http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2176842/Liverpool-offer-Charlie-Adam-Clint-Dempsey.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2176842/Liverpool-offer-Charlie-Adam-Clint-Dempsey.html)
Has a tinge of reality to it.
Would you take it, mates?????????????????
I really Dempsey is going to Liverpool in one form or another. Is Adams worth 10m?
This was mentioned last week and for some reason has been mentioned today by the Mail etc as if it was a new story. Adams was a fine player for Blackpool. Big fish in a small puddle. Not shown a great deal at Liverpool although tht means nothing. I would take him plus 7 Million :005: IF Dempsey wanted to go.
I just want him gone now, 10 million, Charlie Adams or not. The whole thing is against what we set out to do. If a player won't sign a new contract then he'll be sold as quick as possible. I'm losing a lot of respect for Dempsey The more this drags on and all it will do is hurt Fulham, the fans and any replacement we have to find.
I would be a lot happier losing Dempsey if Adam was a make weight for the deal.
Yes he had a bad season at Liverpool but good players have bad seasons. He was more than quality at Blackpool and he thrived in a team built round him, just like Dempsey has thrived when we built the team around him. I think he'd happily fit into our central midfield 3 alongside Diarra and Dembele.
Liverpool have developed a habit of ruining people's careers as of late so lets not judge Adam on his season there.
Quote from: Admin on July 21, 2012, 05:04:37 PM
I just want him gone now, 10 million, Charlie Adams or not. The whole thing is against what we set out to do. If a player won't sign a new contract then he'll be sold as quick as possible. I'm losing a lot of respect for Dempsey The more this drags on and all it will do is hurt Fulham, the fans and any replacement we have to find.
This continues to crack me up.
Who says that Dempsey is refusing to sign a new contract?
Who says that the club has even offered him one?
Who says that he wants to go?
If there is a contract impasse, why have you lost respect for Dempsey instead of Macintosh?
Quote from: HatterDon on July 21, 2012, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Admin on July 21, 2012, 05:04:37 PM
I just want him gone now, 10 million, Charlie Adams or not. The whole thing is against what we set out to do. If a player won't sign a new contract then he'll be sold as quick as possible. I'm losing a lot of respect for Dempsey The more this drags on and all it will do is hurt Fulham, the fans and any replacement we have to find.
This continues to crack me up.
Who says that Dempsey is refusing to sign a new contract?
Who says that the club has even offered him one?
Who says that he wants to go?
If there is a contract impasse, why have you lost respect for Dempsey instead of Macintosh?
Because that's my point of view.
Player power!! :dft007: Other teams are having the same problem. Arsenal, V. Persie, Spuds, Modric. It hurts when one of your best players makes it clear he wants to leave. That's football today.
I would love to see Adam at Fulham, but then I am a Scot and think it is about time we had one in the team. Remove the American flag and replace it with the Scottish flag. Adam is a fine player, will do well at Fulham I think.
Quote from: Admin on July 21, 2012, 05:12:32 PM
Quote from: HatterDon on July 21, 2012, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Admin on July 21, 2012, 05:04:37 PM
I just want him gone now, 10 million, Charlie Adams or not. The whole thing is against what we set out to do. If a player won't sign a new contract then he'll be sold as quick as possible. I'm losing a lot of respect for Dempsey The more this drags on and all it will do is hurt Fulham, the fans and any replacement we have to find.
This continues to crack me up.
Who says that Dempsey is refusing to sign a new contract?
Who says that the club has even offered him one?
Who says that he wants to go?
If there is a contract impasse, why have you lost respect for Dempsey instead of Macintosh?
Because that's my point of view.
In an attempt to ease your discomfort, I know for a FACT that Dempsey approached the club last September in an attempt to renegotiate and was rebuffed and told let's wait till January. January comes along--diddly squat from the club. This dilemma is our management's own making.
