversely. Khaldoon has said that the days of us having to pay a premium for players are now over.

When it comes down to it, do you really think Liverpool will turn down £40-£45m as opposed to hanging on to a disruptive influence whose value will then start going down significantly?

I gather we haven't budged from the 35m + 5m addons and that a fair price seeing that if hasn't left by deadline day Sterling price will plummet rapidly

 

[SPIDERBOY]

I know I'm a flapper but, I agree. Txiki's record is worrying me, though. It's been pretty bad. Not terrible, or disastrous, but not great.

I realise this is some kind of bargaining chip, but if we're not careful our targets will be snapped up elsewhere. It's a dangerous game.

Come on Blues. Let's just pay the bloody fees and get these boring transfer sagas over and done with!

Not a dig mate,but let's say a player agrees to everything and all is sweet.....then at the very last minute the player changes his mind...what can txiki do about that?

 

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

Wonder if Sterling will return to work tomorrow? Or will be still be feeling blue ;)

Well if you believe the rumours on twitter...He's going to be feeling blue a very long time!;)

Mr_CallumWright‏@Mr_CallumWright20m20 minutes ago
11pm.... Raheem Sterling has no intention of returning to #LFC and has told the club he will never wear the shirt again.

 

[Bilboblue]

for all those wanting it in writing. ;)

Was funnier when we saw it this afternoon to be fair.

 

[bumbleblue]

Yeah you said the same last night, and no one was fooled then either

And you don't seem to understand you're being asset stripped by these gamblers. None of them worked for the Lehman Brothers did they?

I'm talking in regard of FSG,not a country winning the natural resources lottery.

FSG Sold 2 assets for max prices and got 125 million for 2 players,and they will do the same with sterling.

I just don't see FSG panicking and selling an asset cheaply because of some deadline,they either sell him now,if not sell him in 6 months or next summer and hope the London teams get involved and a bidding war happens.

I think this needs some consideration. Whilst it is true our owners may have "won the natural resources lottery" the have also had the foresight to plan for when that resource diminishes or is no longer in demand. They have done this with building networks across the globe with mixed economy thinking , no eggs all in one basket for them. They are involved in some of the biggest commercial deals on the planet. Whereas your FSG financial prospectors work only on the business of creating relatively short term wealth usually for themselves at some one elses expense. (pls see global financial crisis and the people of Greece for more details ). In short our owners are building now for an extremely profitable future, whilst yours amongst others are asset stripping you now for max personal short term gain

 

[Ireland_for_pm]

Grow up.

Yeh no worries mate

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

Not a dig mate,but let's say a player agrees to everything and all is sweet.....then at the very last minute the player changes his mind...what can txiki do about that?

Nothing, I agree. But it's being widely reported that the stumbling block isn't the player. It's the money.

I'm slightly worried we've been screwed and served by UEFA again, come to think of it.