"Brendan Rodgers you beauty! What a fantastic signing! :D Wonderful stuff. Didn't see this one coming. And I'm sure my friend londonblackscouser will be happy, because he's been recommending that we sign Assaidi since last season. Sweet stuff."
"redblood48 Think you need to take a look in the real world .. not like we cn attract Higuain or Hazard .. get realistic .. quality players from other leagues that can be bought on the cheap and sold for high profit .. its called moneyball get used to it"
"Well... Can't say that that wasn't a surprise. But watching the video, and considering we were looking at Clint Dempsey, he looks like he plays a lot like that. So this might turn out alright."
"I guess Brendo wasnt lying when he said that a good portion of the players we were linked with werent even a thought. This was the best kept secret i've ever seen in a transfer!!!"
"This kid is sharp...watch the footage..Most players coming from the Dutch league manage to gell a lot easier in the Premier League...I think we have a good buy on our hands.."
"This kid is sharp...watch the footage..Most players coming from the Dutch league manage to gell a lot easier in the Premier League...I think we have a good buy on our hands.."
"Never heard of him but hopefully he's a star in the making. Looks technically good, has a final product too so well done Brendan!!! Can't stand all the negative fans... Get behind the team for goodness sake"
"Extremely impressive how quiet Liverpool kept this, heard no rumor at all, and the assist for the third goal is world class. Looks like he has flair, and a decent goal return for Heerenveen, also gives the indication that Tello is staying at Barca. Also couldn't have cost more then 8 Mil, so could be a diamond in the rough."
"by the looks of the video he has skills and pace. Still young and 20 goals in 68 games is not bad for a winger. We are bulding a good young team that we all hope can give us the le we are waiting for!"
"Great player with excellent dribbling skills! I'm from Holland, so i've seen him play allmost every week! Like Suarez he likes to take on defenders and drive them crazy!"
"I was just thinking today why Liverpool haven´t been after African players. If Newcastle finds their Cisse´s out of the blue, this guy might be fantastic buy."
"All you 'Fans' who are saying who on earth is this, n what a waste etc. Some fans you lot sare laughable!!! This kid is a hidden Gem and Rodgers has done very well in keeping this quiet. Keep the faith and believe in the future. YNWA"
"So much for Ramirez!But on the positive side we need a winger & if this lad can fill that position then WELCOME to LIVERPOOL FC & the greatest FANS in the world. YNWA"
"haha i love this. All these so called Liverpool fans going where are our big names.
BR wants him and thats good enough for me some of you on here need to show some faith!!"
"Let's get behind the lad! So he's unknown, big deal, how many of us had heard of skrtel, or riise, or lucas, before we signed them. Give him a chance to prove himself before we all start moaning"
"Oh please shut up everyone. Just because you've never heard of him doesn't mean he isn't going to be a good player? Can't believe half of the so called 'fans' on here."
"maybe a good player to livk up with Luiz.. :) I see many dont like this.. Why pepole are comming inn!! We need many wingers! Only have Stewart, Raheem and Dani.. And by the look of it, Dani wont play this year eihter? But he was good in pre season!"
"no matter what people are sayin, this is one the best vids ive seen on a player joinin liverpool, he can pass he can take people on he can score, that is what we need!"
"And another thing..he's African..so if does well up until January..we're going to miss him due to the African Nations Cup. Morocco should qualify for it. So this is not ideal."
"Lots of you would have said the same when BR signed sigrdson or when Wenger signed RVP Henry ect ect give him a chance the clip looks promising :-) at least we have added another attacker and from the clip looks like he is used to playing the same system "
"The vid's pretty impressive - looks like the lad can play - just remember people that the great Sami Hypia arrived from FC Twente as an unknown (to me at least!) and look where that took us - have faith and enjoy the ride."
"Everyone said "Who?" when we signed Sami Hyppia, he proved himself as a legend in the making. Looks decent in the video I just hope we havent spent a silly amount of money on him."
"people moaning shut up u idiots luis suarez wasnt exactly a world wide known sta when we signed him was he and look at him now and we have a good record of signing players from holland and them doing well"
"Hahaha! Brilliant! Don't know anything about him but that's why Liverpool have scouts and don't employ me as one. All those unhappy just ask yourself...who was Cabaye? Who was Pa Cisse? Who was Tiote? Newcastle praised for their scouting and everyone saying we should be able to do that...well let's just wait and see!"
"YOU KNOW WHAT? god signing...when i saw this i was like this is crap, i never thought wed get this guy, but hes good on the ball and fast, exactly what we need. :)"
"Yeah but Stewart Downing looks good in Youtube montages..you can't put much faith in them. I'm open minded enough to give the guy a chance, but i won't hide the fact i'm disappointed if this guy is a signing instead of Tello as opposed to alongside Tello."
"People will moan about Ramirez how much have you actually seen him play? Looks a bit slow un willing to work back however tech v good bit like someone we just got rid of not to mention the 12-15 million he would cost. "
"some bad fans on here. we can't afford or persuade the massive players to come to us at the moment, why moan because we've spent 3 million on an unknown. he's obviously been scouted, have some faith in rodgers"
"Who? Where are Sahin and Tello? Moroccans don't have a great track record of cutting it in the premiership. Hope he likes to work very hard. Just as well that Utd signed RVP today as no one will notice us signing what must surely be a squad player. "
"Does not matter who it is. The top 6 has signed players who were unknown before including players from S. Korea and Japan. Whatever it is, we just got to have faith that things will work out. After splashing more than 70 mil pounds of players that everyone in the UK knows, yet perform below expectations this is not going to hurt anyone.
"
"Absolutely brilliant. I love all the 'i haven't heard of him so he must be rubbish' nonsense. Good job we have people who know about football running the club. Well done BR, the future is bright."
"Thats what we have been doing for the past twenty years. We have been getting behind the team and keep supporting them since we last won the Championship. We can't keep buying players who can't or won't perform. Another promising player. We need players who perform and deliver the goods not failing aspirants like Hendo, Adams or Downing!! Look at other teams they buy clever players who deliver."
"Wow, Did not see this one coming. Thought hè was close to à deal with Ajax, allthough they could not afford his Salaryi. Very skillfull player. Had 10 goals and 14 assists last season. Dont know what we payed for him but cant be more than â"
"Having watched the highlights reel looks like he could deliver just the balls that Carroll needs to get a few goals. Perhaps he is part of the plan B as well? :) (laughing)"
"looks like a nice bit of shrewd business by BR,we needed width n pace n this lad looks like he fits the bill so get behind the TEAM not just 1 player,YNWA welcome to L4"
"This young lad looks a great signing and could be a hidden gem! Welcome to LFC Assaidi and good luck with your new club. Well done to Brendon and his scouting team. And it just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read in the press!! YNWA"
"Who heard of Hyypia, Reina or Kuyt beforehand? I am not saying he is the next Suarez but give the guy a chance. Watch the video. The guy has strength, he has guile (hope I spelt that right)."
"They must be joking....
Liverpool is not a second class team.
We deserve more respect when they hire these kind of players.
I prefer the kids from the academy. They are cheaper and know our philosophy and the weight of our shirt."
"Indeed .. who ? .. good question . Hope the scouts have done their homwork, know alot more than we do and hes alot better than the last morocci!
ynwa oussama
Steve , Spain"
"anyway most people didn't know who Alonso was or Benitez and prob another 80% of our imports. Come on people grow up get off your "we have history" soap box and support. YNWA"
"come on guys must we always go for overhyped and subsequently overpriced players just because they play in leagues we are opportuned to see on t.v? lets learn a lesson from the likes of newcastle (demba ba), as brendan does not strike me as one who knows not what he is doing."
"Welcome to Liverpool FC. YNWA !!
... and to all of you gong "Who!" and complaining, get behind your players,team, manager and football club, after all we are called SUPPORTERS !
"
"Major LOL at some of these comments!!! Ppl wanting big name players!! Prolly just as much chance as some "big name" players flopping in the prem as there is with "nobodies"... Plus it takes a nobody to become somebody and it takes a team like us to create that!! I hope all you doubters eat dirt when this guy has a cracking season!! IN BRENDAN WE TRUST!!! YNWA"
"another young hungry and trickery talent, with an eye for a pass and can finish... so excited by this one... I see what rogers is trying to do, get goals from all over the pitch... as you cannot mark that type of team, as the threat is everywhere...."
"What's the matter with all these so called fans crying because we haven't signed some big name player... We're playing Thursday night football!!! Try tempting messi to go play Gomel.
Brendan Rodgers hasn't done anything yet and already he's being slated, Rafa was applauded for dealing with his hands tied behind his back... "
"Brendan Rodgers knows what he's doing, and if he feels that this signing can help the team then so be it....let's just hope he can fit in with the team YNWA"
"For fans that are supposedly "the most knowledgeable fans in the world" there is an unholy amount of rubbish being posted here. How can you all be slating Rodgers and the owners when you haven't seen this lad play before??
You're the same bandwagon supports who will sing Rodgers praises in 6 months time if this lad tears up premiership defenses up and down the country.
Get a grip you morons. "
"by what i've seen, he looks like a talented player. but on the other hand, the dutch eredevisie is something you can't compair to the premier league. but let's not forget, suarez also came from holland!"
"Ha, ha. weren't Hendo, Downing,Adams and Carrol delivering before they were bought? It's time ppl wake up to the reality of running a business, they can't spend what they don't have. Sorry to say, live with it as Arsenal fans have for many years. The bright spot is that the current owners are open enough to share they goals and vision for the club. "
"Let's trust BR & the scouting system. A diamond from the rough!!! The best players are the ones who want to play for the club and not the star players/money grabbers who cost for eg £24 million & £200 grand per wk and are nearing 30, also injury prone!!! YNWA "
"welcome to our family Oussama YNWA ps think this guy looks good ticks the right boxes financially and is fast and canplay on either side scores goals with plenty of assists could be a gem"
"I'll have to see him play a full 90 before I pass judgement, but I like the approach BR is taking. He's buying players for skill, not for their name. "
"In video everyone look fine, is a resume of 3-4 minutes about thousands of minute of a player... but this guy looks very well, could be a better option than Downing, and just for 3 millions. Hopefully will be a good incorporation!. Thanks Brendan for give us hope!"
"Check it out.. have a nice day...
.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?p=9297299
.footballtransferleague.co.uk/football_player.aspx?football_player=Oussama+Assaidi
.footballaddicts.com/players/oussama-assaidi/transfer
.footballaddicts.com/players/oussama-assaidi/transfer"
"WOW!!! i admit, never heard of this guy, but looks sharp, he's quick, can put a pass together, plays with both feet (can shoot with both), knows where the goal is, takes defenders on with ease (granted not PL defenders, but im sure they'll struggle too)... GREAT SIGNING!!!
