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09 Feb 2025 23:08:46
LFC are scouting Haine Eames from Central Coast Mariners.
1.) 10 Feb 2025 01:50:36
We can monitor on all sides of the equator.
2.) 10 Feb 2025 03:58:19
Worth a run in the academy. The kid has an awful lot of talent.
3.) 10 Feb 2025 06:03:49
Nobody in the A League has ‘an awful lot of talent’.
4.) 10 Feb 2025 07:37:37
How many sides of the equator are there?
5.) 10 Feb 2025 08:11:45
Any youngster in the A League with bags of talent gets quickly snapped up by European clubs before fading into obscurity.
01 Jan 2025 10:15:53
LFC will continue with Robbo and the Greek Scouser at left back, the CB's will be the same but expect changes in the summer transfer window.
The only Jan transfer to expect this window is another approach to Zubimendi
I have nothing to offer on the contracts of the big 3 but that is our winter transfer in summary. 1 in and 0 out.
1.) 01 Jan 2025 10:46:32
I think the Zubemendi ship has sailed. He plays a similar role to Gravenberch and is certainly no upgrade.
2.) 01 Jan 2025 10:49:16
I think if Zubimendi was signed then Morton would surely need to go out on loan as his minutes would be virtually wiped out. Cheers for passing on though mate. Personally I hope you are wrong as we should be going all out for a LB this month. It might not cost us in the league because we can afford to drop points from our position of strength, but in the latter stages of Cup Competitions when we come up against teams like Arsenal or Barcelona I have absolutely no faith in Robbo to deal with players like Saka or Yamal. You don’t get redemption opportunities in knockout competition and we should be targeting at least 1 of the Cups given our current form.
3.) 01 Jan 2025 11:02:12
I agree it’s obvious where the weak link is atm. Maybe Bradley can play lb for some games. I don’t trust the club to have a left back ready to move in or even a player ready to help replace Trent. Bradley can’t play every game.
In 12 months they haven’t managed to get one player to sign a new contract so it needs a big leap of faith to suggest Hughes can sign a top player in January.
4.) 01 Jan 2025 11:07:00
im thinking no one is signed in JAN,
LFC or the media just blabber on about Zubemendi and other players so other teams can buy them instead and we can have our choice of the real targets without who ever pays the most race.
Also if there is a thing as a wish list, Gruhi and Omar Marmoush should be on that.
No idea which striker will solve our issues, but Darwin is one I expect to be sold in the summer.
Too little too late for the top 3 if they can be persuaded but LFC have totally fukd it up themselves here absolutley shocking what how they operate here.
5.) 01 Jan 2025 11:25:11
Except Gravenberch cannot play 90 games a season and Endo isn’t cut at it. We need a midfielder badly.
I am not surprised by our lack of transfer movement. If happened in the past as well.
What an opportunity to create history and here are saving wages.
FSG my god!
{Ed001's Note - it is the European financial regs, not FSG, that require the wage savings.}
6.) 01 Jan 2025 11:58:50
Are the wages calculated as a percentage of revenue?
I assumed once players like Matip, Milner, Henderson, Fabs, Firmino etc all left the wages were dramatically reduced. I can’t imagine Diaz, Gakpo, Grav etc are on big wages.
{Ed001's Note - yes, it is a percentage of revenue, but you also have to take transfer fees and agent fees out of that same pot. So, if the club wants to buy players, they need to reduce wages to enable a decent transfer kitty. Or we can do a Chelsea/Newcastle and sell our best youth academy players to raise funds for transfers.}
7.) 01 Jan 2025 12:20:00
There’ll be no business this January, it’ll be the usual.
Not sure how Gravenberch is going to manage the workload that’ll be put upon him, as for the defence, we have two long term injuries at centre back which means that Van Dijk and Quansah better not get injured, pick up a suspension or get fatigued. Then there’s the whole Arnold circus to deal with. If he’s not signing should we sell? As it’s going to be a negative distraction for the squad.
Rax, Guehi should not be on any list, absolutely hopeless defender and nowhere near good enough to play for us.
