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08 Jun 2026 07:59:37
Ed001 are Atletico interested in MacAllister, I seem to recall some interest recently?
Who else could see him as a summer option?
{Ed001's Note - they certainly were, but I think their interest has moved on.}
08 Jun 2026 07:59:37
Ed001 are Atletico interested in MacAllister, I seem to recall some interest recently?
Who else could see him as a summer option?
{Ed001's Note - they certainly were, but I think their interest has moved on.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 20:17:38
Ed001, he was appointed on 1st June 2024 and sacked on the 30th May 2026.
I'm not trying to be smart, or whatever with this. Perhaps I'm missing something?
{Ed001's Note - you are, football contracts run for seasons, not normal years. In England they end on 30th June. It doesn't matter when he was appointed, his contract ran until 30th June 2027.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 20:17:38
Ed001, he was appointed on 1st June 2024 and sacked on the 30th May 2026.
I'm not trying to be smart, or whatever with this. Perhaps I'm missing something?
{Ed001's Note - you are, football contracts run for seasons, not normal years. In England they end on 30th June. It doesn't matter when he was appointed, his contract ran until 30th June 2027.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 19:46:50
Thanks for the response Ed01.
Appreciate it. Have a great day :)
{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate. Take care.}
07 Jun 2026 19:06:30
Hi Ed0,
Is there a reason Liverpool seem to be prioritising Diomande over Ryan from Bournemouth?
Ryan has Premier League experience, is of a similar age, blistering pace, and is capable of beating his man. I'm not sure how their valuations compare, but on paper there seem to have lot of similarities.
Could the fact that Diomande is comfortable playing on both flanks be the key reason he's viewed as the preferred target?
Interested to hear your thoughts. What makes Diomande the better fit for Liverpool?
{Ed001's Note - Rayan turned us down once, Diomande wants to play for us.}
07 Jun 2026 19:44:12
Diomande has actively pursued a move to us whereas Rayan has not. His break clause is next year. We are trying to move decisively.
07 Jun 2026 19:46:50
Thanks for the response Ed01.
Appreciate it. Have a great day :)
{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate. Take care.}
07 Jun 2026 20:07:12
I saw somewhere that Rayan has a £150 million release clause that isn't active yet. He won't be cheap.
07 Jun 2026 21:21:47
Just looked on Capology and Rayan apparently has a £87m buyout. He also turned us down to go to Bournemouth in January.
07 Jun 2026 22:26:05
Why did he turn us down? Was it down to game time? Cheers, all.
08 Jun 2026 09:40:27
I don't blame anyone turning us down. We have seen how Salah acted. He might have thought Salah might still get his place ahead of him, without it being on merit.
08 Jun 2026 10:08:26
Rayan is Man United-bound, I reckon.
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 18:57:08
I presume Peter Robinson in his time was excellent at his job ed1? Going on the success we had during his tenure
{Ed001's Note - I would presume so as well, bit before my time though really.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 18:28:26
Is that right, Ed? Oh for the days of Peter Robinson.
{Ed001's Note - yes mate. The days of everything being kept in-house in footie are long gone. The internet has opened things up and people obsess over their teams. Plus we should know these things and talk about them, no one should be free from responsibility for their errors or praise for their good work. It is when people are ignorant of what is going on that the wrong people rise to the top, as they are the ones who shout about how great they are and have the media write puff pieces about themselves ala Trump and Edwards.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 17:55:18
Whoever he is, he's a no good waste of space, who needs to get out of our club!
Seriously, is there any other club, whose supporters have such a fixation with Sporting Directors and whatever other title they hold? When I say this, it's all online.
{Ed001's Note - every club's fans are the same, this kind of obsession that it is only LFC fans that do things is strange. Chelsea fans have spent all season moaning about their 5 numpties, for example.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 17:56:03
Thanks ed 01
{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 16:40:10
Ed 01 - what's the reasoning on him leaving for free if I may ask such a silly question? Time served/ respect etc?
{Ed001's Note - because he took a hit in his pocket and saved the club more money than they could have got for a transfer of a 33 year old in the last year of his contract and on huge wages.}
07 Jun 2026 14:09:03
Ed1 - I understand Salah contract was until next year. Have we allowed to let him go for free or we will be getting a fee for him?