IN BR WE TRUST!!!
nice to know how much we payed for this guy! :) "
"WOW!!! i admit, never heard of this guy, but looks sharp, he's quick, can put a pass together, plays with both feet (can shoot with both), knows where the goal is, takes defenders on with ease (granted not PL defenders, but im sure they'll struggle too)... GREAT SIGNING!!!
IN BR WE TRUST!!!
nice to know how much we payed for this guy! :) "
"
more from google
.google.com.sg/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=15&gs_id=16&xhr=t&q=Assaidi+rumours&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&oq=Assaidi+rumours&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=8c2c4b8e68e7d738&biw=1366&bih=526"
"Don't understand the negativity from some. At £2.5m he's a steal, even if he's a squad player. We lack depth in the wide areas and he'll provide some of that. If he goes on to be a handy first team player, then even better. Welcome to Liverpool Oussama!"
"hes known as the ferrari maybre rodgers wanted sinclair from swansea but they wanted 15 mill so he bought this winger instead for less but he can do the same job"
"to all the people quick to judgement, obviously you have no clue what you are talking about and have no idea what is going on behind the scenes. we signed a new young player, that doesn't mean we still can't get tello or sahin or both on loan! support your manager, support the players, support lfc! ynwa!"
"It's outrageous! How can a player with such silky smooth skills and trickery be a virtually unknown player! Just watched the video, and I thought Suarez had some moves! Sesh...
Welcome to the club Oussama Assaidi!!
Fantastic signing Sir Brendan Rodgers! :D"
"Excuse me. But we have bought this guy. Not a loan player...but a player who will dedicate himself to our club and not regard our team as a stepping stone.. Less of the chit of who is he.... He's a lfc player. One of us. ... Message ends "
"Dutch league produced many great players - dont talk rubbish..we cannot deal only well-known players, but discover talents too.(all dutch players come through their league and look on their national team)"
"Funny how we haven't been linked with this player at all. Shows how much the press know :P I'm not one to judge players on youtube videos but from the looks of it, he has pace, trickery, can cross, can shoot, good with both feet. Good luck to the lad & welcome to LFC! YNWA"
"I have never heard of him but he looks like an exciting player from the clips. Nice piece of Chemical brothers as well so all good :) Welcome to LFC my friend."
"GUYS OUR HISTORY SHOWS THAT WE HARDLY EVER BOUGHT STARS BUT MADE THEM!!!! We cant attract players like Hazard etc and there are plenty of quality players that are not heard of! Did anyone hear of Alonso before we signed him? but he became world class! Get behind Rodgers , looks decent but aint seen anything other than the video, good enough 4 Rodgers, good enough for me! Welcome to Anfield YNWA"
"Welcome Oussama Assaidi. Best of luck. Not sure what all the commotion is about? We don't know the fee or anything. We are football supporters, knowledgeable but equally not professional. BR and his team are, let's just have a bit of faith and give the kid a chance. "
"24 years old and not very good great buy well done lfc more rubbish at lfc and then this time hes not British still no quality well at least downing is better then one winger in the squad "
"Now that's what I call a surprise signing!!! Despite all these websites/papers continually speculating on who we're after, no-one predicted this.
A risky signing (clearly an alternative to Tello who's chosen to stay at Barca) but he looks to have decent skills and his goals record is good (ok, it's the Dutch league.....). Let's reserve judgment on this one but good luck to him!"
"If Amrabat had not signed for Gala, he would have been a Gala winger. He is from Morocco like Gala's Amr, and has really got ability.
Well done Brendan. Well done Liverpool FC.
YNWA."
"i don't know who this guy is but looking at this video,i am glad he is here. he plays with heart and a lot like suarez.
good find BR....and even better that the sports pages didn't see it coming. liking your style BR...welcome and YNWA"
"For the people who are complaining that they don't know who he his, that also means you've never seen him play, so how can you criticise a player you've never seen? As for signing big name players, anyone care to remember Veron and Shevchenko?"
"Like BR just did a sidestep and fool most of the managers in the EPL to get this kid with ease. This is ok nobody know him yet. Soon everyone will. YNWA."
"people saying who's he who was sami hyypia before he signed who was daniel agger and martin skrtel give the lad a chance excellent technique,can beat a man and can use both feet brilliant piece of scouting and all done in the proper liverpool way
"
"LOL all you idiots shouting, 'who?' 'what?' 'how?' Same was said about Xabi Alonso when he signed, then you cried when he left. Same was said about Agger when he signed, now you're begging him not go..."
"these fans who hoping this is not true r funny we also never heared of Cisse b 4 he went to Newcastel.. n look wat he become.. believe in BR and his vistion and Welcome the new signing 2 LFC"
"Great signing. For all I know he might be as good as Ramirez but 10 times cheaper. Those who thought we could sign Messi or Ronaldo just wait to see him play. Very good winger and a real bargain."
"looks good to me, I dont know anything about the lad but he seems to have some skills and a good record so im pretty optimistic about this,and youv gotta love the way we have kept it so quiet shhh"
"Google his name and watch that utube video. He has tricks, pace, and pops up in dangerous areas. Stevie, Suarez,Borini, Downing,Carroll,Sterling.... SILVERWARE COMING SOON. Welcome to the club lad YNWA!ð"
"How many people thought Ronaldo was going to be a star when Mancs signed him?? Stop giving the lad gried before he has even had a chance in the mighty red - lets get behind the team!!!"
"seem to have pace and skill on youtube...but thats youtube, showing the great moments. Going to see how you do on the pitch, hope you improve the team alot. the juries will be watching. Welcome!"
"Just because you dont know him doesnt mean he cant play. How many of you knew tiote, Cisse, Cabaye before they played for newcastle last year??? Muppets. Get behind the team or sod off to chelsea/city"
"I like players brought in like this, supprise is what its all about, noone knows much about him nor will other prem teams. He'll prob be a right jewel, Obviously we've had scouts checking him out. Bargain. Bring on kick off."
"i just peeked in youtube and he looks unrelentless as Suarez! But even if he's not! YNWA! I absolutely love the way this was done! The only rumour about it was the actual signing. Lovely!YNWA!"
"Being from Holland, living in Belgium, I have actually seen this guy play. He's very direct in his approach to goal meaning he'll go past a player rather than pass sideways and run every single time looking for the shortest route to goal. A half decent shot on him too."
"Interesting one indeed. I hope he does really well. It's being reported that he cost the club 3m. And at that price its hard to argue with this transfer. He adds numbers to the squad and he has international experience. Let's support Oussama to the fullest I know I will be. Congrats Oussama YNWA"
"This guy has cost us a reported 3m and on 21k a week, no not a lot of us have heard of him, but did some of stop and think that hey . . . His guy may actually be decent and value for money. If the mancs do this it's called good business, but when we do it it's a waste of money. "
"Oliver-Manish,how old are you? We have been turning virtual unknowns into stars for longer than 20 years.Were not in the CL,so we need to build a team to get us there and attract the players.As a fan,I must have missed the memo saying we should knock players before they kick a ball.Some people need reminding YNWA!"
"BR must have liked this lad a while because he hasn't been on the radar in terms of the media covering a potential transfer. Hopefully a good signing that can impact the attacking flow of the team and be a part of 'The Rodgers Revolution'!"
"People shouldn't be rude to new signings like this. It's not his fault Kenny peed away a truckload of money helped by Comoli. Had he signed Mata last year we wouldn't be looking for wingers. Second of all most of you who slate this guy probably know nothing about him like you knew nothing about Hyypia or Suarez and you probably ridiculed those sigings as well."
"I have seen him play just the once against Ajax and he looked pretty good to be honest but that was just one match. He did score 10 goals last season from 27 games not bad. As for the who?? brigade I think I trust the scouts more than you."
"The kid hasn't even kicked a ball in a Liverpool shirt and we have so called 'supporters/fans' already having a go! get behind him and the rest of the team, who had heard of Rush, Hanson, Whelan, Nicol, Grobbelaar etc or more recently Arbeloa, Alonso, Hyypia to name a few. Get behind the lad and the team, I am getting extremely frustrated with some so called LFC fans!"
"Reading some of the comments here and you start wondering if this are Liverpool fans. Let's be honest, most of us haven't heard of this guy and this is a big surprise to us all. But stop being that negative all the time. How can you judge a player you 've never seen play? I think Brendan Rondgers is taking us the right way and he has my full support!"
"How many United fans knew who the hell Ronaldo was before that friendly with Sporting Lisbon. Hardly any. hy do you lot have to act as though you have more to offer than the scouting system. Just shut up the lads a bargain at three million. "
"So many negative comments ! Get real guys we cannot afford top dollar for top players but this guy looks lively and he's got 2 feet. Let's support him!
Welcome Oussama to Anfield I for one wish you the best of luck."
"ok we dont know him but going by the video he looks pretty decent although again we dont know the quality of the opposition and lets just put our trust in Brendan YNWA"
"Some of you on here need to get a grip. Trust the manager. Assaidi has 20 goals in 68 games in the top division in Holland. Tello has a record of 9 goals in 39 games in Spains second/third tier and would've only been coming on loan to get experience."
"Let's just support the team and the gaffer now, they need us more than ever! The time of the big money transfers at Anfield is defenitely over, learn to deal with it! Liverpool FC is no longer only looking at it's hitory, it is looking in the future as well! And that is the way it should be! "
"Very good piece of business. All the people on here moaning obviously have not seen him play. I watched Heerenveen many times last year and this guy stood out for me. At the price he is well worth the risk. Can't wait to see him play."
"WOW didn't see that coming.Not even the media had an idea about this deal.Well done by Rodgers and his team.People writing negative stuff here need to remember not many had heard about Alonso before he joined Liverpool.Atleast give the lad a chance.I will support Rodgers' decision and this lad as long as he plays for this club.As a supporter of this great club, this is the least i can do.YNWA"
"Ok most of us have never heard of this guy, but give him a chance please. 20 goals in 68 games is decent, even if it is the dutch league. And I've read the fee was something like £3m, so at that price there isn't much to lose, Rodgers clearly is working on a budget but hopefully this is a smart buy. Hope Sahin will follow soon."
"And no we didn't get tello, maybe just maybe he didnt want to come and i'm sure some o you can read and if you can it pretty much says we have no money, so forget Ramirez, Higuain and so on cos it ain't going to happen! Just get behind the club and stop whining!"
"What's with all the "Who?" comments? All good players have to be discovered by someone. Take Eden Hazard for example. If Lille's manager had had the same reaction, he wouldn't be playing for Chelsea right now with half of Europe drooling over him."
"Those of you saying, who is he. Who are you? Football scouts? Well done BR and your scouts, you did it the Lfc way. This guy is a real gem. Can't wait to see him in red shirt."
