Liverpool Banter Archive June 10 2011
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10 Jun 2011 23:31:11
CALLING ALL LFC FANS we really have to organise & get the gloves off now next season & take every opportunity & avenue to highlight & put a stop to the unbelievable bias of SKY sports, who as custodians of live Premership football should be above approach. The employment of Neville as a pundit goes to show that they are no longer interested in even pretending to be anything other than MUTV. This coupled with the unquestionable "help" for the use of a better word that they recieve from the likes of Howard Webb are all vital cogs in what is driving the mancs to dodgy title after dodgy title. We need to unite with other fans to force a change that will stop coruption in our beautifull game. We need nice witty song that combines Webb, Neville & Sky to start with. Any good poets out there????
Jimbo
10 Jun 2011 23:25:00
sky sports linking us with Matias Silvestre from Catania, anyone seen anything from this lad? Is he any good?
10 Jun 2011 23:22:24
sell meireles for 15 million , add 20 to it and sign pastore, this guy is sublime
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---------gerrard---pastore
suarez--------carroll---------mata
that lineup would be a wet dream
10 Jun 2011 23:01:02
Why have all the Meireles rumours come about?
Henderson? I thought he would be replacing cole/Maxi. Lightweight? He's spent his life in Portugal ofcourse he's gonna be Lightweight until he can adjust. Quality? He played every where across midfeild last season and was integral to the team. I just don't get it. Can someone who wants to sell him tell me why please -Mc
10 Jun 2011 23:00:33
just heard Liverpool to sign David Silva if man city sign Sneijder
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how can Man city sell David Silva to us when in actual fact he has been their best player last season ?
10 Jun 2011 22:58:34
Maybe liverpool should think about pushing johnson forward to a more attack role just like tottenham did with bale hopefully this will be the liverpool next season
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kelly----carra----agger----clichy
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johnson----------------downing
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suarez-------------carroll
10 Jun 2011 22:57:02
i dont think the any of our signings will be ones mentioned on here, apart from maybe adam, kenny said henderson was being tracked for months, i think he has plenty up his sleeve, top manager.
LFC-IRE
I agree with above. I'm still following on here because news generally trickles out before the clubs can "officially" say anything but at the same time I really think we have no clue who DC and KK are going after. I think they have their targets lined up, and like Henderson they attack before the media can drag it out/drag in other clubs to jack the price up. I also think they would be highly likely to move on from a target if the club goes public with negotiation in order to start a bidding war (i.e. if there was any truth to the Matias Silvestre rumor, i doubt they would be willing to put up with the bs posturing by Catania through the media). We have deep, but disciplined pockets and management who doesn't screw around
10 Jun 2011 22:55:04
3rd time of askin with no reply or no post on the site not askin much just when does the U21 for spain finish so we can sort the mata situation out plz !!
P.s great site lol
Thanks {Ed001's Note - I did post an answer, on the questions page, the final is on the 26th of June.}
10 Jun 2011 22:53:13
I really don t think Nasri will come to us due to us not having CL football to offer him next season. I just hope we get a couple of quality wingers, this is something we have lacked for years. I just hope it is not Downing.
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Possibly / possibly not mate, but we gotta think big & try to get him. If we fail, we fail & move on asap!
Why settle for 2nd best with the likes of say Charlie Adam when Nasri MIGHT be available to us??
We are a huge club - HUGE!!!
But sometimes i notice our fans seem to forget this & underestimate out stature in the football world!
Champions League football isn't everything (Suarez came to us without it for example) - it helps but isn't the be all that ends all!
We'll hopefully be back in it next season anyway if we do some good business in this window especially!
We need to be aiming high to climb back up that table so at least try for the likes of Nasri & Aguero!
FSG need to put their money where their mouths are & spit it out to Arsenal & Athletico & the likes to get the top top players we need to become the best again!
There's no shame in trying - it'd be shameful to not try!!
Cheers,
Irish Kev.
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I agree Kev simply because we are Liverpool Football Club ! We are a club on the up and have one of the greatest Liverpool legends of all time as our manager ! We have owners with great ambitions for the club and are willing to spend any amount of money on someone they think is worth it ! So being Liverpool FC and not being in Europe doesn't necessarily mean we can't attract big names like Suarez as you said , big name , Ajax would have guaranteed him European Football and League Champions ! I'm always here to back you up mate , Remember me !
'(Irish)'Adam O'K ;) YNWA
10 Jun 2011 23:49:45
ed could it be arsenal talking to us about dan agger as he would be bit cheaper than cahill and samba?DORSET RED {Ed001's Note - it is a possibility, I really couldn't tell you with any certainty that it is defo anyone. All I know is we are in talks.}
10 Jun 2011 23:44:08
there are so many players i believe we are capable of signing and who i would love to see at our club
cb sahko , papdoupalous
lb cisshoko, baines, clichy
rb maxi perreira
dm matuidi, m vila
lw mata dzudzsak
cm javi martinez , javier pastore
rw no one, kuyts good until sterling comes of age
any of these players would greatly stregthen our squad
my personal favs sahko martinez cisshoko and mata
these four signing would take us to winning the premier league
10 Jun 2011 23:41:44
manu are spending big ed do you think they will spend bigger than us? if so where's the money coming from i
thought they were skint.
aintree dave {Ed001's Note - they were careful with their money ready for this, they knew Scholes and VDS were likely to retire. Plus they saved a fortune on not paying Neville his obscene wages as well. There is also a very good chance Nani will be sold. Juve were not discouraged when they enquired about him.}
10 Jun 2011 23:41:13
Why are we not going for arda turan! One of the best wingers around superb attitude currently club captain! With his gerrards and Suarez's fight til the whistle style's we can't go wrong!!!
10 Jun 2011 23:37:11
Thank god your back those other sites are scary so many unbalanced and delusional people on them not like here
TC {Ed001's Note - welcome back TC.}
10 Jun 2011 23:33:51
there still are far to may fans comin out with pure fantasy an not lookin at the big picture, football to most players is not about the game its about the money an champ L.we will show interest but ther agent will advise the player to go to a champ L team or for the money.I love readin the rumours and every1s wish list but lets be realistic its all about the champ L an the agents pay off.1 of the rumours is clichy at 5m that is the deal of the year!to many people havn a go at him can you explain why?
KP
10 Jun 2011 23:19:06
kenny break the bank for pastore, dont care how many centre mids we have this guy just oozes class
10 Jun 2011 23:16:04
LFC WILL NOT GET AGUERO (£180,000) PW OR ALONSO
MAYBE MAN s**tY OR CHELSKI... THEY WILL RUIN HIM LIKE DZEKO AN TORRES
10 Jun 2011 23:14:18
10 Jun 2011 21:49:25
If you want to work out who LFC might be interested in all you need to do is think about the Henderson signing. The owners swear by statistical analysis. It will not have gone unnoticed that Henderson has superb stats for one so young. Check out opta stats and disregard players 26 or older. Reality Red
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it acctually has a quote from damien commoli on their website where he mentions using opta stats for both own player analysis and future player recruitment
10 Jun 2011 23:09:11
Unfortunately at this point in time the marquee signings we supposed to have interest in i.e aguero, mata, kaka, nasri, etc are all players who both chelsea, man city, and real madrid will also have an interest in and they can offer champs league and more money, therefore we will have to concentrate on young, keen, players who have it all to prove. hopefully they are quick learners. may be disappointing to some supporters however when we signed aldridge, beardsley, barnes, houghton, rush, keegan, craig johstone, to name a few etc etc were also in this bracket and they did liverpool proud.
really hope we sign connor wickham, scott dann, downing who all have something to prove. One proven signing I would also like would be alonso.
10 Jun 2011 23:05:22
Do not think we will get Aguero at all, he is avery talented player but i do think he would move to a team in the champions league most probably real madrid and everyone stop saying kaka is coming thats not happening either
10 Jun 2011 22:47:47
Ed you guessed maybe liverpool talking to villarreal could the player be Santi Cazorla or even rossi (i wish) please post great site. {Ed001's Note - I was actually guessing at Musacchio because we are clearly chasing centre backs and we watched him all season. His pace would be a great asset if we signed him.}
10 Jun 2011 22:46:29
How would you rate Marveux, compared to Nzogbia or Downing?
10 Jun 2011 22:45:07
i can see comolli bringing a load of french players in we have alread been linked with a few, i would rather have young english players like henderson and carroll wo we might of paid a bit much for i will never doubt king kenny
10 Jun 2011 22:43:01
10 Jun 2011 21:44:02
everyone is rubbishing these Nasri rumours but Dalglish is the type of manager to pull off these deals :)
- He would fit in as we need wide players
- Fairly cheap at around 12million
- If he dosnt sign a new contract, Arsenall will want to sell him.
- A falling club for oneon the rise dosnt seem like a bad move for Nasri either
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anybody that would play Nasri wide obviously doesn't want to get the best out if him
Chris in Tamworth
10 Jun 2011 22:40:23
Nasri will not sign for Liverpool, if he leaves Arsenal it will be for Man Utd he wants to play champions league and he's not gonna drop to the Europa league for the few years while Liverpool sort themselves out. This makes sense as Liverpool is a step down from arsenal just use ur head and stop posting nonsense.
i take it from this ur a manc trying to drum up some kind of fear for the true supporters of a fantastic club ...get a life pal .if nasri does come to L.F.C its because its a club with a mighty history and a grand future .y.n.w.a
10 Jun 2011 22:37:37
Evening Ed, I really think we will be signing Aly Cissokho for left back so if I'm right is there any chance that it is not Clichy that we are interested in from arsenal? Or do you think I'm wrong about Cissokho?
Thanks
Chris in Tamworth {Ed001's Note - I hope you are right, but DC was the man who took Clichy to Arsenal in the first place.That is why everyone is so sure it is him. That means you could easily be right, after all everyone else is just making an assumption.}
10 Jun 2011 22:32:17
i hope we dont get clichy i dont rate him at all, i would love us to get cissokho for the left back position.
10 Jun 2011 22:32:02
Roy was the best thing that could happen......we realized who we are, start all over again and show all that we are LIVERPOOL.
10 Jun 2011 22:31:48
If you want to work out who LFC might be interested in all you need to do is think about the Henderson signing. The owners swear by statistical analysis. It will not have gone unnoticed that Henderson has superb stats for one so young. Check out opta stats and disregard players 26 or older. Reality Red
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do you have to pay to do opta stats?
10 Jun 2011 22:31:29
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10 Jun 2011 22:31:00
Every team SHOULD have 3 players for each position, thats what every top team has, they have 2 senior players fighting for a start and a reserve player in each position as back-up.
Thats what a squad is, Liverpool have been severely lacking this the last few years, look what happens when a player gets injured like Aurelio, adjustments have to be made because our squad isn't good enough, players playing out of position like Johnson/ Agger /Wilson playing left-full and Kelly/ Carragher(CB) playing right-full, its about time we got a proper squad together and thank god it'll happen this transfer window
10 Jun 2011 22:30:10
Just that Sylvain Marveax is gonna be a crazy asse signing in a good way.I just got a feeling that he'll be an unexpted force for us in our title bid.Dont know why it came to me and i'll prob get slammed ha ha but we'll all be laughing at end of season.
Jonny Boy6
10 Jun 2011 22:29:25
Clarke worked miracles with Johnson he can do the same with Clichy, who I think has great ability but is prone to lapses in concentration.
Papa G
10 Jun 2011 22:29:06
Phil Jones' transfer to Manchester United held up as Venky's want £25 million for defender
G-Mac
10 Jun 2011 22:28:44
This is not a rumour. Many CB'S are mentioned and linked with us but I have not heard anything about Per Mertersecker. In my opinion, he is one of the best around and very underrated. He could be the future and the rock of our defence.
Are we or have we been interested in him?
Could we get and would he be interested in a move to us?
