Liverpool banter 2

22 Apr 2024 08:08:46
Cody Gapko showed his best form of all the time yesterday. He has been at the club playing in the position, that is where he should be playing. Diaz is able to move in the middle at will and not stuck out wide. Jotta is the predator.

22 Apr 2024 10:25:46
I think Gakpo has looked a lot better the last few games. Seems quite confident on the ball and is taking players on.

Diaz ability to run with the ball and take players on is brilliant its just I'd love to see more end product.

Jota looked like a player returning from injury yesterday who hasn't played a lot of football and was quite sloppy but took his goal well.

Salah and Nunez seem to both be struggling with how we know they can play. I'm hoping both will ride the storm out and finish the season strong.

22 Apr 2024 10:27:34
I thought gakpo has been doing decent of late. in a lot of poor team performances and poor individual performances i thought he not bad.
I quite like him as a player anyway and I thought he should've been starting more often recently.

22 Apr 2024 10:47:37
Seems rare for Salah, Nunez, Gakpo, Diaz, Jota to be all playing well at the same time. Its Salah and Nunez’s turn to be misfiring right now while Gakpo is back.
If all 5 could find form we would be unstoppable.

22 Apr 2024 12:48:48
Gakpo plays his best football on the left of a 3. However still has to offer much more.

22 Apr 2024 13:56:40
Gakpo played really well yesterday, but Diaz is totally wasted on the right, didn't think he had a good game at all. If Salah can find form for the rest of the season, i'd be tempted to have Gakpo, Jota and Salah up front, Diaz and Nunez coming off the bench to stretch tired defences.

22 Apr 2024 16:52:01
Gakpo is a true baller and I've been saying it. Forget the nos. and all that and just watch him play. His spead of thought, touch, turn and physicality and pace with the ball at his feet are phenomenal. He is young and will struggle for form BUT he abilities are not in doubt, IMO.

Also, him playing in the actual position he knows how to play and thrived in from his PSV years also helps a lot. What we also found out yesterday was Diaz can play on either side as well as he was very good on the right, as well. Really happy for Cody cos he is such a good guy off the pitch.

22 Apr 2024 16:49:20
Said it on a different post but our attack is so much better without Nunez and arguably Salah. Every shot was on target which is a basic premier league requirement, Nunez comes on rush of blood to the head, spoons it wide and gets caught offside. He needs to go.

22 Apr 2024 16:59:41
I personally think Gakpo has been putting more effort in which everyone seems to appreciate. I still don't think he's very good, his final ball, shot is still pretty awful. How many shots does he take from positions where he should pass, and usually he scuffs the shot.

He's definitely looking better on the ball, but yeah I'm still not hugely sold on him.

{Ed025's Note - i think hes awful as well Dean..

22 Apr 2024 18:30:14
Gakpo's 25 in a few weeks; I don't consider that young. The jury's still out for me, along with Nunez.

22 Apr 2024 18:49:22
But he's been played out of position ed he's a left winger.

{Ed025's Note - i just dont think he gets involved enough Amorin, he flits in and out of games for me and looks like a bit of a klutz at times, a decent enough squad player i suppose but never a starter for me mate, just my opinion of course..

23 Apr 2024 06:53:46
Definitely worth keeping as a squad player. Infinitely better than the players we used to have coming off the bench. I think he’s scored more goals than Everton’s whole front line, not bad for your 5th choice forward ??.

{Ed001's Note - to be fair that is not a high bar. I do agree with you, Gakpo is defo worth keeping, he can push for a first team place at the very worst, which is what you want. Added to his ability to play multiple positions, it would be crazy to let him go. There are so many other players that should be in far more danger for their Liverpool futures than him right now.}

22 Apr 2024 08:00:36
Scout note - Liked the look of Traore of Wolves last night, great hair, lovely long legs. But seriously, looked a tidy player and in a position we need, as does Nouri. They seem to find a few gems at Wolves along with Hwang Neto Cunha.

