Liverpool Rumours Archive December 23 2010

 

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23 Dec 2010 23:42:45
Liverpool's new owners have made clear there will be no emotional return to the club for Rafa Benitez.

The Spanish coach has returned to his home on Merseyside after being sacked less than six months into his reign at Inter Milan.

Already some Reds fans are calling for the ­Champions League-winning boss to be brought back by the new regime, after being sacked by the previous owners in June.

But John Henry and Tom Werner, the men behind NESV, who completed a takeover of Liverpool two months ago, have privately indicated there is no way back for Benitez.


Thank god he is not coming here.

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23 Dec 2010 23:24:56
Ed are these Honda rumours true? has a bid been made? anything agreed, what can you tell me on it? {ed's note - I really don't know for sure, it is hard to tell, he definitely wants the move, that is all I can be sure of.}

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23 Dec 2010 23:12:51
With all that face rubbing theres more chance of roy becoming the face of the leading flannel brand than benitez coming back.DORSET RED

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23 Dec 2010 23:03:29
We should sign Jo Kuffour from Bristol Rovers! And Will Hoskins!

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23 Dec 2010 22:42:27
Any truth in the Davide Santon rumours to Liverpool?

Ed?

{Editor's Note: Unlikely.}

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23 Dec 2010 22:18:15
Ed i told u last week raffa s next door was putting the heating on am i right watch this space for more info to come

{Editor's Note: You are like a god to us - we hang on your every word.}

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23 Dec 2010 22:16:11
Let's not forget Rafa bought some crap players, yeh he bought some good ones too, but he also drove out Alonso. Rafa also put no stock in the domestic cups. .yes we won the FA cup once. but other than than we came to expect early exits each season. Rafa was only interested in top 4 and champions league. Now. .again. .yes. . they are the most important priorites. .but Man Utd don't seem to mind going to wembley to win the league cup. .a cup we very much made our own. And other than finishing 2nd in the league 2 years ago we were always well off the pace in the league.

I'm not a Rafa knocker at all. .i appreciate his term as manager. .but stop calling for him to come back it shows narrow-mindedness. .we need to go in a new direction, a direction that encourages youth and pace and creative football. .Rafa was too negative to ever give any of the wingers in the club a chance to perform. Rafa always had the fear of what other clubs could do to us, rather than instilling the belief in the team that our opponent should fear what we were capable of!

Cheers for number 5 and the fa cup Rafa, but Liverpool are now heading in a different direction (and I mean up!)

YNWA

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23 Dec 2010 22:08:30
Andre pirlo is out of contract in the summer any intrested.

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23 Dec 2010 22:04:54
Ed what do you think are the likelyhoods of davide santon signing for pool? cheers

{Editor's Note: Remote.}

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23 Dec 2010 22:04:17
Hi ed brill site, with your contacts with club will roy be giving transfer money in jan or is nesv holding out till the new gaffer {ed's note - it is debatable whether any signings are Roy's or not anyway, but I expect a couple more signings in Jan to add to the young keeper we just got.}

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23 Dec 2010 21:59:00
Just had a phone call from a very senior manager in the bookies, as I told you all yesterday, a lot of money is going on Rafa rejoining LFC. . . His odds have dropped from 40/ 1 down to 5/ 1 and it is thought that they will drop to 6/ 4 by close of business on Boxing Day. . . . whilst RH will see his odds for the sack to 10/ 11. .

RH is having serious problems with key squad members (AGAIN) hence the renewed interest from serious betting figures. .
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If Rafa comes back, I will cancel my membership on the LFC home page. Look at what he did to Valencia, they are still trying to dig out from the mess he left. Look at what, in a few short months, he has created at Inter. Look at what he left at Liverpool. I agree Roy should leave, but let us not go from the frying pan into the fire.
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please don't say from the frying pan into the fire not having a dig at you but every tool said that when the takeover was happening did my head in, but i agree 100% what your saying bout rafa NO THANKS i don't think the players would want him back.

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23 Dec 2010 21:52:45
23 Dec 2010 20:59:00
Ed a lot of names are being mentioned as the next LFC manager but in your opinion who really is the favourite to eventually take over from RH at our club and I hope it is sooner rather than later.Thanks {ed's note - Boas seems to be the favourite.}

I doubt he's favourite. He's probably the man you want in charge or you made an educated guess. There's no evidence that he's favourite or even in the running for a job that is currently filled. {ed's note - he is not the man I want in charge as I know nothing about him, other than he was Mourinho's number 2.}

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23 Dec 2010 21:42:42
Slovakia 3 Italy 2
Friday, 25 June 2010

Slovakia (4-4-2): Mucha; Pekarik, Skrtel, Durica, Zabavnik; Kucka, Strba, Hamsik, Stoch; Vittek (Sestek, 90), Jendrisek.

Italy (4-3-3): Marchetti; Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Criscito (Maggio, h/ t); Gattuso (Quagliarella, h/ t), De Rossi, Pepe; Iaquinta, Monolivo (Pirlo, 55), Di Natale.

From 1st of January Skrtel and Hamsik will be together in the new team Liverpool FC. :-)

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23 Dec 2010 21:30:16
23 Dec 2010 20:33:50
Liverpool have made an enquiry for Bayern's Thomas Muller. They are willing to offer up to 18 millionGBP. According to sources in Germany. But he did sign new contract recently, but Bayern in bit of turmoil and looking to strengthen squad and need to sell before they buy any other players.

Das Leibersheifeer

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Bayern never sells important players (they are a very proud club) and do not need to, because they are by far the richest club in Germany. In fact, they have even too much money, which they want to spend in the next transfer window since they have not even bought one single player in summer.

Liverpool fan from Germany

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23 Dec 2010 21:13:30
Fans what is your opinion would you offer rafa another chance. lets face it roy is not the right man . bel keep roy , unbel to rafa

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23 Dec 2010 21:06:08
Liverpool FC have agreed a fee with CSKA of 12m for Honda , he will sign on January 5th. Hazard, G.Cahill, Vucinic are all targets for January.

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23 Dec 2010 21:04:55
You guys can take this all you want, but just giving you some information I have heard from a friend of mine who is a footy journalist. Commoli wants Dzeko & the boy wants to come to Liverpool. I replied back with
"Great, if we could come up with £34m", but he said it could well be less than that as he's not interested in joining City.

Red Santa

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23 Dec 2010 20:59:00
Ed a lot of names are being mentioned as the next LFC manager but in your opinion who really is the favourite to eventually take over from RH at our club and I hope it is sooner rather than later.Thanks {ed's note - Boas seems to be the favourite.}

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23 Dec 2010 20:54:13
Honda and CSKA agree , Santon also announcment within next 12 hours. .

Sausage Sarnie
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You have the most brown mouth among the Liverpool support at the moment, given the amount of the brown stuff you are speaking.

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23 Dec 2010 20:53:51
Brilliant! That's what you're basing "by all accounts" on. By that logic we're signing Aguero! By all means though, provide links to back up your multiple accounts of how desperate he is to play for Spurs. I'm sure a clever boy like you will figure out how to do so. . . unless they don't exist.

they do exist, what you need to do is get in touch with L.B.C radio and ask for their records department! and i do hope for your own sanity that they can help you?? its funny can't remember any quashing the torres rumour about his armband! oh yea its cause he wanted to play for liverpool! and so now we have a player who doesn't want to play for liverpool and their fans start to cry and question the story! it must be a shock to the system that there is a player out their who grew up not supporting the once mighty liverpool! how shocking is that?? just one suggestion fella. . let it go im sure when you sign carlton cole he will in the long run have far outshone marin?

