[rickjames]

If Kenny leaves, does Downing get his assist?

[mr tim]

Heard Ben Smith on 5live regarding KD. Basically said he's the right man and he said back me or sack me. Tough decision by FSG. Decision hopefully come in the next 24-48 hours and they are making progress for DoF.

[kuks]

What does progress for DoF mean? It's unprofessional that they don't have a replacement for when they fired Comolli.

[Pn94]

(Original post by kuks)
What does progress for DoF mean? It's unprofessional that they don't have a replacement for when they fired Comolli.

Agree. Following on from all of this, they need to be far more proactive in their approach to managing the club, hopefully we'll see this with a CEO/DoF who'll do it for them.

Ben Smith's also confirmed our interest in Rasmus Elm and Younes Belhanda. I've heard good things about Belhanda but I haven't got a clue about Elm.

[word2yamother]

Would you lot rather have kept joe cole and aquilani and saved money from not buying henderson and adam or do you consider it a good decision by daglish to let the former two go out on loan.

[Stirlo]

(Original post by Pn94)
Agree. Following on from all of this, they need to be far more proactive in their approach to managing the club, hopefully we'll see this with a CEO/DoF who'll do it for them.

Ben Smith's also confirmed our interest in Rasmus Elm and Younes Belhanda. I've heard good things about Belhanda but I haven't got a clue about Elm.

Elm looked decent the one time I've seen him play (not much to go on really though). Isn't Belhanda meant to be very similar to Gerrard?

[The Rusty Spork]

(Original post by word2yamother)
Would you lot rather have kept joe cole and aquilani and saved money from not buying henderson and adam or do you consider it a good decision by daglish to let the former two go out on loan.

Aquilani didn't want to stay but regardless, good decision.

[The Rusty Spork]

(Original post by Stirlo)
Elm looked decent the one time I've seen him play (not much to go on really though). Isn't Belhanda meant to be very similar to Gerrard?

Belhanda comes across as an absolute ****er tbph. He almost blew Montpelliers league challenge at the end of the season in a rant with Giroud over penalties, then getting sent off and a rant on Twitter about it.

[kuks]

(Original post by Pn94)
Agree. Following on from all of this, they need to be far more proactive in their approach to managing the club, hopefully we'll see this with a CEO/DoF who'll do it for them.

Ben Smith's also confirmed our interest in Rasmus Elm and Younes Belhanda. I've heard good things about Belhanda but I haven't got a clue about Elm.

Agree. The owners have been far too reactive and have to learn to be more proactive. They really need to up their game. Every day without a new stadium announcement, we're falling behind the likes of the top teams.

Apparently Belhanda has got a lot of interest from Arsenal, Inter and PSG so I don't see us being favourites for him.

[Stirlo]

(Original post by Mess.)
Belhanda comes across as an absolute ****er tbph. He almost blew Montpelliers league challenge at the end of the season in a rant with Giroud over penalties, then getting sent off and a rant on Twitter about it.

Oh wow, doesn't sound great mentality wise then. What's he like technically?

[Strangeclouds]

Quality, Belhanda is quality.

[So Instinct]

(Original post by Mess.)
Belhanda comes across as an absolute ****er tbph. He almost blew Montpelliers league challenge at the end of the season in a rant with Giroud over penalties, then getting sent off and a rant on Twitter about it.

Footballers now a days have to be saints. As if everyone watching football doesn't know better.
Touch another player and 3 match ban. Bull****.

This doesn't completely apply to what you said, in that case this guy sounds risky but in general the game needs more emotion.

[Pn94]

(Original post by kuks)

Apparently Belhanda has got a lot of interest from Arsenal, Inter and PSG so I don't see us being favourites for him.

This unfortunately is our handicap atm. Although Inter are in a similar position to us. Maybe we can offer more money? we're going to have to if we want him tbh.

(Original post by Stirlo)
Elm looked decent the one time I've seen him play (not much to go on really though). Isn't Belhanda meant to be very similar to Gerrard?

Not sure, but from what I've seen (mainly youtube) he's technically sound.

(Original post by Mess.)
Belhanda comes across as an absolute ****er tbph. He almost blew Montpelliers league challenge at the end of the season in a rant with Giroud over penalties, then getting sent off and a rant on Twitter about it.

Would still take him though if he is what he's hyped up to be. I'd rather have a player who's full of himself than complete pussies like Stewart Downing. Giroud wouldn't be a bad signing either.

[Darth Vader 7]

(Original post by Stirlo)
Oh wow, doesn't sound great mentality wise then. What's he like technically?

One of the best players in Ligue 1. Not to mention that he's relatively young and can learn so much more.

[Mr.Messy]

J.Cole apparently in the England squad. What a waste it was to send him on loan. I'm sure that if he played the amount of games Downing did he would have had a hand in 10 goals.

[Zerforax]

(Original post by Mr.Messy)
J.Cole apparently in the England squad. What a waste it was to send him on loan. I'm sure that if he played the amount of games Downing did he would have had a hand in 10 goals.

Tbh he seemed very ill suited to the club.

[Mr.Messy]

(Original post by Zerforax)
Tbh he seemed very ill suited to the club.

I can guarantee that he would have got more assists/goals than Downing in the PL this season.

[So Instinct]

(Original post by Mr.Messy)
I can guarantee that he would have got more assists/goals than Downing in the PL this season.

The Anfield cat would get more Goal/Assists.

[Zerforax]

(Original post by Mr.Messy)
I can guarantee that he would have got more assists/goals than Downing in the PL this season.

Maybe but you'd get everything else with it too, the poor passing, the lack of tracking back, losing the ball in damaging positions, the greed on the ball etc

[Deshi]

Carroll in the England squad apparently. Surprised by that.