Liverpool banter 7

28 Mar 2026 10:49:54
Just putting this out there for other opinions and views but watching England last night and particularly Phil Foden.

To me he looks a total shadow of the player he was 2 or 3 seasons ago and no doubt missing KDB.
It wouldn't surprise me if his form continues City might look to move him on?

He seems a pretty steady sort of bloke on a personal life level and if he were to move on and I'm not sure a move abroad would suit him.

Would he be a player we would be interested in and would fellow posters and the Ed's think he's a player that would fit and suit us.

{Ed001's Note - are you serious? Ridiculously overrated and far too happy partying with Girlish, which is why his form fell off a cliff.}

28 Mar 2026 11:12:36
Crazy how far he's dipped. Don't think Tuchel'll take him.

28 Mar 2026 11:05:22
Cheers Ed

I didn't say he was a player I fancied only asking if anyone else did -
Your not a fan then mate 😂👍

{Ed001's Note - no, not at all.}

28 Mar 2026 12:09:30
Two or three years ago, I thought England had two generational talents in Trent and Foden. Funny how things turn out in football.

28 Mar 2026 12:12:01
It's a theme. Foden, Palmer, Saka, Bellingham all out of form and overrated massively.

28 Mar 2026 12:41:08
He wouldn't displace Wirtz now, would he?

28 Mar 2026 13:04:56
Thought Grealish would be part of his downfall.

28 Mar 2026 13:44:16
Saka is a good player.

28 Mar 2026 14:02:56
Saka is a good player in my opinion but not a great player. He is very much overrated.

28 Mar 2026 14:08:12
The best English player is Anderson.

28 Mar 2026 14:26:29
Regarding Phil Foden - has there ever been a thread albeit short, that proves we all watch the same game, and yet see things massively different?

28 Mar 2026 15:46:56
He has the "left footed" premium and if you could get him focussed we know he has the talent.
Not saying he's a world class player, but he would be a good signing if you can get his head right.

28 Mar 2026 19:07:47
Foden is over rated. If it wasn't for football he'd be a manc ratboy nicking cars and doing ket.

28 Mar 2026 19:21:03
Rice miles ahead of Anderson.

28 Mar 2026 19:37:56
This Foden is overrated. Foden from a coupla year ago is not overrated. Top top player on his day.

28 Mar 2026 20:29:22
Whenever I see a post asking about people's opinions on a player, I instantly scroll to find vv's comment. I don't agree with a lot of vv's opinions, but they always make me laugh.
Once again, brutal af but hilarious. Well done, sir. 👏👏

28 Mar 2026 21:10:42
Vv would say Maradona was crap. 😁

28 Mar 2026 21:14:59
Viktor is a great poster and a big part of what makes this site so good. While we don't agree on everything, I always look out for Viktor's posts.

28 Mar 2026 21:21:24
There's no motivation for these players anymore. Klopp going has a big effect on the league, as well as us. Pep cba anymore, no one to push him. 3rd rate managers galore.

28 Mar 2026 22:01:04
Edd001 do you think Foden will go with his buddy at everton?

{Ed001's Note - no idea, sorry.}

29 Mar 2026 07:11:33
Florian you defend Slot for anything so you're in no position to criticise VV or anyone else's posts.

30 Mar 2026 12:59:59
Frode, I felt that all the way from over here.

28 Mar 2026 00:24:07
Hey Ed1, hope you're well mate.

Question, do you see any chance of Kvaratskhelia being available end of season?

Was my favourite option for the left before PSG signed him.

{Ed001's Note - I would be very surprised if they let him go.}

28 Mar 2026 09:57:28
Gregarious - Absolutely none whatsoever. Just like Doue, Joao Neves and Nuno Mendes, Kvara is simply not for sale.
The rest we'd have a chance of getting if they actively tried to leave.

28 Mar 2026 11:08:50
Think we missed our chance when he was leaving Napoli. Was gutted we didn't try then, 60 million too, which is reasonable in today's market.

