Colinjb Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 What's the thoughts, are we after Astori and Forren or just the one which we can complete on first? Who is to say we are not after both? After the worries we had over Yoshida playing in a poor team before joining us and how he has become one of the first choice defenders in our squad I would suspect Forren can make the step up. Sounds like a straight alternative to Fonte for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 (edited) My thoughts are: Forren can be used to smoke out Astori if he sees he could miss out on a bumper EPl pay packet - he will put pressure on Cagliari - but by the same token whats to say BOTH are not suitable, at the same time. Three international centre backs plus Fonte and Jos is good. If we get both i can see Jos being retired to somewhere else though. The good thing about Norwegians is that they are well educated so English speaking is not a problem- Astori is 26 and might need a bit of time. At 1/3v the price of Astori he looks decent value for a 24yr old young International CB. Has anyone mentioned Claus yet though? :-) Edited 15 January, 2013 by Giordano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanovski Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Norwegian friend of mine says hes pretty good and good value for 4m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 What's the thoughts, are we after Astori and Forren or just the one which we can complete on first? Given the Ramirez deal, I wouldn't be surprised if the Astori transfer is still rumbling on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Has he signed yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Sign Hangeland to play alongside him. Out of contract soon. Astori deal looks similar to the Sneyder one. Club agreed terms with a team he doesn't really want to play for, so will wait for other offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Okay, my first class of the day (17 year old "Technical and industrial production" students) are unanimous that he would be good enough for the premier league. One thinks he won't come to us because he's a united fan, most agree he should come to us so that he won't sit on the bench. They all watch a lot of Norwegian and English football. I'll give the verdict from my other classes later. My wife is going to be talking to the Molde owner at his house on Thursday. I'll have her talk it over with him then. Thanks to you and the other Scandinavian posters; looks like Saintsweb has spies everywhere! I think the injury to Fonte has underlined our weaknesses in this area and although we all talk about getting better players (see RodleShearer's comment), he does have the advantage of age on his side, and must be better than Seaborne and Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 My thoughts are: Forren can be used to smoke out Astori if he sees he could miss out on a bumper EPl pay packet - he will put pressure on Cagliari - but by the same token whats to say BOTH are not suitable, at the same time. Three international centre backs plus Fonte and Jos is good. If we get both i can see Jos being retired to somewhere else though. The good thing about Norwegians is that they are well educated so English speaking is not a problem- Astori might need a bit of time. At 1/3v the price of Astori he looks decent value for a young International CB. Has anyone mentioned Claus yet though? :-) Both are left footed so on the face of it would appear to be an either or, but I wouldn't say no to having four decent CBs leaving Hooiveld out in the cold. Also depends in the extent of Fonte's injury. Only ever heard good things about Forren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Both are left footed so on the face of it would appear to be an either or, but I wouldn't say no to having four decent CBs leaving Hooiveld out in the cold. Also depends in the extent of Fonte's injury. Only ever heard good things about Forren. Can't see Fonte or Yoshida being happy stuck on the bench every week with an occasional run out for the Under-21s if they're really lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanovski Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 I hope we get both to honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 David Prentice @prenno Vegard Forren has had a change of heart. Southampton have made a firm bid. He wants 1st team football so is heading south for talks now. Retweeted by Football-BPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Liverpool Echo @LivEchonews BREAKING: #LFC abandon plans to hand a trial to Vegard Forren after his club Molde agreed a £4m deal with Southampton - story to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 OooooOO! A twist in our favour..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Liverpool Echo @LivEchonews BREAKING: #LFC abandon plans to hand a trial to Vegard Forren after his club Molde agreed a £4m deal with Southampton - story to follow Looks pretty clear he's coming to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Andrew Sharp @MrBlanding @LivEchonews scouting for Southampton, shows how far @LFC have fallen if players wnt to go thr instd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Don't see why an international should go on trial to a mid-table side like Liverpool anyway. Maybe Rodgers should have given a trial to Allen. He might have noticed he couldn't play a forward pass before paying £15m for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Why do we keep signing Forren centre backs....? #I'llfetchmycoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Seems a good move to me but I would still like to see some experience in the team as well but not sure the club are interested. Perhaps if we stay up the plan for producing a young team will be vindicated I hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLINK Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Forrens a jolly good fellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Has Mark Lawrenson said anything about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Once again proof that Liverpool cannot compete with us in the transfer market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Nabil Hassan @NabilHassan79 #saintsfc are now on the verge of signing Vegard Forren from Molde for around £4m after he pulled out of a trial at Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmonton Saint Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Nabil Hassan @NabilHassan79 #saintsfc are now on the verge of signing Vegard Forren from Molde for around £4m after he pulled out of a trial at Liverpool. Who is Nabil Hassan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Seems a good move to me but I would still like to see some experience in the team as well but not sure the club are interested. Perhaps if we stay up the plan for producing a young team will be vindicated I hope so Sort of agree on this. Another player with obvious potential for the future, but the jump for a young player, particulalrly a CB to go from the Norweigan League to the Prem is absolutely massive in pretty much every way. Huge jump in quality, pace of the game, pressure, crowds etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Who is Nabil Hassan? Beeb reporter normally tweets about skates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Andrew Sharp @MrBlanding @LivEchonews scouting for Southampton, shows how far @LFC have fallen if players wnt to go thr instd Footballer wanting to play football not sit on the bench shock! unless we have done a QPR and thrown more money at him I suppose if we are showing we want him more than Liverpool by offering rather than just a trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Sort of agree on this. Another player with obvious potential for the future, but the jump for a young player, particulalrly a CB to go from the Norweigan League to the Prem is absolutely massive in pretty much every way. Huge jump in quality, pace of the game, pressure, crowds etc. Although having said that, Molde's recent run of European games against fairly decent quality opposition would have been good prep for the Premier League. Anyone know if he played in all of those games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Has Mark Lawrenson said anything about this? "Weelll Gaarry; Liverpool would never of signed him - clearly not the quality we neeed. You can't buy a Premier League quality centre back for less than £10M anyway. Feels like a good budget signing for a small team like Southampton. D'you like my new jumper by the way?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 I dont really get why he would want to do a trial? Isnt the point of scouts to decide if hes good enough or not? Clearly we have faith in our bunch. We can offer him 1st team football, he'll most likely be behind Agger and Skrtel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Although having said that, Molde's recent run of European games against fairly decent quality opposition would have been good prep for the Premier League. Anyone know if he played in all of those games? Appears he did play in those games, so a good bit of experience there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Footballer wanting to play football not sit on the bench shock! unless we have done a QPR and thrown more money at him I suppose if we are showing we want him more than Liverpool by offering rather than just a trial. Perhaps they are concerned about his ability to play in the PL I doubt that the Norwegian League is any better than our Championship but if he is for the future thats OK but £4m does seem a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del boy Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 From the Star (but it could still be true) Former Saints star Claus Lundekvam appears to have played a key role in Forren's switch of destination. "I got a call from Southampton about a month before Christmas and I highly recommended him [Forren]," he told TV2. "Southampton have been looking for a top-class defender for a long time, and Forren is a type that fits in with the way they play." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 From the Star (but it could still be true) Former Saints star Claus Lundekvam appears to have played a key role in Forren's switch of destination. "I got a call from Southampton about a month before Christmas and I highly recommended him [Forren]," he told TV2. "Southampton have been looking for a top-class defender for a long time, and Forren is a type that fits in with the way they play." it's a direct quote so it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Saints in talking to former legends shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Can also cover at LB apparantly which is a handy option to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Can also cover at LB apparantly which is a handy option to have. Where did you hear that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Think the Astori deal may be dead in the water, Forren is a good signing for us. Perhaps we'll go back in for Davide in the summer, time is a big factor in this window and Cortese probably doesn't want to f*ck about for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 I for one wont ever accpet a Scandanavian at this club until the governments over there issue a formal apology for the actions of the Vikings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del boy Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 it's a direct quote so it will be. your faith in the Star's journalistic integrity is admirable sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 He flew in and had talks with Liverpool last night & he's heading down south for talks with Saints this early afternoon. Its still 50/50 IMHO but it could come down to who offers him the best deal or first team football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Where did you hear that? Norwegian Liverpool fan on their forum. Apparantly he has played there a few times and is comfortable. Good on the ball, similar (but obviously not currently at the level of) Agger or Vertonghen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrey1saint Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Liverpool Echo is saying he is heading to us to have a medical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 He flew in and had talks with Liverpool last night & he's heading down south for talks with Saints this early afternoon. Its still 50/50 IMHO but it could come down to who offers him the best deal or first team football. Liverpool haven't even made an offer for him. They were going to look at him in training and decide but when they heard we had agreed a fee they said they wouldn't be matching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 He flew in and had talks with Liverpool last night & he's heading down south for talks with Saints this early afternoon. Its still 50/50 IMHO but it could come down to who offers him the best deal or first team football. It's clearly not still 50/50 is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Think the Astori deal may be dead in the water, Forren is a good signing for us. Perhaps we'll go back in for Davide in the summer, time is a big factor in this window and Cortese probably doesn't want to f*ck about for too long. One assume the astute Mr Cortese is on the blower to Cagliari as we speak? "Hello....yes, we're about to sign this Norwegian chap instead of Astori...£10m now, take it or leave it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrey1saint Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Here is story: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2013/01/15/norway-defender-vegard-forren-hoping-to-impress-on-trial-at-liverpool-fc-100252-32599833/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Here is story: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2013/01/15/norway-defender-vegard-forren-hoping-to-impress-on-trial-at-liverpool-fc-100252-32599833/ Hah, looks like JJ from Skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Maybe Rodgers should have given a trial to Allen. He might have noticed he couldn't play a forward pass before paying £15m for him. Wasn't that all the time they spent at Swansea together... You'd think if Allen was a real talent in midfield a Premier League team would have made Swansea an offer they couldn't refuse for him ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Jan Aage Fjortoft @JanAageFjortoft Manager at Molde, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, confirming that Vegard Forren, is close to a deal with Southampton. #saintsfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Its not 50/50 since Liverpool haven´t even put in a bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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