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20 Mar 2025 16:24:31
Chelsea agreed deals for two players today. Why do we have to wait until the end of the season? Does Dickie Hughes have 2/ 3 or the year off? Is he Batman in disguise? If so, does that make Julian Ward the Boy Wonder and Michael Edwards is Alfred? You couldn't make it up .
1.) 20 Mar 2025 16:39:23
None of the current people put in place fill me with confidence. Let’s hope it plays out better than we think in the summer.
2.) 20 Mar 2025 17:29:37
They could all have taken the summer off last year. They'll probably lose their jobs if they try the same stunt this coming summer.
3.) 20 Mar 2025 17:40:22
Yeah I wish we were more like Chelsea ?♂️.
4.) 20 Mar 2025 18:22:52
Bring back Jorg Schmadtke. He knew what he was doing at least. I have more confidence in him than the current one .
He has proven his selection is really good.
5.) 20 Mar 2025 19:14:41
Imagine winning the toughest league in the world - and being so crap at recruitment.
6.) 20 Mar 2025 19:19:25
Its March.
7.) 20 Mar 2025 19:46:47
1jj- who has won this league you mention? ✌.
8.) 20 Mar 2025 21:07:25
I love the arrogance. Acting like we have won the league already.
Some of us remember losing the league to Arsenal, on goal difference, on the last day of the season, at home.
And Ian Rush scored ….
9.) 20 Mar 2025 23:22:03
Summer window transfer fever in March.
Couldn't make it up.
10.) 21 Mar 2025 00:00:12
we absolutely need to be more like Chelsea,
11.) 21 Mar 2025 07:35:05
They bought two players for the future when Hughes done that last summer you and a lot of others had a meltdown. Grow up.
12.) 21 Mar 2025 12:57:34
Chelsea have not bought two players for the future. They will be playing for a place in the first team next season.
I do not want us to be like Chelsea.
However I do want to know why we have to wait until the transfer window opens before we nail down signings, when other teams (not just Chelsea) do not. A question not one has answered, just the usual cynical putdowns.
Failing to address the problems at home, on what so far is another trophyless season, with the highest wage bill in the league is embarrassing. No doubt “net spend” will be brought up and “season in transition” without any worthwhile response.
BTW Diaz and Gakpo looked far from tired yesterday.
13.) 21 Mar 2025 16:19:17
Take a day off will you. The manager also said Essugo is one for the future. Chelsea have completed the double signing of Sporting midfielders Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo for a combined fee of about £62.4m, the Portuguese club have said.
Winger Quenda, 17, will join Chelsea for a fee of up to £44m according to an announcement on the Sporting website, external but will remain in Lisbon until the end of the 2025-26 season.
14.) 21 Mar 2025 16:26:14
As you mentioned Gakpo we announced him before the transfer window opened and VVD if my memory serves me right.
15.) 21 Mar 2025 16:38:56
Chelsea have indeed bought 2 for the future - a 17 year old and a 20 year old, which from my understanding is how Chelsea (or any other team) can sign them. Quenda will be on loan for 25/ 26 season, not fighting for a place in the first team. Essugo will deputise for Caicedo - hardly anything to get your panties in a bunch over.
Newcastle have a trophy, maybe support them if we're so embarrassing. If we win the league with the highest wage bill, is that alright with you?
Why so concerned with what other teams do and when they do it? If/ when we win the league, when does the complaining start up again? Same day or will you wait a day?
16.) 21 Mar 2025 23:44:12
StEtienne. which year was that. I recall losing the league on last day of season 2 nil to Arsenal. Rush scoring and losing fir 1st time was the league cup final. As for the Konate assessment, the politest response is that I disagree. The man is incredible. Our system is brutal for centre halves, most wouldn't cope, but he does with some to spare. Be careful what you wish for.
17.) 22 Mar 2025 02:05:14
The league isn’t won mathematically but come on lads it’s a formality at this stage. It’s won.
18.) 23 Mar 2025 11:59:06
Apologies SirShanks, Rush didn’t score. He went off injured in the first half. The rest holds true.
22 Jan 2025 09:40:04
Harvey Elliott is going nowhere despite all of the internet chatter sending the sharks into a feeding frenzy.
Source: Harvey Elliott.
1.) 22 Jan 2025 10:26:19
I don’t think anyone here thought he would anyway.
2.) 22 Jan 2025 10:29:07
Harvey is the closest to one of us on here managing to make it at LFC.
I feel the club would have to prise his fingers off of the doors to get him out if they wanted that. The boy is a Liverpool fan through and through and it is fantastic to see.
3.) 22 Jan 2025 11:29:36
Yeah I think he'll be huge for us in time.
