Liverpool Discussions

03 Sep 2026 22:28:52
Just a personal thought.

Is there any reason, besides the (he's not good enough for Liverpool) why we wouldn't sign James Tavernier on a one year deal for cover whilst Bradley regains his fitness.

We've registered a U-21 player for the HG quota, which he also fills. He's been solid enough for years and has the ability to at least put a cross in which lands in the same post code as Isak.



Again for the 'Not Good Enough' crowd, neither is Frimpong.

Or am I so ashamed of the transfer window that I'm now trying to convince myself an old SPL right back isn't so bad after all.

Merci

04 Sep 2026 06:13:59
Two slight errors in your post though, FSOG. Firstly, there's no HG quota at all. There is a non-HG quota of 17 and the other 8 would need to be HG to fill up the rest of the 25-man squad. But if we don't have that many HG players, we can register fewer than 8 and have a squad smaller than 25 players.

Secondly, Mabaya does not count as an U21 player since his birthday was before 1 Jan 2005. So he needs to be registered to play in the EPL for us. And I'd rather give him an opportunity to cover RB than to sign a soon to be 35yo player and pay him high wages to essentially just be emergency cover.

03 Sep 2026 21:45:34
Champions League squad has been named. Chiesa and Endo left out as not enough foreign player slots available. 250k per week in wages to probably play 2 League Cup games each season. Shows again that it would have been very difficult to sign the midfielder or right back that we all wanted without other major players leaving.

According to some on here, this isn’t a problem though.

We really need to get a better grip of the amount of home grown players in the squad, it’s been 3-4 years now that we’ve hit the limit on foreign players and it’s limiting the business we’re able to do.

04 Sep 2026 04:16:05
Without crying over wages that you're not paying, do you care to explain how leaving 2 players who can't even get their game out of the squad is a problem?

03 Sep 2026 21:00:59
Carvajal and Benzema on a one year deal? 🤔

03 Sep 2026 21:50:58
Going to Alonso as two more "Chelsea Pensioners" with Henderson and Welbeck?

"You don't win anything with pensioners" - Alan Hansen

03 Sep 2026 20:44:20
How's our predicted player of the season?
I'll go with Wirtz. I hope Andoni brings out the best in him and shuts up the mainstream media.

{Ed025's Note - im going for jacquet..

03 Sep 2026 21:03:21
Haven't a dickie’s Ron.

03 Sep 2026 21:42:03
Barcola. He’ll win Premier League player of the year too after winning his first Premier League title.

{Ed025's Note - a bit premature at this point RSO..

03 Sep 2026 23:28:26
I've got a "Score" on LFC at 12/1 to win the UCL Madrid 2027 with Bet 365.

Pay for the Bottles of Champagne?

04 Sep 2026 04:17:31
I think the word you're looking for is 'delusional' Ed025

{Ed025's Note - i think Arsenal win the league fairly easily myself Chewy but i wont be surprised if the reds get runners up mate...well thats what my crystal ball is telling me anyway.. :)

02 Sep 2026 21:44:59
I’m as annoyed as anyone about the failure to bring in a midfielder in particular, but when you boil it all down, we have a potential starting lineup of Wirtz, Isak, Barcola, Szobo, Macca, Grav, Kerkez, VVD, Jacquet, Araujo and Alisson. Apart from probably Kerkez (who may yet surprise under AI), I think those are all players capable of playing at the highest levels.

If AI can get the attack/defensive balance right and we can add a player or two in Jan (Camara and Minteh pls) to strengthen the bench, then we may yet surprise people. I think it’s time we moved on from Hughes/transfer team to focus on backing the team/coach we have.

03 Sep 2026 04:16:44
Liverpool’s first choice 11 is as good as any other club in the league. The problem is once you get past the first 15/16 players the drop off is quite large. Obviously doesn’t help having 3 first team players in Ekitike, Bradley and Leoni out long term.

03 Sep 2026 07:26:29
Totally agree. I do think we have a squad capable of exceeding or achieving something great this season but it’s up to the boys on the pitch to perform. People seriously underestimate just how good some of the lads are.

03 Sep 2026 10:17:34
I remember when Mane played down the right and we bought in Salah!

03 Sep 2026 12:55:06
Well said, VG.

03 Sep 2026 12:57:52
The scars from last season run deep.

03 Sep 2026 13:14:24
I think you’re spot on, Man of Todd. People are letting last season’s form cloud their judgement.

In my opinion last season was kind of like 2020/2021. It was a perfect storm with many contributing factors all coming together at once.

Then in 2021/2022 we came storming back and nearly won the quadruple.

I don’t think we’ll do that this season (neither will anyone else btw), but I do expect us to be far, far better than we were last season. I think we’ll get better as the season goes on, so if we are still in touch by January then a title push is definitely not out of the question.

03 Sep 2026 19:11:42
Slot could not get a tune out of Florian all season, Andoni after 2 games, Florian (Man of the Match) ran the most kilometres (12.3) of any player on the pitch, 92% passing accuracy (L/S), made the pass to Gakpo for Isak to score, supplied the assist for Munoz, Notts Forest had 11 players behind the ball when Florian provided the above 2 passes.

Scored a good disallowed goal according to MOTD, and went close with a header, he's enjoying his football now and so will we! Ye play better with a smile on ye place than a frown.

Thankfully our next opponent's first letter of their name starts with an I; we have yet to beat a PL side whose first letter of their name begins with an N?

