Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [19 - 23rd April 2013]

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BaZ87 said:
The talk of the so called damage he does to the club is massively exaggerated. Both from a football side of things and the commercial side of things Suarez still brings more positives than negatives. Would it be better if he was available 100% of the time? Yes. Would it be better from a PR/commercial point of view if he didn't bite somebody? Yes but I can safely say that Suarez brings in more sponsors, shirt sales, points on the pitch and more players want to play with him than they would Daniel Sturridge.
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I think you might be being a little naïve if you think continued mentioning of the club in similar negative press (and club sponsors therefore also being shown in a bad light) doesn't have any "outside" effects.

I would also be Very surprised if the commercial arm didn't get a phone hammering a few days ago when the club admitted they were basically ok with what he did (by way of banning him themselves for 2 games or something). Whether the supporters like it or not all the sponsors have their say on things like this.

I very much doubt the club even knows the full extent of what may happen (while Im sure they have plans for every eventuality) and I would bet there has been a lot of sweet talking going on.

I just have a feeling this will affect the transfers this summer - maybe the European press isn't flooded with it, but surely every agent who is getting calls from Liverpool will surely be briefing their client on this.

Whether any new player would prefer not to play with Sturridge, which wasn't really the question (as he is mainly a squad player rather than automatic 1st choice surely?) , they are still being associated by agreeing to join that team.
 
FrankJH said:
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I'm not sure you do to be honest.

I never claimed that the negative press doesn't have an effect. I've said that the positive press and football results that Suarez brings through his on field performances outweigh all the negatives.

From both a football and commercial point of view a world class nutcase is better than a squeaky clean decent player.
 
BaZ87 said:
I'm not sure you do to be honest.

I never claimed that the negative press doesn't have an effect. I've said that the positive press and football results that Suarez brings through his on field performances outweigh all the negatives.

From both a football and commercial point of view a world class nutcase is better than a squeaky clean decent player.
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Sometimes a bit of bad press does just as much as good press for the PR machine. I think it's all a conspiracy, an average season this year, no european football next year. Heading for a boring summer otherwise for LFC fans ;)
 
i understand why liverpool fans look to the defoe bite as a comparison but from memory, was defoe not ****ed off at mascherano as he'd made a nasty challenge on him? both players on the floor from memory and i'm not even sure play was still live. point is, what has defoe ever done since? suarez clearly doesn't learn and needs therapy.

the suarez incident on sunday was extremely strange, gerrard actually got the ball (though his cross was blocked) but instead of looking at the ball, suarez was more intent on looking at the opposing player and biting him. it's madness.

the ban is not enough imo. a rugby player got 18 months for biting but it's nice to see suarez seal his own fate as i'm sure he'll be over in the summer and liverpool will either get a new striker in with sturridge or they'll be bottom 10 for a few years.
 
Purdy said:
We are still mid table and garbage at getting results.

That definitely did not look on purpose and their manager agreed :)

No, that is a bit more premeditated, I can easily imagine most players sticking their hand up in the last minute to block it, I mean ideally you wouldn't want to win like that but cheating happens so much in different forms I wouldn't be devastated if we did. (Yes I'd be outraged and a child if we lost to that, I'm a hypocrite, like every other football fan.)
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I don't think Liverpool have been garbage this season at all. I think they've done well in adjusting to the system Rodgers wants to play, still obviously need a bit more time (and maybe some new faces) but I think it's been a progressive season for Liverpool this season :).
 
Purdy said:
By saying the ban is too severe?
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Probably more to do with Rodgers saying Suarez hasn't let him down, saying that the FA have punished the player rather than the incident and suggesting the FA should be rehabilitating him. Sure there are a few more too.
 
Really? Honestly the way the Liverpool fans defend the indefensible on here is beyond a joke. If any of the Arsenal players bit someone I wouldn't have an issue with a 10 game ban and would be disgusted with my club if it came out with the ******** that Liverpool have.
 
Even if the FA are punishing the player rather than the crime (and I'm not suggesting for a second I subscribe to that theory) I don't see the issue? As for Liverpool the club it certainly seems like the praise they were getting for issuing quick apologies was a tad premature because although we haven't quite reached T-Shirt levels of support they're still not doing the right thing by just taking the punishment on the chin like they initially suggested they would.

Also love the fact that even the most blinkered of Liverpool supporter was ready to ship Suarez out themselves Sunday afternoon and yet here we are not even 7 days on and he's now the poor little lamb who's being made an example of :o
 
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