Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015 Mod Note in OP 9/4

citytillidie

noodler wrote: »

It is horrible the entitled way they mention his name like that even when any possible, tangible interest is a world away.

Most clubs, at worst, wouldn't mention a player's name unless a bid had been submitted.

Real Madrid and Barcelona don't follow those rules

J Mysterio

noodler wrote: »

It is horrible the entitled way they mention his name like that even when any possible, tangible interest is a world away.

Most clubs, at worst, wouldn't mention a player's name unless a bid had been submitted.

Yeah... but, Zidane

noodler

J Mysterio wrote: »

Yeah... but, Zidane

All I see now is a Real Madrid Henchman.

Knex*

noodler wrote: »

It is horrible the entitled way they mention his name like that even when any possible, tangible interest is a world away.

Most clubs, at worst, wouldn't mention a player's name unless a bid had been submitted.

Reads like he was asked a direct question about Sterling, and answered it.

Plus, its Real Madrid. They are the biggest club in the World.

I don't really think Sterling is going anywhere this summer anyway, tbh

Hollister11

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Liverpool are monitoring Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco, ex Sevilla) according to the press. I only mention him as he's not an obvious name but does play in a position where a player is needed.

Very good player, he is holding midfielder in a team with one of the best defences in europe.

Talisman

J Mysterio wrote: »

Yeah... but, Zidane

He spent 6 months talking about Gareth Bale at any opportunity before Real Madrid made an offer. His attitude was that Tottenham shouldn't get in the way and just leave Real Madrid deal with the player. And he wasn't at all happy that Tottenham received such a high fee for the transfer.

noodler

Knex. wrote: »

Reads like he was asked a direct question about Sterling, and answered it.

Plus, its Real Madrid. They are the biggest club in the World.

I don't really think Sterling is going anywhere this summer anyway, tbh

If Rodgers had been asked a random question about, I don't know, say Cavani, would he say he is a player we are monitoring?

Not sure what being the biggest club has to do with it. I am saying they shouldn't, not that they can't.

ben.schlomo

Hollister11 wrote: »

Very good player, he is holding midfielder in a team with one of the best defences in europe.

He looks to have bundles of talent and id love us to go for him but based on the fact that hes already very good and that we need a player in that position then id say we are not interested.

Harry Palmr

Started at 3 pm

Confirmed #LFCU21 team v Fulham: Vigouroux, Randall, Enrique, Cleary, Maguire, Chirivella, McLaughlin, O’Hanlon, Sinclair, Brannagan, Canos

Confirmed #LFCU21 subs v Fulham: Trickett-Smith, Firth, Kent, Pelosi, Yesil

Liverpool 1-0

edit 1-1

Fulham are playing Moussa Dembele which feels like an unfair advantage. Interesting that Sinclair is playing given that is "on loan"

edit 1-2, Dembele sets up Edun.

Nalz

lads, will you want City or United to win this weekend?

Harry Palmr

Utd. City look shakey as ****, Utd seem to have belief.

brevity

Trilla wrote: »

lads, will you want City or United to win this weekend?

Mass stadium brawl with 20 points docked from each team.

J Mysterio

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Started at 3 pm

Confirmed #LFCU21 team v Fulham: Vigouroux, Randall, Enrique, Cleary, Maguire, Chirivella, McLaughlin, O’Hanlon, Sinclair, Brannagan, Canos

Confirmed #LFCU21 subs v Fulham: Trickett-Smith, Firth, Kent, Pelosi, Yesil

Liverpool 1-0

edit 1-1

Fulham are playing Moussa Dembele which feels like an unfair advantage. Interesting that Sinclair is playing given that is "on loan"

edit 1-2, Dembele sets up Edun.

How can a mid/ late 20's player play in a U21 match?

NukaCola

Trilla wrote: »

lads, will you want City or United to win this weekend?

It has a draw written all over it.

NukaCola

J Mysterio wrote: »

How can a mid/ late 20's player play in a U21 match?

There's no reserve league anymore. I think your allowed 2 over 21's in the team as a result. Or something like that anyway.

howiya

J Mysterio wrote: »

How can a mid/ late 20's player play in a U21 match?

