Torres mega-thread

[Randy Marsh]

Handed in a transfer request has he?

[TheDrowningMan]

There is, surprisingly, unlikely to be quite the resistance from the Liverpool faithful that would have greeted such a prospect even last summer.

There has been a feeling all season that Torres has been angling to get away and his form has been, frankly, poor, with many already expressing the opinion that the club should cash in.

 

No media agenda at all.

[Lee909]

danroan Torres has this evening submitted a transfer request which has been rejected

1 minute ago via web

[Carra_is_legend]

Its absolutely clear he wants to leave.

[MLB]

There's no point in keeping a player here if he genuinely wants to leave. Kenny will know that as well as anyone.

[Aldonose]

Jason Burt - whom i know and can vouch for - has said that Kenny has made crystal clear to Fenway SG today that he doesn't want Torres sold, and that he'll see a sale as undermining his position. He's writing a piece for tomorrow's Telegraph with an update.

 

That suggests that there aren't any clauses in his contract that will allow him to leave in January. If that's true what Kenny is alledged to have said, then fair play.

[Joe Le Taxi]

How the fuck can Daniel Sturridge be valued at ten fucking million?

 

He's English and he has pace.

 

He's shite but being English means he's actually very good and having pace means he could make it in any top league in the world.

 

[/Tabloid shite]

[fobbierowler]

danroan Dan Roan

Torres has this evening submitted a transfer request which has been rejected

[PaulMcC]

Force the fucker to stay.

[marpetwilson]

Please, please, please everyone ease off Torres. He hasn't said he wants to leave yet - the only official information we have is that Chelsea made a bid and Liverpool have said Torres is not for sale. Don't turn against the lad before he's left - instead give him more reason to stay. Much easier to leave a club when the fans are turning against you. Even if he is having a wobble - let him get on with it - trust in the Club and the people around him to bring him back to his senses. It happened with Gerrard, Kenny, Rush - some stayed and some left - even Shankly left and the Club went on. The Club has always been bigger than the player, and the fans have always been bigger than player.

 

We need to start being a big club again, if Torres goes so be it, we only want players who can wear the shirt with honour and be proud to be part of LFC. We want players with the mindset that they are serving a special club and to a cause much bigger than their own careers. If Torres can no longer give that passion to LFC then let him go, but lets not be fickel like Chelsea fans, Arsenal or the Mancs - lets be dignfied on how we treat him. If he left in this window - he's still given us 4 years decent service during the worst time in LFC's modern history. I'll be gutted if he goes, but give the lad a break - my gut feel is he's going nowhere, but I'm certain that anyone who loves the club should be rallying round him and not despising him because of usual dross on Sky Sports and comments from 'king of vagueness' Guillem Ballague.

[Carra_is_legend]

Force the fucker to stay.

 

Why?

[Randy Marsh]

Dan Roan saying request has been rejected.

 

Im disgusted in him. 3 days left and he hits us with this. I'm absolutely astounded..

[Red Phoenix]

He said recently he had been struggling for finding out info in regards to LFC. Strange everyone is now feeding off the same information.

 

Yeah but Nando isn't going to be able to talk about other transfers is he? He probably wouldn't even know. I don't think it's such a push to imagine he can ring or text Torres to ask and then get a response, which will take a couple of minutes. Especially if they're both clear that Tony doesn't reveal it's him he's spoken to, like he's probably done many times in the past.

[Thesmig]

i meant a full stop not a / but beer has got me even more upset with the feeling i am being taken for wanker

[bentw]

This is going to get messy.

Hold on to your hats

[redsfan]

Well least we know now.

[Juan Galonso]

That suggests that there aren't any clauses in his contract that will allow him to leave in January. If that's true what Kenny is alledged to have said, then fair play.

 

Clause doesn't come into effect until the end of the season apparently.

[Frankenhooker]

So what happens now, he just remains at the club but is even more fucked off ? I know Adam had his rejected, but if this is anything to go by he's a touch more professional. Torres is a moody bastard at the best of times.

[Phoenix]

Fuck Chelsea...hes not going anywhere. two and half years left on your contract boy

[Royal Family]

Its absolutely clear he wants to leave.

 

Then we do a deal with him where he can go in the summer. Which gives us four months to scout a replacement. The worst possible thing is a big-money panic-buy now.

 

He's under contract. He cannot force us to sell him at the first, mediocre bid (Jason Burt is saying the initial bid was actually far less than £30m!)

[Chinandeler Bong]

Dan Roan saying request has been rejected.

 

Im disgusted in him. 3 days left and he hits us with this. I'm absolutely astounded..

 

Me too.

 

I wore my Torres LFC shirt today as well.

 

Going in the fucking bin.

[Joe Le Taxi]

Yeah but Nando isn't going to be able to talk about other transfers is he? He probably wouldn't even know. I don't think it's such a push to imagine he can ring or text Torres to ask and then get a response, which will take a couple of minutes. Especially if they're both clear that Tony doesn't reveal it's him he's spoken to, like he's probably done many times in the past.

 

Fair enough mate and it wasn't a pop at Tony as I like him as a journalist.

[J-V]

Three days before a transfer window yoyu have an intelligent, proven Premiership goalscorer to tide you over till the summer, and £40m to get some targets in the summer. It's mind boggling people wouldn't consider it.

£40mill and a 31 year old to "tide" us over. No thanks. For that kind a deal he should be forced to stay till the summer.

[redsoxs]

According to Sky Sports Liverpool have rejected a transfer request from Fernando Torres

 

 

FFS..... SSN are true fucked up with real info, they are making it up by the minute (You know the transfer request that originated on twitter)

[cole7]

Devastated.

 

Never want him to play for Liverpool again. Get the most money we can and fuck him off.