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by **Gerrard30391** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:31 pm

Adds fuel to the Scott Parker thread i guess.

by **mistyred** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:34 pm

16 days to the start of the new season, we are gonaa have to move like the clappers to
get tranfers done and dusted should be a very busy couple of weeks.

by **Reg** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:34 pm

bunglemark2 wrote:I'm pretty mush seething over this development.....

Come on mate, its been on the cards for weeks, why'd ya think his thread is 300 pages long?

Let him go, we lost Keegan, Rush, Souness, Robbie, Owen... we survived didnt we?

by **bunglemark2** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:34 pm

stmichael wrote:
SouthCoastShankly wrote:
stmichael wrote:
Gerrard30391 wrote:So what do we do now then? Play lucas? Or Steve into midfield? Which means a new striker. Or we try and let Babel go up top with Torres.

as it stands today i'd play lucas against spurs. dropping gerrard back isn't the answer. him and mascherano aren't a good central midfield partnership.

^ Looney.

Like a previous post I made. Spearing is better than Lucas, so play him and develop some new talent.

I don't think he's anywhere near as talented as Lucas personally. I don't think that necessarily has to mean there isn't a career at Liverpool for him though.

He's also a better right back than central midfielder anyway so the argument is somewhat irrelevant.

Agreed....Personally, I don't think he has the stature to make it into the 1st team in the long term. Not unless he's put on a rack and stretched a foot or so, eats loads of pies, and gets fit...

by **bunglemark2** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:36 pm

Reg wrote:
bunglemark2 wrote:I'm pretty mush seething over this development.....

Come on mate, its been on the cards for weeks, why'd ya think his thread is 300 pages long?

Let him go, we lost Keegan, Rush, Souness, Robbie, Owen... we survived didnt we?

Perhaps 'cos I rate the guy so highly....I think he's a real class act, and I think this season we really need to hold on to a player of his calibre. Plus, he has the experience some of the younger players could learn a lot from, he has the skill etc.

by **mistyred** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:36 pm

Has anybody seen Nanny? do you think she hunting down Xabi :laugh:

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:39 pm

Gerrard30391 wrote:Why else is he leaving? He's not going to get in that midfield is he!

pmsl. lets hope we can get around 30million for him instead of getting ripped off like we always are when it comes to RM

by **Gerrard30391** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:39 pm

mistyred wrote:Has anybody seen Nanny? do you think she hunting down Xabi

by **Gerrard30391** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:40 pm

maypaxvobiscum wrote:
Gerrard30391 wrote:Why else is he leaving? He's not going to get in that midfield is he!

pmsl. lets hope we can get around 30million for him instead of getting ripped off like we always are when it comes to RM

Cue Owen deal....now Arbs'

by **SouthCoastShankly** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:42 pm

Scottbot wrote:
Scottbot wrote:So ıt fınally looks lıke gettıng wrapped up in the next day or so. Absolutely gutted despite knwoing ıt was on the cards for the last 2 months + the 240+ pages of specualtıon on here. Faırplay to Rafa for stıckıng to hıs guns and playıng hardball wıth Madrıd. I'm sure Xabı goes wıth the blessıngs of most LFC fans after 5 years of stellar servıce. Its just that lıttle bıt tougher to swallow bearıng ın mınd how close we came last year. I really donit know what the manager wıll do to replace hım. I reckon Lucas wıll get fırst shot at the job but he ıs a (very) poor mans Mascherano and doesn't possess anythıng lıke the range of passıng, speed of thought or fluıdıty of an Alonso. We WILL struggle to recapture last years form ıf Rafa ıs relyıgn on hım to fıll the voıd. The lınk wıth Aquıllanı makes no sense to me gıven hıs shockıng ınjury record and Cattermole? decent agressıve yougn Englısh player but once agaın, far more ın the mould of a Mascherano.

You don't replace a Rolls Royce wıth a Rottweıller.

God knows what is goıng on with that post! Am using a dodgy Turkish keyboard on me hols.

Unicode issue. You need to change the regional settings to UK (from the control panel).

Or don't use punctuation marks

by **account deleted by request** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:42 pm

Dundalk wrote:Latest From Balague

Alonso Transfer Request Confirmed - and Denied

Following today`s press reports that Xabi Alonso has handed in a written transfer request; we have been inundated with questions from fans asking if this is true...

In response, I can only say that this is a very complicated situation and I am hearing conflicting versions of events: the player`s entourage are denying that Xabi Alonso has handed in a transfer request; while on the other hand, Liverpool Football Club insists that a transfer request was submitted to the club last night, and it has been suggested that the paperwork was prepared at least a month in advance.

I am of the opinion that the decision to make this public knowledge represents an attempt to speed up the negotiations while simultaneously making it known that it is the player who wants to leave.

As has been widely reported, Rafa Benitez had effectively placed a 48 hour deadline on the deal and it is apparent that Liverpool want this matter resolved once and for all, today, so that they can plan for life with, or without, Alonso from tomorrow. However, Real Madrid – or should we say Florentino Perez – may stubbornly refuse to be seen to pressured into reacting to any ultimatum and, furthermore, the Spanish club are encountering difficulties in offloading players to raise funds and free up space in an overloaded squad.

On the other hand, it is possible that a fee could be agreed today and that Liverpool accept an immediate first instalment with subsequent payments made at a later date covering the total amount.

The ball has now been placed in Real Madrid`s court and it is impossible to second guess what their next move will be. It is evident that at least one party wants the matter resolved today, but whether or not they get their wish remains to be seen...

Pretty strange goings on there mate. Is it just Rafa trying to come across as the innocent party or do you think there is more to it?

by **SouthCoastShankly** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:45 pm

stmichael wrote:
SouthCoastShankly wrote:
stmichael wrote:
Gerrard30391 wrote:So what do we do now then? Play lucas? Or Steve into midfield? Which means a new striker. Or we try and let Babel go up top with Torres.

as it stands today i'd play lucas against spurs. dropping gerrard back isn't the answer. him and mascherano aren't a good central midfield partnership.

^ Looney.

Like a previous post I made. Spearing is better than Lucas, so play him and develop some new talent.

I don't think he's anywhere near as talented as Lucas personally. I don't think that necessarily has to mean there isn't a career at Liverpool for him though.

He's also a better right back than central midfielder anyway so the argument is somewhat irrelevant.

You must be the one and only fan who has used the word talented and Lucas in the same sentence.

Mental. Your credentials as a fan with a valid opinion is now damaged.

by **mistyred** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:46 pm

God knows what Rafa's been up to Saint.

I can't figure the man out at all.

by **Dundalk** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:46 pm

If its a case that Liverpool have released the news that he handed in a transfer (which it looks like) then its Rafa trying not be the bad one in all of this. He know Alonso is a fans fav and I suppose the pressure is all on Alonso now and it makes it look like he is really pushing to get away from the club. The truth about it is though that if the 2 clubs had have agreed a fee then Xabi would be gone weeks ago. Its all about the fee and has been for a long time, its just coming to a head now, at last!

by **tubby** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:48 pm

Gerrard30391 wrote:
mistyred wrote:Has anybody seen Nanny? do you think she hunting down Xabi

I think she is on hols.

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