Liverpool Signings and General Rumours Thread

Chucky the tree

Thats probaly it. He's very similiar to style to Luis Garcia, i'd think he would be a waste of money.

gosplan

Slurms wrote:

Obafemi Martins has supposedly handed in a Transfer Request.

Wouldn't be surprised if we put in an offer.

I Can't see why Benitez would want to get rid of Cisse and then get someone like Martins.

They're very similar pleyers in that they've got more pace then skill but Cisse would have a better shot IMO.

PHB

Martins is a lot better than Cisse, and averages about 10 goals a season in Inter, at the age of 21.
Top quality signing, but likely to cost around 12-15 million sterling, but may be less due to transfer request

Tusky

Aye, Martins is much better than Cisse. Would be mucho happy if he signed.

Shred

Martins would be worth looking at imo. I'd imagine he could be got for <£10m due to the transfer request. Having said that I do agree with El Rabitos; there is something about him that I'm not quite sure about but I also didn't realise he was only 21 so there's still room for him to develop.

I do expect a striker to come in within the next 2 weeks once qualification into the group stages has been confirmed. Hopefully the pool can put the tie out of question on Wednesday (let's say 3-0) then something might happen sooner that that. The only thing is I don't see Haifa being too much of a walk over.

Zapp Brannigan

Shred wrote:

he was only 21 so there's still room for him to develop.

Ya never know. Nigerians seem to lie about their age.

zAbbo

galwaydude wrote:

Saviola would be a class signing. He wouldnt cost that much.

There's a reason why a top class player like Saviola isn't at a top class team. He's supposed to be impossible to work with, and I can't see him working well with Rafa.

Martins is very quick, and would a brilliant purchase(if this was Pro Evo), don't rate him at all(in real life)

RE*AC*TOR

Is the liverpool match being shown on tv tomorrow night?

thewing

Itv 1

RE*AC*TOR

ITV1?

I don't think I have that (ntl digital).

The Rooster

ITV1 = UTV

I'm pretty sure NTL people (and almost everyone else over here) have that.

RE*AC*TOR

yes, well up until a few minutes ago the UTV website was showing The Bill for that timeslot.

in fact entertainment.ie is still showing the bill.

Panic over.

p.pete

no Bill? :mad:

thewing

www.satfootball.com

click champions league green button at top...

It's generally spot on..

thewing

http://www.itv-football.co.uk/Story/0,14272,6115_1378462,00.html

mike65

What?????? No Bill! (one of my favs!)

Mike.

zing

Djimi gone to CAFC on a 3 year deal according to SSN.

I won't miss him but wish him all the best

kaimera

Heh, Djimi to have the games of his life when Charlton play us next season.

You know it's bound to happen!

el rabitos

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=408627&CPID=8&clid=14&lid=&title=Charlton+seal+double+deal

he's GONE!

*edit*

didnt see the other posts in my excitement god bless ian dowie

2 frenchies away from ridding the club of dead wood

Dub13

Seven years he was at the club.....

Tusky

Jesus christ, didnt feel like 7 years...

How much was he sold for ?

zing

Tusky wrote:

Jesus christ, didnt feel like 7 years...

How much was he sold for ?

Figure hasn't been announced (and may not be) but the figure doing the
rounds recently was 2m. If indeed it was 2m it's possibly the best bit of
business Rick Parry has ever done

mike65

End of an era! Sniff!

Mike.

el rabitos

mike65 wrote:

End of an era! Sniff!

Mike.

end of an era thats brought no premiership title, there'll be no sniffage from me

mike65

I was being slightly facitious and it was an era that bought 2 League Cups, a FA Cup the UEFA Cup, a Super Cup and Charity Shield. It was'nt all bad!

Mike.

GLaDOS

mike65 wrote:

I was being slightly facitious and it was an era that bought 2 League Cups, a FA Cup the UEFA Cup, a Super Cup and Charity Shield. It was'nt all bad!

Mike.

Erm,Champions League aswell

Vokes

Best of luck to Djimi. He put in some excellent performances for us in the 04-05 CL games with them telescopic legs of hsi(made for some great recovery tackles when he envitably lost the ball).

mike65

Erm,Champions League aswell

I was thinking of the Houllier part of Djimis career! After all it was him what bought him. You are right to mention it though - I don't know what el rabitos is moaning about!

Mike.

Dub13

Liverpool Football Club today confirmed that centre-half Danny O'Donnell has agreed to join Crewe Alexandra on a six-month loan contract from immediate effect.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N...060808-1211.htm

el rabitos

mike65 wrote:

I was thinking of the Houllier part of Djimis career! After all it was him what bought him. You are right to mention it though - I don't know what el rabitos is moaning about!

Mike.

ah i just dont like him. i have the champions league final on dvd and if u see it the guy is just dire.

he doesnt really deserve much credit for most of the thing's pool have won, he's was used pretty sparingly (if at all) for the first 4 years

PiE

So long Jim.

DaBreno

Farewell Jimmy, I'll miss the excitement you brought to the game every time you appeared on the pitch. Hopefully my heart rate will be slower this season.

