Liverpool banter 3

23 Apr 2024 21:53:18
Joyce saying Slot is the man.

23 Apr 2024 22:07:04
He's gone even money favourite with the bookies.

23 Apr 2024 22:50:39
I’m happy with this.

He’s been courted by many teams and we’re the ones who’ve snaffled him.

23 Apr 2024 23:03:09
Steady on, Ron.

23 Apr 2024 23:16:54
Ed 2 rarely if ever wrong, huh?

23 Apr 2024 23:59:10
Out of curiosity ron, which teams courted him?

24 Apr 2024 00:14:54
He plays inverted wingbacks. Trent at left back?

24 Apr 2024 03:43:49
Ok, just so that I’m sure about this - is it correct that I should like Arne Slot for the job?

I’ve been let down recently first when I was informed that Alonso was the man for the job and was what we needed.

Then I was informed that Amorim was not only the man for the job but he had actually been given the job and that he was what we needed.

As someone said recently, I didn’t know who Arne Slot was until yesterday so I’m just hoping that this one is actually the Messiah. Don’t get me wrong - I hope for all our sakes (and our collective mental health) that he is - if he does indeed get the job we can safely get on with the summer and rationalising that he is the manager we all wanted in the first place.

Just in case though, can I ask all those who know about such things, who I should be warming up to like if we have to move onto option number 4?

24 Apr 2024 04:06:51
WDW3 - maybe stop searching for a messsiah and just look for someone to come in and keep the ship rolling.

24 Apr 2024 04:29:27
It seems to be common knowledge that Slot turned down both Chelsea and Spurs last summer.

24 Apr 2024 06:24:51
Whoever gets the job the fans will get behind him as we should slot will be honoured to get the job as there is no better job on offer at the moment and he has birthday virgil gakpo and gravenberch there already.

24 Apr 2024 06:25:45
WDW3 - he’s not the messiah

He’s a very naughty boy.

24 Apr 2024 08:13:47
😁😁😁 That made me laugh out loud @Rabh. The only reason most people would get behind a number of the candidates mentioned would be to stab them in the back the first time we lse a game.

24 Apr 2024 08:13:51
If he plays inverted wingbacks it will be a very short tenure.

24 Apr 2024 08:44:08
That's the spirit, Mizer.

24 Apr 2024 11:40:28
@Mizer #ArneSlotOut yeah? He’s not even signed yet and already we’re looking for holes in the armour to stick him in 🙄.

24 Apr 2024 12:57:37
Well, if Joyce said it then it must be true. Welcome to Liverpool, Arne. Hope you Slot in with us like other successful managers in our history, have.

24 Apr 2024 18:28:48
Is there such a thing as an inverted wingback Mizer? A wingback is a mix of a fullback and a winger. If he’s inverted then he’s missing the ‘wing’ part of the wingback persona.

Maybe a midback or an invertback or a fullfielder might be a more apt name?

23 Apr 2024 17:57:54


Lets Be Rational has written an article entitled, Has PGMOL turned into an impossible-to-overthrow dictatorship?

23 Apr 2024 19:08:01
Ya think, LBR?

23 Apr 2024 19:46:33
I'm happy to die on this hill, but VAR isn't the issue. There is a huge lack of competency from officials, top to bottom. the officials make basic errors, whether that's communication or failing to have the balls to overturn something.

The powers that be put officials in games they shouldn't be in. How many times have we argued about Manchester refs. They may not be biased but it opens up the question.

The rules are vague so open to interpretation. Handball being the main one.

offside is black and white but i don't think the tech is foolproof. Its reliant on taking measurements when the ball is played but frame rates make it impossible to be accurate. So there is no element of wiggle room as officials are told to keep their flags down. So you can't have the equivalent of umpires call.

The tech can help them, but PGMOL need to get their house in order.

{Ed025's Note - i think your right WYred, the referees are incompetent fools who are using VAR as a crutch mate..

23 Apr 2024 20:49:25
Ed25, a former referee in Mike Dean saying that he decided to not alert a fellow referee to a wrong call in a match via VAR because he doesn't want him to get "more grief". The match referee also happens to be his friend Anthony Taylor. It just show the state of refereeing in this league. Its beyond a joke.

