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Stop living in the past. We're in the Slot Era now. Klopp is Slot's John the Baptist.

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Thomas Frank would have me joining the sabbatical too. The worse football I've seen in the Premier League in centuries. Mourinho would have been worth enduring for the guaranteed success a decade ago but not now.

Who would you prefer? Mourinho Southgate Howe O'Neill Emery Wee Scottie Parker

Is there really such a dearth of options that a manager who has won 12 of the 33 league matches he has been in charge for is fourth in the betting with most bookmakers? What has changed in the three years since he was assisting Barry Lewtas with the under-23s? Maybe Scottie Parker is in contention as well.

Hughes, Burchill, Howe, Solanke, fat Ryan Fraser, the pieces are all falling into place

Going against the Indy/Delaney story from earlier, Germany's Kicker say we're in advanced discussions with Alonso.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-next-manager-xabi-alonso-bruno-amorim-b2500729.html The most surprising thing about this is that we don't seem to have used the three months when no one knew that Jurgen was off to make a move for Alonso, or anything else.

Sky Sports reports that, following a UEFA working group meeting involving the ECA and European Leagues yesterday, clubs remain hopeful of completing the season by June 30. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11963401/european-football-leagues-still-targeting-june-30-finish-after-latest-talks

Pep says football played without fans doesn’t work, and he should know. Italy is unique. Cases weren’t picked early. School closures became excuses for holidays. People fled south after initial quarantine measures in north. Also a very tactile culture, much more outdoors socially. And, biggest, of all a very old population.

Was a Platini whim and will never be repeated. Hope for all summer events is that the virus should lose potency as weather gets hotter. June isn’t exactly flu season. Italy is no comparison to UK, as there’s been twice as many deaths there as UK has cases. So league suspension a long way off.

The signs were there. still reckon we draw too.

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It’s a squad game but most people are “meh” about players who miss a lot of matches whether through selection or injury.