Liverpool Banter Archive July 14 2011

 

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14 Jul 2011 23:42:35
{Ed009's Note - the player's wages are far too high, especially considering he would likely be a squad style player next season. If he lowers his wage demands then he could stay, but at the moment he is asking for more, citing a 'promise' made during the last regime.}
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from what I heard his current wage is 30k a week. but he was promised to have a more lucrative deal if he performed well in the first season. him and his agent feel they deserve the deal now. I believe that he certainly deserves more especially compared to what everyone else gets

miccmak {Ed009's Note - his wage exceeds 50,000 a week, and I believe it nears 60,000. Adam is on 30,000.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:40:42
Ed what are the chances out of ten in higuain joining and what website did these rumours of him joining come from thanks {Ed009's Note - 1. I'm not sure, I don't have time to read every bit of speculation I'm afraid. Sure someone will be happy to be more help than I am.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:22:32
Just gonna throw it out there that there is a strong possibility of a new striker. Suarez was brought in to help Torres, and Carroll was allegedly a target for the summer before Torres left. So as I said, don't be suprised if there is a good striker brought in

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:22:18
Hi all Ed/Reds,
Firstly I'd like to give a warm welcome to Stewart Downing and wish him best of luck.
It appears there's a possible chance of Poulsen and Aqualani staying, maybe KK has seen something, I don't know, but if both stay and it works out, I ll be happy, was never a Poulsen fan, won't pretend so, but if KK thinks he's worthy of a second chance, I ll trust his judgement.
I think Liverpool fans should be licking their lips at the prospect of next season, I think for the first time in many years, we are gonna have strength in depth and fluidity to our play that has been lacking. Stevie G has been carrying the club creatively for years but there is only so much one man can do, having creative players like Suarez, Downing, Aqualani, Hendo might even give him a freer role and get back to the top form of a few years ago.

I think a couple of more shrewd signings and we'll sorted.potentially we could have 2/3 players capable of playing any position on the pitch and switch to any formation required, not just a rigid 4-4-2 or 4-3-3.

I couldn't care less who we sign or miss out, KK is a better judge of player than me, any other or Ed or hack, regardless who we sign I will support my team and their players , I may not like the players, but no man is bigger than the team.

I for one can't wait Til the season starts in a couple of weeks

Also, I read this morning in the Irish Examiner that Steve Staunton possibly could be returning to the club in some role, perhaps an Irish scout, wouldn't it be great if he unearthed another Ronnie Whelan

Rebel_Red

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:19:44
CAN ANY ED'S TELL ME IF DOWNING WILL BE UNVALED TODAY
THANKS
TRUERED {Ed009's Note - probably not considering its almost 12.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:19:08
14 Jul 2011 21:58:18
Hi ed whats your thought on lee walace comming in at left back ? {Ed046's Note - Lee Walace the Hearts player? im positive you will be able to get a better left back than him and he has not had the best of careers as he is usually injured, he made about 10 appearances last season.

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There's more chance of signing William Wallace. He's a real brave heart in attack, but loses his head too much in defence for my liking.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:13:17
can you confirm ed is phil thompson working back at liverpool dont know if ive have too many magners r not? i hope so now the yes man (sammy lee) has gone now let the leaders get us back to where we belong {Ed009's Note - I believe Thommo is a representative of the club.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:12:08
Anyone got Adams on their shirt yet? ;)

Gillinho

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:10:40
Where have all those posters gone on here, moaning about the lack of activity, 2 weeks ago in the transfer market when the international transfer window?

Skinnypinz

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:09:01
Hey eds , just a quick question
I'm not being inpatient or anything, but downing is taking a while to sign for us, just wondering if this is because we want to unvale him with another signing (Cissoko or doni perhaps ? I know Cissoko has been spotted in the city today due to previous posts) or is it that KK wants to be there when he does sign since we know he's coming back to england (well ireland) for a friendly .

Buster, also ed046 welcome aboard, heard your the latest signing around here :P

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 23:06:48
not really a rumour but does anyone think the reason why kennys comming back is to finish the deal and then take downing back with him on the asia tour ?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:20:06
HI Ed. Can you please clarify who is going out of the club? So many speculations about many players coming to LFC .But we need to get rid os some "not good enough " players .am I correct.OR will they keep all the deadwoods & + the new players.Does not make sens e to me. Please respond and post this.I would love to know who else is going after Konchesky

Cheers {Ed009's Note - we will sell most of the players who are considered deadwood if we received an offer. Cole, Meireles, Aquilani, Pacheco and Jovanovic will likely receive interest in one form or another. Poulsen and El Zhar etc may be harder to shift.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:57:13
ed, why might meireles leave? {Ed009's Note - the player's wages are far too high, especially considering he would likely be a squad style player next season. If he lowers his wage demands then he could stay, but at the moment he is asking for more, citing a 'promise' made during the last regime.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:15:51
To be fair....KK has doshed out over £100m in six months Fair play FSG, I'm happy with Carroll Suarez Adam downing Henderson and doni. If we add chissoko....well...who could complain really...(excuse the wine powered spelling)....if some of the sh**e left alls right in the world


The all seeing aaaaiiii

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 22:13:16
Y is everyone talkin about higuain when we've just signed a quality winger in downing

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 22:12:58
We are not signing higuain it is all bollox. It was on a twitter feed from realmadrid_news which says official news but unofficial from club which to me is all bollox. I would like to congratulate Macca for callin the downing deal in jan and the ed's for calling the Adam medical an saying how close downing is.
I heard some LFC fans calling for kennys head over £20mil for downing. I would officially like to tell them all to f*** off and support the Mancs if that's there attitude towards the club an staff.We are in a good place now and don't need your negativity draggin us down.
Downing is statistically one of the consistent and best wingers in the league.do some research and stop lettin sky or talks**te make ur minds up for ye.
Downing had 2years left on his contract and young had 1 yet utd supposedly got a bargain at 16mil its media spin
always is. Ed heard some stuff bought dann as I said last week it is jus formalities once we get lb an downing sorted.
Cheers
Fowler is god

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 22:10:20
Do you expect Dalglish to wrap up transfers before the start of the season? Or leave anything till late aug?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 22:06:32
lynsey dalglish getting married unsurprisingly her dad is planning on being there.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:31:47
i dont think we need another forward. alot of you are saying we do. but think about it we have three forwards kuyt, carroll, suarez. we have stevie g, adam, aqua, raul m, maxi, cole that can all play behide a forward. we are just about to sign downing and we have henderson that now gives us alot of attacking options. we still have the likes of suso, morgan, sterling, dani p(unless he gos on loan) to give a go yet. if we go buying another forward that will never give any of the young guns a go. kk wants to bring the young guns though. so i just dont see another foward coming. i would like to see another winger coming in. i dont think one is enough over a season.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:20:32
"I'm very grateful to the manager and (director of football) Damien Comolli for bringing me here and I just want to try to get fit for the start of the season now.

"We will keep working hard and be ready for the start of the season."

And the 25-year-old Scotland midfielder was soon taken aback by the level of support for the Reds in Asia.

"When you join a big club like Liverpool you expect to have so many supporters and we have got that all over the world, " he added.

"No matter where you go in the world you are representing Liverpool and it's just an honour for me to be at this club. I can't wait for the next game now."

the last sentence sums it up really a player who has pride and wants to play for us and is on low wages.ed any update about scott dann and do you know what wages henderson is on are they low.thanks.DORSET RED {Ed001's Note - nothing definite on Danns at all, it could be just wishful thinking for all I know. As for Hendo, yes he is on comparatively low wages for a Premier League footballer, not what I would call low myself but they would. Well below 50k a week I am told.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:09:07
Evening all, Steve Clarke and Craig Cash (Dave in The Royle Family) NEVER seen in the same room together Just like Clare Balding and Ray Mears
(any body else see these or is it just me?)

Chris in Tamworth

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:08:17
is this just a bllx rumour about higuian or what fellow reds?
Aint he in the argie squad at the copa americas? This guy is top notch and cant see Real letting him go....unless silly money is paid..

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:07:48
everyone keeps asking why is kenny comimg back from the far east tour its because he is appearing in dundalk in ireland for the liverpool legands v dundalk match and to be there for when downing signs also steve staunton will be returning to the club as a scout ot to work in the acadamy

scouse born irish red

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:04:59
i dont think there is going to be many more or if any signings after downing, doni. they may get a lb but after seeing flano, robbo doing so well iam not so sure kk will go for a lb. i hope iam wrong. its a long season and we need to have a stong team to go for number 19.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 21:04:44
hi eds please post on rumours page pls.I am a bit unsure whether liverpool will beable to compete next season.Oviously we had a fantastic end to the season but am still not convinced that we have a prolific goalscorer.Do you think with getting downing this will enhance carrolls performance.thanks

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:58:38
we need to get rid of rubbish. our wage bill must be through the roof now. if we are getting these big name players i dont think it will be until we get deals for, poulsen, miereles ( not rubbish), cole, ngog, el zhar, eccleston, amoo, knochesky (more or less gone), etc. these will add up to a decent amount to attack the wage bill fo the season.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:57:36
If no higuain bid is made dou yous think that we will go for another striker if so who heads the list in your opinions

D690

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:37:13
i bet if we get higuain, we would get him for a lower price than carroll...and will bang in more goals as well.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:44:51
to set record straight ed kenny is coming back for his DAUGHTERS WEDDING FACT this was always the plan as for poulson i am not sure other than poss transfer.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:35:04
Eds, post where you want to. This is a fantastic statistic: Henderson, Downing and Adam created in total 239 chances last season, that is 56% of Liverpools created chances in total Think of all the 20 teams in Premier League, and then think of all the players in the league: Henderson number 3 of created chances, Downing number 4 and Charlie Adam number 9 on the list That is absolutely amazing

Daniel-danish, red

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:15:24
All this talk about KK coming home, isn't his daughter getting married at the weekend?
Phil B

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:07:30
this is thetturdz speaking i told you that the deals for downing doni and cissoko would all be done by the weekend trust me im right on all 3 {Ed001's Note - you said Barton would be done first too....}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:06:57
Ed001, some of us dont have e mail or whatever you need to get on this forum and have to use our mobiles. Surely theirs more fans then me who use the visit the site religiously who would't be able to access or get involved if its turned into what the computer programer suggested. Would be gutted if that happens. If it aint broke Ed dont fix it please mate.Chopper Read 4.10

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:02:31
If you could get anyone for liverpool who would you get i'd get bale but play him in left-back to fill in injury prone's spots

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:49:18
Ed, I am sick and tired of hearing 'Mark my words' on every post now I mean its not like were gunna come back and give them loads of praise were just gunna happy with a player brought in.

Mark my words

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:38:23
hey ed, skretel didnt go on the liverpool tour because his wife is in labour. Brill site by the way :)

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:27:39
After watching Andy Carroll yesterday, i am of the opinion a 4th striker is a little more importanrt than we may think.

Carroll is a 'heavy' man with an awkward running style and he definitely lets the floor know when he hits it. He reminds me a lot of Andrew Flintoff who has a similar running and landing style. Although he was prone to injury with regards to bowling, he suffered a lot with jarring injuries to his knees, ankles and had a lot of problems with his heels.

Carroll has already suffered one such injury at Arsenal which is a perfect example of what i mean and it is in this area i think he may struggle.

In saying that 3 strikers is not going to be enough. If either Carroll, Suarez (missing the first 2/3 games) or Kuyt receive even a week long injury we're exposed.

David N'Gog should have filled that void but sadly he did not kick on last year at all and in fact went backwards in his development. The club appear to have recognised this as well as they are looking at shipping him out instead of a loan deal.

Pacheco isn't the real deal that many thought he was. Sterling, Suso too young to handle this position at the moment. The other interesting theory is whether Adam Morgan is deemed 'fit and proper' to pick up the responsibility of 4th striker.

Then the other theory is whether Dalglish actually wants to play 2 out and out forwards week in, week out so only 3 will do in any event.......hmmmmm

Bob the Red

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:27:37
eds or any . can you please tell me what foot or even whats the best position for stewart downing . just been watch some villa footage and he seems to play a lot on the right but wiki says hes a leftwinger . lot of teams seem to play left footers on the right and visa versa these days. so could this mean that there could still be interest in turan , jeffen n, zogbia or even adam johnson ??? {Ed001's Note - he is a left footed left winger.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:22:09
hi eds i really think kd has got it right and everybody should get behind the boss and his new signings i hope there will be at least 2 more players coming in a left back and a centre back ive just been reading about pereira of porto and uraguay how does he compare 2 baines cissoko enrique vargas? and centre backs? cahill dann vertogohgn or maybe gourdin? im very excited about the new season not only a top 4 finish but i really belive we could win the premiership come on red men steviep48

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:33:33
Hey eds - love the site
was just wonderin why people seem to think our width issues are over ? is the RW not as important, 1 ed mentioned we have johnson kuyt and Maxi
anyone else feel we really need a out and out right winger , would appreciate others thoughts on this
ps pls post in rumours {Ed010's Note - a right winger would be great, and i wanted johnson long ago before he went to man city}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:22:08
Is there any interest from us toward Lucas Barrios?

