devaney » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:34 am wrote:Stu - maybe you could stretch your rating to 9/10 because you are very very wrong when it comes to BR's performance in the transfer market. Yes there has been mistakes and there will be more in the future. Everybody agrees that it is our strike force that deserves most of the plaudits this season and understandably so. Well Coutinho and Sturridge just happen to be a massive part of our success in attack. They are probably both worth between £50/60m as an absolute minimum and we paid just £20m for the two of them. Moyes paid £27m for Fellaini and £37m for Mata! Who got the better deal? Rodgers has spent £60m net since he arrived and Coutinho and Sturridge represent close on 33% of that outlay. What other premiership club has brought in two relatively low priced players that have had such an impact? Sakho cost £17m and certainly looks as he will be a success in the future. I prefer to look at the positives rather than the negative! We can all get upset about the what might have beens but without knowing exactly why we failed to sign certain players (and frankly now we probably wouldn't want most of them!) what is the point. I am far more interested in the successes than the failures and the successes are a big part of why we are challenging for the league title.And lets not forget that BR is only one part of the buying committee. It is also worth remembering that United have spent £118m net during the same period!
So you're saying I'm wrong based on the fact Coutinho and Sturridge have increased in Value?
When it comes to transfers I'm interested in the money spent and why it was spent, also how it was spent. You're banging on about United, any dope could tell you Mata isn't worth £40,000,000 and Fellaini isn't worth £25,000,000. Fact remains, Rodgers has spent a shed load on average players who've either failed or not proven anything yet. To be quite honest, I'm more interested on what he's missing out on rather than worrying about clubs we can't really compete with are doing.
You mention Sahko, yeah, he started to show promise mate, but in no way shape or form would you consider that a success (so far at least). He's played 12 games and looked like a donkey in four of them... £17,000,000 for a lad who doesn't COMMAND a regular first team place for me personally.... is a bit of a worry, especially when you consider the rubbish that is currently playing in his position.
Allen, as steady as he is was never a £15,000,000 player (not that I don't like him.... he's tidy and works his ***** off never letting us down) but that doesn't make him worth that money, Borini is quite frankly... SH1T and the likes of Aspas and Alberto have contributed to this season on a similar level myself personally. Then you have Illori etc etc.
Mignolet at £10,000,000 is also a complete flop. The manager is responsible for signings, make no mistake. If he isn't, he's in the wrong job. A manager needs to put his foot down and stand up to the owners if he's being bullied. Not roll over and take one up the ***** and let the club waste millions and millions on bog standard players. Anyone that can sit there and say his signings have even been satisfactory so far... is blinded by loyalty.
He's doing a good job, all the signs are promising, if we win the league then he's done an amazing job... the fact is though, I don't want a manager who's going to win us one league... or bring us close once or twice... I want one who's going to dominate time and time again.
Rodgers is showing the potential... he's showing the coaching ability, he's learning tactically and he's learning quickly.
If he can sort out his ***** poor transfer dealings, build on this season and tame his occasional mindless ramblings on interviews then we could well be seeing one of the best manager we've ever had... until I see more evidence in transfer windows, more progression I'm very much on the fence and think people need to keep a check on reality and remember, he's only been here two years... one good season doesn't make the man a genius.