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23 Dec 2010 20:52:32
Report in: Honda has verbally agreed to sign for LFC in Janurary. He will cost 15 million pounds.

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23 Dec 2010 20:48:53
Honda and CSKA agree , Santon also announcment within next 12 hours. .

Sausage Sarnie

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23 Dec 2010 20:44:15
Hey,
Can i just point out to a few ambitious (to say the least) fans, we won't be signing any more than 4 players unless we sell to buy, or they are U21. This is because of the new premier league squad restrictions. Every team can have a maximum of 25 players (over the age of 21 years) of which 8 must be home grown.
We currently have exactly 8 home grown players in our 21 man squad. Therefore if we sell Johnson (which continues to look increasingly more likely), then also selling konchesky is out of the question, as that would mean we would need 2 more english player (and you know how much a player is worth now just for being English e.g. Milner).
8 players are :
Gerrard,
Carragher,
Konchesky,
Cole,
Spearing,
Darby,
Johnson,
and surprising the Australian Brad Jones.
He meets the home grown requirements due to the fact he lived in England for 3 years before he reached the age of 21 years.
Therefore selling any of these players is completely out of the question, and if we are forced to sell johnson, we will have to buy somebody like Gary Cahill or Ashley Young (who will both cost upwards of £15million).

Onto the rumour part . . well, my opinion on transfers, we need a left back, a centre back, a right winger, a left winger and a striker. Hodgson himself has said he is looking to bring in 5-6 players this window. I think a player for each of these positions (5) and if johnson goes, a replacement right back (6). I will not state prices, as they aren't really rumours, and who am I to judge a players value, that's between Comolli and the players employer.
I would love to see Honda come in as he can play as a left winger, a left back (suprisingly) and even as a second striker (although he'd drop deep a bit like Rooney does at the scum). He would most likely be deployed in the latter position.
I would therefore love to see Ashley Young brought in for the RIGHT wing, i do not believe in this modern cut inside rubbish. A winger is there to attack the back stick from their opposite wingers delivery, or in turn be the one delivering. Therefore i would want a naturally left footed winger to play the opposite side. One of my favourites around is Adam Johnson. This would be a tough one to pull off, but he isn't happy at city, athough he attempts to hide it in interviews. If this transfer is proven to be too ambitious I would love to see a move for Charles N'Zogbia, as i believe he is the most underated player in the premiership, and may actually be better than Adam Johnson anyway. You'd think he'd be a bit cheaper as well being on a shorter contract and at (no offence to Wigan) a lesser team who aren't realistcally competing with us.
The left back postion would be an easy decision for me. Porto are known recently for selling up, due to their poor financial state, and therefore I would move for Fabio Coentrao. He is young, quality, and has a good felationship with Raul Merieles.
As for centre back, I would love to see Gary Cahill, as his passion for the game is second to none (oh, sorry Carragher, second to one).
If we are really looking to challenge for the title again, we should definately consider a move for Hulk. He is pure class, and he is built for the premier league.
These players are all top player, and will be hard to acquire, but if NESV meant what they said about youth, skill, and returning us to where we belong, i expect no less than 4 of these signings (or signings of equal quality) to happen in January, and for us to spend relatively big again next summer.

YNWA, In NESV I trust (Roy on the other hand . .)

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23 Dec 2010 20:38:07
Just had a phone call from a very senior manager in the bookies, as I told you all yesterday, a lot of money is going on Rafa rejoining LFC. . . His odds have dropped from 40/ 1 down to 5/ 1 and it is thought that they will drop to 6/ 4 by close of business on Boxing Day. . . . whilst RH will see his odds for the sack to 10/ 11. .

RH is having serious problems with key squad members (AGAIN) hence the renewed interest from serious betting figures. .
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If Rafa comes back, I will cancel my membership on the LFC home page. Look at what he did to Valencia, they are still trying to dig out from the mess he left. Look at what, in a few short months, he has created at Inter. Look at what he left at Liverpool. I agree Roy should leave, but let us not go from the frying pan into the fire.
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Look what he did at Valencia? Yea, won the La Liga title twice in three years ahead of the "big 2" and won a UEFA Cup despite Real Madrid's and Barcelona's superior financial muscle.

What did he create at Inter? The current Inter is Jose Mourinho's creation. Jose knew that Inter's team was too old, and that Moratti wouldn't significantly invest in younger talent which is why he walked and decided to do so months before the season ended. He had actually already agreed a to join Real Madrid before Inter won the CL in May. Rafa asked Moratti for money to improve the team and got the cold shoulder.

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23 Dec 2010 20:33:50
Liverpool have made an enquiry for Bayern's Thomas Muller. They are willing to offer up to 18 millionGBP. According to sources in Germany. But he did sign new contract recently, but Bayern in bit of turmoil and looking to strengthen squad and need to sell before they buy any other players.

Das Leibersheifeer

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23 Dec 2010 20:22:28
23 Dec 2010 19:06:45
Just had a phone call from a very senior manager in the bookies, as I told you all yesterday, a lot of money is going on Rafa rejoining LFC. . . His odds have dropped from 40/ 1 down to 5/ 1 and it is thought that they will drop to 6/ 4 by close of business on Boxing Day. . . . whilst RH will see his odds for the sack to 10/ 11. .

RH is having serious problems with key squad members (AGAIN) hence the renewed interest from serious betting figures. .
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If Rafa comes back, I will cancel my membership on the LFC home page. Look at what he did to Valencia, they are still trying to dig out from the mess he left. Look at what, in a few short months, he has created at Inter. Look at what he left at Liverpool. I agree Roy should leave, but let us not go from the frying pan into the fire.

look at what he did for valencia, ok well he won the la liga twice 2001/ 02 and 2003/ 04 seasons and won the uefa cup in 2003/ 04, , and liverpool Liverpool
UEFA Champions League
Winner (1): 2004–05
Runner Up (1): 2006–07
Premier League
Runner Up (1): 2008-09
FA Cup
Winner (1): 2005–06
League Cup
Runner Up (1): 2004-05
FA Community Shield
Winner (1): 2006
UEFA Super Cup
Winner (1): 2005
FIFA Club World Cup
Runner Up (1): 2005

Individual awards
Don Balón Award
Winner (1): 2001–02
UEFA Manager of the Year
Winner (2): 2003–04, 2004–05
FA Premier League Manager of the Month
Winner (5): November 2005, December 2005, January 2007, October 2008, March 2009

he also took tenerife up into the la liga and extremadura, , ,

so by what i see hes not a manager whos a failure lol i think he can look at his career and be proud of it

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23 Dec 2010 20:16:59
ED. .Do you think Benitez would become the next Liverpool Manager. {ed's note - no.}

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23 Dec 2010 20:16:56
"23 Dec 2010 18:24:37
Ed, so spurs are closing in on £2mill pienaar, scotty parker a wc centre forward and are about to enter into negotiations with bremen regarding marko marin who by all accounts is desperate to join the whl outfit? any news on us? last train and boats spring to mind! !"

When you say "by all accounts", i take it you can point me to where all these corroborating accounts are? You're not our resident Spud in disguise again are you? Last i heard both Arsenal and Spurs had sent scouts (as well as Utd previously) to watch him - out of the three clubs, who do you honestly think he'd be eager to joi

suggest you read last three lines from original post if that's too hard tor you to understand, he watched klinsmann ziege and freund play @ spurs and england and so adopted them as his english side, he was even more impressed when he came up against them and said how he would love to link up with modric, can't remember what the one paper was but it was reported on L.B.C radio, its funny that not everyone comes running when arsenal or united come calling as your finding out at the moment when most of the players liverpool fans link themselves with are AND will be just sheer wish lists

btw not spurs!"

