Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13

Jesus Wept

Paying £4 just to loan A. Johnson seems excessive, do we pay wages on top of that?

gaelicred

Yes we do

klose

Andy Carroll wrote: »

Paying £4 just to loan A. Johnson seems excessive, do we pay wages on top of that?

:pac:

K-9

I'd be pissed of if I was a City fan paying £27 Million for a player with Aggers injury record, I'd say it's worth a bet on Agger being at Liverpool come September the 1st.

klose

K-9 wrote: »

I'd be pissed of if I was a City fan paying £27 Million for a player with Aggers injury record, I'd say it's worth a bet on Agger being at Liverpool come September the 1st.

Or the fact he clearly has zero interest to go there whatsoever too

Ape X

I hope Marwood continues operating as Mancini has suggested he's been doing this summer!

Dr Galen

gafferino wrote: »

It's called twitter boll&x

Who you calling boll&x? You and me outside now! :pac:

You are right of course, serious amount of Twitter rubbish going about. We're always having this debate though. You just have to be selective in who and what you take seriously. I haven't seen anything believable regarding us doing a deal for that kinda money and AJ on loan.

Dr Galen

Andy Carroll wrote: »

Paying £4 just to loan A. Johnson seems excessive, do we pay wages on top of that?

You would want to getting a good option to buy deal on him, if the loan fee was going to be in that region

Nuri Sahin

mike65 wrote: »

"word going around.." :rolleyes: yeah right.

Translates as Sky Sources understand..

gaelicred

No it was in the evening standard

LiamoSail

Why not insist on a permanent deal for Johnson?

gaelicred

Am i the only person who doesn't want Adam Johnson here

Knex*

gaelicred wrote: »

Am i the only person who doesn't want Adam Johnson here

Nope. If City think they can knock 4m of Agger's value just for Johnson on loan they can fuck right off.

TBH, from everything I've taken in over the last few days, I'm of the opinion that Agger is going nowhere. In fact, I've even stopped worrying about it.

Sappy404

Ape X wrote: »

I hope Marwood continues operating as Mancini has suggested he's been doing this summer!

Have to wonder if it's a coincidence that Mancini's outburst about not signing players came 2 days after Liverpool turned down an improved offer for Agger.

Rodgers comes out and says he wants to keep Agger and that Agger wants to stay, but makes it clear that more money will get him.

Mancini responds by making it clear that the sporting director has tightened the purse strings, and the press is full of talk that City have FFP in mind.

Seems like it could all just be brinkmanship.

gaelicred

Lets hope that Agger stays

Sappy404

gaelicred wrote: »

No it was in the evening standard

£18m + Johnson is what was talked about on Tuesday before most of the recent developments (namely an increased asking price and a £20m bid being reported, Rodgers saying he wants to keep him and Agger making it fairly clear that he wants to stay).

If you've a link to an article stating something different from the last 2 days, please post it.

redarmy

gaelicred wrote: »

Am i the only person who doesn't want Adam Johnson here

on boards????:)

gaelicred

Sappy404 wrote: »

£18m + Johnson is what was talked about on Tuesday before most of the recent developments (namely an increased asking price and a £20m bid being reported, Rodgers saying he wants to keep him and Agger making it fairly clear that he wants to stay).

If you've a link to an article stating something different from the last 2 days, please post it.

I did on the last page

daithijjj

Adam Johnson plus 12m for Skrtel. 6m for Dempsey in last year of contract. I could live with that no problem.

budgemook

Helix wrote: »

budgemook wrote: »

Nope. No Sahin and it's a squad game. No need to get stupid and knock out tired old cliches.

You don't think that you claim was a touch silly no?

Not really in England

daithijjj

gaelicred

daithijjj wrote: »

I like the sound of him deffo a Rodgers type Player

Jesus Wept

daithijjj wrote: »

The questions are all the same, so tedious.
Do you think Liverpool is amazing.
Are you overawed about playing for Liverpool.
Do you think Liverpool are amazing.
How amazing is it that you are now a Liverpool player.

K-9

So nobody has Caroll in the first 11 with Borini signed, but we'll have a hissy fit over a second string striker leaving the club for £15 Million odd.

Jesus Wept

K-9 wrote: »

So nobody has Caroll in the first 11 with Borini signed, but we'll have a hissy fit over a second string striker leaving the club for £15 Million odd.

I do.

Yakult

K-9 wrote: »

So nobody has Caroll in the first 11 with Borini signed, but we'll have a hissy fit over a second string striker leaving the club for £15 Million odd.

