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by **Gaunt** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:38 pm

Can we get back to the rumours and not keep slagging Souness...

by **Paul C** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:49 pm

Sorry Gaunt, if I promiss will you put your handbag away?

by **Gaunt** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:59 pm

Dunno its my fave leather one so not making any promises

by **Paul C** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:28 pm

lmao

by **stapo1000** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:21 am

The Ace1983 wrote:Graeme Souness the player =

Did most scousers still feel this way bout him when he went to sampdoria after winning the european cup or were they burning shirts with his name on them like we saw outside anfield a few weeks ago??

I wasn't born at the time so thats why i'm asking!

by **Judge** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:18 am

news this morning (well for me it is)

, liverpool are in further talks with luis figo for a possible move to anfield, unless inter scupper the deal. it looks like figo and agent fancy a move to the EUROPEAN CHAMPS, and not the italian chumps

by **Paul C** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:05 am

The Return of the Judge wrote:news this morning (well for me it is) , liverpool are in further talks with luis figo for a possible move to anfield, unless inter scupper the deal. it looks like figo and agent fancy a move to the EUROPEAN CHAMPS, and not the italian chumps

Where did you heard this Judge? I've been checking Sky, TeamTalk and BBC but heard nothing?

by **BringBackTiti** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:11 am

I really hope we get Figo we need a presence down that right side

by **Paul C** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:30 am

It gone quiet on the Figo side, their hasn't been any update on LFC transfers for a while now, well apart from the Crouch thing but their hasn't been anything concrete on that either.

by **Judge** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:05 am

Paul C wrote:
The Return of the Judge wrote:news this morning (well for me it is) , liverpool are in further talks with luis figo for a possible move to anfield, unless inter scupper the deal. it looks like figo and agent fancy a move to the EUROPEAN CHAMPS, and not the italian chumps

Where did you heard this Judge? I've been checking Sky, TeamTalk and BBC but heard nothing?

at precisely 7.48am this morning on sport on radio 1, came the news that figo still in talks with liverpool unless inter scupper the deal. thats what i heard was going on paul

by **Paul C** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:18 am

Oh right, thats weird that their ain't anything on BBC Sport but they had it on Radio 1

I just wish this would get sorted :angry:

by **woof woof !** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:09 pm

Paul C wrote:Keith Gillespie said that when he was at Blackburn Souness would walk past him and not even make eye contact like he wasn't even there, what a c0ck sucker

Why would you want to make eye contact with keith gillespie

by **laza** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:23 pm

Well ESPN site is now reporting that Inter are now optimistic about signing Figo and thats supposely from the Presidents mouth.
So much for that being a done deal
All this transfer rumour hype is doing my head this off season

by **Ciggy** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:24 pm

Pi.ss orf Arry 8 million :angry:

Harry is desperate to keep 'great lad' Crouch - but can Saints resist an £8m bid?
By Dave Smith 19-July-05

Now that Chelsea have snapped up Shaun Wright-Phillips, Peter Crouch has become the hottest English property in town - with Charlton and Middlesbrough joining Liverpool and others in the race for the big man's signature.

It's looking increasingly impossible for Southampton to hang on to the England striker, although Harry Redknapp continues to insist that the South Coast club will not settle for anything less than £8m for the gangly hit man.

Sainst have already turned down two bids from Liverpool - of £6m and £6.5m - and one from West Ham, while Manchester City are also said to be keen. And Stuart Pearce has now got a few quid to spend following the £21m sale of Wright-Phillips.

But Saints boss Redknapp insisted he was still keen to hold on to Crouch, saying: "Peter has been as good as gold. He is training hard and not letting things affect him. Obviously, I want to keep him but it is not my decision, it will be a boardroom decision in the end."

It would seem that Liverpool would be Crouch's favoured destination, so now it's time for the Reds to stump up or shut up. "If they want him they have got to pay the money," said Redknapp. "They said they wanted to go on tour with him so they need to buy him this week or forget all about him. Then we can all get on with our lives."

He added: "If we sold him I'm sure I wouldn't see all of it but although I would be able to bring in two or three players I would rather have Crouchy."

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has confirmed his interest by saying: "Crouch is a player I like and I would hope that the final talking will be over as soon as possible. I would like to see him working with us, at this stage of our season you want players sooner rather than later."

As Redknapp has said, Crouch has done well to put all the speculation surrounding his future to the back of his mind, and concentrate on the job at hand - getting fit for the new season and get back amongst the goals, having scored 16 in the Premiership next season.

After Crouch had netted a brace in a pre-season win over Kilmarnock, Redknapp said: "Peter took his goals well and he's shown a good attitude despite all the stuff with Liverpool. I'm hoping the chairman will be strong because we're trying to keep our best players.

"It must be difficult for him, Liverpool are playing in the Champions League and it's not easy for the boy. West Ham and Liverpool have both bid £6m and we don't want to lose him. I hope Liverpool don't come in with another bid but you just don't know.

"He's important to us and we need to keep him. I've had 11 players leave already and they were decent players who would get in my team. Kevin Phillips and Henri Camara have gone and if I lose Peter I will have lost my three front strikers from last year.

"But he's a great lad, he knows why he's here and he's got to do well here if he wants to get into the World Cup squad next year."

by **Paul C** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:27 pm

Dirk kuyt, the Dutch striker reportedly interesting Rafa Benitez, has been named as captain of his present club, Feyenoord.

The decision will inevitably cause concern to Reds fans though, many of whom were hoping the prolific striker would choose Anfield as his next home. But Kuyt said he was delighted his new found role.

"I found it important to know how the team would stand against the decision. After all the intention is that the leadership within the squad won't come to rest on the shoulders of one man, but that we do it together. That's why I first thought about it, before I accepted the offer," he told the club website.

He added, "I'm 24-years-old. That’s a pretty young age to be captain of Feyenoord. But I think that I could be a good captain. The last two seasons I have played all the games for Feyenoord. This maybe comes at the right moment.''

And Erwin Koeman, Feyenoord boss, said it was an easy decision to make.

''Dirk is a lad who is a leader within the team. Besides he is popular with his team-mates, crowd and press. It was a logical choice to make him captain," he told the club website.

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