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

googled eyes · 05-07-2014 10:35PM

Sanchez to Arsenal ?
Bertrand rumours ?

A2LUE42 · 05-07-2014 11:09PM

Just saw this on BA thread.

Only €4.99 and not €79,000,000

Daemonic · 05-07-2014 11:52PM

Check the website name for that bottle opener.. it's written, he'll play in red next season... the bitey little scamp!!!

tomaussie · 06-07-2014 01:48AM

Where can I buy one of those ?

klose · 06-07-2014 09:33AM

I guess you could say we nearly won the league playing jon flanagan out of position but still, **** that, the bertrand stuff can get in the bin. I dont see the appeal. Serious dissapointing transfer if it happened.

viper006 · 06-07-2014 10:31AM

klose wrote: »

I guess you could say we nearly won the league playing jon flanagan out of position but still, **** that, the bertrand stuff can get in the bin. I dont see the appeal. Serious dissapointing transfer if it happened.

It is an underwhelming transfer but one that gives us cover in that position i guess which with the season ahead is vital. With Enrique, Flano, Johnson and Bertrand that surely is decent cover. I have no problem with BR adding depth to the team. The concern for me was going from moreno to bertrand seems unusual. Almost like it was a vital position to strengthen initially and now to a transfer that suggests BR just wants cover there. Bertrand was decent at Chelsea so if he can bring that form to Liverpool he could be a decent backup option i guess.

Im concerned at general at the transfers so far to be honest. 3 Southampton players potentially for the bones of 50m, Villa/Chelsea reserve is all good for abit of depth but If suarez leaves i dont want the transfer fees diluted to buy 3-4 overpriced player like moreno, lovren , markovic.. players will potential .With that kind of money in our pockets we should surely be looking for the kind of player arsenal and utd are being linked too. The vidal's, Hummels, Di Maria sanchez and other established class players must be brought in and attracted to the club. It would be disaster to lose suarez and see sanchez going to arsenal as well.

Maybe it just we have been so burnt we with overpriced transfers in the past that its hard not to worry the suarez money will be wasted.Big few weeks ahead.

mosstin · 06-07-2014 10:37AM

viper006 wrote: »

It is an underwhelming transfer but one that gives us cover in that position i guess which with the season ahead is vital. With Enrique, Flano, Johnson and Bertrand that surely is decent cover. I have no problem with BR adding depth to the team. The concern for me was going from moreno to bertrand seems unusual. Almost like it was a vital position to strengthen initially and now to a transfer that suggests BR just wants cover there. Bertrand was decent at Chelsea so if he can bring that form to Liverpool he could be a decent backup option i guess.

Im concerned at general at the transfers so far to be honest. 3 Southampton players potentially for the bones of 50m, Villa/Chelsea reserve is all good for abit of depth but If suarez leaves i dont want the transfer fees diluted to buy 3-4 overpriced player like moreno, lovren , markovic.. player will potential .Maybe it just we have been so burnt we with overpriced transfers in the past that its hard not to worry the suarez money will be wasted.

Not too worried yet. I would be if Bertrand was seen as a first choice recruit but until I see him leaning it's just speculation. Lallana is a good addition at a price which probably isn't as high as reported.
Sanchez would soften the blow slightly of losing Luis but if he's not interested - Twitter knows nothing yet - then we have to think big and recruit someone who is top notch.
Lovren would also be a good signing - good defender and pops up with a few goals and is less accident prone than Skrtel. If the price quoted is what we have offered - 20 million - then we're just not very good at this buying lark.

bitemeluis · 06-07-2014 10:43AM

I wouldnt say were not very good at this buying lark, in our scenario its overpay for a bit of quality or risk playing inferior players next season - personally I'd rather we shop at Marks n Spencer than Lidl & Aldi

mosstin · 06-07-2014 10:54AM

bitemeluis wrote: »

I wouldnt say were not very good at this buying lark, in our scenario its overpay for a bit of quality or risk playing inferior players next season - personally I'd rather we shop at Marks n Spencer than Lidl & Aldi

I would. Why do we have to overpay? Why can we not buy overseas? More value for starters.
Edit: Southampton is M & S??

djPSB · 06-07-2014 10:58AM

mosstin wrote: »

I would. Why do we have to overpay? Why can we not buy overseas? More value for starters.
Edit: Southampton is M & S??

