January 2024 Transfer Thread

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

1 hour ago, Jose Jones said:

Quick quiz question:

First Premier league season, goals from open play.

Player A - 6

Player B - 9

 

Which one is Toney in 20-21 and which is Nunez in 21-22?

You dont have to score any goals to score more goals than our strikers. At least in some peoples’s heads that’s how it works. 

[Red74]

Hahahahaha. Theres grown men upset on an imaginary transfer thread on Xmas day. Have a day off boys 

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

32 minutes ago, Red74 said:

Hahahahaha. Theres grown men upset on an imaginary transfer thread on Xmas day. Have a day off boys 

 

SERENITY NOW!!

[Red74]

38 minutes ago, Jarvinja Ilnow said:

 

SERENITY NOW!!

Merry Xmas to you xoxo

[an tha]

16 hours ago, TD_LFC said:

 

It would have been diagnosed as growing pains as recently as when Gerrard broke through and like you say their's far more care, scrutiny and risk these days.

 

Try to push a player through the issues and theirs a 10 page Athletic article with journo's and parents raging at the mis-treatment in 4 years time when they don't make it (there was one this week about Wayne Harrison and there was a duty of care investigation at the club a few months back on another player).

 

It makes it all the more baffling that despite the attempts to minimise risk it's going to take a massive lawsuit for leagues to start taking head injuries as seriously as they should be.

Fucking hell Wayne Harrison - that is a blast from the past. Lad died pretty young too didn't he.

[Lee909]

Getting linked with Antonee Robinson from Fulham today

Can't see it myself, a 26 year old left back, would give us 3 LB at the start of next season. So unless Klopp was planning on moving on Kostas or Robbo in the summer to free up a non home grown spot,i can't see the club doing that. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

36 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Getting linked with Antonee Robinson from Fulham today

Can't see it myself, a 26 year old left back, would give us 3 LB at the start of next season. So unless Klopp was planning on moving on Kostas or Robbo in the summer to free up a non home grown spot,i can't see the club doing that. 

Sounds like lazy "journalism": a top club has a shortage in a position, so let's invent a link with a player who is currently doing quite well in that position.

[Creator Supreme]

On 26/12/2023 at 00:08, an tha said:

Fucking hell Wayne Harrison - that is a blast from the past. Lad died pretty young too didn't he.

Drank himself to death from what I remember. Poor bastard.

 

Edit: Died from a Pancreatic Illness so could well be alcohol related. Died Christmas Day 2013 at age 46.

[El Dangerous]

Antonee Robinson would be a throwback signing to when we signed average players who play well for teams down the lower end of the table. I’d be happy to get a competitive right back and keep Gomez as the LB cover, seems more switched on on the left.

[Jordy Brouwer]

43 minutes ago, El Dangerous said:

Antonee Robinson would be a throwback signing to when we signed average players who play well for teams down the lower end of the table. I’d be happy to get a competitive right back and keep Gomez as the LB cover, seems more switched on on the left.

 

Yes thats a good way of putting it. Middle of the road premiership player. I remember when us making that kind of signing was routine. 

[Barrington Womble]

We've been linked to him for a while haven't we? Lads behind me when we played themmwere talking about it. Which was weird as they all agreed he was great, but seemed to hate every single Liverpool player! 

[TD_LFC]

Because transfers trump football, people get a bigger dopamine hit from signing a player (and then immediately crave the next one) than they do watching games with the actual football becoming an inconvenience that occurs between two transfer windows.

 

Whether it's a FIFA thing with increase of shit like ultimate teams or fantasy football or something else the culture of support is changing.

 

People support players over teams more often now than they did and will follow a player club to club (more prevalent in younger people).

 

Chelsea have become the embodiment of that as a club.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I had no idea Anthony could be spelt that way.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

A lot of that is a social media thing. Some of them don't even pick a player on their side to hate. Weirdos.

[Freddo]

If we're looking after a genuine left back the top target is surely Ait Nouri.  He's a quality player. That would mean one or Robbo or Tsimikas would leave in the summer.

Maybe more likely we look at the right back position. Anyhow, give us the dopamine hit 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Put a bid in for Jarad Branthwaite if only for shits and giggles.

[TD_LFC]

3 minutes ago, Freddo said:

If we're looking after a genuine left back the top target is surely Ait Nouri.  He's a quality player. That would mean one or Robbo or Tsimikas would leave in the summer.

Maybe more likely we look at the right back position. Anyhow, give us the dopamine hit 

There have been rumours of Nouri on and off for years (even before he went to Wolves), I think Tsimikas has secured his place in the squad with his stint while Robertson was out though.

[Freddo]

I think with Tsimikas signing a deal, he'll be staying for a while yet and I think Robbo still has a lot to offer.

I did read that we've scouted Ait Nouri since he was a teenager.

[sir roger]

The way Klopp thinks about squad management, I can't see him wanting to have 3 left backs to shuffle between.

The obvious solution to our left back / central defensive shortage is to future-proof by bringing in a hybrid like Inacio in January.

[El Rojo]

13 minutes ago, Freddo said:

I did read that we've scouted Ait Nouri since he was a teenager.

I think he’s excellent, would be a great signing.

[Freddo]

1 hour ago, El Rojo said:

I think he’s excellent, would be a great signing.

Always played well against Mo. He'd be a super addition. 

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

I reckon there is zero chance we’ll sign a full back in January. Probably not in the summer either.

[dave u]

4 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Put a bid in for Jarad Branthwaite if only for shits and giggles.

 

No, seriously we should do this. A big offer, not for shits and giggles, but because they're in a perilous financial situation and can't turn it down. If they do turn it down and then fail FFP again, they'll have no excuse because they could have cashed in on him.

 

He's really good and adding him to Quansah and Konate solidifies that position for the next decade. I'd happily bid £50m for him on Jan 1 if it was up to me. He can be the hybrid LB/CB that City have with Ake / Gvardiol and he helps the home grown quota too.

 

Plus there's the fume.

[Bjornebye]

Yeah agreed, Branthwaite is a serious talent. 

[El Rojo]

29 minutes ago, dave u said:

 

No, seriously we should do this. A big offer, not for shits and giggles, but because they're in a perilous financial situation and can't turn it down. If they do turn it down and then fail FFP again, they'll have no excuse because they could have cashed in on him.

 

He's really good and adding him to Quansah and Konate solidifies that position for the next decade. I'd happily bid £50m for him on Jan 1 if it was up to me. He can be the hybrid LB/CB that City have with Ake / Gvardiol and he helps the home grown quota too.

 

Plus there's the fume.

The fume is probably worth £30m so we’d be getting a huge talent for £20m.