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They already did, there used to be one in August til quite recently. The new International schedule is more suitable for clubs, but still nowhere near perfect.

He's a Huddersfield fan, nickname terriers. Jack Russell's are Terriers. I'm not sure I'd believe those oddball rumours.

That's exactly how I read it. I think there's a limit to how much guaranteed cash we are prepared to throw at the Fekir deal, and it's notable that Aulas is doing his best to get other suitors involved, and get as much cash as he can. Maybe it's wishful thinking, because I think we need the option of a creator in behind the front 3, and I desperately want Keita's drive and energy in the heart of midfield. I also want to see us have a stronger bench than last year, and Shaqiri plus a fit Sturridge and Lallana is a huge upgrade in that regard. If it happens it happens, if not, then we pray certain players stay fit longer than they have in recent seasons.

Class is permanent.

It's noone's obsession, other than Klopp's, he's quite literally said it himself. He wants a player who can play in the same kind of area, and provide similar creativity. It's what he wanted to spend £50M on Fekir for, and no doubt he will continue to search for someone to fill that role.

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Salah may or may not hit the same heights, expectation and/or adjusted defences, may or may not have an adverse effect. Keita will, however, create more chances than anyone who played in that spot last year. All of the front 3, and others, will benefit from that. Van Dijk is here for the full season, and will score more headers from corners than he did last season. Add to that, Shaqiri is likely to score/create more from the bench than we got from Solanke/Ings last season. Throwing in a fit Lallana, reborn Sturridge, or newly arrived Fekir, would be the cherry on the cake.

Who hates him? I see only love, and an understandable lack of faith in his ability to stay fit. It'd be great for him to be a valuable member of the squad this year.

'Not looking to bring in a keeper, Ward will get the chance to prove himself in pre-season' Double speak and riddles, all very odd behaviour. We're signing him aren't we?

Would be a real shame if Keita doesn't start most games in his best position. Playing him at 8 where he was bought to play, adds the energy and quick ball movement we've been lacking. Sure, he can play higher up if we're short, but this is why we wanted Fekir, and hopefully that still happens.

Indeed. Seems perfectly understandable some would rate him whilst some wouldn't. Not sure why it's so strange for people to have a downer about him. Personally, if he's fit then I think he's an asset, but that seems like such a long time ago. I'd be happy for him to get match fit and make an impact, but i don't think he's ever been a consistantly important player.

Absolutely, I think Keita can cover pretty much everywhere. Would like to see him being able to field the midfield 3 in the positions he mostly intended them for though. The options, and versatility, we have in there is certainly better than we've had for some time.

Klopp is on record as saying how good we could have been with Phil still playing behind that front 3. I think his preference is for a quality AM replacement, and I'm fairly sure Fekir was earmarked largely for that role, with the bonus of being able to cover the front 3 also. We have plenty of options at the 6 and 8 spots as he refers to them, but not much beyond Lallana for his 10. Everything he says points to him wanting the option of a creative player in there behind the 3.

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Article 24 in here. Two Tuesday & two Wednesday games at 1755 is the plan, remainder at 2000. I doubt there will be many, if any, circumstances where there are 4 home teams from Eastern Europe in a given week, more likely they will use it to create more attractive advertising slots. http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/55/82/79/2558279_DOWNLOAD.pdf?iv=true

You might be thinking of Kick Off times. They are being split in the same way as Europa League this year.

We had parity, he took that away, single handedly. I hope he's supported to the hilt as a human being, but he lost us the game tonight. The game is in the balance without his inexplicable f*** ups. He should never play for us again.

Not losing, I think is his suggestion.

If we're talking Maths, as you say somewhat condescendingly, do we lose without his two errors?

Friend at Hand near Russell Square not too far is it? Not from London, but was there for work on Wednesday, and it was recommended to us. Packed to the rafters with Reds, great atmosphere.

The point, is players of his age and quality almost never go into the last 6 months of their contract, you'd be hard pushed to find an example that didn't have some other injury related caveat. It would be bordering on insanity, to turn down offer after offer, likely worth considerably more than £20 million over 5 years, when you are only ever a bad tackle away from a serious injury. He knows where he's going. I'd say there's a small chance an overseas team are keeping it quiet for some reason, but a much greater chance he's going to a rival in our league, where an agreement cannot officially be done. Manchester or London.