04 Nov 2024 15:53:16
I think the game against Leverkusen is huge. Win it and I think we will progress in the CL without a play off. We do not want to drop points and go into the game against Madrid as a must win because it is so close to the City game.
I really hope Trent signs a new contract but can’t help but wonder how much the club is willing to pay a RB. It also appears TAA is flirting with the idea of joining RM. Realistically if he wants to win the Ballon dor he has five more chances and they would it is more likely in Madrid but I still do not think it will happen. However, it will harm his reputation at anfield if he goes to RM. If he stays he will become a club legend. Personally, as a Liverpool fan of 45 years I have only ever wanted to play for Liverpool and RM has no allure for me not least because of their politics.
04 Nov 2024 16:57:40
Trent is winning no ballon dor. He wants to join his very close mate in Madrid.
If we go looking for a replacement with bradley sat there, surely the fans would wake up and start piling the media pressure on the journey men running the club. There was no excuse for those 3 contracts getting run down. Hughes is WELL out of his depth.
04 Nov 2024 17:36:59
I’m not a fan of Hughes, since I don’t know him, but I don’t think he does contracts and in my opinion the contracts should’ve been renewed before he got here.
04 Nov 2024 17:47:02
Hughes is having a shocker. Let’s hope all the transfer links to half the Bournemouth squad are just nonsense.
04 Nov 2024 17:56:00
If TAA wants to join his mate at Madrid what do you expect Hughes to do?
And how do fans pile media pressure on someone?
04 Nov 2024 18:00:50
The way Madrid have acted recently, I would argue any player would have more of an opportunity to win the award anywhere other than there. They have opened the door to it being more political than it already was, so I doubt anyone on any panel will be bending over to give them anything in for the next couple of years, especially if they are going to just not turn up unless they win. Line has to be drawn somewhere and I think RM have overstepped and will be made an example of. No club, not even our beloved LFC is bigger than the sport itself.
04 Nov 2024 18:27:58
What reputation! Michel Owen is our club ambassador.
04 Nov 2024 18:43:04
Let’s be honest here it doesn’t matter who Trent plays for he’s never winning a ballon d’or.
That’s not a criticism of him because he’s in the same boat as pretty much every footballer in the world and he is better than most but he’s not even the best player at Liverpool never mind in Europe.
I commend him for having lofty dreams but that’s one he will never accomplish unfortunately.
04 Nov 2024 18:03:56
How long was left on the contracts when Hughes joined the club again?
04 Nov 2024 19:59:53
Wow, the OP started off with the Leverkusen game being huge and by the second and third response we get to Hughes is useless.
It’s a genuine shame that people seem to be missing the journey we are on.
04 Nov 2024 20:03:53
Lets do it to Alonso. Let him know what he misses when he turn us down to stay with Neverkusen!
04 Nov 2024 20:09:47
Given Edu has just left Arsenal perhaps our first piece of business could be to replace our Sporting Director?
04 Nov 2024 20:39:44
Trent is living in cuckoo land if he thinks he’ll ever win the Ballon d’Or - doesn’t matter who he plays for.
04 Nov 2024 21:19:40
WDW3 - all roads lead back to Hughes and FSG mate :D.
04 Nov 2024 22:33:37
TAA was asked what he would sooner win when he talked about the Ballon D'Or.
As far as I'm aware, he hasn't said he's going to win it or he thinks he'll win it.
It's like the Luis Diaz 'dream ' of playing for Barcelona when his dad was giving an interview.
What is said can be taken completely out of context.
There will be a lot more to TAA moving on than just him winning the Ballon D'Or. People can just focus on bits rather than what is really said.
04 Nov 2024 22:37:40
They are not Neverkusen anymore you dullard.
05 Nov 2024 00:26:36
??? Love it - dullard ???.
05 Nov 2024 08:02:59
Can’t beat a KBW.
05 Nov 2024 08:38:05
Now this is banter, start with the CL, take a swipe at Hughes, TAA and his dreams, the club in general, Michael Owen, an attack on ne of the best midfielders ever to play for us primarily because he manages our opponents and didn’t want to manage us at the start of the season, a mild insult using a word that first appeared in Middle English (which amused me) and a nice little bit of comic irony. Whilst the tone of the thread was generally negative you can’t complain about the variety of targets.
05 Nov 2024 09:27:09
Brilliant read over breakfast this.
Prime time hoople posting.
05 Nov 2024 11:18:47
Going back to the original point in the post. these games are not as important as you think. They are big games because they are between 2 big teams but statistically we would likely only need another 6 points from our remaining 5 games to finish in the top 8 (73% chance of top 8) and 7 points will almost certainly guarantee top 8 (98% probability) . 8 more points will guarantee to see us through in the top 8. So although I would prefer the stress free final few games by beating Leverkusen and Real, even if we lost them both top 8 qualification would still be completely in our own hands.
05 Nov 2024 13:32:35
To be fair Rigsby I didn’t see nor have a read the interview so don’t know what the context was.
That being said anyone who thinks he’s got a chance of winning the ballon d’or is a complete dullard. In fact they are as incompetent as Hughes and as dishonest as FSG.
He’s got about as much chance of winning the ballon d’or as Xabi Alonso had which was zero because he was crap. He’s an even worse manager because he turned us down.
Wow this criticising everyone is actually quite refreshing I can now see why Harry, Leek and Mizer do it so often. Nothing like putting other people down to make yourself feel like you’re more than you actually are.
05 Nov 2024 16:16:38
Trent’s allowed his freedom of speech and if that’s his goal then that’s his goal.
Surprising part for me was he was asked which he’d rather win the World Cup, the CL or the Balon D’or and he chose the individual one.
05 Nov 2024 21:21:42
Maybe because TAA has already won the CL? I don't know why he didn't choose the WC but he seems to want to make history.