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by **mistyred** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:48 am

Toffeehater wrote:who asked you , don't take your anger out on me , don't like it get lost . No 1 is forcing you to read it . This is a rumour thread , no limit on how much you can post , unless you rather go back and read depressing news in the general discussion thread

Just my opinion but i get up before work just to look at the rumours and feel happy before work, better than reading rumours about everybody elses club.

by **radun5** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:24 pm

Toffeehater wrote:Finally, Liverpool in for £12m wing wizard: Many fans want it to happen!

And then:

Toffeehater wrote:Thursday, June 05, 2008
Liverpool lead Inter in race to sign £15 million Portuguese midfielder

God damn his price is raising. £3M in two minutes is something

by **Aussie Style** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:58 pm

Barry Can Go For £14m - Report
Aston Villa now look to be resigned to losing club captain Gareth Barry to Liverpool and have accepted a bid of £14 million, according to a report...

Barry, 27, has risen through the ranks at the club and enjoyed over 10 years in the first team, rising to particular prominence this season, in which he has managed to become a regular in Fabio Capello's England side.

Liverpool registered their interest in the Villa's versatile skipper towards the end of the season to the fury of manager Martin O'Neill, who rejected their offer and slammed the manner in which they had approached the player.

That offer was thought to have been worth £10 million - a part-exchange involving goalkeeper Scott Carson, who spent the season with the Villans - but now, as Liverpool have continued to press and Barry has been lured by the prospect of Champions League football, a fee of £14 million said to have been agreed.

Reds boss Rafael Benitez has his own problems, though, as generating the finances for such a move will not come easily, despite securing a fourth place finish in the Premier League. Immense debts coupled with plans for a new stadium have left the Reds cash-strapped in the transfer market, and Benitez will have to offload some of his fringe players in order to finance the move for Barry.

John Arne Riise, Jermaine Pennant and Peter Crouch are said to be top of the departures list, with the 6'7 striker particularly eager to leave for first team football and Portsmouth favourites to land his services.

Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso is reportedly on the cusp of a move to Italian giants Juventus, and Barry will most likely act as a direct replacement for the Spanish international.

Udinese left-back Andrea Dossena is on the verge of a £7 million move to Anfield, having already completed a medical, with Espanyol's Albert Riera rumoured to be next.

Brian O'Ryan, Goal.com

by **Aussie Style** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:16 pm

Liverpool hope to complete signing of Dossena by end of week for £6.5 million going up to £8 million after add–ons.
Rafa looking to sell Crouch and Carson asap to get funds for other targets.
Crouch will head to Pompey for £11.5 million + first option on krancjar, Carson will move to Middlesbrough for £6.75 million to replace schwarzer. this brings in £18. £25 million of which £4. £25 million + add–ons will be used for Aaron ramsey bid, and the other £14 million will be next bid for gareth barry. Rafa waiting on real before selling Alonso–hoping to start a bidding war between Juve and real. Rafa will sell Alonso if bid of £16 million+ is made. This money will be used for opening bid for David Villa.
Hicks and Gillett will be here until end of transfer window and have given Rafa £25 million. with these deals Rafa will still have majority of the £25 million so will bid for David Silva. With many more heading out of Anfield expect more movements from Rafa in near future

Shocking news from Anfield. Liverpool has bid Ronaldinho and accepted by FC Barcelona and Ronaldinho himself. He is very keen to play alongside Gerrard and Torres and want to show to the world he is better than CR. Watch out this space in one month

Andrea Dossena to sign for Liverpool in the next 36 hours. Everything is agreed and he will be in Liverpool having a medical today.

Found all this on football-rumours and i know you take what you read on there with a grain of salt but it's speculation that I would love to see become a reality
Dossena, yeah.
Ramsey, Barry, Villa, Silva, Ronaldinho SH!T YEAH

by **allan1** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:27 pm

Toffeehater, wouldn't it be easier for you to put the stories in the same post?

Bit friggin' overboard!

by **Almighty Red** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:38 pm

Aussie Style wrote:Liverpool hope to complete signing of Dossena by end of week for £6.5 million going up to £8 million after add–ons.
Rafa looking to sell Crouch and Carson asap to get funds for other targets.
Crouch will head to Pompey for £11.5 million + first option on krancjar, Carson will move to Middlesbrough for £6.75 million to replace schwarzer. this brings in £18. £25 million of which £4. £25 million + add–ons will be used for Aaron ramsey bid, and the other £14 million will be next bid for gareth barry. Rafa waiting on real before selling Alonso–hoping to start a bidding war between Juve and real. Rafa will sell Alonso if bid of £16 million+ is made. This money will be used for opening bid for David Villa.
Hicks and Gillett will be here until end of transfer window and have given Rafa £25 million. with these deals Rafa will still have majority of the £25 million so will bid for David Silva. With many more heading out of Anfield expect more movements from Rafa in near future

Shocking news from Anfield. Liverpool has bid Ronaldinho and accepted by FC Barcelona and Ronaldinho himself. He is very keen to play alongside Gerrard and Torres and want to show to the world he is better than CR. Watch out this space in one month

Andrea Dossena to sign for Liverpool in the next 36 hours. Everything is agreed and he will be in Liverpool having a medical today.

Found all this on football-rumours and i know you take what you read on there with a grain of salt but it's speculation that I would love to see become a reality
Dossena, yeah.
Ramsey, Barry, Villa, Silva, Ronaldinho SH!T YEAH

Yeah, and I hear Zinedine Zidane's coming out of retirement just for us...

by **Toffeehater** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:39 pm

Its too lengthy to be all in 1 post , but i'll try to squeese them into as little post as i can

by **Toffeehater** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:41 pm

radun5 wrote:
Toffeehater wrote:Finally, Liverpool in for £12m wing wizard: Many fans want it to happen!

