OUR show analysing the how and why of media stories around Liverpool FC is back.
Host Gareth Roberts is joined by John Gibbons, Adam Smith and Stu Wright in the latest edition of ‘Back Page’.
The four talk tales of wealth and woe surrounding two of the Reds’ goal-getters, Daniel Sturridge and Christian Benteke.
Sturridge has been linked to a £45million move to moneybags French side Paris St-Germain. Why are these reports emerging? Is the striker unhappy and looking for a fresh challenge or has he has enough of the questions around his attitude to commitment?
Does it come from the manager? Is Sturridge, undoubtedly Liverpool’s best finisher on his day, suited to Jürgen Klopp’s counterpressing style?
If Liverpool are tempted to sell what money is good money and how realistic is attracting a better replacement?
Benteke, meanwhile, has been mouthing off in his Motherland. Who did that rant to a Belgium media outlet help in the long run?
Has Klopp v Benteke gone far too public and is it inevitable the forward now leaves?
The panel also talk about the nature of football media – will it ever change? Will disgruntled players ever say no to a microphone on international duty?
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Brilliant show guys
For me if we can get £45 mil for Sturidge then we should take it
Looks like Benteke will be sold too so that’s alot of funds to put towards a top striker one that’s fit for the majority of games I really think Inggs will be a good player for us once back too
Can’t wait for back page chat on midfielders and defenders
Out of the midfield I only see Joe Alan moving in search of more game time. We should keep Hendo as he offers more to the team
I would be prepared to let IBE go especially if we are bringing Markavic back and hopefully moves for Gotze and I’d luv a move for Marco Reus we can all dream
With Grujic already on his way he could take the place of Alan
With defence I would sell Skertal and allow Kolo to move. I just feel the addition of a left back is all we need to add to the defence.
Gomes coming back from injury too
Deffo need a top keeper to compete for first team with Simon
Imagine your that guy who had to collate all the sturridge injuries together for a story. A major journalistic feat.
I am listening to this and I am going absolutely mental with a mixture of rage and disbelief…
To remind all and sundry we have been here before and it has not worked out well for us in modern times..
Opted out for Anelka signed Diouf…The rest is History
Sold Suarez signed Balotelli…The rest is History
Sold Sterling bought Benteke… The rest is History..
I cannot believe that after waiting neigh on 2 season for this lad to play now he is fit some in this panel are ready to offload.
All this against the backdrop of the assumption of Balotelli certainly , Benteke probably leaving. We already going back to a huge turnover of players with 4 plus likely to come in..
How on earth is selling him making sense.? We going back again to selling our best players in another summer. Hoping to find “that lad” who is going to fill his role…
Its nuts!!
It does not work for us as proved..Furthermore if you think Divok Origi and Danny Ings is going to power a Liverpool title challenge then think long and hard about it…
Aint gonna happen…
How about having Sturridge with a full preseason under his belt, even if we change his role where he is a creator?
We need him back in the fold…fit firing and for god sake shown some love.!!!
Keep your best players until you can get nothing further from them.
Adam Smith rails against fans losing their shit while losing his shit. Priceless :-)
I have no sympathy with journalists. Newspaper men (and women) should print news. Ethics should dictate that making stuff up is unacceptable. Journalism is a profession like any other, if people don’t like what they’re doing, they can do something else. Harsh, I know, ‘cos we all love a good moan, but it’s a dismal profession on the whole these days for all the reasons you all listed + very bad owners, very bad practices, very poor ethics.
Good show lads and Adam cracked me up at the end,
I’d be gutted if Studge is part of any purge,
We have waited yonks for his fitness issues to ease up and recently they look like they have with the amount of game time he has seen of late,
Benteke & Ballo should be the only top of the field players we should look to move on.