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08 Sep 2026 10:57:28
Question for any of the Ed's. With Turkish Airlines becoming the new kit sponsor in 2027, is this any indication that FSG might be stepping back? Standard Chartered was always something that I associate with FSG's take over
{Ed001's Note - no, it is just an indication they were willing to pay more than SC.}
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08 Sep 2026 11:08:30
Standard Chartered are also remaining as sponsor, just not on the shirts anymore.
08 Sep 2026 14:52:11
Turkish airline the second worst airline i have flown. No1 worst airline is indigo from india.
08 Sep 2026 17:30:47
And a Free haircut for all, in any Turkish Barbers (if you can find one LOL).
08 Sep 2026 19:47:28
Fair enough. Thanks for your reply Eds.
08 Sep 2026 10:15:44
New shirt sponsor from next season it seems. Turkish Airlines, which means we follow suit of other big teams being sponsored by an airline. I am glad to see the back of Standard Chartered; some things they did off the pitch always rubbed me wrong way, but I know not the case for everyone
Can't wait to see now every Turkish star be linked to us as they will think we will make a marquee signing based on having the new sponsor.
But happy to see a new sponsor on the front.
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08 Sep 2026 11:05:20
Billy Hogan and his team don't get enough credit for our commercial growth. The work they have done is really impressive - and that is without selling the naming rights of the stadium or having the stadium revenues of Arsenal or Spurs.
This front of shirt deal comes organically without any shady associated party transactions - ahem, ahem, City, Chelsea.
08 Sep 2026 11:48:25
Standard Chartered still sponsor Liverpool, just not on the front of the kit.
08 Sep 2026 12:44:37
Agree with you 100%, FPF.
08 Sep 2026 12:47:12
Ahh, cheers Kloppers. Did not notice that part of the deal.
Happy though to see a change on the front of the kit for the first time in a while!
08 Sep 2026 14:12:14
Jurgen's chompers and Mo's hairline were already sponsored by Turkish Airlines.
08 Sep 2026 14:22:49
Fully agree with you, Pelican.
I also think he was really good at standing up for us fans and the club after the disastrous situation in Paris at the 2022 CL final. It was his job, but credit where it's deserved on the execution.
08 Sep 2026 08:33:16
So many saying Wirtz and Grav etc have to play as on big wages or transfer fees.
This was Arsenals mid Bs Chelsea - Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Odegard. On bench Bruno, Zubimendi, Merino and Eze.
It's about management. No one is happy on the bench but I bet Arteta has them all ready to go whenever needed.
This is why we need more midfielders and should not be worried about rotation and squad management. That's why the bosses get paid £Ms as it's a key part of their job.
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08 Sep 2026 09:20:15
No one should ever feel like their place is guaranteed.
08 Sep 2026 09:24:12
I’ve a feeling Iraola likes to work with a more ‘lean’ squad. He’s not selecting players based on wages either.
08 Sep 2026 09:50:29
Iraola never managed a CL team though, Ron. When you have 1 game a week you need a smaller squad. We might have 2 games a week now until the new year. Let's hope our paper-thin squad can cope.
08 Sep 2026 09:57:20
The players are doing less training on game days. It’s like a rest day for them. ?
08 Sep 2026 11:01:46
1jj, I haven't seen people saying both players need to play cos of their fees/wages esp. since Grav. has been holding bench for the past 2 games.
In any case, anyone saying that needs to go somewhere else with that.
08 Sep 2026 13:45:29
Haven't seen a single person claim Wirtz or Grav "have to play" because of wages or transfer fees.
I've seen people, me included, cite the fees/wages as an indicator that the club's intent is for them to be regular starters, or as a reason they should be playing better.
08 Sep 2026 00:09:49
Nice 6-minute Interview by Stevie G with Dom on TNT. Check it out if you haven't. Nice little insight into the team. Dom says the hardest worker in training is Macca and the person you can get the ball off is Gravenberch.
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08 Sep 2026 02:32:56
*Can't get the ball off.
Some other takeaways
- Highlighting that intensity was missing last season and we needed to get that back.
- Iraola said he won't play right back, but obviously he will help the team if he is needed to.
- Stevie asked him if they could play together, and Dom's answer was "yes, I would play 10".
That last part intrigues me a lot because I think Dom's skillset suits 10 in this Iraola system down to a tee. We obviously have a Wirtz tho...
I am firmly in the pro-Wirtz camp, so do not get my words twisted here. But, if we were able to bring in a Camara, a midfield trio of Camara + Grav/Macca with Dom at the 10 would be an amazing combination.
In saying that (I'm thinking as I'm typing lol), a Camara + Dom with Wirtz ahead of them would give us everything in midfield as well.
Can we carry a midfield group of Camara, Dom, Grav, Macca, Nyoni, Wirtz? My take - yes and we should.
08 Sep 2026 05:50:53
Not going to happen.
You don't sign Grav on a long term contract for him not to get any minutes.
