Simon Mignolet

[Mark79]

I didn't like Mig from the start.

Pleasantly surprised was the biggest compliment I think I gave in his 6 years here.

Replacing Pepe with Mig was up there with bringing Roy in for Rafa.

Nah, not even close. Pepe had gone way downhill in his last couple of years with us. We were right to move him on, we just didn't get it right with his replacement.

[red g]

I said Moreno and Markovic were going to be world class. Think I compared Moreno to Roberto Carlos!

I said Tony le T would be better than Ronaldo

[Irishnev]

I said Tony le T would be better than Ronaldo

I said Mane would be overpriced and no good

[Corndog]

Alternatively, it could be acknowledged:

1. He was a decent keeper who played over 250 games for the club, just not a world class one.
2. He was part of the squad that finished 2nd under Rodgers, saving a penalty in his first game.
3. He was a pretty good professional when he was no.2
4. Had he started the CL final against Real Madrid, the club might still have nicked the game.

Mo going off was a huge blow, physically and mentally for the team but Sadio pulled us level and without the Karius clangers, at 1-1 perhaps it would have been stolen in a shootout.

[red g]

quite shocking for a club of our stature that bar Alisson we probably only had a couple of other keepers in the last twenty years that have been any good.

[McDermotX]

Best of luck Mig

[Kenneth]

quite shocking for a club of our stature that bar Alisson we probably only had a couple of other keepers in the last twenty years that have been any good.

You could say the same for man utd and arsenal.

[Shaggy]

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/359330-jurgen-klopp-pays-tribute-to-simon-mignolet

Jürgen Klopp has detailed his gratitude to Simon Mignolet and explained why it was right for Liverpool to allow the goalkeeper to make a permanent move to Club Brugge.

After six years, 204 appearances and a Champions League win with the Reds, the Belgium international today sealed a transfer back to his homeland.

Following the announcement, Klopp heralded Mignolet as one of the finest professionals he has worked with during his lengthy playing and managerial career.

And it was in large part because of the 31-year-old’s attitude that the boss felt it important the club not stand in the way of his opportunity to join Brugge.

“If you were to ask me to write a list of the most standout professionals I’ve worked with in the game – in a career of well over 30 years – Simon Mignolet would be competing for the number one spot,” Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com.

“The respect he commands in our dressing room is unrivalled. An outstanding athlete, an outstanding person, and an international-class ‘keeper.

“The truth is I don’t want Simon to leave – why would I? He’s a ‘keeper good enough to start for all the teams in the Premier League.

“But this is a little like the situation we faced with Lucas Leiva a few seasons ago now. Sometimes you have someone whose contribution to the club means you have to consider their welfare also. Simon is such a person.

“The service he has given this club during his time here means I cannot ignore an opportunity for him that will impact so positively on his future. I think what he has done for LFC means he earns the right to do something that helps him in this moment.

“Brugge are so lucky to have him. The shape he is in – the quality he has – he could play 10 years for this team if both want that.

“He was great around the place and had a great attitude. When he messed up the boys would call him 'Smokehands Simon' so we call him Smokehands Si!

"I will always be grateful for everything Smokehands has done for me and the staff while we have been here and I know his teammates will miss him also.

“But we say farewell and good luck with a host of happy memories and we tell him the best seats in the house are available to him and his family whenever they want to come back to Anfield in the future.”

[Kenneth]

[baitman]

Smokehands

alter ego of safehands

[Fivex]

I waited for it and didn’t leave disappointed

[Shaggy]

[Tatterdemalion]

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[maxwellbaxter]

Alternatively, it could be acknowledged:

1. He was a decent keeper who played over 250 games for the club, just not a world class one.
2. He was part of the squad that finished 2nd under Rodgers, saving a penalty in his first game.
3. He was a pretty good professional when he was no.2
4. Had he started the CL final against Real Madrid, the club might still have nicked the game.

Mo going off was a huge blow, physically and mentally for the team but Sadio pulled us level and without the Karius clangers, at 1-1 perhaps it would have been stolen in a shootout.

[Norbs]

Del