Brave Sir Robin Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Following Rickie's England performance, and assuming he'll start the season playing as well or better than last, does anyone think there's any danger that Brendan Rodgers might swoop for him? I'm sure he wouldn't leave us to go anywhere else, but Liverpool would easily nick him for next to nothing as he'd be desperate to play for them if they showed any interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saint Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Nope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 No. Liverpoooool won't want to spend big on a 31 year old, however good he is and however good his England performance was. We won't want to sell him for anything other than a massive sum of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChudSaint Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 West Ham fan suggested to me last night that Liverpool should take him off our hands for £60m this morning, they could play him out of position for 12 months and then sell him to them for a fiver next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 I think the recent past and future fortunes of SRL and SFC are now forever linked. Think he will retire at Saints, and I'd love to see him in a coaching role when he does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 West Ham fan suggested to me last night that Liverpool should take him off our hands for £60m this morning, they could play him out of position for 12 months and then sell him to them for a fiver next year... Brilliant!! Must make sure we get a follow on fee clause inserted into the deal ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 West Ham mate, suggested he went to a big club and joined them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 West Ham fan suggested to me last night that Liverpool should take him off our hands for £60m this morning, they could play him out of position for 12 months and then sell him to them for a fiver next year... You could have said to them that they might loan him for a season first from Liverpool and then pay over the top themself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 My gut feeling is he would reject them to stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 The question you need to ask is would you see Cortese selling him? In reality his transfer value would be about £4-5 mill,to us he is priceless and I have no doubts that NC knows that,he would want serious ££ for him and nobody would be willing to pay that. Plus every interview this week I have seen with SRL he has bigged this club/fans up to the tilt,he loves it here we love him here and I have no doubt he will finish his career here and be up there with Le Tiss in term of club legends complete non starter imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 My gut feeling is he would reject them to stay Absolutely no chance. They're his team and if he had the chance to finish his career there he would jump at it. And after everything he has done for us i don't think we should stand in his way either if that situation presented itself, which is extremely unlikely anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Rickie Lambert is Southampton and Southampton is Rickie Lambert He'll be here until he retires IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 I am from Bradford but Bradford City don't want me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Why would the club sell him for what would be a modest sum? He's worth a darn sight more to us than his transfer value would ever cover. As for the emotional angle I think SFC have a pretty big pull on him, even if the rival was LFC (which it won't ever be IMO). Osvaldo - Lambert would be a dream up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 After thanking SFC for everything they've done for him last night there's no chance he's going anywhere, the blokes got real loyalty towards us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 After thanking SFC for everything they've done for him last night there's no chance he's going anywhere, the blokes got real loyalty towards us. 'I'd like to thank Celtic for everything they've done for me...but this is an exciting new challenge I'm taking up with Southampton' ~Victor Wanyama But no, he won't go to Liverpool. Not a Rodgers player at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Absolutely no chance. They're his team and if he had the chance to finish his career there he would jump at it. And after everything he has done for us i don't think we should stand in his way either if that situation presented itself, which is extremely unlikely anyway Absolutely no chance you can be certain this isn't a 17 year old straight from kop swapping season ticket for a Liverpool shirt. Nor would it change his international chances, like it would have when he was younger. I don't know but think he would prefer to stay at the club he loves and his given him the fairy tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 'I'd like to thank Celtic for everything they've done for me...but this is an exciting new challenge I'm taking up with Southampton' ~Victor Wanyama But no, he won't go to Liverpool. Not a Rodgers player at all. So he said this after he'd left Celtic and not whilst still under contract with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 I don't know but think he would prefer to stay at the club he loves and his given him the fairy tail. TBH - had we actually given him a fairy 'tail' I think he would've been off to Liverpool pretty damn quickly....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 I'm just as sure he'd leave for Liverpool as I am that Liverpool don't want to sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 The Liverpool Echo report that Lambert was rejected by Blackpool and fail to mention Liverpool FC dumping him. The only way I can see Liverpool bidding for him is if Suarez goes and then the owner sacks Rodgers and they get desparate with their league position. Not this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 (edited) So he said this after he'd left Celtic and not whilst still under contract with them? What I mean is we all know his allegiance to the club, but I'm sure he would at least consider a move to his boyhood club and his praise for Southampton wouldn't really change that. His love for the club would make it a very tough decision, not a very easy one. Anyway, between Liverpool actually wanting him, Liverpool offering enough money, Saints accepting that offer and Rickie himself wanting to go I'd be amazed if this happened. Edited 15 August, 2013 by DuncanRG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Liverpool don't sign players over 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringwood Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Yes. twice this season at least, Anfield then Goodison! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Absolutely no chance. They're his team and if he had the chance to finish his career there he would jump at it. And after everything he has done for us i don't think we should stand in his way either if that situation presented itself, which is extremely unlikely anyway That's an incredibly dogmatic statement. I think that it is a lot less clear cut than that. It was with us that his career really took off and I don't think that he would s**t on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallagroth Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 That's an incredibly dogmatic statement. I think that it is a lot less clear cut than that. It was with us that his career really took off and I don't think that he would s**t on us. If an offer came in and Ricky wants to go, i'd be delighted for him and wouldn't mind if we let him go for free. Lambert is a saints legend, but the last thing on his list of personal ambitions is to play for Liverpool, after everything that we have been through with him and he has done for us I wouldn't want to stand in the way of that. Prefer to loan him to Liverpool though if we have to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Following Rickie's England performance, and assuming he'll start the season playing as well or better than last, does anyone think there's any danger that Brendan Rodgers might swoop for him? I'm sure he wouldn't leave us to go anywhere else, but Liverpool would easily nick him for next to nothing as he'd be desperate to play for them if they showed any interest. Why? He is under contract. The club have the right to sell him for market value, which I suggest went from £5M to £10M after last night's performance. Can't see Liverpool offering that, and I can't see Cortese selling him at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecuk268 Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 There an article in today's Evening Standard in which Patrick Barclay reckons that, because Rooney was pretty poor last night, Chelsea and Arsenal will give up trying to sign him and turn their attentions to Rickie. Not convinced myself. I think that they would want someone younger with a proven top-flight record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Liverpool would not pay big money for a player with only a year or two left of prolific goal scoring ability. The only way would be for Rickie to moan & moan to go giving us no choice but to sell. Absolutely no chance of that happening given his clear loyalty and professional attitude. Really excited about the coming season though. Rickie's going to be on fire with the thought of a genuine chance to play in the WC next summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 Why do we always have to ruin something by worrying ourselves stupid over something that quite clearly won't happen. Rodgers got rid of Carroll because he didn't suit their style of play so I somewhat doubt he'd buy Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 No chance - SRL will end his playing career here with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted 15 August, 2013 Share Posted 15 August, 2013 i know we keep saying theres no such thing as loyalty in the game any more, but i believe that SRL will stick with Saints, he has acknowledged on a number of occasions that coming to us has been the key to his recent success. 20 mins of international football and stunning debut goal will not change the him he is a decent man. The big teams are not in the habit of splashing the sort of money we would want for a 31 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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