"The future looks covered in darkness if these are our prime targets, when we could have a shot at players like Ba, Huntelaar and Llorente for even less - £6-10 mill each due to buy out clause and contracts expiering."
"not only did Kenny waste millions of money on useless players, but got rid of a player for a loaf of bread and now he is vauled at 10m in less than a year. On ya king kenny. Was a good player for us but boy did put us even more behind. "
"Never learn do we?
Wasted £15m on Allen when we could have bought a decent striker, now wasting the same on Sturridge when we can get better for 1/2 that amount. Is Ince any better than what we have, if so why did we let him go? WE DONT WANT STURRIDGE!!"
"Ladies, put away your handbags. Ince was sold with a buy-back clause in his contract that meant we would get him for around 1.5 million so this article is full of it."
"This is utter rubbish. BR is clearly a local coach who lacks international mentality. I'm going to prophesy doom for him if he continues with his stupid signing policies of British boys.
My best 5 LFC players this season includes Suarez, Agger, Enrique, Skrtel & Sterling. Brits are mere average except Gerrard"
"No Russ, you don't want Stutridge. A lot of Liverpool fans I have spoken to would be made up with Sturridge - as long as we get him at a reasonable price. I agree with Niche. We should go for Ba but Huntelaar said he will only go to a club that guarantees Champs football and Bilbao are prepared to lose Llorente for free in the summer. Sturridge and Ince will improve the squad and add goals YNWA"
"No Russ, you don't want Stutridge. A lot of Liverpool fans I have spoken to would be made up with Sturridge - as long as we get him at a reasonable price. I agree with Niche. We should go for Ba but Huntelaar said he will only go to a club that guarantees Champs football and Bilbao are prepared to lose Llorente for free in the summer. Sturridge and Ince will improve the squad and add goals YNWA"
"First Allen and Borini now Sturridge and Ince, it's like a bad dream. I hope it's not true. I was really happy to see Ince go. This manager is making a mistake if this is what he thinks will improve the team.No wonder Stevie looks fed up lately."
"Hope we get a couple forwards who can handle the rough epl syle. No to fancy, soft european style types. We need speed, strength and endurance, with the prerequisite tech skills."
"Chelsea are idiots for not playing Sturridge.. watching him since he was 17 n he is a beast. If he keeps his atude straight he'll be a great buy. Ince welcome home (why did KK ever let you go!?)...Tho can I be cheeky and ask for Ba as well please?!YNWA "
"From the postings that I've read it seems 90% of fans are not keen on Sturridge at all.
He did well in a handful of games at Bolton but for me he is a midtable team player and not worth the money we are supposed to be signing him for.Another Borini if you ask me."
"We dont want Sturridge!! he is not the top class attacker we need. he is to simular to Suarez(and only half the player he is) and not woth 10-12 mio punds. We need Huntelaar/Lloriente og Damiao - proven goalscorers.. and get Walcott!! Wake up Rodgers and stop wasting the money on avarage players!! It makes me sad that LFC are making the same mistakes over and over again!! WHEN WILL THEN LEARN ????"
"I don't see it different from Sterling and Borini. Anifield needs lifting and the only way to do it is to go after Cavani or Falcao. Fast, physical and great. That will show ambition and purpose and will keep Suarez at the club. You want a great steak you go for the prime not the select just for the sake of it!!"
"Sturridge is a talent, but selfish and arrogant for someone so young, he wants to be a main striker, but he'll either be on a wing as is standard for BR 4-3-3 or sub for the rare occassions suarez isn't available. Ince another talent, stupid to let him go, but seems a waste when we have assaidi on the bench, who has shown amazing promise but hasn't been given enough of a go"
"Sturridge??? Don't we want to score more goals? He can't even get in Chavski's team so what makes BR think he is going to net us 15/20 goals a season? As for Sadisians comment, I agree, but don't forget we are owned by "Rounders Boys" who know nothing about REAL sport."
"Sturridge was excellent when on loan at Bolton but if he can't get in Chelsea team I have to wonder if he is good enough for us, after all we are Liverpool FC. I fear we continue to lower our standards."
"Yep, blame previous coaches who did not deem our youth talent good enough and thought they could buy league position - 35mil for a player now loaned out and once again out injured. Now we must pay big bucks to get our proteges back. "
"We need an out and out centre forward, Something that Sturidge certainly are not!If Ba is available for that price, he is easily the best option, he is a goal scorer and within our budget."
