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25 Dec 2025 03:22:54
Merry Christmas to all the readers, posters, and, of course, the Eds.
This site remains the absolute best place for Liverpool chat, Ed001 remains the guy for football analysis, and Ed025 remains the best for any friendly debate among football fans.
Cheers, and long may it continue.
{Ed025's Note - all the best Lowe mate..
24 Dec 2025
24 Dec 2025 12:28:01
your name is awfully suspect on first glance hmmmm.
{Ed001's Note - you do know Niger is a country right?}
24 Dec 2025
24 Dec 2025 07:51:41
Cheers Ed001, I look forward to reading this later today.
Thanks to you and all the Eds, for all the hard work you do on this site, it's much appreciated.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. ???.
{Ed001's Note - thank you mate, merry Christmas to you and everyone else reading this.}
24 Dec 2025
24 Dec 2025 07:51:41
Cheers Ed001, I look forward to reading this later today.
Thanks to you and all the Eds, for all the hard work you do on this site, it's much appreciated.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. ???.
{Ed001's Note - thank you mate, merry Christmas to you and everyone else reading this.}
24 Dec 2025 08:39:01{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new video entitled, Allez Allez Allez 7 - Lumps of coal}
24 Dec 2025 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 17 - Quick Round Up
24 Dec 2025 07:51:41
Cheers Ed001, I look forward to reading this later today.
Thanks to you and all the Eds, for all the hard work you do on this site, it's much appreciated.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. ???.
{Ed001's Note - thank you mate, merry Christmas to you and everyone else reading this.}
24 Dec 2025 09:38:14
Merry Xmas and have a great RED 2026. YNWA.
24 Dec 2025 05:03:23
Ed001- Your thoughts on Igor Thiago as an attacking option given that Semenyo seems to have chosen City over us?
I watched him the other week and he wasn’t great, though he was a little isolated on the day.
{Ed001's Note - I am not convinced he is good enough. Decent back up but seems silly to buy those as you are not really improving.}
24 Dec 2025 08:22:04
Agree mate it’s a poor choice for me.
Thanks and god bless you and the family
Have a great Christmas and thanks for all your hard work on this forum - good man.
24 Dec 2025 10:44:38
Is Danns anywhere near being fit?
24 Dec 2025 12:34:11
There are loads better than him right now so hard pass. I live Thiago's story and all that but met's not get carried away here by signing just anyone just cos we are struggling or sort in this or that area.
24 Dec 2025 05:03:23
Ed001- Your thoughts on Igor Thiago as an attacking option given that Semenyo seems to have chosen City over us?
I watched him the other week and he wasn’t great, though he was a little isolated on the day.
{Ed001's Note - I am not convinced he is good enough. Decent back up but seems silly to buy those as you are not really improving.}
24 Dec 2025 08:22:04
Agree mate it’s a poor choice for me.
Thanks and god bless you and the family
Have a great Christmas and thanks for all your hard work on this forum - good man.
24 Dec 2025 10:44:38
Is Danns anywhere near being fit?
24 Dec 2025 12:34:11
There are loads better than him right now so hard pass. I live Thiago's story and all that but met's not get carried away here by signing just anyone just cos we are struggling or sort in this or that area.
23 Dec 2025 19:30:05
Question for Eds and the more knowledgeable posters on here. My biggest concern with Slot has been the sense that he is doing long term damage to the squad, but I'm wondering how true that might be. My assumption is that it takes a long time to develop the fitness, understanding, and cohesion to have an effective press, for example, which we have obviously abandoned. Team mentality also seems to be a casualty of this period as we visibly wilt when under pressure or when the opposition score. Whereas slow passing buildup we're seeing is easily implemented; however, some on here have suggested we're still in the development stages of this new "style".
So my question is, are we actually losing something by no longer pressing as a team? Is Slot creating long term problems for us at this point?
{Ed001's Note - I think so, but only time will tell really.}
23 Dec 2025 19:15:46
Ed’s do you happen to have any idea please if we have a back up to Semenyo in mind in January if he goes elsewhere, and the same question regarding Guehi please.
{Ed001's Note - yes, there are always back up options under consideration mate.}
24 Dec 2025 00:11:28
Thanks mate. Any ideas whom? We 100% need an attacker and a CB it’s clear to see. Surely to god it happens.
24 Dec 2025 01:27:01
Kevin shade maybe.
23 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025 18:36:03
That's a good watch, Ed01. Actuall if Im not mistaken, they are different episodes mashed into one cos I watched the Hendo and Milner episodes separately around last year.
"The motto was you trained hard because then the matches were easier".
Exactly what Marco Reus said about Klopp's time at BVB.
I mean, they dogwalked the league in back to back years for a reason.
{Ed001's Note - I watched it, I had seen the previous episodes too, you are right it was a compilation.}
23 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025 18:30:44
So Ed, are you saying that the players somehow endorse this style just cos it is yielding results in the short term?
Now I would understand that cos at the end of the day, players want to win and whatever way to get the win, they will endorse for now.
Thanks, mate.
{Ed001's Note - no, I am saying they are no longer voicing concerns as results are good. You don't change things when results are coming.}
23 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025 18:16:15
Thanks for the info, Ed. We will all have to wait and see what choice he makes.
Merry Cristmas to you and yours, mate.
{Ed001's Note - cheers Oli, same to you mate.}
23 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025 15:57:31
The way they report it on TalkShipe is the Liverpool are an after thought when it comes to Semenyo city Man U and now Chelsea way ahead of us! The Eds on here seem to have been very confident he will come to us.
Ed001 what do the ITK PEOPLE BELEIVE?
