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RichardLFC1 wrote:I can see a very angry man in Steven Gerrard if Arsenal do end up signing him instead of us. Gerrard voiced that he wanted Barry he and would do anything to get him here. Not sure whos at fault if its Rafa or The americans but one of them needs to do something about it

Reg wrote:LFC have made a special appeal to UEFA to extend the transfer window another 6 months because once Rafa finally decides whether he´s going to buy Barry, he´s still got to sell Alonso then turn his attention to Keane.

One things for sure, Rafa doesnt exactly get a move on does he?

Bad Bob wrote:

Reg wrote:LFC have made a special appeal to UEFA to extend the transfer window another 6 months because once Rafa finally decides whether he´s going to buy Barry, he´s still got to sell Alonso then turn his attention to Keane.

One things for sure, Rafa doesnt exactly get a move on does he?

Can't help but think, mate, that he wouldn't need to be haggling over a few quid if the owners were willing to put their hands into their pocket.  As little as 10 million pounds from them and we'd probably be able to sew up pretty much all the transfers we're currently sweating over.

yeah might as well just take out another 100 mil loan what the hell not like they gonna pay it back or nothing. 

John Kegs wrote:

RichardLFC1 wrote:I can see a very angry man in Steven Gerrard if Arsenal do end up signing him instead of us. Gerrard voiced that he wanted Barry he and would do anything to get him here. Not sure whos at fault if its Rafa or The americans but one of them needs to do something about it

Dont care what gerrard says, f.ucking hell when does he get a say in the runnings of the club

bigmick wrote:Every morning when I get up I think we're bound to have signed him, and we haven't. I just hope we don't get into a Heinze situation here where the deal doesn't come off and then six weeks into the season we are ruing the fact that we didn't do the deal. We rectified that one by belatedly signing Skyrtel in the January window, but as we know it was a costly error. I still can't help thinking that whether it's Parry, Rafa, the owners or whoever else it doing the negotiating, we can't seem to get the hang of it.

Firstly we lose potential sell-on value for Crouch for letting his contract run down, then we offer too low for Barry and get strung out, then we don't meet the market on Alonso and end up with the buyers looking elsewhere. I'm not personally massively in favour of either the Alonso sale or the Barry buy (I'm kind of neutral on both TBH as I think we have more pressing priorities) but it really is hard to come to the conclusion that these situations are being well handled. Many have said that Xabi is a good pro for instance and I think he is too, but in fairness it is just as well the way he has been treated these last few weeks. Fecking rubbish way to treat a bloke who seems to all intents and purposes to be a really nice fella IMHO.

maguskwt wrote:xabi alonso has been absolutely terrific and graceful in this ongoing saga... well done..

btw abit out of topic, inter has signed mancini for 10 million, nasri is allegedly going to arsenal for 12... why aren't we making those kind of signings (not that I really want the former)? instead of trying to sign Barry and Keane for 17-20 millions...

Reg wrote:LFC have made a special appeal to UEFA to extend the transfer window another 6 months because once Rafa finally decides whether he´s going to buy Barry, he´s still got to sell Alonso then turn his attention to Keane.

One things for sure, Rafa doesnt exactly get a move on does he?

LFC2007 wrote:I'm still fucking concerned about this coming season.

We've been about 8/1 to win the league for a few seasons now, probably more than just a few seasons in fact, and subtle changes here or there won't change that IMO. The Manc's are firmly expecting to retain the title, Chelsea are firmly expecting to run them close, then there's us expecting to challenge but with nowhere near the same level of belief/confidence. Out of all the 'contenders' we say it more in hope than anyone else.

Near enough everyone on this forum was in despair at some point last season and it seems that the close season has tempered some of those concerns as there isn't a feeling of immediacy. I think it was widely acknowledged that we needed a fair bit more quality in certain areas, and we're yet to see that in this transfer window. I see Barry being a subtle change, but not a player who's going to take us to the next level.

If we really do intend to play with wingers next season, we're absolutely crazy not to address those areas in this transfer window.

LFC2007 wrote:I'm still fucking concerned about this coming season.

We've been about 8/1 to win the league for a few seasons now, probably more than just a few seasons in fact, and subtle changes here or there won't change that IMO. The Manc's are firmly expecting to retain the title, Chelsea are firmly expecting to run them close, then there's us expecting to challenge but with nowhere near the same level of belief/confidence. Out of all the 'contenders' we say it more in hope than anyone else.

Near enough everyone on this forum was in despair at some point last season and it seems that the close season has tempered some of those concerns as there isn't a feeling of immediacy. I think it was widely acknowledged that we needed a fair bit more quality in certain areas, and we're yet to see that in this transfer window. I see Barry being a subtle change, but not a player who's going to take us to the next level.

If we really do intend to play with wingers next season, we're absolutely crazy not to address those areas in this transfer window.

Bad Bob wrote:Tony Barrett seems to think we've finally pulled out of the deal.

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Liverpool put Gareth Barry deal on ice

Jul 16 2008 by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo

LIVERPOOL are ready to put their move for Gareth Barry on ice - unless Aston Villa lower their valuation of the player.

The Reds protracted chase for the England international is now reaching epic proportions and with no sign of a deal being done Liverpool are ready to concentrate their efforts on bringing in Rafa Benitez’s remaining summer transfer targets.

With Villa refusing to budge on their £18m valuation of Barry the two clubs have reached stalemate as Liverpool are not prepared to pay that price.

The 27-year-old was today returning to training with Villa as Martin O’Neill softened his previously hardline stance on his wantaway club captain.

But Barry’s desire to quit Villa Park has not lessened, nor has Benitez’s desire to bring him to Anfield – meaning O’Neill will have to decide whether or not he wants to do deal with Liverpool or face the prospect of keeping a player who has already publicly admitted he sees his future elsewhere.

Villa kick off their competitive season on Saturday – after back-to-back defeats in friendlies – with an Intertoto Cup tie at Odense in Denmark, but Barry will not be involved.

The face-off between the two clubs has now been going on for more that two months and with the new Premiership season set to begin in just a month Benitez knows he cannot afford to see his team building plans held up any longer by Villa’s refusal to lower their price.

The Reds boss is keen to add two more new recruits to his squad and will now concentrate his efforts on bringing those players to Anfield before looking at the Barry situation once more, unless O’Neill is prepared to compromise in the meantime.

Meanwhile, Benitez is set to give several younger members of his squad another chance to impress in tonight’s pre-season friendly against Lucerne in Grenchen. Having seen his young charges acquit themselves well in Saturday's 1-0 win over Tranmere, Benitez is keen to see if they can maintain their high standards against the Swiss side.

Javier Mascherano, Nabil El Zhar and Dirk Kuyt all come into contention for a run out, having returned to training on Monday at Liverpool’s Swiss training camp, although the Reds boss is likely to restrict their roles at this stage.

Tonight’s match with Lucerne is live on five (6.35pm).


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