Recent content by waggy27

Is anyone else surprised at the lack of recruitment below first team level so far under Brands? I know that previously there has been a separate budget for U23 recruitment but apart from Virginia there hasn't been much activity in that respect over the last few windows. Has responsibility for...

I know Pennington isn't great, but surprised we didn't keep him as 4th choice till Jan at least.

Is pretty rare to have an 18 year old keeper at the top level - it takes a lot of mental strength to overcome mistakes etc that are highlighted more than any other position. Remember how Iain Turner was put in the team when he wasn't ready, and what it did to his career. There have only been 5...

Agreed - also seems a little premature to complain about lack of game time before any games have been played!

He was recovering from the injury for one of those two years though! He has played five months football in that time, I can understand why people might question his ability to stay fit long term.

I think they have just been announcing an extension every day or two over the last couple of weeks - it’s probably already signed and just to be announced in the next couple of days. I think Denny is the last of those who were out of contract who hasn’t been confirmed up till now.

From what I remember last season at Ipswich he struggled a bit when originally played at right back, before flourishing in centre mid, so it will be interesting to see what position he eventually settles at, or if he ends up as a perennial utility player in the mould of Harper. If he does end...

Martina is 28 and last season was the first time Kenny had played senior football at any level. You would think Kenny had more room to improve than Martina.

Robinson played well, but can’t make much of a judgement on his defending from that match. Bolivia were terrible!

The thing that encourages me about Calvert-Lewin is the undeniable progress he has made since he made his debut. If he can make a significant improvement over the last 18 months as he has done, then it's logical to think he can still improve further. I don't see anyone claiming he is the...

I read an interview with Unsworth a while back that said that before his injury Adeniran had been training quite a lot with the first team squad and that the senior coaches had been really impressed by him, so there must be some potential there.

Martin Dobson has taken over from Royle in terms of keeping tabs on the players out on loan. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/martin-dobson-succeeds-joe-royle-14350308

The whole idea of spending 100M that the club can't afford because they are banking on guaranteed income from a Lukaku sale is nonsense. What if he breaks his leg tomorrow? Or if Utd & Chelsea collude and say they won't pay over 50m now and we can't refuse as the club will go bust otherwise...

The fact that there is even a debate over this shows how much the stock of the FA Cup has fallen in recent years. Even in '95 there was much more prestige associated with a cup win, but today when even Championship sides routinely field B teams for FA Cup games there is no doubt it is tarnished...

I think if they rotate too much at that level there aren't enough fixtures to keep everyone sharp and that doesn't benefit anyone either. It just seems that there were too many players in the squad in the first half of the season and obviously those players that can't get a game will be...