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by **bigmick** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:56 pm

The Grudge wrote:If Darren Bent signs for LFC i will eat my left testicle!

I'd be a little careful if i were you mate, people said the same thing about Peter Crouch :;):

There's always some smart-erse who'll quote what you said so it can't be altered

by **Ace Ventura** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:00 pm

Oh here we go, the transfer window has been open for a few days and we dont have Eto, Henry or Villa...this is just not good enough (stamps feet and bangs fists against desk)
Get a grip.

Newspaper articles link us with players we dont want so lets kick off and moan, blame the board the manager and say we lack ambition.

Its all a loads of b@llocks.
When the spanish league finishes things will change, i am certain of that.
Even if the players in that league are not no1 targets there will still be some targets there.

Also one other thing, alot of clubs prefer to sign players later on rather than straight away, as it ,means we or they are paying wages that didnt need to be paid.

by **matrix** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:08 pm

The Grudge wrote:If Darren Bent signs for LFC i will eat my left testicle!

i wouldn't go that far...

who thought we would buy peter crouch...

im putting my money on carlos tevez coming... :buttrock

by **bigmick** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:17 pm

Now once again this thread has descended into a wee bit of a fall-out over the correct use of the English language, what is a "reasonable assumption", what is "paranoia" etc. I must tell you blokes who indulge yourself in such theorising, I absolutely couldn't give a flying feck which one of you is the most educated and can weave their little patterns around the phraseology most effectively, it bores the erse off me frankly. I reckon I'm not on me own either so if you must pontificate, prevaricate or whatever else you want to do, then do it by PM please.

And before somebody says "well if you don't want to read it then don't" please consider that if I didn't want to read it I'd have to log off, because it is beginning to infect thread after thread. This is a football forum, not a forum where we all prove how clever we are (well unless you do so by your footie insight if you get my drift).

As an aside and to throw my two penneth in on the particular point about us possibly signing Bent or Forlan I'll say this; It really is the hieght of silliness on a football discussion forum, to have a go at people for being paranoid or panicking, for voicing their opinion as to what they would feel IF we signed such and such a player. That's kind of the whole point of a discussion forum. If you don't want to voice an opinion on a player or the state of the clubs finances, or how well we'll do with the squad we've assembled until we've actually signed all the players in question, then I strongly suggest you don't log on here for a few months.

This is the silly season and it's all quite good fum if you enter into the spirit of the thing. Welsh Wizard, his Uncle Albert, Leon with his "we've just signed Henry" wind-ups and the like are part of the fabric of the forum. It's tradition that at this time of the year everyone talks b0ll0cks. We comment on transfer rumours which have been picked up off the milkman, we slash our wrists over news that Gerrard has bought a house in Tuscany, we sign suicide notes when rafa bumps into the Real president in the Madrid KFC and is photographed doing so, it's al part of the game. Why do we bother? well because there's no football on and because it's quite good fun and because if we're truthful, we ain't got anything better to do.

So I ask again this pack of people who patrolling the forum right now with dictionary in hand, lighten up a bit. If you want to deal purely in facts, then consider that since the window opened we haven't made a major signing while the team that won the Premiership have spent 50 million squid. People are bound to be uneasy, and then when we are rumoured to be considering a guy who was a flop at the aforementioned club, that'll crank up the unease some more. Ultimately though, it'll all come out in the wash so enjoy the ride, or go into hibernation for a couple of months.

by **matrix** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:26 pm

bigmick wrote:Now once again this thread has descended into a wee bit of a fall-out over the correct use of the English language, what is a "reasonable assumption", what is "paranoia" etc. I must tell you blokes who indulge yourself in such theorising, I absolutely couldn't give a flying feck which one of you is the most educated and can weave their little patterns around the phraseology most effectively, it bores the erse off me frankly. I reckon I'm not on me own either so if you must pontificate, prevaricate or whatever else you want to do, then do it by PM please.

And before somebody says "well if you don't want to read it then don't" please consider that if I didn't want to read it I'd have to log off, because it is beginning to infect thread after thread. This is a football forum, not a forum where we all prove how clever we are (well unless you do so by your footie insight if you get my drift).