"As a LFC fan living in Holland he is a very good winger, could compare him to the former Ars.... player and Dutch international Marc Overmars so good luck and to behonest the Dutch league most of the time really delivers very good players."
"Did any of you negative fans see the signing of Hypia coming? No... and he ended up being on the best LFc have ever had... did you see Luiz Garcia and Xabi Alonso ending up as they did??? Stop whining already and let's see how this season plays out...! When did LFC fans become such a bunch of moaners? Some of you are starting to sound like Newcastle fans. Enough...!"
"He is a great signing for Liverpool. Ajax was also interessted in him. Last season he was great he scored 10 times in 27 matches and he had 14 assists. "
"This great signing... Now we have Raheem and oussama... Both have skills n determinations... Love the video.. And rather then big names these kids will be more dedicated to Liverpool.. YNWA OUSSAMA "
""Let's get behind the lad! So he's unknown, big deal, I dont want to use MANURE as an example but who heard of Valencia before he was at Wigan, look around there are players out there who have and are just waiting for the break. How many times have LFC done this in the past with lower division players.
COME ON RED MEN LETS STICK TOGETHER!!!"
"Jeez, just because you've never heard of him doesn't mean he's a bad player, we aren't currently in the champions league so we can't get 'big names' and world class players. Stop being so negative YNWA"
"Ha ha, well done BR! He has signed a player under the radar and he will great for us. I have jst asked my Moroccan friends and they said to be very happy he is going to cause a storm. We needed competition to to Downing and maybe BR feels that we need more than Sterling. "
"Why people who called their self "fans" moaning about this guy?
Remember KK huge mistakes by signing craps. Do you need more, people?
Also recall Hypia, Lucas, Riise, Berger. Who knew them before they were signed by LFC?
Chelsea spash out nearly 50m for Torres, and how much goals did he make last season? BR is a truly secret service for keeping this undercover!! Good job!
"
"3 million for an unkown is a bargain.rodgers has pulled a rabbit out of the hat,as long as he adapts to premiere league he will do well.in rodgers we trust YNWA"
"Never heard of him but given that BR has is good enough for me. And he is only 24, prob got him on the cheap and played in a good league. Dont hurry to judge without proof"
"Here a comment from Holland. Heerenveen had a stunning forward line last year. One winger sold to PSV, the striker is sold to Wolfsburg and Assaidi is now joining the best club in the world. Everybody in Holland thought Heerenveen had the best strikeforce of the country. Also Ajax wanted this guy. Believe me, this is a good one!! "
"Judging by the video, Assaidi looks like the real deal - good on BR for looking outside the box and following the Liverpool way. Why is there so much negativity...two cliche phrases need to be said here - "patience is a virtue" and "if you have nothing nice to say, then jog on"...or something to that effect"
"welcome to LFC. best of luck assaidi.
James McLean and roy keane were signed for a pittance from Irish league and look at them. the dutch league is much better. keep the faith red doubters. BR knows what he's doing.
remember all the big buck flops such as Veron at manure. "
"LDW, my point is that people need to stop thinking a player is below par or average merely because they haven't heard of him or don't watch the league he plays in. It's rather arrogant."
"Please....for all the doubters, learn your football. I know I know, you haven't heard of him. Hearing about people is pretty big stuff. I mean we all heard of Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing. That worked great! 3 Million for this guy, and he is absolutely fantastic. Welcome to Liverpool, you apparently have a lot of stupid fans to win over."
"You people who moan bout this make me sick!! You are not a true LFC fans IMHO!
You can't judge a person before he proofs himself.
OPEN YOUR MIND BEFORE YOUR MOUTH PEOPLE!!"
"the best players in the world were all unknowns at one stage this lad can become one of best players at our club people who write negative comments me off get behind the lad not against him hes our player now!!"
"Most of the people on here being negative about the team is the type of fan who you see commenting on facebook from some foreign country who doesnt have a clue about Liverpool, its the type of stupid fan that thinks we should sign Higuan and Cavani......... Just shut up and put up with what is happening, you talking on here wont change anything."
"Nobody knew of Ole-Gunna Solksjaer when fergie signed him or even Chicarito hernandez. This are the kind of talent hunt we should be after. If we get 2 right in 5 signings, we would have done well."
"thats a Brendan Rodger's special I should say..
you cant get any better for just 3 Million.
the guy looks pacey,creative,decent goalscorer
remember this is the same manager who signed vorm for 1 million & scott sinclair for 0.5 million and now mancity are dying to get him.good luck BR YNWA..never felt so optimistic going into a season.Nuri sahin is next I Hope"
"TO THOSE SAYING WHO IS HE???
WHO WAS HYYPIA FROM WILLEM II? WHO WAS LUCAS FROM GREMIO? WHO WAS MASCHERANO FROM WEST HAM? WHO WAS ALONSO FROM REAL SOCIEDAD? YOU GET THE POINT!"
"TO THOSE SAYING WHO IS HE???
WHO WAS HYYPIA FROM WILLEM II? WHO WAS LUCAS FROM GREMIO? WHO WAS MASCHERANO FROM WEST HAM? WHO WAS ALONSO FROM REAL SOCIEDAD? YOU GET THE POINT!"
"Looks some people are comment here based on the fact that they dont know who this guy is? Come on folks look at what he can do,he is fast trick and superb..sorry let me shout this "WELCOME TO LIVERPOOL ASADI" Perfect signing hope you quickly cope with the lads"
"Sell Dirk for 1m and then buy this guy for 3m? well lets just get behind him, he could be like another Yossi Benayoun and Yossi turned out ok didn't he?
He has a good scoring average, something like a goal every 3-4 games, which isn't bad at all."
"Looks some people are comment here based on the fact that they dont know who this guy is? Come on folks look at what he can do,he is fast trick and superb..sorry let me shout this "WELCOME TO LIVERPOOL ASADI" Perfect signing hope you quickly cope with the lads"
"You have to admit his youtube video is more entertaining than Gaston Ramirez!!! It goes to show that our online fans are more interested in names rather than natural talent."
"I hope this poor guy doesn't read all the negativity on here from so-called fans before he's even kicked a ball for us ! Great welcome ! Call yourselves RED ???"
"THIS GUY IS A REAL DEAL. YOUNG, TALENTED AND CAN SCORE GOALS. COMPARE THAT WITH THE BRITISH S IN HENDO,DOWNING. COMEON GUYS, LET'S BE FAIR.ALLEN,SUAREZ,AND THIS GUY WILL ENLIGHTEN LIVERPOOL FOOTBALLING"
"listen to yourselfs, wise up gave him a chance and go spend a few pound so you can watch the video. Anyone who watches a lot of football not just english will know he is a talent."
"Welcome our kid. He'll make the squad more compeive. We lacked wingers so he fills that hole. With a bit of luck he'll be just fine. Can't see him starting straight away though? YNWA
"
"Looks a good player and as usual so called LFC fans acting like they know better before they even seen him play. But anyway about time we got a skilful winger who can score goals.
Y.N.W.A"
"looks a real gem if everything you see and read really hope you do well oussama work hard and play with freedom and ive no doubt you will be a big hit welcome lad the real fans will be right behind you YNWA"
"Welcome Oussama! You sure have natural talent! Probably much cheaper than Adam Johnson for example whose on 90k a wk! But just as talented.. actually more naturally gifted. "
"I can remember England playing Holland at Wembley many years ago and the Dutch started with a 16 year old lad called Johan Kruyff. Nobody had heard of him either. Give life a chance."
"Yes. That is more like it; technically gifted player with speed, trickery, great scoring ability and can play on either wings. Some fans may be skeptic but it is great that way. The Mouras, Hazards, Hulks, Oscars, Modrics are not the only great players around. Get ready people. Revival at LFC begins now. Can u see it??? Up Rogers. Up LFC. YNWA"
"Welcome to LFC Assaidi.. If he fits BR style then it's good addition at that price. If he plays to his potential then in 2 years his value will be 15m. That's the way it works. The club must build some assets not buying players for 20-30m and can't sell them 1/3 of that!"
"for all the ppl complaining that theyve never heard of this player hence he must be bad... obviously youre not a ftball agent and im sure brendan brought him here for a reason. "
"Never heard of him. I am lucky, I remember the days we had real owners who would sign Messi. Don't tell me times have changed, they haven't, the commitment of the owners has."
"Great! I love the fact that no one knew anything about this and it was kept hush hush ... well done BR and FSG for keeping your business behind closed doors. "
"I have been watching this board comments now for years and im finally writting in it bcuz im sick and tired of people on here complaining, damn!!! can you guys just shut up and let BR do his JOB..We bought this guy for 3 mil thats a bargain!"
"First of all, I am so sick of hearing people whining about how they want to see Tello or Sahin instead of this guy, and at the same time showing absolutely no confidence in Brendan. Secondly, I don't follow the Dutch league and I have never heard of this guy, but I have to believe that Brendan knows what he's doing. Welcome, Assaidi!"
"Really starting to doubt our ambition, truth be told, to compete, we need to get the best players in the world,we are not doing that. This probably means Sterling won't get much of a chance this season."
"Look, you newbie, so called fans. This is Liverpool, the greatest team in the world that I have followed from the old Second Division. What makes me puke are 2nd rate fans, some who hardly attend games, but accept the rubbish thrown to us. Criticism is deserved until the owners deliver."
"Opta Stats should start to look how many nutmegs are made in a game. This guy and Suarez would do well in that stat. People are judging the guy before he has even had his medical! Remember your stupid posts , because in two months you might be lining in a shop to get a red shirt with Assaidi on the back!"
"I like the kid already. I think this is brilliant signing by rodgers. That is exactly what everyone else is gonna be thinking when he throws down on the field. Can't wait to see the likes of AW, SAF, etc. with that dumb founded look on their face. Come on Saturday"
"Terrible that we should resort to signing players we've never heard of before.....just think, Phil Neal, Ray Clemence, Kevin Keegan, Jimmy Case, Steve Nichol, Ronnie Whelan, Alan Hansen, Ian Rush, Sami Hyppia, Ian Rush..... need I go on? To not give this lad our full support from the start is unforgivable........"
"You plastic fans out there do my head in, you don't deserve to be associated with this club!!!
Who??
Complete crap??
Morons!! Who was vidic, skrtel, tiote, agger, adebayor, cisse, ba?? Shall I carry on?
Give br a chance!!"
"Can't believe how many people are under the impression that be cause he's virtually unknown to the UK that it means he's a bad player. Very few people had heard of Ronaldo, Van Persie or even our very own Luis Suarez before they joined big clubs in England. Give him a break and I'm sure he'll prove himself. "
"The next ryan babel....for the first time in years i have absolutely no hope for liverpool yhis season ..nothing to do with the gaffer, i think he was a good choice, just look at the squad."
