Liverpool banter 8

19 Jul 2026 22:27:47
Loving the idea of a French and Brazilian core to the team.

Jacquet, Ekitike, Barcola, Bouaddi (Moroccan but fluent French) Rayan, Murillo (Would be good choice for VVD replacement)
Ed001 Murillo signed a new deal I think start of the year, would Nottingham Forest sell at the right price and would you think he would be a good fit

{Ed001's Note - I doubt they would sell but I would love him. }

19 Jul 2026 23:11:42
Murillo would be a class VVD successor. I think he'll coat a bomb though.

19 Jul 2026 23:23:44
With grease, Davey? Make it a slippery bouncing bomb?

19 Jul 2026 23:32:35
Hot potato.

20 Jul 2026 04:35:30
Murillo would surely want to move to a CL team and play at the highest level.
Forest were dire last season and their owner is a ball bag.
Yes, he would cost a record fee, but he is proven prem and I think £70-80m would do it.
We should be planning now.

20 Jul 2026 11:19:27
I'm getting wary of defenders who do well in a very defensive system.

19 Jul 2026 22:14:16
Argentina surrounding the ref at every opportunity, s******** team, really hope Soain win this. Should be getting booked for surrounding the ref but again Argentina get away with everything.

19 Jul 2026 22:29:17
Horrible team. Every one of them. Begging for them to lose here.

19 Jul 2026 23:24:23
In what world does Paredes not get a retrospective red card for those punches?!

19 Jul 2026 23:25:35
Remind me of Arsenal...

19 Jul 2026 23:04:01
Thank God that scum.are out, Argies fighting on the pitch at the final.whistle, SCUM

19 Jul 2026 23:31:11
FIFA wanted Messi to win, hoping he'd win balon dor and help ramp up yank interest. The World Cup isn't the World Cup we all grew up with, it's a product now. It's embarrassing for football but great for what FIFA is trying to sell, we need to cancel FIFA, it's rotten to the core. I've never seen a worse finalist than this Argentina team

20 Jul 2026 00:32:29
Spot on @Sailor Jerry and it'll likely be worse soon with the loathsome creature Infantino wanting to make it 64 teams (imagine the money and the advertising rights).

As an aside his white shoes were a wonderful fashion statement, like 'I got dressed in the dark'.

The best thing about the final was not letting Trump anywhere near a microphone so we were spared one of his delusional ramblings about how he is the centre of the universe.

{Ed078's Note - "nobody knows sports like me. What's a red card?"

20 Jul 2026 03:57:42
SJ, football is a product now, sadly. Game is lost. Not sure I watched an entire game this WC. Rather watch The Open any day of the week.

19 Jul 2026 21:24:16
What's going on with this World Cup. That had to be the longest half time ever in the history of football. Madonna looking like Ozzy Osborne, complete farce, nearly forgot there was a 2nd half to play.

19 Jul 2026 23:31:31
Sold its soul for dollars.

20 Jul 2026 06:58:37
Ronaldo & Ronaldinho in that buggy, WTF was that all about?

19 Jul 2026 21:23:50
Rooney's gone up a notch in my book. "So, what did you think to the half time show? ".. Rooney."I thought it was crap".

Well done lad. Saying what we all thought.

19 Jul 2026 23:08:21
Rooney was the half time show with that comment, loved it.

19 Jul 2026 20:59:35
Just saw this, and thought since it was so funny, wanted to share it with you.

"Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita completed a full 90 minutes in back-to-back games for the first time since 2019 yesterday after starting both legs of Ferencvaros' Europa League qualifying tie against Vojvodina. Get in, Naby lad 💪🇬🇳". 😂🤣😂

19 Jul 2026 21:21:26
"We'll finally see the Real Naby, now."

19 Jul 2026 21:51:19
Very few signings got me as excited as his. Then on opening day he runs the show in the middle. Alas the rest is history.

19 Jul 2026 22:05:50
Run the show LMAO, he couldn't run a bath?

Surprise Liverpool friendly announced for next Saturday:
A Liverpool XI will host local non-league side Vauxhall Motors at the AXA Training Centre, they are an eighth-tier side from the Wirral, will be LFC Academy and u18s players.

19 Jul 2026 22:16:44
007, This game was yesterday, try to keep up!

19 Jul 2026 22:45:23
He did run the show, Bond. He was class against West Ham on his prem debut. I remember it well because my wife is a WHU fan and we watched it together in the pub on the first day of our holiday. 4-0, it was super awkward. 😅

19 Jul 2026 23:05:14
Thought it was Palace?

Anyhow, Nabs had about 5 good games in 5 years. I cannot think of another Liverpool player who was subbed, uninjured, at or before half time, three times in their career.

19 Jul 2026 23:09:43
Keita started really well, then got injured vs Napoli and played well another 3-4 times maybe for the rest of his career.

