Liverpool Banter 2

26 Aug 2026 13:08:55
Now getting linked with £50 mill bid for Sarr from Palace, according to Fabrizio Bellendo. 🤔

26 Aug 2026 12:57:31
This is painful, any news out there?

26 Aug 2026 13:42:43
Where to start?
Well, Harry & Megan are moving back to the UK.
(I know, I couldn't give a flying ****** either!)

26 Aug 2026 12:57:25
We are actually going for Ismaila Sarr after all these years for £50m.

He's 28.

Now that's a panic buy, ladies and gents. I wouldn't have a problem if he was a bench option and cost less but £50m seems like the new £30m.

26 Aug 2026 12:55:29
Now we are going after Sarr 😅 at least he can't score for us if he plays for us I guess.

26 Aug 2026 13:52:09
Except he's injured.

26 Aug 2026 12:52:30
Saw this online and thought I'd share.

Was stuck behind a bloke in Morrisons in Kirkby last night.

Took absolutely ages at the till. Place was about to close.

He just stood there.

Silent.

Turns round to me and says "if we wait right to the end it will get cheaper".

They closed the shop and told us to f*** off.

That man was Richard Hughes. #LFC

26 Aug 2026 12:23:14
Why is there so much negativity already after only one tough away match. Players getting used to new system. Bar 2 break away goals we largely dominated.

The transfer window is not shut yet. Will judge next week. Hopefully Barcola this week plus 1 more.

Most of us wanted Slot, Edwards and Hughes out. 2 gone and Hughes is going after this transfer window.

AI only been in club for a few months and assessing squad and looking at youth (which Slot never did). He is also based in Liverpool unlike Slot.

Just had huge investment in club. Hopefully will give us more spending power to compete more regularly at the top table.

We splashed the cash last summer and look where that got us.



Isak now fit so let's give him a chance.

Wirtz was let down by Slot... Already more positive chat about his relationship with AI.

Kerkez was great under AI so hopefully will be soon for us.

Munoz looked good on right when he came on.

Araujo, Jacquet and Leoni look promising CBs when fully fit.

Yes there are gaps in squad and we will be exposed if we get too many injuries but we need to give AI time and support. It will take some time to get right.

New season new hope and only Arsenal and Chelsea looking stronger than last season imo.

Big performance at Anfield on Sat. Feels great to be excited about a home match again. YNWA.

26 Aug 2026 12:14:56.
I'm hoping for an out the blue Matias Soule signing from Roma.

Big, quick, takes a man on well, comes in on his left like Salah.

Hoping this could be a surprise with zero insight at all on what LFC do.

Big shout out to the ITKs who called the Minteh not happening deal too!

26 Aug 2026 11:46:38
Private jet into Blackpool today from Brighton City Airport and then on to Bournemouth 5/6 hours afterwards.

Could be someone who wants to go on the rollercoaster but it does seem curious, maybe the Minteh deal isn’t fully dead?

Ken.

26 Aug 2026 12:30:27
Maybe it's coming to pick somebody up to take them to Bournemouth and discuss Rayan.

26 Aug 2026 12:42:15
Maybe it's not football related at all.....

26 Aug 2026 13:06:30
After Ismael Sarr now apparently.

26 Aug 2026 13:13:04
Sorry lads, that's me again. 👍

26 Aug 2026 12:50:53
It's just Zed and BarryinLouth flying around to drive you crazy. You need Xanax.

26 Aug 2026 11:42:50
After your opinion ed 1 if you don't mind (sorry it's a bit of a long one before I get to my point 🤣). I'm not as doom and gloom as a lot seem to be. I think Iraola will turn us into an excellent team given a bit of time to implement his style.

It's irritating me the so called experts like Carragher et al spouting the same garbage around all our midfield issues being on Wirz. He is not our problem. My concern is more around our midfield 2 of Dom and Grav. For me it's simple to fix using basic communication. It's something I always coached that if one of the pair advanced, the other would sit and cover the gaps in front of the back four, with the centre backs making sure to tell them as they'd have a good view of the field.

However, I just don't see it being coached into them. For me I think we need to replace Grav quickly, for as good as he is at turning in tight spaces, it doesn't make up for his complete lack of awareness positionally and tactically, and his constantly turning the ball over in dangerous positions or when he's too far forward.

Do you think that Iraola has seen this and will start to phase Grav out? Either with a new signing (which doesn't look likely under hughes) or by bringing in someone like Nyoni in the short term to do the job?

{Ed001's Note - I think he will see it, but he will want to try and work with him first, as he is a very valuable asset to just dump onto the bench. His wages are too high to be a back up unless there is no option. I do agree with you though, those two are far more of a problem than Wirtz.}

26 Aug 2026 12:32:41
If we brought in a defensive mid and put Sob out on the right as an inside forward type, rather than hugging the touchline, until we can get Minteh fit or bring in another rw, use Frimpong for overlapping.

26 Aug 2026 12:54:28
And we can thank Carra for even more heat, now he has labelled it the worst transfer window in history. Which is not even the worst in Liverpool history. Please remember the Suarez replacement nonsense or the Hodgson days. Yes, I know he's factoring in money before they leap to his defense.

Wirtz was considered the best upcoming 10 in world football. That talent doesn't disappear.

Right now, we have three players, all who want to be in that same space he operates. I'd drop Grav for Nyoni, with instructions to sit. Allow Dom to be B2B, with Wirtz operating behind that front three, and cause the damage we know he can cause. I think Grav is a good player, but I wouldn't be sacrificing him over Wirtz and something has to give.

26 Aug 2026 12:39:07
Ed001 I couldn't agree more, for me it's not as straightforward as it seems because just getting a number 6 in to play alongside Szoboszlai am still not sold on him in the 8 role.
I think he has everything he needs to be one of if not the best number 8 in world football but he just seems all over the place in there and no matter who plays with him Szoboszlai will empty that midfield.
As for Gravenberch Ed the two goals we conceded at the weekend loads could have been done after he gives the ball away but both times they are simple passes first one he dissects two of our players and leaves us open to the counter when the pass was a simple one second he has a simple pass and tries some stupid back heal.


For me them two can't work because I don't see the time to teach both while playing if it was one or the other they would have time to learn but they both can't learn together it's going to be far to costly.
We have far too many attack minded players in our team I think Carragher speaks a load of crap 95% of the time but he was right about saying the only players in our team that think defensively is the two central defenders.
We won the league under Slot with Klopp's team then for me the three Stooges have gone mad and signed far too many attackers when we need a Henderson and a Fabinho to let our attacking players do magical things.

26 Aug 2026 12:28:36
Thanks Ed. Let's hope Iraola can work his magic and that Grav actually listens and applies it what he's being told.

26 Aug 2026 12:41:15
The problem is essentially szobo gravy and macca are same kind of midfielders who were 10s in their younger days (ajax, salz and argentina ) so going forward is something that comes naturally to all of them and therefore they need to be restricted restrained as their natural game is to bomb forward. Neither are known ball winners or tough tacklers or can do the dirty work.

So no matter how hard they try there will be instances over 90min when they bomb forward on instincts alone and find themselves in no mans land after a cross is intercepted making us bunnies for counter.

It could be easily solved if our full backs had a defensive bone in them but unfortunately our fullbacks are in even more hopeless positions during such situations leaving everything on VVD, who would have dealt with it 3 years ago but now its too much of an ask from a 36 year old.