A new left-back..

[tomasjj]

Howard_lfc tries not to bite....

Hey, nothing to bite on, mate.
I just saw it as a positive sign.

[Morph]

Use him as a backup to Arbeloa.

to be honest it's a fair shout, insua looked solid in his games last season, I see no way he can be defensively worse than Aurelio and Riise, surely he's worth a shout, particularly with the CC game coming up

[AFII]

to be honest it's a fair shout, insua looked solid in his games last season, I see no way he can be defensively worse than Aurelio and Riise, surely he's worth a shout, particularly with the CC game coming up

He isn't ready to play week in week out yet but he is ready if we need him.

IMO of course.

It's also a risk to play a young player to much because he will probably end up with injury problems because of that later on but using him as a backup left back would be a good solution.

He wouldn't play to much and he would get the experience he needs.

[Sir Bob]

Lescott would be an ideal buy for us, very much in the mould of Heinze. Very little chance of getting him mind you.

On a wider point I wonder if the top teams like LFC actually have scouts regulary going to lower league matches. I presume we must do, but its not a market Rafa has dipped his toe into yet.

[Morph]

He isn't ready to play week in week out yet but he is ready if we need him.

IMO of course.

It's also a risk to play a young player to much because he will probably end up with injury problems because of that later on but using him as a backup left back would be a good solution.

He wouldn't play to much and he would get the experience he needs.

It's no more of a concern than when Agger came into the side, he should have played the CC game earlier on in the season and was probably unluck that aurelio was making his come back at the same time. He's certainly worth a shout for the one coming up, and maybe one or two of the easier home league games coming up, he doesn't need to play week in week out, but at least give him similar treatment to lucas or leto who've made a few appearances now.

[El Jefecito]

Lescott would be an ideal buy for us, very much in the mould of Heinze. Very little chance of getting him mind you.

On a wider point I wonder if the top teams like LFC actually have scouts regulary going to lower league matches. I presume we must do, but its not a market Rafa has dipped his toe into yet.

We've brought in loads of kids from the lower leagues.

[Alpha]

It's also a risk to play a young player to much because he will probably end up with injury problems because of that later on

Nonsense.

[red g]

..could be under our noses: Joleon Lescott.

He's exactly what Rafa wants (Heinze!) - a man who can play left back and cover centre half as well.

Not that I'm dismissing JAR - but there are rumours of a move to Villa so IMO JL would be a good replacement.

Thoughts?

I thought he was a centre half who could cover LB?

I think he is a great player, scores a few as well !!

[AFII]

Nonsense.

You only need to look at the many young stars that have started to play week in week out very early.

Owen, Fowler, Messi, Ronaldo, Rooney, Eto'o, Nasri, Van Basten and so on.

So you can take your nonsense somewhere else.

[Parm]

IIRC Houllier looked at him a few years back.

and Dawson/Essien and a load of others.

[Neil Young]

He dives too much.

[Parm]

and what the **** is going on with that Klingon forehead? am sure I saw a pic of him a few years ago and his forehead looked kinda normal. But now...

[Neil Young]

and what the **** is going on with that Klingon forehead? am sure I saw a pic of him a few years ago and his forehead looked kinda normal. But now...

Um, he had a near-fatal car accident when he was about five and IIRC had thirty operations.

[steveheighwayrobbery]

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[carheex]

IIRC Houllier looked at him a few years back.

Can't be any good then!