Liverpool Banter Archive May 08 2013

08 May 2013 22:27:32
Anyway, if Moyes does make it at Man Utd, they won't have to build a statue of him outside of OT.
A gargoyle on a rainwater spout would be more like it.
The handsome get!
The Juicer

I no its an old one but he still looks the spit of gollum to me

08 May 2013 22:24:44
With fergie retiring now is the best time to steal a march on manuer and spend. They'll definitely be vunerablr with a new manager and new style. This summer is going to be huge on the recruiting end as we're 2-3 big players away from being a force

-slim

08 May 2013 22:03:40
i THINK TO CHALLENGE TOP 4 WE NEED:
5 players:
1 striker---remy easy 5 mil
2 defenders---- 2 CB
2 midfielders--- one CDM and one CM or CAM

If reina was to leave, ithink the only player to fill the void would be JULIO CESAR

what do you think??

c'moooooon u rrrrrrreeeeddds

ynwa
ALI G
peace out hombres

08 May 2013 21:56:21
come on lads let's go get jose mourinho as our manager! ;)

i called it first!

maka

Wrong page pal!!!

No taa.

08 May 2013 21:36:05
Hi Eds. Reports suggest that Suarez wants to stay. Any truth in the fact that the owners will allow / want Suarez to leave for offers over 40 million. {Ed052's Note - I dont belive 40m would get him, no}

Come on, let's be honest. Moyes has done a great job at Everton and we can only admire the stability he has given them, and produced a very good team on a very modest budget. It's a big ask to follow Fergie, but he has as good a chance as anyone. Everton will be gutted to lose him.

A great job at everton? No trophies and never won away at Liverpool, chelsea or arsenal, spearing won more with us in 1 season at one of our darkest times as a club than he ever has at everton

We couldn't beat them home or away this season, and they finished above us last season and likely to do it again this season.

Give him some credit.

KBL

Again and again what I read is they finishing above ous 2 seasons. Its must be a big deat 4 them. But is it in reality? Finishing a place above and with some handfull 3-4 points? and u are compairing two tea
ms on different level. Everton is in their best time. Beins, falleni, at their best. A team that has played and built for around 3 yr. Compaired to BR's newbees? New manager new system, new players. There is no match.
Liverpool has underachived, and everton are punching above their weight.
This season at the start we were without a partner for suarez with carroll loaned and borini brocken. Compaired to that everton had jelevic and falleni in top form.
Plus the kids br had to use as lack of strength. Reality is it could have been worse. Had moyes been in place of rodgers we would had been b
ellow the top 10.

U can't compare the two clubs headind standing at diff direction. Just because the are neerer to eachother in table

08 May 2013 21:25:20
If moyes leaves ( which I hope) everton will be demoralised and will fall as a team, he got them high up the table with a very low transfer allowance, no other manager could get them there consistently with such low cash, the fall begins
ALI G

08 May 2013 21:21:03
IF Reina leaves, I believe we will have lost a big part of Liverpool, not many of you know this but he is probably one of the most influential players in the dressing room, according to gerrard and br, he is also pure banter, just look him up at the Liverpool chanel. If he leaves then we will end up like arsenal. no decent keeper always interchanging, no constistency. and no we cannot get mignolet, he litterally can't comand a defence even with a megaphone, look at sunderland, and they would over price him
ALI G

08 May 2013 20:47:23
I think some people may be surprised this summer in regards to outs. We know Carragher is retiring so that's a given. We expect some of the players loaned out this season or even eased into the reserves will be.

By this I mean players like Wilson (who's deal expires this summer), Pacheco, Spearing, possibly Flannagan. I can see all these going to be honest, we will only receive nominal fees for them, but it all helps in grand scheme of things.

I also expect to see Carroll, Downing and maybe Coates leaving. I say Downing because although he has had a good season for us, I still think the timing is right to move him on. His valuation will have improved considerably compared to this time last season. I hope we receive in the region of 20-25 million for the two of them. We do need to learn from previous lessons and not loan these out for a season only to end up back with a player we don't want and with a further year down on his contract.

Coates should still bring in a fee in the region of 6-8 million as he's still young and highly regarded still as an upcoming youngster.

I really don't see Reina or Skrtle leaving this summer. I think Rodgers rates them and will work more on them as players next season. The above would still bring in roughly 36-41 million which is a good amount to reinvest in the squad. Rodgers will also have a certain amount from the owners he can use.

