January 2011 Transfer Window Speculation Thread

[Sangria]

We get linked to so much shit it is hard to believe any of it.

 

I am taking it that the new lot are going to set a blue print for how the club operates in the transfer market and eighty percent of the ones are linked with, do not even come close to fitting into it.

[Kopite Pete]

Roys profile it does.

[RedinSweden]

Elmander is 29. Hardly "fits the profile".

 

We have two. "Young and talented" and "not young and a bit shit".

[Josef Svejk]

I can't quite frankly remember where we are.

 

No shit, Roy...

[Unrighteous]

We have two. "Young and talented" and "not young and a bit shit".

 

He definitely fits the second profile, RiS.

[waiting game]

I'm sorry if this is already on here, i couldnt see it anywhere.

 

We have been linked with Clint Dempsey recently, now he isnt the best player in the world granted, but is there something more to this story?

 

He is an extremely popular player over in the states and is a huge part of the US national side, He would, undoubtly sell a tonne of shirts over in the states and therefore raise us some cash.

 

Clint is also an extremely hard working player, with great work ethic. I was searching for youtube clips of him and found a mini documentary on him, i wasnt aware of any of what was said on it and im sorry in advance if this is already known by most.

 

His agent isnt saying too much apart from no deals currently in place but there is interest from what i can gather reading around.

Liverpool - Clint Dempsey's agent stops short of saying he won't leave Fulham | Give Me Football

 

I know we should never buy a player for his story but, i would argue that some of the best players in the world play with that something extra because of passion and drive, he seems to have plenty of that, and with good reason. When you add on top of that the shirt revenue and marketing in US, i think it could be worth a closer look.

[Mr Nando]

Yeah man totally.

 

Lets get Elmander and stick him up front, and then have a Poulsen/Dempsey midfield. We would win the prem, no doubt about that. Fuck it, lets re-sign Danny Murphy while we are at it!

[waiting game]

Yeah man totally.

 

Lets get Elmander and stick him up front, and then have a Poulsen/Dempsey midfield. We would win the prem, no doubt about that. Fuck it, lets re-sign Danny Murphy while we are at it!

 

No need to be like that lad. If you disagree then thats fine. Heres how i see it

 

Im not saying hes the best player in the world, but is he better than Poulsen? Yes. Does he work harder than Babel (usually does) Yes.

 

Would he come cheapish? Yes. Could he make us a decent ammount of cash over in the US? Yes. Will that then help us to buy top players...? YES

 

Point is lad we are re-building, so if we can get someone who will end up making us money, plus work very hard for the team whilst hes at it then we shouldnt just dismiss it.

 

I agree with your point (that behind the smart arse answer i think you were trying to make) He isnt the best player out there, but if you look at the bigger picture it may be worth a look, thats all i said.

[dirty_sanchez]

I can see that Dempsey would be a good signing from a commercial point of view, I just think that he's several tiers lower than what we should be aiming at. Would United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, City buy him? Doubt it.

[waiting game]

I can see that Dempsey would be a good signing from a commercial point of view, I just think that he's several tiers lower than what we should be aiming at. Would United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, City buy him? Doubt it.

 

No they wouldnt and your right! But Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, spurs and city arent in the process of re-building, exept maybe utd. They also have much larger stadiums and are raising funds that way.

 

I just fear that the type of players we want and deserve arent yet affordable. We are in a much better place now than we were but that doesnt give us mad money.

 

We cant, without city money, rebuild over night. So i see it from a long term view, if we bought Demsey or some other america player, doesnt have to be him, one that we can pick up cheapish it gives us a good standing place commercially in the US. Just as Utd did in in asia.

 

And answer me this, who would you rather have on the bench? Dempsey (who will be making us money in sales) or Poulsen?

[WaltonRed]

Thats been our problem for twenty years, we buy bumnuts the other big clubs wouldnt touch with a barge pole

[Unrighteous]

I can see that Dempsey would be a good signing from a commercial point of view, I just think that he's several tiers lower than what we should be aiming at. Would United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs, City buy him? Doubt it.

 

I don't think I'd even want Dempsey on the bench, to be honest.

[waiting game]

changing the topic a little but just saw this.

