checked all soccer web sites can't seem to find anything but channel sevens sunrise show just announced liverpool signed on aussie lucas neill
can anyone confirm this...
lucas neill - liverpool ???
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AUSTRALIA star Lucas Neill is poised to team with close friend Harry Kewell after a $100,000-a-week dream move to English Premier League club Liverpool - the team he idolised as a child.
Neill, 28, was the stand-out performer for the Socceroos at the World Cup finals, and Anfield's incumbent Aussie, the defender's roommate in Germany, is a big fan of the gifted Blackburn Rovers player.
"Lucas makes defending look easy, he's so assured and reads the game well," Kewell said during the World Cup.
"He's one of our most important players."
Neill will become the third Australian after Craig Johnston and Kewell to sign for the five-time European champion, if the switch from Rovers, where he is out of contract in a year, is ratified later this week.
With the transfer window set to close at the end of the month, Neill was tipped to go to Tottenham Hotspur until Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez made his interest known.
The conundrum for Neill, 28, remains whether to opt for a club at which he will face stiff competition for a first-team place, with the likes of England international Jamie Carrahger, Sami Hyypia and Dane Daniel Agger also on the Anfield books, or head to White Hart Lane, where a starting place is guaranteed.
Neill would expect to earn $125,000 a week at Spurs, money is not a consideration for a player more concerned with perfecting his craft than purely boosting his bank balance.
Neill was Australia's trojan under former coach Guus Hiddink at the World Cup, elevating his game to uncharted heights in a switch from right-back to the centre of the defence.
His father Ed, a former amateur goalkeeper in his native Northern Ireland, could not confirm last night whether Neill was about to live the dream, but he did reveal: "Lucas has been a dyed in the wool Liverpool fan since he was a kid.
"His heroes were players like Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness and, of course, if this move comes off, it will be a dream come true for him.
"But any decision he makes will be made purely on football grounds, not on sentiment.
"He'd assess any situation on its merits whether it was Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Real Madrid.
"It's all about Lucas going somewhere where he can continue to progress.
"Whether he goes to Liverpool or not is still unclear. He hasn't said anything to (his parents) over the past few days.
"If it happens, that's great but nothing is certain in football until it's signed and sealed.
"Like a lot of the Australian players, Lucas stepped up to another level. He never ceases to surprise me with the quality of his performances."
Those performances won Neill a host a new admirers, even if he did begin the new Premier League season with Blackburn by being sent off, for the 10th time in his career, against Portsmouth last weekend.
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Neill, 28, was the stand-out performer for the Socceroos at the World Cup finals, and Anfield's incumbent Aussie, the defender's roommate in Germany, is a big fan of the gifted Blackburn Rovers player.
"Lucas makes defending look easy, he's so assured and reads the game well," Kewell said during the World Cup.
"He's one of our most important players."
Neill will become the third Australian after Craig Johnston and Kewell to sign for the five-time European champion, if the switch from Rovers, where he is out of contract in a year, is ratified later this week.
With the transfer window set to close at the end of the month, Neill was tipped to go to Tottenham Hotspur until Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez made his interest known.
The conundrum for Neill, 28, remains whether to opt for a club at which he will face stiff competition for a first-team place, with the likes of England international Jamie Carrahger, Sami Hyypia and Dane Daniel Agger also on the Anfield books, or head to White Hart Lane, where a starting place is guaranteed.
Neill would expect to earn $125,000 a week at Spurs, money is not a consideration for a player more concerned with perfecting his craft than purely boosting his bank balance.
Neill was Australia's trojan under former coach Guus Hiddink at the World Cup, elevating his game to uncharted heights in a switch from right-back to the centre of the defence.
His father Ed, a former amateur goalkeeper in his native Northern Ireland, could not confirm last night whether Neill was about to live the dream, but he did reveal: "Lucas has been a dyed in the wool Liverpool fan since he was a kid.
"His heroes were players like Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness and, of course, if this move comes off, it will be a dream come true for him.
"But any decision he makes will be made purely on football grounds, not on sentiment.
"He'd assess any situation on its merits whether it was Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Real Madrid.
"It's all about Lucas going somewhere where he can continue to progress.
"Whether he goes to Liverpool or not is still unclear. He hasn't said anything to (his parents) over the past few days.
"If it happens, that's great but nothing is certain in football until it's signed and sealed.
"Like a lot of the Australian players, Lucas stepped up to another level. He never ceases to surprise me with the quality of his performances."
Those performances won Neill a host a new admirers, even if he did begin the new Premier League season with Blackburn by being sent off, for the 10th time in his career, against Portsmouth last weekend.
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The father of Blackburn Rovers defender Lucas Neill has revealed that his son could be a Liverpool player before the transfer window closes.
As exclusively revealed by KOPTALK last week, the player's agent Peter Harrison was due on Merseyside at the weekend to try and broker a deal for the 28-year-old Australian.
Neill is out of contract next summer and Rovers may opt to cash in now rather than lose him on a free.
Tottenham continue to be linked with the controversial player who was sent off at the weekend against Pompey, an incident which will have been noted by Rafael Benitez.
The player's father Ed has admitted that his son could become a Red before the end of the month but as yet, nothing has been finalised.
Ed Neill said: "Lucas has been a dyed in the wool Liverpool fan since he was a kid.