Thanks. {Ed001's Note - he is simply not good enough, I doubt we would have any interest in him.}
10 Jun 2011 22:27:25
Not a rumour just an opinion, I think we should get adam in early and give KD an the staff time to work with him, get a full pre season under his belt with a quality set of coaches, this should sort out his weight and fitness problems and he could be a important player for us with his ability to pass a ball, I also think stuart downing would be a good signing for the left as he does put in a lot of crosses for carroll. My choice for left back would be clichy although not the best defensive he is better than out current options and 5mil isn't a bad price saves money to be spent on other areas of the squad.
Lewi
10 Jun 2011 22:25:51
amazing how people seem to flitter from one rumour to another without any truth, come on nasri is simply not going to come to liverpool. I posted 2 months ago re alonso coming back and got slated by ed.
i still feel this will happen my predictions, and will be interesting to check how accurate in a couple of months is
Ins
alonso
wickham
mata
dann
clichy
Outs
poulsen
ngog
mereiles
shelvey loan
j cole
jovanovic
aqualaini
insua
starting XI
reina
johnson carragher agger clichy
alonso lucas
suarez gerrard mata
carroll
10 Jun 2011 22:25:42
i dont think the any of our signings will be ones mentioned on here, apart from maybe adam, kenny said henderson was being tracked for months, i think he has plenty up his sleeve, top manager.
LFC-IRE
10 Jun 2011 22:23:14
Clichy is over rated, he's not the best tactically or physically. I heard someone say Cissokho is back up option, WTH?! Cissokho is twice the player he is, fast, attack minded and very strong physically, would be a much better option for me.
P.S Ed are we really in negotiation with Mata over a deal or is it just wishful thinking?
E.H LFC {Ed001's Note - Valencia have told all interested clubs (we were one of those) to come back after the U21s have finished playing.}
10 Jun 2011 22:21:52
I really don t think Nasri will come to us due to us not having CL football to offer him next season. I just hope we get a couple of quality wingers, this is something we have lacked for years. I just hope it is not Downing.
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Possibly / possibly not mate, but we gotta think big & try to get him. If we fail, we fail & move on asap!
Why settle for 2nd best with the likes of say Charlie Adam when Nasri MIGHT be available to us??
We are a huge club - HUGE!!!
But sometimes i notice our fans seem to forget this & underestimate out stature in the football world!
Champions League football isn't everything (Suarez came to us without it for example) - it helps but isn't the be all that ends all!
We'll hopefully be back in it next season anyway if we do some good business in this window especially!
We need to be aiming high to climb back up that table so at least try for the likes of Nasri & Aguero!
FSG need to put their money where their mouths are & spit it out to Arsenal & Athletico & the likes to get the top top players we need to become the best again!
There's no shame in trying - it'd be shameful to not try!!
Cheers,
Irish Kev.
10 Jun 2011 22:19:40
I have been using Opta's services for many years to analyse both our own team performance and also player recruitment. The information Opta provide is accurate and easy to access.
Damien Comolli - Director of Football Strategy, Liverpool Football Club.
This is from the Opta website !
10 Jun 2011 22:14:10
hi eds any news on transfers or anything or has Macca found anything out recently? cheers {Ed001's Note - I am told we have at least 3 negotiations ongoing, not counting any talks with Valencia which were put on hold. I only know that one is defo with Arsenal, nothing else though sorry, it is very difficult to get any info. Maybe Macca has ideas about who we are talking to or about?}
I'm gonna go with Arsenal (as you stated ed) , Ipswich & Aston Villa! Why don't you have a shot in the dark ed lol
Corkpoolred {Ed001's Note - I am not convinced it is two English clubs to be honest. I will guess at Villareal and Villa.}
10 Jun 2011 22:12:39
i would want meireles to go, but if he does so be it, he will never be good enough for 4-4-2 playing centre mid, he is afraid of a tackle, otherwise very good but tackling is very important if he wants to be used in the middle, at least adam wont pull out of a challenge. thoughts ed? oh and how good is wickham?
mooman {Ed001's Note - if he has a Makalele type of player alongside him, Raul would be fine in a 4-4-2. But I would take the money if the offer was big and invest it in a winger myself as that is still the weak link.}
10 Jun 2011 22:11:51
Anyone know when info on ground developments are going to be announced
10 Jun 2011 22:06:46
Ed, s great site we are all awaiting liverpools new arrivals but undoubtedly SAF is already worried of king kennys team of 2011/12 as he to is splashing the cash do u think a serous title challenge is possible...
Riena
Johnson carragher skrtel clichy
Gerrard Lucas Adam
Suarez Carroll mata
What you reckon eds, Owen mcn {Ed001's Note - I don't see why not, we were in great form after Kenny took over with the squad we had, why can't we push at the top with a stronger squad?}
10 Jun 2011 21:59:57
Hi Eds, any chance you will be allowing photos on here, to ween out the liars saying tripe like 'my mates, cleaner's boyfriend's milkman has seen Downing at Arsenal'.
Factual rumours people, it's easy to do.
If you have no credible info, keep quiet. {Ed001's Note - there is a player sightings page, but people seem to never happen to have their camera phone when they bump into players, oddly enough.}
10 Jun 2011 21:57:12
Hmmmm...
The transfer window between English clubs has sparked into life.
Henderson = 16m DONE
Clichy = 5m (Talks)
Wickham and Albrighton have sparked rumours.
Also Downing looking probable.
If it were my personal choice I would try and blend British with foreign flair.
Sahko = 19m; would absolutely love to see him at liverpool next season, real brute but great on the ball. Not much pressure buying from French League as it is a strong league just takes a little adjusting. AKA Essien, Drogba, Nasri, Henry etc
Mata = 20m; want him more than anything, wearing his number on my back is a dream for about two years and when I heard the rumours I was in heaven, preffered him to Villa and Silva at valencia but this year he has shown what hes got consistantly.
Martinez = Swap Meireles and Pacheco, a 20m deal for a 20m player; hottest young midfielders and a real talent for future.
Munian = 15m and IMO up their with Neymar, Lukaka in potential. would love almost as much as Mata and great for future.
Speculation of course but imagine them we would do soooooo much better next season.
The Next ;)
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Sakho and Mata will be fantastic especially Sakho.....I have seen him in Europa League and he is a monster, absolutely fantastic.
Martinez is a NO for me as we already have Gerrard and Henderson in the very same mould.......
Munian - I havent watched him but Wickham is not bad either
LiverBird
10 Jun 2011 21:56:37
It'd be an interesting season if we signed Nasri, Aguero, Honda, Clichy, Wickham (loan out for 6 - 12 months), James McCarthy (loan back for 12 months), Begovic & Dann wouldn't it???!!
You never know!!
£90 - 95m would bag the lot in my estimation & if FSG are serious in what they claim, (win the league by 2015) they'll go all out to get em.
Come on & show some huge ambition Mr. Henry & Mr. Werner please!
All are manageable if Aguero takes a slight wage drop!
Sell Poulsen, Cole, Jova, Aqua, B. Jones, Ngog to hopefully get £25 - 30m back.
Send Jon Jo, Pacheco, Suso, Coady & Robinson out on loan (Send Sterling out on loan in Jan).
That'd be my perfect world scenario anyway.
Come on KK & FSG!!!!
10 Jun 2011 21:40:55
Just noticed on Sky Sports when you look at Liverpools squad they have Jordan Henderson listed as our new number 10, bye bye Joe Cole :D
10 Jun 2011 21:38:21
can people let me know what has happened to phil jones. Why have manutd not announced it. has he failed a medical or do blackburn want more than 16m or is there another reason
10 Jun 2011 21:10:49
"keep insua"
What is the point of unloading Konchesky, Kyriakos, Poulsen, Ngog etc if we are keeping players like Insua. !!
He is just not good enough, end of story.
10 Jun 2011 21:06:52
Ed any news on when Aguero's arriving??
(Only kidding....) {Ed001's Note - my head hurts from banging it on the desk before I scrolled down!}
10 Jun 2011 21:06:27
The problem with he jones deal to utd is that the £16m offer only allows jones to speak to other clubs, it doesnt agree a fee for the player. This is a massive error by utd as they have done the medical and agreed personal terms. Blackburn want £20m +
Lets hope the deal falls through but now that jones decided on utd i hope we dont go back in for him. We only want players that want to wear the red of Liverpool and not utd...
10 Jun 2011 21:02:27
The players LFC are signing this summer will definetly improve the team and will keep LFC at a strong level.
Kenny Dalglish will no doubt continue delivering strong performances from the LFC team come the start of the season.
LFC will be a nuisance to the top 4 premier league teams with a real chance of finnishing in the top 4 or better.
10 Jun 2011 20:55:53
Cole needs to go, i would give 8m plus cole for qpr's taarbat anyday and also we need a new CB just someone along the lines of agger
10 Jun 2011 21:37:20
Not a rumour but just a thougt. Liverpool & Arsenal could be discussing the transfer of an LFC player to them rather than the other way round, could it be Raul?
Just a thought...
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Or Poulsen!
maka
10 Jun 2011 21:35:30
Just found these two articles on Reuters website with quotes from both Aguero and the Athletico manager...................................................
Atletico Madrid has received no offers for Argentine star Sergio 'Kun' Aguero, who announced last month he wants to leave the club, new coach Gregorio Manzano said Friday.
"Kun is an Atletico Madrid player. The club has been clear about everything that has been written and said, and it was said to me as well, that as of today there is no offer for Kun, " Manzano said as he was presented to the club.
"I would like, with all my heart, to able to coach him. I would be disappointed if Kun left."
In a statement on May 24, Aguero said he was ready to leave the club he has played for since moving from Independiente of Argentina in 2006.
"I said long ago that when I wanted to go, I would say so publicly. And the time has come. So I have kept my word and here I am, " said the 22-year-old striker, who is married to Diego Maradona's daughter.
Spanish media has said a number of top clubs are interested.
The president of Italian club Juventus, Andrea Agnelli, and its sporting director Guiseppe Marotta were in talks with Aguero's agent last month, according to Italian news agency Ansa.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City have also been mentioned.
In January, Aguero signed a contract extension that committed him to Atletico until 2014, with a buyout clause of 45 million euros.
Atletico on Wednesday announced they had signed Manzano to a one-year contract, replacing Quique Sanchez Flores who quit at the end of last season.
The 55-year-old has coached numerous Spanish clubs in a managerial career that began in 1983. He was last in charge of Atletico in the 2003-2004 season.
He returns to the club from Sevilla, which refused to offer him a new contract.
"Gregorio Manzano picks up where he left off, ahead of entry into Europe and return to a competition with which we have an outstanding debt, " said club president Enrique Cerezo.
Last season, Atletico finished seventh in the Primera Liga, qualifying for the Europa League next season.
They won the competition in 2010.
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Atletico Madrid attacker Sergio Aguero has made it clear that no decision will be made about his future until after the Copa America, which will be played from July 1 until July 24 in Argentina.
The 23-year-old revealed his desire to leave the Vicente Calderon last month, and has since been linked with clubs such as Bayern Munich, Juventus and Real Madrid, but no new developments are expected until after the showpiece event in his homeland.
"A decision about a possible transfer elsewhere will be made when the Copa America is over. At the moment, I don't know anything about what will happen, " Aguero was quoted as saying by Canal 7.
Aguero then briefly responded to recent comments from Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, who described the Atletico man as a 'fantastic player'.
He added: "Obviously, I am pleased that a coach like him [Mourinho] talks positively about me. It's always good to be praised by other coaches."
Argentina will be the favorites to clinch the Copa America crown on home soil under coach Sergio Batista, with Aguero likely to be a key member of his squad.
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Please stop posting that a fee has been agreed, or they've asked for a swap deal, it isn't happening.................at least not for a while!!!
10 Jun 2011 21:34:54
Hey ed001, I was in a certain celebrity drinking establishment last nite, having a laugh.
