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Micky Quinn Rants At Liverpool But He Is Part Of Their Problem!
Thursday, 8th Jun 2017 13:08

OK we don't like Micky Quinn in Southampton due to his past as a Pompey player, but his rant against his home town club is ill conceived due to the part Quinn himself played in the sorry saga.

Liverpool born ex Pompey striker and Talksport presenter Micky Quinn has said to this mornings listeners that the Reds' about turn reduced him from walking with his "head in the clouds" to feeling "like a pigeon who'd been shot from the sky."

Quinn said:

"I've gone from head in the clouds on Tuesday when we did the show, going home, chest sticking out, ringing my dad (saying) 'Oh what a great signing and looking forward to the fixtures out next week, (with) van Dijk at the back, a leader, leading for Liverpool, he's going to be a great player, great to see him in the Champions League - and so on and so on."

"I rang everyone."

"And then, I was just like a pigeon who'd been shot from the sky. I just flopped onto the ground."

"The deal's off, the embarrassing apology from Liverpool Football Club. I am lower than a snake's belly. I came into the Talksport office with a top hat on and I got under the door, that's how low I am this morning."

"For Liverpool fans it's so frustrating. It really is, thinking that you've got a top class player when the defence is one of the weak links at Liverpool and he's going to drive Liverpool on next season, to nothing."

"And then an embarrassing apology which somebody's got to answer for because something went drastically wrong with this transfer. And someone's made a huge mistake so heads will roll."

Quinn is right something did go embarrassingly wrong, Liverpool's PR people launched a campaign in which they briefed people just like Quinn in the media that Virgil Van Dijk wanted to go to Liverpool and it was a done deal etc etc in some bungled attempt to put pressure on Saints and probably Man City etc not to mention the player himself to go to Anfield.

Quinn and his fellow media colleagues then went out and told everyone just this leading to the situation where Liverpool were bang to rights because they had actually told the World themselves that they had tapped up Virgil Van Dijk.

So when Quinn gets angry at Liverpool perhaps he would be better served taking a look at his own part in the proceedings, being an ex professional footballer himself and in close contact with those still in the game, surely he knows the rules about transfers, surely when he was told this he knew it was confidential information or did Liverpool mislead him.

Either way if Virgil Van Dijk does not go to Liverpool and the Anfield club have truly ended their interest rather than their half hearted apology being yet more psychological warfare, then Quinn is part of their problem and Liverpool's fans should be ranting at him and others close to Liverpool Football Club for shouting their mouths off when it was clear that there had been no contact between the two clubs.

I apologise to Mick Quinn if Liverpool had told him that an offer had been made and accepted, but surely he should have done a little due dilligence before telling his listeners that the deal was going to happen.


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LordDZLucan added 13:28 - Jun 8
We've only got ourselves to blame. History says we'll sell any player if we get an offer that meets our valuation so why wouldn't Liverpool try to force our hand. Let's get the Chinese money in fast and then we can lose our selling club reputation overnight.
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Sanguin added 13:47 - Jun 8
I don’t think Lander buying part of the club will have any impact on our transfers, it doesn’t look like they’ll bring a huge amount of investment into Southampton. I think the statement Southampton made by reporting Liverpool to the FA is a big step in us losing our reputation as a selling club. Liverpool has certainly lost their entitled approach to cherry-picking any of our players they want.
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law101 added 14:06 - Jun 8
The man is a thick plonker. Exactly the point Nick, he and other media close to Liverpool are half the reason why the transfer fell through. Celebrating the transfer and some of the talk is typically arrogant o those connected to Liverpool. I couldn't be more pleased, now sell to Man City for £65+.
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BoondockSaint added 14:07 - Jun 8
Don't trust the sons of bachelors.

Why do I get the feeling they will wait a couple of weeks to announce "renewed interest, as the situation has changed and we are now with the FA's approval approaching Southampton through the appropriate channels.." or some such public relations tripe. Les will say there was no other interest from any other clubs (because he didn't ask) and the deal is done because "it's good money for a player who missed a large part of the season due to injury."

Or, Saints will announce VVD is not for sale....this year......and sell to the Scouse next year.

As much as I would like him to stay, I would rather sell now to ManCetihad or Chelski or a top club in Europe than let Les help his parent club now or in the future.
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SaintBen added 14:09 - Jun 8
What frustrates me in all of this, is that everyone just expects a deal to be done just because Liverpool (or Man City) are seen as a bigger club... No one has ever even asked the question - Do Southampton want to sell this player!? They cannot even comprehend or they just plain ignore the fact we said 'He's not for sale!'
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aceofthebase added 15:57 - Jun 8
Not for sale for two years! His value will remain barring injuries and may even increase and we really need him at the centre of our defence
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highfield49 added 16:56 - Jun 8
I'm guessing that there is no chance whatsoever that VVD will be making a statement to the effect that he knew nothing about the proposed move, has never met Klopp and will be sacking his agent who had the audacity to broker a transfer without his permission. Oh look, a flying pig.........
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SaintBrock added 10:59 - Jun 9
If we end up in the top 4 next year ace he won't want to move
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simmo400 added 12:43 - Jun 9
VVD is crocked. Not recoverd from his injury. This is the reason we can't sell him this summer.
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