It's the replacement competition for reserve teams.

Clubs are only allowed to field three outfield players over the age of 21, plus the goalkeeper is also permitted to be over 21.

NukaCola

Talisman wrote: »

Damian Comolli wasn't sacked because of the signings, in his role he was to report to the owners on the performance of the manager, this was something he was failing to do. Comolli's reports on Dalglish and the team performance made it clear that he was a yes man for Dalglish.

Link?

I would bet that his signings were a big part of his sacking also.

Harry Palmr

J Mysterio wrote: »

How can a mid/ late 20's player play in a U21 match?

Its not that Dembele (and as pointed out you can select overage players - Enrique is in Liverpool's this afternoon), this Dembele is 19 and from PSG.

cj maxx

Whens the blackburn games , ? please

Potential Underachiever

cjmc wrote: »

Whens the blackburn games , ? please

Tomorrow night, BT Sports.

Guy:Incognito

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Its not that Dembele (and as pointed out you can select overage players - Enrique is in Liverpool's this afternoon), this Dembele is 19 and from PSG.

Why do you feel the 18 year old Dembele playing in the u21's is an unfair advantge

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Fulham are playing Moussa Dembele which feels like an unfair advantage. Interesting that Sinclair is playing given that is "on loan"

.

Harry Palmr

Cos he's built like a brick outhouse and is very hard to dislodge and scores loads! :pac:

klose

Good to see yesil back, hopefully he can steer clear of injuries for a while

Caovyn Lineah

So, Sam Byram apparently??

Harry Palmr

klose wrote: »

Good to see yesil back, hopefully he can steer clear of injuries for a while

Hopefully but I'd imagine he has no chance of making it at Liverpool now, Jordan Lussey has joined Bolton permanently - which is great news for him.

It does mean we're down a Jordan though!

FT 1-2, loads of half chances not converted.

Agent Coulson

Flanagan, Johnson & Toure contracts is up at the end of this season

Skrtel, Henderson, Enrique & Jones contracts are about to go into there last year.

Henderson & Skrtel need to be sorted asap.

I have a feeling Flanagan will be released if it has been sorted by now he is a free agent at the end of June.

Enrique & Jones can go I would like to keep Toure for his experience but if the bust up is true he may leave himself.

OwaynOTT

NukaCola wrote: »

It has a draw written all over it.

Best result for us so, we'll gain points on both and get third.

LuckyLloyd

Jaysus tomorrow really is a huge game the more I think about it. ****ing meltdown city if we get beat I think
and things could really spiral out of control from that point on.

Knex*

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Jaysus tomorrow really is a huge game the more I think about it. ****ing meltdown city if we get beat I think
and things could really spiral out of control from that point on.

Doesn't change much for me, tbh.

I absolutely want to win the FA Cup, and I do think its a big game, but meltdown city and spiralling out of control? No.

Its not like we'll have learned or found out anything that we didn't already know. We'll still be a team with an injury prone striker, a limited midfield, young players not quite at the level we need, and the old reliables like Gerrard moving on, or Lucas being injured too much, or beyond his best.

Our issues won't magically change win or lose tomorrow.

Harry Palmr

Well you'd hope so eh?

brevity

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

So, Sam Byram apparently??

Between 8-10million? Is that a lot for 21 y/o championship player these days?

That would mean two relatively inexperienced fullbacks...I mean we can see what's happening to Moreno and what previously happened to Insua...is it wise to continue down this route?

Perhaps the market for fullbacks isnt all that...

J Mysterio

We have Scouse Cafu ffs.

klose

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Flanagan, Johnson & Toure contracts is up at the end of this season

Skrtel, Henderson, Enrique & Jones contracts are about to go into there last year.

Henderson & Skrtel need to be sorted asap.

I have a feeling Flanagan will be released if it has been sorted by now he is a free agent at the end of June.

Enrique & Jones can go I would like to keep Toure for his experience but if the bust up is true he may leave himself.