19 Jul 2026 23:43:29
007, that game was yesterday, and they drew 0-0. Ellesmere Port is also not the Wirral.

20 Jul 2026 00:35:15
@Mytton, The surprise is they are doing it again next week for @007.

20 Jul 2026 00:53:58
I agree with Florian. I even wrote my first article for this site, extolling how good he was in his debut. I was so gutted to see how he turned out after that. Most disappointing signing I can remember, given how much he cost.

20 Jul 2026 14:36:59
Foreveryoung, Ellesmere is literally on the Wirral peninsula.

19 Jul 2026 20:41:52
I was thinking.

MacAlister has pulled off the biggest scam last season by being non existent the whole time.
What on earth was going on in training and behind the scenes …?
Wow.

If utd can go 16th to 3rd … then lfc performances this new season will be interesting to watch if we have similar impact with a new manager.

19 Jul 2026 21:04:10
Referee is very poor in the final so far. McAllister should have had a yellow card, along with several others. On a side note, Shearer has got to be the worst pundit ever, his voice goes right through you. 😪

19 Jul 2026 21:53:22
Ah no. His base fitness would have been so low because of the training, if he's running around for 90 a few weeks later I'd be getting Ivan Drago vibes. 😅

19 Jul 2026 22:23:13
Thank God I'm not the only one who thinks so, Hunter! But then you've got McCoist on ITV... what a choice!

19 Jul 2026 20:10:37
From Caught Offside in the last hour
"Liverpool have submitted an opening bid for PSG star Bradley Barcola as per a prominent ITK account".
Are they monitoring this site? 🤣🤣🤣

19 Jul 2026 21:50:39
I saw a 'reliable account' hyperlinked from Empire of the Kop reporting the same.

Imagine my disappointment when it was Indykala.

19 Jul 2026 21:54:29
Even caugthoffside would have better sources.

19 Jul 2026 19:58:42
Not a fan of the WC pre show, pure cringe! The World Cup being brought out in a tacky LVY carry bag and then bringing out Tom Cruise to deliver what was supposed to be an inspirational speech… iiccckkkk. Let’s hope the match can deliver!!

19 Jul 2026 20:53:39
Zero emotion in this match for me so don't really care either way. But, if it was my team and I was invested in the match, I would be irritated as hell by all the non football show stuff.

19 Jul 2026 21:03:08
Game has been boring so far.
As for the pre-match - some gobs**** doing the countdown, prematch with Robbie Williams - he should stick to cat food adverts. And now for the halftime show, I'm off to the bog!

19 Jul 2026 20:55:31
I'm waiting for someone to dissect the ceremony and show us the usual Satanic symbols in it.

19 Jul 2026 21:12:30
This halftime show is cringe. I absolutely hate this. The game is boring as well.

19 Jul 2026 21:20:12
Rooney, when asked about the half time show, said: "I thought it was crap." He's gone way up in my estimation. Legend!

19 Jul 2026 17:35:18
How do you guys feel about Martinelli from Arsenal?
I think he is available it's suggested on there page.
If there is even a remote chance id actually be all over it.
He doesn't really fit Arsenal system but boy he will fit Iraola system so damn well.

19 Jul 2026 17:46:55
Remember him dragging Bradley off the pitch, it's a big no from me.

19 Jul 2026 17:49:11
Stop.

19 Jul 2026 17:53:22
I actually think both Arsenal aren't that great, but when you're used to Salah, Mane and even Diaz, who is?

19 Jul 2026 17:54:23
I'd rather we go all out for Barcola and Rayan.

I'd be happy if we go into next season with those two, plus Munoz and Rio as the wide forward options.

19 Jul 2026 18:07:44
Even if they were letting him go for free, it would still be 50/50 for me.

Pace but completely brainless.

19 Jul 2026 18:24:24
Peaked 3 years ago and struggled to keep his place last season against Tossard.

No.

19 Jul 2026 18:35:53
He's not an upgrade on Gakpo, so no.

19 Jul 2026 17:48:58
No, hard pass. Absolute scum that fella. Rewind to the game last season with his appalling conduct against Bradley.

19 Jul 2026 17:56:34
He is not as good as Gakpo or Rio so would be a massive downgrade.
And he comes across as a bit of a prick to boot.

19 Jul 2026 18:11:41
Is this a wind up?

19 Jul 2026 19:36:10
Martinelli is very much left side/striker.

I always thought there is more in him, also thrist, but I just don't think he is the guy for us personally.

19 Jul 2026 20:24:46
You must be joking. How does Martinelli improve our frontline? Rayan and Barcola for me.

19 Jul 2026 20:49:47
Martinelli is all pace and not much else. His defensive side is pretty good, but awful finishing, passing and crossing mean even Arteta went off him.

19 Jul 2026 20:51:14
Horrible little one. Keep him well away from the club please.