The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread - #DankeJürgen

[gawa316]

We have an excellent record with Morrocan wingers so this guy will no doubt win us the league

[Denn Forever]

Feature on Liverpool on 5Live at 9.30 - 10.30 tonight  Interview with owner and Joe Cole.

[AZOffaly]

Feature on Liverpool on 5Live at 9.30 - 10.30 tonight  Interview with owner and Joe Cole.

Joe Cole's profile seems to have rocketed in the Summer. I've seen a pile of photos and interviews with him. Are they touting him around, or does Rodgers actually like him as a player?

[laoislad]

We have an excellent record with Morrocan wingers so this guy will no doubt win us the league

El Zhar... Anyone else ?

[gawa316]

We have an excellent record with Morrocan wingers so this guy will no doubt win us the league

El Zhar... Anyone else ?

Er no but hey come on we were spoilt with El Zhar

[GalwayBayBoy]

Never heard of him but seems like the fee is 3M which is peanuts really. Looks like Ajax wanted him but couldn't afford his wages. Going by the forums and some who have seen him play they describe him as a speedy tricky technical winger but not the biggest physically which may prove a challenge in England. Then again Rodgers had Nathan Dyer at Swansea and he was tiny.

Obligatory youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CKfGItAC8fU

[el_cuervo_fc]

Never heard of the lad but he looks good in the video.

There wasn't even a sniff of this in the media. Class

[laoislad]

Never heard of the lad but he looks good in the video.

So did Bebe......

[el_cuervo_fc]

Never heard of the lad but he looks good in the video.

So did Bebe......

I didn't make the call though.   

[laoislad]

Never heard of the lad but he looks good in the video.

So did Bebe......

I didn't make the call though.   

You'd be hoping someone did go to see him play and not just buy him from watching a few clips of him on DVD.
Sure who would be stupid enough to do that.......

[el_cuervo_fc]

Never heard of the lad but he looks good in the video.

So did Bebe......

I didn't make the call though.   

You'd be hoping someone did go to see him play and not just buy him from watching a few clips of him on DVD.
Sure who would be stupid enough to do that.......

True. Only a mad man I suppose

[Capt Pat]

It might not be a bad thing if he doesn't come to Liverpool on a pure loan deal. We mighr only be helping another team pick him up after a loan spell. Besides Gerrard Lucas and Allen are our midfield with Shelvey Spearing and Adam in reserve. We need a winger.
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Brendan Rodgers obviously follows my posts on here for inspiration. Then he just watches a yotube clip and buys a winger.

[Minder]

If you check out the timeline of @andybrassell (a European football writer) he has a bit about Assaidi.

He likes him.

@andybrassell "Excited at the prospect of Assaidi joining Liverpool. Great to watch; lovely dribbler, can score goals & tremendous work rate"

[GalwayBayBoy]

Liverpool have beaten Ajax and Fulham to the £2.4m signing of the Morocco winger Oussama Assaidi.

The 24-year-old, who has entered the final year of his contract with Heerenveen, had been expected to join Ajax but rejected a move to Amsterdam over personal terms. Martin Jol then sought to use his Dutch contacts to bring Assaidi to Craven Cottage only for Liverpool to agree a deal that will see the winger become Brendan Rodgers's third summer signing.

He is due on Merseyside on Thursday night and should he pass a medical and be registered before noon on Friday, he can go straight into the squad for the Premier League opener at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

Rodgers does not view Assaidi as an immediate first-team starter but someone who will improve his options on both flanks and strengthen the Liverpool squad. The winger has spent his entire professional career in the Dutch leagues and had the choice of playing at international level with Holland or Morocco. He chose the latter, making 22 appearances for his country so far, and was also wanted by Spartak Moscow and Galatasaray before Liverpool made their approach.

Rodgers is also pursuing loan deals for Nuri Sahin of Real Madrid and Barcelona's Cristian Tello and said on Thursday that he hopes "to get one or two in within the next 48 hours".

[laoislad]

Feature on Liverpool on 5Live at 9.30 - 10.30 tonight  Interview with owner and Joe Cole.

Did anyone listen to this?
Do 5live have a podcast that this might be on?