04 Sep 2026 15:12:06
Good luck to Suso as he announces his retirement.
He's a player that I wish we had kept a bit longer and allowed Klopp to get a look at him (he left in Jan 15 before Klopp joined in Oct 15).
Had a decent career in Europe - Spain and Italy - but I wonder what he could have achieved for us?
That said he is a left footed RW, so if he had stayed, we may never have seen the best of Salah!
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04 Sep 2026 13:08:54
Can’t wait to watch the red men later expecting a tough game again but I expect us to win.
Hope for a good performance all round. A clean sheet would be nice, and hope Kerkez and Frimpong put in a good performance. Hopefully have people encouraging them rather than berating them at the game tonight.
04 Sep 2026 14:46:45
I agree with you, DH. It's gonna be a tough game esp. with the way Ipswich ran thru Utd. last, at the Toilet in that first half or first 35 minutes.
Just hope we get the win.

04 Sep 2026 13:16:46
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest - A Quick Liverpool Perspective
04 Sep 2026 12:27:36
Good review that MK enjoyed it, Eds has there been a review of Forest game or have i missed it.
{Ed001's Note - I am trying to finish it now. It takes a long time as the second watch takes hours with me writing notes and having to pause it while I write them. It has been so hectic with the transfer window across all the sites that I have only just finished the second watch and am just typing it up now mate. Should be up today before the game.}
04 Sep 2026 12:59:28
Hi Ed, I hope the matches are not excruciating painful to watch anymore haha
{Ed001's Note - very enjoyable mate. Half the problem is that I am so busy watching I forget to take notes and have to rewind when I realise!}
04 Sep 2026 11:48:59
Eds
Can we have a vote on who Liverpool should use for RB as it's one position I feel we really should have strengthened in the summer window.
Vote goes something like this:
Nobody new, Connor Bradley is good enough and will be back around Oct/Nov
Use Araujo, he will become our new RB
Buy Kayode from Brentford he should have been our No2 choice in the summer window
Buy Kounde from Barca he should have been our No1 choice in the summer window
Use Chambers, he is good enough to play that position.
Buy someone like Guela Doue and allow them to develop.
04 Sep 2026 12:01:16
Out of curiosity, does anyone else feel Jacquet could be decent there? Can pass, has pace, and I feel it will help him adapt to the league. Let Araujo play in the middle and give us a bit more height at the back too.
Just a thought, but until Jan, it does feel the best option is probably Dom. Although I'm
still hoping Frimpong can prove me wrong.
04 Sep 2026 12:04:41
Bit late now.
04 Sep 2026 12:26:20
Interesting that AI has selected a recognised (albeit relatively unknown) RB in the HG section of the PL squad - Isaac Mabaya. I wonder if AI sees something there?
04 Sep 2026 12:26:44
My top preference would be to move heaven and earth to secure Daniel Banjaqui (Benfica youngster) and then get a cost-effective experienced RB in the interim such as Wilfried Singo, who would offer us the physicality needed.
Depending on how Archie Gray gets on at Spurs, it's worth keeping an eye on whether he establishes himself ahead of Porro at RB or in midfield.
Failing that, revisit the Givairo Read (Feyenoord) or Martim Fernandes (Porto) situations.
Outside shouts - have another look at Ait Boudlal (Rennes) and Ismaelo Ganiou (Lens). These two are more RB/CB profiles.
{Ed025's Note - they dont fit the profile FPF, they have to cost £100m or more to fit into the Liverpool ethos mate.. :)
04 Sep 2026 12:29:44
Doue is now at Leverkusen.
04 Sep 2026 12:47:10
Wouldn't be surprised to see Gomez start there if and when he can get fit... Always liked Gomez at right back, limited offensively but has good pace and is a good, solid defender.
Problem, of course, is how long he will stay fit for, but I'm hoping he can get a run of games now he's back in training.
04 Sep 2026 13:07:08
I'd start Szobo there in today's game. Evaluate further afterwards.
04 Sep 2026 13:12:57
Who should be Liverpool’s right-back?
Conor Bradley — because he’s always right back, just never actually back. 😭
And Joe Gomez? He’s been on “Be Right Back” since 2019.
04 Sep 2026 12:49:08
ha - you are not wrong, Ed025.
04 Sep 2026 15:05:13
@Reyrey1, I don't see that at all. In fact, as Jacquet was a former midfielder (with Paul Pogba) as his role model on the pitch, I've seen people think he can actually play the deeper midfield role.
@Zed, yeah. I found that Mabaya inclusion very interesting indeed. The kid had game time under Klopp in preseason a few years back so one to watch.
04 Sep 2026 11:39:37
The operation to bring Michael Olise to Liverpool for the summer of 2027 is already fully underway.
04 Sep 2026 12:26:53
ITK Space
04 Sep 2026 12:30:31
Another 100 million plus player, we have three of them already. Hope it works out.