When who knocked me pint over but Raul Meireles.
Well I tell you ed, I was ****ing hopping. You know the price of a jar in those spots.
So I sez to him, this Raul fella, "right me and u now outside".
Well ed, he didn't wanna know.
What do you make of that !?
KB {Ed001's Note - I think you might have had one too many!}
10 Jun 2011 21:33:11
10 Jun 2011 19:49:56
I heard from a mate today that Arsenal would trade Clichy and Nasri for Reina. My mate says that Liverpool would agree on 2 conditions:
1) We get Bendtner or Chamakh as well
2) We sign another 'keeper first
He claims we're looking at David De Gea as keeper! I think it would be hilarious if we nabbed him from under Fergie's nose. I don't really trust this friend so I'm posting this in banter but what do people think? Would they want this to happen? I know Reina's a great keeper but that deal would solve 3 problem positions for us (left back, wing, back up striker). Personally I'd rather we just pay the money for those 3 if we want them, but it sounds like an interesting deal.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA FERGIES NOSE!!!
10 Jun 2011 21:31:23
Hi Ed's question if I may;
To be honest I follow Liverpool (obviously) and take a keen interest and know about players from the U18 through.. however I take little interest in players for other teams (unless I see them play regularly).
So the question is do you see Henderson slotting into a central midfield position or on the right? If it's the right side then that would mean Kuyt would play as a CF more often and mean we might not need another striker.
Thanks
Hoola {Ed001's Note - I think we will see him played in both positions, but mostly on the right side of a 4 or 3. He can play anywhere across the midfield though, a Coventry fan was telling me he mainly played left side while on loan there.}
10 Jun 2011 21:21:25
Maybe the talks with Arsenal are for Arshavin?
Lee
10 Jun 2011 21:20:25
Anyone have an idea on hendersons shirt number
10 Jun 2011 21:14:31
Kev all of them names except Robinson, who is still learning and Aurelio, who is consistently getting injured, aren't left-backs. Oh and Insua but i wouldn't even consider him to be honest. Gael Clichy is a top left-back who in my opinion has all the qualities. He reads the game well, has tonnes of pace, is consistent and has a great delivery. All for £5-8m, thats a bargain if i've ever seen one!
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I'm in agreement with what you say but i'd rather we focus on attacking minded players first as we are short on top quality wingers & a playmaker (can't rely on Gerrard as much anymore as he's only human).
I 'd love Nasri & a quality left & right winger like a Turan or Bojan (who can also operate as a striker) - All are perfectly realistic, anyone who thinks not underestimates LFC. We are an enormous club!
Sami Hyypia once gave up Champions League football with his ex Dutch club in 1999 so you never know.
If you don't think & dream big you stay static or get hardly anywhere so we need to think positive & big.
If we go head to head with Manchester United, Chelsea & the like for 10 players this summer & lose out on 9 occasions then so be it - we would still have gotten that one big player we would never have gotten if we didn't think big!
Nasri for me is a must if he is available (Comolli might be a big help in this one even though i'm not Damien's biggest fan).
Come on KK & show our hand on this one - he is top quality!
Cheers,
Irish Kev.
10 Jun 2011 21:13:21
Why is everyone bringing up Reina, correct me if i'm wrong didn't he commit to the club like a month a go, and why would we sell him, he's the best GK in the world. Clichy for Meirles would be a good deal though.
10 Jun 2011 20:52:43
the rumours some people are writing here are stupid...y would nasri wanna come to us wen were arsenal are in a better position than us....and he blatently prefers man u....aguero is a top class but we should of thort of him wen we were busy wasting 35 mill on andy carrol and i dnt think were stupid enough 2 buy aguero we already hav suarez and carrol and kuyts bin on top form....clichy yh he could be possible aqualini is not wanted by any italian club kuz of his price tag so hel be coming back feeling like sh*t after his big hopes of a stay in italy....all we need is juan mata top class nzogbia n marvuex as wingers 1 gd c.b i would go for raul alboil and gael clichy as lb bt id prefer cissocko or vargas there!!!
10 Jun 2011 20:52:28
i would just like to King Kenny and steve clarke can sign me as there left back, i think i'm retty good at it. the missus is always leaving me behind, even tonight shes gone to cinema's and guess what i'm LEFT BACK!!!
huddz red
sorry i couldn't help the bad joke, i have been left back though. boo hoo
10 Jun 2011 20:52:23
If it is true that Arsenal are in for a Liverpool player, it makes more sense for them to be looking at Agger than Meireles. Previous rumours have said that the Reds are willing to listen to offers for Agger -so who knows?
10 Jun 2011 20:52:23
The site has gone Clichy mad. NO bid from LFC and Wenger wouldn't sell to us either. Similarly Nasri won't be going to United unless they pay a premium above the £15m minimum it would cost to get him. The £10m quotes are hilarious for a player of Nasri's quality. Liverpool may be happy to have themselves linked with Clichy at this price as it will help them negotiate with the real targets for left-back. Enrique still the front-runner. Downing and N'Zogbia are the fall-backs should the Mata bid fail. Adam still of interest but LFC want to be sure of off-loading Aqua and/or Poulsen first. No shortage of clubs in for Adam so Blackpool will get the fee they want which is £8m+. Wickham will be pushed through once Ngog's sale is agreed. The Frenchman will bring in around £4m up front and we want to spend not much more up front on Wickham. The deal will eventually be worth between £9-10m. Marveaux still on and there's a possibility of a new centre-back should someone bid £10m+ for Agger. Still being told Real Madrid fancy Agger but are looking to offload players first. Tottenham could also be interested. If Agger goes we'd be in for Mahmadou Sakho. Not sure there's genuine interest in Scott Dann who's a target for a lot of mid-table Prem sides.
Most likely signings: (£38-49m)
Doni - £2m
Enrique - £9m
Marveaux - free
Mata - £20m (or N'Zogbia £9m)
Adam - £8.5m
Wickham - £9.5m
Possible signings
Sakho - £20m (if Agger goes for £10m+)
McCarthy - £9m (only if Meireles leaves)
Most likely outs: (£20m-£30m)
Jones - £1m or released from contract
Insua - free (out of contract unless Gala sign him and we get a fee)
Konchesky - £1m
Degen - free or nominal
El Zhar - free or nominal
Wilson - season-long loan possible
Aquilani - £10m (may take some time but he will go to an Italian team)
Jovanovic - £4m (Germany or Russia)
Cole - £3.5m
Pacheco - £4m (Spain or Wigan !)
Poulsen - £1.5m (poss Prem more likely Germany)
Ngog - £5m
Not likely but possible
Agger - only for £10m+
Meireles - only for £12m+
Maxi, the Greek and Aurelio will all be kept unless we receive good offers. All three are valued pros and the club don't want to get rid of too many experienced players in one summer.
Sorry if there's no Aguero and £100m net spend but be prepared for the club to trim the first-team squad, take a hit on a number of players, reduce the wage bill and bring the age profile of the squad down. Henderson, Mata and Sakho would be great signings - Enrique, Adam, Marveaux and Wickham would be an improvement on the players we had.
PieInTheSkyMan
10 Jun 2011 20:50:24
I wouldn't mind letting rein go to arsenal if we could get nasri, clichy and Ramsey or theo. We could try nab de gea or given would be good for Liverpool I think
10 Jun 2011 20:49:47
liverpool need a left back, i believe that we should look at;
warnock
jose enrique
clichy
there gunna be the obv contenders for the place i think
10 Jun 2011 20:55:32
The problem with he jones deal to utd is that the £16m offer only allows jones to speak to other clubs, it doesnt agree a fee for the player. This is a massive error by utd as they have done the medical and agreed personal terms. Blackburn want £20m +
Lets hope the deal falls through but now that jones decided on utd i hope we dont go back in for him. We only want players that want to wear the red of Liverpool and not utd...
10 Jun 2011 20:55:28
tbh i really dont want wickham or adam to join. we have plenty of cover in our midfield that adam is not needed. also, we have carroll, we dont need another 6ft+ striker who we need to lob the ball up to. im not at all happy that crouch is being linked to a return as we had enough trouble with him while he was here, at least carroll can run with the ball. downing's lack of pace is a worry but his delivery is worth the investment, and at least he can take free kicks and corners without the need for adam.
i hope all our signings are not so overpriced but at least they should be worth it.
10 Jun 2011 20:45:54
I haven;t heard anything but reading between all he lines it seems we are definitely talking to Arsenal - and more than likely about Clichy. It wouldn't surprise me to see Agger go the other way. He's 26/27 and never been a regular much to his disappointment. And it's clear we are in the market for another CB. Could be a good deal for us Agger for Clichy plus a bit of cash.
10 Jun 2011 20:44:18
Rumours that ManU illegally approached Jones & did medical without permission. Blackburn not happy and prefer LFC's £19m bid. Anyone else heard this? Assume it's just a move by Blackburn to extract more money. Even if it was true I don't want him to sign for us after what he's reported to have said.
What has he reportely said??
10 Jun 2011 20:16:19
Miereles is a good ball distributor but is not good on the physical side. If he were played deep and protected by Gerrard/Lucas then maybe.
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10 Jun 2011 20:10:21
IMO, I don't believe that we will need as many players on top of what we have now. I think a left winger and left back are needed, with kuyt covering as a striker as he's showed he can score. So I see no need in a complete overhaul, mata/Honda would be ideal, and if the rumours are true about clichy for 5 million I think it would definitely be an improvement after we offload plenty of deadwood.
10 Jun 2011 20:08:01
would love Mata to come liverpool! hes got flair that you just cant teach and most British players just don't have for under 25mil. my heart says yes but my mind says no considering we have no champions league football, then again he comes across as a smart guy who knows his football and could see past 1 season without it.
10 Jun 2011 20:40:55
10 Jun 2011 19:49:56
I heard from a mate today that Arsenal would trade Clichy and Nasri for Reina. My mate says that Liverpool would agree on 2 conditions:
1) We get Bendtner or Chamakh as well
2) We sign another 'keeper first
He claims we're looking at David De Gea as keeper! I think it would be hilarious if we nabbed him from under Fergie's nose. I don't really trust this friend so I'm posting this in banter but what do people think? Would they want this to happen? I know Reina's a great keeper but that deal would solve 3 problem positions for us (left back, wing, back up striker). Personally I'd rather we just pay the money for those 3 if we want them, but it sounds like an interesting deal.
Sent in before saying no chance, didn't get posted so here it is, no chance, KD knows there are very few world class keepers, we have one, there is no way he or the owners would sacrifice him, the owners would just pay the cash, so enough with these stupid rumours.
10 Jun 2011 20:40:18
Nasri will not sign for Liverpool, if he leaves Arsenal it will be for Man Utd he wants to play champions league and he's not gonna drop to the Europa league for the few years while Liverpool sort themselves out. This makes sense as Liverpool is a step down from arsenal just use ur head and stop posting nonsense._________ TO THE TOOL WHO POSTED THIS<
can you please tell me how arsenal is a step up from liverpool? champions league football you may say? i'll give you that. but for one season of champions league football does not mean theyre on another level to liverpool. you are either a rival fan and if so this is a liverpool page or youve been brainwashed in to thinking man utd and arsenal which is enforced upon you by the press. its a shame you either want to hide from the fact or dont realise there are only two clubs whose trophy cabinet can better ares european wise and thats ac and madrid. so no were not a step down. the class is now over.
10 Jun 2011 20:40:15
So ed's when does the U21 finish so this mata situation can b sorted? Plz post !! {Ed003's Note - After the final mate,I for one cant wait to watch it}
10 Jun 2011 20:35:49
Once the Doni deal is completed pep will be sacrificed as part of a deal for geal and theo
are you mad!!! he is bieng signed as a back-up keeper for pepe as brad jones is leaving(i wih him and his family best of luck and wish them all well), he will also add experience to the team for the younger goalies.
huddz red
10 Jun 2011 20:34:22
We need to start upping our game in the transfer market and speculating a little. The talent is there in the lower divisions Scott Dann 2009 £3.5M Coventry to Birmingham, Ashley Young 2007 £9M Watford to Villa, Adam Johnson 2010 £8M Middlesboro to Man City. If you followed football you already knew about their talent. Lets buy them early!