{Ed025's Note - it really is mfahmee, its no wonder people are calling it corruption mate when you hear stories like this , they dont know their arse from their elbow at the PGMOL and its become a total joke..

23 Apr 2024 20:52:14
I think people are to quick to scream corruption after every var call is incorrect. They give the refs to much credit, there not smart enough to make a correct call never mind be able to hide thousands of pounds of bungs. Incompetence is the word people should be using, and it highlights the incompetence of the PGMOL for not getting the structure right at the top. Webb is out of his depth, the team of “elite” refs are all out of their league and it’s just the brown stuff rolling down hill and the fans have to suffer.

23 Apr 2024 21:13:43
PGMOL is a limited company, so it would be interesting if any aggrieved party took them to court for failing to provide a service with reasonable care and skill.

23 Apr 2024 21:21:51
Andy, I just think it's time to call it out in more drastic ways. If not, as I write, it is only get worse before it gets better.

Corruption is a strong word to use, it holds a lot of significance. Incompetence can more easily be swept under the carpet. It's all in the ways we challenge these decisions, and the words used simply hold a lot of power.

I don't necessarily call every decision corrupt - but the way PGMOL handles every case, openly make mistakes and then in secrecy make sure that no one is punished or held responsible, sweeping everything away, what else are we going to call it.
When you see the pundits and journalists being well paid by the mainstream to time and time again side with PGMOL, to not call out the glaringly obvious mistakes, I think corruption is a fair term to use. They are literally getting paid to take part in a machinery that decides who wins and who don't, a lot of economical structures rely on these decisions, and those keeping quiet only add to worsen the conditions.

As I write, not until especially the pundits and journalists grow a pair and quit their comfortable positions, will I trust it to get better.

{Ed002's Note - There is no corruption - an overused and misunderstood word. Who is paying them all off?}

23 Apr 2024 21:44:48
At least Nottingham Forest has discovered that VAR is, in fact, Eric Morecambe.
Cup of tea, Ern?

Seriously though, I agree with Ed002. There is too much incompetence and too many incompetents for it to be corruption.

I'd do away with it tomorrow.

23 Apr 2024 21:55:19
No-one can explain to me why VAR is not run by Artificial Intelligence.

23 Apr 2024 22:19:38
@Ron At times I think it is run by Artificial Unintelligence.

23 Apr 2024 22:44:35
Money doesn't have to change hands for something to be corrupt or corrupted.
The Tories are currently corrupt in their ability to tell the truth, propose sensibly policy or not stoke fake culture wars.

23 Apr 2024 22:49:37
Refs don’t need to run VAR. It should not be used for “interpretation”. That’s the on field refs job.
It should be used for line calls and handballs.

If it hits the hand in the box it’s a penalty.
Fouls -ref looks at the screen.

24 Apr 2024 04:56:51
It's a multi-clown circus of inconsistency and incompetency in equal measures.

I'd like to go back to the "win some lose some" decisions in football and be done w VAR. We can have video review on a Monday to either clear or award red cards. I'd bring in the CL offside AI to replace VAR.

But as we all know it's here to stay. What is it year 5 or so now. it should be seamless by now just catching seismic errors and not used for picking gnat rubbish out of black pepper.

24 Apr 2024 06:44:00
"If it hits the hand in the box it’s a penalty. "

Ron it is not always that simple. What if a skillful player is able to kick the ball into the defenders hand, or the attacker pushes the players hand into the ball.

However, i guess i am being pedantic and I suspect your argument is that clearer rules are needed, as well as appropriate application.

I would argue another use of tech would help here, instead of running over to a screen on the opposite side of the pitch, is there another form of tech the ref can carry to get a quicker look?

I would love to have refs with a microphone to get clarification on things. Also to stop players crowding the ref.

23 Apr 2024 22:06:18
Ed02, by now it is such a big machinery and so much money is being thrown around, I wouldn't even know where to begin.