4.) 22 Jan 2025 11:35:45
I really enjoy watching Harvey play, his first touch is one of the best i've seen. Hopefully he has a long and successful career with us.
5.) 22 Jan 2025 12:10:05
Reminds me of Danny Murphy when he left Liverpool. At his press conference when he joined Charlton (I think), he could hardly manage a smile. Subsequently said he wished he hadn't left and had stuck around to try to fight for a place (Liverpool won the Champions League the season immediately after he left) .
It must be "difficult" if you are lucky enough to end up as a pro at the club you support but don't play regularly. Do you stick around, happy to be a squad player or a substitute, thrilled just to have the chance to get on the pitch sometimes, pick up some medals and a great salary but end your career with limited appearances/ minutes, or go somewhere else where you play regularly, achieve more individually and perhaps have a better chance of getting selected for your country, etc?
6.) 22 Jan 2025 12:10:47
I have to admit that I thought there was a real likelihood thag he'd be sold. Kinda relieved that he himself has come out and said he'd be going nowhere.
7.) 22 Jan 2025 12:24:56
Which position do you all see Harvey playing, and who’s going to make way or how would we adapt tactically to fit him in as a starter?
I like his attitude and skill set, but can’t quite see where he fits for us at the moment given the way we set up tactically in most games. I think he may be more of a rotation option, or if we change shape for certain games he may then get a start where we need less physicality.
8.) 22 Jan 2025 12:45:48
I don’t think Harvey or any of the home grown squad members like Jones etc, will be shown the door anytime soon. With potentially Trent and Kelleher on their way out, there’s no way we would let Gomez, Jones or Elliott go.
9.) 22 Jan 2025 12:47:35
Harvey will do well against teams in a low block, he has that touch and guile to thread passes through and invariably hits the target with his pot shots. It’s no coincidence that he’s scored a few from deflected shots through a packed area. You just have to accept that he’s weak in the tackle and you’ll be giving chances for the opposition to break on you whilst he’s on the pitch.
Thats why he’s an option to come on with 20 minutes to go when you are willing to take risks to get a goal.
Not sure if he’s ever going to be a regular starter under Slot though. His defensive game just isn’t good enough.
10.) 22 Jan 2025 12:57:32
Agree Beckers. I think that’s where it’s a tough choice, more for him than us.
I think we’d be happy to keep him (except for the fact he’s all profit PSR wise), but for him as a fan and a player he won’t want to leave but it’s a dilemma whether a squad position will be enough for him. Slot has said he needs to improve physically and maybe if he does he can force his way in somewhere,
It’s similar to the Danny Murphy thing in many ways, he lacked pace as well but had other really good attributes.
11.) 22 Jan 2025 16:50:10
I think last season Klopp made a massive mistake not playing Elliott earlier in the run in sticking sobs and Jones instead and both were out of form at the moment Slot is making the same mistake. I love Harvey always gives 100% and he is such a clever footballer to.
12.) 22 Jan 2025 21:27:35
harvey can play 10 or RW. no one needs to make way for him because none of the guys who are ahead of him are going to be available all the time and playing at their peak form all season.
13.) 22 Jan 2025 22:06:11
The problem with Elliot is his speed. If speed can be trained but could be also due to earlier injury during debut season.
14.) 22 Jan 2025 23:53:54
Atm i can't see Harvey becoming a first team starter but i can def see the club not wanting to let him go. Remember the regs around club developed players are only going to become more strict so clubs are going to want to hold onto any half decent player.
23 Nov 2024 10:03:59
Tchouameni plus £21m for TAA is doing the rounds. I can almost hear Ed2's voice ringing in my ear, castigating me about how difficult swap deals are.
1.) 23 Nov 2024 12:04:39
Oh I feel ya.
2.) 23 Nov 2024 12:32:02
Why would Real give money and a player valued at 50-80 mil to sign a player that they can get for free 6 months later.
3.) 23 Nov 2024 12:33:16
They can sign him for free in just over a months time!
4.) 23 Nov 2024 12:41:35
What was it he’d say? ‘Someone on twitter teasing you’ ?.
5.) 23 Nov 2024 13:46:25
Sounds like a great deal for us if TAA won’t sign… don’t see why Madrid would do it.
6.) 23 Nov 2024 17:39:50
I'm having flashbacks to the Fat Kid from Bolton era West Darby.
7.) 23 Nov 2024 18:22:41
I just read it and felt I needed to post it as homage. It is a ridiculous story but I hope the big guy is smiling down on us as he reads it!
8.) 23 Nov 2024 18:30:26
Me too.
9.) 23 Nov 2024 19:24:26
As most people have been pointing out it would be a ridiculous move by Madrid.