{Ed001's Note - he wasn't interested in anyone but PSG.}

28 Mar 2026 12:00:02
Kvara is a fabulous player. I think he could score a few more goals, but he's otherwise the best left-sided player in football by a mile.

28 Mar 2026 12:23:25
Imagine his price tag? Lol. An excellent player, but one we'll never end up with.

28 Mar 2026 19:56:33
As per Red Jones, we missed the boat here.
£150m signings and £460k per week players suggests we could end up with him. Unless he doesn't want to join the mighty Reds. 🤷🏻‍♂️

30 Mar 2026 13:01:16
Khavratschelia ain't happening, anytime soon.

28 Mar 2026 04:39:16
Did you guys see the two goals Wirtz got in for Germany yesterday. Germany were trash but we got ourselves a player!
I can't believe what slotball is doing to this lad! He can literally shoot from anywhere but is probably not allowed to by slot.

28 Mar 2026 07:50:21
Don't most of our players thrive when playing for their country?

....

28 Mar 2026 08:05:12
Yeah, I can hear Slot say to Wirtz, "Don't you dare shoot." Dear oh dear.

28 Mar 2026 08:39:29
Sounds like some crazy thing Slot would say, shooting goes against his philosophy of slow ponderous football. Funny thing is - it's the perfect counter to those dreaded low blocks.

28 Mar 2026 08:55:09
Analysing matches with Wirtz saying "See? This is what I'm talking about, Florian.

You can't be shooting when there's a recycling opportunity to Curtis Jones." 😆 C'mon lads, would it not have something to do with the fact that for a large part of the season he was taking an age to get his shots off as if he thought he was still in Leverkusen and they were getting blocked?

28 Mar 2026 09:39:34
No doubt he's a very good player, just needs to adapt to the pace of the prem for us to see the best of him. A firing Isak will help his game as well.

28 Mar 2026 12:16:28
Any club manager worth their salt should watch how Wirtz plays for Germany and pick a team around him that plays to his strengths.

28 Mar 2026 14:04:56
If MU or City or Gunners or Chelsea signed him and if he had same output, we would be laughing at them.

He looks class and very good, but hasn't lived up to generational talent status.

We need to accept the fact that every ordinary player is called world class.

28 Mar 2026 18:36:20
We need to accept that Slot has hamstrung the side beyond recognition and the players no longer want to play for him.

28 Mar 2026 19:23:08
I agree, Sami. I actually think Wirtz will come good, and has already started to. But if he had signed for any other team we would be slaughtering him.

30 Mar 2026 13:06:36
Sami, and you deduced all of that after his season under a disaster of a system he plays in under a feckless manager, right?

IMO, the fact that Wirtz has been good overall this season (despite his adaptation struggles which are normal, btw) under the afore-mentioned circumstances just proves how outstanding of a talent he actually is.

And if you think "Flo" is just an ordinary player then, that tells me you know very little of him before he came here. And this is coming from someone who watched a good amount of him the season they went invincible under Alonso. He is no ordinary player, I promise you that.

277 Mar 2026 22:30:36
I have to share this.

27 Mar 2026 23:03:57
Fantastic. YNWA Mo.

28 Mar 2026 07:45:55
Later, Mo, it's been a blast. Now go get your 7 Gold Lambos, and enjoy being a God in Arabia.

28 Mar 2026 10:32:28
I watched "Never Give Up" about Mo on YouTube last night.
We have been truly blessed to have him.
He's more than earned the very best send-off that Anfield and the Kop can deliver.

28 Mar 2026 10:27:49
A snide, churlish and unwarranted comment btw Iron Man. I'd suggest you require stringent ludovico technique therapy prior to further posting.

30 Mar 2026 13:08:21
Ironman, and why would Mo do that when he could have done that years before and didn't just to stay with us w-and win things, which he did?

