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20 May 2024 10:13:38
Edd001 is Henderson on good terms with klopp? Found it strange he never sent him a nice farewell message or wasn't including in the farewell message that including stevie, players etc. He was klopps longest serving captain.

{Ed001's Note - he did post something, I saw it this morning. }

20 May 2024 10:09:46
You know i think virgs embrace summed it up for everyone especially the fan base. The tears into the hug. Virg grew up without a father and i feel like for 20 odd years there was such a disconnection between the fans and the manager / owners. We were never close to really winning a PL but when klopp came, we just knew we had someone very special who was going to deliver.
I heard Carra compare him with the great Liverpool managers including benetiz and that's when i thought what an insult. Klopp is our generations shankly. He's way above benetiz. There should be a statue for klopp.

20 May 2024 11:30:48
Carra went through a list of great managers that Klopp was up there with. You can't just pick one out that you aren't happy with.

Rafa won the Champions League with one of the greatest ever second half comebacks. If you look at the squad he had you can see how immense this achievement was. Look how hard Pep found it to win with his billions of pounds at City.

Klopp is a legend and yes there should be something at the ground to immortalise hm but that doesn't mean you should belittle the achievements of those who came before him.

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20 May 2024 11:38:58
Benitez wasnt as warm a character as Klopp but he definitely understood the club and the city.
Ultimately his time with us promised more than it delivered but there was a lot going on around the club and the emergence of Chelsea and strength of United made his task a difficult one.
There were however some great nights, a really good team that came together in 2008/ 09 and pretty much every European giant was humbled at one point or another.
Not quite Klopp levels but I have a lot of respect for Benitez and look back fondly on those years.

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20 May 2024 11:49:24
I’d agree with that Mizer. Although we should forever be thankful to Rafa for Istanbul I didn’t particularly like him as a manager and was glad when he left.

Klopp could not be any further away from that. A true once in a lifetime manager that we were so very fortunate to have.

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20 May 2024 12:46:05
I think Benitez got the club just as much as Klopp did and the main real difference is Klopp was given a far better foundation for success. Rafa had to try and manage under some absolute morons.

Rafa won a CL for us with a mid table team. Let's not rewrite history and pretend what Rafa did wasn't just as remarkable as what Klopp did in it's own way. Had FSG been in charge 6 years earlier, I genuinely believe Rafa would've won the league too. He came bloody close even with the mess behind the scenes he had to work with.

The guy still has a house in the area and comes back near on every year to pay his respects to the 97. He'll probably move back to Liverpool permanently when he retires. He embraced the people and the City just as much as Klopp did, he just simply didn't have the conditions required for success, yet he brought us some anyway. Put some respect on his name.

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20 May 2024 12:59:57
Legit dying for Rafa to wake up one morning and say: "You know what? I think I will ring the FAI and ask to manage Ireland. I can still live in Liverpool if I do that. "

The man doesn't work for the paltry few pennies the FAI could pay him though.

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20 May 2024 13:11:37
The fai would probably mess up the deal in the first meeting.

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20 May 2024 13:58:20
Rafa was great for the club. he wasn't a character like Klopp but he got the club n fans . he used to go to bars with the fans etc but more importantly he wanted what was best for us . a winner end of.

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20 May 2024 14:04:53
The managers we’ve had who have been champions of England or champions of Europe or both all deserve their legendary status.
To be compared to Rafa is being compared to a legend in my book.

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20 May 2024 14:07:09
Rafa won us the champions league?! Lol. It was his fault we were trailing by 3 at half time. Benetiz was decent and became mediocre. He shouldn't be in the same convo as klopp.

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20 May 2024 14:53:38
Aye Mizer, cos any other manager in the world would've dragged that lot into the CL final and easily won it.

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20 May 2024 15:47:26
Yes Mizer Rafa won up the champions league. who do u think won it . the players on their own. he guided us through all the rounds . surely I don't have to name all the teams we beat on the way.

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20 May 2024 17:15:55
Must have been someone else who made the tactical change at half time in Istanbul.

I always assumed it was the manager.

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20 May 2024 18:55:26
What an absolutely awful and ungrateful take. Only 4 out of 20 permanent managers have won us the European cup in our 132 years of existence. Rafa is one of them. Paisley, Fagan, Rafa and Klopp are absolute legends for making us European royalty. This is possibly the worst opinion I have seen from any Liverpool fan, MIZER. Bordering on a disgrace that you felt you had to put down Rafa to praise Klopp. They’re both giants in our history. Rafa arguably gave us the greatest night in the clubs history. If anything ever tops Istanbul I’d be absolutely staggered. We had a bang average team and we came from 3 goals down to beat one of the best teams ever assembled being managed by arguably the greatest manager in Champions League History. I honestly don’t know what more to say. Your heads gone.

