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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
THIRD SESSION – EIGHTH PARLIAMENT
TUESdAY, 3RD MAY, 2016
Half past two o'clock pm.
Deputy President of the Senate in the Chair.
Bhebe M,
Bhobho H,
Buka F,
Chiduku Chief,
Chifamba J,
Chimanikire A,
Chimutengwende C.C.C,
Chisunga Chief,
Gampu Chief T.M,
Goto R,
Gwenzi Chief,
Jadagu G.T,
Juba A,
Khumalo D.T,
Komichi M,
Machingaifa T,
Mabhugu F.E,
Makore J,
Makwarimba C,
Manyeruke J,
Masendu Chief,
Mashavakure N,
Masuku A,
Matiirira A,
Mavhunga M,
Mkwebu A,
Mlotshwa S,
Moeketsi V,
Muronzi M,
Musarurwa Chief,
Mutsvangwa M,
Ndlovu J,
Nyathi R,
Shiri A,
Sibanda A,
Sibanda B,
Sinampande H,
Tawengwa C.Z,
In attendance in terms of section 138(2) and (3) of the Constitution
Hon. Min. Chingosho C.P, Hon. Min. Dokora L, Hon. Min. Gandawa G, Hon. Min.Mlambo B.J, Hon. Vice President Mnangagwa E.D.
Printed by Order of the Senate
Absent with Leave
Hon. Sen. Chizema C, Hon. Sen. Dandawa Chief, Hon. Sen. Timveos L.
The Deputy President of the Senate informed the House that Senators were invited to a brief presentation by the Handa Project representatives on how they intend to work with Parliamentarians in their respective constituencies, on Wednesday, 4 May, 2016, in the Courtyard, from 0900 hours to 1200 hours.
The Deputy President of the Senate further informed the House that all Members of Parliament were invited to a dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals, jointly organized by the Office of the President and Cabinet and the United Nations Development Programme. The dialogue would be held at the Rainbow Towers Hotel, at 0830 hours on the following dates and Thematic Committees would attend as follows:
Wednesday, 11 May, 2016
Thematic Committee on Peace and Security
Thematic Committee on Indigenisation and Empowerment
Thematic Committee on Millennium Development
Thursday, 12 May, 2016
Thematic Committee on Human Rights
Thematic Committee on Gender and Development
Thematic Committee on HIV/AIDS
Bill received from the National Assembly-
Gwanda State University [H.B.9, 2015]……..........................................3rd May, 2016.
Second Reading—tomorrow
Report from the Parliamentary Legal Committee being an adverse report on the following Statutory Instrument—
Statutory Instrument 24 published in the Gazette during the Month of February, 2016………………………………………………………….................3rd May, 2016.
Report from the Parliamentary Legal Committee NOT being an adverse report on the following Statutory Instrument—
All Statutory Instrument published in the Gazette during the Month of April,
2016………………………………………………………….................3rd May, 2016.
Hon. Senator Tawengwa, seconded by Hon. Sen. Masuku moved: That Order of the Day No.1 for today stands over until Order of the Day No. 10 has been disposed of.
Motion put and agreed to.
Adjourned debate on motion in reply to the Presidential Speech (Adjourned 13th April, 2016— Hon. Sen. Masuku)
[Time elapsed: 3 hours 39 minutes]
Question again proposed: That a respectful address be presented to the President of
Zimbabwe as follows: -
May it please you, Your Excellency, the President:
We, the Members of Parliament of Zimbabwe, desire to express our loyalty to Zimbabwe and beg leave to offer our respectful thanks for the speech, which you have been pleased to address to Parliament – Hon. Sen. Tawengwa.
On the motion of Hon. Sen. Tawengwa, seconded by Hon. Sen. Masuku: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.
Hon. Sen. B. Sibanda, seconded by Hon. Sen. Marava, moved: That Notices of Motions Nos. 3 and 4 for today, stand over, until Order No. 10, has been disposed of.
Hon. Sen. Khumalo, seconded by Hon. Sen. Marava, moved: That Notice of Motion No. 5 for today, stands over, until Order of the Day No. 10, has been disposed of.
Adjourned debate on motion on the Zimbabwe Delegation Report on the 133rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (Adjourned 14th April, 2016 – Hon. Sen. Tawengwa)
[Days elapsed: 12]
Question again proposed: That this House takes note of the Zimbabwe Delegation Report on the 133rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 17-23 October, 2015- Hon Sen Chief Siansali
On the motion of Hon. Sen. Chief Siansali, seconded by Hon. Sen. Tawengwa: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.
Adjourned debate on motion calling for the rehabilitation and maintenance of War Shrines (Adjourned 13th, April 2016 – Hon. Sen. Masuku)
Question again proposed: That this House—
NOTING with pride the immense sacrifice, courage and commitment made by the freedom fighters in their quest to liberate Zimbabwe;
ACKNOWLEDGING that the liberation of our country came at a heavy cost and needs to be selflessly and jealously guarded;
DISTURBED by the utter neglect and dilapidation and continued deterioration of War Shrines in neighbouring countries despite the fact that Government identified and made efforts to rehabilitate war shrines in Nyadzonia, Tembwe, Doroie; Chibawawa and Nyango in Mozambique as well as Freedom Camp, Nyampundwe, Mulungushi, Mkushi and Kavalamaya in Zambia
CONCERNED that rehabilitation works have not been undertaken at Kabanga, Sinde, Solwezi in Zambia and other sites in Tanzania and Botswana.
FUTHER CONCERNED that to this day the bullet riddled home of His Excellency, the President and the home of the late Joshua Nkomo our founding Fathers have not been declared National Heritage Sites
Now, Therefore, this House calls upon Government to address the rehabilitation of our war shrines and to give due recognition to our departed brave sons and daughters of our liberation struggle. – Hon. Sen. Mohadi
Adjourned debate on motion to congratulate His Excellency, the President Cde. R.G. Mugabe and the Government of Zimbabwe on successfully leading the African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) as Chairperson. (Adjourned 13th, April, 2016 – Hon. Sen. Masuku)
CONGRATULATES His Excellency the President, Cde. Robert Gabriel Mugabe and the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe for successfully leading the African Union as its Chairperson;
WARMLY APPRECIATES his distinguished leadership qualities during his tenure in Office, an achievement that has earned the Nation pride;
NOW THEREFORE, resolves that this House conveys its gratitude and sentiments to His Excellency and the Nation as a whole and wishes our President many more years of good leadership and wise counsel.- Hon. Sen. Chief Musarurwa
On the motion of Hon. Sen. Chief Musarurwa, seconded by Hon. Sen.Tawengwa: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.
Adjourned debate on motion on the Zimbabwe Delegation Report on the 38th Plenary Assembly of the SADC-Parliamentary Forum (Adjourned 13th, April, 2016 – Hon. Sen.Masuku )
Question again proposed: That this House takes note of the Zimbabwe Delegation Report on the 38th Plenary Assembly of the SADC-Parliamentary Forum, Sea Side Hotel and SPA, Swakopmund, Namibia, 17 to 25 November 2015. – Hon. Sen. Mohadi
Adjourned debate on motion on the role of traditional leaders (Adjourned 13th, April, 2016 – Hon. Sen. Masuku)
Question again proposed: That this House-
ACKNOWLEDGING that Traditional Leaders play a pivotal role and yet they are not given the due respect that they deserve, a situation that has .led to many illegal activities perpetrated in their areas of jurisdiction;
CONCERNED that such disrespect for our Traditional Leaders has led to unwanted developments such as moral decadence, environmental degradation and child marriages;
NOW THEREFORE calls upon this Government to revisit policies that give Traditional Leaders their mandate so that they can effectively deal with issues of moral decadence, environmental pollution and degradation, children's rights among communal communities as well as other incidental issues that they may fall under the purview of the Traditional Chiefs' Mandate-Hon. Sen Mawire.
On the motion of Hon. Sen. Mawire, seconded by Hon. Sen. Tawengwa: Debate adjourned until tomorrow.
On the motion of Hon. Sen. Tawengwa, seconded by Hon. Sen. Marava: The Senate adjourned at ten minutes to three o'clock pm.
C.C.C.CHIMUTENGWENDE,
Deputy President of the Senate.
WEDNESDAY, 4TH MAY, 2016
ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICE OF MOTION
Adjourned debate on motion on the Second Reading on the Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences Bill [H.B.8, 2015] (Adjourned 14th April, 2016– The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology)
[Days elapsed: 2]
Question proposed: That the Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences Bill (H.B.8, 2015) – The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology.
