Soccer

>
> Thinking about this a little more...we've now lost Torres [let's face
> it...he's gone....I dread to think what the fans will do if he plays
at
> Anfield again for us] Mascherano and Alonso...three of the best at
what
> they do. There's not much sign that we'll be able to attract players
of
> similar quality. Every time one of these leave we become less
> attractive. How much of Suarez coming was based on playing with
> Torres....This is a really slippery slope that we are on.
>

I think you are being excessively pessimistic here, if the club can
establish themselves as one that is going to spend a good amount each
season, pay competitive wages and have some success on the pitch then we
are going to have no problems whatsoever in attracting new players,
tarring the new owners with the same brush as the former muppets is a
bit too harsh when they have responded to team needs during this
transfer window despite it typically offering less value than the summer
ones.

> It's a pity that British players have become so ordinary, because it
> would be far better if we could load up with those players. That's not
> meant to be xenophobic, in fact if you think about it, it's just the
> opposite. But in reality are you really going to get foreign players
> hanging around for 6/7/8/9 years?
>

In general plenty of players don't hang around as much as they used to
in the past, but if the aim with the current owners is to get players in
before their peak, have them for a few years at that level and then flog
them on before their value plummets then the aim is probably to keep
them around 6/7 years anyway i.e. one contract and a renewal.

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