Bar an epic breakdown, which doesn’t look likely at all, we will win this year’s PL title. Slot has done extremely well, but let’s not forget that Kloppo is all behind this as well. Morally, the title will be his as well: 10’% of this season’s players are his team and squad. What’s more, the winning mentality he has instilled into the club is at the very core of it.
That’s why I wouldn’t have any issue with him being on the bus. But he’s a humble man, and that’s why he’ll most probably not want to do it. But he’d deserve it 100%.
I like @YoullNeverWalkAlone 's idea to have a secondary bus with Klopp and his coaching team, and the players who won the previous title btw. Maybe it should be forwarded to the club?
Obviously, all of this presupposes that there won’t be a new pandemic or WW3 before the end of the season of course…
I don’t think anyone of the main actors (Klopp, staff, players) would accept that. Nothing official and connected to the club and this season’s likely celebration. So I think all these extra ideas are a no-go. From both sides.
It was how it was, we won it in those circumstances, now it’s in history.
As for Klopp’s legacy in this team, of course. We had a crap 22/23 season, but revived some principles in 23/24, became competitive again. Off the pitch we had the instability in the director’s layer though.
Usually you make changes when things don’t go well. For sure it helped Slot that we had a good situation at a few levels.
I like @YoullNeverWalkAlone 's idea to have a secondary bus with Klopp and his coaching team, and the players who won the previous title btw. Maybe it should be forwarded to the club?
It reminds me of that old adage…
" You wait 30yrs for a bus, then two come along at once " :0)
I think it would be great having two buses. Why can’t it be done? I know Slot tweaked the team and made the players better and this is essentially Klopp’s team. It would be a great homage to Jürgen and his coaching staff.
I also think Carole and Caroline and all the kitchen staff, gardener should be on the bus too.
Maybe one bus, with Slot and the current squad.
Everything else is sentimentality and a bit trite. I really doubt Klopp would want it. It smacks of Houllier gone into the dressing room after Istanbul in 2005. Its just awkward and unnecessary.
As Jurgen has been awarded Freedom of the City… I’m pretty sure that entitles him to do whatever he wants… Maybe he could even take a herd of cows to shit on the new pitch at Bramley Moore… I mean he has licence to do lots of crazy shit :0)
As for the parade… Jurgen will judge his appearance, exactly to what is suitable re his past position and his admiration for the players and the achievement… IMO, he will not want to hog the limelight in any way shape or form
One bus for the current champions, assuming we finish the job as looks likely.
Adding another bus for another Liverpool team and another Liverpool manager doesn’t seem quite right. They were obviously denied the full celebration due to circumstances, but that’s life. Sometimes it is unfair.
This is Slot’s team and Slot’s moment, and we should put our all behind that. Jurgen has his place cemented in our history and our affections.
As Klopp says he’ll be there just not on the bus. He’ll be in crowd and cheering the team on from there. If Henderson/Wijnaldum/Mane/Firmino/Matip etc want to be there they’ll do the same.
Maybe it should be forwarded to the club?
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