Liverpool banter 6

17 Jun 2026 21:12:47
England have won the World Cup. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

17 Jun 2026 23:15:52
Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over... Calm down ITV.

18 Jun 2026 07:09:42
Exactly why I never watch England, that constant it's coming home and Sweet Caroline really get on my nerves, hate it.

18 Jun 2026 09:00:26
Aye, but it's rare that an England match is actually good to watch. It is something to be excited about.

17 Jun 2026 18:58:46
Half time and Portugal and Martinez giving me LFC and Slot vibes from this last season.

Ed25.Martinez is an ex-Evertin manager. what's your take on him?

Im not a fan and wasn't happy when he was appointed Portugal manager

{Ed025's Note - i like his footballing style JLC, failure to organize a defence lets him down though mate..

17 Jun 2026 23:31:04
Picking Ronaldo as a starter is the biggest fault. He's past it and should let the team play with 11 players rather than 10 and an overbearing presence.

17 Jun 2026 23:33:54
Portugal have some great players, but they have a statue with an ego up front, and a Manager who hasn't got the balls to leave him out. That's why they will be lucky to make the quarters.

18 Jun 2026 07:13:26
He's got no balls, he's scared of being told to play Ronaldo.
He shouldn't even be in the squad, he definitely has more power than he should have.

17 Jun 2026 19:00:38
I want to preface this post with a statement - I am not saying Yan diomande is a bad player so please do not interpret this as me saying that at any point.


So with him possibly about to sign I thought I'd check him out since I haven't actually seen too much of him. I am however always a little skeptical of attackers coming from the bundesliga as defenders there give acres of space and time so the adaption period is pretty steep in my opinion.

I decided to check him out for ivory coast Vs Ecuador, helpfully a chap on YouTube has edited a video of every time diomande touched the ball:




This is a much better look at him since everyone most definitely has highlight fever. I've seen tons talk about how he skinned hincapie alive then did the same on the other wing. But when you watch his full match clips this isn't actually true.

He does skin him twice (pretty easily I might add) however he doesn't even attempt it any other times. Which I think reveals the flaw in his game - he needs space to run into. He is not the close dribbling type who can weave through players (he does try this a few times and succeeds once) he is the knock it into space and use pace type - which is still a superb asset.

But. You don't get space to do that often in the Premier League. Marking is tighter. Space is smaller. Pace is much faster.

He'd be great for a transitional team looking to play on the break (which iraola will probably do) but against low blocks that's a less effective trait, and we are going to face a few of those.

What I do like a lot about him is his workrate and willingness to track back and the fact he doesn't waste the ball often at all, keeping possession most of the time.

He also has an issue with his first touch which can be a bit erratic.


I think he'll be an excellent player but I do also think he will need a year to adapt so don't expect him to be even 10 goal or assist player in his first year. The swap from Germany to premier is a very steep curve and the lack of space and the increased pace kill many players moving from one to the other.

Let be patient if and when he arrives and not get on his case because he doesn't SEEM to be justifying what will certainly be an inflated price.

17 Jun 2026 19:49:30
He is an excellent dribbler in all situations. There are parts of his game I ponder about, but dribbling is not one of them.

I think he just passed it off quite a lot to surprise the actual dribbles.



I think Iraola is the perfect manager for him to be honest. And Rio. I think he can take both their games to another level. That's my hope at least.

17 Jun 2026 20:16:04
He could be the next Mane or the next Adama Traore.

17 Jun 2026 20:21:37
"This is a much better look at him" - A clip from 1 international game in the first round of the World Cup! . 🤣

17 Jun 2026 20:29:11
I didn't see the game. From that video, he's a 19 year old playing his first World Cup game ever, against a very experienced Ecuador defence, and with better finishing from his teammates, could easily have had 3 assists, and with a little more composure could have had a couple of goals.



I'm tremendously excited about him possibly joining. He's a unit as well, not easy to shrug off the ball, and his pressing/tracking back is impressive.

17 Jun 2026 20:44:53
I'd be delighted to be wrong, but I'm not as excited as many on here.

I'll hold my hands up and say all I've seen are his YouTube highlights from this season, and I haven't seen anything to suggest he's an £80mil player.

He's, of course, very young, but YouTube normally makes the likes of Voronin look good.

17 Jun 2026 21:07:43
Well, if the likes of Wharton and Fernandes are £80m players, Diomande certainly is. Tis is the market.

17 Jun 2026 21:15:15
Gvard, 80m is crazy money to me. In my head, 80m players are peak cr7, Suarez standard. But, things are changing for the worse. It's a risky signing but from what I have seen it's worth the risk. Other thing is, how many good rw are about and available? Out of interest, who would you prefer us to sign?

17 Jun 2026 21:23:17
I know what you mean, WestYorkshirered, but we've gotta remember that Ronaldo was 15 years ago, even Bale was 10 years ago and VVD was almost that long ago.

£80m now is what £30-£40m was 10 years ago, Salah money, basically, and no one was certain how he was going to turn out at the time.

17 Jun 2026 21:28:05
How does the value of two random players add anything to the discussion?

I'm saying he doesn't pass the eye test from the little I've seen.

If someone else gets bent over for £80mil for Fernandes or Wharton, they've overpaid.



My concern is £80mil is also overpaying for someone with 1 big season under his belt, who doesn't even manage to excite from YouTube highlights.

Again, I'd be delighted to be wrong.

17 Jun 2026 22:23:09
I think he's a good dribbler, his ball skills are good with both feet.
There's no such thing as a player who is worth £80m in my opinion but the market is the market.

I think he's the kind of Bundesliga player who could succeed.

He's strong on the ball, he's lightening fast and he's two-footed.

