02 Nov 2026 03:20:04
Any of the ITKs
Please tell me we are buying a LB and CM in Jan.
I also think we need a striker too, Isak just doesn't do enough for me.
He is already showing signs of tiredness and is erratic.
02 Nov 2026 06:34:54
Sure we are.
Haaland is being looked at to replace Isak after the latter's dreadful performance vs Arsnal.
Isak to Rotherham in Jan in a £1.5 mln record fee for the South Yorkshire outfit, a telefax from Liverpool's guardian fairy's office just came in. But they are also concerned with his drop of form and lack of hope for improvement, so a lucrative deal can still fall apart.
Jon Arne Riise to be revived with stem cells injection at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, he will be offered a contract to replace Kerkez. Waiting for Tony Blair and Dr Who to finalise the patenting of the stem cell tech.
Following a similar track John Barnes will join to replace Barcola who was absolutely shocking and is believed to be a new Ali Dia by the Club's hierarchy.
Ngumoha to be offered a managerial job inside administration to beat another record by the youngster, what a time to be a scouser! Already spotted shopping for three-piece suits and dress shoes after donating all his footballing gear to Wirral youth.
02 Nov 2026 07:06:44
Was kerkez that poor yesterday? I thought he played well. Nothing much got by him and his pinpoint cross led to best chance of the game.
No doubt he needs to improve on his disturbution and I'd also like to see a lb brought in to provide him with real competition.
02 Nov 2026 07:16:00
Kerkez is this season's main whipping boy regardless if he has a good game, seems there always has to be one for some people.
02 Nov 2026 07:32:33
Kerkez can't tackle without falling over. He left a player stranded in the corner with no help and watch from 30 yards away, if he that good why does every team target him! He has no football brain. He is clearly a weak area and all teams know it.
02 Nov 2026 09:03:34
I don't have a particular whipping boy in our team. I just think we are miles behind Arsenal and city. They both won comfortably at Anfield. That doesn't usually happen. It is a painful reality.
You could pick any of that starting 11 as whipping boys. There is not much point. We just need to improve. The goal we conceded yesterday was a joke and completely our own fault.
02 Nov 2026 09:15:02
inbeta, what part of the win was comfortable for Arsenal yesterday? Other than maybe the the start and end of the game we caused then real problems, should have scored at least one and should have had a pen. We absolutely competed with them and play a much more exciting game of football which actually gets people watching. Against city the red card was absolutely pivotal.
My take is totally different. We've shown we can mix it with the best two sides the the league and given some really promising performances. We could still do with a couple of signings potentially but let's not stifle Nyoni now, and give Kerkez some credit, it wasn't his worst game this week.
02 Nov 2026 09:19:34
Are we really miles behind? A bit more conviction and killer instinct in our attacking play and things would look very different. If we had got a pen for the Isak shirt pull and Timber got a red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity, maybe we would have got a different result? Madley had a 'mare refereeing and fell for every Arsenal ploy in the book, a different referee and we might have had a totally different game.
I feel like so much focus has gone to the result, and maybe that's fair enough, but I can't help but feel optimistic about where we are headed. I see Iraola solving problems, I see us finding creative solutions to move up the field and smother the opponent, the Nyoni and Macca pivot worked really well yesterday and in the first half the two of them each had outstanding games, Wirtz and Barcola are at times showing that they are developing a good understanding on the left, I also see a team that is committed to helping each other out and taking pride and enjoyment in defending as a unit.
02 Nov 2026 09:29:06
Easy to go a bit overboard after a result like yesterday. Arsenal did not win comfortably, they'd have been delighted to get out of dodge with that 3 pts yesterday. Think a draw was the fair result.
City ended up comfortable but it's doubtful they would have won at all were it not for a ridiculous sending off. Our attacking play needs to improve. We are definitely improving under Iraola.
02 Nov 2026 09:56:37
"Isak just doesn't do enough!?? " He puts the ball in the net.
We already have the opposite in Kumas who works his arse off all game but doesn't score!?
I know my preference!
02 Nov 2026 10:02:34
Begbie_the_Radge you are a gift from the heavens. Please do keep them coming!
02 Nov 2026 11:53:11
Kerkez is targeted because the other 3 defenders are big solid centre backs.
Frimpong was targeted when he was in the team. It's just how it goes, but you can't just put 10 massive centre backs in all the positions, Kerkez is there to go forward and provide width as well.
Defence isn't our issue this season anyway, we have looked quite defensively sound for the most part.
Creating decent chances and scoring them has been what's lacking. Barcola is new to the team and when you take into account Isak missed most of last season you can say he's new as well, and the right side is the old square peg, round hole issue. Isak has scored a decent amount but the attack still looks all over the place.
So I'd sort the attack out first and how it links up with our midfield and also coach some positional discipline into some of our midfielders.
We have decent players they just need to learn to play together, they are just not quite all on the same page yet.
We clearly need some reinforcements but a left back would be quite far down on my wish list right now.
We are a step behind city and Arsenal this season but I don't think we were ever going to be challengers anyway, it was always clearly going to be a transitional year with a new coach and new ideas. I think we have a fantastic coach and we are starting to see more exciting football and I don't think this team is all that far off from the top either. We won't win the league but we might next year with a couple of good additions.
02 Nov 2026 11:53:47
I doubt they move for any fullbacks in January, unless it is a pre-summer agreement, like we did with Jacquet. Tsimikas will be out of contract and the analysts/coaches will have had two full seasons of Kerkez data to opine on.
If there is to be a signing in January, I would think Lamine Camara is the most likely due to Chelsea forcing our hand.
I do think we need two new fullbacks, and even if we sign Lamine Camara, I would still like for us to sign a pass master in the summer. We need to get more passes into our forwards.
02 Nov 2026 14:49:11
Diched Madely ruined the game. Hopefully his wife Judy crushes him.
02 Nov 2026 17:54:00
Indeed, Begbie. You said it better than I could have.
Arsenal were comfortable? When did that happen? because if that was the case then, why did they have to start fouling our players and pulling shirts in the box to stop us from scoring?
Could it be that we were pulling them out of position and creating openings even tho, our finishing was poor? Yeah, so comfortable indeed.
Like Patrick I don't think we are miles behind Arsenal even tho, we are in year one and they are in year 7 and judging by the way both teams play. We have a good defence overall but we play attacking football while they play the way Tony Pulis would be proud of. That matters.
We just have to keep improving and working on the critical areas and we will be fine. Iraola is doing great so far.
03 Nov 2026 08:56:45
We don't have a good defence Oli.