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jonnybaws said:
Bluff, OT but you a Bengal? If so, you guys gonna make the Playoffs this year?
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Umm, I guess kinda. Where I grew up in Memphis we didn't have an NFL team so, ya I guess I keep an eye out on how they do and try to get to the odd game ( ticket prices are crazy for NFL games). Bengals and playoffs are like sticking your dick in a glory hole, you never know what you are going to get! They are so prone to drop the odd clanger that just dashes all hopes.
 
DayDoDoeDontDayDoe said:
I ma tad surprised by this, I thought Gaitan played, they are ok 4 wide players , its in the miidle they struggle. Does he play CM or wide or a bit o both
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Pretty positive he is an AM that likes ro roam around a bit, he also has Aimar in there to roam with along with Wetsel I believe. I think all three rotate but I see Gaitan as an AM.
 
BluffCityRed said:
Pretty positive he is an AM that likes ro roam around a bit, he also has Aimar in there to roam with along with Wetsel I believe. I think all three rotate but I see Gaitan as an AM.
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I thought he was an Ashley Young type. One who can play out wide or off the striker. I don't think he's really what they need, though.
 
Zingydongdingalinger said:
I remember he was talked about from the start of Jan and we didn't get him till the back end. No one saw Carroll coming. In the summer no one would have guessed Henderson would come in. Whereas Downing, Adam and Enrique were all on the agenda for months before they were in.

This Jan we haven't been strongly linked with anyone yet so your guess would be as good as mine.
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I think this is because the way we now do business. there is no point trying to link us with anyone because you just don't know. with sides like Newcastle, Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, etc you can guage the type of player to link them with because you have a rough idea of their budget, wage structure and players they need while with Liverpool you don't. no-one knows our transfer kitty, budget or the sort of players we're after. at the moment it may seem that we're only after youngsters (under 20) but who knows, I think the good times will really come if we can re-acheive constant champions league qualiforcation and start building our new stadium. Players will then find it extremely difficult to think of a reason not to join us
 
My cousin has told me that Luuk De Jong is attending the match on boxing day. Anyone know much about this/him? I thought he meant Nigel De Jong at first...but he is a striker from FC Twente. <ok>
 
One rumour on the Liverpool website today...

Liverpool target Teo Gutierrez has been made available by his club - but only if his £8m valuation is met. The Racing Club de Avellaneda forward has been attracting the attention of a number of clubs across Europe and the impending eight game ban Luis Suarez is facing has heightened Liverpool's thoughts of adding another striker to their squad.

The 26-year-old has his six goals in 15 appearances in Argentina's top-flight this season and has now reached 15 caps for his native Colombia. The striker was prolific in his early career in South America and earned a move to Turkish side Trabzonspor in January 2010.

The frontman scored some important goals during his time in Europe, including a hat-trick against Bursaspor in the Turkish Super Cup, but failed to settle and moved to Argentina in February.

Now his form in front of goal has sparked a new wave of interest across the Continent, with a host of clubs ready to take a gamble on the relative unknown.

Racing Club vice-president Rodolfo Molina told Argentinean paper Ole: " There is no formal proposals for Teo Gutierrez, just words but no realities. When we receive an actual proposal we will study the numbers hard. The club does not reject the sale, but we will only negotiate on his real value."
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Source: http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-n...89/liverpool-eye-colombian-suarez-replacement

Thoughts?

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im going to post what a scouse guy told me over xmas and told me take it with a pinch of salt
3 months ago liverpool bid 35m for gareth bale and it was turned down, but liverpool went back with a 40m bid plus one of kuyt or maxi. allegedly 'arry wants 40m and both
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Hmmm interesting possibility,

FW - German Denis (Atalanta)

Perhaps the most surprising name on the list, the Atalanta striker has bagged more than 50% of his team's goals and helped them overcome the six-point penalty with which they began the season. Vital to the Bergamo side's push to stay in Serie A, he leads the league in scoring despite never previously having reached double figures on the peninsula.
 
luvgonzo said:
Watched Moneyball last night, good film. Do you think we are using the system?
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Not entirely. I mean in that film (and I assume in real life) they were buying quite a few old players, so they didn't have the 'young potential' model we seem to use, albeit they had less money.
I think we use stats to guide us towards certain players, and they pick targets from there. Sometimes it means targeting the less 'flashy' player because his stats are better, even if it doesn't appear so.
 
What about Nathan Redmond at Birmingham City? I've watched him a few times this season and he has impressed me every time. He's a very quick right winger but seems quite mature for his age and is certainly someone to look out for in the future.

There aren't very many videos of him on YouTube as he is only 17.

[video=youtube;w21ytfaykA0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w21ytfaykA0[/video]

[video=youtube;vZ7qBDt7Lp4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7qBDt7Lp4[/video]
 
Zingydongdingalinger said:
My cousin has told me that Luuk De Jong is attending the match on boxing day. Anyone know much about this/him? I thought he meant Nigel De Jong at first...but he is a striker from FC Twente. <ok>
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Young striker, very good technically. Excellent finisher. Think we've been linked with both him and his brother (Siem) too. Both highly rated, but the prevailing opinion is that Luuk is the better all round player. I'm sure Dirk will recommend him to Kenny if he rates him. ;) <ok>
 
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