Second Reading: Gwanda State University [H.B.9, 2015] – The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology.
Adjourned debate on motion in reply to the Presidential Speech (Adjourned 3rd May, 2016— Hon. Sen. Tawengwa)
Question proposed: That a respectful address be presented to the President of
Hon. Sen. Ncube S
Hon. Sen. Sibanda A
That this House:
COGNISANT that Parliament must defend the Constitution at all times;
ACKNOWLEDGING the current Executive had endeavored to align some of the Acts to the Constitution at a painstakingly slow pace;
DISMAYED that the current progress in the devolution of power at various levels may not see the dawn of a new day;
CONCERNED that no meaningful efforts have been embarked to ensure the constitutional requirements are met to devolve central power to the provinces particularly on local and the corporate governance issue;
ALARMED that the wishes of the general populace of Zimbabwe are short changed by such indifferent attitude by the Executive;
NOW THEREFORE, calls upon the Executive to;
(a) set a time limit for devolution issues to be urgently addressed for the benefit of the Nation
(b) commit itself to the dictates of our Constitution and observe that it is the Supreme Law of the land.
(c) set aside resources to carter for the devolution of power in the respective Provinces.
Hon. Sen. Sibanda B
Hon. Sen. Timveos
NOTING the declining rainfall pattern over the years in Zimbabwe more specifically in the central and southern regions;
AWARE that this phenomenon is likely to persist into the foreseeable future;
CONCERNED that the people's livelihoods, agricultural, industrial productivity and wildlife survival will be negatively affected by the scarcity of water in future;
NOW THEREFORE this House calls upon government to resuscitate the Zambezi Water Project through;
(a) Committing specific budget allocations towards the project each financial year.
(b) Identifying internal and external partners to team up with; and / or
(c) Seeking partners for the build , operate and transfer option.
In order to hedge the nation against impending calamities.
Hon. Sen. Khumalo D.T
Hon. SEn. Ndlovu J
NOTING that the first cluster in ZIMASSET is food security and nutrition and addresses challenges of food insecurity and under nourishment.
CONCERNED that despite government efforts to prioritise its programs and projects to address the country's economic challenges, malnutrition is taking its toll among the urban and rural communities.
FURTHER CONCERNED that children of school going age are the most vulnerable as they easily fall victim to starvation thereby impacting negatively on their ability to effectively comprehend their lessons, a situation which creates nightmares for teachers.
COGNISANT that poor nutrition affects health of individuals and communities and retards economic growth and health standards.
ALARMED by lack of awareness on basic nutrition, even among leaders who do not appreciatethe consequences of under nourishment in economic development.
NOW THEREFORE resolves that government providesadequate information to community leaders including members of Parliament on how to reduce incidents of malnutrition among childrenand adults in the country.
Adjourned debate on motion on the Zimbabwe Delegation Report on the 133rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (Adjourned 3rd May, 2016 – Hon. Sen. Chief Siansali)
Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Zimbabwe Delegation Report on
the 133rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 17-23 October, 2015- Hon Sen Chief Siansali
Adjourned debate on motion calling for the rehabilitation and maintenance of War Shrines (Adjourned 3rd, May 2016 – Hon. Sen. Tawengwa )
Question proposed: That this House—
Adjourned debate on motion to congratulate His Excellency, the President Cde. R.G. Mugabe and the Government of Zimbabwe on successfully leading the African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) as Chairperson. (Adjourned 3rd, May, 2016 – Hon. Sen. Chief Musarurwa)
Adjourned debate on motion on the Zimbabwe Delegation Report on the 38th Plenary Assembly of the SADC-Parliamentary Forum (Adjourned 3rd, May, 2016 – Hon. Sen. Tawengwa )
Question proposed: That this House takes note of the Zimbabwe Delegation Report on the 38th Plenary Assembly of the SADC-Parliamentary Forum, Sea Side Hotel and SPA, Swakopmund, Namibia, 17 to 25 November 2015. – Hon. Sen. Mohadi
Adjourned debate on motion on the role of traditional leaders (Adjourned 3rd, May, 2016 – Hon. Sen. Mawire)
Question proposed: That this House-
THURSDAY, 5TH MAY, 2016
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER.
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.
* QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE.
*1. Hon. Sen. Mavhunga: To ask the Minister of Environment Water and Climate to explain whether there are any measures the Ministry is instituting to protect human beings from being attacked by crocodiles in Mazowe River.
[Deferred from 17th March, 2016]
*2. Hon. Sen. Carter: To ask the Minster of Lands and Rural Resettlement to provide figures of the number of hectares that are occupied by A1, A2 farmers and title deeds holders of the land previously owned by commercial farmers.
*3. Hon. Sen. Carter: To ask the Minster of Lands and Rural Resettlement to confirm whether the land reform process has been completed so that farmers can confidently concentrate on agricultural production.
[Deferred from 7th April, 2016]
*4 Hon. Sen. Mohadi: To ask the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement to give further explanation on how the 3 tier system works, and how the rental payments are made as many people share the grazing land
*5. Hon. sen. mohadi: To ask the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement to state the policy in place regarding farmers who have title deeds but are not utilizing their land.
*6. Hon. Sen. Chimhini: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to explain the measures the Ministry has in place to ensure that every person who is on ART can have their viral load tested at no cost to the person living with HIV as a way of achieving the 90 – 90 – 90 by 2030.
*7. Hon. Sen. Musaka: To ask the Minister of Rural Development and Preservation of Cultural Heritage to state the measures the Ministry is taking to address the problem of squatters in resettlement areas of Mhondoro – Ngezi and Sanyati Districts in view of the fact that the problem is now causing conflicts, environmental degradation and stifling economic development.
*8. Hon. Sen. Musaka: To ask the Minster of Rural Development and Preservation of Cultural Heritage to state the measures in place to urgently address settlement of disputes in accordance with traditional customs and culture in resettlement areas.
*9. Hon. Sen. Chimhini: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to explain the payment plan the Ministry has to clear its debts for services rendered by local Authorities to Government Ministries to enable them to improve service delivery and pay staff salaries.
*10. Hon. Sen. Chimhini: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to state;
(a) How many jobs have been created since 2013, towards the target of 2 million jobs.
(b) Which sectors have performed well in the creation of the said jobs.
*11. Hon. Sen. Chimhini: To ask the Minister of Finance and Economic Development to:
explain reasons for the abandonment of the Chinaka Boarder Post in Honde Valley which was constructed in 2002 and since then has been deteriorating.
give the total cost of the infrastructure (the border post) and how government intends to recoup the funds spent on the project.
*12. Hon. Sen. Sibanda B.: To ask the Minister of Home Affairs to explain at what point and under what circumstances a missing person is declared dead or presumed dead and the process of issuance of death certificate.
*13. Hon. Sen. Musaka: To ask the Minister of Health and Child Care to state plans the Ministry has for paediatric (children) diabetes to access state of the arts medication for free as is the case with the peadiatric HIV treatment.
[Deferred from 14th April, 2016]
*14. Hon. Sen. B. Sibanda: To ask the Minister of Energy and Power Development to explain the government policy regarding compensation to people and livestock that are electrocuted by electricity cables that would have fallen to the ground.
MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES
At 0900 hours in Committee Room No. 4.
Human Rights: Hon. Sen. Rtd Gen. Nyambuya M.-(Chairperson) Hon. Sen. Buka F, Hon. Sen. Carter M, Hon. Sen. Charumbira Chief, Hon. Sen. Chimhini D.A, Hon. Sen. Chipanga T, Hon. Sen. Chisunga Chief, Hon. Sen. Gampu IV Chief, Hon. Sen. Machingaifa T, Makone T, Hon. Sen. Makore J, Hon. Se. Makwarimba C, Hon. Sen., Hon. Sen. Maluleke O. Hon. Sen. Manyeruke J, Hon. Sen. Marava M, Hon. Sen. Mawire J, Hon. Sen. Mtshane Chief, Hon. Sen. Muchenje V, Hon. Sen. Muronzi M, Hon. Sen. Musaka M.B, Hon. Sen. Nebiri Chief, Hon. Sen. Ntabeni Chief, Hon. Sen. Nyangazonke Chief, Hon. Sen. Siansali Chief, Hon. Sen. Sibanda B, Hon. Sen. Sinampande H. (Committee Clerk—Mr. S. Manhivi)
At 0900 hours in Committee Room 4.
