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21 Jun 2023 07:25:08
Posted this last night but not on site so I'll try again.

There's online video footage of an Anfield stadium tour earlier this week and in the dressing room it shows the jerseys hanging on the pegs of players from last season. All the players who are confirmed as leaving have the 22/ 23 jersey hanging up and the rest of the team have the 23/ 24 jersey hanging up. Interesting then that Tiago, Gomez and Kostas all have the 22/ 23 jersey so looks like their on the way aswell.

Casey

1.) 21 Jun 2023 07:35:41
Yeah I’ve seen it. It’s KC Imageworks on YouTube.


2.) 21 Jun 2023 07:49:56
I posted the same on the discussion page earlier this week and just to add that Matip was another one.


3.) 21 Jun 2023 12:01:10
It's definitely an intriguing thought and makes sense, to a degree.

There's definitely been talk around Matip leaving and we've seen the rumours around Thiago and the Saudis. Kostas definitely seemed to indicate that he's leaving with his tears at the end of the season.

The only thing is, if we let Gomez leave also, wouldn't that leave us incredibly light in defence?

I know it looks incredibly likely that we're going to sign a CB (likely a left footer), but surely we'd need another if Matip and Gomez left?

How much revenue would those 4 bring in, do you guys think?


4.) 21 Jun 2023 12:32:38
Might get the guts of £60 mill I would say. With biggest variables being Tiago and if Saudi come in with bigger offer than we would get elsewhere and also Gomez who I really have no idea what we could expect.

I would say more important would be the 400+k in wages it would free up if Tiago is on about 200, matip 100 and Kostas and Gomez at 60 odd? These are speculative from my end.

But selling matip and Gomez would definitely mean we would be in need of a top CB coming in and possibly 1 more even a bit younger or as a happ back up.

Out of youngsters who could come in? Koumetio looks way to raw and Van De Berg could maybe be promoted to konate understudy as he is happy defending in wide areas?


5.) 21 Jun 2023 13:15:27
Love rumours like this. This is what attracted me to the site back when it was football rumours.

No idea if it's true, but thank you!


6.) 21 Jun 2023 13:18:39
I really don't know, to be honest. Van De Berg seemed to have impressed on loan, but he's been very unlucky with injuries.

I suspect we'd be looking to bring a couple in. If we were to sell those 4 players and bring in around £60M, I suppose it's do-able.

Obviously, we've been linked with Timber - who looks very versatile - but, it seems Arsenal have already been rejected at £30M, so I suspect he might go for an awful lot. Plus, ED02 has already said he has preferences for a move that don't involve LFC (apologies ED02 if I misread! ) .

The only other one that I've heard we have real interest in is Ricky Van De Venn (I've probably spelt that wrong) . The only thing I know is that he plays at Wolfsburg, is incredibly quick and can likely play both CB and LB.

Time will tell, I guess.


7.) 21 Jun 2023 14:10:59
Not too bothered about it.


8.) 21 Jun 2023 14:18:39
Yeah Parma I agree with you, if you look at our defense as essentially back 3 now with Trent doing his thing,

We have robbo in left side of 3 with let's just say van de venn (or timber) either way that's one signing.

On the right you have konate and for argument let's promote van de berg.

That still leaves just van dijk as the central option with no back up really. (Presuming Phillips and Williams both also go as neither suit our style of play imo and probably just aren't at the level we need)

That's why I'm saying it looks like we would need to potentially go big on another option at the back especially with van dijk struggling to regain top form and will need to be gradually phased out moving forward. Even as a first choice he can't play every single game we have this season and expect him not to breakdown at some point.

I don't even know who to suggest for this role really that's in anyway feasible. All in all I think that we will keep one of matip / Gomez and hope to figure this out next year tbh.


9.) 21 Jun 2023 16:19:03
Yep. Trainspotter's gold, this one. Would love to get an Ed's take on it. Thiago, Matip, Gomez and Tsimikas are toast?

{Ed002's Note - RTFP.}


10.) 21 Jun 2023 16:21:42
We are looking at Micky Van de Ven who is left-footed and can play both CB and FB. Also Billy Koumetio, also left-footed and Jerell Quansah are both highly regarded, one or even both might be promoted to the first team squad.