I don't know much about him, but I see he has a good scoring rate. (Average of more than a goal every 2 games for B.Dortmund).

Would like to see him at Anfield as a great back up striker, perhaps with N'gog going the other way?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 18:46:53
Total silence right now around mata and in my world that is because 1 of the clubs that is keen have made progress that's why .and wasn't Kenny on his way home? Think we will see more players than just downing and doni smiling on anfield holding our loved shirts

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:17:10
Hi eds, just spoke to a friend of mine whos family lives next door to Argentina manager Sergio Batista, Batista told my friends dad that gonzalo higuain is going to sign for Liverpool, b4 the transfer window shuts, + he said it's all over Argentinas newspaper, Don't know how true this is Any highdear eds?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:16:06
Hi ed, I posted the other night (well, morning) about Alvaro Pereira and Cristian Rodriguez, but don't think it came up, if it did I missed it. Anyway, with the signing of Downing Rodriguez doesn't seem anything, but just today I've been hearing rumours of Pereira. Like I said then, he looks a handy, fast defender who's good defensively but very handy to have in the attacking half. Heard anything?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:14:10
I can't reveal my sauces but they are very red.
However, the signings of Dalglish, Clarke, Carroll, Suarez, Henderson, Adam and Downing with Torres, Babel, Sammy Lee, Hodgson, Konchesky, Jovanovic and, hopefully, many more being shown the door is a cause for celebration.
Just think about it......
Just 7 (seven) months ago most true fans were looking up Beachy Head on Google Maps or seriously considering other sports/pastimes.
Personally, I was hating watching us trying to eke out draws at places we should've conquered without breaking sweat. Watching Roy Hodgson scratching his head in child-like bewilderment whilst his genius signings failed miserably to become mediocre (a level to which Hodgson aspired).
Owners who were using the Club's reputation to bolster their own bank-balances by lying and creatively accounting. I still feel nauseous when I picture the fat Texan Hicks attempting to justify the mal-practices which almost turned us into Leeds Utd. (or worse....)
A manager who's idea of progress was to lumber us with mediocre players on massive wages meaning that they'd be extremely difficult to move on.
A manager who was so far up Ferguson's backside he could taste the whiskey
A manager who cost millions to get rid of but saved us millions by accepting the offer
Hodgson's reign, along with the disasterous ownership and negative tactics, Sammy Lee, embarrassing interviews and sub-standard or sulky players meant being a Liverpool fan was becoming exceedingly difficult....a bit like a brilliant marriage gone bad
That was seven months ago
Since then we've made more progress in such a short space of time than I can remember in all my years as a die-hard fan (my first game was a pre-season friendly at Tranmere in 1970/1 ...possibly Keegan's debut but not certain).
At 47 I feel I qualify to comment having seen us at our highest and lowest.
Dalglish is the right fit as manager. Clarke and Keen are his choices and that'll do for me.
The youth set-up is highly regarded around Europe and our medical staff are extremely advanced and regarded.
The current crop of players, including Downing, Doni and Adam are not "sexy" enough for some supporters but, believe me, we'll start 2011/12 a lot stronger than we were seven months ago.
Being a two-man team (Torres & Gerrard) was becoming a cliche and probably true
The sulky Spaniard has now gone and he won't be missed at all, Gerrard can now be regarded as someone we don't have to rely upon (I find it difficult to criticise Stevie G. but, to be honest, he hasn't been top-notch for a couple of years and his injury record is enough to disregard him as a regular)
Agger and Aurelio are also in the category "Great but weak".......Decisions have to be made when it comes to quality players who are injury-prone.
Rob Jones was an immense player and the best full-back I've seen at the Club but he was forced to retire early.
The type of player I see us signing at the moment are those who are "robust".
Downing, Adam and Henderson are obviously seen as tough enough and that's good enough for me
The real "unbreakables" are Kuuyt, Carragher, Skirtel and Lucas Leiva. None of these are ever injured and they all give 100%
We've lacked creativity over the last few years and Suarez, Downing and Adam should address the issue but I feel we NEED Mata or someone similar to hammer home the point Turan or Honda would be alternatives and would slot in.
Also, I think Javi Martinez would be an excellent addition as a defensive midfielder but Lucas, Spearing and Coady are able enough given we don't have European football at the moment.
Keeping the wage-bill down is FSG's priority at the moment and losing Konchesky, Cole, Jovanovic, Poulsen, N'gog, El Zhar, Degan and Maxi wouldn't shed too many tears in Boston.
I honestly think that the January transfer-window could be crucial given that we now seem to have enough to make a challenge. Steps will be made to acquire a CB this Summer....Dann or another CB from abroad being the priority, LB will be reviewed in January as will a backup striker but a "marquee" signing will probably only be gotten when the likes of Jovanovic, Cole, Konchesky, El Zhar etc. are off-loaded. This may well have to wait till January.
However, the good times are definitely back and the Dalglish/Clarke partnership is going to produce results. We only have 38 league games and however many Cup games. Being in the Europa League would've meant an average of 1.6 games every day and a squad of 104 just to compete.
We've done all that and got the T-shirt (as they say nowadays) and a competition which welcomes the team with the best disciplinary record as the only criteria should be avoided.
Liverpool Football Club doesn't need to prove it's credentials.
Liverpool Football Club just needs to re-establish itself as the country's best Club. Reminding everyone of who the best team is will take two years of sweeping the board domestically and Dalglish and co. are the ones to do it.
The signings are right. The owners are right. The vision is right. Everything is right.
Seven months ago we were Fulham in disguise.
Today we are Liverpool.
ANFIELDPETE

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 20:13:41
Hi Eds do you think that Aquilani could stay at Anfield next season? I know that we have a number of midfield players now, but I really feel that he could make an impact given the chance. Thanks {Ed010's Note - I always rated him but i think his time is coming to an end at anfield. Could be wrong}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 18:39:27
hi ed hows tricks, owners backing king kenny full force everyone saying we are paying over the odds CRAP. look if a player has a price an is with a club u pay what they want u knock em down a bit yes but thats that fact.manc city are to blame if u want a place to start lolol.any way ed this is great king kenny is getting all the players in he wants, O an by the way there is more to come FACT.downing so happy with that man coming are way an that goes for all are NEW PLAYERS THAT HAVE COME IN, jordan henderson, charlie adam over priced yer right lolol.still this is not over, CB scott dan and please get him. ED ANY NEWS ON HIM, adam johnson hell yer that would work.and i still think there are more player to come.GOD IM LOVING IT........... JAY ESSEX RED 4 LIFE RED TILL DEAD.......... {Ed001's Note - actually I have had a couple of people say we moved for Dann today. Still trying to find out if they are correct though.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 18:38:58
i havent read through all the posts but the last i heard about raul was that he wasnt on the trip...? hes in the training pics in malaysia?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 18:32:23
Dalglish is coming back from Asia..his daughter is getting married..although if may be around with downing for a few hours..I'am sure if will then be at the bar with his family..

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 18:28:01
This is not a question to the ed's just me thinking like a fellow poster before on why would Kk travel all the way back just for downing, I know kenny likes the personal touch like what he has done for charlie Adam in picking him up in his car but even this is more than being a good act he must be coming back for something, it's got me well wondering what's in the pipeline.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:54:24
transfer windows whip us up into a frenzy sign him dont sign him he is not good enough he should be sold and i get excited when world class players are linked but wait take a deep breath and think we all pretty much agree some players have to go poulson ngog jova etc but what about the players we cheered on last season where do they fit in to our team of superstars what happens to kelly flanno robinson and do we just toss them back into the reserves thanks for all you have done but we bought someone better
how are our young players ment to develop if they cant get near the first team squad we have some very very good reserve and academy players who i am sure are inspired when they see the robbos flannos and kellys playing at anfield what is the point of them staying if we just keep signing more and more players and they never get a look in.
most of our greatest ever players were made at liverpool not bought for a fortune
football is an easy game its about playing as a team not having the best individuals we are liverpool not madrid chelsea or city our players should work for each other not a big pay packet
just a thought

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:52:34
Im interested in peoples opinions about so called 'marquee' signings.

1) Why is everybody so obsessed that we buy such a player?

2) What position would we be buying a marquee signing for? As far as I know we are now currently looking at LB, CB and possibly a backup ST. After purchasing players for these positions I dont think the cash will be available for a £20mill+ purchase.

3) Haven't we learned from Torres and Mascherano that these types of players jump ship when the going gets tough? We need a stable squad made up of quality players i.e. Carroll, Downing and Henderson that will be with the club for the long haul, though thick and thin. We don't need overpaid players that are loyal to themselves and not to the club.

Cheers

YNWA 14

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:49:44
Can we stop the nonsense please. The reason Dalglish is coming back from the far-east is to catch up with Eastenders and Coronation Street.
RED LENIN

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:16:36
We have signed a great player in Downing. Dalglish is bringing british back into the team. It is about time

YNWA

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:28:29
Higuain WILL NOT be coming to us, end of why wud we splash out best part of £30m for a bk up striker as we have Carroll/Suarez/Kuyt and young Morgan, plus we will most probley be playing 1 striker wich will be Carroll, with Suarez, Gerrard and Downing behind him and Deadly Kuyt as Carroll replacement So plz stop with the silly rumours..

BigD

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:27:48
Not a rumour but, with all this talk of higuian coming, would it be a possibility that suarez could be used wide right? As I believe he played with ajax wide right. Just a thought.
Geejay.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:24:34
i think people should be more worried about there team then everybody else's and people stop bitching about players and saying we should get him insted of him. kenny dalglish has never been outside of club, when rafa was making them "big money big mistake" signings he was probs holding his head in his hands. he knows who will be excellent in the red shirt and to the manc's who do nothing but criticize us and ram down are neck where crap why do you come on here then? might be cos you have a little brown friend in your bills.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:23:01
i personally think that KK needs to buy a player with flair and creativity and skillfull, like another suarez type, hopefully mata or sturridge or adam johnson or cazorla

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:22:25
Ed people are talking about how much we are spending but if we sell the players we are trying to then we will make at least that in player sales, i would expect alot more money on top of what we have spent considering the club makes around 25m in profit a year anyway? hears an example of the sales considering we have spent 40m
aquilani-8m
meireles-13m
cole-4m
konchesky-1.5m
ngog-6m
insua-1m
el zhar-1m
poulson-2.5m
soto-1m

that is well over 30m not including players like maxi and possibly agger. The owners will put their own money foward as well as they didn't spend anything net in january. SO i would expect quite a lot more money spent ed. Wondered what you thought? Sorry for being so long {Ed001's Note - I don't think sales are relevant right now, it is all about getting the right squad together to be successful. They know it takes an initial cash injection to get things moving and that this won't be required in the future. Any sales are a plus right now.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:16:51
Ed do you think there will be another top attacking player coming in at some point in the window eg adam johnson, mata, higuin, lavezzi, hazard etc? I think if we want to progress to challenge for the league i think we need one and i think if we ship out the deadwood we will see one come in {Ed027's Note - I am unsure what is going to happen but i will tell you i am feeling alot more upbeat about the upcoming season. lets not forget where we were 12 months ago}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:16:38
According to fiorenta's official club page , liverpool have shown a big intrest in Vargas who has great attacking ability aswell as defensive ability. A great player ideal for a club like liverpool.He can play LB and LM and it is said that liverpool are going to big 19M for him or 18.5m plus Aqualani on a season loan.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:15:06
Hi eds not really a lfc rumour but one all lfc fans can relate to. What is your take on the mufc saga with Wes Sneider? It amazes me it was reported as a virtually done deal when nothing had been agreed. What was the source of the info, Twitter or wiki?
It certainly makes me take the Higuain rumours with a pinch of salt
Lfc Higgins

{Ed027's Note - Honestly don't know please direct anything man utd related to the utd rumours site. ta}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:03:53
Hey ed just wondering are these Higuan reported bid made from liverpool True or just twitter rumours? {Ed027's Note - Twitter Rumours the account that was credited is not an official real madrid account and in anycase was a fabricated Retweet}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 18:58:44
Evening Eds and LFC family.

