Can Madrid afford Villa? They've taken out two huge loans to get Kaka and Ronaldo?
Liverpool F.C. 2009-2010 season
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Can Madrid afford Villa? They've taken out two huge loans to get Kaka and Ronaldo?
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
Yeah. Makes Torres look a bit of a special bargain, though, eh?
Probably also true. I reckon he'll end up at Madrid, too.
steveo87
22/11/2022 - got a maths joke.
doubly so, remember that Luis Garcia went to Athletico the same week Torres arrived. Torres cost us £20 mill, Garcia cost them £5 mill, so technically speaking, Fernando Torres ony cost Liverpool Football Club a rather pedestrian £15 million.
(e2a, if my spelling is particulally bad to day its because I haven't got my glasses on-can't see shit)
The possibles/probables as I see them:
In
Glen Johnson for approx 17.5m – Probably. If not Micah Richards for approx 8m.
Tuncay for approx £6-8m - Maybe
Sylvain Distin for £2-3m - Maybe
A shit hot unaffordable striker – Probably not.
Out
Arbeloa to R Madrid for approx 7m – Probably.
Dossena to Juventus for approx 6m – Maybe.
Masherano to Barca for approx £35m incl player/s – Maybe.
Alonso to R Madrid for approx £30m - Probably not.
In
Glen Johnson for approx 17.5m – Probably. If not Micah Richards for approx 8m.
Tuncay for approx £6-8m - Maybe
Sylvain Distin for £2-3m - Maybe
A shit hot unaffordable striker – Probably not.
Out
Arbeloa to R Madrid for approx 7m – Probably.
Dossena to Juventus for approx 6m – Maybe.
Masherano to Barca for approx £35m incl player/s – Maybe.
Alonso to R Madrid for approx £30m - Probably not.
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Definitely now
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N164842090622-1758.htm
I thought Arebola was ok myself, I hope we'll keep him on.
I prefer Johnson to Arbeloa.
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
Yes. Roque Santa Cruz going for (apparently) £18 million being the most insane act of all.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
That's a good deal for Liverpool. Effectively only £10.5m too as Portsmouth still owed Liverpool £7m!
Well not really. Writing off a 7 million quid debt hardly counts for nothing.
magneze
🎧
This is true. Weird how these sort of figures get bandied about all the time in football nowadays and we just accept them.
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
A lot of his price is because he's english and you need a certain number of english players in your squad for europe.
Exactly. Another way of looking at it is that Crouch was sold for £4m as opposed to £11m - which is clearly not a good deal.
Anyway the bottom line is that the full back positions are Liverpool's weakest. Ideally Arbeloa will stay as back up for Johnson but I think he will go. If Insua's progression continues he could be first choice left back next season.
Was strange when Insua went on International duty, Liverpool went on that run that cost them the league.
He's a great player Insua and I agree, think he'll push Fabio for that left back slot.
Arbeloa was a disgrace against Arsenal at home but he was ok this season. I'd deffo chose Johnson over Arbeloa.
Aye. Good thing about Johnson as well is that he's an extra option on the right midfield in a 4-4-2. Rafa likes his versatile players
Looks like the Yanks have sorted out the re-financing again for a while.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
So, are we looking at anyone to help Fernando out up front or are we going to pray he doesn't get injured again next season?
Congrats on getting Johnno. Your right flank's going to be great next season. The lad's a powerhouse up and down the pitch, and will probably score a couple
It will be interesting to see how he does.
It's been great to see the lad mature from one who was prematurely slagged off as 'shit' on here after some fantastic early promise with West ham, into one of the world's best right backs.
Hope he does well there.
Hope he does well there.
It's been great to see the lad mature from one who was prematurely slagged off as 'shit' on here after some fantastic early promise with West ham, into one of the world's best right backs.
Hope he does well there.
He may well freeze. Will be interesting to see how he copes playing for a big club.
This made me giggle:
BRAWL COST KOP LEAGUE TITLE CLAIMS MASCHERANO
by R Moore-Bull
An astonishing claim by Liverpool star, Javier Mascherano, is about to rock the Kop club. Mascherano told an Argentinian newspaper, Siel-Lla, that a half-time brawl involving 18 Liverpool players and several members of the coaching staff left the club’s title dreams in ruins. The argument started because Liverpool’s vice captain Jamie Carragher refused to play in the right back position, even going so far as to call manager Rafa Benitez a “yard dog” for suggesting the switch. “I did not know what ‘yard dog’ was”, said Mascherano, “but I could tell it was not very nice because Rafa immediately picked up a stick and started waving it in Carragher’s face. Sammy Lee was shouting ‘hit him boss, hit him hard’. It was very confusing”.