Peace and Security: Hon. Sen. Mumvuri D.D.E - (Chairperson) Hon. Sen. Carter M, Hon. Sen. Chabuka K., Hon.Sen. Charumbira Chief, Hon. Sen. Chiduku Chief, Hon. Sen. Chimbudzi A, Hon. Sen. Chipanga, Hon. Sen. Dandawa Chief, Gampu Chief, Hon. Sen. Hlalo M, Hon. Sen. Jadagu G.T, Hon. Sen. Komichi M, Hon. Sen. Machingaifa T, Hon. Sen. Makone T, Hon. Sen. Makore J, Hon. Sen. Marava M, Hon. Sen. Mawire J, Hon. Sen. Mohadi T.B, Hon. Sen. Musaka M.B, Hon. Sen. Musarurwa Chief, Hon. Ncube S., Hon. Sen. Nembire Chief, Hon. Sen. Ngungumbane Chief, Hon. Sen. Rtd Gen. Nyambuya M, Hon. Sen. Nyamukoho Chief, Hon. Sen. Ntabeni Chief, Hon. Sen. Sibanda A, Hon. Sen. Sinampande H.M, Hon. Sen. Timveos. (Committee Clerk—Mr. A. Kunzwa)
At 1000 hours in the Government Caucus Room.
Indigenisation and Empowerment: Hon. Sen. Chizema M- (Chairperson), Hon. Sen. Bhebe M, Hon. Sen. Bhobho H. Hon. Sen. Chimanikire A, Hon. Sen. Chief Chitanga, Hon. Sen. Dandawa Chief, Hon. Sen. Goto R, Hon. Sen. Juba A, Hon. Sen. Maluleke O. M, Hon. Sen. Marozva Chief, Hon. Sen. Mashavakure N, Hon. Sen. Matiriira A, Hon Sen. Mavhunga M, Hon. Sen. Mlotshwa S, Hon. Sen. Ndlovu J, Hon. Sen. Chief Nembire, Hon. Sen. Nyamukoho Chief, Hon. Sen. Nyangazonke Chief, Hon. Sen. Nyathi R, Hon. Sen.Tawengwa C.Z. (Committee Clerk—Mrs. E. Mafuruse).
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CureVac N.V.. (1/10/23). "Press Release: CureVac Appoints Alexander Zehnder as CEO from April 1, 2023". Mainz & London.
Organisation CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC)
Group CureVac (Group)
Organisation 2 Sanofi S.A. (Euronext: SAN, Nasdaq: SNY)
Person Stéphenne, Jean (GSK Biologicals 200512 President)
> Dr. Franz-Werner Haas to complete successful tenure as CEO by March 31, 2023
> Dr. Alexander Zehnder to succeed Dr. Haas as new CEO, joining from Sanofi on April 1, 2023
CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), a global biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid ("mRNA"), today announced that after more than 10 years as a member of the CureVac management board and three years as CEO, Dr. Franz Haas will step down as CEO, effective March 31, 2023. Dr. Alexander Zehnder will succeed Dr. Haas, joining from Sanofi on April 1, 2023.
"The recent clinical validation of the power of CureVac's proprietary mRNA-technology platform represents an important inflection point to start turning the company into a relevant commercial player. We are therefore excited to welcome Alexander Zehnder at CureVac who brings extensive senior leadership experience from global companies such as Sanofi and Roche to the table. Over the course of his international career Alexander has significantly contributed to the commercial launch of practice-changing medicines. I am convinced that Alexander is ideally positioned to take CureVac to the next level as a relevant commercial player," said Jean Stéphenne, Chairman of the CureVac Supervisory Board.
"It is both an honor and truly exciting to join the global CureVac team. I am fascinated by opportunities that mRNA technology can provide for patients across multiple therapeutic areas, and I am inspired by CureVac's potential," said Dr. Alexander Zehnder. "I look forward to working with CureVac's dedicated team to build an even greater company for the benefit of patients and all stakeholders."
"Franz has played an essential role in shaping the company over the last decade and most impressively since he took over as CEO in April 2020 during the challenging times at the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic," said Jean Stéphenne. "Under Franz's exceptional leadership, the company weathered unprecedented challenges and significantly increased its maturity. On behalf of the entire supervisory board, I would like to extend my deepest thanks to Franz for his dedication and tireless commitment."
"It has been a great privilege to have served as CEO of a company that pioneered mRNA technology and contributed profoundly to its deployment in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Dr. Franz-Werner Haas. "I am immensely proud of what we have built together and how CureVac's outstanding RNA people came together as a team to develop transformative medicines to protect and improve people's lives. With our recently reported platform validation we are entering a new chapter in CureVac's development, which marks a natural transition for me. CureVac is stronger than ever as I hand over to Alexander Zehnder. His expertise will add a lot to shape the future success of CureVac."
About Alexander Zehnder
Dr. Alexander Zehnder earned his degree as a Medical Doctor from the University of Bern, Switzerland, and completed an MBA at IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. He has held roles of increasing complexity and responsibility in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 20 years, across multiple business units and functional areas in Europe, the United States and Japan. Having worked in different senior executive positions at Roche and Sanofi, Alexander has a proven track record in building pipelines, developing strategies, shaping organizations, and delivering results.
Alexander is currently Global Head of Oncology at Sanofi and previously held country leadership positions at both headquarter and country level. At Roche/Genentech, Alexander served as Vice President, Global Product Strategy and Global Franchise Head Avastin, the company's blockbuster oncology drug.
About CureVac
CureVac (Nasdaq: CVAC) is a global biopharmaceutical company in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, with more than 20 years of expertise in developing, optimizing, and manufacturing this versatile biological molecule for medical purposes. The principle of CureVac's proprietary technology is the use of optimized mRNA as a data carrier to instruct the human body to produce its own proteins capable of fighting a broad range of diseases. In July 2020, CureVac entered in a collaboration with GSK to jointly develop new products in prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases based on CureVac's second-generation mRNA technology. This collaboration was later extended to the development of second-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidates, and modified mRNA vaccine technologies. Based on its proprietary technology, CureVac has built a deep clinical pipeline across the areas of prophylactic vaccines, cancer therapies, antibody therapies, and the treatment of rare diseases. CureVac N.V. has its headquarters in Tübingen, Germany, and has more than 1,000 employees across its sites in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and the U.S. Further information can be found at www.curevac.com.
CureVac Investor Relations Contact
Dr. Sarah Fakih
Vice President Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
CureVac SE, Tübingen, Germany
T +49 7071 9883-1298
M +49 160 – 90496949
CureVac Media Contact
Bettina Jödicke-Braas
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward looking statements" as that term is defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements that express the opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections of CureVac N.V. and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries CureVac SE, CureVac Manufacturing GmbH, CureVac Inc., CureVac Swiss AG, CureVac Corporate Services GmbH, CureVac RNA Printer GmbH, CureVac Belgium SA and CureVac Netherlands B.V. (the "company") regarding future events or future results, in contrast with statements that reflect historical facts. Examples include discussion of the potential efficacy of the company's vaccine and treatment candidates and the company's strategies, financing plans, growth opportunities and market growth. In some cases, you can identify such forward-looking statements by terminology such as "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "seek," "project," or "expect," "may," "will," "would," "could," "potential," "intend," or "should," the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to the company. However, these forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of the company's performance, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties and other variable circumstances, including negative worldwide economic conditions and ongoing instability and volatility in the worldwide financial markets, ability to obtain funding, ability to conduct current and future preclinical studies and clinical trials, the timing, expense and uncertainty of regulatory approval, reliance on third parties and collaboration partners, ability to commercialize products, ability to manufacture any products, possible changes in current and proposed legislation, regulations and governmental policies, pressures from increasing competition and consolidation in the company's industry, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company's business and results of operations, ability to manage growth, reliance on key personnel, reliance on intellectual property protection, ability to provide for patient safety, and fluctuations of operating results due to the effect of exchange rates or other factors. Such risks and uncertainties may cause the statements to be inaccurate and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Many of these risks are outside of the company's control and could cause its actual results to differ materially from those it thought would occur. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. The company does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to update any such statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any such statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.
For further information, please reference the company's reports and documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You may get these documents by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
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Surprise Transfer: Liverpool want to sign 'spectacular' £25m international star to replace Mario Balotelli
After the shambolic failure of Lambortelli to make any consistent impact this season, Liverpool are scrambling for new strikers this summer, and the latest name to enter the fray is Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko.
According to The Telegraph today:
* Liverpool are planning to offload Lambotelli this season, and make a bid for 29-year old Dzeko.
* The Bosnian striker will allegedly cost £25m.
