[Nike19]

Echo Scouser in exile’s comments.

We could have landed with a more rough end of the stick.

The group stages can be a bit of a autumn-winter slog, but I would say our main aim is to get through to phase 2 and see where we are with everything else.

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Yeah, that could go either way re Barnsley and Derby, Chucky.

Going to be looking out for Bristol City and Burton too.

We meanwhile have to get past Leicester and try and aim to win some silverware this season.

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Too right Chucky.

We’d have to luxury of Barca’s money to buy both Naby Kieta and Van Dijk at 75mill each.

From a business point of view, it’s such a good move as we can lay players like Sakho and Moreno off cheaply to whoever’s interested. They come off our wage bill and Klopp begins to be able inject his own buys and develop the squad.

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All this without little Phillipe – let the boy go 🙂 We’ll take the money 🙂 🙂

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Any opposition out there is going to encourage a competitive game and one of which can’t be taken lightly.

The good thing about this is that we now have a manager who I’d imagine is familiar with a lot of European sides, so no doubt, he’ll be using all his experience to prepare us in the best possible way.

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Lighthearted:

Would anybody op for Rafa to return and join Jurgen Klopp.

That’s a classic tug of war hahaha

Kenny coming round to mediate 😀

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We are back in the bigtime – believe!

Let’s now go out there and give it our all whatever tie is thrown at us.

In essence, as far as the CL goes, we’ve lost our mojo a fair bit since the departure of Rafa.

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Slight napping there letting in a second goal, however use this as a cue to re-ignite and see off the tie.

Very quiet and in close down mode.

Just a matter in essence seeing this off academically.

Nice.

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That was just wow 😀

Missed that little chunk of the game where we score 3 vital goals and was at the point of settling when Hoff got a goal back.

Would love us to double our lead and just have some fun 🙂

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If you we step back away and rewind ourselves before the ‘Neymar effect’, I probably would have valued Coutinho anything from 50-to-70 mill. Even then, I would have thought ‘wow’. So based on that, we’d still be gaining something overwhelming if sold say a year after. It all depends on a many factors though.

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LOL 😀 Pep only understands one way of playing Chucky

Specialist hahaha 😀

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Chucky,

That is certainly one way of looking at it re PSG. From their own actions, other clubs have decided to follow suit.

From Paxton’s earlier point, whether or not clubs will then play ransom, the bottom line (due to the now luxury of tv money as your rightly point out) is the ‘cat and mouse’ or the to and fro out of this 9 times out of 10 will deliver the outcome of the player moving and the selling club generating ‘X’ percentage of mark up against the scale of reality as we know it.

What should happen in my view going forward is for this whole policy to be reviewed/evaluated both by UEFA and the FA and new regulations draw up and proposed, i.e. a cap introduced on the most an individual can be sold for, not to mention, timing and in my view as great importance, a notice period of 1 transfer window before that player can be released.

What would you say to that?

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Paxton,

I can resonate to your first point. Though, I would be more inclined to believe the principle of clubs doing everything possible to hold on to their best player/s.

There are clubs out there that will play ransom, but on the same token, there is a point of every player having a price and the often eventuality results to reluctantly caving into an overwhelming bid.

It’s worth remembering in these instances that it’s never been Liverpool’s interest to place Coutinho in the shop window, nor for example was it in Swansea’s interest to sell Sigurdsson to Everton.

Persistence though in this current climate of ridiculous valuations and fees pays off and 9 times out of 10, the chasing club end up with the player they want.

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So, what is now doing the rounds as far as this saga goes is that a final 138 million bid is said to be tabled.

Personally, I think we should accept it. Coutinho will be somebody else’s target even if we hang on to him for another season and even if we don’t need the money, we could receive a much lesser valuation.

Let the boy move on, and we can focus in trying to recruit what we’re in need of.

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Nice work Ed – most definitely be of a help having a standard visual template and being able map out different sets of formations when selecting a starting 11.

It also helps to clarify and understand who exactly is playing where.

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Chucky too right about nailing the win and I hope for you guys, it’s not going to take too long.

Burnley was unusual last weekend, but I’m confident you’ll edge a positive result – just got to establish yourselves and try and deliver a few wins at Wembley.

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Gibbo, you’re right. Even if Coutinho was to show feelings of disappointment, he’d be quite gentle and mild-mannered about it. I don’t think he’s the type too not to deliberately give a 100%.

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Coutinho’s a game changer, but it’s a funny one because Mane was our player of the season 16/17 and we missed him hugely when he was at Afcon.

With Coutinho, for many a time, either his runs from the left-hand side to cut inside and unleash a screamer or a set piece curler has won us games.

The potential 100+ mill generated would suit us nicely as we can sell off players surplus to our requirements without placing an over-valued price tag.

Defender/s I feel remain priority as attacking wise, Salah, and Solanke had added to the already in place Lallana, Mane, and Firmino.

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United meanwhile I think look nailed for another 4-0 rampant win.

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It’s early doors and I do hope fortunes will change re Wembley for Spurs, however, I remain sceptic in this move as far as hosting PL games go.

Big games lie ahead as far as Liverpool go, and just taking it one game at a time, not getting carried away.

Essentially, see where we are around the first 10-15 matches and how we’re looking as far as the league ladder, form, and injuries.

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