It might just be the unfairness of it all, that makes me and others take words like corruption and dictatorship and misconduct etc. in use. I don't claim to know everything that is happening, I'm not saying PGMOL are the literal meaning of a dictatorship, and I don't want to go all out on conspiracies that I don't know the half of. But I don't know a single supporter of football who isn't sick to death about the current status of the game, and the way rules are being bent and swept away to fit some of these absurd narratives. And I think that the fact that no one is happy about it, yet it only seems to get worse, there just just has to be some kind of sinister favouritism or fraudulence going on.

Maybe if the pundits and journalists, who's voices could have a big impact, weren't siding with these absurdities meanwhile being paid decent money (I'm not saying they're bribed), it would sit better with me. But the fact that money seem to at least have the possibility of playing a huge role in all of this, the word corruption is just what springs to mind.

Words hold a lot of power, and as I say, I think more drastic words need to be taken into use if anything needs to get better.

{Ed002's Note - So who is paying PGMOL to be corrupt?}

23 Apr 2024 22:31:12
I’ve never thought there to be corruption ed2, gross incompetence yes but not out right corruption. However, that statement that forest released has suggested corruption. Did Clattenburg have anything to do with that statement because if so what would lead him to make a thinly veiled suggestion of corruption by stating that they warned about the var being a Luton fan. What else can be interpreted from that particular line of the statement, and why on earth would a former ref suggest that the var would not be impartial, is it from past experience?

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of Forest suggesting anyone is paying off anyone to be corrupt. You seem to be struggling to understand the words you are using.}

24 Apr 2024 00:10:18
If it's not corrupt refs, then they're just useless, Ed002 and something needs to change very quickly.

{Ed002's Note - IF you think it is corruption, please share who is paying them.}

24 Apr 2024 09:49:02
You do not need to pay everyone off for corruption to work, just pay enough of them. Look at the Chicago White Sox.

Referees jetting off to the UAE on Etihad airlines to referee games during this season? Was that for free? Would it be deemed fair and proper conduct in any other vocation?

However, I am falling on the side of incompetence. I don’t want to believe it is corruption.

24 Apr 2024 10:03:08
Ed002, no one knows for sure as it's all just speculation and accusation. But if i was to start digging, i would start with referees who go to Saudi Arabia and UAE, only to return and immediately officiate prem clubs linked to those nations. I would also investigate 'insider trading' in the betting industry. Is it coincidental that Sly's pundits fail to speak out about the heinous decisions week in and week out, and that same organisation is heavily invested in gambling? We all know about players taking money to throw matches and gambling on the outcomes, would it not be feasible for this to go higher up the chain? There's buffoons that run things on a daily basis in all walks of life. Too many screwups and they get replaced. That happens in every single industry on the planet except politics and football.

24 Apr 2024 14:10:31
So who is paying enough of them?

23 Apr 2024 16:29:17
Looks like we're changing to Adidas, season after next. I've always liked their kit.

23 Apr 2024 17:56:32
Just seen that. Will they go rhetro with "Crown Paints" settings?

23 Apr 2024 18:01:16
We were never really a Nike team in my opinion. Nike is more for flashy, flair sides like Barca, PSG and Brazil.

{Ed025's Note - and Everton.. :)

23 Apr 2024 18:15:00
Ed025 - and the sporting chicken for Everton
Was that the Hafnia days?

{Ed025's Note - i used to love my Hafnia shirt Paisley, and we could play football then mate..

23 Apr 2024 18:33:44
With Everton’s money problems Ed025, they will be getting their kit from the same place the pub teams get theirs. Probably be sponsored by the local building contractor as well. 😂.

{Ed025's Note - we might be going to Barnado,s for our kit the way things are going Bobby, pub teams could sue us for defamation if we use theirs mate.. :)

23 Apr 2024 18:36:19
I thought we weren't going with them ever again after it ended badly/ didn't go well with them last time around. I may have a bad memory of course.

23 Apr 2024 18:48:44
Madmax at the end of the day, money talks regardless of how things panne out in the past.

23 Apr 2024 19:33:50
We’ve been sh*te since we went Nike.

23 Apr 2024 20:26:13
I'd love us to have the trefoil on the kit. It's the only adidas logo for me.

23 Apr 2024 22:39:15
Good news. Thankfully not reebok. Those kits were awful.

23 Apr 2024 23:55:11
Hope so the Nike kits are atrocious.

23 Apr 2024 15:50:43
If Slot were to come in are there any Feyenoord players we’d like to see come with him? Geertrudia would tick a lot of boxes one of the Ed’s mentioned him before. Wieffer, Hancko and Timber all well thought of.

