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what the H E L L is this guy made of lol are you lot done in this window not that you needed much

I know right? Milner's Ronaldo-freaky physically. Invaluable leader to have around and set the tone day in, day out for everyone. And everything is pointing to him transitioning onto the coaching side which will be superb ..... Probably around 2050 when he finally retires from playing! 🤣🤣🤣

Yeah, unless they work something out with Dortmund to bring Bellingham forward a window, we're done on first-team incomings bar any unforeseen opportunity presenting itself. Just academy loans and sales to tie up this window.
 
I know right? Milner's Ronaldo-freaky physically. Invaluable leader to have around and set the tone day in, day out for everyone. And everything is pointing to him transitioning onto the coaching side which will be superb ..... Probably around 2050 when he finally retires from playing! 🤣🤣🤣

Yeah, unless they work something out with Dortmund to bring Bellingham forward a window, we're done on first-team incomings bar any unforeseen opportunity presenting itself. Just academy loans and sales to tie up this window.
so you are in for bellingham hes going to be off the chain awsome
 
so you are in for bellingham hes going to be off the chain awsome

🤞🏻🤞🏻 Everything is pointing that way. When even Joyce is running it, you know it's concrete. They want him and he wants us.

They are prepared to wait for a midfielder for a reason. Just like Alisson. van Dijk, Konaté, to name three recent ones, when they identify the very best who ticks every box for them, they are prepared to wait for their man. BUT , and this is the key thing here, only, as in the case of all those, that they have guaranteed assurances from both club and player that he only wants to come here and a deal will be agreed. If they are prepared to wait on Bellingham, and they've courted him since he went out to Dortmund, I'd lay every penny I have that they have similar guarantees to make them happy to not panic now and wait it out.

All the press talk of a 'bidding war' would never happen. We don't do that and would walk away to the next on the list. So that can be taken right off the table. Fenway have repeatedly shown when they need to spend big on the very best, they will. Darwin has just shown how money for wages is becoming less of a factor when you have a top project going on like we have here under Klopp. He could have earned double and more of what we have him on elsewhere. And with Bellingham coming from a family of reds, who himself gushes about the club and his idol Gerrard .....

And I completely agree mate. For what ever my view is worth, Jude Bellingham is MORE than worth the wait as he's on a trajectory to be the next English Gerrard IMHO. His ceiling is THAT high. I mean he obviously has, as he's still just 19 and developing, but when you watch him for Dortmund, there's hardly any flaws in his game. It's ridiculous what he's doing so young. And the prospect of Klopp moulding that further and him dominating our midfield for the next decade is mouth watering.

I don't know like, but I personally feel real confident that this is agreed and he'll be wearing Red this time next summer.
 
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Pity we don't have the luxury of being in camp in Austria and then France for over a month like last years perfect pre-season. But a fantastic development experience nonetheless for the 18's/ 21's contingent to be away with the first team. Special shout-out to Tom Hill for making the tour after 2-years out with his knee. Proper 'feel-good' story and great to have him back.

And a great opportunity for our Asian fans to see their heroes up close. The absolutely disgraceful greed of the pricing for Tuesday's game in particular not withstanding.
 
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Getting ready for Tuesday published at 10:18 9 July
10:18 9 July

Simon Stone, BBC Sport in Bangkok

I wandered up to the stadium for Tuesday's Manchester United v Liverpool game earlier.

There was a lot of rain in Bangkok last night, so I was interested to see how the pitch was holding up.

There were a few dark patches - we will have to see how it holds up to both teams training on it on Monday, and then the game on Tuesday.

There was a lot of work going on outside the stadium. I don't think they are quite ready yet.

At least they have sorted this very nice arch out though…

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Year after year I feel more and more distanced from the football. This so called "friendly" between two bitter rivers is perfect example why.
You don't organize friendlies against your biggest rival if you care for fans. Its simply a money grab and with more time passing plus more friendlies like this - they will lose their weight. Its going to be just another game. Its going to be just another americanized, soulless sport.
 
I both appreciate and don't disagree with the sentiment. The main issue is the scandalous prices the sponsors have priced the game at for the locals. Which is sadly the vicious circle of the business of football period in this era. To attract the two major players to your Country, you need to pay them handsomely. So that money has to be recouped somehow. (Related- It broke just at the end of last week of Fulham charging their supporters up to £100 on the opening day against L'pool in an absolutely disgraceful move through a cost of living crisis.). I'd rather we never went on tours to the other side of the World selfishly speaking. But I understand why the club has to.

But L'pool- United will NEVER become 'just another game.'

I'll wager Tuesday, even accounting for it being so soon into pre-season, with both clubs just back a week/ fortnight respectively, will be the most intense game either club plays before the proper stuff starts. And for the mad support both clubs have out in that part of the World, the chance to see this game, albeit in 'friendly' form, couldn't be better for them if you asked them.
 
The might of this football club on a World wide scale is something else. Matched only by the club we are kicking off the exhibition season against Tuesday.




 

Another classy departure.

Perfect move for all parties. And another belter deal from Julian Ward who’s absolutely smashing his first window.

It’s been very strange to me to read many Liverpool fans openly questioning why L’pool are moving Neco on ….. When this is both Neco’s decision. As he reiterates here. And the simple reality of the situation being he was never going to sit backing up well arguably the best right full in World football when he’s an established, 21-cap International starting FB in his own right. And not least in a WC year where his Country has qualified for their first World Cup since 1958. Neco’s 21, and needs/ deserves to be playing regular, first-team football. And to do that in the PL, under his former youth coach Steve Cooper, is the perfect scenario for him.

I’ve been a massive champion of Neco right through here as, being an avid watcher of our youth teams, I’ve seen his development year-on-year and could see the undoubted, exciting potential he has. Not least through the absolutely disgraceful period when MANY proper low life beauts not fit to be called Liverpool fans, forced a young teenager, learning his trade, to black out all his socials down to the aborent abuse he received. But let’s be honest here, he’s been nothing more than a bit part player at Anfield. As anyone would be in the thankless task of backing up our generational talent at right fullback.

So for Ward to broker a fee of £ 17 million, for effectively our 3rd/ 4th choice reserve to Trent, is outstanding business.

For Neco to not settle for the odd League Cup game, and understanding that what is best for his career is to play regularly, even when that means dropping down massively in club size, is massively to his credit. Superb to see that in a young footballer and you can but wish him all the very best in what I’m sure will be a good career spent in the top divisions of the league.

Even if his next career step is at the horrible, hated scab btards in Nottingham! 🤬😛
 
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