Cant see why we would even think of selling him right now. Would leave us more exposed up front than we already are, unless a new striker is guaranteed.. Then I'll get over it fairly quickly.

Osmosis Jones

I really want to see Agger stay at the club, he is out best center back and one of the best in the premier league imo. Also I recently got him on my new jersey:P

I have a feeling he'll stay with Liverpool for a while longer anyway considering what he said about Fernando Torres and the fact that he just got a YNWA tattoo on his hand.

Also really excited to see how Joe Allen does at Liverpool.

Jesus Wept

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/908110-liverpool-turn-to-diego-godin-as-cut-price-daniel-agger-replacement#ixzz23BQbgw90

Liverpool turn to Diego Godin as cut-price Daniel Agger replacement
Liverpool have lined up a £10million deal for Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godín as a cut-price replacement for Daniel Agger, who is closing in on a move to Manchester City.


Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/908110-liverpool-turn-to-diego-godin-as-cut-price-daniel-agger-replacement#ixzz23DAImWwi

ben.schlomo

Andy Carroll wrote: »

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/908110-liverpool-turn-to-diego-godin-as-cut-price-daniel-agger-replacement#ixzz23BQbgw90

Liverpool turn to Diego Godin as cut-price Daniel Agger replacement
Liverpool have lined up a £10million deal for Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godín as a cut-price replacement for Daniel Agger, who is closing in on a move to Manchester City.


Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/908110-liverpool-turn-to-diego-godin-as-cut-price-daniel-agger-replacement#ixzz23DAImWwi

They pretty much just rehashed the same story which was on soccerway.com on Thursday.

barone

Orrr... we could keep andy and convert him to centre back????

It could never happen could it

~Rebel~

barone wrote: »

Orrr... we could keep andy and convert him to centre back????

It could never happen could it

Chris Sutton and Dion Dublin... never say never!

barone

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Chris Sutton and Dion Dublin... never say never!

forgot bout them

gafferino

1 more first team signing/loan player and il be happy enough......and no more outs of course.

Grayditch

gafferino wrote: »

and no more outs of course.

Well...

machiavellianme

Except Cole I assume?

gafferino

I really just meant agger tbh.
Cole, Adam, wee jay.....don't mind.

LiamoSail

If Cole, Carroll and Adam could be sold, surely that should leave something in the region of £25m with them going freeing up close to £200k/wk on the wage bill (assuming Cole's wages still need to be contributed towards).

That's money that could seriously improve the side to a far greater extent then the above three do

gafferino

LiamoSail wrote: »

If Cole, Carroll and Adam could be sold, surely that should leave something in the region of £25m with them going freeing up close to £200k/wk on the wage bill (assuming Cole's wages still need to be contributed towards).

That's money that could seriously improve the side to a far greater extent then the above three do

Agreed....I forgot about Carroll.

Leiva

Its seems Alex Song has agreed personal terms with Barca (I have no idea how they can do that) so if true I think Sahin will be signed or loaned by Arsenal.
I reckon that's why it has stalled cause it looked a dead cert a few days ago, as they are just waiting to see how the Song goes *excuse the pun .

And please stop putting those jizz worthy formations up . It's bad enough in here and I am trying to prevent never seeing the boom-bust graph again and you guys ain't helping

Melion

Who are the reserves playing over here? Bray and .......

Sappy404

K-9 wrote: »

So nobody has Caroll in the first 11 with Borini signed, but we'll have a hissy fit over a second string striker leaving the club for £15 Million odd.

I'd only be bothered about Carroll leaving if we didn't replace him, or if we sold him to Newcastle. Well, for less than £35m anyway.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Sappy404 wrote: »

I'd only be bothered about Carroll leaving if we didn't replace him, or if we sold him to Newcastle. Well, for less than £35m anyway.

I'd take 34.5m

Sappy404

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I'd take 34.5m

No dice. I want all £35m, up front. In cash. Mixed bills.

slingerz

I reckon loan signings like Adam Johnson or even Adebayor could be possible. Would hope there'd be interest in Dzecko too once Coty get realistic bout his price

Luckycharms_74

Andy Carroll wrote: »

daithijjj wrote: »

The questions are all the same, so tedious.
Do you think Liverpool is amazing.
Are you overawed about playing for Liverpool.
Do you think Liverpool are amazing.
How amazing is it that you are now a Liverpool player.

