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19 Aug 12
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The Times - Liverpool tell Charlie Adam and Joe Cole they can leave.Charlie Adam has been informed that he can leave Liverpool for offers of more than £5 million as the need for Brendan Rodgers to shake up his squad was made more urgent by a 3-0 defeat at the hands of West Bromwich Albion.
Adam, signed by Kenny Dalglish for £5.5 million last summer, was an unused substitute at The Hawthorns and has found himself out of favour since Rodgers’s arrival. Rodgers has been working with a limited budget since taking over from Dalglish and after signing Joe Allen and Fabio Borini for a combined cost of £26 million, he now needs to sell players if he is to make more incursions in the transfer budget.
The Liverpool manager would also be willing to offload Joe Cole but is aware that there is little interest in a player earning around £100,000 per week who lasted only nine minutes after going on as a substitute against West Brom before succumbing to a hamstring injury that could keep him out for a month.
“We still needed to bring in one or two players, but we need to work with the players that are here,” Rodgers said after Saturday’s defeat. “You know what the limitations are in terms of budget, and the reality was the team finished eighth last year and there are reasons behind that.”
Tellingly, Rodgers could offer up only that there are “no easy solutions” to the situation he inherited with Cole and Liverpool could now look to subsidise the midfield player’s wages should any club show a willingness to take him on loan.
Tony Barrett
Adam, signed by Kenny Dalglish for £5.5 million last summer, was an unused substitute at The Hawthorns and has found himself out of favour since Rodgers’s arrival. Rodgers has been working with a limited budget since taking over from Dalglish and after signing Joe Allen and Fabio Borini for a combined cost of £26 million, he now needs to sell players if he is to make more incursions in the transfer budget.
The Liverpool manager would also be willing to offload Joe Cole but is aware that there is little interest in a player earning around £100,000 per week who lasted only nine minutes after going on as a substitute against West Brom before succumbing to a hamstring injury that could keep him out for a month.
“We still needed to bring in one or two players, but we need to work with the players that are here,” Rodgers said after Saturday’s defeat. “You know what the limitations are in terms of budget, and the reality was the team finished eighth last year and there are reasons behind that.”
Tellingly, Rodgers could offer up only that there are “no easy solutions” to the situation he inherited with Cole and Liverpool could now look to subsidise the midfield player’s wages should any club show a willingness to take him on loan.
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Surprised someone isnt in for Adam tbh. As awful as I think he is for us, he proved he could do it in the Prem for Blackpool and surely one of the bottom 5 or 6 teams think he'd be worth a chnace for £5m or so.
Cole is obviously here until next summer.
Cole is obviously here until next summer.
Cole cant be on 100 a week?
That MUST be a miss print.
That MUST be a miss print.
He certainly is Mr E. Came on a free didnt he.... which always means ludicrous wages. Last year if his deal fortunately
Please keep all this to the Let's All Laugh At Liverpool Thread
Joe Cole isnt going anywhere unless we pay half his wages to the next club
FFS That must be a kick in the bollocks....
He should feel embarrassed picking that kind of money up.
He should feel embarrassed picking that kind of money up.
In theory, when he signed, it should have been an excellent signing.
Gerrard (still in his pomp), Torres and Cole had the makings of an outstanding attacking threat imo. It's strange how some players just can't deliver at a club, having been successful everywhere else. Duff at our place was another good example.
As for Adam, never under-estimate the stupidity of people like Big Fat Sam. He'd pay £5m, albeit it would be comical watching him and Nolan getting ran around the park together.
Gerrard (still in his pomp), Torres and Cole had the makings of an outstanding attacking threat imo. It's strange how some players just can't deliver at a club, having been successful everywhere else. Duff at our place was another good example.
As for Adam, never under-estimate the stupidity of people like Big Fat Sam. He'd pay £5m, albeit it would be comical watching him and Nolan getting ran around the park together.
Adam can definitely do a job for someone in the PL surely, he isn't that bad.
Yep I was happy at the Cole signing at the time. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and all that.
the mess has come from too many players like that with us solano over the past 20 plus years
the trouble is as we slipped further and further down the pecking order we've found it really hard to get decent players and have payed outrageous money for players that wouldn't get a sniff at our main rivals.
the trouble is as we slipped further and further down the pecking order we've found it really hard to get decent players and have payed outrageous money for players that wouldn't get a sniff at our main rivals.
He's proved he can do it already cob. Fingers crossed someone looks at his time then instead of with us!
i always thought downing was over inflated considering his goal record but thought he would at least assist in goals, that hasn't happened with us either!
