Sterling: "I want to leave Liverpool"

Sterling isn't elite imo. The fact that he's English and there's hype surrounding him, Liverpool could get a good amount of money and replace him with someone superior.

Bidding war.

Think he'll go for 45-50M pounds.

He'll go for sure though....Although, if he gets told in meeting on friday that he'll have to play for 35k/week for another 2 years before leaving on a free, he may agtree to a bumper contract with a release clause ala Suarez.

But he's a rat and I hope he leaves. Him and his agent have scooped to the lowest of low reporting the United interest to the press.

sell sterling for 40mil. replace him with ibe. add another 30mil to the 40. and 70mil should buy a good striker and a tidy mf player. everyone is happy.

Screw that. We have money for the holes we need to plug, and we already have replacements for Sterling in Origi, Ibe and Markovic. FSG should make an example of him. Make him train by himself, put him in the reserves but don't play him in any games until the end of his current contract. Entitled, ungrateful little shit.

El Cujo wrote:Screw that. We have money for the holes we need to plug, and we already have replacements for Sterling in Origi, Ibe and Markovic. FSG should make an example of him. Make him train by himself, put him in the reserves but don't play him in any games until the end of his current contract. Entitled, ungrateful little shit.

the law would stop us from doing that mate. but that would be the best thing for him.

Ayre: Do you want to sign the new contract with 100k/week?
Sterling and his agent: No absolutely not.
Ayre: Think once more. You will not be allowed to leave. doesnt matter if any EPL teams bids even 100m for you.
Sterling: (in his mind - as soon as someone bids 50m for me they will just accept the deal if I say NO now) Sorry No.
Ayre: (in his mind - OK *bleep* off and rot in the resreves) Leaves without saying anything.

MR BOND wrote:

El Cujo wrote:Screw that. We have money for the holes we need to plug, and we already have replacements for Sterling in Origi, Ibe and Markovic. FSG should make an example of him. Make him train by himself, put him in the reserves but don't play him in any games until the end of his current contract. Entitled, ungrateful little shit.

the law would stop us from doing that mate. but that would be the best thing for him.

Is that actually true, were under no legal requirement to field him in our first team.

that would be really mature way to deal with rejection.

El Cujo wrote:Screw that. We have money for the holes we need to plug, and we already have replacements for Sterling in Origi, Ibe and Markovic. FSG should make an example of him. Make him train by himself, put him in the reserves but don't play him in any games until the end of his current contract. Entitled, ungrateful little shit.

You aware that he can buy his own 'freedom' for peanuts if you do that right ?
For as low as 1.5 mil( not sure whether this value is correct) he can terminate his contract with pool as per the Webster ruling.

In reality no player would normally stoop to that level but if the club treat him like shit, and leave him with no choice, I am sure no one would blame him if he actually does that.

Hapless_Hans wrote:that would be really mature way to deal with rejection.

your a smart guy hans. im sure you can see the problem is not sterling wanting to leave. its the way him and his agent are acting that's rubbing people he wrong way.

Pool fans would ruin a guy's career or a year of it rather than accept rejection

He has every right in the world to ask for more money if someone else is willing to give him it. That's how it works.

on ssn.

Press Association understand that Liverpool have cancelled contract talks with Raheem Sterling and his representatives which had been due to take place on Friday.

wonder if this means Liverpool have withdrawn there offer of a new contract.

Hapless_Hans wrote:that would be really mature way to deal with rejection.

It's a really good way to show that the club won't be held ransom by some immature, ungrateful punk who has really accomplished nothing in his career and sulked away the second half of the season after being given special privileges and being brought along by the club. If he had gone about it in a different manner I would be fine with just selling him, but I think the way the situation has been handled calls for something a bit more heavy handed.

I also don't know of any clause saying we have to play Sterling. If he wants to go the Webster Ruling route I'm sure that FSG would fight it as they've already shown with Suarez they're not afraid to play hardball. They'd probably take him to court over it and make it hell on him. FSG have shown to be a ruthless company in the past.

Freeza wrote:Pool fans would ruin a guy's career or a year of it rather than accept rejection

He has every right in the world to ask for more money if someone else is willing to give him it. That's how it works.

did anyone say he couldent ask for more money..

well, since his agent said publicly he wouldn't sign for 900k a week I guess they might as well cancel those talks

Hapless_Hans wrote:well, since his agent said publicly he wouldn't sign for 900k a week I guess they might as well cancel those talks

his agent has said ( hrs ago ) that he said nothing of the sort. and is seeking legal advice on the matter. keep up.