11.) 21 Jun 2023 23:20:05
Just saw the clip. It was Gomez, Matip and Thiago.

Kostas was the new jersey.

I don't think it means anything though. I remember when I was playing there was always a few old jerseys. I'm guessing people stole the newer ones or something. You d be on the pitch and 3/ 4s of the team looked premier league standard in their beautiful fresh jerseys while the other 1/ 4 looked like kids from the 50s.

Reality is they are close enough the jerseys. The lads will just wear the old ones. It will be grand.


 

 

21 Jun 2023 07:03:23
. expect big announcement next few days. Apparently the new stand build is at least a month behind schedule and won't be ready for new season! Liverpool don't know yet if they'll be allowed to have fans in lower tier for matches because they need to pass 2 safety test events first. Some of the workers on site reckon the stand won't be fully complete until Xmas!

Casey

1.) 21 Jun 2023 07:30:39
If true unfortunately it’s one of those things where no one is to blame as Health and Safety and construction etc are an absolute mine field.

I’d imagine the Project manager will be the fall guy in all of this even if it’s not their fault.

There is absolutely no guarantee that this is true and the new stand may very well be open for Bournemouth but the season ticket membership group I am part of were expecting their allocations over the weekend after the fixture announcement but are yet to receive them and I know others are the same.

Perhaps Virg has been taking charge of the workers and with his attitude and lack of leadership workers have fallen behind. Bloody Vvd stop throwing people under that bus.


2.) 21 Jun 2023 08:16:24
Playing away from home week in and week out for a few months may get us past that away form hoodoo. And will give us a better run in.


3.) 21 Jun 2023 08:49:57
This was broke by kc on YouTube who posts drone footage videos of the new stand, so I can see how'd he'd be first with the news. Not .


4.) 21 Jun 2023 11:52:44
I watch the stadium redevelopment daily since the beginning, on YouTube through the various drone videos. If you look today, and I'm no développer, you can see there's far more work needed than can be done in 2 Months. Especially the internal finishing. Was bound to happen after the original roof was not removed during the World Cup pause, as was originally scheduled.

Anyway. Pitfalls of the construction business. ??.


5.) 21 Jun 2023 18:20:48
These days its largely down to the client demanding an unrealistic project program and not providing the contractor with the required/ correct information. As Aray points out the roof wasn't removed when planned yet the handover date doesn't change. I'd hazard a guess that there's asbestos in the old stand too and that will slow things to a crawl. Only worked on one job that went belly up and it was the PM that copped it.


6.) 21 Jun 2023 19:49:43
Having worked on a brave few building sites back in the day, I can say that somehow in the last month everything falls into place and the job gets done, I mean you wouldn’t think it if you were on site looking around you, but it does.
So unless the company or Liverpool have officially said something then it should be fine ?.


7.) 21 Jun 2023 20:19:18
Hope you're right Irish. ??.


 

 

 

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27 Jan 2024 17:36:01
So the search begins and we've had a French, Spanish and German manager so time for an Italian or Dutchman?

I think we can rule out Postecoglou and Ancelotti so it's one of the below

De Zerbi
Emery
Nagelsmann
Frank
Farioli
Terzic
Slot
Alonso

Alonso is favourite but if he doesn't want it then it's Slot for me

or Ted Lasso.

Casey

1.) 27 Jan 2024 17:59:42
Rubin Amorim might be a wildcard choice.


2.) 27 Jan 2024 18:24:49
When you see the list, I think you can rule out a few more.

I don't see Emery at Liverpool. Fantastic manager but style is not quite the right fit.

Farioli, Terzic seem very unlikely to me.

Slot is unknown to me but I trust Ed002.

Honestly, you look at the list and it really is hard to look past Alonso.


3.) 27 Jan 2024 22:47:28
Alonso all day long.


4.) 27 Jan 2024 23:56:21
Us imagining Alonso coming in reminds me of the time when Bellingham was also coming because he wanted us 100%.

Let’s just not count our chickens just yet.


5.) 28 Jan 2024 09:06:23
From that list, it's Alonso for me. He fits what the club is about on a cultural and depper level cos he played here and won here. He was also part of the greatest comeback in a CL final and understands the ramifications of that night on the fan base and the club till this day. None of those other options understand any of this, unfortunately for them.

