Liverpool banter 8

10 Oct 2026 19:24:35
Henderson lighting it up for Chelsea today. I do think he was slightly rushed out of the club. I know it suited both parties for the £££, but imagine having him in our squad to bolster the midfield ranks.

I suppose that's the curse of the captaincy. It's easier to go and be a bit part elsewhere than it is to swallow your pride and become a squad player once you've had the armband.

10 Oct 2026 20:09:32
Wasn't pleasant seeing him pat the Chelsea badge on his chest when he scored, not going to lie.

10 Oct 2026 20:14:05
Wasn't it Hendo's decision to leave?

I'm not great at maths but today's the first game In over potentially hundred games since he's left that he's "so called lighting it up"

In those games that we have missed him we've also won a PL title.

10 Oct 2026 20:18:30
These h*es ain't loyal 🤣.

10 Oct 2026 20:51:48
England missed him at the World Cup, that's for sure. Injured himself celebrating.
He would have been good to have as an option to come on, sturdy the ship. Declan Rice missed a game because of an illness.

Well he was a good player for Liverpool.
Linked up well with all of our star players over the seasons, from Suarez and Gerrard to Firmino, Salah, Mane and Van Dijk.
He had a lot of attributes to his play, even if he didn't stand out as a great or exceptionally gifted player. He has good vision for passes, good ball control and dribbled pretty well. Good on and off the ball with a great communication style and leadership approach. A thoroughly good team player.

Hard working and honest type of player, like Milner. Players like these are essential for a good squad, even if they don't play every match.

10 Oct 2026 21:08:23
He was an excellent captain, miss his leadership.

10 Oct 2026 22:07:05
Alex Scott of Bournemouth never played today, out for circa one month with a thigh injury, not hard to tell who pulls the strings for Bournemouth!

Henderson's best football is behind him now, Alexis, Dominic, Ryan, Trey Nyoni were all signed by Jurgen to replace Henderson, they have also won one Premier League the same as Henderson their best football is still in front of them, the same as Wirtz (hopefully? or one hopes? )

10 Oct 2026 22:24:40
He had Caicedo doing all the running & shin kicking for him. He'd look rinsed in our midfield without that kind of support.

10 Oct 2026 22:34:49
Trey sadly never received a PL medal, never met the criteria, but he played in a Slot Premier League Winning team, which no one can take away from him, circa 6 games as a PL sub.

We are yet to win a home PL game this season? what an opportunity tomorrow!

11 Oct 2026 00:00:26
It ain't going to happen 007, sorry.

11 Oct 2026 01:55:31
Every now and then Harry let's the mask slip, this is one of those times.

{Ed666's Note - it cracks me up when you guys find Harry..how do you do it?

11 Oct 2026 03:10:34
@Harry, sorry @KBL, shouldn't you be focussed on getting ready for the North West Counties League next season with your team? Just give it a rest coming onto a site for a team you don't support and just repeating 'you aren't going to win' in slightly different ways.

Generally speaking, re Jordan Henderson, a very good player for us and an excellent captain but his legs had gone the season before he left. He is the past not the future and he is a useful player to have if you are winning but he isn't going to change a game these days if you're not winning.

11 Oct 2026 09:25:34
How many games has he lit up this season?
Let's see it in consecutive games 👍.

11 Oct 2026 07:14:48
To be honest Ed, he just kinda finds himself every now and again.

11 Oct 2026 08:25:08
Ed666. It's nasal instinct. Tested and refined over the last 15 years. You can smell him a mile away. 😂🤣😂.

{Ed666's Note - brilliant 😀

10 Oct 2026 19:13:10
Question about the rules as I watch a match right now. The red card for Betancur was obvious in my opinion. However, why wasn't the shove to the ground by Shaw also a red? I don't understand how that wasn't also violent conduct?

10 Oct 2026 19:25:45
Biggest refereeing issue this weekend is Michael Oliver being stood down under a bit of a cloud. Looks like £20'000 worth of Abu Dhabi chickens coming home to roost that always looked like corruption and hopefully he never referees a top flight game again, he'd be lucky to referee one in prison. And hopefully another nail in the Scamchester Cheaty coffin.

10 Oct 2026 22:18:25
Arsenal got away with murder today, a dive got them a free kick which not long after led to a goal, their defender had a Leeds lad pinned down in the box too.

Hopefully, it'll be in our favour tomorrow.

10 Oct 2026 22:32:19
A push is violent conduct? Why don't we just make football a non contact sport.

11 Oct 2026 02:29:10
Fifth Element - pushed a guy to the ground, after the whistle, away from the ball. Didn't have anything to do with the game as the play was dead. We can argue about what kind of physical act is violent or not, but for what purpose was Shaw's action?