{Ed001's Note - free.}
07 Jun 2026 16:03:44
We have saved £18m from our wage.
07 Jun 2026 16:40:10
Ed 01 - what's the reasoning on him leaving for free if I may ask such a silly question? Time served/ respect etc?
{Ed001's Note - because he took a hit in his pocket and saved the club more money than they could have got for a transfer of a 33 year old in the last year of his contract and on huge wages.}
07 Jun 2026 17:56:03
Thanks ed 01
{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 13:05:07
It is pretty bizarre that people widely refer to him as the best in the business when it comes to sporting directors. Not sure what he did to earn that title. I'm sure he played his part in Liverpool's success, but surely Ian Graham and his team surely deserve their fair share of the credit?
{Ed001's Note - exactly. He is a blagger taking credit for others.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 12:55:10
Hardly suggesting that it was Edwards behind it all, ed, just repeating what I'd heard on said podcast. Whoever it was behind it, though, it's a good appointment, and probably the right one.
{Ed001's Note - I wasn't meaning you, I was meaning the podcast. Edwards got where he is through PR, not talent.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 12:38:14
I listened to that interview, and as soon as Melissa Reddy started talking, I switched it off. Think I'd rather have my mum's opinion and rumours about Liverpool.
{Ed001's Note - why?}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 12:03:11
Interesting that a lot of accounts on the Iraola appointment suggest that we weren't speaking to Xabi about the job and that it was always going to be Iraola if Slot got sacked, I can't remember which podcast it was that a journalist stated Edwards has been watching Iraola since Vallecano, and Hughes obviously hired him previously, so they would have been in accord on bringing him in.
The Anfield Index talk with Jon McKenzie on Iraola is also a great listen, basically, he said that Iraola defies the tendency for 'elite' managers to be fixated with micromanaging tiny details to achieve the greatest degree of control and drain the chaos out of football games, and that this is the bravest appointment Liverpool could have made to try and swing the tactical pendulum in the opposite direction, to give football fans something to shout about in the face of dull football.
That talk also goes into great detail as to how fair a comparison to Klopp and Bielsa might be.
Would have been easy to go with Xabi and a safer brand of football that tries to edge the margins at the highest level of elite competition. I'm sure, structurally, we would have been better than Slot this year. One guarantee is that we will be good to watch next year, and the team will bust a gut every game, wherever we finish in the table. Let's hope we can become one of the neutrals' favourite clubs to watch again.
{Ed001's Note - so the retcon has started again on how Edwards is the genius behind it all? This man's PR is insane. It is like listening to Trump, always knew everything but funnily enough only ever afterwards.}
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 12:07:20
Godts has had a ridiculous season, pretty sure ed001 is a fan too?
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 11:57:35
It's pretty much like I was saying. He was told during the season that they would be seeking a replacement, and that it would happen when his contract turns over to 1 year remaining. This is because we spent so much money in the summer.
I figured this was obvious, but everyone was screaming for him to be sacked immediately after every match.
{Ed001's Note - his contract runs until the end of this month, so why did they not wait until then? That would be 1 year remaining.}
07 Jun 2026 05:37:43
Strange one but I hear both Chelsea and Spurs are showing interest in Curtis Jones (£35-40m)
Eds have any of you heard this?
I had only heard Inter were interested in him via this site?
{Ed001's Note - I haven't heard anything about that sorry.}
07 Jun 2026 09:27:49
God, imagine going to Spurs. What a backwards step.
07 Jun 2026 09:42:16
I think Spurs will be decent this season.
07 Jun 2026 09:46:56
He'd be first choice at Spuds. Which, I guess, is what he wants.
07 Jun 2026 10:04:33
Reality is, he's not good enough to be a starter here, but he probably is at Spurs.
07 Jun 2026 10:23:49
For the majority of fans, many players are not good enough. However, when they excel in another team, then we start saying that we should not have sold this or that player, the squad depth is not good enough, blame this or that person....
At the end of the day, we need a squad. Players who will do the job when called upon.
We criticised Nunez, "could not hit a barn door", however, his speed, team contribution, chaos, all these helped the team.
Similar to Diaz, Elliot, Quansah, et al.
Most people on here were after Isak.