At last we will soon have a winger in Downing, English and has quality - hope he can finally remain injury free

LB - wel still need as Flannaghan is too you to be thrown in, but he is our future as is Robinson, a void we need to fill. Cissoko sounds like a good option. Not many else I can think of that we can get, Aurelio is older and we know his injury probs

Can Wilson step up for CB? It's time to try and save buying, he has the quality, right age to be sub and needs to get experience in his preferred position.

Striker - Higuain - I wish, quality. Benzema - same as Hig But we do have Kuyt

We still need right wing player as KK played 2-2-3-2-1 last season, that leaves a void on right for winger or right att mid/forward - We could see Suarez there with Kuyt as cover, but still need to replace Ngog

I know we have great youth coming through, but they need time to grow otherwise they will be injury plagued.

The future is bright, thank you to the new owners who have already shown their intent and trust in antur LFC legend.

Eds, please post in rumours as I want to see what fellow fans think and thanks to you for your hard work, you should never receive any grief as I value your opinions and wish others would understand this. Eds are legends.

Bazzaa

{Ed027's Note - we have the various pages for a reason, if people want to read your musings i am afraid it will be in the banter section also the reply to post button is there for a reason please use it :-) }

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 19:00:28
liverpools friendly againgst guangdong was a good game and gave players like Coady, Wisdom, Robinson, Flanagan, Shelvey, Jones, Gulacsi, Pacheco, Hansen, Wilson and Poulsen all a chance to perform and thought flanagan was a star who do you think played best do you think the academy will develop well

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:56:57
14 Jul 2011 16:50:57
Ed one very imp. Question why is kenny coming back from tour specially.as I understand downing signing can be completed without him also strange cissoko rumours yesterday.what's up and what's happening.I know doni signning is done.so can u explain or shed some light.
Regards
Red indian {Ed002's Note - If Dalglish is returning then I do not know why. As you say, it does not need him to complete any deal. I have explained the situation with Cissokho as best I know. He will be leaving Lyon as as soon as an acceptable bid is submitted - Liverpool, Roma and Juve are interested. Doni appears to be due for completion any time soon.}
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Whether this is true or not I don't know as it may have been arranged before he was Liverpool manager. But my graduation note claim the king will be giving out degrees. That would explain it So it's not always for transfers guys

Only deal in facts

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:51:00
any any news on dann has he recovered from injury and is he going to sign for any 1 or have we got a chance.DORSET RED

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:43:05
Hi,

Love the site, keeps me amused at work :)

Just a question really, why don't you move the rumours pages into a forum? Would stop repetitive posts and all the eds having to repeat themselves & make an excellent community. People would be posting under their own username so no ip chasing either

Im a programmer by trade so would be willing to get involved & work on this if your interested?

Cheers
Martin

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:35:36
100mill spent since jan, and still wont make top four oh dear.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:33:35
These higuain rumours are absolutely ridiculous In the highly unlikely event that Carrol and Suarez have an awful start to the season, it is fesable to suggest that another world class striker could be signed in Jan.

However, the chance of it being higuain is slim to none, I'd rather put my money on Benzema. But it's pointless to even speculate at this time.

So chill out, we don't need another striker, and our midfield is sorted (so forget Mata, it's not happening). It seems likely a LB will be signed, and that's that.

I don't know about you but I can't wait for the season, we've got a great squad now. I'm just eager to see a few players leave.

Glos7


Glos7

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:31:34
Hi eds, have posted much but I have recently heard that Kenny will not be flying back to Asia till MONDAY. does this mean tht the downing deal will take longer to complete than expcted or is there another transfer about to be completed? Cheers guys doind a fantastic job poshred YNWA {Ed002's Note - There is no need for Dalglish to be in England to comlete any deals at all.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:18:32
Kenny is returning to England but only because his daughter is getting married this weekend.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:15:35
Whilst Liverpool are on the verge of completing the £20million signing of Stewart Downing from Aston Villa, there are still suggestions that Liverpool are going to make one big marquee signing this summer. The kind of signing that will get the football world to sit up and recognise that Liverpool are back.
We have seen already that FSG are not afraid to splash the cash. They would have spent over £100million since they took over if the Downing deal goes through smoothly. Suarez, Carroll, Henderson and Downing have already been signed for big fees and if a player who meets their criteria is available then I am sure they will sign him. What a marquee signing could do is create a buzz around the club and increase shirt sales which in tern generates revenue which is what FSG want.
But do Liverpool really need to make a marquee big name signing this summer? It will be hard to sign a big name player especially without the lure of Champions League football but that not to say that the signings we have made without Champions League football are not good.
If Liverpool are to make a marquee signing then who would it be? What position would it be in?
There is talk going around today that Liverpool may be after Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid for £25million. There is no doubt that Higuain is a very good player but would it be possible having three top strikers in the side when at times we will only play with one, or two strikers? It would be great if we could rotate Suarez and Carroll with another top class striker such as Higuain.
Then again, the problem with signing a marquee player is that he has to be a regular in the starting lineup. Looking at Liverpool now, we are pretty solid in central midfield. Upfront we need another striker but not sure if a big name striker would come in and want to sit on the bench or if Andy Carroll would be happy to be a bench player. For £35million, I doubt Carroll would be spending a lot of time on the bench.
Liverpool need a left-back but there are not many big name left-backs available out there. There has been speculation this week that Real Madrid may be ready to sell their Brazilian left-back Marcelo but could that be our marquee signing?
There is a lot of debate on this. Maybe Liverpool are not even looking for a marquee signing this summer. But if we are, who would you want it to be?

EasyD

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:14:04
Hi Ed. I know you or I don't run L.F.C. But do we at this moment in time need a C.B.? More importantly are kenny and co really looking at anybody for this positiion?
Apart from a L.B. and possibly another winger, do we need any more signings right now. It would be great to see some of the young lads given a chance. the're is certainly some useful talent that could be put to good use and of course put pressure on first team members. it's just a thought.

Thanks.

Red oracle {Ed002's Note - Certainly Liverpool have enquired after a number of centre backs and it was thought that an approach would be made for Scott Dann once he had proved his fitness.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:11:48
'All men see my tactics - none see my strategy' -

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Just like pass and move is easier to watch and talk about than to execute - what we have is a smart and simple strategy behind the scenes ...

When KK first managed Liverpool, I remember being sad when I heard of his signings that summer. WTF? I'd never heard of half the players he signed. Where were the superstars? What was my heroic #7 doing? It was a disaster. LFC need superstars surely? Don't they?

Needless to say, I came to understand that one should not underestimate the footballing genius of Kenny Dalglish - and over the season you saw a team emerge that just swept everyone away. Week in, week out - it was a magical period in LFC history.

So who did he sign? Who did I doubt? Well - I'm embarressed to say this is who I doubted: John Barnes, Ray Houghton, John Aldridge and Steve MacMahon. Yes. Quite. That's why he is Kenny Dalglish. And I am just a Drew. He bought players from Oxford United. Errr. What? Oxford flipping United? And they were coached, tweaked, melded into arguably - the best footballing team the UK has ever seen. Have a look at that team he built - and its astonishing football. Pass, pass, pass, shoot, goal. Time after time. After time. When they hit their straps it was an unstoppable red (or sometimes green shirted..) - footballing machine.

I actually doubted Kenny Dalglish twenty years ago when he built a squad absent of famous names. He just signed great players with the right attitude - and turned them into a superstar team.

History repeats. Learn from it. We are seeing something very similar. Kenny is recruiting for a reason; a mix of steel, teamwork and a then a dash of chilli pepper red hot absolute footballing brilliance. Different players, but John Barnes was the Suarez of his day - doing things with a football that was more camera trick than training ground. I saw Barnes play live, tried to copy it in the back garden the next day - and ended up tackling myself. That's how it should be. But you cannot build a football team of 11 x John Barnes or 11 x Suarez. Or even a team of Carraghers.

You need balance. MacMahon and Houghton laid the table for John Barnes and Aldridge to feast upon. Today, we now see Adam, Henderson, Lucas, Downing, Gerrard. Its not all about stepovers, fancy haircuts and tatoos - its about a style, a bite, a will to win and 'game intelligence' (Rafa was right about this..) They need to play to be able to mix it, adjust, shift, swap positions. It will take time for them to gel - but you need the right mix of players before you can coach the system. There is a reason Kenny is recruiting the players he has.

Also - our #8 will not have the pressure of the world. "Stevie, can you play central-attacking-defensive-slot in at sweeper-or goalie-left-right-sided midfield? Oh - and play second striker too?" SG will be able to rely on Adam, Lucas, Downing to share so much of the pressure and work this year. And Henderson is classy shadow for Stevie G. - with Mereiles, Maxi, Cole, Spearing and academy players sharing the load.

So. Don't look at the tactics. Think strategy.

"My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Napoleon had that idea. He wanted to conquer the bloody world. I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in." - Bill Shankly

YNWA

Drew

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:08:16
kenny is coming home because he is coming to ireland with the reserves

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:07:09
Our transfer policy is to buy young quality with future potential (Henderson), of course this isn't enough and we to also sign players that we need to improve the quality of the team now (downing). British is a bonus rather than required and the reason we were more interested in Downing than most else is that he was the best crosser available.

What people need to relise is that relationship and team spirit is essential in football, what you want is a loud confident person such as Riena to creat an atmosphere rather than a sulky Torres type. When you have a team that speak pretty much the same language it makes it easier for people to get along. Im not sayin if youre not english your outcast but there is a language and culture barrier actting between them and it takes a foreign player a few years to adjust to that, Kuyt is agood example of a player who has adjusted well and is a great character to have in the changing room. -Mc (sorry for the blog rage)

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:05:50
Eds KK returning from tour to complete deal for higuain, this player is not kennys choice but a trophy deal by the board this is why he is returning that's what I've been led to believe other than that I reported seeing ally cissohko in John Lennon yesterday, this deal may be imminent and ready to complete earlier than anticipated YNWA. {Ed002's Note - Ridiculous; or perhaps Dalglish would do better to fly to Argentina where Higuain is than to England.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 17:00:53
Just read MSN Home page, what a cock up...
"Adam scores on debut"

Sorry, didn't see that 5th goal other than Coady, Poulsen, Carroll and N'gog. Did anyoen else??

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:49:14
Hi ed was wondering if you knew if we had scouts a the u17 world cup and will we have any at the u20 one aswell.

Ryanlfc95 {Ed002's Note - There will be some representation on behalf of Liverpool.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:57:11
Ed can i ask why we are not going for serbian and juventus wide man milos krasic very quick and young and not really well known so could be cheap what are your thoughts

D690 {Ed002's Note - There are many players that the club are not going for. It is obviously impossible to answer why.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:45:54
Amazing how more and more fans of the top 4 clubs are coming on our site ripping us for our signing's. A city fan havin the cheek saying K.K has an empty head. Chelsea fans as well as Scum. All trying to rip our signing's as well. Me tinks that their getting a wee bit worried about the squad were assembling because its becoming more and more apparent that they know we'll be pushing them hard next season. If any of them play half as bad as last, we'll win it. We've got the manager , coaching staff and squad that would challenge now .When we sign a left back and centre half expect the same dicks to come back on rippin us but i take it as a compliment when they do rear their ugly heads. Jonson6

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:22:47
Hi eds just wandering if u know of any strikers coming 2 anfield this window? Also whats the latest on maxi, meireles and poulsen? {Ed002's Note - I know no more about the goings on for strikers than I have stated here. I know of nothing new about the others.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:51:04
What is it with all the negative comments about Downing? Just cos lots of 10 year old kids play fifa and pes all day they want johnny foreigners in the team like Aguero, Neymar and Mata well it's not going to happen.
The king wants British players who can play in the premiership not players who cry cos there home sick after 5 minutes..I think with a couple of more players Liverpool can challenge for the title never mind top four. [Alan Russell]

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:53:28
ed is staunton getting a coaching role at anfield? its been in media over here in dublin, i remember someone posted a few weeks back that there would be some sort of link with bray wanderers, pat delvin, and that too is in the media over here, staunton was a cat manager for our national side and was the laughing stock from day one 'im the gaffer the buck stops with me' maybe he's a decent coach/scout and if kenny thinks so then im cool with that but just curious to know more details cheers..JG.. {Ed002's Note - I don't know any more about Staunton than what has been repeated here from the Irish press.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:50:21
Apparently it's not just downing kenny is coming back to watch sign
Jay Mc

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:49:12
Did that post from Macca mean it was his last ever?

