Liverpool - Barca, what could have been?

[friedk]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ca/3022122.stm

[AFII]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ca/3022122.stm

Houllier didn't get the money to sign him if I remember things right He would have costed around £8m-£10m.

[Shaggy]

I remember that. We signed Diouf instead, not long after.

[G]

Sadly this was around the time that Ged's purchasing policy was wasting shed loads on wasters rather than signing good players

[Harv]

i remember that well. I was praying we would make a move.


damn shame if you ask me.

[AFII]

I remember that. We signed Diouf instead, not long after.

We had signed Diouf the year before and that was why Houllier needed to sell first.

[Craig_H]

I remember that. We signed Diouf instead, not long after.

Nah, we already had Diouf.

[cobain]

I remember that. We signed Diouf instead, not long after.

Yeah. It was one of the most disturbing times while Ged was in charge. That was the beggining of the end for him. If he'd signed Eto'o instead of Diouf and Diao, we would be somewhere in 2003 and 2004.

[Craig_H]

We already HAD Diouf when the Eto'o interest began.

[Shaggy]

Nah, we already had Diouf.

So we did. Got me dates muddled up.

Still...I remember it and remember hoping we'd get him - maybe it was because Diouf was ****.

[Rocket]

We already HAD Diouf when the Eto'o interest began.

i don't think that is true, he was linked for ages when he was at majorca.

[Shaggy]

i don't think that is true, he was linked for ages when he was at majorca.

I WAS gonna say...I'm sure we were being linked with the pair at a similar time, and the interest was ongoing after Diouf came.

Anyway....we didn't get him. Pah.

[desertscouser]

i don't think that is true, he was linked for ages when he was at majorca.

Spot on Rocket. The Etoo link was around for a good while. Either way, it was never going to happen. Did GH ever sign a really decent forward? Apart from Anelka who he let go

[AFII]

Another one we missed out on

"Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Alcochete, the club's "football factory," where he received first-class instruction. Sporting realised that Ronaldo needed more support and arranged for his mother to join him. He made his debut for Sporting Lisbon against Moreirense and scored 2 goals. He also featured for Portugal in the UEFA Under 17 Championships.

His performances at the UEFA Under 17 championship drew him to the attention of the wider football world. He was first spotted by former Liverpool F.C. manager Gérard Houllier at the age of 16. However, Liverpool later declined him because he was too young and needed some time to develop into a top footballer".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo

[desertscouser]

....and Litmanen, who he didn't play