Don't worry Andy. They won't be asking you those questions in the future. Pretty soon you will be back in geordie land drinking brown ale and watching repeats of Jossies Giants.....Lolz

Leiva

Next week is gonna be a busy week if we are to bring the squad up to scratch with new signings.

Kess73

Leiva wrote: »

Next week is gonna be a busy week if we are to bring the squad up to scratch with new signings.

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Still think we will go for a CAM type player who can also in either of the wide forward roles.


Just thinking about who we have gone for this summer (that we know of) and the signing of Allen and the failure to get Sigurdsson sticks out like a sore thumb.


Allen is the type of player who excels when he has a mobile and versatile CAM ahead of him a la Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson excels when he has a deep playmaker type or a metronome type to act as a foil to him.


We got Allen and we tried for Sigurdsson so methinks Rodgers will still want that CAM to link with Allen and also to tie the attackers together.


If it is a CAM that can also play in the wide roles, specifically the right sided one, then Gerrard and the possible new CAM would share the CAM and right sided roles between them with Downing slotting into the right sided role when either Gerrard or the new CAM are out.

Borini, for me, will be filling the left sided slot and the central (of the front three attacking slots). He can drift and interchange, but anyone who has seen the guy play will know that he won't be starting in the right sided attacking slot as he is not so effective coming from that side if he is in a fixed position on the right.

Suarez can play in any of the attacking positions but unless he goes right and Borini takes the centre slot, then I don't see a CAM, for whom his best secondary position is the left sided slot, coming in.


What further strengthens my own belief that we are looking at a CAM, is that Rodgers is big into his attacking front four, a very mobile front three with a CAM tucked behind them, and in the last week or two he has spoken of his front four a lot. I think Downing is part of his plans for a front four, but maybe a back up plan, but the one player he has not mentioned once in any of his interviews, whilst taking about having a front four, is Carroll. He has mentioned Carroll in other parts of interviews but never in relation to the front four set up.

Gerrard, Suarez, Borini, and Downing have all been namechecked in his front four talks. Sterling was mentioned. And Rodgers has at least twice spoken of the importance of an attacking midfielder behind his front three after he had already namechecked Borini, Suarez, and Gerrard.

hefferboi

Arsenal look like they'll be title contenders this year. Serious squad.

djPSB

Kess73 wrote: »

Leiva wrote: »

Next week is gonna be a busy week if we are to bring the squad up to scratch with new signings.

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Still think we will go for a CAM type player who can also in either of the wide forward roles.


Just thinking about who we have gone for this summer (that we know of) and the signing of Allen and the failure to get Sigurdsson sticks out like a sore thumb.


Allen is the type of player who excels when he has a mobile and versatile CAM ahead of him a la Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson excels when he has a deep playmaker type or a metronome type to act as a foil to him.


We got Allen and we tried for Sigurdsson so methinks Rodgers will still want that CAM to link with Allen and also to tie the attackers together.


If it is a CAM that can also play in the wide roles, specifically the right sided one, then Gerrard and the possible new CAM would share the CAM and right sided roles between them with Downing slotting into the right sided role when either Gerrard or the new CAM are out.

Borini, for me, will be filling the left sided slot and the central (of the front three attacking slots). He can drift and interchange, but anyone who has seen the guy play will know that he won't be starting in the right sided attacking slot as he is not so effective coming from that side if he is in a fixed position on the right.

Suarez can play in any of the attacking positions but unless he goes right and Borini takes the centre slot, then I don't see a CAM, for whom his best secondary position is the left sided slot, coming in.


What further strengthens my own belief that we are looking at a CAM, is that Rodgers is big into his attacking front four, a very mobile front three with a CAM tucked behind them, and in the last week or two he has spoken of his front four a lot. I think Downing is part of his plans for a front four, but maybe a back up plan, but the one player he has not mentioned once in any of his interviews, whilst taking about having a front four, is Carroll. He has mentioned Carroll in other parts of interviews but never in relation to the front four set up.

Gerrard, Suarez, Borini, and Downing have all been namechecked in his front four talks. Sterling was mentioned. And Rodgers has at least twice spoken of the importance of an attacking midfielder behind his front three after he had already namechecked Borini, Suarez, and Gerrard.

Carroll's problem is his movement. He doesn't play on the shoulder of the last man enough. Suarez was excellent at that the other night.

mike65

As mentioned before Dempsey would fit what appears to be the system so I can see a last week effort to get him with someone like Adam going the other way.