Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

To be honest, if it was down to me, I'd be looking to rest Salah for the Brighton game. Their in poor form and Bobby is coming back. Jota is back and Mane & Diaz can man the wings. Use Salah on 60 if needs be.

If not then, then the Watford game at Anfield in the first game back after the Internationals is probably the last chance to do it.

It might even be a case that both are needed to manage his minutes. 30 in both perhaps.

You might however the majority of fans would be screaming he’s back givie him whatever he wants.

Just going back to this Toby, have a read of this thread when you have a chance...

Cocaine everywhere the past 20 year's, from lads in your local boozer on a Monday night to lads not been able to get through a weekend without a bag, rampant in Liverpool especially, outside of London it's the coke capital of the UK...

The Albanians run the show in London, and the scousers run the show in Pool and even far flung places like Ibiza, always have done...

I don't even bat an eyelid at coke use anymore I'm just so used to it, and that's sad how normal it is these days...

If the second yellow had been his first offence then it would still have been a yellow. People sometimes think a second yellow card for a challenge like that is a harsh way to be sent off but it's still a yellow card offence. First or second, it doesn't matter.

He could have gotten a (harsh) straight red for the first challenge on Thiago, and it was the kind of offence that VAR wouldn't have overturned.

The ref was shocking tho, I've seen him numerous times and can't figure out how he's a top UEFA referee.

Just saw Neco's second goal last night.

Ooh betsy

Don’t want Madrid. Ancelotti seems to do well against us.

No easy games at this point anyways - maybe “easier on paper” but still challenging

I don't think it was a first yellow or 2nd yellow or whatever context you imagine I am imposing on it. Doesn't matter either way, the main point is we got away with a lacklustre performance with a stroke of luck just at the exact moment we needed it. Could be our season!

Madrid got outplayed for most of that tie, the problem was PSG did not turn their dominance into goals. They should have been well clear of Real Madrid after the first leg. Madrid went through by hanging around, not being better. Remember this Madrid side got outplayed by PSG and their midfield in the first leg. The fact that they again had 3 players not working for the team in the 2nd leg worked in Madrid's favour. They still have a 32 year old and 36 year old in midfield and I think this showed for 150 minutes of that tie.

That said, while I don't think Madrid are as good as other teams, they are still capable of beating anyone on the night. Benzema is having an out of the world season where he is scoring for fun so he can and will do that against any team. Add in Vinicius who is dangerous on the break, it means if we do get to play them that they will be dangerous.

I'd love to see Man City draw Bayern in the next round - of the other potential opponents, I'd be reasonably confident that Liverpool would progress.

Which Madrid?!

We have a tendency to either get knocked out by a team from Madrid, or win the damn thing.

If they make it that far they’d be given to season ticket holders no doubt!

What's that expression.. If you lie down with dogs you wake up with fleas?

Nice to see chickens coming home to roost for at least one oil club. However long it may take, this is a risk for all of them. They'll win stuff along the way though and be lauded while doing so.

There'll be a lot of crap about how the fans shouldn't suffer too. It's not their fault but they thoroughly enjoyed all the success that was gained at the expense of legitimately run clubs and paid for using illegitimately earned money so now they can suffer the consequences of the fall out.

About 15 years too late unfortunately....City and Newcastle next please

Eyes will be turning to the UAE next,

We can only dream, right? The UAE has been a harbour for those escaping with ill gotten money for a while now. Would not be sad if they either have to kick out these characters or suffer their own sanctions to turn the screw on Russia to end the war.

Our fans played an active part in removing te shysters from our club. Theirs actively lauded him and his sportswashing. Bit of a difference.

I'm sure you are correct that many fans of Liverpool would accept an owner such as that, you can see that now when so many are unhappy with our own excellent owners cos they don't spend their own money. However I'd give Labour voting Liverpudlians a bit more credit to ask uncomfortable questions of any owner than I would tory voting Londoners. The international Fan base reaction is more difficult to nail down how they'd react and would be far more likely to be welcoming as long as it means success. Such is modern football. Trophies are all that matter regardless of how you come by them.

For me anyway if an owner buys success for my club using funds they claimed and held onto through nefarious means, I wouldn't want any part of that and the same can be said if an Arab country bought lfc.

To be fair to the Chelsea fans though, at least those who were fans of the club before he arrived, it was much more difficult to learn about the man and his wealth back then than it would be now.