Ardent

Traore is gone. I've waited for this day for 3 years. Thank God.

zing

Le Tallec's move to Sochaux appears to be off for some reason. "Complications" - whatever that means ..

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?HLID=408876&CPID=8&title=Sochaux+no-go+for+Le+Tallec&lid=&channel=Premiership&f=rss&clid=14

mike65

I'm suprised no Championship clubs have moved for Le Tallec.

Mike.

Chucky the tree

the fact he is a whinging twat probaly doesnt help.

zing

Linked with another young striker - 20 year old Gonzalo Higuain of River Plate.
However he seems to be playing down such a move somewhat (but then that's hardly unusual).
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/liverpool/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/06/08/09/SOCCER_Arg-River_Plate_Higuain.html&TEAMHD=liverpool&DIV=prem&TEAM=LIVERPOOL&RH=Liverpool&PREV_SEASON=

futuredeath

Rafa said in an interview last night that kuyt was one of 2/3 targets,
and this morning "reports" are saying liverpool have put up an offer of 10million.

zing

A few of the english dailys claiming we've tabled a straight 10m bid for Kuyt.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17538754%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=reds%2dare%2don%2dkuyt%2ds%2dtail%2d-name_page.html
http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/european/article1218071.ece

Think the express are carrying it as well but can't find a mention of it on their www site.

He's due in England at the weekend for a friendly against Reading so could be an opportune time to seal the deal. If it's ever to be sealed that is..

rondeco

mike65 wrote:

I'm suprised no Championship clubs have moved for Le Tallec.

Mike.

Its because his wages are 23k per week.

p.pete

rondeco wrote:

Its because his wages are 23k per week.

Bless you GH.

Dub13

p.pete wrote:

Bless you GH.

But he was the best player at the Youth world cup back in 1847.:)

missingtime

Torres set to sign new Atletico Madrid contract
tribalfooball.com - August 10, 2006

Fernando Torres is ready to end all speculation over his future by signing a new contract extension with Atletico Madrid.
The young striker intends to ink a deal through to 2009, an extension of 12 months on his existing agreement.

Atletico chief Miguel Angel Gil Marin and Torres' agents have been in talks this week and the striker is expected to put pen to paper before Monday.

Torres will receive a pay-rise and his buyout clause is also likely to be increased.

In an aside to this does anyone ever wish that liverpool would just go and break the bank for some of the more high profile players.
I know it has never been the tradition with LFC but sometimes I think it would shake a few things up.

p.pete

missingtime wrote:

In an aside to this does anyone ever wish that liverpool would just go and break the bank for some of the more high profile players.
I know it has never been the tradition with LFC but sometimes I think it would shake a few things up.

The last two times we broke our transfer record it was on the backs of good seasons by bouth Houllier and Evans. Good previous season plus money spent on transfers = gauranteed league success, err no. Both occassions were followed by quite poor league seasons.

If we started bidding for Torres so would United quite likely and then it'd be a huge price. If we get Kuyt now I'll be happy, if not and we end up waiting then that's fine. Patience is a virtue

p.pete

Dub13 wrote:

But he was the best paid player at the Youth world cup back in 1847.:)

you missed a word

mike65

Kuyt deal looks like being warpped up in the next week according to several sites.

Mike.

gary the great

latest on kuyt.


Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt appears to have secured a move to Liverpool and could be in the squad for next Saturday's match against Sheffield United.

A fee of approximately 10 million pounds has been agreed between Liverpool FC and Feyenoord leaving both clubs to now try and come to an agreement on how it would be structured.

Although the transfer window doesn't close until August 31st, Rafa has requested that the club pull out all the stops to get Kuyt on board as soon as possible.

There had been suggestions that Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry was going to try and hold out until the end of the the month to try and secure a better deal but Rafa would like the player to be available for selection against Sheffield United on the 19th August or the following match against West Ham United on the 26th.

The Dutch striker is in England for today's friendly between Reading and Feyenoord.

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lets hope this goes through unhindered then...

Space Coyote

Yep a fee has already been agreed, the two parties just need to sort out the payment structure. He'll be a red before next weekend.

[edit]Just realised I've just short-handed what gary the great said above...read the same article as me obviously

mike65

And that would be that then, two strikers, a winger, Gonzales finally cleared and practically all the 'dead wood' cleared.

Main squad

Jerzy Dudek
Scott Carson
Jose Reina

Fabio Aurelio
Jan Kromkamp
Steve Finnan
Sami Hyypia
Daniel Agger
John Arne Riise
Jamie Carragher
Stephen Warnock
Gabriel Paletta

Harry Kewell
Steven Gerrard
Mark Gonzalez
Xabi Alonso
Mohamed Sissoko
Jermaine Pennant
Boudewijn Zenden
Paul Anderson

Robbie Fowler
Sanz Luis Garcia
Peter Crouch
Craig Bellamy
Florent Sinama Pongolle (?)
Dirk Kuyt

Looks handy enough

Mike.

jesus_thats_gre

I would put lil Luis in the mid their Mike..