My guess is Macca gets sold in the summer and Camara comes in to rotate with Grav.
Szobo and Wirtz will play in the same team. You can't drop either.
{Ed025's Note - why cant you drop players who are not performing??..
08 Sep 2026 06:23:52
Szoboszlai played as an attacking midfielder the season we won the league and the general consensus was it was an area we could upgrade on.
08 Sep 2026 06:40:45
What I liked most about Dom’s interview is that he said the way they train and play is more front footed and intense, that this style suits him and Liverpool better, and that Liverpool should approach games with a focus on how they can impose themselves on their opponents rather than worry about nullifying their opponents.
08 Sep 2026 06:49:43
It's not difficult really. Two good and viable players for every position. Alternate them both in their best position, in this case the number 10, and prioritise picking the one in the best form, whilst allowing for rest, recovery, but still giving a decent amount of minutes and critically starts to the other to allow for finding that form. If the one not the priority isn't happy, wants to leave or a really good offer comes in for them then you sell them for a decent amount of money, ideally for profit, and replace them in the squad, from the youth if possible.
This is how the squad and ultimately the first team should be continuously improved year on year and what we did during those years of drastic improvement under Klopp.
If that means dropping or ultimately selling some good squad players so be it. Get better ones.
We seem to be obsessed with making it work for every player by shoe-horning them in or changing the system to make it viable.
08 Sep 2026 10:25:40
Playing someone because they are on a big wage isn’t the way a team should be selected. Players should get a start based on what they have shown in training and in matches. People’s fixation with how much players cost to buy and how much wages they get is skewing their view of who should be playing, which is odd because I’m pretty certain that the club don’t ask fans to pay players' wages.
08 Sep 2026 10:54:41
Looking at Bournemouth, I disagree that Szobo's skillset suits playing as a 10 in this Iraola system. Last season Kroupi played there for AI and had a great season. I don't see Dom having the same profile at all.
In the interview, Dom said he is an 8 or maybe a 10, but his favorite position will be an 8, being involved in the game, dropping deep for long passes and also arriving at the penalty box in attack.
Funnily enough, when Stevie asked, from all the positions Dom played, which position he likes the least, he said playing on the wing in attack (they both called it a 7 in the interview).
So some interesting stuff from a short interview
08 Sep 2026 11:11:46
"{Ed025's Note - why can't you drop players who are not performing?? ."
Good question, Ed.
Also, Szobo saying he can play in the no. 10 doesn't mean he should play there because he is not the manager. Also as Faith and Ekiticake said, he lacks the creative skill set that a no. 10 in our system needs to have like Wirtz clearly possesses. That part is clear as day.
Wirtz is the creative no.10 in this Iraola system and should play there because he has the skill set, vision awareness and feel for the position with the uncanny ability to find pockets of space in the attacking 3rd, all the things Szobo lacks.
08 Sep 2026 12:18:23
I have zero doubt that Iraola will drop whoever is not performing best in training for whoever is. And rightly so. That's what the good managers do.
08 Sep 2026 13:49:47
The first thing I noticed, and something those who've suggested Dom might play on the right wing should note, was that Dom said:
"The only position I really don't like is the 7."
08 Sep 2026 16:14:59
Fair point, Chewy. All I say to that is that neither did Gerrard, but he arguably had his best season playing from the right for Benitez.
Sometimes the players don't know best. If Iraola wants him to play there, I expect he should do it, and perform well, as he has done there in the past.
Irrelevant either way. I agree he's better in the middle.
07 Sep 2026 19:20:59
Who planned the media work for the day Barcola signed? Seemed very organised especially unveiling the ‘Allez les Rouges’ banner.
Are they interested in negotiating transfers and being the DOF?
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07 Sep 2026 19:52:45
From 1963 to 1990 LFC won 13 league titles without a DOF?
From 1990 to 2020 LFC won zero league titles with a DOF?
07 Sep 2026 20:13:29
Ah, so no team with a DOF can ever win the league, got it.
07 Sep 2026 20:18:18
You seriously think Liverpool had a director of football in the 90’s and 2000’s?
07 Sep 2026 21:55:32
He was called Peter Robinson. He sorted everything.
07 Sep 2026 22:05:20
Well it was done for about two months before it was announced, so they had plenty of time lol.
07 Sep 2026 23:04:38
What happened before 1963? We have a right to know.
Perhaps people have always done what needs to be done but just didn’t give the role(s) a name?
08 Sep 2026 07:24:34
Before 1963 they just met in a pub over a pint and a rough shag rollie.
08 Sep 2026 09:10:57
I stand to be corrected, but I do believe the first time we ever had a Sporting Director was when Damien Comolli was appointed, shortly after FSG took over. I remember it was quite a big talking point at the time, as not all Prem teams had one.
It was seen more as a continental (European) footballing structure/framework. I think we became one of 4 or 5 Prem teams that had a Sporting Director.
