Liverpool Signings and General Rumours Thread

zing

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=es_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.as.com%2Farticulo%2Ffutbol%2FLiverpool%2Fsupera%2Fmillones%2FJoaquin%2FdasftbA00%2F20060705dasdaiftb_35%2FTes%2F

EUR 16m + Dudek, Zenden & Barragan is apparently what we've offered. So same kinda of cash amounts as we offered for Alves with a couple of surplus players thrown in + one who seems set to head back to Spain anyway.

MonkeyTennis

sounds a bit mad

Stky10

Picked up by Sky Sports as well... but Barragan off to Depor

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=400659&CPID=23&clid=185&lid=2&title=Reds+back+in+for+Joaquin

emc2

Did we not only buy Barragan in the last year or two ?

Stky10

emc2 wrote:

Did we not only buy Barragan in the last year or two ?

Yeah, he's only there a year, and got some really good reviews. Dunno... maybe he got homesick or something... or maybe we really need the money, and getting rid of deadwood like Dudek and Zenden off the wage bill is one way to do it.

The Rooster

Re Barragan
It seems Liverpool will retain a buyback option over the 19 year old.

Re Joaquin
Would bring plenty of excitement, and probably plenty of frustration too. Personally I'd prefer Alves, but beggars and all that......

zAbbo

Joaquin is a fat lazy chump, who rarely produces what he's capable of. I'd take Alves over him, but ultimately would give time to any player who puts on the red shirt.

Rafa has his list, and Parry is bumbling his way through them.

Wheres the Champs League money, wheres the domestic money, where the hell is all the money from sponsor, shirt sales etc.

Táck

we have debtors don't forget...

Stky10

zabbo wrote:

Wheres the Champs League money, wheres the domestic money, where the hell is all the money from sponsor, shirt sales etc.

The exact percentage changes from year to year, but at least 60% of income is spent on player wages. Even Jimmy Traore is probably on 1million+ a year.

zAbbo

I doubt we're just breaking even though.

Anyway, we shall see whats signed.

mike65

This thread is now the third-most viewed in boards history! Should be number two by tomorrow.

Mike.

Dub13

mike65 wrote:

This thread is now the third-most viewed in boards history! Should be number two by tomorrow.

It also has the 9th most posts.

p.pete

And half the thread's been about how big it is

PHB

lol, it'd be interesting to know how many posts per player

p.pete

PHB wrote:

lol, it'd be interesting to know how many posts per player

you mean how many about Alves, how many about Dudek etc.? Or how many posts each of us have put on here? Pretty sure I've wasted (not really ) a hell of a lot of time in here.

yom 1

p.pete wrote:

you mean how many about Alves, how many about Dudek etc.?

Sounds like a job for you Mike or maybe Redspider:p

PHB

you mean how many about Alves, how many about Dudek etc.?

Yeh that'd be quality!

mike65

Puts thinking cap on....Gerrard (when he nearly left)? Thinking some more - proberly Mark Gonzales as he's been nearly here for a whole year!

Mike.

shatners basoon

Stky10 wrote:

Even Jimmy Traore is probably on 1million+ a year.

Earns every penny!!!! Long live Djimi!!!!

We should have more posts dedicated to him! That'd really make this thread quality

eirebhoy

p.pete wrote:

you mean how many about Alves, how many about Dudek etc.? Or how many posts each of us have put on here? Pretty sure I've wasted (not really ) a hell of a lot of time in here.

You can check the latter by clicking the number of posts this thread has in the soccer forum. You're 3rd with 149 followed by PHB.

Emmo

Thats Djimi "Shimmy" Traore Champions League winner, FA Cup Winner.

Emmo

p.pete

150! all informative

bat boy

Twinkle toes 'Jimi with a D'. Haven't heard much talk about him for a while. Doesn't seem to be any more rumours of him leaving. Anyone heard anything

yom 1

Apparently Madrid and Barca have started a bidding war for Djimi - Madrid are slightly edging it at the moment only looking for 2.5m to take him from us!:p

galwaydude

It seems liverpool are back in for joaquin. Hopefully liverpool can get one of either alves,simoa or joaquin.

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=400659&CPID=23&clid=185&lid=2&title=Reds+back

evad_lhorg

cmon and we'll put our money together and buy him ourselves. he can be our butler or somethin

5starpool

Was today not D-Day for Gonzales? Is it due later on or were there further delays?

mike65

Yes! Start googling now.

Mike.

Emmo

yeah today was the day for the hearing. The results wont be announced till its over and I would imagine they will have a press release when they back to Liverpool.

Maybe 6:30pm for the answer.

