re: Liverpool FC 2013/2014 - Season Long Thread

Had to load up my old FIFA 12 Manager Mode just to be able to see Liverpool successfully buy a player (FYI it was Bale).

There is a certain ineptitude with our transfer process. I have no idea if it is with the management side or the purse-strings ownership side. But one thing was made clear with this ownership - they weren't going to overpay.

Its possible we're seeing the results of that "culture" filtered down to our management in their transfer policy.

The frustrating this is - if thats the case, then there is ZERO point to working out a deal ahead of time if we're just going to not end up offering that amount. Would John Henry tell them they can't offer the amount already agreed to? Then shouldn't you get his approval before agreeing in principal to it? Clearly someone at the top has no idea how to negotiate and make things happen while not allowing competition to swoop in and steal the player.

We wasted countless months of scouting this guy only to waste the opportunity. How many others could we have looked at that would have been good fits?