Jonesred

I have to agree with everything there, and I too believe Skrtel and Reina will play a big part next season. We need to add to our best players not sell them.

Red Lee

08 May 2013 19:35:32
Alright eds what chance Baines and fellani to follow moyes? {Ed052's Note - Fellani has been mentioned, Baines possible. I know our native Utd Ed wants Baines, but not Fellani}

It took Ferguson how many years to win a trophy at Utd?
I hope they're prepared to give Moyes at least a decade then.
The Juicer

I think Baines will follow but Fellaini will go to Chelsea and Mirrilas might leave as well

08 May 2013 19:56:32
get in there!

08 May 2013 19:28:02
Even as Liverpool fans we have to applaud Fergie. He is part of the reason our league is the best and why it attracts the best players in the world. He has always pushed to make his team stronger which has caused the rest of the league to attempt to keep up.
I for one agree that he is the greatest club manager the world has seen, that's not having a love in for the man, its simply reading the results of his career at both Aberdeen and Man U, its just unfortunate for us Liverpool fans that he happened to take our fierce rivals, whatever club had taken him on would have reached a similar level.
Although we have hated him at times it is only because we have been jealous of his teams consistency and of a manager who can inspire such a good run for 26 years! What wed give to have that at our club, Stability, Class, Top Quality players in almost every position.
Liverpool still have their reputation, now we need to back a manager who can do something similar on the pitch, we need our Fergie, will it be Rodgers, maybe, hopefully, because we need it to happen before the big bucks of City, Chelsea, United and sheer revenue of Arsenal forever keep us out of top four, never mind league champions!

Come on you Koppites, let's have enough class about us to admit he was one of the greats, but we've had our fair share of them too, let's hope its our turn again.

Anfield Andy

Anfield Andy

08 May 2013 20:16:20
Their is a difference being class and being bully, ferguson is the most punished manager in history of english football, he has played all dirty games to win trophys, he had cross all limits in footy which were shocking, it came a time where even FA were tired continuing punishing him, so he took advantage and bullied refrees, officials rival manager, media etc instead of playing fair, their is a reason why he never dominated europe just league because had so much power in this league which was unreal.

Today is the happiest day for true fans who were shock to see fergie pushing officials, refree, behaving ill in media, fergie time, consistantly bullying and very busy in media then managing united!

One of the dirtiest manager the earth has ever seen and will ever see this is what Alex Ferguson is and he knows it!

He is one of the greatest but i'm not going to get in a hoorah about it, leave that to them, all I care about is LFC and Supporting Rodgers

Fergie is indeed a great manager and ranks amongst the greatest of all time.

However, after his infamous "I've come to knock Liverpool off their perch" speech, he still failed to surpass Bob Paisley's three and Liverpool's five European Cup wins!

Partly I agree with you. But I have to sleep on it. Would be really classy of us to aplaud him. But on the other hand. Its SAF.

Paisley miles better, and classier, and more humble. Just a nicer bloke. Taggart a horrible bell end. Good riddance.

08 May 2013 19:02:06
What's with the taggart love in. Good riddance to the horrible p**s head

08 May 2013 19:26:40
He's only gone upstairs - moyes will be puppet/yes man. Same as busby with docherty. Fergie won't be able to help himself - I can't wait!

No, that's wrong mate.
He's always talked of the Liverpool / Utd matches with the upmost respect.
The Juicer

08 May 2013 18:52:37
Just out of interest who would everyone like to win tonight? As much as I can't stand Chelsea I would rather them then Tottenham because hopefully if Tottenham get 5th they won't as great of caliber of players as they would If they were in champions league. Also they have just spammed bale!

London red

I want spurs to loose because chelsea will spend big no matter what but if spurs finish fourth them you have 5 teams rather then four who will attract players a head of us

08 May 2013 18:32:46
we will proberly sell carroll/skrtl/assaidi/cuates and with carra ret that leaves the squad 5 players short. we should try and buy our number 1 targets if they are not availible we should keep our money in the bank. if we go for the second best again we find ourselves in same situation next season. what I am trying to say if we have a budget of 20 mil and maybe trough sales can generate another 30 mil, and the 50 mil will go on 1 cb 1 mid and 1 winger and they are making a difference to team we already have I will be happy. I believe players like sterling/suso/wisdom/kelly and maybe ibe next season if one of them gets some minutes and the team is strong they will develop faster. it does not make sence to spend money on assaidi/cuates and they never play they costed 10mil combined buy 1 instead with class and have 1 youngster on the bench every game. 1 youngster can shine in a strong team, at the start of the season we had to play wisdom/suso/sterling that's too much for them at there age. we won't have european football next season so we be playing less matches. buy 3 class players get into the cl and we add what we believe then what is needed. there is no shame in selling players and losing some money that just don't cut it, it happens to all the big teams. if we had a vidic/chielini type of defender next to agger we would had 10 points more this season 1 class player can have that impact, can you imagine if we can add 3 to the team we already have. from sunny malta

08 May 2013 18:29:25
Looks like the last wish on my post {31st Dec 2012} has actually happened!

About bloody time!

