Official Liverpool 06 - 07 Thread - Will Liverpool sign anyone bar ex-cons?? - Page 27

AdamBrunt · 21-07-2006, 08:15

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Originally Posted by Burned_Alive

Lets face it, hes probably worth it. But, if we hadnt have fannied around we could have had him for �3.5m

Pennant is worth nowhere near �6M !!!

AdamBrunt · 21-07-2006, 08:16

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Originally Posted by MartinC

where have the reports about Alonso to Real come from?

thought they were after fabregas.

�25m

Do what everyone else has done - and ignore them for the rubbish they are

cheeseypuffs · 21-07-2006, 08:20

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Originally Posted by riz1

Well obviously we are very reluctant to part with a versatile, pacey defender, who is a Champions League winner, after all.
We'll generously swap him for Bent and won't even demand any cash on top of that

And to sweeten the deal, we could throw in World Cup star and top international midfielder Salif Diao for FREE!!!!!11111

Guest 34961 · 21-07-2006, 11:15

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Originally Posted by AdamBrunt

Pennant is worth nowhere near �6M !!!

Of course he is, you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise.

Guest 26092 · 21-07-2006, 11:29

I hear Folwer's been given the no.9 shirt

AdamBrunt · 21-07-2006, 11:42

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Originally Posted by Burned_Alive

Of course he is, you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise.

You said yourself that if we hadn't fannied around we could have got him for �3.5M.

So ... what has he done since then, apart from get relegated to the Championship, to warrant a nigh on 100% increase in value ?? Answer: Nothing. Therefore, he is not worth anywhere near �6M.

If we are willing to pay �6M for Pennant - I want to know why the hell we're not prepared to pay �10M for Alves who is a much better player

Lee Brown · 21-07-2006, 12:09

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Originally Posted by AdamBrunt

If we are willing to pay �6M for Pennant - I want to know why the hell we're not prepared to pay �10M for Alves who is a much better player

It may have something to do with the lingering spectre of a minimum number of home-grown players for European competition. We're aren't in a very good position in that regard.

Guest 26092 · 21-07-2006, 12:24

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Originally Posted by Lee Brown

It may have something to do with the lingering spectre of a minimum number of home-grown players for European competition. We're aren't in a very good position in that regard.

There's Gerrard, Carragher & Crouch. I think it's three to qualify.

AdamBrunt · 21-07-2006, 12:31

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Originally Posted by Bellaggio

There's Gerrard, Carragher & Crouch. I think it's three to qualify.

And by the time the rule comes in (if it comes in) - lots of our "foreign" players will be safe due to how long they've been at the club

Guest 34961 · 21-07-2006, 12:35

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Originally Posted by AdamBrunt

You said yourself that if we hadn't fannied around we could have got him for �3.5M.

So ... what has he done since then, apart from get relegated to the Championship, to warrant a nigh on 100% increase in value ?? Answer: Nothing. Therefore, he is not worth anywhere near �6M.

If we are willing to pay �6M for Pennant - I want to know why the hell we're not prepared to pay �10M for Alves who is a much better player

Just because we could've got him for �3.5m doesnt mean thats what hes worth. He would've been a bargain at �3.5m, now we'd just be paying his worth. Birmingham needed to sell at the time, so he was cheap, now they dont, so hes back to a more or less correct price.

Also i cant say ive seen enough of Alves to really comment on him and i suspect many other people havent either.

Lee Brown · 21-07-2006, 12:41

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Originally Posted by Bellaggio

There's Gerrard, Carragher & Crouch. I think it's three to qualify.

I quick google revealed :

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Originally Posted by From UEFA.com

UEFA.com (21st April 2005)
Under the proposals, the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions would continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2006/07, at least two places on this list would be reserved for players trained by a club's own academy with a further two places for players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club.

In the following two seasons, one additional place for a club-trained player and one additional place for an association-trained player would be reserved on the 'A' list, so that by the 2008/09 campaign, each club would have in its 25-man squad four club trained and four association-trained players.

So we need at least two academy players (from Gerrard, Carragher and Fowler in our case). What's not clear is if we have three academy players, do we still need two more non-lfc academy players, or just one?

