Cole has gone to Liverpool

[Usual_Suspect]

Joe, not Carlton . . . .

 

[MK Shrimper]

There's a surprise. Would have though he'd have gone to Spurs.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Shame.

I hoped he'd have gone to a big European club.

He had nothing to prove in England so should have moved abroad, not backwards.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Shame.

I hoped he'd have gone to a big European club.

He had nothing to prove in England so should have moved abroad, not backwards.

Agreed. And he'd have less difficulty with the language abroad.

 

[South Bank Hank]

Poor man's Yossi Benayoun???

(...or Ben Yanoon if David Pleat's commentating...)

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

Shame.

I hoped he'd have gone to a big European club.

He had nothing to prove in England so should have moved abroad, not backwards.

Me thinks there are 4 million 680 thousand reasons for going to Liverpool

 

[Bluesmanager]

Decent manager, lower expectations, fresh start, yep, no real reason not to go to Liverpool at all.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

I think it's a good move for him. He'll walk into the first-team there and could be a star player for them and revive his England career. I hope he does well there as I like Joe Cole.

 

[Beefy]

Shame as I'd have personally liked to see him at Arsenal. With Roy Hodgson and now Joe Cole I'm going to find it difficult to dislike Liverpool this season, although I'm sure that Steven Gerrard will put that right for me before too long.

 

[steveo]

Purely for financial reasons i reckon. Before the World Cup he was quoted as saying "I am leaving it to my agent to sort out" which is shameful. I would have like to hear "Im am going to arsenal i want champs league footy" or I am going to Tottenham cos I want to play for Harry" instead he has more or less said "I am going to the place that my agent gets the best deal from"

The bloke is already a multi millionaire whats a few more grand a week, and he wont even be playing Champs league.

 

[EastStandBlue]

Purely for financial reasons i reckon. Before the World Cup he was quoted as saying "I am leaving it to my agent to sort out" which is shameful. I would have like to hear "Im am going to arsenal i want champs league footy" or I am going to Tottenham cos I want to play for Harry" instead he has more or less said "I am going to the place that my agent gets the best deal from"

The bloke is already a multi millionaire whats a few more grand a week, and he wont even be playing Champs league.

Given the stage of his career I don't begrudge him going for the bigger wage, and let's face it, he'll be reverred on Merseyside if he can help renovate the club.

I don't think he meant "leave it for my agent to sort out" as "I'll see who my agent can convince to give me the most money", I think that was more of a "I'll leave my agent to drum up interest while I concentrate on getting into Capello's 11" kind of motive.

 

[Beefy]

What is the preoccupation with playing in the Champions League? It was the same when people commented on Flamini moving to AC Milan a couple of years. This is AC Milan and Liverpool we're talking about - two of the biggest, most famous, most successful Clubs in the World. Surely the lure of playing for them is greater than the lure of playing in an over-hyped cup competition?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

What is the preoccupation with playing in the Champions League? It was the same when people commented on Flamini moving to AC Milan a couple of years. This is AC Milan and Liverpool we're talking about - two of the biggest, most famous, most successful Clubs in the World. Surely the lure of playing for them is greater than the lure of playing in an over-hyped cup competition?

Pretty harsh on AC Milan tbh. They've won at least six titles since Liverpool were last serious title contenders.

 

[steveo]

I would have thought a player wants to play at the highest level possible and in club football the CL is as high as you can go. However for a lot of these blokes who already have more money than they could ever spend, its all about earning even more. Maybe the Joe Cole hype paved the way for the Liverpool deal. Personally I cant remember the last time I saw him have an outstanding game and there must be something in the fact that hos last three Chelsea managers - certainly no mugs - decided he wasn't good enough to start most matches.

 

[southend4ever]

Money grabbing ******* contrary to reports.

 

[southend4ever]

I would have thought a player wants to play at the highest level possible and in club football the CL is as high as you can go. However for a lot of these blokes who already have more money than they could ever spend, its all about earning even more. Maybe the Joe Cole hype paved the way for the Liverpool deal. Personally I cant remember the last time I saw him have an outstanding game and there must be something in the fact that hos last three Chelsea managers - certainly no mugs - decided he wasn't good enough to start most matches.

Yes, I think this is known as injury.

 

[The Blue Stig]

I was gutted to start with being a spurs fan on the side then i thought about it a bit more a realised he wouldn't get in the 1st team at spurs so the little greedy nob can sod off up north an not play champions league football !

 

[Beefy]

Spurs aren't in the Champions League either....

 

[steveo]

They are for the first stage Beefy.