Transfer Flop of the year 2011

Copper_pipe

Has to be torres

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Carroll a very close second.

ASOT

Stat wise its torres.

Goals/games ratio!

Paully D

Torres or Carroll.

End of thread.

Xavi6

Carroll definitely

Crazy Horse 6

Torres without any doubt at all.

whiskeyman

Carroll.
At least we know what Torres can do. I still think he'll come back to form.
As for Carroll... he just will never be worth that pricetag EVER.

Also, Chelsea could afford to splash that money.
Liverpool couldn't to the same degree, which impacts more.

ASOT

Torres

25 Games / 3 Goals

Carroll

19 Games / 4 Goals

Their both ****e though

homerjay2005

this doesnt really need alot of thinking, 2 candidates only.

Carrlol for me, he has been a pityful signing for liverpool.

Giggsy11

Torres Vs Carroll.

J. Marston

1. Torres.
2. Carroll.

Close though, they're both extremely shíte.

That_Guy

Jordan Henderson.... for a different point of view.

losthorizon

Ruud Gullit to Grozny as Manager for so many reasons. Odd to say the least.

everdead.ie

Ricketts to Rovers

losthorizon

everdead.ie wrote: »

Ricketts to Rovers

Should have been innoculated

Mars Bar

rarnes1 wrote: »

LucasLeiva87 Lucas Leiva





Yessssssssssssss

Gringo180

Carroll for me too, how did Newcastle con Liverpool into paying 35 million for him is beyond me, extortion of the highest order :eek: At least Torres has world class attributes.

Noo

Can't believe no one has mentioned torres or Carroll yet!

Mars Bar

Mars Bar wrote: »

oops, wrong thread

iMuse

Nzogbia for villa

Gringo180

iMuse wrote: »

Nzogbia for villa

Good player but that Villa are absolutely pathetic under McLeish I dont think any player could shine for them.

Hammer Archer

Robbie Keane didn't exactly set the world alight for us. I know he was only on loan but we did pay him some 60-70k a week. His miss against Blackburn in the third last game still gives me nightmares.

ilovelamp2000

It's Torres by a mile.

Carroll is looking bad right now but at least his best years are still ahead of him.

Samich

Carroll was a panic buy in fairness.

Torres went to chelsea and there wasn't much time for 'pool to get a good replacement so they paid huge money for a big striker scoring the goals at the time.

Dalglish probably thought that if they didn't sign anyone and they struggled then everyone would be saying "oh they didn't replace Torres in January". So they spent a huge amount on an english player who was scoring loads of goals and thought it was worth the risk..

Torres wasn't playing well was he when he signed.

Both shocking this season.

Gringo180

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

It's Torres by a mile.

Carroll is looking bad right now but at least his best years are still ahead of him.

Torres is only 27, will be in the peak of his career for the next 3-4 years.

Kettle316

Samich wrote: »

Carroll was a panic buy in fairness.

Torres went to chelsea and there wasn't much time for 'pool to get a good replacement so they paid huge money for a big striker scoring the goals at the time.

Dalglish probably thought that if they didn't sign anyone and they struggled then everyone would be saying "oh they didn't replace Torres in January". So they spent a huge amount on an english player who was scoring loads of goals and thought it was worth the risk..

Torres wasn't playing well was he when he signed.

Both shocking this season.

Thats not how the deal went.......Torres wanted to go to Chelsea and Liverpool wanted to make 15 million more for Torres than what they were paying for Andy Carroll....the original fee agreed was 20 million for Carroll but at the last minute Mike Ashley said he wanted 35 million....Liverpool then went to Chelsea and said they wanted 50 million for Torres and Chelsea accepted.

Liverpool will also save close to 17 million over th course of Andy Carrolls 5-year contract due to the wage difference between the two players.

BTW Torres has definitely been the flop transfer of the season for me.

MrStuffins

Gringo180 wrote: »

Torres is only 27, will be in the peak of his career for the next 3-4 years.

Are they planning on inventing bionic hamstrings in the next 3-4 years?

NufcNavan

Gringo180 wrote: »

Torres is only 27, will be in the peak of his career for the next 3-4 years.

I don't really buy that. A peak period for a striker is generally between 25-29.

ilovelamp2000

Gringo180 wrote: »

Torres is only 27, will be in the peak of his career for the next 3-4 years.

Only if you rely on football's conventional wisdom - which is usually complete and utter rubbish - and completely ignore the glaring reality in front of you.

Torres is physically nowhere near what he was at the beginning with Liverpool, which is when he was at his peak.

thegreengoblin

Kettle316 wrote: »

Thats not how the deal went.......Torres wanted to go to Chelsea and Liverpool wanted to make 15 million more for Torres than what they were paying for Andy Carroll....the original fee agreed was 20 million for Carroll but at the last minute Mike Ashley said he wanted 35 million....Liverpool then went to Chelsea and said they wanted 50 million for Torres and Chelsea accepted.