Joke hole has been a disater from Day 1 when he got sent off, just dosent inspire me with any confidence, get him out of the squad altogether, let him pick up his wedge every week and then let him fook all the way off! He actually seems like a decent geezer when I see him speak so have real hard feelings towards him but still it just hurts the amount of money that has been pizzed up against the wall.
They are out there s/e - the trick is finding them. 
I'm not going to go over old ground, but I will say this - KD has set you back a good few years. Not only were his signings atrocious, but he has set a benchmark whereby clubs will think they can pull your pants down every time you enquire about a player.
I'm not going to go over old ground, but I will say this - KD has set you back a good few years. Not only were his signings atrocious, but he has set a benchmark whereby clubs will think they can pull your pants down every time you enquire about a player.
i think the 5o mill from torres was spent like a hungry fat kid in a sweet shop.
yes solano
but i also remember the stick benitez was given by many and in reality as CCm will back up his record was very good in the transfer market.
but i also remember the stick benitez was given by many and in reality as CCm will back up his record was very good in the transfer market.
Rafa. Could be be keeping himself free from Christmas onwards as we speak!
Benitez got the majority of his big signings right mate (save for Robbie Keane).
He'd have done well with the Torres cash, albeit the reality is that had he not left Torres would most probably be still with you.
He'd have done well with the Torres cash, albeit the reality is that had he not left Torres would most probably be still with you.
Benitez got the majority of everything right 
How he isnt back in a job completely baffles me.
How he isnt back in a job completely baffles me.
Aug 19, 2012 -- 10:19PM, Can't Catch Me wrote:
Rafa. Could be be keeping himself free from Christmas onwards as we speak!
I cant imagine the run of results we would have to force another sacking this season.
I've said this before - the Liverpool team that nearly won the league a few years ago were a truly great team. A peak Torres and Gerrard....
They should have won the league that year they really should.
Since then it's been a pretty disturbing downward spiral.
They should have won the league that year they really should.
Since then it's been a pretty disturbing downward spiral.
liverpool are a complete laughing stock of a football club.. shambles!
Adam needs the entire team built round his slow ass
He is capable of looking good for a bottom half side as they steal the odd draw and win.... makes me wonder why Liverpool dont keep him actually
I'm just fkin with you liverpool fans, chill out, dont go hurling yourself off the nearest fjord
He is capable of looking good for a bottom half side as they steal the odd draw and win.... makes me wonder why Liverpool dont keep him actually
I'm just fkin with you liverpool fans, chill out, dont go hurling yourself off the nearest fjord
Nah me neither cob. Only joking mate.
Fingers crossed Rodgers is given the time he needs. He cant be blsmed for the mess he has arrived at. Being realistic, it will probably be the start of next seaosn until we can start judging him fairly.
A btilliant side Mr E. Not many said it at the time mind!
Fingers crossed Rodgers is given the time he needs. He cant be blsmed for the mess he has arrived at. Being realistic, it will probably be the start of next seaosn until we can start judging him fairly.
A btilliant side Mr E. Not many said it at the time mind!
i'm off
can't talk with clowns like 0ver 2.5, roy keane and bbc will be here soon too.
gn all
can't talk with clowns like 0ver 2.5, roy keane and bbc will be here soon too.
gn all
CHAMPIONS
Joe Cole
was finished at Chelsea
why they gave him to Liverpool
he never completly got over an injury he sustained imo
was finished at Chelsea
why they gave him to Liverpool
he never completly got over an injury he sustained imo
While they're at it they should tell swinez to back his fukking bags.
This guy will be pleased
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkb7-W_Wa6Q
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkb7-W_Wa6Q
I like the fact that Rodgers has spent £30 million on tat and is still described as working on a limited budget. If I was an agent looking for a pay out I'd be sending DVD's to Liverpool as a living.
Joe Cole is a joke, just a bag of tricks really, can't influence games and can't stay fit. get Rid, same with Adam, a very ordinary player at best, Wigan might want hime, but that's about all
they sold their best player maxi rodrigues and brought in a mug who is happy to pass backwards and 2 yards to the side to appease the fans with his keeping possession stats.
what a load of allen mugs.
what a load of allen mugs.
So let me get this right. Dudleish spunnked five and a half for Adam and he bombed and now Brenda says he can go if someone pays over five for him. So he'll be staying then. 
Oh dear, It's like the blind leading the blind here!
In July 2011 Liverpool signed Adam from Blackpool for a fee of £6.75 million after having their initial bid rejected
It's so easy lads, just go to wiki and check his price, a simpleton could do it, better option than looking like a pair or prized plums!
