Luis Suarez - should he stay or should he go?

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Do you like the deliberately provocative title.. not even a question really, from my perspective anyway and probably yours as well if you followed the link to this blog on twitter anyway.

We have however had the now customary Luis Suarez transfer episode.. the stories were splashed all over the papers that read as if Suarez was on the verge of leaving Liverpool. A popular theme when the football press has nothing more pressing than the International friedlies.

It went along the usual lines.. some interview which said that he would welcome bids from clubs in Champions League. This was swiftly dismissed by Suarez who said that he expects this kind of nonsense from the press in the UK but not in Uruguay and that if they kept it up then he would solve the problem by stopping talking to them.

This of course wouldn't solve anything as they just make it all up anyway so actually talking to them doesn't make the slightest difference anyway.

Cristiano Ronaldo

It is an interesting twist on the perceived bias on the London centric press..  which let's be fair they have had quite a few column miles out of Suarez since he signed for Liverpool. I did especially like the comparison between their reaction to the form of Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale. It does seem that when Suarez is in form that Liverpool are a one-man team, but when Super Chimp hit form this season by scoring pretty much all Spurs' goals then he is being hailed as the "New Ronaldo".

I'm getting side-tracked. As I've previously stated, the press make up any shit they like anyway - Liverpool fans are more painfully aware of this than most. The press lie about things that are actually important so which footballer plays for which team is way down the list and fair game frankly.

While Suarez keeps signing new contracts (and getting pay-rises) I think it's safe to assume he's happy enough. But we have to be realistic. Luis Suarez is 26 and only 6 months in to a 4 year contract. Now we all now that contracts are really only a gauge of how much a player is worth rather than an actual commitment to be at a club for four years. But if we don't get our shit together soon, by which I mean next season, then Luis Suarez is going to start to get nervous. And if he has another daughter, but names her something like Rebanbeu then it's a pretty safe bet that he's off to Madrid.

If by March next year we are still flapping about in a similar position in the league then I'm reasonably confident that the Luis Suarez transfer stories will become more frequent and less vigorously denied, especially if Uruguay (and Luis Suarez) haven't got the World Cup to distract them.

Luis Suarez with one of the new boys.

So this leaves the ball firmly in Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers' court. If we can get through the summer (by keeping Suarez, obviously) and also not fucking up another transfer window (the most recent one being the only one for a while that we haven't) then it's time for everyone else to step up.

If Suarez keeps doing what he's been doing and everyone else starts to chip in, with a little help from the new boys then just maybe we'll be able to win the Arsene Wenger Trophy and get in the top 4.

Because the problem is that if Luis Suarez does keep doing what he has been and is top scorer in the league next year as well then he won't hang around if we are seventh.

He will go somewhere where his goals aren't being wasted.