When asked recently about his future, Dzeko dismissed the notion that he is under threat from new signing Wilfried Bony, and barked:
"I've said before and I will it say again, I am only focused on Manchester City and the national team. I am not interested in other speculation, it's not worth bothering with".
Dzeko has struggled to maintain a first-team place at City for a few years now, and at some point, he surely has to call it a day? This season, for example:
* Only 12 starts in the Premier League
* Unused substitute in five of the last six games.
* Substitute and/or subbed off in 90% of City's games this season.
Dzeko - hailed by Jose Mourinho last season as a 'spectacular' striker - surely has to be one of the most substituted players in the league, and it's hard to see how he can be happy with the way things are.
Money talks, though; Dzeko reportedly earns £135k-a-week (£7m-a-year), so I'm sure that softens the blow of being a constant benchwarmer.
With 6 goals/3 assists in 35 appearances this season, Dzeko hasn't really been given a chance to get going, but in recent years, his creative output is creditable. Stats for 2011-2014:
* 60 goals/32 assists in 136 apps (Goal/assist every 1.5 games)
The stats show that when Dzeko is played consistently, he scores and creates goals consistently. It's not exactly rocket science, but for some reason, Manuel Pellegrini just doesn't seem to rate him enough for regular starts.
Dzeko is a clearly a significant upgrade on Lambortelli, but will he come to Anfield? Probably not. In a recent interview, his agent, Irfan Radzipegic, told reporters:
"Dzeko wants to play for the most prestigious teams in Europe. If he were to leave Manchester City he'd prefer a big club like Juventus or Atletico Madrid."
I doubt Liverpool are on Dzeko's radar, but that's okay - he's not the type of striker Liverpool need, and the isn't set-up to ping constant crosses into the box to capitalise on his height and physicality.
Additionally, £25m is a joke, and I'd rather see Liverpool spend that kind of money on a player like Alexander Lacazette, who is a better fit for the team.
That said, if Liverpool are to sign a Manchester City player this summer, I hope it's Dzeko and not James Friggin' Milner.
gimio chin 11:52 pm, May 19, 2015
yea yea BR want to sign every too top players problem is top players don't bother to join him.
Stuart C 11:53 pm, May 19, 2015
orme 12:00 am, May 20, 2015
boy, could you be more wrong..
romper 12:13 am, May 20, 2015
I completely agree with you on this, people harp on about the loss of Suarez (which is a huge loss) but they always fail to mention the loss of Sturridge. Liverpool didn't just loss one of the top scorers of the 2013/14 we actually lost the 1st & 2nd top scorers in the league (60 goals) and no matter who you bring in that is hard to replace
Foxy Trotter 1:14 am, May 20, 2015
Hey stupid..... Do you not realise? ..... You said it yourself he had a say in transfers... that does not mean he made the decision to buy and the decision to pay what was paid... Do open your eyes to the big world....
Greg 1:15 am, May 20, 2015
A top manager didnt but top players would have.
Mike Aitcheson 1:23 am, May 20, 2015
And changed that opinion completely in a matter of weeks following our failure to win the PL. Before that he was BR's No 1 Fan according to the man himself
pandle 1:33 am, May 20, 2015
Saw on BBC gossip page that Chelski want to sell both Oscar and Cuadrado to raise money to buy Sterling. Why don't we straight up trade Sterling for the both of them? We come out the winner on that deal.
nick1811 1:35 am, May 20, 2015
Factors that could have been avoided, Mike.
Looked like his injury troubles were gone?! It's like you're making up excuses as you go along! Last season, despite playing 29 games, Sturridge was never physically stable. The guy was constantly getting re-injured. Br even admitted he was worried about his injury troubles before this season. He has been a sick note his whole career.
How about the defence? Are we going to blame that on the sturridge injury too? That post Christmas run does not hide the fact that our defence is, in actual fact, poor.
Stan Dinaround 1:38 am, May 20, 2015
Stop thinking you can tell peoplewho they can and can't support... How about, just supporting rather than hoping it all blows up in his face.... To get what you want, I'd have to become just another careless fair weather fan, you know the type, they want everything now, without any attempt to earn it..... I really can't stand the arrogant self entitled fan that claim to love the club, while hoping to help rip out its heart.....
Sorry, was that too strong...? Am I sounding unreasonable? Maybe a little self absorbed..... I'm embarassed to be associated with such hateful ramblings, all the time laughing at the fans of Newcastle or Chelsea, or City for not earning their trophies....
You have every right to your opinion, but remember, it's your opinion.... Constructive criticism is always welcome, but we can all do without the rest.
Dzeko at 10 to 15 mill maybe but 25 never you are right JK a younger accomplished striker is what we want for that amount Lacazette or Vietto even.
I would like to .......... Umm, I would like........... er ermm.. I would like to ...... oh f##k it!
I'm sorry ,I don't agree.
They had to win that game. We didn't. We only had to not lose. When that goal went in our two full backs were way up the pitch when they should have been watching the back door for precisely the type of thing that happened.
Rafa was always going on about being 'in control' THIS IS THE PREMIER LEAGUE- you are never in control until you are 3 or 4 up. Sometimes not even then (see Palace, Crystal)
Sit back, get men behind the ball as a primary objective. Use the fact that your opponent has to open up and push men forward to win the game. Hit them with your proven, lightning -fast counterattacking front line. Above all, do not take risks.
Mourinho has made an art of it.
Good striker, but £25m is a bit steep for a bit part player....I think he has always been a better impact sub than a starter.....But at 29, he'll probably have less of an impact these days... I hear Mario Mandzukic maybe available this summer, and probably cheaper, even though he'd be worth more...
Instead of selling both to raise the cash, we'll do a straight swap.. You have Sterling, and we'll happily have Oscar and Cuadrado....If true, then this is a totally mental transfer...
Never physically stable? How did he play 29 PL games and score 21 times when 'not physically stable? YOU are the one making things up.
Sturridge had a SINGLE injury; a torn ankle ligament. He missed 9 games. He played in every other game. You call that constantly being reinjured?
Your logic is unsound. Van Persie had been a sicknote for years. Utd bought him and he scored 28 goals and made 36 appearances. He then played 30 games the following season, until being hit again by injury this term. One simply cannot say that a player will or will not get injured seriously if he plays for anything near 30 games a season.
Back to the original point. Take the top striker from ANY of the top 4 and they will struggle to make the top 4. Fact, I'm afraid.
Exactly. And poor though our backup strikers have been, Chelsea's 2 other striker only scored 9 goals between them all season playing for the runaway CHAMPIONS. Losing Suarez's 31 goals would mean Chelsea would have to ditch Costa AND Hazard's tally this season bar 2 goals
How would they have done then?
Take Rooney from Utd and they would have scored 50 goals. Top 4? Arsenal without Sanchez-48.
These things MATTER
Bad news for all those hardcore Rafa fans out there hoping FSG will be bringing him back to the club.... News is Real Madrid have approached Rafa to take over from Ancellotti.... The news come from Gian Luca di Marzio... An Italian journo with an uncanny success rate when calling player and manager moves... He callled the Sakho deal to LFC well before it even hit the British Press, among many other right calls.... That would leave Klopp available though.....
By the way, we are still 6th out of 20 teams, and within 7 of 3 of the top 4
And lead the PL in clean sheets (jointly)
Could and should be better. But Poor?
LFCNYC74 2:34 am, May 20, 2015
And how clear he made that point!
He also made it clear that BR is going to be sacked.
Repeated it constantly. Told people to deal with it.
Still moaning about someone he says isn't even going to be there though.
No conviction.
Klopp is a genuine threat to BR. He had better get a tune out of the side in the final game or else it could be curtains
If we do get Klopp, the next in line if we don't sign top players will be Ayre. But according to many, BR is the one holding that back...
DinMan 3:01 am, May 20, 2015
heheehe....
yep, glen reckons suarez changed the trajectory of every one of messi's 51 goals probably by stopping time and moving them about so they twisted and bent into the opposition goal....
....and he mind-warped all of naymars 33 goals into the net too.....!
yep, as i've revealed above and same as glen, naveen reckons suarez changed the trajectory of every one of messi's 51 goals probably by stopping time and moving them about so they twisted and bent into the opposition goal....
He absolutely was. His feet moved really fast but his brain was fastest. He saw a tubes of free air opening before they actually were. His right foot was already shooting as the tube opened. He was all speed. He still is. Barca with Suarez and Messi will be indefensible for years to come.
Dunno about speed there pandle, but i do know his timing was exquisite.....
...did you see the flick off his heel when the ball came to him in the second leg semi-final champs league..? it went over the player marking him behind and suarez twisted and met the ball as it landed ....my jaw hit the floor then my head and I finally got up witha metaphorical hard-on.....
