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Scouseinthehouse said:
That’s one heck of a fantasy you’ve concocted there based off nothing d.
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Yeah you probably right but there's no smoke without fire. What I do know for sure is even if you dont like Slot which I don't he has been hung to dry with no reinforcement or any sense of coherent squad building by Hughes or Edwards. Both for me are showing incompetence in the current role they are being asked.
 
Wouldn’t disagree with that at all. I’d go as far as to say it was negligence if we come out of January with no additions.

But don’t be biting to B/S stories out of Italy that Curtis wants out. All of which have absolutely no validity at all.
 
Are people seriously Booing Konate after scoring?!

Edit: Or was it Ibouuuu? Its honestly hard to tell! But I hope its the latter as he was great tonight
 
Gave me proper Madrid/Villa flashbacks — when Arne Slot binned the slow, “ponderous” stuff, went a bit more direct and we actually looked like the team from the first half of last season.

Then after the Villa game he went straight back to the slow build-up, so I’m praying he’s learned it this time. So made up for Ibou he has been horrific this season but he is still a human being and that last goal and the performance was magnificant. So made up for him.
 
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Gave me proper Madrid/Villa flashbacks — when Arne Slot binned the slow, “ponderous” stuff, went a bit more direct and we actually looked like the team from the first half of last season.

Then after the Villa game he went straight back to the slow build-up, so I’m praying he’s learned it this time. So made up for Ibou he has been horrific this season but he is still a human being and that last goal and the performance was magnificant. So made up for him.
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It helped Newcastle were more open than a whores legs. Absolute naive stuff.
 
Man is it good to wake up with a sore head for the right reasons on a Sunday once more.

Yesterdays admin-

Title Defence Countdown:
11 wins down/ 14 to go. (Adjusted from pre-season target of 27 wins.).
39 points down/ 42 to go. (Adjusted from pre-season target of 89 points.).

Current unbeaten home PL run:
P 6 W 3 D 3 F 10 A 4 CS: 2
1 Straight Win.

You thought it was emotional before the KO when McDowall brought both sets of supporters together, as one, in collective hope for a living legend of both clubs now facing the ultimate fight. Kevin Keegan. Shankly’s best. 🙏❤️

But then the end comes …..

An end that just adds to the mystique and magic of Anfield. An end were, as magically seems to happen at times at the arl’ place, Anfield decides it’s time for one of our own, who’s been much maligned, and who’s suffered greatly recently, in a season of loss and suffering, to have his moment and feel exactly what we’re all about at this club. In this City. Love. Not least when it comes to standing together for our own. A scruffy as all heck magic moment. But when it comes, the outpouring of love for Ibou is a special moment to be caught up in. The collective outpouring of love and caring for this thing of ours we talk about often. But that so often gets forgotten by many. Standing together, collectively, as one, through the hard times and pulling everyone through. Ibou felt that love in spades in the 93rd minute. From his adoring public and teammates alike. And when Alisson, another one of ours who’s felt that collective love, knowing Ibou’s personal pain more than anyone, tipped up hugging him the other end of the pitch, you were gone.

Care and love for this thing of ours. Something many should remember through the hard times before the bile and abuse flows. We built this club on the collective. And we stick together as one against everyone on the outside. It’s the Liverpudlian way.

The end caps off another brilliant night at the arl’ place this week. If smiles were back on everyone’s faces Wednesday, they were lighting up the way home in the rain last night with L’pool’s superb display after a slow start. Newcastle have the best of the opening 20 or so. But just as you think the Reds are gaining control, they break with a goal that should never have been allowed to happen. From a 🐀 who should NEVER have been on the pitch. But who was down to the complete incompetence of the single worst official, among a litany of all time bad officials, Simon Hooper. 😡Who is SO unfit he can’t even keep up with play to make the right judgement call! How Gordon stayed on after ragging a lad to the ground by the neck, then going out to do Alisson like he tried to do van Dijk up there, learning nottin’ from that, is solely down to Hoopers continued ineptitude. 🤬 But stay on he did. And he finishes superbly to just add that natural doubt back into you in the league this season. Against the run of play at this point too. But the Reds are slowly regaining their confidence and metal. And they fight back. The best player currently in the whole league for me, Wirtz, who is getting better and better with each passing game, whilst still having LEVELS to go to the player I watched regularly at Leverkusen, which is scary as for the rest of the PL, dances through and sets up a man who just embodies Scouse swagger and not giving a flying F to what anyone says about us. From inside or outside the fanbase. Ekitike decides we are winning this game. And everyone follows suit. The quick second goal, as much as Newcastles defending was as porous and open as L’pool’s for the blue 🐀’s goal, is the mark of a top, top player playing with absolute arrogant swag knowing he’s a cut above the opposition. And he’s going to show it and not give a F! Proper Scouse hero him the way he carries himself. And when Isak’s had a proper pre-season and is up to speed alongside him …… 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The second half, L’pool just step up another gear and blitz them. Every player is a 7 at least. So, so many standouts. Wirtz adding another superb goal, the only place he could put it, to add to his growing, imperious dominance. Ekitike just taking the absolute P by this point beating lads for fun. Big Dom everywhere as always. Kerkez adding to his last 10/15 game spell of superb form. Even Mo, whilst off it, is still crucial in holding width and taking players to him to create space for others. We are standing tall physically and getting stronger at the back. Konate superb before his game defining moment at the end. And my personal MOTM. Another much maligned player. Gakpo. Who interchanged superbly with Ekitke all night and suddenly morphed into an actual winger who went directly at, and skimmed his man, time after time. Best game Cody’s had all season and then some.

