Liverpool scout tells Italian clubs that Luis Suarez isn't going anywhere in odd interview

It's been a busy week for Liverpool, Kenny Dalglish leaving as manager has led to a bit of a power vacuum and unsurprisingly foreign media have been using it as a chance to re-ignite transfer rumours surrounding Luis Suarez.

Within hours Calciomercato had it as their main story and the vultures seemed to be circling. Bizarrely TMW in Italy have managed to get an interview with top Liverpool scout Steve Hitchen and ask him about the striker's future.

On the rumours that he could be going to Juventus, Hitchen said "The situation is different than what is being written in Italy. No offers for Luis Suarez came from any club or from Juventus."

He was then asked to evaluate the striker for transfer purposes, which is an odd question to ask a Liverpool scout but he answered anyway "I cannot do an assessment, as Luis Suarez is not for sale. It's you in Italy who write these things. I want to be clear with you: we do not want to sell Suarez. Luis is our best player and will remain with us next year."

Ok, not much joy there for the transfer rumour hungry TMW, but what about Liverpool's supposed interest in Milos Krasic? "Krasic has been offered through his agent in recent months. Milos is a great player but we didn't need in January."

Do Liverpool want any players in Serie A? "In Italy there are good players, but it is a difficult time in the economy throughout the world football."

How about an Italian manager? "Apart from Mancini it is difficult for Italian coaches in England. It is also not easy to get an Italian coach."

TMW, desperate for anything resembling gossip, then ask about Balotelli "Balotelli is always interesting in everything he does. Balotelli is Balotelli."

And so concludes TMW's rather odd interview with a Liverpool scout.


damn funny hehe

pep , rogers and klopp have already reject the interview..so now fav is still martinez, i heard rafa is invited to the interview as well

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...p.html?ITO=1490

http://www.kopsource.com/liverpool-make-benitez-approach/

now it seems the AVB is interested in liverpool after his chances of landing roma job has been taken by Montella while some source say FSG will not turn to benitez

"Associates of former Liverpool manager Rafa Benítez have also approached the club to request an interview with the American owners, Fenway Sports Group. Liverpool insist there is no prospect of Benítez returning."

This post has been edited by Burningsunz: May 19 2012, 06:33 AM

It seems that rafa approach FSG and requested for interview buy they rejected him.. I respect rafa for putting his reputation on the line by approaching them rather than wait for them to come knocking

David dein set to be DOF

Sorry for my late reply.. Here is it http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/ben...my_landing_page

But now alot of web saying FSG have approach rafa

http://www.lfcstats.co.uk/2012/05/rafa-app...-kenny.html?m=1

Well, pep until now did not came out n say he is not interested in Liverpool so anything still can happen and we totally got no idea who is exactly in the list and who are fav..But

Steve McManaman has told Liverpool the days of them being able to hand-pick their next manager are "long gone".
Former Anfield hero McManaman suggested anyone who thought the likes of Pep Guardiola or Jose Mourinho would be interested in replacing the sacked Kenny Dalglish was not "living in the real world".


This post has been edited by Burningsunz: May 19 2012, 11:19 PM

yea , roma hired montella, thats why now AVB turn to his because beside roma we are the only one that have potential to be in top 4 who needs a manager. so basically instead of we choosing AVB its him who choose us after losing out on Roma top seat

not sure if anyone read this before.

THE SPIRIT OF SHANKLY LETTER TO FSG

Dear Mr Werner, Mr Henry and Mr Ayre
We are writing to you as we are concerned about the current situation that our football club finds itself in. It is a time of worry for supporters, not just because of the huge changes and the transformation that is happening in such a short time frame but the manner in which it is happening.

It may be that yourselves and the board of Liverpool Football Club have a vision you are working towards. It may be that you have implemented a strategy to deliver that vision and decisions are being made to work towards this. However, from the outside where supporters find themselves once again, it looks like a football club in disarray. Confusion and chaos seems to reign and no one is coming out of this with much credit, particularly the football club’s image and brand.

We need clear and pro-active communication, a confident message about the club’s plans that breeds confidence amongst supporters that we are moving in the right direction. Instead, we have silence and a lack of information or understanding on decisions being made.

Today we find ourselves with key positions at the football club vacant. Most notably, the position of Manager and the lack of afootballing man on the board. There has been much speculation, along with emails sent to supporters groups, on who is providing advice to yourselves. It may well be the case that this is speculation; however, it is understandable that there is speculation given the lack of clarity and information on who is deciding on matters, why and the timing of them.
We have seen both Damien Comolli and Kenny Dalglish removed from their positions, and the search for replacements is still ongoing. We do know that conversations have been held with individuals mentioned in today’s rumours about the football staff and those who have held these positions.

Mr Ayre has said today:

“I can tell you categorically that Alan Kayll and Paul Tompkins have had no input on the manager or anything else for that matter. I’ve seen a lot of that stuff being suggested and it’s nonsense.”

This is encouraging as it is the firm belief of Spirit Of Shankly that footballing decisions should be made by footballing men who are appropriately qualified. We know all too well of the mistakes that follow if this simple mantra is not adhered to.

Are suitably qualified individuals making these decisions?