22 Apr 2024 09:13:01
Can’t be finding too many gems tho as I can’t think of too many of their players that moved to bigger clubs and been successful so far.

22 Apr 2024 09:21:46
Can Nouri play wither wingback position? tidy player that.

22 Apr 2024 09:58:34
Ait Nouri is a quality left back. We should be considering him.

22 Apr 2024 07:59:18
Why would we want Arne Slot as manager? Look at Man Utd and their dutch manager who won titles and cups at Ajax, but is poor in the Premier League. Don't touch him please LFC.

22 Apr 2024 08:32:08
Who said we want Arne to Slot in at LFC, exactly?

22 Apr 2024 08:43:16
Just because they are both from the Dutch league doesn't mean they woulld be the same.

22 Apr 2024 08:54:25
Van Dijk is Dutch.

22 Apr 2024 09:18:03
Just because ten Hag is a failure doesn’t mean every Dutch manager is the same, slightly xenophobic outlook there. He’s a far better option than the likes of Tuchel, Nagelsmann, Postecoglu, Frank, Zidane and washed up has beens like Mourinho. I’d assume he’d be an option as an alternative to Amorim.

22 Apr 2024 09:22:30
I've not seen Slot mentioned anywhere online except for here by ed2.

22 Apr 2024 09:57:58
I’ve seen him mentioned in relation to us, Faith. I’d recommend looking him up. He seems like a coach with good ideas, he comes across really well and is a good communicator, I’d also say that whereas ten Hag is a complete personality vacuum, Slot is the opposite, he comes across as good humoured, charismatic and not afraid to say what he thinks (speaks perfect English too btw), Ed002 says he’s highly rated and we’d do well to consider him. If Alonso and Amorim aren’t possible then Slot has to be considered as beyond him there’s no one else.

22 Apr 2024 10:06:28
Its safe to say that whoever comes in after Klopp is going to be a gamble and have big shoes to fill.

I'd imagine anyone in any career who has been extremely successful in a position for 9 years is going to be hard to replace.

Whether we get a league winning manager from Holland or Portugal i think it would be a similar risk. There's even managers out there who have won leagues in Spain we probably wouldn't want.

Whoever comes in will need time and patience. Not sure Salah and VVD have that on their sides mind as players where the rest of the squad do.

As much as i hope we will hit the ground running and be challenging for titles next season it will still be a tough task.

22 Apr 2024 10:29:08
What I would say is Arne Slot is a decade younger than EtH and did it at a team where winning is actually impressive. EtH winning with Ajax at the time when they had the strongest squad by a country mile is akin to Gerrard and Rodgers winning in Scotland. It means nothing. Slot winning with Feynoord is mightily impressive and he also was joint top with AZ Alkmaar the year the league was abandoned because of C.V. with less than 10 games to play. His record and achievements are every bit as impressive as Ruben Amorim, in terms of getting a team competing above their expectations.

In my opinion, the level of the best teams in a league isn’t really relevant with regards to managers as it’s all relative anyway. What’s more relevant is how competitive the league is, and if they got a team not expected to succeed, actually succeeding. Slot and Amorim both have done that. Alonso has done that at Leverkusen. Hell, even De Zerbi has arguably over achieved (to a lesser extent) by getting Brighton into Europe. What did EtH achieve that a dozen managers hadn’t done before him at Ajax in the last 20-30 years? The answer is nothing and that is why he was a mistake. Not because he’s Dutch.

22 Apr 2024 10:33:02
Agree JK, Klopp leaves a huge void, whoever comes in doesn’t have an easy job and it is a gamble, but at the same time it should be a calculated gamble looking at the variables, has the candidate experience of taking a team to a title and building a title winning side, what is the style of play and is it compatible with the ethos of the club, do they have the charisma and confidence to lead the club and the players and build a relationship with the fans, how did they do in their most recent post? We certainly don’t want someone who is just about getting by in mid table (Frank/ De Zerbi), or a manager who’s been sacked for failure in their last managerial post (Kovac, Tuchel, Potter) or someone who has absolutely zero compatibility with the club (all of the above, plus Zidane, Mourinho and Postecoglu) .

