07 May 2025 10:18:49
Edd001, reports Madrid want to sign trent for world Cup. Would he lose his signing on bonus?
{Ed001's Note - some yes. It would cut out a huge chunk of it.}
07 May 2025 12:37:22
Edd001 do you think the club should take the reported fee of £850000 and release trent sooner? Club World Cup, Madrid stand to win 100 million if they win it. Ino it's became a p. take what we'd get for him but there's no sense in keeping him longer either. Apparently they'll pay his wages too, what's left.
{Ed001's Note - of course take it, what is the point in not doing so?}
07 May 2025 12:52:54
Edd001, ino. Sad state of affairs though. Never thought I'd be reading this even last summer. Buttons.
{Ed001's Note - take what you can get. There were always going to be issues in the changeover from Klopp. The players all idolise him and Trent won't be the only one leaving, but the difference is that the club should hopefully be a bit more ruthless now.}
07 May 2025 13:45:12
Ed001, who else is possible to leave for the reason Klopp left?
{Ed001's Note - Konate and Kelleher.}
07 May 2025 14:06:07
Tbh Konate was never going to stay here forever and Kelleher should have moved a couple of seasons ago.
But hell yes, the club needs to become more ruthless we have been like a Cadbury’s Crème Egg for too long now. Or an armadillo … whatever your fancy.
{Ed001's Note - I don't disagree, and it is just a part of life that players move on, the important bit is how we replace them. I know who I would like to replace Konate, but I promised Bazza not to jinx us by saying his name, so you will have to ask Mr Louth to tell you and don't ask me about it, because I can't say anything.}
07 May 2025 14:15:09
Come on Barry, spill the beans!
07 May 2025 14:53:24
I'm still hoping we can get konate to extend, a player of his age and quality and experience at the highest level, with all the attributes required of a top class center half, there's probably only a handful of players in Europe that ticks all of those boxes.
07 May 2025 14:59:25
He is the lad from Bournemouth. Just a guess ;)
{Ed001's Note - nope. I have deliberately avoided mentioning him so far.}
07 May 2025 15:18:35
You have never mentioned him before Ed. Just guessing, the Inter guy?
{Ed001's Note - nope. Is now playing in the Prem.}
07 May 2025 15:45:35
I think I might know who it is Ed. You've mentioned you are big fan of this player before. You said that the manager should have build the team around this player when he is being loan to other club before. That is the only player I can think of. I might be wrong though.
{Ed001's Note - I am sure I have resisted the temptation to mention him at all, that doesn't sound like him anyway. Bazza knows anyway.}
07 May 2025 15:56:31
Ed1, Nikola Milenkovic?
{Ed001's Note - nope.}
07 May 2025 16:01:07
Harry Maguire is my guess, can deputise salah on the wing when he’s at AFCON.
{Ed001's Note - that's funny.}
07 May 2025 16:11:16
£850’000 is a proper 1980’s fee.
07 May 2025 16:16:41
Never mind Ed, I thought it was Saliba. I'll just wait for Barry if he wants to spill the beans.
Anyway Ed, you think the timing of Trent announcement has anything to do with Madrid wanting him for Club World Cup? I thought the timing was a bit weird. The club usually announce thing like this just before final match of the season. Trent announce it early so that Madrid can do something for him to be released early from his contract and him become available for CWC?
{Ed001's Note - that would make sense yes.}
07 May 2025 16:25:06
Interesting ed. Zabaranyi possibly. Van hecke? From memory i don't think you are a big fan of Branhwaite. Unfortunately Yoro looks like he cluld be a good player in the future he would have been a good option last year.
{Ed001's Note - none of those. Not even close.}
07 May 2025 16:58:34
If Ed believes he shouldn't name which might bring bad luck then so be it. Maybe Ed after window closes gives clue or name him. I always looked after the players you mention as it helps me in understanding the game better. I will mostly concentrate on those guys more and more.
07 May 2025 17:01:25
Murillo at Forest maybe?
07 May 2025 17:08:56
Van de ven from spurs I reckon ???.
07 May 2025 17:21:24
Murillo isn’t it?
07 May 2025 19:06:39
Yeah, I'd go for Murillo too - that's why Ed isn't commenting on the guesses that name him!
07 May 2025 20:44:28
Romero from Spurs.
07 May 2025 22:04:54
Branthwaite.
08 May 2025 01:13:46
I think Van de Ven has world class potential but those injuries man, it's like the guy's too fast for his hamstrings.
If he could stay injury free, I'd love him at LFC.
08 May 2025 02:13:41
Van de ven's entire game is get caught out of position, sprint at top speed to recover, pull a hamstring. Sad but true.
08 May 2025 11:17:53
Murillo ?.
08 May 2025 12:32:08
I think it is Emmanuel Agbadou from Wolves who look like a good player with great ball playing ability and incredible strength on duels and one on ones. Wolves looked transformed after he came in January and became a mainstay in defence.
{Ed001's Note - I cannot confirm or deny the reliability of this guess.}
08 May 2025 13:07:53
It may not be him Ed001 :) but he is definitely the one I would like the club to look and push after if they have looked at him. Wolves went from absolutely shocking defence to suprisingly impressive within a matter of games after he came in january. it doesn't happen in such a short span with distinctly average players like Doherty and others. he has stood out remarkably few times I saw wolves play with his superb reading, positional nous and game intelligence with and without the ball and that is a sign of a really good player to me. its really surprising no one else went after him and wolves got him for relatively low fee. may be he was a bit of an unknown quantity or hidden gem. but he is definitely the one to watch out and more than capable of replacing konate even more than any other premier league players linked in medias.
{Ed001's Note - I fully agree.}
09 May 2025 04:40:08
Its amazing to see such a gem being unearthed whom I haven’t even heard about few months ago and he is already 26 or 27.is really nice to see such underrated brilliant player come as an unknown quantity and put in back to back spectacular performances and already stake a claim for being one of the better centerbacks in the league. why can’t liverpool find and take risk in such players its sad when you think about it. he came and at least tripled his value within few months for wolves if they decide to sell. i think this kind of low transfer fees deal is a no brainer. we could have brought him as a backup to compete with our centerbacks and then slot would have seen that he is more than able to be our first choice centerback. incredible strength on him as well. I remember a game with chelsea when i was stunned by his defending ability and strength. He was the best player on the pitch that day. I don’t remember who the chelsea player was may be sancho or jackson. it was 3 on 1 for chelsea on counter. he was running backwards positioning himself in such a way that the player had no way to pass the ball even when on 3 on 1.the chelsea player then tried to go to the byline. he then accelerated and went so hard on him perfectly there was a clear thud sound. the player literally bounced and flew away off him but Agbadou maybe moved an inch. that was enough for me to show his incredible strength and reading of the game. I have only seen virgil doing it so effortlessly in recent times. usually defenders panick and make mistakes or mistimes and fouls the player. Any such incredible player on our radar who is not hyped in media but are much better than the hyped ones Ed001?