Hope not..

Davva

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:40:35
If kenny rates downing, then its all good and we all should count our selfs lucky and enjoy the years ahead, could be worse could be still depressed under roy hahaha lucky hahaha haha ynwa

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:39:39
With Poulsen & Aquilani's agents came out & saying their future lies with LFC makes me laugh Especially that Poulsen guy he think he still has a future Well all i can say is with this rate he will be our 9TH choice midfielder Poulsen seems the sort of player who would just sit down & enjoy the pay day , don't care about playing. I think now is the time LFC must get tough with these one & kick them out Jovanovic is allowed free to leave so why can't we do the same with all these deadwood, well if not at least some of them like Poulsen, Jones & Kyrgiakos

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:34:32
Ed do u think there's any more to Dalglish coming back to dot the i's and cross the t's on the downing deal? Some people think so, but I'm not so convinced {Ed002's Note - I have no idea why he is coming back, if his is. I hope people try not to read too much in to it though.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:26:11
Just to clear up the higuain rumour. This is how it actually started.

Kenny was talking to Deadly Dirk ( in scottish to a dutch listener) Dirk asked kenny what he was grinning at "again". Kenny told him he was "pis*ing" himslef watching the "meerkat" advert on the telly "again". A sneaky little journo was listening in and he "thought" he heard Kennytelling dirk that he wants it "leaked" to "tuttomeerKato" that Higuain was coming to liverpool. Honest. Jim22

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:15:36
liverpools next signing will be next wednesday because we agreed a fee for henderson, adam and downing on a wednesday

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:14:38
i think i know why where buying stewart downing becoz after a few years he can be replaced by raheem sterling in left-wing position

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:08:04
no way is the king coming back all the way from china to finalise the downing deal as its already done, wonder whats going on ;-)
irish kop

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 16:02:51

with the players we have in midfield now who would be your 4 players (if we play 442)

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:57:31
If our transfer policy is to sign young talented players with plenty of potential then how does downing fit into this? Don't get me wrong i rate him as a player and think hes a good signing but hes 27 in 2 weeks and hitting his prime years so not really much room for improvement, just wondering if theres a reason we signed a player outside of the policy for such a high price

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:52:48
Hi can you please post this on rumours? Thanks.

I just really wanted to say that if we do try and go for Higuain and only if he is out of favour with Madrid.
Then where would he play?
I really don't understand that?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:36:19
To Chelsea billy: 5 times.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:25:17
Has anyone got a link to a source concerning the reported bid for Gonzalo Higuan? My mate thinks i'm talking out of my back side, and i want to show him some evidence at least, even if i'm wrong. Please post in rumours and banter Ed's

Bazz The Red

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:20:11
kk shortened his asia trip cos he will take charge of a lfc 11 against bray wonderers cos opposing manager is pat devlin who worked with kk at lfc blackburn and newcastle source pat devlin himself he was giving an interview in irish paper couple of days ago

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:13:27
hi ed just been looking thru the rumours page and from what i can see there isnt much talk of downing its pretty obv he is coming buh seem a bit strange no one has and views on it , do you think he would be a good signing ? i personally think he is a good player with good attributes and seemed to be a constant player for villa , buh he doesnt seem to be a player wo can just change a game on his own like , gerrard or suarez , why havent we gone for mata ? he is a player who could change a game on his own. cheers ed

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:12:39
Furthermore, if you take into consideration local player quota's and the type of foreign players signed by clubs. South American and African players tend to be quick skillful players like strikers and wingers.
Whats the use of filling up your team with foreign central midfielders which britain has an abundance of. Then forced to try and find british wide players. So to mee the quota.
Kenny is right by getting henderson and adam cos now we can get quality foreigners for the wings and the parts of the game that needs flair. Downing was signed purely cos he made the top ten list of most scoring chances created last season.
YNWA Yas

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:05:27
If u take a look at the top ten players who created thos most chances to score last season the only man utd player on there is nani, and now ashley young.
Adam, henderson and downing are also on that list.
Don't slate our signings...they are young. Premier league proven, and increase our local quota so we will never have to ever hesitate at buying a foreign star in years to come cos it would cause us to have too many foreigners...
Our tranfer policy is brilliant.
Long live the king.
YaseenG YNWA

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 15:02:37
14 Jul 2011 14:01:35
So much for all the sissokho sightings yesterday {Ed002's Note - They may be real sightings - because he is not where is was expected to be by the club.}Could you explain Ed?

{Ed002's Note - Explain what? Cissokho has not been where the club have expected him to be since Saturday.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:41:56
I know this isn't a rumour, just a though. When we brought Carroll, Suarez, the future looked bright. To be honest, Adam seems like a good signing but im not sure about Henderson, we payed alot for him, i only hope he is as good as his hype suggests, as for Downing he was only decent during his boro days, how can he cost more than Ashley Young it's beyond me. If we want the title we need some standout players in every department, players that can do something when things are looking bad, at the moment apart from a few players our team looks mid-table at best.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:48:19
what do you want as a fan?

1. to win the league (equal man u haul)

2. top four finish ( champions league)

3. top five finish ( improvement on last season & europa)

a lot of fans seem tending towards option 2 which is average in my opinion, you can be spending this kind of money and thinking top four finish will do nicely. we are liverpool , we should be aiming higher. the motivation should be man u=19.
somebody should tell kk that liverpool fc is global brand, buying british players is not the way to go.
if downing is only about putting crosses in for carroll that means we are in trouble. kk has found himself in dilemma called carroll; he bought him big and he has to use big or suffer the same fate as benitez. i still can get my head around the fees for carroll, henderson and downing. imagine kk not putting 35m on carroll and aguero angling for move now. we could have use that money for him or somebody better.

I am a fan of an institution called lfc not of the manager /players.

Nigerian fan (tooblac)

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:45:35
Did LFC say the same about Ronaldo as they are saying about Mata, i.e lightweight and not up to life in the EPL.
LFC could of got Ronaldo for £14million but didn't bother because of the above reasons, have a feeling Mata might be the same, player not signed that goes on to great things and massive resale value.
I think LFC should take a punt.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:44:12
Anybody any views on Coady and how long before he gets a start in the PL.. I think he looks the real deal but like Stevie G he needs a break and a run in the first team.

YNWA jns

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:31:06
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS AND GET IT INTO YOUR THICK SKULLS:-

FIFA 11 & FOOTBALL MANAGER are football simulations, NOT REAL FOOTBALL, just because Neymar, Lukaka, Santon and Bojan are highly rated on these VIDEO games does not mean that they will be decent footballers in the PREMIER league. Its getting sooo tiring reading all this nonsense over people wishing we'd sign players who are rated in these games. Kenny Daglish lives in the real football world and watches real football players, sort it our people, its boring and somewhat delusional, if Kenny bought players because of stats on FIFA then he would have bought Dzeko instead of Carroll and look how good Dzeko turned out to be, QUALITY on FIFA but shocking on the football pitch. PLEASE don't turn this site into a laughing stock and try and keep your heads in the real world which exists outside of you plasma tv and games consolewe have atleast six weeks left and i for one will have to give up on this site if this teenage delusional wishlist bollox contiues.SORT IT OUT

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:59:53
ed,

have you heard steve staunton is set to join lfc coaching team?

also hearing

blackpool are ready to take tom ince and gerardo bruna from us?
what you think ed?
ive allways thought tom ince looked a good player (just shares his dads money grabbing mentality)

{Ed006's Note - I haven't heard anything about Staunton sorry. I have read somewhere that we will be letting the two players go. I am not sure about Ince he seams a decent player but if he was top class Kenny wouldnt let him go.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:40:27
With the abundance of Central midfielders next season the only one's i see leaving is perhaps poulsen with shelvey and spearing going out on loans.
Steven gerrard will take up a permanant role on the right wing.
YNWA Yas

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:36:06
what do you want as a fan?

1. to win the league (equal man u haul)

2. top four finish ( champions league)

3. top five finish ( improvement on last season & europa)

a lot of fans seem tending towards option 2 which is average in my opinion, you can be spending this kind of money and thinking top four finish will do nicely. we are liverpool , we should be aiming higher. the motivation should be man u=19.
somebody should tell kk that liverpool fc is global brand, buying british players is not the way to go.
if downing is only about putting crosses in for carroll that means we are in trouble. kk has found himself in dilemma called carroll; he bought him big and he has to use big or suffer the same fate as benitez. i still can get my head around the fees for carroll, henderson and downing. imagine kk not putting 35m on carroll and aguero angling for move now. we could have that money for him or somebody like him.

I am a fan of an institution called lfc not of the manager /players.

Nigerian fan (tooblac)

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:32:52
Please post eds.

It seems to be that some posters are still commenting on the number of CMs in our squad, why do we all assume KK will be playing the good old 442? Looking at the players we've got, and the realistic targets we've been linked with, it would seem more likely we will have a 433/451 more fluid set up, almost Barca-esque. We've all seen, and commented on, Suarez's workrate and his tracking back, so would it be so inconcievable to see him taking up the RW position, with Downing LW and big Andy in the middle? This would also allow us to play 3 CMs (perhaps Stevie, Adam and Hendo) and allow out LB and RB to overlap the wingers when moving foreward, but also having the wingers track back to form a 5 man midfield when not in possession (this would account for a lack of real intent in players like Mata). This would allow the team to play more variations during a single game and use the quality passing of the 3 in the middle. More importantly it would set us up to play OUR way, pass and move. I doubt any of us are in a position to really second guess what KK is planning, but was just a thought.

Great site btw eds, totally addictive, keep up the great work :)

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:30:35
Liverpool agree Downing fee with Villa.
Puts an end to that.
The 1-7-2 should be interesting next year.

Seth

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:26:25
for those people who doubt STEWART DOWNING's ABILITY.. please read this... " Stewart Downing completed more crosses in open play - 135 - than any other player in the Premier League last season. No other player has beaten that amount for any of the last three campaigns". source BBC

Zain

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:24:04
I personally don't understand all of the worries about Downing's age. I think he is the perfect age, he's only 26 (27 very soon) and still has at least 4-5 seasons at a very high level. He's obviously been highlighted by management as the perfect player to give us some balance on the left hand side, he's a fantastic crosser of the ball which will benefit Andy Carroll immensely, he can chip in with a few goals and is steady, experienced and consistent. After all, people are saying that he's too old but there's only 18 months between him and Charlie Adam who is regarded as a good young player (and fantastic signing in my opinion). As things stand, with the departure of the 'deadwood' i'e Poulsen, Jovanovic etc and a couple of important arrivals the squad will be looking in good shape to really compete next season. We'll have a good mix of youth and experience and a squad of players that will only improve over the next few seasons. Hopefully good times ahead.