As an aside and to throw my two penneth in on the particular point about us possibly signing Bent or Forlan I'll say this; It really is the hieght of silliness on a football discussion forum to have a go at people for being paranoid or panicking for voicing their pinion as to what they would feel IF we signed such and such a player. That's kind of the whole point of a discussion forum. If you don't want to voice an opinion on a player or the state of the clubs finances, or how well we'll do with the squad we've assembled until we've actually signed all the players in question, then I strongly suggest you don't log on here for a few months.

This is the silly season and it's all quite good fum if you enter into the spirit of the thing. Welsh Wizard, his Uncle Albert, Leon with his "we've just signed Henry" wind-ups and the like are part of the fabric of the forum. It's tradition that at this time of the year everyone talks b0ll0cks. We comment on transfer rumours which have been picked up off the milkman, we slash our wrists over news that Gerrard has bought a house in Tuscany, we sign suicide notes when rafa bumps into the Real president in the Madrid KFC and is photographed doing so, it's al part of the game. Why do we bother? well because there's no football on and because it's quite good fun and because if we're truthful, we ain't got anything better to do.

So I ask again this pack of people who patrolling the forum right now with dictionary in hand, lighten up a bit. If you want to deal purely in facts, then consider that since the window opened we haven't made a major signing while the team that won the Premiership have spent 50 million squid. People are bound to be uneasy, and then when we are rumoured to be considering a guy who was a flop at the aforementioned club, that'll crank up the unease some more. Ultimately though, it'll all come out in the wash so enjoy the ride, or go into hibernation for a couple of months.

its a shame you have to do a post like that big mick...

but maybe it was needed...

like you said mate the fact manure have spent 55 million on 3 players have got some people worried...

its early days yet... take it easy some of you... :;):

by **destro** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:26 pm

LFC2007 wrote:According to Destro we should have blown our whole budget on a star player last season and neglected the rest of the squad.

Link ?

by **redtrader74** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:29 pm

Fair comment, Mick, once the conversation disintegrates into a terminology exercise it shoud be kept to PM. TBH it seems as though everyone is sitting on the edge of their seats, and constantly grasping at any article with Liverpool in it.

by **hello_red** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:51 pm

Rafa-Dodd wrote:Whats wrong with Darren Bent?

I know he's not up there in star quality with your Villa's, Eto'o's and Torres of this world but he is a good footballer.

I have only seen him live fleetlingly, but when I have I have to say he has not done much wrong. Just because he plays for a small team and doesn't have a vowel at the end of his name, does not make him a bad player.

If would be nice to see a bit more English backbone in our squad as well.

If Rafa went for Bent, I would be very happy.

i agree,
would not be a bad signing at all.

by **LFC2007** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:06 am

bigmick wrote:And before somebody says "well if you don't want to read it then don't" please consider that if I didn't want to read it I'd have to log off, because it is beginning to infect thread after thread.

Well that's exactly what you suggested we do if crazy transfer speculation comes onto the forum.

I'd say all that cra.p has infected the forum more than anything else that's been written on this thread.

If I don't want to read crazy transfer speculation I "should just log off"? I'd say that should apply if you disagree with a little bit of jousting on this thread then?

The whole point of a forum is to voice your opinion, if you don't challenge things you disagree with then there's no point in having a forum.

I remember other threads such as the Lando vs. the world thread where you were happy to let it go, but this one, now that's enough all of a sudden.

by **redtrader74** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:34 am

LFC, I'd say we all enjoy reading a row on here sometimes,(or all the time!) but occassionally it descends completely off topic, off football and becomes a dicussion of the most miniscule differences in terminology, eg the Theory/Hypothesis post after post after bloody post. Thats when i agree with Mick that it should continue via PM.

