Liverpool Banter

31 Aug 2026 00:27:41
Leweling and Kone in for a combined 110m, Gakpo out for 85.

I don't mind it.

{Ed666's Note - Kone had a good World Cup and I’d be ok with him but Leweling I’m not so sure.

30 Aug 2026 22:43:29
Here me out, so it looks like Gakpo is going which is tough situation. Stable player and someone you know what you get. Anyway. :-)

We do have some players to shuffle around to get more balanced team.

In the middle we need double pivot that will not roam to near oponent 16m box.
So Nyoni is great, MacAlister lost his legs but there is still footballer there and Gravenberg can be told to play 6 and 8 and we have 3 for rotation.

On the right side I would use Dominik since he is bad in CM and 10 position, his best strength is to play on the right that is why his best games were in floating RB.

:-)
Dominic will rotate with Munoz.
Dom can also cover Wirz if needed, but I do think we have youth players for that 10 position, and hear me out, Harvey Eliot.
On the left Barcola And Rio can work. Even Munoz.
And I'm the attack Isak, Koumas and Ekitike when fit.

Left back and right back are still critical and main source of defence issues but with better cover in midfield we can concede less goals.

There is a team here, not yet champions but we can make some magic with little bit more time and few fresh faces.

YNWA! Let's support our boys!

{Ed666's Note - keep the same energy when we’re 17th on Xmas day parsic mate

30 Aug 2026 23:15:50
I've written the season off. We lack the quality in midfield. Our recruitment has been left in charge of a cretin who is working for his new employer, the owners patently couldn't give two effs about anything other than enriching themselves.

30 Aug 2026 23:25:19
Just wait until the window closes.

{Ed666's Note - That’s what I keep saying mate..let’s not get our knickers in a twist until Tuesday night. In the spirit of transparency I’ve got a lot of knickers ready to twist

30 Aug 2026 23:30:53
If Dom gets injured, we're short in every position is what I learned after reading that. 😊

30 Aug 2026 23:33:38
I agree, Vic, if the window ends with Barcola in and Gakpo out, we're in trouble. I don't think the fans are going to be too patient after last year either; I can see things turning bad quick.

Slot had a title under him and half the fanbase wanted him out by Christmas. If things don't pick up fairly soon, it won't be long before people get disgruntled, especially after a window like this.

30 Aug 2026 23:40:21
Was actually happy with what I saw from Mac Alister when he came on. At least he puts a foot in.

Interesting to see how it develops during the season, but I'm not sure if the double-pivot will work with the profile of midfielders we have.

A huge slice of luck would be really helpful right now. We need some wins in midfield to get the positive vibes, otherwise the players are going to doubt the system and it will just delay their progress.

Between Grav, Dom and Macca, we have a strong group of CMs as a pair that could play really well ahead of a CDM. But then the question becomes what happens to Wirtz?

So we are kind stuck in a position where we have to play this way because we have Wirtz who obviously needs to play.

I wish we didn't have as many caveats to our squad as we do currently.

{Ed666's Note - I don’t see why anyone can’t be given a look in? He’s evidently as good as any of the others in midfield.

30 Aug 2026 23:46:31
I think Slot was an exception - his style was one of the worst I'd ever seen; it was worse than his hair styling, and that's saying something. However, I reckon we finish top 4. I reckon that Ekitike will form into a winger due to Isak consistently starting, therefore giving us more depth in the wings.

Munoz looked comfortable on the right, so I say he gets most of his time there. In the midfield, Macca and Gravenberch interchange, and we need Camara. I have been really impressed with Araujo and we should sign him to replace VVD.

{Ed666's Note - There’s other adjectives I’d use to describe slot than exception.

31 Aug 2026 00:02:31
Remember when we signed only Chiesa and everyone lost their mind. Remember who won that year.

31 Aug 2026 00:04:44
Who will the fans turn on, Chewy? Sack the board? Kenny is on the board.

31 Aug 2026 00:01:39
I've twisted your knickers on many a occasion Ed0666 😂

{Ed666's Note - And the pain is pleasure for me Bazza

31 Aug 2026 00:25:08
Won't be finishing in the top 10 that's for sure.

30 Aug 2026 21:47:03.
Well, another season of transition it seems, let’s hope Iraola is the second coming of Klopp.

Hughes and Edwards going is the best news of the window, but I have no idea why Hughes was kept on when he is dual rolling according to reports.

Wonder if FSG are holding back, knowing they likely won’t be custodians next year, so exciting times hopefully ahead. Time for a refresh.

30 Aug 2026 22:22:30
Sometimes you are so hungry that one roll just isn't enough.

30 Aug 2026 22:35:47
What part of more than half a billion dollars in transfer fees agreed since last summer is FSG holding back?

30 Aug 2026 22:43:13
I'll tell you what FSG have done, Faithinworks, they've given the job of summer recruitment to a cretin who is already working for his new employer and not giving two effs about us. That's what they've done.

{Ed666's Note - I just don’t know who would sanction a deck on like that? Edwards? Gordon? This is a massive dereliction of duty by someone.

30 Aug 2026 22:44:59
Iraola being hung out to dry by Big Move Hughes. Disgraceful.

30 Aug 2026 21:32:51
If Gakpo does go to City, we should ask for Nunes as part of the deal. Can play right back and in midfield. We were interested in him when he was at Wolves. Better than Frimpong
Just a thought. YNWA.