The Soccer Thread

[Archer]

Lol at the Sunderland fans on the radio getting upset at us possibly bringing in Ben Arfa and Keane and them buying nobody

Newflash - NOBODY wants to play or live in Sunderland.

[citizenerased]

Apart from Darren Bent it seems, but then again, for him it was a choice between the Orange Man at Hull and Sunderland.

I remember when Cisse went on that season long loan with them - he bought a house and set up some sort of cafe or nightclub... In Newcastle.

Keane, normally I could do without, but he'd be the perfect pair of legs to fetch Carrols headers and he's sure a hell of a lot better then Shola/Xisco/Ranger. We've also apparently mended some bridges with Taylor and are close to getting a new deal done.

Keegan style 4-3-3 would do me - Keane and Carroll up front with Ben Arfa playing the Owen role of attacking midfielder playing behind those two. Although the worrying thing is I doubt Houghton drops his boy Nolan, especially since he appointed him captain and all.

[Archer]

Darren Bent had no other choice

It was the bench at Spurs or first team football at Hull or Sunderland

[1ke]

(From Goal.com) Alright Liverpool supporters....heres your list.....with the money from Monster Masch.....GO!

Carlton Cole, 26
Nationality: English
Club: West Ham United
Likely cost: £7m -£10m

The robust England striker has been made available by West Ham to raise funds for Avram Grant as he seeks to rebuild the squad that flirted with relegation last season. Cole can delight and infuriate in equal measure and opinions on him seem to vary from those who regard him as an under-rated and skillful workhorse who has come on leaps and bounds at West Ham to a 'donkey' who makes Emile Heskey look clinical in front of goal. In any case, Cole would add to Liverpool's growing collection of home grown players.

Artem Milevskiy, 25
Nationality: Ukranian
Club: Dinamo Kiev
Likely cost: £10m - 13m

One the most highly-rated forwards in Eastern Europe. His ability to play off a target man such as Fernando Torres or fill in for the Spaniard could persuade Hodgson to take a punt on the 6ft 3" striker. Scoring around one goal in every three games and notching regular assists the versatile star could be just the type of player Liverpool need to simultaneously remove the goal-scoring burden off Torres and get the best out of him too. Of course Liverpool fans will recall that the last highly-rated Ukranian to arrive on Merseyside - Andriy Voronin.

Bryan Ruiz, 25
Nationality: Costa Rican
Club: FC Twente
Likely cost: £13m-£15m

The Costa-Rican attacker banged in 24 goals last season in the Dutch league as FC Twente won their first title. Ruiz can play in a variety of attacking positions and is left-footed too.

Of course Hodgson has no shortage of wingers who can also play up front (Babel, Kuyt and Jovanovic), and with glamour trips to the San Siro and White Hart Lane in the offing, would Ruiz want to swap a first season of Champions League football for the Europa League?

Ola Toivonen, 24
Nationality: Swedish
Club: PSV Eindhoven
Likely cost: £8m-£10m

The 6ft 4" Swede can play as an attacking midfielder or in his preferred position as a striker. Scoring almost one goal in every two games for PSV, the pacey giant has been reportedly watched by none other than Liverpool Academy director Kenny Dalglish. Though unproven outside of the Swedish and Dutch league, Toivoinen has made the step up to international football with aplomb, and his performance - including a goal in Sweden's 3-0 win over Scotland earlier this month won him plaudits. Hodgson has a good relationship with Toivonen's agent Martin Dahlin, whom he managed at Malmo, so a move could be in the offing.


Ricky van Wolfswinkel, 21
Nationality: Dutch
Club: FC Utrecht
Likely cost: £5m-£7m

The crazy name that is on everybody's lips right now after the young hotshot dumped Celtic out of Europe with a hat-trick this week. Dubbed the next Klaus-Jaan Huntelaar, Van Wolfswinkel won his first cap for the Netherlands in a friendly earlier this month and is regarded as a real prospect. Hodgson may be reluctant to bid for a player who is by no means the finished article but with Liverpool and Utrecht drawing each other in the Europa League, the Reds will get a close look at the wolf man.

[Archer]

They're replaying the FCK victory now....

http://www.iraqgoals.tv/ch4.html

Watched it live

On another day Bayern would have scored 6 or 7 but I thought Kaiserslautern executed a nice counter attacking style of play when they managed to get the ball.

[Archer]

Konchesky is having a medical at Liverpool right now

Not sure how much that is going to cost them

[1ke]

Wasnt it 4 mil?

They have already signed Salcido as his replacement. Should be ready to go in two weeks or so. Not a bad player to replace Konchesky with.

[citizenerased]

Anyone watch the Supercup? Somewhere Jose is laughing at the Spanish twat. No doubt Liverpool fans will somehow still be deluding himself that Rafa is better then the Special One, but whatever.

Hopefully this is the season Athletico Madrid get their shit together again.

[davie]

Rafa did win a Champions League [despite using all of his career's worth of luck doing so] with a shit Liverpool team.

His signings are terrible then again most of Jose's signings are just ******s.

[1ke]

Roma will FINALLY put Inter out of 1st this year with Juve comin in behind them. Aquilani doesnt ever want to see Anfield again....lol, and they just added Quag. AC Milan with Pato and !bra will be third and Rafa, will show everyone what not to do and bring Inter up the rear...lulz

[davie]

Roma will FINALLY put Inter out of 1st this year with Juve comin in behind them. Aquilani doesnt ever want to see Anfield again....lol, and they just added Quag. AC Milan with Pato and !bra will be third and Rafa, will show everyone what not to do and bring Inter up the rear...lulz

QFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

You are the Fox1994 of the soccer thread.

[citizenerased]

Which crazy Liverpool fans have you been talking to? I'd never say that.

We just brought in someone who loves to fuck the Mancs!

RAWK Forum... stupid scousers.

[citizenerased]

Rafa did win a Champions League [despite using all of his career's worth of luck doing so] with a shit Liverpool team.

His signings are terrible then again most of Jose's signings are just ******s.

n.....aggers?

[davie]

Jose, the samaritan who joined Real Madrid with their major problems attracting players and signing them with their debts in a league with 1 serious rival, said that Rafa has an easy job continuing Inter's success. Yes, following a treble winning season is an easy act.

[Archer]

Bilbao kicked off the Spanish season tonight with a 1-0 win away to Hercules

Fernando Llorente grabbed the goal