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if we're using the media to unsettle him it's fair that o'neil's a little pissed off, although it's nothing new. and ultimately he's been as guilty of making this bigger news than it might have been as anyone at liverpool has.

i don't accept that the only time you should be negotiating for players is once the seasons over though. i think you need to act early, which is exactly what parry has been criticised for not doing on countless occasions, not only by rafa but by fans too.

united were tapping up tevez last season, and it wasn't as though west ham had nothing to play for, or as if it affected their form. berbatov's another. as is bentley.