Your worst suggestions for a signing..

[Phoenix07]

Speaking of 'signings', I'm sure there have been some funky choices regarding potential Liverpool managers.

[dww]

Speaking of 'signings', I'm sure there have been some funky choices regarding potential Liverpool managers.

Bob the charmer militate for Hodgson for a start.

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You are Chris Bascombe

His article in the echo

In most cases, paying £12m for a teenager would be considered rank
stupidity, over-indulgence or, at the very least, a gamble which
even Chris Kirkland's dad would shy away from.

When Manchester United do it, it's a stroke of transfer genius.
According to everyone who they make listen, United have just
signed the best teenager in the world. By God are we hearing about it.

I'm not doubting Ronaldo's abilities. Clearly he's a talented kid Who may be on the threshold of greatness. It just strikes me as rather odd that no-one has given the same attention to Liverpool's equally stunning new teenage recruit.

It seems Gerard Houllier's mistake with Anthony Le Tallec was to buy him early rather than delay until everyone in Europe wanted him. Obviously, Liverpool should have waited until Le Tallec's value was £12m.

Soon enough, the rest of the nation will wake up to the fact LeTallec and Ronaldo played in the same world youth championships not so long ago and it was the Liverpool new boy who was voted the best player.

No doubt both Gerard and Mr Drunken bacon face watched those same youth championships in Malaysia a few years back and noticed the same players.

Indeed, Liverpool had already signed Le Tallec by then and were strongly linked with Ronaldo themselves, but can't afford to splash out like United.

Time will tell who's got the better deal, but for value for money I know who I'm backing. It's a bit like Houllier and Drunken bacon face have both dined at the same top class restaurant and had their pick of the best main courses on the menu.

Houllier has managed to get his dish at a quarter of the cost Drunken bacon face has paid, and yet it's his rival who is getting all the praise.

Le Tallec won't get the same attention as Rooney, Gerrard or Michael Owen because he ain't English. But the few glimpses I've had of him remind me so much of the first time I saw Gerrard. So young, yet so full of class. So clearly ready to play at the highest level and begin the learning curve which will take him to the top of the game.

One of the most encouraging, but sadly overlooked parts of Sunday was Le Tallec's being named a sub. Pity he didn't get on, although Houllier said he was prepared to play the youngster if the circumstances of the game had been different.

The career paths of Le Tallec and Ronaldo are sure to cross regularly over the next decade. Should the French gem prove himself the better player, you never know, maybe the manager who signed him will get a bit of credit

not Bascombe's finest hour

[yamiedo]

Its stories like Anthony Le Tallec that make you realise we need to keep a lid on the hype over the likes of Suso and Sterling. Some players may have the raw materials but lack the drive and determination to develop them to the highest level.

[Lee]

not Bascombe's finest hour

That's pretty poor looking back at it.

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Its stories like Anthony Le Tallec that make you realise we need to keep a lid on the hype over the likes of Suso and Sterling. Some players may have the raw materials but lack the drive and determination to develop them to the highest level.

or be in the wrong place at the wrong time. or work uinder the wrong management.

My guess is most youngsters in the premiership have got there chance by luck.