Lighthouse

They've bought, that doesn't mean they've strengthened. Look at Leciester, haven't they now sold all the players they splashed out on last summer? I would like a couple more in but it's still only July, there's another 3 weeks before any points are handed out.

Not really. We've lost a massively inconsistent, 3rd/4th choice striker, who was basically surplus to requirements anyway. Basically, compared to the start of last year we are plus Stevens, Gabbi and Gallagher and minus Fonte and J Rod. All that without any European football to worry about. Really? I can think of about 3 or 4 I don't want in the squad. The rest all have a role to play. If I was a betting man, I'd say Defoe wont reach 15 goals in either of the next 2 seasons and that Gabbi will outscore him across the same period. Talent isn't transfer through osmosis. What magic effect will he have on their other strikers, that Gabbi and Austin wont have on Gallagher?

His shirt annoys me more than anything, having his bloody nickname printed on the back.

The day Bournemouth start signing players as good as Mane and Van Dijk, then holding on to them when Liverpool are interested, is the day I'll start believing that.

Why on Earth would we let our prized asset, on a 5 year contract, go for half the asking price? We're under no pressure at all to sell him, this summer or next. That's beyond silly. He can go to whichever club meets our extortionate asking price. As little as I like Liverpool and their deluded fans, the big clubs are fundamentally all the same. It's just Liverpool keep coming back to this particular watering hole. I'd take the money from whoever offers it and move on.

What are you suggesting? We should have kept Puel, we should try and sign Kante, what is it they're doing we should be trying to replicate?

That wasn't Cortese's ambition either, it was just a soundbite.

Like that's got anything to do with it. Players don't give the tiniest sh*t about the Europa League, it's all about money and the Champions League. Even if we did stump up £45m for a 28 year old (which Saints are blatantly not going to do) he'd only come here if we offered him a huge pay rise, Europa League or otherwise.

About 6 posters apparently.

Gabbi is J Rods replacement Boufal was Manés I really hope Stephens isn't Fonte's replacement but he probably is. Defoe is too old Smalling and Delph are crap and expensive Hojbjerg is probably expected to step up this year, much like Romeu did last.

Doesn't even have a Wikipedia page, must be sh*t. Wigley out!

Christ, did you really bite on that one?! Glasgow - I hope you develop a fascination with Thai ladyboys and all your shool friends find out about it.

Naivety? Why has he agreed a fee of £15m already? This will end two ways, we keep him or sell him for an absurd amount of cash. Not sure what else you're expecting.

I can't understand how anyone in this situation would hold out for a loyalty bonus. There's greed and then there's taking the p*ss. I hope the club realise they've got his balls in a vice with this one. If he really wants it, he will have to hand in an official request sooner or later. He's hardly going to miss out on his big move over a loyalty bonus when he's going to get paid £170,000pw.

With you on Hooiveld, Fonte looked no better in our first season back up. Never got the chance to see him play between Bertrand, Forster, Virgil and Wanyama, rather than Kelvin, Fox, Fonte and JWP

According to whom?

I really can't see us buying anyone from another PL club, with all the money being thrown around prices are just getting silly. We won't be spending £50m on a player when there are other options abroad for half that amount.

If someone offered him the chance to finish his career at Liverpool, he'd bite their arm off.

I personally like ketchup, with some buttered soldiers.

We'd just have to hope he doesn't score any own goals for the national team.

He's better in his role than Targett. I'd say it was more like being happy to have Tadic than Steve De Ridder.

More specifically on a golf course.

Not sure why this was deemed necessary with 4 years left but hey ho. Anyone who thinks FF is a liability clearly has memory issues when it comes to Kelvin and Gazza. He may have the odd mistake in him but unlike the others I don't evacuate my bowels whenever the ball goes back to him.

Thanks for the info. I personally reckon we'd take £70m if somebody did come in with a late 'OVNO' at the end of August.