Selling Crouch?

[Peter Delvechio]

Will there ever be a better time?

He's clearly quite limited as a striker, I think we can all agree on that. He's somehow found his way into the England team and is maybe, just maybe, marketable at more than the 7m we paid for him.

We have some cash available for a striker already (maybe 10/11m?).

Would you consider selling Crouch for 7/8m?

We could then have enough to buy two strikers who can hold the ball up, retain possession, involve team mates in the attack AND SCORE GOALS.

Would you sell Crouch if it meant we could sign....say...for example...Kuyt and Ashton, or Bent and Ashton or Bent and Kuyt....? (well you get the idea)

I would.

[fatistuta]

There is no ****ing way I would consider selling Crouchy now unless a bid of £15m + came in and I don't think Rafa would either.

Crouchy is our most improvd player and is developing at an amazing rate.

He will prove Rafa right.

[Peter Delvechio]

What if he already has proven Rafa right?

What if Rafa expected him to be good at certain things and bad at others?

What if Rafa has always seen Crouch as a pricey stop-gap?

What if Rafa identified a player who had Crouch's strengths AND could score 15+ goals a season? I think he'd sell Crouch in a heartbeat.

[Howard_lfc]

There is no ****ing way I would consider selling Crouchy now unless a bid of £15m + came in and I don't think Rafa would either.

Crouchy is our most improvd player and is developing at an amazing rate.

He will prove Rafa right.

Hmmmmm...I'm not so sure.
Crouch needs to improve by about 10-20% this season IMO.

Having said that - he looked excellent when he came on against Zurich - full of confidence.

H

PS £15m is one helluva lot of dosh !!

[Peter Delvechio]

Yes, well... he definitely needs to improve - I expect rafa has told him as much.

And 15m is way, way, way, way, way off - unless one of the other top clubs completely loses its senses.

We could (if we were lucky and if we sold now) sell to a Middlesborough, a West Ham, a Man City...(y'know one of the silly clubs) - for 7 or 8m.

[FowlerLeftFoot]

I think Crouch had proved to people that he is useful enough to remain in Liverpool. He has got a great touch and his size will cause other defences a hell lot of problems. He might not be the most prolific striker ever, he probably never will be, but you cant find many better target men in football right now.

[armitage]

He's deffo a stop gap signing (remember Rafa saying he was not the best) but he did ok last season. If someone came in with a good offer he'd bite their hand off I reckon. I'd be happy for him to stay and I'm sure he would too, but he's such a journeyman I expect he'd not be arsed about moving on. Maybe he'll develop into a top class striker this season - that would be smart.

[LFCman]

I wouldn't sell him unless we got on offer that we couldn't refuse.

No matter what anyone says (or calls him - 'lurch' tsk tsk tsk) he contributed to our improvement last season. He gives us something different and is suited to the English game. Not to mention most defenders just don't know how to deal with him and can also prove useful in Europe as most continental defenders wouldn't of had to deal with someone like him before.

Contrary to what some people say he does still score his share of headers and is more then useful with the ball at his feet.

He may 'look' akward and average but what he CONTRIBUTES is valuable.

[kopdan]

Will there ever be a better time?

He's clearly quite limited as a striker, I think we can all agree on that. He's somehow found his way into the England team and is maybe, just maybe, marketable at more than the 7m we paid for him.

We have some cash available for a striker already (maybe 10/11m?).

Would you consider selling Crouch for 7/8m?

We could then have enough to buy two strikers who can hold the ball up, retain possession, involve team mates in the attack AND SCORE GOALS.

Would you sell Crouch if it meant we could sign....say...for example...Kuyt and Ashton, or Bent and Ashton or Bent and Kuyt....? (well you get the idea)

I would.

FLMAO

[armitage]

on headers, I wish he'd work a bit more. Ok, he gets a few but the ratio of goals to header chances is poor. Maybe his instructions are to head the ball down for others - and maybe will Bellamy this will be a bit more fruitful. oh, Im getting all excited now!

[Ryan]

Will there ever be a better time?

He's clearly quite limited as a striker, I think we can all agree on that. He's somehow found his way into the England team and is maybe, just maybe, marketable at more than the 7m we paid for him.

We have some cash available for a striker already (maybe 10/11m?).

Would you consider selling Crouch for 7/8m?

We could then have enough to buy two strikers who can hold the ball up, retain possession, involve team mates in the attack AND SCORE GOALS.

Would you sell Crouch if it meant we could sign....say...for example...Kuyt and Ashton, or Bent and Ashton or Bent and Kuyt....? (well you get the idea)

I would.

I think you and I are going to get on quite well Peter.

I'd happily watch Crouch being sold. Only problem is; Who the fcuk would buy him, and would we get close to a return on the bloated £7M we blew on him?

[paulcooper4]

Will there ever be a better time?

He's clearly quite limited as a striker, I think we can all agree on that. He's somehow found his way into the England team and is maybe, just maybe, marketable at more than the 7m we paid for him.

We have some cash available for a striker already (maybe 10/11m?).

Would you consider selling Crouch for 7/8m?

We could then have enough to buy two strikers who can hold the ball up, retain possession, involve team mates in the attack AND SCORE GOALS.

Would you sell Crouch if it meant we could sign....say...for example...Kuyt and Ashton, or Bent and Ashton or Bent and Kuyt....? (well you get the idea)

I would.

Rafa made it clear when he signed crouch that he was not signing him as a goalscorer. He signed him to hold the ball up for the midfielders to get into the box, especially away from home. He never planned to use him as much at home but it has been necessary due to crap form of others i.e. cisse and morientes. Also due to how well crouchy was playing. The main reason he bought him for, he has been exlempary, our away form was transformed overnight, and rafa has made it clear that crouch is the main reason for this. However, he would like another striker as well as crouchy to mix it up at home. And if you think bent or ashton are anywhere near as good as crouchy then I dont know what game youve been watching, because it certainly hasnt been football.

[Ryan]

It never fails to amaze me how good some people think Crouch is?

Are we watching the same goofy, lumering, impotent oaf here or wha?

[Neuklon]

It never fails to amaze me how good some people think Crouch is?

Are we watching the same goofy, lumering, impotent oaf here or wha?

Not as good as some believe but not as bad as others claim - but he is/was integral to Rafa's system as we required somebody to hold the ball up.

[Ryan]

Not as good as some believe but not as bad as others claim - but he is/was integral to Rafa's system as we required somebody to hold the ball up.

He concedes more possession than Luis Garcia. That is a fact.