I can only see this deal happening if Carroll is going. Praying that it does happen as this is the player that we should have gone for when we sold Torres. Hopefully see the likes of Spearing, Adam and J.Cole departing this week :)
"Would be more of a goal threat on the right side of our 3 man attack than Downing & he would keep that nice balance of having a left footed player cutting in. Dempsey would be a good option too on the left with Luis through the middle. Would also take the pressure off the young lads like Sterling & Borini who we can't really expect to play & scorre every week...YNWA"
"I rate Daniel Sturridge, would be a great addition to the squad, good finisher and has a lot of pace. At £10 million he would be worth it but certainly no more than that."
"We clearly need a striker who will score goals ,although we have Carroll and Borini ,carroll has still not proved he will be the 20 goal a season striker and Borini will take time to fulfil his potential,so it makes sense to go for a striker .Sturridge is one who could do the job another would be michael owen the fox in the box"
"The only problem I have with Dempsey is that he isnt really a striker, he an attacking midfielder. Just hope if we do get sturridge he works go the team and isn't as greedy as he is at Chelsea, "
"I think this is the kind of player we are missing as i'm not convinced Suarez in the middle of the three will score enough goals. We saw against west brom when all the chances fell his way that his finishing isn't great. This lad is more an out and out striker, he has pace and good finishing. For 10m this would be a great buy."
"25m is a joke that money would go a long way to getting a world class striker if it were 10-12m maybe but defo no to dempsey too old and 1 good season in 6 isn't too impressive "
"Forget about him as Chelsea ask for 25M. Chelsea is rich and you are just asking a damn rich man to sell his Ferrari at low price.
Dempsey and Hutelaar is our best choice. Get both"
"Would be an ideal signing for us. Would a lethal front line consisting of Borini, Suarez & Sturridge as we have to be careful with Stirling. With Sturridge in the ranks I can actually see us finishing in the top 4. YNWA"
"Give respects to Adam, Carrol, Cole. They'd already give the best. So, if they leave for another club, they will help us to be champion. Remember ManUre ex players..."
"NOOOO PLEASE. I am tired of this British policy thing. The most of current crop of players from England are not good enough and this guy is no exception. Please look else where. Germany, France, Spain, etc. Please not Sturridge. Thank you"
"I don't understand why people are complaining about sturridge being greedy on the ball. With the style that we're playing; he will be obligated to pass. He can dribble, he is fast just what we need. By the end of October, our 3 front men will be Assaidi, Suarez and sturridge. "
"Greedy Greedy player who refuses to pass the ball to a team mate in a better position! This guy goes against everything BR believes in, please DONT sign him!"
"hope we get him :) he might be greedy but rodgers will give him the right guidance and make him a better team player :)!! and 25million is just a rubbish rumour, we will get him for 15 at the most!!"
"We shud try to offload few of the many midfielders we have (spearing, adams, hendersson etc) to get him. I think we shud keep caroll as an alternate attacking option, i.e aerial dominance...and we also think abt a back up left back.. "
"Cant understand the people on here saying he is the player we need get him ive watched him countless times and yes he does score the odd good goal but he is not a team player can not hold the ball up and is greedy ."
"Those of you saying Sturridge is greedy and will not be able to play in BR's new style, have you taken time out to think that this is just a rumour and if there were to be any ounce of truth in the story then it's because BR himself believes the lad can fit and play in our new style. I would leave BR to make his choices about who fits the bill or not"
"I think Sturridge will be a good buy for us but we need to keep Carrol. All the top teams have at least 4 strikers. Spearing,Downing and Cole must go. Adam is good cover for Lucas as Shelvey is too young to provide cover and experience.I think we start scroring goals then that will increase confidence. We shud get two more strikers."
"In the glory days Liverpool used to get goals very early on in games and then, play their passing game. They would tehn out pass and totally dominate games. We to be playing the slick passing games, we will need goals very early on so that we can play and pass with confidence. We need to concentrate on getting strikers and also keep Carrol."
"Not bad addition to the team. However, the big news today is that Liverpool could ship 4 players out by COB on Friday! Cole, Adam, Downing and Carroll! I wonder who will come in!"
"Carroll can not surive the passing game. When he gets the ball, it is like a heavy rock to his feet! Watch his past games. He reminds of some basket ball players: Catch and Shoot!"
"Yes yes and yes. Banged in 11 in league last season from mostly out wide/subsute. Banged in something like 8 in 11 for Bolton in league too. Given regular starts for us he'd be 20 a season,for £10m?? yes please"
"Also Spearing finally taking his goblin like self to Bolton for £3m can only be good news. Sturridge and a back up left back and i think we're in good shape
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"what we need is making goals and this work is for huntelaar he has the experince like van persie..and i think sturridge cannot achiev this aim as well..BR y you are not seeing that young striker cant make goal..striker should b experinced,midfield should b young and defense both..sell spearing,charlie,downing..and go for huntelaar alias the hunter!18 millions final splash and the victory is ours!"
