LFCMike

Good deal for someone who wouldn't get a game this season

That's insane for a player with his injury record

I feel like you have to have both

Where were the 'save our kids' lot when a white nurse was convicted of murdering babies in a hospital?

It's not just the likes of Yaxley-Lennon, Farage and Hopkins who have stoked the fire. Some of the language used by the government and opposition has contributed. We had the Tories with their 'Stop the boats' slogan and before the election we had Starmer making comments about people from Bangladesh coming here and not being deported.

Hang on, is he blaming Labour for putting asylum seekers up in hotels? Wasn't that happening for at least a couple of years under the Tories?

Not sure what will happen with Gomez but the Gordon deal could still happen. Suppose it depends on what happens with Diaz but Gordon definitely wants the Liverpool move.

Yep, Arteta a good example at Arsenal. I know he won an FA Cup early on but that was then followed by a couple of seasons where he was under serious pressure before they started to challenge

I think despite losing Klopp, I'd be disappointed if we finished outside the top four. Certainly not expecting a title challenge. I feel like Klopp left decent foundations for Slot to start from and with one or two additions we should be good for top four. That's not to say if we finish outside the top four I'll be wanting them to sack Slot and rip everything up to start again. That'll obviously depend on performances and whether we can see a style of play developing that could lead to success in the future. We've got a decent set of fixtures in the first couple months on paper so hopefully we can get off to a good start. Not sure what to expect from us in the Champions League but reaching the knockout round should be the minimum expectation.

Southport's Police and crime commissioner and the local MP

As you suspected @RandoEFC "These individuals came into Southport, did not reflect the local population, and used the incident to incite violence and hatred, and it’s absolutely not something the people of Southport want or the families want," she says. She adds: "My understanding from local people on the ground is that these were not local residents, these were individuals that came from out of town who had been stirred up online by the likes of the EDL [English Defence League], just looking for a fight."

Two children have died, nine more injured (six critical) and two adults also injured. Awful

It's dead simple. Whoever assaulted the officers should be charged and do time. The officer doing the kicking to the head should face disciplinary action.

Are Everton that skint they can't go abroad for pre season? Genuine question. I saw the PL teams pre season fixtures the other day and noticed there was only them and someone else not going overseas. As much as I take the piss out of them they'll still pull bigger crowds than a lot of other sides going abroad so strange that they're staying in the UK and Ireland

https://news.sky.com/story/humiliating-searches-banning-lawyers-missing-cctv-has-greater-manchester-police-learned-from-baird-review-13185264 As if we have people in here taking sides with GMP over this. Absolutely embarrassing scenes.

What would have had to have happened for it to be acceptable to you for a police officer to kick and stamp on a restrained persons head?

Whatever the context, the officer is fucked. Can't go around volleying and then stamping on someones head after they've been tasered.

Sir Kid Starver

Exciting is a huge stretch. Of course I'm always interested in who Liverpool bring in, when they've actually signed. I've zero interest in following stories about the 100s of players they're linked with every window though.

Never heard of this lad and didn't even know Liverpool were linked with him. It seems to have upset those LFC fans who hang on every word of LFC journos and love the transfer window more than the actual football though

Heitinga appointed to Slot's backroom staff

Walker's recovery is good because of his pace, doesn't necessarily mean he's a good defender. He was abysmal in that final. Arnold wouldn't be allowed back into the country if he'd put a performance like that in