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Welcome to Anfield
Spud8
30th Aug 2011 22:41
Seanny
30th Aug 2011 22:41
"Great relief, thought we might be in for a Mark Gonzales style fiasco with the work permit. Welcome to LFC Coates."
paulodelgado
30th Aug 2011 22:41
"YESS!!! Bienvenido a Liverpool Sebastian! YNWA!"
EIELFC
30th Aug 2011 22:41
"Great news, welcome Mr C. Goose"
nitinlfc
30th Aug 2011 22:42
"Great news ... Finally a great news , Carragher replacement is here ... Afellay pls "
Robinson1992
30th Aug 2011 22:43
"Great signing! "
Robinson1992
30th Aug 2011 22:43
"great signing!!"
braysoj1
30th Aug 2011 22:43
"welcome 2 liverpool fc "
Carlo8
30th Aug 2011 22:43
"bang ...get in ... a decent CB!"
Credable
30th Aug 2011 22:44
"BRilliant News! YNWA"
SuarezSeven
30th Aug 2011 22:44
"Welcome Sebastian, YNWA <3"
mickfitz
30th Aug 2011 22:44
"The final piece in the jigsaw..for now YNWA"
iMarc
30th Aug 2011 22:44
"Yes hes gonna be class!! Now bring a right winger or striker and we will be done YNWA"
LebanonLFC
30th Aug 2011 22:44
"Welcome Home! YNWA"
Suarezz
30th Aug 2011 22:45
"KK and the owners mean business. What a difference 10months makes. Breaking news: Owen Hargreaves' move to mcfc breaks down amid injury scare. Apparently, he fell out of the transfer window"
chaz1212
30th Aug 2011 22:45
"Woop!"
redrobbie250
30th Aug 2011 22:45
"great stuff"
Zettsu
30th Aug 2011 22:45
"BRING IT ON"
mercer90
30th Aug 2011 22:45
"come on LFC any moreto come? answer=yes player=messi dreamer=me"
acchu
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Welcome to Liverpool FC, the most prestigious club in British football!"
THEKOP1980
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Great Signing!!! Well Done KK & DC "
Katiuska
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Welcome to LFC. "
Nidhin
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Thank God!!!....Great Times Ahead!!!...YNWA!!!..:) "
bisht93
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"brillinat. lovin this transfer window. this guy is a beast in defence. YNWA!!!"
ScotchnLA
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Yes....stay fit lad! We're gonna need you. "
TeslaPhysics
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Joy"
paulg1892
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Great stuff. could be a quality signing for the money, give it a few years and this kid will be a rock at the back"
johnob
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Welcome Sebastian to the greatest club in the world led by the greatest manager king Kenny YNWA"
jpuk
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Sweet deal ! Welcome Sebastian ! "
Imredandsosmywife
30th Aug 2011 22:46
"Excellent news! Young, talented, and a winner! Welcome to LFC Mr. Coates, and you'll soon find YNWA again..."
maxismax
30th Aug 2011 22:47
"Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DD:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D"
InLuisWeTrust
30th Aug 2011 22:47
"Welcome Coates, I hope you can take to the LFC way like Suarez has. YNWA"
ron23
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Fantastic! Got a very good feeling about this one! Welcome seb! Ynwa!"
JC316
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"AWesome-Awesome- Awesome!!! This Guy Is 100% PURE CLASS What a BARGAN- Well Done- LFC! -Now for The PL!!!"
cvqtko
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Well done King Kenny and Damien ! Brilliant transfer window, best since '77 if you know what I mean ;) "
lakeley
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Wow ! great late news, Welcome to Liverpool Sebastian Coates. "
LeftFootedLegend
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Welcome to Anfield, Sebastian. YNWA "
andydocLFC
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"welcome to lfc sebastian sure you will be a great addition to the squad!! YNWA"
Labaris
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Great! Welcome Coates!"
oo7england
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Welcome to Liverpool FC! Look forward to seeing your Reds debut"
shosaone
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Welcome, CO-AT-TEZ NOT COATS. hope you prove to be better than Jones and help Liverpool get les in the future. ynwa"
RedLover4Ever
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Great news now Decent Striker as Ngog Set to leave and we ready to rock and roll"
benji-benji
30th Aug 2011 22:48
"Welcome to Anfield, Coates. May you win more medals at LFC. YNWA"
Johnlfc2460
30th Aug 2011 22:49
"welcome....YNWA "
archie0809
30th Aug 2011 22:49
"Yeeeeeeeeessssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
LukeEaston
30th Aug 2011 22:49
"YNWA"
Bennoman
30th Aug 2011 22:49
"welcome! although we don't usually put our coates on till we've won the game :P"
danthepom
30th Aug 2011 22:49
"top work..."
