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by **Leonmc0708** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:28 am

Notice to ALL members:

Please please please have a word with yourself before you start making a wolly of yerself and posting the desperate, tedious and frankly embarrasing transfer speculation threads.

Before you start a new thread, demanding Rafa buy this player, Parry pulls his finger out or demand to know to the cent how much Tom and George are putting Rafas way, please consider the following:

[+] Liverpool football Club never talks about targets, the directors are never invited to discuss targets and the players will not be privvy to the information either.

[+] Liverpool Football Club never courts transfer targets using the media. So dont expect to see hundreds of stories all over the news and big sagas.

[+] Liverpool Football Club signings are 99% of the time revealed only when the ink is drying on the contracts. Rafa's list will be for his and the big bosses eyes only.

[+] Lots of strikers will not make it in this country, in fact lots of players in any position will not. Look at Morientes and Forlan as examples, both scored prolifically before AND after joining Liverpool and United respectively. Both flopped big time in this country.

[+] Sky Sports, the newspapers and most other media outlets esixt only to make money. The best way to make money is to get traffic, sell papers or the like. You dont sell papers or get web traffic by reporting nohting, so therfore they report anything and attribute the info to "sources close to the club". These sources dont exist.

[+] The amount of money made available for Rafa to purchase players will never be known by anyone outside the clubs four walls. It would be folly to let people know your budget, the prices would hit Chelsea levels.

[+] I have personally, whilst metres away in the same room, heard Rick Parry confirm that Rafa will have substansial money available for hte purchase of his targets. From the horses mouth is not in it. . . .

[+] Rafa most likely pool of playing talent, La Liga, still has one more weekend to play before finishing - this will impact on hte dates and times of people signing.

[+] The European transfer window does not officially open for another two and a half weeks. Whilst deals can be agreed, they cannot be officially recognised by hte governing bodies until after this date. This makes any tranfers of players under contract impossible.

Breathe people, please.

by **account deleted by request** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:31 am

Does this mean we will get Eto'o and Tevez then ?

by **112-1077774096** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:33 am

i have been thinking lately that hicks comments about the limited funds available is a smokesecreen to stop clubs hiking prices, i think the money is there for rafa

by **Sabre** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:39 am

Well said, Leonmc.

by **Ade** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:46 am

peewee wrote:i have been thinking lately that hicks comments about the limited funds available is a smokesecreen to stop clubs hiking prices, i think the money is there for rafa

Was thinking the same. Stories in the press about Rafa's falling out with T&G likewise - too many clubs saw Abramovich's Chelsea coming, and you can see with Malouda what Lyon are up to.

good post Leon. But the tension's doing my head in

by **Ace Ventura** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:55 am

Leonmc0708 wrote:Please please please have a word with yourself before you start making a wolly of yerself and posting the desperate, tedious and frankly embarrasing transfer speculation threads.

Wolly

That is going to be my word for the week, everyone is getting called that...even me bird

by **spion** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:00 pm

I think that the team stands at a cross roads & if we take a wrong turn we will be adrift of the top three for many years. Benitez is nervous because he has the dreams of millions riding on his sholders & the new owners are yet to be reassured that the manager is committed for much longer. These next few weeks could determine more than next season.
To talk of players like Tevez & Torres we must first talk about truly long term commitment.

by **ivor_the_injun** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:09 pm

Well said Leon. Championship Manager has a lot to answer for. :laugh:

by **Ola Mr Benitez** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:11 pm

How do you pronounce "WOLLY"?

Im only asking coz I don't want to make a wolly out of myself by saying it wrong!!!

by **GRAHAM01** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:16 pm

to late

by **Ola Mr Benitez** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:27 pm

Damn!

by **Bad Bob** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:31 pm

Wise words simply stated. Well done Leon. :nod

by **barnesrush** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:31 pm

good points leon. perhaps you should add why would the americans come in and dramatically upscale the plans for the stadium they are paying for, if that takes away all the extra cash for transfers? it simply wouldnt happen. frustrating yes, but thats the nature of the transfer window these days. all these people hoping for massive names and fees may be dissapointed but it doesnt guarantee you a premier league top scorer. just look at shevchenko. many of the players we are looking at, are at the end of the day simply not available for anyone to buy for less than 40 or 50 million (eto'o villa etc). despite rumours of past chelsea bids of 70 mill for some players, i cant see anyone risking this on one player this summer. if it comes down to 30 for eto or 9 for owen it'd be the small welshman id be taking. thankfully this summer our first choice targets should be higher than previous seasons so even if we do get 2nd 3rd choices (simao, milito etc) these players will be good enough to get us to the next level.

by **ConnO'var** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:34 pm

Sanity at last....

Not that it hasn't been interesting mind you..... :laugh:

Well said Leon..

by **stmichael** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:39 pm

yeah, you bunch of wollies

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