Joe Allen

Nationality is a legal concept and a personal one. I have dual citizenship UK & Australian but I feel British/Welsh. I support Oz sports if they're not against a U.K side, and have a massive affection for the country and its people but I don't feel Australian because I'm not, even though I have a passport.

 

I have to say KJ ,considering you Made a big song and dance about not commenting on any of my threads,you dont half comment alot on my threads..

Tut tut..say one thing,do another

 

I hope the " Allen " decision is a business one & not a tug on the heart one . Remember where we are & how many clubs will always have more money to work with than us .... I want the money if Joe wants to go .... Frankly , at 15 million , I want the money even if Joe doesn't want to go . Gift horses don't come around enough to look this one in the mouth

 

Spurs have bid 12m apparently

Would my fellow jacks take 12m from Spurs or 15m from brenden the snake?

 

Should I be putting up post in Welsh? because no one has come back with any names to replace Joe Allen! which is what I thought, so let's hope we keep him......................

 

Im with you on this one dragon

 

What makes me laugh is, she has me on her ignore list, but yet she still menstruates on my threads?? what a complete transvestite aye!...........

 

If you're trying to milk us for money, good luck with Daniel Levy!

 

Plenty of names to replace him Phil, but it will be someone unexpected that we will haven't thought of. But we don't know if he is going yet so it could all be premature

 

Init ! SHe has so many people on ignore now,that she is soon to be arguing with herself only! Though i Think she might just agree with her views! Unless she ends up putting herself on ignore ! ..

She must be going through the menopause Dragon..

 

Well I have a couple of names Jager, but will keep my own council till it is clear what really is happening, though your probable right on the unknowns, wonder how Bodde is doing back at his old club, in Laudrup we trust aye, interesting what Leon has stated!............

 

i can get a british passport (will it help when i am in europe) but i am now an Aussie first, scot second and brit third

 

See Musty told you, no sign of him.

 

Ander Herrera? In the Spanish squad for the Olympics, think he's 22. Described as the heart of the midfield for Bilbao this year, and possibly Laudrup would be able to get him for 8 million+, looks a massive prospect!

 

Interesting that the BBC is reporting that the Allen deal is now imminent because Liverpool have offloaded Aquilani.

They must be assuming that the undisclosed transfer fee + wages saved + Rodgers' knowledge of Allen's contract (minimum release fee of £15 million) = Allen to Liverpool.

But Liverpool can't bid for a year unless we accept a bid from another club and the minimum release fee is only activated when one of Man U, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool bid.
So far only Spurs have bid and we can reject whatever they offer.

It seems to me we hold all the cards and Liverpool are far from favourites to land Allen.

How about we play hard ball and don't accept a Spurs bid unless it's circa £20 million. Could Liverpool afford him in those circumstances?

If Spurs don't bid anymore than £12-13.5 million than we sit tight and work on Allen signing a new and improved contract with a bigger release fee.
Of course if Laudrup thinks he can replace Allen and improve other positions with less than £15 million (I imagine he is negotiating with various clubs/players right now) than we can accept less...and only then do Liverpool stand a good chance.

On this deal we hold the superior negotiating position and he will only leave if it suits us.
Unlike Siggy the power is in our hands.

 

interesting theories terror

 

liked that czech winger in the euros, named him in a previous thread but forgot his name

 

Terror, the club statement said they were unhappy that Liverpool had broken the agreement and bid anyway.

 

It's Bilbao, they're notoriously hard to buy players from due to their all-Basque policy.

Doesn't really matter if it's Laudrup or Mourinho asking, it'll be expensive.

Anyway, on Joe Allen... We've just returned from the USA and the clear out of players should begin now-ish. We've just got rid of Aquilani for around £5-7M. The Allen deal could happen.

 

Pilar or Jiracek? Both moved to Wolfsburg.