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14 Jan 2026 15:05:02
Hi Ed001, can you do an article on Hoeness and Alonso style of play and comparison on both?
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{Ed001's Note - ok I have added it to the to do list for you mate.}
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14 Jan 2026 23:53:07
You beat me to it Stg I was just about to ask Ed001 to do the exact same.
15 Jan 2026 01:32:02
I feel like Hoeness will ultimately end up at Bayern due to his personal and family connections. Like Kompany will ultimately end up at City.
14 Jan 2026 19:27:15
Hi Eds, Carra, Fields. Now that Egypt is out of AFCON, do you think that the issue around Salah interview will surface again, both with possible departure in January and or continuation of the Bust up with Slot? I saw Ornstein article yesterday, and he said that the club do not expect salah to leave now, and that he will stay for his entire contract. but it felt very much like an "narrative" handling piece, if any problems with him will surface again, or that if he will leave, E&H hands will be clean because it came from him not them pushing him out.
Also, the silence ever since he joined Egypt in AFCON, was quite bizarre, not only about the bust up, but also the rumors about Saudi and Turkey just vanished, nothing about what he "supposedly" feels after everything. Nothing nothing nothing. I find it very bizarre.
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14 Jan 2026 19:45:47
Did Slot and Salah not speak and clear the air?
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14 Jan 2026 20:02:02
He's played for us since the interview so why would it suddenly become a problem again? I expect it to be business as normal until the summer whilst others try to make a big deal out of something that the club, the manager and the players have moved on from.
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14 Jan 2026 20:04:25
Salah and Slot cleared the air. I don't expect him to walk straight back into the starting 11 but he'll be back in the squad.
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14 Jan 2026 21:19:10
Slot might not be everyone's cup of tea, including mine, but I don't think he's a liar. If he says it's cleared up then I believe him. That said I don't think Salah is an automatic starter and I still think of a good bids comes in for him he'll leave.
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14 Jan 2026 21:34:11
See ShipleyKopites comment for the answer you seek.
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14 Jan 2026 22:24:56
Egypt not out of AFCON yet, they play in the 3rd place playoff on Saturday.
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14 Jan 2026 22:41:19
@OP, no.
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15 Jan 2026 02:38:36
Salah not been very good or imposing himself on game. Something seems broken about him.
14 Jan 2026 18:51:46
My 1st watch of any Afcon game Egypt v Senegal its like chalk and cheese Senegal all over Egypt, Mane giving everything he has for his country bursting his gut after everything just like his Liverpool days and has just put Senegal into a completely deserved lead. On the other side you have Salah totally ineffective ok not getting much support but doing absolutely f##k all to get involved and to try and get his country back into this tie.
Im not picking on Salah who I have idolise his whole Liverpool career I'm just stating that the drop off this year isn't just at club level but at international level also his time may well be up.
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14 Jan 2026 19:27:01
I think Salah had 4 goals at this competition. He literally had no service today. Not sure what he can do without the ball.
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14 Jan 2026 19:37:53
NOTSOZIPPY, it's Slot's fault that his form has nose dived this season. It's his tactics.
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14 Jan 2026 19:41:59
That Egypt team is terrible though, only three of their squad play for a European team. Prime Maradona couldn't win AFCON with that lot. Salah could do all the gut busting you like but he'd still have no one to pass to.
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14 Jan 2026 19:54:46
NOTSOZIPPY I just don't think Egypt are a very good team think they was lucky to go through the last round. Am just glad he is coming back soon to add an extra forward to our squad and I hope he can start scoring again for us. As we need all the players we have that can produce magic moments to counter act Slots tactics.
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14 Jan 2026 20:04:42
I was being sarcastic, by the way. For the record.
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14 Jan 2026 20:06:17
Not sure about that TB2, Diego could do it. He's the only one though.
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14 Jan 2026 21:21:38
Was about to post the same Ron. Im pretty sure prime Maradona could do that.
