sfc1971 Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 We have Family up in Scouse land who seem to think LFC have contacted saints with regards our Rickie being lined up to replace Kuyt in the summer, this is not in any way meant to be a WUM rickie is off thread just wondered if any ITK`ers could poss shed any light on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 either way...we need to go up or he is off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 I hope not, as he would be off. I want him to have a crack with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 Doubt it will happen, unless we fu ck up promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 Every player has a price. If he leaves us (and we are a Premier League club) that price would be high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 We have Family up in Scouse land who seem to think LFC have contacted saints with regards our Rickie being lined up to replace Kuyt in the summer, this is not in any way meant to be a WUM rickie is off thread just wondered if any ITK`ers could poss shed any light on it. Without meaning to be rude, do your relatives lend any credibility to this rumour, other than the fact that they happen to live in Liverpool? It's a pretty predictable rumour and it's been posted on here before, but I can't really see much in it. Liverpool seem to go for younger player and bigger names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkins Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 Can't actually believe people think this would happen. Nothing about him fits into any part of Liverpool's and their owners plans. They quite clearly want younger players. I really don't think we have anything to worry about regarding him leaving quite simply because of the age he is, he is of no value to most clubs above us. Certainly not a club of Liverpool's stature. If for some crazy reason we didn't go up, he might be of interest to some lower premier league clubs, but for the price they'd have to pay and the wages they'd have to match I think most clubs would see a bit of sense and look somewhere else where they could find someone with a bit of potential. (Sordell to Bolton in January for example). Rightly or wrongly clubs of Liverpool's stature do not look at short term signings like Lambert would be. (Even Huddersfield didn't fancy it a couple of years ago, let alone Liverpool now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 Naaah. Fulham. QPR. Sunderland. IF we don't go up. (we will go up). Liverpool I think would aim higher. Anyone see Liverpool being in for Grant Holt? No. Thought not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysaint Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 Cant see him being a replacement for Kuyt 2 different players, Kuty has a bit of pace and amazing work rate works well as part of a 3 upfront ot a 451 with more attacking based, LAMBO is what they needed from Carroll hold up the ball get a few assts score loads of goals, they may want to buy him as a replacement for him, but i doubt it AC is only 24 and has potential to be a 20 goal a season prem player and cost them 35mill they wont get half of that for him at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbury Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 Their deluded fans would kick off if they signed Lambert. Nowhere near marquee enough for them , even more so in their current plight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 I can't imagine Liverpool would be looking at signing "a Championship striker" when they could basically get anyone from anywhere on the club's name alone. Even if they are crap at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 Swap him for Bellamy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 Swap him for Bellamy U are joking right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 U are joking right? two rogers don't make a right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 I think Liverpool have proved this season they don't know a good player when they see one, so no. I doubt they will have made an enquiry for Rickie, who by the way has said he intends to finish his career with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 either way...we need to go up or he is off That implies that you are entertaining the idea we might not go up, Jamie. Wet fanny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 I think Liverpool have proved this season they don't know a good player when they see one, so no. I doubt they will have made an enquiry for Rickie, who by the way has said he intends to finish his career with us. But wasn't he quoted as saying that Liverpool were the only other team he'd want to play for other than us? Either way I think he'll stay. First-choice striker for us or rotation player somewhere else...especially considering he's got young kids too, he won't want to uproot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 But wasn't he quoted as saying that Liverpool were the only other team he'd want to play for other than us? Either way I think he'll stay. First-choice striker for us or rotation player somewhere else...especially considering he's got young kids too, he won't want to uproot. I'm glad you are on here and with your wisdom as a 19 year old virgin student can inform us all what a 30 year old professional footballer with a missus and kids would