"all the best soto... high time for clowns ngog n' poulsen to leave lfc...hope these 2 clowns leaves soon well before this summer transfer window closes. hope we can buy soon gary cahil/ ryan shawcross as centeral defender and fernando llorente/ alvaro negredo as marquee (or 3rd) striker. buying either of those 2 out of those 4 players will complete our aquad and lfc back to lfc of 80's. ynwa"
"thanks for your service the greek giant! goodluck in your future...YNWA
this mean either....cahill,scott dann coming?
also heard joe cole and ngog could be out the door next"
"Shame in a sense. Always gave it our all, but at 31-32, and with the pace and strength of the Premier League, then I guess his time was restricted. Showed fantastic awareness at times, just a shame that his time couldn't have been a bit more successful. Good luck at Wolfsburg Soti. YNWA."
"do we need to strengthen defence? i thing not... carra, agger, skrtel, wilson, kelly all capable of playing CB. Pleased with this window's business, good work KD, Damien and NESV!"
"Good Luck Soto! .. Did a decent enough job when he came into the team.. But this does indicate we are going to get either Scott Dann or Gary Cahil, With poulson, joe cole and aquaman all leaving and ngog.. that should provide the funds to purchase either defender and a back up striker "
"Sad, and thats to bad.... I really liked Soto.. Good luck Soto you were an awesome player for us and thanx for coming to our club we'll be following you, you need to set up a twitter now and let us know how you are doing!! YNWA Soto forever"
"I wish kyrgiakos the best of luck at wolfsburg its now time for us to bring in both gary cahill and scott dann to build for the future in my opinion. YNWA."
"i think soto proved himself to be a quality player when lots of people wrote him off from day one. put in some fantastic performances and always gave 100% for the club. deseved the red shirt of liverpool. good luck and thanks soto!"
"Good luck, will never be missed. Not good enough, conceeded more goals than saved. Now its time for the young players to shine. Good news. When will Degen, Ngog, Poulsen and Insua leave? A good sub striker please... "
"liverpool fc supermarket, players leaving for free or on the cheap, special August offers, who's next hope isn't Kuyt or Meireles. The english clubs need to be wiser in Europe when selling or purchasing players because there are rats circling in Europe to get players from the premier league for a few quid, certainly when Liverpool go and ask for a player they're always quoted big money. "
"" looking at statement by the club with the departure of 'Soto', he deserves better! He came when we needed an experienced c/back. He has more than held his own and played his heart out every game: yes, he lacked speed and made mistakes but gave his all for the shirt and the good name of Liverpool. Yet, gets the same goodbye as that complete failure Konchelsky, shame on you LFC!!!!""
"" looking at statement by the club with the departure of 'Soto', he deserves better! He came when we needed an experienced c/back. He has more than held his own and played his heart out every game: yes, he lacked speed and made mistakes but gave his all for the shirt and the good name of Liverpool. Yet, gets the same goodbye as that complete failure Konchelsky, shame on you LFC!!!!""
"You'll Never Walk Alone, Big Soto. Hope you do for Wolfsburg what you've done for us. I'll never forget that in our darkest hour, that home defeat against Blackpool, you were our star performer, and you gave everything, defended as good as humanly possible, yet got out with an amazing headed goal. Thanks, Big Guy."
"Agree with all the comments about him being a decent player and servant to the club. He was only £1.5m so even if there is no transfer fee it does reduce the wage bill. Disagree with those people saying he is dead wood. I wish him well at Wolfsburg."
"Still good luck Soto wish you well. Hope now Comolli and Dalglish get us a new defender possibly Cahill, a great forward Sturridge or Gyan and a right wing player, Afellay best solution.
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"pls guys show some respect to soto . he always gave his 100% if not 110%! great service man ! you were a part of the red and will always be ! a legend for me.always smiling on his face.miss you man. "
"pls guys show some respect to soto . he always gave his 100% if not 110%! great service man ! you were a part of the red and will always be ! a legend for me.always smiling on his face.miss you man. "
"Soto was giant CB, played with his heart, a leader (a Captain), always a big treat during cornors, calm & unsung player. I highly respect your decision. You came to LFC at late age & you did all your best. Just wish you a good luck. YNWA!!!"
"This has come as a complete shock to me. i thought he was/is a decent player who always gave 100%.
Good luck soto and always remember...........YNWA."
"good luck i remmeber you to be a quality player when lots of people wrote him off from day one. put in some fantastic performances and always gave 100% for the club. deseved the red shirt of liverpool. good luck and thanks soto! You always worked hard in every game you played for us and you were a threat from corners! Good luck in Germany. YNWA.""