Can’t see past Alonso, Amorim or Slot to be honest. And Alonso is a straight no, Amorim is beginning to look like a no, so we’re left with Slot.

22 Apr 2024 11:09:17
Why list people who don’t want the job?

22 Apr 2024 11:31:15
They’re the ones we’re linked with WDW (randomly, Mourinho is suddenly being linked just because he was in attendance at the Fulham game) . I’ve said that Alonso is a non starter (he has literally said no he’s not interested), and Amorim is now seemingly a likely non starter, so of those managers linked to us, Slot is the best option of managers likely to be on the move this summer.

22 Apr 2024 11:45:55
VV - not making an opinion on Slot either way, was just meaning that I haven't really seen his name mentioned alongside others in press. Only place I'd seen him mentioned was in a couple of ed2 replies.

MK makes a good point about the strength of a league being a small factor. Like if a manager took the bottom placed team of any league and won it the next year or two, that would be impressive in any league. does that mean they can step in and replace Klopp? No, not on that alone as the job is more than just coaching the team.

Anyways, I've not been following the news really about the manager hunt, perhaps that's why I haven't seen Slot's name mentioned lol. Why is Amorim turning into a no?

22 Apr 2024 12:00:50
VV, Mou was at the Fulham game cos I think his son was or still is in their youth system, if Im not mistaken.

{Ed002's Note - That is not the reason he was there.}

22 Apr 2024 12:43:29
Didn't Steve mclaren win the league with az when he was speaking del trotter-esq Dutch in his interview?

{Ed025's Note - i remember that gmil, i was embarrassed for him mate and could not believe my ears...pure gold that.. :)

22 Apr 2024 14:34:21
It was Twente, gmil, but yeah he did win it. McClaren was a good coach/ manager from 2000-2010. Did a good job working under Fergie at United, did a very good job at Middlesbrough to earn him the England gig, then came back to club football and did a great job at Twente winning the first league title in their history. That decade, the only blot on his copybook was the England job which everyone seemed to fail at in his defence. I think the game moved past him after his first stint at Twente though and now he's just scratching around under EtH building up his retirement fund to be honest. Hard to know why he completely lost his edge. Maybe the horrors of the England job weighed heavy on him. The Dutch accent though is legendary. What was he thinking there?!

22 Apr 2024 14:40:55
Has to be one of the most cringy things i've ever seen ed25 ha ha, i don't think he even knew what he was thinking mk.

{Ed025's Note - i laughed my head off gmil, one of the funniest moments in sport ever.. :)

22 Apr 2024 15:40:52
By this logic we shouldn't have appointed Klopp because Felix Magath flopped in the Premier League. I swear people don't have brains anymore.

22 Apr 2024 15:43:48
@ Faithinworks - Slot is 2nd favourite with bookies after Amorim apparently.

22 Apr 2024 16:41:25
That McClaren Dutch accent was Partridgesque.

22 Apr 2024 16:45:32
Pretty sure someone said Amorim was 90% done and that was a few weeks ago ?.

22 Apr 2024 16:49:15
I think someone just misinterpreted a quote from KK who apparently said if we do get Amorim there ‘are neh slots’ left to fill! ?.

22 Apr 2024 17:09:48
For oilred, slot is second fav for the lfc position with bookies you are a plonker lad get you facts right before you jump in and stop making a fool of your self fella.

22 Apr 2024 20:39:44
@TIR, that’s true. I had somebody on here telling me everybody knew Amorim had got the job. He challenged me to bet money on it when I said I’d wait for the club’s announcement.

22 Apr 2024 21:25:44
Juande Ramos was rubbish so why would we want Alonso who is also Spanish?

21 Apr 2024 14:57:34
Fresh start for me with Nunez.

I’ve been critical
I’ve been called out
So I’ve been reviewing his game and his chances.

