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by **Ciggy** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:12 pm

We currently have 20 midfielders at the club, is this to many? How many of these to go end of the season? how many to stay? we are in serious need of defenders, need to reduce this wage bill and get some decent solid defenders in.

John Arne Riise, keep
Harry Kewell, ??
Steven Gerrard keep
Luis Garcia, keep
Vladimir Smicer, leave
Anthony Le Tallec, keep
Xabi Alonso , hes not going anywhere
Salif Diao, tara
Dietmar Hamann , stay
Antonio Nunez, not sure??

Igor Biscan, one more season?
Richie Partridge, ??
Stephen Warnock, defo keep
John Welsh ??havent seen enough to comment.
Darren Potter , got to want our darren to stay.
Mark Smyth, same as welsh no comment.
Robbie Foy , same as Smyth and Welsh no comment
- Alou Diarra, would like him back but dont think he wants to come back, so probably gone
- David Mannix, gone
- Bruno Cheyrou, tara Zidane

by **A.B.** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:54 pm

You can't really count all of our midfielders from the youth system because I doubt that all of them will play for the senior squad. Welsh and Potter are the exceptions.

Warnock and Riise have played in the midfield but they have also played as defenders so you can count them as defenders as well.

Garcia,ALT are not really midfielders but they play there.

by **the great one** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:56 pm

Harry Kewell, bye
Vladimir Smicer, bye
Anthony Le Tallec, If his got the right meantilty and is not demanding a first team place keep him.
Salif Diao,never should of come here

Dietmar Hamann One more season
Antonio Nunez, Will anyone else want him ?

Igor Biscan, We wish you well.
Richie Partridge, If he can recovey from his injuries problems yes.
Stephen Warnock keep
John Welsh Still young and only recently signed a new contract.
Darren Potter no need to get rid of him bright future ahead of him
Mark Smyth How old is he ?
Robbie Foy Still young
Alou Diarra Who ?
David Mannix Who is he ?
Bruno Cheyrou Bye

by **A.B.** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:03 pm

Antonio Nunez, Will anyone else want him

There are always clubs desperate for players.

by **Iceman69** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:27 am

cISSE, why do you always start about 4 posts at a time?

DOH!

by **The Canadian Red Army** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:31 am

never heard of david mannix before

by **A.B.** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:32 am

cISSE, why do you always start about 4 posts at a time?

Because she can.

by **HWIENIAWSKI** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:39 am

Good Topic!

John Arne Riise, probably should go in the next year or two
Harry Kewell, might be able to get good money for him...he just doesn't produce
Steven Gerrard keep of course
Luis Garcia, keep
Vladimir Smicer, going anyway
Anthony Le Tallec, keep-lot's of promise
Xabi Alonso , keep
Salif Diao, should have never come here
Dietmar Hamann , should leave in the next year or two-not Liverpool quality
Antonio Nunez, don't know

Igor Biscan, dunno

I'll comment on the rest later

by **stapo1000** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:41 am

Warnock- isn't he a defender

by **A.B.** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:50 am

Dietmar Hamann , should leave in the next year or two-not Liverpool quality

Not Liverpool quality? Hamann has been one of our most solid midfielders over the years, he has been immense as far as protecting the back four goes.

by **HWIENIAWSKI** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:12 am

I still don't think that he is quality enough for us...he's solid, but for Liverpool he just doesn't cut it imo

by **66-1112520797** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:25 am

I think your wrong their mate Haman has been quality for the past few tears at
times he has been a unsung hero.
You always need players with his attributes breaking up attacks etc
Just ask Madrid fans and they will tell you

by **RifleRusher** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 5:35 am

NOt only do we have too many midfielders, we also have too many strikers... so ridiculous, so many useless players to sell...and get some quality players in the team

by **andy_g** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:36 am

its a good point, lynds but i don't think we can say that all those players will be competing for the same places. people like warnock and riise are really defenders, though versatile enought to play further forward.alt and garcia are more second strikers and go in our 'lots of strikers' issue

most of the younger lads can spend another season playing bit parts as they continue to develop. so that leaves us with:
gerrard - keep of course
alonso - ditto
hamman - another season for us at least
nunez - always improving in my view seeing as he hardly gets any time on the pitch

kewell, smicer, igor, diao, smicer will al be off i guess.

so that doesn't give us SO many. but with players like garcia, riise, warnock versatile enough it gives us, finally, a bit of strength in depth.

combine this with the fact that next season we'll have as out and out strikers - nando, cisse, pongolle - with alt and garcia as second strikers. and apparently owen is all but begging for a return to the 'pool. so we're going to look pretty good.

by **Ciggy** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 8:19 am

Iceman69 wrote:cISSE, why do you always start about 4 posts at a time?

DOH!

Why dont you just f.uck off, I will make as many topics as I choose until the MODS tell me otherwise.

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