Liverpool Banter 2

14 Mar 2026 14:43:56
When I was young, it wasn't always easy to catch Liverpool games. Back when cable TV wasn't available yet, you did have to hope the local broadcaster had a Liverpool game to have a chance to catching it.

Then came cable TV, but my family was poor but couldn't afford it.

So how have I followed the matches?
- logged on to IRC and people was posting the matches live via text
- find steaming sites (back in the day, the connection speed, quality were awful, but we make do)
- find friends who didn't mind me crashing their homes for a game
- find bars who had showing the matches live (but there was a crackdown later on as some places drew masses and the subscription provided were pissed that one account was serving hundreds instead of just one household)

But no matter what, I did try ways and means to catch a game.

As an adult with more purchasing power, I got the subscriptions I needed and was able to watch the games a lot more regularly, probably from the Brenda era onwards.

Klopp's football was the best no doubt. I did enjoy several of Benitez's masterclasses too. Brenda got lucky with SAS, but that season was wild. Kenny, when he took over mid season was decent. Houllier's football can be dreadful but it was in an era where the game was faster and more physical, so still quite a watch, and he did win a bunch. Sadly I didn't get to see much of the Evans era and could only catch snippets of it as an adult.
Roy's football, along with Brendan after SAS was torrid.

But this season, is the first time, when I had access to the matches, and I chose not to watch it. I tried at the start of the season, but the football got really dreadful. The results are poor, there's not much of a fight, nor entertainment. Not sure what is it about, but I find no joy in watching the team at all. Even in those dark periods when we didn't win much, we still had plenty of memorable matches. But this season, the football has been really awful that I find it hard to drag myself out of bed at this age to watch it - because there is no entertainment value, no fight, zilch.

I may get a good backlash by being called a fair-weather fan or glory hunter or what not. But this is really how I'm experiencing our team this year - no interest - and I'm deeply saddened by it.

I just hope something changes in me, or the team? So that I may find back the interest and zeal once again, whereby I structured my work and personal life around matches, where I did find ways and means just to catch a glimpse of us in action.

14 Mar 2026 15:54:20
You're not alone, mate. It's soul destroying. Watching us is so boring, it's almost depressing.

Now, you've gotta ask the question: why aren't we trying to fix it? Why are we all still having the same conversations as we were in November? 🧐 I don't get it.

Some believe it's fitness, some think it's the slow tempo, some of us believe it's the formation, I've seen ppl mention it's players playing out of position, and some say the squad isn't good enough or the manager needs to be replaced.



But we have tried nothing; none of it has been addressed. It's the exact same as 5 months ago. 🤔 It is strange. It almost feels like the season has been totally written off by the club and absolutely nothing matters until the summer.

14 Mar 2026 16:34:04
I still like watching us play, way more than I did in the Hodgson days, but even back then I would still watch every game. We've been way off it, but even then, watching the likes of Kerkez, Wirtz and Ekitike develop has been fun, and watching Frimpong skin defenders out wide and watching Rio become a special talent on the biggest stage has been a highlight. Moments of joy and marvel have been few and far between, but Rio's winner at Newcastle early in the season, Dom's two wonder free kicks (even if we lost one of those games), playing Real off the park in the group stages, and Ekitike's two goals against Newcastle have still given us something to shout about.

Just look at it as seeing the green shoots for whoever is given the reins next season, I'm sure we'll be better.

14 Mar 2026 16:34:56
Exactly the same as sgynwa.
Slot has ruined the game-watching experience with his god-awful football.
The sooner he is gone, the better.
Sure, some of the 'slot in' crowd will say he won a title last season, but that was after the work Klopp put in, nothing to do with Slot as the rest of the league was pretty poor.

14 Mar 2026 17:05:12
Disrespectful to say last year was nothing to do with Slot, then say the rest of the league was poor. I'm not one of the "Slot in" crowd, but he did win the league last season. Give the man credit.

14 Mar 2026 17:56:39
Slot and the players, specifically Salah, take the plaudits for last season.

But Slot and the players, Salah high on this also, have had a poor season by recent standards.

Some of the players won't be here next season, and personally I believe Slot's time is up.



