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Liverpool FC Premier League Champions 25/26 - Talk /Gossip/Rumours

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  • #19052
    jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,458 ✭✭✭jones


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123732423#Comment_123732423

    I agree with this point. Hugo looks very promising but I couldn't help but notice the stat which he shared with Darwin (goal and assist on his debut) and that wasn't exactly a resounding success in the end.

    Isak and Guehi coming in before the end of the window would be great business imo. Buying Isak without a CB would be kind of insane at this point.



  • #19053
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,860 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Apologies if posted already but nice to see Diaz off the mark for Bayern already in their cup game.

    Celebration paid tribute to Jota as well.



  • #19054
    8-10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,950 ✭✭✭✭8-10


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123732443#Comment_123732443

    Both Darwin and Ekitike scored a goal and had an assist in the first PL game of the season after both also scored in the community shield



  • #19055
    atilladehun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,823 ✭✭✭atilladehun


    How i look at it is:

    To win the league we need to flat track bully the bottom 15 teams and hold our own against the other 4.

    To win the CL we have to beat Real/PSG/Atletico/Barca.

    Do we have the players for those? Obviously there's no way to know but it looks like we definitely need players to do the latter and probably need players to do the former.

    If we had to muddle through this season with what we've got then it looks like our 1st team could have a proper go at the league but injuries and AFCON will eventually end that.

    I don't think this squad would beat a series of those European teams.

    Therefore we need to improve in a number of positions.



  • #19056
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,557 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Doak has completed his move to Bournemouth for £25m.



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  • #19057
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 56,316 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    To put it another way, we are league Champions and for the first time in a long time we are able to sign the best players from other top sides in the league. We aren't restricted to up-and-coming players, we can buy the proven quality.

    We should be taking advantage of our current status to build a side that can sustain success. Winning the league this year is likely to be harder than it was last year IMHO, though obviously I could be totally wrong since it's only week 1. We haven't won back-to-back leagues since the early 80s.

    When we won it under Klopp, it felt like a great achievement winning it over City. It feels like now we're at a point where we could establish our own period of dominance if the squad is managed right, and the standard becomes clubs have to win the league over us.

    Come January, I'd rather be sitting here with both Isak and Ekitike saying how Ekitike has been way better than expected and has been a great foil for Isak, than sitting here thinking if only we had someone who could have taken the pressure off Ekitike when he was struggling.

    Same goes for a centre back.

    If the money is there then get the players in now rather than wait. This transfer window could set the tone for the club for the next 4 or 5 years.



  • #19058
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,372 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvdp2n205o

    Banned from every stadium, can't even go within a mile of a stadium.

    Not nice for a season ticket holder. Taught him a lesson for sure



  • #19059
    Ken Tucky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭Ken Tucky


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733028#Comment_123733028

    A total clown. Deserves his medicine



  • #19060
    BoardsMember
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,784 ✭✭✭BoardsMember


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123732596#Comment_123732596

    "Muddle through the season" is a bit myopic. We've brought in 300m worth of talent! We may be short of ideal in a few positions, but its a world away from muddling through.



  • #19061
    atilladehun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,823 ✭✭✭atilladehun


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733119#Comment_123733119

    Yeah, i get ya but if we end up with a few key injuries on those players because we haven't got the depth and not properly competing for the PL and CL then we will be muddling through.



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  • #19062
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,557 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    How long do we give this Isak situation before shelving it for now? Less than 2 weeks till the window closes we need maybe 2 forwards and Newcastle can't even get a back up striker in.

    Depending on Hugo does, we might never come back for Isak after this window.



  • #19063
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 56,316 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733464#Comment_123733464

    I think the Isak situation will move fast after the Newcastle fixture. I suspect the club know what it will take to shake him loose, but also know that Newcastle won't play ball before we play them.

    I still feel fairly confident that deal will be done.



  • #19064
    JPup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭JPup


    Newcastle were never going to sell him until after we play them this weekend.

    I still think it's more likely than not he's a Liverpool player by deadline day.