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We are trying to do that, we got the irish kid a few weeks ago, and the scouts are looking at young players, and I am sure we will bring some more in over the summer. Ross
10 Jun 2011 20:29:52
If liverpool are interested in any arsenal players why not throw aqualani in he would love the non contact football arsenal play would suit both clubs
10 Jun 2011 20:25:58
this is theturdz speaking please read this
LAUREN DALGLISH, we were once famously informed, had more sense at the age of six weeks than the manager of Manchester United. Little Lauren is now a grown up 23, but she'd still struggle to tell us why Alex Ferguson has just shelled out £16m on a young centre-back with 35 Premier League appearances to his name.
Because the United manager himself might struggle to explain why.
No matter what potential Phil Jones possesses and he's already been compared to a young John Terry he's joined a club which already has a world class central defensive partnership in Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, a club with accomplished back up in Chris Smalling, a club with another international class defender in Jonny Evans. And if that's not enough, the small matter of Wes Brown and John O'Shea with almost 700 first-team appearances between them.
Oh, and Ferguson still has designs on another up and coming young centre-back, 18-year-old Raphael Varane from Lens.
Where does Phil Jones fit into all that?
Or could it be, just possibly, that Fergie got wind of Kenny Dalglish's interest in the young defender and jumped first?
Kenny's interest in the young Englishman wasn't just paper talk. And it doesn't end there.
Fergie 2 Kop 0, trumpeted the back page of one national newspaper this week, as they speculated that Ferguson also intended to ambush Liverpool's interest in Ashley Young.
That's another head scratcher.
Young is undeniably a fine player.
But he plays in the same position as Nani - more Premier League assists than any other player last season, the highly regarded Antonio Valencia, the vastly under-rated Ji Sung Park and the legendary Ryan Giggs.
So why would Ferguson be interested?
If you think the United boss wouldn't be so petty as to snap up players simply because his Scottish rival wanted them, then you won't remember his discomfiture at Liverpool signing Glenn Hysen back in 1989.
A classy, ball-playing Swedish centre-half, Hysen had toured Old Trafford, enjoyed a buffet lunch, shaken hands on a deal with chairman Martin Edwards then flown back to Italy.
Negotiations mysteriously stalled, and when Ferguson and Edwards flew out to Florence to investigate why, Hysen's agent told them that his client had already signed for Liverpool.
Ferguson's fury multiplied when the Swede was named Man of the Match on his debut at Wembley in the FA Charity Shield and became the defensive lynchpin of Liverpool's last title winning team.
Kenny couldn't resist having a little nibble in his 1996 autobiography.
"Journalists made a fuss about me nipping in for Glenn Hysen when Fergie was about to sign him. That doesn't create rancour; that's business, " he wrote.
"We are both going for the best players. Sometimes managers of PLC clubs like Manchester United cannot spend money quickly.
"They have to get permission from the PLC board. If United's wheels move slowly, that's no concern of mine."
Ferguson will have committed those words to heart. And he was desperate to ensure that the wheels moved quicker this summer.
That Hysen anecdote came in an entire chapter devoted to Dalglish's relationship with Ferguson.
In it the Liverpool boss stressed over and over that there is no feud, no animosity, no simmering resentment.
I believe him.
But of course there's a keen rivalry.
How could there not fail to be between two Glaswegians managing Liverpool and Manchester United?
Kenny Dalglish has always got under Alex Ferguson's skin and it promises to make for great viewing next season.
Ferguson thinks he's finally knocked Liverpool off their perch.
But there's a manager back in town who's already got him rattled. This week's transfer business underlines it.
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Red till end, not Red till dead, because even after I'm dead, I'll still be Red.
10 Jun 2011 20:21:43
My starting 11 for next season-
Reina
Johnson Dann Skrtel Clichy
Henderson Lucas
Gerrard
Kuyt Suarez
Carroll
Subs- Doni, Kelly, Merieles, Maxi, Spearing, N'Gog, Aquilani
10 Jun 2011 19:47:38
i think we should keep insua buy gael as a mentor, then keep aqua man buy wickham and maybe a sneakrett bid for ribery could be on the cards as he can play left wing or between mid and attack and also maybe a right mid but no idea who any ideas eds? please please plese post
Daveo-red-hart
10 Jun 2011 19:37:57
Hi Eds/Fellow lfc fans.
I was talking to my brother (He works at Holiday Inn Ashford Kent) last night, he told me a week back neil ruddock stayed there after one of his dinner speaches. When my brother asked him if he knew which players LFC were after? he was told kenny wants to offload as many of the dead wood players as he can and bring a few more youth in from the reserves. We will bring in 5/6 new faces but stopped short of names but he also said lfc tried in January to get Sanchez but the clubs couldn't come to an agreement.
ps he took as picture with him.
Pls post
theba300
10 Jun 2011 19:37:10
Once the Doni deal is completed pep will be sacrificed as part of a deal for geal and theo
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shut up
10 Jun 2011 19:36:55
I'm confident our next three buys will be
G. Clichy 5 million.
S. Nasri 10 million.
E. Banega 10.5 million.
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I wish they were, although i think we may only get Clichy and maybe even none of them, i am a huge fan of Banega, i would sign him over almost any CM in the world ( i did use the word 'almost' so no abuse)...
10 Jun 2011 19:31:57
10 Jun 2011 18:01:56
All these rumours are floating about Liverpool wanting Clichy or Nasri from Arsenal, when in fact they are looking at neither. In actual fact, their real target is a young, english winger/forward who goes under the name of Theo Walcott.
Walcott has openly said in the past week, that Arsenal need to spend, and win silverware as well as crucially keeping on to their top players. However, Nasri has recently said his head has been turned by Man Utd and he is unsure about his future.
Dalglish and Comolli are cleverly capitalising on this and they are going to test Walcott's loyality to the Gunners by putting a bid in within the next few days.
Reds Till I Die
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This could be true, as Walcott has come out and said he's a Liverpool Supporter.
When Liverpool won the Champions League in 2005, I went mad. I was shouting so loud I think I woke up the entire village where I live!"
10 Jun 2011 19:30:35
Apparently, our three main left back targets are:
Jose Angel 9m (Sporting de Gij n)
Aly Cissokho 13m (Lyon)
Nacho Monreal 9m (Osasuna)
Not so sure about the prices but that's what I've heard.
Thanks eds, the sight is great and Ed002, you do make me laugh!
maka
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actually its clichy
10 Jun 2011 19:30:26
Great site. Just found it. Loads to take in but some rubbish too.
players to be sold or loaned out
Konchesky - sell
Agger - sell if we can get Dann
Aurelio - sell
Cole - sell
pacheco - loan
Jovanovic - sell
Kyrgiakos - sell
Wilson - loan
Ngog - sell
poulsen - sell
Shelvey - loan
Insua - sell
El Zhar - sell
Degen - sell/loan
Aquilani - sell
Ayala - loan
new squad to look like this
GK - Reina - Doni
Defenders - Johnston - Skrtel - Carragher - Kelly - Flanagan - (Dann + Clichy)
Midfield - Gerrard - Lucas - Maxi - Meireles- Henderson - Spearing - ( Mata + Marveaux + Adam)
Forwards - Carroll - Saurez - Kuyt (Agureo + Wilson)
Class squad... watch out Alex ... WERE BACK..........
10 Jun 2011 20:06:40
Everton agree a deal in priciple to sign Hinkel from Celtic - very reliable source
10 Jun 2011 19:48:11
who do people rate more to be back up for johnson, Flanagan or Kelly?
personally i rate Kelly more.
10 Jun 2011 19:47:55
10 Jun 2011 18:43:44
Once the Doni deal is completed pep will be sacrificed as part of a deal for geal and theo
Seriously dude where do u get this crap from, are you a bored arsenal, man u or Chelsea fan, doni is replacing brad jones, do you really think we would sacrifice a world class keeper for, lets face it a player who has failed to live up to expectations, i think all reds will agree Reina is far more valuable than Theo. We may well be looking a Theo but the best bet from arsenal is clichy. ( sorry about the rant eds but some people just need to be put in there place)
10 Jun 2011 19:26:00
Hey Ed, I just wanted to know your opinion on all of these rumours. Dalglish said at the start that all we would need is a minor tweaking, why the sudden interest in all the centre midfielders? We currently have:
Gerrard, Meireles, Lucas, Spearing, Henderson, Shelvey and seeing that Juventus don't want Aquilani, so we're left with 7 midfielders. Apparently we're also looking at Adam, my question is why? Is Spearing going to be offloaded or something?
Since we're looking for a new winger, Suarez and Carroll will be upfront, Kuyt on the right, 2 center midfielders and our new left winger. So if we're only going to be playing 2 center midfielders why are we still looking at center mids?
Thanks Ed.
10 Jun 2011 19:29:43
doni has verbally agreed a contract with liverpool and roma have now accepted the 4.2 million pound offer . also on the agender kun aguero loads of people have been talking about this and my ex girlfriend moved over there for a summer camp iv been emailing here to ask if she could find a paper or is it on the news about him comming to liverpool and from what i gather its true kun aguero would prefer to come to liverpool over chelski and the mank scum fingers crossed we should be informed abpout doni sometime around 9pm
10 Jun 2011 19:26:49
Just went on the team talk website and Dirk Kuyt isn't listed as one of our top goal scorers. In fact he isn't even listed as a Liverpool player on the website!
whats going on?!
10 Jun 2011 19:23:53
Nabil El Zhar agrees Maritimo move
10 Jun 2011 19:22:39
Apparently, our three main left back targets are:
Jose Angel 9m (Sporting de Gij n)
Aly Cissokho 13m (Lyon)
Nacho Monreal 9m (Osasuna)
monreal has signed for malaga today!!!
10 Jun 2011 19:18:36
If we could sign clichy and nasri for cheap I would be delighted as both have premier league experience and youngish . Clichy is 25 nasri is 23.
10 Jun 2011 19:17:43
Once the Doni deal is completed pep will be sacrificed as part of a deal for geal and theo
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If manure paid 18m for De Gea, then Pepe is worth 25-30m of anyone's money, so by 'part of the deal', would that mean theo + gael + 10m for Reina? i wouldnt accept anything less for the best keeper in the prem!
10 Jun 2011 19:15:59
"Once the Doni deal is completed pep will be sacrificed as part of a deal for geal and theo"
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Reina has previously stated he is happy and liverpool are on the up. He knows were buying big, and it would be stupid of him to not give it another season.
10 Jun 2011 19:12:51
What have you been smoking?
Why would KK sell one of the best keepers in the prem?
get back on the arsenal page and keep dreaming becuase whn he arrives i'm sure he'll also be carrying messi's bags
pegleg
10 Jun 2011 19:12:06
'Once the Doni deal is completed pep will be sacrificed as part of a deal for geal and theo'
Possibly the funniest rumor I've seen all day.
10 Jun 2011 19:12:05
will my bro plays football with Clichy bro and he told him that Clichy is a done deal
10 Jun 2011 19:10:15
i believe we should not get rid of s.kyriacos as he is a solid defender. if he was english his price would be over 15million and most of you would love him
scott dann is a good team member to have but is so overrated
10 Jun 2011 19:07:34
tutto sport(italian)claiming inter have an intrest in meirelles, but they dont know whether he's an attacking mid or def mid, but they were quoting a price of 11 mil.pounds, i'd like to see a bit more of him really, he seem' to have good and bad games but ithink in some games he really makes a difference, squad depth comes to mind, he's defo not dead wood.
