Liverpool Thread - 2023/24

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handsofstone said:
From our perspective, I actually hope they reject the Saudi's offer

I think these are going to be right on our heels, but I also think that they will lose out because of their defence, they are a threat, but not something we aren't used to

Losing Salah ends their title chances, but without Salah they still get top 4 and champions league

So if they accept now, they pocket £200+ mil which they will need to rebuild their defence and still get top 4

Fast forward 12 months, Salah is 32, into his final year of his contract and they'll find it hard for him to renew with £1.5mil a week in the back of his head

They'll get about £100mil -120mil next summer, they'd be under pressure to sell if they can't get Salah to renew
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They’re on our heels in the same way as a dog turd.
 
Not PC but I hope he stays and gets a really career threatening injury, can’t have this lot with 200m to spend, it’ll be Coutino mk2.
 
Liverpool are obviously a good team but lets take there games in context,
Chelsea odd game that one , cant really make much of it,
Bournemouth were 1 -0 up should have been 2 , liverpool given a very very didgy penalty to get them back into it and bournemouth not given one at the other end, the scoreline flattered them.
Newcastle - should have been down to 9 men once again a helping hand with the ref and still newcastle blew it.
Aston Villa - first goal could definitely have been looked at, good performance but villa played into their hands and managed to miss 2 sitters to boot, once again a flattering scoreline.

As i said before liverpool are a good team and more than likely will be our closest challengers BUT their opening 4 games have only shown that they will still got dodgy decisions if they need them and are still quite vulnerable at the back, after 15 games we will see how things transpire, because if it wasnt for their recent history given the nature of the teams they have played and the results they have gotten with help, they are about the same as west ham
 
Protein Junkie said:
So plain he’s had that written for him.
Piss head could never deliver that orally leave alone write it
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Of course he's had it written. Have you ever seen his tweets? He's semi-literate at best.

And what is it, exactly, that we shouldn't have been allowed to do?

Win things consistently? Liverpool did that in the 1970's and 1980's.
Be taken over and have money pumped in? Liverpool did that with the Moores family and, to a lesser extent, FSG. And let's not forget how they were originally founded.

I wonder what Aldridge would have said about a team being kicked out of their ground by their chairman, who then got his cheque book out and set up his own Frankenstein's monster of a club.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
Of course he's had it written. Have you ever seen his tweets? He's semi-literate at best.

And what is it, exactly, that we shouldn't have been allowed to do?

Win things consistently? Liverpool did that in the 1970's and 1980's.
Be taken over and have money pumped in? Liverpool did that with the Moores family and, to a lesser extent, FSG. And let's not forget how they were originally founded.

I wonder what Aldridge would have said about a team being kicked out of their ground by their chairman, who then got his cheque book out and set up his own Frankenstein's monster of a club.
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And that chairman was a Tory rentier to boot. Not exactly working class scouser stuff.
 
handsofstone said:
From our perspective, I actually hope they reject the Saudi's offer

I think these are going to be right on our heels, but I also think that they will lose out because of their defence, they are a threat, but not something we aren't used to

Losing Salah ends their title chances, but without Salah they still get top 4 and champions league

So if they accept now, they pocket £200+ mil which they will need to rebuild their defence and still get top 4

Fast forward 12 months, Salah is 32, into his final year of his contract and they'll find it hard for him to renew with £1.5mil a week in the back of his head

They'll get about £100mil -120mil next summer, they'd be under pressure to sell if they can't get Salah to renew
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£200 million plus the Couthino money they still have is a sizeable war chest for them to spend in January .. Pigmol will keep em relevant until then..
 
jrb said:
Looks like Aldo the loon has been drinking again.

Liverpool Echo.

John Aldridge discusses the Premier League title race

Anyone finishing above Man City this season will have to be exceptional. It is going to take something special to knock them off top spot. Although I'm sure City supporters are enjoying the success of their team, those in power within the English game have allowed this dominance to happen and spoiled what was the best league in the world.

If a team won the league back-to-back a decade ago, it was seen as a remarkable achievement. City are now going for their fourth on the spin. What they have done from a purely footballing point of view is admirable, with brilliant players and a good coach, but they shouldn’t have been allowed to do this. It's too late now for anything to be done about it, that ship has sailed, and it means they are going to be really hard to catch. There is every chance they will fall off their perch once Pep goes, but it’s hard to see it happening at this moment in time.
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Mmmmm, so a lot of the angst is about Pep? I've said it before, he's been at City since 2016 so Mr. Aldridge, what happened to your beloved LFC for a quarter of a century before he rocked up? Answers on a postcard to: 'Whingeing Excuses Competition, red shirts North West, I can't really think of anything else so I'll just follow the sheep' PS: Don't get the address mixed up with your subscription to any of the alcohol clubs you subscribe to
 
Blue Til Death said:
£200 million plus the Couthino money they still have is a sizeable war chest for them to spend in January
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They might have z few bob left over to dig out John Barnes

Tax officials have lodged a bankruptcy petition against former Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes.

A judge considered Barnes' case at a hearing in a specialist court in London on Wednesday.

Judge Catherine Burton was told, by a HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) official, that Barnes owed £238,000.

Barnes was not at the hearing.

Barrister Nathan Webb, who represented Barnes, told the judge that his client "just" needed time to pay and asked for an adjournment.

He said Barnes was employed by Liverpool Football Club "on a salary of £200,000".


