Summer Transfer Window

[ADL9798]

It is hard to replace Suarez though, he is a once in a generation player at our club. Our replacement won't be as good as Suarez unless it's Messi or Ronaldo (which it obviously won't be) so the gap will widen. How far depends on who the replacement is.

That's what all this money has done to the league. They both seem unstoppable.

I've said this before. Suarez is up there as one of the best players this club has seen of that there's no doubt, but there will always be another Suarez, Torres, Owen etc coming over the horizon. Liverpool's task will be to yet again find that player before everyone else does, and as we've seen in the past they're not always found in the most obvious places.

In 1969 we sold Roger Hunt and brought in 19 year old Kevin Keegan.
In 1977 we sold Keegan to Hamburg and brought in Dalglish.
In 1987 we sold Ian Rush (along with Van Basten and Lineker probably the best striker in Europe at the time after scoring 207 goals in his previous 322 games including 47 in 1983/84) to Juventus, and brought in Beardsley, Aldridge, Houghton and a relatively unknown young winger called John Barnes.
As Rush began to wind down before eventually retiring in 1996, we wondered who would replace our record goalscorer. Up stepped Robbie Fowler and Ballon d'Or winner Michael Owen to lead our attack for the following 7-8 years.
In 2004 we sold Owen to Real Madrid, and on the only occasion in the last 40 years that we didn't immediately replace our star attacker with a player of equal quality, we competed in 2 Champions League finals in the following 3 seasons before signing Torres in 2007.
In 2011 we sold Torres and brought in Suarez, a player who had enjoyed success in a relatively weak Eredivisie but had question marks over whether he could translate that form to one of the big leagues.

Suarez is an incredible footballer and I've thoroughly enjoyed watching him wear the Liverpool shirt for the last 3 and a half years but as you can see, life goes on. With the £75-80m we're likely to pocket from his sale it's certainly not the end of the world as a few Liverpool supporters* have been predicting!

* jod23

 

[Ashton Agar]

I've said this before. Suarez is up there as one of the best players this club has seen of that there's no doubt, but there will always be another Suarez, Torres, Owen etc coming over the horizon. Liverpool's task will be to yet again find that player before everyone else does, and as we've seen in the past they're not always found in the most obvious places.

In 1969 we sold Roger Hunt and brought in 19 year old Kevin Keegan.
In 1977 we sold Keegan to Hamburg and brought in Dalglish.
In 1987 we sold Ian Rush (along with Van Basten and Lineker probably the best striker in Europe at the time after scoring 207 goals in his previous 322 games including 47 in 1983/84) to Juventus, and brought in Beardsley, Aldridge, Houghton and a relatively unknown young winger called John Barnes.
As Rush began to wind down before eventually retiring in 1996, we wondered who would replace our record goalscorer. Up stepped Robbie Fowler and Ballon d'Or winner Michael Owen to lead our attack for the following 7-8 years.
In 2004 we sold Owen to Real Madrid, and on the only occasion in the last 40 years that we didn't immediately replace our star attacker with a player of equal quality, we competed in 2 Champions League finals in the following 3 seasons before signing Torres in 2007.
In 2011 we sold Torres and brought in Suarez, a player who had enjoyed success in a relatively weak Eredivisie but had question marks over whether he could translate that form to one of the big leagues.

Suarez is an incredible footballer and I've thoroughly enjoyed watching him wear the Liverpool shirt for the last 3 and a half years but as you can see, life goes on. With the £75-80m we're likely to pocket from his sale it's certainly not the end of the world as a few Liverpool supporters* have been predicting!

* jod23

I understand that Suarez basically ended up replacing Torres but he was bought to play alongside Torres, and Andy Carroll was supposed to be the actual Torres replacement (So think of Carroll as the Torres replacement just for this). Now that Suarez is leaving all we need is another failure like Andy Carroll as the replacement and we are in trouble. The Suarez replacement is going to be a large influence of the fortunes of Liverpool FC for the next 5-10 years. Luckily we have Sturridge (Suarez in the Torres case) who was meant to play alongside him that can step up incase the actual Suarez replacement fails.

Does that make sense?

 

[FAITH]

disappointed that Suarez is leaving much better than Torres and Owen ADL but 80m seems fair.
Good luck to him Barca havea beauty on its hands.
Just hope we sign someone who can do at least half the job Suarez has for us

 

[SuperCats9]

I know it's easy to kick someone while their down, but that David Luiz deal is looking better and better. The fact that we got 50 million for that 'defender' is laughable. He's barely a defender, he played exactly the same way at 7-0 as he did 0-0 this morning, leaving his keeper exposed time and time again. He was only one cog in a terrible defence this morning, but a vital one as a centre back and acting captain. Terrible performance from him, and sums up why he will never make it as a gun centre back.

He's the worst 'defender' going around. Honestly should take up a new position.

 

[SuperCats9]

And Suarez leaving Liverpool, glorious, good riddance to the filth.

 

[Cooldude]

Tony Barrett @TonyBarretTimes · 4m
2. Liverpool have agreed fee and terms for Divok Origi but are having to hold off a late challenge from Spurs for his signature.


Get your own scouts, Spurs

 

[elhadjihenry]

Tony Barrett @TonyBarretTimes · 4m
2. Liverpool have agreed fee and terms for Divok Origi but are having to hold off a late challenge from Spurs for his signature.


Get your own scouts, Spurs

Watching the world cup makes you a 'scout' now?

 

[pieman123]

West Brom interested in Jason Davidson.

 

[Cooldude]

Watching the world cup makes you a 'scout' now?

Spurs probably just hear about the World Cup from Liverpool people who watch it

 

[elhadjihenry]

Spurs probably just hear about the World Cup from Liverpool people who watch it

Too busy making DVDs I guess

 

[Magma]

evra soon to be a juve player according to scoopz

 

[BILC]

Tony Fernandes has said "A lot of the players people think we will be letting go won't be going anywhere"

He then posted a picture of Loic Remy to his Instagram with the caption "One of the world class players at QPR"

Could be staying?

 

[chef]

He's the worst 'defender' going around. Honestly should take up a new position.

Certainly looked far better as a CM.

 

[SuperCats9]

evra soon to be a juve player according to scoopz

£40m +Nani & Evra

I'd do it, we should offer that.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Tony Fernandes has said "A lot of the players people think we will be letting go won't be going anywhere"

He then posted a picture of Loic Remy to his Instagram with the caption "One of the world class players at QPR"

Could be staying?

Was there also some talk of Ronaldinho joining on a 1 year deal? Feel like I read that somewhere.

 

[Magma]

£40m +Nani & Evra

I'd do it, we should offer that.

for nothing in return?

im sure juve would be very quick to oblige

 

[Ashton Agar]

for nothing in return?

im sure juve would be very quick to oblige

I'm certain he means for Vidal...

 

[pantskyle]

for nothing in return?

im sure juve would be very quick to oblige

Lol, spat my beer out you bastard.

 

[chef]

I'm certain he means for Vidal...

Yep, I'm certain he does.

Why would Juve sell him?

 

[pantskyle]

Yep, I'm certain he does.

Why would Juve sell him?

For money.

 

[SuperCats9]

Obviously I mean for Vidal, thought it was common knowledge.

 

[chef]

For money.

Are they broke?

 

[pantskyle]

Are they broke?

No idea.

Still United and Juventus have been discussing Vidal, Nani and Evra.

 

[Magma]

of course i knew he meant for vidal

it's like the old package up 3 spuds for a first rounder tho

 

[LukasTheGreat]

for nothing in return?

im sure juve would be very quick to oblige

I'd give them £40m to take Young.