We didn’t even have a release clause.
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We should have had one.
How do you have a release clause on a contract that is finished?
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We got 10m for fuck all basically and also don’t have to pay his wages for a month.
He was never staying so this isn’t a bad outcome plus we already have a replacement or Two.
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What’s the point of a billion release clause? You might as well not have one at all surely? I’m just asking because I’m in negotiations with the Missus and I thought it could be useful to know.
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I release you for free Whipper.
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Yup if they wanted rid they aren’t going ask 1 billion and it’s Real Madrid.
Isn’t there a requirement in Spain to have a release clause?
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Arsenal already preparing a €1bn + €1 bid.
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Yes.
And our wish is not to have release clauses in our players’ contracts.
They’ll put it out only after they have smoked whatever they had been smoking before.
Kvaratskhelia named Trent as his toughest opponent so far.
It’s required in Spain to have release clauses
Can we have a seperate thread for Trent ?
Pep Lijnders Joins Manchester City — The Blueprint Has Crossed Enemy Lines
No announcement. No warning. Just a storm out of nowhere.
Pep Lijnders — the mind behind Klopp’s high-pressing symphony — has officially joined Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff at Manchester City.
One year ago, he walked away from Anfield with a promise that still echoes among Liverpool fans:
“I will only work as an assistant for Jürgen Klopp.”
But promises are fragile in football.
After a failed stint with Red Bull Salzburg, Lijnders now resurfaces… not in Holland, not in development football — but right in the belly of the beast.
At City. The very team he helped Liverpool beat to glory.
As reported by The Times and TBR Football, Guardiola wanted new tactical energy after losing key staff like Juanma Lillo — and Lijnders fit the bill. Talks were swift. A deal was sealed. Even Kolo Touré is rumoured to follow.
For Liverpool fans, this isn’t just another assistant moving clubs.
It’s personal.
Lijnders knows every drill at Kirkby. Every tactical rhythm from the 2019 Champions League run to the 2020 Premier League crown.
Now, that knowledge is City’s to dissect.
Many fans feel betrayed. Others stay silent — perhaps out of disbelief, or simply exhausted by the revolving door of modern football.
Because sometimes, the people who built your house… end up drawing maps to break it down.
One thing is clear:
Next season, when City face Liverpool, there will be a familiar face on the enemy bench —
one we once called family, now drawing up plans against us.
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For God’s sake, he’s a professional football coach who’s just got a new job, not Edward Snowden!
I refuse to be whipped into outrage about this humdrum story.
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Nothing to be outraged about.
We’ve got a new coaching team and will have a new playing style next season.
Whatever insider knowledge that Ljinders would have will have little bearing considering the players coming in too.
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It’s just football dynamics.
What else to do other than keep looking for new quality personnel in various roles.
There are people who study that market and these guys are mostly totally anonimous to us on the outside.
Lijnders’ path at Liverpool was already interesting and pretty rare, going from the Academy to basically becoming the right hand at Liverpool’s senior football level.
From what I’ve read and gathered about someone like Aaron Briggs, he’s been a real success for us. No past links with Liverpool nor with Slot.
That’s what needs to happen all the time.
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What a load of shite. He’s a cone putting out cunt with an ego so large he wrote a book about coaching at liverpool while still with us, no one cares except it confirms what a wrong 'un he is.
The only thing I’ll say is that with Guardiola and Lijnders, Cheaty will get good at ‘pep talks’
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