want to do if his home town club were to bid for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 I'm glad you are on here and with your wisdom as a 19 year old virgin student can inform us all what a 30 year old professional footballer with a missus and kids would want to do if his home town club were to bid for him. Fair enough, I have been put in my place. What do you think he'd do then, as you're obviously the closest thing we have to a professional footballer on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 I'm glad you are on here and with your wisdom as a 19 year old virgin student can inform us all what a 30 year old professional footballer with a missus and kids would want to do if his home town club were to bid for him. He speaks more sense than you to be fair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 22 April, 2012 Share Posted 22 April, 2012 I'm glad you are on here and with your wisdom as a 19 year old virgin student can inform us all what a 30 year old professional footballer with a missus and kids would want to do if his home town club were to bid for him. Get ****ed Turkish, what he is saying is perfectly logical. Please stop trying so hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 (edited) Fair enough, I have been put in my place. What do you think he'd do then, as you're obviously the closest thing we have to a professional footballer on this site. He speaks more sense than you to be fair! Get ****ed Turkish, what he is saying is perfectly logical. Please stop trying so hard. Irony alert. No it isn't logical at all. The logical answer when a huge club like Liverpool come calling with far more money on offer than they'd ever dreamed of is for the player is to leave. If you think about it sensibly history is littered with more players leaving than there is with of players staying just because they're a great guy and love the fans. Logically if he went to Liverpool he'd have every chance of winning trophies immediately as well as playing for the club he supports. Unless maybe some of you can come with some more logical answers and examples of players who've turned down bigger clubs and logically why he would stay, if it's the logical answer there must be thousands of them. I await your sensible and logical answers. Edited 23 April, 2012 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 either way...we need to go up or he is off Yes, I have no doubt about this. And I suspect he wont be the only one. Sadly the team needs a re-build one way or the other, though I suspect the re-build will be less radical if we go up - just a bit more balls in midfield and the defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Yes, I have no doubt about this. And I suspect he wont be the only one. Sadly the team needs a re-build one way or the other, though I suspect the re-build will be less radical if we go up - just a bit more balls in midfield and the defence. I quite agree. We are great when we are dominating teams and knocking the ball around. When we need to dig in and backs to the wall job we are often found wanting. More balls in defence and midfield is exactly what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Irony alert. No it isn't logical at all. The logical answer when a huge club like Liverpool come calling with far more money on offer than they'd ever dreamed of is for the player is to leave. If you think about it sensibly history is littered with more players leaving than there is with of players staying just because they're a great guy and love the fans. Logically if he went to Liverpool he'd have every chance of winning trophies immediately as well as playing for the club he supports. Unless maybe some of you can come with some more logical answers and examples of players who've turned down bigger clubs and logically why he would stay, if it's the logical answer there must be thousands of them. I await your sensible and logical answers. Matt Le Tissier. What SuperMikey is saying is a perfectly logical counter argument as to why a 30 year old 'local icon' who I'm sure is on the verge of another pay rise and set to play in PL for the club in which City he has settled in not to move on. Also it is logical when your home team come sniffing around. What you’re saying is also right but to shoot Mikey down when he's clearly shown a little bit more knack and maturity than someone who's clearly older than him, just a little bit ghey. Insecurities of being the forums top dog?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Matt Le Tissier. What SuperMikey is saying is a perfectly logical counter argument as to why a 30 year old 'local icon' who I'm sure is on the verge of another pay rise and set to play in PL for the club in which City he has settled in not to move on. he was a hero and settled in bristol...yet he moved. if liverpool came calling, it would be very hard for him to turn down no doubt....he is a scouser, a huge liverpool fan and would no doubt earn vastly more for 3 years than he would at saints....and probably win a cup in the mean time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Matt Le Tissier. What SuperMikey is saying is a perfectly logical counter argument as to why a 30 year old 'local icon' who I'm sure is on the verge of another pay rise and set to play in PL for the club in which City he has settled in not to move on. Also it is logical when your home team come sniffing around. What