Topic: Gylfi Žór Siguršsson to Liverpool (no Spurs talk)

[Joga]

Rodgers plays with 4-3-3, where else are Sigurdsson and Adam going to play other than as advanced midfielders?

Funny how people are accusing Fordy of defending Adam when it's others bringing him up and trying to bait him. He didn't even mention Adam ffs. Besides I think Adam or Gerrard would play alongside Lucas behind Gylfi, as if it matters at this point.

[Asam]

Forget other teams, we do what we need to do and we've got till the end of August 31st to do it. Man Utd signing Kagawa or whatever doesnt stop us taking 10s and 10s of points from the massive amount of shit teams in this league. Its up to you if you've set a date of July 15th to judge our summer business on but I find that ridiculous. Earlier the better but I'd happily take August 31st if it was all the right players.

Which massive amount of shit teams are you referring to? Swansea? Wigan? Sunderland? how many of those shit teams did we manage to beat at home? and why is it that we always seem to fail to break them down? it all comes back to the same point, we don't have the quality in the key areas that make the difference & we certainly don't have quality in depth, Mid July gives us one Month to work with the new signings, to get the bedded into the system / style of play, to form partnerships and cohesion, it's an arbitrary deadline of course and perhaps too aggressive but people need to get their heads around the fact that the teams above us will most likely sign much better players than we will (with the possible exception of Newcastle)

I can see why people think this is an over-reaction but times change, have you re-evaluated and taken stock of all of the things that we can do to gain an advantage? or are people still stuck in an old mindset i.e. this is how things were always done so it must be right?

[kj999]

WHO at Spurs is interested in Sigurdsson? the fucking chairman?

This sounds like a load of bullshit to me. is there a reliable source? Is the Daily Express considered a source?

[peachybum]

WHO at Spurs is interested in Sigurdsson? the fucking chairman?
This sounds like a load of bullshit to me. is there a reliable source? Is the Daily Express considered a source?

Yes. They're wanting to move away from the manager running everything which is why 'Arry got the bullet. They don't need a manager to recruit. Their scouts are still in place as well as Sherwood who's rumoured to be a front runner to become DoF.

[TOMMO86]

Why the meltdown?

Fee agreed last week, Personal terms and medical needed.

If he wants to go somewhere for money then so be it. From what I'm told though he is all set to join lfc.

[clapton]

I guess they need to sell papers at Iceland too.. I'm not worried.

[liverpoolfcmike]

Spurs in trying to get LFC target shocker.

[Aristotle]

Last chance to edit your posts before the almighty banhammer comes a swingin'

[Asam]

I do not understand for the life of me why you are panicking when it's still June. Bizarre.

Let's follow this through:

What are our aims for next season in terms of league position? most would agree Top 4
What levers do we have to achieve the objective? off the top of my head the following, no doubt others can add more elements:

A) Signings that improve the team and address our weaknesses
B) tactics, superior teamwork, collective, mental strength, variety of different options to cause different problems, prioritising our resources to a single aim
C) Time

Everything under B) is what the manager has complete control over but you can't just throw all of that together at the last minute, you need (C)
The quality of A) is what will determine our success, if you sign average players you can mold them into something good but not something great.

Right now, we are starting in a massive deficit compared to where we want to be, so you may think I'ma fucking loon but honestly, we need to get a move on because there is alot of work for the manager to do and the teams above us have already signed/agreements in place for better players than we have so his job only becomes more difficult.

[Carlito Roberto]

Why the meltdown?

Fee agreed last week, Personal terms and medical needed.

If he wants to go somewhere for money then so be it. From what I'm told though he is all set to join lfc.

Take it we rejected Ciy's £20m bid for Skrtel?

[The 5th Benitle]

Asam.
 
It's still June, and let's be frank you and I have no idea who Rogers and his team are working on. Pointless to panic at this stage.

[Il Capitano]

Take it we rejected Ciy's £20m bid for Skrtel?

Like he knows.

[Asam]

Asam.
 
It's still June, and let's be frank you and I have no idea who Rogers and his team are working on. Pointless to panic at this stage.

You're right, we don't know what Rodgers and his team are working on, but we do know what other teams who finished above us have already done.

Panic isn't the right word to use, I'm keen for the club to be ambitious, how many of these same people pleading for patience now will be the first to be critical if things don't go our way at the beginning?

[TOMMO86]

Like he knows.

Is correct,

THANKS MATE!!!!!!!!!!

