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16 Apr 2014 23:26:34
Thanks lads for your support, means a lot. Hopefully there's light at the end of the tunnel on the pitch.
Cheers lads,
ROI.
Roi when u feel down remember at the end of the storm there's a golden sky. all of this site thinking of your friends family ynwa
That song has just added an extra meaning for me. Cheers mate
ROI.
16 Apr 2014 22:55:19
Interesting comparison between Barkley and Suso earlier. Here are some stats for the record (from WhoScored).
Suso - Apps 24 Subs 6, Goals 2, Assists 7, Avg Rating 6.76
Barkley - Apps 22 Subs 9, Goals 5, Assists 0, Avg Rating 6.95
Now a quick comparison of teams, Almeria are 19th in La Liga, Everton are currently 5th. Almeria have scored 34 goals, Everton have 55. Almeria also have a lower rating as a team of 6.68 and Everton are rated at 7.01. Almeria have lost 19 games as well, Everton have won the same number.
Suso has contributed to 9/34 goals which is just over a quarter of all their goals, Barkley's contribution is 5/55, one in eleven; from a similar number of appearances. As one poster noted earlier "Suso is on the bench for a relegation team, Barkley is playing first team for a team aiming for champion's league" is simply not the case with Suso having started more games.
Now obviously Suso has been playing further forward on the right wing and Barkley is playing more centrally in midfield. However, for us Suso will either be a number 10 or play deeper in the midfield.
Suso leads the stats for most assists by an Almeria player by 4, while Barkley has yet to score one. Credit to Barkley for scoring more goals, but his team have also been scoring more.
Different league is a huge factor
Dezy them stats are still very impressive. Although it's a different league they are still by far a worse team then Everton
True I mean in terms of space and time on the ball though like palace and stoke are to games that probably never watched spanish football lol but to be fair suso should be brought back and deservedly so
16 Apr 2014 22:51:37
The Etihad stadium was only three quarters full today. Its like their fans don't care anymore and just expect city to win just by turning up. They've been spoilt too much.
Emirates was the same yesterday.
Absolutely made up.
Anfield is rocking at the moment. No matter who we face.
The parade before Man City was one of the best moments of my life!
16 Apr 2014 22:32:16
Evening Reds,
Just saw Pellegrini's post match interview. He said he thought there was a lot missing from the team, and that they still had the Liverpool game on their mind. This is an example of what we can psychologically do to teams. That first half it's no exaggeration to say we absolutely blew them away. I don't think they ever faced that level of pressure before. Hope we can do the same to Norwich and Chelski.
YNWA
Probably not without Henderson and Sturridge!
16 Apr 2014 22:29:16
Great goal by Gareth bale to win copa del rey, personally I can't stand Christiano Ronaldo but at least he had the class to stay in his suit and not do a john terry
Rob b - very true indeed
He could have taken the stupid cap off though,
{Ed002's Note - The site is Video Games}
To be fair, although he played for the mancs, Ronaldo is a top human being as well as a footballer, he does a ton of charity work for under privileged children and he also gave a family £80,000 after they requested a pair of boots to auction to help them raise the £80,000 for life saving surgery.
Plymouth, I agree that's a noble thing to do, but if you put in it perspective it's like me giving someone 200 quid,
16 Apr 2014 22:18:18
The sun is shining on you boys.
Or should I say the Sunderland?, lol.
Why am I not stoked about it? I understand if we win 3 games and draw w/ chelsea we win the league, but its no easy task.
Palace brightend your spirits mate? Really is up to us not to lose to chelsea now
First its up to us to beat Norwich, then we can think about the chelsea game. guess who chelsea are playing next?
Walton, I'm a Palace supporter tonight mate, lol.
Haych, Chelsea home to Sunderland next, you never know mate. Come the end of the season BR might have to send Poyet a crate of champagne. Here's hoping for you boy's sake.
One more win (against Norwich works for me) and guaranteed entry into the CL group stages.
Tj Red.
Have some faith mate. Who said it was an easy task?
What was basically said is that it has been a task made easier!
Why are we still saying we want champions league? I don't get it.
