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Classy, top bloke along with being a classy, top footballer-

What can I say…

It’s been one **** of a ride at this beautiful club. We were together for 7 seasons and took a lil break in between.

We had a lot of high and lows together but through it all remained together knowing that one day we’d have to break up. That time is now…..

I wanna say to the fans I love y’all. You made me feel so welcome and embraced me with open arms. The Sturridge dance became famous at Anfield and I’ll never forget the first time I did it in front of the Kop.

To my team mates old and new thank you for the memories the banter was unreal. You all played a part in making me the man I am today. This isn’t a good bye cause Lord knows we’ll stay in touch no matter where I am so speak soon. To the current group of players just letting you know that Sturr crazy sauces will still be available next season so don’t stress yourselves out the lucky sauce will be back ??

To the coaching staff thank you for everything pushing me to my limits in every aspect to become the best I can be that goes for both old and new. Special shoutout to the managers Jurgen and Brendan for guiding my steps and helping me be the best I can be.

The fitness and medical department. Thank you for being on point through the lowest moments but also the highs. Your time and effort for not just me and the lads has been appreciated. I’m grateful I got to thank you all in person outside of social media. Special mention to Chris Rohrbeck for his work all season. Paul Small “Smally” you’ve been there with me from the beginning to the end and at England national team. Nothing but love and respect for you. Lastly Andy Massey you went above and beyond so thank you so much.

Kitchen staff and everyone at Melwood. Thank you for all the hours you put In Behind the scenes to make sure I was taken care of along with the players. Special Shoutout to my other mothers Caroline and Carol. You both are absolute legends! Lee and Graham thanks making life easier from boots to gear, top men!

Ray, Jane, Rachael and Louise. I’ll miss you guys just know I’m forever grateful to you for everything you did for me.

To FSG you guys have done everything in your power to ensure the club has gotten back to the top and it’s been an absolute pleasure to work with you. Special mention for Mike Gordon who was more than just one of the owners but a mentor who has given me advice in and out of football. Tom Werner you’re an absolute boss and I’m still waiting on my cameo in a movie ? , John W Henry thank you so much for being incredible with me through my tenure at Liverpool.
Lastly Mike Edwards who was a big part in recruiting me to the club. Had some great banter with you over the years ?

I’m so happy I was a part of the clubs 6th champions league win because all the fans have deserved it for all the support they’ve given me and club during my tenure.
I wish you all the best in the future and more success for the club.
Like I’ve always said it’s #redordead
Thank you for the memories.

Much love
Daniel


Really gonna' miss that dance.

https://mobile.twitter.com/AnfieldHQ/status/1136034287856365568
 
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Seems like Lallana is staying put though. Not so sure about this once you take off the rose tinted lfc glasses the team has moved on from him and he is behind Keita,Chambo and Shaqiri in the midfield role he excels in. I wouldn't mind keeping him as he is an experienced pro and one of the leaders in the squad plus he would be great in the cup games but Lallana cant stay fit without breaking down. He has a worse injury record than Sturridge if you check his injury record history with us.

Edit: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adam-lallana/verletzungen/spieler/43530
Just checked again my god its terrible coupled with his fitness issues I dont really see a point of keeping him with his high wages. If you calculate it he has missed just shy of 2 seasons worth of games...
 
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What your view on Origi Scouse would you keep him? His value has skyrocketed and now would be the best time to leave on a high. I want to keep him forever but he is 24 and now would be a great chance for him to build on his career and be a deserved started elsewhere.
 
Totally sound personally with wherever we go on Lallana d.

The club move him on? Sound. No harm no foul and he'll have my best wishes for the twilight years of his career elsewhere.

Jurgen decides to keep him for another year? Equally sound. As you noted, solid veteran presence the changies who leads by example with his stellar work ethic and professionalism. And someone who is a great bloke to have around the place. There's a LOT to be said for lads like that in your club/ changing room.

With the added reassurance of him giving quality back-end depth that you can use for say 10-15 outings or so over the season. Lallana adding his experience and leadership to less experienced domestic cup line-up's for example would be a great asset to have

Really can't lose on this one.