I see James Pearce of the echo saying flanagan is holding out for more money, not sure what he is currently on but can't imagine he'd get more at another club and if he did leave he would be taking a big enough step down club wise.

Whilst he was great last season and a breath of fresh air almost, but has to be remembered before that he was/is an injury prone player and was a pretty poor player too at that. Still think he'll sign again all that being said.

Bandana boy

klose wrote: »

I see James Pearce of the echo saying flanagan is holding out for more money,

Pretty good strategy at the moment
Club is going to need to move some of these contracts into the win column and I imagine the increase he is looking for is small compared to what Sterling and Hendo are holding out for.
Club might just pay it to get a win

rob316

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

So, Sam Byram apparently??

Nice player but its a big step up. He's not great defensively either but that seems to be a trait of most modern full backs. He has faired much better this season as he has moved further forward ala Bale at Spurs.

He has played a lot for Leeds though atleast 100 appearances considering he is only 21.

Knex.

Knex. wrote: »

Doesn't change much for me, tbh.

I absolutely want to win the FA Cup, and I do think its a big game, but meltdown city and spiralling out of control? No.

Its not like we'll have learned or found out anything that we didn't already know. We'll still be a team with an injury prone striker, a limited midfield, young players not quite at the level we need, and the old reliables like Gerrard moving on, or Lucas being injured too much, or beyond his best.

Our issues won't magically change win or lose tomorrow.

A win would lift us.

A loss would be 3 in a row and a decent shout of a trophy gone. Probably wrap up our season early April too.

Maybe that's where Lloyd is coming from.

Players would be well deflated with a loss tomorrow and I'd imagine the season would just tail off

Talisman

NukaCola wrote: »

Link?

I would bet that his signings were a big part of his sacking also.

Paul Tomkins posted the information on his website back in the day. John Henry had asked his opinion several times as an outside observer and when Dalglish was sacked, Tomkins took a lot of flak from some quarters for his perceived role in the process.

~Rebel~

So, how about offer Sterling + 20 million for Bale.

LuckyLloyd

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Well you'd hope so eh?

No I'd rather we won the FA Cup tbh

noodler

~Rebel~ wrote: »

So, how about offer Sterling + 20 million for Bale.

More like 40m plus Bale!

Agent Coulson

~Rebel~ wrote: »

So, how about offer Sterling + 20 million for Bale.

noodler wrote: »

More like 40m plus Bale!

I don't think Madrid would except a deal like that.

I don't think Bale would want to play for Liverpool.

I don't think the club would pay/match his £250k a week wages he gets at Madrid.

noodler

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I don't think Madrid would except a deal like that.

I don't think Bale would want to play for Liverpool.

I don't think the club would pay/match his £250k a week wages he gets at Madrid.

Thanks for playing.

rossie1977

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Jaysus tomorrow really is a huge game the more I think about it. ****ing meltdown city if we get beat I think
and things could really spiral out of control from that point on.

i don't think anyone here realises how huge. i made the mark robins reference yesterday for a reason. lose and no way is rodgers still in a job come august

klose

rossie1977 wrote: »

i don't think anyone here realises how huge. i made the mark robins reference yesterday for a reason. lose and no way is rodgers still in a job come august

Would be amazed if Rodgers is sacked before next season tbh.

Agent Coulson

noodler wrote: »

Thanks for playing.

What do I win?

Caovyn Lineah

rossie1977 wrote: »

i don't think anyone here realises how huge. i made the mark robins reference yesterday for a reason. lose and no way is rodgers still in a job come august

There is not a chance Rodgers is losing his job because of what happens tomorrow night barring a capitulation by the team and a hammering.

NukaCola

rossie1977 wrote: »

i don't think anyone here realises how huge. i made the mark robins reference yesterday for a reason. lose and no way is rodgers still in a job come august

What odds would you give?

mosstin

Agent Coulson wrote: »

What do I win?

rossie1977

Agent Coulson

Benteke over Ings if we are looking at a striker in the PL for me anyway.

mosstin

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Benteke over Ings if we are looking at a striker in the PL for me anyway.

I'd rather Charlie Austin than either if we have to go down that route. I think we need much better than all three.