08 Sep 2026 11:13:19
"From 1963 to 1990 LFC won 13 league titles without a DOF?"
"From 1990 to 2020 LFC won zero league titles with a DOF?"
When correlation has never and will never mean causation.
07 Sep 2026 18:17:09
A few reports abound about us potentially being linked with Dani Carvajal (usual click bait sites) on a free.
When I first read it, I thought "this could be interesting", he's still a top RB when fit.
However, a) I really liked seeing Araujo there, especially if we have non-specialist RWs ahead of him, his more defensive approach means there's more of a solid defensive unit behind them.
b) it's the whole 'when fit' thing. He's missed 80 games over the last 2 seasons with injury, the most serious being a cruciate ligament tear that kept him out for most of the 24/25 season.
So my view, if any of these stories were true, would be a 'no thanks', esp as Ronald has come to us for gametime.
However, does anyone have an alternative view?
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07 Sep 2026 20:10:02
I agree, Zed, and would add that he's probably done at the top level now, would bring a different set of problems to a position we've got plenty of problems in at the moment.
I'm happy with Araujo and Frimpong covering it depending on the opposition, with Bradley to take the place of Frimpong when he's back fully fit.
07 Sep 2026 21:42:17
The big problem with Araujo playing there is we currently have no other CBs available for the bench.
07 Sep 2026 22:16:18
That's true livered, we don't have other CBs, but we do have a RB in Frimpong, should any of the 3 specialist CBs on the pitch get an injury.
Also, Gomez is due back in mid-September and Leoni in mid-October, so cover is coming.
Also, looking at our bench in the last game, Endo and Gravenberch could play CB in a pinch, albeit not as suitable as Gomez or Leoni.
07 Sep 2026 22:33:07
I think we have adequate cover with Bradley and Gomez coming back.
07 Sep 2026 23:07:22
A middle aged, one legged Spaniard RB. You don't see many of them limping about these days.
08 Sep 2026 00:57:38
I think we can’t register any more over-21s non-homegrown players, can we?
So he wouldn’t be able to play for us…
He had a sweet beard back in the day though - we don’t have enough strong facial hair in this team. There I said it!
Red Sandman
08 Sep 2026 01:22:26
I said it before and will say it again.
Besides being completely toast/finished at elite level and unable to speak a lick of English, Dani Carvajal is well known in Spain for his extremely conservative political views and openly supports far right parties.
07 Sep 2026 15:56:23
So Reds, who are the top candidates to replace Edwards and Hughes?
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07 Sep 2026 17:26:19
Ed025
{Ed025's Note - they cant afford me Das.. :)
07 Sep 2026 17:54:09
That dude with Diarrhea on the Pepto Bismol advert
07 Sep 2026 18:06:34
Would anyone take Edu now he’s been released by Forest?
{Ed666's Note - nooooooooo
07 Sep 2026 18:51:24
Only one candidate needed, we don't need to replace both as Edwards was brought in for the multi-club model and Hughes was just his sock puppet.
Same prediction I made back in May, Juian Ward (if he wants it).
Not saying he's the best man for the job or a top candidate; I just think that's the way the club will go. If FSG really have an exit strategy lined up, I think they'll favour a smooth transition with a company man over bringing in somebody new who may unnecessarily rock the boat. Things may change post-takeover.
07 Sep 2026 19:25:31
What happened to Dan Ashworth? He was promising at Newcastle. I know he did join the Manc, but is he any good?
07 Sep 2026 19:33:55
There’s an article on the BBC sports page that takes a look at potential options.
07 Sep 2026 19:56:52
Lfc8, Always wondered why Nunez did that Pepto-Bismol ad, couldn't have needed the money surely, maybe he wanted some freebies?
Thought it was only me that spotted him as no one ever mentioned it!!
07 Sep 2026 20:02:00
Barry Scott, from the Cillit Bang advert.
07 Sep 2026 20:12:45
Adrien Rabiot's mum, assisted by Luis Diaz's dad.
07 Sep 2026 20:17:26
They don’t have to be called a DOF, but any club needs a top exec to run the club’s scouting, youth, and transfer policy. Arsenal fell to bits when Dein stood down, and the same happened to Man United. Chelsea have also gone haywire since the execs left.
A manager handles the day-to-day tactics, the exec runs a club’s overall strategy. I would argue that we have been accidentally successful since 2019, without someone handling the direction of recruitment etc.
08 Sep 2026 01:29:48
A manager manages the players. If you've ever managed, you know that the people side of management takes up a significant part of the role. Tactics and strategies fall in line afterwards if you manage your players correctly, but it must be difficult managing a load of millionaires and egos.
Regardless of role or job, if they don't like you they're never going to play/work for you, and professional or not, it is a simple human trait.
{Ed001's Note - no, it is just an indication they were willing to pay more than SC.}
{Ed666's Note - thanks mate.
{Ed025's Note - why cant you drop players who are not performing??..