Best 5 Transfers (IN or OUT) For LFC - Premier League Years

As Carragher's has ruffled a few feathers... I thought it would be interesting to see other peoples thoughts on this...

Personally, I would have gone for:

Alonso (IN) - world class passer of the ball, could see passes no-one else could see, and gave his all in a Red shirt, poor management decisions cost us this lad - the only thing I would criticise Rafa for, but I feel he would have gone back to Spain anyway. Absolute world class player.

Hyypia (IN) - Spent 10 years at LFC, could read the game unbelievably! His pace was never the best, but he made up for it in the way he could read the game...Ironically the last game he started for us against United, when he found out 10 mins before kick off epitomised the man, did a world class job, and still I regard it as one of his best games for the club. Would love to see him come back as a coach, so he can get the league title medal he didn't get (The only one he didn't win at LFC)

Hamann (IN) - The Kaiser was a surprising signing by Ged, but stayed at LFC for 7 years, another of the squad who won it all, except the league. Sterling tackler, great distributor and could score a great goal....Again, would love to see Didi back on the staff here one day.

Torres (IN) - We needed a world class striker, and after losing in Athens in 2007, it was obvious we needed to get one on board... Torres was not a world class striker when we signed him for our record fee.. He was a great striker, but not world class... LFC made him world class.. His goalscoring record was phenomenal, and his first season was sensational - 33 goals in his first season in England. On his day, he could destroy defences, he had pace, and he knew how to finish. Great bit of business by Benitez.

Torres (OUT) - The time was right to sell Torres, and for £50m, was incredible business for the club. IF we had sold him under the old regime, there is no way this would be on the list, but Torres came back from the World Cup, and he just was not the same player. Injury prone, he had lost some of his pace (Think Michael Owen, Used to have phenomenal pace, then lost it due to too many injuries) and the squad relied on his fitness too much... Selling him for £50m, was the right price, at the right time. I have no doubt Torres will score for Chelsea, but I just feel he will not be as prolific as he was at LFC. With the money, we got in Carroll (Will be great for LFC when he is 100% fit and we find the system which suits him/LFC best) and we got Suarez (Who is arguably better than Torres for many things). The player was disinterested in playing for us, and once that happens, its time to go...

I'd have probably gone with

Alonso
Reina
Torres
Hyypia
Didi

Agree with most of your post KB2X , but I think Reina has to be in there somewhere, and I can't yet accept that selling Torres was good for the club, so I would put Reina in and take selling Torres out. I don't think Torres ever recovered from his change from being blonde

Steve Finnan - £3.5m. Solid, dependable and one of the best full backs in recent memory.  
Pepe Reina - £6m. The fee still seems like daylight robbery to me. Best keeper we've had at the club, in my living memory.  
Xabi Alonso - £10.7m.  Enough said.
Sami Hyppia - £2.6m.  Arguably the best centre back we've had at the club in my living memory.
Gary McAllister - Free.  Just fitted in to the team so well and was an excellent elder statesman for the younger players we had coming through.

Worthy mentions to a few Bosman signings who I feel deserve a mention. Robbie Fowler, who got his chance to say a proper goodbye, Jari Litmanen , who had a bit of the Gary Mac about him & Fabio Aurelio, our very own Mr. Glass, but when he is fit, what a player.

I also have a what if as well, a player who we signed for £1.7m but who never really got his chance here and has gone on to prove himself as one of the most reliable players in the last decade or so, in the Premier League.  Step forward Mr Brad Friedel, still puzzled as to how you ended up behind David 'Flapsalot' James & Sander Westerveld.  

To pick 5 in's( i won't include"judas")
1 Gary Mac
2 Alonso
3 Reina
4 Hyypia
5 Hamann
There could be many more though. Look at the latest batch bought in and look back to Henchoz,Razor(that goal alone),Babel(Marcus)that is before anyone start's. Plenty good" in's". Too many bad "in's" to list though

Just going off the most recent best outs
Aqua Juve
Aqua Milan
Insua Lisbon

Best in

Suarez
Enrique

Hyppia in.

Reina in.

Torres in.

Alonso in.

