17 Mar 2026 08:22:53
Morning Gents
I've been told a new contract for Jones is due.
There is a lot of interest in him, and his agent has been talking with other clubs, but looks like he wishes to stay.
Cheers.
{Ed025's Note - nice one Robbo..
17 Mar 2026 08:42:57
Thanks, Robbo.
And, going purely on previous rumors posted on this site, I assume this would mean that a new manager is incoming...
17 Mar 2026 08:43:15
The worst news.
17 Mar 2026 08:52:15
Thanks for your updates, Robbo. Good squad player.
17 Mar 2026 09:10:26
@lfc1312, how is that the worst news? I think CJ is a brilliant squad player, he loves the club, always puts in a shift. I know it doesn't always come off, but he never stops trying. We need more players like him.
17 Mar 2026 09:22:59
Jlc, absolutely, mate. More of a when not if, a lot of changes this summer, im told.
17 Mar 2026 09:58:14
Thanks, Robbo.
Makes a lot of sense. Good versatile squad player, home-grown too.
I'm not his biggest fan, but a good one to tie down.
17 Mar 2026 10:09:27
Excellent news.
17 Mar 2026 10:10:15
CJ is a very good player, local, home grown, which is important for squad depth. We need more home grown players.
17 Mar 2026 10:22:50
I am in favour of keeping him. We need our Scouse in the team, or at least the first-team squad.
17 Mar 2026 10:25:34
I've been a supporter of Curtis for years. Not world class, but a really useful member of the squad. Always tries, doesn't hide, and is a local lad who speaks sensibly and coherently when interviewed. What players used to be called a 'great clubman'.
17 Mar 2026 10:36:32
Shouldn't be a squad player this year, should be in ahead of McAllister.
17 Mar 2026 10:57:50
Only good news is, he's British for the quota! Other than that, he's bang average for me. If he's happy to be a squad player, happy days.
17 Mar 2026 11:02:01
He should leave for the sake of his own career, in all honesty. The way he has been treated this season is nothing short of appalling.
He should have been starting most of our games this season, given the form of Mac Allister and, to a lesser degree, Gravenberch.
He has played far better on average than those two, and yet is left to rot on the bench.
It feels the club don't really respect him, so he should go and be a starter elsewhere.
17 Mar 2026 11:07:57
Curtis is a good squad player, he needs to kick on. We have waited a long time, but we only see glimpses of his talent. He needs a kick up the backside or move on. YNWA.
17 Mar 2026 11:21:36
I really hope new management also brings Elliot back into the fold.
17 Mar 2026 11:29:51
I reckon he's limited but can do a job if deployed to suit. I wouldn't play him when chasing a game as he's not dynamic or creative enough. I see his strength in helping lock down a win by keeping possession and absorbing threats by controlling the ball. He rarely gives it away. All in all, he can do a job.
17 Mar 2026 11:52:29
Describing him as mediocre would be generous. He offers very little in possession, and even less out of possession. He has no positional sense and no defensive awareness. He doesn't offer much beyond the geographical location of his birth. Certainly not worth a six-figure-a-week salary, and certainly not a starter. Bench fodder, him.
17 Mar 2026 12:28:38
Tell us how you really feel, Victor.
17 Mar 2026 12:31:31
Some odd comments - he clearly should be starting ahead of the current version of Mac Allister.
17 Mar 2026 12:41:01
Victor, I've told you before to not bottle things up! On this occasion, I agree with a lot of what you say.
17 Mar 2026 12:42:08
After all of this time, I'm not sure what Curtis' best position is. This season, his best game was probably Inter away; he was really disciplined and energetic. I'm not sure why he can't be asked to play that type of role more often. He's a decent option to have around, no doubt.
17 Mar 2026 13:17:13
Cheers Robbo, good to have a local lad in the squad.
17 Mar 2026 14:01:08
I don't think it'll be a bad thing giving Jones a new deal. If it is Alonso to come in, hopefully he would be the person to get through to Jones how to play the role. He has all the ability to be a good player, he just seems to lack the know-how to apply himself better in games. When he plays with a bit of tempo to his game he can be useful, but his mindset comes across as if he feels what he's doing when dallying on the ball, and giving his 2 yard passes after running up to the player he's passing to is doing a good job.
If it is Alonso and he can't get Jones to change his ways, then look to move him on.
17 Mar 2026 14:14:52
Some great players commenting on this thread, we should sign a few.
17 Mar 2026 14:19:05
I don't care if he leaves, and I think his place in the squad should go to somebody who can defend better.
He can't head a ball, he can't cross a ball, he has no left foot, he can't tackle, and he hardly passes forward or scores, apart from that he's the Scouser in our team, kidda.
17 Mar 2026 15:20:12
Mental that a player can play Premier League football for Liverpool over 7 seasons and have international caps for England considering how completely terrible and horrendous he is.
