Happy birthday then you moron. 😉
You don't feel even the slightest bit let down by someone who (a) the club defended to the hilt after he bit one man and racially abused another, (b) has pleaded all summer long for a move somewhere else but hasn't had the balls to hand in a transfer request because he'd have to forego some money, and (c) has claimed he needs to get away from the "hounding" British press only to end up wanting to move to fucking LONDON?
You're prepared to excuse/ignore all of that?
Ha thanks you prick (granted I reckon you'd be alright in person)
I do feel somewhat let down but at the end of the day looking at the cold hard facts of where are as a club I can see why he wants out.
He came to England as a stepping stone to CL football and a move to an elite team (sadly we haven't been 1 for 4 years now.
He wanted to leave last year to a big club with CL football but stayed under the promise of the new manager saying we would challenge top 4 and if we didn't make it he could leave.
As for the 40m release clause, while yes we hold all the cards legally speaking, I can see why Suarez thought he could leave for 40m and why he is upset now that what he thought was the agreement is in fact bullshit (especially if he was given promises by Rodgers)
He didn't just stay and play last year, he was without doubt our head and shoulders above the rest stand out player, not just in performance but in mentality on the pitch, his workrate and ability to single handedly beat numerous teams.
If we had 11 players each week last season with his commitment and attitude we'd have coasted into the top 4.
We didn't make the top 4 and now he wants out, to get CL football and probably a pay rise.
So no I don't blame him at all from what I've read so far.
In a perfect world he would see the loyalty we have shown and stick with us and love the city, club and fans like Carra, Fowler etc but when you consider our greatest ever player and current captain (who at least appears smarter than Suarez) was within a whisker of joing the cnut of a club Chelsea.
Unfortunately it isn't a perfect world and while I want him to stay I can see why he wants out and why he is going about it this way as it looks liked he was lied too (even if he was stupid enough to take Rodgers word for it)