Liverpool banter 9

16 Aug 2026 17:28:34
Jones has been left out for the match at six o'clock. Looks like he might be on his way out.
Jacquat fella is next to big Virg, great news.

16 Aug 2026 17:46:35
Think this is our starting lineup next week without any arrivals/departures.
Maybe Araujo in for Frimpong.

16 Aug 2026 17:59:41
According to transfer market, Araujo has only ever played 28 games at right back in 9 years of football.

Where he comes on tonight might paint a better picture. For me, if he comes on at centre half, then it's hardly good preparation to start next week at rb.

16 Aug 2026 20:31:47
Frimpong did well. I see no issues letting him start at RB v Newcastle.

16 Aug 2026 16:27:50
The window lags on and I've yet to see any real movement to improve central midfield. There's no real interest in anyone to go straight in. It's all if Macca leaves nonsense. If Dom gets injured, there's nothing there. We lack serious quality in there.
An entire summer chasing Barcola.
Last summer we needed a CB and look at how that transpired.

16 Aug 2026 17:52:47
Agreed, Ron. We require quality all over the pitch. Anyone who thinks otherwise is away with the fairys.

16 Aug 2026 18:56:42
We're not Real. We don't buy quality to sit on the bench. We never have. Ekitike was the exception because Isak is injury-prone and needs minutes managed. Hopefully that will change in the not-too-distant future when we move to The Amazon Superdome under new ownership.

16 Aug 2026 19:15:57
It will be unpopular, Ron, but I don't think Wirtz and Dom can play in the same 3.

Way too open. That leaves either Wirtz playing left and Dom as 10 - or they are rotated in the 10.

Which goes to the point on the transfer strategy by the STC.

16 Aug 2026 23:18:06
@RonF, Presumably we had a couple of days off chasing Barcola to get Munoz and Araujo? Nice to see those two and Jacquet looking comfortable in the surroundings - bodes well.

16 Aug 2026 16:05:04
Thought I would ask something different from the normal questions. I'm picking my fantasy team at the moment and as everyone knows the biggest decision which will define the whole season is... team name... any suggestions? Obvs only Liverpool related.

16 Aug 2026 16:59:19
How about Rome 1977?

16 Aug 2026 17:03:16
Ireola's on the tip of my tongue.

16 Aug 2026 17:06:25
Matip in your Endo.

16 Aug 2026 17:17:36
LifeCantGetWirtz.

16 Aug 2026 17:34:53
Ekitike-taka
Becker the devil you know
Van the Man

I haven't decided on mine yet, so will hold on to a few!

{Ed025's Note - sense of entitlement...jut a suggestion.. :)

16 Aug 2026 18:17:26
2 goals 1 cup - every time without fail.

16 Aug 2026 18:31:21
Slot in Diaz... a bit 2024/25.

16 Aug 2026 21:19:10
I think I'd go for something alliterative like The Isco Sisqo San Francisco Costco Disco Fiasco.

16 Aug 2026 23:20:18
Brilliant, @25. - Nearly dropped my pint, I was laughing so much. ???

16 Aug 2026 15:36:15
30 minutes in... So, isn't too early to write City off for the season?

All that money and this is the squad that they have put together????

16 Aug 2026 16:19:34
I remember Guadiola.

16 Aug 2026 16:42:23
Maresca is just not a good manager. If Pep couldn't get that team to win, I doubt Maresca can.

{Ed025's Note - he will be gone by Christmas imo Taurus..

16 Aug 2026 16:48:26
I'm with Taurus on this, I can't see what Maresca has done to warrant getting that job. I'm happy though, as he'll take them backwards, hopefully.

Only reason I can see they chose him is because he looks like Pep, so it wasn't a big change. ?

16 Aug 2026 17:06:27
Maresca sacked by Christmas. He's useless.

16 Aug 2026 17:46:20
I'm with you Ed025 and FC8

16 Aug 2026 17:55:25
They have a very good squad but their manager is not going to cut it. I agree with ED25 he'll be out the door come Santy.

16 Aug 2026 23:27:36
I'm staggered that they let Rodri go and even more so at the reported price. I assume that he wanted to leave? Paying £115m for Anderson (good player that he is) and selling Rodri for a reported £65m seems, to me, that the valuations are the wrong way round.

Rodri's still got, at least, 2 or 3 seasons at the top of the pile. The most surprising transfer in a while and judging by the game against Arsenal, something Citeh may already be starting to regret.

