Kostas

Of course we are. Last time I checked we even had 1 unused foreigner slot and the smallest squad in the league. With Hilario and possibly Bossingwa going we will have 3(!) extra slots. Not to mention that Bertrand counts as homegrown.

Looks like he's grounded

Trading him for cash+Sturridge/Anelka would have kept our wage structure mostly intact but paying cash and offering him >110k per week will be against everything the club has been trying for the last few years. IMO wages could actually ruin this deal.

Chelsea's funds at this point..

The quality difference between them is of little importance when they never actually play. Also some would say Bertrand is infinitely more useable than Patrick Van Aanholt due to his experience. Not to mention that Benayoun coming back from injury would have taken Kakuta's place on the bench.

Of course. Just underlining the importance of consistency.

Funny world, could have sworn the same was true for Kakuta... Our squad depth didn't change in the slightest. Now if it was good enough to begin with is another painful story.

in 2 months time Torres is 27 years old. Just saying.. Need to be consistent with numbers, either DD is 32 and Torres is 26 or DD is 33 and Torres 27

We tried during the summer too. Ended up having our worst run in 15 years.

Knew Belletti's departure months before it was announced. Got everything about Stoch,Neymar and Luiz from there.. I've grown to trust it more than some of the papers..

I can honestly see this becoming the official version of the story.. guess it will make them sleep easier at nights.

Sums it up perfectly.

True, that reminds me that I hate all badge kissers. At least all except those who have been at a club for over 5 years.

That's precisely my main concern. Taking a wild guess, I'd say a possible >40m Torres deal instantly cancels any Luiz deal and makes high profile moves for players like Lukaku/Neymar unlikely.

RaWK locking his threads, is there a word for people banning entertainment? In the meantime, this piece of art just became obscure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Lq2_s9vaw

This "man" has kissed Liverpool's badge I reckon he is going to infect our number 9..

Their owners Probably stands for Fecking Scouse Gaylords

Maybe but I'm sure a couple "playing for the best club in England" will make them forget everything.The FSG are smart, he'll get a new contract by Monday and the Scousers will have to buy new shirts after burning everything with his name during the weekend.

God reading the RAWK feels like Riise all over again! As pointed here, I think he'll do a Rooney.

In view of the new information my opinion of transfer deals with Liverpool remains the same We should never do business with those vermin. neither sell to, or sign players from them.

Not buying any of it until Ancelotti/Gourlay/Abramovich himself confirms it. I would risk sticking my head out and saying Torres -as far as Chelsea are concerned- is the new Kaka/Aguero/insert lazy transfer link. It could even be a rather sad attempt by Liverpool to show that they are keeping their start players to attract the likes of Suarez or maybe one from us to put pressure on Benfica.

Afaik the hearing for the permit was today so that should be correct.

I'm being patient with this transfer. We were never going to make a marque signing without fuss and the transfer window is still open. I reckon he'll be a blue in less than a week. Just keep him away from penalties, I've had it with talented CBs taking pens in this lifetime

You fucking obsessed aren't you? Anyways good move for Kakuta's development.