Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[ciggiesnbeer]

Is the consensus that the ki deal is off then?

Trent at VT says the clubs agreed but Ki's wages demands were too high and deals off. Shrug. Trent maybe mislead but I have not seen him make stuff up. Shrug.

[walsall villain]

I can't see how you'd play Delph and Richardson in central midfield. He could play wider though.

Never really seen much of cissokho but our defence does look like it's shaping up to be a bit more dependable. I imagine he'd play left back and Richardson LWB

I think we now need a centre forward on loan, a central midfielder and a wide midfielder on that order. We can put out a team without the latter two that can win a game. Not sure we can without the former. Weimann and gabby up front isn't going to cut the mustard. Delph Westwood and KEA isn't brilliant but it was good enough against some of the best sides in the league last year. Weimann / n'zogbia and gabby - I don't think it is

As I've said on another thread, we have 2 very capable strikers to come back into the squad in the next 4-8weeks (Both were in light training with ball work on the US tour) I just don't see the need to go for a striker to fill the gap for a few games, we're really not going to get the quality to make a difference on that sort of deal and would end up stuck with a loanee for half a season.

But that assumes both keep clear of set backs and both find form. That's very risky. I feel a new sticker is essential however we do it.

[walsall villain]

Sod it, I meant striker.

[Matt C]

That's a shame, would have been a very decent signing for us.

[Ryu]

That's a shame, would have been a very decent signing for us.

I was delighted when we were linked, he was excellent at VP last season.  If we get a similar type of player with a similar level of ability we would be a much stronger team IMO. Could Gary Gardner do that job or is he too naturally attacking?  Probably requires a more experienced head. I've used him with mixed results there in Football manager...

[Chris Smith]

That's a shame, would have been a very decent signing for us.

I was delighted when we were linked, he was excellent at VP last season.  If we get a similar type of player with a similar level of ability we would be a much stronger team IMO. Could Gary Gardner do that job or is he too naturally attacking?  Probably requires a more experienced head. I've used him with mixed results there in Football manager...

I painted his face on a Subbuteo player and he was crap.

[Ryu]

That's a shame, would have been a very decent signing for us.

I was delighted when we were linked, he was excellent at VP last season.  If we get a similar type of player with a similar level of ability we would be a much stronger team IMO. Could Gary Gardner do that job or is he too naturally attacking?  Probably requires a more experienced head. I've used him with mixed results there in Football manager...

I painted his face on a Subbuteo player and he was crap.

Scoff away but I signed callum chambers for 11m and turned him into a central midfielder and now arsene wenger has done exactly the same thing.  I've got hundreds of hours of management knowledge and experience. Someone just needs to give me a chance.

[ciggiesnbeer]

You can never have too many left backs. Apparently.

[cheltenhamlion]

I will! Nowt to do with football though. Twenty grand a year, for 15 hours a week. Your mission: Stop the wife moaning at me.

You get a 50% annual bonus if successful!

[Steve67]

Jeez, another left back? Four of them, five if we counted Richardson. This is bordering on obsessive compulsive disorder!!  Stop faffing about and sign a central midfielder!!

[ciggiesnbeer]

Well for what its worth I asked two of my Liverpool supporting friends what they thought. They regard Aly as a joke player and we are fucked if this is the level of our business.

So yeah, thanks lads.

[citizenDJ]

If he does sign, I'm pretty sure he'll be played as a centre-back on the left of the three; Okore, Vlaar, Cissokho. That's fairly solid, I would guess. Add to that Richardson and Hutton as wing-backs and BOOM! A comfortable sixteenth place awaits.

[supertom]

If we were to play a 3 at the back, perhaps Cissokho could play on the left of the 3. If he's not fantastic on the ball, but big and strong, it might suit him to play there. And indeed, I think we'd be better have a fullback who doesn't get blown over in a slight gust, and who's better defensively than Bennett (not difficult), if he were to play LB.

Hopefully there's a player there, but last season he looked bobbins. By Liverpool standards anyway. With our standards, he walks into our first 11 pretty damn easily.

[Ryu]

I will! Nowt to do with football though. Twenty grand a year, for 15 hours a week. Your mission: Stop the wife moaning at me.

You get a 50% annual bonus if successful!

I can silence anyone you want. You might not approve of my methods though.

[myf]

He was appalling when we played them at anfield last yr. I was sat in their end and they were booing him