Dammit, Chelsea bought Demba Ba 
Which means I'll have to remove him from my Fantasy Premier League squad
Which means I'll have to remove him from my Fantasy Premier League squad 
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Pierre van Hooijdonk shows he still can take the free kick! This was yesterday during the traditional match between ex-internationals vs the Royal HFC (De amateur club won with 4-3).
The Flash
Dennis Wilcock did 9/11
I was just checking out Liverpool's transfers in the past couple of seasons. Worst managed budget ever ?
2012-2013 : Total £40,000,000 spent, no top quality players, three players overpaid.
- Joe Allen - £15,000,000
- Daniel Sturridge - £12,000,000
- Fabio Borini - £10,500,000
- Oussama Assaidi - £2,500,000
2011-2012 : Total £53,750,000 spent, no top quality players, one massively overpaid (Downing) and three overpaid players. One could argue that Henderson has a bright future, but considering a potential like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain worth £12,000,000 for Arsenal, that's too much.
- Jordan Henderson - £20,000,000
- Stewart Downing - £20,000,000
- Charlie Adam - £6,750,000
- Jose Enrique - £7,000,000
2010-2011 : Total £82,850,000 spent, only one top quality player (Suarez), fine moves in Meireles, Wilson and Shelvey, completely ridiculous transfers in Poulsen, Konchesky and Jones (what was the need) and quite a candidate for the worst transfer ever : Andy Carroll.
- Andy Carroll - £35,000,000
- Luis Suarez - £22,800,000
- Raul Meireles - £11,500,000
- Christian Poulsen - £4,500,000
- Paul Konchesky - £3,000,000
- Brad Jones - £2,300,000
- Danny Wilson - £2,000,000
- Jonjo Shelvey - £1,750,000
Overall : £176,600,000 spent, only gaining one top quality player.
2012-2013 : Total £40,000,000 spent, no top quality players, three players overpaid.
- Joe Allen - £15,000,000
- Daniel Sturridge - £12,000,000
- Fabio Borini - £10,500,000
- Oussama Assaidi - £2,500,000
2011-2012 : Total £53,750,000 spent, no top quality players, one massively overpaid (Downing) and three overpaid players. One could argue that Henderson has a bright future, but considering a potential like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain worth £12,000,000 for Arsenal, that's too much.
- Jordan Henderson - £20,000,000
- Stewart Downing - £20,000,000
- Charlie Adam - £6,750,000
- Jose Enrique - £7,000,000
2010-2011 : Total £82,850,000 spent, only one top quality player (Suarez), fine moves in Meireles, Wilson and Shelvey, completely ridiculous transfers in Poulsen, Konchesky and Jones (what was the need) and quite a candidate for the worst transfer ever : Andy Carroll.
- Andy Carroll - £35,000,000
- Luis Suarez - £22,800,000
- Raul Meireles - £11,500,000
- Christian Poulsen - £4,500,000
- Paul Konchesky - £3,000,000
- Brad Jones - £2,300,000
- Danny Wilson - £2,000,000
- Jonjo Shelvey - £1,750,000
Overall : £176,600,000 spent, only gaining one top quality player.
That's why You'll Never Win Anything 
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
In the Premiership, only Newcastle can compete with Liverpool in terms of spending big on mid-table quality players 
Compare their net transfer spend to Arsenal's and consider that a few years ago, Liverpool and Arsenal were probably equally good! Also, Liverpool's net spend is mitigated by the incredible money Chelsea paid for Torres.
Compare their net transfer spend to Arsenal's and consider that a few years ago, Liverpool and Arsenal were probably equally good! Also, Liverpool's net spend is mitigated by the incredible money Chelsea paid for Torres.
The Flash
Dennis Wilcock did 9/11
Not really, Torres = Andy Carroll + Raul Meireles + Christian Poulsen, what about the rest of the crap ?
And leave that do the side, Liverpool actually helps other teams with ridiculous spends. Buying Joe Allen for 15M helped Swansea to get quality players like Michu and Pablo Hernandez. Same applies with Newcastle's success last year and the latest one, Daniel Sturridge's transfer helped Chelsea to land Demba Ba with ease.
And leave that do the side, Liverpool actually helps other teams with ridiculous spends. Buying Joe Allen for 15M helped Swansea to get quality players like Michu and Pablo Hernandez. Same applies with Newcastle's success last year and the latest one, Daniel Sturridge's transfer helped Chelsea to land Demba Ba with ease.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Mitigated, not eliminated My point was, £50 million for Torres makes the numbers look less bad.
But the only reason why they got that much for him, was that Roman A was desperate to get him at the time, it wasn't about any sort of clever sales strategy from Liverpool's side. And they immediately compensated for it anyway, by spending more than half of the money on Carroll!
My point was, £50 million for Torres makes the numbers look less bad.But the only reason why they got that much for him, was that Roman A was desperate to get him at the time, it wasn't about any sort of clever sales strategy from Liverpool's side. And they immediately compensated for it anyway, by spending more than half of the money on Carroll!
No offence to Galatasaray, but I don't understand why he chose them over Manchester United or Liverpool...
(for Manu anyway, we play in CL unlike Liverpool
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Well, for Liverpool I can understand it. Galatasaray play in the Champions League, Liverpool do not. As for Man United, I haven't heard that they've shown any concrete interest, and definitely not come with a bid. Do any of you happen to know which other clubs, if any, had offered Sneijder a contract?