"Some fans on here are hilarious!!! look at the video and trust BR... nothing you say on here is gonna change the fact hes gonna be a Liverpool Fc player. To me he looks like a good winger, way better than having kuyt on the right so shut up ya bunch of idiots!!"
"I can't believe that some on here are judging a player by how famous or his price. We have seen what has happened with buying so called start players for inflated prices. I guarantee this chap will be a lot more effective than Downing who cost 10x more. This is what I mean by astute buying. This kid will be great! "
"never heard of him? we never heard of dalglish,molby, rush, keegan, hansen. until the player signs and does something to OUR club to make us lose respect for them, then we should support them 100% as long as they work hard then who are we to judge??? "
"Looks like a good player but it will depend on how well he adapts to the EPL - he won't get he time and space that he is use to. At least we won't lose to much money if he doesn't adjust. We still need another striker, Llorente would be good but not at £28M"
"I cant believe all the negative talk about this player. Youve only got to watch the vidio(so be it being you tube) he has very qwick feet and looks to have defenders up the wall imagine him and suarez together... Liverpool way heard nothing and knew nothing. "
"Welcome to LFC. LIke most, not a player I'd heard of, but looks pretty good. If it's all going pear shaped by Xmas we can have a moan, but until then let's give BR and his signings a chance. I'm pretty excited, and really think the tricky early fixtures might work in our favour and get that buzz back."
"I hadn't heard of him either, but from the promo video and the stats I can see why he's brought in. Congrats, Brendan and co. So many big name players have come and disappointed and you don't have to pronounce his name right to see he's a good footballer. Looks promising."
"Didn't see this one coming, mainly because I've never heard of him, but judging from the video, he has technical ability. Will he cut it in the Prem though? May not be the big signing the fans wanted, but after the amount of cash blown on KD's failures, a smaller transfer isn't surprising. Remember though, RVP cost Arsenal about the same, and had similar statistics... hopefully a hidden gem."
"Didn't see this one coming, mainly because I've never heard of him, but judging from the video, he has technical ability. Will he cut it in the Prem though? May not be the big signing the fans wanted, but after the amount of cash blown on KD's failures, a smaller transfer isn't surprising. Remember though, RVP cost Arsenal about the same, and had similar statistics... hopefully a hidden gem."
"Once upon a time liverpool used to be known for buying great players who unknown. We dont need to spend £££££££ like chelsea and city we have a good scouting system at lfc....have faith for crist sake.. He looks very offensive to me..i for 1 welcome him!!
From a true liverpool fan"
"He looks pretty tasty to me and at 3Million he could be a bargain.
If we can buy players with the quality to play BR's system and get them while they are young and cheap it makes great business sense.
I have to respect BR for being brave enough to make these kind of signings.
When you buy an unknown, the pressure is on the manager
"
"When BR took over I was wondering whether we could sign players that wouldn't normally be expected to do well, or develop the players we have that have not yet delivered. Like Leon Britton, I suppose, but at a higher level. I hope Assaidi can be one of those players. I get the feeling BR is that sort of manager, and that's something that excites me."
"Welcome to LFC Oussama.What I like about this news is that it came out of the blue,the Liverpool way.Did not even know or ever heard of this player,but just from the video it looks like a very good signing.Well done BR and the team.Good luck,and I wish all at LFC a great season."
"Assaidi will be a sensation this season just like Suarez was and he'll excite the fans in the same way as Suarez wait and see he will be brilliant for us. Great signing for LFC and at a very good price. "
"Very well said davejacko... We biult a lot of succes from unknown players...a hellnof a lot of unknown... Its always been the liverpool way.. Why spend millions when we can make a great!!!!"
"Looks a good player. Only time will tell but I would prefer this kind of signing than buying off the shelf stars at inflated prices who are only chasing the money !! YNWA BR"
"looks similar to benayoun or maxi, should be able to fit into a couple of different positions as seems to be two footed. liv need creative players like this who can switch position and score goals. need to sell cole now to make way for another left back and we are good to go"
"Disgraceful comments from some people, shameful lack of knowledge and trust in the management, I can only assume you are trolling mancs.
"As-salam Ê¿leykum Mrhba o alf mrhba oussama Assaidi",
You will love it in Liverpool and will be welcomed. YNWA"
"You gotta laugh at all the comments from the kids on here who think they are playing Fifa12 and want all big name signings !! Well I hope they are kids anyway ;-)"
"The comments on this story sum up what's wrong with our 'fans' now. Half our supporters are muppets. One says of this signing "Can't see the point...Just don't get it" then 10 mins later it's "lets get behind him" and he praises his goals ratio. Others rate him cos of FIFA12 ??!? Clueless..."
"hahaha guess all that talk about Tello joining was just rumours then? thats ok cus I dont think he would have been ready for a move abroad anyways, well looking forward to see you in action and welcome to this great club Assaidi, I fully trusts Rodgers knows exactly what hes doing and who he wants to bring in YNWA."
"It is true LFC did not pay 35 millions to acquire Oussama services just to impress some ignorant so called LFC fans who are used to the senseless spending spree orchestrated by the pevious regime. "
"My soon to be wife Louise1234 has spoken, and once again she has uttered sensibly. Not too long ago women were frowned upon when it came to them airing their views on football but ladies like Louise has not only put paid to that nonsense but makes some so called male fans seem out of touch, unintelligent and quite frankly barmy. "
"Ajax had agreed a fee to sign him but delay in salary negotiations and we swooped. Ajax only sign players of a certain quality. Last year of contract so he was cheap too. Obviously not perfect but looks good value and a different type of player to what we have. Needs to keep his head up more though. Good Luck kid!"
"Nice one BR! It's always the same doom merchants commenting on these posts who are either stuck in the old ways or just caught up in their FM world. It seems Gaston Ramirez and Bologna are really big a LFC "fans" or this guy Tello who mainly made impact as a sub last season! Who say's this guy couldn't be good for us? And the guy who refered to Sahin as a turkish winger....!!"
"MO786LFC......You serious? Who was Mascherano....Everyone knew he was a great player before he went to West Ham and thats why it was such a big suprise he joined them.......And as for Lucas he was the brazilian league player of the season before he joined Liverpool, pity most of the fans on here jumped on his back before given him a chance and were proven wrong."
"All you so called LFC fans that immediatly starts ing and moning cus you read rumours of us getting Tello or Ramirez. Get a ing grip how about a welcome to the lad instead? some supporters you are ha? He needs to feel welcome not hearing all yours bs comments. YNWA"
"have never heard of the lad but after watching the clip i'm amazed i haven't. just a clip i know but he looks like a really exciting player. Good luck Oussama,welcome to the best club in the world!!"
"Wow all this hate... if anybody took there time to watch the video they would know that he looked class, just because were not signing big names like sahin or affelay dosent mean he isnt going to be good. "
"90% of fans on here shouldn't call themselves fans. YES, I haven't heard of him either but that doesn't mean he isn't a good player. There's been a lot of good signings made like that, who can honestly say they had heard of hypia before he joined liverpool? not many so give the lad a chance he hasn't even kicked a ball yet fs"
"Can't believe so called supporters judging a player they've probably never even seen play?
I've seen plenty of people say we don't do things the old Liverpool way by signing players out of the blue anymore, when we do people still whine. Sometimes the club just can't win. Support means you support the manager in his signings and the players in their ability!!!"
"Lots of people talking out of their A** here. This lad looks like a right little box of tricks.
As for the knockers.... Take a look at the video. He takes players on like y used to and can strke a ball like Digger. I wonder how many of the morons on here know who those to are."
"To all doubters please shut up. Look we are rebuilding a club, a club devastated by Hicks and Gillett. get behind the man and keep the faith. What I have seen over the passed few weeks is quick passing organised football. Let's look to the future.....we have an out and out winger at last!"
"Don't understand why people are saying he's rubbish and not any good just because you haven't heard of him. No one had heard or Pepe, Alonso, Keegan, Rush (I could name more) before they signed. So don't judge him straight away."
"never saw this coming and never heard of him but I guess Brendans scouting staff knows something that we don't. looks a decent player on the video atleast, pace, skills, vision, scoring ability all what we lack from our squad. Tello would be nice so we'd have options for wingers."
"Why do people say this is the worst signing by far when they don't even know who he is? It's called a scouting system and BR obviously knows why he bought him. He's a smart guy and isn't just going to throw money around on people he's unsure of. Good signing BR. YNWA"
"Why do people say this is the worst signing by far when they don't even know who he is? It's called a scouting system and BR obviously knows why he bought him. He's a smart guy and isn't just going to throw money around on people he's unsure of. Good signing BR. YNWA"
"Lots of people talking out of their A** here. This lad looks like a right little box of tricks. As for the knockers.... Take a look at the video. He takes players on like y used to and can strke a ball like Digger. I wonder how many of the morons on here know who those to are." "
""Lots of people talking out of their A** here. This lad looks like a right little box of tricks. As for the knockers.... Take a look at the video. He takes players on like y used to and can strke a ball like Digger. I wonder how many of the morons on here know who those to are." "
"i'm moroccan and i know this guy verry well.i have never heard about him before his first appearance with our national team btw.but trust me he's a very talented player and i'm sure you're gonna like him good luck ossamma ;) YNWA"
"This guy looks class. Reminds me of young Ronaldo or what we can expect from Raheem in 2 to 3 years. Why are u so called LFC supporters so negative. Remember we are not buying the league like Man City or Chelsea, if you want that go and support them! Do u think BR is going to bring in inferior players after all he has said.
"
"This guy looks class. Reminds me of young Ronaldo or what we can expect from Raheem in 2 to 3 years. Why are u so called LFC supporters so negative. Remember we are not buying the league like Man City or Chelsea, if you want that go and support them! Do u think BR is going to bring in inferior players after all he has said.
"
"WOW poorer league or not this kid has talent. why so many bad comments just maybe BR has done a good bit of spying an unearthed a real player who we have paid peanuts for. Defo got talent."
"For all the people saying "who" and "another nobody" you are not real Liverpool fans at all if the manager wants him and thinks he is a good player then I am behind him fully if you are not then get lost!! "
"Welcome to Liverpool Football Oussama Assaidi! Very refreshing not to have the usual hype surrounding our transfers.Some comments here seemingly want to pre-empt the best, just a negative way of thinking! Looking forward to the season..YNWA"
"never seen us linked with him anywhere but he is a a good pacey right winger ive seen him a couple of times best one i can remember is when he scored a hat-trick and set up the other 3 when heerenveen beat fc twente 6-2 so hope he can make the step up to the level of the PL"
"Chaps, ladies, and more importantly self righteous crusaders dictating to others, cool your jets, not that many people have criticised him. He looks like he has lightning feet when he's confident. i'm telling you pace is what the le is all about these days, running rings round them, putting it in before they know what's hit'em which this kid has. Might be a good move, i'm hopeful. YNWA."