El Cujo wrote:

Hapless_Hans wrote:that would be really mature way to deal with rejection.

It's a really good way to show that the club won't be held ransom by some immature, ungrateful punk who has really accomplished nothing in his career and sulked away the second half of the season after being given special privileges and being brought along by the club. If he had gone about it in a different manner I would be fine with just selling him, but I think the way the situation has been handled calls for something a bit more heavy handed.

I also don't know of any clause saying we have to play Sterling. If he wants to go the Webster Ruling route I'm sure that FSG would fight it as they've already shown with Suarez they're not afraid to play hardball. They'd probably take him to court over it and make it hell on him. FSG have shown to be a ruthless company in the past.

Or you could just sell him if he doesn't extend and your plan entails not using him anyway, use that cash for other players and get on with it.
You know, act normal instead of being butthurt knobs (I like that word )

Hapless_Hans wrote:

El Cujo wrote:

Hapless_Hans wrote:that would be really mature way to deal with rejection.

It's a really good way to show that the club won't be held ransom by some immature, ungrateful punk who has really accomplished nothing in his career and sulked away the second half of the season after being given special privileges and being brought along by the club. If he had gone about it in a different manner I would be fine with just selling him, but I think the way the situation has been handled calls for something a bit more heavy handed.

I also don't know of any clause saying we have to play Sterling. If he wants to go the Webster Ruling route I'm sure that FSG would fight it as they've already shown with Suarez they're not afraid to play hardball. They'd probably take him to court over it and make it hell on him. FSG have shown to be a ruthless company in the past.

Or you could just sell him if he doesn't extend and your plan entails not using him anyway, use that cash for other players and get on with it.
You know, act normal instead of being butthurt knobs (I like that word )

that's what will happen hans. or do you think 1-2 fans will tell the club to put sterling in the youth team for 2 years and the club will agree.

Hapless_Hans wrote:

El Cujo wrote:

Hapless_Hans wrote:that would be really mature way to deal with rejection.

It's a really good way to show that the club won't be held ransom by some immature, ungrateful punk who has really accomplished nothing in his career and sulked away the second half of the season after being given special privileges and being brought along by the club. If he had gone about it in a different manner I would be fine with just selling him, but I think the way the situation has been handled calls for something a bit more heavy handed.

I also don't know of any clause saying we have to play Sterling. If he wants to go the Webster Ruling route I'm sure that FSG would fight it as they've already shown with Suarez they're not afraid to play hardball. They'd probably take him to court over it and make it hell on him. FSG have shown to be a ruthless company in the past.

Or you could just sell him if he doesn't extend and your plan entails not using him anyway, use that cash for other players and get on with it.
You know, act normal instead of being butthurt knobs (I like that word )

that's what will happen hans. or do you think 1-2 fans will tell the club to put sterling in the youth team for 2 years and the club will agree.

the agent's rant is still headline at guardian and telegraph, the london evening standard article where the quotes originated isn't retracted, so where you get he said no such thing?

Did he really say this, I mean his agent.

“Carragher is a knob. Everybody knows it. Any of the criticism from current pundits or ex-Liverpool players – none of them things matter to me. It is not relevant

no doubt Sterling has every right to do whatever he wants. But it is the way the things are being played in the press. When Götze left for bayern, did any such thing happen, I dont remember.

As a general observation, Englands incredible ability to first overhype and then within the shortest of time proceed to completely destroy their young talents is unrivaled lol.

Hapless_Hans wrote:the agent's rant is still headline at guardian and telegraph, the london evening standard article where the quotes originated isn't retracted, so where you get he said no such thing?

sky sports reporting it.

Hapless_Hans wrote:As a general observation, Englands incredible ability to first overhype and then within the shortest of time proceed to completely destroy their young talents is unrivaled lol.

who are you talking about here. England is a big place with lots of people. so who are you talking about here.

Hapless_Hans wrote:As a general observation, Englands incredible ability to first overhype and then within the shortest of time proceed to completely destroy their young talents is unrivaled lol.

If athletes are from Wales or Scotland, people from England will support them as family though