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Liverpool were not going to let Torres go until they got AC. We let AC go so we could get the cash in.

 

If Liverpool hadn't already got rid of Babel, we could have used him as some sort of bargaining chip. Probably too unsettled already anyway.

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Liverpool were not going to let Torres go until they got AC. We let AC go so we could get the cash in.

 

If Liverpool hadn't already got rid of Babel, we could have used him as some sort of bargaining chip. Probably too unsettled already anyway.

 

Aye.

 

We should of said we want Sloth on-loan for zilch until the end of the season.  Now that Shola is broke I would of been happy with Jovanović or N'Gog coming till the end of the season. Or we could of told Chelsea we want Sturridge on loan if not AC is going nowhere which means Torres is not going anywhere. We had the power on TDD.

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I don't blame anybody.  Liverpool are stupid for offering £35m for him.  Ashley would have been stupid to turn it down.  Carroll would have been stupid not to go.  The fans lose out because we lose a good player and he won't be replaced with similar quality but trying to apportion blame is pointless imo.

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I don't blame anybody.  Liverpool are stupid for offering £35m for him.  Ashley would have been stupid to turn it down.  Carroll would have been stupid not to go.  The fans lose out because we lose a good player and he won't be replaced with similar quality but trying to apportion blame is pointless imo.

if any blame is to be attached it's to carroll for trying to come out of it smelling of roses and making out like he was forced out.
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I don't blame anybody.  Liverpool are stupid for offering £35m for him.  Ashley would have been stupid to turn it down.  Carroll would have been stupid not to go.  The fans lose out because we lose a good player and he won't be replaced with similar quality but trying to apportion blame is pointless imo.

 

Tend to agree.

 

We're the ones that are left most disappointed, quelle surpise.

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Look how much we missed him tonight, I can't believe we sold him and ended up with Ranger and Lovelyhands up front tonight, fuck's sake Cashley!!

 

We missed Tiote and Ben Arfa much more than Carroll tonight TBH.

 

Obviously he's a very good player who might have turned a few of our stupid forward passes into decent opportunities, but I don't think this defeat was about not having Judas Carroll in the team.

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Mind you, I've been thinking...imagine if by some amazing twist of fat (or better still, by virtue of actual team effort) we'd won this game 2-0 or 3-0 tonight. Nobody would be crying out about a relegation danger or a striker crisis. All there would be was recognition that it was an astute bit of business, selling Carroll at such a premium before the bubble burst, and Ashley & Llambiarse would have been vindicated in their "wisdom".

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We missed Tiote and Ben Arfa much more than Carroll tonight TBH.

 

Obviously he's a very good player who might have turned a few of our stupid forward passes into decent opportunities, but I don't think this defeat was about not having Judas Carroll in the team.

 

I'm sure he's taking the piss, I wouldn't bother.

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Mind you, I've been thinking...imagine if we'd won this game 2-0 or 3-0 tonight. Nobody would be crying out about a relegation danger or a striker crisis. All there would be was recognition that it was an astute bit of business, selling him at such a premium before the bubble burst, and Asley & Llambiarse would have been vindicated in their "wisdom".

 

This is why I shouldn't log on straight after games, everything is extreme after a defeat (and a shit performance). I still always do mind!

 

The worst thing is we'll now get well beaten by Arsenal (which we would have done anyway) and the sky will be falling in by Saturday night.

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This is why I shouldn't log on straight after games, everything is extreme after a defeat (and a s*** performance). I still always do mind!

 

The worst thing is we'll now get well beaten by Arsenal (which we would have done anyway) and the sky will be falling in by Saturday night.

 

Tiote is back, have faith.

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For what it's worth, I think the Arsenal game will be closer than most think. It'll be easy for them, but they won't win by more than 2 goals.

 

Half will still talk about missed chances and how we should have taken points, but the general consensus will be that we played well and that we'll be safe if we continue to play like that.

 

Crisis over (until next week)

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Look how much we missed him tonight, I can't believe we sold him and ended up with Ranger and Lovelyhands up front tonight, fuck's sake Cashley!!

 

We missed Tiote and Ben Arfa much more than Carroll tonight TBH.

 

Obviously he's a very good player who might have turned a few of our stupid forward passes into decent opportunities, but I don't think this defeat was about not having Judas Carroll in the team.

 

:thup: just wanted to hop on the bandwagon while it's still popular :)

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