 

Juventus want Liverpool trio Alberto Aquilani, Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger | Mail Online

[18-5]

They can pay 45 million and have them.

[Malarkey]

changing the topic a little but just saw this.

 

Juventus want Liverpool trio Alberto Aquilani, Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger | Mail Online

 

It's the Mail.

 

It definately won't happen, then.

[JohnnyH]

Gutted we still don't have Aquilani here.

[Unrighteous]

It's the Mail.

 

It definately won't happen, then.

 

That is my feeling on the subject.

[waiting game]

Liverpool - Dani Pacheco has his sights set on a loan move | Give Me Football

 

Shame he doesnt get more chances but, a loan move could do him the world of good. Just look at Aquilani. Really hope he does well.

[Trucker Paddy]

Celtic or Rangers for Pacheco, that New Year Old Firm game will toughen up

[Xherdan]

Aquilani and Meireles in the centre with Lucas just behind is a decent midfield.

[El Rojo]

Gutted we still don't have Aquilani here.

 

Why, though? He played a few decent games last year at home against poor opposition, but he struggled to make any impact in important games. And that's not even mentioning the huge concerns about his longterm fitness. He always looked lethargic and had no defensive abilities whatsoever.

 

Wrong player at the wrong time. Why on earth we didn't go for somebody like Parker if we wanted a midfielder or else focus on bringing in an attacker I'll never know. I'm still convinced that his signing had a lot to do with the preferable installment rate Roma allowed us to pay for him gradually.

 

I think some players aren't suited to certain leagues, and his success again with Juve this season is a case in point. He's a good player, but he wasn't the right player for us.

 

Meireles offers everything he could and a lot more besides.

[dirty_sanchez]

No they wouldnt and your right! But Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, spurs and city arent in the process of re-building, exept maybe utd. They also have much larger stadiums and are raising funds that way.

 

I just fear that the type of players we want and deserve arent yet affordable. We are in a much better place now than we were but that doesnt give us mad money.

 

We cant, without city money, rebuild over night. So i see it from a long term view, if we bought Demsey or some other america player, doesnt have to be him, one that we can pick up cheapish it gives us a good standing place commercially in the US. Just as Utd did in in asia.

 

And answer me this, who would you rather have on the bench? Dempsey (who will be making us money in sales) or Poulsen?

 

This is all pointless conjecture anyway. None of us know what sort of money NESV will put into transfers. They might make the manager sell to buy, or they might lash out £100m a window. We don't know.

[Il Fenomeno]

Why, though? He played a few decent games last year at home against poor opposition, but he struggled to make any impact in important games. And that's not even mentioning the huge concerns about his longterm fitness. He always looked lethargic and had no defensive abilities whatsoever.

 

If we judged players on their first season alone, then Drogba, Malouda, Pires & Hleb would be shite.

[Xherdan]

Why, though? He played a few decent games last year at home against poor opposition, but he struggled to make any impact in important games. And that's not even mentioning the huge concerns about his longterm fitness. He always looked lethargic and had no defensive abilities whatsoever.

 

Wrong player at the wrong time. Why on earth we didn't go for somebody like Parker if we wanted a midfielder or else focus on bringing in an attacker I'll never know. I'm still convinced that his signing had a lot to do with the preferable installment rate Roma allowed us to pay for him gradually.

 

I think some players aren't suited to certain leagues, and his success again with Juve this season is a case in point. He's a good player, but he wasn't the right player for us.

 

Meireles offers everything he could and a lot more besides.

 

 

Have you seen him play at all this season?

 

Its also worth considering that he had just moved to a new country, new league, was injured and all to a club who, by Christmas, were in turmoil. Hardly ideal conditions.

[El Rojo]

If we judged players on their first season alone, then Drogba, Malouda, Pires & Hleb would be shite.

 

Not sure why you lump Drogba in there. He pretty much hit the ground running with Chelsea before getting even better.

 

And I remember Pires and his first season always being used as a reason to justify hanging on to Cheyrou, Diouf and Le Tallec, so you'll excuse a bit of cyncism there.

 

Unfortunately, not all players come good.

 

Anyway, the Aquilani sitaution is a bit different. I don't think he's a bad player, just one we never needed.