He'll always be a Premier League-winning manager at the club, though, his name is forever written in the history books.

14 Mar 2026 18:18:47
I do be glued into every game, always will be. The games between now and season's end are very important, so even more so. I realise the football hasn't been great, but c'mon, we had Houllier, Rafa nd Hodgson on the bounce for over a decade.

Let's not make up we've always had Champagne football. Personally, I can't NOT be invested in us every game, I wish we played every night.

14 Mar 2026 18:25:49
We've been a terrible watch for periods throughout the years, and I don't find this season's performances dramatically lower than at some periods over the last 25-30 years.

Not calling anyone out, but I do feel the big bad internet has caused some people to just be fully against Slot, and throw out "I'm not watching anymore" or "I'm not watching till that man is out of my club" comments without it actually having any real life consequences. You hear one person say "I'm done watching" and then they come on and give chapter and verse about how terrible we were in the next game.



My heart belongs to Liverpool, whether we're awful or not. Perhaps it's because my hometown club, Kilmarnock, are permanently woeful, which makes it easier to deal with a defeat or a bad performance.

Not calling myself a superfan or better than anyone else, I just don't understand how this season's football could actually drive fans away from the club we all love.

{Ed001's Note - in the past it was cheaper to watch, the price has been rising at an enormous rate but the quality of the product, and in the Prem in general, has never been lower. All while the players and coaching staff and technical staff etc are being paid enormous sums. It is easy to see why people might choose to turn off and save the money, especially when the cost of living is so high.}

14 Mar 2026 18:48:24
Florian the Scientologist defending Slot again. Slot takes the plaudits for last season, his tweaks from Klopp to control games worked wonders. But now he does nothing. No identity, no fitness and no impetus. Rafa was a defensive minded manager, but could hurt teams particularly on the front foot and they were well organised.

Houllier slightly more chaotic, but was more direct, despite an infinitely inferior squad to Slot. Hodgson was a disaster. But the others had more identity than Slot and the football was far better.

14 Mar 2026 18:53:56
I'll always watch - there have been far lower periods than this over the years and we've always come through.
It makes the trophy winning times that much more enjoyable knowing we've come through turbulent seasons.

14 Mar 2026 18:59:19
Didn't mention Slot. I love watchin my team, have done for over 40 years.

14 Mar 2026 19:28:03
Frode, pretty reasonable post from Florian. He only said how much he's enjoyed watching us & still enjoys watching us.

14 Mar 2026 19:29:44
Houllier had players like Babbel, Finnan, Carra, Hyypia, Riise, Hamann, McCallister, Gerrard, Murphy, Fowler, Kewell, Owen, Heskey, Litmanen. Was it really infinitely inferior, Frode?

14 Mar 2026 19:18:13
Just to add to what Ed001 put:

Accessibility and free to air football on TV is basically gold dust.
FA cup games are not shown on TV like they used to be, apart from a select few.
Champions league used to be on ITV every season and that's how I was able to watch Liverpool when I was growing up.
We never had Sky TV or satellite pay per view packages, so footie on the telly was really appreciated.

Nowadays people go on about Netflix which doesn't show live sport.
You then have streaming platforms which I don't even understand as there are so many companies and packages I wouldn't know where to start. They all want you to pay as well.
Sky, BT sport etc.
Plus nowadays there are in certain areas of the UK at least, less pubs than actually have a telly showing football, not to mention some of the prices of drinks especially in parts of London and other places I'm sure?
It's not the same watching highlights on YouTube which are a pain to even get on to sometimes and don't always show the good bits.

So we have a lot of different things to consider.

I still have fond memories of going to Anfield to watch games but these were occasional as I had to travel a couple hundred miles each time because I don't live near.
I will go again but the cost of going to watch a game all in is basically the price of a cheap package holiday.

So I just find a sports bar or similar type pub to watch games as I basically only have terrestrial TV and the radio.

14 Mar 2026 20:44:02
Definitely not alone mate, it's a hard watch every game.

14 Mar 2026 21:09:33
I'm not sure how people can call themselves proper fans by choosing not to watch the match.

I fully understand that not everyone has access to tickets for numerous reasons, and yes, the football is a hard watch at the minute, but how can anyone have access to the game on TV and choose not to watch because we are boring.

