Ryan Gravenberch

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

We’re not skint, we’re cheap.

Imagine if we had money and bought players.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

They’ve spent just over £100m and made a shit load back by selling Henderson and Fabinho to Saudi.

They’ve easily got the money for Gravenberch

Not quite how it works mate.

Originally Posted by Jethro

Not quite how it works mate.

Yeah, it pretty much is mate.

Would be a weird 'smoke and mirrors' tactic to have a bid of £100m+ accepted for a player.

What's the tactic, to ensure that every club bumps up the price if you go in for any other player subsequently?

Originally Posted by Coracao

Would be a weird 'smoke and mirrors' tactic to have a bid of £100m+ accepted for a player.

What's the tactic, to ensure that every club bumps up the price if you go in for any other player subsequently?

They were also bidding £45m for Lavia. I suppose that was %@#$&!s too.

They’ve got money. They’re not much different to us in terms of what they’ve spent in recent years. They can’t go mental like city or Chelsea can, but they’ve shown they’ve got big money when they really need it: Alison, VVD, Nunez, Gakpo, Szlobolozblozblowoz ….
They’ve spent moderately this summer and brought in much more than they could have ever expected for Henderson and Fabinho (said to he around £60m for the pair).

Their net spend (I know I know) is reportedly around £70. They’ve comfortably got the money for a £25-30m punt on this fella without needing £100m+ plus from a Salah sale.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

They were also bidding £45m for Lavia. I suppose that was %@#$&!s too.

They’ve got money. They’re not much different to us in terms of what they’ve spent in recent years. They can’t go mental like city or Chelsea can, but they’ve shown they’ve got big money when they really need it: Alison, VVD, Nunez, Gakpo, Szlobolozblozblowoz ….
They’ve spent moderately this summer and brought in much more than they could have ever expected for Henderson and Fabinho (said to he around £60m for the pair).

Their net spend (I know I know) is reportedly around £70. They’ve comfortably got the money for a £25-30m punt on this fella without needing £100m+ plus from a Salah sale.

Their net spend since summer 21/22 is -185.35m Euros. Ours is -153m for this summer alone.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Their net spend since summer 21/22 is -185.35m Euros. Ours is -153m for this summer alone.

They’re much much better at selling than us. The point that they have money to spend still stands, especially given what they’ve made this summer. If they can afford £100m on Caceido, they can stretch to £30m for Gravenberch.

After losing a couple this will be their 4th midfield signing of the summer.

£#%&! I hate these parasitic @#%&!s running our club.

Originally Posted by AK14

After losing a couple this will be their 4th midfield signing of the summer.

£#%&! I hate these parasitic @#%&!s running our club.

Yep. They needed midfielders and they got them. Simple. That attack will always rattle in goals. The defence isn’t what it once was and they’ll struggle to match the consistency of previous seasons, but I expect them to be right up there this season.

Very unfancied after last season, but we’ve seen them do something similar in 2021 and they came right back the next season.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Yep. They needed midfielders and they got them. Simple. That attack will always rattle in goals. The defence isn’t what it once was and they’ll struggle to match the consistency of previous seasons, but I expect them to be right up there this season.

Very unfancied after last season, but we’ve seen them do something similar in 2021 and they came right back the next season.

Did the same with the forward line too tbf, obviously not the same quality but Klopp wanted replacements and it happened.

At this rate we’ll be starting Maguire at defensive midfield. We’re so low on numbers in the squad it’s ridiculous.

Originally Posted by AK14

Did the same with the forward line too tbf, obviously not the same quality but Klopp wanted replacements and it happened.

At this rate we’ll be starting Maguire at defensive midfield. We’re so low on numbers in the squad it’s ridiculous.

It helps that the board are aligned with Klopp too. They trust him and the recruitment team. We’ve got Erik trying to convince them of Martinez over Pau Torres and the silly @#%&!s offering a new deal to DDG even though he’s clearly surplus to the manager.

They’ve had their issues with Chelsea nabbing their targets and no team ever gets exactly what they want, but they’re organised. They’ve phased in a new
Forward line and now they’re doing it with the midfield. They’ll target the defence over the next couple of windows.

It’s not £#%&!ing rocket science and this is what Rangnick alluded too.

Meanwhile, we do a couple of promising deals with good efficiency and then it quickly descends into the usual chaos: can’t shift players, lowering asking prices, accepting loans…. Then going for loan players - literally offering £1m like it’s £#%&!ing 1992 and we’re going for Cantona.

All the time pretending it’s all about FFP.

It’s all %@#$&!s. It’s all Glazers. Absolutely nothing changes until they go.

Liverpool are redeveloping their stadium, apparently the costs have gone through the roof and one of the main contractors have gone bust. They haven’t got the money to throw around, the 100 million they would have spent on Caicedo would have been paid over 5 years.

Signing for Liverpool

€40m

Finger crossed he’s shit and a trouble maker.

Probably the best midfielder in the world now.

10h playing tricks again gakpo style

He’s generally been seen as a bit of a poor man’s Pogba (when Pogba was actually good) albeit puts in a decent defensive shift in midfield

He’ll be decent for them but I don’t think we should be too worried about an Endo and Gravenberch midfield

Originally Posted by Jethro

Probably the best midfielder in the world now.

Can tell by the way he runs. Nobody occupies the half spaces quite like him - that level of intelligence will go down a treat at Anfield. They're such an intelligent fanbase.

Bayern are getting rid because he's simply too good for them.

Remember when Wijnaldum would get called ‘Gini’ by the RAWKinators? I wonder what they’ll call this guy.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Remember when Wijnaldum would get called ‘Gini’ by the RAWKinators? I wonder what they’ll call this guy.

Gravy?