"Sadisian Dalglish as manager was trusted in all transfer dealings so it is fair to think LFC not stupid and remember LFC may take years to recover from Dalglish erratic spendings and dealings in january 2011 and summer 2011."
"Don't quite know what to think about sturridge...We got Jonhson from Chelsea and look what powerhouse he is today! The fact that he doesn't cut it at Chelski doesn't mean he won't at Anfield. What sucks for me is the price tag! He is by no means worth that much. BR please go for tried and tested striking quality like Llorrente, Falcao and Cavani.... It's disappointing that you don't even try!"
"I love the sound of this and if true, I will be very very happy. Hopefully the likes of Downing, Cole, Doni and even Carroll are sold asap. Roll on January!!! "
"Agree too much money spent on Allen 15 millions when Diame was available on free as for Borini he was a member of Italy euro squad 2012 so the jury is out."
"Majority of the LFC fans make me laugh. Liverpool are heading in the right direction, something I have not said for the past 5 years. We have 2 home games in a row which will move us closer to 4th spot. The likes of Sturridge, Ince or even Walcott will help us fight for a top 4 finish. Butragenio - G.Johnson? Shelvey? Sterling? Wake up man!!! "
"TedLFC agree with you Carroll 35millions Downing 20 millions Henderson 16 millions etc...well Dalglish said he would spend money in transfers like his own money well make up your mind."
"The question is who's going to be the best young striker in the country in a couple of years' time? If we can spot him, then we probably have a chance of buying him now. He'll come (whoever he is) because he's going to get games under Rodgers."
"Personally, I think Darren Bent could be a good addition, mainly because he's a proven goalscorer (leading goalscorer a couple of seasons ago) and he's clearly not happy at Villa. He may even be willing to take wage cut to get on the pitch. He's a realistic target."
"i see comments on here all the time about lets buy Falcao or Llorrente, we need to be realistic... we can not attract these players atm let alone afford them! we need a striker that is a given but we are moving the the direction! be patient YNWA "
"i see comments on here all the time about lets buy Falcao or Llorrente, we need to be realistic... we can not attract these players atm let alone afford them! we need a striker that is a given but we are moving the the direction! be patient YNWA "
"I hated that we are been taken for mugs! 12 million for a f.... Bench wormer chealsea rejected!!! I would rather see ibe and morgen and yesil up front"
"More of the same! I'm tired of LFC's stupid buys. That 18m that you are planning to use on bench-warmers just because they are english could be used to get world class players from elsewhere! Do we EVER learn?! smh"
""Possible transfer targets- 1)Djamel Abdoun- Olympiacos 2)Konstantinos Mitroglou- Olympiacos our neighbours bought mirallas for 4mill from greek team olympiacos who may actually budge on their players, best value signing of the year." "
"i agree with sadisian...n now we want to let reina go..so so stupid..top 3 keeper in the world..n plss dont buy sturridge..he not that good..huntelaar or llorente is better.."
"soccerfreak0410 - Do you honestly think that Sturridge will join us to warm the bench? If he signs, then he will be our no.9! germs5 - I beg to differ, Huntelaar and Llorente will be no different to Carroll. Same applies for Ba, they are just target men. "
"Right lets just get it out there why the hell are we going for someone who cant get infront of torres who all be it now cant score, and why go back in time! go forward! could get Ba for half the price of Sturridge and double the goals ! or get Llorente at a knock down price don't wait until some one else gets him for free, were getting humped for players paying over what we should have"
"For all you people slating Sturridge. Be prepared to have a very large egg on your face. He is quality and will fit perfectly in at LFC. Ba? no team will ever spend money on a player they cant get insured on. Never. His knee is a ticking timebomb. "
"People saying Sturridge can't get on the pitch in front of Torres obviously don't remember the 50 million spent on one of our greatest ever players, or the fact that you have Rafa Benitez as newly installed coach. Sturridge was an immense talent at Man City and at Chelsea. I have no problem with that acquisition, or bringing back Ince. We still have Borini when he returns to fitness. CONT"
"Any big investment to the squad should come in the summer, when players like Walcott, Gomis and Llorente become available and we can finally shift Carroll, Downing and Cole. I trust BR and co. to bring in an extra player or two in Jan, and clear house in the summer."