I know they have a bit of a defensive crisis and no right-back so would like to take Trent in January but even so, they aren’t going to give us a £100M package for somebody who they could get for free in the summer.
10.) 24 Nov 2024 03:35:39
As someone famous here used to say, "I think someone is pulling your chain mate" *wink* YNWA.
11.) 24 Nov 2024 08:52:29
Stetienne keep posting them mate.
My reply was aimed at the Context of the story and not at you mate.
12.) 24 Nov 2024 09:17:58
I don’t really rate Tchouameni, what’s the appeal?
13.) 24 Nov 2024 10:48:22
Thanks JK, I am not that precious that I took it personally and had hoped that was your sentiment.
Always difficult to convey emotion in words and easily misinterpreted, so I try and envisage all eventualities and scenarios.
The rumour has absolutely zero traction for me, just to be clear lol.
14.) 24 Nov 2024 16:23:45
unfortunately, as ed002 isn't here to quash the rumor, i'll have to believe that it has some legs
and i can explain why it may be possible
- RM needs a RB
- LFC wouldn't want to lose a key player on a free, especially to RM (Steve Mac 2.0 anyone? )
- AT was someone we had some interest in few seasons ago
- AT is not having a good time at RM
- LFC missed out on a MF in the summer
- because having some fee and player swap will help us feel better if TAA does really leave us, so we want to believe it
- because someone (dont know who though) reported it
- because there is no RTFP to read
so yea, i'm going to believe it! >, -.
15.) 24 Nov 2024 20:30:30
Rtfp glifnard.
16.) 25 Nov 2024 06:15:13
I'd go for Camavinga and not Tchouameni. Camavinga seems to be similar to Gravenberch and were Slot to want to play the double 6 (as he has done in the past with other teams), Camavinga is Slot's type of player and would slot in quite easily. ?.
17.) 25 Nov 2024 08:33:44
Didnt they try to buy Mbappe with only 6 months left? and didn't get him?
18.) 25 Nov 2024 13:30:50
We absolutely need to get additional player to play a 6.
I always rate Endo, but with the team's current style of playing, the team will have to adapt to him when he play. He is too different from Grav.
Any injury to Grav, while we can have (existing) players coming in, w will suffer unless we adjust the way we play too. Just ask City. how not adjusting the playing style but attempting to do a like for like with another lower level player.
Back to Endo, the adjustment is too big to expect of him.
Thus, another player is a big bug must.
Even if we do not really in fact rely on this player and say Grav stays healthy, it will help refresh the team after a hopefully successful year.
28 Mar 2023 12:10:29
Seems that a number of Dutch critics are being quite vocal about VVD. Probably with some justification.
Time for him to answer in the best way possible, on the pitch!
1.) 28 Mar 2023 12:59:37
He doesn’t seem to take criticism well. He needs a massive kick up the arse imo. Deserves to be dropped but we don’t Have anyone to take his position unfortunately.
2.) 28 Mar 2023 13:08:20
He is past it and has become a liability but is still better than any of our other defenders. We are in a bit of trouble back there tbh my local under 12’s could cut through our defence with ease so it’s no surprise we have had such a shocker this season.
3.) 28 Mar 2023 13:15:44
We should sell Virgil and sign Gvardiol in my opinion. Be ruthless and move forward. Fabinho too. Their forms fallen off a cliff and at their age it's more or less sell now, or lose for nothing later.
4.) 28 Mar 2023 14:24:13
If you watch the game Van Basten is moaning about France one he's not at fault for any of the goals, yes he deserves criticisms because by his elite standards he's been poor this year but the game there on about he literally could do nothing about any of the goals.
5.) 28 Mar 2023 14:46:37
Sell VVD but not Matip/ Gomez?
Or sell VVD and Matip/ Gomez?
That’s a lot of replacements at central defence if it’s the latter, coupled with the overhaul of the midfield.
Do some people think this is football manager?
6.) 28 Mar 2023 15:01:57
Criticism of our defence is completely justified they have been awful on many occasions but are they any worse the the rest apart from Alison.
The protection from the midfield gone awol and press from the front poor.
It’s not individuals it’s the poor tactics we are pushing that the players are struggling to adapt too.
7.) 28 Mar 2023 15:33:43
I don't agree that we should sell him - yet. I agree that he's been poor this season but I don't think his issues are physical.
I wonder if he's had a decent psychologist working with him since the bad injury. He may well have got through last season adrenaline but I wonder if he's really done the psychological work to get over that injury.
The constant "we're not robots" narrative appears to be seeping out of all corners of the squad. Clearly the squad are doubting themselves. Something that Klopp needs to get on top of asap.
