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by **woof woof !** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:13 pm

stmichael wrote:without buying i would consider playing gerrard there and giving le tallec a run in the centre.

Noooooo !!!!! I wouldn't want our most influential player stuck out wide.

by **stmichael** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:16 pm

ok well that's why we MUST buy a right winger in the summer. if you want to unlock defences the best way is to play with width. we brought kewell to provide width on the left but he drifts all over the pitch. for me it has to be van der meyde.

by **woof woof !** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:25 pm

stmichael wrote:ok well that's why we MUST buy a right winger in the summer. if you want to unlock defences the best way is to play with width. we brought kewell to provide width on the left but he drifts all over the pitch. for me it has to be van der meyde.

I haven't seen much of him, how much would he cost ?

by **Owzat** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:27 pm

If Cisse is the answer - what's the question?

by **stmichael** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:28 pm

4-5m. i think his contracts nearly up. he has pace and is technically superb. he scored a blinding volley at highbury in the champions league earlier this season.

by **woof woof !** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:34 pm

Ok so with our £30 mill (hypothetically) we could afford to buy Lampard , Hasselbank and Van der Meyde . I'm smiling already. Just need to get some pace in the center of defence and we are challenging for the title.

by **DrLiverpool** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:46 pm

Lampard 15mil
Van Der Meyde 5mil
Mexes 5mil

if we got the signings above we wouldnt need a striker but......
Hasseilbank 5mil (not a big fan of his)

Getting lampard,van der meyde,mexes or haseilbank is too good to be true also Champions league is vital if we are to persuade them to come.

by **SantaGiveHoullierTheSack** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:00 pm

I don't think Chelsea is stupid enough to let Lampard go. He has been their most influential player this season. Think they will sort out their contract problem but what a midfield we will have it he did come. I don't think we have yet being officially linked with van der Meyde? Haven't seen him played so no opinion. Hasseilbank? Think not if Cisse arrived. Any chance of landing Overmars? He could solve our problem at least for the next season or two.

by **Owzat** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:00 am

While I don't agree with the signing of players like Biscan for £4-5m nor do I agree with splashing big cash on players either. We need to identify good players and find out what would be wanted for them, not say we want Cisse and get ripped off. Clubs see Houllier coming, he's not like Fergie in the transfer market. Saha was quite a swoop, I'd rather him for £12m with a Premiership scoring record than Cisse for £2m more and so much risk attached.

If we're going to spend big it has to be on top quality, the problem is Houllier and we need to get rid of him before £30m is wasted

by **115-1073096938** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 11:28 am

Some people here seem to forget what a great draw Liverpool still is to many top young players.This will not remain with houllier in charge but look at Barcelona as an example.
They have not won a trophy for more than 5 years yet they attracted such talents as Saviola,Ronaldinho,Davids,Quaresma,Gerard and Marquez.
Those players would get a game for most teams in the world and we should not lower our sights as they have proved a clubs history can still attract the top players.
Cisse is a player I have seen many times in the last few years and has alot of potential but 14m is a joke when you consider Ronaldinho didnt cost much more.
It is also obvious up front is not where the problems are but houllier as usual has no idea what is needed to improve the team.
Van Der Vaart and Van Der Meyde would be great additions to our midfield and I think would not be impossible to sign.

Houllier doesn't have a clue how to improve the team?

Thats why he's going after a pacey centre half who can play on the ball, thats why he knows we need a striker to partner Michael Owen and thats why he was looking at signing Malbranque last summer.

Now where would you improve then kid? Because in mine and probably nearly every other person who has a clue about the game agrees with him that these are the areas most in need of improvement.

by **Starbridge42** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:06 pm

I'd say Houllier, like everyone else, knows what the team needs but is unsure of where to get it. He obviously doesn't want to pay the Chelsea price but he also wants to sign the best possible.

I think we should sign Milner and if stories that Figo will leave Real Madrid this summer to go to the premiership are true then we should make a bid for him too.

by **houllieroutplz** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:11 pm

[quote]You are all going on about buying the right players lets look about for a min gh hasnt got the balls to buy big named players rivaldo he said not in this life time why not if the boards gives him cash we will b welcoming more under acheivers ie biscan absolute waste of time smicer cr#p diao oh my god why would any bother he wouldnt get in the toffees team we need fresh imput from someone like martin oneill give him the cash to bring in quality players who he can motivate and let him clear out all the dead wood cisse good player but again 14 mil too much of a risk example diouf 10 mil heskey 11 mil 21 million wasted

by **houllieroutplz** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:16 pm

[B][quote] in midfield we should buy van der vaart overmars but would thata type of player want to play for houllier

by **Dark Poet** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:38 pm

stmichael wrote:4-5m. i think his contracts nearly up.

Don't think so, mate. Inter got him from Ajax last Summer.

by **Dark Poet** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 1:40 pm

As for Hasselbaink, the guy's movement is non-existent and we should completely forget about him.

Regarding Cissé, he looks decent although would someone like Drogba not be cheaper?

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