And then:

Toffeehater wrote:Thursday, June 05, 2008
Liverpool lead Inter in race to sign £15 million Portuguese midfielder

God damn his price is raising. £3M in two minutes is something

by **NANNY RED** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:02 pm

Toffeehater wrote:Its too lengthy to be all in 1 post , but i'll try to squeese them into as little post as i can

Otherwise hell be chargin us to read his newspaper soon :laugh:

by **dawson99** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:20 pm

ok not liverpool but some possible fill eyr boots time, nanny red may appreciate more. so ive heard (dont shoot me if wrong) scolari is nailed on for cheatski job... 11/4 available?

by **NANNY RED** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:42 pm

dawson99 wrote:ok not liverpool but some possible fill eyr boots time, nanny red may appreciate more. so ive heard (dont shoot me if wrong) scolari is nailed on for cheatski job... 11/4 available?

HEHAW Daws ill have some of that :nod

good price

by **account deleted by request** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:35 am

Guilem Balague on transfers

06/06/2008

Question: Jeff, Blackwood

I'm a Liverpool fan and strongly believe that under Rafa the Premiership will arrive....but when? Do you feel that Rafa however has the tools both personally and from the owners to deliver?

Breaking the Barca/Madrid stranglehold in Spain seems a while ago now.

What are your thoughts?

Guillem:

I think it has to be said that Liverpool are moving forward under Rafa Benitez.

However, what separates them from Manchester United and Chelsea is money. Every time that Liverpool spend 20 odd million pounds on a player, Man Utd go out and buy three or four 20 million pound players. It’s makes bridging that gap very hard, and when you look back over the last 5-6 seasons it becomes clear that this is repeated year after year.

That’s not to say that all is lost and Liverpool will never be able to catch up. I have the impression that away from the financial differences, actually on the field of play there are just a couple of small differences separating Liverpool from the top two in the Premiership. If Liverpool could somehow rectify those issues, then they would go some way in closing the gap.

Firstly, Liverpool must improve the quality of the first eleven. Take for example the Champions League game against Chelsea. If Liverpool could have swapped left –backs with their opponents then I’m pretty sure that Liverpool would have gone through to the final.

Secondly, Liverpool must improve defensively. They drew a lot of games when a more solid defense might have seen them pick up all three points. Injuries to key players – most notably Agger – left them under strength and they became over dependant upon Sami Hyypia who was forced to play far too many games as a result.

Finally, Liverpool are held back by not having what Rafa would call, in Spanish, a ‘desequilibrante’ player: quite literally, someone who can unbalance the opposition – one of those rare talents, a magical playmaker who can regularly beat his man , who can unlock a defence and cause havoc amongst the oppositions ranks. But those kinds of players cost a lot of money, the kind of money that that Liverpool doesn’t have. That is partly why Xabi Alonso will be sold to Juve

06/06/2008

A number of you have been asking questions relating to David Villa and a move to Liverpool. Here's just a couple of your questions...

Jonny, Liverpool asks:

With all the news surrounding Valencia's financial difficulties, and with all the fantastic talent they possess in their players (villa, silva, joaquin etc), and due to the ties Rafa Benitez has with them, do you see any of them moving mersey-bound?

If not, where do you think they will end up?

Mode, Madrid Reds: Has Liverpool FC ever enquired about Villa ..or is he completely out of LFC’s transfer budget this summer at that price?

Guillem replies:

We've had loads of people asking about David Villa, Valencia and Liverpool, so I’ll tackle all of your questions at once guys.

I’m under the impression that Rafa does not consider Valencia as a place to go shopping. Valencia is a club in crisis, and Rafa, as a former manager, does not want to pour fuel on the fire at the Mestalla.

Forget about Joaquin going to Liverpool. He’s simply not up to the standard required at Anfield and his name shouldn’t even be getting mentioned in the same sentence. Add to that list Riera of Espanyol. There has been no approach so far.

David Silva could end up at Barcelona, who have made contact with Valencia, but he will not go cheaply. One thing is certain though, almost everyone at Valencia has a price.

With regards to David Villa, I can say that there has been no contact from Liverpool. He has had loads of calls from Spurs, from Chelsea and from Real Madrid and Barcelona. Inter Milan have also made a firm offer to Valencia for his services. It had been suggested in the Spanish press that Real Madrid had agreed a deal, but that has since been denied. Personally I think he will end up at either Chelsea, Barcelona or Real Madrid.

With regard to Liverpool, I’m not even sure whether or not Rafa is on the lookout for a striker. Let me put it another way: while Crouch is still there, there is no need for another striker. When - and if- he goes, then it will be a matter of finding a different forward to Torres.

by **66-1112520797** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:03 am

I hope that Barry wont be our biggest summer signing. It wouldnt make sense, as we're not desperate for central midfielders. We need a winger or two with flair.

by **King Carra** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:41 am

Bamaga man wrote:I hope that Barry wont be our biggest summer signing. It wouldnt make sense, as we're not desperate for central midfielders. We need a winger or two with flair.

Well I got the impression from this interview that Barry (if it comes off) won't be our biggest transfer.

I think he's hinting that Rafa's off for a big player... not sure who though. We definitely do need a ‘desequilibrante’ player though, but who? Aguero maybe? Doubt it, but you never know.

by **Rush Job** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:26 am

bunglemark2 wrote:
Toffeehater wrote:who asked you , don't take your anger out on me , don't like it get lost . No 1 is forcing you to read it . This is a rumour thread , no limit on how much you can post , unless you rather go back and read depressing news in the general discussion thread

"Anger" ??

My dear friend....who broke your crayons this morning ?
Did you throw your soother out of the cot ?

(Thanks for the laugh, by the way...)

eh, Toffeehater keep up the good work lad.

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