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14 Jan 2026 22:39:47
Egypt are awful when it comes to playing good football and since they offered nothing vas Senegal, the team that went for it eventually won.
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14 Jan 2026 23:45:38
Careful with the use of sarcasm @Rome 🙂😉.
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14 Jan 2026 23:45:53
There is a huge difference in the squad between Senegal and Egypt. Almost all of Senegal's players have played or are playing in Europe. The only two players I can recognise in Egypt's squad are Salah and Marmoush.
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14 Jan 2026 23:55:35
Is the level of AFCON really high, I haven't watched any of it. Although there are lots of good African players out there, it surprised me a bit to hear the likes of Mane were still doing so well. Great as he was for us that was a while ago now, and I hadn't heard much of him since.
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{Ed025's Note - its about the standard of League 2 i would say Hugo, some very good individual players mind but the teams and standard of play is pretty poor imo mate..
14 Jan 2026 14:54:00
We were going to Sign guehi in summer so money is not a concern. he should be available for less. would 20m be a bad outlay if it help us as it is not a short term signing. but a long term.
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14 Jan 2026 15:37:50
He should be available for less but according to most rumours I've read, CP is looking for more than what we agreed to pay for him in the summer. Not sure if it's fully true or it's just papers trying to generate sales but it would be daft if us to pay the amount they are apparently looking for.
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14 Jan 2026 15:52:12
Palace want 40 million that's the price City will pay and Liverpool will not. I don't understand it myself. If he had 3 years left on his contract it would be 70 million. Should jist pay wjats being asked.
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14 Jan 2026 16:32:57
Palace could want 200 million, and City might be prepared to pay it. But if the player really wants us, then it doesn't matter does it? If we pay anything, it should be 10mil to get him now as a good will gesture. Real Madrid did that.
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14 Jan 2026 16:45:15
If city wanted to pay the 40m for him, I think they would of by now, kiruma. They don't mess about and they get who they want quickly. I think it's all media nonsense about Guehi and them. Giving in to crystal palace who are terrible at business? No thank you. Even if we did agree the 40m, something else is almost guaranteed to come up in order to make sure the deal doesn't go through.
They've put a 40m price tag there to keep people away. I don't see anybody signing Guehi until he's free in the summer. We need to look elsewhere and stop messing about. A CB this month is a must.
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14 Jan 2026 16:48:36
Easy to spend others money kimuraking. tdeh.
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14 Jan 2026 16:54:44
No way we should just agree to give Palace 40m for Guehi with 5 months left. The whole reason we were so keen to get him in the 1st place was because of his contract situation making it a better deal.
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14 Jan 2026 17:21:56
Yet we were happy to expect/ accept 10m for TAA when Real wanted him for 5 weeks.
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14 Jan 2026 18:41:18
We were happy to accept it, doubt we expected it.
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14 Jan 2026 19:07:10
Guehi will not leave Palace until he is a free agent. Why would he!
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14 Jan 2026 18:41:34
There is no way City have put any bids or figures on the table because no team are going to bid against themselves just yet let alone pay more than what Palace were going to sell for 6 months ago. Palace are in a sticky situation so it makes no sense to go in with a bid until the last day r so, take it or leave it.
I have a strong feeling we will go in with a bid on transfer deadline day and get it done if terms can be agreed with the player otherwise we will be happy to wait for the summer.
14 Jan 2026 14:33:08
All the talk about who we would like as manager I would definitely go for Alonso over Hoeness and Enrique I think what he did with leverkusen was outstanding. After the season where they only lost one game there was bound to be a drop off but they still over performed in the league to finish second. He did make a massive mistake in taking the Madrid job if truth be told I don't know why any top manager wants to take that on with Florentino Pérez running the club because you are all ways just going to be his puppet to take the fall for when things go wrong.
What I hope with Alonso is once he becomes our manager he settles into the job for the next 10years plus and all goes well he is a football mad so am sure if he comes he will bring success to us with a great brand of football.