I could see Adams becoming the new Murphy
Ironically on Football Manager 2011 I sold Dempsey for 10m to Liverpool and then proceeded to buy Charlie Adam from Blackpool for about 6m I think. He ended up bagging a few goals and a tonne of assists and became a 'key player for the team'. Football Manager underrated Clint in 2010/2011 in case you're wondering why I sold him.
"I know for a FACT that Dempsey approached the club...."
Hmmm ????
Everyone is mugging Adams off and moanin about him coming here, if I remember before Liverpool got him there was copious amounts of threads suggestin he would be th ideal answer to murphys retirement! I for one would take him and cash for demps as it solves a positional problem with murphy going and also give us money to go out and buy a replacement for Dempsey and towards a striker aswell
I really do believe that Adam is just about the most overrated payer in the Premiership. To consider a swop with him for Dempsey is too ridiculous for words - in my opinion, of course!
If Dempsey goes - so be it but lets aim a considerable bit higher than chunky Charlie as a replacement.
Everyone seems to be assuming Dempsey is off too.
Still hasn't happened, despite the know-it-all journalists going on about it for ages.
Que sera sera...
Quote from: Admin on July 21, 2012, 05:04:37 PM
I'm losing a lot of respect for Dempsey
WHY? It's Fulham who are playing hardball at the moment, not Dempsey.
Liverpool want Dempsey, we need a midfielder, journalist needs to fill space. 2+2=5
Quote from: Admin on July 21, 2012, 05:12:32 PM
Quote from: HatterDon on July 21, 2012, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Admin on July 21, 2012, 05:04:37 PM
I just want him gone now, 10 million, Charlie Adams or not. The whole thing is against what we set out to do. If a player won't sign a new contract then he'll be sold as quick as possible. I'm losing a lot of respect for Dempsey The more this drags on and all it will do is hurt Fulham, the fans and any replacement we have to find.
This continues to crack me up.
Who says that Dempsey is refusing to sign a new contract?
Who says that the club has even offered him one?
Who says that he wants to go?
If there is a contract impasse, why have you lost respect for Dempsey instead of Macintosh?
Because that's my point of view.
I respect your point of view.... but my point of view is that your owe Clint Dempsey a lot more respect than that... he has been nothing but a servant to this club... He plays his guts out, never causes a distraction in the confines of the club or in the public... there is nothing but speculation in regards to Dempsey's status...
He is not pulling a Van Persie... he is in Germany training with the club like a true pro... if we sell him I am sure it will be for a decent amount, if not, he will play his best... He is not a sulker...
I would be happy to see Adam here I think he is a wonderful replacement for Murphy and I think would see the likes of Etuhu going I think. The situation with Dempsey needs to be resolved this transfer window either he needs to sign a new deal or he should be sold or used as a make-weight for a transfer I personally would rather see him go as I think we could make some kind of money on the back of his impressive season.
If JH was alive and playing today. He would go. There would be soooooo many offers he would have to leave. That's football (today) 086.gif
I remember this time last year. Our forums were full of posts saying "We should go for Adam, what a great player" etc
I think with Adam it all depends on how you're going to use him. At Blackpool he flourished because he was given a free role but when you do this, other players have to make sacrifices. Personally, I don't think he's capable of playing in a two man midfield but if we play 4-3-3 he could fit into the 3 and the other two midfielders could shield the back 4 and give Adam more of a license to roam forward. I can't see him replacing Murphy though as he's shown this season that he struggles in a deeper role that Murphy played. He attempts the hollywood far too much and is often caught in possession as he try's to dribble out of trouble. I don't think he's a player we should build our team around like Blackpool did because to be honest, we have better players to build around with the likes of Ruiz or Dembele if he stays. Adam would be an good signing as long as we used him correctly but a straight swap for Dempsey? NO WAY.
Dempsey going nowhere. Fulham deny any swap deal with Adam and say they will not welcome any more enquiries about Clint