8.) 01 Jan 2025 12:27:34
We have the 5th highest wage bill which is nowhere near UTD, City or even Chelsea / Arsenal. I am
Surprised the club has no other revenue stream than selling players for transfers.
What are their plans when we will need a RB, LB, CB are bare minimum in less than 6 months?
{Ed001's Note - or is this because they are preparing to buy those players?}
9.) 01 Jan 2025 12:50:15
Well I hope they are Ed01. We will need a a bare minimum 4 players (and that’s excluding Salah / VVD) . There is no reason for them not to sign one in January.
10.) 01 Jan 2025 12:58:23
I’ve had to re register as my old username wasn’t allowing me in. Formerly Jonesred haven’t posted in ages.
Just wanted to ask the Ed’s, can they see us look g to wrap up a deal for Alphonso Davies of Bayern this month, as in a free transfer for this summer? An area that needs strengthening and on a free for me would be a good signing. Real rumoured to be looking but surely we would be making an offer. Not a signing for this window but a good one that can be agreed for the summer.
Others I wondered about were Tchouameni of Real or Zubimendi for the summer or maybe can’t see Tchouameni in January but maybe Zubimendi.
{Ed001's Note - I am 99.9% sure Davies has already agreed a deal with Madrid.}
11.) 01 Jan 2025 13:09:39
I like your attitude Ed.
I’m the same, trying to remain optimistic!
I tell myself there is no way the club could be run so poorly to let 3 of our best go on a free and barely invest in the summer then, given the position we are in!
Time will tell.
{Ed001's Note - I would be shocked if all 3 left.}
12.) 01 Jan 2025 13:09:59
I just never expect us to make signings. I know we do make signings but almost every window I think we all do little to nothing.
I certainly expect with us being top of the league we all skip this window.
13.) 01 Jan 2025 13:27:50
Personally I think we need 4 players lb, cb (or one who can do both) gravenberch cover and a striker because nunez as much as he works hard for the team will never be clinical enough (it's been nearly 3 seasons now )
14.) 01 Jan 2025 13:39:27
ViktorVaughon, Konate and Bradley are back in training, what 2 long term injuries do we have at CB? I know you love posting negative s**
* all the time but at least do fact check your nonsense.
15.) 01 Jan 2025 14:06:36
When did Konate return to full training Fiskespreet?
16.) 01 Jan 2025 14:15:01
Zubi is necessary, and is as good as Grav. Grav can not play every match, and anyway, Alexis will be next seasons Real / barca target and will no doubt want to leave, so why not bed someone in early in anticipation of at least Endo and Morton being moved on.
Branthwaite had agreed terms in summer, only for the landscape to change. He is much more a target than the CB from Palace according to reports, and rightly so. He is top class.
At this rate we are going to need a RB and a LB, whilst Gomez will probably move on (he was half way to Newcastle in the summer) .
17.) 01 Jan 2025 14:18:08
Slot said so in his press conference, he said that they weren't ready for West Ham because they didn't train but that they should be back soon, because there was a week of training to go before the next game (utd) konate is back very very soon. Probably ready to start vs Spurs i would think.
18.) 01 Jan 2025 14:28:00
No he didn't. "It's difficult for me to tell you at this moment because they don't train with the group yet, but hopefully in the upcoming days they come closer to that situation. And then again, Ibou has been out then for five or six weeks maybe, Conor just as long I think, the same amount.
"And also for them, they are in competition with players that are completely fit and doing really well, so I have to make the right judgement the moment they are back with the team. "
19.) 01 Jan 2025 16:58:43
Can see Zubimendi going to Madrid.
Apparently wants to stay in Spain.
Hope we pinch him though.
I wonder would that development free up Tchoumeni?
20.) 01 Jan 2025 17:27:04
Maybe it’s Hughes remit to replace 4 big earners with finding players never heard of like kerkez etc? Maybe Chiesa is a mo replacement.
21.) 01 Jan 2025 18:04:36
Speaking of left backs … what are your thoughts on Keane Lewis-Potter of Brentford. He always looks like a good young player whenever I see him play for Brentford . Only 23 still .
