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This might have been mentioned, I've not been able to get on here much of late, but I heard a few days back that City reported Rafa is looking to offload the following players at said prices (Rafa said he wants to sell FOUR players):

Aquilani (£15m)
Babel (10m)
N'Gog (10m)!!

Someone else too, can't remember right now though, might have been Yossi or Insua(?).

Is this common knowledge? I know we could have guessed about Babel, and N'Gog is easily a saleable player (though not at that price!), but anyway..
 
It was in an article recently, can't remember where.

Who is going to buy those players for that sort of money ?
 
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=40227.msg1104299#msg1104299 date=1273732456]
Hadn't heard that. 10m what for Wash? Not pounds surely?


[/quote]

Yeah that's a bit steep to say the least, unless it's just Rafa being stubborn and trying to tell everyone how good a player he really is. He's done a job occasionally, but no way worth £10m.
 
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=40227.msg1104300#msg1104300 date=1273732504]
It was in an article recently, can't remember where.

Who is going to buy those players for that sort of money ?
[/quote]

I think we had our chance with Babel and lost it, though I think an Italian club would pay that for Aquilani.
 
All the Italian clubs know him, and very few of them have any money.

We'll either take a massive hit on him or keep him.
 
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=40227.msg1104301#msg1104301 date=1273732543]
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=40227.msg1104299#msg1104299 date=1273732456]
Hadn't heard that. 10m what for Wash? Not pounds surely?


[/quote]

Yeah that's a bit steep to say the least, unless it's just Rafa being stubborn and trying to tell everyone how good a player he really is. He's done a job occasionally, but no way worth £10m.
[/quote]

If he was such a good player, why would Rafa be trying to sell him? For the price we're likely to get for Wash (£3-4m?) I'd rather keep him as a third- or fourth-choice striker.
 
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=40227.msg1104304#msg1104304 date=1273732632]
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=40227.msg1104301#msg1104301 date=1273732543]
[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=40227.msg1104299#msg1104299 date=1273732456]
Hadn't heard that. 10m what for Wash? Not pounds surely?


[/quote]

Yeah that's a bit steep to say the least, unless it's just Rafa being stubborn and trying to tell everyone how good a player he really is. He's done a job occasionally, but no way worth £10m.
[/quote]

If he was such a good player, why would Rafa be trying to sell him? For the price we're likely to get for Wash (£3-4m?) I'd rather keep him as a third- or fourth-choice striker.
[/quote]

Depends how much we need. I suppose a side coming up or a mid to low table side might punt about £5m for him.
 
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=40227.msg1104303#msg1104303 date=1273732624]
All the Italian clubs know him, and very few of them have any money.

We'll either take a massive hit on him or keep him.
[/quote]

True, I'd rather keep him than make a massive loss, I still think he looks a player anyway, allbeit a glass one.
 
We'd certainly be better off waiting for him to have a good season before offloading him.
 
Ooooh, Radio City !

Hello, we aren't all privy to this Scouse short-hand jargon !

Par, blud *shrugs*.
 
[quote author=themn link=topic=40227.msg1104309#msg1104309 date=1273733086]
Ooooh, Radio City !

Hello, we aren't all privy to this jargon !

Par, blud *shrugs*.
[/quote]

Tsk. Even the paddy got it.
 
We'd be better off loaning N'Gog somewhere and hoping he has a good season. City paid 20M for the useless Jo after he was banging goals in for CSKA in the Russian league.
 
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=40227.msg1104310#msg1104310 date=1273733128]
[quote author=themn link=topic=40227.msg1104309#msg1104309 date=1273733086]
Ooooh, Radio City !

Hello, we aren't all privy to this jargon !

Par, blud *shrugs*.
[/quote]

Tsk. Even the paddy got it.
[/quote]

Wool bumbaclaat.
 
We may as well keep Aqua as the money we'd get for him would be soul destrying considering what we paid. I'd guess 12 mil at most, even that would make me question the sanity of whoever was buying him.
Babel 6 or 7 mil (not worth that) unless some loony comes in or he scores a couple off his shins in the WC. NGog 2 or 3 mil.
 
[quote author=LarryHagman link=topic=40227.msg1104313#msg1104313 date=1273733413]

We may as well keep Aqua as the money we'd get for him would be soul destrying considering what we paid. I'd guess 12 mil at most, even that would make me question the sanity of whoever was buying him.
Babel 6 or 7 mil (not worth that) unless some loony comes in or he scores a couple off his shins in the WC. NGog 2 or 3 mil.


[/quote]

That's probably all about right, though the stupidity of some managers/clubs never ceases to amaze me.
 
[quote author=LarryHagman link=topic=40227.msg1104313#msg1104313 date=1273733413]

We may as well keep Aqua as the money we'd get for him would be soul destrying considering what we paid. I'd guess 12 mil at most, even that would make me question the sanity of whoever was buying him.
Babel 6 or 7 mil (not worth that) unless some loony comes in or he scores a couple off his shins in the WC. NGog 2 or 3 mil.

[/quote]

Fuck that. Take the £12m quick and pack the Shithouse back off to his Mama. If Juve are stupid enough to take him, great.
 
