Jim Boardman and Jay Reid return for a new episode of Scouser Tommies, looking ahead to the pre-season tour and the season itself, as well as discussing the latest transfer stories.
First of all, however, is the first chance for Jay and Jim to talk about the shocking and sudden loss of Diogo Jota. They discuss the impact of his passing on the club – players, coaches, staff, and fans – and even the wider footballing world. The club’s handling of the tragedy has been perfect, including the decision to retire Diogo’s No. 20 shirt, and it has been moving to see just how far and wide the tributes have come from.
The Reds have now returned to action, with their first pre-season game a win over Preston last weekend. As Jay explains, it was odd to see the players still wearing last season’s shirts, but Nike have clearly stuck to their guns over their contract with the Reds. It won’t be until after the tour of Japan that we see our players donning the new Adidas offerings – not that it’s stopped said shirts from appearing elsewhere.
The recruitment team at Anfield have already been busy this summer, mostly with players coming in, and the latest stories suggest there is still plenty of money available to spend. Jim and Jay discuss what this might mean for next season in terms of challenging on all fronts.
With PSR (Profitability and Sustainability Rules) still in place, clubs are going to have to be more careful about how and when they spend their money. However, it seems Liverpool have plenty of headroom given the stadium expansion, strong commercial performance, and even stronger on-pitch performance. Not spending money for the sake of it last summer hasn’t done any harm either.
Money isn’t everything, of course, and whilst plenty of it is still needed to sign players of the quality required to improve Liverpool, there’s far more to signing for the Reds than that. To fit in at Anfield, money would not be the clincher for the right kind of player. Jay and Jim talk about why playing at Anfield will be such a draw for potential new signings, and why it might just be what makes it so difficult for other clubs to hold onto their stars.
Dave Hendrick is joined by Karl Matchett to discuss the striker situation with almost live updates coming through about the club progressing with a deal for Hugo Ekitike.
Jack McIndoe brings you another Transfer Show podcast, as reports from the highly respected journalist David Ornstein suggest that Liverpool have made a move for the French striker regarding a possible switch to Anfield!
Dave Hendrick is here to look at the latest LFC related news! He looks at the news that broke yesterday with the Isak & Ekitike situation! He also looks at the potential move for Rodrygo.
On the latest edition of the Transfer Show, Jack McIndoe & Lewis Aspinall talk all things Liverpool FC transfers, Premier League and across Europe & Saudi too.
Dave Davis joins us once again for Newsround from his holiday retreat to share what he's hearing regarding Alexander Isak, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Harvey Elliott and Tyler Morton.
Hosted by Grizz Khan as he is joined by @ben, @MikeQuill, @Lewis @mo to talk all things Liverpool FC pre-season and transfers news and stories are heating up!
On the Agenda:
- jota tributes
- preseason performances: Rio/Robbo CB/new fullbacks/Nunez
- Nunez to Napoli fall through
- Jackson/Nkunku/Mateta links
- Diaz pushing for move
- Konate stalemate
- Isak on or off?
Jack McIndoe is joined by Lewis Aspinall on the latest Edition of Big Decisions as the attacking transfer talk takes centre stage with talk on key decisions on Mateta, Nunez's Future & Isak to Liverpool!
