Players to improve our squad

[Cantankerous]

Seriously?

Jaaskelainen and Given are both terrific keepers, but I am continually amazed at the number of Reds who are unconvinced by Reina. He's fantastic - just how many clean sheets does the bloke need to keep before he gets the praise he deserves? **** LOADS last season and **** LOADS again this.

To be fair Shaggy, I do agree that he (and the defence in general) have done fantastically since he came to us and I am far, far more confident with him than I was with Dudek, but there still lurks in the deepest, darkest recesses of my mind just a little doubt about Reina.

I don't have the same level of confidence in him that I do have in say, Petr Cech, because I still think he is slightly suspectible to flapping on crosses and making mistakes. (Mind you that fear probably stems from the end of Grobbelaar, through James and onto westerveld and the dude). He won't make absolutely anywhere near as many as someone like James did, but I do think that there is still a problem there.

He is a great keeper, but I would not yet rate him as world class. In a few years, I might have changed my mind.

[tomasjj]

Tevez, Richards, Lennon, King, Martins, Baines... there are quite a few.

[puredale]

Ledley King would be a better option than Sammi - or Sol Campbell who is playing well for Pompey.
I'm tempted to suggest Arteta for the RM slot to compete with Pennant or Milner from the barcodes and of course Lennon.
Garath Barry would bolster our left side and is at least the equal of Riise on current form.
Up front there is little quality outside the top 4 but I have been impressed with Bent.

[kopdan]

Players to improve us from the Prem /Champ

Richards - forget it mind
Bale - forget it mind
Lennon - forget it mind
Downing - Yes, possible
Keane - Spurs, again possible

[lfcruleus]

Players to improve us from the Prem /Champ

Richards - forget it mind
Bale - forget it mind
Lennon - forget it mind
Downing - Yes, possible
Keane - Spurs, again possible

It was a hypothetical thread Dan, and Bale hasnt gone to Utd yet and probably wont in January, come the summer money may be more plentiful.

[Bob]

Mikel Arteta

He's pish. Hate him. HATE.

[kopdan]

It was a hypothetical thread Dan, and Bale hasnt gone to Utd yet and probably wont in January, come the summer money may be more plentiful.

oh yeah, I know that fella

Was just saying who I liked.

[Rocket]

Michael Owen
Abel Xavier
Djimi Traore

[lfc4ever]

Michael Owen
Abel Xavier
Djimi Traore

Woot!! No goalie?

[Red_Polo]

Richards
Lennon
Tevez

[Diego]

To be fair Shaggy, I do agree that he (and the defence in general) have done fantastically since he came to us and I am far, far more confident with him than I was with Dudek, but there still lurks in the deepest, darkest recesses of my mind just a little doubt about Reina.

I don't have the same level of confidence in him that I do have in say, Petr Cech, because I still think he is slightly suspectible to flapping on crosses and making mistakes. (Mind you that fear probably stems from the end of Grobbelaar, through James and onto westerveld and the dude). He won't make absolutely anywhere near as many as someone like James did, but I do think that there is still a problem there.

He is a great keeper, but I would not yet rate him as world class. In a few years, I might have changed my mind.

tbh both of those keepers are prone to mistakes as well, given is great between the posts, a great reaction keeper, shot stopper, but he has no command over the box, rushing out is a weakness, but he is very good he just doesn't offer any support to the defence like reina does...

don't think Jaaskelainen is on par with reina and given, he makes errors of judgment often, and i'm not very convinced of him...

i think the only keepers who are on par with reina, and could possably be better are chech and van der saar

[Flake]

Michael Owen
Abel Xavier
Djimi Traore

Well I know Owen's welsh, didn't realise the other two were...

[einar]

There is not a keeper on the planet who does not make mistakes.

Reina sometimes looks less then cool but it hardly ever costs us.

He is a great shot stopper, very confident, and works very well with the defense. He is not the best at commanding the box and punches the ball away most of the time but I think our zonal marking really helps him and his record shows that he is in the top three in the prem and one of the very best in the world.
He seems to fit our team perfectly and I would not have anyone else.

[lfc4ever]

There is not a keeper on the planet who does not make mistakes.

Reina sometimes looks less then cool but it hardly ever costs us.

He is a great shot stopper, very confident, and works very well with the defense. He is not the best at commanding the box and punches the ball away most of the time but I think our zonal marking really helps him and his record shows that he is in the top three in the prem and one of the very best in the world.
He seems to fit our team perfectly and I would not have anyone else.

No-one's mentioned goalies mate, except my reposte to Rockets post of ex-players, it was only a tongue-in-cheek response of course.

I totally agree with you, and would reckon on Reina being the longest 1st team servant of Rafa in the end, without a shadow of a doubt, and it could be the beginning of a dynasty at Anfeild between the two.

[einar]

No-one's mentioned goalies mate, except my reposte to Rockets post of ex-players, it was only a tongue-in-cheek response of course.

I totally agree with you, and would reckon on Reina being the longest 1st team servant of Rafa in the end, without a shadow of a doubt, and it could be the beginning of a dynasty at Anfeild between the two.

Where Cantankerous and Diego not talking about goalies?