I'm 45 this summer, and I've seen lots of poor displays; however, as a supporter/fan, I will always plan to watch and hope for a win.



Tomorrow, against Spurs, will be no different.

Surely you want to assess why things go wrong when times are hard, or do people only support when times are good?

Not Slot's biggest fan, but here's hoping for 3 PTS tomorrow. 🙏

14 Mar 2026 23:01:00
I never miss watching a match (albeit on TV). There's plenty of valid reasons for people not being able to see some games, but it just comes across as petulant and entitled to give up on your team because you don't like the current style of football, or we are fifth in the league, or you think the manager is a fraud.


It's no different to walking out of the Ataturk at halftime, in my opinion.
There's a famous quote that says if you can't support us when we are boring and Gakpo's having a mare, don't support us when we win. Or something like that.

14 Mar 2026 23:33:14
I feel absolutely blessed to have access to tickets and to be able to afford them. We support one of the greatest football clubs in the world. Just stop and think about that for one minute.

We will come through this blip, which, in the scheme of things, is all it is. I can't make tomorrow, but I can't wait till Wednesday. I am so lucky and appreciate my fortune.

14 Mar 2026 23:51:57
I've watched plenty of torrid football across the decades, but this season feels very, very different. Perhaps, in my 40s and having tons of life responsibilities, I found myself no longer making accommodations to watch every game, especially when they are like 3am, like I used to, even when they happened on anniversaries, birthdays, etc.

Perhaps the drop off from Klopp's football was too massive (and this, bearing in mind, the football wasn't the greatest towards the end).

Perhaps I am at a very different stage in life. I don't know, it just feels very different this season.

I do agree that football as an entertainment, as a whole, has declined. Somehow, not many teams or managers, or their brand of football, excite me anymore.

Or am I depressed?

14 Mar 2026 22:45:17
That's a very fair point ed001, I was treating it purely as an emotional thing, but you're right, there is always some form of expense in watching the team, and no one wants to pay for something they don't get enjoyment out of.

14 Mar 2026 14:12:18
Draw or lose to Spurs tomorrow. Will Arne get the chop?

No chance.

He will go at the end of the season and will be the next manager of Ajax for 2026/27 season.

Right now until the last game of the season, Arne Slot is about as unsackable as a male panda in a zoo on Viagra.

14 Mar 2026 14:48:04
Are pandas that are not on Viagra more vulnerable to being dismissed?

I've never worked in a Zoo before, so I'm unaware of how PSR (Panda Sacking Reasons) works in that industry.

14 Mar 2026 15:45:44
MK, years ago I fitted a staff kitchen in the admin block of Bristol Zoo - I can vouch the Pandas were treated very respectfully by the staff and were indeed unsackable.

14 Mar 2026 22:46:37
It's the female pandas being unsackable that has led to them becoming endangered in the first place.

15 Mar 2026 09:11:49
It costs about £1m a year to loan a Panda from China.

They're definitely unsackable.

14 Mar 2026 13:05:02
Is Klopp channeling his inner Cantona?

They say I left because my energy was running out. Maybe that was true at that moment, but the truth is, the stadiums were my 'power charger.' Yes, we are lucky to live in this bubble, and our responsibility is to put a smile on people's faces.

But now, I’m standing on the outside, looking at those smiles from afar, and waiting, waiting for that whistle to tell me the show has started again.
Always remember. Football is a game for dreamers, and I am still dreaming. ❤©️.

14 Mar 2026 14:16:58.
Jurgen will never manage in club football again... But he will take the Germany national team job at some point. It is effectively a part-time job, and he will relish it.

Maybe later this year or next year? It all depends on how Nagelsmann does at the World Cup.



Rumours are that Red Bull are not entirely happy with his progress, but strangely want to extend his contract to 2029. Could this be so that they get decent compensation from the German FA as and when they come knocking on the door?