Today, Ian Ayre gave an interview, talking about the removal of Kenny Dalglish as manager, in which he stated that “Winning the FA Cup wouldn’t have made any difference – it was never about an individual result. It was always about taking a review of the season in full.”
As supporters, we have always believed in the quote from Bill Shankly that “Liverpool Football club exists not to make money, it exists to win trophies and be a source of pride for its supporters. It serves no other purpose.”.
To supporters, this is of massive importance. We know that success in football requires money. However, the quote from Ian Ayrewould lead us to believe that our focus is no longer on winning trophies but making money. In a season that has seen us end with one trophy out of the three available and narrowly miss out on a second, it is somewhat disrespectful to suggest to supporters that winning another trophy would not be good enough. It is also contradictory to what Ian Ayre himself said earlier in the month: “Anyone who was at the Carling Cup final or the semi-final against Everton will tell you that’s what being a Liverpool fan is all about. It might not have the biggest prize money or the biggest status, but it’s fantastic. You go to watch a football team every week because you want them to be successful and win things. John and Tom will be there on Saturday. That’s why you buy sports teams – to watch them compete for trophies”. Ian Ayre, May 2012.

Is it now the strategy of Liverpool FC to place greater importance upon generating revenues above winning trophies?

Today, communication and leadership is vital. As supporters we have seen all too clearly what a lack of communication from absentee owners leads to. There has been very limited dialogue through the Supporters Committee which is still in its infancy, but this has been mainly used by the club to get messages out, rather than the dialogue promised with supporters at the time of your takeover. At a time when a clear message is needed, it is somewhat embarrassing for supporters and the football club to see Twitter messages on who supporters think should be the next manager. We are Liverpool FC. We are better than that.

Ultimately, supporters remain in the dark once again about the plans for this football club moving forward. We find ourselves experiencing déjà vu, where boardroom decisions lead to more questions than they answer. If we all want to pull in the same direction, transparency is needed. As supporters we often offer blind devotion to our football team. Due to our history, we do not afford the same luxury to the football club. It is equally as important for you to trust in supporters, so that we can work together for the betterment of the football club, as it is for us to trust in you.

We ask that you speak with supporters – engage with a true representative cross section of supporters and work with supporters to provide solutions to our current problems. This will enable communication with supporters to take place in an open and accountable manner.
Hopefully hear from you soon.

Spirit Of Shankly

This post has been edited by Burningsunz: May 20 2012, 12:19 AM

and the best part is the dun freaking care who the hell the owner is lol

but i wonder when it will be..im just worry by then we might lose out on the transfer market..but even until now there's news about liverpool gonna make bid for this and that player after they have appointed a manager, so basically this mean the transfer will be handle by someone else now??

but how can we are link to players when we dont even have manager yet? and it say liverpool will make a formal bid once new manager are appointed, so how are we suppose to know if the manager wants the player or not?

nice piece of story, didnt know he is so capable until i read this, but up until now no news linking him to liverpool except for the possible replacement list

how could liverpool playing boring football under rafa when came back from 3 nil down in champion's league final? and remember how fast we close down our opponents and play attractive football to beat man utd,barcelona,real madrid and juventus??

xabi alone cant cost us from 2nd to 7th, u got to think what about those players rafa wanted to bring in but there's no fund? we will never know what happen behind the club because im sure rafa is under pressure as well because the owner wanna get rid of him and he got to find a way to safeguard his position

if only he score then he is worth 50mil

the problem with robben is he is abit selfish, even the commentator agree to that..

Fans' fury as Martinez emerges as front runner for vacant Liverpool job

Liverpool fans have rounded on the club's decision-makers for considering Wigan's Roberto Martinez as a managerial successor to Kenny Dalglish.
Supporters abused managing director Ian Ayre at a race meeting at Aintree on Friday night and chanted the name of previous Anfield boss Rafael Benitez.
The general response from the club's followers to the prospect of Martinez being appointed has been underwhelming, and that is a concern after Roy Hodgson's ill-fated time at Anfield.

Anfield owner John W Henry insists they will appoint a young up-and-coming manager to replace the Scot, fired on Wednesday despite reaching two cup finals this season.
That means Martinez, Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers, former Chelsea boss Andre Villas- Boas and Dane Michael Laudrup could be in, but Benitez and former England manager Fabio Capello are out.

By discussing so many possible managers, the club have risked alienating candidates unhappy with having to take part in a 'beauty parade' and risking returning to their current clubs having failed to land the job.

Having felt Dalglish's approach was old-fashioned, the Anfield hierarchy do not view Capello as a serious contender given his difficulties getting the best out of England players at the last World Cup.
Benitez, who took Liverpool to Champions League finals in 2005 and 2007, is hurt he is not being considered given the lack of experience among the other candidates but Henry does not want a manager who is almost a cult figure among the fans, as Dalglish was.
With Henry and chairman Tom Werner in America, under-fire Ayre has had to bear the brunt of the fans' frustrations.

Liverpool have no manager, chief executive or head of sports science, while director of communications Ian Cotton has been replaced by American Jen Chang, who has no experience in football.
They hope, however, to announce a ground naming deal soon to give their next manager much-needed funds in the market.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz1vLwdSb9i

im guessing not much fund will be available for this season..

so what will happen to spurs now since chelsea win it?

sometimes playing unattractive football is better than playing attractive