Now they've created a dilemma and a mess due to the failure to prepare and adapt to Luis Suarez's exit. There will be a premium to pay in January - especially as everyone can see how desperate they are - but Liverpool insist the money is there if it is required. If that is the case, it is inconceivable it won't be used, even if this will be interpreted as public acceptance serious errors were made in the summer. After the miserable defeat to Chelsea exposed the gulf in spending habits, Liverpool's transfer committee members ought to have used recent weeks practising the skill of pulling rabbits out of hats.