txj wrote:Waffiman wrote:txj wrote:Waffiman wrote:
We all know what party leaked this to the press. this was supposed to be a private discussion between player and Manager, but it is now in the press. Why?
The way Sterling has been treated by the Liverpool people is just wrong.
Seriously?
Who has been leaking all the stuff in the media?
U cannot be serious!
Who leaked the initial discussion between player and Manager. Going back a few months, Sterling refused to sign the contract offered to him, then it suddenly came out in the press that he refused a contract worth so and so per week. Who leaked this story?
From this moment, things have gone wrong. Today we hear Sterling has said he sees Rodgers as his problem and he does not want to play for him. Arsenal had Cesc who went on strike,but it never came to at the time it happened, it only came out after he was gone.
It was revealed in the BBC interview, by no less a person than Raheem himself!
Prior to that, all BR had said was that he had been offered 'a very handsome contract'.....
You should get ur facts right...
I have my facts rights, Sterling responded in kind by going to the BBC. A private discussion about a contract between player and Manager goes public. Why?
Here is the link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31317209
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32149613
Why did Rodgers say thing like:
"The club has offered an incredible deal for a young player,"
"[But] if they get too much, too young then it really sabotages their development."
"It is very important for young players, not just Raheem, that they have something to strive for.
"If they are given sound advice they will see that. It is about mapping out the career of a player. It is not just about this deal.
"In Raheem's case, we believe this will be the best place for him and I believe he knows that as well.
Meanwhile you have this:
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Analysis - BBC football correspondent Ben Smith:
"Liverpool's first offer of £70,000 a week was more than double the 20-year-old forward's current salary, and they have now increased that offer significantly.
"While sums of £80,000, £90,000 or £100,000 a week represent a jaw-dropping amount of money to most people, Sterling is the club's top scorer this season and creator of the most chances. Captain Steven Gerrard earns around £150,000 per week, while Glen Johnson is on more than £110,000, and neither can claim to have been anywhere near as influential as Sterling this season."
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Rodgers adds:
"I have spoken to Raheem a number of times and he is very happy here and I think you see that in his game."
"What he has been granted here is an opportunity - we see it with lots of young players - and they get rewarded for that," Rodgers said.
"But we are certainly not a club who are going to give out way, way above what a player is worth at a certain time in a career.
"It is not a case of giving any player what they want."
Rodgers was a capital f00l. No Manager of substance comes out with all the rubbish above especially when you are not in a position of strength in such negotiation. However, etiquette demands silence and respect during negotiations. Rodgers said far more than he needed to and we now know it upset the player and his agent. Indeed, clever Managers only disclose they are in negotiations with the player and no details. But Rodgers seemed to want to bully the player by revealing too much, this antagonised the player because it started a PR war, which in turn started a campaign by the Liverpool mafia on player in the media who shamelessly tried to bully the kid.
The whole saga has been badly handled by the club, now you have a player who wants out and does not give a damn. This could have been avoided by a clever sensitive, wise Coach.