I'm glad it didn't happen

by iftikhar Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:08 pm

We are always talking about players we have bought, or one we want to buy or the one we couldn't buy. We always moan about the one that got away. But why don't we cheer about the close save from the scrubs!!!

I remember couple of years ago we were regularly linked with Cole (with a C) and Heskey. Thank god, it didn't happen. Then there is Quaresma and Joaquim. I'm sure you people have lots more as you follow football and Liverpool more than I do.

by RedOranje Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:23 pm

Paul freakin' Konchesky
Christian Poulsen
Charlie Adam

...oh wait.

by McAgger Sat Nov 16, 2013 12:59 pm

I wish we had got Joaquin

Recently the ones I'm glad we didn't get would definitely have Dempsey on it. Also Sigurdsson and Ashley Williams.

Also Gareth Barry under Rafa is another one.

by Art Morte Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:31 pm

These are the sort of things that escape my memory quickly. I'll just second Dempsey and Williams from Magsy.

by RedOranje Sat Nov 16, 2013 1:39 pm

Kenwyne Jones
Ochoa
Zapata
Scott Dann
David Bentley
Clattermole
Jelavic

by McAgger Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:17 pm

Connor Wickham under Kenny.

by ExtremistEnigma Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:34 pm

Dempsey wouldn't necessarily have been a bad signing.. good stop-gap. He was bought for 6m and sold for 6m. In addition to that, dem $$$$$ from shirt sales in USA.

Off the top of my head: Gaston Ramirez and Alex Pearce.

by DeletedUser#1 Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:20 pm

Dempsey was a very good signing for Spurs. He was their second most top-scorer ffs, and they sold him just because he wanted to leave. He was solid stop-gap and would have added much needed goals to our team in first half of last season.

Dittyo Siggurdsson, and I still like Siggy a lot. I think Brendan would have found a good role for him. A bit like a more skilled version of Henderson. Another goal scorer as well.

by Red Alert Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:01 pm

Juan Manuel Mata

by El Jefe Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:46 pm

I was so glad we never signed Williams.

by iftikhar Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:47 am

There was a LB/LW from Wigan (I think) who was linked for couple of seasons. He was from south america, I guess.

by Red Alert Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:04 am

Figueroa?

by RedOranje Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:13 am

Figueroa is old and crap.

by iftikhar Wed Dec 11, 2013 10:20 am

RedOranje wrote:Figueroa is old and crap.

Yeah. That's why I'm glad that it didn't happen. Phew. BTW, we were also linked with Cambiasso when Masch left/leaving.

by iftikhar Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:20 am

Mario Barwuah Balotelli cheers

by iftikhar Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:04 am

iftikhar wrote:Mario Barwuah Balotelli

by iftikhar Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:35 am

Do you guys think we dodged a bullet (or two) by not signing Salah and Konoplyanka???

by Art Morte Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:49 am

iftikhar wrote:Do you guys think we dodged a bullet (or two) by not signing Salah and Konoplyanka???

Not really, Salah would have been cheap anyway (was it £11m Chelsea paid?) and hasn't really had chances to show what he can do and impossible to say about Konoplyanka.

by Fahim89 Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:45 am

btw Mkhitarayan hasn't set the world on fire!!! We went bizzark over that one scratch

by Art Morte Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:42 am

Fahim89 wrote:btw Mkhitarayan hasn't set the world on fire!!! We went bizzark over that one

Well, he had 13 goals in 45 games for Dortmund in all comps last season, he's only been bad this season when their whole team has been bad. Difficult to tell about him, too.

by McAgger Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:37 pm

I would still love us to sign Conner. He'll be free in the summer Proud

Salah, yeah I'm glad we didn't get him as I don't think he's good enough.

Mkhi, I still wish we had signed. He's a good player regardless of his form with Dortmund.