Xherdan Shaqiri

[Daisy]

11 minutes ago, TD_LFC said:

Utd have a second choice on 350k (18 mill) a year, not sure 60k per week/3 mill per year is that exorbitant given the current climate.

Well man United somehow have a lower wage bill than us so I guess they can afford that luxury 

[m0e]

51 minutes ago, belarus said:

He absolutely is

Literally, the entire profession of football seems to disagree with you.

 

Including our manager.

[dockers_strike]

2 minutes ago, Daisy said:

Well man United somehow have a lower wage bill than us so I guess they can afford that luxury 

They have a slightly lower wage bill even though they have won the square root of fuck all since the gimp's been in charge.

[Dr Nowt]

‘What do you think about Xherdan Shaqiri moving on from Liverpool, mate?’

 

’Adrian is on £60k per week! I fucking hate FSG!’

 

Oh, right.

[TD_LFC]

14 minutes ago, Daisy said:

Well man United somehow have a lower wage bill than us so I guess they can afford that luxury 

Not had to worry about those pesky success bonuses innit.

[Daisy]

6 minutes ago, TD_LFC said:

Not had to worry about those pesky success bonuses innit.

I've heard your tune before. Not sure where though 

[TD_LFC]

Relax it's a joke.

 

It's an odd thing to be mad at, 60k would put him on the low end of the senior players in the squad.

[Curly]

1 hour ago, m0e said:

Literally, the entire profession of football seems to disagree with you.

 

Including our manager.

The entire profession eh? Would love to see your data collation on that hyperbole

[m0e]

24 minutes ago, belarus said:

The entire profession eh? Would love to see your data collation on that hyperbole

How about the fact the mighty Lyon are literally the only team in for him, and aren't willing to pay more than 5million quid?

 

Your turn.

[Captain Turdseye]

32 minutes ago, m0e said:

How about the fact the mighty Lyon are literally the only team in for him, and aren't willing to pay more than 5million quid?

 

Your turn.

To be fair, Covid probably has a lot to do with that. And French teams are absolutely brassic. 

[Brownie]

Yeah i’d say the fee is more to do with COVID and the impact on finances.

 

The oil clubs aren’t impacted by that but everyone else seemingly is.

[Jairzinho]

Adrian isn't really on 60k a week, is he?

[TD_LFC]

the €3 billion, 4 year, tv deal they had with mediapro collapsed last season which has screwed them as well.

[m0e]

1 hour ago, Captain Turdseye said:

To be fair, Covid probably has a lot to do with that. And French teams are absolutely brassic. 

Maybe. But the fact still stands. Lyon are the only team in for him and aren't prepared to push the boat out either.

 

Lyon. Not Lille. Not Marseille.

 

Mid table,  no where near Europe, Lyon.

 

I know Lazio and Napoli apparently looked at loan deals for him, but they weren't even prepared to negotiate any sort of fee.

 

Anyone who describes Shaqiri as "great" has really low standards, in my opinion.

 

Probably the same people who thought Bogdan should have got a go, Ibe was better than Sterling, and Harry Wilson should have been kept on.

[Grinch]

3 hours ago, TD_LFC said:

Utd have a second choice on 350k (18 mill) a year, not sure 60k per week/3 mill per year is that exorbitant given the current climate.

Good comparison.  You just have to ignore one being world class when his contract was given and the other being shite his whole career.

[TD_LFC]

2 minutes ago, Grinch said:

Good comparison.  You just have to ignore one being world class when his contract was given and the other being shite his whole career.

I would if I considered it a real comparison instead of a throwaway comment.

[aws]

Pre-Covid, Shaq was probably a £20m player - not a star but a good performer with a dodgy fitness record. But now his wages mean he has very low value in the current market and we either take what we can get or we see him go for nothing next season with us probably not having used him much in the meantime.  

[dockers_strike]

I like Shaq. I think he's a good attacking player and squad player. Jurgen doesnt seem to like the fact Shaq is weaker at defending than attacking so he hasnt made the impact he could have. That and injuries havent helped.

[TD_LFC]

He doesn't really have a role in the team, he's not what Klopp likes in a No.8, too slow to be a first teamer on the wings. best position for us would be playing off a striker in a 10 but we didn't have the opportunity to play that system very often.

 

 

[Bobby Hundreds]

You have to wonder why did we buy him at all if he was so completely unsuited.

 

[TD_LFC]

Because he can back up lots of positions.

 

I know general fan wisdom is you buy players to replace first teamers and then the first teamers become your squad players but that's not sustainable in the real world, you have to buy utility players, players who can fill a gap in the squad, players you can develop etc.

[Curly]

3 hours ago, m0e said:

How about the fact the mighty Lyon are literally the only team in for him, and aren't willing to pay more than 5million quid?

 

Your turn.

I think you’re zoning in on the word great. Nobody is saying he is a great, but I am saying it in the way that he is a great player, seems a great lad and has been massively underused. 
 

“What do you think of shaq?”

”He’s great isn’t he?”

 

Also, your argument above has a fair few holes in it. The entire profession you said. So

by the fact there is only one bid for him, that means nobody else would love to have him? We never received a bid for or interest in Carragher. Do you reckon that meant “the entire profession” wouldn’t have wanted to sign him?

 

Shaq is a cracking little player. The use of the word great is merely a superlative in the same line as saying someone is “quality” or “boss”. It doesn’t pin him at the highest echelon of the game

[SlugTrail]

5 hours ago, Dr Nowt said:

‘What do you think about Xherdan Shaqiri moving on from Liverpool, mate?’

 

’Adrian is on £60k per week! I fucking hate FSG!’

 

Oh, right.

Classic TLW

[m0e]

13 minutes ago, belarus said:

I think you’re zoning in on the word great. Nobody is saying he is a great, but I am saying it in the way that he is a great player, seems a great lad and has been massively underused. 
 

“What do you think of shaq?”

”He’s great isn’t he?”

 

Also, your argument above has a fair few holes in it. The entire profession you said. So

by the fact there is only one bid for him, that means nobody else would love to have him? We never received a bid for or interest in Carragher. Do you reckon that meant “the entire profession” wouldn’t have wanted to sign him?

 

Shaq is a cracking little player. The use of the word great is merely a superlative in the same line as saying someone is “quality” or “boss”. It doesn’t pin him at the highest echelon of the game

Firstly, you don't know this.

 

Secondly, we didn't have Carragher on the market 3 windows running (possibly more).

 

I get your point about the word great, but the comment I commented on specifically stated that he was a "great player".

 

He isn't.

 

He's barely a great squad player.

[m0e]

1 hour ago, aws said:

Pre-Covid, Shaq was probably a £20m player - not a star but a good performer with a dodgy fitness record. But now his wages mean he has very low value in the current market and we either take what we can get or we see him go for nothing next season with us probably not having used him much in the meantime.  

He's not on a free next summer. We can trigger a 1 year extension.