Former players and managers - general discussion

Finally.

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What a signing for WBA.

They get a better defender than Slabhead for 3m.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DLUO5IpCoxp/

I hope that he will go on to have a top coaching career. Wonderfully talented football player, an amazing professional - and ultimately extremely unlucky with injuries. Still, he won it all with Liverpool and that’s what counts.

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Not sure about this bit but yeah hope it works out for him

https://x.com/MelissaReddy_/status/1937808992396288436

I didn’t know about this, this is actually a great little story about him.

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Happy 65th birthday to an Aussie football icon and Red legend, Craig Johnston. The mad inventor himself.

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Yeah happy birthday @Bekloppt

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Not to mention: musician, rapper, TV producer, all round good guy and very much a renaissance man.

I think he is part of the reason that I enjoy wingers, seeing him accelerate down the right hand side and scoop the ball into the middle.

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You what? :sob:

We’re talking about Nat Phillips, right?

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… and wonderful heading technique. :rofl:

Best substitutions in LFC history?

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No. If you checked the Instagram link, that wonderfully talented football player comment was about Lallana.

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We have two famous 3-1 wins in the CL with both come backs driven by subs.

Against St Ettiene in 77 Fairclough scored the needed third about 10 mins after coming on for Toshak.

Against Olympiacos in 04-05 both Pongolle (scored a minute or so after coming an at half time) and Mellor (the perfect knock down for Gerrard on the third) came off the bench to make game defining contributions.

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I’m glad they clarified the former Utd midlfielder, not the former Liverpool midfielder!

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Danny Ward has a medical with Wrexham today and I’m guessing he doesnt join as first choice for them

I always thought he was a pretty decent keeper but obviously couldn’t quite make it work. Or my ability to judge goalkeepers is way off.

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Wasn’t he the player caught leaking team line ups before we sold him?

He moved to Leicester from us and couldn’t replace Kasper Schmeichel. He moved after we signed Alisson, but the fact that he couldn’t replace any of our middling keepers before that should have indicated that he wasn’t going to replace a better keeper there.

I think he has actually played more games for Wales than he has for any club he was actually signed to.

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Honestly I’ve no idea on that. Not great if true.

Yeah, which is where my judgement comes in, or lack of, possibly clouded by national loyalties too.

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