...what can you say....except we had a part in making that player and we can make many more .......keep the faith.......
...knee....jer...k...it...is....i'm just writing it down cos i'm off to talk to my doc about it....
....sounds really pissy.......is it infectious do you know......?
I once saw his score a goal I thought would change the world.....
.....it didn't and he fizzled off the face of the earth like a cheap firework....
...that will be in the dossier I present at my next meeting of deluded's anonymous........
Dzeko was better than Balo when both were at City.
Glen 5:38 am, May 20, 2015
While all the other top clubs are Cherry picking the players they want ,
Liverpool seems to be like a Broody hen, running around trying to keep all her chickens together .
How do you mean holding back,as in his game, in someway hoping to force the owners to buy the more complete players rather than potential... Bit of a dangerous game to play.. Owners could sack him as not good enough, or the lack of ability in the squad, could invariably put players off coming here if they think Brendan can't get the potential out of his players...... Or do you mean, holding back in transfers...
Benj 6:18 am, May 20, 2015
Its all good and well to say that, but Chelsea last season wasnt exactly a game that you can just decide 'Im going to win this' and it happens. Same with Utd this season.
And how can you say if HE had been better? Gerrard should have been better at not getting sent off, the forwards should have been better at scoring, the midfielders should have been better in assisting and the defenders should have been better in defending. You cant put sub par performances entirely on the gaffer, he's not physically on the field playing the game, they are.
CHRIS OWENS 6:20 am, May 20, 2015
That's a great comment, Jaimie.
Rafa, 2009: 2nd place, quarter-finals Champions League;
Rodgers, 2014: 2nd place, no European competition whatsoever.
Certainly was disastrous, what with only missing out on yet another European cup final on the away-goals rule....
hug kiss 6:39 am, May 20, 2015
"Lambortelli"
Nice portmanteau.
I'd take Dzeko, he's better than anyone on the squad over the course of a season (better to have Dzeko for the majority of the season than Sturridge for the minority).
As for meshing with our style of play...
...what style of play?
We've not yet stuck on a style of play for more than a few months.
Maybe we'd be better off going Full Houliier with a big, target man and a gaggle of central defenders and central midfielders? No Owen, though...
Really? That's a shame, really wanted Rafa back. If Real want him, they know what's up.
As for Klopp, he scares me...
nX3lemZ 6:50 am, May 20, 2015
That would be excellent news! Can we ANCELLOTI please:)
Timp1204 7:02 am, May 20, 2015
'Portmanteau' Hug it's only 7am and you have me looking at a dictionary!
Stuart C 7:02 am, May 20, 2015
Its a village in Cornwall trust me nice place
Chirag Vyas 7:08 am, May 20, 2015
DILLBOY 7:13 am, May 20, 2015
A manager is the most important part of any team . He's the one that decides that tactics. He's the one that has to motivate / pick up the players when things aren't going so well. Generally in England it's the manager that decides which players to bring in. Rodgers definitely said he gets the final say on any transfers. That doesn't sound to good to be honest. Sounds like he's told this players really good and he's just got to say yes or no.
RAY 7:17 am, May 20, 2015
Message to B R We dont want to keep your golden boy RAHEEM STERLING -
By my own very high standards I thought it was a good pun. I am sure gilstrap would explain it to you if you asked nicely
I'll see he gets it thanks.
Dzeko is a very good striker IMO but he also goes through a rough patch from time to time. I see him scoring goals for fun when he hits the purple patch but then he suddenly disappears. He is also a brilliant option as a substitute coming on after 65-70min. However, I don't think he will join Liverpool to be on the bench. We will have to give him (and Milner) several assurances like a place in starting XI, high wages, title ambitions or at least top 4. Dzeko is not very young and he hasn't been in a worldly form off late so we shouldn't shell out anything more than 15mn for him. I would also prefer him over someone like Jovetic who is also a good striker but with a terrible injury record. I think Man City will overhaul their squad this season and players like Dzeko, Jovetic, Milner and Toure might be available in order for City to comply with FFP. Milner is certainly no brainer for me and he will easily walk into our starting XI assuming our squad remains the same. Dzeko might not be a striker that suits our playing style but he is a useful player.
Or dishes, or a double boiler
"We have to look to improve the squad again which every big club will do," said Rodgers.
"For fans and players it's great to get those marquee players – and there are maybe one or two we need. The owners will support that. If they're available and affordable within the model then we will look to get them.
Robo, I am really waiting to see you justify/defend this as well.
Nice to see RAY stop by for his morning post.
Hello Jaimie, my comment is into moderation or something? Or am I banned on public demand?
Really good player - lets get him and one more for greedy boy. B R off to Boston to see J H and Werner = WHAT A DISGRACE = THEY SHOULD BE OVER HERE - NO WONDER WERE A SHAMBLES
He is good, isn't he? Doesn't give a sh!t.
Reg 7:52 am, May 20, 2015
BR is still very inexperienced, lacks exposure and most definitely uncomfortable with intelligent players. He will mess up top players soccer careers. Best is to replace him. Or put him in the Liverpool Academy so that he can build his own young side. BR is a good person but for now not suitable to lead big clubs. His time will come later.
Gareth Owen 7:58 am, May 20, 2015
You are bang on. Bravo!
Fans like this fly banners over Anfield. End of discussion really
Werner part owns the club he cant be sacked.
So, do you want Liverpool to receive a medal for that? Conceding 5 more goals than United is not an achievement.
I don't care how you paint it, our defensive system is poor. We have a midfielder playing at centre back. We have had four separate midfielders and wingers play at wing-back. We have had no proper defensive midfielder, a) because Rodgers neglects how important the position is, and b) because Rodgers neglects Lucas and neglects the fact that we play better when he's in the team. We have a dedicated defender on loan that he doesn't even want to use. Another centre back that he reluctantly uses cost him 20 million pounds. But yet you're telling me our defence system isn't poor? All of this screams to me that Rodgers has no feel for defence, and does not know how to plan.
Don't let a temporary period of good form fool you into thinking that our defence is pretty good. That period was just another one of Rodgers' hallmarks of copying a makeshift formula that will eventually get found out anyway.
And don't let it make you believe that Mignolet is the answer after all, just because of clean sheets courtesy of the quick fix. He's not.
Eric 8:08 am, May 20, 2015
I don't really see how Dzeko fits into the free flowing attacking style of last season? Unless of course Rodgers is looking to change his tactics once again? I always figured Dzeko to be more of a target man.
Jay Jay 8:11 am, May 20, 2015
Not as close but we did finish second.
It's not true though.
Rafa goes to Real then who goes to City? Ancelloti or Klopp?
It's the name of a bond villain.
No, Sturridge is not physically stable, relatively speaking. For example, he put himself on the sickbed for a further 5 weeks or so because he juggled a football at a training session. You can't let one good season of match appearances cancel out a worrying injury history.
RVP had a good couple of years, now he's back on the sickbed again. Sometimes you can have a fortunate spell. The difference is United could afford that because they've always had very decent back up- Rooney especially, Hernandez, and Falcao.
It's not indisputable. Chelsea cruised into the top 4 last year without any standout striker because they could rely on their other attacking players to share the burden. Arsenal have Welbeck and Sanchez to call on if Giroud is out, plus their wealth of AMs. City have Dzeko, Jovetic and their midfielders. See the pattern here? The top 4 clubs you talk about have a good plan B. Where was our plan B? Lambert and Borini, the latter of which we didn't even want? And then absolutely last resort Balotelli?
Once again, Rodgers doesn't know how to plan. 100 million to spend and he goes out buying f***ing attacking midfielders and fullbacks when what we *really* needed first was a capable striker and a defensive midfielder.
Tbone187 8:24 am, May 20, 2015
Everybody knew Sturridge was injury prone before we even bought the guy.
I see where you're coming from and apart from his success I enjoyed Benitez as a person but the success you mentioned and the good signings all came in his first three years at the club. From the summer of 2008 onward it all went downhill. Although I would say Glen Johnson was a good signing considering he stayed our first choice right back for the next five years. The reason I wouldn't want him back though is because his teams are not that much fun to watch and the one thing I do enjoy about Rodgers being at the club is that he is willing to go out and attack if he's given the right players. Klopp, Frank de Boer fit that profile.
Now now, we almost didn't lose to Real. Apparently that was quite the achievement.
That's incorrect. Top managers buy the players the team needs, he plays them in their correct position, and he has an effective game formula that works in the long term. Man Utd absolutely stuttered along this year and we still couldn't take advantage of that. Oh, and not the mention, Rodgers is losing more and more players in the dressing room by the week.