"A Dutch friend of mine on hearing we've signed this guy said "You've got the son of Suarez". Although we have to wait and see but this boy excites me already."
"My soon to be wife Louise1234 has spoken, and once again she has uttered sensibly. Not too long ago women were frowned upon when it came to them airing their views on football but ladies like Louise has not only put paid to that nonsense but makes some so called male fans seem out of touch, unintelligent and quite frankly barmy."
"as a very long standing supporter of over 50 years,i can well remember many fans saying who is he when we signed the likes of Keegan, clemence, daglish, aldridge, hansen and many others i could name and look how they turned out give this lad encouragement and who knows he just may turn out to be the next John Barnes.
"
"I'm only going on what I've seen on clips, but he looks like another unpredictable player, a bit like Suarez, coupled with pace and crossing ability. Could be the kind of untapped talent we've been hoping for.
YNWA"
"Looks good, most utube clips show players making one move then losing the ball. He sees to keep the ball very well, can shoot and he's creative. Never heard of him either, but he won't break the bank, he's young and has potential. A good option even if he doesn't start."
"Since when did LFC supporters become so fickle. You moan about inflated fees for British talent. You moan about players being too old. You moan about high wages for established internationals. And you moan about other clubs coming in with higher offers and stealing players from under our noses. "
"Never heard of him but he looks sharp looks a bit like Suarez loves taking defenders on I hope it works out welcome to the best club in the world assaidi Ynwa!!!!!!!!!"
"The club appears to have done a first rate job in scouting what looks like an amazingly talented player from another league and still nobody seems happy. Remember Hyppia? Kuyt? Let's get behind the manager and the player and give him a real Anfield welcome."
"btw, I know the Dutch league is not the Premiership, but 20 goals in 68 appearances is a pretty good return from somebody who is not even an out and out striker. If all our attacking midfielders could bag 10-15 goals a season that would put us in very good shape."
"Welcome to Liverpool.. great pace, hungry to score, unpreditable, skillful, work hard.. thats good for LFC..
stop being negative, if u call u self a fans, give him a change to prove his worth it to wear liverbird on her chess..
in brendan we trush.. YNWA"
"I remember similar comments about the unheard of, Keegan at Shorpe, Neal at Northampton. Just because this player is not on every Reds lips, does not make him the butt of such stupid comments. 24 year old goal scoring Moroccan international winger. Get real people and give the guy a chance - Welcome to the Red Revival Oussama!"
"Considering most of the people shouting WHO had never heard of Gaston Ramirez before the rags linked us with him then all of a sudden he was a must sign, I think they need to give this lad a chance. Apparently only £3 mil, extra competition for Downing and the likes, extra depth, why not?"
"I really hope this guy fails his medical like Marveux did last year, really not happy. Just get Dempsey/Johnson and Sahin! Jeez, no wonder fans of other teams mock us when we make signings like this, the day after Manure get Robin van Persie, just put their most recent transfer to ours, it's sickening."
"For only 3 million I guess it is a good buy. Buying somebody from a more established team would drive the price much higher! Assaidi might be one of the surprise buys for the season!
"
"And also look at p. cisse at Newcastle another complete unknown came to the prem and everyone was like whoa he's amazing. why can't this lad be another one of them your judging him before he's even played a game. you are so hooked on gaston Ramirez you are blinded to the hidden talent out there. who's to say this lad wouldn't be better than Ramirez."
"The amount of negatives on here is unbelievable. Just because you haven't heard of him doesn't mean he's rubbish. Who was Sigurdsson before Swansea? Who was Song before Arsenal? etc... Good news this!"
"It was only the global brand and our financial muscle that made this possible. I heard he has trebled his wages from £7 per hour and held off a late Peterborough bid. Havent seen him to be fair."
"It was only the global brand and our financial muscle that made this possible. I heard he has trebled his wages from £7 per hour and held off a late Peterborough bid. Havent seen him to be fair."
"Really guys? Why the negativity? Your telling me it takes one name we've never heard of to suddenly start thinking that its a bad buy? BR knows what hes doing. Can we please let him sign for us first, play some matches and then make judgements? Sheesh..."
"For who r wondering where this guy come from: he is moroccan native and Netherlands citizen and he is the best talented player in Eredivisie Dutch league. i believe you guys should know about him if he was playing in team who participate in champions league
This coming will turn alright and Oussama Essaidi will make the fans happy.
Go Reds Go!!!
"
"we once sign a 26 year old unknown from Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie, that no other team would touch and he turned out to be rather good....OOHHHH SAMI SAMI...."
"PLS WHO KNOWS THIS GUY ?Y BUY AN UNKNOWN PLAYER FROM THE DUTCH LEAUGE WHEN THERE A ARE AVAILABLE BETTER OPTIONS FROM THE PREMIERSHIP OR LA LIGA .THE ONLY ANSWER I CAN POSIT IS THAT THE OWNERS ARE CHEAPSTAKES "
"Oussama Assaidi. Yes, like. It's fast and has good ball handling. He is very intelligent. In their movements have much of Suarez. You can be successful. Welcome!"
"its funny how my club ajax tried to sign him for 4 weeks now.. he said he wanted to go to ajax yesterday in the news and no other clubs where trying to sign him.. His club heerenveen said the same.. i go on the internet and i see this.. anyways good luck with him.. he kinda sucks anyway.. he might succeed or be a fail for the manager."
"BTW most of the clips he looks good in are against few of the mid table clubs in the eredivisie.. clubs like NEC and NAC you cant compare to premier league clubs.."
"since when have lfc supporters become so negative and lacked any ideals of what support means. YNWA! but we will moan and whinge about you even before you have played for us "
"Yeah, because Alonso was a household name when we bought him. And Pa Cisse was a global superstar before Newcastle bought him. Give the scouting team some credit for god sake, playing football manager DOES NOT MAKE YOU AN EXPERT ON TRANSFERS."
"I will say this is good.Why all you people want world class famous players?You will have problems later handling them.Look at Man City, Chelsea and Arsenal now having difficulty satisfying top players.Brendan is wise to bring in unknown quality"
"based on the video, it seems he has pace and the dribbling skills to take on defenders and not lacking the confidence to use it at all..
this guy might be something amazing.
skeptical."
"BR you have greatly impressed me with all your singings u have a great eye for players. To all those who have a doubt in this new guy and do not know much about him I say - sit back and enjoy the ride, this is a wonder kid who will greatly impress and I mean impress. Once he clicks with Suarez, Borini, Joe Allean then we are in bbusiness. Time will not tell this is a fact :)"
"Looks like a good player from those clips. Quick, elusive, has a few tricks up his sleeve and a strong shot and an eye for goal. Reminds me a bit of Ben Arfa or even Luis himself. I'd say this is a coup for LFC. "
"You can see a pattern in the players BR is signing. Agile, quick on the feet, pressing to win the ball. If it works, my friends, glory days are not far away. Btw even voronin looks great on you tube videos. But this guy could be a shrewd buy."
"I don't believe some of the things being written. Did anyone know Van Persie, Henry, Bale, even Skyrtel when these players were bought? You pay for potential and this guy has abundance. As LFC supporters always do, lets give the boy a chance and then judge him. God knows more 'known' players have had theirs and performed badly."
"It really does my head in that the mentality seems to be that unless we sign world class players we can't challenge. If we spend a lot, accused of over spending. Sign a potentially good player for £3m, accused of buying a nobody. Sure people thought the same when we bought Alonso for £10m. Ended up going for £30m+. Pipe down idiots"
"To many negative comments going round in this message board. Watch the video this guy is class just what we need on the wing. Well done Brendan you are bringing in the kind of players we need. A"
"Welcome to LFC. Hope you will be our "Chicharito". Not every player cots £30 million if discovered early. Van Persie cost £2.45million when he joined Arsenal 8 years ago. Thanks to Roelus for sharing your experience of this guy."
"As long as the fee is reasonable should be an astute signing. Still feel Adam Johnson is a Liverpool player at the wrong club, he'll prosper at LFC & will definitely be available before the window closes. "
"Wow, this guy looks as slippery as an eel! his pace and talent, he has amazed me i hope he can do it in the prem!!!! could be the bargain of the season."
"Well i havent heard of him but looking at the video looks classy!. I think Brendon has good philosophy and we need to get behind him. Too many people on here are so negative, if you havent heard of him how can you call him?!. Come on guys we have the best fans in the league now lets prove than get behind them YNWA!!!"
"think adam will go soon also jcole (90k) silly money for injury prone bench warmer also spearo not good enough also back on subject this guy will be great for us keep it up buck ps think a johnson would also suit us but worry about his wage demands YNWA"
"All this "who is this guy" this guy was about to join Ajax, Fulham then jumped in, but we got him!the most knowledgable fans in the world ha ha! yeh right!!"
"Oussama Assaidi.... I think I like him. I like his name; I like the division his imminent signing is causing a many fans, both the sensible ones and the morons. Oh Liverpool!!! I think we have a long way to go. If it was Man City that signed this boy, everyone would have said: what a miss! Welcome home Assaidi. YNWA"
"Welcome Assaidi. YNWA. Never mind I don't know much of the player (I don't really watch to much of Dutch league games) but what I heard about him is exactly what we need: sprinting unpredictable dribbler with good technique and solid shooting. What else do we need wright now under (I hope) reasonable price? Give Brendon a credit - Assaidi just might turn to be one of favorite players of ours :)"
"This guy is a little magician, like a Beardsley or a Benayoun type, he has a very lively exciting way about him, he has wonderful dribbling skills we badly need and loves to score goals, like Suarez. If he adapts to Epl pace and can 'Beef up' a bit I feel he could be a great bargain for us."
"Who cares if you've heard of him or not? As long as he helps improve the team is all the matters...
I don't understand this clamour for big name signings who will bleed us dry and not necessarily improve us.
You have to have a little faith in the manager!"
"I know I may be slightly exagerating but looking at the clips on utube, he actually reminds me of, would you believe it? Lionel Messi???? I'm not kinding, honestly!! Welcome to Liverpool Ossama, really hope you are a sensation for us, but remember, he will need time to adjust to the EPL and if he does, then watch this guy go and cause lots of damage to our opponents. "
"Hmmmm the few missed chances in the video don't really put me at ease. Don't we need a few more clinical finishers, midfielders or not we need goals!!!!!! Not afraid to take defenders on though thats promising. Imagine sterling proved he's good for that though."
"Time for some sense methinks. Yes, I'm happy BR has signed an unknown but don't EXPECT him to be a miracle buy. Think squad player, people! Too much expectation already! And for those on about Lucas, Alonso, Mascherano...they were all young and very well known on the world stage. Don't expect Assaidi to be at their level. But, I must say, I'm happy we have some more pace in the wide areas!"
