Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Hindsight is great and all but maybe a back 3 of Konate, VVD and Phillips would have worked.

Phillips is perfect for the Stoke wannabes.

The big block VD does at the end of the first half too Trent makes a kick at the air when the cross is coming in instead of getting tight, he was very poor defensively on Sunday

Fabrizio Romano is saying Liverpool love Danjuma at Villarreal and if there is a chance to get him in January they will look at it, however as always they won't panic buy or over pay.

Makes no sense that.

Surely he'd have been on the radar when at Bournemouth

I wouldn't be touching an alleged rapist on police bail and it could be a long time before he even gets to trial.

Ronaldo case was thrown out of court & the civil case failed to ,

The Ronaldo case had little chance of going anywhere alright, as the most (very) damning evidence was inadmissible.

In Bissouma’s case, he’s been arrested, and the charges are still there. It makes sense that Brighton play him because he’s innocent until proven guilty and is already their employee. It also makes sense not to newly employ him until the case is done.

The Ronaldo case was dismissed because the woman's lawyer used privileged communications between Ronaldo and his lawyers that were stolen and leaked to the press.

It wasn't dismissed because the Nevada judge though he was innocent or guilty it was dismissed on a point of law.

That stolen evidence was very damning towards Ronnie.

Some talk tonight of Eddie Howe wanting Michael Edwards to go to Newcastle. They are friends since their time together at Portsmouth years ago.

Now there was also talk last week of the ex Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo going for the job also.

So this could be a case of putting out names in the hope that one sticks.

The Coutinho transfer totally skews those numbers. If we hadn't totally hoodwinked Barca into paying £121m for him we'd be 10th, which would still be tremendous financial management but the Coutinho deal just puts a massive cherry on top.

I'd say the reluctance to spend big on a midfielder this summer is twofold:-

1. Covid has presented a big threat to club incomes so prudent financial management is likely how FSG wanted to play out this year.
2. Klopp may genuinely have felt that Gini's place can be taken by one of Naby lad, Jones and / or Elliott albeit Jones and Elliott are different MF players to Gini.

To be honest, it’s incredibly frustrating that we haven’t pushed on and built a real powerful squad. To come out of this period with only 1 league is annoying.

It feels like we are constantly trying to squeeze every drop out of what we have and while that’s admirable, there needs to be some proper investment once the stadium etc is finished.

Its been 3 windows since we won the league (i don't think we will win it this season so that'll be up to 5 windows) & 5 windows since we won the Champions league, ( we mite win it this seaosn )

The - 3.6 million is the reason for that, not the reason we won the Champions league in 2019 & League in 2020

FSG are relying on Klopp's brilliance to keep us competitive. Its buying FSG a lot of time as Klopp seems to be very particular in who he wants in the squad and they can get away with not spending a lot of money on players.

In the background they getting the stadium upgraded and working on various revenue streams which they can lean on when Klopp leaves or when the squad starts to show its age.

Its a bit uninspiring when the teams around us are spending a lot and getting more competitive.

Looks like Gerrard is off to Villa.

Will be interesting to see how he gets on I guess. Might be too good an opportunity to pass up but I would have thought defending the league might have been a better accomplishment.

He's stopped Celtic winning 10 in a row which is the target he set for himself so I guess job done.

Bigger pay day with Villa and chance to test himself in the best league in the world. Also bigger pay day both in salary and if he ends up getting sacked!

Don't think Villa is a move that can get Gerrard to be considered for the Liverpool job post Klopp unless he really overachieved. What's success at Villa, 8th place and maybe a League Cup or FA Cup run? That's not enough to be considered for the Liverpool job because I don't see Villa doing much above that even with all the talk and investment (and how much longer will that last?) from the owner. Arsenal, Spurs, Leicester, and a newly minted Newcastle will be really tough to get above, never mind the likes of West Ham as well.

This move only gets Gerrard the Liverpool job if the guy post Klopp stinks it up badly and is sacked while Gerrard has been doing a decent to good job at Villa for 3+ years (still a big if that he can do that) and Gerrard may get the call then but lots of ifs and buts. Not a good move for him in my opinion, there's no realistic big win he can achieve at Villa.

i hate this argument.

yes, the Coutinho transfer skews things, but that's still money we needed in order to get the players we did. if we didn't get that money, I don't think we spend the same money, and we don't get the same success.

we wouldn't be 10th in the list, because I'd say we wouldn't have got Alisson and VVD. we certainly wouldn't have gotten both of them. we'd likely be near the bottom, if not the bottom of the list, and with less success, so the 'financial management' wouldn't have looked even remotely impressive.

Michael Edwards gone at the end of the season.

Joining the Red Bull groups seems to be the logical move for him if reports last week are true.

There is the one person who could afford to buy Liverpool as a plaything Mateschitz is the 40th richest man in the work worth about £25b.

However his teams don't spend money they make money buying low and selling high and of course he rebrands everything in Red Bull colours.

Who is Julian Ward, is she qualified, what has she done else where.