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29 Aug 2024 10:50:15
Salah confirmed he is not going this summer. Good news.
{Ed002's Note - Staying to run down his contract for a huge signing on fee next season.}
1.) 29 Aug 2024 11:03:20
Guess we had the opportunity to cash in a year ago and decided that keeping him was more important to the club.
{Ed002's Note - The club will look to a solution in the coming weeks if they can.}
2.) 29 Aug 2024 11:11:31
Ed002, may I ask if there were any bids for him this summer? or will any interested parties just wait the year.
{Ed002's Note - Bids might arrive in the next couple of weeks but I suspect he would want to run down his contract.}
3.) 29 Aug 2024 11:18:04
Yeh a shame to see him go for nothing alright but if there's a man who's earned that right it's Mo. Owes us nothing, still hopeful we tie him down for another year or 2 but all good things must come to an end unfortunately. Nobody bigger than the club, we've survived other club legends leaving and we will again. Let's hope if it is his swansong that he goes out with a bang!
4.) 29 Aug 2024 11:22:08
No chance of him seeing out the decade with the reds? I'd be happy to see him sign for at least 2 more years.
If it is the case that he is leaving, then will Kubo get signed in Jan or next summer?
5.) 29 Aug 2024 11:29:47
That's how I read it Ed002. I don't see it as him doing anything but running his contract down and getting a huge sum next year. Despite his impressive start, I still personally believe we should have sold him for the rumoured £150m and reinvested in a top CB and RW at the time.
6.) 29 Aug 2024 11:31:05
I think you’re right Ed.
7.) 29 Aug 2024 11:31:52
As a modern legend of the club I think he has earned that right if that is what he wants.
8.) 29 Aug 2024 11:37:34
Exactly. Strikes me as fair enough. He hasn't exactly been a bad servant to the club or poor value for what we paid for him. Unless Ed002 tells us it wasn't as simple as this, LFC had its chance to cash in on him last summer and didn't take it.
9.) 29 Aug 2024 11:40:43
If that’s the case, good luck to the lad.
Cost us £36.5 rising to £43m 7 years ago. He has been value for money and given excellent service (look at the PL records he has amassed) .
10.) 29 Aug 2024 11:41:55
‘Running down’ and ‘seeing out’ a contract are two very different ways of wording something that’s exactly the same. Glass half full/ glass half empty.
Personally I think he deserves it, and owes Liverpool no more than they owe him. Both sides have been perfectly respectful and professional during a massively successful relationship.
Looking forward to watching him play again this season and good luck to him in the future whether it’s here or somewhere else.
11.) 29 Aug 2024 11:53:45
It’s mad how he gets away with leaving every single summer since we signed him.
12.) 29 Aug 2024 11:55:33
He has given the club his best years and given us far more in return than the £36.9m we spent to bring him in. He will go down as one of the Premier Leagues best ever transfers. I would love to see him stay for another couple of years but if he walks off into the Saudi sunset next summer I will clap him out of the door and thank him for his service.
Great player, great professional and a great man. He is and always will be a Liverpool legend.
13.) 29 Aug 2024 11:55:56
It was poor management to have let him run down his contract and leave for free.
It was extremely poor management to let almost the 3 most important players of the team all in the same position.
14.) 29 Aug 2024 12:10:35
Club before player always .
If we decide to sell
If we decide to renew
Or let him leave for free next year . I actually feel ok with all options . We know we need to reinvest if he goes if he stays we have a quality player and if he’s going next year for free we have 10-12 months to identify and find the replacement.
All good things come to an end hopefully regardless of salah we continue to be a great team.
15.) 29 Aug 2024 12:14:39
Thing is according to the eds, Salah and his agent has been looking for a big payout for a while, with proposing him to different clubs. Who knows this may have been his intention all along after signing the last extension see it out and then leave.
This is not me having a go at Salah at all. But we don't know what has been said behind closed doors.
{Ed001's Note - not eds, just Ed002. For me, his agent has 100% been looking for a way out, but that is not because of Salah looking for one, which is why he has been asking ridiculous money. As far as I have been able to find out, Mo has never wanted to leave but his agent wants the big payout, so he asks ridiculous money because otherwise Mo would have no interest.}
16.) 29 Aug 2024 12:25:34
It is club before player, if he goes for free it leaves us in a much weaker position.
17.) 29 Aug 2024 12:27:35
Thanks Ed001 apologies for my mix up.
{Ed001's Note - no worries SA. I don't tend to get involved in the discussions on him because it doesn't really matter as the offer was never incoming.}
18.) 29 Aug 2024 12:27:43
Can you see him signing an extension ed01?
{Ed001's Note - I have no idea. I don't think he knows himself yet. The thing with Salah is that he doesn't just want to make up the numbers, so he won't stay if he is not good enough to play regularly and contribute positively. I expect him to see if he can actually be at it all season this time around or if he has a similar drop off as last season. If the drop off happens, I would think he would be looking to leave and go somewhere a little easier - probably Saudi. To be fair to him though, he has not yet had an offer to even think about whether he wants to stay or not. Good luck to him either way, he has been sensational for us and I am just grateful I got to witness him playing for us.}
19.) 29 Aug 2024 12:35:56
Absolutely nailed it Footyfan. As fans we expect players to show loyalty, but then when they do show loyalty it's somehow twisted to being a crime anyway. Damned if they do, damned if they don't! Salah's a legend. He's currently our 5th top scorer of all time and if he scores 16 more goals this season he goes past Billy Liddell into 4th, and if he get's 29 more he'll go past Gordon Hogdson into 3rd. Imagine predicting that on the day he signed from Roma. You'd have been called deluded. Legend is over used but of all the players we've had post Steven Gerrard, Salah is the one that nobody in their right mind can dispute. His sheer volume of goals alone cement his place in Liverpool history. He'll likely still be in our all time top 10 goal scorers in 100 years time when we're all long gone and our grandkids are talking about football and how highly we used to speak of Salah before we passed away. His achievements at Liverpool will transcend generations and even when they're forgotten from living memory, the numbers will still stand tall as a reminder someone truly special wore the shirt for us. Generally though the posters on this site are very respectful towards Mo and appreciative of what he's done at the club. Simply look at this thread. Everyone here is saying the same thing; he's earned the right to do what he wants. He really has.