Y.O. 8:38 am, May 20, 2015
I think Rodgers is good at coaching players. See Hendo and Suarez. As for 'man-management; I think we can just call it management. Here I've seen enough examples to suggest to me that Rodgers doesn't manage the people and resources available to him optimally, even after taking into account that he hasn't been given all the resources and people he's asked for.
I don't know whether he should go or not. But I'll admit I'm curious about what a different manager can do with this squad, partly after Rodgers complained about too little coaching time due to European games.
Particularly*
api 8:47 am, May 20, 2015
JockInTheKop 8:48 am, May 20, 2015
Ancellotti. City are desperate to do well in the champions league and Ancellotti has the pedigree
Agreed, I think Dzeko is a good player but I don't think he's mobile enough for our preferred system... Whatever that is
Yep that was abominable.
Technically, yes, he can coach them. But there's a lot more to management than that.
He hasn't been given the resources he's asked for? Isn't 100 million pounds enough? 100 million pounds is plenty enough to buy the players the team *needs*. The fate of every single player we signed or rejected rested in Rodgers' hands. Remy failed no medical, Rodgers just vetoed the decision. He dithered around with Bony and we missed out on him too. He wanted Balotelli, but only because he was in BR's eyes the best choice out the last pool of options we had.
Ash 9:01 am, May 20, 2015
I'd definitely prefer Jovetic. He's younger, quicker, dribbles well and can shoot well with both feet. Like Dzeko he's struggling for game time at City, so maybe he'd be worth a bid (or as a makeweight for RS *if* he ends up joining the City substitutes bench).
Geoff Price 9:01 am, May 20, 2015
Here we go again seemingly not knowing we're heading, disgruntled and frustrated fans, and a manager who is a waste of space, and a MD who could not negotiate day out at the seaside. Just what the hell is going on behind the scenes. John Henry you need to sort things out ASAP don't let this great club suffer any longer, with these two Imposters at the helm we are going knowhere.
Who Nick what players?
Well what manager is going to get who to come to Liverpool we are not attractive to top players regardless of who is managing even Benitez struggled to attract players in the end.
Yes we stuttered all season but Rodgers has earned another and i dont care what anyone says that side was not good enough they lacked that in many areas
My comment went into moderation wherein I stated that both are good strikers but I would prefer Dzeko as Jovetic has a terrible injury record.
Yes it's the injuries that concern me
Well, Gerrard and Lucas to start off with.
We didn't need absolute world beaters to make the top 4, I don't know why you keep on persisting with that belief. Rodgers hasn't earned another season when he's the one responsible for the calamity this season. The guy is a liability.
I agree, I would be staggered if he went to Turkey. He was probably just on holiday with the missus for a few days and the papers have run with it
Well no one was able to score consistently the finishing was abysmal read the stats Balotellis shots on goal to goals is awful.
We did recruit badly last season thats no secret but at least rest some responsibility with the players the manager cant do it for them.
Lacking in areas that could have been smartly filled, courtesy of 100 million pounds of transfer funds. Key areas we lacked: a defensive midfielder and a striker.
RedWill 9:13 am, May 20, 2015
If they're available and affordable within the model then we will look to get them.
How is that a promise that any will sign?
Will 9:14 am, May 20, 2015
He doesn't seem like he'd fit in to the Liverpool system. He's a bit like Balotelli, plays well with another striker, and we all know how that has turned out for Balotelli this season.
£25 million is also way off the mark. £10 million would be more likely.
The manager brought those players in! Balotelli was a last resort because Rodgers dithered around with Bony and vetoed Remy at the eleventh hour.
I wouldnt have bothered with Remy anyway but one would still have expected a bit more from the other.
Na Rodgers will be manager next season.
Yeah it's a bit of a red flag for jovetic and he's had some poor luck. I think I remember him suffering a CL injury at Fiorentina and he's definitely struggled for fitness sometimes at City, but then he's also been underused which can't help his situation. A class act though. He's a more creative player than Dzeko and I could see him fitting in well.
On hindsight, we should have kept Rafael and just got new owners.
DerBaumMann 9:29 am, May 20, 2015
Chelsea just got champions, are full of Russian money and yet the newspapers try to tell is that they need to sell 2 players to buy Sterling?
Seriously when did we start believing everything the sportjournalists say?
Criminal that we didn't get an experienced defensive midfielder in last summer, but we were never going to because Gerrard had to play there.
Unfortunately he's too injury prone ...
Your first paragraph is spot on.
I'm not sure of the facts around Remy, Bony, Balotelli and the constraints around how to spend the 100 million big ones, but I am convinced that he could have managed the squad to better effect. So, yes, he leaves a lot to be desired as a manager.
Spot on. Carra, Hypia, Agger, Riise, Arbeloa... Any one of them would walk back into our current squad
My thoughts too. At least he shoukd have had one season under them.
Incontro-fuckin'-vertibly!
So you easily ignored the part "The owners will support that". Promise wasn't mentioned but it is clear that BR and Owners will support the idea of bringing in Marquee signings.
And if Rodgers bothered with buying a bonafide DM, then maybe our defence would be less of an issue. But he didn't, because he doesn't seem to have a defensive aptitude. That's why he ignores Lucas.
Yes, but Balotelli was always a huge risk, and he knew that.
Dossena, Ngog,Voronin...
Would you resign and sacrifice millions? I wouldn't
Y.O. 10:01 am, May 20, 2015
We don't cross the ball into the box so that's half of Dzeko neutered already.
Yeah much prefer Jovetic.
Jay Jay 10:03 am, May 20, 2015
Exactly. There is a distinct lack of level heads in our fractious fambase. Someone is either awful or awesome depending on where you sit instead of an understanding of personal flaws and background problems they face. As well as the other myriad of issues.
Chirag Vyas 10:07 am, May 20, 2015
I wouldn't be in that position at first place.
Foxy Trotter 10:07 am, May 20, 2015
How clever! No manners? You could at least have said please. Go forth and multiply sweety! xx
nick1811 10:09 am, May 20, 2015
Only then for Rodgers to notify Gerrard that the days of consistently starting for the team will soon become a thing of the past.
Get Kolarov!
Loganlfc 10:13 am, May 20, 2015
Not the player we need.
So talks between Rodgers and FSG after the Stoke match making headlines. I would love to be a fly on the wall. Rumour has it that a DOF will be one of the subjects. Rodgers will walk.
So talks between Rodgers and FSG after the Stoke match making headlines. Rumour has it that a DOF will be one of the subjects. Rodgers will walk.
So talks between Rodgers and FSG after the Stoke match making headlines. Rumour has it that a DOF will be one of the subjects. Going to be interesting...
So talks between Rodgers and FSG after the Stoke match making headlines. Rumour has it that a Director of Football will be one of the subjects. Going to be interesting...
He's a good player so we'll sign the guy that will eventually grow up to be less good than him.
Stop thinking and start opining.
Can anyone provide a statistics on Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City and Man Utd winning ratio in the absence of Diego Costa, Giroud, Aguero and Van Persie, respectively? It will be interesting to compare it with Liverpool's winning ratio without Sturridge which is obviously miserable. This might also give some perspective on how other teams manage without their star striker compared to how we manage it.
Perfect for the club, too, who can now sell one of the club's rising stars with the fans' consent.
dano 10:28 am, May 20, 2015
he hasn't ignored any part of the statement, but yet has read the full thing, both parts go hand in hand.
Is Ibrahimovic a marquee signing yes absolutely, does he fit within the model, absolutely not.
Does Hazard fit both, absolutely, are we going to get him no, because he's not available. It is you who are ignoring part of the statement.
I'm not saying that the statement has been full filled myself, although some management may argue it has to a degree, with the likes of Lallana and Sakho, young talented names who were available, the key is available and in the model, which means not throwing 150k/week to get them.
Marco Reus fits the model, has he been available yet? no, hence why he's still at BVB, has that now changed very probable, should we currently be in contact, in my opinion we should've tried to have a deal wrapped up already, but his injury history could sway to stay clear.
Will definitely be an upgrade on Balo and Lambert but money can be better spent.
So news going around that it is Rodgers and FSG after the Stoke match. DOF apparently one of the subjects so going to be interesting to see what happens.
We had one in Commolli before, didn't work out well. I think only manager should decide which player he wants otherwise the blame game will continue every season.
According to Gus Poyet who managed Sunderland at the time, Borini wanted to join them permanently but there were other factors preventing him from doing so, and Borini hinted at something similar at the time.
