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

5live

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I beginning to doubt it all, to be honest. What with the possibility of us all being rarnes1 and now you doubting your very existence.

No, I'm rarnes27;)

Seaba

punk_one82 wrote: »

I think Tony Barrett has already said it was him who used the word "baffled" and it's now being reusedReus-ed everywhere as a supposed quote from a Liverpool source

FYP

Gandalph

punk_one82 wrote: »

I think Tony Barrett has already said it was him who used the word "baffled" and it's now being reused everywhere as a supposed quote from a Liverpool source

Ya just seen it on his twitter, who is he to break a mans dream?!

ricero

is Tony Barrett reliable ?

punk_one82

ricero wrote: »

is Tony Barrett reliable ?

As reliable as they come by all accounts.

Boom_Bap

ricero wrote: »

is Tony Barrett reliable ?

Yep, found him to be useful.

Super-Rush

Was queuing for beer this morning at the home coming parade and as I was wearing my jersey a few Germans were quizzing me about the Reus rumours and telling me that they wished Suarez was German. Crazy basterds.

Are we supposed to be signing Reus btw?

DrumSteve

Seems we're being linked with Ballotelli now.

ricero

DrumSteve wrote: »

Seems we're being linked with Ballotelli now.

Milan rumored to be willing to sell him for as much as 15 million pounds. that is a steal

DrumSteve

ricero wrote: »

Milan rumored to be willing to sell him for as much as 15 million pounds. that is a steal

Yeah that's ridiculous, at 15 million, we should be all over that like white on rice.

Turtyturd

Liverpool sign Balotellied.

The Mig

http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR51293.pdf

€12.5million for Markovic

Turtyturd

DrumSteve wrote: »

Yeah that's ridiculous, at 15 million, we should be all over that like white on rice.

If people are concerned about Remy and his attitude we shouldn't be anywhere near Balotelli.

mormank

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Now just to convince the FA/FIFA/UEFA that we must play 13 players in each match.
FIFA shouldn't be a problem, they seem to bend over backwards when it comes to accomodating Suarez

Good luck with that, they don't respond well to outside of the box type requests. Their preference is mockery it would seem.

googled eyes

The Mig wrote: »

http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR51293.pdf

€12.5million for Markovic

Thats only Benfica's 50%

Knex*

The Mig wrote: »

http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR51293.pdf

€12.5million for Markovic

For their 50% share of the player. So 25m in total, or so it reads.

Yoda Translate:

The Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Futebol, SAD, in compliance with Article 248 of the Code of Values
Securities announces that it has reached agreement with Liverpool FC for the transfer of the rights outright
sports and 50% of the economic rights they held athlete Lazar Markovic's for the amount of €
12,500,000 (twelve million five hundred thousand euros)

The Mig

googled eyes wrote: »

Thats only Benfica's 50%

Ah got excited. Must brush up on my Portuguese :pac:

Hollister11

Even though "that" transfer window went horribly, we still got Henderson out of it. While £16M looked a lot, he is definitely proving his worth now!!

slingerz

I'd love Liverpool to sign Balotelli purely for the craic involved with him anyway

Fitz*

I'm genuinely excited by Markovic.

Reminds me of when we singed Coutinho. This young attacking midfielder that I knew was highly rated but only seen live like twice. Thinking that we could never sign a player like him, but then we go around and do sign them.

Yay!!

Turtyturd

slingerz wrote: »

I'd love Liverpool to sign Balotelli purely for the craic involved with him anyway

That's the thing, he's 90% sideshow 10% performance, Suarez was the opposite. Leave Mario in the Serie A semi-retirement home, and just wrap up the Reus deal.

Chip Whitley

I was against signing Balotelli, but for 14m that's a risk worth taking imo. He's worth that for comedy value alone :pac:

slingerz

Turtyturd wrote: »

That's the thing, he's 90% sideshow 10% performance, Suarez was the opposite. Leave Mario in the Serie A semi-retirement home, and just wrap up the Reus deal.

tbf Suarez was 50/50 when it came to sideshow v performance. And thats not a slight on his performances just that the sideshow that went with him was extravagant as well.

IMO Balotelli wont happen and its more likely to be Bony with Lacazette being an outside chance

viper006

Hollister11 wrote: »

Even though "that" transfer window went horribly, we still got Henderson out of it. While £16M looked a lot, he is definitely proving his worth now!!

For sure, while the City result last season was amazing losing Hendo for those games was a huge blow.. never thought id say that about him. Who knows how the run in would have panned out had he being available.



Id hope that lallana workrate coupled with Henderson renlentless running will ensure our midfield wont be bypassed and overrun like it did too many times last season only for SAS brilliance to bail us out.

I still hope BR has a quality DM in mind but it doesn’t seem likely which is worrying. Lucas cant be depended on and Can has to be given a chance to develop into BR way of playing.


If Vidal is indeed available i cant believe we are not in for him, What a midfield we would have then.

Utopia Parkway

Still waiting for the first leaning Markovic pictures.

googled eyes

Re : Reus rumours.