If a team with all superstars was what you think LFC should be and will dominate football, then this is the wrong thought as Real Madrid would be champions every year.
Look at PSG, they ditched all superstars like Messi, Neymar, Mbappe and now they have a team, each working for each other.
Good players do not always make a good team.
Individuals with willingness to win, to give it all, to fight for the shirt, that's what we need.
I would happily keep Jones, give Frimpong another year, keep Macalister and Gakpo and see if Salah can do a u turn as Etikite is injured and also consider Nunez.
If Diomande does not want to come, so be it. Get players who want to be here, live, passion and happy to rotate.
Thanks.
07 Jun 2026 10:39:21
I have a feeling selling CJ will be similar to Utd selling McTominay, who then excelled in Serie A.
Appreciate it's a different league, but pretty sure it's a sale they lament with their lack of quality in midfield after thinking he was only in the team because he's a manc.
07 Jun 2026 10:56:46
McTominay is Scottish.
07 Jun 2026 11:22:32
Listen to him speak. He's clearly Mancunian and decided to play for Scotland through eligibility.
07 Jun 2026 11:24:25
@Kit, you make a very valid point and totally agree, I think many of the negative comments from fans are in frustration with all the players you mention and I do understand.
Players like Elliott, Jones and Nunez possibly had a higher ceiling, but didn't quite achieve it with us, reasons unknown to me.
I also agree with you about PSG, shed the egos, high transfer fees and ridiculous weekly salaries (Messi, Neymar etc), and they have a real team of players - love their club model and manager for that. ?
07 Jun 2026 11:24:41
Whilst the fans might lament it, it is pure profit for the club. I read somewhere that selling CJ for £30m, for argument's sake, transposes to £120m that the club can spend in the FFP rules. Don't ask me how or why, because I don't know.
Just something I read. I think that is why Chelsea let a lot of their good players go to rival clubs. Doesn't sit well with fans, but works well for their profit margins.
07 Jun 2026 11:25:20
Very few players excel after we sell them. The only one recently is Diaz. Others go on to do well in smaller teams, which probably suit them better, but very few excel at the top level and get anywhere near winning trophies.
07 Jun 2026 11:49:30
If Chelsea want Jones, maybe we could get Estevao from them. Good winger and what we need.
07 Jun 2026 11:52:30
Spurs would offer him a starting berth, and he would have Robbo with him to help him settle in the smoke.
Possibly Gakpo too, and, to be honest, taking £100m off Spurs for Gakpo and Jones would give me no end of joy!!
07 Jun 2026 13:03:19
If you've ever heard the delusional Spurs fans, they'd probably say he's not guaranteed a starting place and they have better. Coming from a team who finishes 17th twice in a row.
I have nothing against Spurs, but their fans live on another planet most of the time.
07 Jun 2026 14:36:04
Iraola didn't really have any physical beasts in his midfield at Bournemouth, it was Scott, Adams, Christie, Cook... legs, tireless runners, pressers with a touch of tech. There is nobody there you would call a dominant ball winner, but combined they rushed teams in possession.
07 Jun 2026 14:43:33
Jones is coming up 26 and doesn't excel in any position. He's too ponderous in possession, defensively he's all over the place and, for all of his talk about getting stuck in, he's the most tackle shy out of him, Gravenberch, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai.
He hasn't improved since breaking into the team and I think selling is sensible as I don't see that he'll suddenly become a world class player.
07 Jun 2026
07 Jun 2026 08:24:35
Gotta say I agree here.
We are about to drop 100m+ on a dude who has had one good season and won nothing ever.
Meanwhile we're happy selling a guy who's won every club and national trophy possible for half the price? That's pretty crazy.
{Ed001's Note - that just shows the stupidity of judging value based on what a team has won. Mac is not a good player, never has been, he was a very average but hard working midfielder at Brighton and the only thing that has happened at Liverpool is his work rate dipped so he was not even average any more.}
06 Jun 2026
06 Jun 2026 22:49:52
Premier League clubs must include a minimum of 8 homegrown players in their official 25-man squad lists.
{Ed001's Note - that is not correct. It is that you have 8 spaces that can only be taken by homegrown players. There is no requirement to utilise the spaces, you just have to run with a smaller squad.}