Charlie Adam to Liverpool

[SteveHFC]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14051735.stm

Good Move for Him

[frazeHFC]

Fantastic for him. Glad Liverpool have signed him.

[Barney McGrew]

An excellent move.

Fair play to him, he had the chance to stay with Rangers but instead decided to test himself elsewhere. Proof to all young scottish players that a move away from the OF can be very good for your career.

[edwards]

Has been outstanding for Blackpool and deserves this move wish him all the best at Liverpool.

[stokesmessiah]

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An excellent move.

Fair play to him, he had the chance to stay with Rangers but instead decided to test himself elsewhere. Proof to all young scottish players that a move away from the OF can be very good for your career.

Was he not pretty much told he can go ?

[essexhibee]

Deserves it. Showed he can hack it in the EPL of which many were questioning whether he could. Pleased for him both from a personal and a scottish view.

[frazeHFC]

Henderson, Adam, maybe Downing.....nice to see Liverpool willing to spend more to bring in British players, as they are much more costly than similar players from foreign countries.

[Barney McGrew]

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Was he not pretty much told he can go ?

IIRC he was on a long term deal, but took the option to at first go on loan to Blackpool and then sign permanently because he wasn't happy just to sit on the bench at Ibrox and get the odd game here and there.

[blackpoolhibs]

I watched a fair bit of him last season, and it would not surprise me one bit if he's a bit part players at liverpool.

Blackpools best midfielder by a mile was Vaughn, and he's out of contract now, i saw the huns were interested a while back.

Charlie will need to get his fitness up a lot, he was a big fish in a small pond at Blackpool, at liverpool he will have a lot more competition, i hope he does it, if so Scotland will benefit from that.

[frazeHFC]

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I watched a fair bit of him last season, and it would not surprise me one bit if he's a bit part players at liverpool.

Charlie will need to get his fitness up a lot, he was a big fish in a small pond at Blackpool, at liverpool he will have a lot more competition, i hope he does it, if so Scotland will benefit from that.

I thought this too. Gerrard, Lucas and Meireles will not be punted to let Adam in, and then there is Henderson etc too.

[heretoday]

Interesting move. Adam was Mr Blackpool last season - the hub of the team.

On the surface of it it's hardly conceivable that Liverpool would allow him that authority and I don't think he could come up to the fitness levels demanded by a top side either.

I think Kenny must have a plan. Maybees aye......

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

Liverpool do their homework, as do Spurs who nearly signed him at the end of the last window. If he gets a long run in the Liverpool midfield he becomes a Scotland first pick.

[hibee bouncer]

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I thought this too. Gerrard, Lucas and Meireles will not be punted to let Adam in, and then there is Henderson etc too.

Pretty certain I read Meireles is about to be punted! Hope Adam does well though.

[Dashing Bob S]

He used a bottom-ranking premiership club to get a move to a mid-ranking one. If he has a good season, United, City, Chelsea, Arsenal or Spurs could be next.

[heretoday]

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He used a bottom-ranking premiership club to get a move to a mid-ranking one. If he has a good season, United, City, Chelsea, Arsenal or Spurs could be next.

Now I am an Evertonian but I would not class even the Reds of today as mid-ranking. They are a top side and could challenge for the Prem.

Are you being a bit naughty?

[Haymaker]

Thought he was decent last season, not great and seemed to win most of his plaudits for free-kicks and penalties (and rightfully so, some of them were belters!). Can see him being used as a statistic player against those sides difficult to break down, his freekicks could break them.

[Iain G]

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Now I am an Evertonian but I would not class even the Reds of today as mid-ranking. They are a top side and could challenge for the Prem.

Are you being a bit naughty?

The KingKenny effect will wear off and they will be back to the mid table fumblings that are their true place in the EPL, especially when he brings in John Barnes as first team coach :-D

[pacorosssco]

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I watched a fair bit of him last season, and it would not surprise me one bit if he's a bit part players at liverpool.

Blackpools best midfielder by a mile was Vaughn, and he's out of contract now, i saw the huns were interested a while back.

Charlie will need to get his fitness up a lot, he was a big fish in a small pond at Blackpool, at liverpool he will have a lot more competition, i hope he does it, if so Scotland will benefit from that.

I agree . Ive not watched a huge amount of Blackpool games but I've seen 7 or 8 last season and seen him for Scotland. I dont get the hype. He is still slow and his fitness is questionable. He gets a lot of the ball at Blackpool but wastes it a huge amount of the time. He cant do this at Liverpool. Every pass must be complete and he cant have ten goes at the Hollywood pass. He has done nothing of note for Scotland for me. Ive nought against him and hope he does well but in recent times he is the most over hyped player ever.

Ive thought Barry Bannan has looked a better player on any occasion ive seen him.

Blackpool did they play together when Bannan was at Blackpool and if so who looked the better?

[Woody1985]

He single handedly changed the game against Spain when he came on. That's how I recall it anyway.

Other than that, I didn't see a great deal of him last season but hope he does well.

[J-C]

He admitted in an interview earlier in the year that at Rangers he had a bad diet and wasn't the best trainer, knew he was talented but didn't apply himself properly ( this sounding all too familiar ) until he moved south and then started to realise what being a pro footballer was all about, never looked back since, good luck to him as we need more top Scottish guys playing in the EPL.

[Phil MaGlass]

Good luck the the guy, good news for Scotland and hopefully will be an inspiration for scottish kids.