you’re saying is also right but to shoot Mikey down when he's clearly shown a little bit more knack and maturity than someone who's clearly older than him, just a little bit ghey. Insecurities of being the forums top dog?? Yep, we had all the happy clappy, "but, but, but He's a Saints fan he wont leave" with Wayne Brige. "but, but, but he'd be better staying with us for another season" With AOC, "but, but, but, he likes it here, Spurs is the poison chalice" with Hoddle. What happened with all of them? Add into the mix the numerous other players who've done the same from other clubs over the years you soon realise it isn't very mature or realisic or sensible or god damned logical to say a player wont leave because they like it here when a bigger club comes calling. Logic says he will. Saying he wont go because he likes it here is not logical or sensible it's happy clappy foam handed waving deluded bullsh*t, but we should expect nothing else on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
once_bitterne Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Dalglish got Liverpool into the position they are in by buying overpriced British players like Henderson, Downing, Carroll, Adam, etc. None of that lot are up to the CL standard which should be the position that Liverpool are aspiring to. As much as Lambert has become a Saints legend he is a player in his 30s who has never even played in the PL yet. No offence to Sir Richard but he is nowhere near the level of player that Liverpool should be signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Look if Liverpool wanted Lambert he'd be gone like a shot (and who could blame him, home town club realesed him as a youth player). However I'm pretty sure that Liverpool would be unlikely to go for a 30 year old unproven in the PL striker especially as NC isn't going to let him go go cheap considering the massive part he players in our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
once_bitterne Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Look if Liverpool wanted Lambert he'd be gone like a shot (and who could blame him, home town club realesed him as a youth player). However I'm pretty sure that Liverpool would be unlikely to go for a 30 year old unproven in the PL striker especially as NC isn't going to let him go go cheap considering the massive part he players in our team. Agreed. Prior to this season Lambert has been a L1 striker. He's done very well in the Championship and IF we go up there is every chance he will push on and get a few goals in the PL just as Grant Holt has. However, he isn't top 6 quality. Nowhere near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 We have Family up in Scouse land who seem to think LFC have contacted saints with regards our Rickie being lined up to replace Kuyt in the summer, this is not in any way meant to be a WUM rickie is off thread just wondered if any ITK`ers could poss shed any light on it. I have family in Southampton, they haven't heard this rumour. Where does this leave us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 If Liverpool came in Ricky would go and I wouldn't begrudge him too. It's his hometown club, has a better chance of silverware at the moment and frankly the guy has earnt his dues - he's done it the hard way and every reasonable fan I think would understand. That said, I really can't see why Liverpool would go for a 30 year old championship striker when they already have a 24 year old potential England striker in their squad + they could go for a more established forward if they decided to drop Carroll. Would be an unlikely move by them IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Yep, we had all the happy clappy, "but, but, but He's a Saints fan he wont leave" with Wayne Brige. "but, but, but he'd be better staying with us for another season" With AOC, "but, but, but, he likes it here, Spurs is the poison chalice" with Hoddle. What happened with all of them? Add into the mix the numerous other players who've done the same from other clubs over the years you soon realise it isn't very mature or realisic or sensible or god damned logical to say a player wont leave because they like it here when a bigger club comes calling. Logic says he will. Saying he wont go because he likes it here is not logical or sensible it's happy clappy foam handed waving deluded bullsh*t, but we should expect nothing else on here. You really do struggle sometimes. Mikey's post made a decent point for him to stay. It's swings and roundabouts with regards to players leaving. Didn't need to shoot him down and dismiss it like a knob. Of course if Liverpool came calling it would twist his arm but I know he is very happy down here, from the horses mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 You really do struggle sometimes. Mikey's post made a decent point for him to stay. It's swings and roundabouts with regards to players leaving. Didn't need to shoot him down and dismiss it like a knob. Of course if Liverpool came calling it would twist his arm but I know he is very happy down here, from the horses mouth. But surely you bow to Turkish's superior knowledge of such matters. That players are like supermarket shelf-stackers who would move to another supermarket if offered an extra quid an hour. And no use arguing also that he might like it here too and that his family might be settled, or else you'll get the withering response that you'd be loopy to imagine that the extra dosh would lure him away from the cream teas in the New Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 To be honest I think the Liverpool fans would be up in arms if their struggling side signed a 30 year old who has never played in the highest level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 If they paid £30m for Carroll, imagine how much we could demand for Lambert. £40m? £50m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 But surely you bow to Turkish's superior knowledge of such matters. That players are like supermarket shelf-stackers who would move to another supermarket if offered an extra quid an hour. And no use arguing also that he might like it here too and that his family might be settled, or else you'll get the withering response that you'd be loopy to imagine that the extra dosh would lure him away from the cream teas in the New Forest. Of course he might stay, they did say man would never walk on the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 You really do struggle sometimes. Mikey's post made a decent point for him to stay. It's swings and roundabouts with regards to players leaving. Didn't need to shoot him down and dismiss it like a knob. Of course if Liverpool came calling it would twist his arm but I know he is very happy down here, from the horses mouth. and Stuart Downing, Jordan Henderson and Andy Carroll were all happy where they were, but the lure of a club like Liverpool was too great. I'm sure Lambert will stay though, afterall he's happy here, he told you himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 If they came in for him and a fee was agreed, he would be off like a shot. Fortunately, I'm not sure they'd consider him up to their standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 and Stuart Downing, Jordan Henderson and Andy Carroll were all happy where they were, but the lure of a club like Liverpool was too great. I'm sure Lambert will stay though, afterall he's happy here, he told you himself. If I was a pro footballer, if asked by a fan if I'm happy, I'd always tell them I'm only here until something bigger and better came along and that their club is merely a stepping stone for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbury Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 LOL @ the helmets who think Lambert wouldn't jump at the chance of joining Liverpool in the unlikely event of them coming calling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
once_bitterne Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 LOL @ the helmets who think Lambert wouldn't jump at the chance of joining Liverpool in the unlikely event of them coming calling. LOL @ the helmets who think that Liverpool would even think for 0.000000001 seconds about signing a striker aged over 30 who, apart from one season in the Championship, has spent his entire career at L2 and L1 level. I'm sure that Rickie is only a few notches below Grant Holt on Liverpool's radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbury Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 LOL @ the helmets who think that Liverpool would even think for 0.000000001 seconds about signing a striker aged over 30 who, apart from one season in the Championship, has spent his entire career at L2 and L1 level. I'm sure that Rickie is only a few notches below Grant Holt on Liverpool's radar. If that's aimed at me, then I think you read my earlier comment where I said they'd never go for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Irony alert. No it isn't logical at all. The logical answer when a huge club like Liverpool come calling with far more money on offer than they'd ever dreamed of is for the player is to leave. If you think about it sensibly history is littered with more players leaving than there is with of players staying just because they're a great guy and love the fans. Logically if he went to Liverpool he'd have every chance of winning trophies immediately as well as playing for the club he supports. Unless maybe some of you can come with some more logical answers and examples of players who've turned down bigger clubs and logically why he would stay, if it's the logical answer there must be thousands of them. I await your sensible and logical answers. Why didn't you just say that the first time as opposed to the sarky response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 Why didn't you just say that the first time as opposed to the sarky response Because the foam hand waving happy clappy delerium on here defies belief sometimes. I honesty think a lot of you think the players rip off their SFC duvet cover, open their SFC curtains in their Saints pyjamas and thank god how lucky they are to play for us every morning. I dont doubt a lot of players are happy here at the moment, why wouldn't they be? But like most players if a better offer came along they'd take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky morris Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 One of my clients acts for the Everton chairman. Everton have sent a scout to look at Lambert on at least 4 occassions.......................In the end they opted for Jelavic from Rangers. It was the other side of Liverpool.................... Up to you if you want to believe me or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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