{Ed001's Note - he is not a left-back.}
22.) 01 Jan 2025 18:05:34
Need 2 players in Jan, but need to be quality. Easier said than done but feel they are needed. Cb, lb or DM. And proper corner taker would be nive.
23.) 01 Jan 2025 18:37:28
whatever you say, just don't look like a complete knob when they are back in training before Utd! jeez. literally saw both Konate and Bradley in training photos from the gym before west ham so they're clearly very close to returning. eeh.
24.) 01 Jan 2025 18:39:15
Need a left back in the door in January. Midfielder Striker CB you probably get away with waiting but Robertson is costing us too many goals, we might aswell start 1-0 down with him in the 11 this season. I’d start Tsimikas over him when fit but if we can get someone in then we have to do it.
25.) 01 Jan 2025 19:51:08
Not a chance will the owners spend in January stop tormenting yourselves.
26.) 01 Jan 2025 21:22:17
@Scouse John, were you trying to be ironic? Kerkez plays for Bournemouth right? Do you remember who was in charge of transfers at Bournemouth when he was signed?
27.) 01 Jan 2025 23:48:06
@Klopp4pm, the owners never spend anything in any transfer window - it’s not their job.
28.) 01 Jan 2025 23:58:28
Honestly people need to read through published club accounts every year before they make comments on club financials. We generally do run very close to break even on average.
This is the reason that for every season klopp was allowed to spend he had one where he couldnt.
The club has made massive strides commercially over the years but we were about 40 years behind every other top club and now we're just 5 years behind them.
You also have to factor in bonuses as part of player amortisation. It's transfer fee + salary + achieved individual and team bonuses, which successful seasons while earning more money also cost much more money as well, especially given how fsg favour bonus heavy contracts with lower than average base salaries.
Underperforming in certain competitions also means we sometimes earn less from commercial deals as they're quite often structured with milestone incentives.
29.) 01 Jan 2025 23:58:45
@wdw3:
I don’t know if you’re taking the p*ss? Not reading the post the way it’s written? Or just thick? Answers in a postcard please
Happy new year.
30.) 02 Jan 2025 10:50:44
"Not a chance the owners spend in January"
Suarez, Carroll, Ibe, Teixeira, Sturridge, Coutinho, Grujic, Van Dijk, Minamino, Davies, Diaz and Gakpo were all signed in January windows under FSG.
31.) 03 Jan 2025 12:16:15
I may be wrong, but im pretty sure Ed002 told us all that Liverpool had moved on from Zubimendi. He was never wrong from what I can remember.
13 Dec 2024 10:27:58
Any interest in River Plate's Franco Mastantuono? I am guessing work permit would be an issue?
1.) 13 Dec 2024 12:08:46
I think the barrier with the work permit rules for us stems around the wages we would have to commit. Not sure if that is still the case but was spoken about here before. Seems to be the reason why we have not been able to exploit the SA market over the last few years, while others have.
2.) 17 Dec 2024 19:54:19
Flash and WDW have we won the league and CL yet? Thought not, it’s about cementing that position. Given we’ve won one title in 35 years, a few additions shouldn’t be snared at. But you two are master contrarians.
11 Aug 2024 10:02:04
Done deal, Carvalho to Brentford - The Reds have also negotiated a 17.5% sell-on clause as part of the deal, which is believed to be for an initial fee of about £20m.
20% of the profit goes back to Fulham, in other words about 3 million, that is a great deal for the Reds and hopefully Brentford get the best out of Carvalho, good luck to him except when he plays LFC.
02 Aug 2024 11:59:58
Any interest in Ivan Toney from LFC?
{Ed002's Note - None.}
1.) 02 Aug 2024 13:30:36
Random.
2.) 02 Aug 2024 15:14:49
I think King Carlos had a flutter and wanted to check if his money was safe or not.
3.) 02 Aug 2024 17:43:19
I would "bet" on this not happening *wink*.
4.) 02 Aug 2024 17:51:56
He’d ruin the poker nites.
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12 Apr 2025
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1.) 12 Apr 2025 12:35:08
Matic had a point did he?