Just a superb, all around team performance. Which had the managers song return at home after being missing in 2026. Which was as pleasing as anything else on the night. With very positive shout outs toward him from many the end when he came over with his boys to applaud us.

Man alive we’ve needed a feel good week like this. And after all the pain he’s been through recently, not least Ibou.

Everyone smiling again. Feel g the collective love. The way it should be.

Roll on City.

Up the Champion Reds!
 
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Let’s pray Romano is more clued in than his chancing B/S on Dumfries and Jones Friday. 🫰🏻🫰🏻

Not a bad signing by any stretch being he can comfortably play both right full, CH and DM.

Dutch national squad regular. And somone the manager knows well and totally trusts being his most used player at Feyenoord.

Interesting to see what the price would be if it’s not a loan? But it would be a typically savvy and smart Edwards move regardless.
 
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Scouseinthehouse said:
Let’s pray Romano is more clued in than his chancing B/S on Dumfries and Jones Friday. 🫰🏻🫰🏻

Not a bad signing by any stretch being he can comfortably play both right full, CH and DM.

Dutch national squad regular. And somone the manager knows well and totally trusts being his most used player at Feyenoord.

Interesting to see what the price would be if it’s not a loan? But it would be a typically savvy and smart Edwards move regardless.
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Minus the last part, but yes he was his captain at Feyenoord and I was suprised we didnt bring him in the first summer round as Slot clearly trusts him. More defensive minded and not that good enough on the ball to play DM but we desperately need a body in who can cover fullback and Centre half at a good enough level and he fits the bill.
 
A week is a LONG time in football.

After Bournemouth, the reactionary among our number were cry A and having hissy fits about mid-table and having to have a playoff in Europe …..

Fast forward a week, and two superb performances/ wins, and we’ve qualified as Europes third best, avoiding the play-off and securing crucial home advantage second through the quarters at least. And finished the PL weekend a mere 8 points outside of second. With a massive home game at a wild Anfield next up against said team in second which can cut the gap to 2 games.

The moral of the story is have some faith in the team you (pertain) to support! Football is as unpredictable a sport as you can get and NOTHING is ever lost so long as points are still on the board.

Happy days.
 
I need to watch Rennes games as I know nottin’ about this lad. But regardless, brilliant news to start boxing the CH group.

You’d imagine they are looking at he and Leoni being the next dominant CH partnership.

Massively high on Leoni personally BTW given my love of Italian footie. I’d say he’s the Virgil succession plan. This kid the Konate one. He’s shown great leadership his embryonic career to date. They are massive on him in Italy being the next 10-year captain of the Azzuri. And the fact he’s been called up already speaks volumes.

If the French youth International is anything like Leoni’s projection we are laughing.

Massive pity on Sunderland scuppering an agreed deal with all other parties earlier. But this is a real strong end to the window.

Kudos Hughes and Edwards. By no means the window it needed to be. But a super end to it.

Hopefully more to come before 7 PM tomorrow. 🫰🏻🫰🏻
 
Still feel for Slot as what does CH no matter how talented help him now and in the upcoming months to finish the season strong. Either **** or get off the pot, back the manager if you want to keep him long term by giving him the tools he needs for the squad now.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
I need to watch Rennes games as I know nottin’ about this lad. But regardless, brilliant news to start boxing the CH group.

You’d imagine they are looking at he and Leoni being the next dominant CH partnership.

Massively high on Leoni personally BTW given my love of Italian footie. I’d say he’s the Virgil succession plan. This kid the Konate one. He’s shown great leadership his embryonic career to date. They are massive on him in Italy being the next 10-year captain of the Azzuri. And the fact he’s been called up already speaks volumes.

If the French youth International is anything like Leoni’s projection we are laughing.

Massive pity on Sunderland scuppering an agreed deal with all other parties earlier. But this is a real strong end to the window.

Kudos Hughes and Edwards. By no means the window it needed to be. But a super end to it.

Hopefully more to come before 7 PM tomorrow. 🫰🏻🫰🏻
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Very good talented proper tackling CB. Not great with the ball at his feet. But not awful. Will have to watch it in the prem as he likes to dive off his feet and is prone to getting carded.
 
Theatre of Dreams83 said:
Very good talented proper tackling CB. Not great with the ball at his feet. But not awful. Will have to watch it in the prem as he likes to dive off his feet and is prone to getting carded.
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I don’t mind you mate,

But after the absolute nonsense you came out with about Madrid earlier this season, I’ll swerve evals from you ta. 🤦‍♂️
 
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