"His heroes were players like Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness and, of course, if this move comes off, it will be a dream come true for him.
"But any decision he makes will be made purely on football grounds, not on sentiment.
"He'd assess any situation on its merits whether it was Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Real Madrid.
"It's all about Lucas going somewhere where he can continue to progress.
"Whether he goes to Liverpool or not is still unclear. He hasn't said anything to (his parents) over the past few days.
"If it happens, that's great but nothing is certain in football until it's signed and sealed.
"Like a lot of the Australian players, Lucas stepped up to another level. He never ceases to surprise me with the quality of his performances."
The father of Blackburn Rovers defender Lucas Neill has revealed that his son could be a Liverpool player before the transfer window closes.
As exclusively revealed by KOPTALK last week, the player's agent Peter Harrison was due on Merseyside at the weekend to try and broker a deal for the 28-year-old Australian.
Neill is out of contract next summer and Rovers may opt to cash in now rather than lose him on a free.
Tottenham continue to be linked with the controversial player who was sent off at the weekend against Pompey, an incident which will have been noted by Rafael Benitez.
The player's father Ed has admitted that his son could become a Red before the end of the month but as yet, nothing has been finalised.
Ed Neill said: "Lucas has been a dyed in the wool Liverpool fan since he was a kid.
"His heroes were players like Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness and, of course, if this move comes off, it will be a dream come true for him.
"But any decision he makes will be made purely on football grounds, not on sentiment.
"He'd assess any situation on its merits whether it was Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Real Madrid.
"It's all about Lucas going somewhere where he can continue to progress.
"Whether he goes to Liverpool or not is still unclear. He hasn't said anything to (his parents) over the past few days.
"If it happens, that's great but nothing is certain in football until it's signed and sealed.
"Like a lot of the Australian players, Lucas stepped up to another level. He never ceases to surprise me with the quality of his performances."
Ima liverpool fan myself and im mega excited. I heard it this morning on the tv and then i had to go to school but i checked the net and i found the sources that the lads have posted here... liverpool would be looking even more sharp if he signed...
if he does sign and has a good start The Kop will adore him and sami hyppia and stevie g will give him heaps of priase... just wait
if he does sign and has a good start The Kop will adore him and sami hyppia and stevie g will give him heaps of priase... just wait
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Good point. it's usually your team that spends big on average players....! Vidic, Smith, Carrick, and the real winner....Veron.MUFCBOY wrote:gd news 4 niel, but y would pool b interested in an average player like him?
no offence, unless they cant attract a bigger name defender
It's time to go.....Fergie!
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we spend big cause we have heaps of cash...
where as liverpool dun spend big yet they make sum decent signings.. i jst thought that they could do betta then neil.
u 4got 2 mention jaap stam, yorke, rooney, ronaldo, ferdinand.... do u want me 2 stop? cause ill jst mention a few more like heinze, van dar saar, keane, cantona, not 2 mention becks, giggs and scholes, all of whom were bought in by sir alex...
smith carrick and vidic(who pool were afta but he knocked em bak) are all betta then neil, so dunno wat ur gettin at... dun b upset cause man utd have spendin power... btw crouch, heskey, cisse, diouf ring any bells
where as liverpool dun spend big yet they make sum decent signings.. i jst thought that they could do betta then neil.
u 4got 2 mention jaap stam, yorke, rooney, ronaldo, ferdinand.... do u want me 2 stop? cause ill jst mention a few more like heinze, van dar saar, keane, cantona, not 2 mention becks, giggs and scholes, all of whom were bought in by sir alex...
smith carrick and vidic(who pool were afta but he knocked em bak) are all betta then neil, so dunno wat ur gettin at... dun b upset cause man utd have spendin power... btw crouch, heskey, cisse, diouf ring any bells
Not yet ol son... 2 games in it might be, but 8 goals scored and 1 goal agasint sittin top of the table is a pretty gd start... jst worry bout ur team and ur reslut against newly promoted team sheffieldHappy Kopite wrote:Good point. it's usually your team that spends big on average players....! Vidic, Smith, Carrick, and the real winner....Veron.MUFCBOY wrote:gd news 4 niel, but y would pool b interested in an average player like him?
no offence, unless they cant attract a bigger name defender
It's time to go.....Fergie!
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Lucas Neill doesnt need to be a big name, the point is he is a 1st class defender. He is great on the ball, a tight marker, reads it well and is a real s*** to get around. Rafa doesnt need to spend huge amounts of cash to have success. We bought bellamy... chelsea bought shevchenko... at the end of the season i would believe that bellamy would have been more useful for liverpool then sheva for chelskea. And as for manchester... rooney and ronaldo are the only two players that are holding u guys up.. i hope neill can take out rooney for 8 months
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that was quite possibly the g a y e s t thing you've ever said.Billy_Boys wrote:Dear Lucas Neill,
Enjoy the rest of your career as a benchwarmer, at club that you will likely remain unsettled at for many years to come. We'll enjoy Andre Ooijer, who is much better than you anyway.
Regards,
Me, on behalf of Blackburn Rovers F.C.
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most of the players u mentioned above are total rubish
neill would be a good buy, carragher and neill in centre with agger and hyypia as back ups.
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most of the players u mentioned above are total rubish
neill would be a good buy, carragher and neill in centre with agger and hyypia as back ups.
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