20.) 29 Aug 2024 13:02:48
Sorry MK, I still can't class Salah as a club legend. Exceptional player, yes. But legend no, for me anyway. He has never once delivered in a final for the club and has actually done the opposite, gone missing. The only final he ever looked like really tearing up on his own was the one were Ramos deliberately injured him. For me, legends so gle handedly win big games on their own.
21.) 29 Aug 2024 13:04:46
I can’t follow the logic that “the club should have sorted x’s contract out months ago” - in this case Mo - if the player doesn’t wish to negotiate or renew.
A contract has a finite period and as part of the process everybody involved in signing the contract must surely be aware of its duration and that it will come to an end? I
I suppose these days there is a blame culture and somebody has to be at fault but it really doesn’t always need to be the case that someone has done something wrong.
22.) 29 Aug 2024 13:26:22
The only time I've seen mo have drop off during his spell at lfc has been after african nations when it held in Jan. happened twice and both times he came back and had v poor ending to season (by his standards) . Other than that mo has been mr consisent during his 7/ 8 years with us, good as guranteeing u a goal every game beit an assist r scoring himself. i've nodoubt he will score 25+ this season.
23.) 29 Aug 2024 13:28:10
WDW3
Bang on.
Zubimendi chose not to join. As is his right.
Mo may choose to not sign a new deal. As is his right.
We might not offer one. As is our right.
Weird entitlement abounds. I want this thing so it must be so.
24.) 29 Aug 2024 13:29:07
How do other clubs manage the contract process WDW? I can’t think of any other major club who have put themselves in our position. It’s incompetence.
25.) 29 Aug 2024 13:33:37
Everyone is entitled to their opinions, that’s what makes this beautiful game so great.
However, I can’t get onboard with fans criticising someone like Mo. Just look at what he has achieved for the club and also for himself. Football started before 1992 but a lot of fans forget that. Look at his stats since the beginning of LFC and you will see what a truly fantastic servant he has been to us.
Good luck to him, whatever he decides over the next 12 months. I would love him to stay, but if he leaves I wish all the best and thank him.
Also for the person saying he can’t class him as a legend because what has happened in finals, behave. How many of our greats down the years haven’t turned up in finals. Plus didn’t he score a penalty in the first minutes of a Champions League Final!?
26.) 29 Aug 2024 14:13:47
Stuie boy. Salah is and will always be a club legend.
27.) 29 Aug 2024 15:38:55
Ed01, interesting to hear your perspective on Salah.
Would like to hear your perspective on VVD and TAA as well.
Even though Trent is a boyhood red, I’m beginning to worry that the long this drags on, the less likely he will be signing.
Part of human nature, it gives you the time to think and convince yourself to try something new, even though you are inclined in the first place.
{Ed001's Note - he was ready to sign, no idea why it never got done. Liverpool have dropped the ball on this one and if he has had second thoughts, who can blame him?}
28.) 29 Aug 2024 16:42:45
Whilst I’d obviously prefer the club to get some money from his transfer we can’t really grumble too much. He’s more than paid us back whilst he’s been with us. What did we pay - £35m?
If he wants to chase one final big pay day we can’t really begrudge him that.
28 Mar 2024 21:31:43
Big news. Xabi Alonso staying at current club. Clearly waiting for Real Madrid when Carlo leaves. Liverpool now looking at another manager.
No point anyone posting about it anymore. He's not coming.
1.) 28 Mar 2024 21:39:34
Real Madrid wins again.
2.) 28 Mar 2024 22:10:11
Big news?.
3.) 28 Mar 2024 22:15:38
"Fly pelican fly" chatting wham lad.
4.) 28 Mar 2024 22:21:31
Uli Hoeness saying it's "probably impossible" for Bayern to get him too.
5.) 28 Mar 2024 22:22:45
Happy with that especially if that’s what he wants.
Totally ok with Amorim. Personally think he is at least the equal of Alonso but preferred Alonso because of the connection to us.
Well, nothing is confirmed so just looking forward to whoever really.
6.) 28 Mar 2024 22:30:20
I'm here for the Victor meltdown!
7.) 28 Mar 2024 22:43:37
First i've heard of it, but if true, is anyone really surprised? He's a Spaniard, and most Spanish managers would dream to manage Real Madrid. You would think one would buck the trend and move to a "peoples" team in Spain, and not one bankrolled by the Spanish elite. But hey ho. His loss, as Liverpool is still the greatest club in the world.
8.) 28 Mar 2024 22:51:34
Madrid is the club he’s waiting for 100%.
9.) 28 Mar 2024 22:52:17
Has this actually been confirmed or is it just from what Hoeness has said? The bbc are leading with an LFC headline but literally the only quote is from Hoeness, which isn't exactly reliable.
10.) 28 Mar 2024 22:09:56
Ed001 and Ed002 have been saying this for weeks, so either the people on this forum don’t read what they post and/ or the Paul Joyce’s of this world just copy what they post here, the Ed’s said that Leverkusen will make it hard for Alonso to leave if they win the league.
11.) 28 Mar 2024 23:24:56
Thats fine if he wants to stay but what i find weird is why hasn't he just said he's staying? surely the Bayer fans would love to know. seems a bit Griezmann-like.
12.) 28 Mar 2024 23:29:43
As long as we don’t end up with dross like Nagelsmann, De Zerbi, Flick, Tuchel or Zidane.
13.) 28 Mar 2024 23:31:37
BossKlopp - what’s wham about it?
14.) 28 Mar 2024 23:44:18
Is it me, perhaps as I don’t watch as much football anymore, but other than Alonso I’m not excited by any of the potential managers out there. Guess it’s because Klopp is such a hard act to follow. I always loved Alonso as a player for us, so perhaps I’ve been slightly blinkered by that, but he does seem to be excelling. Anyhow, got an exciting few weeks coming up, hopefully we can get on a winning run again. ?.
15.) 29 Mar 2024 00:35:49
He basically said that its going to be hard for Bayern to get him. What else is he meant to say? Why even bother with th BBC even Match of the Day is a waste of my time now.
16.) 29 Mar 2024 01:26:31
IF it is true then good luck to him, only he will know what's best for him, if he chooses to stay at BL then it must be his right decision, we must respect that. Not what we wanted but it's not about us.