I don’t think he’s a left winger, I think he’s target man.
I agree with those who say our tactics don’t suit him.
I think he’s a player who likes the ball in in front of him, to run on to or to go past a defender/ keeper.

His game is absolutely not suited to tight spaces and quick reactions in the box, he likes time and space and that’s when he’s at his best.

So I’m not going to go on about him missing those kind of chances any more. It’s not his game.
New manager, new philosophy. Today is a fresh start for me.

I’m quite hopeful for Arne Slot and I think he might bring the best out of Darwin.
He’s a tactician and a technician. I think Portugal is too easy and therefore I fear Amorim is untested in this aspect.

Anyway - Nunez fresh start.
Kudos to those who called me out ?.

21 Apr 2024 15:22:14
Good on you Ron and fair play mate.

Although, manager wise I would have to disagree. In my opinion, the Dutch league is worse than the Portuguese league, as at least in Portugal you have 3 very good teams whereas I think there is only 1 in erediverse at the moment with Ajax in a slump.

Might be unfair, but Arne Slot just gives me Ten Haag vibes.

21 Apr 2024 15:29:34
All leagues are weak compared to the premier league supposedly.

Despite there not being a single English team left in the CL and Europa. The good old farmers league of Germany are doing ok in both mind.

21 Apr 2024 15:40:08
Today is a fresh start. Bench ?.

21 Apr 2024 15:55:15
I don't like him. I hope he's moved on.

21 Apr 2024 16:56:25
? bench at the beginning, super sub scorer ?.

21 Apr 2024 17:04:50
Our attack is much better without him as today's proving.

21 Apr 2024 17:33:48
How is our attack better without him, we have hardly made a chance from open play!

21 Apr 2024 18:11:53
That's down to the midfield. Gakpo has been constantly hitting the target at least and Jota played well. Nunez comes in misses a sitter and gets caught offside straight away. What's good about him?

21 Apr 2024 18:48:07
I’m a huge Jota fan but he was probably our poorest player in the first half. Possibly down to not being match fit or match sharp.

Then 2nd half he gets that chance on his weaker foot goes a tight angle and puts it away.

Nunez who I also like comes on and that angle finish he produces is poor.

He’s then caught offside needlessly twice and doesn’t really get involved much more.

I’ve seen it said we need to release Nunez quicker but he’s offside once from Salah who plays the ball first time on the break. You cannot okay it any quicker than first time.

Nunez has played a lot of football recently so if he gets a few games out the starting one up now might work in his favour.

21 Apr 2024 19:00:02
If the Portuguese league is too easy but you're giving nunez a chance but not the manager. where do you think nunez played his football.

21 Apr 2024 19:31:25
All I know is that I now want Captain Goals instead of Captain Chaos. Whether Salah stays or goes, someone else has to come up with Salah's 20-30 goals per season, which have been guaranteed for many years, and which don't look so sure anymore. Salah's goals have been crucial in keeping the club at the level it has been at, since Klopp came over.

No idea if Captain Chaos can make the switch to Captain Goals, or if a new player has to be brought in, but a change is needed. (The new manager and staff would know best) .

21 Apr 2024 20:00:49
The whole "Capt. Chaos" thingy is as much a throw-away comment as the wole idea that Klopp likes "Rock and Roll" football. It was a throw away comment he made when he was comparing the way Arsenal played under Wenger and the way he likes to what football being played as in high energy and intensity rather thn the "classical music" style Weger played.

For me, Im with Ron. Nunez is a very good CF who is a pure handful for ANY defence when on his game. That much is a fact cos we see it. Now he is not being used in the same way he was used at Benfica or how Bielsa is using him with Uruguay where he was/ is allowed freedom to roam across the front line and do damage from wide or thru the mmiddle. He isn't the leading scorer in the Suth American WC qualifiers for nothing now, is he? Or are we now saying the goalposts over there and in Portugal are bigger?

