Crouch - media reports

[einar]

Spot on Einar, he's the closest to offering what Crouch does for us and we've been linked with him unlike Elmander or Zigic... Plus he can head the ball

He would be the best header of the ball at LFC if he was signed.

[Kopite_Colin]

I'd sell and ask for Owen in return. We have Kuyt and Voronin as big target men.

If we get in the region of £22m for Crouch & Bellamy I'd sell. £9m for Owen leaves £13m to go towards Eto'o & Tevez. I wouldn't be unhappy if Crouch stayed as a squad player.

If it meant we started the season with Eto'o, Owen, Kuyt, Voronin and 1 other striker to come in - I'd be happy.

[kopash]

What would people say to selling Crouch for 12m and buying Bent?

[tomasjj]

Bent?

I would cry.

[Red Chilli]

Never saw your second post before I replied to that. Sorry.

You were wrong though. Come on just admit it!

I prefer Jason Euell

[Shaggy]

What would people say to selling Crouch for 12m and buying Bent?

I'd be horrified.

[kurtangle01]

What would people say to selling Crouch for 12m and buying Bent?

No thanks.

[kurtangle01]

If we get in the region of £22m for Crouch & Bellamy I'd sell. £9m for Owen leaves £13m to go towards Eto'o & Tevez. I wouldn't be unhappy if Crouch stayed as a squad player.

If it meant we started the season with Eto'o, Owen, Kuyt, Voronin and 1 other striker to come in - I'd be happy.

Why on earth would we need 5 strikers?

[nobbylad]

Why on earth would we need 5 strikers?

We could play 2-3-5?

[AFII]

If Rafa want us to play a quicker game then there will be no place for Crouch.

He is good holding the ball up but that also slows down our game. It all depends what Rafa is after. Look at all the other top clubs that plays a quick passing game. They don't play with a player like Crouch because it would slow them down.

[kopash]

I'd be horrified.

agree but as touched upon in the thread earlier Crouchy being left on the bench for champs league final may make him think he'll never be first choice for Rafa, hence the need to move on.

We need to have a backup striker somewhere though perhaps these will be Kuyt/Voronin? But if we do only sign one superstar striker and Crouch leaves we'd have Voronin, Eto'o/Tevez/Torres and Kuyt and room for one more.

Bent would be happy to be squad player for now hence my reason for suggesting him. In no way would I want him as first choice. Dean Ashton perhaps?

[Diego]

Owen to us and Crouch to them, that is a good deal.

**** the little england whore. crouch offers us something different. only thing the midget offers is a fresh set of problems for the medical staff...

[einar]

IMHO from what I´ve seen, though it is not much, Amauri would be an improvement on Crouch.

He is stronger, quicker, faster, more determent, and would be the best header of the ball we have.

If we got 12-14m for Crouch that would probably be enough to get Amauri.

[Kopite_Colin]

Because I don't think anybody on here is convinced / knows whether Voronin is an out-and-out striker. We need options and I wouldn't want to go into a new aiming-to-win-the-title season with 1 proven premiership striker (which is Owen, - whose fitness is yet to be proven). Kuyt is still unproven in terms of Prem goalscoring to me. It's likely Eto'o would be a success because of his class (but we thought that about Morientes), ano-one knows much about Voronin. That's why I wouldn't mind if Crouch stayed and we started with Eto'o, Kuyt, Crouch, Tevez or Owen & Voronin.

[Red_Polo]

I prefer Jason Euell

Euell, Neville, Wark on loan?