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I don't know if it's been posted but it's good for a laugh.

I wanted to see what Galaxy fans thought of welcoming one of the greatest players to play the game to their team.

It really is laughable, I especially love the fact they think the MLS is not far off the Prem.

http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/steven-gerrard-in-the-blue-and-gold.2015296/

So is Mario definitely a Rodgers signing and not a committee signing? 

Not. Lille need to agree. They won't.

So with another striker will he will stop missing open goals?

You can't make excuses for his performances so far, Dismal

Possibly. Maybe he'll feel less pressure when everyone isn't relying solely on him for goals.

They have been dismal performances, but he's been up top on his own. He looked decent when playing with Strurridge,

He needs another striker along side him. He's wank on his own.

I wonder what will happen to him when big Divock gets here. 

We just missed out on 14m offer for Borini. That's a fantastic fee in my eyes, though granted it will drop if he doesn't play this season. 

Lallana is not talentless, judging him after 6 games in a new team is beyond retarded. The same can be said for Balotelli(though I hold less hope for him).

Apparantly stormed out the ground when he found out he was dropped.

He needs someone up top with him, and not Borini. He looked very good playing with Sturridge. He needs someone in front of him. The only time I seen him run behind the defence was earlier in the season when he layed the ball off to Sturridge and then made a clever run behind, but Sturridge decided to shoot. 

I think he'll be very good when Sturridge gets back. He's not a lone wolf.

Cuz we're crafty.

Maybe its try before you buy. We have Sterling and Lazar run at him and if he's not good enough then he'll 'fail' his medical.

Genius. Ayre's finally starting to show his worth.

Why have we not announced him signing if he's training with us?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlTUcXGhwB4

There had to be something.

From the youtube videos I've seen he looks rapid and looks like he can play. Hopefully he can be as good as Jovanovic.

Exactly Anubis.

 

My point is that FSG, as they promised, are implementing the "Arsenal model" which lead them to a trophyless decade, which ended last season, the same season they changed their model, a model which lead their most important players even those who captained their team wanting to leave at the first chance (Toure, Van Persie, Fabregas Nasri, Clichy etc...).

 

How can people get excited in signing a 20yr old player when they know that by the time he turns 25 and he attracts the interest of our rivals, he will be sold for profit, before we even win anything? This is what will happen with Sterling, Markovic, Can, Coutinho etc... That is the reason we are targeting players like them. When was the last time we signing a player like Sanchez, at the peak of his career?

Arsenal's model was to not release funds in back into the team. FSG put all of Torres' money back in the team and are widely expected to put all of the Suarez money back in the team. Stop banging on about the Arsenal model, we're not following it to a T. We were closer to the Arsenal model under H + G.

With the timing, it sort of looks like getting Markovic was dependent on Suarez leaving.

In terms of consistency, Lallana is quite a big improvement on Coutinho. Don't get me wrong, I love Coutinho, he was one of the only consistents in my dream team last year(albeit mainly on price). But I watched him so many times do nothing but show up and play a part.  Lallana was one of, if not, the stand out player(s) nearly every game for Southampton. That's the main thing, Coutinho needs to be more consistent. I don't think there's a better way to help achieve that then to give him a visual target to beat.  I have not doubt Coutinho can be better than Lallana, but I don't think he is at this moment. 

I'd happily pay 25m to have a consistent 7/10 minimum performer on the pitch, and if it helps Coutinho push on to perform every game then it's a bargain, because I think he has the world at his feet. But I don't think it helps if he thinks he's nearly a dead cert to start. If I was in his shoes and had a bad game, and I was dropped for someone like Moses, I'd know it'd only be a matter of time before I'm back in there. Swap Moses for Lallana and I'd fight my bollocks off to get back in.

I know Suarez is gone, I've expected it. A small part of me wants it as long as we get a fair deal. But why is the consensus that if the "clause" is met, he's gone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykJ4Rvko2cE

I personally don't mind. I trust Henry and Rodgers. Even if Henry doesn't give a shit about Liverpool I know he gives a shit about success, and while he's our owner he's working to maximize the value of our squad and club.

I know people will say "Suarez is irreplaceable, selling him is detrimental to us gaining success" but it's not. I'm actually an experienced manager. On FIFA I successfully lead Northampton from League 2 to numerous Champions League titles and I can tell you, sentimentality and current best players mean nothing. You always need to plan for the future. Sell players at their peak value. Suarez is at his peak value. Next summer he'll be 28 pushing 29, you're looking at 50m tops. That's a top drawer propsect who you could have for decade, gone for one more season of Suarez. It's time to sell. If he wasn't a loon I may have a different opinion but he's batshit crazy.

I know I'm pessimistic but I just don't don't see us getting Sanchez. I don't think I've I've seen us sign a player of his calibre or standing in world football in my life time. We usually get this sort of player when they're just potential, we help them grow, then they fuck off to Spain once they reach this level. Maybe Torres but I don't think he was rated as highly as Sanchez is right now.

If we do though, it says a lot about the direction we're going and Brendan Rodgers. I fucking hope we do.

Time will tell. He's been the the shining light for Southampton who have been overachieving. Pointless comparing his stats for Southampton to players at better clubs. because they have better players surrounding them. Look at Ronaldo, averages more than a goal a game for Madrid but can barely finish his dinner for Portugal so he goes to the press and calls his teammates average. 