I like Emery and always have BUT not sure he is the right fit. The others on the list, I do not rate at all to come in and do the job competently cos being LFC manager is not just about being competent. It is about understanding the culture of the club at a grassroot level, something Klopp had to learn at a granular level before he could succeed. Just my opinion.


 

 

25 Aug 2023 08:22:11
The reason Kudus and his agent have been stalling on the move to West Ham is their expecting a better team to come in for him. Also don’t forget Kudus was the player the Liverpool wanted before Gakpo.

Casey

1.) 25 Aug 2023 09:38:39
Fair enough too. Kudos to Kudus.


2.) 25 Aug 2023 10:28:07
Casey, where did you read that Kudus is who we wanted and not Gakpo at first? I hearing that for the fist time.

Also, we don't need Kudus. We need a CB and a mid if both can be done. Strange post, man.


 

 

07 Aug 2023 07:49:26
So FSG have another Coutinho moment to think about. Do we sell Salah to fund new signings? £70-£80 million would be tempting for me and buy a top defender and midfielder instead.

Casey

1.) 07 Aug 2023 08:07:00
Alright Casey mate, it must be good stuff whatever your smoking to even think about selling the only player who guarantees us 20 goals a season sure they money would be great but who's going to score the goals for us. Sell Salah not in a million years mate have a chat to yourself there good lad.


2.) 07 Aug 2023 08:11:30
FSG don't decide on who to buy or who to sell. The club is the one that will be making that decision.

Personally, I won't sell Salah. We don't have anyone currently who can replace him so we would need to spend a huge chunk of what he brings in on his replacement, who would most likely not be as good as him.


3.) 07 Aug 2023 08:18:48
60-70 million!?!?!?

For our most creative and lethal player in the team!?!? Who do we buy to replace his contributions for 60 million!?!? There's certainly no one in our team, with his end product, consistency or availability. I also can't see 60 million covering a top midfielder and defender, it would only supply us with enough for one of those. And even then, we would probably have to spend more on top. That is the market now, everything is inflated, for everyone.

I also can't see anyone currently capable of replacing Salah's contributions in world football, not available at least, and especially not for the money described. We are fortunate to have a player of this quality, he can be relied upon to get us the goals we need. Has proven it season after season, no matter what is happening around him.

We need to keep Salah, during this period of transition, then consider his sale next season right as the transfer window starts to allow us to prepare properly. We can't have a repeat of this mess we are currently experiencing, where everything is happening too slowly, and the season is immediately upon us. We need to plan, for once, and be proactive instead of reactive.

Salah could also encourage a bidding war from Saudi Clubs desperate to get a hero from the middle east. We should be looking for 100+ million when we do sell. I suspect a lot of Saudi Clubs will pay over the odds to win the race, he will become the figurehead of the Saudi League when he does arrive, someone middle eastern fans can connect with and inspire to be as he is one of their own.


4.) 07 Aug 2023 08:32:46
OP, this is becoming embarrassing to the point of the utter ridiculous. FSG have nothing to do with transfers. Also, we will not be selling Salah this season cos it is Klopp who decides who stays and who goes and if Klopp still wants his best player to stay, he will stay. FSG have didn’t squat to do with it.


5.) 07 Aug 2023 08:34:53
If Fabinho is worth £40m to the Saudi clubs then how would Salah only be worth £60m? Genuinely one of the current top 10 forwards in world football. They can do one.


6.) 07 Aug 2023 08:39:55
Can’t even replace Fabinho, never mind our best player.


7.) 07 Aug 2023 09:12:25
Bill Koch - “The Red Sox are one of the most powerful brands in American sport.

They've been transformed into underdogs by an owner content with a midtier payroll and a chief baseball officer who is risk averse.

John Henry and Chaim Bloom are making this team smaller. It's disappointing. ”

It must just be a coincidence. Right?


8.) 07 Aug 2023 09:25:43
Ramy Abbas Issa (Mo's agent) has indicated Mo will not be leaving!


9.) 07 Aug 2023 09:43:51
FPF it has nothing to do with them, unless thy win the World series and get to walk around the Fenway pitch with cigars in mouth and Baseball caps on head. Do people honestly think if a crazy bid came in for Salah the owners wouldn't have a say in whether its accepted or not?


