Liverpool Thread - 2023/24

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[GaudinoMotors]

Bang on the er money.

 

[Matt the Giant]

Just a thing with Sky which I just can't understand: Every day now, for what seems to be almost a week, on their main football site the Henderson to Saudi transfer has been up top among the news, articles written, tribute from Klopp calling him a "legend". Legend? Seriously?
So, a decent ageing player who really didn't do anything special and meant nothing more to the game than any other decent player gets all this attention.

Meanwhile, possibly one of the most influential and most highly regarded footballer in the PL of all time, David Silva announces his retirement. For 10 years he got praise from managers, pundits and players from all the teams, a decade of brilliance; a role model both on and off the pitch who will no longer be playing football.
His retirement gets a single notion, and is no longer showing on Sky's main football site.

Sorry for the morning rant, and maybe this is off-topic, - but this is just shitty from Sky.

 

[manimanc]

Just a thing with Sky which I just can't understand: Every day now, for what seems to be almost a week, on their main football site the Henderson to Saudi transfer has been up top among the news, articles written, tribute from Klopp calling him a "legend". Legend? Seriously?
So, a decent ageing player who really didn't do anything special and meant nothing more to the game than any other decent player gets all this attention.

Meanwhile, possibly on of the most influential and most highly regarded footballer in the PL of all time, David Silva announces his retirement. For 10 years he got praise from managers, pundits and players from all the teams, a decade of brilliance, a role model both on and off the pitch, - will no longer be playing football.
His retirement gets a single notion, and is no longer showing on Sky's main football site.

Sorry for the morning rant, and maybe this is off-topic, - but this is just shitty from Sky.

Have you only just realised that is how sky works?

It's been like this for years.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

The meltdown on the bin dipper forum is a sight to behold. They’ve had to lock the Henderson thread and delete a lot of the more colourful posts sadly.

Sorry but if any of them were awarded the payday Henderson has they wouldn’t be seen for dust. Henderson has a duty to his family and children, going over to Saudi and playing they are financially secure for some time. Why do they take issue with people leaving their club to go somewhere else, Sterling being one example of someone who left to win a lot more trophies at City than he would have at Liverpool.

 

[Matt the Giant]

Have you only just realised that is how sky works?

It's been like this for years.

I actually expected Silva's retirement would be treated differently, considering how appreciated he was even from Sky.

 

[Craig]

Sorry but if any of them were awarded the payday Henderson has they wouldn’t be seen for dust. Henderson has a duty to his family and children, going over to Saudi and playing they are financially secure for some time. Why do they take issue with people leaving their club to go somewhere else, Sterling being one example of someone who left to win a lot more trophies at City than he would have at Liverpool.

Yeah, his children and his future grandchildren would have had a real struggle if Hendo didn’t make this move. He simply had no choice but to take the money. Honest

 

[Crooked_rain]

Yeah, his children and his future grandchildren would have had a real struggle if Hendo didn’t make this move. He simply had no choice but to take the money. Honest

But it's all pretty relative isn't it? Even if he's already rich, almost everyone, even those in a high paying job would jump at the chance to make multiple of their current salary, especially when they only have a couple of years left.

It's easy for everyone to act noble when the £700k a week isn't on their table.

Anyway as rich as he is, far richer people than him have lost their money. So I can't blame anyone at that stage of a career going to get that kind of money

Plus, its good it highlights that these players don't give a shite about the causes they pretend to support, it's all PR driven. Might be good for that to be highlighted so we can get back to football.

 

[Gesario]

Just a thing with Sky which I just can't understand: Every day now, for what seems to be almost a week, on their main football site the Henderson to Saudi transfer has been up top among the news, articles written, tribute from Klopp calling him a "legend". Legend? Seriously?
So, a decent ageing player who really didn't do anything special and meant nothing more to the game than any other decent player gets all this attention.

Meanwhile, possibly on of the most influential and most highly regarded footballer in the PL of all time, David Silva announces his retirement. For 10 years he got praise from managers, pundits and players from all the teams, a decade of brilliance, a role model both on and off the pitch, - will no longer be playing football.
His retirement gets a single notion, and is no longer showing on Sky's main football site.

Sorry for the morning rant, and maybe this is off-topic, - but this is just shitty from Sky.

GET RID OF IT Cheers

 

[Craig]

But it's all pretty relative isn't it? Even if he's already rich, almost everyone, even those in a high paying job would jump at the chance to make multiple of their current salary, especially when they only have a couple of years left.

It's easy for everyone to act noble when the £700k a week isn't on their table.

Anyway as rich as he is, far richer people than him have lost their money. So I can't blame anyone at that stage of a career going to get that kind of money

Plus, its good it highlights that these players don't give a shite about the causes they pretend to support, it's all PR driven. Might be good for that to be highlighted so we can get back to football.

I can see your point but with the money they already have i don’t particularly agree. As you say though as none of us are gonna ever be offered 700k a week:) it’s impossible to say conclusively what we’d do.

Not read any of the scouse forums but gather Henderson has been getting plenty of grief. Incidentally has Gerrard also been slated by the cult?