Joe Allen

[Arl arse]

Ha, reminds me of the old Ken Dodd line of how he knew things were bad when he rang them and the guy on the other end of the phone shot himself.

Did he?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, Doddy.

[thompsonsnose]

Farewell sweet prince.

[TheHowieLama]

Wait --Stoke?

[Jose Jones]

Wait --Stoke?

He'll fit in well there with Shaqiri, Arnautovic and Bojan.

[TheHowieLama]

He'll fit in well there with Shaqiri, Arnautovic and Bojan.

 

Maybe so - still a massive let down for me.

[Strontium]

Little Joe's Money Balls

[Bad Red Bull]

About his level and I can't say he'd be missed as he's offered fuck all since being here.

 

Spot on JP.. oops J-V

[Unrighteous]

Always was a fan of little Joe.

[Karius]

Oh well another team who have leapfrogged us in the pecking order for top 8 next season. This window gets more depressing every day.

 

But hey at least we still have Jordan fucking Henderson

[Josef Svejk]

Nice enough footballer, but lightweight and little end product...

 

[Lee909]

I liked Allen but we now have Grujic

 

He will score 10 from midfield this year,assist in another 15 and generally be the greatest thing since sliced brioche

[Frankenhooker]

Oh well another team who have leapfrogged us in the pecking order for top 8 next season. This window gets more depressing every day.

 

But hey at least we still have Jordan fucking Henderson

Spot on JP.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Nice enough footballer, but lightweight and little end product...

 

 

 

Oh god.  My stomach turned when I saw this.

 

Fuck off joe

[johnsusername]

Never need reminding of that miss and 2 dropped points.

 

Not good enough or strong enough. Bye Joe.

[Karius]

Changed pretty much every game he came on in last season but Klopp clearly prefers vastly inferior players.

 

Next season should be fun with no steady influence to bring off the bench

[Frankenhooker]

Changed pretty much every game he came on in last season but Klopp clearly prefers vastly inferior players.

 

Next season should be fun with no steady influence to bring off the bench

You're playing your hand way too early, you should of taken your time to get the lay of the land, you've started like a bull in a china shop.

 

Not very good.

[stringvest]

You're playing your hand way too early, you should of taken your time to get the lay of the land, you've started like a bull in a china shop.

 

Not very good.

 

 

he's right on this occasion, and you're not.  But he's gone, and I for one will get over it.  

[ZonkoVille77]

Allen did indeed improve the side in most games he came off the bench. He also got out muscled a fair bit in every game he played and you just can't have that in the PL. I hope he goes on to have a great career with Milan.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

He was at his best when playing out of his skin, covering lots of ground and his little legs going nineteen to the dozen, but he could never sustain that for a run of games, and he'd usually get fatigued around the 70 min mark much like Lallana.

 

If he wanted to stay as cover he'd have been a good option, but he wants more, and as a starter we should aspire to a higher level than him too.

 

He'll do well if he goes to Stoke.

[stringvest]

He was the only midfielder we had who could control the pace of the game, was always available for a pass, wasn't scared to receive the ball in tight areas, and was able to move forward with the ball.

 

I've no issue if we bring in someone better, but last season we didn't have a better midfielder.  

[El Rojo]

He was the only midfielder we had who could control the pace of the game, was always available for a pass, wasn't scared to receive the ball in tight areas, and was able to move forward with the ball.

 

I've no issue if we bring in someone better, but last season we didn't have a better midfielder.  

 

I thought he looked quality whenever he came into the side after a while out, but once that adrenaline and zip faded a game or two in he looked quite average again.

 

I don't think he stood out particularly as our best midfielder, but he's no worse than the others. Lucas' legs are gone, Henderson consistently disappoints and at this stage in his career (hopefully he'll improve) Can can alternate between Beckenbauer and Jay Spearing in the same minute. 

 

I wouldn't get rid of Allen unless we're bringing a better central midfielder in. Our transfer business so far suggests that we might be setting up hoping to win most games 5-3 or 6-4 next season, though.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Unless you're only comparing to other CMs, then Lallana was better last season by almost every metric you could think of. 

[aRdja]

He was the only midfielder we had who could control the pace of the game, was always available for a pass, wasn't scared to receive the ball in tight areas, and was able to move forward with the ball.

 

I've no issue if we bring in someone better, but last season we didn't have a better midfielder.

He didnt do it very well now really did he... It's all great coming on with 20 minutes to go, playing against tired legs making an impact.. He's never done it from the start.. And if you kick him early, he will hide.

[RedKnight]

He didnt do it very well now really did he... It's all great coming on with 20 minutes to go, playing against tired legs making an impact.. He's never done it from the start.. And if you kick him early, he will hide.

 

[Lee909]

I liked Allen but this is the best fir everyone. He wont get tbe games under Klopp,he will be the fical point of the Stoke midfield and we get a decent fee for a non first team player,stoke get a fairly decent price etc

 

Good luck to him

Hughes is building a interesting side there. Some good players in that squad