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Wait, you have to pay for the editor? That's taking the pure pish, surely?

It'd be great to have two really decent keepers at any club, but the problem is that the better they are, they more they expect to play. It's for that reason that there's bugger all chance that Mignolet is coming to Anfield as a backup goalie, which means that Reina's moving on.

Coutinho looks promising, but your post typifies the mental exaggeration that this thread is notorious for. Every new signing is either utterly dire or world class, and Liverpool are either nailed on for the title or relegation

Fair play to Ince for dropping down a level in order to play regular football. Reckon he'll have developed a lot more by getting game time than by playing for your reserves, so good on the guy. Don't think there's much point speculating on what he may or may not have wanted/expected/been offered

I could be wrong, but I don't think anyone ever thought Spearing was good enough for Liverpool (or the EPL for that matter). He ended up being a default pick for a while because the squad was so thin.

You do realise that you're proving Daaaaave's point exactly with your "Scousers good, non-scousers bad" mentality?

Those away kits are so rank that I reckon they must be real

Er, because you have a good recent history of overpaying for players?

Sounds like they're looking for someone who will be comfortable working with a Director of Football. Not sure that Benitez is that someone. There's no reason why the DoF approach can't work, despite it not being popular in the UK. At least it sounds like FSG have a plan and are looking for the right people to fit in with that plan.

33 out of 38 passes were successful, so I make that 86.8%

Care to elaborate on the bolded parts? In what respect do you think the judgement was erroneous, and in what way do you think that due process has been poor?

The club statement does seem ill-advised in the light of the report, as does the t-shirt gesture. Will be interesting to see what LFC's next official response is.

Reckon that Liverpool's squad building is still a work in progress, with the emphasis on progress. You're definitely moving in the right direction, but there's still a way to go. If the target this year is to qualify for the Champions' League, then I reckon you're more or less on track, but looking towards Manchester in particular, you're still a considerable distance away from a title-winning squad. But as Comolli says in the article, you need to give the new players time to bed in and see what happens. One thing's for sure, and that's that it is night and day compared to this time last year.