14 Jan 2026 14:07:35
Been told we are sounding out a deal for Vanderson this January. My source cannot go higher. He is known as "Le Mole" (Thick French Accent). He has his fingerprints on every transfer that goes through and contacts at every clubs top table.
It was definitely not my unconnected friend that came across something somewhere that we are seeing if something can be done with Vanderson. No. Definitely not. It was definitely "Le Mole" (Thick French Accent)
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14 Jan 2026 14:19:02
We were linked with him in the summer Davey 👀😂.
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14 Jan 2026 14:27:05
Vanderson is a decent right back that could start games immediately. Not sure he's got the ceiling of Givairo Read, Michael Kayode or Martim Fernandes though. None of the above can play CB. They are exclusively RBs.
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14 Jan 2026 14:27:49
FORNAX has hacked Davey's login.
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14 Jan 2026 15:24:18
Maybe tell Slot it's Van Der son.
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14 Jan 2026 16:36:07
Fornax in a kindred spirit Ron. I enjoy his posts a lot. Not everybody's cup of tea but definitely mine 😄.
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14 Jan 2026 18:17:32
I saw us linked to Vanderson, Givairo Read and Benfica's Daniel Banjaqui the other day.
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14 Jan 2026 19:30:59
I'm with you on that one Davey, I enjoy FORNAX's post's immensely.
14 Jan 2026 12:02:19
Just wondering what manager would people want us to sign if it was just between Alonso or Enrique? For me it would be Enrique as i think he's a bit more proven than Alonso, not that I'm against Alonso in any way.
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14 Jan 2026 12:08:22
Enrique or Sebastian Hoeness.
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14 Jan 2026 12:26:26
Did you understand the question @Barry 😁.
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14 Jan 2026 12:35:04
Sebastian Hoeness would be my choice too Barry. However, if Alonso is willing to take the job, there is a part of my that is a bit romantic and really likes that idea. I think Enrique is an exceptional manager but he's also 55 years old and I'd really like a manager who will build a dynasty for 8-10 years like what Pep has done at Man City.
Would Enrique be able to carry on into his 60's with the same level of intensity.
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14 Jan 2026 12:49:22
Enrique would be my top choice as well if he was available.
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14 Jan 2026 13:07:20
Enrique would also be my top choice, partly because he'd be great for us, partly because he'd also be great for Citeh. That said, Alonso was our top choice to replace Klopp, and perhaps he'd be the best fit.
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14 Jan 2026 13:18:12
My order of preference is: 1. Enrique
2. Alonso
3. Nagelsmann.
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14 Jan 2026 13:26:27
What is the attraction of Hoeness vs Slonso guys? Alonso has achieved more in the game has he not? I doubt people have seen much of Stuttgart so just why people are pointing for him over Alonso?
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14 Jan 2026 13:43:55
Gvardiol, for me it's his personality. Hoeness just comes across as an authentic leader. His style of play is also enjoyable to watch and he achieved success with a team he had no right to do so with. Alonso has a lot of these attributes as well to be fair.
It's not that I'd prefer Hoeness because I think he's better, I'm just not sure if I want Alonso because I've romanticised it, or because he's actually a good fit. I'm questioning my own impartiality basically, because I love Alonso too much to be unbiased about him.
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14 Jan 2026 14:01:22
Alonso had bayer playing some great football i watched them a lot when he became the manager, one of the reasons I was so excited when we signed wirtz, hoeness is also a good manager and his team play good football.
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14 Jan 2026 16:36:07
Sebastian Hoeness is a interesting one, and i can't say i've seen much of him. But i would still pick Enrique based on accolades so far.
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14 Jan 2026 17:46:07
Maybe bring Alonso and Enrique together as joint managers. Has this ever been tried before?
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14 Jan 2026 19:24:22
Evans and Houlier were joint managers for a short while.
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14 Jan 2026 20:30:32
Enrique. Alonso a close second.
14 Jan 2026 11:21:20
Ed 01 you've said several times that Alonso was the first managerial choice. What did you think of what he did at his previous clubs and do you think he'd do well with the players we have. With others possible being available in the summer like the PSG manager and maybe the Barcelona manager do you think he's the best option for Liverpool?
