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131 years ago today, the gypo rent dodgers were replaced by Englands most successful football club.

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Just wanted to ask your opinion on the system we ended the season with Scouse? Personally, not a big fan of it as it overcomplicated things for me. I don't think it's viable long-term over an entire season and it is so essential to Trent staying fit over an entire season. Not to mention the defensive frailites it causes and how clueless the defense looks when out of positon. Still believe the 4-3-3 is still the best option we have. If you're gonna move Trent into midfield do it properly IMO and not this half-assed inverted role.
 
Served its purpose mate and allowed us, along with finally having everyone fit for the last third of the year, to compensate in midfield. Mad how Trent still finished with the most assists for aFB in the PL last season when he was abysmal for the majority of it.

Just gives us another option going forward. Lot for Jurgen to work out this summer like WTF Diaz’s role is?Superb talent. But he’s nota a wide forward/ winger without a few tweaks.

But thats what pre-seasons for and unlike last year, now we get a proper break and a proper training canp.
 
Not normally too arsed about transfer nonsense but £43.5 million for a PL proven player who not only won the WC this season, but was the best player on a team that had one of the GOAT playing on it, is absolutely blowing my mind.

That's beyond obscene.

And people seriously nark about our business model and the self-sufficient way we conduct ourselves. NO other club is getting that absurdly ridiculous value so swiftly.
 
Head. Kettled! 👀👀

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And folk ’STILL’ will tell you our transfer operation isn’t World class and industry leading. 🤦‍♂️ Why there’s been absolutely ZERO need to panic with the change in key personnel in Edwards, then Ward, and Dr Graham moving on. The system is time proven and relies on the collaborative sum of its parts. And not just one individual figure. (Which is also why, when anyone slates the owners, they are by association slating Jurgen and everyone else involved in our unique, collaborative way of working. Each has an equal say in the process. They just bring different views and skill sets to the table. Just if the on-line mouths add Klopp into their ira their whole persona and argument falls to bits.).

Outstanding research and relationship formed with Brighton to know there was an agreement in his contract that he could be had this low for the right calibre of club. Presumably all Julian Wards work to that end over the past good few months.

£35 million as a base transfer fee before add-ons is just jaw dropping for the best player on a World Cup winning team. Absolutely blowing my mind this. Outrageous robbery and a stupendous start to the summer.
 
I mean, he did have a release clause, which makes things a lot easier. Nonethelesd, great piece of business.
 
Yes, because Liverpool transfer operation managed to insert release clause to his contract. Well played undermining Brighton :cool:
 
Not a release clause, just an agreement in his contract extension that he could leave for a certain amount to a certain level of club.

Finding out about that though and getting the jump on everyone else is where top SD’s earn their corn in the relationships fostered with clubs.
 
You dont think it was his agent who informed interested parties about 'agreement'?
 
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You dont think it was his agent who informed interested parties about 'agreement'?
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I don't know who it was. I'm sure Lallana has had a big sway on Mac Allister not being arsed about no CL football.

It's just been a recuring theme that we find these things out before other major clubs do and quietly move swiftly on them. If the base fee is £35 million to the agreed right calibre of club, that would have had every major player breaking down Brighton's door would it not? Yet here we are with everyone scratching their heads.

The relationships we've forged with clubs all over Europe since we completely rejigged the way we recruit has paid off repeatedly in getting ridiculous prices for players.
 
There are reports of other clubs being interested for MacAllister, so I assume quite a few of them knew about it.
 
It was reported month ago by Ornstein that he has some-kind of clause in his contract. It was smart from Brigthton has he just singed new contract before WC. Was he not on last year so he would have walked free.
 
McAllister for the price of one andy caroll. Ill take it. Still tears tho as the Jude dream is over...
 
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