Ps, I'm trying to find the guy with the lamp and 1 wish left. where's Robin Williams when you need him eh? Lol

08 May 2013 18:08:29
Next season will be vital to us. With three of the top 4 bringing new managers in and needing time to adapt, we should really take advantage. I know Chelsea, united and city will bring in top managers, all managers need time to bed in. We really need to hit the ground running

I was thinking exactly the same thing, potentially Arsenal may changing manager also.

08 May 2013 17:52:26
Most significant transfer this season. Fergie retires,?. in.

Those of us who remember Dalglish leaving after winning our last premier league title, will also remember a certain Souness taking over and not managing the transition correctly and we've never recovered. Utd. Will need to get this right, Fergie is an incredible manager. This could be gap closing for many teams.

How is that a transfer?

08 May 2013 17:37:04
Hi ed's if the rumours that moyes is to comfirmed to new manc manager are true, then WOW he must think all his birthdays, xmas and winning the lotto have all come at once, he's never won a trophy, he weren't a well known footballer, he's never managed in the champions league proper (qualifiers don't count), I don't know many manc fans, but I wouldn't be happy, as it seems that because he's a fellow glaswegian, he's qualified, the news are saying he's a believer in youth, rooney, hibbert, barkley our the only kids been givin a chance! Deluded choice if ya ask me, maybe fergie still wants his 2 bobs worth, and moyes is just a yes man! As a red I, m over the moon! Thoughts?
Harry redknapp must think were did it all go wrong! {Ed023's Note - Over the moon? No, because I would prefer if Liverpool (my team) were doing better, then I would be over the moon. Ask this time next and I will let you know :)}

08 May 2013 18:25:41
Over the moon to regards of moyes to mancs yes, and of course its about how we are doing, but I think we are on the right track, and as always, in most things football, its wait until this time next year but being optimistic and having faith is what being a loyal fan is! And when ever our rivals are going through a situation, why not gloat a bit, because rival fans have gloated at us quite a lot recently! Banter and oppinions is what footys about!

08 May 2013 17:26:51
We will miss you Sir Alex Ferguson. Respected by all

Respected by all? He bullied the FA, He bullied ref's into giving decisions his teams way and adding on time til his team scored. He refused to speak to the tv because they had the audacity to question his family's involvement in transfers to utd. Respect him? you must be joking
fforestfach red

08 May 2013 18:47:20
Erm what?! Yes he was hugely successful, but also manipulative with the FA wrapped round his finger. Very good at mind games. Not sorry he's going, it is a good day for English football. I respect his success but not the man. No more Fergie time, hopefully no more double standards.

Super

Speak for yourself, I'm glad he's off. I don't mean that in a nasty way, he was just dominating football too much. This might open the PL up a little bit more now. Next season should be very interesting.

JFT 96

JP

08 May 2013 17:16:10
First Maggie then Fergie!
Somewhere there is a scouser with a magic lamp with one wish left.
The Goatherder
JFT96 {Ed023's Note - Ha ha}

He should have used the first wish to go back to May 4th 1979, the 2nd to fix the Thatcher problem and then used the other 3rd in '86.

He'd be a happier Scouser.

BJH YNWA

April 8th-May 8th so I think on June 8th Neymar will sign!

08 May 2013 16:58:19
Anyone else hearing that Rodgers has been talking to Man City today?
Ciario80

Where did you hear this? was it those little voices in you'r head again
fforestfach red

Radio City maybe

No, saw him in Formby village today

Doubt it as he's been in court at the Old Bailey with his son all day

08 May 2013 15:10:02
Am I the only Red who almost feels like we won just something? Goodluck to whoever comes in to replace SAF. He'll need it.

Anyway eds, how much do you attribute Hendo, Downing, Enrique's improvements this season to BR's coaching and managing?

