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I don't harbour that sentiment toward Carroll. Downing is a spineless cunt though. ShhhhhhhhWas muß, das muß. -
Commolli.....what a charlatan......FFS Wenger must have been pissing himself when we appointed that ****.
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23 on his shirt, 25 on his shorts
Keep this quiet
if you carefully grind off the edges of a 50p coin you can use it as a 10p
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If we are all only happy when we are really winning in the end, when your race finishes, what life would that be?Comment
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Originally posted by sajIn the famous words of Tee - **** off you full kit ******. Trust you to spoil this amazing dayLeave it out please you two.Originally posted by el matador
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Not too happy that we've let Downing go without replacing him - who's going to supply us with his 1 decent cross per 10 games?Comment
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Ok after some time and hindsight this is my opinion of the last Daglish era:
He's still a very good manager but due to the errors in the transfer market, we weren't playing to our full potential. What I mean by that, is that once the signings were made by Daglish, he felt a duty to play them even though they weren't up to scratch and we had better players in th squad e.g. Kuyt and MaxiComment
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The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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Probably the absolute worst in the history of the club.Originally posted by danperkins View PostThere is no sugar coating the Downing & Carroll transfers. £55 million spent & £21 million recovered. But factor in wages over the time they were here vs the productivity & performance.... actually it's not worth thinking about. genuinely appalling business
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The worst in the history of many a club.Originally posted by kemm1 View PostModifying post.Comment
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KK&C's biggest fail after Carroll of course. although Drowning had big respect for lfc, he didn't manage to make any impact at all. few average games, that's all.
but tbh, I'm quite surprised that he left, didn't see this coming (and only 5mil?).
good luck Stewie
p.s. I'm a little bit of late, yes. I'm on holiday (no internet connection at all
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Let's not forget that Stewie claimed the MOTM award in our League Cup triumph!
And for that reason he should go down as a LFC legend.James Philip Milner Fanclub #1
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Great quotes from Allardyce today. He's buying the Downing he saw at Villa, not the one he saw at Liverpool, where "he was asked to do different things that he wasn't used to", what like go past a player and cross the ball?
Yeah, okay, Sam. Whatever you say.
****ing £20m on this bottlejob. Lucky to even get £5m back for him. Thanks Kenny.Comment
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Liverpool reject Stewart Downing baffled by how quickly Brendan Rodgers sold him to West Ham
"The manager said he wanted me to stay. So I’m disappointed that one minute I was in the starting XI and the next I’m gone"
Stewart Downing has slammed Brendan Rodgers for going back on his word to keep him at Liverpool.
And the new West Ham winger is adamant that money played no part in his decision to leave Anfield.
Mirror Sport understands that Downing has actually taken a pay-cut to join the Hammers and was desperate to get regular first-team football after signing a four-year deal.
Downing was baffled to hear comments from his former manager on Thursday that he had been offered ‘an incredible deal at West Ham and has taken that decision to go’.
The 29-year-old clearly has a different take to the story and after, he claims, being told that he was a key part of Rodgers’ plans this season, he feels the Liverpool boss had a change of heart over his future and was happy for him to leave.
Downing featured heavily for the Anfield giants during the pre-season campaign and was preparing for their opening game against Stoke on Saturday.
But when West Ham made their interest known, Liverpool quickly accepted their £6million offer and Downing knew Rodgers had no plans to play him.
“I spoke to the manager and he said he wanted me to stay. So I’m disappointed that one minute I was staying and the next minute I’m gone," said Downing.
“It was a surprise because it happened so quick. One minute I was in the starting XI for Liverpool, and the next I was on my way to London.
“I was playing in the team and playing regularly and that’s why I was surprised to be told that a fee had been accepted. It is normally when you are not playing, or you are not in the squad is why you leave.”
When asked if he was surprised to hear Rodgers' comments that he had been offered an 'incredible' deal at West Ham and wanted to leave because of it, he replied: “I don’t know about that.
“Obviously, I’ve got a four-year contract but having the opportunity to play was the big thing. At my age, I need to play. And in a World Cup year, I need to be in with a chance.
“Maybe for the club it was an *unbelievable offer, I don’t know.”
With England facing crucial World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine next month, Downing knows he has the ideal chance to force his way back into the senior squad if he manages to find his best form again at Upton Park.
England manager Roy Hodgson has showed he is ready to recall players who are hitting top form, and Downing feels he has the perfect opportunity to do that playing alongside the likes of Andy Carroll, once the striker is fit, and Matt Jarvis.
He added: “I always watch the England games. I think most players would think they can bring their qualities to the team.
“I went to the Euros and didn’t play and I haven’t been picked since, which is a bit strange. That’s why I think I’m moving at a good time with a year leading up to the World Cup I have a chance to play. It is up to me now.
“I didn’t play with Andy as much as we would have liked (at Liverpool) but I am looking forward to it. His strengths suit me, crossing and having someone in the box who will head it. I know he is a favourite here so hopefully he can carry on his form.
“He asked me if I was coming. I am glad he is here. He is probably happy I am here. He is a friend. If you are friends off the pitch you generally do well on it.”Comment
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