Although I would be made up with champions league, I really feel we can go to the wire.
Why not start believing we can win the Premier league?
Being the social media 12th Man as well as at anfield
16 Apr 2014 22:15:43
Everyone has their own tales to tell when it comes to supporting a football team, i'm a Nottinghamshire lad so really shouldn't have any connection with Liverpool FC, when I was a kid younguns followed who were winning as a rule if not your local club.for me. I was sat at Grandmas house on Leverton rd and she put the tv on, football was on and I asked who were the team in red. Liverpool she said, well that was it, it could have been Barnsley, Forest, anyone in red. but it wasnt, I've seen them through bad times and good, the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, and the winning of European cups etc, but this year would be special if we could only win the damn thing again, just for the 96 so cruelly taken from us at nothing more than a standard football match, kids, fathers, grandads and mothers all cruelly taken from us at a place where anyone could have been on the day from any club given a different set of circumstances. This year of all years would be perfect
YNWA JFT96
16 Apr 2014 21:54:26
So Palace have rocked the Blue dream of Everton being Champions League hosts. I must admit even before tonight I was concerned that Palace would have a big bearing on the title what with facing City and hosting us as their final home game of the season you have to feel they will be well up for those games despite being safe from relegation. Does anyone else share my concerns that Palace pose more of a threat than Chelsea?
It will be a really tough game, it would make it all the sweeter though, on the other hand Chelsea and Mourinho now know that if they win all their remaining games the title is theirs so that game will also be a very difficult one.
16 Apr 2014 21:52:57
Someone somewhere is smiling down on us. It's almost as if this is pure fate unravelling before our very eyes. Every week that passes, the dream slowly becomes a reality. What a stunning climax this could be to round off the fitting tributes that have been paid to the 96 over the last week. Keeping everything crossed now for the next four weeks. Ken, make sure you don't lose them pants any time soon!
16 Apr 2014 21:20:29
Did any1 see russel brand giving some of his money from suing the sun to hboro charity? Nice touch. Come on borini
Nice one Russell Brand.
16 Apr 2014 21:36:08
Ok, I'm going to start this statement by saying I'm an optimist, but I'd like to follow up by saying I'm not crazy.
It's safe enough to say, nobody saw us winning the league this year at the beginning of the season, and many thought we hadn't got a hope of CL football again. But that's not the case.
We are genuine front runners for the title. We have CL football next year. We have one hell of a manager. So big name players aren't crazy targets.
In the January transfer window, if names like Reus, Hummels, Hulk, Cavani etc, came up, they'd be laughed at. But I think I'm not alone when I say we could sign one or two big names like these and make our team favourites for next years title, regardless of what happens in the last stage of this season.
Imagine players like Reus and Hulk in a red shirt. It's not crazy, so back to my first statement, be optimistic. YNWA
{Ed007's Note - You might find this number useful RH, 01785 810762. You take care now.}
Its so tempting to phone the number to see what it is but ill refrain
Reus wouldn't work unless Suarez was sold, Hulk wouldn't work for the same reason, Cavani just won't be coming (doesn't fit our style at all). Hummels isn't needed Skrtel has been amazing and Sakho has the other CB position on lock for next season.
That being said I understand what you mean but we aren't ready to sign players who need to be pampered, imo. I would still rather have hungry players like Kovacic (who could be an excellent heir to Gerrard's throne) and Muriel (who just needs the right environment to thrive in).
Lmao here, classic ed, from your contacts mate?
Ed007,
mate, that is the nut's, absolutely love it.
Cracked me up
16 Apr 2014 22:44:04
giblet.
Only call that number if you are absolutely sure you would like to become a member of the 'Big Boys Sauna Club'.
Hulks wages are huge and he's overrated! Reus is out of the question too
16 Apr 2014 19:31:14
Haven't seen ed001 on here for a couple of days? Is he still too high on our Sunday victory?
16 Apr 2014 17:50:24
It brings me a lot of pleasure to hear people finally giving Skrtel the credit he really deserves. There has been a noticeable step up in his performances this season. Before this season, I always thought that he was a solid centre back, but there's no doubt he has improved during this current campaign. He is defensively sound and aerially dominant, he has pace, he's confident in possession, and now he's chipping in with goals. Quality player.