Brilliant! That's what you're basing "by all accounts" on. By that logic we're signing Aguero! By all means though, provide links to back up your multiple accounts of how desperate he is to play for Spurs. I'm sure a clever boy like you will figure out how to do so. . . unless they don't exist.

Btw you still sound very similar to our resident Spud.

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23 Dec 2010 19:25:36
Liverpool and honda agree a verbal agreement

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23 Dec 2010 19:21:52
23 Dec 2010 18:33:58
Ed how do you know there is a good chance that Honda will sign. i like most fans really want this to happen but i am confused as to weather he has verbally stated that he has signed fo us or what? {ed's note - I don't remember ever saying there is a good chance he will sign.)

one of the eds did say here would be a good hance of honda signing i remember

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23 Dec 2010 19:15:47
If Samba(blackburn) is available lfc should snap him up, very good player and gets his fair share of goals.

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23 Dec 2010 19:06:45
Just had a phone call from a very senior manager in the bookies, as I told you all yesterday, a lot of money is going on Rafa rejoining LFC. . . His odds have dropped from 40/ 1 down to 5/ 1 and it is thought that they will drop to 6/ 4 by close of business on Boxing Day. . . . whilst RH will see his odds for the sack to 10/ 11. .

RH is having serious problems with key squad members (AGAIN) hence the renewed interest from serious betting figures. .
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If Rafa comes back, I will cancel my membership on the LFC home page. Look at what he did to Valencia, they are still trying to dig out from the mess he left. Look at what, in a few short months, he has created at Inter. Look at what he left at Liverpool. I agree Roy should leave, but let us not go from the frying pan into the fire.

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23 Dec 2010 19:02:21
23 Dec 2010 18:49:43
Liverpool are considering making a £18mil double bid for Aston Villa pair Ashley Young and Marc Albrighton. Don't be suprised if a couple of fringe players are offered as well. Stephen Warnock might become available for as little as £4mil if Houllier gets the green light to totally overhaul the squad.
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Warnock is an averagely good premier league player. Not quite good enough for a return to Liverpool.

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23 Dec 2010 18:59:03
23 Dec 2010 16:45:41
Bookies odd for next manager (cos when hodgson hecks up again) 5/ 2 frank rijkaard , hiddink 5/ 1, benitez 5/ 1, o neill 5/ 1 , my guess is o neill but i would say hiddink would be an interesting one
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Rijkaard won't become Liverpool manager because the owners know of his recreational activities that were posted on this site last week.
Hiddink does not want day to day management anymore.
O'Neil - I can't see it because his football is kick and rush long ball.
Benitez is therefore the best of those currently available.

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23 Dec 2010 18:49:43
Liverpool are considering making a £18mil double bid for Aston Villa pair Ashley Young and Marc Albrighton. Don't be suprised if a couple of fringe players are offered as well. Stephen Warnock might become available for as little as £4mil if Houllier gets the green light to totally overhaul the squad.

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23 Dec 2010 18:33:58
Ed how do you know there is a good chance that Honda will sign. i like most fans really want this to happen but i am confused as to weather he has verbally stated that he has signed fo us or what? {ed's note - I don't remember ever saying there is a good chance he will sign.}

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23 Dec 2010 18:24:37
Ed, so spurs are closing in on £2mill pienaar, scotty parker a wc centre forward and are about to enter into negotiations with bremen regarding marko marin who by all accounts is desperate to join the whl outfit? any news on us? last train and boats spring to mind! !"

When you say "by all accounts", i take it you can point me to where all these corroborating accounts are? You're not our resident Spud in disguise again are you? Last i heard both Arsenal and Spurs had sent scouts (as well as Utd previously) to watch him - out of the three clubs, who do you honestly think he'd be eager to joi

suggest you read last three lines from original post if that's too hard tor you to understand, he watched klinsmann ziege and freund play @ spurs and england and so adopted them as his english side, he was even more impressed when he came up against them and said how he would love to link up with modric, can't remember what the one paper was but it was reported on L.B.C radio, its funny that not everyone comes running when arsenal or united come calling as your finding out at the moment when most of the players liverpool fans link themselves with are AND will be just sheer wish lists

btw not spurs!

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23 Dec 2010 17:56:51
{Editor's Note: Aguero has signed a new contract with Atletico Madrid where he earns about £100k per week net - so after tax. That equates to £200k a week in England.}


Yes ed , i see your point on the tax thing.
Maybe i didn't word things at start quite correct.
My point is if aguero or any other top player becomes available , we have the financial capacity to compete with any other english club ecept city.
N.E.S.V know are tax laws and know we as all english clubs are at a disadvantage that way, they allso no that to get us to the top we need the best players.
The youth policy wil eventuly bear fruit but only in time.
United did it with kids in the early nineties cause there was no one to beat, even barcelona got stuffed by them in the uefa cup ( BARCELONA stuffed UEAFA cup ) how times change.
Arsenal got there kids playing on the back of people like berkamp and overmars.
Nowdays to break the stranglehold you need a instant good team to allow the youth to develop and see if indeed they wil be any good .
NESV know that they know they need a top team now and then bring through the youth graduly, come the summer trust me they wil spend big to make this happen.

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23 Dec 2010 17:38:02
"23 Dec 2010 17:00:40
Ed, so spurs are closing in on £2mill pienaar, scotty parker a wc centre forward and are about to enter into negotiations with bremen regarding marko marin who by all accounts is desperate to join the whl outfit? any news on us?? last train and boats spring to mind! !"

When you say "by all accounts", i take it you can point me to where all these corroborating accounts are? You're not our resident Spud in disguise again are you? Last i heard both Arsenal and Spurs had sent scouts (as well as Utd previously) to watch him - out of the three clubs, who do you honestly think he'd be eager to join?

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23 Dec 2010 17:21:30
Heard from someone from germany that liverpool is looking at werder's Marcel Schäfer to replace konchesky

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1. He plays for Wolfsburg (what a great source you have!).

2. He is not nearly good enough (maybe better than Konchesky though) and very inconsistent.

Liverpool fan from Germany

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23 Dec 2010 17:17:19
In all seriousness we won't sign Kun Aguero as much as I'd love us to. The Ed is right his wages and fee are too much for us and put off the likes of City and Chelsea. We need to grab the diamonds in the rough who have desire.

Spriggo
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It won't happen, but if NESV can give baseball players contracts worth $150m (like £100m) then there's no reason why they couldn't do the same here. They appear to have the funding available to do so. Aguero would cost like £40m-50m, and we could pay his wages for 5-6 years and it would be roughly what they give a baseball player on a contract. And lets not forget that he would surely shift a few shirts.

Like I said, I don't think such a deal will happen but NESV have sprung up surprises at the Red Sox. {ed's note - they don't have to pay transfer fees in baseball.}

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23 Dec 2010 17:11:30
23 Dec 2010 11:33:59
A few rumours:

Keisuke Honda is reportedly ready to leave CSKA Moscow in the January transfer window with Roy Hodgson's Liverpool the favourites to land the Japanese international, although Arsenal are also reportedly keen. Rumours also suggest Honda has agreed to join the reds in a verbal agreement.

Manchester City have been stunned by the £38 million price tag Wolfsburg have slapped on Edin Dzeko, with Roberto Mancini considering turning his efforts to signing Liverpool's Fernando Torres

If city think they can get Nando for less then £38million, come back when you wake up.
THIS IS WERE WOY SHOULD COME OUT AND SAY "WE DON'T SELL TO A RIVAL CLUB' NOW F##k OFF

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23 Dec 2010 17:07:17
Apparently we are re-linked with Ricky Van Wolfswinkel who has scored 19 goals so far this season. Another prolific scorer playing not playing at top level. Although he has scored many goals in the dutch league, when he played against us he went missing from the game and showed no quality. Similar to cavani of napoli, scores in almost every match but at both the world cup and the double games against us he played poorly.

