Liverpool Discussions

23 Oct 2026 04:31:29
Still unbeaten under iraola. Its a nice feeling.

23 Oct 2026 10:54:48
Are you referring to the Champions League?

23 Oct 2026 12:18:31
OP may be referring to City being cheats Gaga.

23 Oct 2026 13:06:37
Sometimes people can be to cryptic.

22 Oct 2026 22:45:22
on a separate note, after seeing Bournemouth's result vs AC Milan as reflecting on the state of the game in the late 90s when I was able to watch highlights / games on TV in New Zealand.

Never in a million years would I have thought Bournemouth would be beating AC Milan in Europe.

the financial might of the Premier League is wild.

23 Oct 2026 01:54:05
I don't agree that the financial might of the prem has anything to do with Bournemouth winning. Milan's keeper got sent off at 1-0 and gave away a pen for the foul which resulted in the 2nd goal. Bournemouth looked the better team before that anyway, just a better coached team and a better run club.

I'm sure AC Milan's team has been assembled for a lot more money than Bournemouth's and they're wage bill is probably at least double of Bournemouth's also.

23 Oct 2026 02:31:27
Years and years of poor transfers, bad ownership, and wider league decline. It is frustrating more than sad because AC Milan, in my opinion, are the only club in Europe able to match Liverpool's combination of history, soul and fan fanaticism.
Transfers are so critical in football now, and when you spend fortunes on sub-standard players like Loftus-Cheek and Tomori, and in doing so help clubs like Chelsea sign better ones, you set yourself up for years of decline.

Added to the fact that club after club are fooled by the overwhelming number of ex-player bluffer managers gifted the chance to continue earning millions through the absurd pro-licensing system, the chances of a Sacchi or early-career Mourinho coming in to help an underperfoming club are almost nil now.

{Ed666's Note - my best mate is a patriotic Italian AC Milan fan I’ve not seen him this positive about his team for a few years..deluded idiot. 😃…

23 Oct 2026 04:11:10
Ed, in that case it really is sad. No AC Milan fan should be feeling anything other than outrage at how soft their club is now. That badge used to make other clubs collectively gulp - now they just rub their hands together and anticipate a comfortable win.

{Ed666's Note - I think he just wanted the previous manager gone because he was the Italian Slot. He’s just happy he gets to see some attacking intent. He’s also cognizant of the fact it’s gonna take a miracle for them to get back to their glory days anytime soon.

23 Oct 2026 05:57:47
But on the other hand. its also pleasing to see other teams becoming stronger.

AC Milan have history, a winning history, like us, but that is never enough when it comes to improving.

I'd love to see a Brighton or Bournemouth win some European competitions, and start becoming a force in European football. that however, will take time that we might not have.

23 Oct 2026 09:14:29
It's definitely not just money (you just need to look at Man United and Spurs over the last few years to see that) but what the money has done is allow the smaller clubs to build strong teams. The strength in depth in the Premier League is something that you just don't see in any other league. In most leagues, the drop in quality between the top teams and the chasing pack is like falling off a cliff but with the exception of a couple of teams anybody in the Prem can beat anybody on their day.

Whilst the top teams definitely have better teams, the main difference between a mid table club and the top clubs is that the top clubs have bigger squads that allow them to cope with injuries, suspensions and fatigue better.

22 Oct 2026 09:51:02
Our women's cup game finished Liverpool 3 Manchester United 5

A really competitive fast paced match for the full 90+ minutes.
As usual we started very positively controlling possession and
looking the more likely team, but unfortunately a simple long ball
over the top 10 minutes in saw Utd's centre forward Lea Schuller
race clear to finish decisively to open the scoring.

The relatively even game looked less so after another over the
top ball saw United 2-0 ahead, 3-0 quickly followed, both just
before half time and both scored by Mared Griffiths, the 3rd from
a loose pass out from our goalkeeper giving up easy possession.

3-0 down at half time just didn't seem right, but on reflection, all
of our good play we didn't test their back-up goalkeeper until 2
efforts from just outside the box a minute from half time.

Before the game started I was questioning Gareth Taylor's team
selection, this cup offered the best opportunity for success as none
of the teams playing European competition take part, so for that
reason alone start with the strongest team,
On the bench sat Natalia Ramos, Vivien Endemann & Cornelia Kapocs

The second half started with not much between the teams, on 56 mins
Ramos replaced Fuka Nagano, again very odd, Fuka as usual was
playing well, these 2 should have been in midfield together.