Some real experts and top ex pros in this thread who must have really reached the top of the game in their careers as players, coaches and managers.
We're lucky to have you all on this site - thank you.
{Ed025's Note - they are just opinions you know NK..
17 Mar 2026 16:08:13
As the Ed said it's an opinion.It's als a fact in them seven seasons at the club we have bought 6 midfielders into the clubTo prove a point.He still isn't a starter and is a legend in his own head and obviously yours.But you are entitled to your point of view.Have a nice day.
17 Mar 2026 16:14:48
Are you his babymama?
17 Mar 2026 16:15:42
Hi Ed025,
Why do I think you are having a laugh at this news? :)
RobboLFC - I think he needs to leave for his own sake. I am not sure he would realise his potential at Liverpool. He is not disciplined enough to be a number 6. Does not have Szobo's lungs to be a marauding number 8. He can play further ahead but is not creative enough and we have Wirtz for that.
In my opinion Jones would flourish in a Spurs or a Villa team.
Cheers.
{Ed025's Note - i have to admit RRH i have never been a fan of his, i like the fact he is a local lad and want him to do well but he is very underwhelming for me mate, i think of him the same as i did of Tom Davies at Everton...nice lad and all that but does just not cut the mustard imo..
17 Mar 2026 16:52:32
I can confirm. Talks have taken place between his agent and the club. He also has interest from a couple of Prem, Italian, Spanish, and German sides. Preference is to stay, but he's keeping his options open.
Just for the record, I would have him in the team over Macca. Yes, Macca is a good player, but not a great one, imo.
17 Mar 2026 17:42:37
CJ is one of my favourite players. Some of the lads here are too young to remember how pivotal Stevie Nicol was, and there's just something about Curtis that tells me how might develop under a better coach into a player we can play at right back and across the midfield.
What he needs at 25 years young is a run in the team and I don't think he's going to get that as he's not fit for any role at the moment. Maybe you'd all are right and he's a Billy Big BolliX with his Roller enormocaf but he's a local lad and he's settled. If he asks for the world, give him a map and a picture of the moon!
Maybe it's best for CJ to ho out here and to get another deal elsewhere but with a release clause so he can develop at his own leisure and then flee back to the roost. He's a proud man and he'll need options. He's an England international and he's seen enough. (Just sort out your barnet, lad!)
We need scousers in the club and we need fight. I hope the next boss just drills into these players how much the club means to our city and how as recently as the eighties we were left to fend for ourselves as the Milk Snatcher and the highups looked down at us and tried to make as a ghetto. Liverpool had the second most historic buildings in the entire country and we deserve recognition and respect, not brickbats and bulls- chants about bin dipping and poverty. Sign on? What? To the top of the league?
That King Kenny documentary is so powerful for citing how the stories tried to ghettoise our city and make us irrelevant. Now no one can. I want a Scouser to be in the team be it Curtis or someone like one of Xabi's kids.
Get the best man in and pay him what he demands. If it's Luis Enrique, spent everything and if it's a Alonso then give him ordinance over the transfers because there is a disconnect between what the head coach desires and what is brought into our club. There needs to be more synergy as Ed001 said and we need to restructure the way we do things.
This season, the failure to get the lad from Bournemouth broke my heart as he was just what we needed to rattle the opposition and beef up our front line.
There are several good honest pros in the PL who would be amenable to joining us and I'd get on the phone now and ask if the likes of Kayode or Anderson want to come. I still believe we offer a hundred times more than the Man United setup. It's just not even close in terms of quality of squad and logg by term ambition. The boys we got in summer are some of the best players in the league and that will be proved right in the season to come.
I have more to say but I'll keep my powder dry as we are entering a period where all and anything can come to pass. As the great George Harrison sang, all things must pass - and soon we set off again, Redmen, so let's be stout of heart, eager in heart and clear in vision.
The game tomorrow is ours to win now that we are back home and rested. How SLO plays this will define our endgame so it's imperative that he takes off that handbrake and let's our stars fly!
17 Mar 2026 18:31:09
Decent keeping, Jones, given he's English, so there are no home town issues here, and he is a utility player that can play in a lot of positions. I think we need to make sure we always have a Scouser in the dressing room too. These sorts of players are needed in a team.
17 Mar 2026 18:39:17
Worse news, my arse! The ball sticks to him. Give him freedom in the 10 and he'll feed, eat a tea cake, and eye sack forever. Oh, do shut up.
18 Mar 2026 17:22:04
Bang-average player, Curtis. Wouldn't get in any other top 5 team either. As a squad player, OK maybe, but as a starter, no chance. Surely he's not going to get a bigger contract now? If he wasn't a Scouser, nobody would rate him. Much better players out there and available to Liverpool FC. I'd let him go. He doesn't offer much for me. Agree with Victor.