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12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 17:37:40
Thanks for that SMB.
I can't think whether Purslow would be a good or bad appointment?
Ed001, what's your view?
Anyone else?
{Ed001's Note - he was not well liked but I can't really remember him off the top of my head other than that.}
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 17:37:40
Thanks for that SMB.
I can't think whether Purslow would be a good or bad appointment?
Ed001, what's your view?
Anyone else?
{Ed001's Note - he was not well liked but I can't really remember him off the top of my head other than that.}
12 Jun 2026 15:14:29
Picking up on another thread, does anyone have interest in Fabinho on a free?
I haven't followed him in the Saudi League so have no idea of his fitness, but he's 32, on a free, and he knows the mentality monster mentality.
As ED001 has said, we are building a very young squad - great as that's what Iraola needs - but we have lost a lot of experience with Hendo, Milner & Fabs a couple of years ago, and Salah and Robbo just now.
If you would favour, what would you pay as a salary? He was on £180k when he left us, and on c£230k in his last contract in Saudi.
Personally, I would bring him back on a free (if he was interested and fit) on a 2 year contract with an option of 1 year and pay him mid-£100ks so maybe £150k.
Another poster was right, we should use more of the free transfer market, especially to bring in older experienced heads.
For the same reason, I would be in favour of Darwin - the passion and terrier-ness will make space for others even if his finishing is no better!
Just as we shouldn't squad fill with lots of mediocre players who don't have a high ceiling and have no affinity for the club, we equally shouldn't rely entirely on our academy - it's a balancing act, probably skewed MORE towards academy prospects if we have the potential there who are ready, but there is always space for older heads when we have lost so many leaders in the past few seasons.
12 Jun 2026 15:39:12
Watched him against Egypt the other day, he played 20-25 minutes. Don't think he has the legs for the PL anymore, sadly.
12 Jun 2026 15:43:04
I love Fabinho as a player, but his legs are shot. He looked like he was running in treacle in his last season with us, and I don't think he'd fare much better now. I agree that we should utilise the free market more, but we should still be selective of the players we bring in.
Nunez is a good shout, but I don't see anyone else bringing in the same value as him.
12 Jun 2026 15:45:45
I love Fabinho but we broke him. He's absolutely what we need but the Fabinho of 6
years ago.
12 Jun 2026 15:50:37
The man ran himself into the ground for us - great player for us, but probably underrated given the strength of the squad and, for me anyway, a case of not realising what we had until he was gone.
12 Jun 2026 16:02:34
Legs are gone. We need the next Fabinho, not the washed up 32 year old Fabinho.
12 Jun 2026 16:27:51
I agree that his legs are gone, but to call him washed up is a bit harsh,
the man was brilliant for us in midfield, let's give him a bit more credit.
12 Jun 2026 16:46:10
I love Fabinho to pieces and was a truly world class who could defend, pass it, score and assist. Brilliant player.
However, if his legs were gone 3 years ago, what has happened to rejuvenate him, esp. since he is 3 years older? Serious question.
12 Jun 2026 16:47:11
Kop that, It's not disrespectful to say he's washed up, there is nothing left in the tank. It's just a matter of plain fact. He'd not be up to the Premier League right now. He was a fol class player, but he isn't any more.
12 Jun 2026 16:50:43
Yet another ex people want back.
12 Jun 2026 17:53:54
@Fat, did you take the opportunity to look at what has been written in this thread? If you did, virtually everybody, if not all, recognise that the lad has had his time.
12 Jun 2026 18:08:21
Did his legs grow back? Perhaps he is part-axolotl.
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 15:01:11
Ed001, it's such a shame that Elliot was shipped out last season. The season before, Klopp was using him as a CM rather than a CAM and though it was slow start, I felt he was growing into that role.
His attitude and spirit, as well as his running, I felt made up for his size. With his feisty-ness he did remind me a bit of a Mascherano-type player, with bite (not like Suarez's bite!).
I think he could do that job again, really looking forward to Iraola spending some time with him.