Only thing I'm sceptical of is his "age". He didn't look 15 when he went to USA. 🤔🤔

17 Jun 2026 23:40:29
Anybody remember Salif Diao?

We bought him and Spit the Dog in the same window after the 2002 World Cup. They both looked good in the tournament and were set to be stars for us …..

Diomande made me think of Diao, if we do sign him, let's hope it works out a bit better this time.

18 Jun 2026 00:20:34
Soap didn't light up a league before a World Cup

Nevada, it's a really good observation. I think it reflects the reality of the market we are in. There will be "flaws" in Diomande's game which you expect at his age.

What you're buying is the expectation that his strengths can be maximized and his flaws will develop into more strengths once in our environment and in the Premier League.

17 Jun 2026 18:57:33
Ed001 - how about a temporary World Cup page? Plus a prick / troll addition (I jest)!? ☺⚽️✌

{Ed033's Note - Temporary World Cup live chat page. Only those on the approved list can post, others can read. - England Live Chat

17 Jun 2026 19:21:39
World Cup rule change / implementation-
You have 5 seconds to take your goal kick.
If you take longer, it results in a corner!
And you can take as long as you want to take the corner.

17 Jun 2026 19:26:13
Ed033 - I meant a general page for World Cup posts not specifically a live chat option but cool. the live chat ain't my kinda thing however I'm sure it'll popular. 👏✌

17 Jun 2026 16:38:08
Why aren't we talking about the raking of the player's calf by Messi yesterday?

Is FIFA monitoring this site so, we dint talk about that incident?

17 Jun 2026 16:55:44
This is a Liverpool rumours site, unless the calf belongs to someone we're linked with, I don't think many would be too arsed either way.

{Ed001's Note - give it a rest, if you don't like it scroll past.}

17 Jun 2026 17:24:33
Are we not allowed to talk about football matters outside of Liverpool though?

So all the other posts about the WC and referees etc, that's ok?

{Ed001's Note - just ignore him, if he carries on he will just be banned. People just want to be pricks lately.}

17 Jun 2026 18:26:24
Well said, it's a football page, isn't it?

17 Jun 2026 18:32:35
Agreed JLC, should have been a red but just like the last World Cup Messi is untouchable. In the last one he was also a spiteful sh*t and got away with it game after game.

I wanted to post but assu.ed people like No.8 here would kick off, just like he did. Messi's a dirty tramp, always was but gets away with it because he's FIFA's God.

17 Jun 2026 18:48:28
I just explained that its a lighthearted comment answering the original question, if people aren't talking about something maybe its because its not of interest. I understand the written word can be taken in different ways, I certainly wouldn't 'kick off' peope can post anything they want just as peope should be able to answer a question.

Anyway if this one makes it through, all the best to the readers, posters, eds and the continuing success of the site.

{Ed001's Note - it was one of a number of similar posts. It is not funny, it just puts people off talking.}

17 Jun 2026 19:06:14
That was a straight red. Refs are definitely letting a lot more go to keep the game flowing, but that was a shocking decision.

17 Jun 2026 19:08:55
A Lionel bit of favouritism for Messi at the World Cup? It can't be true that!

17 Jun 2026 19:39:38
Corruption in FIFA? Under Infantino? Who knew?

17 Jun 2026 20:12:57
It's become so blatantly obvious as well, VV...

17 Jun 2026 16:14:30
Does anyone think LFC will be in for the German centre back Schlotterbeck?

And does anyone have any ideas of actual right backs?

17 Jun 2026 16:57:46
I hope so, he looks like a top player from what I've seen, Palestra or Kayode for rb, failing that Iraola as player manager.

17 Jun 2026 16:09:43
Mark me word news about transfers will soon be published by big journalists.

17 Jun 2026 16:18:26
Journalists will break news about transfers soon? No way. You heard it here first, folks.

17 Jun 2026 16:39:31
Big journalists? Are they given news by the club depending on their height/weight?

17 Jun 2026 18:26:37
That's discriminatory towards small journalists...

17 Jun 2026 18:27:55
You can't fat shame people.

17 Jun 2026 19:10:14
They prefer the term 'vertically challenged' these days.

17 Jun 2026 19:10:24
Will they refuse to publish transfer news if the journalist is deemed too small? And who decides what qualifies as big?

17 Jun 2026 23:44:08
When you say big journalists, do you mean journalists who are over 6ft 6ins, or that they weigh more than 15 stones, or both?

17 Jun 2026 15:49:47
@koparmy I can assure you I’ve never copied & pasted anything from Wilson Cox, like I said previously. What I get is from reliable sources from within the game, so if it looks like what Wilson has posted then not much I can do about that (maybe we have the same contacts).

🤷‍♂️

@grino 🤣🤣 I do wish sometimes my dreams were real, but if I’m contradicting myself then it’s because the narrative has changed & I’ve been told differently. Like with all transfer rumours, we can be favourites, then someone else comes in; it all changes so quickly.

17 Jun 2026 16:36:49
Maybe Wilson copied you, Racey?????

17 Jun 2026 19:37:48
You might have the same contacts, but the posts used to be the exact same word for word. And I saw his posts posted before your posts, so I am not sure if he copied you.

But anyway, I am just pointing out what I observed. I don't have Twitter anymore, so don't know what he posts anymore. But I am happy to read what you write! So keep on posting.

17 Jun 2026 19:57:46
That's fair enough, mate. I don't do social media anyway, can't be doing with all the crap that people post on them, my wife is on them all the time & half the stuff she scrolls through is utter garbage, I will continue to post what I get. 👍👍

17 Jun 2026 20:02:28
Thanks, Racey.

17 Jun 2026 15:47:58
@raceylfc That’s a load of waffle as Bouaddi plays as a 6/8 and Odegaard is a 10.

17 Jun 2026 17:36:21
Don't shoot the messenger... I'm only passing on what I receive.