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{Ed001's Note - he rescued Neverkusen from relegation and turned them into an incredible machine that lost one match in a season. That is an incredible achievement. He could never live up to that with them, so it was always going to be an anticlimax after that. But he showed a serious lack of judgement taking the Madrid job. Ancelotti warned him, but he didn't listen and tried to make a bunch of superbrats work hard and show respect to others. It was never going to work out.
It is a tough one, it would really depend on if any of them see the job as a long term position or just a one contract and done thing. If they are just 3 seasons and gone, then you would have to choose the one with the best record, which is Enrique. But if it was for the longer term, then it would be a much closer choice between Enrique and Alonso, as neither have a track record over the long term with a single club.}
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14 Jan 2026 12:10:37
What's your thoughts on Flick Ed? Always thought he was a decent coach.
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{Ed001's Note - yeah he is decent, but he has been lucky to have the best teams in Bayern and Barca. The players might be better at Madrid, but there is no team there and the players at Barca are willing to listen. I prefer the look of Hoeness, if we were going for a German coach.}
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14 Jan 2026 12:16:49
Thanks for your quick response. Have a great day.
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{Ed001's Note - very welcome, take care mate.}
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14 Jan 2026 12:19:14
Nice explanation, Ed. What Alonso achieved at Leverkusen is off the charts. I do not see Pep, Ancelotti or Jose achieving that with that club and in their first full seasons as managers at such a club who are essentially the equivalent of Spurs. Absolutely massive. However, he should never had taken the job this early in his career and this in addition to some of the mistakes on and off the pitch (I read somewhere) which would have worked at Leverkusen or at any other club that did not have the type of interference and taxic dressing room like RM do.
It is what it is. Now as I have said, Xabi is the one I would take cos he has a track record of winning esp. when he was not supposed to and cos he is a club legend who played and won here and will have the support of the fan base, something I think we will need should Slot go in the summer. For me, the whole "Enrique" stuff is a pipe dream and I often like to dream with my eyes open in these situations.
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14 Jan 2026 13:04:44
Great information, Ed. Thanks as always.
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{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate and thank you.}
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14 Jan 2026 14:31:11
He's suffered from the same problem as Slot. Found out after one season and unable to adapt.
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14 Jan 2026 16:54:21
The good thing really is that if Alonso did come in as coach you can almost certainly know he's not going to go back to Madrid to coach then you have to look round and think if he manages us he's never going to go to Manchester etc etc so the point I'm trying to make is as long as he's doing well with us (if he did come) is who in world football is going to turn his head.
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14 Jan 2026 17:00:22
Did Alonso not have 3 superb seasons at Leverkusen?
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14 Jan 2026 19:33:14
Not really Florian. He had a decent half season and kept them up. Then he had an amazing first full season. Then he had a decent second full season but not on the same level as the previous one. Then he went to Madrid and was sacked after half a season. The arrow is pointing downwards 👇.
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14 Jan 2026 20:57:22
Is the arrow really pointing down? I don't really see how getting sacked by player power and big egos when he could still have gone on to win the league and champions league quite easily? Taking a team from close to relegation to winning the league a cup and almost Europa league when they had no right to is pretty impressive in just over a season.
The year after Bayern has spent big to catch them up. Second place is still good finish.
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15 Jan 2026 01:18:48
Tbh XA was never going to succeed at RM, and that is the only blot I see in his thinking. I do not even think JK if ever tempted to go there would be a success as he is not a yes man, has his own ideas and expects players to work. RM may have some of the best individual players on the planet, but there lis half the issue, they are mostly individuals, not team thinking players that rely on individual brilliant moments to win games, they will not work and earn a win, they think they are entitled to the 3 points just by walking on the pitch. To me they are an early retirement home for a lot of highly skilled players that just want the prestige of playing for arguably the biggest team on the planet without the work ethic behind it. Players like Modric buck that trend, but in general, most of them are entitled brats that think they deserve titles, world player of the year accolades etc just because they pull on that white jersey. I am personally unsure if XA would be great for us, but the romantic in me wants him to come and in time make us THE force to fear in world football. I was a massive fan of AS but the fact this season (and a lot of last season) he has refused to adapt to a style that works while giving those that can get to live games ( and us that can only watch on TV) great entertainment, I feel as though his time has come.
