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

Utopia Parkway · 04-07-2014 02:40PM

Rodgers is going to have some job integrating all these new players next season. Reckon there will be 7 possibly 8 new players by the end of August.

gimli2112 · 04-07-2014 02:42PM

The first thing clubs do is ring SSN so Jim White can tell us exactly how much the player is being sold for.

You never hear the exact figures and by the time the books are published in a year or two no-one cares anymore.

Utopia Parkway · 04-07-2014 02:44PM

gimli2112 wrote: »

The first thing clubs do is ring SSN so Jim White can tell us exactly how much the player is being sold for.

You never hear the exact figures and by the time the books are published in a year or two no-one cares anymore.

Sky Sources understands = That morning's papers.

Turtyturd · 04-07-2014 02:47PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Without a doubt.

Why would he do that though?

But who bought the players?

Vicxas · 04-07-2014 03:03PM

Washington Irving wrote: »

For Lovren?

Indeed, forgive my vagueness

burrenguy · 04-07-2014 03:05PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

I'd take Huntelaar if it came to a choice of the 3.

I'd hope we have our sights on better than all 3 tbh

Out of interest, what players could they (semi-realistically) sign that would be better than those?

Hollister11 · 04-07-2014 03:10PM

Sky sports reveal that barca are prepared to meet the release clause but the deal hinders on the payment structure.

If I was John Henry tell then to pay the full wack up front or get lost

Sir Gallagher · 04-07-2014 03:26PM

I have to say, i love Mario Ballotelli, just as long as he's playing for someone else.

Fescue · 04-07-2014 03:39PM

For me we got to move for Bony.

Invertpyramid · 04-07-2014 03:41PM

He's not good enough for a top 4 team and that's where Liverpool need to be shopping now. He's a mid table striker.

Fescue · 04-07-2014 03:43PM

Invertpyramid wrote: »

He's not good enough for a top 4 team and that's where Liverpool need to be shopping now. He's a mid table striker.

Who scored 25 goals for a relegation threatened Swansea.

ronjo · 04-07-2014 03:46PM

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

I have to say, i love Mario Ballotelli, just as long as he's playing for someone else.

As an Arsenal fan I would love if Liverpool signed him and we got Sanchez.
Great to see his madness every week for someone else as you say

Invertpyramid · 04-07-2014 03:47PM

Fescue wrote: »

Who scored 25 goals for a relegation threatened Swansea.

He also took all their penalties. And there is a big difference being the only striker, the main man for a struggling team and putting it in at the highest level. How many teams parked the bus against Swansea? It's not like he has to unlock a defence.

He's a decent player. But he isn't good enough. I would aim higher.

Fescue · 04-07-2014 03:49PM

Invertpyramid wrote: »

He also took all their penalties. And there is a big difference being the only striker, the main man for a struggling team and putting it in at the highest level. How many teams parked the bus against Swansea? It's not like he has to unlock a defence.

He's a decent player. But he isn't good enough. I would aim higher.

He scored 4 penalties. 4 headers also. If you can score 25 goals for Swansea, I reckon you could do the same for a better team.

Invertpyramid · 04-07-2014 03:54PM

Fescue wrote: »

He scored 4 penalties. 4 headers also. If you can score 25 goals for Swansea, I reckon you could do the same for a better team.

Bony scored 16 goals in his first season, 4 of them penalties. Benteke scored 19 goals in a good first season for Villa, a much weaker team. Would you have him too? He struggled the season after and there were calls from Villa fans to drop his lazy arse before and after his injury.

If Bony scores another 16 goals for Swansea this season, I might change my view. But one good season at a lower level does not prove enough to me. And leaving the stats aside and just examining the player and his attributes, I just don't think he would fit in at Liverpool at all. He's not quick and his touch isn't great. Don't you remember Andy Carroll?

Cjs21 · 04-07-2014 03:55PM

All this Bony talk, you know Swansea are saying they won't leave him go for less than £45million?

He's not worth half the amount of money.

Dont be at yourself · 04-07-2014 03:56PM

Michu

12/13: 18 goals in 35 games
13/14: 2 goals in 17 games

Fescue · 04-07-2014 04:01PM

Invertpyramid wrote: »

Benteke scored 19 goals in a good first season for Villa, a much weaker team. Would you have him too? He struggled the season after and there were calls from Villa fans to drop his lazy arse before and after his injury.

If Bony scores another 25 goals for Swansea this season, I might change my view. But one good season at a lower level does not prove enough to me. And leaving the stats aside and just examining the player and his attributes, I just don't think he would fit in at Liverpool at all. She's not quick and his touch isn't great. Don't you remember Andy Carroll?

