thisboyshouts

... liverpool finished 11th in the first season, which prompted a mass exodus of big name players .... VERY nearly got gerrard - he told the media that a move to spurs would be tempting - but liverpool turned down my £30m offer

So went in for Babel instead and landed him for £24m!!

So my tip is - if a top 4 club is radically under performing, have your cheque book ready to round up the golden rats fleeing the sinking ship!!

wizz0

I reckon you were had there, theresd no way I would spend that on him !

They saw you coming !!!!

thisboyshouts

:cry:

time will tell....

SWaRFeGa

Just what Spurs need - another attacker!

thisboyshouts

he'll be playing as a AM / winger - which really is what we need - especially considering I got greedy and cashed in on Lennon

he's a pretty versatile player which i like a lot, and youthful too

wizz0

Did Gerrard or Torres leave after the 1st season?

VonBlade

An even better thing is to keep an eye out for Bankrupt clubs. Yeah some offers get rejected but I've brought Sneijder for 20k and lots of similar bargains. Make a lot of hilariously low offers for good players and you never know.

Babel for 24m is almost as stupid as Bent for 16 though. I've got a bridge I can sell you

wizz0

Good tip - I will keep an eye out for that

thisboyshouts

Gerrard stayed put, so far...

Torres & Xabi Alonso both went abroad ... can't remember where.

ZlatanFollower

lol

no way is Babel worth 24 mill imo

i had him for liverpool on my season and he was constantly out played by my other wingers (Kewell, Farfan, Maxi Rodriguez)

my advice, play him as a striker if you're going to play him anywhere. He always played better there for me but was never going to break into my first team. so i sold him in 2012