"Sturridge is worth buying and Buck will coach his game well. Kevin Strootman, Iker Muniain and Jordan Rhodes would be good buys too, if we could afford them. Dempsey, yes, Huntelaar, quality but I'm not so sure - depends how much."
"We need a proven goal scorer, we have always had one or two to turn the match around we don't have any except Suarez. We have gone from a two man team Torress and Gerard to a one man team and he's not on blob every match. Just go and get Dempsey and keep Carroll if it's not working by January then sell."
"I would keep Carol not to take somebody who has gone down in the packing order and is hurt. Who says what's not good for Chelsea is best for us. We are not 2nd grade.We have our Pacheco, Suso Morgan, promote. YNWA"
"Spot-On 'TLCsKOP' we can all speculate about who is and isn't good enough to play for our mighty club, but from what I've seen and heard from BR I am in no doubt that whatever and WHOEVER is best for LFC, then he is the man who knows, and,,,,,,,,"IN BRENDAN WE TRUST" to make the right decisions. YNWA"
"Wouldn't wana see Carroll go,,provides an aerial threat and has great strength and holds the ball well,,provides a different option and defenders don't like playing against him,,however Sturridge is good but a bit selfish and anything more that 15mill is a joke...damiao?huntelaar?bojan?villa? Other foreign options for around the same price"
"Selfish, shots/kicking technique/accuracy on goal looks as average as cisse in my opinion...i doubt he is the answer...im still not a fan. Would be an improvement to our squad but to what extent..."
"hope this is true. will be exactly what we need. some times i think suarez could shoot at an empty net all day and still miss. ok hes greedy but thats surely better than wastefull"
"Not sure what you guys feel about this move? Not to keen myself, I think his to blinkered when it comes to making the right pass and just to greedy in general, also we already have a in saurez who himself is quite greedy and to have two players in the same team would be to much and wouldn't work in terms of tika taka football.."
"i appreciate his tenacity, and i must say he has some skill but i think he's too full of himself n greedy. we should rather go for a more accomplished striker, if we would truly spend that much.I think Fernando Llorinete would be a great option.Athletic Bilbao play the style BR is implementing, which should ensure he fits in easily. he is a proper 9. "
"think sturridge is a good player- don't know if he'd fit the tikka-takka style of play- i'd question his passing and comfort in possesion- better for counter attack style like walcott. dont think chelsea will sell for even close to 10 mill. In Br we trust YNWA JFT96
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"think sturridge is a good player- don't know if he'd fit the tikka-takka style of play- i'd question his passing and comfort in possesion- better for counter attack style like walcott. dont think chelsea will sell for even close to 10 mill. In Br we trust YNWA JFT96
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" Luis 779 the only possibly tramsfer dealings which could happen is Adam n Spearing leaving, mate I hope after the window closes you will support Carroll and Cole because I personally cannot see them leaving at least in this window. Sturridge would be a good player for us and a good partner for Borini and Suarez hope this is true "
"Personally I want us to drop Stewart Downing into left back so Raheem Sterling can play more on a regular basis then if we can manage to sign Theo Walcott,Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and offload flops Jay Spearing,Joe Cole,Charlie Adam and Andy Carroll to raise the funds then a top 4 finish shouldn't be a problem. Chelsea will be demanding far to much for Sturridge."
"I don't think Brendon wants this guy.. We have players with identical anatomy. Andy Carroll should transform himself into a defender.. When we brought him in He was as overrated as Wayne Rooney. Kenny gambled and it didn't work out.. That's life "
"If I was a manager looking for a cost effective goal poacher, Ig would be grabbing all three of these boys.Ahmed Hasan Mekki, Isaac Cuenca. Alvero Morata"
"reina - johnson skirtel agger enrique - allen gerard nurin - walcot caroll suarez it will be a well balance team on the bench - sterling , lucas, borini , ousama, carager , kelly"
"So much sniping at AC. I thought we supported our players. I dont think Andy has had a decent chance hear. And clumsy? I remember himturning Terry inside out and scoring in the Cup Final. He also is useful at defending set pieces, and he has the strength to hold tyhe ball up. If we sell him I gurantee he will score 20 goals a season for his new club "
"If only we sold spearing 2MIL, adam 5MIL, cole 3MIL and carrol 15MIL and brought in walcott and sturridge this would be a top young team to move forward. Plenty of quality cover for every position and alot of dead wood out. GOD I SHOULD RUN THIS CLUB HA HA. "
"Sturridge at bolton was class and i think the greed at cfc is down too something to prove. If true, at 10m is a steal, stevie & BR will get the best out of him. There again u dont get 20+ goals without being greedy ie owen, fowler, rush etc"
"The worrying thing for me is that with the last couple of transfer windows, the players we have brought in to the club have not lasted. Some leaving after just a season or two. This is not going to help move the club forward so it is important to get the right players. I am not sure if sturridge is the right player or not."
"Sign him up, quality player bags of potential knows how to score goals.
Everyone needs to get off adam's back btw, hes a good player, quality passer of the ball, works hard for the team never gives up. "
"no !!!!!!! , he has to be the most overrated english player in the league. He starts doing skills at the most stupid of moments. I would much rather looking for a striker in mexico. there is alot of talent there.
