It may be that the lad does or doesn't make it, don't really know, but the fact he was released from LFC is just the nature of young talent at clubs, hind sight is a fine thing.
Imagine QPR are feeling the same way about Sterling
Don't think either case is quite as simple as you're making it sound.
Ince was offered a new contract and rejected it. Daddy Ince threw a paddy over the "derisory" offer.
Though in fairness I don't think it was purely down to money. Wouldn't surprise me if his contract with Blackpool is less than we were offering.
From the various comments that were made, my personal interpretation is that the Inces wanted either assurances on progression to first team football, or a big enough salary to make it worthwhile to wait and see what happened, and run the risk of stagnating.
On the other side, I don't think the club were willing to bend backwards for a player who, while promising, wasn't exactly setting the world alight.
Overall, I think it was best for all that he moved on.
Maybe if he'd stayed he could have eventually broken into the first team. But he could quite easily have become one of those players who never quite fulfils their potential, and just goes out on a series of loans to various clubs before eventually disappearing into the lower leagues.
As far as Sterling goes, I think QPR were aware of what they had. Liverpool paid potentially up to £5 million for a player who had only just turned 15. Even just the up front fee of half a million would be a big investment for a kid that age.
The problem for QPR was that with clubs already sniffing around then, there was every chance they could end up with Sterling walking off and them only getting the minimum compensation. They cashed in while they had the chance.
