KopTalk

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 213
Under 16 Player
Under 16 Player
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 213
It has come to my attention that our recent transfer dealings show how bad our financial problems are. Yossi Benayoun has gone for a measly £5.5m. I belive Chelsea offered this and Purslow immediately accepted in order to pay off a tiny chunk off the debt further suggesting that Hodgson has no money to spend. Now, Emiliano Insua has gone for a measly £5m. Again, Fiorentina have offered this initially and Purslow has accepted first offers. Imo, we could have got alot more money out of them but instead we seem to be off-loading good players cheaply which gives Hodgson less money to spend and less quality in the squad. Plus, we could have got more money out of them especially in the market we are in. Average players are being sold for rediculous amounts of money. Yaya Toure is not worth £25m, James Milner is not worth £30m and Edin Dzeko is not worth £35m. Imo, they're good players but if they're going to be sold for that amount, Benayoun will be worth at least £15m considering his good performances over last 3 season and his 3 years remaining on his contract. I believe our financial situation is much worse than we fear as this scenario is similar to what happened to Leeds. Leeds had to sell young, quality players for even measlier sums of money. Quality players such as Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Nigel Martyn, Paul Robinson, Scott Carson (to us so I aint complaining) and Harry Kewell were all sold for fees well below their valuation just to pay off their debt and we all know what happened next. We're turning into this and the fact we're selling our players for fees way below their valuation makes us worry that what happens if Chelsea or Man City come up with a £30m bid for Torres, that slimeball Purslow with his current reputation will just accept these disgraceful offers to pay off the debt which will give him a nice, fat pay check from the yanks.

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 6,262
1st Team Squad
1st Team Squad
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 6,262
yep and we replace with the likes of scharner or maybe even beattie.

good times ahead if that is the case (has to be proven first)

Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,215
Under 23 Player
Under 23 Player
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,215
What's there to worry? After all the good players are sold, we'll still have Ngog and Lucas to depend on.

Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,036
Under 23 Player
Under 23 Player
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,036
The Yossi money was used to pay for rafa going and roy coming in. So we aint got that to spend. Insua is worth maybe 6m at a push and IF he has gone then we do not have a back up in the squad and we're not going to get a good LB with 5m so Roy or the club must have something brewing.

I'm an optimist i cant help it!


What do you mean my birth certificate expired?
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 22,394
Liverpool Legend
Liverpool Legend
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 22,394
Wow, thats propper doom and gloom!!!

How do you know that Chelsea didn't offer less for Yossi? How do you know that Fiorentina didn't offer less especially as there was a thread or news item stating that they thought £5m was too much?

And I agree that average players go for silly money but look who to. Man City. They are the only ones stupid enough to pay £25m for an average midfielder that can't get into the Barca squad.

I think the money we got for the 2 of them could have been better but the way Insua played at times last year it looks like we're robbing them!

Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 104
Under 16 Player
Under 16 Player
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 104
Nice to see some one (wilkij1975) talking sense on this forum for a change.

Last edited by G.....BIG G; 15/07/10 04:28 PM.
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 60
Under 16 Player
Under 16 Player
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 60
Originally Posted By: Rafarendum
I don't think those two deals are that bad.

Yossi is 30, he's a decent player, but not exactly a world beater. Not only that, but he wanted to leave. At his age, why would Chelsea pay big money for him, when they have better players and are champions.

We signed him for 5m, and even though he's older now, we're getting our money back, plus a little extra, and we're clearing some fromt he wage bill.

Maybe we could get a bit more for Insua, but as far as I know, he hasn't left yet, and he's another that the manager probably wants to improve on. He'll be going for a profit too.


Agree, i love yossi, gutted he's gone but that was good enough money for a 30 year old

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 213
Under 16 Player
Under 16 Player
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 213
Originally Posted By: wilkij1975
Wow, thats propper doom and gloom!!!

How do you know that Chelsea didn't offer less for Yossi? How do you know that Fiorentina didn't offer less especially as there was a thread or news item stating that they thought £5m was too much?

And I agree that average players go for silly money but look who to. Man City. They are the only ones stupid enough to pay £25m for an average midfielder that can't get into the Barca squad.

I think the money we got for the 2 of them could have been better but the way Insua played at times last year it looks like we're robbing them!


Both deals happened very quickly because we need the money. Why don't we just do an Aston Villa and reject all bids until their valuation is matched ( ie. Gareth Barry & James Milner). It shows we are selling no matter what just like Leeds. Plus, the transfers done by Man City will have increased market value of all players. Hence why Edin Dzeko is valued at £35m and Fabregas is valued at £50m by Arsenal.

Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 538
M
Under 18 Player
Under 18 Player
M Offline
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 538
You miserable git.!! lost all credability with the comment Yossi is worth 15 Million, What are you on?

FFS Cheer up.

Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 56
R
rab Offline
Under 16 Player
Under 16 Player
R Offline
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 56
we've sold an ageing squad player who didn't really fit our system for more money than we paid for him and we MIGHT be selling a young left back who most believe isn't good enough and somehow that puts us on a par with Leeds Utd?

You lost all credibility when you stated things like "i beleive Purslow accepted the first offer" and yossi was worth £15m.

it may be a tough time ahead until the american parasites are gone but we are not leeds utd. why not try and see some positives, we have a new manager, jovanovic has joined and we have two world cup winners and two runners up coming back to the club.

Page 1 of 2 1 2

Moderated by  KopTalk Team 

Link Copied to Clipboard
ShoutChat
Comment Guidelines: Do post respectful and insightful comments. Don't flame, hate, spam.
Advertisements
Liverpool FC Discussion