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20 May 2024 19:35:15
Benitez won us the CL with quite possibly one of the worst squads LFC had save Roys awful tenure. FA cup the year after and at our best in those Benitez years we were one of the top 3 teams in Europe despite winning very little. Torres, Gerrard, Carra, Mascherano, Alonso, Skrtel, Kuyt, Benayoun, Maxi, Arbeloa, Agger. Great team that got undone in the league by freaks of the game like R7 at Utd. Top manager that loves the club and you want to knock him. Well done.

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20 May 2024 08:56:47
Right then. Have we signed anyone yet? Arne Out.

20 May 2024 09:13:34
Nice one - I was thinking the same thing and am really pleased it has been done as a joke.

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20 May 2024 11:17:48
I’m awaiting all the gambling puns the press will make if we are going through a rough spell.

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EFL SIGNINGS FOR LEEDS UNITED

20 May 2024 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Dillinger has posted a new article entitled, EFL SIGNINGS FOR LEEDS UNITED

20 May 2024 06:18:58
Thinking back to Klopps speach, I dont't rember him saying anything about FSG. Struck me as a bit weird not to mention your employer. Was there a bit of a tiff there after all?

20 May 2024 07:23:22
Klopp’s emotional intelligence is one of his outstanding traits. He is as aware as anyone that FSG are not universally popular with the fanbase, including among some match-going fans.
But more than that, there is absolutely no reason to bring up any directors in what is a final special moment between a beloved manager, his team and the fans. In that moment, who cares about the owners? The only thing 60000 people in the ground wanted to do was celebrate with Klopp.

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20 May 2024 07:54:25
He did specifically praise the club for not over spending and for doing things the right way to be fair.

Klopp's gone now. I don't think we need to create narratives. Let's be happy for the 9 years we've had with Klopp and look forward to the future under Slot.

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20 May 2024 08:39:18
He didn't say anything about the tea lady. Has there been some sort of falling out there that we as fans should wildly speculate about for no good reason?

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20 May 2024 09:15:48
To be fair, @SR, the tea lady didn’t pay his wages for the last 9 years. That said, it’s a case of ‘there’s nothing to see here’ imho.

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20 May 2024 10:03:47
Nice joke, OP. Truly, I mean that. Wait you were joking, right?

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20 May 2024 10:41:49
I was really surprised to not see Gomez get on yesterday.

Not that I’m speculating anything at all it’s just that Gomez has been a very much go to man this season.

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20 May 2024 11:01:02
Why would he mention them?

Nothing to be seen here.

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20 May 2024 11:38:17
Horrible watching John Henry during that presentation. Zero emotion and didn't look like he could be arsed being there.

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20 May 2024 14:06:56
It’s well publicised that Klopp had a huge disagreement with the tea lady which has never been resolved. I think they just keep out of each others way.

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19 May 2024 21:37:50
Edd001 how are you feeling?

{Ed001's Note - drained, all those tears take it out of you! I am just looking forward to the next chapter with excitement, though I will always miss Jurgen. It was the right time and he dealt with it all so well, his speeches touched the right chord and he even got us all singing the next man's name. The best thing about it is that there was no artifice, this wasn't like 'Arry Redknapp playing to the crowd with his cock-er-nee barra boy spiel, pretending to be a good guy. This was genuine, from the heart and just what we all needed to hear. He may not have won as much as he maybe should have, it might have fallen apart a bit in the run in, but I don't care, I wouldn't have swopped the time with Jurgen Norbert Klopp for anything or anyone else.}

20 May 2024 03:54:03
Well said Ed001. The genuineness just comes through in his speeches and we could all feel it. It was a good, positive farewell all around.

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{Ed001's Note - you can see why his players are so inspired by him. Players that played for him always talk about him in glowing terms and it is no wonder. I think we would all have run through brick walls for him yesterday.}

20 May 2024 06:29:54
John Keith said that in 1971 when Mr Shankly spoke to the crowd in front of St George’s Hall, if he’d asked to run through the tunnel and sack Birkenhead they’d have done it.

Yesterday, Jurgen could have done the same - although i’m glad he didn’t.

Great speech from a great man. We will miss him.

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20 May 2024 07:21:37
The thing I loved more than anything else was he actively went out of his way to make it just as much about everybody else as well as him.

In a football world with egos that match the size of their salaries, that’s such a beautiful thing and a real measure of the man.

Also - if you haven’t seen it then have a look at pep guardiolas press conference last night where he is getting emotional talking about klopp and what he has driven him to be.