E.H LFC

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23 Dec 2010 17:00:40
Ed, so spurs are closing in on £2mill pienaar, scotty parker a wc centre forward and are about to enter into negotiations with bremen regarding marko marin who by all accounts is desperate to join the whl outfit?? any news on us?? ?? last train and boats spring to mind! !

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23 Dec 2010 17:00:01
Ok just my thought on the aguaro thing.
Yes ed he may want 200,000 a week but short of joining city he isn't going to get it anywere.
He allso wants to win things, athletico have no chance of winning a champions le and im sure he doesent get 200.000 there.
we are just as capable of paying for players as anyone else and i think we have as much chance as anyone else.
N.E.S.V policy on youth and sensible contracts is not a cast iron one, they know that it will take time to develop that.
They got tha club for cheap at 300 mil they know that and wouldd of paid a lot more.
Do not be suprised if they go big in the summer to get the high profile players they need to market there venture , they have done it before as i have seen first hand here in the states, they are a massive buisness not just a one owner trying to impress.
They will get lfc back to the top and a lot sooner than most think. They are talking everything down at the moment cause its a buisness and are not going to show there hand, .They are a massive sports buisness who know there product name N.E.S.V rides on winning .
They will wait til summer then shock a few people and make a lot of lfc fans smile and punch the air.

Btw great site guys keep it up.

{Editor's Note: Aguero has signed a new contract with Atletico Madrid where he earns about £100k per week net - so after tax. That equates to £200k a week in England.}

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23 Dec 2010 16:58:39
23 Dec 2010 15:23:02
Ed, you say that we don't have the finances for Aguero, are you a victim of your own pessimistic view with that one?
NESV have recently splashed $300m on 2 top players for Boston Red Sox, with Liverpool having a bigger revenue, surely that proves that we do have the finances to bankroll a move for Aguero, if NESV and Comolli decide he is an adequate acquisition?
I am not for one moment suggesting that we will actually make a bid, but we do have the ability to do so, do you not agree ed?

{Editor's Note: It is not possible to compare Liverpool and the Red Sox. It is very simply a case that Aguero would cost close to £200k a week in wages on top of a very significant transfer fee. It is not going to happen.}

Just want to point out some facts to the person who posted above - I agree with ed . you can't compare the 2 clubs - last year liverpool made a profit of about $35m before debt , so before the takeover that worked out as a loss(not sure on amount). Last year the boston red soxs made a profit of $125m (2nd biggest in baseball), they have little or no debt, so they can afford to spend money on new signings . Also they signed 2 players to 7 year deals - the $300m is spread out over the 7 years, so its $42m this year.
And finally, they may have a small stadium 38,000, but they have sold out every home game for the last 6 years - that's 81 home games! regular season is 162 games and they make the play offs every year ( approx extra 10-15 games(H).
Red sox and pool fan for nearly 30 years

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23 Dec 2010 16:52:07
23 Dec 2010 15:36:11
Nesv pay far more than what aguero would want in wages to several of there baseball players. they say they want to win. well get aguero and pay his massive wages. we won't win anything soon by buying youngsters even the best ones. (arsenal anyone) even his stupid wages would seem value for money if he bangs in the goals and wins us some trophys :)
i am sure nesv realise to compete with the 4 teams at the top we need to compete with there wage bills as well. its a shame but that's what its like in 2010.


{Editor's Note: You cannot compare the EPL to the baseball leagues. Aguero would cost something like £200k a week in wages alone - on top of a very significant transfer fee. He has also recently signed a new contract at Atletico. It really is not going to happen.}

not yet anyway maybe in a year or 2

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23 Dec 2010 16:46:10
Heard from someone from germany that liverpool is looking at werder's Marcel Schäfer to replace konchesky

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23 Dec 2010 16:21:18
Nesv pay far more than what aguero would want in wages to several of there baseball players. they say they want to win. well get aguero and pay his massive wages. we won't win anything soon by buying youngsters even the best ones. (arsenal anyone) even his stupid wages would seem value for money if he bangs in the goals and wins us some trophys :)
i am sure nesv realise to compete with the 4 teams at the top we need to compete with there wage bills as well. its a shame but that's what its like in 2010.


{Editor's Note: You cannot compare the EPL to the baseball leagues. Aguero would cost something like £200k a week in wages alone - on top of a very significant transfer fee. He has also recently signed a new contract at Atletico. It really is not going to happen.}

was trying tro point out nesv have the money to compete so they should. (if i bought a new football club and had all that cash i know i would splash out a little bit)
aguero would be an amazing signing but if there is no chance they should at least go for someone of his quality to go up front with torres. the only player really linked with us at the moment is honda. although he looks really good he is only costing £10m approx. we are not going to go far with 1 £10m signing. if nesv really want us to do well they need to dig really deep to get us competing at the top again. not saying we should go the real madrid or man city route and throw money at the problem but at least 1 world class signing this jan would make the world of difference. if only to keep the ones we have from leaving.

mikey

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23 Dec 2010 16:20:24
2 christmas gtifts coming the fans way 1 major 1 reasonible 1 announced later tonight or early morning another late tommo afternoon you need to belive this lads. . .

sausage sarnie

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23 Dec 2010 16:18:18
In all seriousness we won't sign Kun Aguero as much as I'd love us to. The Ed is right his wages and fee are too much for us and put off the likes of City and Chelsea. We need to grab the diamonds in the rough who have desire.

Spriggo

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23 Dec 2010 16:12:44
Just had a phone call from a very senior manager in the bookies, as I told you all yesterday, a lot of money is going on Rafa rejoining LFC. . . His odds have dropped from 40/ 1 down to 5/ 1 and it is thought that they will drop to 6/ 4 by close of business on Boxing Day. . . . whilst RH will see his odds for the sack to 10/ 11. .

RH is having serious problems with key squad members (AGAIN) hence the renewed interest from serious betting figures. .

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23 Dec 2010 16:12:12
Just seen on WWW.CAUGHTOFFSIDE.COM that Liverpool have reached an agreement with CSKA Moscow to sign Keisuke Honda . Do you think this is true Ed. ? {ed's note - the only definite news I have of CSKA is that they have turned down a bid for a different player, they have made no mention of Honda other than that he was still their player. But that means nothing, of course.}

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23 Dec 2010 16:11:30
CARRAGHER
DOES NOT HAVE AN EVERTON TATTOO
that was a rumour spread by the daft evertonians along with loads of other spiteful bitter crap, its been said so often that they honestly believe it now, bob paisleys skids

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23 Dec 2010 16:07:38
Do you think we could get some other club in Europe to pay us back half what we paid for Poulsen? If so, which club and can we do it in Jan?

{Editor's Note: He might be around for a while yet.}

NOOOOO! Why! !??

Seriously Ed, can you explain that comment because you've just ruined my Xmas. . {ed's note - he is very unlikely to go anywhere in January.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:54:50
Serge Aurier to replace Johnson! Commoli very keen but Hodgson has some doubts!
Very close source has told me, will be another Mereiles!

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23 Dec 2010 15:43:43
Tottenham are set to sign Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar for £2m in the January transfer window, according to reports.

I mean how can spurs always get the bargains. Van der vaat 8m. Now pienaar 2m(i hope it doesn't get completed ). I hope Liverpool goes for him . He is not a star player but at that price he can be a quality squad player . Any ideas Ed?

