Liverpool v West Ham, 20.00

Dcully

Maxi has been one of the few positives this season,fitting in quite nicely and doing the business.

Spiritoftheseventies

Maxi getting plenty of freedom down the wings tonight. Cant believe how much West ham are backing off. Very poor from the visitors. Gerrard probably my MOTM. His crossing has been very good

noodler

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I don't think you'll be getting any of what you need or want tbh.

I'm still undecided on the manager but I know for sure I don't want this Thursday-Sunday crap ruining my week next season.

SlickRic

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Gerrard probably my MOTM. His crossing has been very good

not even close, sorry.

just because he happened to take some good corners doesn't make him MOTM i'm afraid.

Maxi for me so far.

Spiritoftheseventies

SlickRic wrote: »

not even close, sorry.

just because he happened to take some good corners doesn't make him MOTM i'm afraid.

Maxi for me so far.

Maxi has been good but defenders have made it easy. Ill let you know later where Gerrard comes in the MOTM poll on LFC TV. Pretty sure it will be in top three

Hammer Archer

4-3. We're gonna win 4-3
I wish I had your optimism steve. Tbh I was more optimistic during the run in when we escaped on the last day of the season 3 years ago.

noodler

I feel the judge is very much out on Maxi when it comes to games that aren't at home and actually matter.

LuckyLloyd

Taking Gerrard off obviously the right move.

mike65

Gerrard off, Masch on, 3 ex Hammers on the pitch!

noodler

At least we have Aquaman, Gerrard and Masch all avoiding 90 minutes.

Mr Alan

citytillidie wrote: »

just think how bad Liverpool have been all season Renia is still in with a shout for the Golden Gloves again. He will go in the lead if it stays like this for the rest of the game

Shocked to hear we've the best defensive record in the league since Christmas.

Tusky

Disappointed Aquilani didnt come on for Gerrard, seems a perfect game for him. Gerrard had a very good game today.

MementoMori

Take off Lucas and play Aquilani
Take off Kuyt and play El Zhar

Dcully

noodler wrote: »

I feel the judge is very much out on Maxi when it comes to games that aren't at home and actually matter.

He seems to be doing the business in any game ive seen him play, hes a proper footballer, very good at holding onto the ball and rarely gives it away.

Gerrards delivery tonight has been simply immense.

noodler

Mr Alan wrote: »

Shocked to hear we've the best defensive record in the league since Christmas.

Ditto, didn't think ESPN would have anything interesting to say in the midst of all their Liverpool jibes.

copacetic

mike65 wrote: »

Gerrard off, Masch on, 3 ex Hammers on the pitch!

there are a fair few hammers on there who should be ex, they should be ashamed of themselves.

K-9

Thank God we have Masch on the bench there! :rolleyes:

SlickRic

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Maxi has been good but defenders have made it easy. Ill let you know later where Gerrard comes in the MOTM poll on LFC TV. Pretty sure it will be in top three

do.

i've no doubt you're right and he will.

daithijjj

noodler wrote: »

I'm still undecided on the manager but I know for sure I don't want this Thursday-Sunday crap ruining my week next season.

Thursday/sunday is a pain in the fkin hole if you want to go see matches, (time off and traveling) well it is for me anyway. Saturday/tues/wed was good for me, il see feck all of anfield next year.

mike65

Degan coming on! 37,000 inside, all those Nowegians and Irish not at the show.

Hammer Archer

mike65 wrote: »

Gerrard off, Masch on, 3 ex Hammers on the pitch!

There should be another 11 ex West Ham players on the pitch the way we're playing. How we've missed Parker.

veXual

Has anyone else noticed McCarthy isn't exactly very 'Athletic' looking at the moment...

noodler

daithijjj wrote: »

Thursday/sunday is a pain in the fkin hole if you want to go see matches, (time off and traveling) well it is for me anyway. Saturday/tues/wed was good for me, il see feck all of anfield next year.

Even from a lazier point of view. I hate Sunday games that are on at 3. I love when we get to play on Saturdays.

Obviously it also means we never get a Tuesday night game in Europe which we would regularly in the CL which means 50% of the time we play in Europe we would have an extra day to recover compared to a Europa campaign.

If that makes any sense at all.

whatawaster

Aquilani's situation is downright bizarre. He's hardly playing Thursday?

LuckyLloyd

Nice effort from Maxi there.