Been wondering.

Singapore Red {Ed023's Note - They have improved to be fair}

08 May 2013 15:23:08
Really hope if the news of Reina leaving is true we try and go all out to get one of ter stegen or Leno (the german keepers) and not Vorm or Al-habsi (even writhing his name brings me tears). German is the way to go.
Surely one of our scouts must have an eye for talent.

Funny enough, we don't pick out squad based on nationalities

08 May 2013 14:43:12
After a long-time heard fantastic news that was waiting for years, now atleast can believe footy is all about cycles, wow what a great, great day for any Liverpool fan, couldn't ask more (^^, )

I can, ok it's great to see the back of him but we should concentrate on Liverpool

08 May 2013 17:01:55
how is it great it will be great when we aren't 30 odd points behind them everyone needs to move on from this it has nothing to do with us let's worry about our own issues like replacing carra et al. Tommy Irish Red

"couldn't ask more" - not even to be higher in the league than 7th? Fair enough!

We are twenty points behind them.

Maybe it will be fair now anyway as we all know he had the media pundits and fa in his pocket this alone got them sixpoints a season if you think about all them times there players got away with bans and the media putting pressure on teams challenging them.
thought it funny today when eaman holmes talking about how great fergie was with all the other managers in the league that rafa was the only one he doesn't like and even gets on with wenger and mancini now yeah we know why rafa wenger in his day mancini last year scared him if for instance big sam was challenging utd and fergie for the league he would have turned on them (puppet brigade)

08 May 2013 14:30:35
So goodbye then SAF. Don't like you but have to admit you did well.
And it looks like hello at Utd to David Moyes - I hope you have as much success there as you have had at Everton.

Well, he finished above Liverpool with very little money this season, and next season, with a better squad and much more money, there's a more than decent chance he will win something. Just my opinion of course, but then again, I'm not bitter. 007

007 ha no trophies and I think it was 3 out of 10 above us was it with two of them seasons taking the limelight of you by winning champ league / league cup/ not to mention never winning at anfield yes well take that everyday get back on the dark side

Maybe so fella, but as I say, i'm not bitter. Read the posts above and below yours and please let me know if Liverpool fans aren't. Ps, that Brendan Rodgers bloke has done a good job wherever he's been though eh? Especially at Watford and Reading, you must be delighted with what he's brought to Anfield this season? And having spent so little too. 007

Still on are page eh haaa haaa gutted

08 May 2013 14:20:00
I don't know why people are laughing at moyes to united, we can't even finish above them when he's on a shoe string budget, and people think well finish above united now? let's get our own house in order first.

08 May 2013 14:48:17
What a complete rubbish post! Iam 10000% sure its from a bluenose! Tell me did everton win medals? And Cl glory for finshing above Liverpool? What they didnt? LOL
Go do one boob, you are having your best season in like for ever and with all the off field issues we are still just a couple of points behind and are a 100000000 times a better FOOTBALL team! Westham and stoke play more attractive football than your rubbish!
Buddy you are the most delusional one to ever post here! Moyes has been at everton for 11 years! With all our troubles lateley we still have 50 trofies more than you! 5 trofies that no Everton fan will ever in their life even see their team qualify to!

08 May 2013 15:04:36
Nope we are not saying we will finish above united next season, but its impossible for any manager past or present to fill those boots, forget moyes who is a midtable manager at best, you should be more woried about your teams as from midtable to relligation threatens now that will be the same impact at united in 2-3 years. :))

Well said. He's a quality manager and wouldn't mind having him in charge of our side.

As for SAF he's without doubt the best manager in the world.

We haven't been able to get close (apart from once) to his side for 20 years.

Show how rubbish we have been.

11 years of being allowed to build constantly with 0 success gets you a decent position. If people accept our own house is now in order and let them get on with the changes they need to make, we'll be there

Weve spent many many millions more than everton, so its a fair post to be honest, for the money we've spent we should be top 4 minimum. spent more than arsenal and spurs.

08 May 2013 18:04:21
Moyes is overrated manager, had 11 years to build but massively failed couldn't win even carling cup with teams like swansea and birmigham etc won, couldn't win at Liverpool or old toilet etc whenever everton had chance to win something always and I mean always bottled it wiuthout even facing pressure that's how a poor manager he is!

08 May 2013 14:16:30
I am convinced "Harry Scousser" has head-related issues. The guy posts, then contradicts his own posts in his original posts and then follows up with more posts to his own posts and replies.

