Kimbo

Gerrard is a proper scumbag, what he did in that bar was basically Joey Barton behaviour. He should be known as ex-prisoner Steven Gerrard.

Digne playing for Barca and having 46 caps for France is a mystery, I don't think he was much good at Everton either.

He looks like he hates our training ground. The grass is probably horrible compared to in Milan.

If you stand in front of a scouser trying to pronounce that name you'd better have a towel handy.

A top LB (it won’t be Hernandez) would free Burn up to play at CB when needed tbf.

Fans of other clubs seem to be desperate for Newcastle to break, bend, or abuse the rules. So far none of it has happened.

I hope they get him.

I don’t blame fans of other clubs for holding it against him, his only defence is that unlike Mings he only did it once, and it was Neil Lennon.

It’s hard to be favourable to a guy with a penchant for booting opponents in the head.

You trust a mistake will never be made?

He looks a more talented player than Gordon to me and we spent an extra £15m on him. I’m expecting Pedro to do really well at Brighton this season.

Selling ASM if there’s a good fee on the table is a no brainer to me. As much as I rate his ability and like watching him, I have no faith in his ability to stay fit. It’s no use keeping him around as £40m mascot.

I can’t wait to see him charging around kissing the badge.

Barnes is also more of an obvious fit for our side, I don't think anyone was sure how we would use Maddison given our formation and style of play last season. To me Barnes is a player that could conceivably score 15-20 goals for us in all competitions next season. He's not the creative type that we probably want, but there's still time to get someone like that on the right. I really think Barnes could smash it here if Howe gets his off the ball work up to standard. It would raise further questions about why we spent £45m on Gordon though.

ASM only managed to start 12 league games last year though, and the games he does manage to play in he’s all bandaged up like a Pharaoh. It’s difficult to really consider him a first team player. Barnes or Joelinton on the left is probably the real choice to be made.

I think with ASM the decision is basically a medical one. Do the medical team think that his best years are ahead of him physically? I’m guessing the answer is no, so the logical decision would be to move him on while he has value. Barnes is a reliable replacement for this money, though he did suffer from being weak as piss off the ball much like Maddison last season, so that will need improving. I’d still like a RW though.

I don’t believe for a second that we’re in for Thuram. He will have been on the list below Tonali, and his agent is probably putting in work this summer.

That’s clearly a bloke, not a child.

Gerrard in his way to Saudi. I want Dalglish to get a job there next.

Time will tell whether he was the right option over McTominay.

And is on big money, and isn’t a clear upgrade.

Liverpool players play for the honour of wearing the famous red shirt in front of the famous kop. Unlike the mercenaries that play for money at Newcastle and Man City.

As things stand a lack of G/A from the wide players is going to be the killer for us, Almiron's purple patch covered up the cracks last season to an extent. Top clubs expect players in these positions to have proper end product, not just put in a shift.

Tonali and Thuram would probably be £100m+ spent on the midfield 3. If we get another one for midfield it will be a youngling on a low fee IMO.