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Cody Gakpo | OFFICIAL: Liverpool player
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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I think when we were linked with Gakpo in the summer it was after it became clear we weren’t willing to pay a fortune for Antony, so everyone on here started complaining that we are cheap and he’s just a shitty backup to Antony.
But then we actually did go and spend a fortune on Antony, and now everyone is pissed off we didn’t go and sign this lad anyway. It’s mad.
we were all moaning when Pool spent a fortune on Nunes too cause we didn’t get him!
How about, maybe, let’s wait and see what the club do first? Gakpo might not be our first choice.
Yeah right after the De Jong fiasco. Good example.
what goals lost? ronaldo was absolutely useless this season
I struggle to believe he signed for them instead of us, so hopefully we never wanted him.
Most people on here didn’t want Gakpo in the summer and it’s only now that Liverpool signed him under the radar that everyone is moaning. We clearly need a striker but let’s just wait and see if we sign an actual striker before freaking out over a player most people didn’t even want?
Honestly could not see where he would fit in given the current options we have! It’s obvious what we need and that’s an out and out goal scorer
May be we can snap up Firmino for free. Not a prolific striker but definitely a #9. Good competition to Martial.
Im fine as long as its not a poundland striker.
Im under the impression if we really wanted him we would of got him.
During the WC I saw nothing spectacular so wasn't bother whether we got him or not.
We'll obviously go for a striker in January but at this stage nobody would be able to guess who as it's slim pickings out there.
During the WC I saw nothing spectacular so wasn't bother whether we got him or not.
We'll obviously go for a striker in January but at this stage nobody would be able to guess who as it's slim pickings out there.
I bet all the worms are crawling out of the woodwork now.
The same fellas who don't understand why we would be interested in Gapko in the first place -- are now slagging off the club for being gazumped by the Scousers.
The Caf in a nutshell.
The same fellas who don't understand why we would be interested in Gapko in the first place -- are now slagging off the club for being gazumped by the Scousers.
The Caf in a nutshell.
Have to say the fee looks great for a player who has been putting up the numbers that he has. He should suit Liverpool very well with their direct quick attacks.
For us, it didn't make as much sense. He's like a clinical version of Rashford whereas we need a 9 or a playmaker.
For us, it didn't make as much sense. He's like a clinical version of Rashford whereas we need a 9 or a playmaker.
I think it will likely be a poundland striker in January.
First, you can thank Ronaldo for leaving us stranded like the petulant cnut he is.
Second, Martial is always picking up untimely injuries and doesn't always show consistency when fit.
Third, Sancho is quickly approaching the "lost cause" territory with the recent exile. What are the odds that he comes back even stronger if ever?
Fourth, there is a severe shortage of quality among strikers worldwide. The very few good ones available will be overpriced as a result.
How do you want us to get out of trouble with our striker woes? I personally preferred Gakpo because paying the rumored amount for him would have been better business than overpaying a striker in the current context (lack of quality, overpricing due to high demand).
If you didn't piss yourself at this sort of reaction, you'd be sectioned.
Being upset at getting 3 of our best 11 is legit laughable.
I'm not disputing our transfers aren't often protracted, but there was literally an example from the summer where we got a deal done quickly without months of rumours. Casemiro was a seperate transfer from de Jong.
Another example was when we signed Van de Beek. Perhaps an indicator that getting a deal done quickly isn't always the measure of a successful transfer. An easy deal doesn't necessarily mean the right deal.
I mean maybe if we were being "begged" by the player then it's not that we couldn't get it done but just chose not to?
We have invested a lot of money in the wide positions recently and we have good prospects there also so we didn't need another.
We need a striker so I hope Erik has his eye on someone and not just a stop gap signing or a 30yo journeyman.
We need a striker so I hope Erik has his eye on someone and not just a stop gap signing or a 30yo journeyman.
Maybe we didn't want to. Who knows
We signed Antony instead.
I think could be great for Liverpool sadly.