AJI

{Editor's Note: I understand that Everton are trying to sort out a new deal for him.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:40:09
Just a tought, liverpool need a cb, and chris samba is going to be on the market , he is only 26 and would be better than sum off the defenders we have

{Editor's Note: Chris, I know you are looking for a new job, but please stop posting here.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:36:11
Nesv pay far more than what aguero would want in wages to several of there baseball players. they say they want to win. well get aguero and pay his massive wages. we won't win anything soon by buying youngsters even the best ones. (arsenal anyone) even his stupid wages would seem value for money if he bangs in the goals and wins us some trophys :)
i am sure nesv realise to compete with the 4 teams at the top we need to compete with there wage bills as well. its a shame but that's what its like in 2010.


{Editor's Note: You cannot compare the EPL to the baseball leagues. Aguero would cost something like £200k a week in wages alone - on top of a very significant transfer fee. He has also recently signed a new contract at Atletico. It really is not going to happen.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:31:46
From what I hear in bolton Liverpool have enquired about Stu Holden because it seems apparently that Poulsen and Aquilani appear to be on their way out. TBH i think he would be a biut of a risky signing if the rumours are true. If we are looking at anyone. Why not have a look at Higuain? For a winger have a look at Hazard, strikers, I'd have a look at Kevin Davies as a cheap hold up man for Nando. Heard a funny story as well this morning Ed, with Nando not firing and so many rumours of him leaving. Roy could be on his way out based on poor results, league position. Rafa come back, Torres stays and rafa gets a bit of money to sign some players.

Is there any truth in any of that or are people pulling my leg?

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23 Dec 2010 15:23:02
Ed, you say that we don't have the finances for Aguero, are you a victim of your own pessimistic view with that one?
NESV have recently splashed $300m on 2 top players for Boston Red Sox, with Liverpool having a bigger revenue, surely that proves that we do have the finances to bankroll a move for Aguero, if NESV and Comolli decide he is an adequate acquisition?
I am not for one moment suggesting that we will actually make a bid, but we do have the ability to do so, do you not agree ed?

{Editor's Note: It is not possible to compare Liverpool and the Red Sox. It is very simply a case that Aguero would cost close to £200k a week in wages on top of a very significant transfer fee. It is not going to happen.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:17:44
More and more websites are saying we have signed honda

{Editor's Note: Not yet.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:14:30
{Editor's Note: The problem in signing Aguero, regardless of whether he would want to move or not, is simply financial. Not only would Atletico seek a very significant transfer fee, his personal demands are well beyond what the club would be willing to pay.}

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What a world class strike force that would be tho. .Aguero & Torres. ultimatey the kind of front line we would hope for in a few years under NESV.

If a side like Atletico (like a Spurs in spain) can have Forlan & Aguero. .we need to be aiming higher than just Torres +1.

{Editor's Note: Then we should be scouting and bringing through young players - which Liverpool are doing a pretty good job of.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:10:32
E.D. Who are we most likely to sign?

according to a source of mine Honda will not join liverpool because of Hodgson's english philosophy,

aka bring in lots of english players nd ignoring potential international talent

hopefully shes wrong but who else could we realistically sign?

LFC'S MANGO

{Editor's Note: Hodgson does not have an "English philosophy".}

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23 Dec 2010 15:08:30
{Editor's Note: The problem in signing Aguero, regardless of whether he would want to move or not, is simply financial. Not only would Atletico seek a very significant transfer fee, his personal demands are well beyond what the club would be willing to pay.}
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liverpool pay about 90,000 pounds to cole and he rarely is worth it so why can't we offer him the same?

{Editor's Note: Aguero would be looking for double that.}
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any idea how much he earns at atletico

{Editor's Note: It is not relevant. He has recently signed a new contract and will not be moving to Liverpool. Anyone buying the player would need to negotiate wages in teh region of £175k per week.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:05:38
{Editor's Note: The problem in signing Aguero, regardless of whether he would want to move or not, is simply financial. Not only would Atletico seek a very significant transfer fee, his personal demands are well beyond what the club would be willing to pay.}
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we can afford to pay more than 90,000 pounds weekly to cole to warm the bench we can certainly afford aguero's wages
for the part of the transfer fees we could buy two wingers for what atletico would want form us

{Editor's Note: Liverpool cannot afford to pay the wages being requested by Aguero.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:04:34
{Editor's Note: The problem in signing Aguero, regardless of whether he would want to move or not, is simply financial. Not only would Atletico seek a very significant transfer fee, his personal demands are well beyond what the club would be willing to pay.}

Thanks for the answer Ed, makes sense. So I have another for you. Remember how we paid I think £2M for Sean Dundee and then got £1M for him from Stuttgart the following season? So do you think we could get some other club in Europe to pay us back half what we paid for Poulsen? If so, which club and can we do it in Jan?

{Editor's Note: He might be around for a while yet.}

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23 Dec 2010 15:02:42
How do you know that we might sign honda

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23 Dec 2010 15:01:47
Liverpool have supposedly contacted Bordeaux left back Benoit Tremoulinas about replacing Konchesky at left back.

Heard anything on this ed?

{Editor's Note: Nothing in particular but I saw a comment yesterday attributed to Doru Plavitu relating to there being interest from a couple of unnamed clubs.}

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23 Dec 2010 14:59:42
{Editor's Note: The problem in signing Aguero, regardless of whether he would want to move or not, is simply financial. Not only would Atletico seek a very significant transfer fee, his personal demands are well beyond what the club would be willing to pay.}

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23 Dec 2010 14:57:43
{Editor's Note: The problem in signing Aguero, regardless of whether he would want to move or not, is simply financial. Not only would Atletico seek a very significant transfer fee, his personal demands are well beyond what the club would be willing to pay.}
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liverpool pay about 90,000 pounds to cole and he rarely is worth it so why can't we offer him the same?

{Editor's Note: Aguero would be looking for double that.}

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23 Dec 2010 14:51:31
Will we sign honda

{Editor's Note: There is a good chance.}

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23 Dec 2010 14:47:18
So have we signed honda or not ?

{Editor's Note: Not yet.}

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23 Dec 2010 14:34:44
Hi Ed(s), when it's been mentioned in the past at least one of you has expressed severe doubts about us signing Aguero (I'm talking Kun here, not his cheaper "cousin" Ken who we could probably get in exchange for Poulsen plus a bottle of lucozade). So I have a hypothetical for you - let's just say we qualify for the CL next season (believe the dream, remember half-time at Instanbul) then do you think we might be able to get Kun in the summer?

If not, why not? Please explain your answwer in full detail.

And a fine Christmas to all (nice site btw).

{Editor's Note: The problem in signing Aguero, regardless of whether he would want to move or not, is simply financial. Not only would Atletico seek a very significant transfer fee, his personal demands are well beyond what the club would be willing to pay.}

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23 Dec 2010 14:02:07
Ed: In response to your confirmation of Honda's travel plans. . .

{Editor's Note: Honda has been in Venlo in the Netherlands for the last two days and the quote attributed to him in reply to a Japanese journalists question was embellished somewhat. His agent has spent this morning playing all of this down as CSKA have made it clear that they have no agreement with any side at this time. I understand that the player will be returning to Moscow later today.}

I know im reading between the lines here, but how would you know all this unless it was via your sources at LFC? How else would you have exposure to this kind of information?

You playing games with us Ed?!?! !

RG {ed's note - that particular editor has other sources to give him the info, reliable sources.}

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23 Dec 2010 13:47:06
Who would you rather have at center back

Agger = Bel
Skertel= unbel

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23 Dec 2010 13:37:59
Van Wolfswinkel rumour back again. Did you not see him break his collar bone against us? No more injured signings please. Get rid of Cole, give Pacheco more time on the pitch. And sign some wingers please.