However for future seasons, its clear we have to up our English quota.

Lee Brown · 21-07-2006, 12:50

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Originally Posted by AdamBrunt

And by the time the rule comes in (if it comes in) - lots of our "foreign" players will be safe due to how long they've been at the club

You could be right

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Uefa define 'club trained' player as a somebody who has been with his team for three seasons, likewise a player who has been registered in an association for three seasons can be classified from within that region.

Therefore any player bought who's been playing in England at least three years is effectively English anyway, regardless of his nationality. By next season then Alonso and Garcia will be 'English', and plenty of our squad already are anyway, Riise, Hyypia, Finnan, Bellamy (I think), Zenden & Kewell.

saltysam · 21-07-2006, 12:54

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Originally Posted by Burned_Alive

Just because we could've got him for �3.5m doesnt mean thats what hes worth. He would've been a bargain at �3.5m, now we'd just be paying his worth. Birmingham needed to sell at the time, so he was cheap, now they dont, so hes back to a more or less correct price.

Also i cant say ive seen enough of Alves to really comment on him and i suspect many other people havent either.

what's Pennant done to be worth 6 million

he failed at his previous big club arsenal,was farmed out on loan to leeds where he didn't do much and they were relegated, ended up at birmingham where he looked at best a solid but hardly top class winger with a poor goal return. brum ended up relegated as well & given the baggage that comes with pennant if anything he's not even worth 3.5 mill imo.

AdamBrunt · 21-07-2006, 13:00

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Originally Posted by Burned_Alive

Just because we could've got him for �3.5m doesnt mean thats what hes worth. He would've been a bargain at �3.5m, now we'd just be paying his worth. Birmingham needed to sell at the time, so he was cheap, now they dont, so hes back to a more or less correct price.

No ... Birmingham think that we are desperate for a RW and are willing to pay over the odds, so have raised his price for that reason alone.

�3.5M was an, arguably OTT, evaluation of his true worth ... �6M is Birmingham extracting the urine

balstino · 21-07-2006, 13:05

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Originally Posted by Bellaggio

I hear Fowler's been given the no.9 shirt

Does anyone think this is an indication that Rafa will play him as our main striker? Or is it just cause it works out nicely with Cisse releasing the shirt and Fowler having previously been GOD in it?

saltysam · 21-07-2006, 13:08

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Originally Posted by balstino

Does anyone think this is an indication that Rafa will play him as our main striker? Or is it just cause it works out nicely with Cisse releasing the shirt and Fowler having previously been GOD in it?

it's just a nice touch to give him the number 9, a bit of nostalgia,Robbie won't be our main striker this season.

Guest 34961 · 21-07-2006, 13:14

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Originally Posted by AdamBrunt

No ... Birmingham think that we are desperate for a RW and are willing to pay over the odds, so have raised his price for that reason alone.

�3.5M was an, arguably OTT, evaluation of his true worth ... �6M is Birmingham extracting the urine

Except, we had already agreed a few of �3.5m with Birmingham back then, so that obviously isnt true. Plus everyone knows exactly the opposite is true, we're NOT willing to pay over the odds...

saltysam · 21-07-2006, 13:24

if we want to make a challenge for the premiership,we need top class players in key positions. Pennant doesn't even come close to meeting that criteria.

Guest 2564 · 21-07-2006, 13:25

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Originally Posted by balstino

Does anyone think this is an indication that Rafa will play him as our main striker? Or is it just cause it works out nicely with Cisse releasing the shirt and Fowler having previously been GOD in it?

I think it's a nostaligic act and a way of recognsing the respect Fowler has with the fans. I also think it might be a clue that it's his last season with us and the wanted to honour him this season with the number 9 shirt.

Guest 34961 · 21-07-2006, 13:27

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Originally Posted by saltysam

if we want to make a challenge for the premiership,we need top class players in key positions. Pennant doesn't even come close to meeting that criteria.

Id probably agree, im discussing his value, not whether id want him at the club or not. Though Id rather get Pennant now than go without a dedicated right winger for the season.