Emmo

el rabitos

the hearing doesnt really matter at this stage anyway, he's eligable for a spanish passport after living there 3 years.

he'll be a liverpool player this season one way or another, i'm sure he's training with the squad anyway.

zing

Well the wait is finally over - Gonzalez got his permit:

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N152815060705-1554.htm

5starpool

top stuff!!!

RE*AC*TOR

Fantastic - great news - he really is a top player - will be exciting to see what he can do for us. nyom nyom.

shatners basoon

Huzah!!!!
Lookin forward to seeing more of the little guy.

yom 1

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N152816060705-1547.htm

and they confirm Auerilio although we kind of knew that already

flanzer

Great! That's he left side sorted for next season, now it time's to get the right side sorted once and for all!

PHB

So in the last two days, Liverpool have signed 2 left backs(one who can play in midfield) and a left winger?

Does that mean Riise is a goner?

Kimbot

Great News about Gonzales, hopefully he can provide that little bit extra towards our attack!!
I don't know about Riise now but I would imagine he is still going to stay at anfield unless a very attractive offer came in for him!

Vokes

PHB wrote:

So in the last two days, Liverpool have signed 2 left backs(one who can play in midfield) and a left winger?

Does that mean Riise is a goner?

I reckon Riise will be first-choice leftback while Aurélio gets introduced gently to the 'English style'.

Did't think Gonzales could play left-back or do you mean someone else?

~Rebel~

118 posts from me in this thread so far (well 119 now).

Anyway, great stuff about Gonzalez, hope he can reproduce the things i saw him do at Sociadad!

Doubt Riise will go if pool dont have to sell em, Paletta was bought as a central defender, it just so happens that he can play left as well, so that really leaves us with 2 lb's now (4 if you count warnock and Djimi, but im not), 4cb's and 2 rb's (assuming Kromkamp doesn't leave).

Pity to see Barrigan potentially being sold, really wanted him to only leave on a loan as he's really impressed in the reserves. Still though i guess the buy back clause is nearly just as good assuming there will be a set transfer free we can get him back at..anyone know about this?

Emmo

PHB wrote:

So in the last two days, Liverpool have signed 2 left backs(one who can play in midfield) and a left winger?

Does that mean Riise is a goner?

Who is the other left back?

Palletta is a centre back
Aurillieo is a left back
Gonzalez is a left winger.

Emmo

PHB

I thought Palletta was a LB, but it appears he plays as both, but mainly a CB.

If these signings work out, all Liverpool need are two strikers to be a challenging team I think.

Guy:Incognito

What happens next year when it's work permit renewal time for gonzalez? If he doesnt go back to international football will that not go against him?

Will he have a spanish passport before then?

Vokes

So i guess the current squad is shaping up something like this....

Reina/Dudek/Carson/Kirkland

Finnan/Kromkamp Carragher/Palletta Agger/Hyypia Aurelio/Riise/Warnock

Garcia/Gerrard Sissoko/Zenden Hamman/Alonso Kewell/Gonzales

Crouch/Fowler/Cisse/Bellamy/La Tallec


Not too concerned about RW at the moment. Would like to see La Tallec, and maybe Cisse shifted out, and another forward brought in.

Guy:Incognito

SofaKing wrote:

Not too concerned about RW at the moment. Would like to see La Tallec, and maybe Cisse shifted out, and another forward brought in.

Ciise's going o loan back to france with a view to a permenant move. So fingers crossed. Would'nt shed any tears for le tallec.

jesus_thats_gre

PHB wrote:

I thought Palletta was a LB, but it appears he plays as both, but mainly a CB.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/5151604.stm


Benitez also insisted Paletta could become one of the Premiership's finest defenders.
"Paletta is very tough and he's exactly the sort of player we need who will suit the Premiership," said Benitez. "He's more like Jamie Carragher than Sami Hyypia. This is good because we will have a balance in the style of defenders."

jesus_thats_gre

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Reina/Dudek/Carson

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Finnan/Kromkamp --- Carragher/Palletta --- Agger/Hyypia --- Aurelio/Riise

Garcia/Kewell

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Sissoko/Gerard/Alonso

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Zenden/Gonzales

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Crouch/Fowler/Bellamy/Pongolle

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Stky10

Stekelly wrote:

What happens next year when it's work permit renewal time for gonzalez? If he doesnt go back to international football will that not go against him?

AFAIK, it doesn't need to be renewed every year, and would only need to be done again if we sell him to another english club.

Vokes

Or if he's signing a new contract with us.


In other news, Morientes passed his medical earlier today http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/5150620.stm

seabee

Stky10 wrote:

AFAIK, it doesn't need to be renewed every year, and would only need to be done again if we sell him to another english club.

...so long as he plays a certain percentage of games...