10 Jun 2011 19:00:12
Tbh I can't see Raul Meireles being moved on unless a ridiculous offer comes in for him, and with no declared interest in him from anyone I wouldn't anticipate a bid. Aquilani and Poulsen are to be sold, Aqua because he can't hack England and Poulsen because he seems to have forgotten how to play football.
This will leave us with Gerrard, Lucas, Meireles, Henderson, Spearing, and Shelvey as our central midfield options (Please add any others... we seem to have so many central midfielders its easy to forget who we have) - it looks like we have like for like players in midfield. Gerrard-Henderson; Lucas-Spearing;Meireles-Shelvey. This to me suggests we may be looking at a 4-3-3 or one of its various variations.
As for our apparent interest in Gael Clichy, I think it is a good move - plenty of PL experience (and won the league), still young at 25, and available. Any deal done for under £8m I think would be a bargain. With him working with Steve Clarke will improve his defence, as it has with Glen Johnson, he will only improve. Would be an excellent mentor to Jack Robinson, who also looks a left back of similar ilk.
Centre-Backs - With Soto on his way, we have Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Kelly, Ayala, and Wilson as our options. Is Scott Dann better than Agger or Skrtel? I don't know I haven't watched enough of Birmingham to give a definitive answer, if he is = sign him up; if not use the money to fund the purchase of other players as we have 6 centre backs.
Attackers - we've been linked with every available winger around. Names such as Mata, Turan, Bojan etc would be ideal. For me any natural wingers would be an improvement on what we currently have. Dirk and Maxi are great at coming off their wings into the box to get on the end of balls, but its not often they'll go on the outside and put in crosses which Carroll would thrive on.
Essay over
RedSG
10 Jun 2011 18:55:56
Liverpool will go to Thailand for friendly match with Burirum PEA. 20 July
10 Jun 2011 18:38:40
So read that one of the Eds confirmed that The Mighty Reds and Arsenal are in talks, as much as it would be great if it was over Walcott or Nasri, I think it is for Gael Clichy only.
The wingers will have to come in soon.
I feel that the most likely candidates are:
Jeffren Suarez
Sylvain Marveaux
And one of
Downing,
N'zogbia
Juan Mata (whom I believe is the least likely)
10 Jun 2011 18:37:31
Ok mate, thanks for the insight.
Cheers,
Irish Kev. {Ed001's Note - sorry it wasn't more insightful, but I don't remember any particular aspects of his game that stood out, either good or bad.}
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No worries mate,
Just mainly wanted to get an opinion as to whether anyone or yourself felt he could make it with us & not be another Dossena.
I would just hope we'd set our sights higher than him to be fair.
Clichy is surely our #1 left back target.
Personally i don't feel we need another left back (we have Johnson, Aurelio, Insua, Robinson, Flanno & Kelly that all have played there) & would rather spend on a winger or 2, central defender, back up striker & if FSG can give us some more cash i'd look to bring in a top playmaker as even though Henderson is good, he is mainly for the future & would go all out for Nasri or the same ilk of a player who can do it now.
He can also slip onto the left wing too which would be a bonus.
Low cost purchases like him only come up once in a very rare occasion so we need to take advantage of this surely.
Please god KK moves & snatches him from under the Mancs noses - we could give the Gooners Christian Poulsen in a straight swap lol!
I can dream!!
Cheers,
Irish Kev.
10 Jun 2011 18:34:05
made up the site is back on felt life my hart stoped when i couldnt get on i think im addicted lol . on to transfer rumors .i think scott dann will be liverpool sighning as we wanted him and he as madea clear desier to play for liverpool kk sees this as a quality and it is .i hope downing dose not come but mata hes quality, spearing to be loaned out on adams arrival ngog goin leaves only 2 strikers kk said he likes options so i suspect more than one striker coming in but whateva happend we all know were now in safe hands from the bottom of the club to the top in a long time coming becomes one again relife. we will rip that record of ares back from the mancs the liverpool way
10 Jun 2011 18:33:08
i cannot understand why liverpool are not in for scott parker. An experienced professional that has the ability mentally to win things
10 Jun 2011 18:52:49
Xcuse me i pledged my undivided support for nacho 'last week, i honestly don't think there's a better LB on the market at the moment
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You're excused mate lol!
I appreciate the insight - cheers mate.
Irish Kev.
10 Jun 2011 18:52:41
eds, fans
i hope we sign clichy instead of enrique. whos more likely?
but if im honest i would prefer if we just kept that spot open for young players to alternate with aurelio as cover and always a possibility of insua as a cover for aurelio. what do you think? {Ed001's Note - Clichy is more likely, I am glad to say.}
10 Jun 2011 18:47:35
Eds Pls Post this.
This in reply,
Walcott has openly said in the past week, that Arsenal need to spend, and win silverware as well as crucially keeping on to their top players. However, Nasri has recently said his head has been turned by Man Utd and he is unsure about his future.
Dalglish and Comolli are cleverly capitalising on this and they are going to test Walcott's loyality to the Gunners by putting a bid in within the next few days.
Reds Till I Die
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Eds pls post
Why on earth would Lfc waste money on Walcott who can't cross if his life depented on it? and why not try our luck with Nasri & Clichy?
TheBA300
10 Jun 2011 18:44:40
i really hope we dont sign GAEL CLICHY not when theres better talent out there ie.
DAVIDE SANTON
CRISCITO
ETC.
10 Jun 2011 18:44:27
10 Jun 2011 18:01:56
All these rumours are floating about Liverpool wanting Clichy or Nasri from Arsenal, when in fact they are looking at neither. In actual fact, their real target is a young, english winger/forward who goes under the name of Theo Walcott.
Walcott has openly said in the past week, that Arsenal need to spend, and win silverware as well as crucially keeping on to their top players. However, Nasri has recently said his head has been turned by Man Utd and he is unsure about his future.
Dalglish and Comolli are cleverly capitalising on this and they are going to test Walcott's loyality to the Gunners by putting a bid in within the next few days.
Reds Till I Die
I would rather have El Zhar than spend a penny on Walcott. Bags of pace but he has no ability on the ball. Dirk Kuyt is a better right winger than Walcott.
10 Jun 2011 18:43:40
Look, I'm an out and out Liverpool fan and have been since aged 3 so please don't take this the wrong way.
Why would Nasri come to liverpool? He want to lave the trophiless ones to win trophies, and even though liverpool are rebuilding, our relistic target for next year is top four, and if Nasri wanted that he'd stay at Arsenal. Just being realistic.
Our better chance comes from targets like, Clichy, Adam, Marveaux, and POSSIBLY marquee signing of aguero but unlikley. YNWA
10 Jun 2011 18:43:13
This is from Sky Sports News regarding Ashley Young,
And Sir Alex Ferguson now looks to have pipped the Reds to yet another transfer target, with Blackburn defender Phil Jones already on course to join the 19-times champions of England.
They could at least try to hide the fact they support ManU, don't get me wrong i'm over the moon we haven't wasted money on Young, but the constant biased media is starting to get on my nerves a bit.
Also it seems Ipswich have signed Michael Chopra hopefully this means Connor Wickham could soon be on his way, he's still young and very raw but i think he would be a very good addition to the squad.
always a red
10 Jun 2011 18:13:24
Henderson
Marvuex
Barnetta
Turan
Sakho
Wickham
Adam
Matuidi , L. Lopez are maybe's
10 Jun 2011 18:12:38
Hmmmm...
The transfer window between English clubs has sparked into life.
Henderson = 16m DONE
Clichy = 5m (Talks)
Wickham and Albrighton have sparked rumours.
Also Downing looking probable.
If it were my personal choice I would try and blend British with foreign flair.
Sahko = 19m; would absolutely love to see him at liverpool next season, real brute but great on the ball. Not much pressure buying from French League as it is a strong league just takes a little adjusting. AKA Essien, Drogba, Nasri, Henry etc
Mata = 20m; want him more than anything, wearing his number on my back is a dream for about two years and when I heard the rumours I was in heaven, preffered him to Villa and Silva at valencia but this year he has shown what hes got consistantly.
Martinez = Swap Meireles and Pacheco, a 20m deal for a 20m player; hottest young midfielders and a real talent for future.
Munian = 15m and IMO up their with Neymar, Lukaka in potential. would love almost as much as Mata and great for future.
Speculation of course but imagine them we would do soooooo much better next season.
The Next ;)
10 Jun 2011 18:19:22
Hello fellow reds firstly I would like to say great work ed this site is so addictive. Now on to rumours I for one dont want to get to carried away with all the talk of us winning league next season if we were to win it then I believe the signings we need would be 2x Wingers(Honda and Turan) Xabi Alonso a quality left back I actually really rate Baines and a quality center back my choice somebody whos comfortable in possesion and can play a pass as well as great defensive skills. In theory I guess that would be enough to land us our number 19 but if we added aguero and wickham to the squad then we would be a major force for many years to come. I dont rate clichy that highly in the same way I dont rate phil jones as high as his price seems to suggest I think adam would be a good addition as back up but not a constant first team player as I think the purchase of henderson is good enough and for us to get the best out of him he will need regular action. Ed what are your thoughts on next season and who do you believe we will get in plus all other users please comment on this would love to know your thoughts YNWA dansiobhan {Ed001's Note - this is the first time in years I have looked forward to the season starting, even under Rafa I never really enjoyed the football, except for the second half to the season we came second. But this year I am not just looking forward to it, but am excited, I actually really fancy us to beat anyone we face under Kenny. I can't wait!}
10 Jun 2011 18:29:21
meireles is a fair wether friend.
aintree dave
10 Jun 2011 18:01:16
Kjaer to sign for around £10m around late July/ early August time.
Hopefully not he is terrible.
Calired
10 Jun 2011 17:58:17
Ed001, thank you so much for your honest opinion on Bale. I have ben saying the same thing all season. If Spurs were sensible they would take $40mill for him right now cause this time next season he won't be worth even half that. Also, are there any left backs playing right now that we have not been linked with? {Ed001's Note - I think Spurs should cash in, they rebuffed a City enquiry for him though, I don't understand why myself. I think there was a lad who played for a sunday league side round here that has yet to be linked. But I think that is just because he is Polish and has a name too difficult for your average Fleet Street hack to spell.....}
10 Jun 2011 17:54:41
To all you idiots saying Meireles should leave:
Remember when we had Gerrard, Alonso and Mascherano in midfield and Gerrard was the only goal threat? If we sell Meireles we'll have Gerrard, Henderson and Lucas - still only one proven goal threat there. Meireles has been invaluable contributing to the attack, Lucas is there to cover and make the tackles, not Meireles. Even if we sign Adam he's still only a goal threat from set pieces, not so much from open play. There is nothing wrong with having Gerrard, Henderson, Lucas, Meireles and Adam as it will add to our squad depth and give us more adaptability of formation. Aquilani will leave and if not it's still no disaster cos his wages aren't the highest, Spearing will improve if he stays and be a back-up to Lucas, Shelvey will probably go out on loan. Stop slating Meireles.
10 Jun 2011 17:52:37
{Ed001's Note - he looked decent enough when I saw him play, I wouldn't have said no to getting him myself.}
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Ok mate, thanks for the insight.
Cheers,
Irish Kev. {Ed001's Note - sorry it wasn't more insightful, but I don't remember any particular aspects of his game that stood out, either good or bad.}
10 Jun 2011 17:45:06
Hell eds & all,
Nacho Monreal?
Been linked to us today apparently.
Plays for Ossasuna in the left full back position.
I watch plenty of La Liga but have never heard much of him.
This could be a good / bad thing?!
Anyone have strong opinions of him?
Ed? Or anyone?
Hope we move for more high profile players than him to be honest!
Cheers,
Irish Kev. {Ed001's Note - hasn't he just signed for Malaga?}
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Has he?
