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Hamman next out - Not mad
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Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:18 pmby sparky1970
in my last post i suggested that we sell hamman and was accussed of being mad well two points
1, I have worked in the mental health field for 15 years working with clients with mental health issues so i think i will assume that i am of sound mind.
2, hamman is 29 with less than a year to go on his contract he is very defensive, slow,plays to many sideways balls and does not score as many as he should also i dont feel he will fit into our new system of play.
Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:25 pmby 115-1073096938
He's a class player.
He's probably our 4th best player in terms of ability still and you are suggesting we sell him.
We aren't a selling club. We're trying to build a squad not destroy one. You might preffere John Welsh if we have an injury in centre mid, i wouldn't.
Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:37 pmby sparky1970
i agree he is a good player but we will not win the title with him at cm why do you think we are buying alonso he is not there to replace gerrard, rafa is moving this club forward unfortunately i dont think he will not be along for the ride.
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Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:46 pmby 115-1073096938
Yeah.
He is bringing Alonso in to replace Hamann.
Why sell Hamann though? Whats that gonna acheive? Sell Hamann when he wants to go. Not before hand. You don't sell players because they aren't in the side. You keep good players, Hamann's a good player. Selling him would be foolish unless we NEED the money.
Its about options and a squad. To build a great squad, you get rrid of current squad players and the current first teamers become your new squad players with the new arrivals improving on them hopefully.
Selling good players because they're on the bench is stupid.
End of.
Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:50 pmby zarababe
sparky1970 wrote:in my last post i suggested that we sell hamman and was accussed of being mad well two points
1, I have worked in the mental health field for 15 years working with clients with mental health issues so i think i will assume that i am of sound mind.
Mental helath problems may well rub off .. you know and it can't have helped watching Liverpool for the past decade or so neither 
But joking aside.. if Hamann is sold Benitez has made the decision following his assessment of the player.. lets wait and see what happens...ay 
Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:53 pmby sparky1970
hamman was a very good player 2 years ago, we all want the same thing, top of the table but be honest with yourself would hamman get in chelsea,man scum or arsenal's first 16 i dont think so
Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:56 pmby big al
Hamman has already stated he intends to see out his contract and return home to Germany, thats next June so Rafa had to replace him this season in order to allow his replacement to settle.
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Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:19 pmby C-R
stu_the_red wrote:Yeah.
He is bringing Alonso in to replace Hamann.
Why sell Hamann though? Whats that gonna acheive? Sell Hamann when he wants to go. Not before hand. You don't sell players because they aren't in the side. You keep good players, Hamann's a good player. Selling him would be foolish unless we NEED the money.
Its about options and a squad. To build a great squad, you get rrid of current squad players and the current first teamers become your new squad players with the new arrivals improving on them hopefully.
Selling good players because they're on the bench is stupid.
End of.
I was all for getting rid of Didi too, but to be honest Stu, you make a very good point!!!
Its all about depth and he certainly is a class act 
Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:23 pmby supersub
I agree with stu,on Hamanns stature at the club,but I believe benitez will allow him to leave,come the january sales,for a tidy sum before he goes on a freebie.
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Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:27 pmby Stan Laurel
It is very bad idea to sell Hamann to another club, so we need him and he is very experienced player. That is very important for Liverpool squad.
Posted:
Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:35 pmby sparky1970
It's true it is all about class which hamman had and still is a very talented player but we need to move foward fast to catch arsenal and that means improving our squad with more mobile and creative midfielders who can supply our obvious excelent strikers
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Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:40 pmby crowfucious
whether benitez wants to sell didi or not depends upon offers from other clubs. I heard no-one was interested not even in Germany.
Tragic though it is for a player of his calibre but perhaps it is a blessing in disguise for us.
It can't hurt to have two players (didi and xabi alonso) who can play in the same position.
It'll be interesting....
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Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:53 pmby sparky1970
good point crow his contract is nearly up but still no clubs are showing any intrest thus adding weight to my statement that for lfc to move to the next level we have to bring better players than hamman this also includes dioa and biscan, its not just a whitch hunt on hamman.
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Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:01 amby A.B.
Should Hamman be replaced? Yes but not sold, what if Alonso gets injured who will then take his place? Biscan? Even though he is from the same country I am, Biscan is not ready to play the whole season. He needs to improve, so Hamman would be a good replacement player.
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Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:13 amby Gareth G
I agree Hamann is a great player. Hes too good to off load at this moment, hes the kind of player you want sitting on the bench. Its about building up a strong squad, not building up a strong starting eleven.
We need to keep Hamann for at least another year, i also believe selling Finnan is going to be a bad idea, hes another quality back up.