Welcome to the club lad: The new signings thread

Discussion in 'Liverpool' started by LiverpoolFanatic, Jul 13, 2012.

  1. LiverpoolFanatic

    Liverpool FC, Philadelphia Union
    Feb 19, 2000
    Lancaster, PA
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    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. newterp

    newterp Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2007
    North Potomac, MD
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  3. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    OK, I 'think' I believe this one. Welcome Fabio.
     
  4. Cody667

    Cody667 Member+

    May 10, 2010
    Sudbury, ON
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Welcome, Patrice "pinocchio" Evra.

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    You can be the assistant janitor at Mellwood. Please start cleaning toilets immediately, you f***ing piece of crap.
     
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  5. Red Bird

    Red Bird Member+

    Sep 30, 2003
    Oxford
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Borini officially in, and will be wearing #29. Reported fee of £7.8 million. Welcome, lad.
     
  6. LiverpoolFanatic

    Liverpool FC, Philadelphia Union
    Feb 19, 2000
    Lancaster, PA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. bayern is god

    bayern is god Member+

    May 26, 2007
    india
    For that Fee and hearing all the good things about him and his Poaching skills,he could be a real Coup...Only time will tell though.

    With so many Quality players on the Continent it kills me that We threw all that on Downing,Henderson and Carroll....Really would have loved to See BR use that kind of Money with such a clear Footballing Philosophy in place.
     
  8. Red Bird

    Red Bird Member+

    Sep 30, 2003
    Oxford
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I think it's fair to say our big-money signings cost the previous management. To be fair to Dalglish, he was operating in a market with which he was most familiar (the British one). Unfortunately, it's not overly blessed with talent, and that talent which is available is eye-wateringly expensive.
     
  9. Bianconeri13

    Bianconeri13 Member

    Dec 21, 2010
    Anaheim, CA
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    congrats on borini, looks to be a very talented youngster although i am very sad to see him leave italia.
     
  10. addicted2chelsea

    Nov 11, 2007
    Australia
    Glad to have him back in England despite him going up North ;) , better opportunities to watch this guy on TV now as well . You guys will enjoy him alot.
     
  11. AndSomeAreAngels

    Jun 7, 2003
    Brokelyn
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Love everything I've heard/read about him. Bit of a coup for us prying a burgeoning young talent out of Italy, but it's also been reported that he really wanted to work with Rodgers again, which speaks highly of our new manager.

    He seems like a no-nonsense player with a lot of drive and determination. Exactly what we want.
     
  12. ScholesyLFC

    ScholesyLFC Member+

    Aug 23, 2005
    Holladay, Utah
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Welcome aboard lad. Play your socks off and you'll be happy here.
     
  13. Red Bird

    Red Bird Member+

    Sep 30, 2003
    Oxford
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    Liverpool FC
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    England
  14. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
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    Liverpool FC
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    Australia
    I'm happy with this one. Young and cheapish, with potential to be a star.

    Hopefully a good start to the Rodgers reign. ;)
     
  15. B.A.

    B.A. Member+

    Sep 12, 2007
    IL
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    Liverpool FC
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    United States
    His familiarity w/ the country and culture will be bonus for Aquilani, too.

    Looking forward to watching the little poacher play.
     
  16. ForeverRed

    ForeverRed Member+

    Aug 18, 2005
    NYC
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    He's a great replacement for Kuyt.
     
  17. ryered

    ryered Member+

    Jan 15, 2007
    Hill Country
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    Liverpool FC
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    --other--
    A very good signing indeed, imo. And a clever one too - young, but with significant experience in top flight competition and a lot of potential, not excruciatingly expensive. We haven't had too many of these over the past decade or so...
     
  18. Kawklee

    Kawklee BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 30, 2008
    Miami
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Carroll is not being paid "Much More"

    From what I recall his wages are quite acceptable
     
  19. Red Bird

    Red Bird Member+

    Sep 30, 2003
    Oxford
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    Liverpool FC
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    England
    Half as much again sounds like much more to me. Acceptable is a different beast altogether, though.
     
  20. AndSomeAreAngels

    Jun 7, 2003
    Brokelyn
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The transfer this most reminds me of is Xabi - young, full of potential, relatively unheralded but still a full-fledged international, and a new manager's first signing. Certainly there's no comparisons in their playing style, but Borini is a smart piece of business, just as El Director was.

    Looking forward to seeing him play this year.
     
  21. AnyLuckForEngland?

    Jul 10, 2006
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    bbc says Carroll gets paid 80k/week. Which means he gets paid more than double what Borini is going to get. (2 and 2/3rds more to be exact)
     
  22. Red Bird

    Red Bird Member+

    Sep 30, 2003
    Oxford
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
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    England
    ... in which case, I suspect some of the pressure to get rid may be coming from the top.
     
  23. Strikers20

    Strikers20 Member

    May 4, 2011
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    I like this move. It seems like Rodgers has an idea of what he would like to do and he would like to bring in. Rafa had ideas as well. Some of them were misses, but he brought in some big-time players (Alonso, Reina, etc). Hopefully Rodgers does the same.
     
  24. AnyLuckForEngland?

    Jul 10, 2006
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    By the way, almost as embarrassing as the move to overpay Carroll by what seems like 20 million pounds plus, is that we gave a 22 year old 80k a week? Management was mental.

    The whole point of overpaying in transfers for young players at the cusp of greatness is you get them for four or five years at reasonable wages. Not wages of 80K a week, star salaries for 22 year olds! Double financial whammy.

    Oh and according to the internet (which is not worth the e-paper it is written on, I know) Luis Suarez gets paid LESS, at 71K/week.

    What a joke.
     
  25. ScholesyLFC

    ScholesyLFC Member+

    Aug 23, 2005
    Holladay, Utah
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I must say that isn't something I had actually thought of; it might be a really good thing for Aquilani who never seemed to really fit in to the squad. having another Italian in the squad who has lived there already might be just what he needs.
     

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