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by **andy_g** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:21 pm

ok, got ya. he's never a support, or second striker, in a million years. if he's ever going to make something of himself its going to have to be as an out and out centre forward.

by **dawson99** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:25 pm

hes not a winger anyways...

by **LittleHobo** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:26 pm

i say just use him as a striker

he could be like cisse at worst

he has a bit more composure at times with finishing that cisse too

by **Thommo's perm** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:43 pm

He is the strangest player I have ever seen at Liverpool. An international striker who, for years has been content to sit on the bench or in the stands (or at home), getting the occassional run out, sometimes scoring, most time not.
There must be many clubs who would play him consistently. What goes on in his head to accept his role (or lack of it) within the club?
Weird...

by **supersub** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:46 pm

Thommo's perm wrote:
Thommo's perm wrote:What the fu'ck is keeping him here???

Well?

money

by **roberto green** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:50 pm

The first season we signed Babel I really did think he was going to be a special player. There was people saying he was going to be the new John Barnes and he showed a lot of promise in his first season. Didn't Rafa and Pako fall out over Babel? If I remember correctly they did it was either because Pako didn't like the fact Babel was going to be used out wide or the fact that Pako didn't rate Babel in the first place.

by **Thommo's perm** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:54 pm

supersub wrote:
Thommo's perm wrote:
Thommo's perm wrote:What the fu'ck is keeping him here???

Well?

money

Really?
He couldnt get similar money somewhere else and the guarantee of first team football?
Its got to be something else. I think its totally embarrassing and cant believe he is not ashamed of himself.
What does he say when he meets someone: "I sit on the bench for LFC. The managers dont think Im good enough to play but I get sh'it loads of money for doing fu'ck all"?
What type of person is happy with that?
Baffling

by **fivecups** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:55 pm

LittleHobo wrote:to be fair i wouldnt be happy with babel going and just carlton cole coming in

cause at least babel can play a few positions (albiet badly)

I'd have snapped their bloody hand off. Gutted this didn't go through and we've failed to sign another striker.

by **Bermenstein** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:58 pm

andy_g wrote:the babelcopter was genius on roy's part. it's all part of his training regime, see? roy sticks him in a helicopter on the pretence of flying him over to white hart lane for a sale. what he's actually doing is giving him a good aerial view of most of the grounds in the country, allowing him to take notes and work out exactly where the goal is and where the space is that he's allowed to run into. i wouldn't be surprised if the babelcopter was even equipped with a camera and some kind of guardian chalkboards thingyummy. brilliant.

Babelcopter...I like that

He's gonna be great after his little training regime trip...

by **maguskwt** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:46 am

Thommo's perm wrote:He is the strangest player I have ever seen at Liverpool. An international striker who, for years has been content to sit on the bench or in the stands (or at home), getting the occassional run out, sometimes scoring, most time not.
There must be many clubs who would play him consistently. What goes on in his head to accept his role (or lack of it) within the club?
Weird...

What's keeping him? Probably the fact that he will have more time to play in the studio, recording a verse over 15 times to get it right

by **ethanr** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:52 am

Bermenstein wrote:
andy_g wrote:the babelcopter was genius on roy's part. it's all part of his training regime, see? roy sticks him in a helicopter on the pretence of flying him over to white hart lane for a sale. what he's actually doing is giving him a good aerial view of most of the grounds in the country, allowing him to take notes and work out exactly where the goal is and where the space is that he's allowed to run into. i wouldn't be surprised if the babelcopter was even equipped with a camera and some kind of guardian chalkboards thingyummy. brilliant.

Babelcopter...I like that
He's gonna be great after his little training regime trip...

I'm liking the Babelcoptor as well... were can I get one of those?

Babel has a lot to live up to at the moment. the fact that many LFC fans wanted him to go for another player who really isn't all that talented as is, says a lot. He better know that if he doesn't really pick it up and prove he's worth it, than he's gone in January or next summer. To a worse team as well and a good chance he will never play on a really good team ever again.

by **crim cram** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:01 am

roberto green wrote:The first season we signed Babel I really did think he was going to be a special player. There was people saying he was going to be the new John Barnes and he showed a lot of promise in his first season. Didn't Rafa and Pako fall out over Babel? If I remember correctly they did it was either because Pako didn't like the fact Babel was going to be used out wide or the fact that Pako didn't rate Babel in the first place.

We didn't win anything after Pako left

by **Reg** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:12 pm

Echo headline tonight - 'Ryan Babel tells Roy Hodgson he can be forward solution for LFC'

I dont understand why after what, 3 years with the club, he and the training staff still dont seem to know what his role is.

He's an odd bugger, he seems very immature.

by **ethanr** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:16 pm

Babel just wants to impress- any player in his position would. He's willing to play anywhere even though he's a winger that's supposed to be good at attacking. I don't know if it's a confidence thing or what, but he just doesn't seem to be improving. In fact, he's slightly going the opposite way.

by **dawson99** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:26 pm

Reg wrote:Echo headline tonight - 'Ryan Babel tells Roy Hodgson he can be forward solution for LFC'

I dont understand why after what, 3 years with the club, he and the training staff still dont seem to know what his role is.

He's an odd bugger, he seems very immature.

he should have played that position from day dot but for whatever reason he was always wasted wide... lets see what he can do

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