Gareth Roberts was joined by Neil Atkinson and Melissa Reddy for a chat about transfer stories, how they happen, why they aren’t always necessarily nonsense and why nothing is ever a sure thing until the ink has dried on the deal.
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Another good Cup Of Tea.
You should consider putting this out for free.This kind of content gets nationwide attention.
Great show, Melissa is one of the few journalists worth listening to when it comes to Liverpool transfers.
Agree with Neil, really don’t think we will go in big for a left back, think it will be someone in the same kind of mould as Chilwell again as cover for Milner.
Thanks
Nice show, better than I expected seeing as this is ground which has been covered quite a few times before on other shows. In particular the part about young players being advised that clubs like Dortmund represent better nurturing grounds than ones such as Liverpool where every tiny thing which happens can end up being scrutinised in the media was an interesting discussion. It seems to me a natural extension to this conversation to take a look at how this impacts Liverpool’s transfer strategy of trying to identify young players with big potential if those players are simultaneously being advised that Liverpool is a poor development environment. Maybe on another show?
Thanks for the usually excellent work!
Cheers for the feedback guys. The Old Roan on your point – Liverpool, the club itself, is an excellent place to develop – the Academy has an old-school ethos (look out for a piece on that next week), Jurgen Klopp is passionate about development as is the first-team staff. The way they illustrate to young prospects what is required by showing them close-up how the players operate at Melwood is brilliant.
The problem is not an internal one, but the external factors: the scrutiny, the pundits quick to make judgements on youngsters because strong comments make for better TV/retweets/hits etc. The general impatience of supporters…
There is so much to explore, but so little time!
Thanks Mel. Certainly the factors are mostly external ones and Liverpool is a great place to develop as you say. Nevertheless, we are not alone in this business of recruiting young players with potentially big upsides. The Dortmund’s, Tottenham’s and other teams in that second level of wealth follow comparable strategies, and if they gain an advantage in that by sometimes being perceived as less pressurised environments for development then that does seem to have the potential to sometimes undermine the way we want to go about our business.
Cheers!
Thanks Mel. Certainly the factors are mostly external ones and Liverpool is a great place to develop as you say. Nevertheless, we are not alone in this business of recruiting young players with potentially big upsides. The Dortmund’s, Tottenham’s and other teams in that second level of wealth follow comparable strategies, and if they gain an advantage in that by sometimes being perceived as less pressurised environments for development then that does seem to have the potential to sometimes undermine the way we want to go about our business.
Cheers!