JP

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:18:18
Ed,
1)is it possiboe lfc not gonna sign leftback instead given Insua 2nd chance?
2)heard that lfc considering matt hummels as our new central defender. how much we need to take him? but i personally prefer lovren.

dtg'LFC {Ed002's Note - Liverpool have actively looking for a LB. I think Hummels is unlikely but I would guess they will be looking for £20M perhaps.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:18:05
Know this might seem like a ridiculous question but on ssn they were saying that downings medical will take 4-5 hours What exactly goes on that it takes so long?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:15:40
Even Arsene Wenger (Arsene Wenger for christssake) was willing to pay 18-20 million for Downing. That says a lot about his quality, doesnt it?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:09:24
i rate downing a really good player but cant help wonder isnt 18 million plus a little over priced, granted he is what weve been missing for the past two years, i also think the deal with doni is pointless yes we need a back-up keeper but he's like 30/31 and wants like £40,000 plus, yes i know keepers last a little longer but still for a player with high wages for like 3 seasons seems a litlle odd to me but still, personally i think we should maybe try a move for somebody like david stockdale or scott loach, both are good young keepers granted we cant gurantee them first team action but i still think they would be better options, i also think we should try strike a deal with man city test the water and make a bid for both adam johnson (really good player in my opinion) and also micah richards (can play rb and cb so provides cover if kelly gets injured) i also think try strike a deal with spurs for pavlechenko (spelling) and or defoe, we're trying to get rid of a few players why not offer both aquallini and cole for both pav and defoe, both offer great cover that we really need and give us different options up front, i also believe maybe try Glen johnson on the right wing and kelly rb, if that doesnt work out then play johnson lb as he was superb there last season and if we was to make a bid for adam johnson we should play him on the right downing on the left with adam and gerrard in the centre have hendo come on and change the game, we dont want him to play every game and have him get injured or have a burn out, i also think we should try for leighton baines offer both Ngog and insua

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:04:21
have liverpool managed to add more goals to their team


Andrew Carroll Liverpool 13
Dirk Kuyt Liverpool 13
Charlie Adam Blackpool 12
Rodriguez Maxi Liverpool 10
Raul Meireles Liverpool 5
Steven Gerrard Liverpool 4
Luis Suarez Liverpool 4

i figure we are still 20 goals short of man utd and title chances, Dont liverpool need to find another world class striker. someone who can come up with 20 goals

Dimitar Berbatov Man Utd 20
Javier Hernandez Man Utd 13
Wayne Rooney Man Utd 11
Luis Nani Man Utd 9
Ji-Sung Park Man Utd 5
Nemanja Vidic Man Utd 5

I figure we dont have a micheal owen type of born goal scocer.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 14:01:35
So much for all the sissokho sightings yesterday {Ed002's Note - They may be real sightings - because he is not where is was expected to be by the club.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:56:10
Eds who are we definatly goin to sign? I don't want any maybees or good chances I want hard facts, I know at least 5 of you eds know for definate and I'm pretty sure there's a couple of psychics amongst your ranks, I have 3 weddings, 2 festivals and a holiday to go on between now and the end of September and I need to know so I can put bets on so I can afford to do to them all in style, stop holding out on us, my sources are all dried up or make believe so I really need your help

Samson Rasher

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:55:33
Watching the game yesterday and checking out the training pics and videos I have been very impressed with Joe Cole. He looks really committed and is giving everything he has. During the game he had flashes of the class we all know he has. I for one hope he stays this year and with a bit more game time I think he will shine
Aussie in London

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:41:12
What is it with liverpool fans having a go and dismissing Henderson, Adam and Downing as over priced and not the signings we needed Bulls**t There exactly the signings we need Players that are going to work hard and give there all to make it to the top IF they turn out to be not good enough at least they will give their all for the team Whwn have liverpool ever signed established world class players?? Never Alonso, Torres, Reina, Mascherano? they were all good players but liverpool gave them the stage and coaching needed to become world class players Start getting behind the new signings instead of living in football manager land Watch and see a liverpool TEAM been competitive and challenging in 2011/12

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:53:35
With the Downing transfer now seeming to be more or less sorted, with a medical taking place, I am wondering why Dalglish is apparently flying home from Malaysia tonight? Maybe another signing to see to?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:40:25
If Argentina defeats Uruguay on 19th July, how much leave will Suarez be given and potentially when will he play next for Liverpool? I'm guessing he would be back and available for the Valencia friendly on 6th August?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:34:50
Ed, I was just wondering is Aurelio on a one year rolling contract at the moment? Just wondering because i think Stuart Downing will be taking his squad number {Ed002's Note - I know nothing of squad numbers and care slightly less than that. I imagine Aurelio is on the outbound list - and if he is on a one year rolling contract he will be free to simply leave already.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:34:41
Liverpool have been linked with Gonzalo Higuian.
Source Footybunker and on twitter {Ed002's Note - Got to be true then.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:34:28
what is wrong with lfc fans on here, it seems unless a player has got an exoctic name he is straight away not good enough to play for liverpool fc, how many times have previous managers brought into anfield the next big thing from abroad, or proven quality players that have made it in la liga or the french or italien leagues, and then they get to anfield and there huge flops, can't cut it in england, theres a handful to think of straight away, morientes, cisse, nunez, pongolle, ngog, poulsen, jovanavic, kewell, traore, even garcia was as inconsistant as anyone but shone on his day,
the simple fact were not in europe alone means we don't need players this seasons with the european experiencce, we need young proven english players who are quality in the premier league to get us back up there, i find it so refreshing in the last 6 months we have signed 4 young british players who are hungry to play for our club who have proven they can perform at the top level in the premier league, none of us would have dreamt in the last 10 years we could see liverpool walk out with over 50% of the players in the starting 11 be british, were talking carra, flanno, johnson, gerrard, adam, downing, carroll, kelly, robinson, all of these players can play in the first team no problem. They could all start together no problem, we an english team for goodness sake,
were signing the right players, in the right way, for the right fee's, players from abroad are more risky than premier league players, meireles is quality but took six months to adjust, we got lucky with suarez, so stop your moaning, getting sick of it.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:26:00
We paid around 16 million for henderson England international, united pay the same for jones who hasn't appeared for England, we pay what I believe to be around 16 mill for downing, united pay more or less the same for a young with a year left on his contract Yet we are the ones over paying for players? Some people seriously need to wind their necks in Thanks

Mickynwa*****

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:19:05
200,000 pound a week is not ridiculas for a player who will play 35 games in season

140k to gerrard is ridiculas , 90k to joe cole

i would rater have a smaller squad all of top class talent on 200k a week thank average players on 70 to 100k who do nothing.

i would like to see young players breaking through on lesser wages. then 2 or 4 world class signing helping these players become a team that can get champions league spot.

otherwise, we are likey to go up against bara and really show the world our english player class gap

unless kids come through the system. lfc will have no chance against bara. AFC Ajax academy have done it since 70;s so it is possible

man u did it in the 90's scholes, giggs, beckham, nevilles. arsenal have cherry picked for years {Ed002's Note - Liverpool need to reduce their wage bill significantly - not raise it.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:08:40
Is it likely that henderson or even gerrard play on the right if kuyt and maxi (if he stays past the summer) are on the sidelines or do u think that we will sign a right mid or will we promote some of our youth squad players like sterling
Judo Red

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:15:59
Ed001 and Ed002 seem to have differing opinions on our interest in Mata. Eds could you clear this up for me? {Ed002's Note - I don't know what there is to clear up.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:15:39
Please post this on the rumours page Thanks.
Hi Ed, do you think we would actually sign anouther striker?
I really do not see why we would.
We have Suarez, Carrol and Kuyt to play there and if we do who do you think we would sign?
Thanks

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:14:52
Suarez, Carroll, Gerrard, Kuyt, Meireles, Downing, Adam. We are going to be a mighty force going forward this season, expect a lot of goals.Maybe another striker or winger in. Our Keeper is one of the best in the world, weve got a strong back four, strong mid and strike partnership, I am feeling good about this season already C'Mon RedmenYNWA

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:08:36
To think just over a week ago we had alot of fans complaining about lack of movement in the window with players in and out, now it looks like it's goin to been two signings in one week (Adam & downing ) also with konchesky being sold an now possibly poulsen and jovanovic
Look like they could be next, you would think this would please our fans but still have SOME complaints, come on guys it's time to get behind kenny an our new signings. Excitin times
Cymru red.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:06:36
Hi Eds,

Can you please post this in rumours please?

I keep hearing about the amount Liverpool paid for Carroll and that it was possibly too much.

Can people please take a moment and do a Google search for J.Henry's comments regarding the deal.


"The fee for Torres was dependent on what Newcastle asked for Carroll, " Henry said, explaining that Liverpool wanted Carroll, plus £15m, to replace Torres. Together with the £6m sale of Ryan Babel to Hoffenheim, that effectively financed Liverpool's £22.8m signing of Luis Su rez, meaning the club bought two strikers but net, spent almost nothing. "The negotiation for us was simply the difference in prices paid by Chelsea and to Newcastle, " Henry said. "Those prices could have been £35m [from Chelsea for Torres] and £20m [to Newcastle for Carroll], 40 and 25 or 50 and 35. It was ultimately up to Newcastle how much this was all going to cost. They [Newcastle] made a hell of a deal. We felt the same way."

Taken from the Guardian.In summary Liverpool sold Torres for whatever the Barcodes wanted for Andy plus £15m (give or take). Chelsea bought Andy Carroll for Liverpool (effectively). The facts are out there and are hard to find.

Thank you

Akh666

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 13:06:19

Well pleased with the signings so far and feel we have a great chance for top 4. However, what is your opinion on the signings of not only a centre back, left back but a further striker?

Cheers Jamie. {Ed002's Note -

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 12:55:51
Scott Dann would be value for money. For a young English player that has proven himself last season; he does not appear to fall into the select group of young English talent that are current priced off the market.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 12:54:58
Ed and anyone who knows anything about Liverpool this is too the posters who are bitching about the fact we pay too much too strengthen our squad.

ONE SIMPLE POST SO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MANY QUALITY PLAYERS CAN YOU, EDS INCLUDED NAME WE MISSED OUT ON BY NOT PAYING THE ASKING PRICE AND WAITING.I CAN NAME PRETTY MUCH EVERY SENSATION IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE BUT WILL LEAVE IT FOR OTHERS.

Adam, Downing, Henderson, Carroll were all the respective satrs in their team last year in the PREM how are they not better than we already had?.

look forward to the names you put out there ed and will add to any not mentioned.

RED WILL

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 12:51:59
Scott Dann would be great value for money at around £10million.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 12:43:25
This isn't really a rumour but it's interesting. I'm in the RAF based up at RAF Lossiemouth. My friend at works little brother is in the Liverpool centre of excellence or academy im not quite sure which one. But basically he's said there's a lot of interest and effort going into try and push as much local talent through the system in the next few seasons. Personally I think this is quite exciting and I like the prospect. But if this is true it may mean less signings over the next few seasons.

Rob

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 12:32:54
Watched the pre-season game yesterday live on LFC tv, and I was glad to see Agger looked in very good condition, although the same cannot be said about his hair... Great to see him playing well, in fact playing at all I really hope he stays fit.

With the new contract given to Wisdom, I really hope Kelly gets put back in the centre ahead of Carragher. I really don't want to see a player of Johnson or Kelly's calibre and massive potential being dropped to the bench to the bench, just to accomadate a legend, who is losing his touch slightly.

Johnson. Kelly. Agger. Cissokho?

Solid back line In my opnion. Also so young too. Will be there for the next 6 years easily.

Just my humble opinion, but does everybody remember what Hyypia did at 33 years of age?

First post in a while :) Anybody miss me?

YNWA (Adam)

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 12:25:40
Ed009 i posted early this mornin about maybe takin the new Eds saying that maybe his comment about Concentrou(spelling) because all the smart asses flying to their pc or phone to correct him mate, seemed like a good guy answering questions at 4 in the morning, lets give the guy a chance folks.Maybe i'm wrong in suggesting it, was just an idea and but its a bit late now, their out the nit picker's, at 4 or half 4 in the morning anyone could make a mistake.Jonson6 {Ed002's Note - I think you are saying "give him a break".}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 12:06:15
hi ed, great site. i was wondering what formation kenny would use for next season, as we have downing suarez, carrol and there being talks of another winger. it might be hard to find a good formation to get the best out of the players {Ed009's Note - a combination of 4-4-2, 4-3-3 and perhaps occasionally 3-5-2.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:50:12
why arnt we in the running to sign naymar? he young and he is brilliant. come on kenny get quality for us.. get naymar, aguero and sneider and we would have a brilliant squad but instaed he going for doni, downing and henderson. why? we shown already that we got money so spend it on quality {Ed009's Note - because those players don't want to join us.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:49:54
Great to watch the game yesterday. Our young players are the envy of every other premiership club. Kelly, Flanagan and Robinson have shown they have the talent to go to the very top (they have the ability to give 10-15 years of top service to the club). Coady has the genuine potential to be the next Stevie G (great things are expected of him). Spearing too has shown he has something to offer. These player breaking through are only the tip of the iceberg. We have another half a dozen 16-18 year olds who can make it too with Raheem Sterling being the pick of the bunch. He has the potential to be a world class Superstar. Our 13-16 year olds are also showing tremendous promise. They are said to be even better than the 16-18 year olds. It has not yet dawned on some fans as to the great position the club now is now in. Reality Red

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:48:42
Why all this concern about Downing's fee of £16m plus performance related payments. His stats over the last 3 years are second to none. He is British and premiership proven. This makes Downing an extremely low risk transfer. If we have had to pay £5m over the odds so be it. Sometimes you have to pay over the odds. If Wenger would have done so with one or two players Arsenal could well have won the league. Downing will undoubtedly improve the team. He offers us something we don't currently have. KK is building a formidable squad of premiership performers. Downing was Villa's player for the season, like wise for Blackpool's captain Adam and Henderson was Sunderland's rising star and young player of the year (with superb stats too). Suarez's stats at Ajax were phenomenal and he was their captain too. Carroll has bags of potential and has the ability to be devastatingly unplayable. All 5 of KK's signings are spot on in the mission of building a team of genuinely challenging for the premiership. Reality Red

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:48:26
Ed's... With it rumoured that KK had around 50 million plus player sales to spend this summer... And now that he has spent around 45 million on Henderson Adam and downing... Do you reckon all remaining purchases will be baser on money raised through player sales? {Ed009's Note - I don't believe a word of the 50 million plus player sales talk. I think that the owners will know the defence needs work and I'm sure that we will see signings made.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:48:23
eds with all our centre mids for next year who do you suppose is going to get in, bearing in mind if gerrard plays there that leaves only one more spot, also looks like merieles isn't leaving and he had a good season along with lucas who i rate fairly highly now, but most of all i definatly think aqua deserves another chance. i cant see gerrard playing anywhere else either because if hes behind the frontmen then you have to leave out a big name or go with three at the back which is never going to happen. you thoughts please ed. great site btw. please post this on the rumours page {Ed009's Note - I think the three main centre mids will be Gerrard, Adam and Lucas. Lucas on games when we are up against it, and Adam against the lesser teams we need to smash through.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:46:19
Mate, i'm 34, was youngish but i do remember Rush being the first forward who closed people down at great pace to rush defenders into giving the ball away or panicking them into a mistake. Invented maybe a bit strong a word but wise old owl give me someone who played before him who was known for it like Rush . Bit pedantic mate. Must be a bit bored eh.Jonson6

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:53:34
Raheem Sterling could be as great as Ryan Giggs. If football teams are prepared to take a chance on these players.

