In the last few days, news of Liverpool’s interest of Charlie Adam has escalated, and today when Charlie Adam handed in his transfer request, it looked like it would be over sooner rather than later. But then when it was confirmed by Ian Holloway and Blackpool that the request had been denied, it once again showed Liverpool FC can’t do things the easy way.
Not to say that Blackpool were right in rejecting his transfer request, as simply you shouldn’t force a player to stay where he doesn’t want to be, however if number’s Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has claimed Liverpool’s bid was then you can’t blame the club for rejecting the bids. For a player in Adam’s form and quality £4million lacks respect, and is almost a joke in all honesty. He’s clearly an invaluable player to Blackpool, so unless FSG are willing to cough up an eight figure sum for the player, then we should start looking elsewhere. However, a minority of fans don’t see it that way, and that’s the reason of this article.
According to Sky Sports News, Ian Holloway is a tweeter, and seeing as his interviews are usually entertaining, then I figured it was worth following him, and he’s a pretty good manager too. Unfortunately the previous mentioned minority also knew Holloway was on twitter, and figured it was a good idea to send him abuse, about not letting Charlie Adam go to Villa or Liverpool, and because Blackpool are a “small club”, maybe it’s time for a wake up call, Blackpool have beat Liverpool twice this season, and are just one point behind Liverpool with a game in hand. Maybe some people should show the man some respect? Not just that, but when Holloway took over as manager they were relegation candidates in the Championship, and that was 18months ago. Not only that, but unlike so many newly promoted top flight teams, he’s done so playing in his own style.
I guess that’s just part of the job, and part of the risk of having an online presense, and The Dalglish’s, Babel, Lucas, John Henry and his wife have all recieved unwarranted abuse on twitter, for idiotic Liverpool fans or other clubs. Not to say that if if Liverpool player has a bad game, then nothing should be said to him, but telling them you hope they die, or they’re goint to rape their parents(Yes, that’s the kind of stuff people send them) is not only stupid, but never warranted. The fact is when a Liverpool fan sends Ian Holloway, or whoever else abuse, for not selling his star player on the cheap, or to Rio Ferdinand, just for playing for Man United, you give Liverpool fans a bad name, and you’re an embarrassment to the club you support.
yes I agree No one deserves that level of abuse.Holloway is a decent honest guy he is trying to get the best deal for his club.Who can blame him for that ?
Charlie Adam is not worth over 10 million, hes a decent player whose done well all season, maybe hes worth more than 4million but not over 10. I understand Ian Holloways views and I think hes been a breath of fresh air to the League, hes only wanting the best for his player and doesn’t want to lose his prized asset and if he does it has to be a respectable amount and a club worthy of Adams talent which is Liverpool as Ian has said. Maybe the clubs could come to some agreement, but i have to say this Charlie Adam will not replace Xabi Alonso and his name shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as Alonso.
I am also suprised why where after Adams when our priority should be a Striker and a couple of wingers……YNWA
Well Said, if i was Holloway and i had recieved threats or abuse like that, it would only make me more determined to either keep hold, or hold out for more money.
It is embarrassing for the club and uncalled for and unwarrented especially to Holloway as he seems a top bloke and says it how it is. As Liverpool fans we are supposed to be better than this!!!
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I am disgusted with an elements (MINORITY) of the LFC fans because their actions not only let the club down but give the city and scousers a bad name too.
I was disgusted at the small minded idiots at the spirit of shankley party a few chistmas’s ago, it was quite clear the whole room were singing Munich..which is just perfetic, immature and backward.
I remember coming home on a train with my parents from an away match and there was these so called LFC fans swearing and smoking cannabis in front of children and decent citizens.
I am disgusted at the abuse the likes of Poulsen and Konchesky have received, talk about giving the lads some confidence..these are LFC players, maybe not for a long time but they are here and should be backed.
The abuse aimed at ROY H was out of order, it wast his fault the bankers ignored Kenny..