He talks nonsense most of the time, makes barely comprehensible digs at everyone from BR to players and then posts complete crap about how " Ericsson won't join LFC because he is too good for us " or something along those lines, how he wants 2 more CouNtinhos etc.

I suggest checking yourself into the nearest Hospital immediately Harry.

The real AG

Have you ever thought that he may actually have a medical condition? Maybe you should think about that before you post criticising him.

I can see why you are posting that because he can be very confusing, i'm not really sure what he wants or what he's getting at which is why I don't reply to his posts, but he's doing no harm so don't get wound up by him!

Waro

08 May 2013 14:51:08
I agree with you the real AG! Also with Waro, but Waro harrys post gets on my nerve just because of the ammount of rubbish in them!

Mr. X

I have actually thought about that Waro, but Harry has been posting for a while, and from my experience reading and conversing with Harry, it seems to me Harry is more of a guy who changes his mind every 5 minutes rather than a guy with actual issues. My post was aimed at trying to tell Harry to be more positive or atleast stick with a certain set of views rather than changing them every 5 minutes.

The real AG

Well said Waro.

Apples '96'

I find myself agreeing with waro. which is rare. not having a pop, nor do I normally. we just have differing opinions more often than not.

08 May 2013 14:07:05
Dede is much better than Douglas, should be the one we go for

Prestige Worldwide {Ed002's Note - Dede will not be moving to Liverpool.}

Ed02. Dede would be an amazing signing for Liverpool. i'd it could be. possible all strings should be pulled.
Steven {Ed002's Note - Zero chance.}

Didn't Dede moved to Cruzeiro ED002?

The real AG {Ed002's Note - Yes but there are issues. He was never and will not be moving to Liverpool.}

I thought ed01 or 023 said it was possible to get him eds? I'm not saying your wrong because I don't have a clue my self. Why are you so sure? {Ed023's Note - It wasn't me lol}

Dede would be great for Liverpool, Let's hope!

08 May 2013 13:44:44
With Chelsea and both the Manchester clubs bedding in new managers there is unlikely to be a better opportunity for clubs like Spurs and Liverpool to push on to the top 4. Rogers should use this and the proported city shortlist scenario to get FSG to use some serious cash as this might just be a key transfer window, especially if we act fast, decisively and early before the clubs seeking new managers get them in post.

Serious cash, ok mate, its not like they have spent serious cash like over 200m since they arrived, "oh wait they have and we still can't break into the top 6"

Serious cash as opposed to the riseable 20m budget that has been muted. And the net spend as you well know is vastly lower than 200m.

Think he means because reported budget for upcoming transfer window is small in comparison to others think before belittling someone

08 May 2013 13:30:52
Whats the chances of rafa getting the utd job lol. Tommy Irish Red

08 May 2013 13:05:54
So Fergie retires. and Moyes to step in.
Interesting decision. But let's wait and see.
People says in past 11 years he hasn't won anything at everton. true.
lets see what is he going to win next year with UTD.
Both BR and Moyes are pretty much same.
won nothing with previous clubs and moved to abig club. BR finished 7th with 50 mill budget.
Lets see what's Moyes going to do next year.

08 May 2013 13:18:56
just a thought, but could the speculation about rooney wanting to go to bayern, have anything to do with moyes maybe taking over at man u

08 May 2013 13:25:05
Rodgers finished 7th with a £50m budget but lost Bellamy, Kuyt and Maxi for pittance. He also took over a very weak side who had finished 8th the season before. He was tasked to cut the wage bill on top of this.
Moyes would be takng over the reigning champions and likely have a slgihtly, if not much larger budget in terms of both fees and wages.

Its uncomparable in terms of their first seasons. Maybe after 5 years you can judge them both against eachother in terms of success. In 5 years, I think Moyes would drag United down to 4th and Rodgers could drag us back to the top 2, but that's just my opinion. let's just wait, and let it play.

YNWA! (Adam)

Your analysis is flawed. BR came into manage a team, who had finished 7th, 7th and 8th, with a squad nowhere near UTDs. Moyes will be going into a Club that has been very very successful for many a year, already with a squad capable of Title challenge.

I would say it was a pathetic attempt at a dig at Rodgers.

The real AG

08 May 2013 13:48:21
Mate don't you think that moyes will just be puppet and fergie will run things behind the scenes for atleast 2-3 years until moyes is completely settled and make sure things are going well for him, after all remember this is ferguson, he does things for reason this decision might be shock for fans or media but they would have been discussing and planing with moyey for few years, this is not a quick decision or hurried but very well planed to maintain united success and dominance with fergie still playing big role!

