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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #200 on: December 27, 2017, 07:00:09 pm »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #201 on: December 27, 2017, 07:00:42 pm »
Is he cup tied with Ibe for the league cup?

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #202 on: December 27, 2017, 07:01:00 pm »
Fully expect gomez to claim the place next to him over the next year or so.

Yea I hope so. Imagine haha!

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #203 on: December 27, 2017, 07:01:21 pm »
Holy shit.

Lemar next.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #204 on: December 27, 2017, 07:01:26 pm »
Wooooooooo fucking hooooooooooooooo!!

Just read a few articles while I was least expecting and then checked back the official site with not much hope, but there it was!!

Wooooooooo fucking hooooooooooooooo!!

Makes me think, we would never pulled these off a couple of years ago from the end of Rafa's era till now (the likes of Matip, Salah, Keita and Van Dijk). Klopp's getting his priorities in and how crucial is he in getting the players we need!

Matip, Mane, Salah, Keita,  Van Dijk, Firmino,. We we spend, we tend to be spot on, glad we're spending more.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #205 on: December 27, 2017, 07:02:35 pm »
Get the fuck in there!!! And welcome Dick Van Dijk!!!
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #206 on: December 27, 2017, 07:02:52 pm »
Welcome to RAWK, you must be new here! ;D

I've spotted one already ;D
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #207 on: December 27, 2017, 07:03:10 pm »
Everyday I'm thankful we have Klopp here. Not arsed about the fee, he's a better striker than Lukaku anyway...

But in honesty shows the clout Klopp has, to not be turned by City or Chelsea and bet you whatever you want he'd be paid more at either of them
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #208 on: December 27, 2017, 07:03:29 pm »
Gary Neville is really struggling with this signing.  ;D

Don't see why, the £30m United paid for Rio Ferdinand in 2002 is at least the equivalent of £75m in today's market - if not more so.

If VVD provides even half the value Rio did for United he'll be an absolute snip.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #209 on: December 27, 2017, 07:03:47 pm »
Fully expect gomez to claim the place next to him over the next year or so.

Agree with this..

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #210 on: December 27, 2017, 07:04:23 pm »
Couldnt stop repeating 'a lot of money innit?' ;D

I'm literally laughing my ass off... 'lot of money innit'... lolololol

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #211 on: December 27, 2017, 07:04:43 pm »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #212 on: December 27, 2017, 07:04:54 pm »
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #214 on: December 27, 2017, 07:06:11 pm »
75m! This likely means that Coutinho is off to Barca and his fee is funding this transfer!

When we sign Lemar for £60m, maybe.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #215 on: December 27, 2017, 07:06:15 pm »
Quickest transfer thread of the year

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #216 on: December 27, 2017, 07:06:53 pm »
Absolutely crazy fee, but a type of player we really need and I’m delighted that Klopp got his first choice.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #217 on: December 27, 2017, 07:06:54 pm »
Fucking ambition.

Well done LFC.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #218 on: December 27, 2017, 07:07:30 pm »
For those wondering about the lack of a lean photo, he tried.


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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #219 on: December 27, 2017, 07:07:39 pm »
Feel a bit for Klavan actually, you'd imagine this is gonna significantly reduce his game time, at a time when he's barely putting a foot wrong.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #220 on: December 27, 2017, 07:07:39 pm »
75m! This likely means that Coutinho is off to Barca and his fee is funding this transfer!

I hate this attitude.

Phil could be our new captain and stay here with his mates Bobby and Albie after seeing we are signing Keita and VVD.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #221 on: December 27, 2017, 07:07:51 pm »
It also signals intent to other big players that we mean business. This could prove crucial in strengthening the other areas we need. Maybe not now, but in the near future.

In all probability, Phil will be gone if not in Jan then the summer, but with VVD and Keita coming, it may influence others of the 'project' 

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #222 on: December 27, 2017, 07:08:42 pm »
All is forgiven for the summer now.

Yes?

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #223 on: December 27, 2017, 07:08:49 pm »
Please can everyone chill out on the price. Mustafi, Rudiger and Lindelof all cost around £35 million and were less in demand than Van Dijk was. And City spend almost £50 million on their back four signings these days. Sakho (with no future after a public fallout) went for almost £30 million, and Jonny Evans was being discussed at £35 million this summer.

We've paid a premium to get him ahead of Chelsea and City, and part of us beating them to him was the announcement we made it the summer. It meant it was delayed a few months, and cost us almost £10 million extra, but this is a huge success for Klopp - he's being supported financially and by the backroom staff. I'm glad we've got him his man, and don't care that we've had to spend a lot of money (that we've earned) to do it.