Have to admit I wanted him to move on last summer, but he has really put a stint in this season and has played a crutial role defensively at times as well as offering a real threat at set pieces for us. He still frightens the she*p out of me though sometimes when he's climbing all over opposing attackers in the box, and like on sunday punching the ball, can't quite believe he's got away with it all season. Not sure about the pace thing btw.
16 Apr 2014 17:43:15
I know some of .......
{Ed002's Note - Take it to the games page please.}
Okay Ed, which ones the games page, I can't see it lol?
{Ed002's Note - No idea man - I never look at the sites.}
16 Apr 2014 16:39:26
Liverpool say they'll give Daniel Sturridge " every opportunity" to prove his fitness for their game against Norwich City on Sunday.
- Tony Barrett (@TonyBarretTimes) April
16 Apr 2014 16:19:26
I'm from Malaysia. Proud to be a Reds
16 Apr 2014 16:07:56
Hey guys & ed's
Just wondering something that hasn't really been posted on here, in terms of what teams you think are going to be relegated this season?
My prediction with only a few games left is Cardiff, Sunderland & Norwich (due to their tough run in & fulham's improvement under Magath)
Also out of the relegated sides are there any players that you would like to see at Liverpool?
Again my personal choice would be Adam Johnson if Sunderland go down, assuming we could get him for roughly 7-9 million? He could be a very useful squad player to replace Moses/Assaidi in my opinion.
Cheers.
I don't know that I would expect anyone coming in from any of the relegated sides, but for me I do think Marshall has been very good at Cardiff as has Medel. For some reason I like Snodgrass as well although I don't think he's near the level of player we need.
16 Apr 2014 15:09:32
Hi everyone, long time reader but first time poster. Just wanted to ask the eds and reds their opinion and something.
If suarez can lead Liverpool to the premier league title and/or Diego Costa can win la liga/UCL and then have an impressive World Cup, do you think they could win the ballon dor ahead of the usual big 2?
I doubt it, wasn't it sneijder who won a lot and came 2nd in World Cup and still came third
Yes, but it could be said that suarez and costa have individually performed at the same level as messi and ronaldo this year and could potentially win more, whereas sneijder and Ribery, although winning lots, weren't as individually as impressive.
16 Apr 2014 14:34:01
Hi Eds and fellow Reds
96 NEVER FORGOTTEN
Sorry if I've missed any earlier posts but is there any update on the Sturridge injury? Been looking online but found nothing. I know it was a tight hamstring but nothing else.
Many thanks
YNWA
{Ed002's Note - The club have said nothing.}
Ssn reports
"Liverpool are optimistic striker Daniel Sturridge will be fit for this weekend's game against Norwich."
vrcomp
Y.N.W.A.
I actually think we should maybe take the chance to give Sturridge a break. He's not been at his outstanding best for the last few weeks, and he and Suarez both seem to be getting a little frustrated with each other. We simply can't afford to have a striker not 100% fit or trying to get through a match at the moment. On the other hand, Sterling is playing out of his skin and Coutinho was great against City. I would play a front three of Sterling and Coutinho either side of Suarez. I think this will also get Suarez firing again. Lucas and Allen come in to play alongside Gerrard in midfield.
Suarez and Sturridge have been sensational this season - it's largely down to them that we're in the position we are but we need to be ruthless now. Get Sturridge 100% fit and then go all out with our attacking front four against Chelsea.
16 Apr 2014 14:20:02
Bit of a strange question, and I don't know if the Eds can answer this; but I was just wondering the extent of LFC's reach globally in this site. What I am trying say is, where all do posters post here, from?
{Ed002's Note - Globally. I am sure many will tell you.}
I for one a Hungarian living in Japan.
Reds supporter in Canada.
YNWA.
Cape Town South Africa.
American born in Germany currently living in California.
