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JK wrote:

Bully wrote:seems LFC are raiding Southamptons again this year

Not sure I'd call one player a raid. At least this one looks more like we didn't pay over he odds as we did for Lovren and Lallana.

Liverpool are targeting the wrong players. Need a proven striker, scoring was there issue last year.

mighty hounds wrote:

JK wrote:

Bully wrote:seems LFC are raiding Southamptons again this year

Not sure I'd call one player a raid. At least this one looks more like we didn't pay over he odds as we did for Lovren and Lallana.

Liverpool are targeting the wrong players. Need a proven striker, scoring was there issue last year.

Problem is we have more than 1 hole to plug. We have a leaky defence (6 at Stoke), a slow and un-creative midfield (losing Gerrard whilst past his best, still heightens that problem) and noone other than Sturridge up front and he's made of sugar.

So we've brought in a quality defender and mid, and we'll sign an experienced striker Im sure (to go with Ings and Origi who come in, but can't be relied on to carry the strikeforce). We've apparently bought several "wonderkids" this transfer period, but whether they ever amount to anything, and how long it would take, is anyones guess.

Last season was a seriously bad one for us.

everyone struggles at stoke

we conceded 3 there and it was suppose to be 4 but a disallowed goal .
spuds lost 3-0 there
think man u lost there also aswell as man city

Yeah but 6?!?! You don't concede that many without a problem or 5 lol

Belgian international Toby Aulderweireld officially with Spurs now.

Wedgie wrote:Belgian international Toby Aulderweireld officially with Spurs now.

poor bloke

Bully wrote:everyone struggles at stoke

we conceded 3 there and it was suppose to be 4 but a disallowed goal .
spuds lost 3-0 there
think man u lost there also aswell as man city

Even stoke struggle there. Lost to villa, leicester and burnley all at the britannia last campaign...

Wedgie wrote:Belgian international Toby Aulderweireld officially with Spurs now.

brought his own seat belt too ! Just check the strip he is wearing in the photo shoot

Wedgie wrote:Belgian international Toby Aulderweireld officially with Spurs now.

Very happy with this. He and Vertonghen will start, with Dier and Fazio as back-ups in the centre of defence. Walker and Trippier cover right-back, Rose and Davies cover left-back. Defensive signings are done now, need to get some reinforcements up the other end.

Cabaye to Palace
Shay Given to Stoke

Jim05 wrote:Cabaye to Palace
Shay Given to Stoke

Shay Given!?! We've brought in a dinosaur! Granted he went ok for Villa late on last term but still a 39YO veteran.

We've also signed Marco Van Ginkel on a 12mth loan from Chelsea, reports are that this was a sweetener in the Begovic deal which is yet to be announced.

Also Steven N'Zonzi has been sold to Sevilla for £7m. He'll be a loss for sure.

Ogbonna from Juve to West Ham

Pretty excited with this

Had huge wraps on him when he was at Torino, then went to juve and struggled to get minutes but was serviceable when he got a go

Now with Reid, Ogbonna, Collins, Tomkins and Burke our centre back position looks real strong

whufc wrote:Ogbonna from Juve to West Ham

Pretty excited with this

Had huge wraps on him when he was at Torino, then went to juve and struggled to get minutes but was serviceable when he got a go

Now with Reid, Ogbonna, Collins, Tomkins and Burke our centre back position looks real strong

Not to mention Reece Oxford. Going to be the best of the lot by a long, long way.
Couldn't even tell he was only 16 playing in the first Europa ties. So good on the ball already and he's bloody massive!

jakovasaurus wrote:

whufc wrote:Ogbonna from Juve to West Ham

Pretty excited with this

Had huge wraps on him when he was at Torino, then went to juve and struggled to get minutes but was serviceable when he got a go

Now with Reid, Ogbonna, Collins, Tomkins and Burke our centre back position looks real strong

Not to mention Reece Oxford. Going to be the best of the lot by a long, long way.
Couldn't even tell he was only 16 playing in the first Europa ties. So good on the ball already and he's bloody massive!

Agree he will be the best by a long way

I doubt he will start a epl game for us though in his career, probably won't this year and won't be with us much longer than this season

Though over time I think he will become more of a centre mid in the Patrick Viera, Yaya Toure mould

Schweinsteiger signs for United, the first ever German to play for us

Matteo Darmian, Torino to Manchester United £13.7m.
Absolutely stoked with this, one of the best defenders in Italy over the last few years

seems the mancs are buying the world ...

Jim05 wrote:Schweinsteiger signs for United, the first ever German to play for us

interesting to see for your sake how he copes with no real break over "winter" in the EPL. As he has been playing in leagues that have that break too freshen up

Bully wrote:seems the mancs are buying the world ...

We need to, are offloading several