"love the fact that this caught all of us off guard, bet the media are all seething up in their teeth. Nice way for Liverpool to be doing business behind closed doors without the media frenzy driving up prices, and good that he's not bought with an ungodly price tag so that it puts unnecessary pressure to perform on his shoulders like what happened with the British players last season. "
"Stopped watching at 3:29 cos that's all I need to see.. NUTS!..Get in Liverpool! How many of the rag newspapers will be scrambling about now..Ian Ayre should be a secret agent"
"Stopped watching at 3:29 cos that's all I need to see.. NUTS!..Get in Liverpool! How many of the rag newspapers will be scrambling about now..Ian Ayre should be a secret agent"
"This is excellent scouting. Getting players who have to prove themselves to the world. Not big time primadonnas who don't care about anything except $$$.
Him and Suarez will be an effing nightmare for defenders."
"Welcome to LFC. I haven't seen the lad play but trust BR in the way he is trying to build a young Team that will last for a few years. As someone else said we will have goals coming from all angles which is what we have been missing.YNWA"
"What's with the "who" and the "I've never heard of him". LFC have a world wide scouting system who will know exactly who he is, so shut up you plastics, do one, or get behind the lad like true reds fans will!!"
"This year in pre season we have had 7 different players scoring and this chaps looks from the stats that he has an eye for goal.A couple more signings and we will be able to challenge.YNWA"
"Great . Hope he turns out to be .An unknown bargain looks young but tricky . Now it looks like .How we played in the last two games Were in getting nice and exciting passing and pressing style . I can wait for too kick off . Build it and it will come Eire REDS Y.N.W.A JUSTICE FOR THE 96 "
"It must be the kiss of death for fans to vote a player their "Best Player". 2009/10 that went to Mereilles, so the club sold him. Last season we voted for Craig Bellamy, so the club got rid of him.Not to mention Maxi and Kuyt.Still now we've got Assaidi......"
"love his first touches, if we're going to be playing tiki taka first touches are important. And honestly, if this doesn't work out what do we stand to lose? it's not like he costs 24mil at the age of 29 with 1 year left on his contract, Suarez came cheaper than that at 24 and will you trade Suarez for another?
"
"IMPORTANT MESSAGE
glory hunters expecting an immediate fix and a truck load of big name signings please take a trip to Eastlands or Stamford bridge. We build great players we dont buy them. Never have never will until some Russian Ogliarch or Arab Oil ty buys us"
"Honestly I'm a great fan of KK but his transfer policy of breaking the bank for overrated British players (and playing them all the time to justify that price tag) didn't sit down too well with me last season. Wait, I think that was Damien's job and why he was fired quite quickly, KK was fired for league standing which was our top priority. "
"Welcome Oussama. You now run with the the winningest club in the country. Wear the Red shirt with pride and dazzle the Kop! Wishing you much success at your new club. YNWA"
"I think Brendan Rodgers is more in tune with what's going in on football than most The "Who?!" Brigade.
He did pretty well last season with a team of virtually unknowns. If Arsene Wenger can do it so can BR
"
"Let us give BR a chance to build and restart the engine for Liverpool. He knows his business and we are just fans!
There is no quick fix; this is a few years project."
"Never heard of him but the guy looks like he can do some serious damage to opposition defences this season,,cant wait for him to play alongside Suarez and borini,the 3 have skill pace and know how to finish....with gerrard and Allen just behind them it's starting to look tasty!!!!"
"The way I look at this guy, I bet you he scores more goals this season than Carroll, hendo, Adam and downing did altogether last season... And gets more assists Sounds like a bargain to me... So that's 3 million versus 83 million.... And people have the audacity to doubt br......."
"
"looks a quality player and hopefully he proves to be so. great also to see that we're using proper scouting to find players not so well known but still great quality and hopefully at much better value-for-money prices"
"Almost embarrassed to be a Red after reading this message board tonight. Remember Sami Hyypia, a club legend, I am sure you had all heard of him when he gave up Champions League football to sign for GH's reds from the Dutch League. It's good to see the club using its extensive scouting network to try to find bargains. Papa Cisse etc had you heard of these guys before they came to the EPL?"
"Yep, most of us haven't heard him before. But there are gems out there, always has always will. Hopefully he is and will fit into our new system. In Brendon we trust!!"
"Thanks Buddha for the kind words :) Lonewar2012 I agree, I think he's going to be great for us and he didn't cost the earth either. it's clear that Brendon is buying attacking skillful ball players with good pace. I think we should all be chuffed with the great job BR has done so far. remember ian rush was a nobody until LFC bought him. its like trading places, buy low sell high. "
"GoraGora_XabiAlonso - Completely agree, I'm not ignorant enough to think if I've not heard of a player before then they are no good. The club has many scouts watching many levels of football, you think they just sit around watching Champions league like you or me? Show some support! YNWA from NZ "
"Pfft, you guys. You realize RVP was a nobody before he came to Arsenal. Maybe if you were more aware of international leagues you'd know who Assaidi is. So stop the 'who' and support your new winger."
"represents a lot better value for money than the 9 million west ham bid for matt jarvis and and potential 9 mil valuation of scott sinclair. time will tell though whether assadi proves even better value for money"
"Please watch the video before commenting. It's been uploaded for a reason. Yes, a majority hasn't heard of this guy and BR knows it. That's why the enlightenment video. Loads of credit to Rodgers and co. for keeping this signing such a tight secret. For 3 million, he could be an absolute steal. "
"mcleanrocks who? more like. Show some respect!! Suppose you'd heard of Ray Houghton at Oxford before he signed or Kevin Keegan at Shorpe etc etc - BOZO what was your name again?"
"I like this type of signing, slow but steady! Signing unknown players that need to make a name of themselves. Winner mentality that we've lack of from most of our players esp those expensive ones! "
"Unbelievable skills ... never heard of him before. Nice one Brendan, Nice one Son!! Lets hope his hamstring holds up - all them tricks can come at a price. This means Sterling will get some encouragement and be his oppo. Great buy :-) "
"two many points lost because we could not pass n get ball in the net well done BR getting it sorted .... welcome ASSAIDE another move in the right direction YNWA"
"HA HA HA!!! I love playing with the naughty word filter on this website. Heard of a town in North Lincs who football team is called the iron and Kevin Keegan played for them? Well it seems you can take the [naughty word] out of Shorpe but you can't take [naughty word] out of the boy Give me a C give me U give me an NT - S[naughty word]HORPE- LOVE IT!!! CLASSIC!!!"
"HA HA HA!!! I love playing with the naughty word filter on this website. Heard of a town in North Lincs who's football team is called the iron and Kevin Keegan played for them? Well it seems you can take the [naughty word] out of S[naughty word]horpe but you can't take [naughty word] out of the boy Give me a C give me U give me an NT - S[naughty word]HORPE- LOVE IT!!! CLASSIC!!!"
"Looks talented. Good with both feet, quick running with the ball, good awareness and is still only 24. I don't know what everybody is up in arms about, this guy was great value which is something we have definitely lacked over the last few years. A reported 3 million seems like a great deal."
"This is the good business considering LFC bought him for 2.3M ... BR kept it secret hence LFC didnt need to pay inflate price ... hope he will be good addition to our squad"
"I wouldn't doubt for a second that all the negative nancys out here, posting the worthless drivel, are the same guys that were calling for Lucas' head during his first season. How does the crow taste??"
"Consider this: the Eredivisie has hosted the likes of ALL TIME great footballers like Cruyff, Ronaldo (the original), Gullit, and Van Basten. Oussama Assaidi has done well in the Eredivisie in recent years. "
"Recent Kop legends Sami Hyppia, Dirk Kuyt, and Luis Suarez came to us directly from the Eredivisie. The Eredivisie is the birthplace of Total Football. Oussama Assaidi has played Total Football and done well in recent years. What the hell could a TRUE LFC fan possibly have to complain about this signing?! "
"If you haven't heard of him, then maybe you should talk to a manure fan about how important the completely unknown Javier Hernandez was to their last league triumph!! Get a grip haters! LFC and the EPL is built on players who came in quietly! Oussama is here now; let's get behind him and encourage him to roar!! YNWA ... For life!"
"So I guess that rules out Tello......from the video, it seems that he has an eye for pass, creates chances, got trickery and pace, and likes to cut inside and shoot himself. Very much like the BR style"
"I think Assaidi will be a good signing, bringing in a fast winger who can cause trouble for defenders. The good thing is this signing was kept on the low, I sure hope the medical comes through. Not sure how much we're paying for him but rumours say he is fairly inexpensive which would be great. "
"It boggles my mind reading some of the comments on here, ging the guy and saying its a bad decision when they havent even heard of him. Hes a Liverpool player now, like it or not. So back him however it turns out. YNWA used to mean something, 100 % support for any and all Liverpool players!"
"Lololol!!!! The haters are such a bunch of dumba**es. welcome to the new world slowas* numbs. This guy was a total guile purchase who even if he doesn't net on the field will net in money. JFC, you do know Fair is coming, right? "
"Since when did LFC fans claim to know more than the boss...the comments of who is he are poor.......YNWA is inclusive not based on £s & profile......YNWA should be understood before it is used...get real and let's give the lad a chance. P.S....people thought king K was a crab from a poor league when he replaced Kevin the hairdo....let's get real "fans"?...believe and it might happen "
"Us not knowing who this player is is probably a good thing. Last season we bought players we knew and they turned out to be flops. No one really heard of Pappis Cisse before joining Newcastle."
"I like the BR did the business for Assaidi; quietly and smoothly. Otherwise, we will have Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea, etc stealing the player! AVB and Wegner are like hungry dogs; they follow the smell or odor of others!"
"To all those with the Who? .... Keegan , Rush, Fowler, Gerarrd was all nobody when they came to LFC. . .. So was Alonso, Agger, Hyppia, .... I bet he plays better football then some already on the clubs wage book. "
"LFC be thankful we didn't have to float the club to buy another player. We are clearing our debt with a proper structure and buying young players that will be nurtured to be millions after a few seasons.
The owners are doing the right thing and BR is a very astute manager. YNWA"
"Give the American owners and BR time. No investor would want to see the invesment go to a waste. I have a feeling we are on the right track.King Kenny was good but it was about time we needed that change.
LFC for Life
Klang Malaysia "
"Some of the fan comments are disgraceful .well happy i watched Assaidi play in Morocco vs Algeria and was absolutely impressed ,pace skill trickery and vision he keeps tarebt out of the national team.If he plays half as good as i have seen him play before then we have a brilliant player for only 3m.BR has gone up in my estimation"
"WELCOME TO ANFIELD ASSAIDI....all doubters please shut up and give the kid a chance...BR wont sign him if he wasn't good..I have a feeling he'll be the signing of the season...YNWA Asaidi..n keeping it the Liverpool way...BR=next Shankly!!"
