January Transfer Speculation (or lack of) Thread

[Vanilla]

I'm calling it now - Liverpool to offer Carroll and cash for Bent.

I can't see anyone above the class of mediocre coming to the club in January, if anyone at all. Whether you would consider Carroll in that in that bracket is subjective.

[Dante Lavelli]

I'm calling it now - Liverpool to offer Carroll and cash for Bent.

I wish.  I think that would be a good bit of business for all parties.  But as Chris says, it's unlikely that they let any striker leave when Suarez is banned.

[luke25]

I'm calling it now - Liverpool to offer Carroll and cash for Bent.

Unless its Carroll plus the £35m they paid for the lumbering oaf then I bloody hope not.

[Irish villain]

I'm calling it now - Liverpool to offer Carroll and cash for Bent.

Yes please.

I hope you are (both) joking? That would be dreadful business.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm calling it now - Liverpool to offer Carroll and cash for Bent.

Yes please.

I hope you are (both) joking? That would be dreadful business.

I think they must both be utterly insane.

A proven goal scorer over four or five years for a young player with off field problems, who has managed half a decent PL season.

That would be mental.

[Irish villain]

I'm calling it now - Liverpool to offer Carroll and cash for Bent.

Yes please.

I hope you are (both) joking? That would be dreadful business.

I think they must both be utterly insane.

A proven goal scorer over four or five years for a young player with off field problems, who has managed half a decent PL season.

That would be mental.

And depressing for us fans. Selling Bent and looking for our own replacement would even be preferable to that sort of deal. In that scenario, not only would we be confirming our fall from grace and status as a selling club, we'd be taking it a step further by accepting the 'hand-me-downs' from the 'top table'.

No thanks!

[Percy McCarthy]

I wouldn't be against selling Bent if I thought we'd spend the money wisely. However, as I'm not confident on that score I'd keep him.

[ozzjim]

I think Chelsea is a more likely destination. They need goals, are still in Europe, have a light strikeforce at the moment etc. An over rated young midfielder for 6 months and 20 million to us I reckon.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I've also heard Caroll for bent, would be awful

[Dave]

I'm calling it now - Liverpool to offer Carroll and cash for Bent.

Yes please.

I hope you are (both) joking? That would be dreadful business.

I think they must both be utterly insane.

Quite.

What on earth would make anybody think that would be a good idea?

[Jimmy Smash]

 I think any Bent money will go straight into Randy's pocket.

[ROBBO]

Carrol must be the most overpriced player in the history of football.

[Jimmy Smash]

It's just yet more stirring from a second rate journalist writing for a second rate newspaper.

Let's just hope we can get 2 or 3 quality signings in the new year to bolster the squad and give us all a lift.

Oh you poor naive fool. 

[VillaZogmariner]

I'm calling it now - Liverpool to offer Carroll and cash for Bent.

That's what I've been told too by somebody who works with Villa in a scouting capacity.

Carroll & Shelvey & £15m for Bent.

[Davey B]

I would hope you did not get Carroll. Very over-rated on the park in my opinion, and more bother than enough off it.

You'd be better off going for Berbatov or Demba Ba, someone that can replace Bent's goal tally and not be the off field arse that he is.