Liverpool FC

[Sciss0rhands]

I see, Liverpool does lack depth in those areas so he’ll make a strong benchwarmer / a bit of competition for Salah and Mane. I can’t imagine Shaqiri is the type to be content sitting on the sidelines though, will be interesting to see if he steps up or regresses and just collects those wages (kind of reminds me of when Bony moved to Man C a few years ago and just got fat).

[Mcbain11]

Loving the signing of Shaqiri. Quality player who most people have a skewed perception of. Different type of player to Salah and Mane which will give Klopp much better options this season now when looking to tweak his tactics. I wonder if there are no more attacking signings, if at some stage we'll see Salah play centrally with Mane and Shaqiri either side.

[Sciss0rhands]

Loving the signing of Shaqiri. Quality player who most people have a skewed perception of. Different type of player to Salah and Mane which will give Klopp much better options this season now when looking to tweak his tactics. I wonder if there are no more attacking signings, if at some stage we'll see Salah play centrally with Mane and Shaqiri either side.

Could see that happening if Firmino is injured or rested. They don’t really have a strong alternative to Bobby up top, other than Salah.

[tikay]

Liverpool offer £62 milly for a 'keeper;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44864358

Looks like FSG are getting serious.

Would love to see Liverpool continue their revival, & to do that, a decent goalkeeper is vital.   

[Sciss0rhands]

Liverpool offer £62 milly for a 'keeper;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44864358

Looks like FSG are getting serious.

Would love to see Liverpool continue their revival, & to do that, a decent goalkeeper is vital.   

That would be a great signing for them if they can pull it off.

[Mcbain11]

Have to say I've never been as excited to watch a Liverpool in an upcoming season. The team is just loaded with exciting players. Keita is gonna be one of those players fans absolutely fall in love with. He does everything. the only thing is I hope when he picks up his customary red card or 2 this season, he has already established himself firmly as a fans favourite by then!

[arbboy]

Liverpool offer £62 milly for a 'keeper;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44864358

Looks like FSG are getting serious.

Would love to see Liverpool continue their revival, & to do that, a decent goalkeeper is vital.   

Butland staying at Stoke then.  Steam into the 6/1 to win the Championship. 

[cambridgealex]

Liverpool offer £62 milly for a 'keeper;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44864358

Looks like FSG are getting serious.

Would love to see Liverpool continue their revival, & to do that, a decent goalkeeper is vital.   

Butland staying at Stoke then.  Steam into the 6/1 to win the Championship. 

I don't read all the betting threads but every tip you seem to make on stoke is of this nature. For years it seems! I remember last year "put the house on laying Stoke to get relegated"

For a clearly savvy gambler, do you reckon you have a blind spot when it comes to Stoke?

It's especially ironic given the shit you give Liverpool/Newcastle and probably many other teams' fans for not being able to "see the woods from the trees"!

[arbboy]

Liverpool offer £62 milly for a 'keeper;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44864358

Looks like FSG are getting serious.

Would love to see Liverpool continue their revival, & to do that, a decent goalkeeper is vital.  

Butland staying at Stoke then.  Steam into the 6/1 to win the Championship.  

I don't read all the betting threads but every tip you seem to make on stoke is of this nature. For years it seems! I remember last year "put the house on laying Stoke to get relegated"

For a clearly savvy gambler, do you reckon you have a blind spot when it comes to Stoke?

It's especially ironic given the shit you give Liverpool/Newcastle and probably many other teams' fans for not being able to "see the woods from the trees"!

Forgot about all the winning Stoke bets over the years then!  Sample size of one losing Stoke bet!  Was it a bad lay at 7/1 because they went down or because they should have been a 4/1 shot pre season?  Surely we not being results orientated here?  Forgot about all the big priced top ten finishes/match betting when they are over priced under Pulis because they were unfashionable.

Stoke have been backed from 8/1 into 9/2 in a place for the championship.  3/1 into 6/4 for a top two spot.  Would hardly say it is unsavvy.  Most of the squad are staying.  The money is there to be spent.  They are probably richer than every other club in the championship put together.

[MANTIS01]

What do you think about Gary Rowett though? Never got a side promoted.

Liked him at Derby but when the finishing line was in sight the wheels came off. Lost it when it mattered at Burton too.

Going into brand new set-up, uncertain how players/fans are going to respond, unproven.

Big question mark, big variable I think. Good luck to him though.

[MANTIS01]

Oh and I agree Shaqiri is a monster signing for the money, will be even better with top quality around him

[arbboy]

What do you think about Gary Rowett though? Never got a side promoted.

Liked him at Derby but when the finishing line was in sight the wheels came off. Lost it when it mattered at Burton too.

Going into brand new set-up, uncertain how players/fans are going to respond, unproven.

Big question mark, big variable I think. Good luck to him though.

Derby were/still are skint hence why he left.  Stoke are the richest club in the league by a mile (without the huge para payment advantage this year and next).  Burton are more potless than me.  Money talks in football.  I don't back things blind because i live in Stoke. 

[arbboy]

Oh and I agree Shaqiri is a monster signing for the money, will be even better with top quality around him

Absolute steal at the price.

[MANTIS01]

Rowett don't like paying over the odds for players, which could potentially hinder, considering every player is over-priced these days, lol.

Anyways, what's occurring with that Imbula fella? Watched him for a few games and thought he was mustard then just fell off a cliff.

[Mcbain11]

What do you think about Gary Rowett though? Never got a side promoted.

Liked him at Derby but when the finishing line was in sight the wheels came off. Lost it when it mattered at Burton too.

Going into brand new set-up, uncertain how players/fans are going to respond, unproven.

Big question mark, big variable I think. Good luck to him though.

Derby were/still are skint hence why he left.  Stoke are the richest club in the league by a mile (without the huge para payment advantage this year and next).  Burton are more potless than me.  Money talks in football.  I don't back things blind because i live in Stoke. 

Have Stoke lost many players at all? I will be doing my big payout season accas soon, Always throw in a championship side either to win outright, or just be promoted. Is their that steadiness about Stoke going down that Burnley had when they bounced straight back up a couple of years ago?