Should have been a red card as well.

{Ed666's Note - what’s the point of VAR when you can spot blatant infringements and red cards like that? It was over use of force and should have been a red.

11 Oct 2026 07:12:43
@The Fifth Element that push was definitely violent if you did watch the incident at all. It is an utterly stupid rule that every push is deemed non-violent conduct.

10 Oct 2026 10:42:05
I haven't fact checked this, but funny all the same!

Since Everton last won a trophy in 1995, every single club in the 92 club league system have either won a trophy, promotion, or a play off final. All have given their fans a winning moment. All except Everton

— scott williams (@strebby1) October 7, 2026

10 Oct 2026 11:19:57
Stupid statement, grouping promotion, play-off finals or even winning a Championship in with winning the likes of the PL title or FA Cup is ridiculous. I'd rather have won the Premiership once than get relegated and win the Championship 100 times over.

10 Oct 2026 11:47:11
Agree. What about all the clubs that have been relegated, including former champions, Blackburn and Leicester City.

10 Oct 2026 12:41:36
The point of the post is, every club's supporters have experienced the joy of success, be it a promotion, or whatever. Apart from Everton. Supporters joy of winning a league 2 promotion play-off, is every bit as special as winning the PL to the supporters involved.

10 Oct 2026 12:48:43
Thanks Rome, clearly chewy feels there's only teams supporting Premier League teams. It's a bit of banter lads chill out!

10 Oct 2026 12:55:07
Lighten up, Chewy.

10 Oct 2026 13:13:04
The point of the post is.. that it's obviously funny. Come on, lighten up lads..

10 Oct 2026 13:23:40
The lads put a post up saying he's not sure if true, but funny. people seem stressed out.

10 Oct 2026 14:40:16
But Everton haven't won the Premiership once, they've had nothing meaningful to celebrate since 1995, that's the whole point.

10 Oct 2026 14:58:22
🤣 Couldn't be more chill, you can share your opinions without worrying about my stresst levels lads! Like I did. The statement pointlessly groups incomparable achievements. I'd still rather have won the FA Cup in 95 than get relegated and promoted 10 times over. others may disagree, that's how opinions work.

Premier League/Old Div 1 = essentially the same thing in my book.

10 Oct 2026 15:27:23
Good trivia post avitohyes!

Might put that forward for one of the sport section questions in the "locals" quiz night!
Take no notice of Chewy - he's probably letting the tension of tomorrow's game get to him & disagrees with 99% of posters on here anyway.

10 Oct 2026 15:32:28
Not many clubs can compete with Everton's history.
Appreciate the banter but have to appreciate Everton's history too.

10 Oct 2026 15:37:52
I saw something related to this the other week, but it was simplified by just saying "since 1995 every club in the football league has had something to celebrate apart from Everton", which I thought was a bit unfair, because Everton have beaten Liverpool at least a couple of times since then, and that's like a trophy for them!

10 Oct 2026 16:26:50
Fully agree Ron, which is the core idea behind my post.

10 Oct 2026 19:29:08
To be fair, Everton did get Jack Grealish on a loan. Now if that's not something to celebrate I don't know what is.

10 Oct 2026 19:33:55
@Chewy, the only person talking about comparisons is you. That's fine but it's missing both the humour, at our nearest and dearest expense, and the fact that if you are a fan of, say, Lincoln then your team were promoted last season which is a great thing for the club and fans, nobody is saying it matches Arsenal's fans winning the PL ar the same time.

10 Oct 2026 20:10:19
Seems the joke went right over chewys head🤣. Oops.

10 Oct 2026 22:33:00
He's no Einstein is he?

11 Oct 2026 10:16:31
But the OP is about Everton since '95. Not Everton's history. It's the first sentence!
Everton fans would rather have won the FA Cup since 1995 but they haven't.

10 Oct 2026 14:24:04
Looks like a post just to poke ed025.
Everton are the club with the second longest stay in top flight football in this country only behind Arsenal 71 years.
Everton have had some very bad times recently surviving on the last day of the season a few times and tell me what is the difference if that feeling as to wining a cup or getting promoted I can't imagine how that feels because as a Liverpool fan in my lifetime it's not something we have been involved in but but the stress Everton fans must have felt going into the final game and then get out of it am guessing that's feels like a relief more fantastic than most feelings in football.

{Ed025's Note - it’s certainly exciting Grino but I’m sure you would not like to be in that position mate..

10 Oct 2026 15:01:40
31 years of pain and misery.
It's a tough job being a blue like.
Ed025 how's things, who's going to be the next owners at the HD?
I hear there is a group from Abu Dhabi looking to Sportwash some Dirhams.