Only thing concerning me is I too, am not excited about any other manager incoming but we never know what the future may hold, it's not the end of the season yet. Let's just enjoy Klopp and this season.
17.) 29 Mar 2024 01:27:34
To be fair, ed2 said ages ago that if Leverlusen were to win Bundestag then it’d make it difficult for Alonso to leave. Perhaps this is just this likely scenario playing out.
18.) 28 Mar 2024 21:43:50
If you are Alonso who is Spanish, who will you join? Its no brainer.
19.) 29 Mar 2024 02:25:12
What's Joachim Low up to these days?
20.) 29 Mar 2024 05:18:00
Joachim Low is busy these days scratching his balls or arse and sniffing it.
21.) 28 Mar 2024 21:43:50
If you are Alonso who is Spanish, who will you join? Its no brainer.
22.) 29 Mar 2024 06:30:27
If Alonso doesn’t want to come then that’s fine, it must take really big balls to replace Klopp and everything he has built right down to his relationship with the Coty. Expectations are extremely high following Klopp and not many managers will fancy the pressure. So if Alonso doesn’t have the balls then we are better off without him sadly….
23.) 29 Mar 2024 06:30:54
Disappointing news as regards alonso, thought he wouldn't have been fit to turn us down but at same time not massively surprised.
If he stays with leverkusan fair play to him and taking my lfc goggles off probably right call.
If he goes to Munich he would go down in my estimation, hoping to a direct rival after being in a title race with them and all the talking bayern have done about trying to get jim as manager during the race, most definitely wrong imo.
Didn't know anything about amorion 4/ 5 months ago but from what I read he should be next on list. If he doesn't come i really don't know where we go, v v average looking rest of candidates.
24.) 29 Mar 2024 06:45:12
Glad this is over to many people assumed alonso was nailed on, think it’s nagelsmann as ed2 has said .
If it is then he deserves all our support.
25.) 29 Mar 2024 07:34:58
Who would you have then VV of Alonso is off the table?
26.) 29 Mar 2024 07:42:07
Nagelsmann isn’t getting support from me Fatwallet, I see no reason to forgive him for the disrespect he showed us before, awful manager and a complete drop off from Klopp.
27.) 29 Mar 2024 07:50:45
Like a few posters have said, we shouldn’t put all our eggs in one basket. While the return of alonso would be a surreal story, the guys on his way to winning the league with this Leverkusen team and dominating the league, he will surely want to test himself and his squad in the champions league next year and then look to move to Madrid. Timing seems about right. Good luck too him, if he wants that career path and many would, then he’s not the one for us sadly. I wouldn’t want to sign alonso thne have to look for a new manager in a year or 2 because his dream job now became available. The names floating around don’t fill us with hope but I believe we find the right guy come next season. Amorim for me. many say not enough experience, low league experience ect but the guy looks like the over all best fit and someone who has good tactical skill, game management skill and player development. truth is best two managers we’ve been linked with in alonso and Amorim both have very little experience but seem to be the next era of coaches coming through. all my own opinions of course.
28.) 29 Mar 2024 07:58:03
What’s Andre Villas-Boas up to these days.
29.) 28 Mar 2024 21:46:05
I guess that narrows it down to Amorim, Nagelsmann and De Zerbi. Amorim would be my top choice out of those.
Ed002 do you know if his release clause is still €20m? I think I’ve read it has lowered since last summer but I might be incorrect on that.
{Ed002's Note - €20M termination clause and the cost of terminating his staff.}
30.) 29 Mar 2024 08:18:22
Blimey, I’m not sure anyone will want to come to us reading this - we don’t even have a replacement and they’ve already lost our support because they’re not Alonso.
Try a little enthusiasm people, devastating losing Klopp - but it was always going to happen and should be grateful we’ve had him for so long
Chin up folks, LFC are evolving, that’s all.
31.) 29 Mar 2024 10:31:00
So surprised he’s willing to stay in Germany for another season if he wins the league. I really thought the stars had aligned for Alonso to manage us before inevitably moving on to his dream job at Madrid.
32.) 29 Mar 2024 10:54:09
He’d be sacked by Madrid unless he wins everything within 2 seasons just like everyone else and he’ll be aware of that. Staying at Leverkusen doesn't necessarily mean waiting for Real. He may just be an honourable man, repaying the faith in Leverkusen.
33.) 29 Mar 2024 12:46:19
Xabi is Basque, which isn’t quite the same as being a Spaniard.
People added 2 and 2 and got 7 when it was Liverpool, what’s the difference with Madrid? Klopp is leaving this season so it has to be Xabi, Ancelotti’s new contract finishes in 26, it has to be Xabi. Nice to speculate but it should be remembered that it is speculation.
34.) 29 Mar 2024 13:00:09
Not surprised at all. Stay at BL for another season and take over the super team RM is building. If he had joined us this summer, I doubt he would have stayed for more than couple of years before going to RM.
Amorim looks like a decent bet but players have to adapt to new system he brings, and he will need to do step up but in Europe.
03 May 2023 20:45:55
Milner to join Brighton this summer.
1.) 03 May 2023 21:00:40
Gutted to hear this to be honest he's a great leader and athlete and I think we should have kept him another year then added him to our coaching team.
2.) 03 May 2023 21:05:31
Ox, Nobby, Milner Out. Bradley, Morton and 'new signing' Thiago coming in.
3.) 03 May 2023 21:17:33
I’d of kept him over any of our mids he’s loyal always fit gives 200% and a great head to have around!
U look at that stain Keita and think wtf!
If he leaves I wish him nottin but the best amazing man and professional!
4.) 03 May 2023 22:04:07
He’ll be a big loss. Seems like a really decent, down to earth bloke, who looks after himself very well and keeps himself in shape. Thank you for what you’ve done at the club and all the very best for the future Millie.
5.) 03 May 2023 22:35:24
Milner was a fantastic servant and has earned every medal he could at this club BUT his time has passed.
Now the only thing he is guaranteed to bring is a hard tackle with a yellow card. He is still extrememly fit but not elite football club level fit.
Loved him but he needs to move on.
Thanks for the memories James Milner.
