Downing Completes Liverpool Transfer

[Irish villain]

Why the hell to we bother? What is the point? I'm usually one of the optimists around here who believes we'll win a title in the next 20 years or that Champions League will come to us within the next 5 years.

But really? Is football at a point now where no team except the existing rich guys need bother showing up?

Let me go away and cool down.

[garyfouroaks]

What do you expect from a jerk like Faulkner?

Faulkner is deeply unimpressive.

[bertlambshank]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2392227,00.html

So we don't gave replacements lined up, but believe there are targets available? Top drawer management.

That statement says it all.The club are a joke at the moment.PF really should not be allowed to make any statement, he sounds like a prick.

[Redman]

One thing I will say is, does it take a circa £80 million spend to even just ensure the heady heights of 5th-7th now?  Top flight football in this country really is in La La Land.

Needless to say, Liverpool intend to finish higher than 5th-7th.

Oh I'm sure you do.

But do you really think Man U, Chelsea, Citeh or Arsenal are worried/ envious vis a vis most of your business to date?

I don't think Tottingham will be particularly miffed either. That's five for the kick off.

It depends whether they understand the policy or not and whether they think it'll be effective.

To stress the point further:

OptaJoe Opta Sports
56% - Downing, Adam & Henderson created 239 chances in the PL last season, equivalent to 56% of Liverpool's 2010-11 total (429). Blueprint.

and

[garyfouroaks]

For me it is the end of the Lerner/Mon dream. A dream where it was just possible that we could be a force again.

Now we are just also-rans again. Bent must be asking himself what he has done.

[Villafirst]

Disappointed. I'm glad it's being settled quickly rather than dragging out, but from being Player of the Year to all of a sudden wanting out. It's quite shit really.

It's over to you Alex to get the players with the coin hopefully burning a hole in your pocket.

Break a leg Stew. I mean that sincerely.

You're probably right with the ''coin'' quote - Lerner will scrape around the back of the sofa to give AM a pittance to re-invest if we're lucky. After all, AM did say there is ''no pot of gold'' to spend - so don't think by selling Downing there will be money to spend. Billionaire owner? A complete joke!

Let's have a bit of perspective here for a second. The three players that have left over the past two season's (Milner, Young and Barry) cost just under £35m to bring in. Throw in all the other money he has spent and the £24m he spent in January, then i think 'a complete joke' is harsh.

Let's just see what happens between now and the end of August. If the money has'nt been re-invested, then he'll know about it i'm sure.

I can't believe you're still making excuses for this board! Have a good think about what's been going on since MON left. I'm beginning to see why he quit now.

[bertlambshank]

Redman just fuck off.

[Greg N'Ash]

Anyone think we'll doing anything more than making up the numbers next season at best? Carcrash waiting to happen. But then people slow down on the motorway to watch car crashes so it should boost ticket sales. Lerner must have so much faith in AM he's willing to sell all our good players just so he can amaze us with his re-building job.

Or he's clueless.

[VillaAlways]

One thing I will say is, does it take a circa £80 million spend to even just ensure the heady heights of 5th-7th now?  Top flight football in this country really is in La La Land.

Needless to say, Liverpool intend to finish higher than 5th-7th.

Oh I'm sure you do.

But do you really think Man U, Chelsea, Citeh or Arsenal are worried/ envious vis a vis most of your business to date?

I don't think Tottingham will be particularly miffed either. That's five for the kick off.

It depends whether they understand the policy or not and whether they think it'll be effective.

To stress the point further:

OptaJoe Opta Sports
56% - Downing, Adam & Henderson created 239 chances in the PL last season, equivalent to 56% of Liverpool's 2010-11 total (429). Blueprint.

and

Shouldn't you be celebrating your signing on RAWK ??

[avfcpg]

Well the next few weeks will let us know if AM was bought in to manage on a low budget or if he will have these funds made available. And I ain't holding my breath, it's all very depressing right now.

Maybe this will be the transfer that sets a few others off...most of them probably going to Spurzzz of course.

Given, Hutton, Nzogbia and Parker and selling Downing for £20 million would be an absolute result....if the board have even thought about buying a player or two yet? "players who may be available" are you f*cking kidding me...

[Eigentor]

Redman, please take the night off. I don't think anyone on here gives a flying fuck about Liverpool's so-called scientific transfer approach right now.

Perhaps another time.

[pauliewalnuts]

Redman, please take the night off. I don't think anyone on here gives a flying fuck about Liverpool's so-called scientific transfer approach right now.

Perhaps another time.

I think this is true.

Redman, take the night off, please.

[hilts_coolerking]

Dispiriting that Milner, Young and Downing have gone and yet Beye, Heskey, Warnock and Ireland are all still here.

[Redman]

Redman, please take the night off. I don't think anyone on here gives a flying fuck about Liverpool's so-called scientific transfer approach right now.

Perhaps another time.

Fair enough.

Sorry folks.

I'll lie low for a bit.

[KevinGage]

You've obviously missed a trick there then.

If we're taking a Villdawg painting by statistics approach to football, you could have got Kevin Davies for a fraction of the cost.

Because it's obviously as easy as looking at the ratios from the season previous and assuming the exact same conditions, formation and opposition strengths/ weaknesses will be in play again.

Which is probably why Man Citeh thought they were getting a goalscoring midfielder last year. Milner was our nominated penalty taker, but I won't tell them if you don't.