08 Aug 2026 09:00:18
Liverpool fans "We need a CB to cover preferably one that can also cover RB". Liverpool sign a CB who can also cover RB. Also Liverpool fans "No not that CB who can also cover RB".
Arsenal fans are intolerable as they see their players as the best to lace up boots and won't admitt there's better out here but I would take that from our fans as well over the constant unrelenting bashing of any player that seems to put our jersey on.
It's pathetic. We have singed a play that fills a gap in the squad. On to the next signing.
08 Aug 2026 09:14:32
Great post, well said.
08 Aug 2026 09:21:02
The drama is 100% uncalled for. The guy is injury prone, sure, but he is an Elite defender no matter what anyone says. He has been at Barca for like 7-8 years and a key player most of the time until lately.
He is more durable than Gomez, and honestly a much better player too. Not who I wanted us to sign, but much better than going into the season with Jaquet & Van Dijk only.
08 Aug 2026 09:31:37
And a captain.
08 Aug 2026 09:31:45
Yep, well said, kt. I just lost 20 minutes of my life reading the whinging negativity on the rumours page. Well, I think a loan plus option for an experienced player is a smart move when we already have potentially the best 2 young CBs around and need short term backup for CB/RB.
08 Aug 2026 09:40:43
He's injury prone but 6 months out either depression, anyone can be affected by depression, and hopefully he's had the right treatment and is ok now. Depression doesn't care if you're rich, poor, a shop worker or a professional footballer.
08 Aug 2026 09:46:47
Well said.
08 Aug 2026 11:38:01
@Arne, drama is what fans do for no reason esp. in this age of social media rage-baiting, where sometimes, fans turn their negativity into a competition of "Who can say the most obnoxious of things". It is what it is.
Sadly tho, a number of posters engage in such nonsense. You said it yourself. "We need a CB who can play RB." We get a CB who can play RB that bear the injury and mental issues he has had, is a certified, proven CB at club and int'l level, that may need some work and needs some re-motivation and new surroundings, people are still mad and spit their dummies out.
I don't know what else to tell you, but that is the game now. Sad, frustrating and painful, I know, but it is what it is.