[Carlito Roberto]

Is correct,

THANKS MATE!!!!!!!!!!

Could you not give your infamous 'source' a call and double check - the whole of RAWK is waiting with baited breath to see what the outcome of City's £20m bid will be.....

[TOMMO86]

Could you not give your infamous 'source' a call and double check - the whole of RAWK is waiting with baited breath to see what the outcome of City's £20m bid will be.....

He's on his summer holidays.

[L666KOP]

if they sell Modric for 30+mil then surely they can offer him cracking deal

Correct, he's a ready made replacement, rumours of Modric going to Madrid gathering pace.

[Adeemo]

Correct, he's a ready made replacement, rumours of Modric going to Madrid gathering pace.

He's nothing like Modric.

[Fordy]

Funny how people are accusing Fordy of defending Adam when it's others bringing him up and trying to bait him. He didn't even mention Adam ffs. Besides I think Adam or Gerrard would play alongside Lucas behind Gylfi, as if it matters at this point.

Cheers mate.

At least you can see that others are trying to get a a raise from me.

However no doubt I will get the blame.

[L666KOP]

He's nothing like Modric.

He's a lot like him, attacking creative midfielder that's got an eye for the 'killer pass'.

[Il Capitano]

Correct, he's a ready made replacement, rumours of Modric going to Madrid gathering pace.

More of a Van der Vaart replacement, I think. He has a similar playing style and Van der Vaart might be leaving Spurs this summer.

[L666KOP]

More of a Van der Vaart replacement, I think. He has a similar playing style and Van der Vaart might be leaving Spurs this summer.

I think he's better than VdV mate, links play better, and from what I've seen, and read about him he's more consistent. Better workrate too, I honestly believe Gylfi could be our best bit of business this summer should he join.

[Mr Rossi]

He's a lot like him, attacking creative midfielder that's got an eye for the 'killer pass'.

Not being funny mate but, you cant of seen Gyfli play that much because you thought he could possibly do a job as a DM if Lucas got injured before. Gylfi is more of a Van der Vaart type player then a Modric one.

[L666KOP]

because you thought he could possibly do a job as a DM if Lucas got injured before

I didn't say that, I merely asked if he could do a job there, Gerrard can and he's not a DM. I was thinking we could better spend our money elsewhere, we have a need for that many positional cover.
Gylfi has better workrate than VdV, is more consistent, and imo is more able to spot a pass.

[ReddyMac]

He's on his summer holidays.

Yeah,Jenkins mentioned this the other day.

[The 5th Benitle]

Your right,Jenkins mentioned this the other day.

Duncan Jenkins mentioned that Tommo's source is on holiday? Bizarre!

[rafathegaffa83]

I'm sure he will sign here. Just wait until July 1st. I'm more interested to see who else we have on the radar since this one has probably been done and dusted for a while.

This. I think the lack of recent information is making too many people worry about something that there probably is little to worry about. The only people who are putting out other names are sites and papers who are looking for something to garner hits or fill in extra column inches during the Euros. Most of the reliable sources have said it's pretty much a done deal. I think if anything the lack of news is a combination of people returning from holidays and a tightening up of leaks and moles around the club.

[Vork+The Knights of Good]

Spurs in trying to get LFC target shocker.

You can take the Spurs out of Harry, but not the Harry out of Spurs.

[Appreciator of former strikers]

To be honest I'm going to ignore everything except Duncan Jenkins, who has been absolutely spot on with all of his info so far.

which means?

[Adeemo]

He's a lot like him, attacking creative midfielder that's got an eye for the 'killer pass'.

Modric doesn't really play that way for Spurs, he comes deep to take the ball off the back four and Parker, to start the attacks with a burst of pace through the middle or by playing the ball into van der Vaart, who then usually looks to bring their widemen into play. Sigurdsson is a lot more like vdV, in that he's an around the box type midfielder, that's where he does 90% of his attacking work.

[The 5th Benitle]

which means?

It means that he's going to ignore everything except Duncan Jenkins, who has been absolutely spot on with all of his info so far. Obviously.

[Appreciator of former strikers]

It means that he's going to ignore everything except Duncan Jenkins, who has been absolutely spot on with all of his info so far. Obviously.

but whats his info!?!

