Hicks throwing down the cash!

by RCCook on Jun 28, 2007 9:44 PM CDT

Well, not for the Rangers, but rather, for Liverpool, who is about to sign Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres for 27 million pounds- that's $54 million.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2114541,00.html

I'm sure this will tick off a lot of Ranger fans who don't care about soccer, but as a Liverpool diehard, I'm pretty stoked!

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Hicks

throws around a lot of cash for the Rangers as well...

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

by nirvana on Jun 28, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions

I was hoping that Arsenal would get Torres to replace Henry. I keep seeing people say that they think that Torres won't be great immediately in the Premier League, but he was probably my favorite player in the WC.

by Brett Perryman on Jun 28, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions

You lost me

Chris Young/Adrian Gonzalez for Aki Otsuka, the new Sammy Sosa/Wilson Alvarez for Harold Baines

by badradiorules on Jun 28, 2007 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Me too

Torres is awesome and would have fit Arsenal pretty well.

by BAC on Jun 28, 2007 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions

bah!

Liverpool still sucks...

by HypoLuxa on Jun 28, 2007 10:00 PM CDT reply actions

This diary

Hey, where's the OT: warning? I stepped into this looking for a baseball discussion and got blindsided by freaking soccer!

by Brandon Wilson on Jun 28, 2007 10:12 PM CDT reply actions

HAHA

i think everyone is drinking

GO KAM GO!

by hurlerhurley on Jun 28, 2007 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Get over it

Is it still considered cool to pretend like you hate soccer? Or is it still cool for not liking it because you can't understand it? I'm confused as to which one it is nowadays...

by HypoLuxa on Jun 28, 2007 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

soccer

sucks balllllllssss!!!!

GO CUAUHTEMOC !

by Lonerangers on Jun 28, 2007 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Great point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Why wasn't I moved by Million Dollar Baby? Because I have no soul, that's why." The Dirkatron, movie hater

by Brian Thomas on Jun 29, 2007 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't think that's it...

I thought it was about Hicks spending a lot of money on the baseball team too, and it's not.

by a bebop a rebop on Jun 29, 2007 1:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Not understanding soccer

Well, obviously it's still cool to think that people who don't like soccer just don't understand it as if it's some complex concept. It's not astrophysics.

We ain't never not made it before, have we?

by LoneStarBallUser on Jun 29, 2007 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Does

Tatu still play

Chris Young/Adrian Gonzalez for Aki Otsuka, the new Sammy Sosa/Wilson Alvarez for Harold Baines

by badradiorules on Jun 28, 2007 10:27 PM CDT reply actions

Who's got Pele

Now?

Time does funny things. The worst of which is, it keeps moving when you don't.

by Ed Coffin on Jun 28, 2007 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions

It would be awesome

if their was a sport like soccer that they played on ice................oh wait, its called hockey.

greatest Ranger ever: Fernando Tatis, er.........Marlon Byrd

by rkh on Jun 28, 2007 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

lol

the Tatu reference has me rolling over here

by kumar75150 on Jun 28, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions

remember........................

"white lightning"?----Eddie Radwanski

I wish Gerald Laird would disrobe after homering.

greatest Ranger ever: Fernando Tatis, er.........Marlon Byrd

by rkh on Jun 28, 2007 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions

What

was the black dude's name that played with them.
I was a soccer fan for like a year and a half.

Chris Young/Adrian Gonzalez for Aki Otsuka, the new Sammy Sosa/Wilson Alvarez for Harold Baines

by badradiorules on Jun 28, 2007 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

do you dare speak the name

of the great Doc Lawson?

http://www.kicksfan.com/players/lawson/index.htm

greatest Ranger ever: Fernando Tatis, er.........Marlon Byrd

by rkh on Jun 28, 2007 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Awsome

Chris Young/Adrian Gonzalez for Aki Otsuka, the new Sammy Sosa/Wilson Alvarez for Harold Baines

by badradiorules on Jun 28, 2007 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions

sweet memories.............