{Ed025's Note - it’s certainly exciting has been tough Hughesy and I would love new owners who would pump lots of money in mate. I don’t mind if the want to sports wash myself…as long as they don’t get caught 🤣..

10 Oct 2026 09:05:23
Vs City, I'd want to see Koumas, Munoz, Wirtz and Szboszlai pressing from the front. Dom in the ten, Flo in the false 9.

We can hound City into submission.

10 Oct 2026 11:05:47
I don't think your proposed forward line would would hound anyone, Spanish. Have you forgot about Barcola?

10 Oct 2026 12:02:37
Barcola has done nothing to show he's built for this league yet and should be bedded in Klopp style. slowly.

10 Oct 2026 12:36:31
I reckon Iraola may disagree with you and Barcola starts tomorrow. We've been bedding in Wirtz for 15 months.

{Ed666's Note - Barcola has to start. What we lose in goal scoring threat with Isak and to a lesser degree with Cody we have to make up for in pace & guile. Barcola is a tremendous presser and he seems like a nice guy I’d be made up if he was MOM and scored a couple of goals.

10 Oct 2026 13:30:19
Good to hear from you FSW it's been a long time!

10 Oct 2026 13:34:50
When did Koumas do his bedding in to the PL to earn his start?

10 Oct 2026 13:41:25
Koumas has the infectious energy that we have been missing at times.
Honestly, Darwin brought more to this side than Isak has so far - in my humble opinion, and Koumas has some of that about him. He may not score but he allows others space through his hard work.

I imagine everyone here is right though and that Barcola will start, with Wirtz up top and Munoz on the right.

The way Klopp bedded players in was sensible. No other league is anything like this one.

10 Oct 2026 14:00:10
FYI see Barcola's recent comments -

"The big difference is that Ligue 1 is very physical. There are lots of strong players who use their physicality.

"But here, I would say it's more physical in terms of the running you have to do. The games are end-to-end. I find it is less tactical than it is in Ligue 1.

"It's a lot of running. That's why in my first few matches, I've been getting cramps. It's all because the intensity is so high.

10 Oct 2026 14:04:11
Koumas has played 22 mins of PL football this season. Yes he's had energy but you'd expect any player who plays 4% of the season to look energetic.

As far as Darwin goes it shows everyone sees the game differently.

10 Oct 2026 14:26:39
For gawd sake, Nunez is still getting a mention.

10 Oct 2026 15:36:11
Mo Salah name-checked Darwin as being an important part of his output, Rome. That is the point.

You can't have a team of Galacticos, at least not in the Prem, in my opinion.

Koumas is not afraid of the dirty work, and I believe that we need to show more grit.

10 Oct 2026 16:15:50
I don't want a team of Galacticos, Spanish. I've spent the last 15 months slagging off Wirtz. I obviously respect what Salah said about Nunez. Me, as a supporter, I thought he was a headless chicken, who never understood offside. No one wants him now, which says it all.

Regards to Koumas, I hope, if he plays, he's MOTM. However, I want to see more from someone who plays down the middle, him just doing the dirty work. My expectations maybe higher than yours, Spanish.

10 Oct 2026 17:11:50
The team has been a mess since Klopp left, other than for half a season under Slot, and so has the squad building.

Andoni is picking up the pieces and can now build a side in his own vision, rather than Edwards'.

Edwards was pulling most of the strings behind the curtain. While Hughes influenced a couple of signings, he was nowhere near as important as it may have looked from the outside.

After everything that has happened, I'm glad to see some cohesion and consistency under Andoni. I genuinely believe this could be the start of a new golden age. Youth players will blossom, perhaps even more so than under Jürgen, who had other limitations to work with.

Some may be surprised by the type of players Andoni goes for, but he has an eye for a player. I think we'll start to see a much clearer identity emerge as he shapes the squad around his own ideas.

10 Oct 2026 21:27:17
Jesus we still pining over ex players, they have gone, get over it there gone now.

{Ed666's Note - I still miss David Speedie

11 Oct 2026 03:16:08
For me it's Jimmy Carter @666.

He was quite literally irreplaceable. The most inept footballer ever to play for us in my 60 years watching the club.

{Ed666's Note - mate I was trying to remember his name earlier but couldn’t. What was Kenny doing signing him???

10 Oct 2026 22:52:48
I still pine for Jimmy Carter, Ed.

{Ed666's Note - I was gonna say Carter also but couldn’t remember his name so I opted for Speedie! I can’t believe some fans don’t want us to sign Olise when we had to put up with signings like Jimmy friggin Carter..