StuBird 10:40 am, May 20, 2015
and Pastore will just be absolutely dieing to push true a move to Liverpool especially with Rodgers future uncertain and no CL football...who makes up these special stories.
In a heartbeat.
The right thing to do, and it should have happened a long time ago, and as we saw from his reaction, Gerrard is not content with fighting for his place like the rest of the mugs at the club.
Greg 10:50 am, May 20, 2015
Yeah Nick surely we could have expected better from Lovren Skrtel Sakho and to a degree Can were fine.
Comolli was only in charge of transfers dealings. He had no say in what Dalglish did on the footballing side.
This time it will be someone who has control from top to bottom and then Rodgers will have the duties of training and coaching the team only. He will have to abide by the DOF's rules and is the reason why Rodgers turned us down the first time round and is unlikely that he will accept to be demoted from manager to 1st team coach...
Oscar yes but we can do better than Cuadrado.
The manager works with the DOF and still plays the major part in tactics.
Liverpool's new manager said: "The owners probably spoke to one or two people about certain roles but I wanted clarity on it [the structure] and I didn't agree until after three discussions with them. I wanted to make sure it was going to be the case that I would be in charge of football matters. That I would control the team, control the work and then what we have underpinning that is a team all with one vision and one mentality – that is to make the first team better. If it was anything other than that then I couldn't have said yes because that's not my strength."
Obviously FSG did not offer full control and is why Rodgers "didn't agree until after three discussions". Rodgers 180 page dossier will be binned and a 'new vision' will be made up for him by the person who works above him.
If they werent loosening rules on FFP i would disagree but i cant.
If they bring in a dof they still work in tandem with a couple of others when deciding how to play.
Who to buy and sell will be the interesting question as to who has power there.
Rodgers will have no say on who gets bought or sold.
If Rodgers did not agree until after 3 occasions with FSG when they interviewed him for the job then there must have been many things Rodgers would have been excluded from when it comes to decision making.
David Cannon 11:21 am, May 20, 2015
Haha! I was just about to say the same thing about the Chelski gossip, apparently them selling Oscar and Cuadrado to fund the Sterling purchase, I all I can say is be our guest but instead lets do a straight swap. Nonsense more than likely but it's a no-brainer if true swap swap swap please! But truth is I am 99% sure it's a load of B*ll*cks unfortunately.
Yes he will have a say how much is the point 1 thing you cant have is teams buying players a manager just wont have.
The structure will be the main thing yes i do think we will have a DOF next season.
Mike Aitcheson 11:23 am, May 20, 2015
No ,I mean that some say players would have signed if we had someone else in charge.eg BR is a nobody, if we'd had Rafa Sanchez would have signed... that sort of thing
I do not see Rodgers here next season, especially if the subject of DOF becomes a reality...
It is either going to be an experienced manager who has won things or a DOF/coach. FSG simply will not be interested in another year of transition.
I think DoF role is a bit different than what you think.
Surely that's just to sack him? Your words.
Logan this is the thing you bring in new staff you are going through another year in transition this is partly why i want to keep Rodgers.
And 5 points behind in the PL. With SIX world class players vs 1 and an aging SG
I was referring to last season's Chelsea game
JockInTheKop 11:47 am, May 20, 2015
Yea I like Jovetic too but there are concerns about his fitness. Still, 35 million plus Jovetic for Sterling? Done
Who says we will go through another year of transition? The next move FSG make will be crucial. If they stick with Rodgers then we will be guaranteed transition.
Chelsea went through a transition with Mou United Van Gaal and Moyes yes us too.
sb21 11:54 am, May 20, 2015
People who are talking about lacazette should forget it. He's not going to leave (Cl) to come to us under rodgers. He might have before this season but now he's higher stock than rodgers and sadly the current liverpool.
Chelsea have won the League Cup and EPL this season. How can that be transition? UTD have qualified for the CL this season after finishing 7th last season. In what sense is that transition? Both have improved from their previous seasons.
LFC cannot afford to end next season without CL football again. The loss in revenue for the CL for next season alone will have a negative impact especially when it comes to our sponsors.
Rodgers is in his third season and we need to accept another year of transition? No wonder why we have fallen so far behind the other teams ahead of us.
LFC cannot afford to end next season without CL football again. The loss in revenue for the CL for next season alone will have a bad impact especially when it comes to our sponsors.
Greg 12:03 pm, May 20, 2015
In their first season Logan geez are you reading what i am writing or are you just wanting to communicate with the girls in my picture?
Liverpool have a young inexperienced list Logan hardly any of our players are at their peak age wise.
Thus no matter how you look at it we are still rebuilding and yes in a form of transition.
JockInTheKop 12:06 pm, May 20, 2015
Everybody wants someone to blame rather than looking at where it collectively went wrong.
I read in the Guardian that FSG are having an investigation into what went wrong from the top to the bottom of the club so I suspect there'll be some form of restructuring, managerial or otherwise
So if you were a football manager, you would never find yourself in a position where fans were saying you should resign? I find that highly doubtful.
Loganlfc 12:14 pm, May 20, 2015
This is Van Gaal's 1st season at UTD. What has it got to do with Moyes? Chelsea still qualified for 2013/2014 season. Both teams have progressed from their previous seasons. That is what matters.
This is Rodgers 3rd season in charge and he still has no clue even on a playing style. What do you think FSG are going to discuss with Rodgers after the Stoke match? Are they going to accept any sentence containing transition when discussing next season?
Well i think you are confusing last seasons success as to where the side is you will not likely win much with kids.
FSG had their buy under 23 plan surely they and you know patience is needed.
Anyway time will tell on what Henry and co think we can only speculate.
Chirag Vyas 12:21 pm, May 20, 2015
Ok but I am quite confident about it.
sb21 12:34 pm, May 20, 2015
Same prize I think. With the amount of money in England for such player 25 is the premium.
FSG are not going to accept another year of transition. Rodgers has had 3 seasons without success and will be going for his 4th season.
FSG will have the questions and Rodgers will have very jittery answers.
What should be the minimum expectation with Rodgers in charge for another season?
Yh well he's the manager. He does most of the talking. He's the face of the operation so ofc he gets most of the blame. It's the same way if the signings had worked out this season Rodgers would have got all the praise.
nick1811 12:36 pm, May 20, 2015
The thing is that Rodgers helped talk Gerrard into retiring from England to play more first team football....
Y.O. 12:39 pm, May 20, 2015
Well they're flipping rich they can do what ever they want.
Wouldnt like to say what will happen with FSG Henry will have his advisors a lot will depend i gather on advice.
We have come from a fair way back lets wait and see on what happens with that hey.
What ever happens i will back the club anyway weather i agree or not.
I am setting my sights now on the players recruiting managers are secondary to me atm.
I am actually against signing Lacazette now. I was hoping we would sign him last year when quoted price was around 10-15mn but not any more. I don't think he is worth the risk. He has scored lot of goals but almost in every goal you will the amount of space he got and some miserable defending. In EPL he will only able to score goals against a defence like us.
'Top' as in from CEO downwards? Or from FSG, down through the chair and then further downwards?
Merts 12:48 pm, May 20, 2015
Sorry stan, I like your attitude and comments but we as a support need to get over this "Chelsea and city didn't earn their titles".
They earned them by being the best side over 38 games. We had our chance to capitalise on our success through marketing and match day revenue but we blew it and now we're playing catch up having finally woken up. We'll still be crying about ffp and plastic flags when city or chelsea win their next titles. It gives us no credit as fans to have this attitude as were we winning trophies we would never mention these things. WE need to be better as a club and stop casting jealous glances at clubs with money. We're supposedly the 8t8th richest club in the world and have spent over 200 mill in the last 2 years on players. Were J Henry to decide to go on a 200 mill, one window shopping spree come the summer, we won't complain and will delight in hammering poorer clubs like Everton so we need to take our medicine cause it ain't gonna change anytime soon.
And I hope that is something Rodgers regrets.
I can tell you now FSG will not accept any excuses for another year of transition. Not after 3 seasons and over £200m spent.
Rodgers will have to choose his words very carefully. If FSG's expectations have not been met this season then Rodgers is heading for a grilling.
Well obviously not because sicknotes are loathe to play in the rain for fear of crumpling. The people, however...
I would like to thank Raheem....
Loganlfc 1:02 pm, May 20, 2015
The term 'Director of Football' is self explanatory.
Bob 1:06 pm, May 20, 2015
Thanks for your input. Great As always.
nick1811 1:09 pm, May 20, 2015
The problem is that the team doesn't defend as a unit.
