The likes of Assaidi and Yesil could yet turn out to be shrewd signings. Both cheap, and on significantly lower wages than our outgoing players. Borini could prove to be a useful pickup, too. I think too much is being made of the Carroll situation, simply because of how much we paid for him. After all, that was the mistake of the last management team. Rodgers doesn't see a use for him, so he's just trying to make the best of a bad situation. It may yet blow up in his face, but I think we have to give him the benefit of the doubt until it does.
I haven't really got a problem with Rodgers's part in any of this, with the slight exception of him being a bit too candid about it, it's more the owners. I just can't shake my impression that they're basically just idiots. It's like they're saving money in the wrong places and not investing in the right places.
It's all very unconvincing.