72 minutes in and another gift. a really poor pass out from keeper
Khiara Keating resulted in United going 4-0 up, at this point it was a
hard watch, very little in overall play yet the score line suggested
otherwise. Credit to our girls though, heads never dropped in fact
they seemed more determined and again upped the tempo.

Kapocs who was finally subbed on @ 65 minutes showed why she
she should have been on from the start, like Endemann she's a fast
tricky winger who always looks to beat the fullback and can also
find the back of the net she scored a hat-trick in 25 minutes 🤷
Vivien Endemann was sat on the bench all night 🤷🏻🙈,

Kapocs scored her 1st well worked goal on 76 yet the very impressive
Maya Le Tissier put United 5-1 up just 2 minutes later, 2 late strikes made
the final score more respectable and was fully deserving from our overall efforts and general performance.

Evidence once again though was that any ball played high either end of
the pitch was repeatedly won by the opposition, the hat-trick scored by
Kapocs came via slick quick passing football with the ball played on the ground.

Another tough result to take but I thought the girls fought and played admirably, for 90+ minutes they never stopped running, always looking
to play, but it just wasn't to be. From my view point a disappointing result didn't reflect from what was a highly entertaining game.

Next up for the ladies is a WSL match this coming Sunday
Versus London City Lionesses.


YNWA.

21 Oct 2026 20:14:43
Just watched united Como game. I think we should get behind Micheal Carrick. I mean give the fella a chance. I for one will be trying to get on Talk Sport tomorrow with my best manc accent singing the guys praises. What good will it do to change manager again now?

Any suggestions or pointers? I mean the board just don't need to wasting more money paying off managers contracts!

🤣.

21 Oct 2026 00:16:36
Glad to see Wirtz got a goal tonight. He can do it if he puts more power behind the shot. We started playing better as soon as he was introduced.

21 Oct 2026 08:53:19
You could see the step up in team cohesion when he came on, he helped knit things together and played well. Although he wasn't a false nine he played in some of those pockets and did things better.

If we had a disciplined, mobile and physical centre mid it would make a world of difference to this team. That may result in Trey being out of the picture though so he needs to grasp these opportunities if he can before we buy.

21 Oct 2026 09:25:12
He did well lastnight. Same last Saturday. Fair dues.

20 Oct 2026 19:15:54
Eds,
Can I be added to the live chat please

YNWA.

{Ed033's Note - Added.

20 Oct 2026 19:52:51
Thanks 👍.

20 Oct 2026 20:36:46
There's a live chat?? I didn't even know lol.

21 Oct 2026 09:51:42
Yeah its awesome when we play mate. If you go to banter Page and find live chat archives, its active 1 hour before kick-off.

18 Oct 2026 15:44:16
Hate to bring up City again but this slipped past my radar the other day, not sure how I didn't spot it so I thought I'd share for anyone else who missed it:

Manchester City handed out gifts worth £25, 000 to politicians from all parties from October 2014 to May 2025.

Meanwhile, the UAE has splashed out more than £467, 000 on hospitality for MPs from all parties over an extended period, with Labour the biggest recipient.


And that's just what's on the books. Can't imagine what's happening under the table. As I said previously, this scandal warrants investigation into parliament.

18 Oct 2026 17:03:10
That explains their arrogance wrt the charges.

17 Oct 2026 19:35:04
Howdy Eds or ITKs, any consideration for Koyode? Thought I saw rumblings of him last year. Played well this yer again and he finally was given a start for Italia and was phenomenal.

17 Oct 2026 22:32:04
Signed a new deal in the summer. Will cost a lot to extract.

Good player who can dominate the right side. Would only question how good he is in a team that might have a lot more of the ball. Difficult to say.

I'm already on the Daniel Banjaqui train. :)

17 Oct 2026 22:52:10
He's solid alright. Think he looks very awkward whenever I see him though. Would cost big big money which would turn me off.

18 Oct 2026 05:52:09
Barcola, the player he was up against, should have scored a hat trick. If our right back had allowed the opposition left winger that many chances you would have ripped him to shreds.

18 Oct 2026 10:54:49
That is actually quite true Fifth element, good point! Barcola was only missing his shooting boots or we would be here talking about how world class he is instead of bashing him 😅 fine margins football 👌.

18 Oct 2026 13:12:45
Reminds me of Kerkez at Bournemouth. And I don't necessarily mind Kerkez but I'll leave people to make up their own minds whether that's a good thing or not.

17 Oct 2026 17:07:53
Not a great performance. Great result though. Great finish from Isak. Great few days for Ngumoha delighted for the lad. Few home games now hopefully we can put a run together.