Fleten
30th Aug 2011 22:50
"Yesssss Finally. Welcome to Liverpool FC!! YNWA"
LukeEaston
30th Aug 2011 22:50
"YNWA"
SuarezRockzzzz
30th Aug 2011 22:50
"Yesssssss...... Way to go DC and KK........."
dossantos98
30th Aug 2011 22:50
"Brilliant prospect. Will be best defender in the world at one point."
KingstonRED
30th Aug 2011 22:50
"Welcome to the best footbal club on earth, Liverpool Football Club, where You'll Never Walk Alone."
Qotsa4LFC
30th Aug 2011 22:50
"Finally!! Welcome to the biggest club in the world!!"
Baber25
30th Aug 2011 22:51
"fantastic news- so excited to have this confirmed. Well done everyone at the club and a big thank you to the owners for continuing their investment. Please can we buy a back up striker to pressure carrol and who can come on and be a threat, Dirk not quite the right alternative. Hopefully Bellamy or Sturridge or someone else, especially if Ngog leaves. "
bigu
30th Aug 2011 22:51
"Welcome and YNWA ! "
Tufa
30th Aug 2011 22:51
"Welcome to heaven Sebastian!!! YNWA!"
scarfe
30th Aug 2011 22:51
"awesome"
clemzone
30th Aug 2011 22:51
"I'm delighted for Sebastian Coates as LFC new arrival. You will surely enjoy playing here and become a Red Hero soon...YNWA."
L7Suarez
30th Aug 2011 22:52
"YNWA , Great news :)"
L7Suarez
30th Aug 2011 22:52
"YNWA , Great news :)"
arachana
30th Aug 2011 22:52
"Very, very GOOD NEWS! Welcome Seba, all the best!"
rhinoham
30th Aug 2011 22:54
"Welcome to anfield seb, i hope you have a great career at LFC winning lots of trophies Rhino"
David Amon Dahl
30th Aug 2011 22:54
"Great signing. Now we have Two of the best players from the Urugyian International, and Coates was dedicated as the best young player at the Copa America. Thanks to Luis Suarez for talking to him. YNWA."
nick1970fev
30th Aug 2011 22:59
"Quality player with lots of potential welcom to the LFC family. YNWA."
Browny888
30th Aug 2011 23:01
"Fantastic news once again! welcome to anfield Y.N.W.A!"
adz888
30th Aug 2011 23:01
"Welcome to Liverpool Sebastian!"
gREaTLFC
30th Aug 2011 23:03
"Yes...Yeesssssssss....Yess...YNWA...Welcome.."
xKST
30th Aug 2011 23:03
"Welcome to LFC Sebastián Coates"
soccerfreak0410
30th Aug 2011 23:04
"Great!!! YNWA"
gazza68
30th Aug 2011 23:05
"It is all looking good. another top young player to cement the future for LFC. KK and FSG are building a rosy future at this great club. great to see such commitment shown by all. YNWA "
LFC1956
30th Aug 2011 23:06
"Brilliant signing, very excited by Coates' talent, can't wait to see him in action, good work Damien, now we just need another forward in before tomorrow night! YNWA"
Glizendo
30th Aug 2011 23:06
"Welcome to our beloved and fantastic club. YNWA."