[Auckland Hibs]

[QUOTE=Barney McGrew;2851519]IIRC he was on a long term deal, but took the option to at first go on loan to Blackpool and then sign permanently because he wasn't happy just to sit on the bench at Ibrox and get the odd game here and there.[/QUOTE]

What a great example to some of the other greedy players who choose to sit on the bench and collect their £5-£10k a week whilst their careers go down the pan

TBH I've only seen him play on SKY, but from what I've seen he has the ability to move up to the next level. I would imagine getting his fitness sorted and being surrounded by better players will help him progress - good luck to him, he took a chance in leaving Ibrox and it's clearly paid off with a big move.

[Scouse Hibee]

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The KingKenny effect will wear off and they will be back to the mid table fumblings that are their true place in the EPL, especially when he brings in John Barnes as first team coach :-D

No I think you will find that 12 top four finishes out of nineteen seasons means that mid table isn't their true place in the EPL. However if they continue to sign the likes of Charlie Adam it may well be!

[hibs4eve]

Are all these signings really going to get liverpool back in the top 4 by buying players off a teaM THat just got relegated i don't thinks so?

[H18sry]

Where will Charlie Adams play? With Liverpool already having Gerrard, Henderson,Lucas,Meireles,Aquilani,Spearing and Poulsen vying for centre mid and wide player's Maxi, Kuyt,Cole and trying to sign Downing and Mata, I think Charlie boy will have to do with a seat on the bench

[AlbertK86]

I really hope this works out for Charlie as he has loads of natural ability.

He has done really well for Scotland since becoming Blackpool's 'main man'

The reason for this in my opinion is that he plays nearly every game and as such his fitness level has been upped since he was a 'bit part' player at Rangers.

it was similar to the situation when he went out on loan to St Mirren. Main man and got really fit as a result.

Unfortunately I cannot see him being first pick for Liverpool every week (vying with Gerrard and Henderson to name but two) and worry that he will lose that fitness level needed to make him a 'top player'

Hope for his and especially for a Scotland point of view he gets a game every week because if we could get him and Darren Fletcher in centre mid with any two/three of Dorrans, Morrison, Brown and Commons alongside him it would be the strongest midfield we have had for years.

Good luck Charlie.. even though you played for the Gers there is no doubting your talent

[Phil MaGlass]

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Where will Charlie Adams play? With Liverpool already having Gerrard, Henderson,Lucas,Meireles,Aquilani,Spearing and Poulsen vying for centre mid and wide player's Maxi, Kuyt,Cole and trying to sign Downing and Mata, I think Charlie boy will have to do with a seat on the bench

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[blackpoolhibs]

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I really hope this works out for Charlie as he has loads of natural ability.

He has done really well for Scotland since becoming Blackpool's 'main man'

The reason for this in my opinion is that he plays nearly every game and as such his fitness level has been upped since he was a 'bit part' player at Rangers.

it was similar to the situation when he went out on loan to St Mirren. Main man and got really fit as a result.

Unfortunately I cannot see him being first pick for Liverpool every week (vying with Gerrard and Henderson to name but two) and worry that he will lose that fitness level needed to make him a 'top player'

Hope for his and especially for a Scotland point of view he gets a game every week because if we could get him and Darren Fletcher in centre mid with any two/three of Dorrans, Morrison, Brown and Commons alongside him it would be the strongest midfield we have had for years.

Good luck Charlie.. even though you played for the Gers there is no doubting your talent

As i said before, i have watched quite a bit of him last season. And believe me fitness is still very much a problem for him. He never tracks back, Blackpool actually set their side up to accomodate that. He was the quarter back if you like player for Blackpool, spraying the passes, and controlling the play.

He was good in the early part of the season, and scored a few and was instrumental in the way they played and won their games.

As the season wore on, he was misplacing passes, not scoring as much and generally not playing very well. In fact the fans were getting on his back.

Maybe that was down to him not getting his move in January, or the opposition shutting him down earlier?

I hope he can step up, as Scotland will benefit if he does.

[3pm]

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As i said before, i have watched quite a bit of him last season. And believe me fitness is still very much a problem for him. He never tracks back, Blackpool actually set their side up to accomodate that. He was the quarter back if you like player for Blackpool, spraying the passes, and controlling the play.

He was good in the early part of the season, and scored a few and was instrumental in the way they played and won their games.

As the season wore on, he was misplacing passes, not scoring as much and generally not playing very well. In fact the fans were getting on his back.

Maybe that was down to him not getting his move in January, or the opposition shutting him down earlier?

I hope he can step up, as Scotland will benefit if he does.

Agree with your earlier post about David Vaughan - he is a silky player. He'll get a decent EPL club no worries.

Charlie Adam changed in Jan - every pass was a 'showboat' pass. No point playing it 10 yards when you can play it 40 seemed to be his new way of thinking. Brilliant when it works, ridiculous when it doesn't....and the accuracy began to drop.

He had the cheek to stand in front of the SKY cameras and say 'It's not all about Charlie Adam'....pity he never believed it!

Still, good to see someone going for £6-7m to a top English team when Rangers didnae deem him good enough.

[blackpoolhibs]

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Agree with your earlier post about David Vaughan - he is a silky player. He'll get a decent EPL club no worries.

Charlie Adam changed in Jan - every pass was a 'showboat' pass. No point playing it 10 yards when you can play it 40 seemed to be his new way of thinking. Brilliant when it works, ridiculous when it doesn't....and the accuracy began to drop.

He had the cheek to stand in front of the SKY cameras and say 'It's not all about Charlie Adam'....pity he never believed it!

Still, good to see someone going for £6-7m to a top English team when Rangers didnae deem him good enough.

signing for sunderland it seems.