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Liverpool Fans Are None Too Impressed With Simon Mignolet's New Contract

Gavin Cooney
By Gavin Cooney
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You may remember Bill Shankly once spoke about moulding Liverpool into a "Bastion of Invincibility".

Today we got another reminder that all aspirations to invincibility have been long since shaken off, as Liverpool have rewarded under-performing goalkeeper Simon Mignolet with a new five year contract.

Mignolet has long since fallen out of favour with Liverpool supporters, so the fan reaction to the news ranged from furious to disbelief. Here is a section of that response:

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Oddly, Mignolet kept more clean sheets than anyone else in the Premier League in 2015. His statistics this season are somewhat less impressive:

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Perhaps this is simply a case of Liverpool ensuring they can recoup their transfer fee on Mignolet, or Jurgen Klopp attempting to give his struggling goalkeeper a boost in confidence.

Liverpool fans would hope so, because the prospect of five more years with Mignolet is unsettling.

Read Also: Diouf, Richie Partridge And The Slip: A 22-Year-Old Liverpool Fan Laments His Fate

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