27 Mar 2026 20:13:58.
Elliott Anderson will end up at United or Chelsea.
Good player though a bit limited when it comes to skill and passing ability.
I think there is better players for us to sign.
Ederson at Atalanta or Sadiki at Sunderland are both excellent.


I also think Stiller at Stufgart would be a good option as would Trinidade at Wolves.
I am keen to see a marquee signing on the right, Olise for me and someone really good on the left, Barcola for me, but not attainable, so maybe Diomande.

27 Mar 2026 23:15:29.
I thought he was almost certainly going to City, but I don’t know how true that is. If I’m honest I’d love him at Liverpool. Gold knows how much we have as well.

If I’m talking same amount spend as last summer, I’d like:

Anderson, Wharton, Gray (if Tottenham go down).

Let Jones and McAllister leave. Geertruida would also be a good buy for his versatility.

For wing two of Diomande, Fofana and Akliouchi, with Gakpo leaving.

We will also have Jacquet and Leoni, plus Bradley back.

27 Mar 2026 23:48:08
I'd add Vuksovic to that wishlist, RJ.

28 Mar 2026 04:08:18
Vuskovic definitely. Gertruida, I agree, is a good option, can cover CB too.
Fofana, no way. Hardly played all season, injury problems, that's a hard no, thanks.
Diomande, yes please, but not attainable, £70-80m, he hasn't done enough to warrant that cost.


Kayode for RB would be nice.
Wharton, no thanks, no better than MacAllister.
Barcola, yes please. The boy is world class, despite some on here disagreeing.

28 Mar 2026 07:06:47
No names, but positions would be:
Rb
Ch
Cm x 2
Versatile defender
Forward

Pace and power the key attributes, though - and robustness. Please no more lightweight, one-paced snowflakes.

28 Mar 2026 07:16:41
Vuskovic of course.

28 Mar 2026 10:02:17
If we are to get a replacement for Arne Slot, then surely he or she should select the players they would like, if available, not us lot on this site.

28 Mar 2026 10:32:04
Called a banter site, mate. I think most managers would like Anderson in the prem.

28 Mar 2026 11:15:51
To change direction, which players do people see leaving in the summer?

Salah, we already know, is.
Robertson is likely.
Konate, good chance.
Gakpo, for me, is another I think will leave.

Depending on who comes in possibles such as McAllister, Jones, Van Dijk, Elliot.


Huge amount in wages recouped, even from just the first group of players.

If we play a more high tempo game, I'd like to see Chiesa given a chance.

28 Mar 2026 12:07:18
Albey, are we thinking of getting a woman boss? Why the he or she nonsense? I'm sure that would please a few posters on here, though.

27 Mar 2026 19:14:38
Question for everyone: it has often happened that players have blossomed at Liverpool even though they tanked in other clubs before coming to us (Salah at Chelsea is the obvious example). But what are the examples of players who tanked at Liverpool but then turned into superstars after they left us?

27 Mar 2026 20:54:41
Steve Ogrizovic.

27 Mar 2026 21:06:37
It's a short list, to be honest. Most players who succeeded after playing for us were good players for us first.

Steve Staunton might be a shout? Was always a decent player, but cemented his legacy at Villa.

27 Mar 2026 21:11:41
Our next manager was very good when he played for us, but got better when he left us.

27 Mar 2026 21:27:16
Sterling made his name more at City than us?

Suso and Riera are 2 players that we, on the boards, have discussed bringing back.

Galusci was also discussed.

There have been others who have had long careers in the top 5 leagues, but the ones above are the main ones I can think of recently.

27 Mar 2026 21:28:56
Luis Alberto apparently done well when he left.
Harry Wilson springs to mind. Whatever happened to Benteke, or am I dreaming that he played for us???

Arbeloa done well at Madrid too.

27 Mar 2026 21:34:06
Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto are the most recent that spring to mind. Both went on to have good careers after failing to really make an impact for us. To be fair, though, Aspas had done pretty well in Spain before we signed him. Peter Gulacsi has also had a really good career.

