Lucas neil deal done.

[Guest mick the baker]

from todays guardian Liverpool to finally net Neill after Blackburn look to Nesmachnyi

 

 

Dominic Fifield

Thursday December 21, 2006

The Guardian

 

 

Liverpool will sign the Australia international defender Lucas Neill in a cut-price deal from Blackburn Rovers next month with the Merseysiders' manager Rafael Benítez aware that the anticipated transfer funds from the takeover of the club by Dubai International Capital will not materialise until the summer.

Neill, who is out of contract at Ewood Park at the end of the season, will complete his move to Anfield having almost joined on deadline day in August only for the clubs to fail to agree a fee at the last minute. Blackburn had explored the possibility of taking the Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock in part-exchange, but they are close to signing a replacement with the Dynamo Kiev defender Andriy Nesmachnyi in Lancashire and due to take a medical last night. Rovers will hope to raise around £1.5m from the sale of Neill.

[magneto]

Don't you ever say "Rafa gets his man" again!!!

[Tosh]

Rafa must see something that I don't. £1.5 mill for a bloke on a freebie in June...

[McBain]

What Rovers hope and what they get will perhaps be two different things

[Stevie H]

Rafa must see something that I don't. £1.5 mill for a bloke on a freebie in June...

he can give all of finnan, sami, agger, carra and riise a rest though. useful squad player. if an objectionable sh*thouse.

[jsu7777]

Yeah but different once he is OUR objectionable s***house!

[sean]

Will do a job, can't say that I'm hugely excited.

 

I also forgot to mention - 'PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE'

[Jezzman]

Great piece of business this... Bring in the beast Rafa!!

[kacangpool]

What other position can neil play? Usually Rafa gets a player who can play at least 2 positions, innit?

[jon_hall]

What other position can neil play? Usually Rafa gets a player who can play at least 2 positions, innit?

 

He can cover the back four.

[Jezzman]

He can cover the back four.

 

That Ukrainian guy B'burn's bringing in, he's a left back ain't he?

[jon_hall]

That Ukrainian guy B'burn's bringing in, he's a left back ain't he?

 

What are you asking me for?

[Jezzman]

What are you asking me for?

 

Thought you were the forum Ukraine specialist Jon...

[Smith]

What are you asking me for?

 

Because, obviously, you are itk.

Edited December 21, 2006 by ErikJay

[Benitez]

That Ukrainian guy B'burn's bringing in, he's a left back ain't he?

 

 

according to the echo, he can play central defence and right back, which is why they want him as a replacement for Neil!

[shanks59]

Our new Left-Back has arrived

[Siang]

according to the echo, he can play central defence and right back, which is why they want him as a replacement for Neil!

 

thought he played LB for B'burn on several occasions too..unless i was mistaken!

[Stevie H]

maybe he can scare kewell back to fitness.

[Swagger]

maybe he can scare kewell back to fitness.

 

That alone is worth 1.5 million.

[jon_hall]

thought he played LB for B'burn on several occasions too..unless i was mistaken!

 

Neill has played left back to help out.

[Mike]

he's played left back for sure.

[DazzlaJ]

he's played left back for sure.

 

what position did he do carra in?

Edited December 21, 2006 by Lick my Dirk

[Stevie H]

what position did he do carra in?

he was right-back that game. the f***ing sh*thouse.

[Mike]

no left back

[DJM]

Thing is, he'll spend the first six weeks out injured after Carra's introduced himself to him