14 Mar 2026 22:04:44
Did he really say this, McGoveb?

14 Mar 2026 12:14:21
Big summer ahead I feel.
12 players will either be out of contract in the summer or 2027.
Alisson- 2027 keep.
Woodman- 2026 free unless interested in a one year extension.
Konate- 2026 free unless new contract.
Robbo- 2026 I'd offer a one year extension.


Williams- 2026 release.
Virg- 2027 keep.
Gomez- 2027 keep as no one is buying him.
Ramsay- 2027 sell.
Endo- 2027 sell.
Bajcetic- 2027 sell.
Jones- 2027 sell if he wants to leave.
Salah- 2027 sell.

14 Mar 2026 15:17:57
Personally, I wouldn't keep any (as players). However, I would love Robbo to stay on and do his coaching badges. His influence would be great for young players.

Unfortunately, I suspect he may want to play for a couple more seasons.

Time to rip the sticking plaster off and go for a complete reset.

14 Mar 2026 15:38:23
I'd like to see what a fit Bajcetic can do TBH. We'd get little for him so may as well try him in some pre season games. Hopefully a new manager will use the squad a bit better!

14 Mar 2026 18:20:32
I think at this stage only the physios know what Bajcetic can do.

14 Mar 2026 09:02:21
The more I watch Bournemouth this year the more I like Iraola as a great shout after the inevitable departure of Slot at the end of this year.
Players are not the same under him. I like Xabi as well; there is no doubt he would be a great appointment.

My feeling with Iraola is proven Prem experience, attacking football and would get the best from this team. What’s your thoughts, lads?

14 Mar 2026 09:15:02
I'd like him. Someone on here said he is going to the Mancs?

14 Mar 2026 10:48:20
Needs another job first, so we can see how he deals with being a challenger and expected to win most games. Bielsa-ball is great until it stops working.

14 Mar 2026 11:06:41
I agree, Fly. I think it would be a huge risk. The league is littered with managers who do well at lesser teams and choke when they make the step up. Just look at Thomas Frank for a very recent example.

We need to aim higher than Iraola.

14 Mar 2026 11:42:02
I like both, and I get what you two are saying about needing another job first. But is the other job a case of just having it for experience, or actually succeeding in it? Because if you were counting Leverkusen as Xabi's Bournemouth, well, then he's had the other job, but he didn't succeed in it.

14 Mar 2026 11:48:55
Bit of a stretch to compare Bundesliga-winning Leverkusen with Bournemouth, mate.

14 Mar 2026 11:52:26
Every manager is a risk to a degree, and with the lack of "big-name" experience among managers, then even more so. To be honest, I don't think there's much difference really in terms of Areola and Alonso in that respect.

14 Mar 2026 12:09:33
I agree, Fly. Iraola needs to go cut his teeth at a bigger (not necessarily a big) club where there is some pressure to win and do his thing there. I need a manager at LFC who can win cos they actually have experience of winning. They know what the expectations are, and what the journey feels/looks like.

This is one of the reasons I want Alonso.

He won big where no one expected him to, esp. with very little experience. Alonso comes in here (hopefully). He knows what the deal is, what the expectations are, and has experience of not just winning here as a player, but winning as a manager. Just my take.

14 Mar 2026 12:18:15
@Varry, Frank's play style always seemed like something that would not work with a bigger team. Iraola plays attacking, exciting football. Bournemouth are my favourite team to watch this season. Also, as hard as it is to say, United under Amorim also played enjoyable games, mostly this season. Not that I want him to be our coach.

14 Mar 2026 12:22:56
Get this man out of my club.

I need a manager at LFC who can win.

The gift that keeps on giving.

14 Mar 2026 12:47:44
I know, JK, but you know what I mean. And, in fairness, Iraola's done well in a far better league overall than the Bundesliga. The likes of Brighton, Fulham and Bournemouth would probably finish in the Champions League places in Germany. Anyway, I'd be happy with either if there's a change of manager.

14 Mar 2026 13:12:10
Have to say I'm always a bit nervous after Hodgson and Brenda, to pick a manager from a 'lesser' team.

Everyone has a go at you. There is always room to exploit. You can set up pretty much the same every week. If you lose 3 or 4 on the bounce, oh well. I always find these managers get their team playing like prime 1970 Brazil for 10 or 15 games a season, but those other games, they look average or worse.