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23 Dec 2010 13:36:05
In response to:
"plus, if Ronaldinho doesn't go off to brazil, should get him purely based on financial gain of marketing. .imagine the commercial revenue of having what of the greats"

you are no different to Hicks and Gillet - you money grabbing shyshter - we are here to win football matches not fill up anyones bank account for the sake of it - I can't belive some of the tripe that people put on here sometimes.
Are you a footbal supporter or an investment w*lker!

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23 Dec 2010 13:35:11
That's a lie about the Hulk, he has a Liverpool tattoo yes. . . And Carra has an everton one that's why he wears long sleeves. He doesn't have a Liverpool tattoo! !

This is such a lie! im in thr process of reading carra's autobiography and he says he wears long sleeves because he has skinny arms that he doesn't like everyone seeing! what bulls@#t are you on about!

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23 Dec 2010 13:27:21
Any news on Arda Turan? He is a Liverpool fan and he would be a great addition to the squad as we need a real winger.

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23 Dec 2010 13:25:50
LFC to sign james Tomkins from WHU

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23 Dec 2010 13:21:11
Suares and honda will be the 2 additions this transfer window.
does anybody think chris samba at blackburn would be a great addition to the defence.big, strong, premiership experience, playing alongside a fit again daniel agger or carrager would form one of the best half back pairings in europe.

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23 Dec 2010 13:20:22
Sports.co.uk say that we have signed Honda, but I don't know how reliable that site is.

{Editor's NOte: All they are doing is republishing a story from elsewhere. It is not a "source" in its own right.}

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23 Dec 2010 13:19:00
Keisuke Honda. Confirmed. I saw this online and called my sources I'm not saying that any of them are in the know buy here they: Nurse at lfc football club I knew her from uni she didn't have much to say.
My dad who has met phil Thompson about 5000 times he told me that a signing was to be confirmed today.
You probably didn't hear it here first but I'm just passing on the news which is vast becoming common knowledge.
Matthew Thompson ( no I am not his son )

{Editor's Note: Honda has been in Venlo in the Netherlands for the last two days and the quote attributed to him in reply to a Japanese journalists question was embellished somewhat. His agent has spent this morning playing all of this down as CSKA have made it clear that they have no agreement with any side at this time. I understand that the player will be returning to Moscow later today.}

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23 Dec 2010 13:13:23
I think we need to sign 5 players in jan.
with all these rumours on here i'd go for. .
1 hulk (porto)
2 shawcross (stoke)
3 honda (cska)
4 rodriguez (porto)
5 mata (valencia)

Surely we could get these with money from the new owners and the sales of.
1 poulson
2 skertel
3 kuyt.

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23 Dec 2010 12:51:51
The storys linking us wiv pienaar have carmed down now do u fink that he will move in january ed? {ed's note - I doubt he will join us in January, if he is to join us I would expect it to be in the summer.}

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23 Dec 2010 12:50:48
Liverpool are determined not to miss out on Utrecht striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel.

Arsenal made contact with Utrecht last week about the Dutch youngster's situation leading up to the January market.

Local sources say Utrecht have alerted Liverpool to the Gunners' interest and expect the Reds to bring forward plans to move for the striker.

Indeed, Liverpool are being tipped to offer €9 million to land Van Wolfswinkel before rivals, which include Barcelona and Chelsea, come in for him. PAUL YNWA

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23 Dec 2010 12:46:55
"23 Dec 2010 12:04:01
Liverpool are hoping to seal a deal for Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht this January, with him actually joining in summer 2011. Following the NESV policy of bringing in the world's top talent - Lukaku fits the bill, at 17 years old, full international, and top scorer in the Belgian League last season. With Anderlecht's interest in Milan Jovanovic, Liverpool are prepared to let Milan join in January as part of the deal. In the January market Liverpool are hoping to secure deals for Antoine Griezmann, Conor Wickham, Alex Chamberlain, and one of Adil Rami, Gary Cahill or Ryan Shawcross.
Leaving Anfield will be Milan Jovanovic, Ryan Babel, Christian Poulsen and Martin Skrtel (Hodgson was appalled by his performance vs Newcastle)!"

Thank you Mr.Henry, or is it Tom Werner posting? and telling us the inside gossip.
Tom or John, when did Roy actually say to you in
person he was appalled by Skertel's performance?
Or do you remember when you Damien and Roy agreed that Milan and Babel would be leaving?

Sorry!
Think it is more a mate of a mate of a mate of a mate of yours told you that he thought he had heard from a mate of a mate that all this would happen!

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23 Dec 2010 12:21:35
{Editor's Note: Hulk has no tattoos at all. Try not to be taken in by these posts.}

i wasnt "taken" as you say i just wanted to clarify it because it sounded plausable, it just frustrating to hear the bllcarp that people post on this site.
one more question exactly how many editors are there on this site?

me14

{Editor's Note: There are about half a dozen editor's - three seem to be more regular contributors than the others.}

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23 Dec 2010 12:16:58
{Editor's Note: Many of the major players in world football have Liverpool tattoos by all accounts: Aguero, Drogba, Suarez, Sanchez, Llorente, Paul Furlong - so it seems perfectly reasonable that Hulk has one.}

lol nice joke ed but seriously other guy how would you know these players have tatoos

me14

{Editor's Note: Hulk has no tattoos at all. Try not to be taken in by these posts.}

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23 Dec 2010 12:15:17
Please god no adebayor I would rather keep playing ngog or start playing pacheco.

LAVERS

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23 Dec 2010 12:14:00
{Editor's Note: Liverpool are contracted to pay 20m euro for Aquilani as a minimum. This has been paid in installments with only one remaining (5m euro) to be paid at the end of this season. Add on the cost of wages whilst he sat as an injured player in the stands, insurance costs, medical costs and the eventual loss and you will see that Rafa's deal was not a good one.}
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Alonso left at the last minute and benitez reacted instantly. i believe the reason 4 the same reason we didn't buy a replacement when keane left. he knew he wouldn't get a penny of that money in the next transfer market. so he took a terrible gamble from the pressure. Aquillani wasn't used frequently when he was fit because the games he plays for us, if he makes us win cups and many other conditions are taken into consideration in the payment arrangement. it makes perfectly sense to engage in this kind of agreement when you buy injured player for 20 mil.

{Editor's Note: The performance related payments are on top of the 20m euro - not part of them.}

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23 Dec 2010 12:11:24
Liverpool to offer ryan babel plus cash for either:
llorente, aguero or dzeko.
and if not, why not? ?

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23 Dec 2010 12:06:56
That's a lie about the Hulk, he has a Liverpool tattoo yes

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do you have any proof at all? this would be appreciated or have you gone to bed with him?
ed do you know anything about hulk tattoo?

me14

{Editor's Note: Many of the major players in world football have Liverpool tattoos by all accounts: Aguero, Drogba, Suarez, Sanchez, Llorente, Paul Furlong - so it seems perfectly reasonable that Hulk has one.}

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23 Dec 2010 12:04:01
Liverpool are hoping to seal a deal for Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht this January, with him actually joining in summer 2011. Following the NESV policy of bringing in the world's top talent - Lukaku fits the bill, at 17 years old, full international, and top scorer in the Belgian League last season. With Anderlecht's interest in Milan Jovanovic, Liverpool are prepared to let Milan join in January as part of the deal. In the January market Liverpool are hoping to secure deals for Antoine Griezmann, Conor Wickham, Alex Chamberlain, and one of Adil Rami, Gary Cahill or Ryan Shawcross.
Leaving Anfield will be Milan Jovanovic, Ryan Babel, Christian Poulsen and Martin Skrtel (Hodgson was appalled by his performance vs Newcastle)!