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 13:54:41
Are you taking about Elliot Ed?
Does he have the legs to be one of the deeper mids in a 3 man set up?
Wirtz Elliot and Szob for example, does not fill me with confidence at all. We would get ran through imo.
Elliot as the 10 with 2 behind him I can buy into. I would keep for his hunger and energy, I think he's a decent player who will get better with Andoni's coaching. We definitely need a more athletic mid this summer though!
{Ed001's Note - they wouldn't get run through, so long as the defence doesn't drop off and leave spaces.}
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 12:29:49
Tbf, Elliott does seem like an able rotation player for Wirtz in the CAM position. Both have a similar profile, that also helps. I would not like to see either in the wide positions, as they are far too slow to get away from their opposition player/s.
Might push each other to get a higher number of goal contributions, because neither has done so yet in a Liverpool shirt consistently.
If you are the CAM, you really do need to offer more than what we have seen, so, far. Hopefully Iraola's style, speed of play and high energy will support that.
{Ed001's Note - he played his best for us in central midfield, deeper, and he could easily do that in Iraola's system. I think that is his future, he can do what Scott did.}
12 Jun 2026 11:09:50
Ed001/Carra - it was mentioned a few months back of an interest in Vuskovic who seemingly looks like he's come available with the Brighton bid. Do you think we will look to get involved? Albeit another inexperienced but very highly rated centre back who it sounded like we had strong interest in
{Ed001's Note - I don't expect so, no.}
12 Jun 2026 12:10:04
Cheers Ed, feels like maybe it's a sweetener to Brighton for Van Hecke to Spurs
12 Jun 2026 17:02:00
Would it sway them if we offered, say, 50-60 million and sell to us? Maybe we have a player De Zerbi rates.
12 Jun 2026 11:09:50
Ed001/Carra - it was mentioned a few months back of an interest in Vuskovic who seemingly looks like he's come available with the Brighton bid. Do you think we will look to get involved? Albeit another inexperienced but very highly rated centre back who it sounded like we had strong interest in
{Ed001's Note - I don't expect so, no.}
12 Jun 2026 12:10:04
Cheers Ed, feels like maybe it's a sweetener to Brighton for Van Hecke to Spurs
12 Jun 2026 17:02:00
Would it sway them if we offered, say, 50-60 million and sell to us? Maybe we have a player De Zerbi rates.
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 11:39:36
I just think, and it's sad to say that people don't like Salah, simply because his name is Mohammed. If his name was John Davies he would already have a statue and would be a legendary figure, but there has always been a complete dislike for him and something I have noted throughout his career with us.
First it was he was selfish, then he had an ego, then he was outspoken, then he was greedy, now he is a petulant child that never pressed. I can think of a few positive things we could say, like he was a goal machine, for 3 or 4 seasons he was literally the best player in the world. He worked hard in the team, he not only scored a tonne but assisted too. Some of his goals were amazing, I'm sure he also did a lot of good stuff outside of football too.
I'm sorry, I just won't accept statements like "petulant child" he was venting frustration against a manager who was literally going to relegate us if he had of stayed. I'm 100% behind Mo with this one. I'd also say the 20th title is more Mo's than it is Slots
{Ed001's Note - well said.}
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 11:01:22
"It is an outright lie to say he never really pressed all that much."
"Salah never really pressed all that much (not when you compare him to the midfield and Bobby+Mane"
I am sorry Ed but if we are now saying that Salah pressed as hard as Bobby and Mane we are in doolally tap territory in my eyes.
mane was typicall 16 or higher pressures per 90 avera, Bobby 20+ and Salah 13
Agree he certainly didn't get back. He never really closed down the wingers like mane and Bobby, which is where for me the vital pressure comes from rather than marking the man. we never saw that as much from Salah as the other 2.
