04 Jun 2015 20:39:38
I'm sure I'll get some disagreement on this but I think Sterling would be a good purchase for us (not that it's likely to happen).

I agree with all of you who will/might say his final ball and finishing leave a lot to be desired but he's a young player with great speed and the ability to beat players. Indeed, he has all the attributes of a great winger, and where he is weak he has time to improve. With Di Maria, Depay and/or Sterling, we could begin to show the type of dynamism we need to break down the more stubborn EPL defences.

In my opinion the main problem with Sterling is that he has been overplayed. At 19, Liverpool place too much reliance on him, and the pressure has detracted from his performances. This has been exacerbated by his having to play out of position on occasion, as he did against us. It is not dissimilar to Januzaj although to my mind Sterling, at this point in time, is unquestionably the better player.

If we let go of RVP, Evans, Rafael, and with Falcao already gone, giving Wilson the opportunity to understudy Rooney, and bring in Schneiderlin/Kongdogbia and Gundogan, plus a CB and right back, I believe we would have the basis of a team which could compete both domestically and in Europe. If we could replace Rooney with a genuine CF, then we would really be looking good.

1.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 21:27:57
i think for only 20 years old he is a top player.
but a big price tag and a move from liverpool to united would bring massive pressure.
i can't for 1 minute believe the scouse would sell to us

{Ed025's Note - imagine their pages if that one came true jred?.. :)

2.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 22:05:22
Not likely to happen. a) not sure if he is exactly what we need at the minute b) liverpool would sooner lose money than sell to us
c) I am torn as to how good he is going to be, one day I think one of the top players and other days merely a good player.

That said.what price do we put on the pleasure of getting one over Liverpool £30/40/50m?????

3.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 22:14:19
They would become one of our feeder clubs. We could take him and flog him for double to Real Madrid as part of their british marketing plan as we seem to have been a bit of a feeder club for them in recent years.

4.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 22:26:23
I would agree he is a very good young player and if the price was right then who knows what could happen. I think like Shaw has said he has been severely over relied on at Liverpool this season and Rodgers for me hasn't given him the best of roles in the team.

Agree with you also JRed that it would be very unlikely to happen but as 025 says it would be chaos all over their page if it did and I for one hope we get him just to see that demise.

Ps. 025 did you get my Everton rumour I posted earlier mate?

{Ed025's Note - i did mate and replied..cheers..

5.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 22:38:26
From a football point of view I would prefer Domenico Berardi BUT from a pure comedy point of view Sterling. The melt down would be epic!

{Ed025's Note - come on LVG..get stirling..you know it makes sense.. :)

6.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 22:39:13
It's never going to happen,does anyone else think he is so overrated.if he wasn't English there wouldn't be half the talk of him.

{Ed025's Note - but hes is good and he is english leahy mate, and that makes him very lucrative in todays market..

7.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 22:50:02
Just seen it on the rumours page mate. Cheers.

8.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 23:05:46
He is good ed but not brilliant,just imagine the waffle they would be going on about if they had a proper young player like giggs,not many players now that want to play for a club,they play for the money

{Ed025's Note - to be fair leahy a lot of that is down to them blood sucking scum of the earth agents, im sure if ryan was playing now he would have a super agent like raiola and be on £300,000 a week mate..

9.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 23:12:44
leahy
i think he is a very good player and at 19 has big potential .
but he will never end up at united

10.) 04 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 23:14:56
If he really wanted to come to us and we offer £30-£35m it might be very difficult for Liverpool to resist. He's clearly not signing a new contract, and we have money to burn!!! Just as we have no power over De Gea if he wants to go, so Liverpool have no power over Sterling. They have to sell.

If we could pick up Alvez on a free, Ottomendi for £30, Schneiderlin for £20-£25, and Gundogan for £20, Cech for £15-£20 and pick up maybe £70m from sales of RVP, Nani, Chicharito, Rafael, Evans and De Gea, our net outlay would be well around £80m and our wage bill would probably go down taking into account Falcao's departure too. We'd have an all round physically stronger team, better balance, more speed, and coverage in every position. I really don't think we need Bale or Ronaldo, although I would probably swap either for Di Maria.

Then next year we can address replacing Rooney and a new right back.

{Ed025's Note - i think you should apply for the managers job shawthing..

11.) 05 Jun 2015
05 Jun 2015 01:28:36
I think he's massively overrated myself. Decent player with potential, but I don't think he'll be anything more than another Walcott. He's definitely not worth paying the suggested price for.

I honestly believe Depay is a better player and prospect.

12.) 05 Jun 2015
05 Jun 2015 01:22:09
Put a good word in for me will you. I've just retired so I've got plenty of time on my hands.

13.) 05 Jun 2015
04 Jun 2015 23:39:22
Good post shaw,that's true about the agents ed,but giggs was a United player a one club man,ed 025 do you think with blatter gone and football going forward will they try to reduce transfer fees and agents fees or will it always be out of control.

{Ed025's Note - they are a cancer of which there is no cure leahy, they will continue to bleed clubs dry and that train is not stopping mate..

14.) 05 Jun 2015
05 Jun 2015 08:46:22
I saw some stats on sterling recently and they were very impressive. Saying that no younger player in the world did certain things that sterling did this season, goals, assists etc. I can't remember exactly what they were but they did get me thinking. It is easy to forget how young these players are, I still think we do it with Jones and smalling to an extent (although Jones hasn't become the player we expected) they are still so young. Sterling has been thrown in at 18 and has impressed, but not shown that he can be world class just yet.

It seems impossible to me but the idea of taking him from liverpool would be wonderful.

15.) 05 Jun 2015
05 Jun 2015 09:08:56
If he'd even learn to run right, I might warm to him. Looks like my wife running.

16.) 05 Jun 2015
05 Jun 2015 10:38:10
Or the idiot that used to be on tv that ran around saying, 'chase me' in a very effeminate manner.

17.) 05 Jun 2015
05 Jun 2015 11:50:09
Interesting argument there

Sterling or Walcott?.

Either way, who would they replace? I had a feeling Mata would get the Playmaker role with Depay DiMaria to work with on the wings. Interesting to see where this all goes.

If we sign Sterling, wouldn't that ultimately mean Beef curtains for Mata? With the rivalry on top, for me it's just not feasible.

I believe thst after ADMs 7 tattoo and his comments this morning, he is staying. Bring in Benzema and we are then formidable. We would need a french buddy for him tho. Varane anyone. ?

18.) 05 Jun 2015
05 Jun 2015 14:03:22
Sterling will be a fantastic addition but I don't think it will happen. He's very versatile and quick. LVG type of player!

19.) 05 Jun 2015
05 Jun 2015 19:59:44
Not as good as depay and will go for twice the amount we paid for him.