Liverpool Banter Archive September 06 2014

06 Sep 2014 19:15:49
Just like to say I'm gutted for you and Daniel Sturridge for that he's got injured on England duty.
I don't buy into all this celebrating other teams injuries like it's a good thing, personally I think if it comes down to that its time we all gave football up as a bad job.
I hope Daniels back sooner than expected and back amongst the goals as per usual ASAP, obviously I hope he's fit and well to play against us but has a stinker on both days, well there has to be a limit :-)

Another top post mate hats off to you.

Good man, hope Oli comes back ready strong and ready to play. You guys look a whole different team when he's having one of his good days.

06 Sep 2014 21:06:47
Arsenal were very unlucky last year to lose Ramsey and Walcott, it's just something all clubs have to deal with.

Thanks gunner62 -much appreciated and always good to hear from someone who loves the game and not the politics. We all like to see the best line ups against each other - that is what the game us about.

Good luck to Ozil too and if I wasn't a true Red I would be a Gunner like my late father.

07 Sep 2014 07:34:27
Feel sympathy for Olivier Giroud with his injury, it was such a freak thing to happen. Still, I guess it gives him more time to concentrate on being gorgeous hahaha.

06 Sep 2014 09:41:21
Not surprised Sturridge injured. Hate pointless international friendly games. I mean was Hodgeson not aware of what Danny can do? Did he need to play 90 minutes? Does he need to go through the archaic training methods? Fingers crossed Sterling and Henderson pick up a 24hr bug and miss the next pointless England game. Does anyone really expect England to ever win anything anyway?
Hope the FA pays the full wages whilst out injured, but the won't.

Thank God we signed Mario and Borini stayed. Think they'll make a good partnership. With Lambert and another option, Markovic and maybe Yesil. This proves how well the club did over the summer strengthening the squad. Huge loss but we have quality options to cover the next 4 months while Sturridge gets back.

Hope Rodgers starts doing a Fergie and pulls players out of England games, at least until they get a manager with modern methods. Even then agree only 45 minutes max in a pointless friendly game.

He was injured during training, not playing.

Borini isn't good enough pls.its balotelli and lambert who would get us the goals

06 Sep 2014 11:03:21
So what you think He moved to Liverpool from Cheksea?

Fabio is still young please give the lad a chance

If he does get a chance I hope he takes it an proves people like you wrong . I no there's clubs in Italy that would die for a st like him

. But people like you drive me crazy puttin players down Henry didn't become the player he did over night an I'm not sayin fabio is like Henry. . . This is my first post my name is Gareth an I love Liverpool I go to Liverpool 1 time every year an I havin been to a game were we loss an I'm going since I'm 16 an I'm 26 now an I'm from Dublin Ireland. Another thing I would like to add I'm a follower to this site since it was just football rumours an that a good few years now. Keep up the good work eds

Roy's getting his own back

The worst thing was was that the first two changes in the game were both arsenal players so obviously Wenger has been pulling woys strings so maybe sturridge has been Brendaned because he didn't make woy take him off?

06 Sep 2014 08:53:25
Any idea how long sturridge is out for eds

{Ed002's Note - No. Give the club the opportunity to assess the injury.}

05 Sep 2014 23:51:16
Was just thinking and was wondering have we ever had a youngster in our ranks that we thought wasn't good enough and let go and then they have became a star? Bit like Rickie lambert in a way but I mean better. Really hope we don't lose suso but it's lookin very likely :(

06 Sep 2014 07:43:40
Not exactly the answer to the question
But we were very close to signing a 18 year old Ronaldo before his move to Man u

Kevin Sheedy. Enough said. Thank you very much.

We had Whelan and Sheedy coming through at the same time, Bob chose Whelan for the Ray Kennady Role, and as you say Davey, enough said. In Bob we trusted.

We were also very interested in signing aguero before he moved to atletico. Though I'm unsure if the reason we didn't was because we didn't think he would adapt or work permit issues. Perhaps an ed might know?

{Ed002's Note - It was the year before he moved to Atletico but there was no offer made by Liverpool. There was an offer from Bayern Munich but the player was not keen.}

06 Sep 2014 09:31:30
I know they came back but Fowler and Steve Staunton were let go too early when they should have playing at anfield.

We nearly signed danni alves but when the sellling team raised the transfer by 1 mill we pulled out the next season he went to barca for megga bucks,

Can't think of any really. Some have had decent careers but none at top 4 level.
The ones who are good enough to stay at Liverpool usually do.
That said we don't always give the youngsters the right environment to grow, so we could have produced a few more stars over the years. Instead we sometimes let them rot in the reserves and the talent dwindles away rather than give them chances in the first team.
A good few examples are sterling (always going to get his chance, so always going to make it)
Flanno (would he really of got another chance if it wasn't for injurys?, now he's developing into a star because he got a chance)
Suso (got a chance, did ok but a bit raw so got a loan, did great on his loan, brought back to rot in the reserves, if he doesn't get a run in the team he's not going to grow. Was one of the shining lights of the academy, who knows how good he will become or how bad he will become not playing football.)

Davey, maybe you simply said "enough said" because if you would have expanded in any way like goals scored, medals won there would only be one winner. Dusty.

Yes but you're missing the point Alan. The OP was asking which players you had let go over the years which in hindsight you might have wished you'd kept hold of. I suggested Sheeds as Howard Kendall snapped him up from out of your reserves for a snip. He then turned out to be be a match winning winger down the left flank with the sweetest left foot of that era. He won 2 Championships, 1 FA Cup and 1 European Cup Winners Cup plus numerous runners up medals. You can also add several Charity Shield medals (including at least 1 against your shower I seem to remember). He was also a star for his country and is currently back at Goodison - his spiritual home coaching youngsters, as opposed to Anfield where he was never welcomed back in Derbies. So "enough said" and thank you for our gain and your loss.

06 Sep 2014 19:17:19
Italian centre back, Gabriel Paletta.

Mikel San Jose is the main one I can think of. Forged a decent career for himself with Bilbao and currently in the Spain squad. Gabriel Paletta had also done well, whilst Antonio Barragan is at Valencia.

Honourable mentions to Tom Ince and Alex Kacaniklic, who are both still young and could have very good careers still.