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"God forbid!!! Don't waste a million on that fluke please, we've had enough 'below average' players already, we shouldn't add to the list please. Get Gaston Ramirez, Clint Dempsey or Fernando Llorente Torres instead"
"Please, keep Carroll until January. Yes to selfish Sturridge but for no more than £15m. BR will put him right on the greedy business. I think Scott Sinclair would be ideal, but I dont think BR can go for another Swansea player can he? Defoe for £15m could also work! Continue doing what you are doing Raheem! I see we let Adam Johnson go to Sunderland!"
"Luis7?9 :: definitely! Carroll and everyone at the club know he's going and it wouldn't surprise me if newcastle have the £25m sitting in the bank as we speak. We will be like Arsenal over the next few years; all passing and beautiful football but lacking aerial threat and that one thing that's nake us champions. Still, better than were we are now!"
"Good talk SkyZA, no body is talking about Dempsey, he is a good player and someone who love to play in Liverpool. He sacrifice himself and decided not to play for Fulham but i wonder why we are not responding to him, this sound like betraying his trust in LFC. I prefer Dempsey than Sturridge "
"My idea, i dont Believe so much on Sturridge, i should like to see in LFC first Dempsey and then one of them Nani or Walcott the i believe we can win the le, the ppl talking about top4 but we can win the le if we get Dempsey and walcott or nani"
"I agree with Luiz 7?9 get rid of Adam ( waste of money by Kenny )also Spearing don't think he is Premier class, and let us get players in who are worthy of wearing that Red strip. We cannot fall further behind the two Manc teams it is of course 22 years since we were league champions.
TO LONG ???"
"Why doesnt B R offer Carrol on loan to Chelsea for a season as part of the deal.
That way Liverpool will get their man and Chelesa have cover if Torres gets injured"
"not sure about him but defo think dempsey is a no go hes to old. wouldnt mind rhodes he knows were the net is i know he plays lower league football but so did aldridge and houghton also like the look of Miralem Sulejmani he looks very talented"
"also keegan came from lower league as well so defo think we should at least consider rhodes but think buck has a few surprises to come in in buck i trust YNWA"
"had a good think about this i would forget about sturridge and have a go for llorente if not cavani/falcao ha ha ha i can dream about the latter pair"
"I doubt this rumor, even we would need 4 strikers. I dont think that Sturridge would be 1st choise in Liverpool eather. Because we have Suarez and Carroll. We also have Morgan who is soon ready for the 1st team football."
"I would seriously doubt it if Chelsea would be prepared to sell their only other striker apart from Torres. Unless they've got anyone lined-up, I can't see this move happening.
Anyway, didn't Brendan only say a few days ago that he'd have to be a nutcase to sell Andy Carroll now.
Nuts whole hazelnuts Ooh..."
"Luis7?9: May God bless you for your remarks. We should have got Sturidge since Torres' deal. But I don't why the brains behind that weren't smart enough."
"would love Dries Mertens and llorente if possible sell adam cole and big andy as i say i like big andy but he cant seem to play the new style not very good positionally and not very good defending from the front come on buck lets have these or similar but whoever we get the striker needs to be quality "
"This wont happen! Chelsea havent got enough cover to sell him. Maybe next season. Dempsey would be a good addition but not to replace Big Andy. We need 4 top strikers. Cole, Downing and Adam have to move on. Feel for Joe. "
"Carroll is a better player IMO. BR has got a lot to prove this season. 1 point from 2 league games and a scrappy win over a SCOTTISH team... we were just unlucky last year, no matter what the numpties on here say, we played better under Dalglish. And KD never dissed his own players like BR does."
"Well Luis779 as you know by now JAY
Has gone and Charlie is having a medical At stoke so maybe Joe will be on his way as well I think it's a shame as we havent really seen the best of joe since he joined."
"yeah right a loan signing dont make me laugh clint of to aston villa as your to slow to make a bid so wot need the funds sell quicker wot u dont want and there u go instead of holding out for a joke of a price now adam johnson gone to a mid table team now clint looks like he s of to another when u gonna learn dont think act"
"wot do u no to slow again clint gone to spurs wish i had a season ticket i d rip it up never gonna complete for le ever if we dont get these good players and keep crap ones"
"Good transfer day again for liverpool dempsey to spurs come on get a grip liverpool three players gone and none in today more yanks that have'nt got a clue on what they are doing.championship football next season."
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Well... I guess as the yanks were more concerned with teeing off at the gold course than the heritage of our club we got f**k all in terms of signings only days after BR insisted he needed them.
Liverpool's enviable reputation of turning transfer activity into a pantomime shows no sign of abating.
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"Transfer window time is hell on players and management, with rejection of some being the worst to witness. To those who find themselves on the "unwanted" list - Sorry guys, better luck next time. Go out there and prove them wrong. YNWA. "
"The result of not signing players is already showing with 2 losses and a draw. we have no match winners or game changing players in the squad and this is all because of the owners not backing the manager with the finances required to make the team stronger and better."
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