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23 Dec 2010 11:58:50
Why do people say, "Oh Aquilani he is too weak for the prem." BULL* * , Someone who performs well, If you haven't forgotten I know they were happier times but performed well with our squad and finished last season with the MOST ASSISTS IN THE PREM having been injured during most of it is a good player.

{Editor's Note: He is a very good player - but one that does not want to play for Liverpool.}

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23 Dec 2010 11:49:18
I could be wrong but from what I understand we payed £4m for him up front when we signed him. Juventus have agreed to an option to buy at a fee of around £12m which would cover the remainder of what we owe Roma which is the reason Woy let him go. If he would have stayed we probably would have made more of a loss on him. This way we recoup £12m and lose out on just the £4m. . he is playing well in Italy and he will be snapped up at the end of the year.


Kopper
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Saw Aquilani against Chievo last week, looked poor: kept giving the ball away, his passes were either too weak or too long. Deployed as play making central midfielder, he looked fit, full of energy and very enthusiastic, but just didn't look solid enough for the Prem. He says he's enjoying his football there, unfortunately if we let him go it'll be at a major loss since we probably won't get more than 8 or 9 million for him.

{Editor's Note: Liverpool are contracted to pay 20m euro for Aquilani as a minimum. This has been paid in installments with only one remaining (5m euro) to be paid at the end of this season. Add on the cost of wages whilst he sat as an injured player in the stands, insurance costs, medical costs and the eventual loss and you will see that Rafa's deal was not a good one.}

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23 Dec 2010 11:34:33
Saw Aquilani against Chievo last week, looked poor: kept giving the ball away, his passes were either too weak or too long. Deployed as play making central midfielder, he looked fit, full of energy and very enthusiastic, but just didn't look solid enough for the Prem. He says he's enjoying his football there, unfortunately if we let him go it'll be at a major loss since we probably won't get more than 8 or 9 million for him.

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23 Dec 2010 11:33:59
A few rumours:

Keisuke Honda is reportedly ready to leave CSKA Moscow in the January transfer window with Roy Hodgson's Liverpool the favourites to land the Japanese international, although Arsenal are also reportedly keen. Rumours also suggest Honda has agreed to join the reds in a verbal agreement.

Manchester City have been stunned by the £38 million price tag Wolfsburg have slapped on Edin Dzeko, with Roberto Mancini considering turning his efforts to signing Liverpool's Fernando Torres

If city think they can get Nando for less then £38million, come back when you wake up.

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23 Dec 2010 11:33:34
If we were to make any signings in jan, id test the water with porto again for two players. 35m id say we could tempt them to part with hulk, obviously. we need a goalscorer and someone who can cope with the physicalities and pace of the epl. i think hulk fits that profile. secondly, we need a left winger, christian rodriguez. young, pacy, attack minded winger with a left foot. both are reasonably young. hulk is 24, think rodriguez is a year older. would you be happy with rodriguez ?
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YEA I AGREE KIDDA HULK AND ROD WIT TORRES IN A 4-3-3 WIT LUCAS HOLDING AND GERRARD/ MEIRELES IN FRONT A BIT LIKE PORTO/ BARCA/ ARSENAL/ CHELSEA PLAY I FINK IT WUD WORK BUT £35M I FINK MORE LIKE £28M

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23 Dec 2010 11:33:32
In jan, the 4 players i think would make a huge difference to the team, maybe even get us into top 4, would be hulk, christian rodriguez, davide santon and micah richards (if city would sell him to us). might sound mad, but that's who id spend my money on.

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23 Dec 2010 11:31:28
A friend of mine, who's family have a longstanding relationship with the club through legal work, tells me that agreements are in place for 2 players to join us in January. Contracts have not been signed yet. The players were not named but they are first team material. Apparently all deals are being done quietly as was the way when Meireles joined. Sorry I can't provide any more details

BigJanFan

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23 Dec 2010 11:12:59
{Editor's Note: Aquilani will never go for £15M, and I would not expect quite this much movement.}

he's got 14 million buy out fee. Editor do you support the scum?

{Editor's Note: Let me get this straight - I say that he will not be sold for £15M and you counter that by saying he has a "14 million buy out fee" - so are you agreeing with me then - in which case what is the point of your post? There is a clause which allows the player to be bought by Juventus at the end of his loan for 16m euros (£13.6m). Given that Liverpool are committed to pay considerably more than that for the player (a minimum of 20m euros) it has hardly been blindingly good business.}

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23 Dec 2010 10:42:10
Anyone any updated news on the Honda "verbal agreement" with lfc. Tried Sanspo.com / Sankei Sports papers but google toolbar translator don't help that much. help pleae ed. . . . . .

{Editor's Note: There is a report that says that Honda would consider joining Liverpool - I have seen nothing alluding to a "verbal agreement".}

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23 Dec 2010 10:22:28
In jan
GOMEZ 15M
HONDA 10M
INSUA COME IN BACK
SHAWCROSS 12M
N'ZOGBIA 7M
RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL 9M

OUT JAN
LTANDJE FREE
AGGER 15M
POULSEN 4M
MILAN 4M
AQULANI 15M
NESV 15M


OUT ON LOAN
PACHECO
BABEL

BY FRAN THE MAN
WELL ED

{Editor's Note: Aquilani will never go for £15M, and I would not expect quite this much movement.}

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23 Dec 2010 10:21:03
Reports in japan earlier today claim that honda made a verbal agreement to join liverpool. and that they only need to agree his fee with CSKA

miccmak

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23 Dec 2010 09:24:38
23 Dec 2010 00:44:54
Anyone heard about rumours of J.Vargas of Foirentina joint us, seems to have gone dead in the water? ?

Maybe a good sign whatdo you think ed? {ed's note - I don't remember any rumours of him joining us to be honest.}
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We were linked with him when rafa was around. Very attack minded left back. Only watched him a couple of times, he's the type of player that could even play left wing with all his tricks. Unfortunately, roy doesn't like attacking full backs

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23 Dec 2010 09:09:11
Johan Elmander the best we can hope for.not going to be a great jan

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23 Dec 2010 09:04:58
I Don't C The Point Of Signing Honda In January He Has Asia Cup 2 Compete In And He'll Want A Rest After

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23 Dec 2010 09:04:29
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is reportedly considering making a bid for FC Utrecht 's star striker Ricky Van Wolfswinkel .


The 21-year-old is certainly a talented goalscorer and has already hit an incredible 19 goals in 30 games so far this season, including a devastating hat-trick against Celtic in the Europa League. Liverpool will know all about Van Wolfswinkel, who played against the Reds last week a goalless draw at Anfield

found this on the net this morning but didn't he get a long term injury that game but if he was fit, wud be a great signing

{Editor's Note: It is an old story and he is injured.}

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23 Dec 2010 05:45:35
Ed 2days ago there was a story in 1 of those sports pappers about Avram Grant wanting 2 sign our "MAESTRO" Poulson in january. Is there any truth in that? If there is any truth in it then i think this is a christmas bonanza for we liverpool fans. Cheer Eds and answer me plz.

FAMOUS

{Editor's Note: No truth at all in it.}

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23 Dec 2010 02:27:14
Hi ed, hearing news that honda may have just signed for liverpool! anythin new with u on this news? plus, heard anymore on us moving for luis suarez? what a signing he would be! !

{Editor's Note: You will have to be patient for a little longer - nothing has happened.}

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23 Dec 2010 01:01:29
If we were to make any signings in jan, id test the water with porto again for two players. 35m id say we could tempt them to part with hulk, obviously. we need a goalscorer and someone who can cope with the physicalities and pace of the epl. i think hulk fits that profile. secondly, we need a left winger, christian rodriguez. young, pacy, attack minded winger with a left foot. both are reasonably young. hulk is 24, think rodriguez is a year older. would you be happy with rodriguez ?