One I'd had a little thought about the significance of who signed him, I'm really looking forward to seeing Virgil but please stop trying to shut down warranted discussion about the fact that we've shattered a world record fee. The super fan vibe is trying..

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #224 on: December 27, 2017, 07:08:57 pm »
Hard to get way from the fee but it's trending this way anyway, so fuck it.

Plus we've set the going rate too now for our rivals.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #225 on: December 27, 2017, 07:09:01 pm »
Feel a bit for Klavan Lovren actually, you'd imagine this is gonna significantly reduce his game time.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #226 on: December 27, 2017, 07:09:02 pm »
Feel a bit for Klavan actually, you'd imagine this is gonna significantly reduce his game time, at a time when he's barely putting a foot wrong.

Who said it will be him who is dropped, agree he is playing well, but a question, Klavan and VVD both Lefties?
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #227 on: December 27, 2017, 07:09:46 pm »
Much needed signing. Don't care about the price, it's about time we spent big on the better players around.

This is how I see it too. Of course, it is a lot of money, but this is about doing what you have to do in order to address the issues that have cost us time and time again. We have glaring issues that have tripped us up more times than we care to remember. If this signing goes a fair way towards solving those issues in defence then the fee will be more than worth it in the longer term. Often, if you pay cheap, you pay twice. Hopefully, Van Dijk is the real deal and this will be money well spent. Personally, I think we are pretty close to having something really special happening at Anfield, and if we have to pay large to acquire the final pieces of the jigsaw, then so be it.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #228 on: December 27, 2017, 07:09:47 pm »
In all probability, Phil will be gone if not in Jan then the summer, but with VVD and Keita coming, it may influence others of the 'project'

Certainly not in January, and it's not a foregone conclusion in the summer either. Not sure why people need to keep bringing Coutinho up in this thread for.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #229 on: December 27, 2017, 07:10:02 pm »
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11186626/liverpool-agree-deal-to-sign-virgil-van-dijk-from-southampton-for-75m

little video clip half way down.. Beautiful it is..

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #230 on: December 27, 2017, 07:10:15 pm »
Hard to get way from the fee but it's trending this way anyway, so fuck it.

Plus we've set the going rate too now for our rivals.


It all depends on the break down of the deal.

It might not be 75m up front.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #231 on: December 27, 2017, 07:10:24 pm »
Feel a bit for Klavan actually, you'd imagine this is gonna significantly reduce his game time, at a time when he's barely putting a foot wrong.

I think Klavan knows his role here! He's likely played a hell of a lot more than expected. And anyway, the way Ragnar is playing, it's Lovren who will be most worried.  There's still plenty of  games in a season for 4 central defenders for clubs playing in european competiton.  Klavan's a nice squad player to have.

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #232 on: December 27, 2017, 07:10:37 pm »
Who said it will be him who is dropped, agree he is playing well, but a question, Klavan and VVD both Lefties?
I think Van Dijk is a right footed, left sided defender.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #233 on: December 27, 2017, 07:10:47 pm »
Certainly not in January, and it's not a foregone conclusion in the summer either. Not sure why people need to keep bringing Coutinho up in this thread for.

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I would say it means Phil might stay now seeing how much we are investing. He looks happy and we know he loves the city.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #234 on: December 27, 2017, 07:11:15 pm »
You have to admire VVD he's really stuck to his guns, wanted to come here last summer and has let nothing sway him from that. As people have it would have been tempting to go to City or Chelsea. 

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #235 on: December 27, 2017, 07:11:24 pm »
Ignore the fee ya all, money is not a factor anymore the way the Transfer Windows are gone these days. A player in demand signing for us is the key factor here.
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #236 on: December 27, 2017, 07:11:52 pm »
Hahah love rival fans reaction, they are bricking it
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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #237 on: December 27, 2017, 07:12:09 pm »
It might be from the 5 days drinking but I'm fucking buzzing. Thank you Klopp

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #238 on: December 27, 2017, 07:12:10 pm »
This is excellent news. Well done to the club and FSG for backing Jürgen.

It's especially pleasing that Virgil has chosen to come to LFC and be part of something special rather than succumb to what must have been tempting offers for immediate success.

His name might prove a challenge to sing well though.  :)

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Re: Virgil Van Dijk signs for Liverpool
« Reply #239 on: December 27, 2017, 07:12:46 pm »
Nah this is bullshit. Why wait six months to get the centre back our manager really wanted and who fits our system perfectly when we could have just signed Jonny Evans or Harry Maguire in the summer or kept Sakho.

Hurts even more considering I’m apparently paying £75 million of my own money for it to happen.

Don’t get me started on waiting 12 months for Keita. Danny Drinkwater was available FFS.
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