2013 Summer Transfer Thread

[Hobo]

Reason for no Wisdom seems to be Carragher. Rodgers likes his on pitch communication and he's generally been the best he's been in years.

In particular, Martin Kelly's probably better off not trying to be a fullback/wingback. He is just not quite up for it. Plus he keeps busting himself playing in a position that requires him to do a lot of running.

Flanagan is a bit, eh and Robinson has not really had much of a chance in the first team.

It still doesn't excuse the fact that more experienced players would be useful over relying too much on 17-20 year olds who have mostly played under 21 football.

That's not to dismiss them outright but but there has to be a balance with youth players. They tend to be inconsistent and over playing them is risky.

While Sturridge and Coutinho are young too, they've actually got a bit more experience than most of Liverpools under 21s. And they're still not perfect.

Edit: Downing as a Dirk Kuyt type winger? Downing is an English winger. He's not got the intelligence of Dirk Kuyt.

[Nerf]

oh shit, that was nerf. he'll take it personal and start a fight that i cba with.

downing is a wonderful defensive hardworking winger.

>_>

nb. i'm playing. <3 nerf.

But, no, seriously, he's totally changed his game. He works harder than pretty much everyone not named Luis Suarez now, and I see him covering Johnson far more than I see him making forward runs

[Summers]

Never seen a player dive out of tackles more than Downing. The lad stood off the pitch, next to the goal, and avoided stepping forward (he was literally that close to the pitch) to block a pass across the box. He's a wuss.

[supergrass]

I'm sure Rodgers is aware that if he comes out and admits he's desperate to shift Downing then Liverpool can wave goodbye to the hope of recovering any of the transfer fee they paid for him.

[Nerf]

Never seen a player dive out of tackles more than Downing. The lad stood off the pitch, next to the goal, and avoided stepping forward (he was literally that close to the pitch) to block a pass across the box. He's a wuss.

Oh, he totally was. I was his biggest detractor last season, but since we played you at Anfield, he's been an entirely new player.

[Hobo]

It's rather more he was threatened to be sold.

[Pesci]

I think we definitely need a left back. I'm not at all sold on Enrique, I'd rather Johnson stayed on the right and and Robinson is too raw. Two centre backs as well and decent cover for Lucas. Could probably do with another decent attacking player but eh, I'd say the defence is the priority if we keep Suarez.

[Cymbols]

Apparently Cardiff City have agreed to sign Dirk Kuyt. Cracking deal if it's true.

[Nerf]

Looking at Scott Sinclair too apparently. Well, they're certainly serious about survival.

[Ant]

Scott Sinclair would be perfect for us. I know Lambert does not like wingers but i think Sinclair could be great as a creative AMC.

[Adam]

They would both be fantastic signings. Don't think Sinclair moving there would go down too well at Swansea though.

[Gazz]

I'd be surprised if Sinclair can play football again, I heard his legs had petrified due to sitting on the bench for such a long period of time.

He's a real life Football Manager 'only made X league appearences since signing, costing the club a princely £X per match'.

[brenchill]

He's probably going to demand astronomical wages now, too. He was suppose to be a replacement for Johnson, wasn't he? Yet Johnson actually played now and again.

Perhaps if Man City would have had a better season he would've got more game time but because they've been so poor they haven't really been able to afford to rest anybody.

[Summers]

He more than quadrupled 10k wages, apparently. I doubt he's earning City's usual mad wages though.

[Baddar]

He did get Helen Flanagan as part of his deal too, so there's that.

If he comes to Cardiff, maybe Charlotte Church will be included.

[Lineker]

Can Ginola come back?

For you, no.

For us, I'd happily sacrifice you to whatever false god you worship to have him back on the left wing.

Pfft, everyone knows that the left-wing at WHL is Ginola's garden.

[brenchill]

He did get Helen Flanagan as part of his deal too, so there's that.

If he comes to Cardiff, maybe Charlotte Church will be included.

I'd take Church over that dizzy bint any day.

[Gazz]

If I'm moving to Wales, it's Katherine Jenkins or bust.

[Ant]

Eve Myles for me.

[Crybaby Bunting]

So Robert Lewandowski's agent has said he's agreed to move away from Dortmund and that he isn't going to the Premier League, so that leaves him either going to Barcelona, Madrid, Bayern or PSG.