[litliper]

but whats his info!?!

duncan jenkins ‏@duncanjenkinsFC
@LFCTransNRS @JAM_LFC sigurdson has been on holiday (#miami i think, in #america) theres nothing to worry about #lfc expect a deal next week

[The 5th Benitle]

duncan jenkins ‏@duncanjenkinsFC
@LFCTransNRS @JAM_LFC sigurdson has been on holiday (#miami i think, in #america) theres nothing to worry about #lfc expect a deal next week

That was kind of you, I was going to suggest that reading the topic he's posting on would have been traditional

[Appreciator of former strikers]

duncan jenkins ‏@duncanjenkinsFC
@LFCTransNRS @JAM_LFC sigurdson has been on holiday (#miami i think, in #america) theres nothing to worry about #lfc expect a deal next week

thank you!

[Wingman]

You're right, we don't know what Rodgers and his team are working on, but we do know what other teams who finished above us have already done.

Panic isn't the right word to use, I'm keen for the club to be ambitious, how many of these same people pleading for patience now will be the first to be critical if things don't go our way at the beginning?

What other teams have done in the transfer window in comparison to us becomes relevant on August 31st

Even then, what's the point beating yourself up over Chelsea City or Manu's signings? They have far more cash and far more pull. Our job is too get players in to improve our position and get back to challenging for CL places.

We're not going to splurge and gate crash the title challenge. We need time and that requires patience. Comparing ourselves in the transfer market to the three clubs mentioned is a pointless exercise at present

[۩ Maximus ۩]

We'll at least have a definitive answer by June 30th, so this thread isn't going to be endless.

[Chris Mullin]

Mjolnir ‏@Mjolnir4
@JimBoardman ‪#Gylfi‬ has snubbed ‪#LFC‬ for ‪#Spurs‬, ‪#Fact‬. Looking forward to Duncans & BenSmiths tweets in the coming week.

Mjolnir ‏@Mjolnir4
‪#Gylfi‬ to snub ‪#LFC‬ for ‪#Spurs‬. @duncanjenkinsFC and @BenSmithBBC still relying on their 10 day old info. Wake up lads

Mjolnir ‏@Mjolnir4
I may not have as many followers as @duncanjenkinsFC , but my info on ‪#Gylfi‬ & ‪#LFC‬ is better. Snubs ‪#LFC‬, ‪#Fact‬ Your info is old Duncan

This guy, who obviously is quite the d**khead and from Iceland has been beating this drum quite loudly the last two days.  No followers, almost seems to have created the account solely for this purpose.  In another one in Icelandic he states that LFC has just been outbid by a team with a strict salaray structure and no manager. 

Still think Gylfi is a done deal to us, guess I“m just attributing to the RAWK transfer forum meltdown:-)!!

[Il Capitano]

I think he's better than VdV mate, links play better, and from what I've seen, and read about him he's more consistent. Better workrate too, I honestly believe Gylfi could be our best bit of business this summer should he join.

The reason I say that mate is that Modric isn't really much of a goalscorer and plays for Spurs in central midfield rather than in an advanced attacking midfield role - Sigurdsson is more like Van der Vaart in that he is known for moving into advanced positions on the pitch and is known for his long-range accurate striking and passing ability. If you're talking about the quality of Modric being better than the quality of Van der Vaart, then I'd agree, though I don't think Sigurdsson is of the ability of either of them yet - which isn't a negative considering he's only 22.

[۩ Maximus ۩]

Mjolnir ‏@Mjolnir4
@JimBoardman ‪#Gylfi‬ has snubbed ‪#LFC‬ for ‪#Spurs‬, ‪#Fact‬. Looking forward to Duncans & BenSmiths tweets in the coming week.

Mjolnir ‏@Mjolnir4
‪#Gylfi‬ to snub ‪#LFC‬ for ‪#Spurs‬. @duncanjenkinsFC and @BenSmithBBC still relying on their 10 day old info. Wake up lads

Mjolnir ‏@Mjolnir4
I may not have as many followers as @duncanjenkinsFC , but my info on ‪#Gylfi‬ & ‪#LFC‬ is better. Snubs ‪#LFC‬, ‪#Fact‬ Your info is old Duncan

This guy, who obviously is quite the d**khead and from Iceland has been beating this drum quite loudly the last two days.  No followers, almost seems to have created the account solely for this purpose.  In another one in Icelandic he states that LFC has just been outbid by a team with a strict manager and no manager. 

Still think Gylfi is a done deal to us, guess I“m just attributing to the RAWK transfer forum meltdown:-)!!

A tweet 14 days ago:

"@duncanjenkinsFC  1st time tweeting, long time follower. Any transfer news on LFC mates? Btw, followed your tip since yesterday,like a charm"