Liverpool FC Premier League Champions 24/25 - Talk /Gossip/Rumours

If we get 25m after a few months when we barely spent 10m that's far from a silly mistake.

True, that's just my figure for a sale though. Loans to several clubs in Spain and Italy are rumors

Cool.

Trent is entitled to do what he wants, but if he goes, I'm not buying the not-so-subtle recent PR offensive talking about wanting to be the best RB ever, and it being about 'legacy'. He can be successful and have that legacy at Liverpool.

That's besides the fact he could've easily signed a small extension at some point to make sure we benefitted from his sale.

Of course, if he signs a contract with us, he's merely played a great game of getting what he wants from us, and my theory will be wrong. And I'll be as thrilled as anyone.

Fcuk him if he goes...specially for no fee to them

Personally I'll be disappointed with it.

Fingers crossed he dosent

Correct. The Bamford one was terrible but this one is atrocious. I'd actually have way more respect for them had they just come out and said "we disallowed the goal cos we got paid loadsa money to do so" rather than the piss they came out with. If they can award a penalty to Man Utd AFTER the final whistle of the match has been blown why on earth can they not award Diaz his goal after a simple restart has happened?? It's not like the match was over already or anything like in the Utd example.

I mean, you should never apply malice to something that can be explained by incompetence and all that but it goes way beyond incompetence for these guys….no one is THAT incompetent and keeps their jobs.

I heard him saying that and agreed too at the time but now that I've thought about it for myself Macca didn't help us win our first premier league title in 30 years did he, or any premier league title for that matter? He didn't help us win a champion's league either did he?

So perhaps a big part of the reason Macca wasn't considered a club legend is to do with the fact that he simply isn't or wasn't a club legend with what he achieved at Liverpool and less to do with how he left.

He was a great, exciting player for us but it takes more than being a very good player to be considered a legend, you gotta ahcieve something too.

I don't like the vilification of these players because they leave. They do lose love from fans, that's fine, but there shouldn't be any abuse. I think the backlash goes too far.

Gerrard going to Chelsea for a big fee had fans acting disgracefully. It's not about the money, it's about the players placing the club at a lower level than Real or Chelsea etc.

It's not as if staying guarantees respect. There's plenty of fans who give Gerrard, Carragher over something else.

I'd prefer if Trent stayed. I think Liverpool is the only club that is ever going to truly accommodate his style. When the sh1t hits the fan in Real they'll crucify him. They're fickle at that club and usually their fullbacks are monster water carriers with enormous energy to compensate for the fancy players. A couple of bad results in the CL knockout and he could just disappear.

I'm definitely glad Trent, VVD and Salah are here this season. Signings are always a massive risk imo. Gravenberch is a success now but it took a season. 3 of those this season would have been a disaster for the new manager. Even if they leave at the end of the season, the belief is now in the club that Slot can manage at this level. Take those three out and put in 3 players having a first season like Grav did last year and then there's still loads of questions. I genuinely feel that when a player is a best in the world player they become invaluable. Replacing Salah could take 400 million in failed signings before the right one works. Obviously, no one is paying that so it's never worth selling them if they want to stay, just play them.

This is the bottom line.

This is not McManaman or Owen even, because we weren't close competitively then to Real.

No amount of Trent saying 'this is for legacy' would wash I'm afraid. There's an argument that Macca and Owen HAD to go for a broader legacy, as we couldn't win big and often. That argument isn't there for Trent.

Can we? I'm not convinced. He's never been great in midfield because he hasn't learned that discipline from a young age. Heck he has barely learned the defensive side of being a right back. Moving him forward restricts the amount of space he has to work with. Giving him the entire wing from right back makes him potentially lethal as he can strike from anywhere. Moving him to right wing midfield or forward position gives him a smaller zone to work in and makes it easier for defences to contain him.

Well I can so. Ala Gareth bale.

I still think all 3 will sign up!

So it is all about money then. Grand.

You seem to be getting oddly worked up about me not thinking Trent's motives are pure. You've your opinion on him, that's fine. I have mine. And I don't entirely trust his attitude. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I read him.

Either way, I'd like him to stay. Same as if you'd asked me in 04, I'd have liked Owen to stay.

We got him on a free so it's not all that bad if he leaves on a free. We just have to be thankful for the bit in the middle.

Anthony Taylor this evening in charge of our match 🙈

West Ham missing a good few this evening through injury and suspension nice time to play them

Gaslighting? Seriously? That's absolute rubbish. Get away with those flippant and ridiculous accusations.

Then you proceed to agree with me by saying you wouldn't hold a grudge (whereas Slickric has said he'll be worse than Owen).

Have you been following the conversation? Weird white knighting on your behalf more-like.