"Mr Barnes is very well and able to pay," Mr Webb told Judge Burton on Wednesday.

"He just requires a bit of time."

Another judge had dismissed another bankruptcy petition lodged by tax officials against Barnes in June.

HMRC officials had indicated, during that earlier litigation, that Barnes had owed at least £200,000.

They had told a judge that money owed had been paid.

Barnes, 59, played for Watford, Liverpool and Newcastle.

He also won 79 England caps between 1983 and 1995 and was head coach at Celtic after ending his playing career
 
Aldridge's comments are just so strange. So Liverpool were ‘allowed to do it’ through two decades, and then United were ‘allowed to do it’ through the next two decades, and that was o.k.?
Yeah, of course it was.
Oh, and by the way, I see us being top four for the foreseeable future, but I don't see us or any other club ever again dominating for two full decades. There's just too much money being pumped into the game for the whole of the PL.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Aldridge's comments are just so strange. So Liverpool were ‘allowed to do it’ through two decades, and then United were ‘allowed to do it’ through the next two decades, and that was o.k.?
Yeah, of course it was.
Oh, and by the way, I see us being top four for the foreseeable future, but I don't see us or any other club ever again dominating for two full decades. There's just too much money being pumped into the game for the whole of the PL.
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But for how much longer will the money be pumped into the game?
 
cleavers said:
No worries.

If you stick around to discuss football, remember it's a rival forum, and there may be some flack, but if you act sensibly you'll be fine.

I have to say though, not very many liverpool fans joining here, are respectful, so you won't see many about ;-)
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I'm a big boy, I'm sure I can handle a bit of fun! City fans have been very good to me from a business perspective, so no bad feeling on my part. I'm not sure I'd class myself in the typical internet fan mould anyway, much more interested in having a proper discussion on football than causing an online ruck!
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
But for how much longer will the money be pumped into the game?
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? Not quite clear what's threatening it. Tv rights alone are assured for the foreseeable future. The China market can only keep expanding. Same for the U.S. market.
I personally don't think the Saudi league is a threat. But we'll see. For the minute, I see it as a big payoff end-of-career old folks home.
 
@FootballStubs_ said:
I'm a big boy, I'm sure I can handle a bit of fun! City fans have been very good to me from a business perspective, so no bad feeling on my part. I'm not sure I'd class myself in the typical internet fan mould anyway, much more interested in having a proper discussion on football than causing an online ruck!
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Being an ex red fan there are some good posters who make some very good points and you can have a really good debate with, some of the cracks about us scousers are good banter too which I take with a pinch of salt because deep down I think they realise there are good and bad in all fanbases.
I was happy enough City winning the treble last season as it took it away from United’s and would be happy enough if they took United's League haul record too. I have accepted that the footballing landscapes have shifted over time..
 
Keeping digging, Hendo, I am sure eventually you’ll find what’s left of your integrity.

But most desperate of all are Henderson's comments regarding the LGBTQ+ community who came to believe that the Liverpool captain, England's most senior midfielder, had been their vocal supporter. They now feel betrayed. "I am sorry that they feel like that."

Credit to David Ornstein and, in particular, Adam Crafton, journalists with The Athletic, for pushing Henderson on the subject. But much like the golfers, the arguments soon evaporate. "I am not a politician," he reminds us. "I am not an expert," he later offers.

The appeal to ignorance over an issue he claims to have agonised over is his last refuge and it is when the nonsense arguments are stripped away that the most candid statement comes. "Basically I had to make the decision on what was best for me and my family."

www.skysports.com

Jordan Henderson's explanation for Saudi Arabia move is unlikely to persuade anyone but himself

Jordan Henderson opened up to The Athletic about his reasons for joining Al Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League. The explanation felt unsatisfactory and will do little to alleviate the sense of betrayal among the LGBTQ+ community, writes Adam Bate
www.skysports.com www.skysports.com
 
Henderson would of gained more respect by just coming out and saying he took the money because it was too good to turn down.
All this reminds me of the famous saying of you should never mix football with politics or religion. I can remember Fowler and McManaman getting into a whole lot of trouble for wearing tee shirts supporting the Liverpool Dockers..
 
SebastianBlue said:
Keeping digging, Hendo, I am sure eventually you’ll find what’s left of your integrity.

But most desperate of all are Henderson's comments regarding the LGBTQ+ community who came to believe that the Liverpool captain, England's most senior midfielder, had been their vocal supporter. They now feel betrayed. "I am sorry that they feel like that."

Credit to David Ornstein and, in particular, Adam Crafton, journalists with The Athletic, for pushing Henderson on the subject. But much like the golfers, the arguments soon evaporate. "I am not a politician," he reminds us. "I am not an expert," he later offers.

The appeal to ignorance over an issue he claims to have agonised over is his last refuge and it is when the nonsense arguments are stripped away that the most candid statement comes. "Basically I had to make the decision on what was best for me and my family."

www.skysports.com

Jordan Henderson's explanation for Saudi Arabia move is unlikely to persuade anyone but himself

Jordan Henderson opened up to The Athletic about his reasons for joining Al Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League. The explanation felt unsatisfactory and will do little to alleviate the sense of betrayal among the LGBTQ+ community, writes Adam Bate
www.skysports.com www.skysports.com
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All he had to say was, I couldn’t turn that kind money down sorry but that’s the way it is and I’ve fuck all else to say on the matter…!

Rather than the utter fuckin garbage he’s offered up that nobody buys, not even himself…!
 
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