Bogman

sly and Auntie beeb are running with some cctv shots, apparently, which show bugger all of nothing.

My take is that he really wants to go to Madrid, and Benitez is not exactly averse to selling him, so it comes down to whether we can get the price we want. If we can then he will go and both he and Rafa will be happy. If we can't then he will stay and both he and Rafa will get on with the season.

zigackly

wizards sleeve

We're not in for David Villa?

 

Well knock me down with a feather

Ok sire, you asked for it............

Rafs shouts at everyone all through the game... thats no way to judge a player.

Yeah, bad Rafa, shouting at all those poor players.:biggrin:

And so it begins

More like it carries on.

I thought Barry was not going to be a direct replacement for Shabby, and that Shabby knew that.

Or is that not toeing the party line?

wanting world class players, and actually affording them are two different things completely.

we are now at the stage where we only need one or two top quality signings away from being "there", whereas in the past we've had to go basement bargain shopping,

and for that, we have Rafa to thank.

he makes mistakes, but name me a manager who hasn't, but with Rafa, more than most, he knows when he's cocked up, and he will get rid.

this thread is like playing russian roulette............so loaded.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-f...00252-24113487/

LIVERPOOL’S hopes of holding on to Xabi Alonso have been raised after Real Madrid made a move for Italian international midfielder Daniele De Rossi.

The Spanish giants have become increasingly frustrated in their ongoing bid to make Alonso their latest big money acquisition as Liverpool’s resolve to hold on to their midfield playmaker has not weakened.

Rafa Benitez has repeatedly made it clear that the 27-year-old is not for sale despite Real’s remorseless public campaign – and the Reds boss is yet to show any sign he is ready to change stance.

Sources in Spain today indicated that Real are “fed up” with Benitez’s refusal to bow to the demands of his former club by caving in and allowing Alonso to leave Anfield.

In the face of such resistance Real are now examining their options and are ready to test the water to see if AS Roma’s desire to hold on to De Rossi is as strong as Liverpool’s determination to retain Alonso’s services.

Newly installed Real president Fiorentino Perez has already snared Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol in a spending spree which has made world football sit up and take notice of the outlandish goings on at the Bernabeu but he is finding Liverpool a much tougher nut to crack than the other top clubs he has raided.

The growing feeling at Anfield is that unless Real make an incredible offer for Alonso that would allow them to go on a spree of their own, the Reds would be better off keeping hold of the Spanish international even if doing so reduces their own ability to make a massive splash in the transfer market.

Real sporting director Jorge Valdano has again spoken about the issue, admitting that a move for Alonso is now “further away” than ever – a revelation which will be music to the ears of the former Real Sociedad man’s legion of Anfield fans.

:lol: I wondered what the fuck that was playing in the background.

Was listening to the cricket when "hi-ho silver" piped up. :D

I'm not saying that at all - i'm just saying that no club should name a price, then keep raising it, which is what we have done. The transfer market would simply cease to exist if this happened across the board, and Rafa is quick to take the moral high ground when other clubs do this to him (ie Sevilla over Alves, Valencia over Silva, Villa over Barry).

 

I agree that I cannot see it happening, and that's why it's curious where all those loud and shrill voices adamant that he was leaving ("FACT"!) and that he would "never" play for Rafa again have rather melted away now....

They have an agenda.

A whack Rafa over the head, agenda.

saw off a late bid from fergiescum, apparently.

top whole, what what?

good news day.

woot and all that jazz.

Unless we sign David Villa, its a disgrace if we let Owen slip through our fingers for him to end up with the mancs.

 

As I have shown earlier, after the injury he got in the World Cup which sidelined him for a year he has played around 30 PL games each season, not many players will get more PL games than that for us anyway so to his his injuries as something to beat him with just dont add up.

Maybe when Owen dicked on us Rafa saw him for the person he really was, and didn't Rafa try to get him back from Madrid, but Owen dicked on him/us again, and ended up at the barcodes?

Rafa ain't the type of manager who'd forgets things like that.

Can you blame him?

I can't.

He and the scum are welcome to each other.

I for one will not lose a jot of sleep.

Ageuro is not going to sit on the bench mate, he is one of the best players in the world and IMO Gerrard's equal in the role behind a striker... he scores just as many if not more in a worse side too...

 

He is only a few players in the world good enough for us to move Gerrard back for.

Gerrard has moved on. He ain't your standard centre midfield player anymore.

His best position is behind Nando, between the lines.

Can't see what breaking up the partnership would achieve.

Ageuro would get enough games when either Stevie or Nando gets injured, and with sexy tits playing in the confederation cup this season, and the world cup next season, as well as the European championships last summer, he won't be playing every game of the up coming season.

But more importantly, I can't see us spunking 40 million on Ageuro to start with.

according to twatsport, Owen is in discussions with the mancs.

wahhhahahahahahahahhahahahhahah a

For the life of me, I can't believe Rafa would rip the heart out of our team, by selling both of our central midfield pairing.

One, yes, both, no.

Well, I'd like to think so.

1124 BST:Barcelona are set to bid £17m for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano after Barca's technical director received permission from Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez to make an offer.

The only thing this thread doesn't contain anymore, apart from traces of nuts, is any news on Alonso.

Thread well and truely hi-jacked.

1557 BST: Lyon agree to sell France international Karim Benzema to Real Madrid for £30m, with the striker set to sign a six-year contract.

They'll run out money soon, or the government will turn off the tap.

14.04 Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has dismissed press reports suggesting the Serie A side had entered the race to sign Spain international midfielder Xabi Alonso from Liverpool.

Well mate, I'm married, so I don't really count.

Think I remember blow jobs........................

I'll put this in the right thread

Arby to sign for madrid tomorrow

Google Translate

The signing of Alvaro Arbeloa for Real Madrid is heated. El defensa del Liverpool podría convertirse en los próximos días en nuevo jugador del club blanco si prosperan las negociaciones entre ambas entidades. Liverpool defender could become the next days a new player in the club's white thrive if the negotiations between the two entities.

El representante de Arbeloa, Manuel García Quilón, estuvo en las oficinas del Real Madrid y la operación se podría cerrar entre 3 y 4 millones de euros. The representative of Arbeloa, Manuel Garcia Quilon, was at the offices of Real Madrid and the transaction could be closed between 3 and 4 million.

De concretarse el traspaso, Arbeloa se convertiría en el cuarto fichaje de Florentino Pérez en su segunda etapa en la presidencia del Real Madrid tras los de Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo y Albiol. Shape of the transfer, Arbeloa became the fourth signing of Florentino Perez in the second stage in the presidency of Real Madrid after the Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Albiol.

Dunno, apart from putting it in the wrong thread, thought it wasn't too shabby, meself.

Google Translate

The signing of Alvaro Arbeloa for Real Madrid is heated. El defensa del Liverpool podría convertirse en los próximos días en nuevo jugador del club blanco si prosperan las negociaciones entre ambas entidades. Liverpool defender could become the next days a new player in the club's white thrive if the negotiations between the two entities.

El representante de Arbeloa, Manuel García Quilón, estuvo en las oficinas del Real Madrid y la operación se podría cerrar entre 3 y 4 millones de euros. The representative of Arbeloa, Manuel Garcia Quilon, was at the offices of Real Madrid and the transaction could be closed between 3 and 4 million.

De concretarse el traspaso, Arbeloa se convertiría en el cuarto fichaje de Florentino Pérez en su segunda etapa en la presidencia del Real Madrid tras los de Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo y Albiol. Shape of the transfer, Arbeloa became the fourth signing of Florentino Perez in the second stage in the presidency of Real Madrid after the Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Albiol.