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You’re right on the FA Cup, fair tackle, but we won the CL in 2005 and 2019. That’s definitely within fifteen years.

I’m going to leave this as your very first sentence shows that you’ve completely misunderstood what was being discussed. Have a nice day.

Well in the last fifteen years, I’ve seen two FA Cup wins, 2 Champions Leagues wins and a League Cup. Plus another two Champions League finals and others. Of course I’ve lived in decades where we’ve been more successful, but the last fifteen years have certainly had some sweet moments. I’m sure...

https://www.gq.com.au/fitness/sport/the-10-most-expensive-squads-in-the-world-football/image-gallery/e101f7c4392bc23193f4944b88a379e5 You’re right there to an extent. A lot of teams have spent similar amounts in the period. But only two have a net figure of over a billion. The rest fall away...

I’ve no idea on that to be honest. But clubs rarely take legal action against each other, only in desperate times. They all get on well together for the most part, it’s in everyone’s interests to do so. Makes for good business and the wheels to keep turning. The fact is that all top football...

It’s a tricky one, this. Is it judged on trophies and success or what you’ve managed to achieve with the resources available? For example, it’s almost impossible to split Klopp from Guardiola over the last few years. Of the ones you mentioned above, Burley definitely deserved his. That was in a...

Again, I say that it’s daft to make any proclamations until the evidence is clear. I’ve honestly no idea whether you’re guilty or not. It’s all ifs and buts, no basis for any kind of legal conversation. I certainly don’t believe though there’s some kind of smoking gun scenario that City have on...

So you spending over a billion in the last decade which dwarfs all other transfer activity has had nothing to do with you being successful? Of course you need more than just money, but you seem pretty set on this angle. I can only imagine what the money men are thinking when you’ve spent nearly...

That’s not what I said, is it? What I said was that I don’t need the media to form nor validate my opinions. I know there’s a massive amount of stock placed in what the media say on here, but each to their own, I suppose.

You should read my posts more carefully, I have little to zero interest in media coverage of football. I base my thoughts on over forty years of going to football, not what some paid hack subjectively thinks of something.

It was actually £29m but it remains that he was signed by Rodgers. Nonsense? How many players can you name that have been signed by Klopp and their career has gone backwards? I’ll give you Karius and in the spirit of generosity, I don’t think Keita has really hit top form. I’ll be interested to...

You’ve spent nearly £300m on your defence alone, never mind elsewhere. Your example would have a lot more weight and indeed self awareness if you’d spent nowhere near what we had when in fact the polar opposite is true. What an odd way to try and make an ultimately fatuous point.

I’ll leave it there, mate, I don’t think we’re going to agree. Your whole argument is based on ‘what ifs’ and ‘it’s not hard to believe it might happen’. That’s fine but it’s not the basis for a proper debate. All I’ve said is that your progress in the CL has been very good, you’ll probably go...

You’ve got me there; I’ve no idea about the writers. I pay virtually zero attention to them so I’ve no idea who they’ve voted for. As for the PFA voting, I’ve always seen that as a good yardstick, it’s pros voting for their own. That said, I’ve met a lot of footballers and they’re not always the...

They’re predominantly £30m players, not a vast amount to spend in today’s market. There’s also a free transfer in there (Matip) and a player who predates Klopp (Firmino). As I’ve said, the secret of our success is top quality coaching making good players into great ones. Of course we’ve spent a...

But football doesn’t work in linear fashion like that. Aguero could have hit the post on 93.20 and things may have been very different. And the players you recruit don’t have to be worldies or even potential ones. Look at Robertson for us, relegated with Hull and now he’s one of the best left...

The media have nothing to do with the PFA awards, it’s the pros who are voting for them. I’m surprised that Kompany hasn’t won it before though, I thought he had. There is a perception in the media that the money you’ve spent in the last decade diminishes your achievements. I don’t subscribe to...

You’re bang on the money there, you’ve got a master of possession football in charge. And he’s got plenty of lads there well accustomed to playing in heat. I honestly can’t see anybody stopping you if you’re on blob, they won’t get near you.

Ah, slight miscommunication issue here, mate, I was replying to somebody else who’d mentioned it. I didn’t get the reference, that’s all. Certainly nothing to do with anything you’ve mentioned above, just wanted to make that extra clear.

I’m genuinely lost here. You’re saying or inferring that you’re not being allowed to participate but I can’t understand why? You’ve got probably pound for pound the best squad in the world, you’ve just beaten Real in the QF 1st leg and will do them again in the second leg most likely. Whatever’s...