Comments on A Liverpool Thing: The Value of Buying British

well all we can do is hope that Kenny knows what h...

2011-07-14T09:36:37.353+02:00

well all we can do is hope that Kenny knows what he's doing. Kicking out foreign players will be bad for Liverpool in the long run.We should have gone for Mata. Yes he might have taken time to settle in but whats going to be the excuse when Downing doesn't fit in? We need long term solutions , not just quick fixes.

Yes, because of course the likes of Joe Cole are f...

2011-06-28T19:57:16.252+02:00

Yes, because of course the likes of Joe Cole are failproof options because they've already played in the league before!

even when it comes to english players we dont have...

2011-06-28T15:23:28.538+02:00

even when it comes to english players we dont have high ambitions...we could have bought young if we payed more than united.i dont know why we let him go without a fight...u can argue that he was a united fan but there's nothing money cant buy especially in the football world.with this kinda attitude we're gonna get slaughtered when the int'l window opens after july 1.we'll lose out on every potential target...we already have lost some of them...i've seen this shit unfold over the years in the same manner but what pisses me off is that we have enough money to lure players over despite being absent from europe...and this is the last window where u can whip out the doh before the financial fair play rules kick in...

They "don't need time to settle" bec...

2011-06-28T13:39:40.667+02:00

They "don't need time to settle" because they (players like Downing) have such a paucity of talent that they need very little time to find their level, which is utter bland mediocrity.

You're only dealing with one side of the transfer issue here. Yes King Kenny is buying English players but he is also selling off / forcing out foreign players in the squad. Why not buy the likes of Mata, Hazard, Yarmolenko or Benega, but keep older already-adapted squad players at the club.

You could take a risk on Mata and Benega if you kept Raul Meireles and Maxi Rodriguez for another 2-3 years. Then once Mata et al are established premier league players you could let the likes of Maxi go. You wouldnt even need to get mixed up in dross like Downing.

These are the same English fans asking where is th...

2011-06-28T11:29:33.086+02:00

These are the same English fans asking where is the english talent yet Dalglish is doing England a favour as well by buying english talent and giving youth a chance with the likes of Kelly, Flanagan, Robionson etc.

What a load of rubbish! nothing has changed! we ar...

2011-06-28T11:26:22.375+02:00

What a load of rubbish! nothing has changed! we are a poor club with no money and will only buy second rate players on the cheap. Buy some world class players whether they're British or not doesn't matter because we're Liverpool we want the best. Pay peanuts you get monkey's is an old saying.