The Football Thread 2011/12

[Finiarél]

So looks like Liverpool are sniffing around sigurdson

[Minto]

Yeah Northern Ireland are a joke when it comes to football. I mean we're so small it's unfair

West Ham bid 4 million for Grant Holt.

I'd love 'pool to grab Sigurdson, he's quality.

[Cuttooth]

Will Arsenal sign anyone?

[Minto]

Will Arsenal sign anyone?

[Glowy69]

That's what they got for not putting Jamie Ward on the pitch .

Who?

See my sig.

Oooh, Some shite derby player then?

Villa trainee legend .

Thats where I stopped reading

If only he hadn't chosen to play for N. Ireland, we would have the Euros in the bag. Even though we already do have it in the bag .

I like your confidence mate

[7256930752]

Will Arsenal sign anyone?

I've heard Wenger has his eye on a couple of youngsters.

There's also talk he might buy some new players.

BOOM.

[Tomous]

No surprises on Liverpool going for Sigurdsson. Gutted obviously but inevitable once Rodgers left.

Will be a quality signing for anyone at £7m

[Herdanos]

No surprises on Liverpool going for Sigurdsson. Gutted obviously but inevitable once Rodgers left.

Will be a quality signing for anyone at £7m

Yeah but - there's already Gerrard, Aquilani, Cole, Henderson, Spearing, Lucas, Adam, Sterling and Shelvey fighting for places in central midfield. It'll be interesting to see who Rodgers favours and who doesn't make the cut, and as he's probably going to have to fund his own transfers to a certain extent (he won't be given anywhere near the amount of money Dalglish was given) some of those will surely be on their way before long.

[Captain Kinopio]

No surprises on Liverpool going for Sigurdsson. Gutted obviously but inevitable once Rodgers left.

Will be a quality signing for anyone at £7m

Yeah but - there's already Gerrard, Aquilani, Cole, Henderson, Spearing, Lucas, Adam, Sterling and Shelvey fighting for places in central midfield. It'll be interesting to see who Rodgers favours and who doesn't make the cut, and as he's probably going to have to fund his own transfers to a certain extent (he won't be given anywhere near the amount of money Dalglish was given) some of those will surely be on their way before long.

Not sure Cole or Aquaman will come back and hopefully Adam will be shipped off somewhere

[GrinWithoutaKat]

Maybe they'll be sending Sterling out on loan

Brendan Rodgers dropped a hint that he would be prepared to let some Liverpool youngsters leave to benefit the Swans if it was needed

Whilst there is an agreement in place that Rodgers does not come back for players for 12 months, he dropped a hint that there was always the possibility of moves the other way as he settled into his new role at Anfield.

“I have already spoken to Huw Jenkins about this kind of thing,” said Rodgers. “Swansea can be a great place for any young Liverpool player to go to.

“I did it the other way around with Chelsea and we used a connection then. But they have to be good enough – you have to be a real good young player to play for Swansea.

“The players I took from Chelsea – like Scott Sinclair and Fabio Borini – I did because they were talented players. For talented young players, there’s no better place to be than Swansea.

“And it will be interesting now to assess the squad here and have a look at the young players we have."

“It is part of the contract,” admitted Rodgers. “There’s no doubt a host of players there that can play for a big club. I don’t want to destroy a brilliant time and a brilliant relationship that I have with Huw. Naturally, though, if there are players who are going to go then I would want to be in the market for them.”

[Ecno]

Yeah Northern Ireland are a joke when it comes to football. I mean we're so small it's unfair

West Ham bid 4 million for Grant Holt.

I'd love 'pool to grab Sigurdson, he's quality.

The one place I don't want him to end up is Wst Ham I wouldn't nearly mind as much if he went to Villa where he won't really have that much of an impact due to Darren Bent. I can understand where McNally is coming from not wanting to offer him 3 years but hopefully bridges can be mended and something can be worked out as I think he's worth more to us than anyone else. If we had to sell him I think we should be looking at a figure double the £4 million.

[Finiarél]

ESPN Soccernet ‏@ESPNSoccernet

Fenerbahce have announced they have signed Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt on a three-year contract.



Sky Sports ‏@SkySports

Fenerbahce confim the signing of Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt on a three-year deal. #LFC

[Captain Kinopio]

Shame, great player for the club over the years shame it ended the way it did, at least he got a cup this year though

[Kanbei]

Least he'll stop scoring against us now

[Cuttooth]

Least he'll stop scoring against us now

Bound to meet in the Champions League now.

[Tomous]

Yeah Northern Ireland are a joke when it comes to football. I mean we're so small it's unfair

West Ham bid 4 million for Grant Holt.

I'd love 'pool to grab Sigurdson, he's quality.

The one place I don't want him to end up is Wst Ham I wouldn't nearly mind as much if he went to Villa where he won't really have that much of an impact due to Darren Bent. I can understand where McNally is coming from not wanting to offer him 3 years but hopefully bridges can be mended and something can be worked out as I think he's worth more to us than anyone else. If we had to sell him I think we should be looking at a figure double the £4 million.

You'll never get £8m for a 31 year old who wants to leave

[Chocolate Jim]

RIP Dirk Shite

[Oblomov Boblomov]

I will miss seeing Kuyt on MotD .

[Cuttooth]

> Player moves out of England
> May as well be dead

[Drumstick]

Dangerous Dirk