Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 *mod warning linked in OP 26/07*

Utopia Parkway

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

All this talk of replacing Suarez with 3 or so players. Lads, do ye not remember Spurs last year?

Well we are not going to replace what he does with one single player that's for sure. Genuine world class players don't grow on trees.

Fescue

RFOLEY1990 wrote: »

a huge bulk of the money for Suarez should be spent on the defence imo.

take away Suarez's goals and shore up the defence and we could do ok.

Suarez as an individual is irreplaceable though, best I've seen in a Liverpool shirt, by a distance.

It might be a change in approach or attitude that will improve our defensive frailties as much as personnel in my opinion.

Grayditch

I'd say Enrique will be muck when he's back. I know that's a terrible thing to say, but... like...

OwaynOTT

And one more thing, wait, what's this?

shamrock55 wrote: »

Luis is or was a fantastic player for liverpool, one of the best ive seen but for some reason from day one i never took to him

I am pie

I dont think a lot of the goals conceded were systematic errors, more brainfarts of one or other type. Would like to see one more top shelf mf added and a CB, am happy to see flanagan stay in the side but we need johnson replaced, and not by Enrique's return.

Would sell Agger, anything nr 10m and I would have him out the door. Has never quite become the world beater we thought he would. Skrtel should be a first choice backup.

mormank

machiavellianme wrote: »

You sir have funny logic.
I don't like it but I wish you well.

Put simply, we don't need to score 101 goals to win the premier league, much like scoring 101 goals doesn't guarantee you to win the title. If we can improve other areas of the team, such as the defence we could come out ahead or at least even.

doc_17

I would keep Reina but I know that ship has probably already sailed. If Barca want him we need to make them pay the top price for him. None of this crap selling him for 20m less than the buy out.

RFOLEY1990

Fescue wrote: »

It might be a change in approach or attitude that will improve our defensive frailties as much as personnel in my opinion.

agree.

I think one comes with the other to a certain extent. Johnson can't be bothered

Flanagan, despite his heart is limited.

Skrtel is reactive instead of pro active

Agger isn't the same player he was 3 years ago and expect him to be sold as Rodgers doesn't appear to fancy him,

I'd be happy with Skrtel 3rd choice if a partner for Sakho was bought.

though, I don't think Lovren is the answer as he's not better than Skrtel as it is, imo.

he's also better at lcb than he is at rcb and he's definitely not good enough to warrant Sakho sitting on the bench.

RFOLEY1990

doc_17 wrote: »

I would keep Reina but I know that ship has probably already sailed. If Barca want him we need to make them pay the top price for him. None of this crap selling him for 20m less than the buy out.

Barca have already bought two keepers this window,

and Reina is worth closer to £0 than he is £20m, ridiculous valuation.

NukaCola

RFOLEY1990 wrote: »

Barca have already bought two keepers this window,

and Reina is worth closer to £0 than he is £20m, ridiculous valuation.

I think he's talking about Suarez, just phrased poorly.

googled eyes

RFOLEY1990 wrote: »

Barca have already bought two keepers this window,

and Reina is worth closer to £0 than he is £20m, ridiculous valuation.

I think the first line was about Pepe while the rest was about Luis

doc_17

RFOLEY1990 wrote: »

Barca have already bought two keepers this window,

and Reina is worth closer to £0 than he is £20m, ridiculous valuation.

Sorry, my post should have if Barca want SUAREZ! not Pepe!

I am pie

Also, if Sanchez doesnt want to come, lets get out of that race now and leave it be. We should have learnt our lesson chasing round after players like a drunken eejit looking for their chance at getting a shift at closing time on a sat night in coppers

Donnielighto

Hey guys, just noticed mike65 closed his account, what happened nearly 100k posts!

I am pie

Can we have a new sticky?

"Mike is gone. Deal with it!"

Donnielighto

also how long is suarez contracted for?

DaveSuarez

All this talk of Spurs failing last year and not replacing Bale etc...they still only finished 3 points worse off than they did the season before and that was with Sherwood as their manager for half the season. I'd snap your bollocks off for us to finish on 81 points next season with or without Suarez.

Knex*

Donnielighto wrote: »

Hey guys, just noticed mike65 closed his account, what happened nearly 100k posts!

Turned out he was a Spurs fan all along. Double agent.

No wonder the nabbed so many of our players, and we're only now starting to get our own back.

Donnielighto

I am pie wrote: »

Can we have a new sticky?

"Mike is gone. Deal with it!"

Eh, i'm not in here much. Last time I was was to congratulate you guys on a really good season.

Forget I asked...

Knex*

Donnielighto wrote: »

Eh, i'm not in here much. Last time I was was to congratulate you guys on a really good season.

Forget I asked...

We're actually not sure. Some folks said he got a ban, and so he was probably just sick of it.

There was even a thread in AH about him. Its a shame to see him leave, as he was a good contributor and obviously was around boards for so long.

Agent Coulson

If you want one!

link

Donnielighto

Knex. wrote: »

We're actually not sure. Some folks said he got a ban, and so he was probably just sick of it.

There was even a thread in AH about him. Its a shame to see him leave, as he was a good contributor and obviously was around boards for so long.

Cheers.. Must have had the most posts on site.

Vanolder

I am pie wrote: »

Can we have a new sticky?

"Mike is gone. Deal with it!"

Who the F is Mike??

DDC1990

Agent Coulson wrote: »

If you want one!

link

Can you get one in a Barca jersey?

Knex*

DDC1990 wrote: »

Can you get one in a Barca jersey?

Only if you write them an apology when you buy this one first.

greendom

murpho999 wrote: »

I hope this Suarez stuff gets done quickly so that we can be put out of our misery and club can get to work on replacements.

With Suarez not being able to play until the end of October, Barca can happily wait right up to the transfer window closing. Cards would appear to be in their hands...

RFOLEY1990

greendom wrote: »

With Suarez not being able to play until the end of October, Barca can happily wait right up to the transfer window closing. Cards would appear to be in their hands...

haha watch the ban get reduced to international matches as soon as he signs for Barca.

absolute shower

dwayneshintzy

greendom wrote: »

With Suarez not being able to play until the end of October, Barca can happily wait right up to the transfer window closing. Cards would appear to be in their hands...

Suarez isn't likely to go on strike, though (after all our support, it would look absolutely ridiculous). Any noise from Barca about how a disgruntled player would perform can just be countered by the very example of Suarez last season; desperate to leave, forced to stay, and is Player of the Year.

Jesus Wept

egghead. wrote: »

I feel for Liverpool the way barca are going about it, done the same with fabregas, even reina got in on the act.

Horrible club.

Worked out well for him, ejeet.

greendom

dwayneshintzy wrote: »

Suarez isn't likely to go on strike, though (after all our support, it would look absolutely ridiculous). Any noise from Barca about how a disgruntled player would perform can just be countered by the very example of Suarez last season; desperate to leave, forced to stay, and is Player of the Year.

He doesn't need to go on strike though, his tools have been downed for him.

The point I was making is that Suarez won't be able to train, let alone play with his Barca team mates until well into the season, so they wouldn't be in too much of a hurry to bring him in until the end of August. Added to that there is little competition for him from other clubs so if Liverpool want to sell, and especially if they want to sell quickly, the valuation will be closer to that of the buyer rather than that of the seller.