January 2014 Transfer Thread

[The Acolyte]

Definitely, he's class. Would walk into our midfield, he's really good as classic central midfielder but shines even more in higher position, would be a good combination beside Coutinho as twin AMs. Good opportunity to snap up him from chelsea. One good thing about these upstart plastic clubs is the wastage of some proper talented young players which can be taken advantage of.

Stop getting your meth off Heisenberg! No way will Maureen let another talent go to LFC, not after Sturridge!

[CWD82]

A physically strong and technically accomplished box to box is what we need. Time to seriously look at a post -Gerrad Liverpool midfield. There should be a few of them out there (Spain, Germany, France...) but won't come cheap for sure. But it's an area we've to invest big if we need to.

If that player is Koke from Atletico Madrid who we keep getting linked to then we're definitely winning the league. Absolute class player.

 

It won't be though, unfortunately, but a nice dream!

[Phoenix]

Mo Salah from Basle linked by the Daily Hate.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Don't particularly want Salah.

[Elite]

Never seen him play but he sounds shit.

[Dr. J]

Rodgers told Shelvey he wouldn't play much as long as Gerrard was still here, it would take this year and the next before he retired.

 

Are we going to say the same thing to other potential midfielders, ones who might compete for the same position? As long as one player has a locked down position, regardless of form, other players won't come.

[robslappa]

Rodgers told Shelvey he wouldn't play much as long as Gerrard was still here, it would take this year and the next before he retired.

 

Are we going to say the same thing to other potential midfielders, ones who might compete for the same position? As long as one player has a locked down position, regardless of form, other players won't come.

It could also mean he thinks Shelvey is a bit shit. I don't believe for a minute that any manager worth his salt would guarantee any player a position for two years if he had better options at his disposal. The fact that Shelvey would have trouble dislodging a one legged 50 year old Gerrard probably had a lot to do with him moving on.

[Barrington Womble]

Rodgers told Shelvey he wouldn't play much as long as Gerrard was still here, it would take this year and the next before he retired.

 

Are we going to say the same thing to other potential midfielders, ones who might compete for the same position? As long as one player has a locked down position, regardless of form, other players won't come.

Lucas has been below the required level, Henderson is not tearing up trees. Seems to me quite a few midfield places could be up for grabs.

[Dr. J]

Rodgers said he told him that he couldn't guarantee first team football. What top class player would come to a non-CL side in January, in a world cup year, without a guarantee of first team football?

 

What's the selling point? It won't be astronomical wages.

[Josef Svejk]

Don't particularly want Salah.

 

If you don't eat it, you won't get dessert.

[Dr. J]

 

Lucas has been below the required level, Henderson is not tearing up trees. Seems to me quite a few midfield places could be up for grabs.

 

I'm thinking attacking, box to box midfielder. If we replace Henderson, and stay with Gerrard and Lucas, the new boy will learn he'll have to do their running for them, just like Henderson does.

[spider-neil]

It could also mean he thinks Shelvey is a bit shit. I don't believe for a minute that any manager worth his salt would guarantee any player a position for two years if he had better options at his disposal. The fact that Shelvey would have trouble dislodging a one legged 50 year old Gerrard probably had a lot to do with him moving on.

 

Think you're doing Gerrard a disservice there, despite not being as mobile as he once was the raw ability that has pushed him to the top of the pile is still there. Gerrard is in the team on merit and even now it will take some player to push him down the pecking order and that player is most assuradly is not Jonjo Shelvey, not now and doubtfully in two years time.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Rodgers said he told him that he couldn't guarantee first team football. What top class player would come to a non-CL side in January, in a world cup year, without a guarantee of first team football?

 

What's the selling point? It won't be astronomical wages.

 

None, but there's a huge difference between slotting Shelvey into our stuttering midfields and finding a place for a top class player.

 

Shelvey was moved along with a pat on the back and the placatory reasons as to why, nothing more.

 

Bright future, contributed to the club, diligent in training, well liked, I would have kept him but....

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

Get Suso back off loan easy.

[MLB]

Not sure what Salah offers that Sterling and Ibe don't. We need to be looking at players a level up from him really.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

If you don't eat it, you won't get dessert.

 

If only you'd said 'desserh'. That'd have been boss.

[Trumo]

Salah was apparently asked what he thought about Liverpool's attacking options. "Aspas. Very dangerous!" he said. He's still figuring out how to get those camels to his brother-in-law as compensation for wrecking his car.

[robslappa]

Think you're doing Gerrard a disservice there, despite not being as mobile as he once was the raw ability that has pushed him to the top of the pile is still there. Gerrard is in the team on merit and even now it will take some player to push him down the pecking order and that player is most assuradly is not Jonjo Shelvey, not now and doubtfully in two years time.

I'm not doing him a disservice at all and I never suggested he wasn't in the team on merit, because he is.  All I was doing was pointing out that Shelvey was and never will be good enough to replace Gerrard.  There's also no one at the club who's remotely close to being a better midfielder than him.  But Gerrard isn't the player he was and if we had better options in the middle of the park then Gerrard wouldn't necessarily be an automatic choice.

[Josef Svejk]

If only you'd said 'desserh'. That'd have been boss.

 

Missed opportunity.

[Boss]

Salah won the swiss federations player of the year award a couple of days ago.

[Elite]

Salah won the swiss federations player of the year award a couple of days ago.

Sounds like one of the best achievements on Roy Hodgsons CV.

[Russ Atmosphere]

I like Shelvey at Swansea, it means he's not here.

[Batigol]

Salah?  I'm sure there's a few people who watch Swiss football and come up with an informed opinion, yeah right!.  Seen him against Chelsea, nowhere near enough to judge but he looked good in that game.

[Tyler Durden]

Get Alonso for peanuts and move for Diego Costa again, easy

[MLB]

I had a dream where we signed Alonso.

 

Nailed on then.