25 of those touches ended up in the back of the net. That's all I know!

rman2727 · 04-07-2014 04:02PM

What about putting a cheeky bid in for Diego Godin??, was pretty solid for Athletico last season and would probably cost less than Lovren.

04-07-2014 04:06PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

But who bought the players?

Jaysus, maybe it's me but I'm a bit lost here Turdy,been a long week!

Fescue · 04-07-2014 04:08PM

Dont be at yourself wrote: »

Michu

12/13: 18 goals in 35 games
13/14: 2 goals in 17 games

Wasn't Michu injured for most of the season?

MarkY91 · 04-07-2014 04:19PM

id have bony as backup only. but we already have lambert and aspas to do that.

5live · 04-07-2014 04:20PM

Invertpyramid wrote: »

Bony scored 16 goals in his first season, 4 of them penalties. Benteke scored 19 goals in a good first season for Villa, a much weaker team. Would you have him too? He struggled the season after and there were calls from Villa fans to drop his lazy arse before and after his injury.

If Bony scores another 16 goals for Swansea this season, I might change my view. But one good season at a lower level does not prove enough to me. And leaving the stats aside and just examining the player and his attributes, I just don't think he would fit in at Liverpool at all. He's not quick and his touch isn't great. Don't you remember Andy Carroll?

Ah here now!

You've jumped the shark there, baby.

Quoting villa fans, the same fans on here looking for their team to lose a game so Liverpool wouldn't win the title, as a source of knowledge about football is negating any argument you have.

Turtyturd · 04-07-2014 04:46PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Jaysus, maybe it's me but I'm a bit lost here Turdy,been a long week!

I said he just wouldn't play Balotelli if he was bought and 'The Rodgers' disagreed with it.

You said that wouldn't make any sense, and reckoned he had a large say on the committee.

I said if that's the case it makes even less sense the he would bring in players and deliberately not play them

You asked why would he do that.

He has obviously done it (Assaidi/Alberto/Aspas) so either someone else brought the players in or he just does stuff that doesn't make sense.

whatawaster · 04-07-2014 04:49PM

We are very lucky, in that, aside from Suarez, we have one of the top European strikers of the last 2 seasons in Sturridge.

If he didn't play for us and had scored the goals he had for someone else, we'd be creaming ourselves at the thought of signing him.

Sturridge scored goals at a better rate than Diego Costa for each of the last 2 seasons. And, aside from 10 games when Suarez was out, he hasn't been our main man.

Nuri Sahin · 04-07-2014 04:55PM

5live wrote: »

Ah here now!

You've jumped the shark there, baby.

Quoting villa fans, the same fans on here looking for their team to lose a game so Liverpool wouldn't win the title, as a source of knowledge about football is negating any argument you have.

You think that's bad, wasn't there an Arsenal fan posting here saying that he wanted Spurs to beat us during the run in to prevent us from winning the league, even if it meant Spurs potentially pipping them to Top 4 as a result? Top 4 was a 3 fight between them two and Everton at the time. Or it might have been rather Spurs winning a league title before us. Something along those lines anyway.

Good times.

Utopia Parkway · 04-07-2014 05:04PM

whatawaster wrote: »

We are very lucky, in that, aside from Suarez, we have one of the top European strikers of the last 2 seasons in Sturridge.

If he didn't play for us and had scored the goals he had for someone else, we'd be creaming ourselves at the thought of signing him.

Sturridge scored goals at a better rate than Diego Costa for each of the last 2 seasons. And, aside from 10 games when Suarez was out, he hasn't been our main man.

Sturridge is great but I think he's going to miss quite a few games every season due to the muscle strains he tends to pick up. I love Lambert as a 3rd choice striker but don't want to rely on him as first choice for an extended period.

Washington Irving · 04-07-2014 06:10PM

Origi has signed according to The Anfield Wrap.

https://twitter.com/TheAnfieldWrap/status/485106833359912960

Agent Coulson · 04-07-2014 06:11PM

Sergi Canós Tenés
‏@sergicanos
Very happy to sign my first professional contract with Liverpool Football Club. One of my best days!⚽️ #LFC #YNWA 🔴🔴

Invertpyramid · 04-07-2014 06:12PM

5live wrote: »

Ah here now!

You've jumped the shark there, baby.

Quoting villa fans, the same fans on here looking for their team to lose a game so Liverpool wouldn't win the title, as a source of knowledge about football is negating any argument you have.

I think my argument speaks for itself. But hey, if you think Bony is good enough for Liverpool, I hope you enjoy the champions league this year because if you sell Suarez and sign Bony, you wont see it again for a while. :P

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