Pretty much the same with Origi.

You'd ideally extend him as he's more than earned that. And it gives you the safeguard, if he doesn't kick-on like you'd hope next year, of having him under contract to flip him next summer.

Or if he wanted out (which by all accounts he, like everyone else, Lallana, Shaqiri etc doesn't. Why would you leave the top team in Europe who's only just starting their cycle again? L'pool is no longer a 'stepping stone' club. It's a final destination club. All your hopes and ambitions can now be realised here once again), you bag £25/ 30 million or more for him right now.

We're in such a strong position here all ways round it's untrue.
 
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Totally sound personally with wherever we go on Lallana d.

The club move him on? Sound. No harm no foul and he'll have my best wishes for the twilight years of his career elsewhere.

Jurgen decides to keep him for another year? Equally sound. As you noted, solid veteran presence the changies who leads by example with his stellar work ethic and professionalism. And someone who is a great bloke to have around the place. There's a LOT to be said for lads like that in your club/ changing room.

With the added reassurance of him giving quality back-end depth that you can use for say 10-15 outings or so over the season. Lallana adding his experience and leadership to less experienced domestic cup line-up's for example would be a great asset to have

Really can't lose on this one.

Pretty much the same with Origi.

You'd ideally extend him as he's more than earned that. And it gives you the safeguard, if he doesn't kick-on like you'd hope next year, of having him under contract to flip him next summer.

Or if he wanted out (which by all accounts he, like everyone else, Lallana, Shaqiri etc doesn't. Why would you leave the top team in Europe who's only just starting their cycle again? L'pool is no longer a 'stepping stone' club. It's a final destination club. All your hopes and ambitions can now be realised here once again), you bag £25/ 30 million or more for him right now.

We're in such a strong position here all ways round it's untrue.
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I think the last time Lallana appeared in 15 games a season was 2016 season.

Of course if he stays fit; no harm keeping him on but I would definitely look for a more quality bench.

Origi we should keep without a doubt. Give him more game time definitely.
 
His appearances have dropped off the last few years, but he’s never not appeared in less than at least 15 games each of his 5 years here mate.
 
Apparently an integral figure & dressing room leader though. It’s why people like Ashley Young are kept around, only problem is we make the mistake of playing him week in week fu***g out
 
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Apparently an integral figure & dressing room leader though. It’s why people like Ashley Young are kept around, only problem is we make the mistake of playing him week in week fu***g out
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Somewhere out there in the ether zz is clapping madly at that haha.
 
Can we not talk about Thursday nights, please? Already depressed thinking about this Thursday-Sunday **** again
 
With all the English knobheads disgracing themselves and everyone else yet again doing what they do in that gorgeously brilliant City on the banks of the Douro, now seems as good a time as ever to finally catch-up and thank all the Tottenham fans for adding to a superb few days last weekend.

After fearing Madrid being moody and ugly (we have a long standing history with Tottenham and even now, the games, particularly down London, are rarely pleasant), it thankfully proved to be the complete opposite. Admittedly we didn't run into a great many Tottenham fans out there being as we outnumbered them 10-1 and more, but every one we did, from the lads opposite us the train we had a good, shared drink/ journey with going up from Barcelona Friday afternoon, were utterly superb and a credit to themselves and their club. There wasn't a hint of trouble anywhere as far as I'm aware. Just everyone getting on superbly and respectfully with each other under the scorching Madrid sun. I had to chuckle at the 'Spurs lads the wine bar we were in Saturday before going over the ground, one of whom, when shaking my hand and wishing each other luck, asking if they were having a boss time etc, said 'You can't beat this can you? And you bastards get to do it every ****** year!' Not quite mate. But yers not far off haha.

