exactly, Ed.
and remember, rodgers has zero knowledge of competing at the very top........he has no idea of the type of player needed to compete at the highest level.
we cannot afford more fluff at the club........we are up to our ears in expensive mediocre players.
but look at what our gobsh.ite is saying today about Agger.
agger is one of our top players.....agger does not want to leave anfield....indeed, agger does not want to join another english club.......and yet our moron wants to sell him, in order to have cash to bring in tripe like dempsey, allen and borini. And he also wants city's adam johnson on loan......for johnson, think downing.......I wouldn;t have him about the place. Moronic. Truly moronic.
Johnson's worse than Downing in that he enjoys the nightlife too much. I'd take him on loan with us paying him about £30K a week. Give him the season to prove himself one way or the other. At least then we can give him back when he can't keep focused for a whole season, not even to earn a permanent move. It would provide a player in a position we need and give us time to find a proper replacement. I feel dirty thrashing around in the bottom of the barrel again.
I'd rather give our own Pacheco an extended run and see what he can do under Rodgers. Lambert had him doing OK two seasons ago whilst on loan and he was brought up with Rodgers' chosen style.
If we can't do better than the Allens, Dempseys, Johnsons etc, let's keep the cash and use our youngsters whilst we scout and find better players and not from PL clubs. Even if we save it until next Summer and have a bigger budget once Rodgers has spent this season attempting to make the best of what we've got and being more certain of who goes and who stays.
At least with us using the kids if they prove they're not ready yet we're not stuck with more mediocre players on long contracts again. I'd rather clear out the squad this Summer and January as we've got a lot to clear before we add anybody else, especially if they're not going to be of the standard of a Luis, an Agger, etc.