{Ed001's Note - Bobby never closed down wingers either, he and Salah were earmarked to push onto the centre-backs. Is there any point in trying to educate you? You are clearly just bitter because he left, like a small child losing his favourite toy. This is just sour grapes. You were wrong, simple as.}
12 Jun 2026 11:43:44
Ed1 what's your thoughts on Elliot? Does he get another chance under Iraola? Only one year left on his deal. I can see him staying and signing a new deal. Relatively low wages.
{Ed001's Note - I think he should get a chance to show what he can do. The talent is there.}
12 Jun 2026 12:29:49
Tbf, Elliott does seem like an able rotation player for Wirtz in the CAM position. Both have a similar profile, that also helps. I would not like to see either in the wide positions, as they are far too slow to get away from their opposition player/s.
Might push each other to get a higher number of goal contributions, because neither has done so yet in a Liverpool shirt consistently.
If you are the CAM, you really do need to offer more than what we have seen, so, far. Hopefully Iraola's style, speed of play and high energy will support that.
{Ed001's Note - he played his best for us in central midfield, deeper, and he could easily do that in Iraola's system. I think that is his future, he can do what Scott did.}
12 Jun 2026 12:30:20
I agree. Gives us another option on that right side, and we need a squad this year.
12 Jun 2026 13:00:34
Based on what we've seen of the manager, we're going to need capable players to come off the bench in games for 30 mins+ and strong rotation as it's going to be a long season with lots of running for these lads.
I'd keep Elliot to give us another option in midfield.
12 Jun 2026 13:54:41
Are you taking about Elliot Ed?
Does he have the legs to be one of the deeper mids in a 3 man set up?
Wirtz Elliot and Szob for example, does not fill me with confidence at all. We would get ran through imo.
Elliot as the 10 with 2 behind him I can buy into. I would keep for his hunger and energy, I think he's a decent player who will get better with Andoni's coaching. We definitely need a more athletic mid this summer though!
{Ed001's Note - they wouldn't get run through, so long as the defence doesn't drop off and leave spaces.}
12 Jun 2026 15:09:26
I would love for Elliot to get another chance with us. The idea of him being Salah's cover was always way off the mark. He's not the quickest, but he does cover ground and has the technical ability. Have him in Macca's position all day long. Great, HG cover for other positions. Plus a supporter. Why wouldn't we keep him?
12 Jun 2026 15:01:11
Ed001, it's such a shame that Elliot was shipped out last season. The season before, Klopp was using him as a CM rather than a CAM and though it was slow start, I felt he was growing into that role.
His attitude and spirit, as well as his running, I felt made up for his size. With his feisty-ness he did remind me a bit of a Mascherano-type player, with bite (not like Suarez's bite!).
I think he could do that job again, really looking forward to Iraola spending some time with him.
12 Jun 2026 15:19:55
I agree Ed, that's also why I think we will be bringing in only 2 or 3 new signings.
Iraola can get a tune out of the previously disregarded players.
12 Jun 2026 15:49:12
I'm sorry Zed, but where did you get the idea that Elliot has bite? He has zero bite, that is his main problem and why we finished 5th when Klopp had him playing in midfield.
He's very willing and has talent on the ball, but he can't tackle. He closes people down, and they just shove him off the ball and run through him.
Having him in midfield left us woefully exposed down that side.
That's not to say he can't learn, everyone can be coached to be better at anything, but comparing him to Mascherano and saying he has bite is the complete opposite of what he is.
12 Jun 2026 17:03:31
Westwood, like you, I am a big fan of Elliott and have been from the jump, and nothing has changed for me, no matter how pathetic his treatment was from Slot and the club.
I think he will kill it with us in CM cos he can press, works hard, and can strike a ball, cos we saw him do all these things under Klopp. I see no issues with him under Iraola, who plays the same system or similar to that of Klopp.
I will say that I liked the way he covered for Salah, cos as he is not a winger with pace, he played the role like a wide 8 or wide 10 who could combine with others, could cross the ball well, and could cut in and shoot. I love the kid and hope he gives it a full go in preseason.
12 Jun 2026 17:11:12
100% agree with Ron and Ed ?
