I mentioned it in relation to it being a fact rather than saying that I agreed with it - there’s no question that there has been a PR war and that he’s lost it. Somewhere along the way, then he may well have received some slightly unhelpful advice from his agent. I’m not sure.
At the same time, why would I believe everything (anything?) that comes out from the club? Modern day football is big fucking business – and arguably the football aspect is just a sideshow in many respects. Whilst I still follow the sideshow, I don’t support the business.
For example, Roy Hodgson once informed the national press that Mascherano had refused to play against City just days before he left for Barcelona. It has since been strongly suggested that this infact a lie. Football had become completely irrelevant at Liverpool at that time - particularly given we had Roy fucking Hodgson as manager - and it’s now thought he was left out to protect the ‘investment’ (to avoid injury) as there was a real danger that Liverpool would go into administration – especially without the sale going through. People believed what they heard / were told though.
This isn’t unique to Liverpool, by the way. All clubs drip feed the media with certain information that they want to put out into the public domain. It’s exactly the same with agents.
At the end of the day, I don’t actually have a clue what’s true and what isn’t in any of this – be that from Liverpool’s, City’s, Raheem Sterling’s, Aidy Ward’s or whoever’s perspective.
45 million would suit all parties though here, I think. Might as well get it done (and we can then go and try and get a forward in).
Up the Reds!