Another pathetic attempt to discredit BR by you Harry. How can you compare a man job taking over the reigning champions with another mans job taking over the reigning league cup champions?

Thats exactly what's going to happen, moyes the puppet but hey is that a good thing? would moyes be happy with that? I don't think so.

and I know being a Liverpool guy my thought would be always irrelevant to the blues (just as theirs). moyes isn't a trophy winning manager. he's going to let them down.

moyes regime at everton can be compaired to what hodgson did at fulham. not completely but in some way yes. its been 10 yrs at everton, and moyes has just managed an avg show. money problem yes but 10 yr is too much time not to built a successful team.

and also to the guys here comparing BR to moyes but its clear br has much more to his game then moyes does. and in 10 yrs time u never know where we would be with br. even Man United would choose br over moyes if those were the only two guys left.

08 May 2013 12:34:58
Good luck to Sir Alex in retirement. Him and Bob Paisley are the two most successful managers in the English game. Mutual respect from both sets of fans for their achievements. YNWA

08 May 2013 12:25:35
Right this is a Liverpool page so keep it short fair play owl Alex was a grate manager we all no. Sorry remember it's took four years for him to win a cup and 7 years to win the league so all you Rogers haters back of give him a chance and time!

08 May 2013 13:09:05
thats ok saying it took him 7yrs to get it totally right but in that time he got plenty of money to buy the likes of ince pallister, he even pushed hard to get barnes beardsley so imo he was able to compete with the top teams in the league for players signatures, the question must be is brendan afforded the same backing imo no i'm not blaming fsg I know they have to spend within their restraints let's just hope there is a bigger picture that we can't see but will be told when matters r dealt with like naming rights sponsorship deals etc. Tommy Irish Red

08 May 2013 13:16:24
Do you honestly think UTD will give a 2 year time for moyes to win something?
dude. when a club actually fails out completely. we call it as transition.

08 May 2013 11:58:14
The manager keeps talking about the need to sign quality attacking players, who can unlock stubborn defences. these players cost money, much more than the reported £20m we supposedly have to spend, which has led me to believe that we have more than £20m to spend, and that that figure has deliberately been fed to the media. I have a hunch that we will sign some very young up and coming talent. my hunch is that christian eriksen, christian tello, belhanda, loic remy and thomas ince will arrive. like I say it's just a hunch, but let's see if it proves to be correct.

Coutinho didn't cost 20million

08 May 2013 13:10:56
Neither Coutinho has solved the problems, coutinho is a ok player with fantastic future, but thinking he is a player who is going to drive us top4 next season then I'm afraid

08 May 2013 13:19:52
I would actually take remy from the list under 7 mill the guy will be a bargain like countinho. he has already showed great pace and strength something which bellamy had when deployed on the right.

tello no chance, why should he come to Liverpool?
belhanda is a quality player. no chance of moving in summer to liverpol
Ince and errikson will end up in Spurs since AVB wanna compete lenon and Ince on the right side.

08 May 2013 13:23:47
2 countinho type and 2 suarez type players will take us to top 4.
hazaard and mata took a chelsea to top 3 with europa league final. probably along with luiz.
none of their players performed well par this season.

08 May 2013 13:46:27
Actually, we need pacy midfielders who can counter attack and not wait till defence is packed before we try to unlock it. This is the aspect our game that needs to be upped a hell lot in my view.

Benitez made the difference and not the players.

A attacking midfielder who scores goals to replace downing erikson would be great but would we get also someone to either replace or cover lucas all depends on price and a cb personally I would go out and spend 20plus mil on one who would make the difference and be here a long time like reo for united from leeds don't get many hyppias. find this better than buying two say one now who is older not as good for 8m and another for around same price for the future this for me would be enough assess till jan certainly keep us in the mix.

08 May 2013 11:37:37
Klopp to United

08 May 2013 11:16:02
Moyes to Man Utd? Di Matteo to Everton?

Have a little bet on that guys and girls.

08 May 2013 12:26:50
Martinez to everton, moyes to mancs, mourinho to chelsea, rafa to psg, ancellotti to real madrid, my little 5-fold accumalator!