23 Apr 2024 16:04:16
That is exactly why we are hiring him. Lack of funds for top players! Slot is a proper YES man.

23 Apr 2024 16:34:55
Good lord, grow up.

23 Apr 2024 16:42:38
Or we could be hiring him because he’s proven capable of winning league titles with clubs that don’t have the same resources as his competitors. Feyenoord aren’t PSV or Ajax and if not for C.V. he probably wins the title with Az Alkmaar. Won a domestic cup and has been to a European final and plays a somewhat similar style of football to Klopp. He ticks a lot of boxes.

23 Apr 2024 16:53:19
What evidence you got of that then Keeper of Bees?

23 Apr 2024 16:57:03
I don't know slot but if we loose with him, it will be very funny.

Have a feeling, we would be laughing stock.


First City with Guardiola, next United with Ten Haag and its our turn now with Slot.

Guess?

23 Apr 2024 17:18:00
So the Beek Keeper knows who we are interviewing, when, our transfer budget and how agreeable Slot would be in sticking to that budget.

{Ed025's Note - dont get stung by other peoples views Rigsby..

23 Apr 2024 17:32:50
Slot was unlucky not to win the title with AZ. He’s proven himself over a sustained period and he’s learnt from the mistake he made at AZ. From how he comes across he seems like he’d fit in well with us, he’s got experience of building and improving a squad, as well as putting his ideas into practice. Importantly he has that personality and charisma that’s needed to be a success. Was reading an article by a Dutch journalist who said Slot would jump at any chance to be Liverpool manager but wouldn’t get out of bed for a team outside the top four (well, specifically he said Brentford) . Slot seems like a good choice given all of the circumstances.

23 Apr 2024 17:34:00
Hive got to stop listening to The Beek Keeper, Ed025. I reckon he/ she gets a buzz out of the attention.

{Ed025's Note - love it Rigsby, hive got to agree with you mate.. :)

23 Apr 2024 17:59:10
VV, don't know too much about "The Sloter" however, I'll take the devil I don' know than the "angels" (Tuchel, DeZerbi, Nagelsmann, Jose etc. ) that I do know.

23 Apr 2024 18:16:48
Slot has proven he can break the monopoly of Ajax and PSV
Not just with Feyenoord but nearly with AZ
He’s young and could be here a while -creating a real legacy.

23 Apr 2024 18:38:55
What evidence has anyone got? Let’s be honest.

23 Apr 2024 18:44:00
So Emery who has won like 5 EL alone would struggle under slightest bit of pressure but some random guy from Dutch league would thrive in England who has never managed one meaningful match in Champions league @ VV 😂. This page is comedy gold!
I honestly thought you would oppose Slot given how you took down every other guy bar Alonso and Amorim
Can’t you guys see it? It’s a clear indication how FSG would like the club to run post Klopp!

23 Apr 2024 19:27:07
No evidence @Irish
People criticize the manager they know and wax lyrical those they have no clue about. If Ed02 hadn’t mentioned his name in one of his reply, this page would have ripped him to shreds by now 😂😂😂😂
Emery is proven at the highest level. Beat Klopp with a simple 4-4-2 and Ever Benega. Took over a Villa team that was fighting relegation literally. Yea but somehow he is not good!

23 Apr 2024 19:27:41
The beekeeper, Emery failed at Arsenal and PSG, so he buckled under the weight of expectations. He’s only done well when there’s less expected of him. Plus he’s just signed a contract renewal. Slot isn’t just some random who has never managed a meaningful champions league game. He managed at least 6 this season, given that group games are meaningful. And I’d stand by what I said about the other candidates, not one of Kovac, De Zerbi, Frank, Fonseca, Nagelsmann, Mourinho, Zidane Tuchel or Potter are remotely worth consideration for multiple reasons.

