how serious is the 'broken promise' until masch took a paycut to join barca?

now that he has moved away, i dont see why he cant just say it.

players like stevie, torres, were wiling to stay in times on transition.

and one more thing, i dont remember getting anything from lfc website saying about masch and his family thing, which means, the so called 'lies' could have been from the media...

all in all i'm disappointed he left, but then again, if we play better without him, then i'm ok lol

As far as I know, Masch accepted a paycut of 20% less than original amount that Barca had offered him so that the money can be used to finance his transfer fee as Barca is reluctant to pay the price that Liverpool had asked. Still his current wage is higher than what we paid him before.

Owen left us no bargaining chip (as he's running out of contract). He left for RM at such dirt cheap disgraced price (8 million?? Yuck, it's disgusting).
We did not expect him to leave. We thought he was Liverpool man (like Carragher & Gerrard). Fans saw him like "Torres".
The worst part is, he went to RM as a bench-warmer. What an insult??!! A Liverpool home grown "Torres" joined RM as bench-warmer???
The worst NIAMAH insult is, there was no place for him in RM.
The "Phenomenon" Ronaldo (39 million) and the "evergreen" Raul were always in the starting lineup.
They were much better in terms of ball control & finishing skills (than the traitor).
He couldn't play as 2nd striker as well, as RM had Z.Zidane (world record transfer, 75 million) and L.Figo (world record transfer, 37 million).
He obviously didn't have the skills like Zidane and Figo.
So, what was he doing in RM? Licking bench? Typical "Judas".

As for Mascherano, we know he can fetch reasonable price .
We know he has a high possibility of leaving Liverpool. We see it coming since last season.
Situation got worst since Rafa left. And our team becomes "mid-table" team.
We see that (our stars leaving) coming too. We expected it. So, no surprise.
Mascherano expressed explicitly that he is leaving (unlike the "Judas").
Secondly, who with the right mind would turn down the offer from Barcelona? Especially after "Barcelona" won the World Cup 2010.
He's leaving for Barcelona. A dream come true. Fully understandable & acceptable.
With his ability, he can be an anchor in Barcelona's defense.
He knows he is going to be starting lineup. Barcelona know he will greatly strengthen the team's midfield/defense.
Last but not least, Mascherano should adapt well in Barcelona - as he speaks spanish.

You can't find the answer?
I believe you are well aware of above points.
Try open your eyes and you'll see it.

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Added on September 4, 2010, 2:58 am
I find it interesting.
Glad to see Gerard Houllier back to managing EPL team.

Got video? 

guys may i ask something
would Koncheksy be a first teamer?

RB-Johnson
CB-Carragher
LB-Konchesky (assume)

skrtel, agger, aurelio?

or Konchesky is a backup

The match time is 10.55pm, anyone to correct me if I'm wrong?

does the fact that only 2 teams won at st andrews last season mean anything?

Based on what ive seen

Reina is an absolute legend. totally kept us in the match tonite with 3 world class saves. We are indeed very very lucky to have such a fantastic keeper like him. Would easily walk into any clubs in the world my man of the match for today.

our defence..Carra and Skrtel need to stop hoofing the ball upfield everytime when they get a chance to clear and hope Torres can conjure up some magic to score a goal. apart from that Carra look solid as usual and Skrtel needs to be dropped and replaced by Agger enough with one ball hoofer we dont need two! Agger is comfortable with the ball on his feet let him play for crying out loud! Konchesky my my...looked like he'd been playing in Liverpool for years  didnt miss a step. hope he recovers quickly didnt look too serious he did walk out of the pitch ok. Johnson with usual bombing forward runs didnt stand out but he was ok decent

and now comes the midfield. I've never seen nor do not ever want to see such a dull, boring , dreary, unimaginative midfield combo of Lucas-Poulsen ever again..ever..both of them were mostly static with them passing to the back or to the nearest person available without making any runs into the box, yes they defended but you have duties on the offensive end as well! Christ nearly fell off my chair sleeping. and honest to god i hope that either one of them wont be playing again MU next week. coz the pairing lack mobility or imagination to even make a proper incisive pass forward! Meireles came on and look world class for that 15 mins with those late Lampard type of runs in the box. goodnes gracious im gobsmacked with the peformance of our midfield today seriously. Maxi had a shocker of a game. didnt take on his man nor put in any crosses into box at all maybe he did but i cant recall for a moment i thought Johnson was our RB and RW.  Jova was impressive on the left wing with pace good game by his standards but as i mentioned cleared lacked support most of the time Konchesky was there to cover him and to provide width

Gerrard looked that he couldnt care less as usual with his body language, no proper support from midfield ended up with  no proper service to Torres at all. all those long balls were easily cut off by the CB of Birmingham. still looks like he's finding he's feet Torres he had a poor game as well
We need creativity pace and mobility from our midfield to support our strikers, from what Meireles gives in that 15 mins he should slot right in against MU and Cole needs to start as well, with Kuyt out Babel needs to be playing on the wing, was it just me or did I see RH scratching his hair and chin looking clueless on what to do next?

Reina - 10/10 - We drew this match because of him

Johnson 7/10

Carra 7/10

Skrtel 6/10

Konchesky 8/10

Lucas 5/10

Poulsen 5/10

Jova 7/10

Maxi 5/10

Gerrard 6/10

Torres 6/10

SUBS

Meireles 8/10

Agger 7/10

atleast we DIN LOSE

next game, Europa match

can we win this time?

play Babel and Ngog and Pacheco

drop Torres, Poulsen and Lucas