Red swede
I live in India mate
However you will not find many Liverpool fans here because football has been a big thing in india over the past five years or so
So so everybody here started supporting the Manchester clubs or chelsea because they have been successful over the past five years
so all these fans who are absolutely fickle are now starting to convert to Liverpool now as we are playing well
Im from Fareham, near Portsmouth and Southampton.
Croydon
I am from India
ynwa
New Jersey outside of NYC. Local supporters club/pub 10 minutes down the road from me. The Cottage in Teaneck
Bulgarian from the proud city of Varna!
From South Africa
The Wirral :)
Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia
Ireland
BarryinLouth
Originally from Rorbas in Switzerland . First match, Dinamo Bucharest on 21 October 1970, 0-0 after an hour, 3-0 at full time .
16 Apr 2014 17:36:21
Will be cheering on Sunderland in Ontario today, and our Reds from Quebexico on Sunday.
Sorry forgot to say I just live outside Stephen Staunton country(Dundalk). I did see him play U-18 Gaelic football a few times but that's about it.
BarryinLouth
Im in fuerteventura x
San Diego native, living in Florida
From Boston, but living in Armenia.
I'm just out there man!
Bangalore, India.
Supporting my beloved reds from past 14 years.
The Shades, Ankh-Morpork
New Delhi India.
I think that the number of Liverpool fans here is way more than ManU or any other EPL team.
The only other team loved here is Barcelona.
My family grew up in Anfield, but have spread all over.
My brother married a Spanish girl, moved to India, and is raising his half-Spanish son as a dyed in the wool LFC fan (the lad is a Barca fans as well because of his mum, but his first love is LFC ;-)
My other brother moved south to Nottingham, and his gown-up son is also a keen LFC fan like his dad.
But whether you were born in Anfield or in India, raised as a fan by your dad or converted by a feeling of kinship watching the club's years of struggle for premier league success -whether you watch the game on the Kop, or from London or New York, once you become an LFC supporter it never leaves you.
Before the Chelsea game, I hope you guys all post again, from wherever you are in the world, to show your support before we take them on for the premier league title.
Supporting the Reds since 1973. First from Beirut, Lebanon; then Geneva, Switzerland and now Mumbai, India.
Reading, UK from SA, CapeTown
Alfreton, Derbyshire!
I'll let you have a guess :)
I'm from Wexford (Ireland) but living in Dublin (it's a very important distinction as a non-dub living in Dublin to say where exactly I come from!) I have the pleasure of working in a company where the majority of football fans pre date the premier league years so we have a load of Liverpool fans. a lot of nervous excited Liverpool fans in work!
Huyton, honest!
I live in trafford, manchester and have suffered 20 years but loving this season
I pretty much just live on this site nowadays. More addictive than crack.
I live in the Big Durian
Jakarta, Indonesia
Born and brought up in Liverpool, but all my working life in South Yorkshire.
India
A Liverpool Fan since 2007.
It was Steven Gerrard who attracted me towards LFC and then as I follwed the team and the Man, I got to know about clubs fantastic ethos and Anfield great.
I've been following Liverpool since 2002 and I'm from India and I can tell you that United were the most supported team here. But there's this sudden love for arsenal in recent times
Sunshine Coast Australia
Old swan, Liverpool.
As the name suggests, north of the Liffey - that's north Dublin, Ireland
My mum was born in Liverpool. moved to Australia over 50 years ago. i'm from the Gold Coast, Qld, Australia. but i'm currently living in Whistler, BC, Canada
Bootle and Bangkok!
16 Apr 2014 13:20:48
Let suso go?!
Suso is technicallly superior to ross barkley, the boy is excelling in la liga whilst some fans tout.for will hughes who has been decent in the championship. Suso will be a great great player IMO. For those disregarding him soo easily, you clearly do not watch the boy play or his performances in spain.
Well said. If we let Suso get away, we will regret it one day. The guy is like a young David Silva.
One is on the bench for almeria. and the other playing premier league football for a team 5th in the league & is influencing games. Suso is older also & mardy like a lot of Spanish footballers when things aren't going their way. The good things aren't how you judge a young player you balance how often they do bad things (the risk) which is high with Suso against how often they make a defense splitting pass or score a goal which are again low.
