January 2018 Transfer Thread

[Gym Beglin]

I can't countenance a world where we don't buy another top forward this window. It's too rediculous a notion to consider, so it won't happen.

We may as well have Firmino/Mane/Salah on the books as forwards and nobody else, such is the gulf in class after that.

 

Lemar needs to get his arse through the door, but even that wouldn't be enough, we need to buy a striker of some description.

 

Sturridge is a smudge, a smear, a mistake, his name is in our squad list as an error, it means virtually nothing.

[Josef Svejk]

Sturridge is a smudge, a smear, a mistake, his name is in our squad list as an error, it means virtually nothing.

Daniel Smudgidge? Daniel Smearridge?

[The Woolster]

Love how they release that fact now about the coutinho deal .... Is it to try and get fees down as they were very bullish when he was sold about the fee being up front.... Spin spin spin...

 

I thought it was pretty clear at the time that the papers were misunderstanding the difference between 'upfront' as in 'before add-ons', and 'upfront' as in 'all the cash now'. Never trust what a sports journalist says about finance things, there are very few who know what they are talking about.

[The Woolster]

From what I've read, very few transfers, especially big ones, are paid for up front. In general they are paid over 2 to 3 years in semi-annual installments. It would have been very unusual to have got the Coutinho money upfront.

 

I think Barca are probably good for the money though...

[nando1000]

Just buy Aubameyang best option

[Mark M]

R.I.P. January Transfer 2018 Thread

[Red House]

Klopp says more incomings "not really likely" before transfer deadline. #LFC (James Pearce)

[El Rojo]

January 2018 Transfer Window: 'How am I doing, boss?'

 

Heartbreaking, soul-destroying disappointment: 'You're doing a great job, son... a great job!'

[Ne Moe Imya]

Who's going to start the summer transfer thread then? I reckon we'll get that one to 500 pages.

 

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict Lemar, Alisson, Gimenez and ... Pulisic, maybe? Plus a youngster or two. I'd love Sessegnon but it could be we'll plump for a few cheaper young players instead.

[LFC 6 Times]

Oh fabulous, Lallana’s injured again, just as well we sold Coutinho. I’m actually embarrassed by our club. What’s this fucking bollix about keeping him in summer about “timing”. We had a full 8 months to prepare a fucking replacement and we’re doing fucking nothing. We chance our arm and try get Keita early in an attempt to appease the fans and the act like a football club that wants to be taken seriously and tell us to fuck off, to sell a key player mid season is insanity, but to sell a key player and not replace him mid season, well there aren’t words to describe that.

[nando1000]

Lallana injured, squad looking really strong to compete on three fronts...

[Pureblood]

What's the injury and how long is he out for?

[El Rojo]

Lallana out?

 

Great. No creativity at all behind our front three.

 

I like him as a player but I'd get rid in the summer. He just cannot be relied upon. He makes Sturridge look durable.

[Strontium]

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict Lemar, Alisson, Gimenez and ... Pulisic, maybe? Plus a youngster or two. I'd love Sessegnon but it could be we'll plump for a few cheaper young players instead.

Such a spending spree would be unprecedented. I honestly wonder where your bottomless optimism comes from, it's certainly not rooted in experience.

[Red House]

Got to say I'm rather pessimistic about our chances of making top four with our current midfield.

Pinning all my hopes on Ben Woodbinho.

[Strontium]

Lallana injured, squad looking really strong to compete on three fronts...

We can field eleven players, what more do you want..

[Jairzinho]

Such a spending spree would be unprecedented. I honestly wonder where your bottomless optimism comes from, it's certainly not rooted in experience.

 

Flakka, presumably.

[Anubis]

Who's going to start the summer transfer thread then? I reckon we'll get that one to 500 pages.

 

Don't tempt me.....

[FrenchEyeGlass]

Klopp on new signings a week ago: "If something jumps in my face we will think about it but we don't actively look for a player so far. First of all we have to use the high quality players we have. Lallana isn't the replacement for Coutinho but he's a fantastic player."

 

Klopp today: "Lallana is injured"

 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Id rather the club risked some cash than risked this season. We've lost a match winner a lad who scored and assisted plenty of goals a lad who really did help unlock stubborn defensive sides. Whoever's choice it is, be it klopps or the owners not buying to improve our chances at the competitions we have left this year is in my opinion a huge mistake. Be it mahrez or lemar or whoever the club have identified if they score just one goal or set one up that could be the difference between 5th or the next round in a cup then it's worth it. Psychologically we feel like a weaker side losing Phil, the bench seems poor, now lallana is injured it's poorer still.

 

Guess we've just seen too many January windows that seem like missed opportunities. Isn't luck preparation meeting opportunity. 1 trophy in 12 years is unnaceptable that's not on klopp but every opportunity at improvement needs to be taken because making up the numbers is a slow death the last decade has been a disgrace, too many "next year... next year" we should not exist to make stars for other teams we are fucking Liverpool expectations should not be managed.

[Ne Moe Imya]

I agree that it's hugely risky to go into the rest of the season with no depth behind Mane, Firmino, and Salah.

 

The problem I have is ... who do you want us to get that really moves the needle in terms of our chances at a trophy this year? Even without Coutinho the bookies have us at 78% for top 4.

 

So if there's a player out there that we can go out and overspend a bit and get who moves that number up to 90%, I'm all for it. Especially with Tottenham and Arsenal strengthening in the short-term. I'm just not sure at all that player exists.

 

I mean, obviously Messi would make us a top 4 lock, and even a player like Sanchez would have moved that number up quite a bit. But neither of those players are realistic. Does Lucas Moura improve our odds that much? Or Promes?

 

These are players I'd love to have as depth options, but with all the will in the world I'm not sure that they're really the quality to just come along as just really solidify our chances of top 4. Which is why I think Klopp is just going to roll the dice. Huge, huge risk, but I honestly think that's how they've come to this conclusion.

[Dave D]

Well....thats that then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrabble anyone?

 

Eye-spy?

 

Eye spy with my little eye something beginning with

 

[El Rojo]

KLOPP'S CHATTING WHAM,

WE WON'T BEAT WBA AT HOME,

IT'S ALL A FAR CRY,

FROM THAT GLORIOUS NIGHT IN ROME.

[Anubis]

Tell Lemar, Lemar

To take the champagne off ice

It seems that sixth will suffice

Tell Lemar, Lemar

[Pureblood]

The problem I have is ... who do you want us to get that really moves the needle in terms of our chances at a trophy this year?

 

Someone.