Scholes, Beckham, gary neville where all given a chance to play at the age of 17. Man utd enjoyed years of sucess with these players. liverpool has to be club that allows young players into first team.

Iv seen alot of our players leave over the years. The only player given a chance was gerrard and Owen. Main problem in british football. Only the most powerful kids are given a go or fastest kids allowed to play.

smaller skillful players like zola, Modric, scholes are let down by the system

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:43:19
please post in rumours, am i the only person here who hopes LFC give Oyston the finger regarding Ince & Bruna. the way that nobhead behaved towards us, the least he deserves is a bit of his own medicine.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:35:37
personally i think downing is a great signing a player we've missed for the past two seasons, but i would also like to see us try a bid for adam johnson, great prospect and can play both on the left and right he's got pace and trickery and can beat players with ease and works hard, i would also like us test the water with micah richards great player can play right back and centre back and is young and british, i think we should also go for ally cissokho for our problem at left back i also think we should try and sign a decent striker such as agbonlahor or even try a deal with spurs for pavlychenco (spelling) and or Giovani Dos Santos, were trying to get rid of dead wood so why not offer aquallini and/or cole for the pair, or someone like nathan delfunso (spelling) of villa i know that one is unlikely as he's just signed a new contract but i think he would add addequet cover if we lost carrol or suarez through injury, i also think the doni signing is pointless... yes we need a decent back up keeper but he's 30/31 surely we could go for someone like scot loach or david stockdale... both are young and could fill pepe's boots if he is injured.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:35:02
EDS -- How much do we actually want for Aqua as he still has 3yrs on his contract ? i know he wants to go bk to Italy, but surely if he stays fit he will prove a Quality addition to the Squad(like a new player) as people forget he is a very good player, also if our 1st choice midfield is Lucas/Gerrard/Adam, then wit Aqua/Miereles/Henderson and Spearing/Shelvey/Downing we wud be blessed in that department as we can play multiple formations wit those players, i just hope we give Aqua a Full Season under Kenny to see wot he can do.. Ur Thoughts please EDS

BigD {Ed009's Note - We want 10 million euros for Aquilani. I think he would be a decent back up, but if he doesn't want to be here he will be nothing but unsettling.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:24:20
Glad the Reds have got downing think he will be a great signing also with kelly flanagan and robinson plus aurelio do you think we really need to shell out millions these young lads will be top draw also lets go get a johnson he would be are best signing of the summer

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:21:19
Now we have got Downing, Adam and Henderson, all we need now is a quality LB and another winger preferbly a LW, so my choice wud be a joint bid of around the £20-£25m mark for lyon pair Aly Cissohko and Michel Bastos, as they are both avaliable for £8m and £12m if you belive the papers, and Cissohko is a solid young defender who likes to get forward BUT can actually defend, and Bastos is quality and can also cover the LB position if needed so it gives us choices down the left, as for the right we dont need anyone because Downing, Henderson, Johnson, Kuyt and Gerrard can all play there, EDS wot do you fink, reckon if we put a joint bid in we cud actually get them, although as you have previously stated Bastos prefers Juvents, but is happy to move on if its right for the club...

BigD

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:17:27
14 Jul 2011 08:10:43
Aly Cissokho deal imminent, note monday 17th July a day to remember
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I think you'll find the 17th is on Sunday

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:07:29
Quick question for ya Ed. while Kenny was out of managment. do you know if he recieved any offers from other clubs ? cheers (irishred) {Ed009's Note - There was some interest from other clubs but he made it clear that he only wanted to be involved with Liverpool, in whatever capacity that may be.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 11:02:52
As a sunderland fan think Liverpool are making some quality young signings and you will do well next season. putting your money where your mouth is just like Chelsea and Man City did and it will work out for you. I still think you need to strengthen your defence though and maybe get one more good striker. may aswell sign Bent off Villa, he can get goals and Villa are selling their best players

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:58:53
To finish off summer spending the following players would be dream signings for LFC.

Dann-£9million
Baines-£25million
Johnson-£21million
Honda-£12million

Sounds good but could you confirm who will be paying for another £70m worth of players after spending nearly £45m already.
I suspect a left back will come in and that might be it unless we get rid of a lot of the deadwood.
ReegsLFC

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:47:31
EDD. LMAO cant believe my eyes, your a wee teddy bear supporter priceless .this lot of biggots wont be happy, a friend of a friend was asked to leave anfield a few years ago by a steward for waving an ulster flag while tri-colours (you know the ones im talking about) where everywhere.apparently it upset some people can you believe that 100% true.any way you will have it easy here.scousers are a thick bunch cant think for themselves and get all there info from the papers and will and ask you to comment.fact is they put me to sleep watching them and have done for years, negative boring football.and just like the mancs they always try to buy the league.just tell them signings are great and good value and they will challenge for the league next season, LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE
CHELSEA BILLY

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:43:48
Jovanovic - Anderlecht interest

"My wife adores Brussels and is pushing me to return to Belgium where I only have one offer, " Jovanovic told Foot Magazine.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:34:37
In some years time Robinson WILL be first choice left back I think you will all agree? So I think the best to available left backs at the moment are Vargas great strong hard worker amazing cross but do we need that now we have Stewie? The other option is cissokho fantastic defensively very tuff also good going forward. now with Vargas being 27/28 is he a good option for the short term until robbo comes in? Or with cissokho 23 is it better to have good sell on values in a few years time? My preference would be Vargas what do you guys think?

Square tomato

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:28:21
Finally a natural winger in the squad....me thinks Macmanaman was the last natural winger in the Liverpool team .... one more please...YNWA

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:26:47
Ed, what a difference a year makes, new owners, KK in charge supported by S Clarke and a fantastic youth set up beginning to pay dividends. Anyone who has had any doubts about FSG must surely now be satisfied that they will be very good custodians of our club. FSG are responsibly analysing the stadium issue. They acted impressively in giving Kenny all the Torres and Babel money and have splashed out this summer over £40m on Downing, Adam and Henderson with further additions looking likely. Out squad is beginning to look formidable particularly in midfield. JW Henry & Co thank you for bringing our club back from the brink. We shall not forget Happy days. Reality Red {Ed001's Note - I am loving this, the new season can't come soon enough for me.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:18:45
Honda?
All gone quiet over there and cause for concern for both parties: after all, should he arrive he will be in Europe's most congested midfield and where does that leave Kuyt and Meireles?

Lucas Leiva was possibly the most improved player for us last season and his continuing presence in midfield was assured. Now, not so. The same for Meireles and it's probably lucky the Maxi suggested he would leave. With Henderson, Adam and Downing coming into midfield roles - providing we play 4-4-2 - then it doesn't bode well for anyone else to try and squeeze into that area. Jonjo Shelvey should NOT go out on loan for experience: he will learn alongside Adam, Gerrard and Lucas. I suspect the suggestion was more to ease congestion and save the management having to put the player on the bench, but more of this later. I can accept that decision if it happens and it won't be easy this season to keep everyone happy.

Our biggest concerns are still a central defender, left back and striker. I do not like the idea of Wayne Bridge, a man whose average talents and inflated wages would put Carlton Cole into the hall of the greats I suspect this story is a smokescreen as we press for Enrique.

Carragher and Agger would be my first choice central partnership, but Agger's increasing injuries are a major concern. Kyri and Skrtel have much to offer as back-up players, but I would suggest a move for the man-mountain Christopher Samba is something to consider. After all, he has the aggression and size and with both Carragher and Agger able to perform as sweepers (Agger more so and more creatively) then his purchase would make sense to me.

In terms of a back-up striker, David Ngog is not the man for this job. I quite like him and still feel he will develop into a skilful front runner OR right winger possibly ..... but we need a stronger forward who can hold the ball and score regularly. So many names thrown about, but the reality is that Pacheco and Sousa are not that player we need at the moment. Suarez and Carroll will miss games this season through injury and we need a man to fill in - it would not be Kuyt as I feel a more mobile and faster, younger man is required. Despite my contempt and utter dislike for him, someone like Defoe would be ideal. Probably we will capture some young Africa, Arab, French or Belgian starlet .....

Just a word of caution and one of hope; we are NOT starting from a long way back as people like Ian Danter on talkSH**E would have us believe. It is a not a handicap race (talkSH*T - the aural equivalent of News International) Yet we need to hit the ground running and Damien Dalglish and Kenny Comoli have to tie up the loose ends before we start the final two Norwegian friendly games. So many previous years we have been tinkering with an unsettled side into the thrid game of the season. This is not the season to be doing that.

What we do need now is for Steve Dalglish and Kenny Clarke to be ruthless in their team selection and put people on the bench regardless of their perceived talents and status in the game. A ruthless streak is needed as the new season starts. Let's hope the manager hasn't forgotten how to be that way

Joe 45

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:16:40
aquillani is going to be at Liverpool next season as his agent said there is no interest in him in Italy he was speaking to insidefutbol.com
Raj

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:10:16
World class fees for average players.

I don't think that kenny and dc have spent almost 100m very well. I'm not a manc or a blue either, I'm actually a madrid fan so I'm used to watching money be wasted.

35m is what you pay for a world class player with a wealth of experience, same goes for 20m. Its not just a reflection on overspending by liverpool but also the delusion with which english fans hold for the talent of their players.

How many other top teams would downing carroll and henderson get into? Not chelsea, not man utd not madrid barcelona or milan or inter. This gives you a good indication of the level of the club. They may well develop into world class players in 5 years time but what will happen until then? Rafa spent a lot of bad money but if you look at his transfers the overall outlay is probably about the same as what has been spent in half a season now.

I like liverpool and am a bit sad to see you being held to ransom for what are really mid table players. Adam and suarez were excellent buys but only time will tell if 35 and 20 m was well invested. I suspect not. Good luck lfc

Alvaro

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:06:05
To finish off summer spending the following players would be dream signings for LFC.

