Clint Dempsey

[marksared]

I don't know where this Rafa argument has come into it? All i did was name the quality players rafa bought that made our team great at the time and one of the best around yet some people have chosen to take that and turn it into some rafa bashing? For the faults rafa had he was without doubt one of our best managers and he did buy some crap but he bought quality as well which proved to make the difference.

Our club has been torn apart since 2007 and it was amazing rafa kept us so good for that long under the two cunts. As for spening £10m on a 29 year old Dempsey IMO just shows what is wrong with our transfer policy at this moment in time but im sure rodgers will change this in the long run. I just hope and prey that a culture of seling our best players and replacing them with rubbish replacements is behind us.

I have alot of faith in Rodgers to get it right but it will take him time.

There is no Rafa argument, you made that up yourself.

we are talking about purchases by the club.

[Bender]

[Lee]

Now I'm not a fan of Dempsey (shock, horror after reading this thread ), but that'd be a good deal. Straight swap would be fine.

[yamiedo]

I somehow doubt Charlie will be so willing.

[little dave hedgehog]

He scored more than 20 goals in one season and achieved double figures thrice. In his *whole* career.

which is only 6 years long. so half the years.

A career that's naturally on the decline.

despite the fact that his numbers are getting better every year.

honestly, muddled, if you're going to throw **** at least make sure it's the kind that sticks.

[Daniel 7]

He only turned pro at 23? Wow.

[Daniel 7]

And those stats don't seem so bad for a mid table attacking midfielder.

[RichC]

he'd make sense at the right price, I think we'll end up paying well over the odds though.

£4-£5M should be about right (expect £10 ish though)

[Mattshark]

And those stats don't seem so bad for a mid table attacking midfielder.

But doing them with Fulham is a massive difference than doing them for us and the claim was a he a 20 goal a season midfielder and he still has actually only done that once.

He has been a pro for 8 years though, not 6 (2004 with New England).

His goals in the league for Fulham read:
1
6
7
7
12
17

[Shaggy]

He's surely not an attacking midfielder? Played up top most of last season.

[little dave hedgehog]

i was writing 6 years in england, don't know why that became in his professional career ever, at all amen.

[Daniel 7]

False 9 Shaggy?

Yeah I know Matt, the stats don't tell the whole story, and they're not transferable to a new club - Comolli and Kenny's whole recruitment drive proves that.

Still, beating him with a stat stick seems a bit unfair when he's scored a lot of goals for a middling club.

[baitman]

although i would say 5m would be about the money for dempsey, even if we end up spending nearer 10m it wouldnt be the end of the world.
yes, his age means there is little sell on value, but the most important thing is the goals he will bring to the team this year and next year. he will alllow us a little time until some of our youth make the step up. he will be a stronger leader of the front line and allow suarez and borini to zip around. a front three that will harry and chase down the opposition defenders is just what we need to allow our midfield to win back possession quickly.

[little dave hedgehog]

i think if we were going to spend 10m on him we'd have done it already.

[Daniel 7]

Agreed Hog.

I don't think he'd be anywhere near as disastrous as last year's signings. He's a pest, always mobile, works hard - so he's not David Silva, but we are where we are. He could be a bridging signing to get us to where we need to be.