18 Jun 2026 10:57:47
Might have got buried in beneath Munoz news. But did anyone read the letter Yan Diomande wrote to his sister titled Dear Roxanne?
Fair warning it is quite emotionally heavy and brought me to tears to be perfectly up front. But honestly just wow and is the type of thing that I think a lot of the world myself included need in the shape of perspective.
Because wow sometimes I think I have had a tough day or week or year even and it can be very easy to become self invested and back yourself up on how tough things have been.
But you read something as raw and hard hitting as that and it can't help but shift your perspective.
So honestly this is a message for those interested I would strongly recommend reading but also just to try make the world a more positive place. There is enough negativity and negative things in the world that when it comes to football and players and signings etc we probably don't need as much negativity as we have.
18 Jun 2026 11:55:10
The kind of guy we want at the club.
18 Jun 2026 12:05:34
This is why it is very important to remind ourselves footballers are people, first and foremost. Human beings who go through the exact same things, trials and tribulations, that we as fans do. We should remember that professional football is what these guys/gals do. It is most def not their lives.
There are many of us who are going through what Diomande and his sister are going through so we need to be careful and not allow criticism of their professional shortcomings on the pitch, to filter into their personal lives.
It is unacceptable, imo.
Whether Yan will see this or not and whether he signs for us or not, we are behind him and support him, his sister and their whole family. Be strong and courageous, and all will be fine.
YNWA!
18 Jun 2026 12:38:18
Just read it. Wow. Powerful, and it's very true what someone posted above... We have no idea what is happening in a player's life away from the pitch. Death of a father, death of a sister, partner seriously ill, child ill, etc etc.
This guy, for someone still so young, sounds very mature and a credit to how he has been raised.
If he signs for us, he'll be an asset both on and off the field. If he doesn't, I'll make sure I keep following his progress and wish him well.
18 Jun 2026 12:42:43
Hits in the feelings. Having lost my mother a few months ago, my sister is by far the closest family member I have and we helped each other get through the hardest times together.
Either way, if he comes to Liverpool or not, I want that guy to succeed.
To find the peace he is looking for.
And yeah, I would love to have the guy at Liverpool, even more so after reading the letter. Not just someone with hunger to prove something, but at the same time humble to still know what really matters at the end of the day.
18 Jun 2026 12:59:00
I'd like to add here that about half of all the players I've ever worked with have serious life issues, which they do their best to keep quiet and under control.
It makes me feel very sad when I see people giving players abuse for a bad performance, etc., when the vast majority of fans have no idea what might have caused that performance outside of football.
They're people too, and we should all do well to remember it. Being highly paid doesn't stop you feeling stressed or upset when your partner leaves, or your parent dies, or, for one particular occurrence - one parent is diagnosed with Alzheimer's the same day the other is killed by an errant driver, and they're both in a different country on the other side of the world.
18 Jun 2026 13:14:39
Let's hope Yan Diomande finds a place he can call home and feel loved here in Liverpool.
18 Jun 2026 13:24:14
Read it.
Cried.
Feel for the lad, how awful.
Inspired by his words.
Come here, Yan, and make a home.
18 Jun 2026 13:34:42
Oh wow.
Captain Cynical me but this - no words ? ❤️
The story (not taken his sister into account) of overcoming adversity reminded me of Mane a lot.
Sign this guy immediately - he is Exactly what we need.
18 Jun 2026 13:35:39
Konate will play most games for Jm. Don't worry about it. He has moved on from the greatest club on the planet; everything else is downhill.
No other club in the world can offer what the fans of LFC do to their players. It's not just a club, it's a home and a family, and we look after our own.
18 Jun 2026 14:01:39
What do Liverpool fans offer to their players that no other fans offer in the world?
18 Jun 2026 14:10:31
Do you not remember the love we all showed Arne Slot after the bad season we had, JK?
Bozo? Clown? Vile rat?
That sort of thing?
18 Jun 2026 15:06:33
I had this debate with a mate the other day. He is a Villa fan and has followed them home and away all of his life (he's 38) and only missed 9 months of a season once whilst on operational tour in Helmand Province. He was based in Plymouth for 7 years but saved his money and still traveled to every home game and whatever away game he could get tickets for.
He even traveled out to witness them win their first trophy in his lifetime when they won the Europa last month.
Despite all of this, I told him that every Liverpool fan worldwide is a better fan than him, as we are the greatest fans in the world.
He really couldn't argue against it.
18 Jun 2026 15:53:38
Is he a Royal Marine, JK?
18 Jun 2026 17:08:57
Was a Royal, mate, yes.
18 Jun 2026 23:44:47
JK, I only ask because I had a mate that was in the Marines based in Plymouth (among other places) that was killed in Helmand Province in 2010. The WC was on then, in South Africa, and I still miss him. He was the best company ever and he was a Wigan Athletic fan.
I had a pint with a Villa fan tonight funnily enough and he's a great bloke too.
I don't get too involved in this tribalism. I'm good friends with lots of United and Everton fans.
I've got nothing but respect for what your mate, and yourself, does/do because I haven't got the time, money or inclination these days.
It used to be £2.50 and pay on the day when I stood on the Kop.