And West Ham is a car boot sale where you get rid of all your rubbish.

smileyj1987 · 06-07-2014 11:06AM

bitemeluis wrote: »

I wouldnt say were not very good at this buying lark, in our scenario its overpay for a bit of quality or risk playing inferior players next season - personally I'd rather we shop at Marks n Spencer than Lidl & Aldi

Yes but maybe it's a case of get the squad filler now because once the Luis deal is finalised and signed off clubs will know LFC have more money and up the prices . So it could be best for the club to get the fillers in place now . Once Luis is sold then you will see the transfer market kick in properly .

Fescue · 06-07-2014 11:09AM

Dejan Lovren seems to suggest in this interview that he might be interested in coming to Liverpool.

Frankly, my head is already at Liverpool."

http://www.espnfc.com/story/1935201/southampton-defender-dejan-lovren-wants-liverpool-move

bitemeluis · 06-07-2014 11:12AM

mosstin wrote: »

I would. Why do we have to overpay? Why can we not buy overseas? More value for starters.
Edit: Southampton is M & S??

This year - overseas = Lidl & Aldi (except for the usual teams where their players cannot be enticed to Liverpool as they already have champions league football)

an yes, this year Southampton is M&S due to the quality, next year back to Aldi with them no doubt

06-07-2014 11:17AM

Fescue wrote: »

Dejan Lovren seems to suggest in this interview that he might be interested in coming to Liverpool.

http://www.espnfc.com/story/1935201/southampton-defender-dejan-lovren-wants-liverpool-move

Bit disrespectful towards Southampton tbh. He should pull that ego in as he'll be just another player if he moves to Liverpool

Grayditch · 06-07-2014 11:17AM

Fescue wrote: »

Dejan Lovren seems to suggest in this interview that he might be interested in coming to Liverpool.

"Frankly, my head is already at Liverpool."

That's no use, we'll definitely need his legs.

smileyj1987 · 06-07-2014 11:20AM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Bit disrespectful towards Southampton tbh. He should pull that ego in as he'll be just another player if he moves to Liverpool

Well it's not really at all . Obviously the chap has ambition . He moved to Southampton because he liked the project . Now it's going pear shaped he is thinking I have another offer and would like to persue it .

Grayditch · 06-07-2014 11:21AM

Ah, don't think it's cool to say that, in fairness.

Has a team every bought 3 players from the same team in the one transfer window before?

06-07-2014 11:23AM

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Well it's not really at all . Obviously the chap has ambition . He moved to Southampton because he liked the project . Now it's going pear shaped he is thinking I have another offer and would like to persue it .

Meh, to me he's just another classless footballer who should respect his club.

However, if he does the business for the LFC should he arrive, I'll not care too much.

smileyj1987 · 06-07-2014 11:27AM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Meh, to me he's just another classless footballer who should respect his club.

However, if he does the business for the LFC should he arrive, I'll not care too much.

In fairness as much as we all love Luis he has been classless too . The only reason for the apology was down to the fact it seemed to be Barcelona who wanted it issued . So the majority of footballers have no class .

bitemeluis · 06-07-2014 11:29AM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Bit disrespectful towards Southampton tbh. He should pull that ego in as he'll be just another player if he moves to Liverpool

With Suarez gone, and Stevie on the way out, that will be just another player amongst just other players unfortunately - Suarez has shown how valuable the quality of a winner is, no doubt raising the games of others around him, Sterling, Couthino & Sturridge all have raised their games considerably - If we dont replace Suarez with another figurehead with an excessive winning mentality then I fear next, and following seasons will be back to mediocrity.

If he is not replaced by similar then I hope I am wrong, and it has been BR who is responsible for the winning mentality

06-07-2014 11:29AM

smileyj1987 wrote: »

In fairness as much as we all love Luis he has been classless too . The only reason for the apology was down to the fact it seemed to be Barcelona who wanted it issued . So the majority of footballers have no class .

Yeah exactly, most footballers have little loyalty and fcuk all class.

smileyj1987 · 06-07-2014 11:33AM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Yeah exactly, most footballers have little loyalty and fcuk all class.

