Transfer deadline day......

[Red Banjo]

Disgusted. Absolutely disgusted. The club is going down the drain, and the owners are the ones taking the plug out. Dress it up how you want but the decisions made in the past 24 hours could be some of the worst in our history.

 

Everytime someone goes in hard on Suarez now, an entire fanbase will be wincing.

[a stoner]

Fuck me gently!

 

No chance, now bend over, relax and take it like a bitch :drool::drool:

[Nasty Lizard]

Oh For Fucks sake.

 

"We are in no position to have a £35million man as our third-choice"

 

I know, why don't we have our fucking fourth choice as third choice then.

 

Fucking master stroke. The cunts we are.

[ZonkoVille77]

Very depressing. Time for the young lads to really step up to the mark.

No fucking choice really !

[Jairzinho]

SSN - "£440m spent! Will it beat the £485m of last year?!?!? That is the big question. Yes, that is the big question."

 

Jesus Christ.

[Koptimus Prime]

We are a fucking joke, Rodgers has been fucked over by the club.

 

Looks like the days of net fucking spend are back with a bang.

[The Golden Eel]

What a way to suck all your optimism away. It's hard to believe what's gone on in past two days.

[Guest San Don]

Dempsey reported as joining Spurs- for a fee of £500k more than we offered ( a month's wages for Joe Cole).

 

Hahahaha! And you think fulham would have accepted our bid if it was half a mill more? No fucking way. They want 10 million off us for him. Im glad we're sticking to our guns about this fee.

 

The decision to let Carroll go without a definite replacement signed up is baffling though.

[mike23]

Disgusted. Absolutely disgusted. The club is going down the drain, and the owners are the ones taking the plug out. Dress it up how you want but the decisions made in the past 24 hours could be some of the worst in our history.

 

Everytime someone goes in hard on Suarez now, an entire fanbase will be wincing.

 

Yep. It's going to be just like when Torres was our only decent striker and we knew if he got injured then we were down to Ngog. Genuinely can't believe we are back in that position again. This club is just never going to sort itself out.

[ternando_forres]

I hope Rodgers comes out and tells us whats gone on, like Rafa did.

[gumps]

So what is Dempsey's fee?

 

Villa had £7m rejected earlier today. Latest reports are that we offered £4m, but Spurs offered near £7m again.

 

If that's true, its not only incompetent, but as the players was keen to come to LFC, its also highly insulting to Fulham. we should have equalled their offer, end of.

 

Jeez, squabbling over £3m after the amount we've dished out recently!

 

Madness!

[Torvald Utne]

Of course not. I'd have liked Dempsey but as I just said on twitter, I've got an empty Malbec bottle here which could take Carroll's place on the bench and would probably score more goals than him. I'm glad he's fucking gone.

 

We've dumped Adam, Spearing, Carroll and a load of other injury prone wasters (Bellars the exception; I'd like to have kept him but he WANTED to go) and brought in Allen, Sahin, Borini and the wonderkid Yesil. Plus Rodgers actually wants to play our talented youngesters rather than just cockteasing them by putting them on the bench.

 

If all that transfer movement had happened today you skyfans would be wanking into your socks. But because we haven't been on a spending spree to make jim fucking white spunk in his knickers you're all throwing your toys out of the pram. Two years ago we were signing cunts like Poulsen and Konchesky. Get it in perspective and get a fucking grip.

 

 

That's the way I see it, plus Dempsey and Sturridge are cunts so I wasn't all that happy about being linked to them two anyway.

[King Emlyn]

I hope Rodgers comes out and tells us whats gone on, like Rafa did.

I guess he'll have to, he's gonna have to explain away the inevitable lowly finish somehow, might as well take the bull by the horns.

[MLB]

Morgan and Ngoo, your time is now.

 

Hope they're both up to it.

[ternando_forres]

https://twitter.com/Robbie9Fowler/status/241645365038813184/photo/1 :)

[MLB]

We probably didn't even get fees for Ecclestone and Pacheco. Ayre and that were probably digging around the back of the fucking couch for change. Pitiful.

[dravid]

Michael Owen is a free agent, he does not need to be signed before the window closes.

If we need to sign a striker, and he has not signed for another club, he will still be an option.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

It seems we arnt the only ones.