12 Jun 2026 18:40:40
It was only 12 months ago that Elliot ripped it to bits in the U21 World Cup. He was outstanding. He played deep and got loads of joy coming onto the ball with everything in front of him. His passing and links led to most of the shots on goal.
Hated what happens to the kid. AR could really get a tune out of him. Didn't know he only has a year left. Poor show all round. Slot was wrong sending him on loan. Perhaps he didn't fit the horseshoe formation.
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 10:16:44
I always felt like it was a strategy, though, to allow one of the forwards to be in better finishing positions. Looking at his goal scoring record, I'm not sure why that would be questioned this much.
Comments about Salah not pressing seem wild to me, not that u cannot question it, but it wasn't Slot's style to be pressing, if at all, the whole team was passive.
How do you say Salah doesn't press, when nobody else pressed either throughout the season?
{Ed001's Note - it was a strategy, he would stay high to press the centre-backs to enable him to be in goal scoring positions. It did lead to the right back having to press up against the opposition full back though, which often could leave a gap in behind, but it was a risk worth taking Klopp felt, and was proven right.}
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 09:48:58
I agree Ed001, Salah was never given the credit he deserved for his work rate. Mostly because Mane and Firmino were much more aggressive and effective at pressing/tracking back, but Salah did still work hard. He was just weak in the tackle but I'd argue you don't want your 40-60 goal/assist forward flying into 50/50 tackles because if they get injured, they're irreplaceable in their offensive output.
I agree with all the replies though, that we should keep Virgil for at least another year. I see the logic in saving on the wages for someone who is 35 next month and might struggle with a high line and press, but as many have touched on, his leadership skills are key and he is still one of the best players in both boxes, in world football.
Having said all this, what we want as fans might not matter because since I posted this many other news outlets have picked up the story and are even saying Virgil's given the move to Galatasaray the green light.
12 Jun 2026
12 Jun 2026 08:54:56
Not a chance VVD gets his contract mutually terminated as club captain, having not acted like the petulant child Mo did. You don't get rid of your club captain like that and a still top 5 CB in the world regardless of the wages.
Salah never really pressed all that much (not when you compare him to the midfield and Bobby+Mane). Typically, defenders don't press. The point of the press is to force the long ball down the line and the defenders to pick posession up/let it go out and take the throw in.
VVD can still get a turn of pace when needed and his positioning is very good for a modern day CB. He can probably go at a high level until he's 40. I'd happily keep VVD for another 2/3 years, but that probably means we won't get Jacquet or Leoni progressing through much, but would give us time to find another elite CB of which I don't think there are much in today's game.
{Ed001's Note - Salah pressed, he pressed up on the second centre-back alongside the forward under Klopp. It is an outright lie to say he never really pressed all that much. What he didn't do as much as the others is track back, but he damn sure pressed.}
12 Jun 2026 07:54:47
Eds,
Do you have any idea why the noise around Angelo Stiller has faded? Last summer he was rumoured to Utd, Liverpool and Real Madrid.still had a fairly decent season and seems like the kind of midfielder a lot of teams need.
Good in defensive duels, temposetter and a good passer
{Ed001's Note - no idea mate sorry.}
12 Jun 2026 10:13:03
He would have been an ideal signing and, if we had moved for Hoeness instead of Iraola, I think we would have got Stiller as well. I still hope we go for him, as he is the profile of a midfielder we desperately need.
Then again, as long as we get a more combative CM, rather than another slow moving progressor of the ball, I think it will be better for it, and at least provide better balance in midfield.
Camara and Sangara were looked at, but I believe the latter is in talks with United now. We should be all over Camara, but we seem solely focused on Diomande, for now. That, and the World Cup, will likely cause delays, as no player will want to talk moves, while they are still in that competition. I doubt Federations can ban it, but it would be highly frowned upon by players, staff and fans alike.
12 Jun 2026 11:32:00
I think we move for a midfielder only when we know if Jones really wants Togo. If Jones, Macca and Elliot stay, then maybe no need for a midfielder just yet. Rw and RB are the two main priorities imo.
