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VVD Record Breakers

Discussion in 'Liverpool' started by FedLadSonOfAnfield, Dec 27, 2017.

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Good or bad deal?

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  1. wishiwasinliverpool

    wishiwasinliverpool Well-Known Member

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    Do you know what happened to the real colossus?
     
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  2. organic red

    organic red Well-Known Member

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    Yeats is still about, dementia problems though
     
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  3. Zanjinho

    Zanjinho Boom!
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    For £75m, he best add spunk mini-Messi's!
     
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  4. carlthejackal

    carlthejackal Well-Known Member

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    For that money, we now expect clean sheets, no goals conceded through set pieces, and a good number of goals scored through headers from our corners. And also an 8 (at least) or man of the match performance every time.
     
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  5. organic red

    organic red Well-Known Member

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    Just like Carlton Pogba :bandit:..........
     
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  6. astro

    astro Well-Known Member

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    He takes free kicks better than Coutinho
     
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  7. astro

    astro Well-Known Member

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    #bbcsalford still trying to argue that VVD deal is the end of football <laugh>
     
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  8. Peej

    Peej Fabio Borini Lover

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    #51%ofsouhampton
     
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  9. jenners04

    jenners04 I must not post porn!

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    That's got rhc excited :bandit:
     
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  10. Diego

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    So do a lot of players <laugh>
     
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  11. Diego

    Diego Lone Ranger

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    Just read an article by the guy that took VvD to Celtic, he reckons he has the potential to be at least half as good as Ferdinand.
    Depending on which of the Ferdinand brothers he was talking about you could have a decent player there <ok>
     
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  12. Page_Moss_Kopite

    Page_Moss_Kopite Well-Known Member

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    Whereas Everton has been Man Utd's old folks retreat for many years, not sure Everton have ever signed their tea lady though.:bandit:
     
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  13. Diego

    Diego Lone Ranger

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    Tea ladies are useful to a great age, not many get moved on.
     
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  14. FedLadSonOfAnfield

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    just the really fit ones
     
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  15. Page_Moss_Kopite

    Page_Moss_Kopite Well-Known Member

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    When man u paid a then record fee for a defender (Rio)they were buying potential as we are with VvD.<ok>
     
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  16. Page_Moss_Kopite

    Page_Moss_Kopite Well-Known Member

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    Unless their name is Mary Brown.<whistle>
     
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  17. Diego

    Diego Lone Ranger

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    VvD is 26 and should be coming into his peak, Rio was 24 and already there.
    You don't pay that much for potential when you really need it now. I know Klopp is known for "developing" players just as they happen to be maturing in the game (coincidentally) but VvD is already at the age where he either makes it or doesn't.
    I would have loved him next to Bailly at OT 16 months ago by the way <ok>
     
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  18. Diego

    Diego Lone Ranger

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    I think the manager moved in that example <laugh>
     
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  19. Page_Moss_Kopite

    Page_Moss_Kopite Well-Known Member

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    Some players develop at a later age, your two year age differential means nothing, it's like you saying Rio was already at the height of his game and didn't need guidance from the Fergie team of trainers etc, also are you saying that a player can't "make it" in the game at the age of 26 or older if they already haven't?, If yes that's bs.
     
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  20. Page_Moss_Kopite

    Page_Moss_Kopite Well-Known Member

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    So did Mary's threepenny bits.<whistle>
     
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