Big ty for our latest title but I don't think he will progress us as all I see is the same traits Amorim brought to the dreaded UTD, stubborness that his way is the right way even though events on the pitch clearly show otherwise. I think XA would be a good appointment, as majority of our remaining players from JK days understand the instructions of forward thinking playing style, although I think some adaption time would be needed. that's why I think that XA should be brought in ASAP so he can assess what we have and make a plan for next season. AS got the players to fit the system from last season, then changed how we want to play, idiocy of the highest order. let's just get XA in and see what he does as cannot be worse than AS even though unbeaten run is skewing the view people have, he is scraing through most games, and we need a clear direction and identity. Anyway, rant over, I support the team not any individuals, but I want XA in for the sake of our team ASAP.
14 Jan 2026 09:03:37
This is for Ed33. Hi ED33, Can we show the names of ppl/ users who have liked the posts and Ed's replies when we hover on the Thumb's up image? Is it doable or very difficult? Thanks.
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{Ed033's Note - The question is; should the 'Thumbs up' be kept anonymous or not?
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14 Jan 2026 09:56:26
Is there really a need though to disclose who liked what post? This site is divisive enough as it is and I don't think we need another avenue for there to create further divide.
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14 Jan 2026 10:08:35
Why anonymous? We are not talking any world secret. Thought it will be interesting to see who all agrees with the post and response.
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14 Jan 2026 11:28:10
Absolutely no need to know who likes a certain post or not.
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14 Jan 2026 12:32:30
Thumbs up for that, Barry.
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14 Jan 2026 13:33:04
Love it RK 😂.
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14 Jan 2026 12:23:21
I think it's a great idea, because I'm convinced a lot of posters up vote their own replies and I think some people used to spam the down vote button on posters they disliked. I actually think the anonymity (coupled with the fact you can vote multiple times by simply refreshing the page) is why this site is so divisive and why people get so personal. It's very easy to be a keyboard warrior when nobody knows your real name or what you look like. Everyone knows my real name is Adam because I don't make any effort to hide it and I've even made it obvious where I live.
We've all probably overstepped the mark once or twice on here, but the poster who consistently troll others are either totally anonymous regulars, or burner accounts that you never see again. I'd go as far to say that (in my opinion) you should need to complete ID verification to create an account on all forms of social media and discussion forums. Anonymity is the biggest enabler of trolling, online abuse and cyber bullying. It's up to the Ed's how they run their own site, but eventually laws will change and force social media companies/ websites to do this anyway.
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{Ed033's Note - The main point taking other poster's opinions into consideration is that someone should only be able to thumb up once on each thumb.
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14 Jan 2026 13:20:35
Prefer likes anonymised. I think if anyone feels strong enough in agreeing or disagreeing they're most likely to comment about it.
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14 Jan 2026 14:33:07
I mean what is the purpose?
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14 Jan 2026 15:31:30
Dcared - The more divisive means more arguments for or against, which is better for overall good. That will bring the best of any discussion.
I asked for 2 reasons - a) more fun on the forum ( this is what makes it so interesting apart from mutual love for LFC) b) It is easier to agree and let the poster know and not follow up and repeat ( maybe I am being bit lazy)
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14 Jan 2026 17:28:08
Can you vote multiple times?
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{Ed033's Note - Try it, i updated the Thumbs up on the main pages.
{Ed001's Note - ok I have added it to the to do list for you mate.}
{Ed025's Note - its about the standard of League 2 i would say Hugo, some very good individual players mind but the teams and standard of play is pretty poor imo mate..
{Ed033's Note - correct