The Liverpool FC Thread XII

Not even that. We underspend for how big we are, this year is just making up for previous years' frugality.



Money spent over the last 5 years, not including this summer.

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Indeed, still underspending

Indeed, still underspending

im not convinced, only £1mil and £2mil less per season than the 2 sugar daddy's..

im not convinced, only £1mil and £2mil less per season than the 2 sugar daddy's..

more than double liverpool/arsenal and around the same as city/chelsea per season yet still "underspending".
if you think about it, it's pretty amazing how liverpool/arsenal are even competing with clubs that have the ability to consistently spend double what they can spend...

I was replying to the "We spend in proportion to the size of club we are" comment. We're the biggest club but spend the third most so underspending.

And then there's Everton who spend about a fourtieth of what you do yet still compete pretty amazing...

True, however it certainly isn't a straight line growth in a relationship between money and success

As you get towards the top (I.e: top 4 and above), you need to spend much, much more money not just to maintain your place but also to get closer to the top of the league.

With that being said, arsenal in general and Liverpool in particular last season have done amazingly well to get where they are

What is it with Sturridge always getting injured on international duty?

Archaic training methods of a dinosaur manager, most likely. Moyes and RVP was the same story last year.

I really don't understand why the 'top' players have to play in these pointless friendlies, surely it's just an excuse to try out new formations and get players up to match fitness? Why did someone like Sturridge, an automatic first choice, play the full 90 minutes when someone else could have been given a go? You see several of these every time, e.g Belgium risked Kompany despite picking up a calf injury in training. Under Sir Alex, our players always picked up random 'injuries' to rule them out of friendlies. More clubs should do that.

If it's only 3 weeks, as i've seen reported, then you should be fine. 1 of those weeks you're not even playing. Sterling, Coutinho, Markovic & Balotelli should be more than enough to beat Villa, West Ham and that m1nn0w team in the CL who's name I won't even attempt to spell.

Here's a nice hat for you Luke

i dunno man, not too sure on that bow...

I think the straws would fit you fine

Archaic training methods of a dinosaur manager, most likely. Moyes and RVP was the same story last year.

I really don't understand why the 'top' players have to play in these pointless friendlies, surely it's just an excuse to try out new formations and get players up to match fitness? Why did someone like Sturridge, an automatic first choice, play the full 90 minutes when someone else could have been given a go? You see several of these every time, e.g Belgium risked Kompany despite picking up a calf injury in training. Under Sir Alex, our players always picked up random 'injuries' to rule them out of friendlies. More clubs should do that.

If it's only 3 weeks, as i've seen reported, then you should be fine. 1 of those weeks you're not even playing. Sterling, Coutinho, Markovic & Balotelli should be more than enough to beat Villa, West Ham and that m1nn0w team in the CL who's name I won't even attempt to spell.

Archaic training methods of a dinosaur manager, most likely. Moyes and RVP was the same story last year.

I really don't understand why the 'top' players have to play in these pointless friendlies, surely it's just an excuse to try out new formations and get players up to match fitness? Why did someone like Sturridge, an automatic first choice, play the full 90 minutes when someone else could have been given a go? You see several of these every time, e.g Belgium risked Kompany despite picking up a calf injury in training. Under Sir Alex, our players always picked up random 'injuries' to rule them out of friendlies. More clubs should do that.

If it's only 3 weeks, as i've seen reported, then you should be fine. 1 of those weeks you're not even playing. Sterling, Coutinho, Markovic & Balotelli should be more than enough to beat Villa, West Ham and that m1nn0w team in the CL who's name I won't even attempt to spell.

Is there anything official announced about the length of the Sturridge injury, reports have been anywhere between 3 weeks and 4 months.

dw guys, we got Lambert