8.) 28 Mar 2023 16:08:42
I did a quick tabulation.
Errors leading to goals in liverpool premier league's games.
Expectedly, TAA top the chart.
VVD is actually nor far behind.
I think he is past his best, no doubt.
He is probably still a better paring for either of the remaining 3 CB. So, I say sell Matip, and get a top class replacement so that VVD can be phased out.
Beside, TAA's problem need to be first resolved.
9.) 28 Mar 2023 16:29:33
it makes me laugh when everyone says sell this player or sell that player, For every player that leaves or is sold it means another has to come in to replace them. plus if you rip th eheart out of a team in one go it will take time to recover and build that ethic again, This is where we have failed in not bringing in 2 players a year in and replacing gradually. We won't be able to replace the whole midfield and then the whole defence which a lot of folk sound like they want. Hopefully we will get some players in over the summer but VVD won't be sold or Trent. YNWA.
10.) 28 Mar 2023 16:43:25
Sell Matip and get Ndicka on a free would be my next choice, Gingerlfc. I'd actually be happy with that to be honest.
Signing Gvardiol is not feasible by selling Matip or Gomez though is it. Come on. That's a very silly suggestion. Neither of them will be valued at much more than £10-20m and their wages aren't as high as Virgil's either. Plus they're effectively 3rd and 4th choice for us. Why would Gvardiol come to be 3rd or 4th choice? Konate or Virgil would have to go and as Gvardiol is better on the left side Van Dijk makes more logical sense. Even then it might not be enough, such is the high valuation of Gvardiol.
If anyones been playing football manager it's you mate. Sounds like you've been putting in cheats as well if you're getting enough money for Matip to sign Gvardiol!
Personally I don't rate any of our centre backs. Konate could come good if he stays fit and puts a run together to iron out all the mistakes. Gomez and Phillips are bang average. Virgil and Matip are past it. It's not really sensible to change them all in one summer, but if Gvardiol was the incoming player only Virgil makes sense as the player to make way.
11.) 28 Mar 2023 18:03:11
Let's give Virgil our backing he as been brilliant for our club and can get back to his best, he had a really bad injury when he did his ACL but let's not chuck him under the bus, also maybe not having a regular partner like Konate who picks up niggles and misses games as effected virgil as well. Virgil cand become great again, also any defender can look bad when the protection in front is bad and let's face it our defence as had none from players like Fabinho, Virgil is a great player and will get back to his best, let's back him.
12.) 28 Mar 2023 18:47:37
Matip for N’Dicka a couple of Midfielders to replace Ox and Keita and then see how we get on next season after a proper rest and pre-season. Then swap out players as needed in the following windows. I think too much too soon could be counter productive.
I think the comment about someone’s U12’s team cutting open Liverpool’s defence sounds like it’s come from an U12 year old by the way. Very childish comment.
13.) 28 Mar 2023 18:48:50
I am with you Mighty. I think he and perhaps a couple of other players need some psychological help this summer.
14.) 28 Mar 2023 18:49:22
Your argument is very strong @MK. For certain I will sell Fabinho. He is finished and I don’t see how anyone wants to give him another year. On VVD he is on a declining path but his game can be managed as he is vocal, leader and still has got a bit in him. We need to sigh Gvardiol regardless mate.
15.) 28 Mar 2023 18:58:40
Sorry to have say this but VVD and matip have had to cover a right back that has lost his way and they are being left to look over the hill until that is sorted no center backs would be able to keep out forwards or long balls over our right full backs shoulder from any team.
16.) 28 Mar 2023 19:06:07
If its a case of if you have a bad season you are sold, then we might as well sell the whole team and start again. Not one player has shown any fight or that they deserve to be there.
We just need to get to the end and start again. I don't agree with getting rid of VVD, he is still a brilliant player, as is Trent.
Let reset bring in a couple of players and see where we are. I would like to see Trent moved into midfield though with a new RB coming in.
17.) 28 Mar 2023 20:18:02
Having grown up with Crazy Horse, Jockey, Lawro etc, I can categorically say that even at 75% of his peak, Virgil is still our greatest Centre Back and one of the world’s best. Love that Gvardiol grew up a Red with his Dad, but the ideal scenario would be to pay his release clause in summer ‘24. Virgil can switch to the right if needs be, but will still be up there.
{Ed025's Note - crazy horse was a midfielder, i dont know who jockey is and lawro was half decent joe, hansen and hyypia were far better than VVD for me mate..
18.) 28 Mar 2023 20:27:06
Last 6 premier league games aggregate goal difference is 13-1 so chill out guys. We need 2 midfielders to press and help the defence in the summer - spend all the transfer kitty + sales proceeds on 2 midfielders. Sort out the defence the following Jan or summer 2024 or at most sell Matip and bring in one central defender if funds allow.