{Ed001's Note - I have no idea, I only know what I have been told. He had said he would join us, but since then a whole bunch of clubs have agreed to pay the fee and all have also agreed to meet his wage demands. So now he is making a choice and it is a personal one, so no one can know for sure. I would like to think he will keep his word though and join Liverpool.}
23 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025 15:57:31
The way they report it on TalkShipe is the Liverpool are an after thought when it comes to Semenyo city Man U and now Chelsea way ahead of us! The Eds on here seem to have been very confident he will come to us.
Ed001 what do the ITK PEOPLE BELEIVE?
{Ed001's Note - I have no idea, I only know what I have been told. He had said he would join us, but since then a whole bunch of clubs have agreed to pay the fee and all have also agreed to meet his wage demands. So now he is making a choice and it is a personal one, so no one can know for sure. I would like to think he will keep his word though and join Liverpool.}
23 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025 12:18:17
I think someone or Ed001 mentioned that Slotterbeck may not be now as he is a clear VVD replacement and won’t want to be mainly on the bench for the rest of the season (or rotation) .
May be more likely to get 1-2 of the kids (Ordonez etc) possibly with Guehi.
Spot on in Semenyo, though, imo.
23 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025 10:30:47
Ed, is the way we are playing right now the way Slot envisioned us playing? Or is it more that the players don’t really suit the way he wants us to play, but he keeps forcing them to play his way, and when you add the fitness issues the players are clearly having right now, that’s why we’ve seen such lackluster performances this season? Also, what happened to the players’ meeting where there were concerns about the way we are playing this season? Has that just been brushed aside by the coaching team?
{Ed001's Note - it is closer to what he wants, which is slow and steady and controlled, then looking to creative players (mainly Wirtz) to make the difference.
The players' meeting saw some changes, we are seeing improved results so there is little reason for them to complain again.}
23 Dec 2025
23 Dec 2025 06:54:01
I have just watched the high intensity podcast on you tube, with James Milner and Henderson talking about Klopp, they said one of first things he said to them we do everything at 100% we play, train and even the Christmas party are all at 100% .
Totally opposite to what we see happening with the current team I know ed mentioned his concerns over drop in intensity at training and lack of fitness of the team hopefully slot learns and we start training with more intensity. Great podcast also worth a listen.
{Ed001's Note - I was just looking at that and thinking about watching it, glad you said this as it means I will look at it now.}
23 Dec 2025 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective
23 Dec 2025 07:49:50
Agree on all you said but i would even say the first 45mins was probably one of the worst first halfs ever played by 2 teams in PL.
23 Dec 2025 08:33:30
I hope this is Southampton 2.0!?????????.
23 Dec 2025 10:30:47
Ed, is the way we are playing right now the way Slot envisioned us playing? Or is it more that the players don’t really suit the way he wants us to play, but he keeps forcing them to play his way, and when you add the fitness issues the players are clearly having right now, that’s why we’ve seen such lackluster performances this season? Also, what happened to the players’ meeting where there were concerns about the way we are playing this season? Has that just been brushed aside by the coaching team?
{Ed001's Note - it is closer to what he wants, which is slow and steady and controlled, then looking to creative players (mainly Wirtz) to make the difference.
The players' meeting saw some changes, we are seeing improved results so there is little reason for them to complain again.}
23 Dec 2025 18:30:44
So Ed, are you saying that the players somehow endorse this style just cos it is yielding results in the short term?
Now I would understand that cos at the end of the day, players want to win and whatever way to get the win, they will endorse for now.
Thanks, mate.
{Ed001's Note - no, I am saying they are no longer voicing concerns as results are good. You don't change things when results are coming.}
22 Dec 2025 22:28:40
Question for the Eds
Have seen in some posts that our training isn’t as intense as it should be, and this is so we don’t tail off at the end of the season.
Now- I’m pretty sure when I was growing up- and playing football- the motto was you trained hard because then the matches were easier
Where has this nonsense about dropping the intensity of training cone from? Clearly it seems to be resulting in injuries too
W for the username too - no idea why but my account suddenly reverted to my old name after I went through multiple “Paisley” versions
Hope everyone is doing okay.
{Ed001's Note - fitness coaches.}
23 Dec 2025 06:27:43
Why oh why would semenyo want to go to United surely that's a downward step as for city it can only be for the money I'm agreeing with this site surely he comes to the reds for if I'm a betting man therefore my money is on him coming to us ?.
23 Dec 2025 06:54:01
I have just watched the high intensity podcast on you tube, with James Milner and Henderson talking about Klopp, they said one of first things he said to them we do everything at 100% we play, train and even the Christmas party are all at 100% .
Totally opposite to what we see happening with the current team I know ed mentioned his concerns over drop in intensity at training and lack of fitness of the team hopefully slot learns and we start training with more intensity. Great podcast also worth a listen.
{Ed001's Note - I was just looking at that and thinking about watching it, glad you said this as it means I will look at it now.}
23 Dec 2025 12:21:01
At least the England cricketers are still giving 100% to something ?.
23 Dec 2025 18:36:03
That's a good watch, Ed01. Actuall if Im not mistaken, they are different episodes mashed into one cos I watched the Hendo and Milner episodes separately around last year.
"The motto was you trained hard because then the matches were easier".
Exactly what Marco Reus said about Klopp's time at BVB.
I mean, they dogwalked the league in back to back years for a reason.
{Ed001's Note - I watched it, I had seen the previous episodes too, you are right it was a compilation.}
22 Dec 2025
22 Dec 2025 23:32:32
First game iv not watched this season . reading ED001 review it looks ssdd, all the bad things we've done all season seem to be in the review. its the slow play that's killing us, we haven't got the players for that . plus the usual suspects all having a nightmare yet again.