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New number for Harvey. I like him. A lot.

What a video, the media team clearly had a heads up, but this one is superb. Great fan interviews, awesome highlights and I love the way they portray the city.

The front office so far is smoking, not missing a beat at all since Edwards has left.

From the Echo. Seems like we got a good deal, and haven't killed the wage structure which is kind of amazing if true. Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool Football Club following months of uncertainty around his future. The Egyptian’s contract had been set to expire in the summer of 2023, however, he has now agreed a deal, believed to be for three seasons, to commit his future to the club. It has been suggested the forward will earn roughly £350k a week, a significant rise on his current deal, reported to be worth £200k a week, to become the highest-paid player in the club’s history. The ECHO understands that the 30-year-old will indeed earn less than £400k a week, with his new deal heavily incentivised so he could earn more based on player performance. Salah has scored 156 goals in 254 appearances since joining Liverpool from AS Roma in the summer of 2017.

Hold on, I thought...... ahhhhh never mind.

Yeah, was weird hearing that he was the top scorer in both the League Cup and FA Cup. Nice player, nice sum for him.

Interesting discussion about Nike just going to do a new kit every ~2 years. I don't really have a big issue with it, but would guess it drives sales lower. Liverpool could keep the same shirts for two seasons under plans reportedly being considered by kit supplier Nike. According to reports in France, Nike are mulling plans to create new bespoke team kits for the clubs it supplies every two years in a bid to lessen the environmental impact, with the textile industry responsible for two per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, according to French newspaper L'Equipe. Nike inked a deal worth £30m per year guaranteed with Liverpool back in 2020, with the structure of the deal potentially earning the Reds far more through the club receiving 20 per cent of the revenues made from Liverpool/Nike branded merchandise globally. Some analysts predict that the value of the deal when all things are taken into account could reach the £70m mark given the global reach of Liverpool's brand. ...

Please accept my most humble apologies. I was wrong and you were right. I can't read or reply in English very well and took some points or specific sentences out of context. Once again, I'm very very sorry.

You the man. Seems like we could have this silly conversation on a different thread or PM, because my reading comprehension or lack thereof doesn't seem important here.

You seem to be the one having an issue, not Slorch. The teams and MANY of the players will not be the same in ‘26 that will play in Nov/Dec of this year. The story lines will be different then for a myriad of reasons. If you watched the Conference Championships and Super Bowl this year, it would not likely help you to understand those games/players/rivalries in four years time IMO. That’s why I said, to me only following the National Teams would be a difficult way to learn the game.

I think there's a middle ground, but I'm struggling how to start watching and learn more by just watching international games. The games are infrequent and many aren't necessarily competitive or "important". If a kid from Brazil who knew about soccer wanted to become more knowledgeable about basketball, because the Olympics were coming up and he was going to just focus on national teams, it seems like an odd way. Maybe that's me though.

Good stuff here. I'm not a video game guy, but FIFA has introduced the game to a lot of people. Kind of a weird time to start following a team, but there will be pre-season type games coming soon. Don't think you're likely to be a hard core type guy so I'd keep the team picking simple. There are lots of good reasons to pick any of the bigger teams, but I would steer you to one of the bigger EPL clubs. WGAF if anyone considers it bandwagonning. Easiest team right now for an American would be Chelsea with Pulisic(of course that could change lol) and new American owners vs. their Russian oligarch. The leagues/cups are kind of hard to explain unless you follow when they're going on imo. Everyone will tell you their team is best to follow and that the other fanbases are aggy/ou/Tech fans. It's all crap, just depends on your perspective fr the most art. While I say to not over think your club, you may want to look at the club a little bit. Many have strong ties to the communities/origins. If you are a hard core conservative, you may find following Liverpool or everton a little hard. If you dislike certain religions/denominations following Spurs or Celtic or Rangers might be a little weird.

Merry Christmas. I dig that one.

those pants!

Very excited about this one. A lot of expectations coming with him, fairly or unfairly partly because of the price tag.

What a great series. Season was clearly set up to come to a conclusion and happy with the way they did. Also liked the way there's certainly room for more content.

Bad news. No announcement today.

I’m not really sure and think we get lost sometimes trying to figure out who they look like or what role they replace. I think him and Diaz totally change our look and tactics. Can only hope they’re as successful as Mo/Sadio/Bobby and think they have a good chance to be. Hate losing Sadio, but thinking of Mo/Diaz/Nunez/Jota/Booby adding in Harvey and Carvahlo has me excited.

Wuld appreciate if you could just cut to the chase and tell us what you really think.

Well now the CCTV footage was deleted. Erwan Le Prevost, director of international relations at the FFF told the French Senate that CCTV footage of the stadium is automatically deleted after seven days. As the footage had not been requested before the seven days were up, it was deleted. He said: “The images are available for seven days. They are then automatically destroyed. “We should have had a requisition to provide them to the different populations (organisations). The images are extremely violent.” President of the Senate law commission Francois-Noel Buffet later admitted if they had not properly asked for CCTV to be kept it "would be a serious problem from our point of view". https://theathletic.com/news/stade-de-france-cctv-footage-from-champions-league-final-already-deleted/YnopFhd0wV10/

I love time travel stuff for some reason and always have. Have casually watched them so far and it's meh.

Dominoes falling into place?

Don't disagree or necessarily agree with him. I remember when Mane was going through a dry spell. Previous season I think. It happens.

Some video

Interesting thoughts from Gutmann.