Is there a scenario where we come out significantly better because of this deal or is it a loss no matter what?
As mentioned in the bite thread a number of papers are reporting that Ayre is to meet in London with Barca reps to discuss the deal.
Is there a scenario where we come out significantly better because of this deal or is it a loss no matter what?
I honestly couldnt give a fuck.
1.Club
2.Fans
3.Mr Rodgers
4.Players who would run through walls for the club
5.The rest.
Suarez is in group four, right?
There's still the (increasingly small if reports are to be believed) chance Henry will tell Barca to take off with their offer and opt to keep Suarez.
Is this a report or speculation?
Why meet in London, neutral ground?
Will Ban Ki Moon be in attendance?
Is John Lennon airport closed?
It'll be a loss no matter what -- you just can't replace someone like Suarez easily. It's about mitigating the loss and the best mitigation is Sanchez + £50-60 million because we're assured of a class player.
Which footballing dynasty do you mean, jexy? JH's interests and ours coincide as long as he owns the club.
On the overall question: while we won't be able to replace Suarez with equal quality, there *is* IMHO a chance that we'll improve overall. It'll depend on us doing a top-notch deal with Barca, getting the right players in (whether in part-ex, i.e.Sanchez, or otherwise) and integrating them quickly, but we've done it before. Losing Rushie in the 80s was a major blow, but replacing him with Aldo, Digger and Beardsley definitely improved the team.
60m + Sanchez is nearly 100m can't see him going for anything like that amount
I think the Aldo comparison (or Dalglish for Keegan) comparison is the key one. Like for like, or at least striker for striker. If Suarez goes we just have to get a genuinely top class goalscorer. Get others by all means, but if we're going for the title we just cannot afford to be weakened in that area.