27 Mar 2026 21:35:12
Aspas is still doing alright at Celta Vigo.
Also Luis Suarez didn't have a bad career after us. Not too sure whether to put Kelleher on the list yet as he needs to prove consistency first.

27 Mar 2026 21:38:07
Showing my age here, but Kevin Sheedy.

27 Mar 2026 21:40:07
Suso.

27 Mar 2026 21:53:31
Neco Williams ain't doing bad at Athletic Club. ;)

27 Mar 2026 21:57:17
Not superstars tho!

27 Mar 2026 22:11:45
Brad Friedel. Not a superstar, but super keeper imo. Looked v poor for us in his short stint and then went on to be an excellent keeper for years, much better than what we had in nets after he left.

27 Mar 2026 22:18:13
Alou Diarra. Didn't get a game at Liverpool. Went on to win the French league with two different clubs, French Cup with another, and 44 caps for France and a World Cup runners-up medal.

27 Mar 2026 22:20:49
Alou Diarra.

27 Mar 2026 23:53:00
Friedel is a great shout, Digger.

Anelka also went through a few decent spells later in his career after he left us.

28 Mar 2026 04:13:12
Iago Aspas, Steve Staunton, Luis Suarez, McManaman did good at Real. More recently, Harry Wilson is doing well.
The list is fairly small, though tbh.

28 Mar 2026 07:14:39
Khelleher is doing well and would take him back as Ali's successor.

28 Mar 2026 07:15:44
Mis read that question, thought it was who we would take back.

28 Mar 2026 07:26:13
Surely Xabi is the foremost example? He was a super player for us, but he became one of the greatest midfielders in footballing history at Real and continued being great at an advanced age at Bayern.

He went up one or two levels after leaving us, though that didn't have to do with leaving us, since he was already beginning to exhibit that kind of form when he left.

Mascherano would be another example, I guess.

28 Mar 2026 07:39:37
The post says tanked. Suarez/Alonso/Mascherano/Anelka didn't play bad for us, so I wouldn't include them.

Diarra
Suso
Alberto
Wilson (didn't get the chance)
Neco (same as above)
Aspas
Gulasci
Coates
Solanke? Was very young
Ryan Kent - carved a decent career in SPL
Coady? Never broken through but had a decent career.

28 Mar 2026 08:15:12
Ah right, Kloppers, silly me, I missed that part.

Um.....Danny Ings maybe?

28 Mar 2026 08:54:50
Kim Cattrall

28 Mar 2026 09:40:01
Mikel San Jose. Had a decent career after being in our 21's. Ended up with a few caps for Spain too.

27 Mar 2026 18:54:10
International breaks suck, so a bit of fun. Your favourite: did they actually really play for Liverpool XI?

Lorius Karius

Nick Tanner
Torben Piechnik
Julian Dicks
Paul Konchesky

Salif Diao
Paul Stewart
Christian Poulson

El-Hadji Diouf
Milan Jovanovic
Istavan Kozma.

27 Mar 2026 19:18:54
GK. Peggy Arpexhead

RB. Javier Manquillo
CB. Frode Kippe (of course)
CB. Sotirios Kyrgiakos
LB. Julian Dicks

MF. Nuri Sahin
MF. Bruno Cheyrou
MF. Bernard Diomede

ST. Jari Litmanen (great player)
LS. Mark Gonzalez
RS. Omar Assiaddi.

27 Mar 2026 19:37:47
Cody Gakpo. 🤔

27 Mar 2026 19:59:13
Are you going for obscure or pure crud!?

With the latter for me it would be:

Bogdan

Kromkamp
Paletta
Caulker
Koncheski

Poulsen
Cole
Diomede
Cheyrou

Diouf
Borini.