2.) 12 Apr 2025 13:01:05
Well I guess if it doesn’t work out at United he can always take over from Ronald McDonald or be a clown at kids parties.
3.) 12 Apr 2025 15:12:31
Andre Onana is a true inspiration.
Thanks to Onana, even at nearly 40 years of age and with as much agility as an arthritic elephant, I haven't given up my hopes of being a professional goalkeeper. Because I couldn't be any bloody worse than him.
4.) 12 Apr 2025 21:37:42
As soon as I saw him sit down on his arse before diving to save (and missed), is the moment I knew Onana was a scrub. All he has done is confirm this premise to the nth degree.
07 Apr 2025 11:53:23
Wow - a side of two halves, from today's performance my main concerns I have is about Robbo and Van Dijk for next season so understand the lack of comms on the new contracts, Konate gets a pass with Jones to his right but he has been off the boil for the past few games.
LFC could not get Salah in to the game in first half, is that due to Trent being missing?
Grave and Macca was OK today but Dom was awful which is fine as we forget his age and experience.
Jota found it difficult to get going.
Let's get across the line but the amount of games and the lack of rotation may be has affected the later part of the season - interesting summer ahead and with the current form of Salah and Virg and the possibility of Trent moving to Real it could be an interesting summer overhaul.
1.) 07 Apr 2025 12:04:13
VVD been carrying our defense for more than 2 years now . He is tired covering the incompetence of Robertson and Tsmiskas on what twice every week.
It’s funny people claiming we could get 40’s and 50’s mill for Kellehar. He is a very average keeper who we won’t be getting more than £20 mill.
2.) 07 Apr 2025 12:31:20
"LFC could not get Salah in to the game in first half, is that due to Trent being missing? "
You can say that cos as soon as Bradley and Eliott came on, there were really great combos being played among both of them with Salah which helped open things up and got Robinson to defend more.
3.) 07 Apr 2025 13:00:27
Playing jones at rb is shocking by slot, the warning was there as soon as Neville mentioned it after the Everton game, how he found it hard that Everton didn’t attack jones side as he’s not a rb…. sure enough Fulham didn’t attack jones just that. People slagging szob off for a poor performance, but yet rave at jones when he’s in midfield?, the lads average at best. Harvey, Endo and Chiesa should have all been used more. Believe Gakpo was rubbish too, but people say he’s better than Diaz…. don't think so.
25 Mar 2025 23:18:41
Apparently we may get a small fee for Trent on June 1st so Real can have him available for the World Club Comp - do you see this happening Ed001?
1.) 26 Mar 2025 05:02:38
I wouldn't give him the satisfaction of being able to say " I didn't leave for nothing, they did get some money for me " cos that's why most supporters are cheesed off with him going. If we'd gotten a massive fee it wouldn't hurt as much, plus we could buy someone with the money brought in. I thought he was going last summer as when the team did their walk around the pitch after the last home game he was on his own crying at the very back. proper upset. Maybe he was going last year and it fell through, maybe not . we'll probably never know.
2.) 26 Mar 2025 06:50:01
I would keep Virgil but my bigger point is that other teams replace players and remain competitive. United done it for years, City have done it lately, so in reality we are going to have to get on with it. Nothing lasts forever. That’s just the way it is unfortunately.
3.) 26 Mar 2025 10:57:25
Let's not be childish about this (cutting off our nose to spite our face!) - if we can get a fee, and save his wages for a month, why not?
Tabloid press alert, but it may be £5m + c. £0.6m in saved wages.
Why wouldn't we do that? No point in getting him fit for his new club!
Making the best of a bad situation.
24 Mar 2025 08:51:48
Lots of post from people having meltdowns with losing 3 to Bosman's and changes to the squad required, I had a thought about this and played football manager and swapped my team around with the following replacements.
Tsimikas > Robertson (demoted)
Robertson > Kerkez
Trent Alexander Arnold > Frimpong
Virgil Van Dijk > Huijsen
Missing Centre Back > Bastoni
Missing DM > Joao Neves
Diaz > Gordon
Nunez > Isak
Jota > Cunha
Salah > Olise
Not saying any of the above happen but if I jumped into football manager mode I would be looking at the above, what are your thoughts to this new wave of talent coming in.