After the game and on the Sunday and Monday in Malaga, where we went onto after Madrid, it was the same. Tottenham fans exceptionally magnanimous in defeat. L'pool supporters consoling them and reminding them just what they have to be immensly proud about after a superb season from their lads. Just one big party with no hint of nastiness or trouble. Which when you consider there was a conservative estimate of 60-80 thousand Liverpudlians in the Spanish capital over the weekend, and a sizeable amount from Tottenham, all drinking under ridiculous heat which is never a good cocktail, was a credit to most everyone involved

English football showed off in it's best possible light to both the citizens of Madrid and the watching World. And then you get the disgrace in Porto which you wouldn't be surprised if it escalates over the coming hours from some of the Brexit Neanderthals who follow the English National side around.

[FONT=&quot]Glad I'm lucky enough to have been born in Liverpool, to a Red, and have the privilege of following the current best side in Europe and get all my kicks through [/FONT]my club with awesome experiences like last weekend rather than having to be tarred with the low life ****** who follow the National side.

Kudos as well to the many Tottenham fans, who, again, much to our pleasant surprise, have taken the time to tweet/ post on Liverpudlians to dispel the social media narrative about us and congratulate us on #6-

https://www.empireofthekop.com/2019...ans-in-madrid-heap-praise-on-reds-supporters/
 
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Full disclosure- Two minutes or so into injury time Saturday night in the wonderful Estadio Metrapolitano (which is a proper modern stadium BTW geared totally to spectator comfort), I was totally gone. Sat down in my seat and just broke down in tears. You put SO much into it, and the emotions ..... ecstatic joy ..... pride ..... shear ****** relief ..... the whole gambit just overcame me and I was gone. 6 times. 6 magnificent, glorious times, And when the whistle went, and I finally stood back up, wiping the tears, I found I was far from alone as grown fella's wept around me.

Since we got home Monday, I've watched I think just about every video and gif going. Read so many tweets and articles. Listened to so many different things. You just can't get enough of this unreal high of being the best side in all of Europe. There's NO feeling like it as a football fan.

And then I just watched this one. And I'm back to the tears flowing freely again in unadulterated pride at my football club's magnificent achievement and my City's magnificent response to them-

[video=youtube;bHOmIeFVZ8w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=bHOmIeFVZ8w[/video]

I was messing around with Rh the Utd thread earlier over a line of his on Utd being the biggest club in the World. Now I aren't going to get into a silly debate over who's bigger. But man alive I can say for certain this football club is as big as anything on the planet and the love and support of this City for this team is unmatched anywhere.

I hated missing the parade Sunday. I'd rather be where I was at the game naturally but it's a sad by-product of not coming straight home that you invariably miss it. An estimated 750,000 on the streets. THREE QUARTERS OF A ****** MILLION PEOPLE! With many Reds still in Spain not yet home after the final after taking upwards of 70/80 thousand out there. absolutely mind blowing. We were watching the parade Sunday afternoon on our moby's in various bars/ restaurants in Malaga and all we kept getting from our hosts was 'WOW! That's happening live? Right now in Liverpool? ALL these people? WOW!!!!!' The Spaniards just couldn't get there head around it all.

I can think of maybe 3 clubs that have anything like that pull and support the World over. And when you see a video like that, with the players equally as stunned, yet fully embracing every bit of it, man alive it just ..... our lads get it. And we love them even more for the way they fully embrace our fan culture and connect like no other group of L'pool players has in my lifetime. Lead by a crazy mad German ******* who's as Scouse as they come, without being born here, who is literally one of us living the dream when you boil him down.

I defy any Red, whether you're Scouse, or from elsewhere in England or the World, to not watch that, and not well up with immense pride at just what we have here and the shared journey we've been on with these boys. The shared emotions through it all that brought 750,000 or so folk out onto the streets of our City to welcome them home and thank them for being a massively important part of our lives.

An image for the ages like something out of South America or some other mad hotbed of football. Except it's our City. With our boys. Sharing the biggest prize of all. Together.

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Disapointed we've finally caved to enter the lower league trophy.

I neither agree with it personally nor do I see much of any benefit with the majority of the games being played the International breaks when all the best kids are invariably away with their National sides.

But it is what it is so that's 8 trophies to go for next season I suppose.
 
Talks about Nicholas Pepe is speeding up, seems to have come out of nowhere like Fabinho last year. Never seen him play but his stats look pretty impressive.
 
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