  • #19065
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 56,316 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    If I put my wishful thinking hat on I am thinking that the club know Isak is pretty much in the bag but won't be done until next week, and so attention has turned to getting a CB.

    Hopefully we hear some rumblings of us and a CB this week.

    But this could just be blind optimism.



  • #19066
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,557 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733479#Comment_123733479

    They can't get a replacement for Wilson never mind Isak, I also think we will not pay the rumored asking price of £150m.

    Isak can say what he wants, he will reintegrate and play for Newcastle once the window closes. Newcastle are in a very strong position despite his antics to force a transfer.

    They effectively will write off their season if they sell without any replacement. I always thought the success of the transfer depended on who they could get in.



  • #19067
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,860 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733591#Comment_123733591

    Agree with this.

    Ive always been surprised at some of the podcasts and forums who seemed to feel Isak throwing a strop was irreversible.



  • #19068
    jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,458 ✭✭✭jones


    I don't think it's irreversible but it's fairly close to it. He's refused to play or even train I don't see how he goes back to the team now. Every other example I've heard never went that far even if they were having big disagreements with senior management.

    I want Isak but not for 150mil I'm guessing around 130 does it



  • #19069
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,557 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733651#Comment_123733651

    I've said it over and over there is always a way back, professional players are simple creatures. It's also a world cup year so their position is even stronger. When the window shuts it'll be like nothing happened.



  • #19070
    happyoutscan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,035 ✭✭✭happyoutscan


    I'm all for being tight-fisted, but if we lose Guehi to Spurs I'll be pretty pissed off.



  • #19071
    Enzokk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Enzokk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123735370#Comment_123735370

    Do you think we are entitled to sign anyone we are linked with, regardless of the player's wishes? - Surely if we do lose out and the player wanted to stay in London it is not the club's fault, however if it is because we do not want to spend the money then you may have a point.



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  • #19072
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123735542#Comment_123735542

    All the noise is that he wants Liverpool or no one, so it will just be the money if we don't get it over the line



  • #19073
    Enzokk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Enzokk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123735564#Comment_123735564

    In which case the post above mine stating we will lose him to Spurs is off the mark? Doesn't matter, I am sure the club is working to get the solutions they think we need within the constraints we have at the club, no use getting upset about it, in my opinion. 🙂



  • #19074
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 56,316 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Newcastle putting in a fresh bid for Wissa according to the BBC.



  • #19075
    Cartman78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,620 ✭✭✭✭Cartman78


    Four days have passed without a signing....this club is a joke...#FSG-Out



  • #19076
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123735584#Comment_123735584

    Yeah, I'd be very surprised if he went to Spurs

    I'm the same as you though, I trust the club and won't be getting worked up either way, I'm too old for that these days 🤣

    Hopefully we do get him though, if we were to land him and Isak them this could be an era defining transfer window



  • #19077
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,860 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    I could see Spurs offer more cash but difficult to see the player wanting to go there over us.

    Club could force it I guess but he could also say, fine ill go to Anfield on a free next year.



  • #19078
    mormank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,924 ✭✭✭mormank


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123730074#Comment_123730074

    It's not an odd example to pick. He picked it cos it helped support his terrible argument. I believe it's called arguing in bad faith or something like that. It's ramapant these days.



  • #19079
    mormank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,924 ✭✭✭mormank


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733799#Comment_123733799

    Iirc Mascherano refused to play for us before his move to barca and Coutino faked a back injury to not play for us before his move to Barca.



  • #19080
    mormank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,924 ✭✭✭mormank


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123735370#Comment_123735370

    I feel like if Guehi is willing to move to Spurs then he wasn't the right player for us in the first place tbh.



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  • #19081
    Xofpod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 953 ✭✭✭Xofpod


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733809#Comment_123733809

    I don't know. Was there a way back for Sancho or Rashford at Utd? Or Sakho with Klopp? I think there can be a line to be crossed, whether it's with a manager's ego or the fans' tolerance, and people aren't willing to walk it back.



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