Alonso, Amorim and Slot were the best candidates no one comes remotely close. One of those has definitely said no (as he’s off to Madrid), one has allegedly said no (not happy with t&c’s or salary) and one has allegedly said yes (Slot) . Given the other options, he’s the best available as he meets the criteria of a manager who is still young, has won a title (would have been two but for C.V. as AZ had Ajax on the ropes) and had demonstrated he can build a team capable of challenging.

23 Apr 2024 19:42:20
I didn’t even know who Slot was until yesterday and the same could be said about Amorim a few weeks ago. There’s managers I’m not keen on coming in but what will be will be.

Whoever does come in will get my full support as it’s not very productive to want the new man to fail from the start all because he wasn’t my first choice.

23 Apr 2024 19:56:55
Emery would struggle under the pressure because he has already struggled under the pressure and been sacked by PSG and Arsenal.
I think most reasonable people will back whoever the club decides to hire as manager, it's only the lunatic fringe that won't and these people really aren't worth our time and energy.

23 Apr 2024 20:22:06
Dont think Beekeepers opinions on this thread make him a lunatic, and he is dead right that if Ed002 hadnt mentioned Slot a couple of weeks ago this site would be in meltdown. Also right about managers like emery, De Zerbi been written off while we all jump on the slot train. having said that let's hope ed002 is right.

23 Apr 2024 20:36:53
Slot might have won league in dutch league but this is akin to Leicester winning here. Sure they played well but it's pretty uncontested with Ajax and psv being so bad.

He may well end up doing well but I suspect it will be three or four years of messing about trying to get 4th and getting to fa cup final a couple of times while consistently telling ourselves 'we are turning a corner'

Let's hope I'm totally wrong but I think this is a manager chosen to work with a limited budget, who won't cost a lot to bring in and who will be interested because it's a significant step up in profile and finances from where he currently is.

All the other coaches rumoured supposedly weren't interested and one can only assume they did not believe coming to Liverpool was better than where they were.

23 Apr 2024 20:50:40
Lunacy is attacking the poster instead of any meaningful contribution to the thread. And I am right Mr VV has been abusing every manager on this forum except Arne Slot 😂😂😂.

23 Apr 2024 21:33:46
Beekeeper, pointing out that Kovac, Frank, Nagelsmann, Tuchel, Mourinho, De Zerbi, Fonseca, Zidane, Potter, Emry or whoever else are entirely inappropriate choices isn’t abuse. Pointing out their failures and shortcomings isn’t abuse. It’s fair criticism. Not one of those managers would be a suitable candidate to replace Klopp for a multitude of reasons.

Kovac, shocking manager, manages to create a toxic environment at every club he manages, Max Kruse and Tomas Muller at Wolfsburg and Bayern were very public about him. In all cases his teams down tools

Mourinho, I mean, do I need to explain? As welcome as a fart in a crowded lift.

De Zerbi, not had any success outside of Ukraine, arguably made Brighton worse. Could start a fight in an empty room.

Fonseca, journeyman manager who has only won titles in the Ukraine for the most dominant team. Same as De Zerbi.

Zidane, outside of Madrid where he had the best squad and the most money he’s done nothing. Also a complete personality vacuum and speaks no English. His style of play is abominable too.

Potter, failed massively at Chelsea and done nothing since to rebuild his rep.

Emry, can’t do it at a big club. End of. Also his teams play extremely negatively.

Nagelsmann, ridiculous ego on the man, is quoted as saying he has no respect for us as a club, failed at Bayern, is failing in the German national team, outside of Bayern little in the way of achievement.

Tuchel, has been sacked from almost every job he’s had since Dortmund. Failed in all of them. Didn’t match Klopp’s achievements in winning a title at Dortmund which shows he’s simply a chequebook manager. Also shocking attitude and extremely negative football,

Frank. Essentially the Roy Hodgson candidate.

None of that is abuse Beekeeper. Unless being critical is now classed as abuse which is as snowflake as it gets.

The best three were Alonso, Amorim and Slot. I’m fine with Slot as there appears to be a good manager there. Were it not for C.V. he’d likely have had two league titles at two different clubs to his name as he had Ajax running.

23 Apr 2024 21:34:01
If the Slot years- or months- are going to be so bad, it's a real shame that so many haven't enjoyed the Klopp years 😂.
Two games away from doing the quadruple and some people were still moaning.

