So much news!
NY Cosmos: all talk and little action up to this point. I applaud the idea of them joining NASL, so as to build an actual team before trying to get into MLS. We should not let them into the top division until they are more than just a name. I do like the shirt though.
Rangers: The SPL2 idea is a farce, and really exposes the SPL/SFA as bunch of charlatans. Scottish football deserves better.
Brave John Terry: After the (largely deserved) roasting that Suarez got, I can't help feeling there is a double standard going on here. Suarez may be foolish and hot-headed, but Terry is a weasel and has squirmed his way out of the situation with impressive if damnable skill. I think it is because Terry is English and knows the local system (and how to manipulate it) much better than Suarez. Chelsea/Terry's lawyers also handled the case much more adroitly than Liverpool did. It doesn't change the fact that Terry is a abominable human being, and while the court may have let him off I hope the FA does not.
Borini - A young, promising striker who costs less than 1/4th what Andy Carroll did...so far, so good. The Clint Dempsey rumors continue to do the rounds and are currently packaged as a swap-plus-cash deal for Andy Carroll.
I have also heard that Aquilani will be staying at Liverpool this season.
News of selling Carroll at a massive loss are very unsettling. At least give him a season to prove his worth. Towards the end of last season he made some great steps and arguably did well during the Euros. It'd be very unfair to get rid of him now and suffer such a ridiculous loss. Hope the Dempsey deal doesn't go through either, not convinced by him at all.
I think we need to be prepared to lose Carroll if Rogers thinks it is best. FSG have changed managers and they;'ve changed systems; if Carroll is not going to fit into that system he must be sold. Woith that being said, I think he may be useful for us and possibly even develop into a great player. It's still early.
If Dempsey were 23-24 I'd be more enthusiastic about a move to Liverpool, and while I think he could cut it I also think Fulham will be better for him omn the long run.