10.) 07 Aug 2023 09:29:55
I think if we sell Salah to the Saudi league I think we would get close the triple that. He is the greatest player to come from Arabic countries and would be a massive star there so I think we would get around £150m for him if Kane is going for close to £100m with only 1 year left on his contract and even though Salah is a year older am sure he will play at the highest level longer than Kane as injuries have all ready affected how he plays.


11.) 07 Aug 2023 09:47:34
Sorry FPF, didn’t FSG’s stewardship win the Red Sox their first World Series in 86 years (and several since) and our first premier league ever? Must just be a coincidence.


12.) 07 Aug 2023 09:50:10
It’s a no from me.


13.) 07 Aug 2023 09:55:46
Pelican, no it isn’t, IMO. Several years ago, the Red Six had the highest wage bill in the whole MLB which doesn’t have a salary cap unlike the NFL or the NBA. During that time, the Red Sox ruled the roost competing and winning the World Series and cherrypicking players for fun to the point of of leaving the hated and richer NY Yankees as an after thought.

Of course over the years, things like that won’t last and will even itself out cos the formerly useless Houston Astros are now doing bits. Also, the Red Sox may had made a couple of bad player trades along the way but if you understand American Sports, other teams will get better esp in MLB where there is so much money to play withheld, no team stays on top forever. Even the New England Patriots with Tom Brady and coach Bellicheck went a full decade without winning a Super Bowl.

Therefore to me, this could be just some people crying and lamenting cos their team isn’t the top dog anymore, something clearly no other fan base of a team who used to be on top has ever done. Every team esp in the MLB goes thru this big or small. Again, just my opinion.


14.) 07 Aug 2023 10:11:40
Oli aren’t you on holiday and really relaxed about the summer ?

I’ve never seen someone so relaxed react so much.

Enjoy your holiday and chill.

Congratulations on getting your own page as well.


15.) 07 Aug 2023 10:02:28
When I read about this first, I read it as 155m and I was thinking you know what, we should think about this carefully. I don’t want to lose salah, but his age/ wages we should think about offers, then I read it more closely, we’re (supposedly) being offered 50-60m with salahs salary being 155, they are having a laugh! No way at that price (& probably still no at 155)


16.) 07 Aug 2023 10:06:51
Personally, I am open to selling Salah but only if the right offer comes in, not because he is past it, but because it is the right time to cash in on a highly valuable asset and reinvest in the squad a la Countinho.
However, I just cannot see Salah moving to Saudi at this time. From interviews and reports, he is extremely ambitious and wants to win the biggest trophies and tournaments. I just don't think he would accept not competing at the highest level.
Lastly, the rumoured fee of up to £80m just isn't enough for a player of his calibre. Not only is he a very good player, but in terms of marketing and publicity he would bring to that league, he surely has to be valued over £100m at least.
He can certainly sill contribute massively this season, so ideally keep him and see where he is at next year.

{Ed025's Note - you dont sell your best players if you want to win things stuie, forget about monetary value mate its their worth to the team thats important..


17.) 07 Aug 2023 10:48:40
There are 11 positions on a pitch. the Coutinho money was used to buy the Best in the World in two of those positions, when they were at a great age. I very much doubt we would be able to repeat that feat.


18.) 07 Aug 2023 10:50:10
I disagree Ed - you make the most of your best players before moving them on to reinvent the squad. Why sit on an asset such as Salah until his value has diminished whilst he collects an obscenely high wage and declines year on year. Regardless of what people say, Salah is not a machine, he will begin to decline due to age.
I am not saying it is correct, but I think it is correct for LFC due to how the club is managed ie sell to spend.

{Ed025's Note - but he is your top scorer stuie and probably most assists, he also takes two players out of the game on most occasions as well, sell him when he is not doing the business i would say mate..


19.) 07 Aug 2023 10:57:15
no way selling Mo now, and definintely not for that price lol.


20.) 07 Aug 2023 11:18:13
We are playing football not a game of assets management, sell our most valuable and consistent player to bring in money for what? To buy someone who is not as good? Keep your best players and sell players that don’t strengthen your starting 11…can you imagine Barcelona selling Messi when he was in his prime just to bring in money, honestly it’s madness! If fans of Liverpool have to consider selling there star player so the can afford to bring in a CB and midfielder then the club is in a poor state and the owners need to leave immediately! We have been challenging and winning major honours for the last 5+ years.


