[quote author=jexykrodic link=topic=41139.msg1142417#msg1142417 date=1280131723]
He's not good enough to be a starter. His best use is as an impact player. A return for a small fee at a realistic wage would be good business as I think he's a better option than Ngog. However to show any real intent Liverpool really need to be investing in better.
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I don't get comments like this. What's it based on? He's always been a poor sub, his record for Liverpool from the bench was poor, his record for goals to games though was very good, despite those initial 19 games.
He is what he is, he's a good option to have, a handful at times and he has the technique to sometimes score valuable, top drawer goals. As an option he'd be good, and it's down to the manager to stop the team hoofing it when he plays (which is an exaggeration anyway), but as a replacement for Torres? Nope. If he and another came in, someone of real quality with pace, then it wouldn't be a bad choice at all, we need numbers and he's proven. But I'd be doing my upmost to make Torres stay, Crouch would just be another option to have on the books.