In July 2011 Liverpool signed Adam from Blackpool for a fee of £6.75 million after having their initial bid rejected
It's so easy lads, just go to wiki and check his price, a simpleton could do it, better option than looking like a pair or prized plums!
yeah cos its not like you can edit wiki
oh look messi just signed for accrington stanley
oh look messi just signed for accrington stanley
Looks a real mess at Liverpool ,all resulting from 4 years of terrible signings.
2 Years from now we will be reading threads about them trying to get Allen and Borrini out for £5M
2 Years from now we will be reading threads about them trying to get Allen and Borrini out for £5M
what over 2.5?
Yes, wiki can be edited obv, I once read that Scholes was the most ginger midfielder in europe! but it dosent tend to be wrong on trivial stuff like a players price.
Yes, wiki can be edited obv, I once read that Scholes was the most ginger midfielder in europe! but it dosent tend to be wrong on trivial stuff like a players price.
I cant be held accountable if Wikipedia is wrong, but I'm not just dreaming up figures like some!
The fee was officialy 'undisclosed'
Mail and Mirror said £9M
Guardian said £7.5M
Telegraph £8M
Mail and Mirror said £9M
Guardian said £7.5M
Telegraph £8M
I would have said 7m ish if I was asked and didn't have t'internet at the ready!
I think we can all agree, if it was more than 1 million it was too much
No club in their right mind would offer £5m for Adams. He's quite possibly the worst Liverpool player ever and his best hope of finding a new club would be in the Championship (or lower).
Not really true though is it sofa? Sure he has stank the joint out at Liverpool but he did get a plethora of goals and assists at Blackpool, so whats stopping him doing a job for a prem team now?
It could be b.s but were spurs not interested in signing him? I seem to recall 'arry singing his praises, triffic and all that jazz! So has his stock really sunk that low, Is that what playing for Liverpool does to you?
It could be b.s but were spurs not interested in signing him? I seem to recall 'arry singing his praises, triffic and all that jazz! So has his stock really sunk that low, Is that what playing for Liverpool does to you?
"Brendan Rodgers (born 26 January 1973) is a Northern Irish former footballer who is the current manager of Liverpool.
Rodgers began his footballing career as a defender at Ballymena United, where he stayed until he was signed by Reading at the age of 18, although an injury later forced him to retire at the age of 20. He remained at Reading as a youth team coach before being invited to join Chelsea as the manager of their youth team in 2004. He was then promoted to reserve team manager in 2006.
In November 2008 he was appointed manager of Watford, where he remained until accepting an offer to become manager of his former club Reading in June 2009. He left the club by mutual consent after disappointing results in December 2009, and later returned to full-time management with Swansea City in July 2010. The following year he led the club to Premier League promotion, before guiding them to finish 11th in their debut Premier League season."
From Rafa Benitez to Brendan Rodgers. Good luck with that project.
Rodgers began his footballing career as a defender at Ballymena United, where he stayed until he was signed by Reading at the age of 18, although an injury later forced him to retire at the age of 20. He remained at Reading as a youth team coach before being invited to join Chelsea as the manager of their youth team in 2004. He was then promoted to reserve team manager in 2006.
In November 2008 he was appointed manager of Watford, where he remained until accepting an offer to become manager of his former club Reading in June 2009. He left the club by mutual consent after disappointing results in December 2009, and later returned to full-time management with Swansea City in July 2010. The following year he led the club to Premier League promotion, before guiding them to finish 11th in their debut Premier League season."
From Rafa Benitez to Brendan Rodgers. Good luck with that project.
Aug 20, 2012 -- 12:10AM, cob316 wrote:
Not really true though is it sofa? Sure he has stank the joint out at Liverpool but he did get a plethora of goals and assists at Blackpool, so whats stopping him doing a job for a prem team now?It could be b.s but were spurs not interested in signing him? I seem to recall 'arry singing his praises, triffic and all that jazz! So has his stock really sunk that low, Is that what playing for Liverpool does to you?
Yes, I think Spurs were interested in him at some stage.
I reckon he was just a one season wonder and I can't see him reproducing that form again.
Charlie Adam was made by David Vaughan at Blackpool. The fact that Vaughan was available on a free and only Sunderland took the punt on him is unbelievable. As for cole - class player who, if played right, will be a cracking signing for somebody - especially if Liverpool pay half his wages!
Why do you think the Liverpool side from several years ago was a truly great side, Mr E? Comments like that which are bandied about by all the muppets in the TV studios just devalue the achievements of players and teams that are genuinely great.
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