BigRed1
30th Aug 2011 23:07
"This has made my day. Seb is a brilliant defender and an even better prospect for the Reds. What a signing! Young, big, fast and hugely talented - we've done ourselves proud today! Man, am I happy! YNWA."
tress
30th Aug 2011 23:08
"Welcome Sebastian ! YNWA !"
koryRed
30th Aug 2011 23:09
"Awesome! Welcome to Anfield"
Will-LFC
30th Aug 2011 23:10
"Yes!! :D"
redrob2005
30th Aug 2011 23:10
"WELCOME sebastian we are all behind you "
reds4evalfc
30th Aug 2011 23:10
"YES YES YES thats all i have to say :)"
Will-LFC
30th Aug 2011 23:10
"Yes!! :D "
AndehPandeh
30th Aug 2011 23:12
"Welcome to LFC, Sebastian. "
torresYNWA
30th Aug 2011 23:13
"Welcome coates YNWA Reina Johnson Carra Coates Enrique Gerrard Adam Lucas Downing Kuyt Suarez Subs: Doni Agger Skrtel Meriles Carrol Henderson Maxi "
dynamo66
30th Aug 2011 23:13
"Welcome Sebastian Coates at long last! Best of luck for your time at LFC! YNWA"
shezlpool0809
30th Aug 2011 23:14
"Welcome to Liverpool FC Sebastian Coates"
LeanAsABean
30th Aug 2011 23:15
"Great news! I've heard nothing but praise for this guy, excited to see him play! YNWA!"
GodSupportsLFC
30th Aug 2011 23:15
"Brilliant bit of business! And he wants to be here, YNWA!!"
musjojo
30th Aug 2011 23:15
"Hope you don't turn out to be Paletta...but you look like a good kid!"
No8forlife
30th Aug 2011 23:17
"Welcome Seb! YNWA"
LoyaaaL95
30th Aug 2011 23:17
"Yess finally! I think that's our summer spree finished. Can't see anyone coming in tomorrow. Cole will go and hopefully N'gog. As for Coates, what a signing and a great bargain. "
T-sam
30th Aug 2011 23:20
"This is great newsss...I am so happy ...LFC 4life!!!!"
Niche181
30th Aug 2011 23:22
"Welcome to LFC Sebastian. looking forward to see you team up with Agger in CD."
Coates19
30th Aug 2011 23:23
"LFC fans, I'm a Nacional fan. I wish all the success to Liverpool. Enjoy our stars Coates and Suares Respect from Uruguay, Nacional & LFC!!!"
JDH89
30th Aug 2011 23:23
"great signing for liverpool.....have a really good selection of defenders now......BUT WE MUST NOT SELL RAUL, especially not to chelsea!"
singaKOP
30th Aug 2011 23:23
"welcome..keep the kop flag fly high.."
cestip
30th Aug 2011 23:24
"WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME.YNWA"
DaRevolution
30th Aug 2011 23:27
"Exciting times centreback sorted another winger (Affellay, Navas, Johnson or Lucas) and a striker (Lavezzi, Honda or Zarate)we will be challenging for the league"
Torel
30th Aug 2011 23:28
"Can sleep in peace at last!"
RedSeptember
30th Aug 2011 23:30
"GREAT! Now lets buy another Uruguyan, CAVANI!!!!!"
lfckashm
30th Aug 2011 23:36
"quality signing and proof if anyone needed it that we can still attract big players over other clubs! thats without champs league! YNWA"
aeryn
30th Aug 2011 23:38
"great news now try to sign ruiz of twente before fulham get the deal done and get affelay and cahill and get rid of cole and ngog "
AllofRafasGems
30th Aug 2011 23:44
"Hopefully a bargain buy. Way to go. Affelay now or in January?? Wiiings."
Tafara
30th Aug 2011 23:44
"Awesome. KK knows his stuff"
bristolscouser
30th Aug 2011 23:45
"yes great cb thanks suarez great to see he chose us over arsenal and manchester city ynwa"
shaun226
30th Aug 2011 23:50
"vamos brillant"
Hammertime102
30th Aug 2011 23:55
"Welcome. Great signing for us. It has been a fantastic transfer window. Well done KK and DC."
Blesin22
31st Aug 2011 0:07
"Welcome at anfield Coates! YNWA"
IDLFC
31st Aug 2011 0:08
"welcome to anfield seba! pure class defender and will shine alongside his compatriot suarez ;D YNWA"
reason45
31st Aug 2011 0:15
"Welcome Sebastian."