10 Oct 2026 04:23:58
Just wanted to wish our right and honorable freind Ed025 good luck with hearing Everton is going up for ale. We hope you get a solid ownership in this time mate. It's what's best for the league and city. All the best, YNWA, KCD.

{Ed025's Note - cheers KCD. It’s always one step forward two steps back with us mate. But we live in hope..

10 Oct 2026 09:14:35
One or two pints should be enough 😀.

10 Oct 2026 10:15:36
The Bitters going up for ale.

10 Oct 2026 14:43:28
Everton bitter ale sounds fantastic.

10 Oct 2026 08:38:23
Ed0025 from a very reliable source of mine I've heard a local fan who has recently won on the lottery has put in a bid to buy the club.

Apparently he's said if he wins another tenner next week he'll also look to buy you a new striker.

{Ed025's Note - good stuff JK..

10 Oct 2026 11:47:54
City might lose their owners Ed25.fancy them as your owners maybe???

{Ed025's Note - all day for me JLC. I don’t have many scruples these days mate 🤣..

09 Oct 2026 08:37:51
Everton for sale don't sound to promising ed025 does it. Great club but some poor owners through the years.

{Ed025's Note - we have had some shockers over the years Coul. We just have to hope we get the right one next time mate. Being an evertonian has never been easy..

10 Oct 2026 09:41:43
It's a very quick buy and sell it seems Ed025. Did they just come in because of the stadium, so that they could flip the club for a quick buck?

{Ed025's Note - it certainly looks that way Taurus..

09 Oct 2026 21:56:31
We will lose on Sunday 100%. If we were the accused and every fan in the country was against us, what would you all think we should do? We would be right up for this game, and so will the City players. They are not top of the league for nothing. I just cannot see us getting a positive result.

09 Oct 2026 22:12:42
KBL to lead the team talk on Sunday, sign him up!

09 Oct 2026 22:27:52
That's the spirit, roll over before a ball has been kicked.

09 Oct 2026 22:30:50
we're more likely to have lost anyways mate. We're not exactly a polished machine.

09 Oct 2026 22:39:40
Is there just a dumb cloud over Manchester that renders them all immune to seeing reality or something? Those players will surely know they're playing for nothing.

09 Oct 2026 22:41:28
What is all this negativity about? Drive on boys! Don't be bet before you've laced your boots!

09 Oct 2026 23:25:59
KBL has a point though. Everyone just thinks we're going to be psyched up to the eyeballs and City will be lambs to the slaughter. I always expect us to win at Anfield, especially on European night-like days as Sunday will be.

But I will say though that if City turn up, pull together and manage to get a result after what they did at Old Trafford I'll give them their dues they'll be looking like a proper side.

09 Oct 2026 23:40:02
A proper side? Seriously FM? Built on what foundation?

09 Oct 2026 23:53:12
Shanks I understand peoples frustrations. This is 11 blokes on a pitch to me that we have to get past. i said in an earlier post the time for me to get annoyed about such things would have been 5, 6, 7 years ago not now. The time is gone for me. Put it this way if we win on Sunday the thought that we beat the cheats and landed a blow for football won't even cross my mind.

All I care about is LFC and I will be delighted with a great 3 points that would actually put us in a great position. Am I meant to hate the likes of Anderson, O'reilly and Bouaddi who were only children while most of this cheating was happening?

{Ed666's Note - If we get 3 points in Sunday I honestly think it would rank as high as some of klopp’s wins against City. They are better than us, we have our main striker out, one of the most consistent performers this season out (Gakpo) and I honestly don’t think we have a prayer. I think a draw is the best we can achieve and that’s if we play well. But what we do have on our side is a raucous anfield atmosphere and we all know how the city galvanizes if we feel there’s an injustice and above all we have hope..I truly hope I’m eating humble pie on Sunday night I really do. Yes I’m
A bed wetter!!!

10 Oct 2026 01:43:05
"especially on European night-like days as Sunday will be" never played on a weekend and far from like so.

10 Oct 2026 01:52:13
Ed0666 - Worse teams than us have beaten this City team - Iraola beat even stronger City teams with worse players. I think this game is coming slightly too early for us and Iraola, but we have more than a chance of getting a result.

{Ed666's Note - anything can happen but I truly don’t think we will win mate. I’ve been wrong before and I hope I am again.

10 Oct 2026 09:28:31
Let's hope you don't go the game ay.

10 Oct 2026 09:48:43
Actually really looking forward to this game. Put aside all the side show stuff this game will give us a real indication of where the club is on a PL competitive stand to date.