Oneil to efc- moyes to utd- morinho to chelsea- rafa to psg -ancelotti to madrid -pellegrini to city-martinez to malaga

08 May 2013 10:20:36
This may not be very well received, but may I give a tribute to Mr Ferguson. Took over a massive club that wasn't achieving what it should have been (sound familiar?), and, when given time, achieved constant success. It was 4 years before he won his first trophy, and 7 years before his first title.

My point is, perhaps some of us need to remember this, and understand that if we are to have long-term success, we need to give Brendan time to steer the club the way that he wants it to go.

El Pi**edolero

08 May 2013 11:31:31
But that was different era compare to now, how many managers have gone to achieve the same like ferguson, has wenger or moyes achieved the same dispite been given the time, fergie is once a life time manager who had some luck!

Footy now is completely different, do you think owners will accept losing champions league money, sponsors money neither can attract new sponsors at the sametime day by day clubs market is going down at the sametime our sponsors are not happy with our position and the money we demand etc to just wait for rodgers to achieve champions league, I DOUBT at the end of the day they are bussiness people and won't go well when we are losing a lot of money neither will accept losing all these money only for rodgers to achieve champions league, we are in a different situation where we can't afford losing money as werner has said its impossible to run a club like Liverpool without champions league.

just imagine this season despite being rodgers first season they were very disappointed with league table and decided to decrease rodgers power and bring more people to help him that's how they are disappointed, now here your talking about owners accepting losing money just to wait for Rodgers to achieve champions league!

"You can live without water for so many days, but you can't live a second without hope" - Brendan Rodgers

Adam

Are we Signing hope?

Lol - Did Rodgers really say that?

Tell him that's just plain wrong.

BJH YNWA

Wenger has had peanuts to spend compared to ferguson and was unable to offer the wages ferguson could and hence the result is that wenger has lost his best player every season. If you ask me wenger is a much better manager than SAF. It is just the fact that the pundits are happy to slate him that you are dissing him. Think about that next time someone insults suarez.
derryred

08 May 2013 10:04:54
The Great Man and LFC Legend made his league Debut 50 years ago on this very day!

Congradulations to Tommy Smith

What a Player - What a Man!

In my opinion Just behind Kenny and Stevie and only just by the smallest of margins.

A true LFC Legend is Tommy the stuff of folklore our CB problem would be solved if we found another Tommy alas there are no other Kenny's Stevie's or Tommy's.

Wild Woulfe McBain

08 May 2013 09:54:09
Lads, did anyone read the article that's floating around regarding our stadium expansion? It doesn't make good reading. It talks about the 'once in a lifetime missed opportunity' to build a new stadium. And about how we will fall further behind the elite without it. The redeveloped Anfield may well hold 60,000 people; but there will be very, very limited facilities in comparison with the likes of The Etihad, Old Trafford and City's place. There will also be no room for further expansion down the line due to space restrictions. I read recently that Man City were looking at developing a 'Manchecter City Village' around their stadium - a kind of village around the stadium - to include bars, restaurants, shops, big screens etc; this place will even have a City centre! Compared to our limited vision isn't it time we considered developing a ground share with Everton? Would the fans go for it or would it be better if both clubs rumbled around in the periphery of the big boys as seems to be the plight of both clubs now. ?

Jackzokay

Dont see how our club is in plight by an description of the word. We are financially more stable then ever and are slowly making ourselves more secure.

Furthermore, everton couldn't afford a groundshare nor could afford to fund half the building costs.

08 May 2013 09:36:36
Regardless of what we think of the team at the wrong end of the M62, I have to pay the utmost respect to Mr Ferguson.

I'm sure many Liverpool fans will be jumping for joy like bellends which makes us as bad as the rest, but I'm convinced the league will be worse off without a manager of this caliber.

I've never been concerned with threat of losing our trophy status pedestal, as the challenge from Utd was of a consequence of our down-turn and not of the dominance of Utd, so we only have ourselves to blame.

I'm sure there will be twists and turns to this story and I suspect the threat of losing Mourinho to Chelsea may be the dominating factor to the retirement, but you never know.

DaveyBootle

Davey you have been softened up by the PC brigade on here my mate, f**k them! Myself personally I can't stop laughing, and Moyes taking over. it's the gift that keeps on giving!

It won't happen straight away but make no mistake, this is the begining of the end for United!

Don't let this opportunity pass you buy Davey, revel in this because that crowd from down the lancs are only to quick throw things in our faces, and the twisteds from across the park have got a double whammy, there reserve team going down the pan ( Man U ) and Moyes leaving them, so that's both of there teams winning f**k all, ha ha ha ha ha YES!