23 Apr 2024 21:20:40
What a brilliant post @Nevada. Exactly my view.

23 Apr 2024 21:58:08
Every manager has to work with a limited budget. Some are more bothered about what we spend than what we do on the pitch or having managers like Klopp and Rafa. Managers that understand more about the city of Liverpool than so many so called fans.

23 Apr 2024 22:00:37
If it’s Slot then I hope he’s what we need and will support him.
One word of caution; Steve McClaren once managed a team to win the Dutch league with a team outside of the so-called big three.

{Ed025's Note - yeah but he spoke fluent Dutch so it was easy for him.. :)

23 Apr 2024 22:03:06
In fairness Rigsby I was only two steps away from marrying Kelly Brook.

Obviously step 1 was I’ve never ever met her and step 2 I’ve never even spoken to her. But apart from that I really feel like she missed out.

23 Apr 2024 22:05:35
Dont know Rigsby, they seem pretty bee-lievable to me.

23 Apr 2024 22:50:41
If any of you haven't seen McCLaren doing a presser in English but with a Dutch accent, Google it, gold.

23 Apr 2024 22:51:32
She's a nice enough lass, JK.
I only went out with her twice and she cancelled on me twice. She was more bothered about her gardening than me getting the quadruple number of dates up. And like Liverpool, I missed out on getting my hands on the big two.
I promise I won't do any puns about how fans should enjoy Slot even if he doesn't have any Dutch caps.

24 Apr 2024 00:07:13
@Viktor

Everything you said about those managers who were good enough can also apply to slot.

Never managed a big club. Little experience in Europe (I genuinely don't know how well feyenoord did in champs league after their title win, anyone? )

It's silly to use those criticisms against one group of managers when they can also apply to the ones you don't like.

For me I'm a little biased I suppose because there's never been a successful Dutch manager in premiership and they all tend to stick to the same way of playing and being very inconsistent. Hope slot is the exception.


I keep saying people say that they like slot because he wants to come (assuming he does) . But wouldnyou want me as manager? I would love to take the job, pretty sure I'd be rubbish but I'd love it. That's not a very good measure of if someone is good enough. Woy wanted it remember as did Brenda. Klopp initially didn't want it and had to be talked into it by his wife.

While I understand the reasoning behind that thinking it does pose a bigger question - why is the job being viewed as undesirable to the best up and coming managers?

24 Apr 2024 00:22:36
Arne Slot🤔
Sometimes I apply logic, sometimes knowledge.
With Slot it was my gut feeling saying No.
Then I looked at why I might feel this way. Eredivisie? Well the previous big teams are not doing their best. Primeira Liga. Sporting, Benfica and Porto. Quite a handful.
Then I look at what Liverpool need. A big character and also very experienced and knowledgeable. Ah yes Klopp. 😱 Oh wait a minite he is leaving because he is knackered, he gave his all to Liverpool.
Who could replace him? Oh no not Maureen aka Mourinho.
Well he does have the qualifications.
I wanted Amorim. Alonso is not possible.
Slot. Likely to find himself out of his depth, and quickly. I bet the Utd supporters are having a quiet chuckle. Ten Haag was supposed to tick the boxes. Yet out of his depth.
The Liverpool job could well be too big and difficult for many.
Perhaps a big and difficult manager is needed. Someone with a scowl not a smile?
We shall see. I don't have faith in Stats because there are lies, damned lies and statistics.

24 Apr 2024 09:09:24
I don't get why people are comparing Slot with Ten Hag because they are both Dutch. It's silly and fans are already worried about United fans laughing at us for appointing a Dutch manager!
It's nigh on impossible to bring in another Klopp or anyone better. Who is there? Guardiola? Mourinho? It may be impossible not nigh on impossible 😂.
Every new appointment is a gamble and this will be no different. Klopp will leave us in far better shape than we he took over and we should be remember that but give the new manager a fair crack of the whip.

24 Apr 2024 13:00:50
Nevada, Feyenoord is NOTHING like Leicester in terms of history and trophies won. In fact, Feyenoord is what Leicester wishes they were.

23 Apr 2024 15:02:40
Im calling it now, Arsenal loose tonight, we win tomorrow and City suffer a shock late defeat to Brighton Thursday. Title back in our hands.

