The Football.....

[RedRider]

Easy pickings really. And there don't seem to be any Man Utd fans to slate.

I'm sure I read that their current squad is the most expensively assembled in the English top flight and that this is their worst start since Fergie took charge.

#prayforvangaal #bringbackmoyes

Meh, not too bothered by what goes on over there.

Parking the bus in other words!! And there I was believing my rednose mates that Liverpool would never resort to such game spoiling tactics the way Chelsea did at Anfield.

Shouldn't you be writing hate mail to Clive Thomas or something

 

[Roadhump]

Shouldn't you be writing hate mail to Clive Thomas or something

Flipping heck, I know they say you lot live in the past but that is really going back, plenty more have sided with the dark side since then, Poll, Clattenberg and Atkinson to name but 3.

 

[RedRider]

Flipping heck, I know they say you lot live in the past but that is really going back, plenty more have sided with the dark side since then, Poll, Clattenberg and Atkinson to name but 3.

Ahem...

......the School of Science is on it's way back.....COYB!!

 

[Roadhump]

Ahem...

Blimey, stalking our old posts on cycling forums, you reds are obsessed with Everton. Not guilty anyway, it's a line from a song we sing praising the more attractive style of football our current manager encourages in contrast to his predecessor......it does, however, use a traditional Everton slogan from yesteryear, so I can see how you might twist it to suit yourself, but then that's just the "Liverpool way"

 

[MarkF]

I can't agree with Liverpool forfeiting a game at the Bernabeu, it's just not right, I hope their fans were informed of the possible scheme before forking out for the trip? I know West Ham and Villa have done similar before, but that was in the Europa League and they are not one of the UK's premier clubs. If Chelsea beat them then Rodgers has badly messed up, if Liverpool win then it'll mean more psychobabble gobbledy gook for a while yet......

 

[Beebo]

Anyone want David James' Chopper?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...d-auctioning-signed-memorabilia-bankrupt.html
Being auctioned to raise money for his bankruptcy

 

[AndyRM]

I can't agree with Liverpool forfeiting a game at the Bernabeu, it's just not right, I hope their fans were informed of the possible scheme before forking out for the trip? I know West Ham and Villa have done similar before, but that was in the Europa League and they are not one of the UK's premier clubs. If Chelsea beat them then Rodgers has badly messed up, if Liverpool win then it'll mean more psychobabble gobbledy gook for a while yet......

The calls I heard on the radio before and after the game were hilarious.

Before, Rodgers' selection was an insult and and outrage. After Rodgers had played a blinder with his selection after Liverpool were only beaten 1 - 0, brilliantly missing the point that Real never bothered to get out of second gear, if they even got there in the first place.

If I owned a hat, I'd happily make a bold claim about eating it should Liverpool triumph this weekend.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I think Rogers made a good decision. The "Reserve" team he selected put up a better showing than the regulars in the previous match. Sometimes the team need a kick up the 'Arris to liven them up.

 

[Roadhump]

The calls I heard on the radio before and after the game were hilarious.

Before, Rodgers' selection was an insult and and outrage. After Rodgers had played a blinder with his selection after Liverpool were only beaten 1 - 0, brilliantly missing the point that Real never bothered to get out of second gear, if they even got there in the first place.

Another example of them twisting things round to suit their own argument or propaganda. I love listening to LFC fans on those 606 phone ins though, they are pure gold at times, and occasionally one of them actually has a Liverpool accent ooh, how bitter of me

Anyway, I'm just off out to meet my lad in Liverpool city centre for a couple of pints before going to Goodison to watch Everton take on Lille, will be a chilly evening methinks. Tough one to call, Martinez has been making some strange team selections lately, perhaps it's something he and Rodgers both picked up at Swansea.

 

[AndyRM]

I think Rogers made a good decision. The "Reserve" team he selected put up a better showing than the regulars in the previous match. Sometimes the team need a kick up the 'Arris to liven them up.

Real Madrid will have looked at their team sheet last night laughed. I imagine Ancelotti's team talk at half time was along the lines of "Lads, if the unthinkable should happen and this mob equalise, I'll bring Bale on".

 

[MarkF]

I think Rogers made a good decision. The "Reserve" team he selected put up a better showing than the regulars in the previous match. Sometimes the team need a kick up the 'Arris to liven them up.

I didn't see it like that, Liverpool were useless, but, they put the effort in, credit to them for that. You are using the scoreline to justify the selection when the TV told a hugely different story, not to mention the match stats, which I do not want to post...............the Spanish press thought it was shameful.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I didn't see it like that, Liverpool were useless, but, they put the effort in, credit to them for that. You are using the scoreline to justify the selection when the TV told a hugely different story, not to mention the match stats, which I do not want to post...............the Spanish press thought it was shameful.

What do they know? They complained when sides didn't commit suicide against both the national team and Barca by playing 2-3-5.

 

[AndyRM]

I didn't see it like that, Liverpool were useless, but, they put the effort in, credit to them for that. You are using the scoreline to justify the selection when the TV told a hugely different story, not to mention the match stats, which I do not want to post...............the Spanish press thought it was shameful.

Very noble of you. It would be cruel to mention a single shot on target from four wayward efforts and a miserly 40% of possession.

I know it's an unrealistic expectation, but for me a side should be wanting to win every competition it's in. Fielding a weakened side makes a mockery of proceedings whether it's the Johnston's Paint Trophy or the Champions League.

 

[MarkF]

What do they know? They complained when sides didn't commit suicide against both the national team and Barca by playing 2-3-5.

Well, there were general comments on why a club of Liverpool's stature would forfeit a game, which is what they did. It's not right or defensible, they do have the players to have made a game of it, but chose not to, away at Real Madrid in the Bernabeu, wow!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Well, there were general comments on why a club of Liverpool's stature would forfeit a game, which is what they did. It's not right or defensible, they do have the players to have made a game of it, but chose not to, away at Real Madrid in the Bernabeu, wow!

They didn't forfeit the game. They looked at the fixtures coming up and prioritised them as teams often do and rested key players. Maybe Rogers thinks Liverpool have zero chance of winning the Champion's League and their best hope of getting back into it next year is through the league.