It's just i saw this rumour on the official website gossip section so unless it was just lazy journalism?!
Just checked Wikipedia (i know it's not overly reliable) & it still has him as a Ossasuna player right now anyway.
Any opinion on the lad ed?
He seemingly matches the criteria KK is looking for but never really noticed the lad myself.
Cheers,
Irish Kev.{Ed001's Note - he looked decent enough when I saw him play, I wouldn't have said no to getting him myself.}
10 Jun 2011 17:42:58
I can see Meireles, Cole and possibly Aquilani making way. Kenny is on the market for players who are better than the players in our squad and people are bound to be disappointed with the possibility of Meireles etc heading towards the exit but better players are entering Anfield so be ready for the good times ahead and less of the moaning. I also see Shelvey being loaned out. Don't mind the talks of Spearing being loaned out etc he'll have his part to play next season. I don't see Henderson being placed on the right for the majority of the season but over time taking the place of Kuyt as i feel Kenny prefers Kuyts presence in the starting 11 but thats just my opinion.
Three rumours in which i am hoping are true are Mata, Clichy and Wickham. Clichy has everything a top left-back needs, he's consistent, has tonnes of pace, battles for every ball, reads the game well and can deliver a great cross for the likes of Carroll. Mata is a young prospect who can only improve in my opinion and he's got bags of goals in him. And lastly Wickham, this fella some people are saying is being hyped up to be the next big thing.... well believe the hype if we get this man we can guarantee a future KOP legend who exceeds everything goals, pace, skill and yet again can only improve!
Talks of Scott Dann coming in.... yes he is a top defender but i'm more eager to see young Martin Kelly boss the central defensive roll and make it his own for years to come!
Tom Carroll YNWA
10 Jun 2011 17:41:38
Ed's please post.
Let's get a few facts straight here regarding Serio Kun Aguero.
He wants a move away from Athletico...FACT
He is a boyhood and lifelong Redfan...FACT
He's best friends with Maxi and they share the same agent...FACT
His agent has been in Liverpool...FACT (Although I must stress it could be to do with Maxi)
He visited Liverpool in December to see Maxi...FACT
(And maybe he was seeing if he liked the City too?) You don't often see players going abroad during the holidays to spend time with thier friends, do you? No, they spend it at HOME with thier family and not abroad with thier FAMILY. His FAMILY were with him.
Anyway I know there is some substance in these Aguero rumours this time around...And the main reason I am posting this is because I hate all these "Stop dreaming, it's not going to happen; Can we just get over it?" remarks...It's as if people think we're too small a club for him, because we can't offer Europe.
I'd like to also point out...Why go to a team that's in Europe; that you didn't even contribute to? Why not go to a club and EARN it?
We can afford him, he wants to move, he supports us and I think KK would be stupid not to bid.
Please post ED.
10 Jun 2011 17:41:13
Not a rumour ed but with man utd trying to buy everyone kenny shows an interest in dont you think he could come up with a few blag ones so old whiskey nose can go buy them and we can get our prefered 1st choices it would be funny setting soft arse up tho dont you think. {Ed001's Note - I doubt it, then you risk ending up stuck with players you don't want.}
10 Jun 2011 17:39:35
Liverpool have allegedly made an illegal approach for Barcelona and Santos striker Keirrison according to reports in Spain {Ed001's Note - isn't this an old story? Only this was reported ages ago, while Rafa was in charge.}
10 Jun 2011 17:36:52
Hell eds & all,
Nacho Monreal?
Been linked to us today apparently.
Plays for Ossasuna in the left full back position.
I watch plenty of La Liga but have never heard much of him.
This could be a good / bad thing?!
Anyone have strong opinions of him?
Ed? Or anyone?
Hope we move for more high profile players than him to be honest!
Cheers,
Irish Kev. {Ed001's Note - hasn't he just signed for Malaga?}
10 Jun 2011 17:29:12
Ed have we actually put a bid in for clichy or nasri?
I85 {Ed001's Note - we are definitely talking to Arsenal, that is why the Clichy rumours revived, but your guess is as good as mine as to who is the subject of the talks.}
Bendtner perhaps, he tells me he is really good!
10 Jun 2011 17:27:25
I just heard on Radio city sport news that Kenny wants 5 players by the end of the transfer window. We already have one and that is Henderson. The other four will be Scott Dann, Connor Wickham, Mata/Downing and a left back who is believed to be Clichy (spelling). However I can see more coming in, maybe not big names though because Isn't Ngog part of the Henderson deal, If not Isn't he meant to be for sale anyway. This will allow Pacheco to replace Ngog and incoming will be a goalkeeper, not sure who but Doni has been rumoured.
Also Commolli (spelling) says Henderson is just the beginning, exciting times for us reds :D
10 Jun 2011 17:23:08
RE:
10 Jun 2011 13:46:16
I havent heard anything about Mierles being sold however it would make sense. Despite comments on here, he was NOT our best player this season. As a season ticket holder i can tell you the anfield crowd are far from convinced. He pulls out of tackles gives the ball away and lacks something when it comes to English football. I would expect him to be moved on if a big offer came in £15m+ however he will not be part of a 3 player plus cash offer.
As for selling Aqualani for £10m, Why would we do that? Jueventus would of paid £10m Liverpool want more or will keep him.
I have it on good authority that the second Arsenal player Liverpool have enquired about is Nasri. Arsenal seem more willing to do business with Liverpool however it is a case of convicing the player himself, hence the move for teammate and fellow countryman Cleche.
Expect the quality of signings to increase player by player with easier targets being brought in first to convince the more difficult targets like Mata and Nasri (not Augreo) of the clubs intentions.
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Your post doesn't make sense. Get rid of Meireles because he pulls out of tackles, gives the ball away, and lacks something when it comes to English football, and keep Aquilani, who pulls out of tackles, gives the ball away, and lacks something when it comes to English football...
10 Jun 2011 17:21:24
Lets get Honda! Bored at cska, can't c barca or real wanting him, and he would be a quality signing!
10 Jun 2011 17:21:09
A bit of talk about Gyan going to Spurs. Now he would be a good addition as cover striker and if sunderland are wanting Ngog we should make this part of the deal.
Lee
10 Jun 2011 17:19:09
im getting slightly irritated, meireles is a very good player. yes he may not be the best at tackling. i would rather him than adam. plus he can teach the youngsters how volley wolves style. anyway clichy would be steal of the summer for 5 mill, over the moon if it happens. then we need to address left wing and we should be fine
10 Jun 2011 17:13:45
based on the window so far, we should all give up with the rumours! clichy and wickham have rarely had a mention, and who would have guessed henderson?!
10 Jun 2011 17:09:47
Watched clichy on youtube and he looks realy good also is there still a possibility of ngog going in the henderson deal.
Thanks
10 Jun 2011 17:07:55
Makes me laugh seeing everyone moan about the potential signing of Gael Clichy. Ok, he's not world class and yes he does have some defensive frailties, but at 5m it is a steal. Even if he's just a stop gap until another one of our left back targets becomes available, it's worth a punt.
We need to build a squad and some fans are fickle if they believe everyone of our signings this summer will cost £20m plus. Just because a player costs £20m, doesn't mean he's any better than a £2m player.
Clichy will be on relatively low wages (50-60k) as we all know Mr Wenger is a tight bugger so there's no problem there, and he is a far better left back than Insua or Konchesky.
So stop your moaning, we've not had money like this to spend for years. Enjoy it and until a player signing becomes official, take little notice of the media.
P. Red.
10 Jun 2011 17:02:51
we now have henderson, adam could be on the way but who is gonna makeway for these players to come into the team? what position do you see kenny playing henderson maybe on the wing? or in the middle in a holding role?
JJ
10 Jun 2011 16:53:48
Chopra just sealed his Ipswich town move, looks like Wickham could be on his way !!
Rob YNWA
10 Jun 2011 16:53:11
How many would prefer the business Giovani dos Santos for Joe Cole....very good business right
10 Jun 2011 16:43:08
not a rumour. just a question really eds. what would people think about ljunberg. released by celtic and has experience. would be a good back up {Ed001's Note - he was released because he was awful.}
10 Jun 2011 16:38:29
Unfortunately the rumours on here about Wickham are false. He is leaving but will be going to Man Utd and then loaned out to Rangers.
What have you been smoking? Wickham would start for a decent side in the prem and would be a good squad player for LFC or another top 6 side. Why the hell would he want to go to Rangers on loan? Ipswich are a better side than Rangers...
10 Jun 2011 16:37:20
Liverpool will not be signing anymore 'British' players because there are enough, Gerrard, Carragher, Henderson, Carrol and Johnson. Also if needed we have so many young ones, Flanno, Kelly Robinson, Sterling etc... Expect a major signing hopefully Mata
10 Jun 2011 16:33:08
"10 Jun 2011 15:55:19
Jose Enrique will sign for Barcelona, Eric Abidal will join Liverpool. Kenny knows hes 31 but sees him as a good mentor for young Jack Robinson. Please post this Ive been told from a good source."
What a ridiculous statement! Back to bed for you son!
Benzo
10 Jun 2011 16:32:29
Officially the loudest fans in the Premier League YNWA
www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/big-picture/2011-05-24/loudest-fans-premier-league-revealed-where-does-your-club-rank
10 Jun 2011 16:09:37
Rumours site please
Gael Clichy has made more tackles than any other full back in the league- opta stats. Not sayin he is the best defensively but he is better than people think. That is a good stat that an FSG are all about tha stats!
Which is why i am surprised that we haven't gone for Baines. He has the third most assists in the league, not bad for a left back. He would be perfect for carroll. Also would have thought that kenny would like him cos he is english an good at pass an move.
NICE WORK EDS
10 Jun 2011 16:00:41
Are we to assume then that all those people saying meireles should go because he doesn't do 50/50 that these same people would also not be interested in messi, iniesta, hazard and many others because they also do not do 50/50 challenges? Come on guys if the player compebsates in others areas surely they shouldn't be sold on this basis alone?
Mr E
10 Jun 2011 15:39:24
I think liverpool should try and sign drogba to replace the departure of ngog when he leaves and also i believe andy carroll can learn alot from him
10 Jun 2011 15:37:06
Im not a fan of Clichy but for 5m It'll do , espeacialy as it gives us more money / time to get an LW in. -Mc
10 Jun 2011 15:20:27
I hope the Clichy rumours are true, especially for 5 million.He's exactly what we have been crying out for, at left back, plenty EPl experience, lots of pace and loves to get forward.Kenny only wants players better than what he already has.This player deffo ticks all the right boxes.Just hope Comolli can swing it.
Jiminy Cricket
10 Jun 2011 15:14:23
10 Jun 2011 01:25:17
We have apparently had a 5m bid accepted for Clichy
Not saying it's certain, just saw it on facebook
Ah facebook can you tell is my bird having an affair she is allways on there? Lol
DAVID_Ko1
10 Jun 2011 15:09:40
herad napoli were after aqua, should use him to try get lavezzi or cavani. would probably have to give round 20 million aswell but either one would be a great addition to our attack.
also i think we should get adam and let shelvey go out on loan for the season to get game time. i think he will play henderson on the right, dont think he would be good enough to play in a two man centre mid with gerrard
10 Jun 2011 14:52:16
Said loads of times before - Miereles turns every 50/50 into a 30/70.
Nice touches but sorry just carnt hack it in the prem....
10 Jun 2011 14:21:13
i have a funny feelling that insua is staying at lfc. i would have offered him as part of the deal for turan.
10 Jun 2011 14:15:04
oh non, a perdu ma bonnet de douche
Gael Clichy alsio tweeted this, roughly translated it means ' oh no, iv lost my shower cap'.
does this mean no medical without a shower first or maybe he is growing he's hair to look like Tezza McDermott ha ha
10 Jun 2011 13:47:08
Utter tosh. Aguero will cost in the region of $80m over the next 5 years and who is to say his performances and/or sell-on value will exceed that. It's a major financial risk that our owners will not take especially when we have Suarez doing a similar job to perfection.
