Amazing. All around us and especially when we're involved, clubs are asking huge figures, yet we still don't learn from it. Swansea are using the fees we've paid out as a reason for upping Allen's fee, why don't we do the same?
It's no good using the fact that City paid £22M for Lescott three years ago as the yardstick for how we value Agger, times have changed and prices have soared since than.
Do we want to sell Agger? I would hope not. Therefore City have to make us an offer we can't refuse, especially if Agger is providing us with our transfer fund, we need the absolute most we can get, as we've got plenty of positions that need strengthening.
I thought we were supposed to be following Arsenal's model. Would they let Agger go for £22M? Of course not. They got more out of City for Toure and we should do the same.
It's ridiculous from Wigan (with Whelan), Newcastle (Pardew lecturing us on Carroll), Swansea (the mad compensation for
Rodgers and now this Allen non-sense) even Spurs having a pop at Adam (ynwa, he certainly did) & it's no coincidence, i
think we have to accept that we are now a very poorly run club in so many departments.
It's precisely as you say, we're always caught on the hop because we lack proper planning, management and continuity in key
areas. I remember Rafa years ago as a priority, tying down all the top players to long contracts. It's not just that though, the list goes
on and on.... hapless, second-rate and embarassing is how i'd describe it (the Suarez affair just another example of it).
Years ago the
"This is Anfield" sign meant something... now it's encouragement to small clubs coming to Anfield fancying a
draw and hoping to sneak a win. It's the same across all our dealings with clubs.
We're left now with:
1.) This guy Rodgers (another over-inflated transfer and vastly inexperienced coach from the lower leagues) in
sole control of our footballing destiny for the next 3 years.
2.) Ian Ayre (By all accounts a rubbish Chief executive at Huddersfield) as MD.
3.) Owners that are preoccupied by their baseball franchise and procrastinating on the stadium 2 years later.
4.) Zero leadership on and off the field (unless Lucas is expected to single-handedly resurrect the club).
In previous years (deluded as it may have been) I've always been reasonably optimistic entering the new season. This year
I'm just not bothered anymore because I think they're gonna be protests by the fans (it'll be that bad, imo).