Pack your bags Roy

[rudedog]

Yeah I mean the rumours about us dumping Insua and spending £5 million on PFK proved unfounded didnt they

As did loaning out / selling Aquilani and signing Poulsen and letting Cavalieri go on a free and spending £2.5 million on Jones

Wasn't Aquilani replaced by Meireles?

[red g]

The one area where Hodgson should keep very quiet about so far is transfers as his have been absymal so far.

But still hope Merieles and Cole will do the business

[pondus]

The one area where Hodgson should keep very quiet about so far is transfers as his have been absymal so far.

But still hope Merieles and Cole will do the business

Good additions to our squad/first team, I have been impressed by Raul, he looks like he can run all day and is all over the pitch, and is also good with the ball at his feet. One of our best and most consistent players this year IMO.

[Lecter]

LFC History site says we got £3m for Cavalieri.

http://www.lfchistory.net/stats_tran...submit1=Submit

We paid £3 million for him

He only had 2 years left on his contract so cant see us breaking even on him

Daily Mirror says £1 million http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle558125.html

But i'm sure I read on Cesena official site that it was a free transfer

[Shaggy]

Well IMO this is the most reliable site out there and it says we got £3m for him. If it's down to who I trust most out of LFC History or The Mirror, then I know who I'd go with.

http://www.lfchistory.net/seasontransfers.asp?season_id=120&submit1=Submit

[Neil Young]

But i'm sure I read on Cesena official site that it was a free transfer

Why on earth were you looking at Cesena's site?

[Vermilion]

“I’ve always believed in him and to be fair my predecessor never doubted him, playing him on a regular basis, so he didn’t give the criticism any credence either.”

Oh Roy....You'll be telling us King Kenny was treated to dinner by Rafa at Melwood every day at this rate....

[danperkins]

Good additions to our squad/first team, I have been impressed by Raul, he looks like he can run all day and is all over the pitch, and is also good with the ball at his feet. One of our best and most consistent players this year IMO.

I think both will be good additions but if i'm honest i haven't really been impressed by either. Meireles needs to do more and make more of an impact on the game, drifts him by sometimes, Cole is just hopelessly out of form and might actually find it tough to get back in the side.

In saying that i think Cole is far too predictable on the left and would be better served centrally or at worst out right, how to accommodate him i dunno? And Meireles has been moved around alot, i wasn't a big fan of him initially but am still really hoping he proves me wrong, where to play him is also a problem if Roy likes Gerrard in the CM, as seems to be the case. Makes sense to play Meireles behind Torres or Gerrard behind Torres with Meireles back with Lucas?

Maybe Roy doesn't trust Meireles and Lucas in there, to be fair Stevie has been excellent beside Lucas so its a hard one to call. I reckon either Cole or Meireles will struggle to get into the starting 11 during the season with the way we line up and with incomings in January.

[Lecter]

Why on earth were you looking at Cesena's site?

There was a similar argument to this about his valuation and someone had linked in the Cesena website

[Neil Young]

There was a similar argument to this about his valuation and someone had linked in the Cesena website

OK, that's slightly less obsessive than I feared.

[AnfieldForever]

Still, mr Jones certainly doesn't seem like an upgrade.

Jones qualifies as home grown, I think that's the only reason this deal was made.

[banditos]

Jones qualifies as home grown, I think that's the only reason this deal was made.

And he's an Aussie, so he's probably a top bloke and good in the sack.

[red g]

Jones qualifies as home grown, I think that's the only reason this deal was made.

I am sure we are well within our quota anyway? sure i did a(strikethrough did a) ****ed up a thread earlier in season about it.

ps using the word strikethrough in brackets doesnt have same effect

[Arn]

Jones qualifies as home grown, I think that's the only reason this deal was made.

The same reason to why Rafa wanted to sign Barry for example. We needed English players and our Academy didn't deliver yet. Then the only option is to sign English players for the first team.

I see Jones as a good signing just because of the home grown rule. The manager can't just sign whatever player he want because of that rule.

Man C have acted very clever in the transfer market and signed players that will qualify as home grown after a couple of years, like Balotelli. They can use him outside of the rules until then without any problem.

[Craig_H]

“We have to be very careful,” said the 63-year-old.

I could almost add the words 'that we dont get into a habit of winning' to the end of that quote, and still believe he'd have said it.