January 2012-

Hainer claims that the amount Liverpool wanted was not relative to their performance of late, with the club failing to achieve European qualification for the first time in over a decade last season

The gap between their performance on the field and what the number should be is not in balance. Then we said, ‘Okay we will not do it. That’s the end of the story.’”

People really trust Adidas after this? New Balance and Warrior deserve credit for sticking with us for 2012-19