But there does seem to be a drastic shortage of a stand out world class manager available. I mean, if you picked a world 11, who would the manager be? Enrique, I guess. Maybe Pep.

14 Mar 2026 13:18:32
When there's a change of manager FM.

14 Mar 2026 13:23:41
I think Iraola would suit us down to the ground i am not 100% convinced about Alonso he could not control big ego players they walked all over him to nice to be honest.

Iraola had to cope with his star players leaving and he just got on with the job his football is what we are crying out for and he makes changes when it is right time not wait until 5 mins to go in a match.

I hope the mancs don't get Iraola he will do a great job there sorry to say.

14 Mar 2026 18:21:49
Nothing to do with me, Shanks.

14 Mar 2026 18:51:10
"Fulham, Brighton and Bournemouth would finish in CL places." Please, someone stop FM from talking. He will say any old rubbish to preserve an argument.

14 Mar 2026 19:09:05
Wasnt arguing with anyone, Frode, was discussing something with a couple of regular posters. Are those three teams that much worse than Dortmund (recently stuffed by Spurs), Hoffenheim, Stuttgart and Leipzig, who are currently vying for those spots in Germany. Im starting to feel like I have a stalker, Frode. Unfortunately, Im not into the internet dating. 😍

14 Mar 2026 07:38:49
Must win game for Slot tomorrow then or do we think the club will persist regardless? At what point does the risk of not finishing top 5 outweigh keeping him on until the summer?

14 Mar 2026 08:13:07
Just on the top 5 conversation, what would be a good Utd Villa result tomorrow? I'd say a draw, meaning both teams drop points.

Hopefully Newcastle do us a favour today also.

14 Mar 2026 08:27:07
5th isn't a certain for a CL spot after the performances of English teams this week.

14 Mar 2026 08:30:47
True, Shipley. Should have said CL qualification.

14 Mar 2026 08:45:36
@Westwood, He's here until the end of the season.

14 Mar 2026 08:47:16
I think we've seen Arne Slot is pretty much unsackable this season, WestWood.

I reckon he stays even if both Spurs and Galatasaray turn us over this week, mate.

14 Mar 2026 08:57:24
Very true, LFC8...

Feels like he could lose all our remaining games and he still wouldn't be sacked...

Best is that we try and just enjoy the rest of the season as best possible...

14 Mar 2026 09:01:33
The 5th place CL spot is 99.9% likely even with this week's results according to The Athletic.

14 Mar 2026 09:17:13
Champions scrapping for 5th place.

14 Mar 2026 09:57:25
Still not the worst ever performance by a champion, Scouse. Chelsea even finished 10th the season after winning the league.

14 Mar 2026 10:06:47
I fear you are right Wdw. I was just thinking along the lines of financial practicality, i.e. if CL is looking like it may be in serious jeopardy, for instance, not being able to beat the worst-form team in the league, then people would act accordingly to protect themselves as much as the club.

14 Mar 2026 10:41:18
I think, from an FSG perspective, we are a lucrative business asset, and as long as Slot keeps us within the acceptable financial requirements, he will be tolerated. That said, I think he'll be gone at season's end.

14 Mar 2026 10:44:56
He's here till the end of the season at least. That much became evident back in November. We've lost to countless bottomfeeders this season, and the club's done nothing. They're not going to change their tune now, with only so many games left. They've accepted their fate, whatever it may be.

14 Mar 2026 11:53:15
Yeah, a draw suits Liverpool at this stage definitely.

14 Mar 2026 12:12:32
Nothing is guaranteed here, @Ship. Not for any of the teams going for the CL spots cos they drop clangers when least expected. As for the game tmrw, we need to win.

That is the first job, cos if we don't win, no favors we may get are gonna matter. It is what it is.

14 Mar 2026 13:14:36
We need to win all our games, don't we? Considering we have all 3 of those to play again yet...

And Everton away, vile run-in.

