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by **banana** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:21 pm

I know Rafa is competent and has a great coaching staff and this will make us a good team as we will train well and have a formation and tactics that works.

BUT his dealings in the transfer market this summer, well I'm not impressed. All right, I will give him credit for not letting himself be played like a fool. He will definately not splash cash on overly expensive players or get fooled by greedy agents and mercenaries. Several of his offers have been rejected, and he has not been willing to raise his offers or get caught up in a bidding war. This is however starting to look like big problem.

His only true success this summer has been Reina.

Rafa wanted to sign the following players this summer:

1 goalkeeper
1 or 2 centre halves
1 right back if there is a good candidate available
1 right winger
1 midfielder
1 left winger
1 striker

Goalkeeper
First choice: Reina
Verdict: success
We got our man, although at a fairly steep price

Right back
First choice: Miguel
Second choice: Cicinho?
Verdict: Failure
Snapped by Valencia and Real

Centre half
First choice: Milito
Second choice: Andrade
Third choice: Luisao
Fourth choice: Meira
Verdict: Failure. We are down at fourth/fifth choice and still no centre half coming this way

Right winger
First choice: Joaquin
Second choice: Figo
Third choice or lower: Stelios, Solano

Verdict: Failure. We will maybe get a squad player from Villa or Bolton as a short time solution

Left winger
First choice: Gonzales

Verdict: Almost successful, but then the transfer was cancelled by the authorities.

Striker
First choice: Kuijt
Second choice: Crouch

Verdict: Potentially successful. Rafa got his second choice, and may still sign his number one since Morientes is so sh!te.

Other:
Signed Zenden on a free and Sissoko as a replacement for Diao and Biscan. Both good squad players. Success.

Youngsters:
Extremely successful. Signed a lot of very good young players. Our reserve team will be much stronger this year and we should be able to promote a few of them to the first team over the next 5 years.

To come:
I know the next week will be full of action and we will maybe get as much as 5 players. But so far I am very concerned. Could we go into the season with no decent wingers, a vulnerable backline and unproven strikers?

by **mighty mo** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:25 pm

where did you get joaquin as rafa's first choice right winger,he would cost thirty million which we never had and he just signed a new five year contract after last season

by **stoney** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:29 pm

you've missed out albert luque who we made an offer for but it got turned down. would have been a good choice for the left wing/striker spot.

by **fritzylfc** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:37 pm

when liverpool approach a club for a player the price tag rises several noughts, because they no in the past we would increase our offer to buy who ever.rafa is trying to change that mentality thus is struggling to attact the bigger names maybe have to set his sights a bit lower. he will not just go out and panic buy, we all no what yhat brings. the players will arrive but on rafas terms .

by **zarababe** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:39 pm

.. get over it .. everyones struggling to get there men..

by **Ciggy** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:42 pm

Could be worse we could all be bitters, no one wants to go there :laugh:

by **mistyred** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:42 pm

FFS do LFC have thier bank balance on public record? Every Dick Tom and Harry seems to know the club is Bankrupt and have no money .

:no

by **drummerphil** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:42 pm

Actually zara your right there sweetheart,Us,Arsenal,Blue noses,Newcastle,Bolton...etc etc have all had problems signing players they want over the summer.Only Chelsea have signed who they wanted by paying transfer fees double what they should be.

by **zarababe** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:50 pm

yeh and imagine, like Lynds said.. the blues.. how bad is that.. openly admmitting the rejections they have had to mitigate fans frustrations

lol remember we stole Mohammed Sissoko form under there noses too :laugh:

People are hiking the prices when they know the Euro Champs want there players :angry:

by **Ciggy** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:51 pm

drummerphil wrote:Only Chelsea have signed who they wanted by paying transfer fees double what they should be.

Apart from our Stevie

by **drummerphil** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:53 pm

oh of course ciggy :laugh:

by **zarababe** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:41 pm

by **adamnbarrett** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:50 pm

cisses_gona_get_ya wrote:Could be worse we could all be bitters, no one wants to go there

no one wants to go to wigan either I read the other day they wanted to pay real 5 for owen :laugh:

by **Fernando Morientes > 19 <** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:59 pm

Have faith in Rafa people !

He will get the required RW and CB before the deadline. As for Michael Owen it might not be the case.

by **maximus** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:46 pm

zarababe wrote:.. get over it .. everyones struggling to get there men..

Are you speaking from personal experience Zara

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