Sunday transfer guff

[NICKZS]

Summer 2005.

I don't believe that. But he is, apparently, a Liverpool supporter which might help us get him if we want him.

[Rocket]

Ye he was quoted as saying how Giggs is his fave player and how much he loves playing with him

your reading too much into that, its because bale has gone up the ranks with the Welsh team and Giggs has been in the full mens team since he was 17.

Bale looked **** defensively in that dirge fest at Croke Park yesterday. Good going forward mind.

i thought he was ****e in both directions yesterday. He's normally alot better than that.

[Bender]

Simao ? He must be close to 30 now ?

He will be 28 in october

[JohnOK]

I hope to God we don't get Simao, don't rate him at all.

[tomasjj]

I hope to God we don't get Simao, don't rate him at all.

[DannyMan2006]

I hope to God we don't get Simao, don't rate him at all.

Surely there is players of similar quality that are younger? At 28 a price of £10m would be a bit steep......... Lets say he takes one year to settle that would leave him at nearly 30 years of age and 3 seasons left in him at LFCs level.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Surely there is players of similar quality that are younger? At 28 a price of £10m would be a bit steep......... Lets say he takes one year to settle that would leave him at nearly 30 years of age and 3 seasons left in him at LFCs level.

Where does this obsession with a players age come from? It's prevalent throughout football forums it seems. Especially this one.

If a new signing arrives and does the job, surely that's all that matters?

Isn't a footballers prime years considered to be between the ages of 24 to 30/31? So at 28 wouldn't Simao be in his prime?

For example if we bought Thierry Henry this summer for £15m, wouldn't everyone be happy that we had signed a top class forward, or would they moan that we'd spent £15m on a 30 year old?

[AFII]

If we signed Henry for £15m then I would moan about that we have signed an injury prone player that is past his best.

Henry for £15m isn't a good deal. It would have been a fantastic signing two years ago but not anymore.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

If we signed Henry for £15m then I would moan about that we have signed an injury prone player that is past his best.

Henry for £15m isn't a good deal. It would have been a fantastic signing two years ago but not anymore.

Hilarious.

[tomasjj]

If we signed Owen for £5m then I would moan about that we have signed an injury prone player that is past his best.

Owen for £5m isn't a good deal. It would have been a fantastic signing two years ago but not anymore.

Hallelujah!!

[AFII]

Hilarious.

How many games have Henry played the last two seasons?

[Pacman]

How many games have Henry played the last two seasons?

Is that a trick question?

How many goals has he scored?

[dww]

Where does this obsession with a players age come from? It's prevalent throughout football forums it seems. Especially this one.

If a new signing arrives and does the job, surely that's all that matters?

Isn't a footballers prime years considered to be between the ages of 24 to 30/31? So at 28 wouldn't Simao be in his prime?

For example if we bought Thierry Henry this summer for £15m, wouldn't everyone be happy that we had signed a top class forward, or would they moan that we'd spent £15m on a 30 year old?

Completely agree. However age may have an effect on how quickly a player settles but that can go both ways. We need to buy the plahyers we need to challenge irrelevant of age.

If we signed Henry for £15m then I would moan about that we have signed an injury prone player that is past his best.

Henry for £15m isn't a good deal. It would have been a fantastic signing two years ago but not anymore.

Any signing represents a risk. If you don't think that the danger of his recent injury record is worth potentially having a genuine world class talent who is adapted to the PL for £15m then I think you would never buy anyone.

[DannyMan2006]

Where does this obsession with a players age come from? It's prevalent throughout football forums it seems. Especially this one.

If a new signing arrives and does the job, surely that's all that matters?

Isn't a footballers prime years considered to be between the ages of 24 to 30/31? So at 28 wouldn't Simao be in his prime?

For example if we bought Thierry Henry this summer for £15m, wouldn't everyone be happy that we had signed a top class forward, or would they moan that we'd spent £15m on a 30 year old?

I know that you are not serious in saying Simao is at Henrys level? Some players are worth the money...........

All I said was surely theres someone of a similar level thats younger. If there is, wouldnt you rather have the younger player, even if he was to cost £3m more?

I actually think we could get one for less than it would cost to get Simao, who was vastly over priced by Benfica.

[AFII]

Henry played 42 games for Arsenal three years ago and that probably means that he missed 10-15 games.

He also played 44 games last season and that means that he probably missed 10-15 games.

This season he has played in 27 games and that means that he probably will have missed 25-30 games.

So 45-60 games missed the last three seasons.

His goals/game this season has been below 0.5 goals/game for the first time since 2000-2001 season.