14 Mar 2026 13:29:40
Lets just win the game first guys this could turn out a trickey game they are desperate to win they need the points badly so give 110%
YNWA

13 Mar 2026 21:40:09
Got a horrible feeling we draw with Spurs.

{Ed078's Note - if so, we deserve exactly what we get. They are so poor at the moment, I'd be tempted to throw the old boots on and rock up to training in the full expectation of a start.

14 Mar 2026 04:53:26
Wouldn't surprise me if both teams lose this game...

14 Mar 2026 05:12:11
Do we have to be so pessimistic all the time? Folks are acting like it's the end of the world we lost 1-0 to Gala. Truth be told, it was always going to be difficult with their crowd; their stadium is a cauldron the same way Anfield is. If we got out of there with a 1-0, a 0-0, or a 1-1 that would have been an ideal result, and would have been par for the course for a European knockout first leg.

Tudor doesn't look like he has a clue what he is doing, tinkering with the formation every game. He is getting his team to press high, but it's not organised, and they have gaps in their team even bigger than the ones that we have in transition. They keep getting stretched and passed through. It's like us, but about ten times worse. Add to that the fact that the players all seem to hate him. They have hit rock bottom with confidence and look hesitant to press so high after Frank set them out to retreat off the ball.

Van de Ven looks like he wants out of the team as quickly as possible, and Romero, Bergvall, Palhinha are out.

That being said, Richarlison is fit, and is probably the only Spurs player who looks like he has any fight or confidence, and he loves scoring against us, so that's probably the only concern. Who's going to feed him when Simons looks so out of his depth and Muani looks even less like a Premier League player, though?

With Gala fans banned for the Anfield leg and Spurs being a trainwreck, if we don't win both games there are absolutely no excuses for this team. My bet is that Ekitike has a field day against Spurs, being played into the gaping hole between their midfield and defense.

14 Mar 2026 06:53:16
We've only lost 2 of our last 3 games. Why are people down? On the bright side we could have lost all 3.

My prediction for tomorrow is either a painful to watch 1-0 win or something crazy like a 6-0 score line.

Nothing but 3 points is a must though.

14 Mar 2026 07:59:53
To some extent, I get why people are down, but at the same time, I don't think anybody should have expected that we should blow Gala away, especially on their patch. JK, I think we've been playing like that all season. Either we score our chances early, and the game opens up, or we go behind early, and we find it a struggle to get the equaliser. The two performances against Wolves were pretty much identical; it's just that Robbo managed to score a near-worldie, and then the game was there for us to win. Against West Ham, we put in a performance that was middling, but pushed our fullbacks to get in behind their defence, plus we actually scored a few set piece goals.



You know what would have been worse against Gala? Slot losing the plot, and then needlessly chucking everything we had at it, trying to score, then getting done in behind and conceding another goal or two. I know it seems shaky, since we don't look like we have a super reliable path towards goal right now, with our wide players being ineffective, but I have every confidence that we will win both games.

14 Mar 2026 08:08:07
We won't win both games, Patrik!

It'll be the same laboured, nervy performance, with a tight win against Spurs, and I'm not confident in that. I think we get knocked out against Gala, as they've got goals in them & we'll definitely concede.

14 Mar 2026 08:10:42
Patrik, I have confidence we'll win both, but it's also a reflection on it being Spurs and Gala having no away fans.

Apparently this season we've only scored 3 goals in the first half of PL football away from home.

The result on Tuesday night could have been way different. For the first 6 mins we could have had a couple. After that, we were fortunate that Gala didn't score more.



However, on a more positive note, with how flat Anfield has been, and how risk-averse the team seems to have been, and how awful Spurs are, I'm hoping it all goes out of the window and it's the recipe for a cracking game of football tomorrow.

Villa v Utd first, so hopefully will be a good Sunday spectacle.

14 Mar 2026 08:23:09
Patrick, that's just meaningless word salad and toxic positivity. But you carry on ignoring the dross that's punted out week in week out and making excuses for it if that helps you cope.

Given how woefully we're playing and how incapable and stubborn Slot is to change things, it feels like we'll be slow out the blocks again, Spurs will probably score a flukey opener, then we'll spend the rest of the game huffing and puffing creating very little clear cut chances as usual either resulting in another home defeat or we scrape a last minute draw. That's the standards Slot has set this year.

