JohnnyH

Showing a sports professional with their top off is such an unbelievably stupid way to argue their fitness, both current and future.

Just seeing this now. He needs 20 TDs (Irish MPs) or 4 councils to nominate him so he can run for President. He won’t get anywhere near that as he is totally fucking despised over here. So no one will be voting for him as he won’t be on the ballot.

Everyone does understand that players currently with the club can sign a new contract at any point, don’t they? It’s not just when the window is open?

Third one of these big bastards in as many days. They’re back. And they’re bigger than ever.

Have you checked the internet?

Fair play to Koeman

As Shanks once said

He absolutely does. He doesn’t stand for them rambling. He puts manners on them.

That pod flew in. Given it was about 2 days long. Really interesting chat around the contracts. Im not sure I agree with the idea of the director of football having press conferences, but then what was said happens in Germany did make me re-think for a moment. But all things considered I think I’d still rather everything is done behind closed doors. For all we know Salah’s and VVD’s comments on not been offered a contract could be that the club have not offered their agents contracts they deem acceptable. Brownie asked what would happen if Salah asked for £450k a week? Well assuming it was for 3 years I’d say the club would be absolutely right to tell him to do one. We are not a Man City or Chelsea. I can’t imagine Salah has asked for that, but you do see fans saying “hand them a black cheque” when this is nonsense. There has to be cut off figures especially with players who could fall off a cliff because of their age. Paul’s right about have KPIs on their contracts that they have to achieve to earn the big money If the club have decided to let them all leave on free transfers (I don’t think that is the case) then that’s the only time I’d want the club to speak up or leak to a Paul Joyce type that this is the case. If we are trying to do deals with all 3 then keep it behind closed doors until they have something to say.

And he’s on his way.

Nope. No interest in watching this. Totally and utterly hate this match.

So you’re saying he’s leaving?

One of the key factors under Klopp was the no-dickhead rule. A positive squad is very important. I really hope that doesn’t change in our signings philosophy or with the attitude of some of our current players. If it does, then get rid of them or don’t sign them.

I liked when we used to have no deals to do in the last 2-3 weeks of the window and our business was all done. I could then laugh at Man Utd and other poorly run clubs desperately trying to get ill-conceived signings over the line last minute. Now, I don’t think we’re in that poor a position as we have a very good squad, and we’ve clearly got a good business structure, but trying to get deals done over the last week is a sign of a poorly managed window. I think mistakes have been made about eggs in all one basket and I hope we learn from them. I think we are waiting for the Zubimendi fella though. And if his club have a poor start to the season, I wouldn’t be surprised if he joins in January.