Benmarbella
31st Aug 2011 0:19
"Good News,welcome to LFC.All The Best.YNWA"
VyLiverpoolFC
31st Aug 2011 0:21
"welcome !!!"
SIRBILLSHANKLY
31st Aug 2011 0:28
"great news lets hope he goes on to be a new sammi, just dont rush him it will take time to adjust to the pace of the prem. Welcome to LIVERPOOL seb YNWA."
Wish-It-Would-Reina
31st Aug 2011 0:45
"Welcome and good luck!"
liverpoolsuperfan
31st Aug 2011 0:52
"gotta thank one person and one person only john w. henry.. he came in and said he would spend money.. he has given the funds"
hoping
31st Aug 2011 1:04
"good move welcome to anfield YNWA "
Asim123
31st Aug 2011 1:05
"Seems like a good signing. now KING KENNY you tell the owners if we can get Afellay or Hazard and two 40 million euro strikers(not Carrol)Try giving them at his feet instead of his head.He seems a fine striker of the ball) WE could actually be on par with the manchester teams and try to win the league and both the cups. Lets get the best and win the league this year.!! "
Hussi
31st Aug 2011 1:11
"Welcome to LFC Coates!! Good luck & YNWA"
Shishkebab
31st Aug 2011 1:15
"He's the dogs , the real deal. A proper ball playing aggressive centre half. Could be the best Centre Half of Scottish extraction since Ron Yeats. Kelly and Coates at the back. The future is bright ."
Asim123
31st Aug 2011 1:18
"Please dont get Lavezzi, Honda or Zarate or sturridge) we need galactico strikers not average ones.mario gomez, gonzalo higuain,karim benzema,edison cavani, wayne rooney,ibrahimovic,Ronaldo, Aguero.You can get them if you have the money.If we had any two of them playing with Suarez we should be winning pretty much everything."
gsarret
31st Aug 2011 1:43
"OOOOHHH boy, welcome! Finally! So long awaited... Welcome to the best club in the world!"
Komes
31st Aug 2011 2:14
"Welcome to LFC, Seb :) YNWA from Bangkok branch"
neverwinter5150
31st Aug 2011 2:19
"Welcome to anlfield"
alialhakim
31st Aug 2011 2:38
"One of the best young central defenders in the world. Liverpool seems to have all peices in place to start challanging for the top place. We trust Kenny!"
Wintheleagueagain
31st Aug 2011 2:39
"Welcome! Can't wait to see you in action! Believe we have a player here for right now as well as many years to come! "
EPP2
31st Aug 2011 3:10
"Great! Him being 6'6" will mean that the shirt makers will have to make shirts that come in 'TALL' sizes. Hopefully they will offer them in the team store as well since I am 6'5" and the regular length shirts I have bought are a tad short."
Boden512
31st Aug 2011 3:20
"Asim123 - please be quiet"
SCOUSEinOZ
31st Aug 2011 3:38
"Another astute signing. We are just about the full deal now."
londonblackscouser
31st Aug 2011 3:41
"welcom to lfc now if we can bring in a rte sided ataker an striker sturage an lavizzi top 3 easy "
ParrMtSchool
31st Aug 2011 3:51
"Wow. This IS becoming ludicrous. First Suarez for what amounts to a steal (compared to our other signings) and now THIS. We will do wonders with these two Uruguayans. I really hope we can hang on to Kuyt."
RedLover4Ever
31st Aug 2011 4:03
"Fantastic news now bring Adam Johnson and Daniel Sturridge and lets go win the Blo0dy league lol YNWA im soooo excited"
kkjimmy
31st Aug 2011 4:23
"Welcome! Happy to see u here... YNWA!"
shreyans007cool
31st Aug 2011 4:42
"welcome boy!!!!"