19.) 28 Mar 2023 20:49:29
Thanks Ed 25. Always enjoy your comments and good natured views at our “ socialist moral crusade”. Incidentally, I thought Fat Rat and Paul McGrath were the best centre backs of the 80s and either would be a perfect partner with VVD in an all time X1.
{Ed025's Note - hi joe, Paul McGrath cant enter that race for me mate because of his injury record, Franz Beckenbauer was the best i have ever seen closely followed by the late great Bobby Moore and Brian Labone, im afraid them 3 make VVD look like Harry Maguire..
20.) 28 Mar 2023 22:34:17
I think Jockey is Alan Hansen Ed 25 ??.
{Ed025's Note - oh right, never heard him called that mate, maybe its because he is a sweaty sock?..
21.) 29 Mar 2023 01:18:23
You people are crazy! We had an horrendus season filled with a lot of injuries, loss of form, fatigue, the loss of a key player (Mane), New players coming in, noises about selling the club and really bad luck in front of the goal.
We have to support the players and we don't need to sell our key players only those that don't play much.
We need a replacement for Keita and OX because both are leaving on free. Firmino replacement is Gakpo so we don't need any new forward. The defense it's ok unless Gomez wants to leave or Matip wants a new challenge we don't need any new defender. Milner contract should be renew because the experience and passion he brings to this team is irreplaceble.
My favorites choices to replace OX and Keita are Bellingham and Mason Mount.
22.) 29 Mar 2023 02:31:45
Who is fat rat?
23.) 29 Mar 2023 07:59:15
“ Signing Gvardiol is not feasible by selling Matip or Gomez though is it. Come on. That's a very silly suggestion. ”
Not my suggestion though is it?
You’re the only one suggesting selling VVD and signing Gvardiol here.
As pointed out that either means NOT selling Matip/ Gomez which would be weird to keep them if we’re going to sell a centreback or 2 OR selling VVD AND Matip/ Gomez which means having to replace 2/ 3 centrebacks in the same summer as a midfield overhaul. So yea that sounds like football manager type fantasy stuff.
But you knew exactly what I was saying and went ahead and tried to misrepresent me anyhow.
24.) 29 Mar 2023 07:09:17
Emlyn Hughes was a Defender Ed 25.He could play anywhere as Shanks once famously said, and did play sometimes in midfield. but for Liverpool and England he more often or not played left back or left half. Early days and then settled playing left side of a back 2.But you will find that Emlyn Hughes as the Liverpool and England Captain was a centre back. for England he took Booby Moore's places at the back and as Captain.
Another stat for you he was the most capped England player throughout the seventies and that was even with him being dropped by Don Revie for 2 years.
One of my favourite players and a born leader. could say some silly things at times, but he was a great player and captain.
{Ed025's Note - i seen him more as a defensive midfielder woh but i could be mistaken, loved his energy and enthusiasm....but when he came out with his infamous "liverpool are magic everton are tragic" speech in 1977 he became figure of hate for the blues fans, there was no need for it mate and things like that contributed to the divide between reds and blues in the city, that european night should have been about liverpool and liverpool only, i always seen him as a 24 carat prick after that..
25.) 29 Mar 2023 10:07:02
I agree Gingerlfc. Selling vvd for Gvardiol is a huge risk considering the other 3 centre backs are massively injury prone.
VVD deserves another season. He’s not been great but no one bar alisson has this season has been. I like Gvardiol but as someone else suggested, we need to fix our midfield first and that should be a priority. If VVDs form continues then fine we should look to sell but for now I think/ hope he can recover with some more protection in front of him.
26.) 29 Mar 2023 14:58:04
Emlyn was only reiterating what the had Kop sang about EFC for years before he said that.
27.) 30 Mar 2023 09:27:40
amazing how quick people here will turn on our own players.
also amazingly immature and naïve to then also jump to conclusions about a player's character, mentality etc etc.
{Ed025's Note - i think you have to say what you see faith, if a player dives all the time then he is a serial cheat, one who doesn,t chase back to help his teammates is a lazy sod, and if they keep missing chances then they are just crap, that ethos has got me though life mate..
28.) 30 Mar 2023 20:06:18
I think some of the comments on here are just mental
I think the problem that the team are suffering from is that when our best players have a dip in form which a lot of top top players do from time to time we have no one of the same quality to step in to give them a rest and let them get mentally and physically be the best version of themselves . I just think the team has had 3 seasons of finishing a point behind city after giving their absolute all nearly getting the holy grail last year and playing every game available the physical and mental fatigue in that alone . It’s effected us as a team and a few of the generals in the team are not at their best and it’s affecting everyone. Squad needs a freshen up not a major overhaul in 1 window let’s refresh over a few windows to try keep some constants going.
