Liverpool banter 9

07 Aug 2026 22:33:35
Araujo on loan done according to Fabrizio the fraud. Not seen any mention anywhere else so this would sort the the men from the boys so to speak if it gets confirmed officially.

07 Aug 2026 22:33:05
Liverpool have signed Ronald Araujo from Barcelona on loan.

07 Aug 2026 22:28:01
Aujaro to LFC confirmed by Fabrizio.

07 Aug 2026 21:09:27
Diomande is a excellent miss in my opinion. All you guys saying hes a good player etc etc, ive been around semi pro football all my life and ive seen superior players that have not had the luck of being spotted (useless grass roots system).

I've seen more un spotted players that would beast the prem and yes British lads with fire heart desire, but this was going back to the early 90's when men were kinda men.

07 Aug 2026 22:11:35
So he's not a good player because other good players didn't get spotted?

07 Aug 2026 22:13:38
Yeah, Real Madrid often sign duds for 100m. You've clearly had a few too many bovrils.

07 Aug 2026 21:02:37.
Waiting for Barcola for another two weeks would be ok If LFC had all other business boxed off! Squad was unbalanced last season and unbelievably in August 2026 nothing has been done to improve the squad!

In fact the squad is much worse now!

Venting post!

07 Aug 2026 21:08:07
Shhh. You will hurt the little Victors' feelings.

I agree, though, that there is work that needs doing. Hopefully there's a plan coming together behind the scenes.

07 Aug 2026 21:39:46
Behind the scenes?

I think I know why there are no signings just rumours ... Because we are chasing shadows. Absolutely bonkers.

07 Aug 2026 20:54:33
Still my favourite Liverpool goal

2nd of September 1978

Family caravan holiday, last weekend before returning home and back to the grind .. (3rd year big school )

Sat in a corner of the clubhouse glued to a portable black and white tv anxiously fidgeting waiting for Match of the Day, the barman told me it was okay to watch but with no sound. It’s on, Jimmy Hill presenting, I move closer and give it a twiddle of volume (f*** the barman). No one’s gonna know, everybody on the dance floor appeared to be well pissed, the club DJ banging out Boogie Oogie Oogie
(subsequently I discover by the wonderful group A Taste of Honey) Great tune 🎶...



The match highlights seemed to fly by, perhaps 12 minutes, but what a show Liverpool put on that day, pure joy.
Ray Kennedy to Dalglish into Johnson over to Highway 1st time cross on the run, back post header McDermott 7-0 bosh, what a goal to round off the Annihilation 💪

Sorry, just reminiscing, thinking out loud and typing...


YNWA

07 Aug 2026 21:11:00
My favourite goal for sheer feeling was that Alonso penalty/rebound in the Champions League final.

As most of you know, I'm not the most sane fella anyway, but even for me, I went absolutely nuts when that went in.

07 Aug 2026 21:26:00
Mine was AB1's goal for so many different reasons!

07 Aug 2026 21:38:13
Dunno,

Loved the Barnes rush celeb.

Also Aldridge when McMahon barely keeps it in on the line,

McDermot might try one....


But it's got to be, Gerrard, the header and then the arms, I always think he was saying,

"Come on, We're not dead yet, we're not dead yet."

07 Aug 2026 22:33:48
"Collymore closing innn", or "Lovely cushioned header, for Gerrrrrard", or "Corner taken quickly..."

08 Aug 2026 00:25:55
I would say the "corner taken quickly" goal is up there for me. Maybe Gerrard vs Olympiakos as well.

08 Aug 2026 07:22:46
Beardsley

"That's a lovely goal, that's a lovely goal."

07 Aug 2026 19:54:21
ED 001:
Just a point of order.
I was under the impression that Mbaye and Jacquet woud be counted as "home grown".
Is that correct?

{Ed001's Note - I don't know off the top of my head, sorry.}

07 Aug 2026 21:12:32
Premier League no, Champions League yes, as I understand it.

In Premier League, under 21s don't count, in Champions League, everyone counts.