Although i agree when members start posting and starting threads without any plausibilty, factual or anecdotal evidence, which they can, a luxury of a forum, don't expect others not to rip apart the logic or lack of, behind it.

by **account deleted by request** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:44 am

Its supposed to be a football forum not a debating society. Occasionally people fall out but hopefully soon move on and forget all about it. This quibbling over words is not only boring but kills any chance of real football discussion. If someone posts a cr@ppy rumour with no substance, at the very least it gives people an opportunity to discuss the player, and whether they would like him to come. I am not saying people should make a habit of it, but the odd unconfirmed rumour does no harm in my opinion.

by **66-1112520797** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:45 am

bigmick wrote:Now once again this thread has descended into a wee bit of a fall-out over the correct use of the English language, what is a "reasonable assumption", what is "paranoia" etc. I must tell you blokes who indulge yourself in such theorising, I absolutely couldn't give a flying feck which one of you is the most educated and can weave their little patterns around the phraseology most effectively, it bores the erse off me frankly. I reckon I'm not on me own either so if you must pontificate, prevaricate or whatever else you want to do, then do it by PM please.

And before somebody says "well if you don't want to read it then don't" please consider that if I didn't want to read it I'd have to log off, because it is beginning to infect thread after thread. This is a football forum, not a forum where we all prove how clever we are (well unless you do so by your footie insight if you get my drift).

As an aside and to throw my two penneth in on the particular point about us possibly signing Bent or Forlan I'll say this; It really is the hieght of silliness on a football discussion forum, to have a go at people for being paranoid or panicking, for voicing their opinion as to what they would feel IF we signed such and such a player. That's kind of the whole point of a discussion forum. If you don't want to voice an opinion on a player or the state of the clubs finances, or how well we'll do with the squad we've assembled until we've actually signed all the players in question, then I strongly suggest you don't log on here for a few months.

This is the silly season and it's all quite good fum if you enter into the spirit of the thing. Welsh Wizard, his Uncle Albert, Leon with his "we've just signed Henry" wind-ups and the like are part of the fabric of the forum. It's tradition that at this time of the year everyone talks b0ll0cks. We comment on transfer rumours which have been picked up off the milkman, we slash our wrists over news that Gerrard has bought a house in Tuscany, we sign suicide notes when rafa bumps into the Real president in the Madrid KFC and is photographed doing so, it's al part of the game. Why do we bother? well because there's no football on and because it's quite good fun and because if we're truthful, we ain't got anything better to do.

So I ask again this pack of people who patrolling the forum right now with dictionary in hand, lighten up a bit. If you want to deal purely in facts, then consider that since the window opened we haven't made a major signing while the team that won the Premiership have spent 50 million squid. People are bound to be uneasy, and then when we are rumoured to be considering a guy who was a flop at the aforementioned club, that'll crank up the unease some more. Ultimately though, it'll all come out in the wash so enjoy the ride, or go into hibernation for a couple of months.

Again its the argumentative and pendantic culprit LFC2007. :glare:

by **66-1112520797** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:48 am

Its supposed to be a football forum not a debating society

Its LFC2007, he could start a petty argument in pedantics if he was left in a room on his own.

by **El Nino_#9** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:55 am

bent is a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore bent is perfect! :nod

by **LFC2007** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:55 am

s@int wrote:Its supposed to be a football forum not a debating society. Occasionally people fall out but hopefully soon move on and forget all about it. This quibbling over words is not only boring but kills any chance of real football discussion. If someone posts a cr@ppy rumour with no substance, at the very least it gives people an opportunity to discuss the player, and whether they would like him to come. I am not saying people should make a habit of it, but the odd unconfirmed rumour does no harm in my opinion.

This thread has not largely been quibbling over words, ask Lando, Gungod and Peewee about that one.

Me and Destro were jousting about issues relevant to Liverpool fc and relevant to the title of the topic, Bent.

I have no problem with rumour and people saying I don't think X player would be a good signing or vice versa. It's when people jump the gun and say, we're fecked then because Bent and Forlan are not up to standard - even when there is no evidence we're anywhere remotely close to signing them.

It's not "the odd" rumour, it's silly season getting beyond a joke.

Constantly there are comments like:

"What the hell is Rafa doing, he's got the funds and we've signed nobody"

"There's no way we're going to challenge next season, ManU have signed two world class players, we've done nothing"

So that type of comment should not be challenged?

Well in my book challenging an absurd and unfounded opinion is what a forum is about.

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