[quote author=Brendan link=topic=40227.msg1104333#msg1104333 date=1273737778]
[quote author=LarryHagman link=topic=40227.msg1104313#msg1104313 date=1273733413]

We may as well keep Aqua as the money we'd get for him would be soul destrying considering what we paid. I'd guess 12 mil at most, even that would make me question the sanity of whoever was buying him.
Babel 6 or 7 mil (not worth that) unless some loony comes in or he scores a couple off his shins in the WC. NGog 2 or 3 mil.

[/quote]

Fuck that. Take the £12m quick and pack the Shithouse back off to his Mama. If Juve are stupid enough to take him, great.
[/quote]

^^^

liverpool fc = the safe haven of the injury prone
 
Say what you like about Rafa, but he has always done well getting good value for money when selling. One thing that GH failed at big time.
 
[quote author=Foxwold link=topic=40227.msg1104358#msg1104358 date=1273743034]
Say what you like about Rafa, but he has always done well getting good value for money when selling. One thing that GH failed at big time.
[/quote]

So all the fuck-ups when negotiating the purchase of players are nothing to do with Benitez (including the fact that he's bought some fucking shit players regardless of price), however, when they're sold for a decent price, it's down to him.
 
[quote author=Foxwold link=topic=40227.msg1104358#msg1104358 date=1273743034]
Say what you like about Rafa, but he has always done well getting good value for money when selling. One thing that GH failed at big time.
[/quote]

yeah, like £11m for Fowler :🙂

regards
 
[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=40227.msg1104417#msg1104417 date=1273749034]
[quote author=Foxwold link=topic=40227.msg1104358#msg1104358 date=1273743034]
Say what you like about Rafa, but he has always done well getting good value for money when selling. One thing that GH failed at big time.
[/quote]

yeah, like £11m for Fowler :🙂

regards
[/quote]

There aren't many more we can add to that list.
 
[quote author=Foxwold link=topic=40227.msg1104358#msg1104358 date=1273743034]
Say what you like about Rafa, but he has always done well getting good value for money when selling. One thing that GH failed at big time.
[/quote]

So get him a job at some traders office. We need players to come in and carry this club towards new heights, not to be shipped out for decent value?
 
In fact take a look at this list who should we should have got more for..... £4m for Trigger FFS.
I think Friedle in hindsight, but presumably at the end of his contract like a few others

Players sold under Houllier
Date Name New club Fee
Jan 1999 Jason McAteer Blackburn £4m
Mar 1999 Steve Harkness Benfica £750,000
Mar 1999 Danny Williams Wrexham Free
Jun 1999 David James Aston Villa £1.7m
Jul 1999 Steve McManaman Real Madrid Free
Jul 1999 Jean-Michel Ferri Sochaux £1.5m
Jul 1999 Tony Warner Millwall Free
Jul 1999 Jamie Cassidy Cambridge Free
Jul 1999 Sean Dundee Stuttgart £1m
Jul 1999 Paul Ince Middlesbrough £1m
Aug 1999 Oyvind Leonhardsen Tottenham £3m
Aug 1999 Bjorn Tore Kvarme St Etienne £1m
Sep 1999 Karlheinz Riedle Fulham £200,000
Jan 2000 Ian Dunbavin Shrewsbury Free
Mar 2000 Eifion Jones Blackpool Free
Jun 2000 Stig Inge Bjornebye Blackburn £300,000
Jul 2000 John Boardman Burnley Free
Aug 2000 Dominic Matteo Leeds Undisclosed
Nov 2000 Brad Friedel Blackburn Free
Dec 2000 Erik Meijer Hamburg Free
Jun 2001 Ian Armstrong Port Vale Free
Jul 2001 Christian Ziege Tottenham £4m
Nov 2001 Robbie Fowler Leeds £11m
Dec 2001 Sander Westerveld Real Sociedad £3.49m
Jan 2002 Alan Navarro Tranmere £225,000
Feb 2002 Frode Kippe Lillestrom Undisclosed
Apr 2002 John Miles Stoke Free
May 2002 Gary McAllister Coventry Free
Jul 2002 Jorgen Nielsen Farum Undisclosed
Jul 2002 Jamie Redknapp Tottenham Free
Aug 2002 Nick Barmby Leeds £2.75m
Aug 2002 Neil Prince Torquay Free
Aug 2002 Stephen Wright Sunderland £3m
Aug 2002 Jari Litmanen Ajax Free
Jun 2003 Patrik Berger Portsmouth Free
Jun 2003 Mark Peers Raith Free
Jul 2003 Andrew Nicholas Swindon Free
Aug 2003 Pegguy Arphexad Coventry Free
Jan 2004 Daniel Sjolund Djurgardens Free
May 2004 Emile Heskey Birmingham £6.25m
TOTAL MONEY RECOUPED
(from disclosed sales): £45,165,000


regards
 
[quote author=Foxwold link=topic=40227.msg1104358#msg1104358 date=1273743034]
Say what you like about Rafa, but he has always done well getting good value for money when selling. One thing that GH failed at big time.
[/quote]

??
 
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