Liverpool will also save close to 17 million over th course of Andy Carrolls 5-year contract due to the wage difference between the two players.

BTW Torres has definitely been the flop transfer of the season for me.

That's assuming Andy Carroll stays with Liverpool for five years. You'd get good odds on that happening I reckon.

K-9

Carroll is still young and will get time, Torres was bought to be a 20 goal a season man straight away. We'll see who is sold first I suppose.

Sappy404

Gringo180 wrote: »

Torres is only 27, will be in the peak of his career for the next 3-4 years.

His peak age, yes. The peak of his career? Not bloody likely.

Captain Havoc

Torres definately, he wasn't on fire when Chelsea bought him. Carroll was bad but if you look at it, Torres was worth Carroll plus another player (who turned out very nicely).

The_Kew_Tour

Carroll or Torres.

hmmmm Torres

homerjay2005

Nasri has been woeful for City also.

eugeneious

homerjay2005 wrote: »

Nasri has been woeful for City also.

Totally disagree. While he hasn't set the world alight he has still be quite decent just not as good as the likes of Silva etc. He's only one assist off equaling his record during his whole time at Arsenal.

ynwa_17

Not so much a flop, but Bolton not selling Gary Cahill is a huge transfer mistake for me.

everdead.ie

What about MisterMen for Crazy Horse 6...............:pac:


I'll get my coat

Glico Man

everdead.ie wrote: »

What about MisterMen for Crazy Horse 6...............:pac:


I'll get my coat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji-cT58rgNc

Will I Amnt

Kettle316 wrote: »

Thats not how the deal went.......Torres wanted to go to Chelsea and Liverpool wanted to make 15 million more for Torres than what they were paying for Andy Carroll....the original fee agreed was 20 million for Carroll but at the last minute Mike Ashley said he wanted 35 million....Liverpool then went to Chelsea and said they wanted 50 million for Torres and Chelsea accepted.

Liverpool will also save close to 17 million over th course of Andy Carrolls 5-year contract due to the wage difference between the two players.

BTW Torres has definitely been the flop transfer of the season for me.

I love how Liverpool fans imagine these scenarios to make things not look so bad.

Glico Man

cambo2008 wrote: »

I love how some Liverpool fans imagine these scenarios to make things not look so bad.

Important FYP... really, not all of us think the same way. Stop with the tarring. It smells

Will I Amnt

aaronh007 wrote: »

cambo2008 wrote: »

I love how some Liverpool fans imagine these scenarios to make things not look so bad.

Important FYP... really, not all of us think the same way. Stop with the tarring. It smells

If I meant all I would have said all.

Kettle316

cambo2008 wrote: »

I love how Liverpool fans imagine these scenarios to make things not look so bad.

Read articles at the time of the transfer that detailed the whoe situation!!

Also I'm a United fan dude !!

K-9

cambo2008 wrote: »

If I meant all I would have said all.

If you'd have meant you'd have said some!

Will I Amnt

Kettle316 wrote: »

cambo2008 wrote: »

I love how Liverpool fans imagine these scenarios to make things not look so bad.

Read articles at the time of the transfer that detailed the whoe situation!!

Also I'm a United fan dude !!

Dont believe everything you read
My point still stands,these claims were made by SOME Liverpool fans and somehow are accepted as fact by many without anything to back it up.

Will I Amnt

K-9 wrote: »

cambo2008 wrote: »

If I meant all I would have said all.

If you'd have meant you'd have said some!

Not really,I had sausages for dinner today,I didn't have all the sausages in the world but I don't think it necessary to explain that to people

ilovelamp2000

cambo2008 wrote: »

Dont believe everything you read
My point still stands,these claims were made by SOME Liverpool fans and somehow are accepted as fact by many without anything to back it up.

John Henry stated that's how they worked it.

K-9

cambo2008 wrote: »

Dont believe everything you read
My point still stands,these claims were made by SOME Liverpool fans and somehow are accepted as fact by many without anything to back it up.

Nothing to back it up except the owners quotes!

Will I Amnt

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

John Henry stated that's how they worked it.

Well then it must be true,sure what possible reason could he have to say that

Kettle316

cambo2008 wrote: »

Dont believe everything you read
My point still stands,these claims were made by SOME Liverpool fans and somehow are accepted as fact by many without anything to back it up.

I don't if it was made up.....fair enough if it was just the one but i remember reading a few articles that went throught all the details!!

It's like saying that all the talk of Sneijder joining United in the summer was all made up because it was only the papers/TV talking !!

K-9

cambo2008 wrote: »

Well then it must be true,sure what possible reason could he have to say that

Why the cynicism then?