23 Apr 2024 15:55:13
I'll have whatever you're drinking kim.

23 Apr 2024 15:55:32
I fancied Chelsea tonight originally but apparently they have lots of injuries going into the game including Palmer.

Hopefully they can do us a favour though.

23 Apr 2024 17:21:56
They have Barndoor Jackson. He will miss plenty.

23 Apr 2024 17:33:15
Well, we’ve got to hope for something.

23 Apr 2024 17:59:50
VV, what else are you going to do?

23 Apr 2024 18:29:40
No chance. Spurs could draw with them tho I reckon.

23 Apr 2024 19:28:31
As it’s still mathematically possible Oli, let’s hope that City and Arsenal fall to pieces.

23 Apr 2024 20:23:39
Arsenal are going to win 3-0 or so, dominating chelsea, so right now you look miles off!

23 Apr 2024 21:34:27
Looks like Chelsea are getting dry bummed.

23 Apr 2024 21:23:22
They are thumping Chelsea, Mystic Meg failed on this one.

23 Apr 2024 21:36:51
Let's get it right, the OP said Arsenal 'loose' tonight.

23 Apr 2024 22:00:46
What the fook was that Chelsea? Embarrassing to say the least. Poch will be sacked soon. That was truelly pathetic from a 1billion pound spend, enzo and palmer are the only decent players, the rest are absolute crap…. what's happened to Caicedo? Terrible performance…. could have been for arsenal even though I thought the 3rd was a foul 100% and white was crossing, but they were in complete control arsenal…. they deserve the title for me.

24 Apr 2024 07:57:05
Again Arsenal hand it out to a team we hope would get under the skin of our rivals, I'm going all out on reverse psychology from now on, I hope City and Arsenal win all their remaining games well maybe not City.

24 Apr 2024 13:02:39
They were "loose" alright, weren't they?

23 Apr 2024 13:46:45
Maybe I've missed something but why isn't Hansi Flick considered? Bayern played some incredible football under him and won the treble. Yes, it didn't work out with the german national team, but I guess managing a club is totaly different to a national team.

23 Apr 2024 13:52:32
Like I said, I think the idea of Herr Flick is just too good an opportunity to miss.

{Ed025's Note - but hes too busy looking at "the fallen madonna with the big boobies" to take the Liverpool job WDW.. :)

23 Apr 2024 13:59:20
Any takers for Unai Emery? he can get us the Europa league for sure.

23 Apr 2024 14:35:31
Emery crumbles under pressure mate. Not for us.

23 Apr 2024 14:42:47
SamiKewell, I actually wanted Emery to take over from BR at the time and I still rate him as a manager and coach. The amount of disrespect he gets from the English media and esp. a lot of these ungrateful Arsenal fans, is what does my head in.

23 Apr 2024 14:45:31
If he doesn't start well, the knives will be out for Flick.
He'll succeed Chris Wilder at the Blades.

{Ed025's Note - as sharp as ever i see Rigsby..

23 Apr 2024 14:46:21
Flick has been out of the game too long. Hasn’t anything to offer as a long term appointment. Plus beyond that short spell as Bayern manager he’s not really done much.

Emery has signed a new contract Sami. Not that it matters as he doesn’t seem to do well at bigger clubs. In fact he only really excels at clubs with Villa in the name. Villarreal, Sevilla and Aston Villa.

23 Apr 2024 15:26:43
Ed25, there are enough ample charms in Liverpool too! Look at brendan rogers.

{Ed025's Note - no arguments from me Lee.. :)

23 Apr 2024 17:48:47
Ed025. Acknowledging the 'Allo 'Allo reference. Brought a smile to my face. Understandably I think that will go over some heads. Probably need to be at least 45 and lived in Britain in the 80s.

{Ed025's Note - thats my target audience RR, when sitcoms were actually funny mate..

23 Apr 2024 18:28:52
Herr Flick is now bald. He goes by the name of Dave these days.

23 Apr 2024 13:44:20
Jota injured again for 2weeks, how we juggling this one for the derby?

23 Apr 2024 14:05:32
We should be looking for a buyer for Jota. His injury record is unacceptable for a top club.
One of the things I really hope leaves with Klopp is our APPALLING injury record and inability to improve it. Beyond the impact on our performances, it’s just irritating that “professional” players can’t stay fit. p.