Dann-£9million
Baines-£25million
Johnson-£21million
Honda-£12million

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:03:15
Hi Eds.. It's getting a bit boring with people still talking about aguero it's just not gonna happen not only is it not a priority there isn't a hope in hell we would pay his huge wage demands I just hope we can put this to bed One other thing is all the LFC fans still moaning about downing saying we should have gone for this player or that player cause they are better Well if these people just have a look at opta stats it kinda proves he is one of the best if not the best at what he does So now Mr Downing is coming to our great club can we get behind him and whoever kk brings in any give them a chance and stop judging before these players even kick a ball Red Dub

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 10:01:44
Never mind Andy Carroll looking a bit wild and wooly yesterday.
Have you seen young Rory McIlroy ? He's got a whinney bush on his head.
I'm sending out an appeal to the N. Irish lads - Blair & Irish Kev etc - hold Rory down and run a set of clippers over his bonce will you ?
A good number 3 should do it.
The Real KB

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:52:10
Just wanted to say big welcome to our newest ed, ed046, welcome to the club, how was your first day? Im certain the other eds will more than obliging shoudl you need any help. Not to stressful I hope(who am i kidding, uve probably got no hair left, if ya had any at all to start with ha), good luck my friend am sure you will need it with some of the lunacy that appears in front of our eyes. Youll find all of the regulars Real KB, Rewflo, Blair, Irish Kev, and others, sorry if i missed anyone out, all love the banter and the reds as much as you love your Rangers. I do believe you were a free signing? Signing on fee of a bag of chocolate buttons ha. You must be made up, after you qualified from ed college , the Liverpool page must be the one that all the eds aspire to erm edit haha. All i know is this year i so cant wait to watch the reds in action, hopefully with 2 maybe 3 more signings depending on the removal of 1 or 2 from the current squad i honestly believe that we will be even more consistent and hard to beat than ever. Why cant we realistically challenge for the title? Without getting to ahead of myself, we all start from 0 points play the same amount of games? Who knows what could happen if were still challenging come May? I know that it will be an interesting game at Anfield against Chelsea, would love it if we beat them to win the league, the look on FTs face would be worth more than the 50 mill Chelsea were mugged for. So good luck to the eds for the rest of the season and obviously good luck to the reds, we may need a little over the upcoming season
Scouserjohnny

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:51:14
Ed, are my the only one that isn't dillusioned and dissapointed at the arrival of Downing and his ridiculous pricetag. At 27, average at best, i feel kk wants him to suit andy carroll who by all means looks like another daunting buy and we will be playing the long ball game. Ed, i was fooled into thinking we were after the best YOUNG talent and so far i have been dissapointed, downing offers a good left boot and that is all and 20million says it all about us'. I believer you have to want to wear the liverpool shirt but alot of players DO' but you have to be top class to wear it and so far the players we have bought in this window i believe aren't good enough along with the deadwood to wear it. Im not buying into kk knows best, Hes a great man on and off the pitch and great man manager but purchasing players and the way LFC will play football next season, i feel i will be dissapointed. Ed?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:31:36

"Unknown- but the ed's know who i am, hope you ed's keep my identity secret" {Ed002's Note - Finishing a post like this is a great way not to get it posted.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:23:18
Some stats for all the downing haters out there .

1. Stewart Downing has completed more crosses in open play than any other player in the Premier League over last 3 seasons.

2. Since August 2004, Stewart Downing & Steven Gerrard have both assisted 40 Premier League goals.

3. Downing, Adam & Henderson created 239 chances in the PL last season, equivalent to 56% of Liverpool's 2010-11 total (429).

4. Since Aug 2004, only 4 players (Lampard, Fabregas, Gerrard & Giggs) have created more PL chances than Stewart Downing.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:44:26
Ian Rush who inveted it
Rushie was certainly a great player but to suggest he "invented " defending from the front is a bit much. I can vouch for the fact that forwards were encouraged to be the "first line of defence" long before Rushie was a star.
Maybe you are just a little to young to remember it. Not trying to be critical, just keeping the record straight.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:36:23
why oh why are we signing downing...another waste of money when there are so many better players out there for similar money

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:36:18
gut feeling aguero will become l, pool player, he deffo leaving madrid, and no mention of l, pools interest, with us being very hush hush bout transfers, kind of puts 2 n 2 together, hope im right, if my gut feeling is wrong then nev mind. {Ed002's Note - Hush, hush about transfers - like Adam and Downing? Aguero has representatives who will spread gossip and rumour like wildfire.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:29:58
13 Jul 2011 22:22:07
just had a text from a player at lfc. downing defo havin medical tomorrow. remember the name {Ed009's Note - you didn't give a name?}
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He did ..... he said ... DOWNING

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:18:13
Any more news on Joe Cole going to QPR? Myself I'd like to see him stay and have a fell season with KK, but with all the Midfielders we have, will he get game time?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:18:05
morning all, downing ours at last not the top player i wanted but will support all in red shirt, heard a rumour about stevie g he has been having treatment for the repeat groin problem & kk will rest him as much as he can , if his groin goes again he is limited to how many more times they can operate on him, maybe that's why we are flooding the midfield to save a captain, hope it is only a rumour , thanks for posting, ynwa

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:17:06
Hey this is my first time posting on this site but I regularly check it out; Not going to lie and claim I have any 'sources' as such, would just like to let you Ed's know you're all doing a great job and kudos to you lot not getting annoyed at some of the idiot's on here asking CONSTANT questions regarding Aguero, Coentrao etc which are completely unrealistic.
Here's to getting back into the top 4 next season

Fav93 {Ed002's Note - Thanks.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:15:07
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO about our midfield? Let's count:

Meireles
Adam
Lucas
Gerrard
Shelvey
poulsen
Maxi
Downing
Aquilani
Spearing
Joe Cole
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Meireles will probably go, but the press enquired and he said he will be a Pool player next season.
Lucas will stay
Shelvey will go off on loan
Poulsen will be sold
Maxi is a winger, but he was terrible last night
Downing is also a winger
Aquilani will be offloaded I presume
Spearing will remain
Joe Cole will remain
LW - Downing/Maxi RW
RW - Henderson/Cole
CM - Gerrard/Adam/Lucas/Spearing

He'll probably be sold but I hope Meireles stays in the squad

I expect a 4-4-2 with Henderson on the right, Gerrard and Adam in and out with Meireles (if he stays) and Lucas and Downing on the left.

RenegadeRed

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:00:49
I am reluctant to have a go at commolli over the Downing transfer but if reports are true that we have yet again caved in to the demands of the seeling club and paid the full asking price you have got to question his negotiation skills. I thought we had turned a corner on this front when we binned maveraux for his wage demands, obviously no lessons have been learned. Downing is a very good player as is Carroll but the facts are that Villa and the Geordies av ad the kecks off us.

Waro {Ed002's Note - Liverpool's interest in Sylvain Marveaux was nothing whatsoever to do with Damien Comolli.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:53:56
For me the capture of Downing tells us one thing, we get our man.
In January our main target was Carroll, we moved heaven and earth, and possibly a bank vault, to ensure we got him.
Another January target, Adam, could not move then, but we made sure we came back for him when the time was right.
Henderson was scouted as being the next Gerrard, a man who has been the engine of our team for nearly a decade, and we did what we had to to get our man.
Now Downing, weve had a few stumbling blocks with price, but have come to an agreement.
I am really happy, not just with the signings, as I would have included Suarez for January, but with the intent you can see, especially with British targets, we see our man and get him, this shows Kenny has FSV's backing when he sounds out his man.
Now we have a crosser on the right i expect to see a solid lb, Cissokho appears to be him, and im sure we will get our man.

Ed002, what are your thoughts on our 'intent and ambition'?

Anfield Andy {Ed002's Note - I had no worries that Downing would not arrive and I suspect that you are correct that LB will be next. Whether or not it is Cissokho we will see. His bridges are completely burned at Lyon and they are ready to go with a replacement as soon as they can get shot of him. I think the club are moving in the right direction and I expect that they should be in the mix for a top four position.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 09:05:55
aguero has just reaffirmed his desire to leave athletico (spelling) madrid if we can remove some deadwood dont you think we should definetly push for a signature

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:59:04
Anyone know whats going on at Melwood this morning, plenty of tv cameras there....
kopite4ever

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:57:37
Not a rumour as such but I just wanted to comment on our signings so far.

We were left in a bad way by tweedle dum and tweedle dee. On top of this last summers signings were poor.

In January the king pulled off a clever piece of business by signing Carroll who should give us 10 years of great service and Suarez who is quite simply a phenomenon.
The negative influences seem to have gone and we have some real feel good factor.

We missed out on Europe and all the prestige and revenue that goes with it. But this has been turned into a positive.

We are concentrating on 38 league games and our signings reflect this. Players with Premiership experience who need little time to adjust and can supply chances for our January signings. I see the logic.

Maybe they are not world superstars but players who will do a job in these 38 league games whilst other teams are distracted by the CL and Europa league. Do not judge now whether these were good signings or we paid too much, we will only know next summer. This is a results business and we are in a better place than last summer and all the noises being made sound good to me.

We seem to have solid owners, there is no questioning Steve Clarke's achievements and then there is our figurehead King Kenny.

It is all about having 'hope in your heart', and I have it.

RedKev

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:55:08
Morning Reds / Eds
Life Without Sky
There was a bit of banter in the wee early hours on this. I'm saying to people on here : Bin Your Sky
It may seem unthinkable, but go round the pub if you must, or a mate's / family, stream it, or watch good ole Match of the Day with at least a couple of Liverpool-friendly faces on.
Murdoch's lot follow what they perceive as 'winners', hence the U*d bias. They do it in politics, here and in US.
All you are doing is increasing their power base, until there will come a time when footy will kow-tow to them like our politicians had to. It's getting there now.
You think old Whiskey Nose would boycott Sky ?
No way.
And as for the humble punters, how much is Sky Sports now? How much will they charge after all this carry on - a lot more I bet?
And the days of pay-per-view for every game are just over the horizon. They'll do the same as Prem League too - you'll pay more for the bigger matches.
Bin it
The Real KB

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:54:36
Downing will sign for 16.8 mill + add on. Cissoko will sign for 12.5 mill bargain and poulsen will leave aqua and raul will stay they are very adaptable players and can play in a few different positions and jonjo will not be going any where Kenny thinks he is a great player and wants to give him pl game time let's not forget he did make 15 apps last season and he is looking good in pre season with a lovely threw ball for ngog.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:53:46
Best site ever All you editors are plain awesome my vacations couldn't get any better.And I think people should appreciate the fact that you guys spend so much of your time telling us every little detail linked to Liverpool FC everyday. Ed 002 and Ed 001 you two are the best. Cheers You editors will never walk alone. ;) {Ed046's Note - i will send your regards to them, im sure they will be happy to see that people are enjoying the site}

Hey ed you could've atleast mentioned my name :( Btw, Welcome to the blog Ed 046.Good job so far
Furqan

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:52:02
By cyling into school this morning i just saw leighton baines come out of steven gerrards house {Ed002's Note - Carrying a televison?}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:51:52
Carroll was the best player on the pitch yesterday a lot better on the pass and move than I thought, Charlie Adam played some very good through balls.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:42:57
morning, really pleased on downing coming. a mate of mine works at villa and said a long time ago....not fussed if young goes but will be gutted if downing does also, not sure if people know, but if you have a sky dish, get yourself a FREESAT not freeview card for £20.00, then watch LFCtv for free, think all the pre-season games are on their live too. might be wrong, but think LFCtv has been taken off sky and freeview?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:40:34
Mata to arrive next week another 20million spent. This only depends on if city sign a winger then Johnson will come.

Beano

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:59:05
Good morning Ed, do you know Damien Comlli has returned to Liverpool? {Ed002's Note - As far as I know he was staying in Asia to watch some training matches as a "scout". These have been specially arranged.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:53:52
Just wanted to say it was I who gave a 100% Downing to sign forecast unlike Macca who could only manage a rather shakey 99%.

Its time to take Macca down from the shelf and install Akh666 as the new LFC prophet.

You know it makes sense.

Akh666

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:49:25
Are we unlikely to be able to sell cole?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:40:27
Morning Chaps
Its easy to talk up your own side ahead of the season, whether that s in forums like this or in the pub with your mates, but this is the first time for a long while when at this stage of preparation we can all see some serious planning and thought going into a Liverpool squad, not just addressing gaps and adding strength, but looking ahead to European rule changes on squad formation and spend profiles.
Ddare I say The Future Bright the Futures Red?
RIP96

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:38:15
Right all the mata and arda turan rumoura can disappear now that we have spent up on downing.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:30:59
Hi ed with DC KK away when is the downing deal likely to be completed? {Ed002's Note - It is impossible and meaningless to guess at timescales for completing transfers and there is no noeed for Dalglish or Comolli to be in this country.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:27:01
look i am pleased weve finally got a winger who can cross but i cant help thinking villa have done a great bit of buisiness here they are effectively swapping n'zogbia for downing and recieving 9m i think n'zogbia has more ability than downing and is younger so fits our transfer policy so why didnt we sign him?

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:26:41
Some people on here were saying that henderson set up 3rd most goals in prem and downing had better stats than young. These are both wrong, on barclays premiership official website downing got 12th most assists, behind young and 11 other players, and henderson isn't even top 20.

