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by **Reg** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:12 am

cardiff-red » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:03 pm wrote:its like a really bad episode of brookside, think we all need to calm down eh

Haha!! Those were the days! :buttrock

by **stmichael** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:07 pm

sky sports now saying that willian is "still considering his options" despite passing a medical at spurs

by **Doeboy** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:07 pm

Willian apparently considering his options according to Sky Sports News. Maybe we are back in the mix?

by **ycsatbjywtbiastkamb** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:13 pm

hughes looks a very good player but at 18 he`s still at least 4 or 5 years away from really having an impact on the league, i think this building for the future malarky is a flawed plan because it only works if you can keep hold of your best players (which is something we are struggling to do).
then again maybe i`m looking at this from the wrong angle, i`m looking at this as someone who hopes we win the league some day, if the plan is to buy top young talents for a relatively modest fee and then sell them on to clubs who are trying to win things for big money then then i can see the logic.
maybe the plan is to turn us into the english version of ajax, a prestigous selling club.
if rodgers, henry, werner and co. genuinely think we can bring through a team of young talents and keep them together long enough to achieve success without them getting poached by other clubs then they are living in la la land.

by **supersub** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:17 pm

ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:13 pm wrote:hughes looks a very good player but at 18 he`s still at least 4 or 5 years away from really having an impact on the league, i think this building for the future malarky is a flawed plan because it only works if you can keep hold of your best players (which is something we are struggling to do).
then again maybe i`m looking at this from the wrong angle, i`m looking at this as someone who hopes we win the league some day, if the plan is to buy top young talents for a relatively modest fee and then sell them on to clubs who are trying to win things for big money then then i can see the logic.
maybe the plan is to turn us into the english version of ajax, a prestigous selling club.
if rodgers, henry, werner and co. genuinely think we can bring through a team of young talents and keep them together long enough to achieve success without them getting poached by other clubs then they are living in la la land.

which "best" players are we struggling to hold onto at this moment or recently...

by **Johnny Boy** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:21 pm

On Hughes:

Ben Smith (BBC) has said we have scouted him extensively but have no plans to bid this summer.

by **damjan193** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:22 pm

10 million for an 18 year old? I've never seen him play but you know how it is with these young talents, one moment he looks like the next Steven Gerrard and then a season or 2 after we never hear from him again.

by **Rush Job** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:22 pm

supersub » Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:17 am wrote:
ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:13 pm wrote:hughes looks a very good player but at 18 he`s still at least 4 or 5 years away from really having an impact on the league, i think this building for the future malarky is a flawed plan because it only works if you can keep hold of your best players (which is something we are struggling to do).
then again maybe i`m looking at this from the wrong angle, i`m looking at this as someone who hopes we win the league some day, if the plan is to buy top young talents for a relatively modest fee and then sell them on to clubs who are trying to win things for big money then then i can see the logic.
maybe the plan is to turn us into the english version of ajax, a prestigous selling club.
if rodgers, henry, werner and co. genuinely think we can bring through a team of young talents and keep them together long enough to achieve success without them getting poached by other clubs then they are living in la la land.

which "best" players are we struggling to hold onto at this moment or recently...

Not for me to answer but he`s saying if they carry on not showing ambition, players will be leaving. After all Reina gone because we couldnt afford his wages by the managers omission it was solely down to money a week after telling us he`s going nowhere, we need qualitly competition.

by **ycsatbjywtbiastkamb** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:52 pm

supersub » Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:17 am wrote:
ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:13 pm wrote:hughes looks a very good player but at 18 he`s still at least 4 or 5 years away from really having an impact on the league, i think this building for the future malarky is a flawed plan because it only works if you can keep hold of your best players (which is something we are struggling to do).
then again maybe i`m looking at this from the wrong angle, i`m looking at this as someone who hopes we win the league some day, if the plan is to buy top young talents for a relatively modest fee and then sell them on to clubs who are trying to win things for big money then then i can see the logic.
maybe the plan is to turn us into the english version of ajax, a prestigous selling club.
if rodgers, henry, werner and co. genuinely think we can bring through a team of young talents and keep them together long enough to achieve success without them getting poached by other clubs then they are living in la la land.

which "best" players are we struggling to hold onto at this moment or recently...

err.....you do realise that if it was up to suarez he`d be in an arsenal shirt right now?

by **red till i die!!** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:55 pm

Reg » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:12 am wrote:Liverpool on the verge of securing £10m Derby midfielder Will Hughes

Wednesday 21 August 2013

Liverpool are close to agreeing a deal for the £10m-rated Derby County midfielder Will Hughes, whom they would leave at the Championship club for the rest of the current season.