27 Mar 2026 20:51:32
Bogdan
Clyne, Kabak, Cissokho, Konchesky
Litmanen, Aquilani, Adam, Moses
Balotelli, Morientes

Some of the vast baffling signings ever. I've taken some liberties with a LB at CB. Sorry Cissokho.

27 Mar 2026 21:14:12
Jimmy Carter would be the first name on any team sheet and would be the captain of the team.

27 Mar 2026 21:39:32
Samed Yesil.

27 Mar 2026 22:03:43
Bogdan
Kromkamp
Kabak
Piechnik
Dicks
Stewart
Poulsen
Ferri
Joke Hole
Balotelli
Diouf

I think that's an all timer of shite.

27 Mar 2026 20:22:10
Peggy should never be mentioned in any Liverpool conversation
To be laughing in a audience of remembering our lost 96
He needs to be abolished from any conversation Liverpool related

27 Mar 2026 22:10:31
Joe Cole, David Ngog, Jay Spearing, Mark Kennedy, Laser Markovic, Brad Jones, Danny Wilson, Ben Davies, Josemi, Jan Kromkamp, Cisse, Djimi Traore, Jean Michel Ferri and Eric Meijer.

27 Mar 2026 22:44:10
Why no mention of Aqualani.

27 Mar 2026 23:41:35
Don't forget Charlie Adams Lol.

27 Mar 2026 23:56:59
Gazza, at least get the right person before you slander poor Peggy. You mean Charles Itandje. You're getting you're French black goalkeepers mixed up.

28 Mar 2026 00:53:50
I had to read Joke Hole twice before getting it.

I was imagining a funny fanny.

28 Mar 2026 01:40:47
To be fair, Zed, Cole is a bit of a fanny.

28 Mar 2026 04:18:32
Aquilani, Igor Biscan, Sean Dundee, Eric Meier, David Ngog, Le Pellec, El Hadji Diouf, Konchesky, Julian Dicks, Razor Ruddock, The Ukrainian boy with the pony.

28 Mar 2026 08:29:12
Itandje, Sinama Pongolle, Voronin, Ibe, Antonio Nunez, Milan Jovanovic, Arthur, Andy Carroll, Shelvey, Doni, Wisdom, Samed Yesil, Diego Cavalieri, Insua, Degen, Pacheco, Le Tallec, Dossena.

28 Mar 2026 08:46:14
So what this post is saying is that we've purchased our fair share of dodgy footballers over the years. 🤣

28 Mar 2026 09:57:23
No Sean Dundee?

28 Mar 2026 10:07:43
Spot on, Irish Rover, the thing is we don't want to go back to signing players of this standard ever again. YNWA.

27 Mar 2026 17:30:30
Edds and Reds

Who
Would you guys go for if you could have Elliott or Wharton?

I really like Elliot Anderson myself.
YNWA.

{Ed001's Note - I don't think Wharton has improved under Glasner, if anything regressed, so I would avoid him as he brings similar issues to Mac Allister.}

27 Mar 2026 19:02:03
I have to say I haven't been overly impressed with Wharton this season and I was an advocate of his signing last season. He's too safe but at a new club, under a new manager? Who knows. 🤷‍♂️

27 Mar 2026 19:33:23
Willing to give Wharton another chance given Palace have been chaotic on and off it. If we're basing players off this season alone, I'd never sign a Liverpool player minus one or two.

27 Mar 2026 20:07:36
Wharton clearly has exceptional vision and passing ability, and whilst I haven't watched him much, I have never been overly impressed with his mobility or domination of the midfield, which should be the priority in my opinion.
I haven't seen Anderson play much either, to be honest, so couldn't comment on him.
I'd probably be going for someone like Baleba, Kone or Stiller.

27 Mar 2026 19:10:00
Ed001 our midfield does not looked balanced with Gravenberch as the number 6 I would love a Fabinho type player there and then Sobs and Wirtz.
Apart from Slot's training or lack of and his tactics what your views on who should play there from what we have and who do you think could bring a more balance to the team.

