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[red devil]

Wasn't there a 'transfer committee'?...

[SCSB79]

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> Wasn't there a 'transfer committee'?...

Of which he was a part of, no?

[SCSB79]

Barton comes across very well in this interview.

[Mick Mac]

I was interested (Otta) in the Suarez insight into how a manager manages and improves players.

I was interested in how this sits with those who have given so much credit for Liverpool's near miss to Suarez, whilst Suarez now gives much of the credit for his development to Rodgers.

[Parkdrive]

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Alternatively a cynic might argue that he didn't think he could cut in the premier league, and jumped ship as soon as he could. The Premier league will be all the poorer for the lack of his wonderful philosophical musings.

[Mick Mac]

"So obviously, being Joseph Anthony (Barton) and having gone to Catholic schools, I didn't really have a choice when it came to it. So I looked out for one of the teams when the Old Firm was on. I've said on Twitter, amongst other things, 'I'm a Celtic fan'.

[red devil]

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Yes, if there was this 'transfer committee' he would've been part of it, but your initial post implied they were his signings alone,whereas the reality may be that he didn't want certain players but had to bow down to the majority decision...

[Mick Mac]

Agreed RD - Ronny Deila at Celtic, was quoted as saying "I said yes to every signing" - that's a far cry from being in any way in control of signings.

Rodgers has already said Lawell and Desmond have supported him on transfer policy - I'm guessing he feels slightly stung by the Liverpool experience and it was an important part of the Celtic discussions that he will have some autonomy. I hope so anyway - there wont be a lot of money, so he needs to spend it wisely.

Having said that if I was the Liverpool money man I'd want to have control over where my huge amount of money was going.

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Can someone remind me when's the date and time to watch Millwall fans beating each other up at Wembley? That's always a laugh.

[Otta]

Mick Mack, I was one of the Liverpool fans that initially said "it can't all be down to Suarez", but it became more and more obvious that it was Suarez who had gotten the best out of Sterling and others.

But yes, I can totally believe that he helped Suarez with his game, and Steven Gerrard once said Rogers was the best man manager he'd worked with and he wished he could have worked with him earlier.

So I'd say a good signing.

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I think he's best with a small club, with no pulling power for players, reliant on kids, 2nd rate overseas players and Premiership rejects...

*drumroll*

(Come on someone I've set this up perfect)

[Mick Mac]

Or a Southampton feeder club.

[Mick Mac]

Joey Barton will be 34 in September. I had no idea. Not too old obviously but given that I though Scott Brown was getting old (he turns out to be about to turn only 31) Barton is defo getting on a bit.

Roy Keane bossed the Rangers midfield at age 34, but Joey's no Roy Keane (red cards part)

[Mick Mac]

"The fans at Man United demand entertaining football and I'm sure Mourinho will come and try and give it," said former midfielder Scholes.

[red devil]

Quite right Scholesy, don't listen to Mick, he knows nothing about football...

[SCSB79]

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> Joey Barton will be 34 in September. I had no

> idea. Not too old obviously but given that I

> though Scott Brown was getting old (he turns out

> to be about to turn only 31) Barton is defo

> getting on a bit.

> Roy Keane bossed the Rangers midfield at age 34,

> but Joey's no Roy Keane (red cards part)

He did? In all 10 games he played for them?

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> Alternatively a cynic might argue that he didn't

> think he could cut in the premier league, and

> jumped ship as soon as he could. The Premier

> league will be all the poorer for the lack of his

> wonderful philosophical musings.

Did you watch the entire interview? Explains pretty well why he didn't fancy another shot in the premiership.

[Jah Lush]

I couldn't watch the whole interview. I was immensely in under a minute. I reckon what it really boiled down to is Rangers offered him more money. All the rest is bullshit. End of.

[Mick Mac]

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> I couldn't watch the whole interview. I was

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> really boiled down to is Rangers offered him more

> money. All the rest is bullshit. End of.

Im in suspense....immensely what :)

Edited to add a smiley in case you called me a cunt again.

[Mick Mac]

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> Quite right Scholesy, don't listen to Mick, he

> knows nothing about football...

He is stealing your lines RD. You should have copyrighted that one.

[Jah Lush]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> > I couldn't watch the whole interview. I was

> > immensely in under a minute. I reckon what it

> > really boiled down to is Rangers offered him

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> > money. All the rest is bullshit. End of.

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> Im in suspense....immensely what :)

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> @#$%& again.

Oops! Immensely bored.

[Parkdrive]

Quite frankly, I don't have time to listen to the ramblings of a self obsessed tool. The fact that he's gone to Scotland is a blessing for the premiership. As otta quite rightly points out, he's a cock

[red devil]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> He is stealing your lines RD. You should have

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I tried to, but someone else owns my image rights. My super agent is dealing with it now as I write...

[????]

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