12 Aug 2026 13:55:06
It seems all these claims are stemming from an article in published on Yahoo by The Standard yesterday that claimed Liverpool were "prepared" to walk away. Is this even news? Every club is ready to walk away from any deal if agreements can't be made; that's just the nature of business. Are we looking at just another clickbait headline that draws more traffic than "Still no word on Barcola."?
At the very same time, other outlets were claiming Liverpool took a major step towards securing the player due to PSG edging closer to concluding deals for Godts and Torres.
Make of it what you will.
12 Aug 2026 15:19:51
I loved the simpler times when we only had Teletext. BBC page 338 football gossip and ITV 518 Liverpool news. Can't believe I still remember that.
12 Aug 2026 15:22:00
I think a lot of the dross and s***thousery on these boards is due to the rising testosterone levels in prepubescent school kids. Twatter and Faceplant have a lot to answer for behaviour wise.
Roll on September!
12 Aug 2026 15:29:37
Wouldn't read too much into it. We were "preparing" a bid every day for the last month. Richard Hughes just loves preparing as much as Ian Ayre loves monitoring.
12 Aug 2026 15:36:05
Teletext was amazing.
Transfer news.
Footy scores.
I could get cheats for my games there.
It was a simpler and, dare I say, happier time.
12 Aug 2026 15:47:51
@Davey,
Ceefax?
My favourite was jumpers for goalposts in the local park.
And music in the 1960's.
Don't get me started!..........Oh, you have!
12 Aug 2026 15:52:44
Reminds me of my favourite ed2 moment. What do you make of Arda Turan? Radar Tuna.
12 Aug 2026 15:58:24
I can't remember the last time I saw kids playing footie with jumpers for goalposts! That's all we did growing up, all day every day.
12 Aug 2026 16:01:45
Indeed, Chicken. "We are preparing a bid." Mate, what does that nonsense even mean?
Or better yet, "The Player X move might happen." That is literally what anyone can say about any transfer, but that is what is regarded as "news" from "reputable journalists" these days.
No wonder people are losing their minds over stuff they have no control over at all.
12 Aug 2026 16:12:43
There was a French reporter questioned about it on Talksport earlier, and he seems to think it'll get done after PSG finalise their attacking options, and will therefore lower their valuation. We'll see, I guess.
12 Aug 2026 16:14:01
I'll join the middle-aged reminiscing (but maybe not yet the old-aged reminiscing!) - West Yorkshire, wasn't it page 316 on Ceefax?
12 Aug 2026 16:15:03
Ceefax was 316 before 338, that's really going back, checked this every morning religiously.
12 Aug 2026 17:23:46
Showing your age there, aren't you, Zed. Haha.
I had forgotten it was 316 before.
12 Aug 2026 17:30:54
Jumpers for goal posts, rubbing the ball in a dog muck and getting one of your mates to header it. Marvellous.
12 Aug 2026 18:08:00
We used to draw goals with chalk on a neighbours gable wall. They weren't too happy with the ball banging off their wall, but we had the best of times.
We also used a barren field at the end of the estate and called it Wee Wembley. Strictly for the bigger games, jumpers for goal posts definitely required. Simpler times, better times. ❤️
12 Aug 2026 18:16:02
Hilarious, Vik!
12 Aug 2026 18:19:29
Teletext holidays. You could get an all inclusive for 2 weeks for £300pp! Then there was good old Bamboozle.
12 Aug 2026 18:17:45
Christ VV, with friends like you enemies aren't needed.
Dog turd fiend!