23 Apr 2024 14:07:54
Jota puts his body on the line gives every last drip but pays for it by getting injured frequently.

23 Apr 2024 14:38:52
Fantastic goalscorer but the bloke is made of quavers. So frustrating.

23 Apr 2024 14:43:44
Getting silly now, always injured and a waste of wages if you ask me. I like the lad, when fit he knows where the goal is but come on, he can't keep at a club like Liverpool constantly (or almost) injured, it's stupid. I agree with you Lowe, it is irritating.

23 Apr 2024 14:50:10
Blimey, it's two weeks!
We've Salah, Nunez, Diaz, Gakpo and Danns. Everton will be without Beto, surely and DCL, probably 😂 so let's not get too despondent about the Derby.
I was relieved to see Beto give the thumbs up on Sunday because it was very worrying at one point.

{Ed025's Note - im glad Beto is ok as well Rigsby, but it would be more worrying for me if he played mate...i think hes terrible..

23 Apr 2024 15:10:12
Where's all the money coming from to replace all these players people want shot of? if they are injury prone then we'll not get a big transfer fee for them. So far it's Matip and Thiago, added to those is Tsimi, Jota, Grav, Salah, Nunez, today Jones as he's injury prone and Diaz coz his father is always mouthing off. Gako is being given a stay of execution after having a couple of good games so his head is currently not on the block.
Considering one of the Ed's today said that we might not be willing to pay Amorim and his staffs release clauses it's looking like money is tight again so hard to see how we afford to replace the above.

23 Apr 2024 15:45:14
Players get injured and I’m sure it’s frustrating for Jota as much is it is for us fans. But the guy is injured every season.

And saying he is our most clinical striker is all well and good but what good is that when he is not available? I would and expect he will be sold in the summer. One, to raise funds and two to bring in someone who not injury prone.

Btw, here is his injury record stretching back to the 18/ 19 season. I would add the fact that he joined us in 20/ 21, so the previous two campaigns below are from his days at Wolves.

23/ 24 - Knee collateral - 51 days
23/ 24 - Muscle injury - 28 days

22/ 23 - Calf injury - 116 days
22/ 23 - Hamstring injury - 31 days

21/ 22 - Ankle injury - 14 days

20/ 21 - Foot injury - 11 days
20/ 21 - Knee bruise - 84 days

19/ 20 - Calf injury - 21 days
19/ 20 - Ankle injury - 28 days

18/ 19 - Bruise - 25 days
18/ 19 - Hamstring injury - 32.

{Ed001's Note - I do wonder how much of a part his long hours playing videogames has to play (sorry bad pun) in his injury problems. It is not good to be sat still for hours on end.}

23 Apr 2024 15:48:29
I'm a big fan of Jota but his injury record is extremely concerning.

Its no good really what a player brings to the table if they're only coming to that table half the time you want them there.

I gave Nunez a bit of stick (in SF eyes was a hammering) yesterday but one of his big positives is more often than not he's available for selection.

23 Apr 2024 15:53:03
Ed025, I know what you mean. Beto is a big lad but apart from that I'm struggling to see what he offers.

Why is everyone so convinced that Salah is leaving? I'd be tempted to sell if a big offer comes from the Saudi league but would he want to go there and give up CL football?
I'd be disappointed in him if he did.

{Ed025's Note - i struggle as well Rigsby, a very slow battering ram is how i would describe him mate..

23 Apr 2024 16:03:36
The best ability is availability.

23 Apr 2024 16:05:53
@MCG
Don’t know mate. Some posters are convinced we are signing that striker from Sporting who is valued at £70 mill plus replacement lined for Jota, Nunez. Diaz, Salah and what more 😂😂😂😂😂😂
People have short memories. This club works on Sell to buy.

23 Apr 2024 17:04:25
You need a long memory to qualify when we last sold to buy.

23 Apr 2024 18:01:38
Ed01, that simply means he is not getting enuff sleep nor enuff rest hence, his ability to recover is severely subdued, if your premise is true.