Tuna Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumbleFox Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 God knows what I make of this. Would hate to see Kasper leave but if I was forced to lose one of our first team players he would not be the worst option to move on, in the sense that he is replaceable. Don't know much about Ward other than he was pretty OK for Huddersfield but 25 is young for a 'keeper and I suppose 12m is the new 4m? Lord knows. As a second keeper pushing for a start he certainly seems a good option and might keep Kasper on his toes. I suppose we are heading towards being MASSIVE so let's spunk 12m on a back up 'keeper and move on. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 11 minutes ago, Babylon said: To be fair to Kasper, that's about the only serious one he's ever made. Also it was my last away game, I gave up because I was sure I was cursed as I'd not seen us win away for about 7 sodding years. I rate Kasper but he went on bloody holiday for Pedro's goal in the FA Cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucey Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 46 minutes ago, AjcW said: There's that ****ing ego again. I knew I was right about him. I'll leave it as thanks for the effort but if you don't like working under someone who doesn't want player in charge then **** off. Kasper does have a massive ego, but I'm sure half the senior Southampton players publicly said the same thing about Puel last season... in which case, part of this 'unrest' has to come down to Puel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 1 minute ago, Tuna said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Puel thought he was unfit towards the end of last season. Simpson would've been out too but there were no real alternatives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Promising back up and understudy for 10 million... what’s not to like? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinterdream Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Well the Scousers seem pretty pleased with the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 10 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: Puel thought he was unfit towards the end of last season. Simpson would've been out too but there were no real alternatives there. Well he was right about both Both developed a bit of tire by the end of May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 £12m for Liverpool's fourth-choice goalkeeper is a hefty amount of money (not that we have to dish it out as fans, but still...). All I remember is him helping Huddersfield gain promotion thanks to that penalty shootout win against Sheffield Wednesday. At age 25, just the right age to push for No.1 spot - still don't know what to make of it with regards to Kasper's future. Will he want to stay? Or is this a sign of him somewhat being forced out of the club due to personal frictions between him and Puel? If the right offer came in, I can see the owners selling. Still, it'd make for a bit depressing reading, realizing that our title-winning squad is slowly, but steadily being dismantled/evaporating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 3 minutes ago, splinterdream said: Well the Scousers seem pretty pleased with the deal. From what I’m reading they seem pleased for DANNY but wanted him as no.2 to Alisson? https://forums.thisisanfield.com/threads/danny-ward-gk-leicester-city.25941/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxyPalace.com Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Hamer out this guy in, not a Kasper replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 10 million for a guy who was behind Karius and Mignolet? Bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Seems like spunking more money away. Didn’t we sign Jakupovic for this very reason? My real fear is that this is a replacement for Kasper who is off to Chelsea or Roma. I hope i’m wrong on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 1 minute ago, FoxyPalace.com said: Hamer out this guy in, not a Kasper replacement We do need a Hamer replacement but 12m!!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 So, either Schmeichel or Jakupovic will be leaving in the next two weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Kasper had his worst season for us last year and the keeper is nearly always the most replaceable player in the squad unless you've got someone genuinely world class. Whoever we have between the sticks is going to have Stowell tell them to flap at any ball in the air and never come off his line to get the ball mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadandcheese Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 We seem to be spending big money on inexperienced players. It's one thing spending 5m on a potentially decent player or big money on a potential superstar, but 10-12m on Ward and 20m on Maddison, both players with only one good season on their cv. It puts a floor under valuations when we're looking to negotiate with other clubs for future transfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarles Barkley Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Can’t believe there is this many posts over a link from the sun. I’ll wait until someone credible like John Percy breaks some news 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Take a look around the league on August 10th and tell me how many (excluding free) transfers were below £10m Stop ****ing worrying about transfer fees, jesus! This is 2018 going into 2019... this is how it is now. End of. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 Just now, Swarles Barkley said: Can’t believe there is this many posts over a link from the sun. I’ll wait until someone credible like John Percy breaks some news 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 2 minutes ago, breadandcheese said: We seem to be spending big money on inexperienced players. It's one thing spending 5m on a potentially decent player or big money on a potential superstar, but 10-12m on Ward and 20m on Maddison, both players with only one good season on their cv. It puts a floor under valuations when we're looking to negotiate with other clubs for future transfers. Maddison is highly rated by everyone that has seen him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadandcheese Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 8 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: Maddison is highly rated by everyone that has seen him play. I appreciate this, and I'm being a bit harsh on him, but he does only have one good season on his CV (although it was a very very good season). I'm just concerned that we seem to be over paying at the moment for a lot of our signings. Last season as well with 12m on Iborra and 24m on Silva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post egg_fried_rice Posted 19 July 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 19 July 2018 (edited) Tanner has made the point very clearly on twitter and the merc that the club sees him as competition rather than number one, and that we want 3 senior keepers in the squad. The pecking order of keepers as it currently stands would be Kasper, Ward, Jak. If Kasper leaves, as he may well do, we will try to sign another keeper, no doubt about it. And all of you need to calm your tits about him being Liverpool's 3rd/4th choice - Klopp was very clearly trying to manage mental state of his two senior goalkeepers and squeeze the best from them, rather than throw another one in at the deep end and damage their already fragile confidence. Obviously now it's the close season, he feels it is the best time to address it head on and is signing a cracking keeper for mega bucks, and is happy to let Danny move on to be guaranteed back-up instead of fight for their backup keeper spot with 2 others - solves a personnel problem gets a decent wedge of cash for it in the process. For all their flaws, Karius and Mignolet are perfectly serviceable backup keepers. £10m for decent competition is fine by me (in this crazy inflated market), and personally I think he's a good keeper with a strong character from what I've seen and heard of him, which was a fair bit at Huddersfield. I'll think he'll be a good signing for us. Edited 19 July 2018 by egg_fried_rice 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldeagle Posted 19 July 2018 Share Posted 19 July 2018 1 hour ago, Abrasive fox said: First choice doesnt want to play for Claude....interesting times ahead. Perhaps Puel wants us to play out from the back and Kasper wants to continue with hoof ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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