1.) 24 Mar 2025 09:43:49
Spend £500m and end up with a worse team than before. It’s going to be very difficult this summer especially with Hughes.
2.) 24 Mar 2025 09:48:59
I'd be wary of too many changes in one window.
rekon we'd be giving up the league.
3.) 24 Mar 2025 10:41:01
There is a lot of talk about Kerkez and a LB is a priority so it's possible but I think I would personally prefer Hato.
Again, a lot of talk around Frimpong. If Trent leaves I wouldn't be upset about him. I would like to give Bradley the chance but fit fitness record is a problem.
CB is tough. We've been liked with a lot (e. g. Branthwaite, Inacio, Huijsen, Bastoni, Hanko) and in general I'd be pretty happy with any of them. Konate's contract may effect the decisioning here as we might need to sign a new partnership at which point we would would likely want 2 signings who compliment each other (e. g. a defensive rock and a player happy to step into midfield and ping a 40 yard pass) .
I'd settle for Joao Neves at DM but I would really like Baleba.
I not fussed about Gordon. Far too expensive to sit on the bench behind Gakpo. I would only really consider him if we needed to sign HG players.
It would be Isak or Cunha. Isak is phenomenal but £150M for a player who has fitness problems that are likely to get worse over time seems like too much of a risk. I also like Cunha but his temperament has seen him drop massively in my estimations. Too hot headed and likely to cost us at some point. It's unlikely but I think Alvarez might be a better fit.
If Salah leaves I think Sane would be more likely than Olise but I'd personally look at Raphinha.
Like you say this is the world of football manager. We aren't Chelsea so we are not going to sign 8/ 9 players.
I wouldn't expect more than 4 signings this summer (plus maybe a couple of extra kids for the future) and who they are will depend on what happens with the big 3.
4.) 24 Mar 2025 12:12:26
Settle for Joao Neves?
Gordon on bench behind Gakpo?
Leroy Sane?
Good grief.
5.) 24 Mar 2025 12:22:01
I’d be happy with
Tsimikas, Jota, Nunez, Endo as he doesn’t seem wanted, gone possibly fringe players like Doak, Koumas etc, Khelleher seems to be going also. Which should be a fair chunk of change.
Kerkez or Hato, Isak, Cunha and Cammavinga.
6.) 24 Mar 2025 12:27:29
Wasn’t there talk of an 87 million release clause on Isak if Newcastle don’t qualify for the CL?
7.) 24 Mar 2025 12:51:33
No release clause, Red Jones, but apparently a verbal agreement. Let's see what happens.
8.) 24 Mar 2025 13:24:54
That would be unreal Zed
For me:
- Not sure about lb, could see Tsimikas sold and Robbo stay but not sure if we spend £40m on Kerkez tbh. Maybe see Beck get game time?
- we do need a CB, Huijsen does look like he will keep improving and would be a good fit I think, Hato perhaps, could also cover the lb spot?
- lots of names for midfield, the two that intrigue me would be Wharton or Baleba but not sure who Slot will go for
- Up front would be Isak for me, would love a proper number 9. Cunha mentioned too and he is class when I see him play but always plays behind a striker so not what we need imo unless he has played as a number 9? I always see him drop deeper
- if Diaz is sold, Gordon an option but would be very expensive
Of course, the transfer plans will depend on those 3 contracts.
9.) 24 Mar 2025 20:43:07
Im with you, Pelican. What was that?
18 Mar 2025 10:42:30
Let's be realistic - a new manager who is getting to know his new squad realistically needs to assess his squad in a short period of time and play the players he trust to give him the results to keep his job.
Now add a new management team responsible for buying talent with a new manager means little signings if you think big picture.
I think winning the EPL this year is a massive win and an over achievement to what we expected.
I am looking forward to seeing what the management and head coach can do in the summer to refresh the squad and deliver more success.
Asking them to do this earlier is folly as we are a team through transition off the pitch and now the transition on the pitch but I have faith in those in charge to deliver what the fans want!
