Comments on: Forgiven, Not Forgotten?

By: State Of The Game » Blog Archive » Anfield’s Unknown Arrivals and Sad Departures

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:59:13 +0000

[...] Still, I know little about Liverpool?s signings for the season ahead (aside from Craig Bellamy, who I covered in an earlier article), and the prospect of a 26-year-old Brazilian left-back (Fabio Aurelio) fills me with nothing but fear, and the 20-year-old Gabriel Paletta smacks of Carling Cup third round player only. Although the idea of Mark Gonzales offering wing-play that hasn?t been seen in a Liverpool shirt since McManaman departed these shores excites me no end, I?ve never actually seen him play! [...]

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:13:30 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I think Pennant is a fantastic player, a player who’s career I have followed with interest since Arsenal signed him as a teenage prodigy from Notts Co. His initial performances for the Arse were fantastic, and its only the man himself that meant he ended up at the Brum. The crux of my article was about Liverpool signing players renowned for their skills on the pitch, not their antics off it (or on the side of it like Diouf!).

Perhaps I’m harking back to a simpler age when football was confined to the back pages, and only made the front for very mojor FOOTBALLING events!

By: Alan Hylands

Alan Hylands — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:47:25 +0000

I’m glad to hear Liverpool took Bellamy because there was a worrying rumour last week that if Pool took Defoe from Spurs then we’d be going after Bellamy to replace him. The very thought sent a cold chill down my spine.

He’s a scumbag and no amount of good attacking link up play and goals can hide the fact. He seems to have got on with Mark hughes for the past season but is it merely the Welsh connection or Bellamy trying to behave himself so as not to lose himself a lucrative move to a bigger club that was the real reason behind his behaviour change?

I have to agree with JD on the Pennant issue as well. Sheer dumb luck is the only thing that separates Jermaine Pennant from someone like Lee Hughes who is serving time for killing someone while driving under the influence. I’m not altogether sure he’s as good as Ian above says either. I will agree that he would be the cheap option but if you’re looking for 2nd place, is cheap the best buying policy or should quality come top of the shopping list?

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:13:36 +0000

There’s some truth but also some crap to what you wrote. No doubt Bellamy has got quite a character, so to speak and I totally agree with what you said. Hopefully, there would not be any problems with him and the club and Rafa will be able to control his character in the right way. If else, I’m sure he won’t last long under Rafa’s reign. On the other hand, I totally feel you’re talking total bollocks on Jermaine Pennant. We need a Right Winger and I feel he’s totally fit for the club. He’s hard working and terrorises every defence including Liverpool’s from what I saw last season. If he’s with a better club, his game can only get better considering he was with a team that were stuggling with relegation. One important fact as well, he’s CHEAP and we all know Liverpool can’t afford players in the 20-30millon range as some clubs can and Pennant would cost the most around 5 million. If you compare him with any of the premier league Right Wingers, how many can you say are better than him? Shaun Wright Phillips perhaps? Of course, he ONLY cost 20+ million. I think his performance was on par with most of the top club Right Wingers last season. I’m sure you would be one of the same felows that would be praising Pennant if he’s here and start scoring goals…

By: Rushback

Rushback — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:36:13 +0000

Bellamy is a Liverpool fan, Souness sold his story to the Rag mag, maybe Bellamy just couldn’t be arsed trying to get on with Souness for what he did …Maybe…maybe not but it’s a thought eh

digressing, a great signing regardless of his past, let’s judge him in a red shirt first and foremost