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OH FUCK ME THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY
20 Million it would seem
20 Million it would seem
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Hmm could have just used that dosh plus a cherry on top (unwanted players) for the main man Xavi A... http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/8 ... s-possible
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Oh don't
I love xabi. I posted a while ago that I had a feeling he might come back one day, then I saw that article last week and was all :strain:
I love xabi. I posted a while ago that I had a feeling he might come back one day, then I saw that article last week and was all :strain:
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I'd like to go on record now as saying:
1. We (the club) are fucking insane paying that for Henderson,
2. Alonso chose to leave - stop the fucking wankathon around him. 4 seasons - the 2 in the middle were pretty average!
1. We (the club) are fucking insane paying that for Henderson,
2. Alonso chose to leave - stop the fucking wankathon around him. 4 seasons - the 2 in the middle were pretty average!
Did I watch the match last night? I was there mate.
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+1I'd like to go on record now as saying:
1. We (the club) are fucking insane paying that for Henderson,
2. Alonso chose to leave - stop the fucking wankathon around him. 4 seasons - the 2 in the middle were pretty average!
opps sorry wrong forum
have to say that Vin`s above comment is exactly how i feel
Brendan, the end is nigh
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http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/ ... 68729.html
It would appear we are back in for Adam as well as Downing and Jose Enrique.
It would appear we are back in for Adam as well as Downing and Jose Enrique.
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+ the 35 million and add ons for Carroll was all totally insane. in the few games that he has played for us i saw nothing that gives me the belief that he would come anywhere being a world class player
Suarez was 13 million cheaper and is twice the player
if we got Adam for around 4-5 million well that wouldn`t be to bad but anything more that that no way jose
don`t really know much about Enrique
Suarez was 13 million cheaper and is twice the player
Downing is just another overrated english player imho though 10 million isn`t a bad price i supposehttp://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/ ... 68729.html
It would appear we are back in for Adam as well as Downing and Jose Enrique.
if we got Adam for around 4-5 million well that wouldn`t be to bad but anything more that that no way jose
don`t really know much about Enrique
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Stolen from the other place but fuck me how it shows what fucking muppets Benitez , Hodgson et al were in the transfer market..Insane.
Liverpool's owner, Fenway Sports Group, is anxious to rid the club's wage bill of several expensive transfer errors this summer to maximise Kenny Dalglish's budget for "highest quality" signings.
FSG has sanctioned a substantial outlay on recruits at Anfield, with an approach having been made for Sunderland's Jordan Henderson and interest in the Aston Villa pair of Stewart Downing and Ashley Young expected to develop after their commitments with England. While FSG is willing to spend heavily on transfer fees it is, however, reluctant to increase an already inflated wage bill and wants several high-earning players to make way for the additions.
Liverpool had the fourth-highest wage bill in the Premier League in 2010 – £121m – but failed to qualify for the Champions League next season and last. FSG inherited a host of financial burdens from the previous owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, and the former managers Rafael Benítez and Roy Hodgson, and faces the dual problem of needing to improve Dalglish's squad – "We want to get the highest quality of player in that we can," the Scot has said – while starting to comply with Uefa's fair play regulations.
As John W Henry, the club's principal owner, said recently: "The worst surprise [following FSG's takeover last October] was the lack of depth in the squad. Our biggest concern in taking on this responsibility was this issue and it was a bigger issue than we feared. There was a huge multi-year payroll for a squad that had very little quality depth."
The free signings Joe Cole and Milan Jovanovic, for example, earn £100,000 and £120,000 a week at Liverpool respectively, although the latter's astonishing salary includes a signing-on fee payable over the first 12 months of his contract. Cole made nine Premier League starts last season and Jovanovic five. Paul Konchesky, Christian Poulsen and Brad Jones, who cost £5m, £4.5m and £2.3m respectively and were also part of a disastrous transfer policy last summer, are surplus to requirements too but are liable to deter potential suitors with their salaries. Philipp Degen, Nabil El Zhar and Emiliano Insúa also remain on the payroll.
Liverpool must pay a final instalment of €5m (£4.4m) to Roma for Alberto Aquilani by the end of June and must decide whether to accept a major loss on the Italian midfielder or bring him back to Merseyside after a season's loan to Juventus.
Juventus have offered only £6m for a player who will cost Liverpool a total of £17.6m, with Roma to receive 5% of any fee agreed, although the 26-year-old's agent has insisted a compromise deal is possible. Franco Zavaglia said: "All season Juventus have always given me the necessary guarantees that they want to keep Alberto. The next 24 hours will be decisive. Any eventual economic agreements will follow after Juventus make their decision. If Juventus can't do a deal for Alberto and he has to return to Liverpool, then Milan would certainly be a destination that he would accept."