12 Jun 2026 11:50:28
Stiller is not a combative CM and is a slower progressor of the ball. Or am I watching a different player somehow? He needs protection from a more physical, athletic ball winner.
12 Jun 2026 12:02:10
@Keegan, we have not come close to replacing Fabs, who was the ball winner / breaker upperer of opposition attacks, for the rest of the team to be the hung-ho heavy metal players.
Perhaps that's too simplistic, but Fabs was the shield for the defence and freed up the other mids / front three to counter attack at pace.
We still need someone like that and we'll be all the better for bringing someone of the same type for the coming season.
12 Jun 2026 12:09:10
The thing is that Fab, besides being an incredibly mobile shield for the back 4, was also an incredible footballer who could pass the ball accurately and also fizz it through the lines even if he saw the pass was on. He was a unicorn player, we'd do well to find somebody who has even half the overall ability that he had.
12 Jun 2026 12:09:55
I don't get why Jones switching allegiance to Togo has any bearing on who we buy?
Does he have roots in Togo? Is there a qualification period?
12 Jun 2026 12:11:36
Jones and Macca definitely need to go, I'd probably keep Elliott if any of them. Macca was so bad last season, doesn't deserve his place and Jones is an enigma and still waiting for him to actually kick on despite being nearly 26.
12 Jun 2026 12:20:24
Zed, you haven't heard of dual citizenship? ?
12 Jun 2026 12:50:24
I wasn't aware that Jones now has plans to move to the Togo Premier League. It's an interesting development, mate.
12 Jun 2026 17:11:31
PB & WDW, I fully agree with your assessments of Fab. Fab was called the Lighthouse or the Dyson for a reason by Klopp.
And yes, we do need a player like him. Not sure who that is cos such players are very rare these days.
12 Jun 2026 18:48:09
Agree, OliRed.
The lighthouse was the best way to describe Fabs.
Could score a goal too. What a find he was.
11 Jun 2026
11 Jun 2026 18:03:54
When Philippe Coutinho moved from Liverpool to Barcelona in January 2018, the clubs agreed to a massive transfer package. Liverpool ultimately made the full £142 million (€160 million) from the deal.
The structure of the historic transfer broke down into a guaranteed base fee and several highly achievable add-on clauses:
The Transfer Breakdown.
Upfront Guaranteed Fee: £106 million (€120 million)
Performance & Milestone Add-ons: £36 million (€40 million)
How the £36M in Add-ons Was Triggered.
While it was initially reported that some clauses might be difficult to hit (especially after Coutinho went on loan to Bayern Munich), Liverpool structured the contract around milestones that Barcelona had to pay regardless of his fluctuating squad status.
Appearances: Barcelona owed Liverpool €5 million (£4.4m) for every 25 appearances Coutinho made, capping out at 100 appearances (€20 million / £17.6m total).
Champions League Qualification: Barcelona paid €10 million (£8.8m) for qualifying for the UEFA Champions League during his first two seasons.
Champions League Title: A final €5 million (£4.4m) clause was tied to European success.
By the end of 2020, through a combination of Coutinho hitting his milestone appearances and financial restructuring (where Barcelona used third-party finance companies to settle their outstanding football transfer debts early), Liverpool officially banked the entire £142 million package.
Considering Liverpool originally bought Coutinho from Inter Milan for just £8.5 million in 2013, the club generated a net profit of over £133 million on the player—funds famously used to finance the transformative signings of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker.
{Ed001's Note - that is simply not true. The debt was sold on very quickly, long before it hit all the add-on clauses, meaning we missed out on most of them. You carry on though, you are still just showing you have no idea.}
11 Jun 2026
11 Jun 2026 13:15:38
Ed, is it true that we were interested in Van Hecke when Slot is still in charge? There is also another Dutch midfielder that we were rumored to be interested in when Slot was in charge. I just can't seem to remember his name.
{Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of, Slot might have liked him but I don't believe he was being targeted at all.}
11 Jun 2026
11 Jun 2026 13:05:23
Faith the owners own, they hire people who decide who we get, not rocket science is it, still in charge aren't they.as for Coutinho being a life time ago "so what", if that transfer never happened then Liverpool wouldn't be where they are now
{Ed001's Note - Liverpool got very little from the Coutinho deal, they sold the debt on and got a lot less than people think. Coutinho's sale made little difference to the signings of Alisson etc like it is claimed. Particularly the Alisson signing, which was done purely because of Karius being a dick, not because the club was suddenly flush with cash from the sale. It was less than half the money that the club ended up with. Shame people talk such utter nonsense out of pure ignorance. This is why Ed02 hated people talking finances as they just make themselves look complete idiots.}
11 Jun 2026 08:18:16
Ed1, who would you say is on top of the list for midfielder that we are interested as of right now after managerial change? Its crazy market for midfielder right now if the likes of Elliot Anderson going for more than 120M and both Alex Scott and Mateus Fernandes are price at 80M.
{Ed001's Note - I thought it was Camara, but not sure now as not heard anything about it since Iraola came in.}
11 Jun 2026 08:53:27
Camara looks the right fit for what we need for a midfielder who can rotate with Grav in different games, and I would think Wharton would be a no-brainer for the other profile to play the other side in the pivot. I love Scott as a player, but to me he feels too similar in function to Szoboszlai. They are both all action, running and carrying midfielders who are well rounded on and off the ball, but who love running with the ball.
David Lynch did an excellent video on Scott yesterday where he made the case, clearly illustrated through stats, that at the present moment Curtis Jones is a far superior player, though Scott might have a higher ceiling because of his age.
For all the folks slating Curtis and saying he isn't worth 30 mill, while salivating at the prospect of signing Scott for 80, it's definitely worth a watch.
We don't need more box to box players who love marauding with the ball, we need a physical presence who can win the ball and win his duels (though Scott is good at both on the ground and aerial duels), and a specialist passer who can spray the ball quickly and efficiently.
11 Jun 2026 09:39:53
Curtis Jones being a far superior player is such hyperbole, especially if it's based on stats, a player playing at RB for 70% of the season with almost no meaningful stats from his natural position is, in my opinion, another proof that stats are a bunch of nonsense for the most part.
The only attribute Curtis excels at is his ball control & dribbling, but he almost never uses it for the benefit of the team, dribbling into blind allies and passing backwards after taking on 2 players for no reason!
11 Jun 2026 10:49:20
Those datamb stats can be highly misleading. Just looking at that alone could lead you to think Jones was as good as Vitinha, for example, which he plainly is not, nor will he ever be. The eye test also matters, and this is one of the places where Jones fails.
As ASB says, Jones makes poor decisions on the pitch; most of his passes are just five/ten yard passes, and on far too many occasions he makes a poor choice with his pass selection and puts a team mate in trouble (the back pass to Ali against Wolves across the face of goal, which then directly led to Wolves scoring, when clearing it up the line would have been a far better choice, being a good example).
He also switches off far too often; his positional sense and defensive awareness are almost non-existent (I lost count of the number of times Jones stood and watched runners from midfield go past him), and he is as tackle shy as it gets (ironic given that guff he came out with about getting stuck in).
There's a reason why he's overlooked compared to the likes of Anderson & Scott; they are actually effective in their position. Jones is not. Whether anyone wants to admit that is up to them, but the facts don't care about your feelings.
11 Jun 2026 12:02:17
Does every midfielder need to be able to make a piercing through pass or a raking ball out to the wings? Jones is a player who keeps possession in tight spaces (are there many players in the league who are better than him at this?) and carrying it forward or playing a simple pass to someone else, he always shows for the ball all over the field and is comfortable receiving the ball on either foot.
I don't think he often makes a poor choice with his pass selection. It's just that when something goes wrong with one of his passes it sticks in the memory. I also think he is a very capable presser and is very mobile, covering ground.
