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If we'd initially got him on a permanent it could have been very different I think. There was obvious talent there but some huge deficiencies that needed coaching. I feel like we would have been the type of club to get the best from him but as a loanee it's never the same dynamic.

On the flip side, we went to look at Anthony Gerrard & ended up with Scott Dann & Danny Fox.

It's a shocker for sure. Unfortunately, I'm not overly surprised about there being a really high profile error in the PL this weekend with 10 games played simultaneously. We simply don't have enough quality, experienced referees.

I'd be very disappointed if Lewis was a realistic option. Had 2 terrible loans at Watford & Sao Paolo who both declined options to sign him permanently.

Nobody is saying that, just that it makes the job harder. Barring any calamities (or sizeable points deductions), you can already pretty much guarantee 4 of the Top 6 next season. Outside of the parachute teams, we are one of the best equipped, but there will likely be one less place to play...

But the facts are there. Teams in receipt of parachute payments are more than 3 times more likely to be promoted than those without them. The playing field is totally unbalanced. I'm not sure about Ipswich last year or Sunderland this, but before that, since the introduction of them, only 3...

I assume the fans won't be cheering as they've been booing him for weeks?

Well said Klopp.

Still owe over £300m on the dross they have already purchased I believe.

Pleased for Son too. Shadow of the player he was now but he deserves that.

Always wins a trophy in his 2nd season... 😁

Absolutely need the book throwing at them. They have been cheating financial rules to give them an unfair advantage almost every season & wriggling out on loopholes. The points deduction really needs to be significant to stop them (and others) just continuing down the same path. The irony...

Kind of agree but I don't think it will be too explosive tbh. I imagine he'll confirm that he & MR fell out but I doubt there will be too much detail. At least they've waited until the season has finished to release it.

Yep, that was certainly fitting! Almost willed it into existence.

Meh... Not overly impressed tbh. The whole 'Black Cats' thing is hilarious in itself. They didn't have a proper nickname so just made one up for themselves in the 2000s.

This is probably a fair reason.

Always expected MvE to move on this summer & that's about as good a replacement as we could hope for whilst making a sizeable profit too.

Ha ha. I know you're on the wind-up but I'll entertain you this once. Games played clauses are common place in contracts, I'd be more surprised if there wasn't one. What is clearly nonsense is: A) It would be a £2m lump sum based on his next appearance B) That's the reason he didn't feature...