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Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:19 pmby Penguins
Totally agree.
I just can't believe the club is satisfied with Kuyt, Maxi, Jovanovic as our wide players.
Not even Birmingham would be happy with that setup...
Just midtable quality straight through.
No pace, no creativity, poor crossing. Please take care of it so Carroll doesn't have to feed of tablescraps...
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:14 pmby Kash_Mountain
Any news on Ashley Young ?
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:16 pmby Dundalk
Kash_Mountain wrote:Any news on Ashley Young ?
Not happening
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:32 pmby only me
If Adams doesn't sign can't say we had a succesful Transfer Window, We Lost a World Class Striker ,We payed a $hit load on a very talented boy way too much and we Got Suaretz which is great but can't play in Europe. We didn't strangthen our defence nor midfield....Surely there were much more options in Europe which our technical team couldn't detect ,shame.
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:53 pmby Kharhaz
I whinged at us paying £20 million for Robbie Keane, I also whinged when we payed £17 million for Glen Johnson. But with Roy Carroll, although I agree it is a ridiculous amount, if he does the job for us by scoring goals and creating many chances then the years to come will see that fee repaid with interest. Also we have spent that money on a good young player and we are actually competing in the transfer market for the first time in what seems like aeons !
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:06 pmby mkingdom
Penguins wrote:Totally agree.
I just can't believe the club is satisfied with Kuyt, Maxi, Jovanovic as our wide players.
Not even Birmingham would be happy with that setup...
Just midtable quality straight through.
No pace, no creativity, poor crossing. Please take care of it so Carroll doesn't have to feed of tablescraps...
KK plays 4-3-3
Reina
Kelly Carra Agger Johnson
Mereiles Gerrard Lucas
Kuyt Carroll Suarez
I'm not saying we shouldn't sign Adam or a winger, but we look good with that 11, with Cole, Ngog, Jova, Maxi, Shelvey, Spearing, Wilson, Skrtel, Pacheco, Aurelio, and Soto also available.
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:23 pmby LFC2007
I have mixed feelings about our business. On the one hand, it's a relief to know we'll have two respectable (and two very different) options up-front instead of just Torres. In Suarez we have a cultured second-striker and in Carroll we have something completely different to what we've had previously - a powerful target man - and we've missed a strong aerial option up-front since Crouch left, IMO. Both are young, and this being a major step up to what they are used to, also have a point to prove. The pair of them also have a bit of history on the disciplinary front, and while that aggressive streak represents a risk, if positively channelled it can be turned into an advantage. Neither, though, are truly proven in a top European League and the combined fee of £57m is simply extraordinary. They really do have to hit it off to justify the money spent.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:50 amby Fowler_E7
LFC2007 wrote:I have mixed feelings about our business. On the one hand, it's a relief to know we'll have two respectable (and two very different) options up-front instead of just Torres. In Suarez we have a cultured second-striker and in Carroll we have something completely different to what we've had previously - a powerful target man - and we've missed a strong aerial option up-front since Crouch left, IMO. Both are young, and this being a major step up to what they are used to, also have a point to prove. The pair of them have a bit of history on the disciplinary front, and while that aggressive streak represents a risk, if positively channelled it can be turned into an advantage. Neither, though, are truly proven in a top European League and the combined fee of £57m is simply extraordinary. They really do have to hit it off to justify the money spent.
im also concerned by the business done and to be honest i think we have overpayed massively for the two players. We also failed to strengthen to areas of the pitch where to be quite frank we are hopeless, centre back and the wings. The defence is like a siv and we struggle to create against the worst teams and now that we have sold Babel and Torres we have almost zero pace in the team.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:53 amby burjennio
The rest of this season will be tought with the players we currently have at our disposal, and it will surely take Carroll and Suarez a while to get the partnership going, If we can make Europe this season I will be happy, but this summer will require a major overhaul, hopefully at some sensible rates of purchasing players
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:27 amby SouthCoastShankly
Our net spend for the window worked out at about £1.8m
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:53 amby OneHotRed
No spend and I feel we have improved the team, not in the most important areas i feel we needed (defense) however, with forward players that can hold up the ball and use it better than i feel Torres did, some pressure may be relieved off them.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:56 amby worcester_red
We have definitely improved the team, we have gone from one good striker to 2 good strikers without actually spending to much.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:46 pmby OneHotRed
Even more inportant, we have a player now who can hold up the ball, that IMO was Torres's only weak area, lost it a fair amount with his back to goal, that wont happen with Carroll, I cant wait to see him sh1t in John Terrys mouth!
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:54 pmby Calum
Disappointed we didn't get Charlie Adam - I guess Tottenham put in a better offer. I'm hoping we'll sign him in the summer.
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:04 pmby crim cram
If this is the last transfer window in which the "fair play" rules don't matter, then we should have bought more players. I think we should have worked out a deal for Ashley Young and given Villa time to get in a replacement. He's the best player in their squad and would be brilliant for us. He's 25 and maybe FSG think that's too old to invest in a player that relies on pace so much. I hope they address both wings in the Summer because that is(was) our weakness ATM along w/ central defense.