"was actually quite decent CB on his day. Maybe lacked pace and wasnt really world class but solid defender with the right atude. Something that better players than him often miss. Thank you Soto YNWA"
"Thanks for the commitment to LFC, you served us well. You would walk into any other 1st eleven outside the top 5 and you will always go down as a good servant to the club. Good luck and all the best at Wolfsburg, YNWA Soto!"
"Wasn't a bad squad player, many unfairly ged him off as he wasn't as good as the legendry Hyypia, not many are, Hyypia is one of the best players we've ever had. He wasn't signed to be a Hyypia, he was signed as a fourth choice CB, and for a fourth choice CB he was good."
"At last....
He was a very good defender. In fact it was one the 5 best Greek CB this decade. But he couldn't be in this team... he is not have that quality.
Although remains a very good defender.
We must learn from our mistakes and bring into the team the best we could.
Y.N.W.A "
"Thanks Soto for scaring every opponent to death!!
You are just one beast on the pitch. Good luck mate, hope you enjoy your football, all the best.
YNWA"
"I wish him the best luck, he always will be respect for being part the Liverpool Family.
I think this proves that we are going to sign a new Central Defender, right?."
"I wish you all the best Soto! I'm sure you'll be a star in Bundesliga. You are a great defender and a real fighter!!! It would be better if you have tried your luck here earlier but anyway you won't be forgotten!!! YNWA Soto!!! "
"Anyone know the situation re: Kuyt and Milan, this one is a bolt out of the blue, its bad enough with all the speculation over Aquilani, if we want to challenge for honors then these guys must stay for at least another season
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"Soto kali tyhi ekei pou tha pas. Timises tin fanella tis Liverpool kai me to parapano. Eimaste perifanoi yia sena. Good luck Sotos. We were proud of having a greek heart at Liverpool. YNWA!!!"
"all the best for u at wolfsburg. thank u for all goals u scored for us. i think he knows this is the best for him. we dont need to buy another CB. we have skrtel & wilson & kelly for CB"
"All the very best of luck to you in future Soto.A good,honest player who never gave us anything less than 100% for the cause,committed,loyal & a model professional footballer.Never forget us & Walk On."
"i thought he was a good player and had a role to play this season. this transfer has certainly taken me by surprise. but its got me excited: either KK has faith in danny wilson (who i personally expect a lot from) or we're getting gary cahill in the ngog deal :D"
"anybody who thinks its good to say ha ha ha on the departure of a player who give his all for the club we all love (very much walks a lone,.)good luck soto and thanks."
"Thank you for everything Soto, you were very proffessional at the club, never complaining and always giving your best. Good luck in Wolfsburg, hope you will do well :)"
"I'll miss this guy. He wasn't the most talented defender we've had but he had a way of making himself felt. All the best Soto, you did us proud and yourself too. YNWA"
"Good luck to him. I was always a fan. He had more good games than bad. Some poor moments, sure, but more good games than bad. YNWA.
It seems certain that we'll have to get another CB now."
"Very sad to see him leave. He was credit to LFC and hopefully their is someone in mind to cover for some of our injury prone players. It would also have been nice to give him a good sendoff - as it would have been for Sammy Lee"
"Wish you all the best Kyrgiakos in the next move in your career. You have been a hard working, faithful and passionate performer every time you have been in the LFC shirt. "
"Thanks Mr Soto, I agree you showed alot of enthusiasm in most of the games you played last year. Prone to some errors but on a whole your contribution was appreciated. All the very best in the future except if we meet in any competition. "
"And with this the summer clear-out continues. Next up are Poulsen, Degen, Insua and unfortunately Aquilani. Thses sales will add up to atleast 15-17 million..."
"Never once complained, always played 100% when selected. A fine acquisition, but sadly not for a top 4 challenging club. Best wishes at Wolfsburg Soto. You're great atude put others at my beloved Liverpool to shame."
"Never once complained, always played 100% when selected. A fine acquisition, but sadly not for a top 4 challenging club. Best wishes at Wolfsburg Soto. You're great atude put others at my beloved Liverpool to shame."
"Never once complained, always played 100% when selected. A fine acquisition, but sadly not for a top 4 challenging club. Best wishes at Wolfsburg Soto. You're great atude put others at my beloved Liverpool to shame."
"Good luck to u big man! People can say wat they like about him, but he worked hard in every game he played! Big, no nonsense defender! All the best Soto! YNWA"
"not so much as a "by your leave" don't know about most of you but i loved the big fella. not literally mind. great character. Good luck Soto you did your bit you can walk away with your head held high"
"very surprised. letting a very good player go. replacing him like for like would cost a lot of money. a real stand-up-and-be-counted character who will make a big career. good luck soto ynwa. "
"OHHH KYRGIAKOS THE ONE AND ONLY HE IS A LOOOOON THEY SAID HIS DAYS WERE NUMBERED BUT HE PLAYED HERE EVERY WEEK WE CANT PRONOUNCE HIS SURNAME SO WE CALL HIM NICK THE GREEK!"