We would have been better off buying chris brunt who got more assists than both.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:36:21
To ed046 contraeo (spelling) is already a benifca player so ?? Joining benfica he may be staying there these eds need to read up on their football knowledge

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 08:02:43
while i believe we have strengthened our midfield we need a left bk and a cb and all the good work will be in vein.g cahill and siissoko then i think we have a team to challange for the title.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:10:51
Morning ed,
if we manage to get rid 4 of these following players.
Ngog
Jovanovic
maxi/cole
aqua/meir.
could we expect one more attacking player like mata/johnson. I think we will not get rid of all six but if we manage to will we go for another striker as all of them are attacking players. would like ur opinion. {Ed009's Note - I think there is a chance of signing another winger, if we secure a left back, probably a centre back too and get rid of some of the wage bill.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:07:41
hey eds, great site..........
is jordan henderson in china with d squad or at melwood
bcoz he wasnt in the team that played yesterday...........................RED INDIAN {Ed009's Note - He was given two weeks off in order to recuperate after the Under 21's.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 07:04:58
Every time i watch coady play. One name just strucks my mind, Stevie G. conor really has lots of potential. can be a great for us. Hope, he'll keep on improving. He has a very similar style to our Captain fantastic.
Welcome to Anfield downing. Hope, you'll prove critics wrong and would be a great hit for us. YNWA

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 06:46:32
can an ed plz explain what they mean when part of the fee is add ons what add ons {Ed009's Note - for example: a sum of money will be paid after a number of appearances, a number of goals, or if Liverpool secure Champions League qualification before 2013. Those are 'add ons'.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 06:40:48
downing move finally complete no improved offer was made but a formal transfer request was submitted by downing forcing villa's hand to agree with liverpools 18mill offer

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 06:28:01
It disappoints me that many posters are whining that the players we are buying will not help us win the league. The underlying goal for this season is to break back in to the top four and qualify for Europe. With that comes the additional financial benefits as well as the added appeal to the calibre of player that everyone is craving for (the so called superstars that are driven by European football and money). With the additional finance and appeal, the owners plan then to assemble a team of superstars to conquer the league and Europe.

We may very well win the league with our squad this season, but that is only a secondary target. The owners are not expecting immediate success - the plan is set and Kenny is building a squad with that plan in mind. We need to be patient - we all want to win the league, but realistically, it is going to be very difficult to do this season.

I for one hope Kenny wins us the league with the squad he builds this season and pushes on next season and in Europe and does wonders with a solid, if unspectacular, group of players. This summer has left me feeling good so far - we have gone after players - lost some yes, but more importantly, have brought in the ones that want to be here at LFC.

Have faith in the owners and Kenny people - and remember - there is a plan in place for long term success - enjoy the ride

LIVERPRES

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 03:28:50
Good night, god bless....

No more posts from me..

Fingers crossed for the season....

Cheers

Macca

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 01:38:57
Why is no one talking about Paul Konchesky's deal today? He was sold to Liecester City for an undisclosed fee. Good times ahead

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 01:24:33
Ed or anybody do you know what time downing is due for his medical ie morning or arvo ? And assuming he passes will the club make an official announcement afterwards today or will they hol off untill everyone is back from Asia ?
I'm guessing downinG won't be going to asia.
Cheers
Aussie red {Ed001's Note - I don't know when it is, I never thought to ask, they take so long and it just leads to hundreds of questions from a second after it is due to have started! I expect the announcement to be as soon as the medical is passed.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 01:22:30
Ed's,

I heard a rumour a few weeks back that LFc we looking at Sebastian Coates of the Uruguay at Copa America. Have you heard this and how much would he cost as I think he'll get a permit handily enough as he is now getting game time. A mate for Saurez too. Thoughts on thgis?

Chi-Paul {Ed001's Note - there has been a lot of talk about getting another Uruguayan in, but I am not convinced by it as Suarez has settled in nicely and made friends already. But he wouldn't cost much, probably 5m at the most.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 01:09:55
I'm not having a go at "Macca", but i cannot for the life of me remember him mentioning Downing back in January.
I remember Benzema, Adam, Enrique (i think?), Young & someone else who escapes me right now.
Sorry if i am wrong as i'm not having a go & i do hope that the guys having a go at Macca would back off a bit whether he is for real or not - this is a rumour site after all
If you don't like his rumours then you don't have to come to this site

Welcome to LFC Mr. Downing - Good luck
Hope we get another winger now, centre half & back up forward now & i'll be more excited than i was when i saw my first naked lady lol
My sincere condolences to "Red Indian" with what happened to his country today also by the way
YNWA
Cheers,
Irish Kev.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 01:05:16
Yeah i watched the game tonight, the usual boring crap, the stadium was like king kennys head, EMPTY.but look on the bright side, probably earn enough to pay poulsen, cole, aqualani a weeks wages and your fair home RESULT
MICK BLUE MOON
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A city fan talking about high wages? oh the irony... Good look when Tevez leaves. Actually used to like the majority of city fans but most are becoming arrogant t**ts.
Kopite Tee

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:47:45
Evening eds how are we all 2night just been reading up on the new bloke the left back and was wondering what your thoughts on us missing out on Riise i know the age thing didn't work out but still a fantastic left back and cheaper then aly but also read on caughtoffside AIK Solna strikers Teteh Bangura and Mohamed Bangura. being linked with us now done some digging and these to are the next BIG (York and Cole BIG) thing do we have any chance even in the smallest of signing at least one of these and have we shown any interested at all

p.s. i no caughtoffside is a bad site to get news from but after digging found the same story and quite a few sites

ramythered {Ed001's Note - Riise wasn't good enough last time around, he is certainly not good enough now! As for the two Banguras, their agent is linking them with a new team each week, I doubt there is any real interest in them yet but he is trying to stir some up.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:29:31
Hey Fellow Reds & Eds not really much of a rumour but was reading a local football paper 2day(south Africa) and read about Robbie 'the god' Fowler nearly joining a local side Ajax Cape-Town Imo this would have been great 4 our football and me personally I would watch Ajax games jus 2 see him play but too bad he went 2 Asia..but anyway really wish we Could sign 1 or 2 African players nd think we need more black players in our team(not racist or anything) jus nice havin a mixture...:)am lookin forward to da season nd can't wait 4 it 2 kick offglad we got Charlie Class Act

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:28:19
I'm absolutely sick to death of newspapers and SSN's bias towards other clubs and hostility towards ours, especially concerning finances. It's a nailed on FACT with these sources that we paid £20 million for Henderson. It's also a FACT that we paid £10 million for Adam. Now it's reported with absolute certainty that the bid for Downing is £20 million.

However, the real fees are actually closer to £13 million, £6.75 million and £16 million respectively. That's a massive difference of around £14 million, and makes our spending seem huge in comaprison to others

Conversely, Mancs paid ONLY £16 million for Jones and ONLY £16 million for Young. But both of those fees have add-ons which may take them over £21 million. In fact, straight from the horse's mouth, Steve Kean was interviewed on SSN and categorically stated that the deal for Jones would be worth over £22 million. And similarly with Wickham signing for Sunderland which was reported as £8 million, when there are serious add-ons which will probably take it over £13 / 14 million.

Well I'm sick of it. At least treat us the same. If you report the lowest cash basis for a player signing for one team, do it with every team. If you're going to report the headline price INCLUDING all the possible add-ons and appearance based fees for players, do it with every player.

Based just on those 3 players for us and the 2 for the Mancs, we've reportedly paid around £18 million more than them, when in actual fact, if all the add-on conditions are met, it will be around £7 million.

Honestly, if the newspapers or SSN told me what date it was, I'd check my phone to make sure they were telling the truth.

Another Macca

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:26:47
Ed:D glad the downing deals finally been agreed Was wondering if you think he'll meet up with the team after he has his medical done, would love to see how he does in pee season :) {Ed001's Note - I think he will join up when they return.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:25:15
hey eds great news about downing, he was one of the stand out players last season and if he can carry this form into this season along with adam who himself had a stunning debut season in the prem then i think we will defo be in the hunt for silverware next season.all the other big spenders out there are looking at foriegn imports to strengthen thier squad but not knowing if they will adapt quick enough to the prem to have a significant impact but we on the other hand have signed 3 out of the top 5 or 6 midfielders from the prem last season who know what it takes to have a immediate impact next season. all the other so called big teams are gonna need to be at the very top of thier game next season to get anything of the mighty reds, can't wait , bring it on. anyway my question, after watchin todays game what posistion do you think needs urgent attention in the transfer market?
thanks eds

screamingeagle {Ed001's Note - left back and back up striker, Ngog is just not good enough.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:24:17
Ed, do you think we'll buy another winger and who mate? Thanks.

Blair Mayne YNWA {Ed001's Note - I think we will if one becomes available at the right price, but it is no longer a priority at all.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:19:50
Ed are we still interested in a rw or a rm or is henderson going to play there, also does the downing deal make adam johnson less likely. Also i would love to have ally cissokho 1 of the best left backs. {Ed001's Note - Henderson is likely to play there mostly and yes Johnson was only an opportunistic enquiry.}

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:20:55
I had been waiting for downing to come here for ages, ever since he was at middlesbrough. Rafa should have signed him but he didn't. Now, we've finally got him, i hope he justifies his price tag.

Nnam

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:19:34
hi ed, great news about downing, much better than young, imagine last yr we had to rely on traitor for goals, if he didnt play we were buggered, now we have, suarez, carroll, kuyt, stevie, charlie, downing, henderson, in fact anyone apart from pepe, the opposition will struggle who to mark next season, god im so excited, cant wait, even if we dont sign anyone else, weve had a good transfer window,
onwards and upwards, lookout scum get off our perch, we are coming for you, ,

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:11:14
Not a rumour, but an absolute fact: If we manage to get £2.5 million from Copenhagen for Poulsen, I will bare my arse on St George's Hall steps. I will happily provide photographic evidence.

Another Macca.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:06:14
Ive made it pretty clear that i dont rate the guy but hey if he's good enough for the king he's good enough for me. King kenny knows best. Welcome to Europe's greatest club stewart. Please prove me wrong
Red bl00ded

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:01:41
I feel downing is not worth 20m and if he is to be the only winger signed, then I feel we will struggle for creativity once again as the only thing I see Downing bringing to the team is a good cross.

 

 

 

 

14 Jul 2011 00:00:21
Cissokho to sign next then we don't really need anyone else. Why are people sayin we need a centre half if we have carra, agger, skrtel and wilson who would be a cracker if givin a chance. Ed do you think we will sign a striker? Higuain would be askin a lot to get him. But real madrid look to be gettin adebayor. Thanks {Ed001's Note - Madrid won't sell Higuain, he is first choice. But a striker is on the list, it is just not top priority so it may not happen until Jan. Shame Juve have come back in for Bastos as that is the move he wants so it is likely we won't get him now.}

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:54:24
Hey eds are all of you on twitter cos im folowing accounts that use your names please confirm yes or no thanks YNWA {Ed001's Note - I am mate Ed001andonly.}

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:52:15
Sorry ED009, yeah im a Wigan fan, a rather unhappy one now, but i for 1, would clap Charles when he comes back to the DW, a truly brilliant player, single handidly kept us in the Prem, if we can get 12m we have done well, plus get him off wage bill as he takes 60k a week, you wouldnt happen to know of any impending imcomings at Wigan would you?

Great job Ed's love the site, Super work

Martin (Disgruntled Wigan fan) {Ed001's Note - I don't know of any off the top of my head sorry.}

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:51:36
I can't help but think we are one signing in the form of Adam Johnson away from a serious title challenge this season We've got Kuyt as a back up striker, Glen Johnson for LB( who was great there last season) If Agger could stay fit, he is a great CB back up, but i wouldn't complain if we bought Dann, we would want the scousers being out numbered by players from the north east With downing and Johnson on the wings, there would be an endless supply for big AC and Suarez Not forgetting through balls from Adam and Gerrard
+ALF_

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:48:54
Missed the game today :-( but reading the responses here and it looks as if Adam has made a pretty solid debut. Nice to hear that the young lads like Coady, flanno are performing well.

Delighted that we have agreed a bid for Downing. Good consistent player and an out and out winger after God knows how long. Fee may be on the higher side, but once he starts supplying those crosses in to Andy, I bet everyone will forget about it. Having genuine width will make a big difference to our game.

And greetings to Macca once again, keep posting mate ;-)


VM YNWA

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:05:41
Enough respect to the owners and king kenny they are making some really wise decisions in the transfer market and have shown they mean business. Good luck for the new season I for one am really looking forward to it. Steveo

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:04:48
is that the end of mata now that downing on his way

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:02:40
Quite like the fact that BBC broke the Downing story ahead of Sky. Makes that license fee seem all-the-more worthwhile. Just an observation
Sir Masher

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:02:20
Aquaman number 99 lol Aqulaini 99 will look cool on the shirt

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 23:02:09
welcome to liverpool mr downing your be great for us lfc

 

 

 

 

13 Jul 2011 22:55:41
Thanks eds and macca
YoungRed

 

 

 

 

 
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