All that being said, he needs to improve his composure and most importantly his ability to strike the ball depending on where he is. Better composure will allow him to recognise that the manner the ball comes to him, dictates who he will finish the chance. For that, you need to keep calm and not press, something a certain Divock Origi was brilliant at. Regardless of the pressure and pandemonium around him, Divvy had North Pole levels of ice in his veins. Now can you coach composure? Not sure of that BUT we're going to have to give it go. Darwin in, all the way!

21 Apr 2024 20:44:36
I’m honestly starting to think the composure thing is a confidence matter.
Get the ball in front of him, getting him running on to crosses or through balls, then he’ll work on instinct.

21 Apr 2024 21:17:48
In fact Ron, use him a bit like City do with Haaland as the focal point of attacks. Our current focal points seem to be out wide with Salah and Diaz but they are playing too far from goal at the moment.

21 Apr 2024 21:33:17
Nunez’s confidence is on the floor atm. Doubt he starts v Everton but just hope he scuffs one in to get him going. Has to massively improve next season or his game time will become limited.

21 Apr 2024 22:12:44
"I’m honestly starting to think the composure thing is a confidence matter. "

Ron, that is definitely a good a valid conclusion to reach however, that would make total sense if he had shown a decent level of composure in the past. Alas, that has not really been the case even tho in the times he has shown composure this season, he has baged them in. That being said, I agree that his current lack of composure may be partly due to a lack of confidence.

21 Apr 2024 23:23:18
Not good enough, likeable fella but has cost us match after match. hate slating players but said all season he will cost us and he has. imagine losing the league on goal difference.

21 Apr 2024 23:45:27
Always knew you had love for Nunez Ron :) - Good post mate.

21 Apr 2024 23:53:03
Of course it’s a confidence issue. He’s not played top level football very long, he was a bit of a late bloomer.

He then comes to one of the biggest clubs in the world in the biggest league in the world where the pressure and scrutiny is like nothing he’s even experienced before.

We know the ability is there, we seen it with some of the amazing goals he’s scored for us but the problem is that if he misses a chance it’s headline news.

Even today, Mo played the ball too far in front of him and Neville was saying he should’ve slid to get the ball. He couldn’t get there, there was too much pace on the ball but that doesn’t fit the agenda.

So every time he gets a chance he knows he must score or the media will be full of how he missed a chance again so guess what? He tenses up and misses the chance.

That’s why I pushed back when Ron was critical of Nunez. If even his own fans can’t cut him some slack then how is he ever going to get out of this cycle? Just think how much pressure that is when not only the media and rival fans are making memes out of every time you miss a chance but your own fans are making fun of you too?

I really like him, he has everything we just need to stick with him and I think we’ll have a special player on our hands.

22 Apr 2024 00:22:25
I don’t love him, I just think I’ve been harsh on him. We’re not using him properly.

Our success was built on Mane and Salah banging the goals in whilst Bobby was moving defenders around or playing clever passes in tight spaces. Bobby was never a target man or even the focal point of the attack. Salah was. If Salah was tied up then Mane took over.

Nunez is no Bobby. Completely different player. But we haven’t really adapted our set up to optimise Nunez.
That’s why I want to see what he can do with a new coaching team and a new philosophy.

22 Apr 2024 00:41:36
Nunez has cost us no more than our porous defence has. Everyone saying our current tactics doesn't suit him, which I agree with, but he's still banged in 18 goals and he will make it 20 before season end. That's good any year.
He's already good, he will get better when we play to his strengths. Blokes got everything, pavez power, heightz good jump, gets stuck in and most importantly he doesn't let his misses stop him trying again. He is good, will get better and in a couple of seasons I'll be laughing at you all saying how vital he is to us when he gets injured just like I do after sticking up for Jota all these years when he was the easy target for 'reasons'.

22 Apr 2024 07:54:17
Play him as an out and 9 like Torres and he bangs in a lot more goals.

22 Apr 2024 08:42:33
Spot on, Westwood666. Saying a sigle player cost us the title or Cup or whatever is siomething from the depths of pure hatred and a lack of understanding of the fundame, tals of team sport. People who say that are those I have NO time for cos trust me, I would lose my will to live.