Mascherano himself ended up playing in the right back position following Carragher’s point blank refusal. “It was horrible. The other players were laughing at me during the first half. Carra especially was screaming abuse at me in a language I did not understand. Gerrard was putting special spin on the ball which made it impossible to control. And at half time it all came to a head”.
The mass brawl left the dressing room in ruins and the shower installations completely smashed. Several bottles of shampoo were also tipped over. But it was the damage done to Liverpool’s squad that proved most serious. “I was surprised that no one commented on it at the time”, Mascherano told Siel-Lla. “Several of us were bleeding when we took to the pitch for the second half. I had been tarred and feathered. And Albert Riera had to play on with a broken leg. He had been hit with a golf club that had been lying around for a long time. Someone said it used to belong to a man called Bellamy. I don’t know. It was very strange”.
For the remainder of the season, claims Mascherano, the Liverpool players refused to talk to each other. “We used to sing songs together in the old days. Love songs sometimes. All that stopped. I got very fed up. So did Alonso. Before games we would make Barcelona chants or Real Madrid chants. Torres started wearing a Chelsea shirt to training. Every day most of us would be on the phone to Mark Hughes. Team morale started to suffer a bit”.
Asked if he would be back at Anfield for the start of the season, Mascherano replied. “No one will be. Rafa is going to sell everyone. Fact.”
BRAWL COST KOP LEAGUE TITLE CLAIMS MASCHERANO
by R Moore-Bull
An astonishing claim by Liverpool star, Javier Mascherano, is about to rock the Kop club. Mascherano told an Argentinian newspaper, Siel-Lla, that a half-time brawl involving 18 Liverpool players and several members of the coaching staff left the club’s title dreams in ruins. The argument started because Liverpool’s vice captain Jamie Carragher refused to play in the right back position, even going so far as to call manager Rafa Benitez a “yard dog” for suggesting the switch. “I did not know what ‘yard dog’ was”, said Mascherano, “but I could tell it was not very nice because Rafa immediately picked up a stick and started waving it in Carragher’s face. Sammy Lee was shouting ‘hit him boss, hit him hard’. It was very confusing”.
Mascherano himself ended up playing in the right back position following Carragher’s point blank refusal. “It was horrible. The other players were laughing at me during the first half. Carra especially was screaming abuse at me in a language I did not understand. Gerrard was putting special spin on the ball which made it impossible to control. And at half time it all came to a head”.
The mass brawl left the dressing room in ruins and the shower installations completely smashed. Several bottles of shampoo were also tipped over. But it was the damage done to Liverpool’s squad that proved most serious. “I was surprised that no one commented on it at the time”, Mascherano told Siel-Lla. “Several of us were bleeding when we took to the pitch for the second half. I had been tarred and feathered. And Albert Riera had to play on with a broken leg. He had been hit with a golf club that had been lying around for a long time. Someone said it used to belong to a man called Bellamy. I don’t know. It was very strange”.
For the remainder of the season, claims Mascherano, the Liverpool players refused to talk to each other. “We used to sing songs together in the old days. Love songs sometimes. All that stopped. I got very fed up. So did Alonso. Before games we would make Barcelona chants or Real Madrid chants. Torres started wearing a Chelsea shirt to training. Every day most of us would be on the phone to Mark Hughes. Team morale started to suffer a bit”.
Asked if he would be back at Anfield for the start of the season, Mascherano replied. “No one will be. Rafa is going to sell everyone. Fact.”
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
Was kind of hoping he'd return to us with his tail between his legs. Still, considering some of the judi we've had over the years I find it very hard to begrudge Yossi. He's a good squad player for you guys and can always be relied on to work pretty hard.
Liverpool Echo reporting that Alonso has told Benitez he wants to go to Madrid. Very disappointing if true. Benitez reckons he won't let him go for less than £35m - which would be good business seeing as he couldn't flog him for £15m last year. Madrid only want to pay £25m so it should be interesting.
If he goes will Rafa spend the cash on a direct replacement or will Gerrard drop back to m/f and the club buys a new striker?
If he goes will Rafa spend the cash on a direct replacement or will Gerrard drop back to m/f and the club buys a new striker?
mack
Fact Me Till I Fart
Either this or get big Jan out of retirement
