22 Jun 2015 10:12:04
(Banter please Eds)

Morning all.

Hope the week starts well for everyone.

The Benzema to Arsenal rumours seem to be gathering a little momentum, although seems this is based upon Aguero to Man City. Who knows, but if it happened I would be a happy man.

Is Jackson Martinez the backup? Wouldn't be too unhappy with him either, although Benzema has achieved more in stronger competitions in my eyes. Would be interested in others opinions.

And Giani Imbula or William Carvahlo? Tough choice, either one looks good, but will they cut it in the Premier League with Arsenal?

I was interested to read that Liverpool are interested in Illaramendi @ £15m. At that price, wouldn't he be worth a look at in CDM? Seems cheap for a player of his talent.

I would have thought that Illaramendi would be a good fit for Man U.

Anyway, must get back to some work.

G62 and Dags, I am trying to sort out some tickets for the first game of the season against West Ham. Will either of you be going?

Respect to all.

J

{Ed001's Note - Aguero to Man City? Seems unlikely to me, I doubt they will ever sign a player as good as Aguero...... =op

1.) 22 Jun 2015
22 Jun 2015 10:27:32
Sorry Ed001.

Meant Aguero from Man City to Real Madrid.

Just me trying to type too quickly whilst I am at work.

Thanks for pointing it out.

Regards

J

{Ed001's Note - I know mate, I was tempted to edit it for you, but where would be the fun in that? Typos are something we all make, and it is great for banter. One of the longest running jokes on the Liverpool site originated from Kun Aguero being typoed as Ken Aguero. There are still the odd sightings of Ken in the Liverpool area trying to negotiate a deal for a transfer to join.}

2.) 22 Jun 2015
22 Jun 2015 10:36:52
Lets be honest Ed001, it is probably more possible for Ken to accept a contract at Liverpool than a lot of the players they are being aligned with.

I actually feel sorry for Liverpool, I think Brendan Rodgers is definitely not the man they need at the helm. He is a Mourihno clone without the ability, and he has seemingly only damaged Liverpool rather than elevated them.

They are a club with passion and a legacy and I fear Brendan is the man to take them further on a slide.

But who knows, maybe Ken Aguero is the man to save them?

:D

J

{Ed001's Note - I hear his wage demands have scuppered it, he wanted the living wage but Liverpool refuse to meet that and offered him a minimum wage instead. I mean it is not like Premier League clubs have just signed a huge new TV deal or anything, it is no wonder only Chelsea are signed up to pay a living wage to their employees really. Money is tight in the Prem after all.

And I agree totally on Rodgers, the biggest mistake of the summer is not sacking him.}

3.) 22 Jun 2015
22 Jun 2015 10:46:43
I am with you on the biggest mistake of the summer so far being not sacking him, especially when people like Ancelotti were available.

It is times like this that one feels sorry for fans, such as the Liverpool fans. I hope he is the first to fall this season. Liverpool deserve better.

{Ed001's Note - sometimes it makes you wonder about this world, when clearly inept people are able to reach such positions of prominence!}

4.) 22 Jun 2015
22 Jun 2015 10:57:59
ED001,

It is no different to the Business World. I regularly meet people and think, "how did you get to where you have got to, and do the people who have put you there really understand your lack of ability?"

It just shows that common sense aligned to intelligence really isn't always something in evidence!.

J

{Ed001's Note - very true, it seems to about being able to talk a lot of crap with confidence so people believe you are telling them something profound that is just going over their head.}

5.) 22 Jun 2015
22 Jun 2015 13:09:29
i think there is a name for that Ed001..its called politicians...

6.) 22 Jun 2015
22 Jun 2015 17:16:48
The phrase you're looking for is 'The Peter Principle'.
The Peter Principle is a theory put forward by Laurence J. Peter whereby the selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate's performance in their current role, rather than on abilities relevant to the intended role. Thus, employees only stop being promoted once they can no longer perform effectively, and "managers rise to the level of their incompetence."