21.) 07 Aug 2023 12:11:52
I don't see the issue of selling a player to help fund other purchases. But specifically for Mo - at this stage of the pre-season and given the number of departures, selling him wouldn't make sense on a number of levels.


22.) 07 Aug 2023 12:16:56
Too lose Salah now would be a disaster ed025 is right you don’t sell your best players
Up the pool.


23.) 07 Aug 2023 12:13:56
I wouldn’t sell him this summer.
If our offence players all kick on this year and maybe Nunez in particular realises his full potential and starts banging them in for fun, then maybe, just maybe would I entertain a silly bid for Salah next summer, but that would also depend on his form as well, he’s so fit you could probably realistically get 5 more years out of him, but is he starts to fade, and the moneys there and there’s a replacement available? Who knows.


24.) 07 Aug 2023 12:14:07
Is Egypt classed as an Arabic country?
I thought it was African ?‍♂️

Anyway, Lavia is £50m so Salah must be £150 million.

{Ed002's Note - You are wasting your time explaining Ron. Arabic is simply a language - often spoken by all of the Middle Eastern countries in Europe - like Saudi Arabia.}


25.) 07 Aug 2023 12:22:15
If we were to sell Alison and Vvd along with Mo we’d have the lowest wage bill out of all the top 6 sides.

What an achievement that would be. Surely up there with the near quadruple season.


26.) 07 Aug 2023 13:06:58
We're not a mid tier side though.
Sell Salah? No chance.


27.) 07 Aug 2023 13:09:55
Just to point out there's a few posters saying Mo is Arab etc etc the dude is from Egypt which is a complete different contenent.
That's why he will be off to the afcon.


28.) 07 Aug 2023 13:32:23
Pretty sure I said hold onto him this season and see where he is at next year as in performances etc. And yes, despite what you might think, we are playing asset management because that's all players are. Unfortunately Salah doesn't love you Dow-ney or any other fan, he is merely an employee of the club who had a monetary value.
Sure, we can hold on to him until he runs his contract down and then everyone can moan about how the club is useless at contract management etc etc.
As I said, it is not perfect, but for the supposed way this club is run, it makes sense to consider a major offer next year for the player, especially as Ed002 has stated how he has been pretty desperate for a major move the last few years anyway.


29.) 07 Aug 2023 17:28:16
Geographically, Egypt is classified under the African continent. The Egyptian people, culture and traditions are strictly Arab. Go ahead and tell an Egyptian he's African and he will punch you in the face. (I was born and raised in the Middle East, so a fair idea of what "Arab" means) .

{Ed002's Note - Didn’t say Arab, but Arabic.}


30.) 07 Aug 2023 18:30:06
My response was to "Oh2bnegativehappydays2". He clearly said "Arab".


31.) 07 Aug 2023 20:08:04
Thanks for perspective ArAy ?.


32.) 07 Aug 2023 19:37:15
Jude Nkunku when Barcelona flashed the cash at FSG for Coutinho, people thought they would interfere and sell him to keep the profit. We all know that didn’t happen. FSG did not interfere and handed Klopp the authority he still has, to make the final decision of either trying to keep him or let him go. We all knew about it one this forum at the time. We sold Cou and reinvested the cash and the rest is history.

So based on that evidence, the answer to your question is No. Once again, FSG do not interfere with transfers nor decide on who stays and who goes so if a big bid for Salah came, they will not interfere and let the guy they hired to make such decisions do his job.


 

 

17 May 2021 16:00:26
Big changes needed in midfield for next season so these are names linked in media

Zielinski
Neuhaus
Phillips
Tielemans
De Paul
Zakaria
Zaniolo
Tonali
Pellegrini
Kessie
Gravenberch
Soumare
Camavinga
Calhanoglu
Bissouma

I'd like Bissouma, Phillips and Camavinga.

Casey

{Ed0666's Note - Bissouma and Nehaus for me. That would revolutionize our midfield for the next 5 years. Slum ours is off to Leicester.