6.) 03 May 2023 23:20:39
James Milner has been nothing short of a model professional but let’s take this sentiment some hold to one side. The guy turns 38 in January! Are some looking to keep him until he is 40 years old? I’m not gutted he is leaving as his time is up. I’m just happy for the memories and wish him luck in his new venture.
7.) 03 May 2023 23:21:02
Apparently when Milner was at city he taught himself spanish so he could make the new spanish speaking players feel more welcome at the club. He has been a great signing and its a shame he is going to leave but i wish him all the best (except when they play against us)
8.) 04 May 2023 05:47:21
He could still come back to coach ??.
9.) 04 May 2023 08:37:37
It’s fine, Hendo will take his role now. Don’t need both of them on the bench. Good guy though - strange to go Brighton as imagine he will have the same role as here.
10.) 04 May 2023 09:43:42
If it is true, then I wonder if Milly has made the choice because he wants the opportunity to experience De Zerbi's coaching methods as part of his own journey to coaching?
11.) 04 May 2023 10:08:24
Millie's leadership in the changing room will be seriously missed but he wants playing time. I thought he'd move to a coach/ player role next year followed by a coaching role the year after since he finished his UEFA coaching badges but he has seen the difficulties faced by JK in this last year and this seems to have left him unclear about a management path as an option at all. I think he will become a coach but he's definitely suspended when that will happen.
12.) 04 May 2023 10:24:22
FPF that's a really good point actually. He'll have played for De Zerbi, Klopp, Guardiola and Bobby Robson so will certainly have learned a lot.
That said, he has also played for Graeme Souness and Allardyce so the poor lad might have already lost a few brain cells.
13.) 04 May 2023 13:02:10
Doubt this is true - he is doing his coaching badges and Klopp see's him as being part of his coaching staff.
14.) 04 May 2023 13:24:49
Millie will have his eyes on the all time PL records. Appearances, wins.
15.) 04 May 2023 14:14:09
Overstayed by about 2 or 3 years time to get Henderson gone with him. Loyalty isn't a bad thing but players need to be good enough.
16.) 04 May 2023 15:24:24
I'm confused why people think he can't carry on playing at another club and then coach at LFC when he feels ready? It's not either or!
17.) 04 May 2023 18:04:59
Jones, Elliott, Fab, Hendo, Thiago, Trent, Baj before anyone else joins. Add two more and that makes 9 fighting for between 2/ 4 places. Surely at least one more will be leaving as well as Carvalho.
20 Mar 2023 13:38:27
Ed2 a question if I may. How highly regarded is Mount at Chelsea these days? Is this just negotiation posturing or are they really willing to let him go?
As a Chelsea boy through the ranks with a fair bit of quality, it would surprise me if he left but very interested in your view.
Thanks in advance!
{Ed002's Note - Mason Mount (AM) Yet to agree a new contract and could depart if he is not more reasonable in his demands - and his demands are very significant. Real Madrid and Juventus, both via a third party, have asked after him. Juventus won't match his wage demands but they have a tax advantage, but I suspect they can be discounted unless a trade for Vlahovic, possibly including another player, could be arranged. Real Madrid are looking to move on a couple of high earners in the summer so could afford him. Barcelona have made a direct approach to Chelsea but the salary demands would be an issue. There is no interest from PSG or Bayern Munich who are two other clubs who could afford him. Chelsea are rather miffed with him after making what they consider was a very good offer, and will sell in the summer if a new contract is not agreed. Manchester United or Liverpool may be intererested as an alternative to Bellingham but they would likely not want to match his wage demands and have not at this time spoken with Chelsea. Howvere, change of agent leads potentially to the door of Manchester United.}
1.) 20 Mar 2023 15:23:43
What about Gabriel Vega Ed? Has Liv take a look in him/ interested?
{Ed002's Note - You mean the youngster from Boca or is on loan somewhere or other - I don't recall where? If so, no.}
2.) 20 Mar 2023 15:31:13
Celta Vigo Gabriel vega. Hearing lots of clubs interested in him. I don't think he's on loan from somewhere.
{Ed002's Note - I know who you mean.
Gabri Veiga (CM/AM) Attracting scouts from PL and La Liga. Real Madrid offer an option but the player wants to be a started and he won't be there. Newcastle may make an offer. Arsenal are keen but need to make a decision about departures. For Manchester United an alternative to Bellingham. Celta Vigo will not look to sell unless relegated.}
3.) 20 Mar 2023 16:16:30
Thanks Ed2, much appreciated.
4.) 20 Mar 2023 16:30:09
He's a Chelsea boy through and through. He'd be best placed to come to an agreement with the club given they want him to stay.
5.) 20 Mar 2023 17:47:54
Ed Is mount looking for salah kind of money?
{Ed002's Note - No but more than van Dijk.
6.) 20 Mar 2023 17:55:51
Let’s hope United make a bid for Mount. He looks like their kind of player.
7.) 20 Mar 2023 20:54:09
Real Madrid are interested, Juve too, Barcelona have made a direct approach but Victor thinks he’s not good enough for Liverpool ?.
What’s your opinion of Mount as a player Ed002? Bit of a strange season for him but for me still a very good player and would enhance Liverpool’s midfield no end.
{Ed002's Note - He is a very good player but demands are likely too high. Needs to think carefully about his future.}
8.) 21 Mar 2023 03:31:49
Kind of the whole game in a nutshell at the moment. Mount is a 'good' player but demanding those sorts of sums is a joke. Did anyone see the paul merson clip where he was saying being a professional footballer was harder than being a brain surgeon?! Total idiot.
9.) 21 Mar 2023 05:27:00
Is Mount Oscar 2.0 in the making then?
03 Jul 2022 21:48:32
Evening Ef2 hope you're well. Do you know which team West Ham feel approached Sonny Perkins or can you at least confirm it's not Liverpool. Thank you as always.
{Ed002's Note - I do and it is not Liverpool.}
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21 Apr 2025 08:19:11
I'm about to see us win the title for only the second time in 30+ years. I've had to endure the pain of watching Manu, ManCity and Chelsea win more titles in that time than us.
Not sure what some other posters in here are seeing?
"We've been rubbish last few months. " "We need better players. " "We are terrible at finishing. " Etc etc
We are 13 points clear and literally walking the title. Did you prefer it when we were "so good" but kept losing the league by 1 point? Do you actually prefer it when we aren't successful?