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23 Dec 2010 00:54:28
Has anyone noticed that we are not linked with any big signings in any of the press but all the other big clubs are? I think this tells a story that we are now on par with randy Lerner at Aston villa and can only expect third rate rubbish coming into our club. Oh and by the way I'm not being naive thinking anfield is in shutdown and not letting any rumours out, just realistic. It is the football reporters jobs to sniff out who's going where and I think the silence at our club is deafening.

Ferryhill Red. {ed's note - like when they all told us that Meireles was joining?}
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Do you class meireles as a good signing then? If you do your easily pleased. Look at our points and league position since we signed him for gods sake. {ed's note - he is one player, perhaps you think our league position means that Pepe Reina, Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are rubbish as well? After all they are all in the same team.

surely we signed meireles when we were on a budget and nesv had not taken over, so you can't really compare to who we are talking to now! on value sake!

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23 Dec 2010 00:49:21
23 Dec 2010 00:44:54
Anyone heard about rumours of J.Vargas of Foirentina joint us, seems to have gone dead in the water? ?

Maybe a good sign whatdo you think ed? {ed's note - I don't remember any rumours of him joining us to be honest.}


Ed he's class LM just what we need

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23 Dec 2010 00:44:54
Anyone heard about rumours of J.Vargas of Foirentina joint us, seems to have gone dead in the water? ?

Maybe a good sign whatdo you think ed? {ed's note - I don't remember any rumours of him joining us to be honest.}

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23 Dec 2010 00:44:39
You are extremly gullable if you believe the journalists, any of them.
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Wouldn't it be nice however if we were linked with genuine world class players as a statement of intent instead of donkeys.
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You are totally missing the point though. The journalists know absolutly bugger all about who we are after and they just play the guessing game - it's called lazy journalism. So how can you sit there and say "wouldn't it be nice if we were linked with world class players as a statement of intent" - don't be silly. Who the papers report us to be after isn't who we're after. The word "rumour" is a key one, and one you should pay more attention to.

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23 Dec 2010 00:43:45
I am not claiming to have sources or to be claming this rumour to be true at all. Basically my friend works in The London Carriage works restaurant on Hope street as a trainee cheff. Loads and loads of celebs go in including John Henry, Tom Werner, Hodgeson, every start who comes over here basically has been in. He just told me tonight that Pako Ayestarán was in with a reporter. Not claiming any rumours here at all or saying hes signing, just could be someting especially with Rafa returning for the christmas holiday! as i said, Not claming to be true so no one copy and paste this and tell me how i am wrong or how i am chatting rubbish.

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23 Dec 2010 00:41:26
And Carra has an everton one that's why he wears long sleeves. He doesn't have a Liverpool tattoo! !

Jamie Carragher has often wore short sleeves, and if you read his Autobiography then you will realise its all a myth made up by the bitters across stanley park.

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23 Dec 2010 00:39:38
{ed's note - the club will put him up in a hotel when he first signs, he has plenty of time to purchase a home after he gets here.}

you sound confident about honda ed. are you holding out on us? the club WILL put him up in a hotel WHEN he signs. lol {ed's note - I didn't mean it to sound like that! I wish I was that confident of him joining.}

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23 Dec 2010 00:36:23
23 Dec 2010 00:23:13
23 Dec 2010 00:02:49
Honda has signed! Remember who broke news that we would do this some time back? Yes it was me. First. Before anyone else on here. My tips are normally right due to my connections at the club.
Hulk next. He has a Liverpool tattoo already on his back and is going to reject City in favour of us.
Trust me, you know I am normally correct.
BigColwilko

honda has signed, , how do u know i don't see it no where on the internet

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23 Dec 2010 00:33:26
That's a lie about the Hulk, he has a Liverpool tattoo yes. . . And Carra has an everton one that's why he wears long sleeves. He doesn't have a Liverpool tattoo!


not quite true about carra, he wears short sleeves more often than not!
BigColwilko - i hope you're right about honda and hulk!

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23 Dec 2010 00:23:13
23 Dec 2010 00:02:49
Honda has signed! Remember who broke news that we would do this some time back? Yes it was me. First. Before anyone else on here. My tips are normally right due to my connections at the club.
Hulk next. He has a Liverpool tattoo already on his back and is going to reject City in favour of us.
Trust me, you know I am normally correct.
BigColwilko


That's a lie about the Hulk, he has a Liverpool tattoo yes. . . And Carra has an everton one that's why he wears long sleeves. He doesn't have a Liverpool tattoo! !

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23 Dec 2010 00:22:01
You are extremly gullable if you believe the journalists, any of them.
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Wouldn't it be nice however if we were linked with genuine world class players as a statement of intent instead of donkeys.

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23 Dec 2010 00:11:21
I'm talking about proper football journalists that are payed to get results not people that make stuff up on websites. The only players I've seen us linked with are Carlton cole and few dodgy French players I've never heard of. Can you enlighten me who these top players are you've seen us linked with?
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You are extremly gullable if you believe the journalists, any of them.

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23 Dec 2010 00:09:29
Liketo see gomez , parker, apart from that hard to say don't really know what sort of budget we are looking at like to see poulson gone and lucas for starters what do you think {ed's note - I wonder if we should have a whip round for Poulsen's taxi?}

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23 Dec 2010 00:02:49
Honda has signed! Remember who broke news that we would do this some time back? Yes it was me. First. Before anyone else on here. My tips are normally right due to my connections at the club.
Hulk next. He has a Liverpool tattoo already on his back and is going to reject City in favour of us.
Trust me, you know I am normally correct.
BigColwilko

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23 Dec 2010 00:01:40
Club. But we are being linked with some top players and a bunch of dross too, it just depends on which reports you read. No point even taking notice of them, journos know less than most supporters, they just make guesses about players to link us with. Just wait and see what happens over the next couple of windows, then you can either whine about more dross joining or be happy we are moving in the right direction. But judging it on paper talk is not a fair way to judge.}
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I'm talking about proper football journalists that are payed to get results not people that make stuff up on websites. The only players I've seen us linked with are Carlton cole and few dodgy French players I've never heard of. Can you enlighten me who these top players are you've seen us linked with? {ed's note - I would include Honda as top class, he has been linked numerous times, as have a number of other internationals such as Llorente (which was the reason his release clause was increased) and Sanchez. As for proper football journalists, have you ever met one that really knew their stuff? I gave up watching Sunday supplement on Sky because of the amount of rubbish they all come out with on there. Clearly most of them are guessing and just think that shouting it loud enough will make people believe they know what they are on about.}

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22 Dec 2010 23:54:51
Fair comment ed being realistic who can you see coming in and whos going {ed's note - I really don't know, I am worried by this committee we seem to have in charge of transfers. Forest have a panel to sort out signings and it has been a complete disaster, I really can't see it working for us either. It needs one person to be in overall command and make the final decision or half the time nothing gets done. My worry is that neither Roy nor Comolli are people that I would trust to make those decisions. But I do expect a January statement of intent by NESV, I hope Honda will be joining but I am losing hope on that one. One of the other editors has mentioned a couple of French players that we are very interested in, but we are watching so many players it is impossible to be sure who we are going to attempt to sign. I expect a striker and winger, but I have given up trying to figure out which ones they are. So many agents are trying to stir up interest in their players that it is becoming impossible to know who is a real target and who has been watched and dismissed as not good enough. What about you? Who do you think we will sign?}

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