It takes a lot of negotiation, medicals, contract issues, re-negotiation, personal terms to sign one player let alone three in one transfer. And after raising his profile for LFC this year, why would Meireles go to Athleti when they have debts and are losing their star players? None of it makes sense or adds up. If this deal goes through I will eat my cat and my hat.
cozinoz
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10 Jun 2011 13:40:54
after interest from napoli in aquilani, lfc could do worse than put in a cheeky cash+player offer for hamsik? with skrtel here to persuade him? what do you thin ed - would he be a better option than adam? {Ed001's Note - I am not so sure, the Italian league is so slow he might struggle to adapt.}
10 Jun 2011 13:39:21
10 Jun 2011 07:09:11
anyone heard anything about clichy? its on lfc webste we've bid 5 mil ... still just a rumour tho
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It's from the guardian.....looks viable though....but where does that leave a deal for Enrique if true??Ed?? {Ed001's Note - Enrique was always only a maybe, I have no idea why Thommo came out saying it was a done deal.}
10 Jun 2011 13:34:46
Hi eds glad we got site back. Its quicker as well by the way on my pc. Just thought i would say that the clinchy bid is interesting it looks like they are going to sell for a fee of 7 mil. But what is more worrying for arsenal fans is he would be giving up champs league football, shows that alot of bad things are happening behind the scenes at arsenal if he does move. {Ed001's Note - it should be a lot quicker for everyone, this server is more than twice as powerful as the old one.}
10 Jun 2011 13:29:44
SSN is most definately anti-Liverpool !!! No Luis Suarez vs Manchester United , Andy Carroll vs Man City or Raul Meireles vs Wolves in the goal of the season poll !!! What do you think about that Ed ?! {Ed001's Note - I really don't care what Martin Tyler chooses as his goals of the season, I don't think it is important personally.}
10 Jun 2011 12:28:14
10 Jun 2011 07:53:56
Why would we get rid of Miereles?he was our best player last season.Anyway liverpool to look at Garay and or albiol
Because he maybe good, but very lightweight pal. Shirked out of lots of 50-50's. You have to ask yourself "is he a player who will win us the title? Answer: No.
Add Lucas to that list to, and he got the fans award, due to his improvement. I would keep Lucas in the squad though.
My attainable wishlist is Javi Martinez, Lassana Diarra (apparently has baggage though), Juan Mata, Sahko, Lavezzi, and Hamsik.
I think we should shop outside of england for the positions further up the field, were flair and technique are needed.
McBoob
10 Jun 2011 12:22:56
09 Jun 2011 18:23:32
lfc has placed 2 bids for Wesley Sneijder. The first at 27m pounds was rejected. Currently there is a 38m take it or leave it on the table. The inter people have said its up to the player cos they are willing to deal at that price.
You will see.
you're having a laugh aren't you - the bloke earns about 200k/week at inter -the highest paid player in italy and he's gonna come to us -no champions league, take a wage drop -get a grip you plum
10 Jun 2011 12:20:11
Signings since John W. Henry took over:
Players In :
Luis Suarez - 22.8m
Andy Carroll - 35m
Jordan Henderson - 19.25m
=77.05m
Players Out :
Fernando Torres - 50m
Babel - 7.5m
=57.5m
Net Spend = 19.55m
Great bit of business In My Opinion !!
Adam O'K ;) YNWA
10 Jun 2011 12:15:54
Just a quick one to give John W Henry a big thanks for giving me renewed faith! This summer is going to be a good one! Nice to see us buying for the future, long live KK !!
YNWA
10 Jun 2011 12:13:09
straight from sky website:
Keisuke Honda has admitted to his frustration at current club CSKA Moscow.
Speculation has suggested the Japan international could seal a switch away from Russia this summer.
The likes of Liverpool and Arsenal have been linked with a move for his services, although neither club have yet to comment on the rumours.
Honda has confirmed his intention to leave CSKA Moscow, telling Japan's Nikkan Sports newspaper: "It's agonising.
"I can't stay like this. I said I wanted Japan to win the World Cup. I was MVP at the Asian Cup in January but I'm still not happy with things.
"Right now I'm in a rut still being at CSKA. This wasn't what I planned. If I don't accept it, I can't live my life. But if I get too used to my circumstances I'll come to a halt.
"That scares me."
Kenny and dc need to take note and make their move he would be a fantastic addition to the squad is there any chance eds or do you think he would go to spain? also do you know of any other EPL teams interested?
cheers YNWA Lee {Ed001's Note - he has said he would prefer Italy or Spain, but that wouldn't mean he wouldn't join us.}
10 Jun 2011 11:48:20
Been laughing at these Aguero rumours as much as anyone, until hearing today the exact same rumour from 2 different (I believe to be) reliable sources. A bid of around £24-7m plus Pacheco, Meireles and another (believed to be Jovanovic) is to be tabled in the very near future.
Not saying we'll get him, not even saying this is true, just found it strange that I've heard the same thing from 2 completely different sources.
Don't really believe it myself, but hey, we can dream.
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Thing with this is, why not? A signing of Agueros level would be a great move by the club.
Aguero has a release clause of £39M, so £24-7M plus the players above would probably meet Athletics price, as they need to sell. Bear in mind that now Gerrard is fully fit, Meireles wont play as much, at Athletico he would be the main man in CM.
Pachecho, Jova and Meireles wages would be lower combined than what Aguero is on now, on his contract with them.
Aguero has stated he wants to win trophies and play european football, why is it so unforseeable that he will take a wage drop and come to us for that opportunity? Like a certain Fernando Torres did?
Im not saying it is or isnt true, what im saying is that there is every chance it could be true. I would think somehtink has already been done and sorted with Agueros future,
as there havnt been too many clubs linked with him, so whether its Madrid or us, i think its probably already done, due to lack of interest from other clubs.
Imagine it though, Andy Carrol the big man up top, with Aguero and Suarez playing off him, Gerrard, Alonso (if he comes) +1 in midfield, what a Mid/Str first team that would be, certainly challengers...
Anfield Andy
10 Jun 2011 11:46:27
Am I the only fan who thinks Meireles should stay he gives his all for the shirt and after a slow start he has turned into a damn good player for our team, always knew what he was like at Porto and I don't think we need Aguero at the minute.
I for one would not spend £30millions plus Meireles plus a young superstar in Pacheco who can learn a lot off Luis Suarez, if we get decent wingers we don't need to spend that money on Aguero, buy Mata and a good left back.
Con
10 Jun 2011 11:46:18
Hearing rumours that LFC had placed a 19m bid for Jones 3m more than Manutd which has made Rovers up Jones price to 25m to spark a bidding war....and Ashley Young going to MAnutd £130,000-a-week
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if so, nice mafia business from commolli. shows them that we're not scared of their constant mind games.
10 Jun 2011 11:38:35
"I am going to be in the best condition physically going into this season that I have been for the last 10 years says Stevie G
This will be the better than any signing made this summer having a fully fit gerrard next season
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thanks to yoga!!!
10 Jun 2011 11:35:38
Why would we get rid of Miereles?he was our best player last season.Anyway liverpool to look at Garay and or albiol
meireles had a couple of months were he scored a few goals, apart from those goals he bottled out of tackles and made stupid decisions hitting shots from 40 yards. I wouldn't be surprised to see him leave, he isn't suited to the EPL
10 Jun 2011 11:30:40
"a fully fit gerrard next season "
Definitely agree with this. I think he has a few good seasons in him yet if remaining fit. If Giggs and Scholes can play in the prem at 36 so can Stevie G
10 Jun 2011 11:26:57
SSN Transfer clockwatch says: News: Japan international Keisuke Honda has admitted to his frustration at current club CSKA Moscow, amid reported interest from Arsenal and Liverpool.
10 Jun 2011 11:04:31
Hi all
Just regarding Aguero (yawn) I too would be amzed if we signed him but it would only be because he opts to go elsewhere which is what I am sure he will do. It will not because Liverpool cannot afford his fee, salary etc.
If Kenny really wants him FSG will back him and make the funds available. They have just sanctioned £20m for a "prospect" in Henderson and done the same with Jones so it is not a question of money in my opinion.
The Aguero deal would pay for its self in revenue over the months so no problems there. FSG are the masters of revenue performance so the cash is there if it is the right deal.
Graet site Ed love it!
10 Jun 2011 10:58:17
I think a wise move for Liverpool could be to go for Santi Cazorla I remember us being linked with him after the European Championships in 2008 but I still think he would be a good buy.
What do you think of the player ed and have we been linked with him lately? {Ed001's Note - too lightweight, he wants to play central, always cutting inside when we need width. I would rather keep Meireles then spend money on a player who is very similar but not in any way better than him.}
10 Jun 2011 10:54:22
Apart from the eds, has anybody here actually watched much of Sakho in action?, i can honestly say he is one of the most efficient tacklers i've seen in a long time, but lets be honest, it'd be nice if he could read the game a little better, are we absolutely sure there are no better options than him out there, because as much as i do rate the player as what he is, i think there are better prospects out there, i say let chelsea have him.
10 Jun 2011 10:52:13
You may remember on 30th May I posted a summary of what the rumours on here in the week following the end of the season predicted our signings would be. When I posted that Isaid I would also post the score that actual signings had in that compilation. So the first of these is Jordan Henderson - there were no firm rumours either for or against him so he scored a 0.
Bob
10 Jun 2011 10:36:46
its mad to think if the Henderson deal was 20mil another couple of mil could have got us another Suarez
10 Jun 2011 10:31:40
Agger is on his way out, very sadly- although he is pure class, KK feels that a big priority for CBs is to be injury-free and play lot of games, to build a more reliable and composed unit at the back.
Daniel will refuse to accept a back-up role, even though his frequent injuries make him more suited to that, and he'll leave in January.
Henderson, Adam, Gerrard will be first choice mf next season, with Raul also figuring, but depending on the formation used and the opposition.
Lucas, Shelvey, and Spearing will be backup, but KK will rotate to give them pitch time.
Johnson wants regular starts because his England place is vital to him, so starting defence will be Kelly in his proper role at CB, Johnson at RB, Carra, and a new LB (?Clichy/Enrique).
LFC will have one of the best defences in the prem, with the young lads such as Flanagan and Robinson as competent back ups.
Front line first choice options will be Carroll, Suarez and AN Other (Benzema or Mata most likely at the mo).
Kuyt etc will be backup, and not default starters.
KK/SC will have some time in the summer to work their magic and get the new boys playing as a unit, and they'll be out of the starting blocks at a sprint next season and will probably go all the way.
10 Jun 2011 10:31:28
Just a couple fo things guys and girls, can we please put the Aguero rumour to bed, he will not, i repeat not, be signing for us, why would we go and spend £40-50m on a striker when we'ver just spent nearly £60m on two ?
Secondly i'ver noticed a bit of negativity regarding the Clinchy deal, personally I thnk he'll be an excellent addition.
Regarding who else were buying, my money's:
Charlie Adam - Im yet to be convinced personally, great passer but slow and little lazy !
Connor Wickham - Think will be a great signing, young but has potential
Downing - Not the greatest winger in the world but i honestly dont think FSG will snaction a £20-30m spend on a winger, so we might have to settle for him at about £10-12m - reminds me of Kewell in a lot of ways !
10 Jun 2011 09:20:58
Ngog to bolton for 50p
10 Jun 2011 09:17:37
Aguero will go to Real for about 45 million euros in my opinion.
10 Jun 2011 09:09:42
"I am going to be in the best condition physically going into this season that I have been for the last 10 years says Stevie G
This will be the better than any signing made this summer having a fully fit gerrard next season
Mickleburg
10 Jun 2011 09:00:00
Surely we can do better than clichy for a left back
10 Jun 2011 06:54:42
Just thinking...