Suso on the bench? He's played almost every game hasn't he?
Cleverley played for a title winning team last year
Suso is going nowhere. the club really rate him. that's why they sent him on loan to get experience for next year, otherwise they would have just moved him on
Technically suso maybe better, but Barkley is stronger, probably quicker and is far advanced in his development than suso! He also works harder, can tackle and head better than suso
16 Apr 2014 17:42:00
Well said bobatron.
Conbicks, what you have done is the same mistake the entire England coaching system makes. "Strong and quick for his age" are not always the best qualities, Barkley probably won't get bigger or quicker but Suso could. Suso is much better technically which is what we should be looking at.
Look at a lot of the recent great players - messi, iniesta, xavi, pirlo, even scholes (loved by pirlo and gaurdiola). How many of these were "strong and quick for their age"?
Barkley has played roughly the same number of minutes as Sterling and Countiho, yet has 22 tackles to Sterling's 31 and Coutinho's 49. I'm pretty sure most would agree Sterling and Coutinho are both smaller than Barkley, yet they both have quite a few more tackles. Go figure.
Coutinho small but tackled like a demon at the weekend, size and power means very little. Comments here reflect English football's typical preoccupation with big strong guys over technical ability. Diame anybody?!
All great players to be honest.
Lets not get petty and talk about tackling statistics.
It's not petty, it's accurate. Barkley may be 'a big strong lad' or whatever but that doesn't necessarily translate to he can tackle better or he works harder, which is the point.
16 Apr 2014 13:12:23
Just a note wishing you lads all the luck in the world going for the prem title. i'm a leeds fan meself but my dad was amad keen Liverpool fan . Took me to a game in 80s, against oxford utd, stood in kop and the reds stuffed em 6 nil! You've played some class football and have some real history, most lads round here are rooting for you too!
Cheers Brighousewhite imo if u guys hadn't have had all the off field issues u could have been playing us next season . Hopefully next year.
16 Apr 2014 13:11:58
Just seen sterlings stats for this season 12 goals an five assists that's really impressive, he's only really playing regularly in the second half of the season.
On a different note, how good was Milner when he came on against us, totally changed the game round for them, apparently available for 8/10m I'd take that in a heart beat!
I think its more like 8 goals (7pl and 1 league cup) and 6 assists, which is pretty impressive in itself considering he had 1 goal and 0 assists uptill the start of December
Sterling has been immense. The composure he showed for his age was tremendous.
On a different note, milner would be an excellent addition.
Sterling has the potential to be world class IMO
16 Apr 2014 12:35:01
hi eds. my question is who are join to Liverpool in summer.
who do you think will join Liverpool?
and I heard coentrao and hughes rumour. is right?
{Ed002's Note - You need to read the posts.}
16 Apr 2014 11:27:08
Roberto Martinez is a class act. Fact!
Gotta agree, always liked him, loved his reading.
With him on board it will be more of a friendly rivalry and free flowing derby matches
16 Apr 2014 12:57:42
I honestly really wanted Roberto Martinez at Liverpool.
In the end we probably got the better manager of the two anyway, but Roberto is a worthy opponent to have across the park!
Great speach from him, I wish Everton the best of luck in their quest for 4th. I'm sick of Arsenal qualifying for the competition every year and consistently failing to do anything even close to winning it. It gets boring. I think they've been in one final in like the last 15 years and lost it. At least Liverpool, United and Chelsea go in it to win it. Wengers trophy is qualifying and getting out of the groups with a team of U21's. I really hope Arsenal sack the fool and get someone like Uwe Rosler in. Another young attacking coach with some desire to win.
Come one man wenger isn't that bad, feel like I need to defend him here. I like arsenal and I'd prefer them to fourth place and fa cup too.