Liverpool's owner, Fenway Sports Group, is anxious to rid the club's wage bill of several expensive transfer errors this summer to maximise Kenny Dalglish's budget for "highest quality" signings.
FSG has sanctioned a substantial outlay on recruits at Anfield, with an approach having been made for Sunderland's Jordan Henderson and interest in the Aston Villa pair of Stewart Downing and Ashley Young expected to develop after their commitments with England. While FSG is willing to spend heavily on transfer fees it is, however, reluctant to increase an already inflated wage bill and wants several high-earning players to make way for the additions.
Liverpool had the fourth-highest wage bill in the Premier League in 2010 – £121m – but failed to qualify for the Champions League next season and last. FSG inherited a host of financial burdens from the previous owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, and the former managers Rafael Benítez and Roy Hodgson, and faces the dual problem of needing to improve Dalglish's squad – "We want to get the highest quality of player in that we can," the Scot has said – while starting to comply with Uefa's fair play regulations.
As John W Henry, the club's principal owner, said recently: "The worst surprise [following FSG's takeover last October] was the lack of depth in the squad. Our biggest concern in taking on this responsibility was this issue and it was a bigger issue than we feared. There was a huge multi-year payroll for a squad that had very little quality depth."
The free signings Joe Cole and Milan Jovanovic, for example, earn £100,000 and £120,000 a week at Liverpool respectively, although the latter's astonishing salary includes a signing-on fee payable over the first 12 months of his contract. Cole made nine Premier League starts last season and Jovanovic five. Paul Konchesky, Christian Poulsen and Brad Jones, who cost £5m, £4.5m and £2.3m respectively and were also part of a disastrous transfer policy last summer, are surplus to requirements too but are liable to deter potential suitors with their salaries. Philipp Degen, Nabil El Zhar and Emiliano Insúa also remain on the payroll.
Liverpool must pay a final instalment of €5m (£4.4m) to Roma for Alberto Aquilani by the end of June and must decide whether to accept a major loss on the Italian midfielder or bring him back to Merseyside after a season's loan to Juventus.
Juventus have offered only £6m for a player who will cost Liverpool a total of £17.6m, with Roma to receive 5% of any fee agreed, although the 26-year-old's agent has insisted a compromise deal is possible. Franco Zavaglia said: "All season Juventus have always given me the necessary guarantees that they want to keep Alberto. The next 24 hours will be decisive. Any eventual economic agreements will follow after Juventus make their decision. If Juventus can't do a deal for Alberto and he has to return to Liverpool, then Milan would certainly be a destination that he would accept."
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Jovanovic is on 120k A WEEK
Free or not, that's a joke Cole too.
Vin that's fair but I had a real liking for him, classy, intelligent, pulled the strings. Even in his less good seasons he was still good, just not as good as his own high standards. I'd love to see him back. Imagine him laying on short and long passes for Suarez and Carroll to feed off. And as for him leaving, that's benitez' fault for wanting to trade him in for Barry - who wouldn't feel unwanted after that? He clearly still loves the club and has said as much in that interview.
Free or not, that's a joke Cole too.
Vin that's fair but I had a real liking for him, classy, intelligent, pulled the strings. Even in his less good seasons he was still good, just not as good as his own high standards. I'd love to see him back. Imagine him laying on short and long passes for Suarez and Carroll to feed off. And as for him leaving, that's benitez' fault for wanting to trade him in for Barry - who wouldn't feel unwanted after that? He clearly still loves the club and has said as much in that interview.
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That's not strictly true
When a player comes on a free they usually get a couple of mil to sign, sometimes it's a sweetener for running down their contract in favour of a move
Now the previous yanks being skint and tight arses signed both them players with the signing on fee spread out over season 1 knowing full well they wouldn't pay it beyond October
Both players wages would be greatly reduced if they are still around next season
When a player comes on a free they usually get a couple of mil to sign, sometimes it's a sweetener for running down their contract in favour of a move
Now the previous yanks being skint and tight arses signed both them players with the signing on fee spread out over season 1 knowing full well they wouldn't pay it beyond October
Both players wages would be greatly reduced if they are still around next season
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I speak for the people and you, Darkvoid...+1I'd like to go on record now as saying:
1. We (the club) are fucking insane paying that for Henderson,
2. Alonso chose to leave - stop the fucking wankathon around him. 4 seasons - the 2 in the middle were pretty average!
opps sorry wrong forum
have to say that Vin`s above comment is exactly how i feel
But why would Benitez want to sell him? He was underperforming and we struggled to get an offer of £10m, infact Juve were the only ones to offer £10m. Following season, Alonso plays a blinder - gets valued at £30m and fucks off to Madrid. Now either he was being a cunt for two seasons and not trying or his upturn in form was just a coincidenceJovanovic is on 120k A WEEK
Free or not, that's a joke Cole too.