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether some posters are trolls, life's half empty people or other teams fans trying to sow discord amongst our fans.
I'll tell you what though. I'm having the time of my life as a reds fan #20 here we come! And remember, ask any Manu fan right now, it doesn't always last so enjoy it whilst you can.
{Ed025's Note - great post 1jj..
1.) 21 Apr 2025 09:59:17
Absobloodylutely 1jj.
Could we upgrade in a couple of positions, of course. Has there ever been a complete football team that had the best player in every position, no. What this team has achieved in Slots first season is incredible. Forget about next season right now and enjoy the ride.
On another note did all the Trent haters celebrate wildly as the ball hit the back of the net. Or did they sit calmly and thought well it is only Trent that scored. I know what my reaction was.
2.) 21 Apr 2025 08:58:39
It’s just an opinion 1jj. We were beating teams while playing faster more exciting football for a good period of the season and now it’s slow and boring. There’s nothing wrong with pointing that out mate. If you could pick out of the two am sure you would go back to the better looking football. And yes I know we tired ect! Am just saying it’s nice to watch us playing better football.
3.) 21 Apr 2025 09:00:45
Couldnt agree more mate.
4.) 21 Apr 2025 09:12:26
Some people are just not satisfied, we are grounding out results ATM but isn’t this what champions do? Enjoy the title we have deserved it.
5.) 21 Apr 2025 09:16:53
I wholeheartedly agree. One caveat, we really are terrible at finishing, a clinical striker in that team and we’d have been out of sight by half time yesterday. That’s a key issues that needs to be addressed.
6.) 21 Apr 2025 09:20:45
1jj, very well said. I've been saying for the last few months that I'm cherishing the moment. We are about to get back on our perch and a few years back I was doubting that that would ever happen. Yes, we do need strengthening, but I'm sure that will happen in the summer. In the meantime, I would ask all fellow Reds to savour this time because no one knows when it will come round again.
7.) 21 Apr 2025 09:24:26
We were challenging on 4 fronts.
Defeated in league cup, got ousted FA cup in early round plymouth and out in round 16 by PSG.
We were Defeated by Fulham and scrap past Leicester 1-0. Are we really walking towards title or limping towards title?
I know Eds doesn't like this kind of post but everything is wrote is true.
As a great man once said " Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitfu. "
8.) 21 Apr 2025 09:25:55
No need to ask the Man U fans just ask the Liverpool fans. Enjoy it while it lasts. It’s been a brilliant season but you do need posts questioning certain things it keeps the site ticking over. Granted a lot of it rubbish.
The league for me was won months ago. My main take from the past few weeks is actually how much we have had to pay to keep our 2 star players. We let the players have all the negotiating power. What effect does it have on the rest of the squad?
9.) 21 Apr 2025 09:32:24
Spot on, 1jj. I have NO idea how certain members of a fan base like ours who have experienced all that we have experienced over the last 35 years in terms of the PL, can start being this negative, insolent and downright self entitled when we are about to match Utd's total of titles with a chance of outrightly knocking them off their perch for real in the next couple of seasons (hopefully) . Seriously, i cannot fathom it.
Mate, some of them go as far as saying, "We've been lucky to be where we are today cos blah, blah, blah. ". yeah, good luck convincing anyone with a brain that you can "fluke" a PL title. Even Leicester didn't do that. Now whether they are trolls or not, I have NO idea BUT they do parrott the same tired, sore loser talking points as rival fans do (see quote above for ex. ) so you could be right.
Like you, I am over the moon with what we have achieved this season and from a sheer nos. perspective, it is absolutely staggering. The burt of emotion over the past two games from the players and fans is awesome and should we beat Spurs (still got to do that) then, the exploion of joy at Anfield will be absolutely NUTS. And Im here for ALL of it. The trolls can do one.
10.) 21 Apr 2025 10:08:03
I don't know what world you live in lee but winning the title by more than 10 points is not limping to the title. Maybe you need to check the dictionary.
11.) 21 Apr 2025 10:17:14
Absolutely spot on.
Unfortunately many get wrapped up in the "armchair expert" thing, "it takes more than that to impress me". Wannabe pundits more interested in analysing/ criticizing/ slagging off their own players than in celebrating.
It's Easter and we've all but wrapped up no 20 in Slot's first season, it's the stuff of fantasy - but not for those who want perfection every game.
It's just page after page now of deriding their own title winning players while coveting the latest YouTube sensation.
Maybe it's a 21st century thing, like the need to be outraged by something innocuous on a reular basis?
All the Liverpool fans I grew up with are incredulous that we're back on our perch again yet the constant moaning intensifies the closer we get to confirming no 20.
If you can't enjoy becoming the country's most successful club, what do people watch it for?
12.) 21 Apr 2025 10:25:48
Great post 1jj - some people aren't happy unless we're winning every game 4-0. Grinding out results when you have to is the sign of a true champion.
13.) 21 Apr 2025 10:27:02
Good post, FTR. And Lee, are you ever happy? I genuinely wonder if you are a fan or a troll.
14.) 21 Apr 2025 10:35:20
@PB, @Leek has been telling us all season what Arsenal was going to do to us and we're STILL waiting.
Maybe that will happen when we are all on the p*** celebrating our 20th title before, during and after the parade.
15.) 21 Apr 2025 10:53:18
Absolutely spot on 1jj. Well said.
16.) 21 Apr 2025 11:21:13
Well said - been a great season, we have played some great stuff and whilst we may not like our recent form I believe we are still one of the most in-form teams in the league - not playing at are scintillating best yet still winning games, you got to like that surely?
17.) 21 Apr 2025 11:49:42
Absolutely, winning the title is amazing -no doubt about that. But being critical while still winning doesn’t mean you're a "life's half empty" person or a troll. It's about looking beyond the surface and seeing the cracks before they become chasms.
I’m over the moon that we’re finally about to clinch #20, Slot has done an incredible job and we should all be delighted. But let’s not pretend everything’s been perfect just because we’re top of the table.
Performances HAVE dipped. Since January, we’ve not been playing with the same control or intensity. We’re grinding out results, yes, but a lot of those games have been way closer than they needed to be. We've been hanging on against mid table sides. That’s not sustainable long term, not in the PL and definitely not in Europe.