1.) 17 May 2021 16:30:07
Bissouma is a must for me. Think Neuhaus is a good player as well, so good shout. That being said Camavinga, don’t you feel he is an exceptional young talent? If he was available would you not go for him as opposed to Nehaus, or it’s Nehaus for you as you feel the young lad at present is not ready for such a step up?


2.) 17 May 2021 17:38:45
Think Bissouma is a must as he’s capable of playing the box to box role and play the holding role. He’s technically very good too. With a bit of fine tuning from Klopp and playing around better players he’ll comfortably fit in at Liverpool.

I’d love us to sign De Paul, think he’d be the perfect player to play no10 in a 4-2-3-1. Think he’d be wasted in a 4-3-3. So he’d only be worth signing if we’re looking to play 4-2-3-1 more regularly next season.

Neuhaus would also be a great singing, very very good footballer. Great passer and a great dribbler, think he’s fairly solid defensively too. Only issue with him is he’s not the most mobile of players. But he’d be a great signing.

One not mentioned that I’d sign any day of the week is Marcos Llorente. The guy is unbelievable, he’s played in numerous different positions and I think he’d be great in a 4-3-3. He’s a very well rounded player. Very good on the ball and has good end product too. Him and Bissouma would my midfield signings this summer.

Think any 2 of the 4 mentioned and we’d improve our midfield. As previously said Bissouma and llorente would be my picks, between them they can cover CDM, CM, CAM.


3.) 17 May 2021 17:45:01
Obviously you never listened to klopp the other day when he said there won’t be the big overhaul we expect and that if we do dip into the market it will be towards the end of the window. Probably end up with couple of relegated players.


4.) 17 May 2021 17:58:48
Agree with Ed0666. Neuhaus and Bissouma both would be ideal.
Imagine the midfield options: Hendo, Fab, Jones, Thiago, Neuhaus, Bissouma. We could actually see Klopp play a first team worthy midfield in every game of a season with those options.


5.) 17 May 2021 18:47:33
I think because he plays in a poor league not enough is talked about de paul. He is exceptional and very good at breaking play. Could be an excellent player under klopp system.

Carlos soler can also be an excellent buy. He has done quite well in a poor valencia team and he can find the back of the net.

Ofcourse then their is goncalves from sporting who is another goal scoring CM but i haven't watched him

I want us to have a look at an attacking midfielder also and one one for the future could be adil aouichiche from ettiene. Of all the french kids he has the purest touch and ball control.

Also if we can budget it sven botman and silva (one at frankfurt) is an excellent window.

Although he hasn't kicked a ball yet for us i don't think konate is right choice. I purposely watched leipzig vs Wolfsburg and that didn't show me anything to suggest to spend on him might be because he is returningfrom injury.

lot of people admire bissouma but i think he looks superb is quite an okish brighton team don't think he can adjust to the demands of a bigger club. Also he is another who hardly scores or assists. We already have too many midfielder who don't do that. We need someone who is very attack minded and direct in the midfield.

My pick is de paul for CM
aouichiche as AM LW
Batman as CB
Silva ST.

{Ed002's Note - De Paul does not play in a porr league. The ignorance and arrogance is overflowing.}


6.) 17 May 2021 16:29:22
Do you think we will get one or two midfielders Ed? Ideally I think we could do with two although the second is not a priority. I don't think we would have the money for two and it also depends on if we can make room with sales.

{Ed0666's Note - I think we’ll get one for sure to replace Gini and other midfielders coming in depends on departures. Personally I’d let Keita, Ox, the guy on loan at Porto or Berlin whose name escapes me leave and try and bring in elite midfielders like bissouma and nehaus who can interchange with Jones, hendo, Milner, fab, Thiago.


7.) 17 May 2021 16:50:36
Ed, I think you mean Soumare is off to Leicester.

{Ed0666's Note - Thankyou for pointing that out to me yes that’s exactly whose moving to Leicester


8.) 17 May 2021 19:41:20
My midfield 3 next seaso would be Fab, Hendo, Tiago whenever possible. I hope Jones gets some more gametime too.

I'm intrigued to know who people are replacing in our midfield if we sign 1 or 2 new midfielders?

I see Fabinho as someone who HAS to play, Hendo is our captain, and Tiago is a worldie.