Vin that's fair but I had a real liking for him, classy, intelligent, pulled the strings. Even in his less good seasons he was still good, just not as good as his own high standards. I'd love to see him back. Imagine him laying on short and long passes for Suarez and Carroll to feed off. And as for him leaving, that's benitez' fault for wanting to trade him in for Barry - who wouldn't feel unwanted after that? He clearly still loves the club and has said as much in that interview.
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Anything from either of us would be pure speculation but maybe it was what was needed to give him a kick up the arse and make him realise he wasn't playing his best. If that's the case then the fault lies at benitez' feet for not being able to get him back to his best.
He doesnt strike me as a deliberately cunty, lazy sort of player, that's why I think along those lines.
I don't feel any particular need to defend him btw, I just liked him as a player and would have him back in a second, particularly now we have kenny.
He doesnt strike me as a deliberately cunty, lazy sort of player, that's why I think along those lines.
I don't feel any particular need to defend him btw, I just liked him as a player and would have him back in a second, particularly now we have kenny.
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I think he's a good player, just don't get the fawning over him I've witnessed over the last couple of days from fans.Anything from either of us would be pure speculation but maybe it was what was needed to give him a kick up the arse and make him realise he wasn't playing his best. If that's the case then the fault lies at benitez' feet for not being able to get him back to his best.
He doesnt strike me as a deliberately cunty, lazy sort of player, that's why I think along those lines.
I don't feel any particular need to defend him btw, I just liked him as a player and would have him back in a second, particularly now we have kenny.
Did I watch the match last night? I was there mate.
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Fucked off to United? I thought one of the reasons he tried to get rid of him was because of the new rules about home grown players coming in. Has that rule actually come in yet?
He was great in his last season though. I don't know how he's getting on for Madrid. I only really noticed how good he was when he got subbed (not often) and our play went to shit.
He was great in his last season though. I don't know how he's getting on for Madrid. I only really noticed how good he was when he got subbed (not often) and our play went to shit.
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I'd agree with rich, I seriously doubt alonso's form was down to his lack of motivation for Lfc or indeed his up turn was to force a move
For large parts of his middle 2 seasons he was carrying masch and Lucas while gerrard played on the right or left or wherever Benitez fucked him
It wasn't until gerrard went advanced in the middle with only one of either masch/Lucas playing beside him did we see the very best of Alonso
Looking back it's very hard to understand how the kop afforded Benitez so much time because the man was a fucking arse
For large parts of his middle 2 seasons he was carrying masch and Lucas while gerrard played on the right or left or wherever Benitez fucked him
It wasn't until gerrard went advanced in the middle with only one of either masch/Lucas playing beside him did we see the very best of Alonso
Looking back it's very hard to understand how the kop afforded Benitez so much time because the man was a fucking arse
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Yeah noticed the "united" - typo I guess...Fucked off to United? I thought one of the reasons he tried to get rid of him was because of the new rules about home grown players coming in. Has that rule actually come in yet?
He was great in his last season though. I don't know how he's getting on for Madrid. I only really noticed how good he was when he got subbed (not often) and our play went to shit.
He's played 63 times for Madrid. As I said above - good player but don't understand everyone wanting to finger him
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And sissoko was a sack of shit round his neck too
All that said, I can't see a place for him in our midfield now
All that said, I can't see a place for him in our midfield now
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WellI'd agree with rich, I seriously doubt alonso's form was down to his lack of motivation for Lfc or indeed his up turn was to force a move
For large parts of his middle 2 seasons he was carrying masch and Lucas while gerrard played on the right or left or wherever Benitez fucked him
It wasn't until gerrard went advanced in the middle with only one of either masch/Lucas playing beside him did we see the very best of Alonso
Looking back it's very hard to understand how the kop afforded Benitez so much time because the man was a fucking arse
Champions League 1st season
FA Cup 2nd Season
Champions League Final 3rd season
New Owners
Community Shield and Semi Finals of Champs League 4th Season
2nd in League
7th and Sacked
I think I know why he got afforded time
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Blew it in the 2nd CL final
Blew it when we finished 2nd
Almost let west ham beat us in the FA cup had it not been for gerrard
Blew it when we finished 2nd
Almost let west ham beat us in the FA cup had it not been for gerrard
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So when we lose it's down to him, but when we win it's down to the players and the two are mutually exclusive?Blew it in the 2nd CL final
Blew it when we finished 2nd
Almost let west ham beat us in the FA cup had it not been for gerrard
Did I watch the match last night? I was there mate.
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