Konate says he is close to signing new #Liverpool deal

Ibrahima Konate says he is "close to an agreement" with Liverpool over a new contract and there is a "big chance" he will remain at Anfield next season.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdj70nngwp2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

(c) #BBC #News #Sport #Football

En route to the Liverpool Olympia yesterday we passed through another small bit of Liverpool that I’ve not been in for oooh - 50 years maybe? Once upon a time London Road was busy - filled with shops and a cinema or two but now the part closest to the city is more than a little run down. About half a mile up though, it’s clear that once upon a time there was (and maybe still is) a little community here.

There are a number of Chinese shops and restaurants here (which is across town from the main “China Town”) which may be as a result of the students or (given that the area is now called the Fabric District) maybe there were once upon a time a number of garment factories/shops here employing a lot of Chinese workers (Liverpool has the oldest Chinese community in Europe ) There is also what felt like, a European style square which would look great with food and coffee stalls if only there was a reason to come here.

Anyway, photo number 1 is of a former hotel - the Prince of Wales and I wish I’d taken some more detailed shots to show some of the carvings. I’m assuming that it has a preservation order on it because it’s completely surrounded by modern buildings on all sides.

Shot number 2 is Audley House (constructed around 1910) - developed for department store Owen Owen before fellow department store TJ Hughes (ever wondered why American store TJ Maxx had to tweak their name for the U.K. market?) acquired it as their flagship store in 1920. It’s a truly imposing building and thankfully being preserved and converted into flats and retail although the plans (see link below) seem to imply that all they are keeping is the shell of the building (and please, please don’t paint the outside like the artists impressions suggest!)

https://www.townsquaregroup.co.uk/portfolio/audley-house/

I wish I’d taken a lot more shots as there are some other amazing buildings in this area so I suspect that I’ll be going back.

#liverpool #architecture

Defensive Scramble: Barcelona Targets Eye Specific Exits Amid Shifting Loyalties

Alessandro Bastoni wants to join Barcelona and is not interested in Liverpool, according to reports. This affects Barcelona's transfer plans.

#Bastoni, #Barcelona, #Liverpool, #TransferNews, #Football

https://newsletter.tf/bastoni-prefers-barcelona-move-over-liverpool/

Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni has made it clear he prefers Barcelona over Liverpool. This is a big change for transfer news.

#Bastoni, #Barcelona, #Liverpool, #TransferNews, #Football
https://newsletter.tf/bastoni-prefers-barcelona-move-over-liverpool/

I know that I’m rather biased but Liverpool never ceases to delight and amaze me. I’d never heard of the Liverpool Olympia before until my other half asked me if I knew it and showed me a photo of it last week. So this weekend, we decided to have a wander out of the city centre and take a look for ourselves.

Despite having seen a photo I wasn’t quite prepared for this magnificent building with its old name “Mecca Locarno” carved in sandstone across the front - clearly from the days when people commissioning buildings thought they’d own them forever! (Note : Mecca had a whole chain of theatres all called “Mecca Locarno” across the UK)

I was even more delighted to find that this is a Frank Matcham designed theatre as not that many of his still remain (London Hippodrome and Blackpool Grand Theatre are two of them) and of course now I want to try and get a tour of the inside (in full light rather than during an event) to have a personal look as the shots I’ve seen online look interesting and Matcham typically did stunning interiors!

Note : you’ll see from the illustration in the linked Wikipedia article and compared to today that not all of the building remains)

Right next door to this are “The Grafton Rooms” which I had heard of mostly because my auntie used to go dancing there every Saturday night and sometimes went with my Dad when they were dating (she was his widowed sister in law - this isn’t the Deep South of the US! 😉) but I never really knew where it was. This building is a mess and scheduled for demolition but the front of it will be preserved.

It was lovely day of exploration and I shall post a few more of other discoveries over the next few days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Olympia

#liverpool #architecture #frankmatcham

This Player is Actually INSANE | Park to Legend FM26 Ep 37

https://youtu.be/z89IyJBZdOo

#fm26 #FFC #fulham #football #gaming #footballmanager #southshields #ssfc #mariners #cottagers #liverpool #lfc

For the first time in 41 years, Manchester United has defeated Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea on their own grounds in a single season. 👏

➤ Liverpool 1-2 Man United (19 Oct, 2025)
➤ Arsenal 2-3 Man United (25 Jan, 2026)
➤ Chelsea 0-1 Man United (18 Apr, 2026)
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#ManUnited #Liverpool #Arsenal #America #zflixfootball ....