The England Under-21 international, who is 18, has long been regarded as one of the brightest talents in English football. He made his Championship debut for Derby at the age of 16 and was a regular in the side last season, playing 35 league games.

Hughes has been watched extensively over the last six months by Liverpool's chief scout, Barry Hunter. The teenager's performances have merited the attention of all the leading Premier League clubs, including Manchester City and Arsenal, but it is Liverpool who are prepared to pay the premium price for an English talent and leave him at his current club to develop for another year.

Hughes played for England Under-21s against Scotland last week and impressed once again. He is part of a small group of English players who the Football Association hopes can be developed in the next cycle of Under-21s to make the step up to senior level within the next four years.

Unlike many young players of his age group, Hughes has extensive first-team experience – albeit it at Championship level. While he will represent a considerable investment, and a risk, Liverpool are aware that the price is only likely to rise over the coming months.
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Yes, we need another midfielder......

shelvey mach II :nod

£10 million quid on an 18 year old that might never make it into the first team :no

but then again he is english so has to be worth that :laugh:

by **supersub** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:57 pm

ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:52 pm wrote:
supersub » Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:17 am wrote:
ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:13 pm wrote:hughes looks a very good player but at 18 he`s still at least 4 or 5 years away from really having an impact on the league, i think this building for the future malarky is a flawed plan because it only works if you can keep hold of your best players (which is something we are struggling to do).
then again maybe i`m looking at this from the wrong angle, i`m looking at this as someone who hopes we win the league some day, if the plan is to buy top young talents for a relatively modest fee and then sell them on to clubs who are trying to win things for big money then then i can see the logic.
maybe the plan is to turn us into the english version of ajax, a prestigous selling club.
if rodgers, henry, werner and co. genuinely think we can bring through a team of young talents and keep them together long enough to achieve success without them getting poached by other clubs then they are living in la la land.

which "best" players are we struggling to hold onto at this moment or recently...

err.....you do realise that if it was up to suarez he`d be in an arsenal shirt right now?

Suarez is still a Liverpool player....who else have we not lost and which "best" players have gone

by **Kenny Kan** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:12 pm

According to the Times (Tony Barrett), Liverpool have launched a £25.2million bid for Lamela

by **Kenny Kan** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:18 pm

Those ^^ rumours are BS. :laugh:

by **Redman in wales** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:36 pm

Liverpool FC ‏@LFC

Sebastian Coates ruled out for most of the season - Rodgers confirms #LFC are looking at potential new centre-backs.

Brendan Rodgers says there has been no bid for Martin Skrtel

Also confirms he hopes to sign a centre back to allow him to loan out Wisdom.

by **ycsatbjywtbiastkamb** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:51 pm

supersub

Suarez is still a Liverpool player....who else have we not lost and which "best" players have gone

we have been hemorraging top players for a while now (torres, alonso, mascherano, arbeloa etc), why do you think we went from 2 time CL finalists to a side finishing 6th, 7th and 8th? bad luck or something?
you can be pedantic as you want but the fact remains that suarez desperately wanted out and the only reason he is still here is because he has 3 years left on his contract, rodgers himself said that next summer they probably wont be able to keep luis because once his contract gets below 2 years his value will plummet.
if you think the likes of suarez and coutinho are happy to hang around a club finishing outside the CL places for the rest of their careers you are in for a shock.
forget the likes of city, united and chelsea, at the moment we are struggling to hold on to the coat tails of arsenal and spurs.

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