This will likely be the only game Tudor actually wins with Spurs and let's face it, we're awful against relegation battlers at home.

14 Mar 2026 08:47:47
7 nil to The Reds, Hugo with 4, anybody's guess the rest.
Spurs to walk off at 7 down, blaming the current climate change situation.

14 Mar 2026 09:02:20
Tell you guys what... it's all in how you decide to read the posts.

Take my post as an example. Now go back and read it with a sarcastic tone, then you'll see the attempted humor behind it.

We should all start ending our posts with disclaimers to identify the tone in which a post should be read.

14 Mar 2026 09:04:44
Vik, if you actually read my post, you would see that I have hardly made excuses for the team. I've simply said that, win or lose lately, we have the same problems largely, and the result depends on whether we are profligate in front of goal or manage to score early to open the game up. Or am I mistaken? I would add that we play well against teams that try to press us and leave space in behind, because most of our chances come from winning the ball higher up the field and springing quick transitions. Against Brighton we were brilliant, Spurs are a somewhat similar kind of team, but much worse than Brighton.

Also, have you seen Spurs lately? If you think that they can keep it tight at the back for 90 minutes, you're kidding yourself, and I suspect you haven't seen them play at all recently.

I don't really understand why you always think that we have all the problems in the world, but other teams don't. Your blanket statement of 'we struggle against relegation battlers' seems to make perfect sense, but it means nothing as a generalisation, and from what I can tell you think we struggle against top teams, midtable teams, and relegation battlers as well, so your stance is we struggle against any team that plays the same sport as us, basically.

14 Mar 2026 09:11:49
I'm going 7-0 tomorrow. 2 from Kenny, 2 from David Johnson, 1 from Ray Kennedy, a Phil Neal pen and one of the best goals of all time from Terry Mac.

14 Mar 2026 09:39:24
PB, I don't think fans are being pessimistic over just the Gala defeat. It's the whole season, which has given us zero confidence in our team.

14 Mar 2026 09:50:09
Stroms, mate, I get that. I totally do. I'm pessimistic too, and I don't like having us repeat the same pattern over and over in games, but I'm not pessimistic to the point of thinking that Spurs are going to beat us, and Tudor is going to have his only victory of his reign against us. I'm sure Spurs fans themselves would have a good laugh if they thought some of us really thought that.

We aren't doing as well as we'd like, obviously, but we're also not the worst team in the world. I think that we need some perspective, that's all. Let's remember that, against certain kinds of teams and styles, we actually look like a semi decent team.

14 Mar 2026 09:51:25
JLC, mine was said in just as much sarcasm, mate.

14 Mar 2026 10:15:50
Rome, wasn't the Terry Mac goal the 3 passes from back to front with the headed finish? Remember seeing it on a video years ago.

14 Mar 2026 11:14:29
Sweeping move, Gmill. Absolute classic. Watch it again, mate.

14 Mar 2026 11:16:52
PatrikBurgher - It's not all sunshine and rainbows, people are allowed to feel whatever way they want. If you want to coax optimism out of people, try life coaching. Nobody ever suggested or expected we'd blow Galatasaray away, so I'm not sure why you're floating that idea.

Fans or not, the return leg will not be easy. Galatasaray are sharp, they have pace, and unlike us, they look dangerous every time they go forward. We were very lucky to come away with only a one goal deficit. We can take some confidence from the fact that they've not had a great away record in Europe against stronger sides, with losses to City and Juventus. We are fully capable of winning by 2 goals or more, but no stretch of the imagination is needed to understand why people have their doubts.



In a normal season, I would fully expect us to hammer Spurs, but given the way things have gone, I would not be surprised if we made it difficult for ourselves. I'm still expecting a win, anything less is unacceptable, but there's nothing pessimistic about expecting us to have trouble with teams that are struggling when it's been happening all season.

You claim we need perspective, but in the same sentence you argue that "we're not the worst team in the world", and that "against certain teams and styles we look semi-decent". Well, mate, if that's the measure by which you think Liverpool should be judged, I'm afraid you're living in la la land.