We ARE poor at finishing. The chances we miss week after week? It’s shocking. The numbers don’t lie, we consistently underperform in front of goal. Against other top sides or in tighter seasons, that bites you. It’s already cost us in the cups this season.
We DO need reinforcements. Winning a league doesn’t mean you stop building. That’s what champions do - they strengthen when they’re on top. Look at how City and even Fergie’s United sides kept evolving. Some of our current squad players clearly aren’t at the level we need to stay dominant.
Being happy about a title and wanting the club to stay at the top aren’t mutually exclusive. The complacency some fans are showing right now? That’s how empires crumble. Enjoy the title, yes but also have the vision to see where we need to go next.
18.) 21 Apr 2025 13:21:37
The common conception is that the top teams improve every season and that to improve usually means you have to spend shed loads of money. That urban myth has taken a bit of a battering this season.
We’ve done exceptionally well this season without changing the squad from last season and with Arne seemingly not wanting to use too many of the peripheral squad players. The core will change a bit in the summer with, perhaps, one or two regular starters being replaced (Robbo and Jota) and a number of squad players, as opposed to regular starters being replaced and I can’t wait to see who comes in. I think the 15 - 16 numbers this season might well grow to the 20+ mark next season and if that is the case we might well give the quadruple a good crack. Can’t wait to see.
27 Mar 2025 08:07:38
I genuinely don't get why people worry so much about players going. It happens at every club in every decade football has existed.
I'm more interested about who will be playing for us next season than who won't be.
1.) 27 Mar 2025 08:16:28
Because we have no money to replace them. That’s why we worry. Losing players for nothing is a problem.
2.) 27 Mar 2025 08:19:51
Who's worrying?
3.) 27 Mar 2025 09:35:06
Who said we have no money to replace him? Please, seen as you're in the know will you post a breakdown of Liverpools finances. Thank you in advance.
4.) 27 Mar 2025 10:29:11
Ed002 always said this.
5.) 27 Mar 2025 11:43:11
If you are saying that Ed02 always said we have no funds for transfers then you are wrong. The club has spent money in recent years when the player was worth 5he money. We’ve also brought in some very good players are relatively cheap prices which I’d rather se3 than spending massive amounts on the off chance 5hat potential b3comes actual talent. Despite the negativity for the past 18 months about lack of transfer spend we seem to be doing ok. To say we haven’t got any money to replace Trent is just not correct, but it doesn’t mean that we are going to spend £60-70m for the replacement just to look ‘big’ to fans of other clubs.
6.) 27 Mar 2025 12:30:13
No he did not and don't be putting words in a deceased person's mouth.
7.) 27 Mar 2025 13:30:40
Transient employees, I believe was the term Ed2 used to use.
{Ed025's Note - spot on Bill..
8.) 27 Mar 2025 13:49:00
Well i have been looking online for potential signings and up to today we are signing 25 players at a cost of around 700 million pounds we going to have some team if all these so called in the know press people are right lol YNWA.
25 Mar 2025 19:23:43
Trent wanted to go. Once RM approached him there was no other option. He said himself he wants to win the Ballon Dor. There's only one place in the world a RB can do that. Good luck. We move on as always.
1.) 25 Mar 2025 19:43:32
It's a disgrace we're getting nothing for him. No doubt Hughes and team will mention he came through the academy if questioned by press on this. Will this news also inspire salah and virg to maybe have a rethink if they already haven't? There was never an excuse for these contract situations going past January. It was diabolical enough with 6 months to go but now i truly expect to see all 3 leave.
Make no mistake. Trents PR team has allowed this news to get out or atleast approved of it. Perfect timing. He's injured, the international break and the fans reaction gets diluted.
2.) 25 Mar 2025 19:55:21
I get why it's a "disgrace" to get no fee for him. But at the same time, I'm like, doesn't this fly in the face of the idea that whoever are only in it for the profits lol.
3.) 25 Mar 2025 19:59:47
The club have been in conversation for some time. Trent decided to leave. He would not sign another contract. He gets a big signing on fee. That’s his choice. Good luck to him. No one is to blame.
Bradley and our new RB will be our choice next year. End of.
4.) 25 Mar 2025 20:11:00
Batman7 personally, I'd rather have Trent help potentially win a title if that is his last piece of servitude than get a fee for him cos that title will mean a lot more to me than some pot of money that doesn't guarantee you anything. The kid honored his contract and leaving after spending 20 years of his life at the club he loves.
The kid has a life to live and I am all for it. The guy said nothing in the media about this and even when RM tried that stunt in Jan, the guy still said nothing. Good luck, Trent and I hope all your other dreams come true.
5.) 25 Mar 2025 20:48:49
strange timing to release the news, as we go full tilt for number 20. This could be a catalyst for a poor spell of form, as any bad news can be for any group of people.
09 Jan 2025 17:06:22
Ed25 the stars have aligned. Come
forth Wayne Rooney's Everton!
{Ed025's Note - in your dreams mate.. :)
1.) 09 Jan 2025 17:52:46
Ed0025 I’ve just heard the buzz around Merseyside now that an Everton fan has won the lottery and he’s going to use the money to buy the club a new striker.
That’s unbelievable.
He was quoted as saying “if he wins another tenner next week he’ll also buy them a defender”.
{Ed025's Note - sigh.. :)
2.) 09 Jan 2025 18:27:32
Could be Jurgen he loves the Formby area, I think its a correct decision Ed025, He did his job by keeping ye up, but that was his limit, no way would he have gone beyond that.
EFC have had the best manager in Football ever Ancelotti, and the present Fulham Manager has proved he is a good manager also on a shoestring. Next choice will be interesting as don't think the present caretakers Baines and Coleman will fit the image of moving into ye brand new ground, it has to be a top class manager with a top class stadium, and a top, top class owner.
Hope it is Elon who has made the decision, the Worlds ye Oyster after that. Best of Luck Ed025 ye certainly deserve it.
{Ed025's Note - cheers bond mate..
3.) 09 Jan 2025 19:10:45
Send for Big Sam.
4.) 09 Jan 2025 19:41:55
It’s a bit odd though isn’t it Ed025?
A) doing it the day of the game - especially a game you should win comfortably anyway.
B) no thank you to Sean or anything in the statement and whilst the football has been dire he has at least kept you up. That felt a bit cold.
