Clint Dempsey

[Gray]

I don't think it is. Dirk was a squad player last year. Why waste 6-7m on replacing a squad player when we have promising youngsters. Use the cash to buy a starting 11 player.

[danperkins]

Ok, Dirk leaves, Dempsey comes in. That's a first team improvement right there.

[baitman]

Not really, it isn't.........................

Dempsey will not be a better Liverpool player for us than Dirk.........

your pushing me over the edge, now

[RedReet]

[yamiedo]

Not really, it isn't.

Dempsey will not be a better Liverpool player for us than Dirk. He may have had a much better season, but he had that season in a different team. He's a mediocre player who had a great season. He's still a mediocre player and will be exposed as one here.

Edit: And either way, NEITHER of them are good enough moving forward.

Actually two great seasons.

[Muddled]

Go go, go JohnDoe go go
Go JohnDoe go go, go JohnDoe go go
Go JohnDoe go go, John is Good*(e)



* and right, but it didn't flow, innit.

[BrooklynRed]

Baller.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5xIXbPEqs"]Clint Dempsey American Talent - YouTube[/ame]

[Kenneth]

Not really, it isn't.

Dempsey will not be a better Liverpool player for us than Dirk. He may have had a much better season, but he had that season in a different team. He's a mediocre player who had a great season. He's still a mediocre player and will be exposed as one here.

Edit: And either way, NEITHER of them are good enough moving forward.

How does that make sense? A player coming in on the back of a good season clearly wont be better than a player leaving on the back of a poor one.

I also don't think the idea of a first team consisting of 11 players and a load of other players who are squad players holds water either. Different players suit different games/formations/occasions and are selected accordingly.

[yamiedo]

2011/12: Apps: 37 Goals: 17 Assists: 6
2010/11 Apps: 35 Goals: 12 Assists: 3
2009/10 Apps: 27 Goals: 7 Assists: 3
2008/09 Apps: 28 Goals: 7 Assists: 2
2007/08 Apps: 29 Goals: 6 Assists: 2

Total: Apps: 156 Goals: 49 Assists: 16

Just thought I'd post his stats again. Thats almost on average 1 goal in every 3 matches in the league for the last 5 years. Its worth remembering he didn't become pro till he was 21 also so he probably has plenty game time left in him.

[JohnDoe]

How does that make sense? A player coming in on the back of a good season clearly wont be better than a player leaving on the back of a poor one.

I also don't think the idea of a first team consisting of 11 players and a load of other players who are squad players holds water either. Different players suit different games/formations/occasions and are selected accordingly.

Here's another theory I have.

When a team signs a **** player, these arguments pop up.

1. "He has a great work rate"
2. "Would be useful as a squad player"
3. "Gives us options and possibilities for different games"

When a team signs a great player, these things are never really mentioned, because he's a great player.

Great players fit any occassion and any game, that's what makes them ****ing great.

So let's sign more of those, and less of the not so great.

[yamiedo]

How many players have had one wonder season and turned back to **** afterwards? There are tons of them. Clint Dempsey is certainly going to end up as one of them. Fulham fans used to say he was **** a few years ago, and now he's managed to peak into a productive player for a **** team, how does that suddenly make him good enough for us?

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This argument holds no weight. You can see by Dempseys stats in the last 5 years hes had three good seasons and two great seasons. Thats called consistently improving every season unlike Downing.

[JohnDoe]

This argument holds no weight. You can see by Dempseys stats in the last 5 years hes had three good seasons and two great seasons. Thats called consistently improving every season unlike Downing.

Well, the pattern will break if/when he signs for us, so stay tuned.

[Mostar]

Ok, Dirk leaves, Dempsey comes in. That's a first team improvement right there.

It is more bench improvement if that's how you see it.

[Shaggy]

James Nursey @JamesNursey
Other goss is #LFC want #FFC Clint Dempsey but told Ian Ayre handling Liverpool's deals & not sure done many b4. Hence slow progress

[Mostar]

Good luck to us if Ayre is handling this..