paul514 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 12 minutes ago, danceoftheshamen said: So do we need a new keeper now with Emi deciding to pretty much be absent for so many games due to the International thing? We also need to find another way without Buendia now too. This season has to be the most disrupted one i can remember. Pre-season was a shambles, now we have injuries & covid issues to half the team and to top it all off we are losing two big players for goodness knows how long..... European push my arse! Well I don’t think so, one assumes these rules will affect other clubs too, whilst these rules are in place. Personally I think these rules will disappear as the months pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Farlz said: Everyone's favourite Alan Nixon linked us to Curtis Jones tonight. £15m. I don't see Liverpool selling him and absolutely not a chance £15m so unless he's waffling that's a waste of time. I never thought he looked good for Liverpool. There were a few flashes for sure but I always thought he made them look much weaker when he played. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 8 hours ago, andym said: Not sure how many further we could actually accomodate in the middle of the park, we are pretty bloated there number wise (although that is not matched quality wise). As it stands with centre midfielder players we have McGinn, Luiz, Nakamba, Ramsey, Hourihane, Sanson; then we have widemen of El Ghazi, Traore, Bailey, Buendia and Trezeguet. Then you've got the youngsters in those positions getting minutes like Chuk, JPB, Archer. I think we were at the 25 squad limit, although i assume Wesley going on loan gives us 1 space back. Got to think of wagebill as well; we cant just keep adding players. Only way we could add one more is if CH gets his loan move. I’m pretty sure we’re done but wouldn’t be shocked if one in/out gets done before deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 9 hours ago, andym said: Not sure how many further we could actually accomodate in the middle of the park, we are pretty bloated there number wise (although that is not matched quality wise). As it stands with centre midfielder players we have McGinn, Luiz, Nakamba, Ramsey, Hourihane, Sanson; then we have widemen of El Ghazi, Traore, Bailey, Buendia and Trezeguet. Then you've got the youngsters in those positions getting minutes like Chuk, JPB, Archer. I think we were at the 25 squad limit, although i assume Wesley going on loan gives us 1 space back. Got to think of wagebill as well; we cant just keep adding players. I think that we will see a couple go out on loan (such as Conor & Davis), whether we see anyone come in, is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspiration Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Nixon flapping his gums about Curtis Jones from liverplop, can’t see it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 I can't see Liverpool selling Curtis Jones, and certainly can't see them selling him for as little as £15m, even if he was for sale would probably take at least double that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, The Inspiration said: Nixon flapping his gums about Curtis Jones from liverplop, can’t see it myself We should be wary of young Liverpool starlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macandally Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 10 hours ago, MaVilla said: this is a genuine question, considering our net spend is roughly zero, why do we think we are deciding not to go out and buy 1-2 more players to really push on with the squad? Allowing the 5 new signings to settle?, does Deano actually think we dont need any new players?, are we storing up a war chest for Jan or next summer?, something else? Maybe it’s purely a case that the recruitment team feel there are no viable options that SIGNIFICANTLY improve the first team and we would rather wait. Balance that with providing a pathway for the youngsters that the club has invested in, these youngsters do not come without seeing that. Finally, we have a sensible recruitment policy that is totally different than before, sensible numbers and a managed wage bill. If VT posters did recruitment we would be destitute with a. Squad of 53 players half of whom are crap but decent on FM99 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PerryBarrPet Posted August 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2021 26 minutes ago, hippo said: We should be wary of young Liverpool starlets. Why on earth would we be interested in a 20 year old midfielder at Liverpool when we have the two Ramsey brothers and Carney C available now? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspiration Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 31 minutes ago, hippo said: We should be wary of young Liverpool starlets. I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspiration Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, PerryBarrPet said: Why on earth would we be interested in a 20 year old midfielder at Liverpool when we have the two Ramsey brothers and Carney C available now? And this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 As disappointed as I’ll be with us not strengthening the midfield, there is something really good about how much we’ve done in this window whilst making a profit overall. I look at what Arsenal have done and think just how bad things could be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Jones has looked good whenever I've seen him play, this is someone who made thirty plus appearances for Liverpool last season, if there's any truth whatsoever to our interest then I think he'd be an alternative to Smith Rowe, he's probably of a similar level to him but harder to standout as much in the Liverpool team than it is the Arsenal team. But as I say there's no way Liverpool would sell for £15m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspiration Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Daily mail picking up on Jones too now, might have legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 I wouldn’t be surprised to see Jones go somewhere on loan, possibly Newcastle. Harvey Elliott, who looks like he’s going to be fantastic, is now getting games ahead of him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 He’s good but not what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Understand the hesitance re: signing Liverpool youngsters, but Jones has played often and well at both Premier League and Champions League level so isn't exactly comparable to the likes of Solanke and Ibe. Liverpool and their fans are quite high on him, only 20 and by the tail end of last season had already replaced overtaken the likes of Keita and Oxlade-Chamberlain in their midfield pecking order (although Elliott seems to have done the same to him so far this time around). I'd be shocked if we got him, especially for as little as £15 million, feels a bit like the ESR attempt albeit on a lower scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Soumaré, Koopmeiners, Kamara, Sangare all moving or likely to be available for less than Curtis Jones would be costing. All of them better suited to what we need and currently better players. Just seen that AZ have a younger brother Koopmeiners named Peer Koopmeiners who's 21 and also a DCM who's just been promoted to the senior side. Maybe we can get him and please those who are sad we missed out on his big brother. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, hippo said: We should be wary of young Liverpool starlets. Everyone they sell turns out to be bad business for those who buy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) FSG may well decide to cash in and would rather have Curtis Jones than Dwight McNeil … Would lead me to believe el Ghazi could go. Jones and McKennie is my unrealistic dream end to the window Edited August 29, 2021 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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