I know we'll have injures and need to rotate but not sure if we could sign 2 world-class CMs who'd want to play ever week.


9.) 17 May 2021 20:02:10
Judging by past seasons though Hendo and Fabs won’t stay fit all season. Jones I am not sure if he is good enough yet and Milner will play less and less. Ox and Kiera can’t be trusted.


10.) 17 May 2021 20:03:48
Yeah i agree, i think one midfielder would be enough for the upcoming season, just to take Gini’s place in the squad.

We’d get more utility out of Bissouma alone than we do out of Ox and Keita combined. Plus he can cover for Fabinho. It’s a no brainer for me.


11.) 17 May 2021 20:21:11
We need to get some goals from midfield Fab Hendo and Thiago managed 2 goals and 1 assist between them this season.
Gungodan De Bruyne and Da Silva managed 30 goals and 30 assists
Fernandes Pogba and Mc Tominay managed 41 goals and 24 assists.

As good as we think our three are we can certainly improve.
Bissouma is another that doesn't score goals, I wouldn't entertain him.


12.) 17 May 2021 20:57:34
I agree with Maximosa that Fabs, Thiago and Henderson is an excellent midfield, and I'd think it's potentially as good as any in the world if they got regular games together and clicked. But we can't expect them to play every game though, even if they all perfect injury records. Which they don't. With Gini leaving, we'll have Milner, Keita, Ox and Jones left to back up the first choice 3. Whilst that's fine in terms of the pure number of bodies, Keita is constantly injured, is lazy when fit and should be sold, Klopp clearly doesn't rate Ox anymore and Milner will turn 36 next season.

It's worth noting that Gini hasn't looked interested for over half the season, yet he's played regularly due to the unavailability of other options. Therefore he will need to be replaced. Bissouma is a good candidate.

In an ideal world I'd also offload Ox and Keita and bring in someone like Neuhaus, de Paul or Sabitzer who are more attack minded, but I don't think the finances will stretch to it given we have other areas to look at too. It would also impede Jones' progress.


13.) 17 May 2021 21:58:05
I would go for De Paul and Neuhaus. I think we will only get one though.


14.) 17 May 2021 20:09:23
I agree Ed. I think it is time now for Keita, Ox and Grujic.

Our midfield was like the battery of our team when we were at our best. They provided so much energy and did an incredible amount of running, both in terms of pressing and carrying the ball up the pitch.

With Keita and Ox being injured so much of the time, they just can't do that as, even when they are available, I don't think they have built up the fitness required to do that. Also Henderson and Milner aren't getting any younger and it is now not uncommon for them to pick up injuries which of course puts more of a burden on the midfielders who are available.

So I think it would be a dream if we could get 2 new midfielders to rev our midfield back up.

{Ed0666's Note - I agree mate 2 midfielders are imperative for me after the edits of ox, keita, Gini and Grujic. Don’t get me wrong I have a lot of love for Gini and Ox but we can’t afford them not being fit for big parts of the season


15.) 17 May 2021 22:30:01
Much prefer gravenberch and bissouma.

Keita, ox and wijnaldum out.

Bissouma to challenge straight away and gravenberch to learn his trade. The kids only 18 and unreal.


16.) 18 May 2021 04:02:53
I didn't meant any disrespect to serie A. But this season has been poor for serie A all around
I mean did you see the refereeing in inter vs juventus. It was horrendous.
As a whole serie A always produces good defenders. This season has been horrible. Serie A has always been close to me since i have a close relation with Italy but quite frankly its been on a massive decline. I do like that juventus failing this season has brightened the top 4 race and inter winning the title after 10 years is a story but that is all there is.
Despite the talent in the league the performances don't reflect anything to suggest otherwise and the refereeing is almost a scandal.
You might disagree ed as you are in the know but as a casual fan watching on TV and talking with my family in italy the league hasn't been doing great for past two three years.


17.) 18 May 2021 10:37:15
Ed0666, Bissouma should be one of those two midfielders to come in, mate. He alone, can cover all three positions in central midfield. As for the other midfielder to come in, I have no idea as I have not watched DePaul nor Neuhaus play to have an opinion on them.

