01 Aug 2018 07:36:46
LFC Football whispers of the day:

Mignolet - Barcelona looking for no. 2 to Ter Stegen with Cillessen looking to move.

Karius - On Bayer Leverkusen shortlist to replace Bernd Leno

Origi - Besiktas, Valencia and Watford interested

Ojo - Middlesbrough interested

Ings - Palace and watford interested.

1.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 08:56:46
Everyone is interested but no one is buying.

2.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 09:26:32
To be fair, The Red One, the top 3 'outs' are wanted (mainly) by teams who's transfer window is open until 31 August (or thereabouts) .

Most squads have only just got back together again, so I'd imagine a lot of managers what to review what they have before going into the transfer market.

I'd expect the next week to be rather busy!

3.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 09:51:39
I hope you’re right Zeddicus, there’s a lot of dead wood dare I say Lallana as one (Go in hit me with the thumbs down people) 😉.

4.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 09:57:43
I think you'll get the thumbs down for "dead wood" more so than for throwing Lallana into the mix!

We should have a bit of respect here, boys.

5.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 11:04:57
I gave him the thumbs down for the Lallana comment personally.

6.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 17:43:53
Same. I don’t see what people’s problem with Lallana is.

{Ed025's Note - he is slow, injury prone and goes missing in games for me westwood, a bit lightweight as well but besides that a very good player.. :)

7.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 19:53:41
Surprised your bitters haven't put a bid in for him then ed025.

{Ed025's Note - we have enough prima-donnas marshy the last thing we need is another one mate, he should go on the scrap heap with the likes of ings, mignolet, karius, origi, ojo, grujic, clyne and moreno, sell the lot or swap them for a twix..

8.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 20:04:56
I don't see a problem with using "dead wood". If you are reshaping or renovating a tree, the first thing you do is remove the three Ds. The wood which is dead, diseased or dying. That is how to strengthen the tree long term. It's not disrespectful, it's a metaphor. let's not paint it as anything more than that. This is how we all destroy abstract thinking, end up wearing grey, not saying anything other than what is written in the government approved manual and lose the will to live.

9.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 23:12:17
Players are not “dead wood” though are they? They’re not dead, they still have a function. Dead wood doesn’t.
They are still useful to the squad, they can still play football.

“Fringe players” is more respectful.

Lallana is a very talented footballer 🤝.

{Ed0333's Note - No doubt Lalana has talent as a footballer but I agree with Ed’s 025 he’s on the outside looking in with the team where assembling and we should get rid while he is of value.

10.) 01 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 23:20:51
Lallana is not dead wood. people have short memories of how good he was before his injury. out of sight out of mind. he's going to have a part to play this season and all you lot who think he's crap will eat your words.

{Ed0333's Note - I disagree I think he’s gonna fade away into obscurity

11.) 02 Aug 2018
02 Aug 2018 00:52:12
Or you could just find a new metaphor and not make yourself out to be an ass when talking about OUR players.

12.) 02 Aug 2018
01 Aug 2018 22:46:37
Those 9 you mention ed025 I reckon would still spank your lot!

{Ed025's Note - nah marshy, dont get me wrong we are not great but we are talking perennial underachievers here mate, of course you cant have all worldies in your squad but most of that lot need a new start...at accrington or somewhere..

13.) 02 Aug 2018
02 Aug 2018 19:34:46
Or you could not just be an ass about metaphors you don't understand. It wasnt my metaphor anyway. It's all about what's useful to the tree, you can use the dead, diseased and dying branches if you like to hang off them or grow fruit, but they're likely to break under the pressure or not grow any fruit. It's a metaphor. Stop just getting offended on other peoples behalf about stuff none of you do gooder, keyboard warrior, personality vacuum numpties actually understand.

14.) 03 Aug 2018
03 Aug 2018 07:16:35
Its all well and good saying get rid of these players, but what if our first teamers get injured? Let’s take Lallana and Moreno as examples. If we sell them and say Keita and Robertson get injured, what then? Will Milner return to LB or do people prefer Wiji coming in to Lallana? Neither players are world beaters by any stretch, but we need to remember that Lallana was one of the first names in the team sheet the year before last and was arguably England’s most important player at that time also. Also easy to forget that Moreno had vastly improved last year before he got injured and Robbo took his spot. So shall we get rid of these players who can come in and do a job when we have no-one to replace them with? Doesn’t make sense to me. We will want better than them in time certainly, but we should sell them when we have better players for our first 11 to replace the current first teamers (Robbo and Keita) who then drop to the bench in the place of the current squad cover players (Moreno and Lallana) . That’s how you build and improve. Besides all this said I can see Lallana especially having a bigger role than some may think this year, especially with Fekir unlikely and the Ox out. I look foward to seeing him back at his best and hope he proves the doubters wrong.