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20 May 2024 06:05:31
Ed1, are you planning on writing something to sum up Klopp time at Liverpool in the future? Still can't believe that he lead the whole Anfield into singing the next man's name. Just show what a great man he is. The final speech he gives yesterday is like his final pep talk for all Liverpool supporters all around the world. He doesn't want his name to be said among other club's great Shankly, Paisley and Kenny. But there is not a single doubt that he belong among the club's greatest.

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{Ed001's Note - yes mate, I am intending to do something.}

20 May 2024 10:00:26
I guess it will be something that is hard for you to do Ed1. Given how much Klopp has brought back a lot of joy for us Liv fans, I imagine few tears will come out when you're writing that. What a blessing it is to have him as one of our manager.

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{Ed001's Note - very hard mate. I am dreading it. I was back in bits this morning watching the footage.}

20 May 2024 10:02:31
Edd001 ino was tough because he was special and we all know to get a klopp is once in a generation. Not the success but the man and how he emotionally connected soo well to the club and it's fans. His personality is unmatched. I think we've seen the best from klopp but look at virg, cried when embracing him. He's been like a father figure for the club. I think arne has a very tough job to be honest and i hope he doesn't underestimate it.

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{Ed001's Note - just look at all the ex-players too. Lovren in particular posted a very touching tribute.}

20 May 2024 10:11:38
I fell you, Ed01. I was not as drained as you were even tho, the onion cutters did a decent job on me a bit, lol. Everything looked genuine. No phoney, mealy moutth company mine schtick. Just words from the heart of a man who really cared about his players, the club, the city and the fan base. Royalty, man.

Did you see Slot's send-off at Feyenoord? It was not as big and colorful as Klopp's BUT it was a very good one. They sang him and his kids off with YNWA (rendition was very diff. ), as well. Im excited about what he can do and he seems to be ready to make that jump.

Klopp is now a fan now and the best way for him to be a true fan was to sing the new Arne Slot song to welcome his successor. Time to support Big Arne, the way we supported and believed in Klopp. The man asked us to do so as a parting wish. Who are we not to oblige? YNWA, Jurgen and Queen Ulla! You will be sorely missed but NEVER forgotten.

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{Ed001's Note - I am looking forward to Slot now, the send off he got was nice to see.}

20 May 2024 10:18:35
Getting the crowd to sing Slots name was incredible I thought. To the last, Klopp was thinking about making sure the club was in the best position to move forward. I was born in 1991 and only really started supporting when I was around 15, obviously missed out on the glory days of the past but man, I am lucky to have got to see the Klopp era live.

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20 May 2024 10:56:05
Have to say Klopp singing an Arne Slot song was not on the bingo card.

Thought the arrangement of the celebration was a bit strange.

But it's a mark of the man. He wanted it to be about his colleagues and the next man rather than just him.

It's a shame the stadium cleared out before the lap of honour. Not sure if that was intended.

Regardless, a good send off and as he said, he's now one of us.

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20 May 2024 02:08:30
Welcome to Liverpool Arne Slot. Your time to shine now mate. I know bugger all about this fella but let's get behind him and give him the support we gave Klopp when he first joined. Everybody deserves a chance no matter what. This time next year will be very interesting.
Considering it's his first season, I'd be delighted to get top 4. I'd consider that a successful season.

20 May 2024 08:04:59
@Salah I know it’s a period of transition but I’d say top 4 is minimum we should expect . This team was 10 points off the title this year I’d expect more signings and another push for a title . If I was vvd I would be rallying the troops for a meeting and getting all the lads on side now go play your tournaments come back fresh from breaks and we go again but with 1 year of experience behind them .

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20 May 2024 10:13:21
Salah, did you see Slot's sen off at Feyenoord last night? Quite emotional as well from a Feyenoord perspective. They are really happy for what he did for them and seem to be be happy for him moving to an institution like LFC to succeed essentially, the greatest manager in our modern era.

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20 May 2024 10:18:12
@Dhfc, let's not jump the gun here. IMO, the push for the title talk is not wise right now cos tht means you are underestimating the type of job Slot will have on his hands. There are WAY too many unknowns to consider, is what Im saying. Klopp himself said that he did not know nor had no clue how the team and the new signings will play/ perform. That statement literally applies to Slot and whatever team he is going to have, which we don't even know cos we don't know who is staying, leaving or coming in. And even if we knew, the unknowns will still be there. .

We can all be excited and so am I about what Slot can do BUT let's not start putting such pressure on him with "pushing for the title" and all that talk, IMO. Everything has its time.

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