Pepe Reina

[Fredo]

My point is that Mignolet hasn't totally convinced last season and Reina coming back might give him much needed competition. If they both see themselves as No.1, then we might see them produce consistently good performances. There is a philosophy of only signing average (or very experienced keepers) as back up, but that does not always work. For a start, some people were sh*tting their pants when Brad Jones was in the team.

[BobTheCharmer]

My point is that Mignolet hasn't totally convinced last season and Reina coming back might give him much needed competition. If they both see themselves as No.1, then we might see them produce consistently good performances. There is a philosophy of only signing average (or very experienced keepers) as back up, but that does not always work. For a start, some people were sh*tting their pants when Brad Jones was in the team.

Pepe can see himself as number if he likes but he clearly isn't nor will ever be again.

[Fredo]

Pepe can see himself as number if he likes but he clearly isn't nor will ever be again.

It's obvious, especially when he's got a crack like Mignolet to compete with.

[Lee]

My point is that Mignolet hasn't totally convinced last season and Reina coming back might give him much needed competition. If they both see themselves as No.1, then we might see them produce consistently good performances. There is a philosophy of only signing average (or very experienced keepers) as back up, but that does not always work. For a start, some people were sh*tting their pants when Brad Jones was in the team.

I see your point, Felix, but there's never going to be genuine competition between the two of them.

Agree that it would be great to have two 'keepers who can both push eachother for a starting place. But it won't happen.

Reina's days here are long gone.

[cream]

If we cant sell him, loan him out again.

[Daniel 7]

Loaning him out again is probably the only real option, he's far too well paid to play second fiddle to Mignolet, and realistically, that's where he is. Mignolet, for all his faults, showed Reina's most recent Liverpool form up for what it actually was - insufficient.

He past his peak around about the time that Roy Hodgson arrived and the 08/09 team was broken up. He was a fantastic keeper for a long time, but he isn't worth the money any more.

[cream]

Loaning him out again is probably the only real option, he's far too well paid to play second fiddle to Mignolet, and realistically, that's where he is. Mignolet, for all his faults, showed Reina's most recent Liverpool form up for what it actually was - insufficient.

He past his peak around about the time that Roy Hodgson arrived and the 08/09 team was broken up. He was a fantastic keeper for a long time, but he isn't worth the money any more.

[Fierce]

He's on £5.2m per year or so?

A backup keeper, unless we get someone old, is going to cost at least a few million to buy plus a couple of million per year wages

It's not THAT unrealistic for him to come back and be a backup keeper

[Doc_Piptorious]

He's on £5.2m per year or so?

A backup keeper, unless we get someone old, is going to cost at least a few million to buy plus a couple of million per year wages

It's not THAT unrealistic for him to come back and be a backup keeper

No, but is it realistic to expect him to come back and settle into that role? Whilst I would be very happy to see him come back and play a similar back up role to what he does for the Spanish national team, I have a sneaking suspicion that he might agitate sooner rather than later if he was given the number 2 slot.

He was not slow in commenting on Barca when it looked like there was a chance of him ending up there, and he seemed quite happy to natter on about Napoli when it suited him.

The way I see it, if he is not happy with the idea of coming back to Liverpool anbd being number two, then he can hand in a transfer request and look at his wage demands if being number one somewhere else is what he wants.

[Fierce]

No, but is it realistic to expect him to come back and settle into that role? Whilst I would be very happy to see him come back and play a similar back up role to what he does for the Spanish national team, I have a sneaking suspicion that he might agitate sooner rather than later if he was given the number 2 slot.

He was not slow in commenting on Barca when it looked like there was a chance of him ending up there, and he seemed quite happy to natter on about Napoli when it suited him.

The way I see it, if he is not happy with the idea of coming back to Liverpool anbd being number two, then he can hand in a transfer request and look at his wage demands if being number one somewhere else is what he wants.

Oh yeah, totally agree. I just meant that if no-one comes in for him, then it wouldn't be the end of the world if he came back and had a pop at winning his place back

But yep, if there is any viable option of him playing for someone else next season then that's best for everybody

[ntto]

arsenal will buy him

[baitman]

arsenal will buy him

i hope so, i can see him letting in loads of goals

maybe we should also put a cheeky bid in for him, just to see if spurs beat us to the signing

[Fan65]

We mug ourselves by giving (often older) players ridiculous wages when they renew creating a millstone around our neck. Carra, Johnson, reina, joe cole, downing, possibly Agger. We can't shift players on the best part of 100 grand a week when they're not at the level for our first team. There aren't many clubs in the world who can pay those kind of wages and most of the ones that can don't want that level of player.

Carra a millstone around our neck ? Are you for real?

[Daniel 7]

Half a good season in 3 years would suggest Kenneth is right

[Lee]

Nah