{Ed001's Note - it has to be Szobo and Gravy and just make sure Gravy sits.}

27 Mar 2026 20:26:23
Maybe me...

I was never convinced by Xhaka at Arsenal.
Okay. A slower league, but he looked good under Alonso at BL.
Tactically, I'm hoping Alonso can transform Gravenberch into something better than what he was last season and progress him as a player.



With Dom and Wirtz in front of him, with decent back ups that are used from the bench, we should push on for next season.

27 Mar 2026 21:54:57
Buy both Wharton and Anderson. Different skill sets to help create a balanced midfield.

27 Mar 2026 23:49:35
Gazza827, what makes you think Alonso will be at Liverpool next season? He won't be.

28 Mar 2026 11:31:29
I think people are setting themselves up for disappointment with Alonso. I think we'll dither with deciding what to do on Slot then Alonso goes to City, because they won't f around like we do, as we found out with Semenyo & Guehi. Slot will likely stay in the same way that Bodgers did and get sacked at the start of next season after an inevitable poor run of results. Unfortunately there won't be a Klopp around to get us out of the mess we'll be digging in the dregs for a new manager.

As for Wharton, not impressed. Defensively isn't very good, far too slow, zero mobility and for a big lad he has no physicality whatsoever. If he wasn't English no one would pay attention.

27 Mar 2026 15:20:01
Always liked Salah when he was at Basel and was pretty peeved when he went to Chelsea. I was really excited when he eventually made his way back and signed for us, but never in my wildest dreams did I think he'd go on to do the things he did.

27 Mar 2026 16:41:45
Clicked send too early. Thank you Mo, I feel very blessed to have seen you at your best and in a Liverpool shirt. Absolute legend. I feel like we've said goodbye to quite a few lately. We've really been treated to some phenomenal players over the last decade or so.

27 Mar 2026 16:49:00
I thought he was gonna be a backup to Sadio 😂😂. Oh, how wrong I was.

In my defence, though, they did play on the same side at the time.

27 Mar 2026 17:01:11
Personally, I always knew, back to his Basel days, what he was going to become.

I saw a few clips on thought.

We sign that guy, and he will go down as an all time great, breaking loads of scoring and assist records.

Probably pick up about 2 league titles and Champions League with that guy, I thought.

I could just tell, from the way he moved, that was going to happen. Just an excellent judge of player, I guess.

27 Mar 2026 17:15:24
LFC 8, according to the latest Klopp interview, Salah had the same fears as you.

27 Mar 2026 18:13:56
I also loved him at Basel and really really wanted to sign him that January. So glad we got him when we did.

What is the Klopp interview, please?

27 Mar 2026 18:45:50
Magnificent, Davey. I always said you were great. From the beginning. No, before.

27 Mar 2026 18:47:09
I was also pretty peeved when he went to Chelsea, and was excited again when we were linked with him. Same though, I never thought he would achieve what he has done. Total club legend.
I'll always be a bit bummed out thinking that he could have carried on with us had he just been used more effectively had he been accommodated by a better manager, but hey ho.

Onwards, upwards and blessed to have watched him smash up the Prem for the last decade.

27 Mar 2026 18:51:43
Remember seeing him at Basel absolutely destroying some of the best defenders in European football, his pace was electric. I'm sad to see him go, but he's leaving on good terms and he's given his best years to the club. Deserves nothing but respect for his contribution and brilliance.

27 Mar 2026 18:51:59
Mourinho literally signed Salah to stop us from signing him.

27 Mar 2026 20:46:08
TSK, you're 100% right. He was signed to stop us getting him. They also did same with Debruner. Stop United getting him. But that's Josey all over and Chelsea.

27 Mar 2026 21:43:45
From memory we offered around £4 million for Salah when his club wanted £12 million. Ed002 called it a low ball offer and Salah. Nothing to do with Mourinho and everything to do with Liverpool taking the p.