Still awaiting any concrete news + Torres rumours

For once I doesn't want to go about giving prediction and 'dream team' stuff.. Just wanted to wait for some concrete news about Liverpool FC before posting opinion.

In this past 2 weeks, anything of significance will be Xabi Alonso, Pepe Reina, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher signed new extended deals. (And Stevie got married, not that it was any of my business).

The common belief is that we are waiting for the Premiera Liga to end as most of our target are in Spain. So now it has ended, we shall see. Will the owner put the money where their mouth is? And walk the walk instead of talk the talk? The latest one that appears just a few hours ago is that Rick Parry jetted of to Madrid, presumed to be in talk with Fernando Torres.

Fans on forum are split down the middle on this, some think he is too lightweight and doesn't score enough, others think he is a good finisher and is still young and quite pacy too.

Here's what I think. He is one of the youngest world class strikers out there in my humble opinion. He is quick and has a very high workrate. Despite not scoring over 20 goals at A. Madrid, we need to understand that he is carrying the team on his own and drag them into an UEFA Cup placing. I do believe that with Gerrard, Alonso and maybe some additional world class wingers, he can really mature at Liverpool.

But in the meantime, all just rumours. We shall all wait and see.

GERRARD AND CARRAGHER SIGN UNTIL 2011

Finally.. after 2 weeks of negitivity at Anfield with all the.. "talking and talking and not walking the walk.." comments. This will come as a well timed good news.

From Liverpoolfc.tv:
Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher this afternoon put pen to paper on new deals that will see them devote the prime years of their careers to Liverpool Football Club and immediately set their sights on bringing the title back to Anfield.
The club captain and vice-captain returned to Merseyside from England duty just after lunchtime on Monday and met Chief Executive Rick Parry to add their signatures to new four-year contracts which will see them extend their stay at Anfield until at least 2011.

All these still does not hide the fact that Rafa will want to see the new owners back him with swift movement in the transfer activities. With the ManScum spending over £50M as of now, Rafa must be feeling that Liverpool is being left behind again.