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[Big Niall]

Who are our best purchases ever - I mean an unknown of we got for nothing that became a legend.

Hansen was very cheap and from Patrick Thistle (I think) so gets my vote. I think Rush cost a few quid even though from a small club.

While Mcallister was on a free he wasn't unknown so he is ruled out.

[Dundalk]

Sami Hyppia, 2.6 million!!

What a buy!

[account deleted by request]

Kevin Keegan £35,000 for a future 2 times european player of the year, gotta be a bargain
Ray Clemance £15000 for one of the best goalkeepers ever
Hansen £100,000 for the best CB ever

[ivor_the_injun]

Molby £225,000

[stmichael]

alonso is a snip at £10.5m when you consider the following.

carrick- £18m
hargreaves- £18m
essien £24m
anderson £17m

hell even spurs paid something like £8.5m for zokora and he's not fit to lace alonso's boots.

[Leonmc0708]

8th May 1939 was when we made our BEST purchase as a football club.

The cost was £10 signing on fee, and the first agreed weekly wage was £5 per week. There was no transfer fee from non-league Bishop Aukland as far as I know.

The war delayed his first team appearance until 5th January 1946, where he played in our first competitive match, an FA Cup 3rd round game away at Chester City's Sealand road ground. We won the game 2-0.

This player scored his first Liverpool game some two and a bit years later, on May 1st 1948 in a league game at Anfield against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

He finished playing in 1954, and joined the back room staff at the club as a physio. He never studied physio therapy per say, and was self taught and (rumour has it) could tell a players injury just by looking at him. Later he went on to coach the reserves and when a certain Bill Shankly came ot the club in 1959 he became number two.

In 1983, after 44 unbroken years (bar the war effort) he retired to become a Director at the club, a role he carried out until he was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 1992. Sadly after 4 years he passed away in 1996.

His record reads:

Competitions won

1974/75 Charity Shield : First prize of his managerial career
1975/76 League Championship (Division 1) : First major trophy of his managerial career
1975/76 UEFA Cup : His first European trophy and Liverpool's second
1976/77 Charity Shield : His second Charity Shield
1976/77 League Championship (Division 1) : His second league title
1976/77 European Cup : Liverpool's first European Cup - club would have ended season as treble winners had it not been for an FA Cup final defeat to Manchester United
1977/78 Charity Shield Shared : Shared with Manchester United, who beat them in the previous season's cup final
1977/78 European Super Cup : Liverpool's first Super Cup
1977/78 European Cup : Retained European Cup from the previous year
1978/79 League Championship (Division 1) : Third title in four years
1979/80 Charity Shield : His fourth charity shield
1979/80 League Championship (Division 1) : Fourth title in five years
1980/81 League Cup : Liverpool's first ever League Cup
1980/81 European Cup : European Cup number 3
1981/82 League Cup : Retained League Cup
1981/82 League Championship (Division 1) : Fifth title in seven years
1982/83 Charity Shield : Charity shield number 5
1982/83 League Cup : Third successive League Cup
1982/83 League Championship (Division 1) : 19th and final managerial prize

Competitions - runner up

1974/75 League Championship (Division 1)
1976/77 FA Cup
1977/78 League Cup
1977/78 League Championship (Division 1)
1978/79 European Super Cup
1981/82 Intercontinental Cup
1983/84 Charity Shield

1975/76 Manager of the year award
1976/77 Manager of the year award
1978/79 Manager of the year award
1979/80 Manager of the year award
1981/82 Manager of the year award
1982/83 Manager of the year award
2002 Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame

He also signed players of the like of Alan Hansen, Greame Souness, Alan Kennedy, Ronnie Whelan, Ian Rush, Craig Johnston, Mark Lawrenson, Bruce Grobbelaar and Steve Nicol, and turned the final signing of his predeccessor, Ray Kennedy from a journeyman centre forward into the best left winger of his time.

Not bad for a ten pound investment.

[Rafa D]

Being born in 1985, I won't be able to go as far bad as some of you auld . 

For me, in my time watching Liverpool its pretty hard to look past Sami Hyypia for £2.6m. He went on to become the best defender in the league circa 2000-2002 era and was and still is a magnificent player for this club. His loyalty, determination and sheer ability as a footballer has made him a true Anfield great.

Didi Hamann also deserves a special mention, although the Kaiser cost under around £8m, his contribution to the team cannot be measured. When they both retire for good I will miss them both terribly.

[Owzat]

I would answer the question, but "best purchase ever" is a bit difficult to do because the market is completely different these days. If you bought Rush, Keegan, Barnes or any Liverpool legend in today's market you'd be talking Torres money or more.

Best to keep it recent, also helps people who haven't been alive as long as some of us

[dawson99]

got to be hypia, i dunno what these old prices mean, but sami at just over 2 was an absoulte genius act!

also, mcalister ona  free wasnt bad business either, so as freebies goes, hes the best in the history of football

[Bad Bob]

Fowler's second coming was brilliant business, considering what he helped us achieve (82 points) during the run-in to that 05-06 season.  I've no idea what he cost but it was a pittance, surely.

[Effes]

I though Barnes was very cheap, think he was £900K, which in 1987 was
still very cheap.

Dalglish was a snip at £440,000 also.

[Leonmc0708]

I though Barnes was very cheap, think he was £900K, which in 1987 was
still very cheap.

Dalglish was a snip at £440,000 also.

Sure that was a record at the time.

[Effes]

I though Barnes was very cheap, think he was £900K, which in 1987 was
still very cheap.

Dalglish was a snip at £440,000 also.

Sure that was a record at the time.

Didn't Paisley say "let's get out of here before they realise they've been robbed" ?

It was a record - but still a snip seeing as he was our greatest ever player. And when you consider Trevor Francis sold for £1M only 2 years later.

[Leonmc0708]

I though Barnes was very cheap, think he was £900K, which in 1987 was
still very cheap.

Dalglish was a snip at £440,000 also.

Sure that was a record at the time.

Didn't Paisley say "let's get out of here before they realise they've been robbed" ?

It was a record - but still a snip seeing as he was our greatest ever player. And when you consider Trevor Francis sold for £1M only 2 years later.

Not doubting that, but at the time he was the record.

ITs like saying that Rio Ferdinand was a snip.

[Effes]

I though Barnes was very cheap, think he was £900K, which in 1987 was
still very cheap.

Dalglish was a snip at £440,000 also.

Sure that was a record at the time.

Didn't Paisley say "let's get out of here before they realise they've been robbed" ?

It was a record - but still a snip seeing as he was our greatest ever player. And when you consider Trevor Francis sold for £1M only 2 years later.

Not doubting that, but at the time he was the record.

ITs like saying that Rio Ferdinand was a snip.

Only if someone else sold for £60M two years later; which they didn't, so it isnt.