26 Mar 2025 16:12:38
Edd001 what's your feelings on trent leaving? Disappointment? Also do you think klopp would have convinced him to stay?
{Ed001's Note - my worry is that we are going to struggle to rebuild now. Klopp should have got the deal sorted before he left.}
26 Mar 2025 16:39:01
Ed not that it matters too much at this time being but with the vice captain looking as though he is leaving and the actual captain still hanging in the balance, who would be your guess to take over the captaincy?
{Ed001's Note - not a lot of options if we lose the three. It has to be a regular, which rules out a lot of the leaders in the squad. Basically it then comes down to three - Jones, Alisson and Szoboszlai - as I am assuming Robertson will not be a regular starter next season. There is doubt over the head of Alisson as well, so we are not really looking strong for next season, but I would think he would be captain.}
26 Mar 2025 16:48:40
I'm not very optimistic either lad's but I really hope to be proved wrong ?.
26 Mar 2025 16:49:01
What on earth are we playing at ed001, we're supposed to be euphoric over the prospect of another title but the ominous feeling of all this makes me feel kind of sick.
{Ed001's Note - the club have made a mess of it, that happens. The problem is that they have not done enough to rectify their mistake. Still, no point letting it spoil the end of the season.}
26 Mar 2025 16:56:51
I guess it would be Mac. Slot named checked him as a leader on the pitch. Jones isn’t a first choice starter. It would be Allison for me. If the 3 all leave it won’t really matter who the captain is.
26 Mar 2025 17:07:52
Edd001 It's only a rebuild if virg or salah goes. I didn't even want to mention the worse case scenario because it opens up another conversation with the lack of funds to replace such players when we had all expected to add to such quaulty. Also, IF we lose another star, we could see just how poorly fsg recruited above slot. I think Hughes is a journey man. I also don't think slots a klopp to pull certain top players if we're up against big competition for them. Hopefully we get better news concerning virg and salah and we go on to pursue isak this summer.
{Ed001's Note - it is a rebuild anyway as they are not going to keep going forever and we already needed to strengthen.}
26 Mar 2025 17:08:56
Edd001 i know what you mean BTW, we have to replace virg and salah sooner than later but we need them here atleast for anther year to help integrate new replacements.
{Ed001's Note - and there is the problem in a nutshell, that is how the club sees it but they don't want a year and then pushed out of the door.}
26 Mar 2025 17:16:10
The fall off from when klopp left looks to be going to happen next season then.
{Ed001's Note - unless Hughes is as good as he is claimed to be.}
26 Mar 2025 17:45:39
There will be enough time to go into all of this at the end of the season. We are going to win number 20 and we should all celebrate that.
26 Mar 2025 17:48:51
Maybe judge Hughes at the start of next season. There can be no excuses at the end of the summer.
26 Mar 2025 18:20:36
VVD for two years isn’t a massive risk, if he’ll agree to that. If we do that, nail down Konate, and get Kerkez and Frimpong I’d say we’re stronger defensively for next season as we’ll also have the new keeper.
We then need one more in midfield. We should be able to get the Wolves guy Gomes for centre mid, or Brighton centre mid. That would improve us.
Should easily be able to get that business done. The front line is more tricky if Mo goes as he’s almost irreplaceable with our budget.
26 Mar 2025 18:43:27
We all knew we’d be in this mess last summer. There’s no shock.
The only thing nobody foreseen was Slot and the lads being 12 points infront of everyone else
Slot Delivered against the odds. Hughes has to deliver now.
26 Mar 2025 18:54:20
We need a summer of the magnitude of szobo, macallister, gravenberch. Probably even greater than that. You'd have to hope there's decent funds available after a couple of quiet windows.
26 Mar 2025 18:58:06
Big problems Ed mate. Already running on fumes with the usual injured players and lack of squad depth and also slots reluctance to use Harvey, endo and chiesa more. Rightly or wrongly. Robbo and trent need replacing, gomez needs to go, jota and nunez need upgrading, vvd and mo?, kostas and endo surely leave, konate not signed yet, Diaz still wanting to go. That could be 8 first teamers and more squad players. nevermind squad depth. Shocking really Ed. Amazed we didn't strengthen in January with 2 players coming in, backfired already. Huge summer transfer window and I can't see us challenging next season. Let's just hope the lads have this remaining season.
26 Mar 2025 20:41:59
Robbo will be our left back next season ?.
26 Mar 2025 21:56:31
Already too many changes coming next season, but if we bring in the right players then we could be even stronger than this season, two new full backs definitely plus another top centre back, and one more for midfield and attack, can we do that, not sure but Robbos legs have gone and Trent is off.