I get the football is dreadful but we have seen disastrous managerial changes in a relegation battle before and you may go on a tear but you might regret this.
{Ed025's Note - he stated that he could not take this team any farther Wassa. And there was also a wrangle over his settlement mate. I don’t think it ended well for him ..
5.) 09 Jan 2025 22:12:14
Actually on the 25th of January 7 planets will genuinely align in our night sky.
Wayne Rooney is returning home to Everton, it even matches your number Ed025.
{Ed025's Note - that cant happen hsf, he is banned from Goodison for trying to have a go of the tea lady mate..
6.) 09 Jan 2025 22:41:43
Moyes is favourite and The Fons is 10/ 1.
7.) 10 Jan 2025 01:23:11
If the 7 planets align they will need to give the job to Lara Croft.
I take it back about Big Sam, the ideal replacement would be Holland’s own Harry Potter impersonator ?.
8.) 10 Jan 2025 04:03:35
Ed025, if the tea lady was Ethel or Gladys then i would be worrying about his intentions.
{Ed025's Note - very much so DE..
9.) 10 Jan 2025 08:28:50
Is that true about Rooney being banned from Goodison?
I know Maureen and Moyes have both done interviews recently (ish) where they've said they have no interest in managing a team in a relegation scrap.
Unless Moyes fancies a short term pension boost to see them through to the new stadium?
06 Jan 2025 09:41:43
The overreaction to 90 minutes of our lives yesterday was as ridiculous as it is predictable these days.
Six points clear. Game in hand. Best GD. Dozen clear of ManCity. Twenty odd ahead of manu. Top of CL. Still in all cups.
Personally I'm loving it and can't wait for the semi final this week and the rest of the season.
When has life ever been plain sailing - enjoy the ride, it's actually more fun that way!
{Ed025's Note - spot on 1jj..
1.) 06 Jan 2025 09:54:08
Great post 1jj, completely agree. I think the overreaction comes from desperation to win the league. City burned us too many times, that this feels like an opportunity we have to take…. but yeah, it is only football. The team is playing great, so let’s enjoy it!
2.) 06 Jan 2025 10:12:54
4 points off Man U is something I would have taken before the season had started.
3.) 06 Jan 2025 10:14:00
I'm pretty much in agreement with you 1jj, regarding the bigger picture. I can understand the initial raw reaction to failing to beat our bitter rivals at home when they have been in relegation form and we have been flying. I also get the concerns about Trent's performance given the backdrop there. However, the results for Arsenal and Chelsea this weekend mean we came through a match that typically isn't straight forward for us without any loss of our margin over our most likely rivals for the title.
All of that said, what worries me is that we did something very similar against United last year (slightly later in the season) and I still see that 2-2 draw (when we should have smashed them out of sight) as the point at which things started to unravel for us. Next league match is Forest away, which is not easy at all. There continues to be loads of focus on contract discussions. Who knows if it really impacts the players but through the years we have seen plenty of players going through dodgy patches on the pitch when they have got major distractions happening off the pitch.
I have this horrible premonition that, come April/ May, the title will have slipped away and we'll be hearing Neville, Carragher, Redknapp and all the usual media outlets debating whether the uncertainty regarding our big three players derailed us.
So I agree the kneejerk reaction to yesterday is a bit over the top but that is not to say that it doesn't concern me in relation to the bigger picture.
4.) 06 Jan 2025 10:14:17
Not sure about overreaction in the context of the whole team/ season. Rather an anger that we were outworked, outfought and outplayed by a pretty crap Man Utd team. They wanted it more than us. It was just like the recent Goodison game.
5.) 06 Jan 2025 10:16:16
Well said mate.
6.) 06 Jan 2025 10:17:06
Not fussed on UTD. But city are capable of winning the next 18 games. We have some very tricky / tough away games left. The “Game in Hand” is at away to Everton who would move heaven and earth to beat us.
We have forest away
Brentford away
City away
Cheslea away
Sorry I can’t see us winning all.
Call me whatever you want but home games are a must win to win the league and CL.
7.) 06 Jan 2025 10:31:10
I think as well, in previous seasons were we have led and then lost the league, it was because we drew too many games against opposition we should have beaten. Regardless of what people say about United, we should have beaten them at home, I could understand if United were in form and playing great, but it was mostly down to how bad we were.
Yes we are leading the league by 6 points, but we have some tough away games still to play including against the chasing pack. Games like yesterday when rivals are dropping points are ones we should be winning if we want to win the league.
8.) 06 Jan 2025 10:34:37
City can’t win the league I don’t think they will even get 80 points. The max they can get is 88 points and we should be able to better that. Our only danger is Arsenal and ourselves.
9.) 06 Jan 2025 10:40:14
It was very dissapointing yesterday but i think we have to hold our hands up and say that the mancs put a proper shift in against us, which was always going to happen, We looked a litle off it and didn't control the game as we have been doing lately, But we didn't lose and we move on. What i will say though is Darwin was lucky not to be sent off as he looked straight at the defender before whiping him out, let's keep going Reds one game at a time.
10.) 06 Jan 2025 10:40:40
Last season the Klopp announcement was never seen as an issue in Jan-Apr but was then apparently a huge reason our wheels fell off.
Yesterday was only one result but the manner of the performance was far more concerning than the result.
I think the future of the 3 needs to be sorted sooner rather than later so all focus can return to the pitch and hopefully winning this league.
11.) 06 Jan 2025 10:43:57
Reminds me of the days when we were crap but still got the odd good result against Utd. Times have changed.
12.) 06 Jan 2025 10:44:53
I agree JK at some point the contract situation was always going to cause us issues. Every bad performance will get magnified and blown up.
13.) 06 Jan 2025 10:45:39
@1jj, i hear your type of rhetoric way too often. This kind of mentality is like boiling a live frog turning heat slowly. Before long we are boiled, lost all the lead we had and lose title race.
This is the seventh time Liverpool have been No 1 at Christmas since 1992, but with only one title won from the previous six occasions.
History shows that only half of the Christmas leaders go on to win the Premier League title.
Let's nip the problem right at bud. This is the time to worry, to complain and put pressure on coach, players to perform better. Don't wait til the lead is evaporated!