As for your take on Darwin, I have NOTHING more to add. If you thought he would not improve from or that you thought he would never improve (like many of our own fans said) last year then clearly, Nunez has shut you lot up cos the facts speak for themselves.

Man's prolly going to crack 20 goals and prolly 15 assists this season (something his detractors NEVER thought he would do, btw) and these people will still moan and the loudest ones are the ones who did not want him here to begin with and are now shifting the goalposts to give him stick. Im over the Darwin hate agenda. The kid can't catch a break cos according to these lost, he can do absolutely NOTHING right in their eyes even when he does score goals. It's always "Yeah, but. ". Take day off!

22 Apr 2024 08:47:18
"We know the ability is there, we seen it with some of the amazing goals he’s scored for us but the problem is that if he misses a chance it’s headline news.

Even today, Mo played the ball too far in front of him and Neville was saying he should’ve slid to get the ball. He couldn’t get there, there was too much pace on the ball but that doesn’t fit the agenda. "


Exactly, BP. The kid cannot catch a break. As for Neville, he can give over the LFC agenda cos it's becoming tedious to deal with. Had Hojlund had the output Darwin currently has, you think he would be on him like he is on Darwin? Like you said, the ball Mo played in was not accurate enuff cos he did not bend the ball towards him. Had Darwin went early to reach it, Neville would have slated him for being offside. Had he slid and missed on the stretch, Neville would have slated him for missing. See where Im going with this?

Talking down on Darwin drives headlines as you said. Watkins and Haaland are just as wasteful as Darwin is BUT who gives a hoot about them cos it does not drive clicks and online reactions.

22 Apr 2024 08:56:04
He has played as a 9 a lot this season.

22 Apr 2024 09:14:10
Exactly Oli and he’s a 24 year old in a foreign country who doesn’t have a total grasp of the language. It’s no wonder he’s a bit nervous in front of goal, he knows that if he misses it’s feeding the haters even more and it’ll end up as a meme.

He’ll come through it I have no doubt about that but we need to stick with him. If we jump on the bandwagon and start criticising him it makes it much more difficult for him to perform.

22 Apr 2024 09:26:44
Ron - were you the ones who asked "what are Darwin's strengths"?

I may have responded to that but basically along the lines of what you're saying now. I really believe that any player can excel at a top team if they fall into the right circumstances and have the attitude.

No one can make a credible case against Darwin's attitude. Now it's about the football aspect and playing to his strengths to bring out the best in him. In saying that he's currently 18G/ 12A, hardly a lemon lol.

22 Apr 2024 09:58:14
Look every lfc fan waants it to happen for Darwin but the argument has to be balanced. Yes he has a lot of good qualities but he is also the No.9 at this great club and at the moment he misses far too many of his opportunities and can't stay onside. Unless he improves on such things he will not succeed here.

22 Apr 2024 10:15:39
Watkins has 19 goals and 12 assists in the league though so I'd imagine they paper over the cracks of his misses.

And Haaland has 56 league goals in 2 seasons.

Perhaps its because Watkins can speak the language which makes him more composed in front of goal.

Nunez does get lots more hate and criticism from pundits but considering he won't understand what their saying it shouldn't effect him so every cloud and all that.

22 Apr 2024 13:14:59
I still think his best position is from the left, where he played against us and was so good. I think him on left, Salah right n Jota through the middle we wouldn't go too far wrong. Harsh on Diaz and gakpo maybe but I think coming in from the left or destroying the full back will help his confidence and also take him slightly out of the main focal point firing line.

22 Apr 2024 16:52:19
Yes Grinch but we have two left wingers in Diaz and gakpo who are both better in said position.

22 Apr 2024 21:28:05
Faith - I did ask that but it was misinterpreted.

The purpose of the question was to find out what others see in his game which I’m missing - not “he doesn’t have any strengths”.

That’s all.

