Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2016/2017

Harry Palmr

Dodgy for City Mangela? 6 million a year wages Mangela

sword1

Surely pickford should be a target?

SuperTortoise

sword1 wrote: »

Surely pickford should be a target?

I think he's overated, and come the summer he'll definately be overpriced.

Harry Palmr

sword1 wrote: »

Surely pickford should be a target?

Why? Klopp has made it clear he is happy with Mig and Karius. Jordan Pickford is probably just another lower league stopper who looks good as he faces a constant stream of shots.

sword1

OK, with relegation and the possibility of a release clause I thought he might be a reasonable price and he put in good performances this year but that's me told the reality very fast.

Harry Palmr

People need to stop harking on about keepers, we ain't buying one. It's right down there with "keep Sakho" as a topic of wasted words.

Agent Coulson

Pickford like a lot of keepers in the bottom half of the table and that includes Mignolet before we signed him they look really great saving a shot every couple of minutes.

What you don't see from those keepers till they make the step up to a top team is when they only have to make one save a game do they have the concentration levels to stay prepared all game waiting to make that one key save game in game out over a season that's the difference between a very good keeper in the bottom half of the table and a top class keeper playing for team that wants to be in the mix for trophies.

corwill

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Dodgy for City Mangela? 6 million a year wages Mangela

Kerrigooney

There's rumours we've put a £40m price tag on Sturridge so he'll be going nowhere. Mental.

noodler

Think it's pretty clear a keeper isn't a priority to Klopp after Mig's resurgence the last few months.

Despite feeling like we badly needed a new keeper four months ago I too have started to look at areas of the pitch in more recent games.

Buford T. Justice XIX

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Mangala would be an interesting signing ? A sakho type with a brain.
He has passion to defend. Can see that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2-esOtrQBc

If we were to go for anyone, I would pick Defoe. Getting older but remains a goal scoring threat and probably would be happy with a good wage and filling in for injuries/suspension and cup games. And doesn't seem to get injured much so would be available for most games.

Knex*

Kerrigooney wrote: »

There's rumours we've put a £40m price tag on Sturridge so he'll be going nowhere. Mental.

Jesus Christ. Must be trying to recoup the medical fees.

Harry Palmr

That story is from the Daily Heil - I've just had a look and they offer no evidence to back up the claim, predictably enough.

SuperTortoise

Whilst we're on the subject of overrated palyers, Virgil Van Dijk, i think he's very average.

Kerrigooney

Harry Palmr wrote: »

That story is from the Daily Heil - I've just had a look and they offer no evidence to back up the claim, predictably enough.

Wasn't sure where it came from originally...saw a few people had tweeted about it.

Gbear

Kerrigooney wrote: »

There's rumours we've put a £40m price tag on Sturridge so he'll be going nowhere. Mental.

It's clearly bollocks.

We never play him even when fit and he's obviously not worth that.

Klopp's not going to keep him around for lookin pretty.

Harry Palmr

Gbear wrote: »

Klopp's not going to keep him around for lookin pretty.

Sturridge's presence doesn't even work as an injury lightning rod for the squad as a whole

Kerrigooney

The Echo ran a poll asking people how much we should be asking for him...

Agent Coulson

I wonder have a number of clubs approached Liverpool about Mr Sturridge already and the club let it out the *£40m price to see who is serious about buying and then hoping for a bidding war with the new tv money coming into the game next season.


*A price if was £30m it would be more believable.

noodler

noodler wrote: »

Think it's pretty clear a keeper isn't a priority to Klopp after Mig's resurgence the last few months.

Despite feeling like we badly needed a new keeper four months ago I too have started to look at areas of the pitch in more recent games.

We've seen migs resurgences before. They always come after a frequent need for one.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

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What you don't see from those keepers till they make the step up to a top team is when they only have to make one save a game do they have the concentration levels to stay prepared all game waiting to make that one key save game in game out over a season that's the difference between a very good keeper in the bottom half of the table and a top class keeper playing for team that wants to be in the mix for trophies.

This is like the Jan & Feb period showed us we need a squad speel.... known since the late 90s by most folk.

In other news, the sky is blue, night follows day & the World is round.

Utd a goal up, fnckity

Bowlardo

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Whilst we're on the subject of overrated palyers, Virgil Van Dijk, i think he's very average.

I'm sorry but you don't know your arse from your elbow.

Bowlardo

Kerrigooney wrote: »

There's rumours we've put a ?40m price tag on Sturridge so he'll be going nowhere. Mental.

