Liverpool were unlucky in the 1st half, but the 2nd half xG while chasing the game is damning for them.

CFC: (cheapest) 10 available on their list is unsurprisingly going to be a prospect the sporting directors know well (Palmer deadline day in 2023)
Brighton: their scouts still like him but their coach doesn’t, needs a ENG loan to become HG
Player: turns down Leeds for CFC, ultimately his decision

Because depth wise, if Delap is out 8 weeks & João Pedro is the 9, there’s definitely a spot for an attacking 10 to come in or rest Palmer/Enzo. Certainly not the caliber of player required, but this is a real consequence of the FFP sanctions, which dictated 80% of the summer business.

He was the Tyler Adams to Caicedo/Lavia, an easy "cheap" loan in case of Simons/Fermin deal not happening.

It depended on the Jackson deal basically, they needed a big sale to register a new player.
They thought they could an obligation for Jackson, it's not one, so loan fee not enough headroom.

It's FFP sanction on the A List registration by UEFA.
They wanted Simons or Fermin,
Can't register them with Jackson's loan not counting the obligation fee on the balance,
So they went cheap with a loan (and still couldn't register him on the CL list so that balance was tight).

1xG vs 0.73xG - it must be so demoralizing, this is a proper curse

They're doing what they always do at Anfield!

Outrageous from the keeper

A high m2m press in midfield with grandmas in midfield & great grandmas at the back, is a choice.

100% handball yeah.
The narrative that Heaslip is pro Chelsea, she’s just not very good at her job.

It does mean that outside of a new extension for Buchanan to rehab, her future is uncertain but it likely was already pre-ACL. Certainly the injury made the transfer inevitable.

But this is the kind of transfer that's short & long term proof.

CFCW couldn't just get a stop gap CB option this time.

Dogshit division

Ah that’s a cool feature, thanks. I’ll check it out.
Maybe I do follow some CFC/Eagles fans or 49ers/Liverpool fans … we didn’t know we had snakes so close to us…