Red2theBone
31st Aug 2011 4:49
"GREAT NEWS WELCOME LAD "
WaiLoong
31st Aug 2011 5:31
"Sebastian Coates YNWA! The next Sami Hyppia!"
pendulum24
31st Aug 2011 5:48
"welcome to anfield.you,agger and skrtel will crush strikers...cmon we hv to defeat the mancunians from winning the le tis season"
yhns
31st Aug 2011 5:58
"I really do not know this guy that much, but I said we need a strong CB and I think we've got one. WELCOME to LFC!"
sexysaturn
31st Aug 2011 6:17
"Top Stuff, Thank You Luis Suarez."
adityakop
31st Aug 2011 6:49
"welcome to Lfc family"
Bluntsynwa
31st Aug 2011 7:09
"Welcome to anfield seba us Liverpool fans wish you many years of success and glory and our great club!! Ynwa!"
Cvetan
31st Aug 2011 7:17
"Yeah! Good luck, mate! Sweet YNWA"
Chasanfield
31st Aug 2011 7:24
"Bienvenidos a Anfield Sebastian. You'll Never Walk Alone / Nunca caminarás solo! :-) (Thanks to my Spanish-English dictionary)"
mev4e
31st Aug 2011 7:25
"Welcome to Liverpool Coates YNWA"
Kopvietnam
31st Aug 2011 7:30
"Hi Coates, you're welcome here. Let play as which you've done at Copa America :D"
Mace-YNWA
31st Aug 2011 7:32
"Another great signing by KK. Welcome to Liverpooland good luck in your future here. YNWA"
pslam
31st Aug 2011 7:33
"welcome, wish you enjoy your time at Liverpool,come on!"
pana89
31st Aug 2011 7:40
"Welcome thank u saurez for helping him decide u wont regret it good luck u made a gr8 decision"
liverpoolnwanne
31st Aug 2011 7:44
"great news, swt relief... been waiting for this announcement.welcome to L4 coates"
Great-Dane
31st Aug 2011 7:47
"Welcome Seb and YNWA"
BigEasy
31st Aug 2011 8:01
"Awesome signing. He will be fantastic short, medium and long term. Welcome Seb !!! YNWA !!!"
ngashMode
31st Aug 2011 8:08
"More Great news!!! Lovely!!! "
Opinionater
31st Aug 2011 8:25
"Welcome tp Liverpool Sebastian YNWA|"
Battousai
31st Aug 2011 9:01
"great! YnWa...."
shaun2590
31st Aug 2011 10:41
"awesome! we now have the best young defender in the league ahead of a certain phil jones"
WhelanR
31st Aug 2011 12:57
"Yes good signing although i think Kenny will not start him much in first year and try to bed him in. Playing in South American leagues is very differenet from Premier League and would be unwise to play this guy too much too soon. Shame we didnt get Dann also. YNWA"
WhelanR
31st Aug 2011 12:59
"Thank you Coates 19. The fans will support both of them 110%. YNWA"
AndyPanda
31st Aug 2011 13:12
"Welcome to Anfield young man. YNWA REDS"
kingkennysuarez
31st Aug 2011 13:31
"Welcome! YNWA"
MetaPars
31st Aug 2011 14:44
"hey guys , im thinking about unbeaten season! how about you? welcome sebastian,YNWA"
TheBigAndyCarroll09
31st Aug 2011 14:56
"Welcome Coates, very happy was looking out for this all week YNWA, just bellamy and were done!!!!"
TheBigAndyCarroll09
31st Aug 2011 15:03
"EvansPlungePOOL maybe you could partner coates in defence : D!!!!!"
ed25
31st Aug 2011 16:47
"Felicitaciones llegaste al mejor club de todos los tiempos, espero que seas el digno remplazo de Sammy"
ZIZUdaDON
31st Aug 2011 17:04
"Good luck, lado"
JXKopite
31st Aug 2011 18:05
"superb signing!!!!!!!!!!"
JXKopite
31st Aug 2011 18:05
"ynwa"
Asim123
31st Aug 2011 20:12
"Boden512 ! you keep quiet . This is an LFC forum and we want the best you seem like a man utd fan ( 3 man team) ! LOSER ! Watch us blow the league away in the coming years"
AndreFc
31st Aug 2011 20:34
"WELCOME. NOW SUAREZ WILL BE HAPPIER AND PRODUCE AND SCORE MORE GOALS. It seems like "he" is dead and forgotten at "that" club."