 

A clearance sale as Red Sox trade stars to Dodgers

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer

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Boston's Adrian Gonzalez was part of a nine-player trade announced Saturday between the Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, one in which the Red Sox freed themselves of more than $250 million in salary obligations from now until 2018. Also among those traded were Boston's Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford.

 

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Boston's Adrian Gonzalez was part of a nine-player trade announced Saturday between the Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, one in which the Red Sox freed themselves of more than $250 million in salary obligations from now until 2018. Also among those traded were Boston's Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford.

 

 

 

 

Boston - The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, pitcher Josh Beckett and outfielder Carl Crawford from Boston on Saturday, hoping to boost their playoff hopes by taking on the underperforming and high-priced stars who failed to thrive in a fractious Red Sox clubhouse.

 

 

 

Boston also sent infielder Nick Punto and about $11 million in cash to the Dodgers in the nine-player trade that was the biggest in Los Angeles' history. The Red Sox acquired first baseman James Loney, pitcher Allen Webster, infielder Ivan DeJesus Jr. and two players to be named.

 

"They're in a pennant race and have an opportunity to add talent and were focused on that," Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said. "It'll be our job to take advantage of this opportunity and build the next big Red Sox team."

 

Under a rich new ownership group that includes NBA star Magic Johnson, the Dodgers entered the day three games behind San Francisco for the NL West lead and in the midst of the wild-card race. They have dramatically revamped their roster in the last month with trades, acquiring shortstop Hanley Ramirez, outfielder Shane Victorino, starter Joe Blanton and reliever Brandon League and now the three Red Sox players - Crawford is recovering from surgery - less than a week before the Aug. 31 deadline for players to be eligible for the postseason.

 

"We continue to do everything in our power to strengthen our team for the stretch drive in an effort to reach the postseason," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said in a statement. "This trade today exemplifies ownership's commitment to making the team as good as possible not only for 2012 but for many seasons to come."

 

For the Red Sox, who entered the night 13 1/2 games back in the AL East, the trade signaled a concession for 2012 and a chance to rebuild without hefty contracts given during an undisciplined foray into free agency that, Cherington conceded, has not worked out. Even with $11 million going to the Dodgers, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the deal, Boston will save more than $250 million in salary from now through 2018.

 

"To build the team we need and the fans deserve and we want required more of a bold move," Cherington said. "It was a difficult thing to do to trade away four players like this. Beckett, in particular has been here a long time and been here for some of our best times in some of our biggest games."

 

But Beckett, who was a key part of the team that won the 2007 World Series, was also the ringleader in last year's collapse, when the ballclub went 7-20 in September and missed a playoff spot on the final day of the season. Reports of players drinking beer and eating fried chicken in the clubhouse during games surfaced afterward, and Beckett's haughty demeanor - and rising ERA - continued to alienate fans.

 

The 2003 World Series MVP with the Florida Marlins, Beckett now moves from the home of Dunkin' Donuts to the land of In-N-Out Burger, bringing with him a pair of other players who were not productive enough to justify their contracts. Beckett was due $31.5 million over the next two years; Gonzalez has $127 million coming through 2018; Crawford is due $102.5 million over the next five seasons.

 

Both Cherington, who replaced Theo Epstein after the September collapse, and manager Bobby Valentine, who was brought in to replace Terry Francona, defended their departing players.

 

"The bottom line is we haven't won enough games. That goes back to last September," Cherington said. "We just haven't performed on the field. As a team we haven't performed. We've had individuals perform. This is not about the four players we gave up - anything particularly they did wrong. We just didn't perform as a team."

 

Players traded in August have to first pass through waivers. Other teams had a chance to claim Gonzalez, Beckett and Crawford before the Dodgers, but their high price tags were likely a deterrent.

 

Red Sox players said before Saturday night's game against Kansas City that they were surprised to see their longtime teammates gone in a deal that came together quickly. Valentine said the speed of the deal left him little time to think about how it affected the rest of the season and beyond, though he was not as willing as Cherington to talk about 2013 as if the 2012 season was over.

 

Gonzalez, Beckett and Crawford in the Fenway Park clubhouse had already been cleared out Saturday afternoon. Boston pitcher John Lackey had already claimed Beckett's locker and the others' were left with generic nameplates.