"Well done BR! A deal so secretive that even Spurs didn't get the wind of it to hijack again. Haha up yours AVB!!. Dunno the bloke but since our Dutch fans gave good review of him, I will just trust them.. Forget the youtube. Now lets see. 3mil vs 16mil. 25k vs 90k a week. Excellent business I say. Welcome aboard to LFC Oussama.. Hope you will excel here.. YNWA"
"The lad is a very good player.Very direct and tricky. I watched him playing for Morocco in an African nations qualifying game and he was a handful and scores goals too."
"i think some of you are fogetting that when we bought sami hyypia he was a nobody,,,,,, now look at him?????????? get a grip people and have some faith yeah? :)"
"When i first read we'd signed a winger, I was like 'WHO?'. Then i went on FIFA 12 and looked at his stats... was like 'Wow he's good!'. Then i played with him and he's awesome to play with! Got pace, can dribble and can score!
Hope he can do all that for us in real-life too! Good signing :)
"
"Couldn't possibly be any worse than Kuyt so I'm happy.
Looks good though to be honest: quick, great dribbler, two footed, creative, scores goals...lets see!"
"The most impressive thing about this signing is how quietly it was done. Hopefully the player can surprise us all and prove to be an inspired signing. Also, please play Dani Pacheco. Pacheco would be a 15m player already if he had not lost two seasons worth of development."
"I don't care if LFC signs some unknown guy, or care if LFC looses to any of the top 4 teams as long as they win against the other 15 teams, home & away. If BR believes LFC can finish top 4 he can sign school boys for all I care. Arsenal had faith in AW."
"Stop this who who who will ya??????
Did you know who Kuyt was before he joined LFC? Lucas? Agger? ...and the list goes on. Stop moaning and get carried away with names. This guy is gonna lock Hazard in a cell this season...mark my words."
"josh-tobinred - watch the video looks like a left sided player to me, a bit like a young bellamy. We need a bit of a clean out with the dead wood now with the prospect of 2 more coming. Reports of Adam going to Everton or Fulham are encouraging. Watched him recently at the last 2 home games, slow or what!"
"i don't know why so called fans holler abuse at a new sighning before even seeing him play ! i thought liverpool fans we're meant to get behind the team no matter what ! the lad looks skillfull and hungry to win so i don't see the problem is! i belive in br and what he's trying to achieve. the future looks bright at anfield YNWA
"
"Who? Looks good on video though - iniesta like. This is why we have scouts and this is how they EARN their money. The guy has been analysed from top to bottom - technical skills, body strength, agility, atude, personality..."
"It's all well and good pinpointing the major stars playing for the big clubs across europe but signings like this, if they prove their worth, are far more satisfying. No more foreigners now please we need to balance the squad, let's develop the british talent in the academy."
"I'm just glad Liverpool bought a player for less then 10 million. Look at the big, 'known' names we have here. Carroll 40 million. Downing 20 million. They didn't achieve .
Now it's great for this guy to take his best shot for about 4 million. I think he has the ability to impress England with his skills. I'm Dutch, seen him play weekly and I am pretty excited to see him play at Liverpool"
"I always thought we had the best supporters in the world. After reading some of these comments, I realize we some of the worst as well. Some of you are an embarrassment to the club. Please support Man City or Chelsea and leave this true club alone."
" Give the boy a chance at 24 years old and at 3 million if he comes good he will be the best bit a business in recent years at Liverpool! Looks decent fast, tricky not afraid to take people on and has an eye for passing by the looks of it! Trust Brenden Rogers and if it doesn't work out then criticise these signings not when they havnt had a chance."
"I m loving this. NOBODY saw this one coming. Good stuff BR, nice that we are going for the "unknowns", who said we must all go for the Messis of thsi world. The way I see it, this guy only needs to be allowed to do what he does best i.e. dribble even if its gonna mean he is gonna lose the ball while adjusting to english defences. Cant wait for him to roast Evra "
"Those brainless and critical fans should be out of this club. What a shame to have you guys here. No supports but lots of criticism. BR knows what he's doing. He has shown the improvement so far. Please get behind him and be supportive. I know this season we will definitely be better than last two seasons. YNWA, BR!!! "
"Most supporters will never be happy with any Owner, Manager or player/s...so stuff you & stop supporting our Great club! Give BR a chance! I can see that BR is doing his best & what more can you ask for??"
"He looks to be a sturdier and more determined version of Mata at a fraction of the cost in transfer fee and wages.
The stuff I saw on you tube which showed him slaloming his way past players had me smiling to whole time
.youtube.com/watch?v=-1k7NHIwNjg"
"I like this Guy.Hes a young good Winger most play on the left side but hes a right foot and i think he can play on booth sides.
Welcome in the red famalie
YNWA"
"I like his dribbling and confidence on ball. You have to be a soldier before you become a General. He can be the real deal only just waitng for the grande stage and Anfield will provide just that. A warm welcome young man"
"Well known + cant perform = bad
Unknown + cant perform = normal
Well known + can deliver = normal
Unknown + can deliver + very well= impessive
The best thing to do is make your doubters impressive! YNWA"
"Welcome to the worlds biggest and best club, with the worlds daftest and dumbest fans. 'In Brendan we trust', then 'who is this guy never heard of him didn't cost an arm & a leg so must be crap'.It's like reading the beano the nonsense that gets written on here.
We need a winger we got one, now can we off load some whingers. we don't need them."
"Way to go Brendan. All this media hype about who was on Liverpool's radar and then out of the blue we sign someone the media didn't have a clue about. Yet the 'old women' on this site will still have wet dreams over the players the media link us to. It isn't happening until Liverpool say it's happening."
"£2.3 mill, from the video on here, if he produces half of that he will be a great addition, just need Downing to take a look at this youtube vid to learn something!!!!!"
"Scousemorals
"Chaps, ladies, and more importantly self righteous crusaders dictating to others, cool your jets, not that many people have criticised him. He looks like he has lightning feet ......... YNWA."
The best comment on here! "
"I must say most of the supporters here are naive and not sensible at all. Firstly, how many games has Tello played in and scored for Barca? Assists? Unproven player. Moreso, WHY DOES THE CLUB PAY SCOUTS IF WE ARE TO BUY PLAYERS OFF THE BACKPAGES OF NEWSPAPERS?"
"These people who whinge on about 'Who?' and 'Another nobody!' really need to learn a bit more about their own football club. I bet you were a the chorus of 'Sami who? How the heck do you even pronounce his surname?' people when we paid £2.75m for a lanky defender. He went on to be one of the best defenders we've ever had and a real legend for Liverpool."
" ITS JUST LIKE TORRES HE WAS NOT A MASSIVE SUPERSTAR OR WAS LUIS S. AND LOOK AT THEM NOW IF HE PLAYS AS GOOD AS HE DOES IN THIS VIDEO THEN HE JUST LIKE ANOTHER MESSI TORRES LUIS S CANT WAIT TO SEE HOW HE HANDLES THE PREM LEAGUE.ITS ABOUT TIME LIVERPOOL FC STOP BEING SO PREDICTABLE GOOD LOOK I SAY YNWA "
"some fans on here are a complete joke, they expect us to be able to sign someone like Lavezzi! dream on! RVP was unknown went to arsenal for 2.7 mil he turned out pretty damn good! Hypia 2 mil no one had heard anything of him! looks a good players great dribbler and pace which is what we need!"
"HAVE NOT POSTED ON HERE FOR A WHILE BUT SEE IDIOTS STILL HERE GING MANAGER AND NEW PLAYERS OFF WITHOUT GIVING THEM A CHANCE, JUST CHECKED NEW GUY ON YOU TUBE,LOOKS QUICK,VERY CONFIDENT AND EYE FOR GOAL..PLUS CAN HE REALLY BE LESS OF A THREAT THAN DOWNING..WHO WE HAD HEARD OF...YNWA"
"Anotherone 2.0 - because Southampton threw money at him - Rameriez says they made him an offer too good to refuse!! we are right not to pay over the odds.
this lad however looks very exciting and i think is a good bit of business. Welcome YNWA "
"Never heard much of this guy but watched a few videos and been very impressed! bags of skill and loves to draw defenders in before leaving them on their arse, very akin to Suarez in that respect! Good Luck Oussama! YNWA"
"I seem to recall there was a great deal of WHO?? about a certain Xavi Alonso when he signed.. Give the lad the chance to earn the right to wear the shirt "
"LAST COMMENT SHOULD HAVE SAID GING OFF MANAGER AND NEW PLAYERS..HOPE AGGER STAYS AS HE IS ONE OF THE BEST FOOTBALLING CENTRE HALFS IN COUNTRY..IF BRENDAN LETS HIM GO IT MUST BE TO DO WITH PAST INJURIES..BAD BACK ETC:YOU DONT LET PLAYERS WHO CAN PASS AND HAVE CONFIDENCE WITH BALL LIKE HIM GO WHEN THAT IS YOUR STYLE."
"This actually makes me feel like I'm grating me face with a damn cheese-grater. "I hope this is complete crap" , "what's going on at Liverpool these days" , "Who the is this guy?" and etc. Can't you all welcome this lad to the best club in the world (really appreciate the ones who made positive comments). Seriously guys. And also welcome Assaidi. YNWA!"
"Welcome Assaidi!
To all the "Who is this?" postets: (a) Show some respect to club and the kid; (b) a good transfer policy is not reliant on the average Joe knowing every new signing - thats the ManCity way.
Our club needs an overhaul and we're starting from the bottom up - so just support LFC and keep such comments to yourselves"
"gazza68, get it now. Ramirez: 'im gonna conquer the premier league. First up, small team, big money (like Tevez and Masch did it at West Ham), then pulling some killer performance in the league and after my first season top clubs will break their necks for my signature. And I might pick LFC cuz there are two of my Uruk-hai mates there.'"
"I can't belive Southampton are Gonna sign Ramirez for 11.8 mil why don't we sign him can't belive how cheap that is, why on earth are we trying to sign Dempsey with this player available"
"And for people who think we can sign him of Southampton next year are crazy because they are gonna want crazy mony, and you can't blam him for going to Southampton if there paying him good wages like he said that mony will be good for him and his family"
"Some of the comments are priceless. If rumours about this deal would have been all over the silly season sites weeks ago, this kid would have been seen as a superstar and the new midfield hope. Now, he is crap because no one knows his name. Give it a break and support the new players in red. Some of the fans act like the chavs."
"Has anybody realised he will be absent for the Africa Cup every 2 years, thats being realistic, josh, plus known to be a troublemaker, you need to get in the real world , not me."