11 Jun 2026 12:52:55
The problem is Patrick, all too often he makes the wrong choice and he never learns from those mistakes. No one is expecting him to be peak Gerrard or De Bruyne with his passing, but being aware of your team mates being closed down before passing to them feels like a minimum expectation.
The whole schtick about him keeping possession in tight spaces is pointless because of his tendency to use the ball so badly, either because more often than not he then holds on to the ball far too long or chooses the wrong pass. By comparison, Wijnaldum was far better at that because he did think quickly and moved the ball on intelligently, Jones doesn't do that, he's clearly not a quick thinker and needs far too much time on the ball.
And it has to be repeated that he's defensively all over the place, he has all the worst traits a midfielder can have, he ball watches, lacks concentration, doesn't track runners, never takes responsibility, has poor situational awareness, and for a bloke standing at six foot he's very weak in the tackle. At coming up 26, these deficiencies should be ironed out of his game if he's as good as some would have us believe, but they're all still there and that's why he's not good enough to be a starter at a club challenging for the league, but also why his comparative value is so low compared to the likes of Anderson, Scott or even Wharton. If he ends up at Inter, I can see him occupying the bench.
11 Jun 2026 13:15:38
Ed, is it true that we were interested in Van Hecke when Slot is still in charge? There is also another Dutch midfielder that we were rumored to be interested in when Slot was in charge. I just can't seem to remember his name.
{Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of, Slot might have liked him but I don't believe he was being targeted at all.}
11 Jun 2026 16:38:47
Ed01, one of the reasons i'm glad Slot is gone.
Van Hecke is absolutely dreadful.
10 Jun 2026
10 Jun 2026 23:06:49
No8, pig headed nonsense, that's is what you are chatting., ED001 how is that being obtuse, because my opinion doesn't agree with yours, it a known fact for years that teams buy players n 95% get a transfer fee if they don't sign an extension, they usually get sold, but all of a sudden the player get a contract n run it down, we lose millions but that ok is it, its unimportant as you say.so Trent 70 mill, konate 50 mill, even robbo n salah n a few more do you think that's sustainable
{Ed001's Note - give it up, I am not going to waste my time as you clearly have no idea about finances. We wouldn't have got anything like 70m, even if we sold him for 70m. You really are running your mouth off without a clue about reality. Even if you ignore the fact (which you clearly are) that there are multiple costs involved, such as paying off part of the contract and the 5% cut the player gets of the transfer fee, solicitor's fees, taxes, fees on changing money etc, you should be asking yourself why most clubs sell transfer liabilities off if the money is so important. You get the transfer fee in lieu of the service they would have provided over the rest of their contract. That is the price you are putting on a player - the amount them staying for the rest of the term of their contract is worth to the club. So if they see out their contract, they have worked their value. If you don't believe, check the accounts, where their book value at the end of their contract will be a big fat zero.}
10 Jun 2026
10 Jun 2026 23:06:49
No8, pig headed nonsense, that's is what you are chatting., ED001 how is that being obtuse, because my opinion doesn't agree with yours, it a known fact for years that teams buy players n 95% get a transfer fee if they don't sign an extension, they usually get sold, but all of a sudden the player get a contract n run it down, we lose millions but that ok is it, its unimportant as you say.so Trent 70 mill, konate 50 mill, even robbo n salah n a few more do you think that's sustainable
{Ed001's Note - give it up, I am not going to waste my time as you clearly have no idea about finances. We wouldn't have got anything like 70m, even if we sold him for 70m. You really are running your mouth off without a clue about reality. Even if you ignore the fact (which you clearly are) that there are multiple costs involved, such as paying off part of the contract and the 5% cut the player gets of the transfer fee, solicitor's fees, taxes, fees on changing money etc, you should be asking yourself why most clubs sell transfer liabilities off if the money is so important. You get the transfer fee in lieu of the service they would have provided over the rest of their contract. That is the price you are putting on a player - the amount them staying for the rest of the term of their contract is worth to the club. So if they see out their contract, they have worked their value. If you don't believe, check the accounts, where their book value at the end of their contract will be a big fat zero.}