16 Aug 2026 15:19:52
I don’t think there’s a player I hate more than Grab-riel at Arsenal mad overrated and a proper wet wipe.

16 Aug 2026 15:36:25
It's a disgrace how we blinked and let Arsenal go past us in quality.

We should've been poised for when Pep left Man City, and we simply blew it, standing still in transfer windows and letting the age of the squad creep up.

16 Aug 2026 15:38:33
Same here, SJ... One of those times when the word "hate" is not strong enough to describe my feelings for that $#%@.

16 Aug 2026 15:44:44
Hate is too strong a word for a person you don't know. You really need to wise up.

16 Aug 2026 15:46:18
He gets away with so much "good" defending, pushing, pulling, throwing himself to the ground, definitely should have been sent off a few times last year.
And I know our own big Virg gets plenty of the benefit of the doubt to be fair.

16 Aug 2026 16:04:29
I can't stand the screams and chest bumps whenever he makes a challenge or block, which is his job after all.

16 Aug 2026 16:06:02
Life must be shite for you to hate someone you don't know! It's only a game, lads! Or boys. ??

16 Aug 2026 16:19:02
It's definitely not only a game.

16 Aug 2026 16:34:18
It literally is War Machine! It's exactly what it is!

16 Aug 2026 16:38:07
Arteta gives them a Curly Wurly every time they do something right, like win a corner, or win a free kick or a throw in. The defenders not only get a Curly Wurly, but they also get a Chomp off Arteta.

16 Aug 2026 17:18:28
Why are we talking about Arsenal? It's a Liverpool page, and they are not at fault for Slot destroying a league winning team. Then the transfer mogul Hughes sitting on his hands whilst teams overtake us.

16 Aug 2026 17:48:08
100% WD40. ?

16 Aug 2026 23:30:03
Spot on @TIR, a case of a word losing it's meaning.

16 Aug 2026 14:50:57
Could Samuele Ricci be a potential DM signing? Any thoughts on him? Seems like he could be available for a reasonable fee. I am thinking squad player that could be developed.

16 Aug 2026 16:43:25
If he brings his sister Christina to the games, sure!

16 Aug 2026 17:15:04
I'd rather buy Shane Richie /victorvaughan.

16 Aug 2026 14:49:10
Tom Little on YouTube. 10 players to replace Curtis Jones does a go9d break down with visuals stats heat maps etc. Personally I’d take Manu Kone: covers space well, is quick, over 6ft. Has had muscle impact injuries as a result of tackles with bite only out for 1-2 games at a time, and has played with the other French players in our squad U21.

At 50 m Euro value for money was rated highly by Kloopo French national coach and Patrick Vera.

16 Aug 2026 17:05:03
I don't think Jones is as bad as some make out, but I doubt it would take 10 players to replace him.

16 Aug 2026 14:48:39
LFC.tv commentator John Bradley, who I think is fantastic, made a boo boo today as the sides were coming out. He says strong side Arne Slot has sent out today. ? Let's hope we don't play like his side did last year. Have a great Sunday everyone YNWA

16 Aug 2026 16:06:27
I think he has had some kind of health scare. He has lost a lot of weight and is slurring some words during his commentary.

16 Aug 2026 17:53:40
Hopefully, he's just watching what he eats and cutting back on the Devil Carbs. ?

16 Aug 2026 13:26:14
With the Gakpo to Spurs rumours gathering pace, who does everyone see as cover for Isak? In the current squad, Gakpo seemed the most likely with Ekitike injured.

16 Aug 2026 14:12:36
I don't think we are selling Gackpo. If we were, there would have been a bid. But Tottenham haven't made an actual bid.
They are cozying up to Savinho by doing a fraud transaction to save 115 FC.

16 Aug 2026 14:12:48
Wirtz as a false 9, maybe.

Perhaps posters who followed Iraola at Bournemouth can give insight into whether he ever used a false 9 there over the years.

16 Aug 2026 14:56:36
Baba black sheep. Heard from a good source that Gakpo is on his way to Spurs. Whether or not he is involved later might give a clue.

16 Aug 2026 15:01:31
I would say (in no particular order) Wirtz, Koumas, Barcola, Mbaye, Munoz.

Before someone says "we haven't bought 2 of them yet", I'm not expecting Gakpo to go until we have the 2 players in.

VG confirmed this (in his view) on a thread a couple of days ago...

16 Aug 2026 16:29:00
Only way Gakpo moves to the Spuds is if we bring in Barcola.