Heavy lies the head that signs the cheque.
04 Sep 2026 12:31:44
Olise is a wonderful player. But, I think given we have Barcola, Isak, Hugo, it makes a lot more sense for any RW coming in to be a workhorse first. Olise is not that, as was exposed by PSG in the CL semi-final.
04 Sep 2026 12:39:30
& the World Cup final.
04 Sep 2026 12:47:42
If we sign Olise (very big if), we would need one of two things:
1. Revamp our midfield and fullbacks completely to play the 4-2-3-1.
2. Sell Wirtz and play a 4-3-3. These wouldn't require as much of a change in the midfield as option 1.
04 Sep 2026 13:28:02
One of the best players in the world, but he isn't at all the profile we need. We need to sign players that fit the system, not players we need to completely overhaul the system to fit. If Sarr or Minteh were the kinds of players that Iraola thought could give him what he wants on that side of the pitch, then those are the kinds of players we have to bring in.
Olise isn't a pace and hustle kind of player, he is another ball to foot, drift into the center of the pitch playmaker, we want somebody to attack space, to drag defenders away with selfless runs, to track back, to pin defenders back with their pace in behind.
04 Sep 2026 13:49:11
Not really related, but didn't ITK Space start off as a Bayern page? Ever since the Wirtz stuff and Bayern fans deriding him constantly as a troll, he's gone into full blown hyperbolic LFC adoration mode. The Barcola post was especially hilarious with the stuff about the 'mystical banks of the Mersey' etc.
04 Sep 2026 11:32:45
N’Guessan looks a good little player, no guessing how good he will be, looks good though.
04 Sep 2026 11:01:40
Okay.... so hear me out on this one. Connor Coady. Released from Wrexham, 33 years old. Clearly not anything close to week in week out, but..... product of our youth program, currently working out with our U-21's, experienced Premier League centre back, why not offer him a year contract - League Cup leadership, deep squad back up, homegrown and dressing room culture?
Probably just wistful thinking.....
{Ed001's Note - he was never good enough. Lovely lad but not Premier League quality, a poor defender and couldn't even break into a Championship level team as he is so slow now. Horrible idea.}
04 Sep 2026 11:19:06
Now don't hold back Ed -tell me how you really feel. :) I guess I am just pining for a little bit of home developed goods. maybe even a coaching role with youngsters that brings back Boot Room legacy and traditions.
{Ed001's Note - I believe he wants to continue playing, hence why he got his contract cancelled at Wrexham before the window shut, so he can sign for someone as a free agent. I think we do need a mix of local lads sprinkled in the coaching department, but I would want to know if he was any good before I would look to him as one. Otherwise, surely it is better to just employ the best coaches we can find?}
04 Sep 2026 11:38:11
I thought I saw he was being pulled into the England U21 coaching setup by Lee Carsley. Unconfirmed but a suggestion of at least some modicum of coaching ability.
04 Sep 2026 12:28:37
I posted just this thing yesterday or the day before.
Interesting that Coady has played around 1/3 of his career games at CDM (according to Transfermarkt). No idea if he excelled in that role, but could be one to keep an eye on? Player/Coach type arrangement?
Albeit, maybe he wants to continue playing week in/week out, as Ed001 says, so may look to move down the divisions to achieve that.
Ed001, did you ever catch any games where he played CDM?
{Ed001's Note - yes mate, the season before he joined Wolves, he was at Huddersfield and won Championship PoTS (iirc) as a defensive midfielder. It was Nuno that converted him to a centre-back to make use of his ability to ping long passes, but needed a back three to cover for his deficiencies as a defender. He is far too slow now to play at Prem level.}
04 Sep 2026 12:42:22
Fair enough Ed. Nuno probably saw what Evans/Houllier did with Carra and thought "I'll have a bit of that"!
04 Sep 2026 10:40:29
All this talk about Camara is interesting.... I won't believe anything till it comes from the fellas own mouth..... cause the Camara never lies.
{Ed025's Note - nice one Robby..
04 Sep 2026 11:23:57
It does add 5 kilos though.
{Ed025's Note - Harvey Elliot must have been photographed a lot of times over the summer then Taurus.. :)
04 Sep 2026 11:34:57
Elliott was following the comedian’s phrase “what would Molby do” and took it literally, so ate a lot.
04 Sep 2026 11:35:35
Ouch ed025!
{Ed025's Note - as they say on "catchphrase" Avit...say what you see.. :)
04 Sep 2026 11:40:23
Seems so, he definitely had a photoshoot Ed025, not a swimsuit one mind.
{Ed025's Note - as by bird would say Taurus.... i think the clothes he bought may have been American sizes mate.. :)
04 Sep 2026 12:14:35
Poor Harvey... everywhere the lad sits, he's next to ya.
04 Sep 2026 12:05:04
True Ed025, at least we can be positive and say there is now literally more of him to love.
{Ed025's Note - aint there just Taurus.. :)