Rick

Football shouldnt be just about stats. DeBruyne has the assists and some goals, but he doesnt compare to Henderson when it comes to leadership, tenacity and the power to push every single player around him to be better when the chips are down. Henderson is deserving of the award for me. DeBruyne is more talented (the best in the league) but Henderson has been absolutely pivotal for the title winners this season.

Absolute pack of cunts.

No listen, I agree full with everything. I’m just replying to madlad who has said that quite a few times now.

You’ve said this a few times now, and I’d really love to go back in time to see what you, yourself were saying about him during the years that he was struggling here. He was offered to Fulham for a reason; because he wasn’t performing. It’s weird to say “HA! I told you so!” Because the fact of the matter is he wasn’t good enough AT THE TIME. He has improved immensely as a player and as a captain. Sick of this narrative that he was was some sort of young generational talent that people were giving stick to, because it just wasn’t the case at all.

Would you like a replacement?

Why sell Emerson and keep that shithouse Alonso?

I’d not be too pleased with that if I was a Utd fan. A three year deal for a man who up until the last few weeks was massively underperforming and had most Utd fans wanting him out. Maybe he’s found his feet again, but I wouldn’t be surprised if next season he reverts back to a man who looks a a lot older than he is. That being said, I can appreciate him wearing a suit to re-sign. I like the showing of respect.

Fucking outrageous. I made a joke in the city game thread about this but didn’t actually think Arsenal would be THAT pathetic. Officially done as a top club for for me, you can’t continue to make these sort of signings and expect other players to want to come. Reminds me so much of us under Roy Hodgson, where we were fucking god awful and mid table. The signings in that era were disgusting for the most part, Arsenal doing their best to match it.

Well...Werner for one. You dont go for players just to fill the numbers, I'm walking about bringing in players who are going to push those front three for a spot.

Exactly my thoughts.

Having watched quite a bit of Leverkusen, I think Havertz would be perfect for us. Not that it’s going to ever happen.

So, pubs and restaurants are allowed to open yet bowling alleys aren’t? The reasoning? The lack of consistency is infuriating.

I forgot about Hazard, fair point. Its easy to say “trust them” but what’s your opinion on Origi being a back up to the front three? Do you think he is reliable enough if we get a long term injury?

So with the rumblings of no major signings in the upcoming window, I was wondering what everybody’s take is on the situation? I have made no secret of the fact that I think it’s a mistake. Regardless of the situation with Covid, we simply have to be making some serious additions to this squad. Yes, I can appreciate Coronavirus has impacted spending, but I look over at Chelsea who have spend a healthy sum on Werner and are tipped to spend even more. That is a club that you can compare our situation to; they had two windows where they couldn’t sign anybody so yeah they were able to save up some cash to spend now.....but haven’t we done the same exact thing? Nobody last summer apart from Van DeBerg (1m) and Adrian on a Free and then in January we got Minamino for peanuts. So basically, not much more than Chelsea, and considering some of the wages they pay, it probably evens out in the long term. Add to that they fact we made two champions league finals in a row, won one, and came second in the premier league. All this is more than Chelsea have done, and their revenues and profit margins aren’t comparable. Yes, we are developing the stadium & the training ground, but we really can’t let those be detrimental to the current squad. This team is the best Liverpool team in my lifetime, and we should be capitalising on that by adding quality and keeping it fresh. I’m not happy at all with Origi & Shaqiri being our back ups in attack, Origi has scored some massive goals for us but he is so inconsistent and just can’t be relied on most of the time. Minamino could become very good for us, and Rhian Brewster has done well on loan at Swansea but you can’t hang your hat on them. I don’t want this team burning out because too much is constantly expected of them, they have done amazing for us so far and I have no doubt they can all continue to play at an elite level for another couple of years but history shows that those who stay still for too long will get left behind. I’m not expecting 5/6 new signings for the squad, in fact I’d be very happy with an elite midfielder and another first 11 quality attacker. I’m just frustrasted at the idea of us not taking advantage of how well Klopp has done, give the man more, let him build a dynasty here.

Not what I expected from lucas either haha. Congratulations.

If that’s what he meant then fair enough, but I read it as it produces more great moments than football...which I find hard to believe. At the end of it all though, each to their own. I personally do not care one bit for it, but appreciate that plenty do since it’s massive. Also, way to make it seriously you pack of bastards...I was only poking fun to start with. I hate having to defend myself when I have no argument!!

What skill does it require, really? I watched it and it just looked like a big game of hot potato. Didn’t seem to be much tactics at play other than “hoof the bastard ball”. Honestly looked like a shit game of rugby you see between a bunch of kids. No doubt you need to be athletic to play, as it looks draining physically. You have to be taking the piss with that last sentence an all

Shameful, that.

I was up early for work this morning and had the misfortune of seeing a game of Aussie rules football....do any of you wombats watch this piss?? Fucking shite.

He did well in the cup games this season as one of the older lads, wish him nothing but good luck.

You don’t have blab on about things that haven’t been said. Nobody here is screaming for 150m to be spent. I commented on the fact that we have seemingly missed out on a player who has public ally flirted with us, who is one of the most talented attacking players in Europe and who doesn’t have an outrageous release clause. Add to that the fact that we haven’t invested in the first team in 18 months, and whispers are saying that will stretch to 2 years. But let’s all have a jolly up eh.

Yeah, I’m not buying that we are potless. Load of shite. Investments have been growing but so has our revenue, and we are going to add to that revenue with a new shirt deal, higher tv rates and prize money from winning the premier league. We have made absolutely mint in terms of prize money in the last two season, yet still no investment in the squad. I’m not screaming for 100m purchases either. Werner would have been expensive but he has such potential, is young, and could grow into a world class player. Our front three and others around the squad have been amazing servants and continue to perform to an unbelievable level for us, but let’s not forget the ages of Milner, Lallana, Gini, Lovren, Hendo (just about) are all 30 and will not be around forever. Get some fresh faces in, let them bed in and start fighting for a place in this team. Resting on your laurels for too long isn’t wise.

I’m curious to see what players we will be after in this upcoming window. Time Werner has flirted with the idea of joining us on numerous occasions over the last few months, Klopp has spoken to him and he would be perfect for our system....yet Chelsea look to have signed him under our nose. I hope it’s not another window of skimping and saving from the club. I appreciate that the environment has changed with coronavirus hitting, but we still need to compete in the market. Stand still for too long and you go backwards. I hope we can sign Werner still, but it’s not looking too likely.

Leave No Trace - 8/10 Dont know how I missed this one first time around but it was very good. The young girl in it was fantastic, as was Ben Foster but that is to be expected.

Thank you