So glad this is finally out. ****ing amazing move if it gets fully over the line. Heard it a few days ago but felt I'd be disappeared Stalin-style if I said anything.
There's also almost zero chance we get Morton perm and even less chance on the other Liverpool lad. Delap is the only one that could happen ( that you'd actually want on a perm if we went up ). It's a very risky strategy but as I've said for a while now, this season is a real chance due to how the league is, so why not go for it
Not really as the main structure of the team would be in place, they are trying to build a team of players like Delap,Twine,Philogene,Morton, and possibly Kent ,Carvalho , Pandur and then keep them beyond not buy players that can't improve or have any value obviously they will add additions in summer window but it won't be as frantic as last couple have been not a major overhaul.
Well they already spoke to Liverpool about Morton staying here, so who knows what the club do will determine that our opinion really does not come into it.
His name sounds as though it may have been "invented" in Hollywood in the early '40s ! "Play it again, Sam."
Yes we have and got a firm no. Morton is seen as a future first team player there. If we do go up then the best we could hope for is another loan
Just out of interest when was the talk we got a firm no was it when we first brought him to the club ?.
We’d have to spend a lot of the promotion money just on that too. Would like us to add like Luton did if we can in the form of Barkley & Townsend types then add from the impressive network we’d gain on the continent. Luton’s model has been pretty good since going up so I think we could do that with more money we’d be looking good.
Probably a good thing so we aren’t spending £20m on a player that helped get us up rather then a new player
As you say there is no chance of getting Morton or Carvalho on a permanent, but they’re the quality of player we need to go up so for me it’s better to have them for the remainder of the season and reassess and replace in summer if we don’t go up. I think our hand may be forced with loan spaces available anyway, but I’d want to see a keeper, left back, centre mid and Kent (if we’re in for him) on a perm this window or at least with a viable option to buy come summer.
Looking at how our 3 Premier League loan / buyback players (Morton, Delap, Philogene) read the game it's obvious that Liverpool aren't going to let Morton go at the moment. His awareness and decision making is streets ahead of the other two. This isn't a criticism of Delap and Philogene but they simply don't read the game as well as Morton. Having said that, in time, it wouldn't suprise me if Delap becomes the most successful player of the three of them.
I hope what i heard is right to it would be so good, but i can see your point very well to as he is a special player but i think liverpool have enough in that area and will certainly add to it in the summer.
F’ing hell. We’ve gone from Andy Cannon and Mallik Wilks to Fabio Carvalho and Liam Delap. Who cares if the they’re on loan? Let’s just enjoy the ride while they’re here.