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Ramirez gone!

Long and Gardos supposedly

Can't wait gonna be great whatever the score. Footballs back!

I think a decent afternoon out would be Saints 1-0, last minute Lovren own goal having watched Lambert miss a penalty. Any one wish to partake?

Spot on

This is a good signing in my book, and as has been referenced the loan route gives Targett time to develop and challenge Bertrand for the left back position. Bizarre that so many people are negative. One point that has been missed......this came right out of the blue and shows that the club may well have other deals brewing that are not in the rumour mill.....

Spot on

Sounds good to mw

Agree that it's a bit OTT to say we should be waking up laughing. However I certainly don't think it's doom and gloom. Lambert I reckon had one more season at top level left in him, and that pre-supposed he stayed free of injuries which gets harder as we know the older you get. I am looking forward to seeing Targett, and in addition think we need to sign another keeper to challenge Artur, another left back, a centre back to replace Jos (2 if Lovren goes), one or two wide options to replace AL and Puncheon (which we didn't do) and three strikers (cannot rely on JayRod being same player, or when he is ready). An average of £10 million per player means we need to spend £80 million and I think we can. One of them being Danny Ings who loves the club would be a great start. Would also like to see. Gaston start in August to replace AL. His lack of work rate is less important if replacing AL rather than playing alongside him.

While some will dwell on negatives, this guy has an absolutely stunning playing and managing track record. Was not even at Galat for a whole season so forget that. Just have a look at what he has achieved. I started this hoping for an unlikely Rafa Benitez as I felt with all the unsettled players we have we need someone who they are going to say "wow" to when he walks in the building. Mancini would absolutely do that

Magath's record is superb, you have to really do the research and read about it. No chance at Fulham by the time he got there. However I recognise he would not be popular with many fans and we really don't want an unwanted manager. But popular appointments don't always work out

I think the only mistake I have seen so far is the poor press management on the outstanding monies owed in transfers. It seemed to miss the point that most deals are done in instalments so was really a non-story but fed an impression that things were less stable than first thought and smacked of expectation management. So an own goal. However, that apart, I don't buy into the argument that they should have provided a running commentary on contractual negotiations with MP or Spurs. And if rumour of total package for RL being £9 million is true, then for someone who turn 33 next season and is a lifelong Liverpool fan it isn't stupidity to consider it and negotiate. I think all of this will turbo charge the recruitment of a new manager and I would be surprised if the new man is not in within the next two weeks to start to turn the tide

A sensible interview, and while gutted to lose MP there is huge over reaction on here. Suggest someone digs out the thread when NA was sacked and an unknown Argentinian was announced......

Where is your list? Don't be shy!

As others have said, hopefully MoPO stays. But if he goes then any of the following would have different qualities to bring: Moyes - great job with ok, but not great, resources over Everton and impossible job to take over Fergie's squad Poyet- despite being irritating at Brighton, did great job there and done similar at Sunderland. Plays quality football Benitez - loves managing in England, accept we may struggle to attract him. McLaren - great job at Middlesbrough, Derby and in Holland. Does not relying spending huge sums Howe - accept he is unproven at Premier League level, but who isn't before they take their first job? Could he honestly have done anything better so far in his career and still very young? I personally think Hoddle, yes still, Allardyce and Pulis are all in their different ways very good managers but all would be divisive of fan base. We want united club after what will I fear be an unsettling summer so would rule them out for this reason

Our system demands both full backs provide the width. As some have pointed out, dreadful quality of crossing from both wings today, marginally improved when Clyne came on. With no pace upfront given JayRod absence you simply have to get crosses in for Lambert and Gallagher and we couldn't do it. Didnt deserve to lose, but equally created about a quarter of the chances we did against Newcastle.

Spot on assessment

An excellent first impression, and great to see the fans on this forum actually giving him a chance, and more. Like others have said, lively to read KL's words. I sit not far from her on match days, and her face is a picture when the fans sing for her dad. I think things like this have made a massive impact on her.

Last week I mentioned how lambert was crying out for a rest. The issue is we are now paying a price, at the end of a season full of high tempo pressing football, for only having two frontline strikers. The irony is that both him and JayRod who both look shattered are now off on international duty. We need a minimum of 2 strikers, probably 3 in the summer so that in August there are 2 good striking options on the bench each game and can rotate around busy Xmas period etc

I thought he was excellent, as he was beginning to look before that injury at Sunderland. Be surprised if he does not start against Liverpool possibly for Lambert

Reading the first page of this thread is more depressing than shelling out cash and watching a defeat. Noticeable that the posts have got progressively more sensible. My thoughts are: 1. There cannot be much fundamentally with an attacking performance that creates 25 shots. Clearly we had one of those days when we wasted many of them and did not make Adrian work. No one at Fulham or Cardiff would have said we can't score goals and on another day we could have banged in 5. 2. Lambert has been a hero and is still worth place in the squad but he looks terribly jaded. Massively ironic that we chose NOT to rest him against Sunderland, but rest other younger and fitter players. He needs a rest as most 32 year olds in top flight football do. 3. Quite apart from the hoof ball which is awful, Wet Spam do actually pose different threats. They are only Premier side that plays two genuine wingers, and they get more aerial threat in than most from wide positions. We struggled to cope with Cole today, as limited as he is, and should not have allowed the space and time for the cross on the third one. Their wingers kept our full backs occupied in the first half- note how much more Luke came into the game after Jarvis went off. Fair play to Big Sam. 4. Lovren back fit makes a difference, as in my opinion does Clyne. Chambers is promising but much more limited going forward at present. As for all of the moaning about MoPO, it's embarrassing.

Sorry meant nouse!

The big issues here are: 1. Does KL continue to fund investment 2. Does MP resign in protest. If yes to funding, and no to MP resigning it may prove storm in teacup. Although people have made snide remarks, this is where club structure with Les Reed as Director of Football really comes into its own. He has the noise and the contacts. NC did brilliant job but previously knew nothing about football

At present, and in the spirit of not writing someone off too soon, he isn't sharp enough or resilient enough, to play Premier League football. That's also true of Gaston. You can have loads of talent, but you need to match that with the right attitude. The MoPo style does not leave room for passengers. So lets hope he gets up with it quickly, or else it may be a case of talented player, but not right for us in this team

they will release the next set of TV games over the next month or so - and so it is a big risk to book trains at present I think