Yes he hasn't been at the top level for long, but it's irrelevent. For every example of a player that's flopped after a good season or two, there's a player who's thrived. 

It's a lot of money but it's not like a majority think he'll flop. Most people rate him highly. 

I know defenders last longer than midfielders, but look at United buying Ferdinand. He was 24 and cost about 30m. Factor in inflation and I don't know what that would be at today's rate but no one mentions his price for United. If we get good service out of him for as long as expected then no one will care. 

Until now.

 

England’s World Cup playing sensation Raheem Sterling has been catapulted firmly into the limelight thanks to his skills on the pitch.

 

 

Paul Lawrence with Raheem Sterling last year

The footballer from Neasden gave his first ever newspaper interview to the Timesat the age of just 14 while he was a pupil at Copland Community School in Wembley.

Five years on and he’s set to be paid £100,000 a week player by his club Liverpool once he returns to England.

Below is that very first interview where the schoolboy admitted he was a Manchester United fan and revealed he could have played for Jamaican or Canada but chose England.

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Raheem Sterling shows off the winners trophy at the 2009 London Youth Games with Brent (pic: London Youth Games)

Surrounded by hype, it looks as if many QPR fans are already pinning their hopes of future glory on Raheem Sterling.

The Neasden teenager’s name has been extolled far and wide during a fortnight that encompassed call-ups to both the England under-16 team and Rangers’ reserve side.

Tabloid gossip columns have already touted Sterling for an imminent league debut and a move to one of the Premier League’s big boys – even though he is still a few weeks from his 15th birthday.

This may be premature.

Raheem Sterling, then a QPR player, in action for England Under-16s. Photo credit: Lynne Cameron/PA wire

But there is no doubting that the young forward from St Raphael’s Estate is already a flag-bearer for the proud tradition of schools’ football in Brent.

In the past, the borough’s schools have produced a number of stars at the highest level, such as Stuart Pearce, Ricky Hill, Gary Waddock and Jason Roberts.

Arsenal full-back Kerrea Gilbert, meanwhile, is among the roll of former students at

Copland Community School, where Sterling is studying for his GCSEs.

Copland Community School in Wembley

The 14-year-old, who is also a good middle distance runner, has helped both school and borough to success in recent years, notably when he scored the decisive goal to

earn Brent the gold medal for football at last summer’s London Youth Games.

“Just the fact that Raheem’s here is good for our whole squad,” said Paul Lawrence,

head of PE at the Wembley school.

“The boys all want to play for the same team as him –they want to impress and try

and improve themselves.

“They’ve seen how hard Raheem works and it makes them think about how far they

can go and gives them hope that maybe they can play for the district or the borough, or get into a professional team.

“We’ve had four boys who played for England under-16s and went on to under-18 level, including Kerrea. It would be nice to think Raheem could work his way up through the ranks with England.”

Sterling is also qualified for Jamaica and Canada, but certainly caught the eye on his first appearance in an England shirt after he came on for the second half against Northern Ireland at Chester earlier this month.

The Copland youngster set up Matthias Fanimo for England’s second goal in a 2-0 win that ensures they will retain the Victory Shield if they avoid defeat against

Scotland at Tynecastle next week.

“At first I just said to Steve Gallen, my manager at QPR, ‘are you being serious?’ when he said I’d got a call-up for England,” Sterling told the

Times.

“It was like a dream –I was so happy and I was telling all my friends. We spent a whole week there before the game and I knew I had to do my best in training.

“It was great, although I wasn’t in the starting line-up. I wasn’t really nervous –I just

wanted to impress the manager for the next game and he said ‘well done’ to the

whole team afterwards.”

It was Gallen, the youth development manager at QPR, who pushed Sterling up to under-16 level and then brought him into the under-18 side this season. And the teenager revealed that veteran Gareth Ainsworth – who played alongside him when he made his debut for the reserves against Crawley Town last week –has also had

a significant influence.

“When Gareth Ainsworth was caretaker manager last year, he used to come and watch the under-16s train and since then he’s been pushing

me on,” Sterling added.

“He says he wants to see me in the first team before he leaves the club.

“Everyone’s been pretty nice –they all just treat me like one of them and want me to do my best. I’d like to play a few more games for the reserves and play for the first

team eventually.

“Jim Magilton has watched me play and train and he said ‘keep doing what you’re doing –I’m not afraid to chuck young players in the first team’.

If it happened, I’d just have to be a bit smarter than normal.”

It’s still another year before Sterling can sign a professional contract – so what if Manchester City were to come calling before then, as has been rumoured?

“Robinho is my favourite player,” Sterling admitted.

“Playing just behind the striker is my best position.

Actually I support Man United –but I just want to stay at QPR for the moment and go from there.”

Stick as much money as you can afford on City to beat Everton. If they win you get a nice bit of cash. If you lose then it will be in our hands again. I don't mind losing money if it means the league's in our hands with two games to go.

We better fucking win the league. The amount I'm smoking during these games I'm pretty much nailed on for cancer. I'll be gutted if I get it for nothing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkbN8-nPSM4

I personally think he's talking shit. They've probably had disagreements, but I doubt they're holding off giving him a new contract because of them. They're clueless if so.

I reckon Brendan's just holding all the cards. A new contract for the manager who delivered the league after 24 years is going to be a fair bit better than the one given to the manager who returned us to Champions League.