{Ed0666's Note - I like nehaus he can do more in the attacking third than bissouma and no slouch defensively, has a pass in him and Scores goals too. I agree with you bissouma is a must and nehaus would be cherry on the cake. But selling ox and keita to accommodate won’t be easy. These are just my wishes tho so probably won’t happen.


 

 

16 May 2021 12:23:38
So according to the media over last 12 months we've been linked with these defenders and I reckon we need 2 of them. For me I'd be happy with Kounde and Schuurs

Varane
Kounde
Konate
White
Mendes
Botman
Schuurs
Caleta-Car
Militao
Carmo.

Casey

{Ed002's Note - Kounde and Schuurs are not moving to Liverpool.}


1.) 16 May 2021 13:07:07
The top targets will surely be Kabak and Konate.


2.) 16 May 2021 13:22:13
The only two CB's Liverpool will be realistically signing this window are Konate and Kabak. Unless something drastically changes.


3.) 16 May 2021 13:30:32
Shame. I liked the look of schuurs alot. However I think the rise of nat means we only really need one more to replace matip. That replacement does need to be of a very high quality though. Imagine varane and vvd with nat and gomez on bench.


4.) 16 May 2021 13:33:34
How about the rest?
Who might move to us?


5.) 16 May 2021 15:01:40
I doubt we will be signing Kabak. We need funds for elsewhere in the squad.


6.) 16 May 2021 15:44:10
i rather not we sign Kabak, Konate fair enff, but Nathan phillips i like the lad, made amends for his deflection last week.


7.) 16 May 2021 15:48:52
Apparently we’re not taking up the option on Kabak and for the life of me I can’t see how we can get a deal for Konate off the ground, RBL want the full fee up front which we cannot do, all of which has a distinctly strong whiff of Timo Werner about it. Spend lots of time talking to the player and his reps. Only to then not talk to the club and not have the money when it comes to making an offer and he ends up elsewhere.


 

 

 

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12 Jul 2020 19:23:33
I’m hearing we’re looking at a straight swap with Ox for Rice at West Ham. Covers midfield and centre back for us and they want more of a goal threat in midfield so suits both parties. Let’s us sell Lovren, then all we need is a back up left back and a forward.

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04 Jul 2019 06:12:40
I’m sorry if what I said was sacrosanct but keeping Milner because he can play left back sums up why we won’t win the league. I’m not questioning his attitude, professionalism or work rate but I’m a dinosaur and would prefer all my central midfielders to be able to pass, run, tackle, create and score goals.

We have a midfield full of work rate, stamina and fitness but urgently need creativity.

Casey

{Ed001's Note - Milner can pass, run, tackle, create and score goals.}


 

 

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03 Jul 2019 21:19:28
Well if we don’t upgrade/ freshen up our midfield then we’re going to struggle to keep pace with Man City. We need more creativity, pace and a goal threat.

I’d take any 2 of the following

Fernandes
Maddison
Havertz
Doucoure
Tielemans
Coutinho

And I’d let Lallana and Milner go.

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15 May 2021 21:11:28
Firesale and clear the decks time.
Karius, Grabrara, Adrian, Gini, Milner, Matip, Phillips, Kabak, Ox, Keita, Origi, Shaq, Wilson, Ojo, Woodburn, Davies, R Williams, N Williams, Kostas, Grujic, Awoniyi, Van der Berg, Miller, Arroyo, Lewis, Gallagher, Minamino, Mane

I reckon about £120 million in the bank.

Casey

 

 

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21 Jul 2020 18:47:16
My team was so good that I thought I’d start with 10 to give the opposition a chance!

McManaman on the right wing for me.

Casey

 

 

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21 Jul 2020 18:25:22
For those of us that realise football existed before 1991 and Sky tv

Clemence
Nicol
A Kennedy
Lawrenson
Hansen
Souness
Gerrard
Barnes
Dalglish
Rush.

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18 Jul 2020 21:16:17
To be clear I never said get rid of Gini, Its just my opinion that Thiago is a better player and would give us a more creative midfield than we have. We will let the 34 year old Milner leave on a free if Leeds want him. I think Ox is the player who needs to be worried because he contributes next to nothing.

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18 Jul 2020 20:31:21
9 stone weakling like David Silva? He seems to cope just fine with Burnley and the UK weather.

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