Missing out on the cups is fine as long as we bag the league which none of us thought was possible 8 months ago.
1.) 18 Mar 2025 11:12:28
That's cool. Go ahead and you be you. By all means.
But I want to win the quadruple every year. Regardless of who or what the manager is, who or what the players are, and what the competition happens to be. That's the nature of my support for this club.
Let me be me. Is that okay? (if its okay, then don't call my hopes and expectations "folly") . Have a nice day.
2.) 18 Mar 2025 11:46:52
Aim for the quadruple, I Rekon that’s algoods
Going doomsday cos we don’t quite win the quadruple seems a bit OTT.
3.) 18 Mar 2025 11:55:30
Slot and his coaches have done brilliantly this season and winning the league in his first year will be an incredible achievement.
The only minor concern is his lack of trust in some of the squad players at times. I am sure we will learn more about that next season when he has some of his own players in.
In terms of the rest of the management:
Edwards and Ward have been at the club for over a decade. A 1-2 year sabbatical does not mean they have come back into a completely different club. So they have no excuses, really.
Hughes is new. He seems to be taking the credit for Arne Slot's hire. Fair enough. He's been underwhelming on recruitment though. The narrative now is that Arne Slot didn't want much change in order to evaluate the players this season. They must have run out of puff pieces.
We shall see where we are on 31st August.
4.) 18 Mar 2025 12:08:33
We are a team capable of winning anything, but not everything.
I’d have snapped your hand off ten times over if you said back in September we would win the league this year.
But you can’t help but feel disappointed to lose a cup final against a lesser team. And also lose against PSG in the champs league after proving in the league stage we had a good chance in Europe as well.
As much as it’s going to be amazing winning the league this year, you can’t help but wonder what could have been, we should at least be looking at a double this year and you can say we have underachieved all things considered. Call me selfish and it’s a strange thing to say when we are about to win the league but there you go. Could/ should have been more.
5.) 18 Mar 2025 12:25:22
Hope by all means. Expectations is ridiculous. No team wins every game and to expect as such says to me that you place far too much importance on the result of 22 young men running around after a football.
Football is entertainment, an escape, treat it as such. Never know, might improve your mood.
17 Apr 2025 12:20:33
Great news - looking forward to a Hughes summer after a year of Slot analyzing the squad to prepare us for next season.
11 Apr 2025 12:12:57
I always thought Joshua Kimmich would be a better Real fit, but Real with their defensive issues signing Trent would be interesting. Hope he stays as he is special but when he has a day off he is bad.
14 Feb 2025 09:51:34
Leekuanyew don't forget Zola.
12 Feb 2025 08:19:36
Surprised that Hincapié was not on the list.
31 Jan 2025 23:39:47
I agree Vango - none of them have signed a pre contract with another club so all is good.
13 Apr 2025 00:43:28
Amitabh Bachhan, how easy is it to sign quality players in January?
05 Mar 2025 09:21:40
Ed001 - 2009 / 2010 was a fine year for Torres.
{Ed001's Note - I remember that as when he started picking up injuries. Shows how bad my memory is.?}
05 Mar 2025 01:10:26
Peak Torres "El Nino" would be a joy to watch in this team.
{Ed001's Note - he said 15 years mate, peak Torres was before then. 2009 Torres was a spent force.}
24 Feb 2025 07:46:27
I predicted an Arsenal draw and LFC to smash MCFC 3-0 so not exactly a million miles off, next 3 matches are interesting the Gooners have to go to Forest and Man U and then entertain Chelsea at home, we have the Geordies, Saints and the Toffees all at home. I cannot see the Gooners gaining on us in the next 3 games, so 11 points at least going into the last 8 games for us.
23 Feb 2025 09:15:34
If we beat Arsenal at home 83 points will be enough to win this league, like I called early Arsenal will likely chalk up 81 points on current form.
Let's see how we fair tomorrow against City and let's see what the Gooners do against Forest. If I look at it half glass full we get 3 and Arsenal get 1 which will give us a 10 point lead with 11 to go.