And when Jürgen came in we let our German player go!
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Well, we’ve got Matip tbf
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Fucking Bruno Cheyrou…
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The next Zidane, we all knew this to be true.
Yeah, he was a proper manager who signed players who were appropriate, not just his countrymen. Bloody xenophobia.
If nothing else, and - let’s be honest - there wasn’t much, he’ll always be remembered for the goal that gave us our first win at Stamford Bridge in over fourteen years.
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Not only him, the whole of that 2002 summer was a disaster. Possibly the worst transfer window in the club’s history.
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… because tax dodgers hoard it.
Matty hit both sides of the coin.
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I always feel like the idea of fan groups needing to be consulted over pricing decisions is more theatre than anything else, but to do it in the middle of a season seems not just inappropriate, but the mark of a poorly run organization
Hendo redeemed the CHAD a bit but what a fucking window that was.
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At least there was Hendo. 
And Doni could’ve been fine as a backup, poor guy.
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I agree that fan consultation is largely a window dressing exercise. Owners don’t care, and if they did they would hand over consequential power, including voting rights. The more careful owners will do a little consultation to make the fans feel included - it helps keep the peace, and the money rolls in smoothly. Radcliffe hasn’t even gone for that charade.
If global TV rights are where the big money is, at some point a wise owner needs to think of the match going fan as part of the ‘product.’ If they aren’t there, with all the passion they can bring especially when it is a big game, not only is the lifeblood of the club removed, but a watching global audience is only seeing a shadow of what the club could and should be.
I’m not going all SOS as I am far removed geographically, but owners have to look after the match going fans or it is short sighted.
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Yeah. I have far more sympathy with the argument about making it more expensive for match going fans in general than one about lack of consultation. What does the latter accomplish? Makes you take time to go to a meeting just to be told the prices are going up?
Great process, lads
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I have 3 personal examples of teams that have taken advantage of 100% loyal fans while they haven’t won for years.
- Liverpool.
- Toronto Maple Leafs.
- Western Province Rugby.
So far it’s just the leafs that have won nothing, are still fleecing the fans, and are easily the worst of the three.
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@Zoran has a point but just to emphasise my opinion of the CHAD transfer window, whenever I talk about the worst signings in Liverpool’s history, I always - and I literally, literally mean always - forget Downing, just like I tend to forget that he played for Rodgers’ Liverpool. While Diouf, Marković and Balotelli have a strong argument for being the worst signings this club has made, Downing edges all three in my mind. Anyway, we can carry this over to another thread, there’s a dissection of Man United to be continued.
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Downing, better or worse than Antony? Discuss.
I actually think he might be worse lol, probably more like Markovic in terms of his impact for them…
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Worse.
By the way, 2002 was worse for me because we were on the verge of winning big things. Came second in the league, were minutes away from a CL semi, etc.
2011 was… well, let’s just say that the Carroll transfer already lowered my expectations (Suarez was a masterstroke though). That team was a tough watch.
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Downing at least had a period of 10 or so games where he was passable as a LB (although I recall, maybe Im imagining it though, that he was predicatbly shit defending back post crosses). But I hate him for putting me in the position of trying to argue we got a better deal from Villa than Utd did for Young
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Weren’t we playing 3 at the back when Brendan experimented with that?
I think Markovic actually looked useful for a few games at wing back around that time too…
But I remember alway thinking Dowijng was clearly a man for small occasions.
Worst signings for Liverpool.
Give your collective heads a wobble and look at the thread name.