Oh yes, and were are all the mancs that normally infest this site? Sssshhhhhhhhhhhh!!

Waro

Well have to agree with Waro on this one (surprisingly)
My united supporting friends are saying that their world just 'crashed' XD

Agree with Waro. good riddance to the senile auld g*t

Waro, if I could explain the shabite I've had over the years with them lot, toe-to-toe, verbally etc then the list goes on. Not good I know but it's the truth.

I've just replied to a post in which I stated I can't stand both Utd and Ferguson.

I can't stand Gary Neville. but he talks sense. I hated Keane. but he was a boss player. I despise Utd. but they're the biggest club since the inception of the Premier league!

One thing though, the board have stated they are after a manager with pedigree and European experience, which must rule Moyes out.

DaveyBootle

08 May 2013 09:34:17
The day football changed forever May 8th 2013

08 May 2013 09:10:00
Just my own opinion but I think if old Fergie retires Mourhino might be shifted in quick. Wonder if this Chelsea stuff has been a smokescreen. oooh the mystery lol!

YNWA JFT96

Smokescreens don't happen. You want someone you go get them, you don't worry about other people

08 May 2013 10:48:57
I doubt fegie or united will even consider a manager who is completely opossite what the club stands for, mourinho is a good manager who uses a lot of money then jumps the ship which is not how it works at united neither he respects the club or history where-ever he works, he just wants everything should be about him in media rather then club, he is destruction for academy which is very important to united and always has been, if fergie decides to leave then klopp will succeed him and take care of academy which fergie and united have worked so hard for its progress!

It's going to be Moyes.

Liverpool need a commanding central midfielder who can impose himself. I really like Diame, strong, good on the ball and can score goals.

Im having sausages for tea, it was about as relevant as the last post. {Ed023's Note - I'm having sausages too :D}

08 May 2013 06:55:33
Well I have finally had to admit to myself that my fears are valid. While the Home kit isn't bad, next years Away and Third kits are going to be worse than this years (and that's saying something). Who actually makes the decisions on these kits and why have they not been fired yet? I have seen numerous mock ups from fans online that play towards the club's tradition and blow all the Warrior kits out of the water.

Since LFC don't get royalties from kit sales anyway (except when purchased directly from the club) I will once again not be purchasing any Warrior kit next year and as long as they continue to embarrass our great club with these horrible kits. Nike do well with Man U and i'm sure Puma will do much better with the new Arsenal kits than Warrior has done for us. What a shame.

Our home kits have both been very nice, our away kits next year look like they'll be very dodgy but the plain black away kit from this year is a really lovely shirt

I agree with samsam only on the home kits being nice in terms of design. As for the new home kit, I feel the collar and sleve trims could have gone all the way around as opposed to half way. (perhaps that would affect the '96' touch on the back of the shirt?)
This seasons 'plain black' away kit I have never seen, I have however seen the black and grey star trek outfit. The one that even in the shop is covered in fluff and ready to fall apart.
i'm not going to get into my thoughts on the new away and third kits until they are confirmed but I am very concerned based on the little info we have already.
The claims that the warriors kits are taking a nod to classic kits worn in successful times is IMO rubbish, I feel most supporters would take replicas of the original kits (obviously taking into account copyright etc if that is something that is relevant?) than some poorly designed twist.

Sam,

I would agree that Warrior have generally gotten the home kits right. However the current away kit is ruined by the grey half circles around the neck, on the lower back, and the one thigh. Warrior seem to just be trying to make something entirely different with no thought to how it actually looks.

Tbh as long as the home kit is decent I'm happy - we wear it 70% of the time. It would be nice to have a gorgeous away kit as well but it could be worse - we could have Barca's away kit.

08 May 2013 12:32:56
The only thing that matters is that its a winning shirt! Don't like don't buy! Simple! Just support
Y--N--W--A.
JUSTICE and PEACE
FT 9-6

08 May 2013 01:16:58
Boot room blarney- Hi eds, with Gerrard out the last few matches who will take his place, will Conor Coady come in or Suso, I really like Adorjan but realisticly who do you think will replace him in the team and who would you have if you could choose. {Ed023's Note - I see Henderson dropping back into midfield with Lucas and either Skrtel coming in for a 352 or Borini coming in for a 4231. Coady might get on the bench though}

08 May 2013 12:33:47
Shelvey to start