07 Aug 2026 21:12:52
Mbaye might, Jacquet can't.

07 Aug 2026 21:19:15
Mbaye could count as "homegrown" in 3 years if we sign him now and keep him, or loan only to English clubs in that time. For now, his HG status wouldn't matter as he's U21.
Jacquet is already 21, so there's no way for him to ever count as HG.

07 Aug 2026 21:40:40
Jacquet counts as U21 for the 26-27 EPL season.

U21 means anyone (for this season) born after 1 Jan 25.

07 Aug 2026 22:02:56
It's a small pool of players who were born after 1 January 2025.

07 Aug 2026 22:04:47
Leoni will count as homegrown and club grown after his third season.

If we sign Mbaye this summer and don't loan him out, then he will also be classed as homegrown and club grown.

07 Aug 2026 18:29:52
Barcola deal has been on the cards for a few weeks already... Why is there all of a sudden a huge gap in valuation?

07 Aug 2026 19:07:01
Because it sells.

07 Aug 2026 19:15:56
I still expect them to meet in the middle. It's in the interest of both sides.
Kvara and Doue have both flanks nailed down, and now they have convinced Akhilouche and Godtz to join.
Barcola wants out, and Enrique has always been adamant on full commitment to the cause.

07 Aug 2026 19:21:11
Sells what, Chewy? If the Barcola deal has been done for about 2 weeks, you can't be so naive as to think not one journalist of any sort wouldn't know about it.
It's time to face facts, Barcola isn't close to being done.

07 Aug 2026 19:40:12
JLC, there isn't. It's the media trying to be dramatic.

07 Aug 2026 19:44:32
Rodri for the 50mill that City want. I know it'll never happen, but that would be the guy.

07 Aug 2026 19:49:56
Some in the media probably do know about it if it's done, Fifth Element. If they let it out before the club says it's okay, then they will no longer get info from the club. That's how it works, mate.

07 Aug 2026 20:00:37
He wouldn't want to play for another English side.

07 Aug 2026 20:49:09
Fifth Element, exactly what Kopite said, a very select few will know how far along it really is. If you want to trust Sly Sports, you go right ahead, but today they published a video on YouTube entitled:

"Barcelona to make second Rodri offer as Liverpool open Barcola talks"

Open talks? 🤣 We did that weeks ago. You go ahead and believe who you like, though.


And when somebody says it sells, they don't always mean it literally sells something tangible; obviously nobody is buying a subscription to Sky because of any particular piece of transfer news.

What I mean by "it sells" is that it keeps you interested and "tuned in" when they have nothing else to really "sell you on" or talk about. But it's much more convenient to say "it sells", rather than explain all of that, something most people would understand.

07 Aug 2026 20:53:42
It sells clicks.

07 Aug 2026 21:05:03
To our own Scouts on here who have done quite well since the Klopp era, please tell me I have looked at a lot of YouTube videos on Spence, Konsa, Scott, they all look like very decent LFC signings and to boot all HG, all PL proven as well, they would improve the team/squad not downgrade it, and to add also no big heads, am perplexed, Scouts? and a question for you also Scouts?

Who famously said: " A football team is like a Piano, it takes 8 men to carry it, and three to play the damn thing? (CH,CM,CF)

The Workers (8 men): The physical hard working players who do the heavy lifting, win the ball back and do the dirty work.


The Artists (3 men): the creative players with special skills who score goals, create chances and win the game.

The 3 above would carry the Piano quite capably imo?

07 Aug 2026 21:27:56
You guys are just believing what you want to believe. Everyone said Diomande was done, and not one person knew anything about Munoz until after he has signed. Any leaks the club had have been plugged all summer.

07 Aug 2026 18:24:32
I'm addicted to this site. This time of year. Might need to get help.

07 Aug 2026 18:49:40
I think we all are.

07 Aug 2026 20:13:31
I used to read every single post across all three boards but I can't even keep up with the banter these days.

07 Aug 2026 20:25:02
Only place for reliable accurate'ish info most the time.

07 Aug 2026 20:54:29
Stoneage, it's an age thing. I still memorise 3 pages deep and get my kids to test me. 😉