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by **Adebisi** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:39 pm

one reason Houllier doesnt want him.

He's not French.

by **jaypap** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 5:42 pm

super
i like ur style
no *****, straight to the problem...
im sure its a little more complicated cause kewell's misses parents live in london and she's about to pop her second isnt she?
they probably prefer to move there...
but ultimately, money talks and the mancs now are in a position to spend and i think will offer him the wages he wants...
but gh is a guttless sob and throws money at players we dont need and neglects the positions and the players we do need...
and ace
it is worrying 4 us already, he doesnt want him, or at least not enough to do what he has to to get him...
6 mill for hk is a bargain, absolute dirt cheap...he's worth 15 mill....what the hell is gh thinking?

by **supersub** » Wed Jun 18, 2003 11:35 pm

The problem is we have to wait till Arsenal and Man u have had their pick and we get left with the scraps.That's the position Gerrard has got us too since 2001,not forward but sideways and back.

by **Ace Ventura** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 11:17 am

I don't think we've gone sideways or backwards but we do all want to make the next step forward,buying Kewell would be a massive step in the right direction,and i heard on the news this mornin that he doesn't fancy united after seeing how easily fergie bombed Beckham.Arsenal look favourites and that is annoying because we are a bigger and better club with much better traditions and a proven record accross Europe..Arsenal will NEVER have that.

by **jaypap** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 3:46 pm

i agree with ss
we are sideways and backward
weve sat b/w 2-7 for 12 years or more...
every bloody year, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc...why?
is that the liverpool way?

by **supersub** » Thu Jun 19, 2003 6:54 pm

This year 5th .If thats not going backwards what is?

by **jaypap** » Fri Jun 20, 2003 1:32 am

well why does that happen
does gh think that every year our squad will develop to just simply take over arsenal and the mancs?
are all their players 34 years old or something?
theyve got young players too, theyre developing their squads too, and theyve won the league...its a competition, buy players who will be better than the competion and coach them to play better as a team...
uve had the resources gh, but u sucked the board in, by selling the long term plan to them, so u can have a high paying job for 10 years...

by **Ace Ventura** » Fri Jun 20, 2003 3:40 pm

Yeah we did take a backward step last year and its down to GH to sho wthat he has learned because we should be challenging to win the title and after the promise of 2 seasons ago when we were second,it was a bitter blow for all of us fans.But if we look back to that season we finished with 80 points.With virtually the same players,if we adopt a more positive attidude to games and attack teams we could go close again...obviously strengthening the forwards is needed to provide Owen with the partner to take the pressure off and also to get rid of predictability.

by **jaypap** » Fri Jun 20, 2003 5:31 pm

i hope last season turns out to be one of those unexplained phenomena and that this year all the promise and potential we all believe is there comes to the fore...i hope the new boys have adapted after a year to settle and that this season they show us what liverpool is all about...
that is the faithful side of me remaining loyal and optomistic...
the practical side asks how and finds it hard to really answer that question....

by **supersub** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 12:34 am

supersub wrote:Lordy,Lordy miss claudy I can't pass this post by because it refers to the best left winger ever to wear the red shirt.
Let's start at the beginning:The signing of John Barnes during the summer of 1987 was greeted with some scepticism by many Liverpool supporters,including myself.For weeks the 'will he or won't he sign' headlines,had been dominating the back pages,with Barnes said to be holding out for a better offer from a top continental club.There was also a school of thought that John Barnes was perhaps a little to individualistic for the Liverpool side.But he eventually signed for a fee of £900,000 and almost from the start set the Football League and Merseyside alight with his exhilarating displays.Dalglish's intuition had paid off yet again.With Beardsley and Aldridge in attack,Ray Houghton added to the midfield and John Barnes on the wing,Liverpool took on a new look.The endeavour and commitment that had been the hallmark of so many Liverpool sides of the pastsuddenly gave way to a new adventurous flair,epitomised by Barnes' dashing chases down the flanks.He was a revelation.Barnes had never shown the same spirit in an England shirt-although one of his mazy dances through the Brazilian defence had resulted in what was descibed as the best goal ever scored in the Maracana stadium.Now John Barnes was repeating that sort of form at Anfield and the crowds flocked to see him,with the 'gates closed' signs going up every week.When he was on the ball there was a sense of expectation.Against Queen's Park Rangers Digger,as he was known by players and fans alike,scored,in my humble opinion,the best individual goal I've seen at Anfield.He pulled the ball over the halfway line and began a run that swept him past four defenders before he fired a low shot into the corner of the net.By the time he was approaching the penalty area the whole of Anfield was on its feet.You could feel the roof lift when the goal was scored.By the end of the season John Barnes had scored 15 goals in 38 games and was voted Player of the Year by both the Football Writers and the PFA.He won Championship medals in 1988 and 1990 and a Cup winners' medal in 1989.He missed most of season 1991-92 through injury.Season 1994-95 saw John Barnes in a new position,operating in front of the defence,where his ability to hold the ball and set up passes proved to be highly effective.This was a major factor in Liverpool's victory in the Coca-Cola Cup against Bolton.At the end of season 1996-97 John Barnes left Liverpool and joined Kenny Dalglish at Newcastle.John Barnes will always be remembered as one of the most cavalier attackers in the club's history.

pure magic

by **82-1074641017** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:23 pm

gaz31 wrote:yeah i agree with AHAK duff will do and he could improve at liverpool a great deal

Who John Barnes, you will have a job mate he finished playing about 5 years ago

Roberts

by **The Canadian Red Army** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:02 am

this was from last year
what was the point of bringing it up?
i wish heskey didnt suck for us

by **twigg** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:03 am

The thing that amazed me about Barnes is how, due to injuries and age, he seamlessly went from speedy winger whipping in crosses to a solid central mid linking the D with the attack.

He was class at 2 completely different positions and there's not many who can say that.

by **LFC #1** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:09 am

The Canadian Red Army wrote:i wish heskey didnt suck for us

who cares about heskey, he is gone.

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