The Unreliable Rumours Discussion Thread (Part 1)

[AnfieldRdDreamer]

@norwegian_wood

Traore actually created quite a few chances last season, very high on the list of chances created from open play, not far behind Mane. However, I’d like to know how many of those came from getting to the byline and float a cross in, I’m guessing a relatively high percentage.

In the same way we once signed Downing for his high chance creation would be my guess.

[rupzzz]

Would definitely rather have Sarr over Traore and even then I’m not convinced of Sarr. We don’t even have a big No.9 to head the ball in when Traore does his usual scuttle down the wing and cross. Unless we go ahead and sign Abraham or another striker.

I actually quite like the idea of Bowen joining.

What’s happening with Callum Huson-Odoi? Will he be binned off by Chelsea?

[legalalien]

Apparently the fee for Laroucci is 250K (GBP), according to @Moley_LFC.

[AnfieldRdDreamer]

@rupzzz

Would definitely rather have Sarr over Traore and even then I’m not convinced of Sarr. We don’t even have a big No.9 to head the ball in when Traore does his usual scuttle down the wing and cross. Unless we go ahead and sign Abraham or another striker.

I actually quite like the idea of Bowen joining.

What’s happening with Callum Huson-Odoi? Will he be binned off by Chelsea?

Could do far worse than a double deal with Chelsea for their unwanted home-grown talents Abraham and Hudson-Odoi who have been pushed aside by new signings who don’t perform as well.

[Flobs]

I liked Larouci, probably the only who did, wish him well at Troyes. Fee seems low.

[Iftikhar]

@gazmaninaus

Quite a few sites claiming we are struggling with the homegrown player rule. Anyone know what’s happening with that.

I don’t understand how could that happen. We have signed just one foreign player and would balance that by selling Shaqiri (and most probably Origi). So it shouldn’t be different than last season.

@Flobs

I liked Larouci, probably the only who did, wish him well at Troyes. Fee seems low.

Wasn’t he a free agent?

[Sweeting]

He was out of contract so not sure how we got a fee at all. We offered him a new deal but he didn’t sign it, and I thought only English clubs would need to give us compensation based on his age.

[Flobs]

@Iftikhar

Wasn’t he a free agent?

This is what happens when you google stuff. Transfermadness had him on contract till 2026.
So it’s the Euro youth player ‘fee’ coming in I presume (valid till 24?). Thanks for the correct info.

[Iftikhar]

[redalways]

@Iftikhar

I don’t understand how could that happen.

Far too many don’t understand the homegrown player rules?

[Klopptimist]

Never really worked with Heskey. Always wanted Sami to chin him in the tunnel to anger him into actually using that bulk and pace.

[ZinedineBiscan]

Lol, really? Never knew that!

[redfanman]

@Klopptimist

Never really worked with Heskey. Always wanted Sami to chin him in the tunnel to anger him into actually using that bulk and pace.

Reminds me a bit of what Souness said about Mark Walters and if confidence could be bottled he would be the best player on the pitch.

I find it amazing how Heskey was so good in his first half season with us and then became so inconsistent.

[SBYM]

@Mascot

No, probably not.

But imagine you are a defender at a stubborn mid table premier league side. You’re hanging in for a draw against Liverpool. You’re tired and battered. Your legs are like jelly, and your lungs are burning, but you only have to hold for 15 minutes. Just 15 minutes of pressure to withstand. You can do this.

But then you realise Liverpool are preparing a sub. Allowing yourself a glance to the touch line you see Adama Traore, as wide as he is tall, 18 stones of pure muscle, oiling his biceps and staring at you with intent.

For. Fucks. Sake.

Anyone else got a bit of a stiffy?

[Walshy07]

Goodbye to someone ive never heard of!

[Prolix]

@gazmaninaus

Quite a few sites claiming we are struggling with the homegrown player rule. Anyone know what’s happening with that.

Seems like complete nonsense to me. We presently have a full complement (8/8) of homegrown players for PL purposes, but not all of them can be registered for the CL (we cannot fill all 4 spots reserved for club trained players).

If we sell Shaqiri (for example), we could move Phillips or Davies onto the list of 17 generic roster spots – assuming we care to have everyone registered. In that case the only spot available for a new arrival would be someone club trained and older than 21 (unlikely) – unless/until we moved out another player.

NB: Jones and Elliott have a few years of “free” registration as U21s remaining, which is very helpful.

Each Premier League squad contains no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the “Home Grown Player” (HGP) criteria.

The rest of the squad, up to a total of 25 players, must be “Home Grown”.

Each club squad list is below as well as an additional list of each club’s registered Under-21 players who are eligible over and above the squad limit of 25 players.

Under-21 players are eligible over and above the limit of 25 players per squad. For the 2021/22 campaign Under-21 players will have been born on or after 1 January 2000.

No Champions League club may have more than 25 players on List A during the season. As a minimum, eight places are reserved exclusively for “locally trained players” and no club may have more than four “association-trained players” listed in these eight places on List A.

A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 2000 and has been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday by the time he is registered with UEFA, or a total of three consecutive years with a maximum of one loan period to a club from the same association for a period not longer than one year. Players aged 16 may be registered on List B if they have been registered with the participating club for the previous two years without interruption.

[Redbj]

yeah, youd probably be happy to be honest.

he might look great…

[Walshy07]

Malen signed for Dortmund

[gasband]

@Mascot

Adama Traore, as wide as he is tall

so he is the Spanish Spongebob Squarepants?

[Flobs]

@gasband

so he is the Spanish Spongebob Squarepants?

A bigger, faster and tactically very different to shaq’s?