14.) 06 Jan 2025 11:22:01
Spot on, @1jj. The overreaction is what I tune out cos trust me, I can't deal with such rubbish. We were poor and there is a lot of blame to go round BUT to start throwing the baby out with the bath water and calling these same players who have got us here everything except a child of the Lord, is just cringe and disturbing.
The perf. was not good enuff, period. Learn from it and move on. The contract situation will not be solved any quicker had we won anyway so nothing would have changed there either. And had we won, nothing guarantees us the title either.
As for @Leek please, miss me with the whole "we were first at Christmas x times" waffle. There is literally 19 games and 57 points up for grabs with teams that will give you nothing and we have seen teams fall away and not win the PL whether it be Utd (97/ 98) or Arsenal (2002/ 03 or 22/ 23) or Newcastle (95/ 96) while others have falling away right near the finish line like us in 13/ 14.
It's a meaningless stat with NO context at all. Just so you know, it's what happens 19 games after Christmas that matters most BUT go ahead, lose your head and complain/ whinge all you want cos clearly, we were going to win ALL our games this season and gain ALL 114 points on offer.
15.) 06 Jan 2025 11:24:50
The title is far from assured, and tougher tests lie ahead, starting at Forest away, with a bit of thug-ball.
16.) 06 Jan 2025 11:32:55
Lee is right we can’t and shouldn’t be complacent. Defensively we’ve been poor in several games since November and lost points unnecessarily. The positive is our attacking play is still good.
The main worry I’ve got is that our fringe players aren’t changing games (eg Nunez) in the way they were previously which means we’re over reliant on the first eleven / twelve who pick themselves when fit. Couple that with a loss of form in a few key positions within that first choice group it could still be a very tight run in. We could easily drop back level in the next two weeks and it doesn’t look like we’ll strengthen in Jan. I think if we strengthen we’ll win the league.
17.) 06 Jan 2025 11:37:58
Football is emotional and emotions are magnified when we play United.
One of our centre halves returned from weeks off and our right back had a shocker. And I think we lost the midfield. Not one of their midfielders started their last game so they came in fresh and at least two of them are very good players.
The weather was also atrocious and not conducive to free flowing football.
Things will go against us at times, they did yesterday and they will again. Things have gone our way more this season though and that's a good sign. It would be even better if we could bring in a left back and a midfielder but I know January is not the best time to do it and I'm just being greedy ?. Sorting the three contracts wouldn't do any harm either but I don't think it's done us any real harm so far.
18.) 06 Jan 2025 11:44:34
Its quite sad reading lots of articles and comments on TAA. Yeah he had a bad game. But one bad game, and fans start saying all those stuffs about him? If I am TAA, I would go to Madrid immediately.
19.) 06 Jan 2025 12:31:10
Is disneyland harry? Only he could be so enamoured with city that the prospect of them finishing above us from this position would seem plausible. The seemingly infallible city isn't at all the city we've seen this year, and arsenal has shown that they have real problems of their own and aren't going to keep getting results without a hitch either.
There is paranoia, pessimism and then there is just plain hysteria. We have been far and away the most dominant and most deserving team this year, our league position is not a fluke. Could we go on a run of bad results and lose our lead? Sure we could, but what we have seen this season suggests that it is more unlikely than not.
And as for the tough away fixtures that you listed, it doesn't really matter what you believe, I'm sure many didn't think Liverpool would have the incredible November and December that they had with all those fixtures either. This is a very very good football team and they should, and I believe will, do well for the rest of the year.
20.) 06 Jan 2025 13:25:51
@HaizanMSS, it isn’t “one bad game”, it is just the most recent one of those games where TAA looks as if it is all too much bother.
If you were TAA, you would also know that the Madrid fans will be far less patient, or forgiving of poor performance levels than Liverpool fans are.
Players make mistakes, as humans it’s expected, but the casualness and lack of application yesterday, and the fact that it was from the first minute until he was hooked, is comment worthy, like it or not. This guy is a fantastic player, but he is fluttering his eyes at another club, the club must now make a decision if he does want to stay, give a RB a wage larger than Allexis/ Cody combined, or, looked for a RB whose talents lie more with defending, and adapt the team/ add new players in the hope of compensating for those 2-3 great passes in a game.
21.) 06 Jan 2025 13:36:22
While I don't agree with a lot of the over-the-top reactions, I also do not subscribe to the notion that the passions and emotions of being a football fan should be hidden away somewhere for public expression, consumption and political correctness. It's football dammit, and I jump up and down on the sofa during games while trying to keep up with everyone on the live chat. It has always been like that and will always be like that; it's one of my outlets for passion and emotion. Now if it's too much for some (especially Ed025 ?) may I suggest you look into following the game of croquet? Very soothing and more effective than a sedative. ?.
22.) 06 Jan 2025 13:38:49
Totally agree Irish Rover.
23.) 06 Jan 2025 16:45:44
Yes PB, Dizzygland is Harry.
20 May 2025 17:52:09
Redmick based on Salahs performance against Brighton last night I wouldn’t sign him either.
I like my sample size to be a little larger than one game.
20 May 2025 12:59:47
Hardy I assume by current form you mean his most recent season where he was the leagues top scorer (or are you conveniently going to erase that part from your recent argument)?
20 May 2025 06:54:28
Better Roma than Real Madrid.
19 May 2025 07:50:40
He won’t be joining Liverpool.
14 May 2025 12:30:23
He’s only saying that as he knows when we don’t get him he can turn it into a rant about our club. Predictable as it is boring.
19 May 2025 19:28:15
Big salary, won’t have to work very hard and potentially a break during European nights - also less time having to clean medals….
12 May 2025 20:27:32
Saka would be the perfect replacement for Mo but sadly would cost a fortune and we have Mo who is top scorer this year in the PL!
22 Apr 2025 12:13:33
Well said MK. Always great to read sensible posts.
08 Apr 2025 12:29:53
Ed25 salah is main reason we will win league this year. Right to keep him though he needs to be rotated more if stays and would have to accept that.
Not sure if he would and not sure we want £400k per week player being rotated!
All fun and games when you try and improve from being champions though isn’t it….
{Ed025's Note - it really is 1jj, but things move on and player come and go mate its just the way it is...the king is dead...long live the king and all that..
08 Apr 2025 12:24:05
We need top top players to take us to the next level. He’s not at that level IMO.