Football: WORLD CUP 06 and close season/transfer discussion.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:23 am 0

aureole wrote:Thing is: he's already won the CL: that's a fantastic achievement, and no-one can take that away. It's also worth pointing out that the teams widely tipped to walk it each year (Chelsea, Real Madrid) have been doing reasonably poorly recently, so it's not as if he's going to get a bye to the final if he moves club anyway.

Aye. Any pundit will tell you that there's no way Liverpool can win the Premiership next season. But they all said that about the Champion's League...

Er, does this mean we can have Zenden back? Please?

No.

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:31 am 0

KevG wrote: Seriously, though, respect for post through the medium of another language

thanks, I am often curious by football journalist spelling though, how La Gazzetta still can spell Heerenveen one day right and the next day wrong, I can understand that our language is difficult, but being consistent as a newspaper is a whole different thing...

Very curious what the Gerrard thing will mean in the end, how will it effect his performance? is he worth â‚¬150k a week (which sounds far more then x million a year), how can they justify not getting 32mil pounds when he dissapoints etc..

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:41 am 0

Well I'm amazed he's staying frankly. I'm also shocked that Liverpool are prepared not to take 35m for him. Is this the first big-headline story where a player and his club have not put money first? Will he be at Liverpool for long? Maybe Mourinho is right in that buying top players is now becoming close to impossible. It could be good news for football but right now I'm just somewhat confused by it all.

Still, if I was a Liverpool fan I'd be very happy indeed at this news. He's possibly the most influential player in the world on his day.

I was hoping a swap deal for Jim Magilton was on the cards, damn.

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:43 am 0

romanista wrote:Very curious what the Gerrard thing will mean in the end, how will it effect his performance? is he worth â‚¬150k a week (which sounds far more then x million a year), how can they justify not getting 32mil pounds when he dissapoints etc..

The SG thing has totally baffled me. The fans know (and neutrals) what he can bring to the team and he his also a Son of the City, so to speak. It's an emotional - and yes, irrational - bond. From the club's point of view I guess they think his presence as captain of the CL winning side will attract bigger and better players to the club. They're hoping he'll be the kernel of a great Liverpool side and that's what they're investing in.

It is mad money though. For any player.
I just hope a line can be drawn under all of this now and whatever cracks have appeared have been plastered over. Locally the mood is a mixture of delight and perplexity. The best SG can do now is to come flying out of the blocks and develop into his full potential.

aureole · Post by **aureole** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:44 am 0

Sickboy wrote:Aye. Any pundit will tell you that there's no way Liverpool can win the Premiership next season. But they all said that about the Champion's League...

Well, Liverpool had an injury list that was second only to 'boro's for most of last year, so not having that happen again will give you some week-in consistency, never a bad thing.

Just rememeber, Zenden can be pretty naff on the wing. Worth having in the team, though. And whatever our scouts or agents might say, we really don't want Diao. Thanks anyway

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Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:24 am 0

aureole wrote:And whatever our scouts or agents might say, we really don't want Diao. Thanks anyway .

Oh, go on. Pleeeease.

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:27 am 0

romanista wrote:
I've seen it written like that before, is Zendon a nickname for Zenden, or can't scousers spell ?

/hides

Uefacup

Firstly congratulations to romanista for spotting the spelling error, Countdown will be able to continue with its new host

Oh Uefa cup is not all one word, but i guess you know that!!

Anyway, big Yay!! for SG staying at LFC!!
Could not believe it when i saw RP on sky sports this morning.
He reckons he took what SG said out of context, SG said i don't think i can come back, RP heard, see ya!!

You put your transfer in
Take your transfer out
In
Out
In
Out
Shake it all about

Do the Stevie Gerrard and you turn around,
That's what it's all about.

ohhh

Doooo the Stevie Gerrard
Doooo the Stevie Gerrard
Doooo the Stevie Gerrard

This time next year, rah rah rah.

Will not be completely happy until pen is put to paper, or SG plays in CL game next week.But for now, Yay, and p*ss off Chelski!!

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:38 pm 0

i8manx wrote:This time next year, rah rah rah.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:49 pm 0

i8manx wrote:You put your transfer in
Take your transfer out
In
Out
In
Out
Shake it all about

Do the Stevie Gerrard and you turn around,
That's what it's all about.

ohhh

Doooo the Stevie Gerrard
Doooo the Stevie Gerrard
Doooo the Stevie Gerrard

This time next year, rah rah rah.

KevG · Post by **KevG** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:02 pm 0

Excellent

have to get practising that for next Wednesday

aureole · Post by **aureole** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:31 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:
i8manx wrote:You put your transfer in
Take your transfer out
In
Out
In
Out
Shake it all about

Do the Stevie Gerrard and you turn around,
That's what it's all about.

ohhh

Doooo the Stevie Gerrard
Doooo the Stevie Gerrard
Doooo the Stevie Gerrard

This time next year, rah rah rah.

Hahah. I'll have to post that up on the 'boro board: first game o' the season and all that

.

cyric100 · Post by **cyric100** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:58 pm 0

Hmm, Spurs transfer speculation seems to get weirder every year... someone is now suggesting that Defoe will go to MU in exchange for Richardson, Saha and 10 million quid. Can't really see that happening.

Anyone else come across some loopy rumours?

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:51 pm 0

Well fucking hell, that was possibly the most surprising thing I heard today (until I heard the Olympic announcement, anyway!).

Must have been a lot of people fucking with his head from all angles, and the lad was sensible enough to sit down, away from all of that, and just decide what he wanted to do. Fair play to him.

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:17 am 0

Personally I think he looked at his options - which were stay at Liverpool or go to Chelsea - and found the former far more acceptable.

Glad he did though.

romanista · Post by **romanista** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:34 am 0

for weird rumours:

Davids to Flamengo?

terra.com.br wrote: HolandÃªs Davids diz sonhar em jogar pelo Flamengo

O volante holandÃªs Edgar Davids, da Inter de MilÃ£o, disse que tem o sonho de atuar pelo Flamengo. Ele estÃ¡ no Rio de Janeiro para filmar um documentÃ¡rio sobre futebol de rua e chegou a disputar uma pelada que terminou em confusÃ£o.
Davids, que estÃ¡ de saÃda do time italiano e tem 32 anos, disse que o time rubro-negro Ã© um projeto para o futuro.

"O Flamengo Ã© um clube maravilhoso. Uma vez, conversando com PelÃ©, disse a ele que tenho vontade de jogar lÃ¡. Mas isso nÃ£o Ã© para agora", disse.