The last time Isak played at Ipswich he came home with the Match Ball. Up to you, "Alexander the Great"?

03 Sep 2026 19:54:55
Well said, VG. Couldn't agree more. Really looking forward to what Iraola can do with this squad

02 Sep 2026 20:51:19
Frimpong is an exceptional footballer. He’s a mix of Vidic and Beckham. Crosses like Vidic and defends like
Beckham.

02 Sep 2026 21:44:06
And his stats for last season back that up. 21 apps, 1 assist, attempted crosses 51, 22% success. So far this season he has attempted 9 crosses, 11% success, circa one successful cross (that must be the cross that adorns his neck).

02 Sep 2026 23:20:43
Bend it like Vidic.

02 Sep 2026 23:50:59
He's absolutely brutal. Swear we paid for Frimpong but they sent that Ishowspeed kid instead.

03 Sep 2026 14:03:02
Brilliant Chewy.

02 Sep 2026 18:29:37
Is there a reason why we cannot get Camara or such on a loan to buy?

02 Sep 2026 19:08:51
Yes there is, the window has closed.

02 Sep 2026 11:50:18
Since lifting the league title in May 2025, the club has spent just about three quarters of a billion pounds on new players. We now have three £100m+ players, where prior to that we'd never even come close to signing players of that value. And yet the consensus seems to be that we're not in a brilliant place, which I guess comes down to two things; the two £100m+ signings for last season haven't delivered (for various reasons), and despite the amount spent we've not managed to address obvious problem areas.

Is this a case of be careful what you wish for? Historically, albeit not at £100m level, our biggest/ most expensive signings often haven't worked out. Granted, there are some very notable exceptions who did work out but going back to the early 90s there is a long list; Dean Saunders, Stan Collymore, El Hadji Diouf, Djibril Cisse, Andy Carroll, Benteke - all record, or close to record signings. On the other hand, our best signings have often been when we've signed from the next tier down.

Salah, Firmino, Mane, Fabinho, Wijnaldum are notable recent examples. Even someone like Suarez, despite what he went on to achieve, wasn't a huge expensive signing. Is there something in this? When you don't have the money to be in the market for the most expensive players, as was the case with Liverpool for many years whilst City, United and Chelsea were signing all the top tier players, do you have to work harder on analysis and scouting to find players who can be signed for slightly lower fees but can come in and become the best? Rather than just chase after the shiniest most expensive players that everyone else would like to sign as well? I'm not sure I love that we've become a club that just goes out and signs the most expensive player that everyone else wanted; it seems to take away some of the due diligence of whether they're right for the team and will fit into a specific system or vision that the manager has.

02 Sep 2026 13:44:03
I don't think there were any fans demanding Isak and Wirtz last summer. The club felt they could do it, and did.

At the start of last summer, we wanted Trent, Quansah and Darwin replaced, and a specialist defensive/deep-lying midfielder added. We also hoped that successors for Virg, Mo and Robbo would be identified and pursued.



Sadly, they decided to thin the squad out, buy full-backs that didn't fit the system, ignore midfield completely, allow the fitness to drop off entirely, and allow the previous coach and current sporting director to work part-time.

02 Sep 2026 16:23:32
Pretty sure at the time Mane was our most expensive signing. He was class and worth every penny, but the finances in football are always rising, so hard to judge.

The problem under Hughes and Edwards was let’s buy the most expensive shiny toy, rather than let’s look at what this squad needs and base signings around that.

02 Sep 2026 16:47:58
Spending huge amounts of money means nothing if you don't spend it in the right places.

02 Sep 2026 16:40:25
3/4 s of a Billion, no wonder John Henry doesn't attend the games, he can't afford it?

02 Sep 2026 18:56:16
£426m net over three windows. Par for the course now for the Premier League big boys. Only £422 net, though, since the summer of 2024 (last 5 windows), so I would be feeling too sorry for poor John.

03 Sep 2026 10:39:22
Keita and VVD weren’t cheap. Actually Nunez was pretty exy as well.

02 Sep 2026 11:38:51
Dani Carvajal a free agent.
Connor injured.
Frimpong ...hmmm. Maybe come good eventually?


A man can hope!

02 Sep 2026 13:21:18
I'd take him in a heartbeat if he was fit. Exactly the type of player we're missing imo.

02 Sep 2026 16:31:24
He suffered an ACL on 05 October 2024. He will be 35 on 11 January 2027. Araujo is the possible RB; he played there in the Newcastle draw for circa 25 minutes.

We also now have a long-throw expert, as he chucked one from the touchline and it landed in the six-yard box.

02 Sep 2026 16:38:30
I'd literally just go to the u17s and pick the best and throw him in.

02 Sep 2026 16:48:26
He's always injured.

02 Sep 2026 18:51:21
Madman, I think Ronald will continue to reach the 6-yard box more easily using a football.

Slinging an under 17 that far could be beyond him.

02 Sep 2026 19:44:22
Would that count as child abuse? We don’t condone that behaviour here.

02 Sep 2026 20:55:41
MOT,

I think it's a warped affront in my direction and madmax, he's referring to me as a Madman, I would suggest he's the "Bad-man" slinging anybody is Violence regardless of their age.

02 Sep 2026 21:38:55
We already have an always injured defender in good old Joe.

03 Sep 2026 01:54:27
Carvajal is toast and completely finished at elite level.

And even if he weren't, you better keep that fascist person and the likes of him out of our club