I remember going to sleep and listening to the radio the night they won their first(only?)championship.(I think I was 12 yrs old(30 now)at the time) At that time it seemed so huge........it was like the Cowboys winning the Superbowl.

That completed my one year of soccer fandom. I think youth soccer leagues must have gotten free tickets or something.

greatest Ranger ever: Fernando Tatis, er.........Marlon Byrd

by rkh on Jun 28, 2007 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions

lol

eom

GO KAM GO!

by hurlerhurley on Jun 28, 2007 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Anyone else watch US vs Argentina?

US had me going for a while...

www.mavsmoneyball.com

by Wes Cox on Jun 28, 2007 11:43 PM CDT reply actions

Yep

I thought they had a chance, up until Argentina went up 3-1. They did OK for the first 65-70 minutes, though, especially considering it was the U.S. "B" team against Argentina's "A" squad.

Honestly, I'll be happy if the U.S. even makes it out of the group stage. Plus, they did win the Gold Cup, so at least they can lord that over the rest of CONCACAF for three years.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jun 28, 2007 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Not to get too far off track

(as if the Sidekicks jokes didn't) but Arsene Wenger is reported to be about to extend his deal. This is HUGE to me. Being a johnny-come-lately, Wenger pretty much is Arsenal to me, the overwhelming reason that I began to like them. Really hope everything works out there. And really wondering whats up with their summer once it hopefully does. Basically no money spent and BIG holes on the wings and a very unproven set of strikers currently in van Persie, Adebayor, and the two kids.

by Brett Perryman on Jun 29, 2007 1:00 AM CDT reply actions

That might be good, but..

If he doesn't find a replacement for Thierry it's going to be a rough season. Between Arsenal losing it's one potent and intimidating scoring threat and liverpool using that idiotic platoon system to a fault it gives all of us others a chance to break the Top 4.

Arsenal suffered after the loss of Vieira and they are going to suffer after the loss of Henry. I know he didn't play much this past year, but when he did he was a force. And as long as Arse has Fabregas healthy they'll always be in contention.

I'll just say that a strike force of Ljungberg, van persie and Adebayor doesn't put a lot of fear in the hearts of many defenses around the league. A lot of work to be done for Arsene, even if he had kept Henry, there were holes that needed to be filled.

by HypoLuxa on Jun 29, 2007 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions

Well...

Regarding Rafa's platoon system- when you play in three tournaments (plus the league) and usually go pretty deep in at least one of those three, sometimes you have to platoon a bit.

Being a Blackburn fan, I know it's probably hard for you to understand, but hey, maybe one of these days it'll happen. :P

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jun 29, 2007 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Sorry

I know that was mean, but since it's so close to the start of the season, I just couldn't help myself! :)

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jun 29, 2007 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree with that except

...the part about Henry being a force when he played this last season. He wasn't. He may have been scary to opposing clubs just being out there, but he was not a force. He scored 12 goals in 24 matches with Arsenal last season. van Persie scored 13 in 25. Henry was not healthy for most of the time he played, only played in about 40% of their Premier League schedule anyway, and he struggled to adjust to the more Fabregas-oriented approach.

Oh and Ljungberg? Come on, it's not 2002. While they are weak on the wing, they have at least two better than Ljungberg even if he's healthy, Rosicky and Hleb.

I don't know why they aren't spending money though. They sold off Vieira then Cole and this summer Henry and Reyes, among others, and the biggest money additions have been guys like van Persie and Rosicky (and I guess you'd count Gallas in there). Like you said, they have several holes and lack the kind of depth that the top two have. I don't get why they don't spend anything, especially if Wenger is staying and they aren't going into pay-off-the-stadium-immediately mode or something.

I should also say, after those reports came out yesterday, nothing has surfaced today. So it's no given yet that he is going to sign an extension.

by Brett Perryman on Jun 29, 2007 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions