I was absolutely delighted at the news that Luis Suarez has extended his contract for another four years.
As soon as it became clear he was going nowhere after John W Henry impressively kyboshed any talk of a move to Arsenal, it became clear we were going to have to forgive the enigmatic Uruguayan. It was also clear that such a thing was going to be easy to do – when you can get him on a pitch he’s a joy to watch.
When you make the sort of impact Suarez has this season it is far easier to forgive and forget. The comments about desperately wanting to sign for Arsenal seem like a lifetime ago, even if they really grated at the time and were very ungrateful and dismissive of the considerable support he has had from Liverpool during his time at the club. He has scored hatfuls of goals and the four goal display against Norwich is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen. He’s scored more goals this season than 11 teams have in total.
He’s also made great efforts to calm his game down. He’s had to, because the problem with Luis Suarez is that he’s only ever one moment away from disaster. But we know that and we’ve just come to accept it as part of who he is. He’ll give you 120% effort when he’s on the pitch, and I do think there are signs he has learned how best to channel this.
From the club’s point of view this is a no brainer. Not even the boneheads in the national press can now concoct a “Suarez to Arsenal” story in January with this new deal. It should end speculation until summer at the very least. And if speculation mounts there (and if we don’t make top 4 it will) then so be it, if someone pays his release clause then we lose the player but get paid Gareth Bale/Ronaldo sorts of money. It protects the club from any attempt at disrespectful lowballing, which is the game Arsenal tried last summer only for it to ultimately blow up in their faces spectacularly.
From a money side of things, that doesn’t bother me. The lad is easily the best player in this league and is for my money the third best player in the world at this moment in time. £170k a week is money well spent in that department, and so is £200k which is what it rises to in the summer. We’ve cut wages over the last two years or so to facilitate exactly this type of wage for this type of player. When you’ve got someone this good, pay them what it takes. Just get the deadbeats off your books, which we have now managed to do.
I’m made up we’ve managed to secure the value for our biggest asset. If we get into the top 4 I think he’ll be here next season as well. But one thing is for sure – this is what’s best for business from a footballing point of view. I just hope he doesn’t spoil the feel good factor generated ahead of a tough festive period by doing something stupid.
He has had no backlash from the fans because he’s hit the ground running this season and the damage has long since been repaired. Pretty much everyone is delighted and rightly so, because Luis Suarez is a talent we should all admire.
Feel so sorry for Luis while punks like Welbeck are winning title medals and playing in the CL. SMH at the state of our team.
Wellbeck won’t win a medel for a while again……:)
That is why Liverpool MUST qualify for CL this season if not Suarez will surely leave.
Best player on the planet right now . Where is the moron who said Suarez is not good.
I really hope January sales work out because if we don’t push on top four could be outta reach, meaning another Suarez headache come summer.
The rest of the team needs to start chipping in with some goals too. No more own goals Skrtel!
Boring Aaron is still trolling .
Idiot
Troll hunter.
Get a life mate, just stay away from this site. Your nothing but a parasite.
And your most likely very ugly, you turd.
Aaron the boring troll pretending to be someone else again. He uses many names
Idiot
You pric k. Stay away from this site, don’t know who Aaron is nor do I care. What I do care about is you ruining a good site. Now FU CK off you hermit tosser
Yawn . Just the type of language aaron always uses.
You boring trill Aaron. Get a life
Mate prove to us he uses different names, you can’t can you. So now you go around saying people are aaron and trolling someone’s opinion. When have you ever ever said anything remotely connected to LFC? Other people do and you being some kind of kid with no friends repeat yourself time after time.
Go look for something better to do, no one wants you here. Idiot
Exactly the same words and phrases Aaron uses. It was ‘ian’ last week . What next Aaron ?
Boring troll .
Your a lost kid, you should go on a spiritual journey or something. ‘Exactly the same words and phrases’ ROFL what a retard you are. So now every time an Ian, Aaron or Duncan posts, you’ll assume it’s aaron because words used. Laughing SO hard right now, you word and phrase expert hahahaha. Just fuc k off and leave this site to fans you Slug.
Sad boring troll Aaron , still trolling , still pretending to be someone else
Idiot
Happy New Year troll…. err I mean Aaron hunter.
Hope you have a life this year and actually manage to get yourself a girlfriend or boyfriend, anything to help you not obsess about me, Big Wet Kiss xxx
Lol. Your pathetic aaron , dont think anyone on here is sad to see you getting trolled by troll hunter. You deserve it you mug . Total ar*ehole !
I don’t want sympathy Liam. Just good debating. Higher quality than you’re capable of. Being trolled is such a first world problem, much bigger things in life take precedence.
You should chill out Liam or should I say troll hunter, trolling under different names.
booooring idiot. Yawn
Lol . I wasn’t giving u sympathy , I was laughing at u aaron . Your a troll like troll hunter says . Now f off u mug .
Liam (troll hunter), un tie your knickers, lick whatever wounds I’ve opened in you , probably because I disagreed with a moronic opinion of yours and get ready for today’s game. By the way Liam sorry mean troll hunter, anything say about football today or still obsessing about me? xx
Unlike u I don’t use different aliases . Do you really think people cant see your pathetic efforts to disguise urself with Duncan ? Lol . Grow up . Ive had enough talkin to the troll .
Disguise myself, what is this… The Cold War all over again, it’s a football site, why the need to go incognito you pri ck. Oh someone is trolling someone, better get the rain coat, top hat and glasses to disguise oneself.
And you want me to grow up, thanks for the laugh Liam/troll hunter you clown, will look forward to many more of your Neanderthal posts when in need of a laugh. Now, back to your cave Mr Hunter x
Aaron the boring troll still trolling and insulting people .
Idiot
Yeah still at it Liam/hunter. Should check my previous football related posts.
Idiot.
The boring troll Aaron continues to bore everyone
Idiot.
Yawn . Still trolling Aaron ? Nobody cares what you say .
Everybody should ignore the troll Aaron and his ignorant comments
Idiot
Happy new year troll you boring pathetic freak.
suarez continue with your good form
@Aaron . Why don’t you get back under whatever rock you came from ? You ARE a troll.
You bring every page down to your immature childish playground level …with your childish insults and name calling.
And yes….all regulars on here can see that you ARE duncan (and others )
….I suppose you will accuse me of being trollhunter too ? Your a joke kid .
Wouldn’t be the first or last time pathetic troll hunter has used someone else’s name… The site has become a joke.
Ha . Well said Stevie . And well done troll hunter. Get that troll aaron , ha ha ha . Funny sh it.
I really want to say that I don’t like this.u better settle your grievances somewhere else.obviously not here.