We had been linked with Suarez for some time even before Kenny came.
However, we only found out about the Carroll transfer on the day it happened!
I also don't remember seeing any rumours on this site linking us to Henderson - until the day it happened!
I think Kenny is playing his cards very close to his chest and every deal we do this summer (apart from maybe Marveaux, because again he has been linked long before KK arrived) will be a bombshell on the day it happens.
What do you think ED? {Ed001's Note - it depends on who we get them from, all the leaks are coming from the other end of things. Kenny is very definitely keeping things close to his chest, but the same can't always be said of the selling teams!}
10 Jun 2011 02:32:22
09 Jun 2011 21:51:55
Hi Ed's,
Can you tell me if there is any truth in Raul miereles. I would be gutted If he were to leave.
The only good thing that came out of the Hodgson sarga.
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I think a ot of good things came from the Hodgson saga.
When the board sacked RH, the powers that be at this club finally realised the error in their ways lately and would very soon set the wheels in motion to restore the pride of this great club. i know it's not his doing, it's the clubs, but RH was the best thing to happen to this club for the last 20 odd years.
10 Jun 2011 02:14:33
Ever Benega today said he wants to know if Valencia wish to sell him in this window!!! I know he was a Benitez target but a very good player IMO, would be a good replacement for Poulsen...
But have Liverpool made an inquiry about him now that we have representatives in Valencia? I know about the interest in Mata aswell but maybe we're not just after one player off Valencia. Thoughts Ed? {Ed001's Note - I don't know, it is perfectly possible, I know we have held talks with Valencia, no idea if there were any other players than Mata involved in the talks.}
10 Jun 2011 02:06:24
Ed, if you're still awake, I salute your commitment!
On to the current situation, with all the left back talk suddenly appearing, I can only assume that this means we are in for a left back. I have reason to believe It is Enrique or Cissokho, yet now, this Clichy thing looks pretty solid... I suppose my sources, and everybody elses, and even Thommo could easily have been wrong as Nobody predicted Doni, Henderson etc. Although most posters have been pre-occupied with a certain Argentinian Forward currently plying there trade in the striped side of Madrid.
Just wondering what your take on the whole situation is Ed. I know you prefer Cissokho, and See Enrique as the likely option. But what do you think has happened in the way of Bids and Enquiries about the these two and now Clichy? Your contacts got anything solid? The clubs transfer dealings are tighter than H&G's wallet so I'm not expecting much information tbh haha!
YNWA! (Adam) {Ed001's Note - I thought Vargas was the most likely, or Jose Angel, I had heard rumours about Clichy but just assumed Kenny would see he was useless defensively as he did with Enrique. To be honest Clichy is the only one I have heard of a bid being placed for, so it seems it will be him, if he wants to come.}
10 Jun 2011 01:37:45
When you walk.......
I O M red
10 Jun 2011 01:25:10
Ashley Young signed for united. 130k a week!!! makes me glad we didn't sign him
10 Jun 2011 01:06:18
ESPNsoccernet has learned that Blackburn value Jones far in excess of the £16 million offered by Manchester United to trigger what the champions believe is a release clause.
A Rovers insider told ESPNsoccernet that the player is "the nearest thing to a Tony Adams or John Terry" and that, in the view of Rovers, and their advisers put him in the £25 million category.
Unusually, the player has already passed his medical and agreed personal terms with United, which normally means the clubs have agreed the fee but ESPNsoccernet has discovered that a clause in Jones' contract only triggers the player's ability to discuss a potential move with a club who offers £16 million rather than fully complete the deal. Rovers' hierachy's stance is that the deal is by no means done and they will hold out for more cash.
So Jones has been able to agree terms with Manchester United and go through the medical - even though the two clubs have failed to reach agreement. With Jones already believed to have turned down other moves to Liverpool and Arsenal, the move still looks likely to end at Old Trafford but the quibble over the fee may stall it for some time. United are yet to comment officially about the deal.
10 Jun 2011 00:45:52
Phil Jones' move to Manchester United from Blackburn Rovers has been put on hold by a dispute about the player's valuation - says ESPNsoccernet.
Rumours they want £25m not £16m
dmedly
10 Jun 2011 00:41:14
Here's a question for you Ed (and posters). I am not a fan of either, but who would you prefer - Enrique or Clichy for left back? Clichy only just for me, mainly because I think he'll be cheaper!
LIVERPRES {Ed001's Note - Clichy is a far better player in my opinion, quicker and offers more going forward. Oh and cheaper of course.}
10 Jun 2011 00:27:49
.............................REINA................................
JOHNSON..........KELLY.......SAKHO........IZAGUIRRE
HONDA............LUCAS...GERRARD...............MATA
...................CARROLL.....SUAREZ...................
SUBS; DONI, FLANNAGAN, SKIRTEL, ADAM, KUUYT, HENDERSON,
WICKHAM
RESERVES......GK.....ROBINSON, CARRAGHER, WISDOM, AYALA, SPEARING, COADY, THOMAS, SHELVEY, SUSO,
STERLING, SILVA, DJORAN, PACHECO, N'GOO, MORGAN
I have "inside knowledge" and the above will be our actual starting line-up v Norwich C. in the opening home game of the season. We will play Spurs away in the next match and there'll be one or two changes with Adam, Henderson and Wickham being introduced.
Rafa and Jan Molby will become sponsors for Slimfast and British bankers will finally pay back what they owe. Britains Got Talent will finally admit we haven't actually got any and Ryan Giggs will finally get to be on Wife Swap.
Wayne Rooney will get a super-injunction against three women from a rest-home, Ferguson will finally admit he's not a patch on Paisley, Shankley or Dalglish and Gary Neville will be arrested as drunk and disorderly singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" around Salford.
The future's bright.....can't wait!!!
ANFIELDPETE
10 Jun 2011 00:27:39
edd if nasri goes to united i dont see arsenal willing to sell clichy to liverpool. the two greatest clubs in english football
10 Jun 2011 00:26:45
Just read a report that we're interested in Lyon defender Dejan Lovren. I know very little about the lad. Any opinions/elucidations Eds?
Gazbot {Ed001's Note - nothing, I don't watch much French footie and when I have watched Lyon it has been Cissokho that caught the eye.}
10 Jun 2011 00:22:04
Meireles back to porto plus cash, for Falcao. Ed? {Ed001's Note - I can't see that happening.}
10 Jun 2011 00:21:25
3 attacking players which i would like to see and who would fit in with FSG's policy are:-
* Lee Chung Yong - Premiership experience. Will be at a top 6 club sooner rather than later. Far East sales.
* Georginio Wijnaldum - raw talent. Next Dutch superstar. Played every game last season.
* Ryad Boudebouz - extremely intelligent and natural player. Next big thing in France.
All players are under 22. All players WILL be winners.
Come on DC and KK.
Ed any info on these players??
Cmistry {Ed001's Note - Wijnaldum was rumoured to be of interest. We watched Bolton a lot last season and I don't believe it was Cahill we were looking at.}
10 Jun 2011 00:19:00
For all of you so called supporters that claim there is nothing wrong with kraptalk; please visit this site & see how vile a creature fat dunc really is:
koptalkinsider.wordpress.com
This will explain everything: his ties with the s*n, selling of fake memorabilia to true supporters, his attempt to make money from the Hillsborough disaster & so on & so on.....
an american red
10 Jun 2011 00:16:59
5 million pound id for clichy apparently? if we get him id expect that to rise to at least 7, would be a great signing id love either him or baines hes just the type of left back we need wat do u think ed if u had to pick between the few we've been strongly linked with...
Enrique
Cissokho
Izzaguire
Baines
Clichy
?? {Ed001's Note - Cissokho is far superior to the others, he is the one I would choose.}
10 Jun 2011 00:10:58
I am a partner in a specialist medical practise, we specialise in long term sports injuries. We usually just deal with rugby players and the occasional football player. ( we assisted leeds with fowlers recovery from hip injury years ago)
We received a request today from liverpool asking if we knew if peter crouchs back problem had been cleared or if it is a long term issue today. Not saying lfc are interested but its theonly the second time we have dealt with lfc, although we have assisted mr crouch before
Dr alban
Dear Dr Alban,
Can I ask do you often break Data Protection rules or is it just as and when you chose to?. Maybe I know nothing of Data Protection but surely you sharing inormation about anyone who isnt the person you are talking about would be a breach of this, unless of course Peter gladly signed away his DPA rights as part of your treatment for him?
BTW im a chiropodist and I had Liverpool on the phone today, think it was Kenny himself, couldnt understand him much though, ha enquiring if John Arn Riise's bunion had cleared or if it had gotten any worse, now im not saying any more for fear of breaching DPA any further, nor am i saying the ginger one is coming back, take it as you see it haha
ScouserJohnny
10 Jun 2011 00:08:38
Hi all am i way or are looking to off load 2 cm 2 make room for charlie adam? and henderson and now the two going are poulson and now meireles.
If so my question is are we put meireless in the window cause we know there not much chance of getting good money 4 aquaman. bad buisness if are and a dam shame. what do u think people, eds {Ed001's Note - I expect it to be Poulsen and Aquilani that go.}
10 Jun 2011 00:08:07
Oooh, so hope the Clichy deal goes thru - it was me that broke the story earlier in the week and to prove it was me I even posted it on the Arsenal rumours page at about the same time.
He doesn't want to stay and only has about a year left on his contract so Wenger will cut his losses on one of the best left backs in Europe - Bargain of the transfer window!
10 Jun 2011 00:07:24
Any reason why K.Gibbs didn't travel with the u21 squad? He didn't travel with the other players.
Maybe be wrong but iv seen a couple of people suggesting it. {Ed001's Note - he is injured.}
10 Jun 2011 00:05:47
Did Ngog go to Sunderland as part of Henderson Deal???
10 Jun 2011 00:00:26
"I feel angry at the situation I am in, " Bojan told Rac1.
"I will do everything possible to continue playing for Barcelona.
"Nobody told me that I would be just a player to be exchanged. Nobody likes to be a part of that situation, especially not me."
i say make that double move for bojan and jeffren already, 25m would do it
09 Jun 2011 23:59:26
Clichy.
The account it was posted from is @Gael22Clichy
No idea if that is actually his account. I very much doubt it.
The full text was.
The time has come for a new chapter in my career. I can not wait to play for Liverpool next season and beyond.
I enjoyed my time at Arsenal and I want to thank Arsene
Wenger to make me the player I am today
I would like to announce that I will sign Liverpool. Thank you to
Arsenal fans for your continued support.
HOWEVER.....
When you put that English text into google translate and convert it to french, it comes out EXACTLY as per the google translation, which is NOT proper french grammar as it would be spoken by a frenchman.
So the user is an english person, using google translate to tweet in french. And likely therefore NOT to be Clilchy.
09 Jun 2011 23:58:24
I would like a winger but I don't think we're desperate for one. We will likely start with Kuyt on the right and Suarez on the left anyway. I'd rather see us get a good attacking full-back (Clichy?) and then maybe a young winger who could develop, like that Shaqiri chap or Marveaux. I don't see the point of us going for Downing, Young or N'Zogbia, but I guess it would be nice to have the squad depth and adaptability of formation
09 Jun 2011 23:55:18
Just in case anyone missed it, on the Mail website yesterday was an article talking about Jones and Henderson, it had a number of little statistics in it and the best one I saw was this:
Henderson created more goalscoring chances (42) than any other cm in the league last season.
If we sign Adam as well who made Blackpool look a threat from every set-piece then we'll have Adam, Henderson, Gerrard and the full-backs to create chances and Carroll, Suarez, Kuyt and Meireles banging em in :D
09 Jun 2011 23:52:45
clichy is rubbish like enrique theres plenty of lbs out there who are better.
vargas
cissokho
criscito
monreal
angel