Mascherano is a Red and he can play for us!

[friedk]

alright I was being a bit harsh

sorry

but still, there must be a reason he hasnt been picked.

I have a sneaking suspicion it doesn't have much to do with football

[Boogs]

So was I correct?

It is looking that way bob.

[tomasjj]

So was I correct?

This time.

[Slim]

I have a sneaking suspicion it doesn't have much to do with football

Exactly.

[Shaggy]

alright I was being a bit harsh

sorry

but still, there must be a reason he hasnt been picked.

I posted a link somewhere in this thread. It was a link to a West Ham forum, where the ‘Ed’ had posted about Mascherano’s plight. They say it’s all tied in with the Hammers having to buy JM for £25m or summat daft if he makes a certain amount of appearances. Mascherano was deemed “the world class one of the two” when he signed with Tevez, and Tevez has no such clause. This was all organised on the basis Kia Joobi-whatshisname would successfully take over.

[cobain]

I will believe it when I see Javier holding aloft a red scarf or holding a red shirt.

We always seem to wait for something. First it was FIFA, now it is the Premierleague... What's next? Santa?

[El Jefecito]

I have a sneaking suspicion it doesn't have much to do with football

It was reported that West Ham would have had to pay an additional fee if Mascherano played any more games. With the number of options they have in midfield, they basically couldn't afford too.

[bazza76]

I posted a link somewhere in this thread. It was a link to a West Ham forum, where the ‘Ed’ had posted about Mascherano’s plight. They say it’s all tied in with the Hammers having to buy JM for £25m or summat daft if he makes a certain amount of appearances. Mascherano was deemed “the world class one of the two” when he signed with Tevez, and Tevez has no such clause. This was all organised on the basis Kia Joobi-whatshisname would successfully take over.

It sounds plausable.
But, there is one reason why id raise my eyebrow at someone making that claim. Tevez IMO was rated higher than Mascherano before they both joined Westham. Well thats how I percieved the quality of both players anyway and I would have guessed many others too.

[slimbimjim]

alright I was being a bit harsh

sorry

but still, there must be a reason he hasnt been picked.

I personally think that West Ham got a bit ahead of themselves and when faced with a scrap for survival, couldn't rely on a cultured player to fight hard when it mattered.

It's like Kofi Anan trying to talk himself out of a Glasgow pissup fight.

[Jayesh87]

According to the official site we are now waiting for the premier league to give us the go ahead before the deal is completed.

[Red Chilli]

Well I still remain to be convinced that this is a good deal for LFC. We'll see, he and Rafa could very well prove me wrong.

How many non-EU players do we have now? Gonzalez, Insua, Paletta, Mascherano. Any more?

[El Diego]

I posted a link somewhere in this thread. It was a link to a West Ham forum, where the ‘Ed’ had posted about Mascherano’s plight. They say it’s all tied in with the Hammers having to buy JM for £25m or summat daft if he makes a certain amount of appearances. Mascherano was deemed “the world class one of the two” when he signed with Tevez, and Tevez has no such clause. This was all organised on the basis Kia Joobi-whatshisname would successfully take over.

I have to say I think that this case could be true. I have never heard anything bad about him on a personal level (Clubbing all the time, bad attitude), the point being if there wasn't a clause like this in place would Mullins and Quashi play rather than I crap Mascherano? I don't think so.

[tomasjj]

Well I still remain to be convinced that this is a good deal for LFC. We'll see, he and Rafa could very well prove me wrong.

How many non-EU players do we have now? Gonzalez, Insua, Paletta, Mascherano. Any more?

Do you actually know what passports these players have, and also for how long will they remain non-EU players?

[The_weatherman]

I think Mascherano has an Italian passport or something, Paletta too, I´m not sure about Insua though.

[El Diego]

Gonzo is Spanish and Javier is Italian.