"Why won't you listen to Lfc supporters? We do not want Sturridge - he's so average. 90 percent of the fans don't want this guy. Get Ba for 7.5M. Get maybe Llorente, there are a lot of other strikers. If he was any good why he is not shining when he gets his chances at Chelsea (with an average Torres) "
"DONT FORGET ALL YOU PEOPLE SLATING STURRIDGE. ITS NOT THAT HE DOESNT DESERVE TO PLAY AT CHELSKI THE OWNER WANTS TORRES PLAYING NO MATTER WHAT. SIMPLE AS THAT. RUSHJOB9 IS RIGHT. WAIT AND SEE HIM PERFORM IF WE GET HIM BEFORE YOU KNOCK HIM. STURRIDGE IS BETTER THAN NO ONE AT ALL.YNWA"
"I think it's wise to get players you get fast right in the beginning of January to make sure that you get someone. Propably they are going to overload Cole (wages) and Downing (the same) during january. And after that they could hire Ba, Huntelaar etc. or somebody with big wages. Problem with Ba, Huntelaar, Llore+nte is not transfer expences, it's their wage demands. "
"These are bright young and hungry players; BR knows how to get the best out of them. It is a building process Liverpool is going through; they are the future. "
"Don't really wanna see either of these at the club. Sturridge is not good enough for the fee being quoted & although Ince is an exciting prospect, it would make a mockery of the club if we sign him for stupid million when he walked out for free at the beginning of the season."
"Some people that come on here and say we should buy, falcao, llorente, huntelaar obviously know nothing about football!! These kind of players WILL NOT sign for us whilst we are not in champs league!! Stop dreaming and support the players that come in and hopefully get is back where we belong!!"
"sturridge will be a good buy at the moment he will get better and we will make a profit of him if we were to sell. all so having him at the club will allow us to rest Sterling. and we need players with both speed and power as it can change games
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"It is important Sterling gets rest and competition for his place will make him better. It's nice to be linked with a striker and winger as that's what we need!"
"BR should be sacked if he buys a Sturridge. The other PL managers do not want this guy becasue he can't score goals. We need a clinical finisher not a muppet like Sturridge who is well overrated and a selfish player."
"If Sturridge adds finishing to his game, he'll be a great buy. Great pace and technique, just needs to get a level head about him. Whenever we faced Chelsea, he was the player who scared me the most. "
"not that long ago ince was rated whilst at liverpool as one to watch so why was he sold? please no sturridge and dare i suggest i think sterling is a bit over rated at the moment gives the ball away far too much and has a bad first touch"
"Sadisian, don't be crossed with such risk, it happens business-wide but it would be wrong if we had not inserted a buy back clause into his contract.
YNWA"
"It makes me sad te read all this comments here. What's happend with those famous Liverpool fans? Sturidge isn't even a Liverpool players and you are all writing him off. What did you expect? Big stars coming to us? You're having a laugh! We are not in that position anymore. I'd welcome Sturidge and Ince all the time. "
"By the way: those calling for Huntelaar need to check a DVD of his recent form quickly. He is as useless as can be for Schalke 04 this season and he is not exactly a teamplayer. I really don't want to see him play in a Red shirt, to be honest... "
"It makes me even more sad to read how some off our own players are judged over here. We need to give Allen time, the season isn't even halfway! And how can you say Borini is useless as he is injured for more than half of the season? Reality check is needed by some of you. These are young lads with a lot of potential, judge them in a couple of years. Look what happend with Lucas! "
"What's with LFC supporters? I don't care which team you played for previously, as long as you can take LFC into your heart. Before you doubt Sturridge, note one thing, his shorts are always on instnct (better chance of scoring) and are always on target...I would imagine a well placed pass and a team playing like we are now would see Sturridge scoring for fun. "
"Can't you fans jus trust the manager? Look where BR has taken us. Look at how we play with so many youngsters.
BTW wasn't Glen Johnson a Chelsea reject too? Look at him now.
Look at Lucas, did he perform that good when he was in LFC the very first season, now he is one of the important first team, yes FIRST TEAM player. So just support the team and manager. "
"We were stupid to let Ince go we need to start put in contract that after two years we can buy back our young players if they do well,like Barsa for crumbs not pay millions,LFC have No vision, upward and onward YNWA ."
"I hope we wont be wasting money bringing in Sturridge. I really do not see any value he is going to add to our attack, we need intelligent finisher that will complement Suarez not the likes of Sturridge."
"With Chelsea current squad at the moment you can kind of see why Sturridge isn't in the starting 11, I think he is a sharp player, he has speed. Yes he's arrogant and a bit greedy but that's something that can be worked on. Also with our past league positions and no CL place it's going to be hard attracting players like Falcao, Llorente etc."
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