 

Gonzalez, a former San Diego Padres star, said on Twitter in English and Spanish that he was excited to get back to California.

 

Beckett joined the social media site to thank Red Sox fans, and Punto posted a picture of the three of them on what appears to be a private jet with the caption, "dodgers doing it first class!"

 

The 32-year-old Beckett is 5-11 with a 5.23 ERA in 21 starts this season. A three-time All-Star, he is 130-92 lifetime with a 3.93 ERA.

 

Gonzalez, 30, is a four-time All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove winner. He hit .300 with 15 home runs and 86 RBI this season, his second since being traded by San Diego to Boston.

 

Crawford, at 31, hit .282 with three homers and 19 RBI in 31 games this season. He had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow this week and is expected to take six to nine months to recover. Crawford was a four-time All-Star with Tampa Bay before signing with Boston.

 

The 34-year-old Punto hit .200 with one homer and 10 RBI as a backup.

 

Loney hit .254 with four homers and 33 RBI for the Dodgers this season. At 28, he'd spent his whole career in Los Angeles.

The 25-year-old DeJesus was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. He hit .273 in 23 games for the Dodgers this year. Webster, a 22-year-old right-hander, was 6-8 with a 3.55 ERA at Double-A Chattanooga.

[brucespanner]

If they're not serious about spending money, then we need to be in for Michael Owen. We can't be picky with no money available.

 

That's how low we look to have sunk.

 

I'd prefer to be relegated, plying our trade in Blue Square North battling Stalybridge Celtic for players than have that cunt back!

 

Yes we've fallen, but fuck off, we are Liverpool Football Club and it's fans!

 

If you want instant success support whoever won the lottery this season.

 

WE ARE BETTER THAN THAT.

 

Peace out!

[Lario]

So what is Dempsey's fee?

 

Villa had £7m rejected earlier today. Latest reports are that we offered £4m, but Spurs offered near £7m again.

 

If that's true, its not only incompetent, but as the players was keen to come to LFC, its also highly insulting to Fulham. we should have equalled their offer, end of.

 

Jeez, squabbling over £3m after the amount we've dished out recently!

 

Madness!

 

Villa offered £5m plus £2m in add ons.

Spurs paid £6m upfront.

Don't know what we offered. Even if we offered £9.9m I reckon they wouldn't have sold him to us.

[brucespanner]

Michael Owen is a free agent, he does not need to be signed before the window closes.

If we need to sign a striker, and he has not signed for another club, he will still be an option.

 

And you can fuck off as well!

[kalasoma]

It's interesting that we decided to let Andy go, not having secured an adequate replacement beforehand. I wonder what was behind that strategy? Still it means a chance for our youngsters to shine. Fingers crossed.

[Dr. J]

I would have been happy with Dempsey but the truth is that the owners have been consistent about not signing older players. Would an exception have made sense here?

 

We do know that they told Rodgers that a CL spot wasn't mandatory this season. Their lack of spending backs up what they said - there's no way can have expectations of Rodgers when our first matches under him have resulted in 1 goal scored from open play and, mindful of that, they haven't signed another, any, striker.

 

They're into cost cutting - mainly the fat wages that have crippled the club. Remember Henry's comments about that? They've cut a lot of the fat, but there's still cover players on 80/90 grand a week.

 

The rot runs deep at the club. Yeah, I would have loved a striker but it's time to get behind these young players as best we can. The owners may be wrong but they've been pretty consistent in what they've said and done.

[xerxes]

Hahahaha! And you think fulham would have accepted our bid if it was half a mill more? No fucking way. They want 10 million off us for him. Im glad we're sticking to our guns about this fee.

 

The decision to let Carroll go without a definite replacement signed up is baffling though.

 

If we had wanted Dempsey, we could have bought him. There is no glory in failure.

 

It seems that Sturridge was the replacement for Carroll, but that the Club baulked at paying for a permanent transfer - careless.

[neopulian]

Jeebus, all this whining because we didn't get a 29 year old who isn't a real forward? The way I see it, the only signing that can guarantee goals is Radamael Falcao, and we're just not going to get him.

 

We are in the middle of a building process, as long as the team shows improvements with a clear idea how they want to play, I'll be happy. Bring on the Morgan.