I also hope everton are in it till the end and get a result against man city
16 Apr 2014 14:32:43
Wenger has managed Arsenal for just over 1000, games. His last trophy was won on his 497th. 500+ games without a trophy despite having players like Henry, Fabregas, Campbell, Van Persie etc is pathetic. He plays beautiful football and shows great faith in youth but for a decade now his big transfers have been pitiful. Ozil being the latest in line. He's become too focused on a philosophy and football has moved on leaving Arsenal behind. I love them as a club and fanbase. They deserve a better tactician than Arsene 'whats plan B?' Wenger.
It's hard to find fault with Martinez. Positive, polite, professional and personable. The Merseyside clubs have two of the best young managers/coaches in world football. While the Bitters can wind me up sometimes when push come to shove i'd rather Everton do well (after us) than just about any other team. That sort of fair-minded ness is precisely what winds Evertonians up. They are the complete opposite having had it rammed down their throat for so many years.
Couldn't agree more with the above sentiments and I'm not too pushed who gets fourth although I actually fancy Everton to knick it even after last night but I think the fact that neither the press or seemingly anyone om a Liverpool fan site has a bad word to say about Martinez as a man or manager is a credit to him
16 Apr 2014 09:57:04
Reading about man city's problems with ffp rules, the losses they have made over the last couple of years and how uefa might disallow them from playing in cl makes me think we might not spend too big again in the summer.
Perhaps we'll spend big on just one players (lb or lw) and try to find low priced talented players
And I get it if we do that as it is much important to be sustainable in the long term
We do not need to spend big on players this summer
As the extra 15 million from winning the league (smiles ) and the cl money will put us a lot closer to breaking even
A LB Coentrao/Schmelzer (he will be expensive)
CM Rakitic / Tadic (My choice an absolute assist machine)
LW Konoplyanka (the guy is genuine class) /Fischer (really talented for 19)
All three will cost no more than 55 million some useful sales and we can reduce the net spending to 30 million ish
What I don't get is why people keep throwing 30-40 million players
They got to realize is that we are not in a position to buy them unless everybody wants us to go broke
{Ed002's Note - There will not be any CL money in this Financial Year.}
No cl money means no to a cm it isn't a glaring need plus we got suso coming back
cost cutting lads
thanks for the reminder ed
We don't need to spend big.
all we need to do is buy younger.
or promote the youngsters. I would rather see kelly/wisdom/suso/teixera/ilori etc etc get a chance
16 Apr 2014 08:27:55
Must say its not my week at all! Found out my uncle had a stroke while he was in a coma, although he will survive he may have slight to medium paralysis. Then I was out having a game with the lads and broke my foot, and was in A&E for 8 hours waiting to even get in! Then I come home to the tragic news that a classmate of mine had tragically drowned in a local reservoir. Was still only 16 with his birthday being next week and his graduation only around the corner. Was devastated to hear the news. Was such a great lad, never a dull moment, always smiling. Thoughts go out to his family. Rest In Peace buddy, I hope your looking down on us!
You'll Never Walk Alone pal.
ROI.
Thought's and prayers are with you ROI.
vrcomp
Y.N.W.A.
So so sorry, seems to me often great times for the team can often coincide with awful personal moments- lost my uncle, who was just 42, about a week after Istanbul. Stay strong.
Were all routing for him pal
Y.N.W.A
Thoughts are with you mate.
Chin up mate, hopefully better things are just around the corner
We should all cherish every day. Thoughts are with you and those families affected.
16 Apr 2014 08:02:11
Hi Eds/reds
I think a quality summer would see us but Rakitic, Konoplyanka and Richards- probably for a total of £45m or so. I understand the concerns about Richards, but he's a classic Rodgers buy. A player who showed great potential a couple of years ago but hasn't had the chance to fulfil it at his club. We need competition for Glen, who is pretty inconsistent these days- hot and cold. If we let the likes of Suso, Assaidi, Coates and Reina go, that should bring in the better part of £20m and make it financially viable.
Thoughts?
I would take that.
PaulFlan,
My problem isn't Micah Richards, it's Martin Kelly, Jon Flanagan, Andre Wisdom and Ryan McLaughlin.
Buying Micah Richards means these players go down the pecking order and do not get the chance that I think they deserve.
I think if any defender comes it will be a left back to replace Aly Cissokho and compete with Jose Enrique.