Hamman in.

I can't over look any of the players that I have classed as in to accomodate Torres sale into the top 5.

But we'd never have made the money we made on Torres or indeed Alonso had we not purchased them in the first place.

The best bit of business we appear to have done in the premier league at the moment seems to be Reina as it looks like he will spend his career here for what £6m ?

Goal keeper was a position was a position that we struggled with throughout our premiership years and Reina is without doubt the best keeper we've had at Liverpool in the premiership era.

Kenny Dalglish / Celtic (1977) / £440,000
John Barnes / Watford (1987) / £900,000
Sami Hyypia / Willem II (1999) / £2,600,000
Xabi Alonso / Real Sociedad (2004) / £10,700,000
Luis Suarez / Ajax (2011) / £22,800,000

Kenny Dalglish / Celtic (1977) / £440,000
John Barnes / Watford (1987) / £900,000

Premier League years.

Premier League years.

Yeah, because SkySports have invented football ...

Kenny Dalglish / Celtic (1977) / £440,000
John Barnes / Watford (1987) / £900,000
Sami Hyypia / Willem II (1999) / £2,600,000
Xabi Alonso / Real Sociedad (2004) / £10,700,000
Luis Suarez / Ajax (2011) / £22,800,000

Premier league years mate, or I would have had Keegan, Clemence and Souness in like a shot  

Yeah, because SkySports have invented football ...

FFS!! Its premier league years due to this being what Carragher was discussing...Stick to topic.

Yeah, because SkySports have invented football ...

No... because that is what the title and subject of this thread...

If you want to make a "Best 5 transfers ever" thread, knock yourself out.

Premier League years.

Must keep an eye out for the X-Box logo to see if we can post beyond '92

Yeah, because SkySports have invented football ...

No because the thread states 'The Premier League Years'.

Hyppia (in)
Gary Mac (in) - and for free!!
Hamann (in)
Alonso (in)
Reina (in)

Actually I should probably put Suarez in there after this comment in LFC Weekly:

"I want to play in all the games I can 4 LFC. I don’t want any rest at all." The words of Suarez. Exclusive interview in ths wk's LFC mag

Beast

Alonso, Reina, Hyppia, Torres (yes him) and Hamann. Would have gone for Masch if he had stayed longer.

Yeah, because SkySports have invented football ...

ha brilliant, there's always one isn't there.

i'd agree with the majority - reina, alonso, hyppia, judas and hamann

There is no need for that, but since I deeply despise the SkySports' Premier League era of English league football, and everything that goes with it, I reserve my right not to oblige with the thread title ...

Then you could have refrained from posting in it but then again, that would go against your argumentative, arrogant, confrontational online persona, wouldn't it?

I'd have to go with :
Alonso
Reina
Torres
Hyypia
Didi

...but Suarez could well displace one of those given time.

Alonso, Hyppia, Reina, Torres & Hamann.

There is no need for that, but since I deeply despise the SkySports' Premier League era of English league football, and everything that goes with it, I reserve my right not to oblige with the thread title ...

Well don't reply to the topic then. Simple.

For me:

Torres (in) Judas now but the lad almost broke every single scoring record we had. On his day was simply the best forward in the world.

Alonso (in) Never seen a player who has the vision that Xabi has. Still Holds this club in the highest respect still.

Pepe Reina (in) For the last 3/4 years been the best in the league. Adopted scouser.

Sami Hyypia (in). No reason needed. The lad was our greatest signing in the prem era bar none.

Gary Mc (in) The 2000/2001 season was one of my best vet seasons as a liverpool fan. The goal against the bitters still baffles me. Also scored the Barcarole pen against the goalkeeper I have listed in my top 5.

Pepe
Xabi
Sami
Gary Mac
Torres (both in and out)


I think Lucas at £5m will be in there before long.

My best 5 transfers OUT of LFC.

Traore - Great back heel goal scorer and CL winner.
Heskey - When we needed someone to fall over he obliged.
Josemi - A combination of the above, fell over a lot and won the CL.
Morientes - World class striker just not for us.
Le Tallec - Class when volleying in at Stamford Bridge.