The generic transfer thread

[Archie's penalty]

Great signing for Liverpool. Well done Woy.

[Terminal Boardom]

Shouldn't that be a gweat signing for Liverpool?

[cmonurz]

Terrific signing for Liverpool, arguably only Torres topped that one during Benitez's reign, and Hodgson has only had the job for weeks. Time will tell, but for there's no way Cole is a genuine free transfer player, struggled for form a bit after his injury, but easily one of the better midfielders in the Premier League.

[TBM]

Terrific signing for Liverpool, arguably only Torres topped that one during Benitez's reign, and Hodgson has only had the job for weeks. Time will tell, but for there's no way Cole is a genuine free transfer player, struggled for form a bit after his injury, but easily one of the better midfielders in the Premier League.

Where is his best position though? - cos personally i think he would be more effective playing off the "front 2" but thats what Gerrard will do - out wide left?.........not a natural left footer and Kuyt plays on the right, does he not!?

[cmonurz]

He's not a natural leftie, but at least he played there a hell of a lot for Chelsea - with Benayoun gone the other way, I expect Cole to play on the left, perhaps a floaty role from the left like Gerrard plays for England.

With the club apparently telling Gerrard and Torres they are staying - if they can hold on to those two, then the loss of only Mascherano (to Inter it seems), and the signing of Cole, over the summer would represent a decent start for Hodgson.

They also signed Milan Jovanovic from Standard last week, he's a left-winger/striker with a decent scoring record.

[Hoop Blah]

I like that this has happened, it seemed the most natural fit from outside.

If Livepool stick to a similar system as the last season or two then Cole can play any of the 3 attacking midfield roles and Kuyt can play on either side too. Gerrard won't be able to play every game and so they need more than just a starting 11.

Hodgson might be toying with the idea that Gerrard should play a bit deeper as well, especially if he thinks he's going to lose Mascherano.

I think I read somewhere that they were sniffing around Lee Cattermole too. I think that'd be a good signing for them, him and Mascherano would be a pretty aggressive pairing!

[No Fixed Abode]

Joe Coles last ever Premier League winners medal 2009/2010.

[paultheroyal]

Joe Cole in interview tonight wants and expects to play through the middle.

[cmonurz]

Joe Coles last ever Premier League winners medal 2009/2010.

Joe Cole + £5 million for Yossi Benayoun. CheLOLsea.

[TBM]

Joe Coles last ever Premier League winners medal 2009/2010.

Joe Cole + £5 million for Yossi Benayoun. CheLOLsea.

People under-estimate Benayoun.......personally i feel he should have played more for Liverpool - at Chelsea i can see him doing more than Cole has done

[cmonurz]

Benayoun is certainly under-rated, but after his injury I think people have forgotten how good Cole was for Chelsea for a couple of seasons. One of those deals where both managers will feel they've got the better end of it.

[No Fixed Abode]

Joe Coles last ever Premier League winners medal 2009/2010.

Joe Cole + £5 million for Yossi Benayoun. CheLOLsea.

Europa LOLeague.

[Dirk Gently]

You may enjoy this rant a m9 of mine just posted elsewhere

Roy Hodgson says Joe Cole has signed for Liverpool for football not financial reasons.

Righto. The extra £260,000 a year in salary he'll be getting over the offer he had from Arsenal will be donated to charity then. Cole turns down two relatively stable clubs in the Champions League for one deep in the financial brown and smelly, which is in the Europa League courtesy only of Pompey being refused a UEFA licence, has two out of its three best players (Torres and Mascherano) desperate to leave, with the third (Gerrard) probably about to be monstered by the tabloids and which last won the League when Margaret Thatcher was still Prime Minister. Tell me another. Go on, do.

I'm only glad that somebody else was demented enough to make him an even more insane offer than we were. Over TWENTY MILLION SOVS including on-costs (employer's NICs etc) over four seasons for a sick-note bit-player who has averaged less than 27 League games a season in seven terms at Stamford Bridge and who can't even get into an England team that osilates between mediocre and total pooh?

Do me a favour.

I love Roy Hodgson to bits but I think he's made a very serious error with Cole. I don't blame the player incidentally. Nobody made Liverpool offer him the contract they have. I'm sure Liverpool supporters will be comforted by the uses to which their ticket price increases are being put. After all, it's only fair that they bear the burden of Hicks and Gillett's debts and the really quite modest Cole salary and signing bonus.

All joking aside, it must be so disheartening watching two complete chancers who don't give a monkey's about football or Liverpool destroying one of the world's great football clubs.

[Smoking Kills Dancing Doe]

Is there anything more bitter than a spurned football fan?

[Row Z Royal]

who has averaged less than 27 League games a season in seven terms at Stamford Bridge.

I can't believe that your actually friend's with this person.

[Royal Rother]

Cole is over-rated. If he's their major signing this pre-season then unless Torres finds a miracle cure for his body I suspect last season's poor end-result may be well beyond their reach this time around.

[Sarah Star]

I've heard that Hodgson is keen on Sigurdsson

...and Coppell is holding talks with Chelsea to get Ryan Bertrand, but only on loan again I think.

[soggy biscuit]

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar apparently arrived at Manchester Airport late last night.

[Row Z Royal]

To save The Sun a bit of time:

Huntelaar is Klaas act.

[soggy biscuit]

Liverpool sign Danny Wilson for £5M from Rangers