14 Mar 2026 11:59:03
"Toxic positivity".
A strange expression which sums up the thought process of many posters currently.
How dare anyone express anything other than negativity right now?

Wallowing in your own negativity is one thing, but castigating others because they won't jump off the cliff, lemming style?

Some of us are made of sterner stuff.

14 Mar 2026 12:00:23
I'm going Liverpool 5-0 with goals from Houghton, Beardsley, Gillespie and a double from Aldo. ❤️

14 Mar 2026 12:14:04
Jlc, I thought your post was worth a chuckle. And you ain't lying, btw.

14 Mar 2026 13:13:55
No one cares what you're made of, Flash.

14 Mar 2026 14:09:31
I think you and I are travelling on the Tardis, Irish!

14 Mar 2026 17:40:28
Those were the days, Rome1977!

13 Mar 2026 21:02:37
Gosh, it’s slow on here at the moment…. Erm I don’t like Slots haircut and I think it’s costing us the Champions League spots. And for Gakpo…. well he’s obviously very Dutch and that’s Rio’s fault?

13 Mar 2026 21:52:19
Gakpo's shooting this season is utterly bewildering.

13 Mar 2026 22:54:39
Has anyone ever seen Gakpo and Steven Bartlett in the same room?

No wonder his head's elsewhere.

13 Mar 2026
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13 Mar 2026 22:14:50
Think a big part of the gap between us and Arsenal this year is setpieces. From open play there's little difference. What that says about Arsenal, considering how bad we've been, is open to debate.

13 Mar 2026 23:02:54
Not to mention, Arsenal look like they can defend.

13 Mar 2026 23:04:51
Arsenal have serious squad depth in fairness, Flo, massive difference compared to us. Horrible team to watch, but they have a serious amount of options in every position.

13 Mar 2026 23:37:35
The 2 teams are set up completely differently, Florian.

Breaking things down very simply, we pretty much have 6 players attacking and 4 defending. You could even say 8 attacking and 2 defending at times, but we lack a proper structure, so it changes.

They have 7 defending and 3 attacking, and it's extremely structured.

You never see a midfielder going beyond the striker. If anyone other than the front 3 score, it's from distance or a set piece, so when the front 3 aren't scoring, set pieces become extremely important, which is why they've worked hard to find a cheat code which the refs have failed to punish.

14 Mar 2026 07:04:36
I'm not sure I've seen us play a game this season where we've had 6, 7 or 8 players attacking.

14 Mar 2026 07:44:30
Squad depth always looks bad when underperforming. Injuries have hit us badly, but I still believe this squad is capable of performing at a high level if they are set up properly. I.e Ed001 have a good account of Konate's effectiveness in previous seasons as opposed to this in another thread.


If your hunting plan revolves around asking a Falcon to run and a Hound to fly, you shouldn't be surprised when you go hungry.

14 Mar 2026 10:36:24
Then you've not been watching, JK.

We regularly leave VVD and Konate on their own at the back, fullbacks high, midfield on the edge of the opposition's box and even making runs inside the box.

I'm not saying they attack well, but they attack. It's how we ended up getting beat by Forest and PSV so easily. We leave ourselves so vulnerable to a counter. We've addressed it a bit by not taking risks with the ball, but that's made us boring.

The players still go forward though, and VVD is scared to leave space in behind, so he drops, which leaves a huge hole between the defence and midfield. It's the main problem with our set up.

You'll never see Arsenal leaving themselves that vulnerable. They are much more defensively connected, which makes them hard to score against, but their front 3 aren't very good, so they struggle to score goals in open play.

14 Mar 2026 11:30:10
Of course I've not been watching Beckers.

Pointless even engaging with you. Your toys will be out of the pram soon and you'll write and article on leaving the site to only return 3 days later under a different username.

Good to see though the Varry Benison username gets you tickets again 🤥

14 Mar 2026 12:38:53
Ah, I realise the squad depth, digger, but they can only put out 11 at a time, and even when at full strength they play no better football than us. Like Varry says, their manager is more defensive and craves control even more than Slot. But fair play, they're a lot better defensively than us.