"I wish he'd stayed at Anfield"

[brendan]

Which Liverpool player do you wish had stayed at Liverpool?

It could be a player that decided to move on (for cash, trophies, whatever)

It could be a player that left because of limited opportunities/ fell out with the manager/ injured/ we needed the cash/ everyone else thought was crap.

Which player do you always have a pang of regret about, and why?

I'll ignore my head saying Michael Owen and go for Beardsley.

Great, great player and his subsequent displays for the Blue ****e and then the hapless "Toon Army" made me wish he'd stayed at Anfield a bit longer.

[Ryan]

Owen. McManaman, Cisse, Aldridge.

[JRG]

Jari Litmanen - never got a chance to show what he could do. He fell out with GH apparently, a truly class act.

[PTP]

first one that springs to mind...

At the time David Thompson, a local lad with plenty of potential and he added some extra 'bite' to the team, something I felt was lacking at times. Obviously since he left he hasn't gone on to achieve much but felt when he left he should of stayed.

[Shaggy]

I will be very sad to see Didi in a Citeh shirt (although not as sad as I would've been to see him in a Bolton shirt) but that's not exactly a case of "I wish he'd stayed at Anfield", because we probably did the right thing in letting him go.

We sold Beardsley far too soon...another indication of Souness trying too hard to make his own imprint on the club.

There was also a time when I wished we'd never let Brad Friedel go, as he performed heroically in the Premiership at a time when we struggled to find a keeper who could catch.

I wish Rushie had never left for Juventus, if only because when I read the news on Ceefax or Oracle I burst into tears.

[Shaggy]

I will be very sad to see Didi in a Citeh shirt (although not as sad as I would've been to see him in a Bolton shirt) but that's not exactly a case of "I wish he'd stayed at Anfield", because we probably did the right thing in letting him go.

We sold Beardsley far too soon...another indication of Souness trying too hard to make his own imprint on the club.

There was also a time when I wished we'd never let Brad Friedel go, as he performed heroically in the Premiership at a time when we struggled to find a keeper who could catch.

I wish Rushie had never left for Juventus, if only because when I read the news on Ceefax or Oracle I burst into tears.

[brendan]

Owen. McManaman, Cisse, Aldridge.

Aldo is a good shout. He scored goals everywhere he went.

When you think about it, there aren't THAT many players (in recent times)
that you can really have a tear in your eye about leaving (from a professional/ football stance anyway) , is there?

I suppose it's a testament to the club that most only go when we tell them to. Greats like Barnes, Rush, McMahon, Whelan, Hansen, Nicol, Grobs et al were thoroughly squeezed of all their "juices" before leaving/ retiring. In some cases, they stayed a bit TOO long, but anyway.

I'm hoping that this thread will also cough up a few "Well, everyone else thougt they were crap, but *I* liked them" players.

Like Murphy, or Morientes.
You've already done Cisse (which as you know, I agree with)

[Shaggy]

Cisse

[PTP]

I'm hoping that this thread will also cough up a few "Well, everyone else thougt they were crap, but *I* liked them" players.

Like Murphy, or Morientes.
You've already done Cisse (which as you know, I agree with)

Thats one player I was glad to see the back off!

[Ryan]

What are you laughing at, you opprobrious fcukwit?

[PTP]

What are you laughing at, you opprobrious fcukwit?

No need for the name calling

[Ryan]

No need for the name calling

Apologies, after his "overbearing ****" remarks, I had presumed it was open-season...

[Le Chacal]

Henchoz

[Shaggy]

Apologies, after his "overbearing ****" remarks, I had presumed it was open-season...

It was 'objectionable', actually.

[G_Man]

Bernard Diomede.