Liverpool's first £1million pound player

[Guest red john]

I need to settle an argument. Who was Liverpool's first £1million player? I say it was Peter Beardsley.

[Cobs]

i'd say that was right

 

 

think Paisley's most expensive signing was Lawro for £900k

dunno bout Fagan

 

Barnes was also £900k and Rushie came back after Beardsley had signed

[smithdown]

Should've been Michael Laudrup - that deal was going to be £1.5m iirc.

[anny road]

Should've been Michael Laudrup - that deal was going to be £1.5m iirc.

 

 

yes what a signing that woud have been

[Falconhoof]

Beardsley was 1.7 or 1.9 million wasn't he ?

 

definately the first and worth every penny.

[Tones]

Yeah think he was 1.9 and was a british record at the time?? Worth every penny for sure.

[johngibo YPC]

yes what a signing that woud have been

 

would it have been at the expense of someone else though??

And what happend to the transfer?

[jimmylibel]

would it have been at the expense of someone else though??

And what happend to the transfer?

 

Wasn't there a disagreement over contract length or something?

[allez les rouges]

deffo beardsly. i thought 1.8. barnes was signed before from memory, for 900k

[nrkintheuk]

Wasn't there a disagreement over contract length or something?

 

Yeah think we were insisting on 5 years

[Mike]

thought it was ronnie rosenthal

[smithdown]

would it have been at the expense of someone else though??

And what happend to the transfer?

 

He could have come in for the likes of Fatty Robbo or Hodgson at that stage I think, Kenny was playing midfield/forward at the time...83/4ish?

 

Think it was down to his arl fella who wanted a five year contract and we wouldn't offer more than four.

[Bigal]

i'd say that was right

think Paisley's most expensive signing was Lawro for £900k

dunno bout Fagan

 

Barnes was also £900k and Rushie came back after Beardsley had signed

 

Me dad rang from work asking if we had signed Beardsley and sutty said "no we've signed John Barnes" dad "what the hell do we want him for?"

 

Me dad knows lots about footie

[anny road]

Me dad rang from work asking if we had signed Beardsley and sutty said "no we've signed John Barnes" dad "what the hell do we want him for?"

 

Me dad knows lots about footie

 

that Ian Rush wont score while I've got a hole in my a***

[Poolfrog]

Should've been Michael Laudrup - that deal was going to be £1.5m iirc.

At the time I recall allegations of Juventus officials turning up at his house with a bag containing $100K US in cash (a lot of money then) to persuade him to sign, when we had been favourites and were doing everything by the book.

[FMac]

At the time I recall allegations of Juventus officials turning up at his house with a bag containing $100K US in cash (a lot of money then) to persuade him to sign, when we had been favourites and were doing everything by the book.

 

He said last night on Sly Sports, that there was an agreement for 3 years. Liverpool then wanted to increase it to 4. He and advisors refused "An agreement is an agreement", and went to Juve.

[Bigal]

that Ian Rush wont score while I've got a hole in my a***

 

Thats the greatest

[anny road]

Thats the greatest

 

 

 

good man your dad

[Bigal]

knows his stuff that lad.

[johngibo YPC]

He could have come in for the likes of Fatty Robbo or Hodgson at that stage I think, Kenny was playing midfield/forward at the time...83/4ish?

 

Think it was down to his arl fella who wanted a five year contract and we wouldn't offer more than four.

 

i didn't mean replace in the side. i meant replace as a transfer target. Like if we went out and bought Paul Walsh instead then it is more than annoying.

I never knew we were this close to getting him. Although there were strong Brian Laudrup rumours at one point were there not? Were in my school anyway

[FanaticDane]

Should've been Michael Laudrup - that deal was going to be £1.5m iirc.

yes what a signing that would be. He was one of the best. In 91/92 he participated in 62% of Barça's goals.

[hideNseek]

Frank Worthington was the one that really got away.

[Will]

thought it was ronnie rosenthal

He was the 3rd - Beardsley, Rush from Juve, then Ronnie

[floyd]

Frank Worthington was the one that really got away.

And there's me thinking it was Derek Statham

[meredithmathieson]

When we signed Mark Lawrenson, it was for £930,000, but as a separate (but linked) part of the deal Jimmy Case went to Brighton.

 

As I recall, Case was ludicrously undervalued (£300k?), because Bob Paisley had said that he would never pay £1 million+ for a player.