For those who thinks he's not a striker, I think he has all the tools to become one, from little what I've seen at the World Cup.
He's quick over short distance, good finisher with feet and headers, and he got the size to play upfront (he's 6'3"). He's a strange one as a winger cause I don't think he got the dribbling ability and pace to be one, but played there because he's an excellent crosser of the ball.
I believe he'd end up as a striker for sure, like I mentioned above, got all the tools to become one. What I don't know if all that translate to become the main striker at a top club.
For those who thinks he's not a striker, I think he has all the tools to become one, from little what I've seen at the World Cup.
He's quick over short distance, good finisher with feet and headers, and he got the size to play upfront (he's 6'3"). He's a strange one as a winger cause I don't think he got the dribbling ability and pace to be one, but played there because he's an excellent crosser of the ball.
I believe he'd end up as a striker for sure, like I mentioned above, got all the tools to become one. What I don't know if all that translate to become the main striker at a top club.
He’ll no doubt be a huge success at Liverpool, but I can’t pretend not to be disappointed. We should’ve have nabbed him when he was begging to join us, I can’t see taking Felix on loan will be as effective somehow.
What a bloody joke!
He should have been ours . This kid will be elite. We have fecked up massively not signing him
He should have been ours . This kid will be elite. We have fecked up massively not signing him
Is this actually true? Didn't Antony and Eth come out and say the player told Ajax he wanted to leave since Jan and United made and offer to Ajax much earlier than most thought.
Everyone acting like we were the mugs of the summer transfer window in a year where three of the players we signed (Licha, Eriksen and Casemiro) have already become pretty integral to the side and another one is a high-performing first-team regular (Antony) is absolutely hilarious.
It's too early to say for definite but right now our hit rate in the summer window is at a minimum 60% (unless you insist on counting Dubravka who has barely played), which is not bad going by any team's standards.
It's too early to say for definite but right now our hit rate in the summer window is at a minimum 60% (unless you insist on counting Dubravka who has barely played), which is not bad going by any team's standards.
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And hence feck all goals scored. Top four, or any cup win, are just pipe dreams without bringing someone who can score goals in January, obviously. Striker, winger, tall, short, doesn't fecking matter.
Amazing isn’t it ? Of all the money we wasted over the years this summer is one that we got completely right even if we did have to over pay a bit.
All signings (Antony was injured)have been our best players and Gakpo doesn’t even suit what we need but people acting like we are mugs for not signing him
Didn't expect this, I thought he'd be a United player
He plays in the same position as Garnacho and Rashford. Not a big loss. We need a central striker.
If we get one then I'll let this slide but if we don't get one ..
Glaziers Out
Yeah and that ABU media will take pleasure in asking Erik about it pre match tonight
Hopefully our focus is on getting Enzo/another CM and a CF.
I mean lets not forget that the two feckers have the same agent after all.
Well in that case I can't understand not getting this deal done before scousers did
What is your take on this deal not happening
ETH wanted him but may have had resistance from the transfer/scouting team. Or maybe the Glazers are just aren't willing to spend that sort of money in January in view of a potential club sale.
Probably told or hinted to the agent that they are unlikely to resolve the matter anytime soon. So PSV couldn't wait to go after the big whale ie United and got what they can from Liverpool.
You throwing in Ruud and I can imagine the communication lines are as optimal as what we have at Ajax.
My worry is that we wont spend the required $$ in January because there is no visibility in the selling of the club from the glazer's perspective at the moment ie no clear prospective buyers yet. So they are unwilling to spend £40+million.
But I really hope I will be proven wrong in the next week or so when the window opens up. Top 4 is within our gasp and we have lost 2 strikers in the last 12months. The greedy cnuts need to loosen up their purse strings just one more time.
I think we haven't been in for him since summer which in that case VVD comments as someone has already pointed out makes sense.
Well done on depressing those in the CAF
Pool fans seem to be all giddy , hopefully it won't last long .
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