"Nice signing, nobody new about it, so was not out bit by the other teams, or ajax
hope he is as good here in england as is on the footage
well done guy,s
and welcome Oussama Assaidi"
"welcome to LFC mr ASSAIDI!! all we need now is to get rid of the misfits like Adam, Downing, Henderson and go and get Walcott, Gaston and Sahin!!YNWA!!!"
"SOME SO CALLED LFC FANS WIND ME UP........
I WANT TELLO, I WANT RAMIREZ BLAH BLAH BLAH, 90% HAVE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN THEM PLAY. JUST WANT THEM AS ONE IS URUGUAYAN AND ONE PLAYS FOR BARCA....IDIOTS
WE DONT NEED 'FANS' LIKE YOU AT OUR CLUB, GO AND SUPPORT CHELSEA OR SOME OTHER PLASTIC CLUB
WELCOME TO LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB OUSSAMA ASSAIDI."
"I seen the footage and I believe he will do great. I'm optimistic. Looking at his movement and dribbles he's almost like a second Suarez. BR gives players so much confidence I mean look at Sinclair at one point he was a zero but thanks to BR he is top class and full of confidence. So let's please give this guy a chance and hope he does a £15 millions player job."
"fans wanting big names get real were not in CL + havent got a pot to in, + cant be any worse than downing give him a chance even if he flops he wont have cost much unlike the sh*te we signed last year i"
"Thx BR for bringing players who can play football and not spending hideous amount of money for players with 2 left foot. I like skill and enjoy watching, when we had a cleaver player with a good skill? Have faith he will fit well "YWNA""
"HA HA HA CANT WAIT TO FIND OUT WHOS NEXT AT THIS RATE WE WILL HAVE THE MOST EXCITING TEAM IN EPL LOVE IT BUCK QUIET TRANSFER AND HE LOOKS A REAL GEM KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK YNWA"
"Some top class dicks on here writing some e!!!! So what you have never heard of him to me looks good and joined us under the radar class bit of business if you ask me welcome to the red men Assaidi come show us what your made of and shut all the non believers up on here!! YNWA!!"
"why do we get linked with so many talented names,sahin,tello and gaston ramirez, the buy someone unknown.. try building a team which can talk together and have some of there own country men in the team to keep them happy.. gaston to southampton will be a massive loss"
"Those reflecting negativity i humbly request to them to change their loyalty to some another crap club who has big name signing.As far as BR i support him & he knows better than some negative morons (who commented & questioned) the signing.What a fantastic signing.If u don't believe go look at his stats.gud luck lad & welcome to Anfield road.YNWA"
"loving br day in day out..keeping his cards close to his chest..dimonds in the ruff are hard to find..for the price we paid..im satisfied.will give him 100%.as long as he vows to bleed liverpool im all for it.. if we could loan spearing to a championship club to gain more experience..maybe birmingham..and get johnson(city) on loan..ill be satisfied..lfc4me"
"we have a strong midfield with points to proove..we have wingers in assaidi and sterling..i havent felt this great since a few years..in the warm up games i feel the mighty reds are hungry..im expecting a draw against west brom..but as long as they all give 100% and we give all 1000% to our boys..thats all liverpool can ask of us..LOVE LFC HATE MAN U!!!"
"Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say, 'We're Liverpool'.â"
"this guys deserve his chance in LFC,nobody knew hyppia,riise,agger,even suarez until world cup inciden,so kopite just chill n put your trust in BR.GOODLUCK for a GOOD START TOMORROW"
"Hope Adam Johnson is the next!! although in youtube seems good, hope it is not an average player as usual because from youtube to English League is a different level!!"
"this guys deserve his chance in LFC,nobody knew hyppia,riise,agger,even suarez until world cup inciden,so kopite just chill n put your trust in BR.GOODLUCK for a GOOD START TOMORROW"
"with all respect due, i think the kid could be great but how is it that southampton are signing a deal with ramirez when we couldnt...this is what you call missing out because yo are being lazy and not doing your jobs well #liverpool staff"
"Who heard of Hyypia beforehand? Looks skillful i am not saying he is the next Suarez but he could be, give the guy a chance! Cheap for 3mil and well kept transfer secret. BR we trust YNWA!!!"
"Who said we were after Tello? Certainly not DB or anyone from Liverpool FC. Newspapers are just rags that print any old rubbish to get you going and buy the garbage they actually have the gall to print. I use a simple rule: If they turn up at Melwood, we've bought 'em. If not, we haven't.
"
"A nice surprise signing. Seems like a good addition to the squad. Fast and skilful. Reminds me a bit of Taarabt. Hopefully he'll be a Newcastle-style signing and take people by surprise - you don't always have to sign big names. Looking forward to seeing him in action. And I still think Sahin will be coming as well."
"We were NEVER in for Ramirez. It was Kenny who was after Ramirez, not Rodgers, i have been saying this all summer. I repeat we were NEVER in the running for Ramirez so get over it. Wayyyy over rated anyway. This guy looks good. Support the manager and the squad or get the hell outta here. "
"love him or hate him, he's a kop now n comes with loads of talent, also came at a cheap and sneaked into Anfield without the nosy media knowing a thing.. you all who already are doubting him, try being a coach n see how much you suck! YNWA"
"Very good player i know him from the dutch leaque.He has a good assist and can pass a player very easily.He is better than kuyt and maxi i have now doubt that he will succeed at anfield.
"
"Thank you Redfan65, for speakin the most sense I've heard all week! Ramirez this Ramirez that, club didn't want him, I didn't want him...He's gone!,good, now please get over it"
"Judging from comments, fans want to see big name players come in - hats off to BR for getting in players with decent skills who will want to work for the team, not for their own big name egotistical status and TOO BIG paypackets. Unlike last season's big purchases costing big money and delivered nothing. BR seems to be spending wisely, well done."
"People complaining because he's not a well known world class player should shut it and wise up! Had you ever heard of reina, agger, skrtel, lucas or alonso before they joined us?"
"Well done Brendan & the staff. Delighted 2 c that business can still be done in this manor. As for some of the so called supporters on here, wise up & support the WHOLE TEAM."
"i hope this guy works out he is pacey n tricky but honestly would of preferred ramirez and why have we not tied up sahin and dempsey . 6 mill and charlie adams should secure clint and wrap up sahin before arsenal get him ynwa "
"This is the sort of player we've been crying out for on the right. Dirk did a good job but he never had the pace, ball control and skill of a winger. and Downing only seems intersted for about 10% of the game most of the time.
Welcome to Anfield and good luck lad!
"
"So many negative comments out there ! Sounds an absolute bargain! Too many sheep follow the names given by the press. Give this guy a chance, he has great potential !!
Get behind BR. Do not act the same way as Blackburn fans last season ..."
"cant say ive heard of him, but the vid looks ok and we have had some class players come here from eredivisi, so will reserve my judgement on the guy ,hope he does as well as kuyty and luis "
"in morocco we didn't know anything about him, like you guys until our coach gave him a chance,he scored amazing goal and he was the man of the match,give the man chance and he will do his best, the first match with our team .youtube.com/watch?v=Yrm9JFdzG64"
"ramires to southampton seems to prove that none of the BIG CLUBS rated him which obviously includes us so as ive said before come on buck you know what players we need go get what you need i'm 100% behind you and the club YNWA"
"4 big profile players out, 3 unknown lads in. I must say that its guite gambling from BR. Expectations will still be high even owners claim otherwise. Just hoping that it works out. We still need to get pass master like Alonso to get our penetration right. "
"BR bought a guy called Sigurdsson a complete unknown and someone his parent club didn't really want. BR turned him into a much sought after player and had the likes of us and Spurs fighting over him. So we need to trust his aen when it comes to discovering players and sit back and watch LFC take off. "
"This guy looks like he could be a great signing! And to all the haters - the guy hasn't even played a game for us yet! Look at the likes of Hernandez for Man Utd, and Cisse for Newcastle. Can't say I'd heard of them before they made their moves, and look at them now. "
"This guy is class! have seen him play for a few years now, a great winger with great pace and lots of skills. He can easily score a goal and make defenders feel humiliated by making them feel sick in their stomache because of his awesome tricks! an absolute bargain.
Greetings from Holland"
"looks good, from the video, but ramirez and sahin should be the 2 top priorities!!! how could we let southampton get ramirez?! 11.5mil is cheap as dirt for ramirez!! and sahin should be a steal.. rodgers should just hit up mourinho and get sahin!!"
"Looking forward to seeing what he can do. As far as all these guys talking about not knowing who he is, how many times have our rivals bought unknowns who have turned out to be world class?!"
"2 points for all the fans moaning about us not getting gaston ramirez.
1. our budget was around £30 million for the season if you believe the gossip. Borini £11 million, Allen £15 million & Oussama Assaidi £3 million TOTAL £29 million
2. Brendan may have not wanted ramirez in the first place and if he did we could not afford him."
"HI ALL MY LFC BROTHERS AND SISTERS. I NEED TO CONRESS, BUT I ASK BR TO MAKE THE BUY. I HOPE YOU ALL WILL FORGIVE ME TO GO AHEAD WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. REGARDS"
"Is this the new Christiano Ronaldo? He has the moves and tricks like him. If we bought him for 3 million we should sell him for 30 million in few years time.believe supporters, believe. "
"jonnienohands, my petulant friend, my greater point was that BR recruited the unknown Sigurdsson and turned him into a much sought after player, get it now? "
"Must say i'm well looking forward to the new season. This guy looks phenominal. Him and Suarez running rings round defenders will leave the box WIDE open...PMSL... Bring on the start of the season. YNWA"
"You can argue but the reality is Liverpool don't have a lot of money. He is not a risk as the price is dirt cheap and he will only cost big wages if he performs. He looks strong, fast and sharp on video. The real test will be on the pitch. We have a good record with Kuyt and Suarezcoming from this league so let's support the player, the manager and the team . YNWA."
"Jol is saying there has been no offer for Dempsey. Is this because we baulked at their asking price ? We need to clear this up, if we want the player, then he needs to know, his club is pricing him out of a move."
"To anyone moaning about how he's a nobody. Everybody was a nobody until they become a somebody. I hope we sign several more like this. If it doesn't work out, at least we're not stuck with a £35m loss, can move them on and replace them. How about we wait until after he's played some games to make judgments. Idiots."
Comments
Submit your views in the box below. Alternatively, you can debate these issues with fellow fans on our Message Boards or blog about them on The Kop
The views expressed here are not those of Liverpool Football Club (read more)
You must be over thirteen years of age to post a commment
You must have set a nickname to post a comment.
Click here to set your nickname.
Sorry, comments are closed for this article.
Sorry, new comments are closed for this article.
You must accept the Terms & Conditions before posting a comment
16th Aug 2012 18:34