Exactly , i honestly believe Suarez owes Liverpool one more season because of all the crap the club have stood by and watched him do . He has his transfer to Barcelona and couldn't give a monkeys now though .

Augmerson · 06-07-2014 11:33AM

I know it's football and these things happen but I wish we'd stop raiding Southampton for players. How would we like it if PSG or Barca or Madrid signed 3 of our best players away?

Surely we can find other CBs in the market who are interested in the Liverpool project? We've got a bit in the kitty, we've got Champo League football.

It smacks of a really lazy scouting team. I can picture them meeting up in the pub.

"Right, ****....we need to get some new heads."

"Ah bollix. I'm not ****ing flying all over Europe this summer, the World Cup is on. Here show me the paper."

*Sips beer....it's a Carlsberg*

"Here we go, Southampton did well last season, lets just buy all their good players."

"You genius. More Bacon bits?"

"Yeah sound!"

Grayditch · 06-07-2014 11:35AM

Southampton have lost so much is such a short
space of time, I feel for their fans alright.

Fescue · 06-07-2014 11:36AM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Yeah exactly, most footballers have little loyalty and fcuk all class.

To be fair to footballers, their careers are very short. In the time they have, they need to maximise their earnings so as to create a financial foundation for the rest of their lives. It's also natural that they want to reach the highest level possible. The ways and means of doing this may not always be in sync with football supporters but the approach of each is completely different. Supporters have a romantic attraction to their clubs, footballers are simply career minded professionals.

06-07-2014 11:36AM

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Exactly , i honestly believe Suarez owes Liverpool one more season because of all the crap the club have stood by and watched him do . He has his transfer to Barcelona and couldn't give a monkeys now though .

He's owes the club nothing.

He's helped us get back into the CL and we make a £50m profit on him.

If there was a clause and someone met it what can we do?

smileyj1987 · 06-07-2014 11:39AM

bitemeluis wrote: »

With Suarez gone, and Stevie on the way out, that will be just another player amongst just other players unfortunately - Suarez has shown how valuable the quality of a winner is, no doubt raising the games of others around him, Sterling, Couthino & Sturridge all have raised their games considerably - If we dont replace Suarez with another figurehead with an excessive winning mentality then I fear next, and following seasons will be back to mediocrity.

If he is not replaced by similar then I hope I am wrong, and it has been BR who is responsible for the winning mentality

That winning mentality is all down to Steve peters and BR .

Something says to me about BR that he doesn't want to be second best . The man wants and strives to be the best . I don't think Suarez was the driving force last season it was a team thing . You look at the likes of Henderson , Flanagan , sterling and Coutinho . They all played with a swagger . As talented as Luis is to me the whole squad stood up last year and where counted .

klose · 06-07-2014 11:39AM

Grayditch wrote: »

Southampton have lost so much is such a short
space of time, I feel for their fans alright.

Koeman will probably raid the eredevisie and replenish their squad for a quarter of what they sold and they will be fine. Financially, southamptom have already "won" the transfer window and its barely open.

When was the last time one club bought 3 players of the same club in one window? Cant ever remeber it happening.

06-07-2014 11:40AM

Grayditch wrote: »

Southampton have lost so much is such a short
space of time, I feel for their fans alright.

Must be a kick in the teeth for them tbh.

In another era they'd have a chance of pushing on next season.

Pilsbury Doughboy · 06-07-2014 11:42AM

Augmerson wrote: »

I know it's football and these things happen but I wish we'd stop raiding Southampton for players. How would we like it if PSG or Barca or Madrid signed 3 of our best players away?

Surely we can find other CBs in the market who are interested in the Liverpool project? We've got a bit in the kitty, we've got Champo League football.

It smacks of a really lazy scouting team. I can picture them meeting up in the pub.

"Right, ****....we need to get some new heads."

"Ah bollix. I'm not ****ing flying all over Europe this summer, the World Cup is on. Here show me the paper."

*Sips beer....it's a Carlsberg*

"Here we go, Southampton did well last season, lets just buy all their good players."

"You genius. More Bacon bits?"

"Yeah sound!"

You might wanna send in a CV, seems like you could do better!

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