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18 Apr 2025 22:20:55
Just an observation but Slot mentions Edward's and Hughes quite regularly but never mentions Ward.
Is he locked in a cupboard under the stairs? Does he get 50p for Christmas?
1.) 18 Apr 2025 23:36:59
As per James Pearce, Ward will be “overseeing player development across FSG’s football operations, ” which will eventually include a second club once the right target has been found and acquired.
The former sporting director’s responsibilities also include “oversight of Liverpool’s academy, FSG’s loan department, group wide elite player development strategies and the establishment of FSG’s new football innovation department. ”
Sounds to me like his role is more involved in the multi-club model and ensuring a smooth transition for the development of our academy players, and how to manage their transition into senior football; for which a multi-club model would be useful in terms of loan deals or setting up a feeder club to tap into other markets that we have limited direct access to (such as South America) .
2.) 19 Apr 2025 01:40:58
I think Pearce has been misquoted - Edwards is overseeing the multi club model. Wars is the technical director, whose job is to plan out player pathways, deal with contract renewals and some input into scouting networks.
3.) 19 Apr 2025 07:44:54
Perhaps Slot was also misquoted as he seems to believe FSG and Hughes are involved in contracts.
4.) 19 Apr 2025 08:09:26
Listen, as long as posters are criticising someone then it’s ok. Who cares if they actually have no clue of their remit.
5.) 19 Apr 2025 08:58:26
I think is the opposite Irish, I think the setup is being blurred so nobody can take the blame or be the fall guy.
Typical of business culture/ set up, say procedures will be tightened, this won’t happen again etc etc Issue empty apologies and everyone keeps their jobs.
6.) 19 Apr 2025 09:00:12
Exactly Irish. It will be a sad day when there's nobody to have a pop at.
7.) 19 Apr 2025 09:08:33
Maybe Ward specifically states he doesn’t want to be identified in the media around these things. Maybe he prefers to get on with his job privately?
8.) 19 Apr 2025 10:05:10
There's that word 'blame' again.
It could just be your ego if you think that senior people at the club do or don't do certain things to appease you.
9.) 19 Apr 2025 10:29:05
Fascinating to see people speculating on the club's off-field management structure. Seems like an example of empty vessels making the most noise.
10.) 19 Apr 2025 11:10:02
So you think Ward/ Edwards etc are blurring their remit so FSG don’t know who to blame? I mean that’s who these guys answer to right?
11.) 19 Apr 2025 12:09:31
Just for clarity, who are we blaming for what? We could win the league tomorrow, so why does there have to be a "fall guy"? I must be missing something.
{Ed025's Note - because you are perennial moaners?..
12.) 19 Apr 2025 12:30:01
Not wrong there, Ed.
13.) 19 Apr 2025 14:42:35
Come on, Ed025.
It's only right for us to expect apologies and a fall guy for us winning the League.
{Ed025's Note - very true Rigsby mate.. :)
14.) 19 Apr 2025 15:21:04
{Ed025's Note - because you are perennial moaners? . )
Ya think, mate? It seems some on here are NEVER satisfied even when things are going well. Somebody always has to be blamed, even when they do their jobs effectively.
Now I have NO idea how you can try to blame someone for doing the right things and what we all wanted however, Im sure these people will find a way.
15.) 20 Apr 2025 03:49:04
It's the british way Oli. We're not happy unless we're complaining!
15 Mar 2025 08:39:50
Just want to enquire as to what Julian Ward has actually accomplished on his return to the club? Wondering if there is a job opening . Asking for a friend.
1.) 15 Mar 2025 09:56:14
Maybe he doing what his boss wants him to do? don't give contracts of more than a year to anybody over 30.
2.) 15 Mar 2025 10:01:23
Extension for Quansah. Contract for Mamardashvili. BIG contract for Chiesa. Genuinely don't know what else he's done. Schmadtke was bad with contracts as well. It's become a real problem for the club.
3.) 15 Mar 2025 10:17:46
He’s got the tea rota sorted in the office.
4.) 15 Mar 2025 11:40:14
Schmadtke was not doing contracts to begin with so was he bad at them? Edwards was doing them till Ward replaced him took the task over.
5.) 15 Mar 2025 12:42:57
Yeah Schmadtke should never have given those contracts to Szob, Endo, Grav and Mac.
6.) 15 Mar 2025 13:28:19
Digger can you explain why Konate and Trent hasn’t been sorted, one way or the other then?