I like Richards alot, but right back is probably our area of least concern. If we got rid of Toure, Skrtel or Agger and moved Kelly to CB then maybe maybe but that still leaves Ilori with no place at CB and Flano, Johnson, Wisdom and Mclaughlin competing with Richards. Doesn't make sense as much as I like Richards.
Left back will be addressed before we touch right back I would guess.
Thanks for the replies
Do you think these players are at the required level though? I worry about Kelly with so many injuries at such a tender age, and Wisdom's poor positional awareness has concerned me when he has had chances. I'm not sure how he has performed at Derby but they're doing pretty well so maybe you're right on that account. I prefer Flan at left back as he's really made that position his own- I'd love to see a good tussle between him and Enrique next year with each one keeping the other on his toes.
Richards will pick up around £70k- £80k a week to sit and watch each match from the comfort of his home after getting injured in his debut for the club. The guy cannot play a full season without picking up some sort of injury.
I think Flanagan is useful certainly, but he offers little attacking threat out wide especially when we play narrow he isn't one to provide width on his left foot. I am almost 100% certain we will see a senior left back come in (Robinson should be sold, just isn't good enough unfortunately)
I would probably be more in favour of selling Johnson and giving Flanagan the right back spot to compete with Kelly and potentially Wisdom. Richards is also very injury prone too, problem with both him and Kelly.
I think with Wisdom defensive positioning usually comes with age and and good leader in the back 4. Also he had played at CB I believe for the u21s and he was put in a right back to cover for Johnson and Kelly in the seniors may explain being caught in poor positions.
If we aren't going to use him this season maybe a loan to another premier league side would do him well see if he can make it through a full season and perform well in the prem, preferably a team who like to pass the ball (Swansea? Maybe a promoted team?)
16 Apr 2014 03:51:27
Being a Liverpool fan from Australia, I did not truly understand the significance of this tragedy and the lies that followed until I was old enough to research and learn myself. I can only imagine what the city went through at the time of the tragedy.
Fans all over the globe are with you, keep on fighting the fight, and may the 96 rest in piece.
JFT96 YNWA
16 Apr 2014 03:37:39
For a bit of fun can everyone tell me below what made them pick there usernames, maybe get some funny stories going. Me personally, I picked the name "Rookie" as it was the nickname of my favourite character from the video game Gears Of War :)
No funny story I'm afraid. Simply cause I'm an archaeologist
When I was little, I loved playing fantasy games, but since Dragon was always taken as a user name, I modified it to Drigan, and declared myself High King of the elves; it somehow stuck with me, and I still use it here and there.
I was in Hong Kong for a day, when I saw a market stall with square fruit! Was so strange, so I picked square tomato as my name, plus they're red ;)
Literally have 99 problems but it would take forever to list them all.
Took my username from the 1st pair of goalie gloves I bought when I was a nipper.
I chose it simply so I could pipe up everytime a poster asked the Eds 'am I blocked?'
There were 5 Robert's in my class at school and I inherited Bob as my nickname.
The tron bit came from the fact I have a dry sense of humour and little emotions, a character of the same name is scrubs is alikened to my personality and they take the mick by calling him the bobatron (like a robot, no emotions) It kind stuck and 10 years later it's my username for everything
See now I KNEW each one of you where going to say that!
When travelling I was given the nickname Porno Seano by my Aussie mates in the Northern Territory.
I'm from Sydney and dreamed of getting to Liverpool as a kid. I always said I'd swim in the Mersey because I'd be so happy to be there.
In 2006, I did it. Cut my foot on the stone at the bottom as it wasn't as deep as I thought where I jumped in. So I was also a Merseybleeder.
16 Apr 2014 10:56:29
I'm a Liverpool fan who lives in Northamptonshire. God dam my reason is boring. Not even going to ask why they call you Porno Seano!
Self explanatory.
I'm a red from the deep south (of England ;))
Real name is Lee, and was trying to think unsuccessfully of something cool and witty when creating a user name. Red Lee, nah, Anfield Lee boring, Lee. Lee. , and then a moment of inspiration hit me (not), haha!. (Even then I forgot to put the bloody space in).