I think people should act with some huniliy an respect for who they are and what they stand for which is LIVERPOOL and the CITY!
LIVERPOOL FANS should be first class citizens and lead by example..is it so hard to be nice?
The players under contract so why should’nt he be forced to stay, You have to remember that when a club signs a player it is not only the duration of the contract but also the players renumeration for that term of the contract. It may well be that Blackpool would not have agreed the pay the “pay aspect” of the contract for the shorter term. Also I think Charlie owes his club loyalty until the end of the season at least, but being a red I would like to see him signed up for us but maybe loaned back until the end of the season. He is probably worth the wait.
Lets get this straight the value of a thing including a player is what some one else is prepared to pay for it.
In this case the important thing is if the buyer was to waite six months he could get it for free. so an offer of 4m is more than resanble.
The other side of the question is about the player being needed to maintain there place in the PL. So to them there is no price thats enough and they lose him for free in the summer. So the real answer is if they think they can survive with out him they sell and take the money. if not thay pay the wages for another six months and lose him for free and also hope that he continues to perform after being refused a transfer.
very good article i can’t believe some so called fans would send comments like that through twitter what planet do these scumbags live on i’ve tremendous respect for Holloway and its his right to do best for Blackpool football isn’t pressure to him when you’ve got to deaf children at home who need constant care football isn’t important he has said wonderful things about our club and fans so for them to abuse him is disgraceful but you know what they’re to thick to even care but it tars us decent people and that stinks
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MINDS WILL DO BUSINESS WITH HOLLOWAY IN FUTURE ? THIS COULD BE A VERY COSTLY DEAL FOR BLACKPOOL, WHO WOULD WANT TO SELL A PLAYER TO HIM ? WHO WOULD NOW WANT TO BUY A PLAYER FROM HIM ? WHAT AMBITIOUS PLAYER WOULD SIGN FOR HIM ?
I’ve noticed a lot of abusive tweets to Ollie – mainly from Villa fans. Fortunately, they’ve practically all been sent to a fake account (@MrIanHolloway).
You huys don’t really get it, whether or not you think Adam is worth 10million or not, his value to the Blackpool side makes him worth it to them.
@stan howard – Plenty of people. Holloway’s doing absolutely nothing wrong in this situation. They’re not willing to accept 4 million, which most sensible people agree is not a fair price, and thus they are quite within their rights to tell us to bugger off.
If we’re genuinely interested then we’ll come back with an offer of at least 7 million and then see whether an agreement can be met. Personally I think we’ll be looking around the 9-10 mark because of how important he’s been for Blackpool’s season. He’s integral to their play and I doubt that they could adequately replace him without receiving a good transfer fee.
How about we drop this ‘we’re a big club, so we get what we want’ attitude that seems to pervade much of the thinking in regards to this transfer.
holloway is a tough guy, he can handle it. if hes going to be on a social network, he will have to deal with trolls and emotional idiots.
if he is going to make a comment like “put up or shut up” he’s provoking a reaction like this and nobody should feel bad about it.
the player’s worth to blackpool is irrelevant. its about the players opportunity to move to a club like liverpool which is what matters. we’ve been losing our players to bigger clubs for years. its about business and has nothing to do with respect. 4m offer for a blackpool player is a fair ammount. these 10-14 million labels are crazy.
chamakh leaving bordaux to arsenal for free is disrespectful, not this. i hope lfc heavy hand blackpool for every cent possible.
Ollie has every right to determine the value of his assest but the marketplace eventually sets the price if he needs to sell. Right now he really doesn’t have to sell, if Adams keeps playing well for them and if they stay in the EPL Blackpool they make a lot of money, it’s a good gamble for Blackpool to go for the max they can get. If he is really important for LFC, then LFC should come with the cash, same for Luis as well. The team really needs fast wingers who can go past defenders and an aggressive striker, ie Luis. Let’s encourage FSG to come up with the cash.
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