Liverpool banter 8

19 Jul 2026 23:20:18
I’ve always thought Argentina were a dirty team but not god that was atrocious tonight by them, a complete shame to the sport the way they played all game no intention to do a thing but play for penalties, their behaviour at full time makes them look beyond petulant and sore losers, I hope FIFA throws the book at them and gives them suspensions and fines.

Thank goodness Spain won tonight not only being a Spanish fan but for football that they won!

They played fantastic against a team that was determined to disrupt and break up play

On a Premier League note, can’t wait for Arteta to not take inspiration from his country’s style of play and instead play like Argentina tonight and make his dark arts football even more dark.

20 Jul 2026 00:02:16
Think Argentina did what they had to in the end as the game evolved.

They could barely keep the ball with 11 men, and had little effect when they did.

If England had 5% of the spirit and fight of Argentina, they may very well be the ones crying in the final.

20 Jul 2026 00:18:44
Argentina did what they had to do. I have no issue with teams playing dirty or using obstructive tactics to win, it is part of professional sport. It is also the referee's job to ensure the game is played fairly.


The issue with Argentina is Messi - the game will simply not be refereed fairly in any game he is on the pitch. Thankfully, this will be his last World Cup.

20 Jul 2026 02:58:45
Ronaldo got criticised for dragging Portugal down, Messi was just as bad. An absolute passenger for the entire tournament.

{Ed078's Note - he scored and assisted in several goals, including the 2 that put England out.

20 Jul 2026 06:41:31
Hang on @78, you just can't start producing facts, mate, it's not the done thing. 😉

{Ed078's Note - it'll never catch on.

20 Jul 2026 07:38:05
I've seen some statements in my time but that's gotta be up there. 🤣

20 Jul 2026 08:47:09
It's either ironic or moronic.

20 Jul 2026 11:00:07
The thing that stood out for me was what an absolute braindead PoS that rat faced cretin Enzo Fernandez is. Imagine being so stupid as to talk your way into a silly needless yellow card then to follow it up with an equally entirely needless yellow for a tackle that wasn't there to be made. Weapons grade dickhead just doesn't do him justice.

20 Jul 2026 11:16:20
Wow, VV, let us know how you really feel about Enzo.

19 Jul 2026 23:11:51
We have another World Cup winner.

20 Jul 2026 03:55:00
Won't be hard to be better than the last one. Also, hope we start the season w one WC winner and not two. He gave more in this WC than he did the whole of last season for us. Despicable team, and thank God the Spanish got it over the line.

20 Jul 2026 09:16:47
How long before Macca takes him out in training?

19 Jul 2026 23:09:49
Shocking game of football! I know there’s a lot riding on it but Argentina are a f****n disgrace to the game!

20 Jul 2026 11:03:59
They're as anti football as you're likely to see. Spain were deserved winners overall and won with a bit of class as well as talent.

20 Jul 2026 11:18:30
Spain dominated, just like they did all WC long. Argentina were always going to lose the game because they simply are not at the level.

It wasn't even a fair fight going new and the Argies knew it hence, the dirty tactics they were deploying. But playing dirty and still losing is nasty work.

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!