7.) 15 Mar 2025 15:52:36
You only sort contracts one way, if they sign. The other means they haven’t and are leaving the club. You can only negotiate but you can’t put a gun to their head.
8.) 15 Mar 2025 16:38:20
I would presume that trent just wants to go to madrid, last summers inactivity in transfer market may have been final straw for him as he sees it as a lack of ambition in club? Madrid get mbappe, previous summer Bellingham.
Konate I don't know why not.
Possibly wards remit was to take down wage bill of club, konate+trent would both be moving into top brackets of earners now and would club rather 'start again' with new players on less wages?
14 Feb 2025 21:02:53
We had better make the most of this season. Man City and others have just been given free reign to spend spend spend.
1.) 14 Feb 2025 22:56:56
If us and the other clubs not owned by nation states have any sense we’d start a break away league where the main rule is that clubs cannot be owned by nation states, or the owners are people who are governing members of nation states.
2.) 14 Feb 2025 23:14:26
Good point that Viktor. Hope we never go there in terms of ownership.
I don’t even like us exploring the multi club ownership thing, it just feels like yet another way of gaming the system.
One of the good things about the league this season is it’s been more even and competitive, mainly because of city dropping away but also because of PSR. Probably third down to eighth are all pretty evenly matched.
If sponsorship becomes easier to work around because of this ruling it’s a shame for the other 90% of the league.
3.) 15 Feb 2025 00:36:23
Like Viv Nicholson?
Look at how that turned out.
4.) 15 Feb 2025 01:28:52
Does that not also give us and everyone else the ability to spend spend spend.
5.) 15 Feb 2025 07:58:47
It hasn’t.
The tribunal has stated that the rules from 21-24 are invalid. We already knew this.
The rules were adjusted in November, voted on last week and stand.
Neither City nor anyone else can do a massive owner based ‘sponsorship’ deal.
And it won’t protect them from the 130 charges.
6.) 15 Feb 2025 09:24:51
Wouldn't mind that, @ViktorVaughan even tho Im not a fan of breakaway leagues and all that.
Thanks for the info, @DJ. Much appreciated.
7.) 15 Feb 2025 10:06:01
They haven't been given free reign to spend spend spend.
8.) 15 Feb 2025 12:38:27
Why would certain clubs go to such extents to challenge some of this type of thing if it wasn’t causing them specific problems. If they all operate in the same market, what’s the difference to them?
Main issue will be motivation for ownership, why do gulf states or oligarchs want football clubs, different reasons from why a hedge fund want ownership. Because their motives are different, and their position of power, they can influence things like commercial deals very differently.
Ownership is one thing, and a bit more transparent, but influence is almost completely opaque.
21 Jan 2025 12:37:07
Good vlog from Mark Goldbridge re: Liverpool at the weekend.
Good for perspective.
He commends the majority of our fans for not throwing Darwin under the bus (like they would at Utd) .
He commends Hughes and says we should be grateful to have him (refers us to the entire team and manager in place at Bournemouth) .
He believes Klopp left too early and departed mid-project.
He suspects that Slot was to come in and agree to see the project through, with no transfers until the summer.
Well-balanced and reasons for optimism. I am going to enjoy the ride until the end of the season. It could be good, it could be great, it may end terribly. Whatever will be, will be.
1.) 21 Jan 2025 13:13:28
Thankful for Hughes ? ? ?.
2.) 21 Jan 2025 14:16:45
" I am going to enjoy the ride until the end of the season. It could be good, it could be great, it may end terribly. Whatever will be, will be. "
Spot on, mate. People seem to have forgotten that this whole process (esp? in our current position in the PL table) is supposed to be fun.
3.) 21 Jan 2025 14:34:42
Klopp didn't leave too early. He stayed later than he anticipated as he didn't want to leave us in a bad spot after 2022/ 23.
4.) 21 Jan 2025 15:31:22
So BR, MG was political enough to state that he “believed Klopp left to early” but you have countered with an absolute. Bold.
One’s is an opinion, the other’s is a statement. Risky business that.
Hopefully you know him personally and can back this up.
Anyway, just passing on what I listened to. It was good to hear a well-balanced commentary from an outsider’s perspective.
5.) 22 Jan 2025 00:38:19
StEtienne I think you are taking things too literally for a comments section!
What I said has been widely reported. If you want to lawyer up, go ahead!
No offence to you personally but if Mark Goldbridge told me it was a sunny day outside, I'd take my umbrella. What I hate most about modern football is how clueless parasitic dilettantes like him can make a career out of it. I have no interest whatsoever in their opinions on anything really.
