The OFFICIAL Liverpool Supporters thread

Bensars · February 02, 2009, 04:24:37 PM

If they are cutting it that fine, they should pay the cost of missing it.

AZOffaly · February 02, 2009, 04:25:08 PM

Does this leave 0 Irish at Liverpool now, at least around the first team? With Finnan gone, and Keane, I can't think of anybody else apart from a couple of very young lads. That's fairly unusual.

Is Spain the new Ireland?

nifan · February 02, 2009, 04:25:56 PM

They have to fax the fa by the cut off that they have agreed the deal in principle, and prove that the weather is affecting the finalizing of the deal.

longrunsthefox · February 02, 2009, 04:26:57 PM

Quote from: nifan on February 02, 2009, 04:19:26 PM
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Nice one centurian... like it. (For bonus point... line from which film?)

Give up you Liverpool slabbers?

I can only assume nobody answered as they thought you where joking, as it is ridiculously easy question.

Oh! anyway as I can't be bothered getting the Everton thread going at the moment me thinks the reds will wil come unstuck on Wednesday -shades of King

Kennys demise in 1990. Is it on UTV?

Bensars · February 02, 2009, 04:29:52 PM

Surely if youre looking to sign someone on the final day, you have them present for their medical early. If not have a representative with the player at their address/club to sign relevant forms. In this day and age and with the amounts of money involved its crazy that a 5PM cant be met, whether the player is phyisically present or not

nifan · February 02, 2009, 04:31:05 PM

Aye the game is on utv - 8.10 ko

StGallsGAA · February 02, 2009, 04:32:35 PM

QuoteBenitez did not want Keane, the deal to bring Keane to Anfield was done by Rick Parry, Benitez had nothing to do with it. Benitez and Parry have had a fall out and Benitez used Keane as a way of getting back at Parry.

Is there any evidence of this or is it just pub talk?

corn02 · February 02, 2009, 04:33:28 PM

Quote from: The Real Laoislad on February 02, 2009, 04:06:20 PM
Sad to see him go,especially after he didn't get a fair crack at it with Liverpool
I'm disgusted with the way he was treated at Anfield and Rafa has gone down a little in my estimation over it.

Was it that bad though? He started something like 16 league games. He averaged 78 minuts on the pitch. There were times that he needed more playing time, but, in the majority, he just didn;t take his chances.

longrunsthefox · February 02, 2009, 04:35:03 PM

Quote from: nifan on February 02, 2009, 04:31:05 PM
Aye the game is on utv - 8.10 ko

Thanks-good stuff...

nifan · February 02, 2009, 04:36:31 PM

Keane was shocking in almost every game he played. Some where so bad to be comical - PNE in the cup?

AZOffaly · February 02, 2009, 04:41:32 PM

Keane hadn't played well, but in fairness what was he signed to be? An out an out front man rotating with Torres? In that case, it was a stupid buy. A link man to play off Torres with Gerrard a bit behind them in a 4 man midfield? A bit more sensible, but he never got a run with Torres, due to Torres' injury.

Either way, he was harshly done by in my opinion. He was either bought as a square block in a round hole, or else he never got to play in the role that suited him best.

Stalin · February 02, 2009, 04:41:52 PM

Keane was shite for 99% of the time he was on the pitch.

Rafa implied over the weekend that he did not buy Keane, pretty much cementing the rumours that it was the board/Parry who brought him in.

Slan

Hound · February 02, 2009, 04:48:41 PM

Some miserable git has said Liverpool have agreed a fee with Valencia for Villa and apparently its travelling like wildfire thru internet forums. If only...

isourboydownyet · February 02, 2009, 04:49:55 PM

Quote from: AZOffaly on February 02, 2009, 04:41:32 PM
Keane hadn't played well, but in fairness what was he signed to be? An out an out front man rotating with Torres? In that case, it was a stupid buy. A link man to play off Torres with Gerrard a bit behind them in a 4 man midfield? A bit more sensible, but he never got a run with Torres, due to Torres' injury.

Either way, he was harshly done by in my opinion. He was either bought as a square block in a round hole, or else he never got to play in the role that suited him best.

he was bought as a striker,weather it be up front on his own or just off nothing excuses for some of his misses

Double Cross · February 02, 2009, 04:51:07 PM

Quote from: StGallsGAA on February 02, 2009, 04:32:35 PM
QuoteBenitez did not want Keane, the deal to bring Keane to Anfield was done by Rick Parry, Benitez had nothing to do with it. Benitez and Parry have had a fall out and Benitez used Keane as a way of getting back at Parry.

Is there any evidence of this or is it just pub talk?

Got it from a good source, its also mentioned on quite a few Liverpool forums.
I am no fan of Keane, but he was treated very badly by Benitez. He was coming in to a bit of form and scored a few goals only to be dropped again. Parry still controls the purse stings at Anfield, he gets the final say in who Liverpool buy, Benitez has not signed a new contract as he wants to be the decision maker regarding transfers.