January Transfer Window 2016

[TheHowieLama]

As it was rejected the answer is, not us.

[aladdinsane]

Haha oops. Ok who the fuck is TRYING to make these signings?

[TheHowieLama]

Us

[J-V]

 

Ayre forgot to sack him from the committee didn't he.

[aladdinsane]

It was funny first time but not so much second. Obviously I mean does Klopp really rate Long and Caulker or is the committee just using their direct line to Southampton again. It's absolute bollocks.

[TheHowieLama]

One is on loan with wages subsidized - the other is more dangerous than anyone we can suit up. No problem with either of those tbh.

[kemskem]

I think Philippe would have scored today, personally. Two big game players out in him and Sturridge and it's no wonder why we failed to score. Add Origi who was started to cause all sorts of problems and Ings who was settling in and it's not really a mystery why we're so toothless up front.

[TheHowieLama]

 

 

 

 

 we're so toothless

 

The fuck!!

[aladdinsane]

I'm not really questioning the quality of the players themselves more the fact that it's worrying If Klopp is getting players forced on him. I might be wrong but he's regularly said he's still getting used to watching other premier league teams he didn't know too well and I can't imagine he said get me long and caulker. No disrespect to them.

[TheHowieLama]

I think he is a pretty pragmatic fellow - both of those players make the team better - that is not really a comment on Klopp tbh.

[Harry Squatter]

Watched the Bilbao-Barcelona game hoping to have a look at Williams but they had their keeper sent off in the first few minutes and they were up against it. He didn't really have much of a chance to do anything and came off with about 20 minutes to go.

[ngogswilly]

Long isn't as awful as made out on here. But he's not quite good enough for what we're aspiring to either. If we were getting him on loan id be happy to roll the dice. At the 10-12 million we'd end up paying no thanks. Could easily get something better abroad.

[Nightcat]

"He isn't as awful as made out on here. "

 

I've read this line countless times the past few years, before every awful signing we've made and we wasted funds on.

[ngogswilly]

I did say id rather not sign him permanently.

[Chairman Meow]

It would be a stupid signing.

 

I wish it would come out that the committee and Ayre have been taking bungs or something. At least that would explain how we consistently make such poor transfer decisions.

[El Dangerous]

Does Long offer us a decent goal return? He's been good this season but isn't he a 10 chances to score 1 kind of striker. Him and Ings would seem to occupy the same spot in the squad and if it takes £3m or £4m extra to roll the dice on an unknown quantity from abroad with a bigger potential upshot then we should do that. 

[Russ Atmosphere]

This can't be a real story or we're into the realms of managed decline.

[Josef Svejk]

How to advertise yourself to a German manager:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceG7EUOjDGg

[Grinch]

Go on, someone justify going after mid table shite like long by claiming he's 'prem proven'

[El Dangerous]

Seriously though, Vestergaards head!

[Dr Nowt]

Klopp tried to sign Long while he was at Dortmund.

 

Mad keen on Jay Rodriguez, Jeff Kenna and Terry Hurlock as well.

[Kevin D]

According to The Mirror we've had a 8 million bid for Long rejected. Who the fuck is making these signings

The transfer committee can't think of a better way to spend £8m than this?

 

How do these people still have jobs?

[aladdinsane]

I started thinking about how I'd react if rival premier league teams signed the players we do (or are trying to). If Chelsea,City,Arsenal,United signed Long,Caulker,Lambert et al I would be laughing my bollocks off thinking 'what the fuck are they thinking, it's only downhill for them'. But if Palace,West Ham,Watford etc, signed them I'd be thinking 'hmm not bad players, it's about their level'. Sadly our aspirations seem to be closer to the latter group now.

 

I don't expect us to be competing for the elite level of player but we should be spending all our money on trying to buy the next Suarez or the next Coutinho etc. Not just spunking all our money on players who might slightly improve us (which isn't hard at the moment).

 

It's not the fault of the above players, it's more just them being the straw that broke the camels back after years of mismanagement by us.

[LFC 6 Times]

If we sign Shane Long then it's the final straw, who's on this transfer committee Fergie, Jose and Duncan Ferguson? It's properly embarrasing how pooe our recruitment is, I'm not exaggerating when I say pound for pound the worst in world football.

[Paco]

I think they have a database of players with different attributes like for caulker they would have age height premier league appearances headers won etc and caulkers names come up.

 

same with long it ll be goals per game ratio, assists, km per game covered, tackles made all the sort of shit klopp wants from a forward. at 29 he doesnt fit that fsg model of buying young. if he can be amything like ings looked he can be decent for us. 8m rejected is way more than I d be prepared to pay but I d love an irishman playing for us.