I'm an american & I am a red since 1983. The only name that makes sense.
Learpholl is the Irish (Gaelic) word for Liverpool. and I'm Irish!
16 Apr 2014 12:09:41
My reasoning isn't too exciting either but as I'm the 2nd Kevin Bennett in my family and most people refer to the old man as just 'Bennett' so. I'm Bennett Jnr
My username used to be 'United Kolours Of Bennetton' {because at that particular time a series of relationships within my family got better and/or people got engaged/married etc and there are a few different races and cultures throughout my family} and I changed the 'C' to 'K' on colours to go with my name :)
I like to fish here in Florida when not watching the reds :) nothing too clever
I wanted choose South East but it was already taken by a Norwich fan so I decided to support Liverpool.
Probably the most boring of all. My initials are VG.
{Ed007's Note - I'm sure you'll find a woman one day who will let you drop the V.}
My family and friends know I am insane about the reds, when people ask me if I am a Liverpool fan, I always say no I am more, I am a LFC Fanatic, but the user name was taken so went for something else; Insane for the Reds; RedSanity. just put myself to sleep there:)
Celtic mythology mate, from the Ulster cycle. Cuchulainn was the hound of Culainn so it's realyly just a play off that. Love his story for the most part.
My dad was a major in the army. And was a not a very good dad so I dedicated this to him.
I've taken my name from the nickname given to John Barnes by his teammates when he played for Liverpool. A truly outstanding player.
I asked a tongue-in-cheek question on the conspiracy page (as you would have to if you read it) and called myself Puzzled (because I was)
I'm Batman.
My one is pretty easy to get. Luis Suarez joined in 2011 (when I was playing a war strategy game online) and people were talking about this guy whose nickname was El Pistolero; The gunslinger.
There was a manc on this game who I obviously hated with a passion and I finally beat him on the weekend that Suarez nutmegged all of their players to set up Kuyt for the goal so I added insult to injury by naming myself after Suarez. The username sort of stuck from then & I use it everywhere now.
Benny baller the campsite crawler
Boring for me really. Bergen is the county in NJ I live in.
16 Apr 2014 18:47:53
By making reference to my most common alias, it serves as a reminder to myself that any escape or relief I find in football is temporary and the reality of the life I've chosen continues irrespective of the fact I choose to take a break and watch a match.
Mine comes from when I was the singer in a Rock/Metal band 3 years back called Long Day Fear, it was my nickname on the circuit, everyone wore the usual black stuff etc but I always had a shirt and tie and shoes. just to be controversial lol, its stuck ever since and is still in use in the 2 bands i'm in now The Filthy Rich and The Meeowmers. Happy days!
First 3 letters from Liverpool and limerick
I saw an Indian eating candy floss, and so it popped in my head
Haha, I got a good laugh from some of these :)
16 Apr 2014 00:39:13
Haven't posted on my own site for a while, due to my own loss, but wanted to come on to yours today.
I know it's just one more post, but I hope all you Liverpool fans know that you aren't walking alone at this time every year.
Keep fighting the good fight.
JFT96/GGMU
StevieK
16 Apr 2014 00:12:56
Just got home. Drove up from Hampshire today. Had to be there this once. I am not from Liverpool but when Roberto said the authorities took on the wrong City I had to cheer as I felt like one of you. What it must have been like to be from Liverpool in those early years after the tragedy is hard to understand. I never believed the lies but it was hard to defend at times.
I think I really understood the respect for EFC today and will always refer to their manager by his first name in future, a man of true class and only in the job for 10 months.
I have to say to the present players, Please win the League, but if they don't, we are still the best and always will be.
15 Apr 2014 13:22:09
Ed001 there is soo much hype around ross barkley, .wherever the boy ends up do you see him.becoming a worldclass' midfielder?
{Ed002's Note - I don't know where Ed001 has gotten to today, but much is expected of Barkley - "world class" is an entirely subjective term.}
He has the potential to go very far however having potential and realising that potential are 2 different things. Remember Anthony "next Zidane" Le Tallec?