17 Jan 2025 10:28:50
Is this Slot's first nudge to the transfer committee? Taken from Sky News manager questions: "We know how good we have to be every day in this league. Chelsea spent £1.2bn, Man Utd spent an incredible amount.
Every team spends lot over here, which is what makes this league so intense and difficult to win, but also why we all want to be here - you want to compete with the best, but we are very happy to be here. "
Every team spends a lot over here (except Liverpool) . you want to compete with the best but we are very happy to be here.
Then a peculiar one on Danns: "I think you take a lot of things into account when you want to loan someone, is it good for the player? Yes or no. Do we still need him?
We have two or three for No 9 and we don't expect Jota to be out long. Hopefully we see him on the pitch soon, Jayden has done well when he has come in, so we have four options and we need to make the right decisions. "
So Jota is out again, quelle surprise. Which means we are immediately (this weekend) down to one or two for #9. I assume one of these is Nunez (no thank you, in the worst scoring form of his career and his conversion rate for us is pretty woeful) .
This means we are down to one player who can play centrally as a #9 (false nine or otherwise, who is it? ) or none. And we are considering loaning out Danns? I am seriously bemused by what is going on at the club right now.
1.) 17 Jan 2025 11:08:58
If Jota and Diaz are injured (both reportedly have missed training) I think it's time we try Chiesa in a league game this weekend. Even if it's not from the start, we need to see what he's made of against top opposition. So far we've only really seen him against West Ham and Accrington Stanley and although he got a goal and an assist in either game, Accrington are League 2 and West Ham under Lopetegui were one of the easiest teams to play against in the Premier League.
Danns should also get minutes. There is simply no point in persevering with Nunez. He's proven again and again that he is just not the answer.
2.) 17 Jan 2025 11:50:23
Didn't he also say some seasons we spend more than others?
3.) 17 Jan 2025 11:58:59
From the outside, the optics are not good for the new football operations structure. The contracts for our best players are being dragged out in the open. We gave our brand new manager no new signings in the summer (I am not counting Chiesa/ Marmar as signings Slot desperately wanted), had a very public rejection from the one player we did target in Zubimendi and have yet to show any intent to help the new manager out this window either, despite there being a couple of positions that need attention, and have done for more than 2 years.
The financial framework needs updating, as does the vision. We cannot simultaneously be a destination club at the same time as making opportunistic signings our default setting. The two do not reconcile.
4.) 17 Jan 2025 14:48:34
StEttienne, Hanging on the every word a manager says esp. in situations where he can't say a lot, is a futile adventure, IMO. Half the time, they are not even telling you the whole truth so what's the point quoting them and trying to interpet what they say? Not something Im into nor care about.
5.) 17 Jan 2025 21:42:59
At least it’s a fact Oli, a statement of fact. I know, dangerous business on an rumours site, a kernel of truth.
Unless you’re implying that Slot is lying?
StEtienneAmen's rumour replies
17 Apr 2025 18:25:15
As a club we cannot put a gun to a players head and make them sign a contract. And who really knows what happens during the negotiation phase. Player and agent will have one stance and version, the club will have another.
13 Apr 2025 21:56:13
This afternoon … whoops.
27 Mar 2025 14:09:02
You always need a difference in opinion though Johnny, as the truth often lies somewhere inbetween.
What VV has stated actually happened, he isn’t making it up to suit his argument. However, it really is doomsday stuff and I would hope the club has learnt from their previous mistakes.
27 Mar 2025 12:05:21
Huijsen is replacing VVD. Trent, Salah and Virg are all going in the summer.
Or we can be ostriches and pretend it isn’t happening.
24 Mar 2025 21:45:26
Trent will smash it at Real Madrid, people still banging on about his defensive frailties, just give it a break and stop falling for the agenda being perpetuated.
Real will win the CL for the next 5 years on the trot with his delivery from RB. Their team will be terrifying and pen teams in their own half for the vast majority of games.
I am sorry but Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius are going to fill their boots. In the words of Joni Mitchell: you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone!
StEtienneAmen's banter replies
20 Apr 2025 18:52:40
And another clean sheet Irish. Some fans are never content.
19 Apr 2025 08:58:26
I think is the opposite Irish, I think the setup is being blurred so nobody can take the blame or be the fall guy.
Typical of business culture/ set up, say procedures will be tightened, this won’t happen again etc etc Issue empty apologies and everyone keeps their jobs.
17 Apr 2025 07:42:04
Beautiful and honourable. I love this Faith.
{Ed078's Note - yes, it is.
16 Apr 2025 11:33:56
Are you taking the micca?
16 Apr 2025 11:33:15
I hope we make top 4 and guarantee CL for next season. Slot must try harder … oh wait ….