Skrtel is only good in a deep-lying defence. When the team has a high pressing game, he drifts back and creates holes. The other problem which really aggravates that is he doesn't communicate with his team mates.
Greg 1:24 pm, May 20, 2015
JockInTheKop 2:09 pm, May 20, 2015
I can't believe they're backtracking on FFP so quickly. Our owners won't like that.
It'll be interesting to see what the new rules are
If Cuadrado leaves Chelsea so quickly having failed so spectacularly, I can't see him going to another premier league club. He'll probably go back to Italy or perhaps Spain
David Cannon 2:16 pm, May 20, 2015
Dzeko is not the right type of player I totally agree that Lacazette is far more the best suited, I would put Lacazette, Aubameyang, (Cough) Javi Hernandez or Menez above Dzeko not that he's a bad player far from it he's a superb striker he is just not the right kind of player for the way we are set up to play.
Andor Hupert 2:16 pm, May 20, 2015
I remember last deadon we needed a favor from Everton, after the Chelsea game. But nobody was bothered on the field including Everton players and the referee when Dzeko was exactly 8 minutes on the floor, when City was up 2:1. I don't like this kind of attitude and i think Jovetic suits better to our style.
Yeah must be a bit of under the table stuff me thinks anyway we may get more for some players and pay more for others.
I can see us falling further behind if the rules are slackened too much.
If the story is true, then Rafa has finally his chance to show his tactical genius with top team and unlimited founds.
If Jovetic could remain fit id have him in a heartbeat he is what we need unlike Dzeko who doesnt really fit our current set up.
Alas i am not sure they will punt on Jovetic staying fit.
Maybe part of his injuries at City was just made up, like Balo in Liverpool. He could not make a bench so he is injured!? One thing: he is from same team like Markovic, Partizan Belgrade. Maybe they not played in the same time, but Jovetic was fantastic center forward with 18-19 years.
Jay Jay 2:28 pm, May 20, 2015
Yeah there should be.
LFCNYC74 2:28 pm, May 20, 2015
We did mark his words after all :)
SidLFC 2:32 pm, May 20, 2015
We should look at his Lyon team mate Fekir. Looks a quality player
Have you seen a worldcup? Cuadrado is a super player and cost lot of money. Firs they wont sell him and second he would be fantastic for us.
bob loblaw 2:33 pm, May 20, 2015
Based on my observations this past season, it is *highly* contagious. Spreads easier than Pretty Woman in a limo.
Menez yes, but Aubameyang it's like Sterling, he does not have footballing brain.
Manages the actual footballs, right? Tells them where to be at any given time? That sort of thing?
Obviously there will be transition.
NeutralRed 2:41 pm, May 20, 2015
Mike, what you "see" as reasons for LFC's poor performance this season look like excuses for BR - hence why the "apologist" label gets banded about.
All I will add, is BR is 100% responsible/accountable for the playing performance of the team. He decides who to buy, who to play and the tactics to be used. He might be lucky sometime, he may unlucky at other times. He needs to be credited when things go well, and take the flak when things go bad.
And now after 3 seasons, not 1, he is being judged against his peers and previous LFC managers. Unfortunately, he has won ZERO trophies in that time, which is unacceptable, and now needs to be upgraded.
That's excellent. As long as he doesn't confuse goals we should win every game.
This is a very counter-productive argument. Don't change, cos the change will take 2-3 years to occur and even then the change may not work.
When assessing past performance, and looking to change, there always tends to be at least 3 options:
1. Do nothing - eg persist with BR
2. Do something drastic - far out high risk option - eg hire an up and coming young manager
3. Do something in the middle - eg get in a more experience manager but still run the risk of change
Unless you're a gambling person or can predict the future, most people usually reject option 2. That leaves the option 1 (least risky as you know what you've got, you know the risks, but are willing to put up with them, or take a punt on a new manager hoping his experience will overcome the risk of change not working.
Just being the type of person I am, I would always go with option 2.
The poll has it 78% to sack BR, and 22% to keep him.
So where are these 22%? Very quiet?
Timp1204 3:08 pm, May 20, 2015
Never noticed the girls in your picture before, up vote for the girls!
DILLBOY 3:12 pm, May 20, 2015
As long as he doesn't put pin to paper were be ok
You're drooling on my wives, mate.
...and with a name like Fekir it will be easy to turn on him when/if he doesn't produce.
#OutWithTheFekir
Bruce G 3:24 pm, May 20, 2015
Cold hard facts- the reason why I like this page. Just simple truths


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A Sense of Accomplishment
(Published on June 6th 2016, this article asks; Is making games easier a good thing?)
Something I remember from when I was young, that pertains to video games, was a conversation I had with one of my grandma's friends. I couldn't have been more than 10 years old at the time and was completely enthralled in my Gameboy when she asked me a question, "Don't you just love how hard video games are and what they teach you?"
I responded like the 10-year-old smart-ass that I was and told her, "Yeah, they teach you how to use cheat codes." She chuckled at me and then went on to explain how video games teach people persistence and problem-solving skills all while giving a sense of accomplishment. At the time I really didn't really give it much thought, but as of late I keep going back to what she told me. She was right.
I was fortunate enough to start what would be a lifetime of gaming in the mid 1980's. For those of you who weren't aware, this was a point in which video gaming was changing. Generally speaking, most video games released before 1985 were what I call "point games". Games like Centipede, Pac-man and Donkey Kong all focused on how many points the player could accumulate. About the time I started gaming the technology used in video games had advanced enough that developers could make games longer and incorporate a story into them.
I don't mean to take anything away from "point games". Actually, the older I get and the more my free time comes at a premium, the more appreciation I have for them. Although those games are difficult in their own way, when I think of hard games I think of story driven games.
So what made them hard? Well for starters most didn't have a battery back-up or password system. And even if they did, what little kid wants to write down a 24-character password, with both upper and lower-case letters and also numbers including "0"? (I'm looking at you, Metroid.) In most cases, you found yourself playing the game from the beginning every time and to make things worse, most games gave you a limited amount of lives and/or continues.
There was also very little support for the games back then. Yes, it's true we had the game manuals. That lasted about 3 days before they were lost. And we had the Nintendo help line, which charged you every time you called and was usually followed up by your parents yelling at you for racking up the phone bill. In most cases we had to figure them out ourselves.
The end screen from Ghosts 'N Goblins in all its mis-translated glory
But sometimes, even against the odds written above, the stars would align and you would actually finish a game. And it was one of the greatest feelings in the world! Hours of repetitive play, thrown controllers, sweaty hands and blood shot eyes didn't matter because you finished the game. Whether it was the fact you could now brag about it or just knowing you got to see the ending, on the days you beat a game you would walk a little taller and had a sense of accomplishment about you.
Sadly, it's harder to find that feeling today. There are many technological advances that have stripped the difficulty away from video games. Just about every game has the ability to be saved and resumed at a later point, and most have unlimited continues. Any given game can also be Googled or YouTubed showing you exactly what to do and exactly how to do it. That one drives me crazy.
Lately though, Nintendo has been taking it to a different level, and I'm not typing about warp zones here. An example I've recently experienced is from Super Mario 3D Land. On any level, if the player dies five times in a row he or she is asked if they want to wear the Golden Tanooki Suit. The suit grants the player invincibility for the entire level. No joke.
I get why Nintendo is doing this. Looking back at my childhood there was nothing worse than begging your parents for a $50 game, only to bring it home and find out that it was so hard you couldn't get past the first level. I think Nintendo realized that this happened and wanted to make sure players of all ages and skill levels found value in their games. But this doesn't always have a positive effect on players.
Now at this point I'm sure some of you are probably thinking to yourself, "Well Rob, you just grew up, are now better at games and you have played so many that beating them doesn't even phase you anymore." To which I would say, "Not true", and here's why. Last year, to celebrate my birthday, Chris and I sat down and played Mega Man 2. Up until that point neither one of us had had any exposure to the game. (I know, right?) We made sure that when we played it, if we got stuck on something, we would never reach for our phones. After about 4 hours we finally beat Dr. Wily and finished the game. Our hands were sweaty, eyes bloodshot, we had cursed more than any two adult men ever should at a game, but we also had grins on our faces from ear to ear.
So, to wrap this up, I would like to leave you with some friendly gamer advice. If you have never been exposed to a retro game and are finally getting around to playing it, act like you're playing it in the 1980's. Stay off the YouTubes and the Googles. Get frustrated and swear at it: you're supposed to. And work through the game yourself instead of being shown or told how to do it. If you can do that, things will be that much sweeter in the end.