21 Apr 2024 09:40:09
Hello ed1 hope u good. Have u seen much of owen beck? Do u see him as a possibility in team/ squad next season if we play wing backs?
I see he has got in to Scottish team of season, which v good achievement playing for a team outside of the old firm . obviously big step up to play for a team 2wards top of prem, he 21 now so u would imagine it now r never for him at lfc. haven't seen anything of him myself.

{Ed001's Note - I think he deserves the chance, I thought we should have considered letting Tsimikas go in the summer to give him a chance. So I defo think he has shown he is capable and ready to play for us. I know it is only Dundee, but he is one of the few players that Rangers and Celtic fans always rave about when he plays against them, so he can handle the big occasion.}

21 Apr 2024 10:51:55
Will be an opportunity for all squad members to impress the new manager during pre season.

Klopp clearly has the players he likes to start but the slate will be wiped clean.

I think apart from below no one else is a guaranteed starter under the new manager whoever it may be.

Alison world class keeper

Vvd still a world class centre half and unless we buy 2 more world class centre half’s he starts

Trent - 50/ 50 on this one as no idea where new manager sees him playing

Mac - only my opinion but he’s different gravy in our midfield

Salah - but that’s only if he’s even still here.

21 Apr 2024 13:22:41
Robertson and Beck for next season and Gomez can fill in then I’d go big on repalcing Robertson after next season.

21 Apr 2024 13:39:26
As an aberdonian I’ve seen beck on several occasions this season live, and I have been very impressed with him, Tommy docherty has been raving about him all season to our old manager derek Mcinnes, and a few other folk I know. He is going to be a real talent.

21 Apr 2024 14:52:10
Well Ed, it's going to be a clean slate for everyone when the new manger gets in regardless what he may have seen of us this season cos I believe the new guy has already been hired. We shall see.

21 Apr 2024 21:36:19
I agree JK only 3-4 nailed on starters for next season. If you want to play you better show up.

22 Apr 2024 10:29:38
@Onekiss - if Beck is good enough to be in the first team squad next season, why do we need to”go big” the following season when we get rid of Robbo? Why don’t we promote Beck as a starter and bring in an understudy to him - perhaps Chambers? Perhaps we can save literally millions eh?

23 Apr 2024 10:17:42
WDW it depends how good Beck performs. Robertson was the best left back in the world at his peak. If Beck can be that then great.

21 Apr 2024 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - Thestigno1 has posted a new article entitled, Where are Glasgow Rangers Headed?

21 Apr 2024 10:11:11
I know I should go to the rangers page, but here goes!

Celtic have done better in transfers recently because they have made huge profits on their attacking players. Jota, abada, Édouard, dembele, all signed for pennies and sold for fortunes, which allows them to make incremental improvements all through the squad. At the moment, however, they only really have Kyogo and hatate who looks like they could get decent money for, and this is the weakest the squad has looked for a while due to poor recruitment.

If rangers are to catch up, they need a run of sustained transfer success. Danilo might be an asset if he can stay fit, and if they can sign Sima, they might make a profit in the future on him, but the rest of the squad are average. If you don't stand out in Scottish football, no decent team is going to pay big money.

I also don't think Phil Clement is as great as the majority of fans seem to think he is, but he's competing against a "there but not really there" Brendan Rodgers, so I don't think that's as much of a problem as getting the right players in.

Finally, tavernier scoring the 59 penalties rangers get a season is not a reason to keep a poor defender in the team ever single game. He's aging, he's poor, and he needs replaced.

21 Apr 2024 06:11:06
My last Klopp away game today (can’t get tickets for any others without paying hundreds of pounds)
Jurgen it’s been emotional, you are an unbelievable manager and I have thoroughly enjoyed you being ours!

21 Apr 2024 08:47:03
Enjoy Shughes

Create that atmosphere and be our 12th man mate.

21 Apr 2024 14:40:47
Enjoy it mate. Hopefully the performance matches your energy and commitment.

Really hope Jurgen goes for it these last few games - full throttle, just like the old days.

21 Apr 2024 21:37:21
Sounded like a brilliant atmosphere there today. Much better than recently.