Ryan Babel today agreed personal terms and passed his medical but unusually the two clubs are yet to agree on a fee. Liverpool have offered £10m and Ajax want £13m. I guess he’ll sign for £11.5m!

I’ve been holding off on posting because of the strangeness about the fee. The picture to the right convinced me it’s a done deal though.

Ryan Babel is a Dutch U-21 player who Van Basten said was the “next Henry.” I don’t like it when people call someone the next anything but I can see the similarities. At Liverpool he will be used mostly as a left-winger but there’s no reason why he can’t emulate Henry who started his Arsenal career on the left wing too.

It looks like Babel’s signature means the end of the attacking purchases for Liverpool this summer. I’m refusing to give up on Quaresma until the transfer window closes but it’s highly unlikely that there will be anything other than some defensive cover brought in between now and then.

Whether Babel is the answer, only time will tell. I would have preffered to see a more experienced out-and-out winger brought in but I trust that Rafa knows what suits his plans best. Ryan Babel is a good player and I’m glad to see him arriving. He might just turn out to be the biggest signing of the summer!

This signing continues a trend of goalscorers joining Liverpool this summer. Goals from all over the pitch was another problem last season. Rafa has addressed nearly all the problems from last season now.

Roll on August and Villa away…

Castings for an Ad, in Cork, on Monday & Tuesday the 15th & 16th of July next week, ad to be shot in August around the 18th.

As far as I know the pay would be nominal, but the whole thing should be fun. basically the people shooting the ad will be filming loads of people hugging.

People of all ages and descriptions wanted! no acting or screen experience or anything needed.

So if you fancy hugging someone on the telly, leave a comment below, be sure and fill in the email address field correctly, and I will forward you more details!

Does anyone use 3G for anything? I’m in the middle of writing a post about my new phone and I began wondering about 3G. if you have a second, I’d love to know your answers to these questions!

if you answered yes to any of the above, you might just answer this one too!

If you are on Vodafone’s Perfect Fit 400 or 600, made damn sure TODAY that you are NOT paying for calls to other Vodafone numbers - I have been for over a year because I didn’t opt in to a plan I knew nothing about… call customer support and check if you are unsure!

Apparently Liverpool signed Yossi Benayoun today. I take a few hours off and I miss a signing! We all knew it was coming I guess, but still happened kind of suddenly. Although it does appear that he may not have passed his medical yet…
I for one am delighted with this deal. He’s moving from West Ham for an initial £3m, rising to £5m depending on certain clauses. While West Ham often used him as a winger I believe he is the replacement for Luis Garcia and that he is a step up in class.

Despite all the crucial Champion’s League goals Garcia scored in his time at Liverpool he never really adapted to life in the Premiership and was never able to break down stubborn defences. Benayoun is already suited to the Premiership and will be able to add that missing bit of creativity in the center of the park. I expect him to be used mostly as a substitute but that he will prove his worth.

Another great piece of business by Rafa! Now, who’s next…?