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Wed May 21, 2008 5:31 pmby redbeergoggles
Torres will outshine any striker who partners him but the best young striker bar Torres has to be Quagliarella, ive watched him a great deal and he's been breathtaking in Serie A.
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Thu May 22, 2008 8:28 amby bunglemark2
Eva Longoria !...No, wait. that's *my* ideal partner......sorry....
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Thu May 22, 2008 8:50 amby Owzat
redbeergoggles wrote:Torres will outshine any striker who partners him but the best young striker bar Torres has to be Quagliarella, ive watched him a great deal and he's been breathtaking in Serie A.
Weren't the mancs heavily linked with him? Links have gone rather quiet though
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Thu May 22, 2008 9:35 amby ConnO'var
bunglemark2 wrote:Eva Longoria !...No, wait. that's *my* ideal partner......sorry....
Eva Mendes.....
Mmmmmmm Yummmmm!
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Thu May 22, 2008 6:02 pmby redbeergoggles
Owzat wrote:redbeergoggles wrote:Torres will outshine any striker who partners him but the best young striker bar Torres has to be Quagliarella, ive watched him a great deal and he's been breathtaking in Serie A.
Weren't the mancs heavily linked with him? Links have gone rather quiet though
They were, but wouldn't it be sweet going after someone on their wanted list for a change,instead of having one of our possible targets snatched from our proverbial noses, ie Vidic, Evra two players who ensured the scum have now won a double and look solid at the back .I think Sampdoria would sell if the right offer came in, the lad is blessed with frightening ability and will probably grace the world stage for years to come .
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Wed May 28, 2008 1:25 pmby grayghost
I like Diego Milto from Zaragoza if you can look at his scoring record it is only this season were he has not got 20 plus and this is the season they got relugated but he still got 15 plus
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Wed May 28, 2008 7:56 pmby Toffeehater
Ryan babel , what we already have . frightening pace , great shot , young and can create chances . Babel also has a striker's attributes and if it fails . We can revert back to this season' s formation . We need money to strengthen the full backs and wingers
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Thu May 29, 2008 4:57 amby SundanceKid
Toffeehater wrote:Ryan babel , what we already have . frightening pace , great shot , young and can create chances . Babel also has a striker's attributes and if it fails . We can revert back to this season' s formation . We need money to strengthen the full backs and wingers
I do agree somewhat, but it's questionable till he's given a shot at playing nearby Torres. Best to try it out in some friendlies.
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:37 amby Scottbot
Scottbot wrote:There's been quite a bit of talk on here recently about who should partner our fantastic striker just recently. Most agree that Kuyt and Voronin are not the answer, a good few fancy Crouch while more and more seem to think a Babel-Torres partnership is the dream ticket. I think it's most likely that neither of them is exactly right man to play alongside him and the first job next summer for Rafa (or whoever else) to sort out will be a new striking partner for El Nino.
So here's the deal, you've got £10-12 mill tops to spend (so no Kaka's or Ronaldinho's from the Champ Managers). Who would you go for and why?
I guess there are a few options out there depending on your knowledge of football abroad but for me personally, i would look closer to home and my first choice would be Robbie Keane. I know he's been discussed a bit before on here but he'd be the perfect foil for my mind. He's quick, direct, can play on the shoulder but CRUCIALLY is just as adept at coming deep, facing up and making things happen from there, he scores his share of 1on1's (i witnessed it 1st hand at Anfield this season - Clinical) add to this he is hard-working, creative (makes as many as he scores) and has a terrific attitude. He seems to tick all the Benitez boxes and he would be affordable, I figure £10-12mill would be about the fee we'd have to pay.
Anyone got any better ideas?
Well I got the fee wrong but am dead chuffed with the signing! It's not often the club actually go out and sign the player you want!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:50 amby andy_g
ha ha. i've been thinking about this thread - there were a lot of people who were plumping for keane. we all got the fee badly wrong though... or then again maybe we got it right and the clubs got it wrong.
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:57 amby Scottbot
andy_g wrote:ha ha. i've been thinking about this thread - there were a lot of people who were plumping for keane. we all got the fee badly wrong though... or then again maybe we got it right and the clubs got it wrong.
No doubt we will be getting reminded on a regular basis if he fooks up as well!!!
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:28 amby hello_red
I doubt Keane will fook up, he is proven as a top prem player! I think we have sorted the partner problem.
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:04 pmby Penguins
I just hope and pray Rafa now really uses Keane as Torres partner and not screwes around with the team just so his darling Kuyt can somehow fit in.
I guess Babel will be the worst looser in all this.
Just look at what each player is worth in our midfield and attack, meaning what the market value would be.
My estimates:
Torres 40-50 million
Gerrard 30 million
Masch 25 million
Keane 19 million
Alonso 14 million
Babel 10 million
Lucas 7 million
Kuyt 6 million
Pennant 6 million
Voronin 3 million
That is what I believe what the players value is.
And still even if no other club wants to touch Kuyt Rafa
seems to think Kuyt and Keane are worth the same.
Only similarity between them is that their last names start witha K.
So because of this I wouldn't be surprised if Rafa puts Keane out wide left or something min boggling just so Kuyt can play 
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:00 pmby GYBS
yet kuyt was one of our more consistent performs from jan onwards last year after he had got over the death of his father and carried that form into the euros - for us last season he was only behind gerrard in assists and torres and gerrard in goals . he will play out right this season and will produce the goods again . keane will play from a wider left position (like he has done many times in the past ) or will play gerrards role while gerrard drops back to alongside masher . there you can swap from 4-2-3-1 to 442 without much disruption .
ready when you are Fernado lad