Spiritoftheseventies

Hard luck there Maxi. Yes the lad has done well tonight

LuckyLloyd

veXual wrote: »

Has anyone else noticed McCarthy isn't exactly very 'Athletic' looking at the moment...

lol, was thinking the same thing. Hope he gets himself sorted for the World Cup!!

daithijjj

On a serious note, it kinda depressing that some young lads cant get a chance in these situations.

noodler

whatawaster wrote: »

Aquilani's situation is downright bizarre. He's hardly playing Thursday?

No idea, does Rafa consider Athletico less physcial? That the game will be a slower pace?

I honestly do not know.

LuckyLloyd

Great ****ing work from Kuyt and Maxi there. Still hustling like that after 80 mins makes me happy.

SlickRic

whatawaster wrote: »

Aquilani's situation is downright bizarre. He's hardly playing Thursday?

not a hope.

it'll take the mother of all explanations for me to understand how he has been handled this year.

i just do not get it.

Stevecw

Yeah wtf is going on with Aqua, surely this would have been the ideal time to give him 30 mins or whatever.

Btw Green is very dodgy in goal there, if he is Englands no 1 in the summer they are screwed.

Spiritoftheseventies

Bit of a Terryesque type challenge from Faubert

SlickRic

Stevecw wrote: »

Btw Green is very dodgy in goal there, if he is Englands no 1 in the summer they are screwed.

Capello's a smart man.

it will be David James.

Headshot

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

lol, was thinking the same thing. Hope he gets himself sorted for the World Cup!!

LL I pretty sure he doesnt play for south Africa anymore

opr

whatawaster wrote: »

Aquilani's situation is downright bizarre. He's hardly playing Thursday?

I think most Liverpool fans try to draw a smile and play it off as kinda funny but it really isn't. I mean tonight just could not be set up better.

Opr

Mr Alan

i love the greek fella

MementoMori

Off the wall conspiracy theory time on Aquilani.

- Don't want to push through the appearance payments [don't snigger down the back]

- Also if he doesn't play, he's hardly likely to make the Italian WC squad,
which would mean the summer off, which with his injuries would pobably be no harm.

LuckyLloyd

Headshot wrote: »

LL I pretty sure he doesnt play for south Africa anymore

Not even on the squad?

mike65

Its like a Sham 69 convention!

Mr Alan

ha ha ha are the west ham fans chanting 'Thursday nights, channel 5' ha ha, thats pretty good to be fair.

SlickRic

Mr Alan wrote: »

i love the greek fella

i've never been so happy to be wrong about a purchase in my life.

he has been a wonderful presence in our back 4 lately.

noodler

MementoMori wrote: »

Also if he doesn't play, he's hardly likely to make the Italian WC squad,
which would mean the summer off, which with his injuries would pobably be no harm.

If Italy don't pick him because of that (assuming they don't have an in-form replacement of course) then they are stoopid.

I would be thinking - lovely, he is fresh for the world cup.

LuckyLloyd

Mr Alan wrote: »

i love the greek fella

When you consider how effective he is, then think about the prices English center backs go for in moves involving Premiership / Championship clubs it really ****ing boggles the mind.

opr

MementoMori wrote: »

Off the wall conspiracy theory time on Aquilani.

- Don't want to push through the appearance payments [don't snigger down the back]

- Also if he doesn't play, he's hardly likely to make the Italian WC squad,
which would mean the summer off, which with his injuries would pobably be no harm.

The first one has actually gone through my head.

Opr

citytillidie

Mr Alan wrote: »

ha ha ha are the west ham fans chanting 'Thursday nights, channel 5' ha ha, thats pretty good to be fair.

That is an old one

noodler

Mr Alan wrote: »

ha ha ha are the west ham fans chanting 'Thursday nights, channel 5' ha ha, thats pretty good to be fair.

Had to put up with that in college 5 years or so ago. Pricks.

Headshot

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Not even on the squad?

nope I think he gave it up

I remember a story regrading him not wanting to do friendlies but the management weren't having it so McCarthy quit

daithijjj

Mr Alan wrote: »

ha ha ha are the west ham fans chanting 'Thursday nights, channel 5' ha ha, thats pretty good to be fair.

Hammers fans are good craic, between themselves and QPR the best fans from london in my experience.

MementoMori

noodler wrote: »

If Italy don't pick him because of that (assuming they don't have an in-form replacement of course) then they are stoopid.

I would be thinking - lovely, he is fresh for the world cup.

Don't know if he has been named in recent Italian squads.

On Pacheco - he's apparently off with the fecking Spanish U19s again.
Getting to the stage where it's pissing me off now.