"All the best,Soto. Efcharisto!!!! We needed you against Stoke and the other lumpers in the prem, but you did slip and put us out of C.L vs Lyon and gave a couple of pens away too so not all my memories of you are good!! Hopeit goes well for ye in deutchland."
"well done Soto you really stepped forward last season under roy hodgeson as a leader and performed individually really well when others didn't, well done thank you and good luck."
"we have too many midfielders not enough strikers and not enough defenders,and we get rid of a center half?we spent 20m on JH who is for me another cole at least cole was a free!i know kenny has c.b. coming but i dont think we are in a position to get rid of defenders ????????? "
"Was a great servant to the football club, and never let us down. Always gave us his very best, unlike others i could mention but won't. I will miss him. Good luck in Germany Soto and thank you for giving Liverpool FC your very best. YNWA"
"No one could match you in the air, and you even scored some goals, more than most centrebacks! Good luck in Germany, you Greek god! I remain your fan. "
"Good Luck indeed. Thanks for the memories, you were great for us, we thanks you for your immenseness!
This must mean we have a deal on the table for another CB though right? "
"Good luck in your future endeavors. Thank you for giving it your all when putting on the Liverpool shirt. Wishing you the best on the rest of your bright career. "
"Thanks Soto for your contibution.Next one to be out will be Degen and Poulsen ;-)
We need a CB who have a good header when attacking the opponent corner like HYPPIA or give Danny Wilson a chance.
Now we need a striker who compliment Suarez/Carroll... then we finish our business ;-)"
"Moving on, now i strongly feel we need to get Cahill AND Dann. We do have Carra (who isn't getting any younger), an injured Skrtel, and Agger (who isn't unbreakable) as senior CBs. Don't know what the plan is with Wilson but this is the best time to go get both Cahill and Dann."
"Î?αλή Ï?Ï?Ï?η αλάνι!Î?δινεÏ? Ï?άνÏ?α Ï?ον καλÏ?Ï?εÏ?Ï? Ï?οÏ? εαÏ?Ï?Ï?,μÏ?οÏ?είÏ? να είÏ?αι Ï?εÏ?ίÏ?ανοÏ? για αÏ?Ï?Ï?!Good luck lad!You gave always your best, be proud of that fact!YNWA"
"Clearly a player that gave his all that his ability allowed, never a star, but you need strong no holes barred defender that gives 100%, that he did, a loyal soldier, actually bit sad he's going. Well done !!!"
"Good Luck in Wolfsburg soto. LFC will miss u man. Honestly I think you deserved much more from LFC. Love u Soto.
All the Best for ur Personal and Professional Life.
YNWA from India"
"Thank you for all the blood sweat and tears you gave to the club. You always gave your all and that's what we want and admire as fans. Thank you and all the best Soto. YNWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"49 appearances and 3 goals! That's more goals than Carra and how many appearances has he made? Very, very underated player in my opinion and I for one will miss him! Best of Luck to him x"
"Hi Soto, wish you the best of luck at wolfsburg.You were a geniune Red and played your heart out for Liverpool. Always loved by the supporters and a great contributor.YNWA SOTO.Best wishes from Malta. "
"A great servant to the club and imo, based on the amount of games he played and his performances, definitely best center back behind Carra. You will be missed. YNWA!!"
"Will always appreciate your performance against Bolton at Anfield the other year where you showed Mr Elbows Kevin Davies who was boss (and lost a tooth for your troubles!). Good luck, Soto!"
"nooooooooooooooo !
talk about true lfc spirit. YNWA soto and hanks for all you´ve done through tough years. hope they appreciate as much as we have."
"Wow, this is a supprise, actually quite pleased as this must surely mean we will be getting someone else in. All the best Soto hope you enjoyed the LFC experience, you did your best."
"Thank you for your hard work and your goals. You were a great servant of the club. We forgive you for helping Lyon and Braga kick us out of Europe. LOL. Good luck mate. YNWA"
"I can't believe some of the comments coming from so called fans...the guy did his best for us every time he played. So he made a few mistakes, who hasn't?? he also scored some great goals..Good luck at Wolfsburg Soto, you'll be remembered by all true reds as someone who always give his all.
YNWA"
"WeHateUnted
23rd Aug 2011 12:41 another bellend comment. Shame on you.
The last so-called mistake Soto made was widely acknoweldged as a refereeing error. His headed clearances were massive and made the opposition work very hard to get the ball back unlike so many of the pussy pop ups you see these days."
"Thank you, Soto! You were a great servant to this club. Unlucky you had to battle with the likes of Jamie Carragher and Daniel Agger, but you did well. I wish you all the best in Germany, YNWA! "
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