I think 25 million would be a fair price but loads of add on like if he plays x amount a games or scores x amount of goals we get another couple of million

ShamoBuc

Virgil Van Dijk , He's better than average, he's good, not great though. Hard to see us buying him with Matip our number 1 and one would presume Klopp giving Lovren 100k a week, as our number 2.
I would like him for 30m or less, but I fear he will go for closer to 50m which would be a bit on the silly side, it might depend on how much we get for Sakho .

Buford T. Justice XIX

I see Mark Clattenburg has retired from refereeing in the PL.

https://twitter.com/plspokesman/status/858387939528781824

Does that mean he would be refereeing the FA cup final?

mikeym

Come on Swansea.

5starpool

mikeym wrote: »

Come on Swansea.

No chance unfortunately. It'll either finish 1-0 or 2-0.

Osmosis Jones

Coutinho getting tripped in the box and not going down feels even worse now.

Bowlardo

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Virgil Van Dijk , He's better than average, he's good, not great though. Hard to see us buying him with Matip our number 1 and one would presume Klopp giving Lovren 100k a week, as our number 2.
I would like him for 30m or less, but I fear he will go for closer to 50m which would be a bit on the silly side, it might depend on how much we get for Sakho .

I would feel very happy to spend anywhere up to 45 million on him. Now is the time to go big or go home. Our back line is suspect for the last 10 years. he has everything . He will be great i have no doubt about that. What people are over looking is his pace. they way we play and push up leaves us open to quick counters as lovren is very sluggish. if we had VVD there would be more confidence in the team as he can match the speed demons for pace. he is also a leader which we as a team are severely lacking.

We need five quality buys and he is number one on my list. I would say get him at all costs but i think Chelsea, City , Barca will get him.

BeepBeep67

Siggy - you absolutely beautiful human being

Osmosis Jones

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Siggy - you absolutely beautiful human being

Delete this, no jinx please.

RobertKK

United to lose or draw I think, which will really help Liverpool.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

RobertKK wrote: »

United to lose or draw I think, which will really help Liverpool.

... until we drop points at Watford!

At this rate, 67 points will probably be enough for 4th...

BorneTobyWilde

Kerrigooney wrote: »

There's rumours we've put a ?40m price tag on Sturridge so he'll be going nowhere. Mental.

ShamoBuc

Always liked Swansea! A real pity lorente missed that sitter though!

BorneTobyWilde

BACK IN OUR HANDS

noodler

We've got some room breathing room now.

gafferino

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

BACK IN OUR HANDS

How so? They are 2 points back with a game in hand.

murpho999

All back in our own hand, I told you Utd would drop points, they're really not that good.

ricero

This is it now. Time to see who are the real men in this squad. I reckon if we win our next 2 games we will get top 4. Utd will drop points at arsenal next week i think

Knex*

Realised that I couldn't bring myself to tune in for the end of the United game, due to what can probably be attributed to PTSD from the amount of times I gleefully turned on a potential United upset in years gone by, only to see a Fergie time turnaround.

But that's a massive result for us. If we **** up tomorrow I'll be disgusted.

BorneTobyWilde

noodler wrote: »

We've got some room breathing room now.

Harry Palmr

I'm no more hopeful now than I was, sure Utd's football stinks the place out, sure they have a mad schedule, sure they have euro trips and tight deadlines, sure they have a depleted squad - esp the defence but Liverpool's lack of hunger is of greater concern until I see different.

Osmosis Jones

gafferino wrote: »

How so? They are 2 points back with a game in hand.

Table hadn't updated for you I guess. They're one point behind with no games in hand.

gafferino

gafferino wrote: »

How so? They are 2 points back with a game in hand.

Pool and Utd 34 games played now. Goal diff so so important as well.

Benimar

gafferino wrote: »

How so? They are 2 points back with a game in hand.

1 point back but same number of games played.

Royal Legend

Our only problem is that we have had poor result away to Watford before, Southampton at home and Hammers away

Anyway, lets hope players confidence is good and we get three points tomorrow night

Iused2likebusts

Getting siggy with it.

Royal Legend

murpho999 wrote: »

All back in our own hand, I told you Utd would drop points, they're really not that good.

Problem is Jose is building, they are not losing either, he could spend another €200m in the summer to fix their flaws, they are going to be very hard to beat next season am afraid to say

gafferino

Benimar wrote: »

1 point back but same number of games played.

Ah yes.... table hadn't updated. Perfect.