We're unbeaten so far but apart from Bournemouth the fixture list has been pretty kind to date with 3 of the teams finishing bottom half last season and the other a newly promoted team.

This will be the biggest test to date this season and an opportunity for the players to lay their marker in the sand.

10 Oct 2026 19:41:05
'Best post of the week' winner @JK. Like you say, focussing on football it will be a good indicator of where we are as a team.

09 Oct 2026 20:53:56
Just watched the Thiago and Andoni interview. Wow, Thiago lives and breathes LFC and I think he would be such a valuable asset to have on board. He "gets us" and understands LFC and his relationship with Andoni is something to behold. Get it sorted Julian!

09 Oct 2026 22:10:16
I agree Cornishman. Thiago is a very bright man who knows more than most about football and is clearly close to Iraola. I think he would be a wonderful link between the academy and first team mentoring the many very talented players we have brought to the club in the last 12/24 months.

I would love to see him on the bench in a coaching role as well.

09 Oct 2026 22:14:35
Good watch, hopefully a glimpse of a future working relationship between these two. Would love to see Thiago on staff, incredibly intelligent footballer, would bring a wealth of invaluable knowledge.

10 Oct 2026 10:20:58
He could still probably do a job in our midfield.

09 Oct 2026 18:12:13
I'm not sure City are quite ready for the "welcome" they are going to get on Sunday.

Hell will reign down upon them.

The atmosphere is going to be electric.

09 Oct 2026 19:30:57
Oh dear bricks at the bus window again is it? This is getting a bit daft now.

09 Oct 2026 19:44:28
AAR91, put your tiara away will you.

09 Oct 2026 21:07:22
Really? You don't think throwing bricks at a bus is moronic?

City should be expelled from the PL and by the FA, they should start again in non-league football. Their owners should be compelled to sell the club and it's assets and be banned 'sine dies' from owning a football club.

The players on the coach - were any of them actually play if for the club before, and up to, the end of the 2018? They are employees of the club and have no say or part to play in the operational management of the club.

Violence is pathetic, violence against innocent employees (or anyone actually) is criminal. Thinking someone is weak for not wanting to commit acts of indiscriminate violence is remarkable and shameful. Just my opinion.

Enjoy the day, let them know what we think of them, beat them on the pitch, but put the bricks and bottles down, we are better than that and better than them.

09 Oct 2026 21:23:36
Surely you weren't encouraging throwing bricks at the City bus, Chewy. I don't believe you would be in favour of that. Would you?

09 Oct 2026 21:42:27
It's probably pointless saying it as I'm sure there will be some mindless violence and vandalism.
Attacking their bus doesn't throw them off their game, it just gives them something to galvanise their team spirit.
Support our players, give them your energy, fire them up.

09 Oct 2026 22:08:35
A Manchester United supporter bending over for Manchester City. The game has gone.

09 Oct 2026 22:13:56
Win with class. Just as important as winning. Always think what Jurgen would say.

09 Oct 2026 22:15:28
Our job as fans is to get behind our team and our club. This weekend we also have to represent the best of English football and call out the crooks that run City. No attack on fellow fans or other teams players.

It's not the fans fault that their club is run by cheats. It's not the players fault either even if they benefit from winning by cheating.

09 Oct 2026 22:32:28
Potential powder keg that could spill over to abusing the players.

Preparing for anything, but hopeful of a strong and united voice from the Kop on behalf of football fans.

09 Oct 2026 23:20:57
Maybe it'll be only 114 bricks.

09 Oct 2026 23:46:52
I don't see anybody talking about throwing bricks and I certainly amn't condoning it, let me make that crystal clear, as far as I can tell, Bekind is talking about the atmosphere, if he is talking about throwing bricks he should be banned, only Vik is allowed to insight that level of hatred!

10 Oct 2026 00:25:22
I always enjoy reading posts that end up with a joke about inciting hatred.

10 Oct 2026 10:30:31
The fans can do their job, legitimately, I hope, but it'll be down to the players and coaching staff, ultimately.
I reckon a lot of the City* team will be prepared for the hellish reception tomorrow and I think they are a better side than us, at the moment.

10 Oct 2026 13:30:03
Football is a game. A game. It's Sports Entertainment. And only that, no matter how strongly or weakly you feel about it. What's senseless violence got to do with this? Absolutely nothing and achieves nothing.

10 Oct 2026 15:26:33
Facetious remark about 114 bricks aside, we don't need to resort to violence as it's uncalled for. A cauldron of noise and hostility, that's what they deserve. Let them know they're cheats, let them know the contempt that they're held in. The City players & supporters vicariously gained because of the cheating so they deserve all the jeers and verbal abuse coming their way.