Crouchie's off then...

[paulcooper4]

No he hasn't. Where do people get these news from?

The Liverpool Echo

[Shaggy]

He's every right to be fed up and only a complete numpty would be happy about it. He's being left out virtually every week in preference for, mainly, a striker who isn't scoring any goals. We don't want mercenaries who are happy to pick up their mega-wages - BUT, I haven't seen or heard any public bleating from Crouch. It's just sensationalist tabloid crap. As usual.

[JohnDoe]

The Liverpool Echo

I don't remember any article from Bascombe about this matter.

Link ?

[fah-q]

Crouch had a bit of a moan in a couple of post match interviews earlier in the season.

[paulcooper4]

I don't remember any article from Bascombe about this matter.

Link ?

I do, I remember reading it thrown into one of his match reports I think. No link like as I never thought to write the date down or scan the echo onto me computer

Definitely read it though, bascombe made it clear crouch was stalling on a contract

[thekop]

But where's this moaning mate?

I'm searching for the said article mate, i'll get back to you bud

[Shaggy]

I'm searching for the said article mate, i'll get back to you bud

Happy hunting

[puredale]

He was on 5Live earlier this week:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/fiveli...070926-1648.mp3

If you have clicked it you're going to wonder why.

[rushscored4]

I got it off Radio Merseyside on Friday night. Chap called Les Dawson.

[Revo]

I do, I remember reading it thrown into one of his match reports I think. No link like as I never thought to write the date down or scan the echo onto me computer

Definitely read it though, bascombe made it clear crouch was stalling on a contract

read it myself but not sure it was from bascombe. regardless of the headline crouch, i think he should of been given a better run in the team but anytime that he has played he hasnt helped himself. portsmouth away was the worst ive ever seen him where he was too easily manhandled and give the ball back too easily. i was watching bolton yesterday and how deep anelka was dropping in the hole similar to the role kuyt plays. how ****ing good could that partnership of torres and anelka be?

[AFII]

Crouch has been offered a new deal, at least he said so a few weeks ago, but that don't mean a thing.

It could be that we want to tie him down to a longer deal so we can get more if we sell him.

That is probably the reason to why we offered Sissoko the deal that he signed.

[Assassin]

I see Crouchie going if he doesnt toe the line soon, a straight swap for Defoe would be good business

[bigfooty]

Rafa needs to remember that we had our best league season for quite some time with Crouch starting a significant amount of games, even though he was not scoring for a fair chunk of them. And that least season we won 76% of matches Crouch started, compared to 36% when he did not.

[paulcooper4]

read it myself but not sure it was from bascombe. regardless of the headline crouch, i think he should of been given a better run in the team but anytime that he has played he hasnt helped himself. portsmouth away was the worst ive ever seen him where he was too easily manhandled and give the ball back too easily. i was watching bolton yesterday and how deep anelka was dropping in the hole similar to the role kuyt plays. how ****ing good could that partnership of torres and anelka be?

I know, when we were linked with Anelka in the summer my gut reaction was no ta fella, youve had your chance. The more ive thought about it though the more ive realised that Anelka would be possibly THE ideal partner for Torres

[andyinswinton]

I do feel sorry for Crouch. I wouldn't be too happy in his situation either if I was him but he either can choose try and take his chances when he gets them or go to a team that won't really win anything of note.

Its now looking as if he is now fourth choice striker at the club and at best he is looking at being a substitute behind Torres (obviously!) and Kuyt.

I don't think Crouch scored last season from coming on as a substitute so he isn't that supersub kinda play like Solksjaer was at United. I feel that Crouch needs to be playing from the start to make an impact on a game.