I wrecken the rumour was made up by Arsenal fans trying to take the p!ss and it just kept going

murpho999

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Still waiting for the first leaning Markovic pictures.

Apparantly transfer confirmed by Benfica twitter and will be on LFC website at 5.

EDIT: Scratch that, seems to be all BS like a lot of stuff on Twitter.

taidghbaby

Hollister11 wrote: »

Even though "that" transfer window went horribly, we still got Henderson out of it. While £16M looked a lot, he is definitely proving his worth now!!

No "that" transfer window included Cole, Konchesky, Poulsen et al!

Shocking stuff!!

5live

googled eyes wrote: »

Re : Reus rumours.

I wrecken the rumour was made up by Arsenal fans trying to take the p!ss and it just kept going

Well i blame Turty for that:-(

rob316

taidghbaby wrote: »

No "that" transfer window included Cole, Konchesky, Poulsen et al!

Shocking stuff!!

You forgot the greatest player in the world Milan Jovanovic:pac::pac:

~Rebel~

taidghbaby wrote: »

No "that" transfer window included Cole, Konchesky, Poulsen et al!

Shocking stuff!!

You guys are talking about different windows I think...the one you're talking about was Hodgson's (which did at least include Meireles).

The one he's talking about was Dalglish's, signing Charlie Adam, Enrique, Henderson and Downing.

On Markovic, I feel pretty good about this move, but from my Benfica supporting buddies praise, and the fact we've been tracking him for 2 or 3 years now.

I first did a bit of searching on him back when we were reported to be interested in him when he was 17 - just found the article I read back then, might be interesting for some.
Scouting report on 17 year old Markovic; http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/15198/7540650/sky-sports-scout-lazar-markovic

Nuri Sahin

I am pie

Looking forward to the first commentator to pronounce his name "laser" , plenty of puns in there for them.

~Rebel~

I am pie wrote: »

Looking forward to the first commentator to pronounce his name "laser" , plenty of puns in there for them.

Ugh, you just know the rags are gonna be all over it;

"Lazer shoots Liverpool to victory"

rob316

Im excited about Markovic but I still think the money could of been spent on a player for the present. Maybe Markovic will blow us away and hit the ground running I don't know, I just feel this isn't a time to be building a team to spring a surprise challenge for the league in another 5 years.

Markovic is at the right club if he wants to develop though and if he puts his head down coupled with his talent I'm sure Rodgers will make him a top player.

rob316

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Nuri I don't think I have seen your opinion on Lazar, I would be interested to hear from you as you know your stuff about the European players out there.

I am pie

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Ugh, you just know the rags are gonna be all over it;

"Lazer shoots Liverpool to victory"

Ray of light leaves his Mark-o-vic at Liverpool

smileyj1987

rob316 wrote: »

Im excited about Markovic but I still think the money could of been spent on a player for the present. Maybe Markovic will blow us away and hit the ground running I don't know, I just feel this isn't a time to be building a team to spring a surprise challenge for the league in another 5 years.

Markovic is at the right club if he wants to develop though and if he puts his head down coupled with his talent I'm sure Rodgers will make him a top player.

That's the thing about BR he seems to want to develope players rather then buy the finished article . I mean his 180 page dossier that he presented to FSG would have probably included a blue print on developing young talent .

Devilman40k

I am pie wrote: »

Ray of light leaves his Mark-o-vic at Liverpool

Vs Burnley....


Lazar Burns through clarets..or

Lazar Burns at Turf Moor

Boom_Bap

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/166355-reds-complete-markovic-deal

Grayditch

Thought that was his quote there for a second, Jesus.

I am pie

Grayditch wrote: »

Thought that was his quote there for a second, Jesus.

Shankly quotes could become this year's lean.

mada999

Kingdom wrote: »

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It is a huge worry that a proper destructor/stopper hasn't been identified though. Definitely the defensive side of the game will need to be tightened losing Suarez. I don't believe that Steven Gerrard was a success in the role last season, and to me it's a huge weak link in a very good line-up. His offensive attributes are excellent, but for me there was just too much fraility in the middle of the pitch, and if it isn't resolved, then I just don't see the season past being replicated, this is compounded by the signings Liverpool's rivals have made, because these teams will exploit this weakness next season.

yup this is it, it showed with England as well, with Henderson and Gerrard in the middle I can't see us replicating last year

Turtyturd

I am pie wrote: »

Shankly quotes could become this year's lean.

Blocking the sponsor on the training shirt is this years lean.

Boom_Bap

Agent Coulson

Leaning maybe




First Interview short version

Riesen_Meal

"Laser" :P - has a good attitude, and I watched an obligatory YouTube compilation the other day, me likey....

;-)

gafferino

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

No pressure Laser!

The Mig

Lots of people on twitter saying his name is pronounced as 'Lazza'

Calvin

Let's hope he does better than our last Serbian, eh
https://www.youtube.com/embed/kYbtbUHRXyY