Mansfield Town v Liverpool FC - the Romance of the Cup at 4 pm ESPN

mike65

Hi ho, if there was a cup game that screamed ITV tea time it was this tie, not West Ham v Manchester Utd as decent as it was. :mad: Harrumph!

Mansfield Town sit 9th in the Conference and are up to their ears in debt (a replay would be the idea result for them) they are on a decent run of form in the league and will of course be playing their best 11 today. Liverpool will just look to get through this without any traumas. The twitter machine suggests the following

Jones, Wisdom, Robinson, Coates, Carra, Lucas, Allen, Shelvey, Downing, Suso, and Sturridge. which looks like a 4-1-2-3 formation to me with Allen/Shelvey ahead of Lucas and Suso/Downing either side of Sturridge. While he no doubt lacks a bit of sharpness starting Danny boy today is surely a no brainer.

Professional Griefer

Wonder if Sturridge will be as greedy as ever. Can be so annoying to watch.

Regardless, football, can't wait.

Caveman1

If Sturridge plays I reckon he'll bag himself a brace of goals.

I can't see any upset in this one.

Turtyturd

Professional Griefer wrote: »

Wonder if Sturridge will be as greedy as ever. Can be so annoying to watch.

Regardless, football, can't wait.

Welbeck yesterday, and possibly Sturridge today....could be a weekend workshop on how not to play team football.

Professional Griefer

Turtyturd wrote: »

Welbeck yesterday, and possibly Sturridge today....could be a weekend workshop on how not to play team football.

Didn't watch the game yesterday so can't comment on it.

Time will tell in anyways, 3 or 4-1 to Liverpool I'd say.

Will I Amnt

Perfect game to get Sturridge up and running and full of confidence. No brainer to start him in this one.

The_Kew_Tour

Liverpool should win this within first 30 minutes. 5-6 nil.

Xavi6

10-0 and 98% possession, the perfect day out.

5starpool

I doubt it'll be as easy and pleasant as predicted here. A couple of early goals for Liverpool would be nice though.

Kess73

Xavi6 wrote: »

10-0 and 98% possession, the perfect day out.

Nah don't think Mansfield will score ten. Maybe four at a push.

Ganymede Glow

It makes me extremely nervous when our fans get cocky.

OwaynOTT

If we win today we will have beaten a top ten team so I am hoping for a great result.

Oranage2

I predict Liverpol with 100% possession, Mansfield 1 - 0 Pool

Kess73

Ganymede Glow wrote: »

It makes me extremely nervous when our fans get cocky.

Could well be as tight as the semi final against Wycombe Wanderers in 2001 or the game against Tranmere that came before the Wycombe game.

Skid

I get nervous when Liverpool play non league teams.

It started when they went 2-1 down at home to Havant and Waterlooville a few years ago. That was an an uncomfortable day.

Ganymede Glow

Kess73 wrote: »

Could well be as tight as the semi final against Wycombe Wanderers in 2001 or the game against Tranmere that came before the Wycombe game.

There's a few more like Luton, Havant & Waterlooville & Northampton. Class usually shows in the end but they're never usually as easy as people think. I think the key is obviously to get the early goal and it should be relatively plain sailing from there

copacetic

Happy enough with that line up. Solid second string side, but with a few key strong first teamers.

mike65

Starting XI :

Jones, Wisdom, Robinson, Carragher, Coates, Lucas, Allen, Shelvey, Suso, Downing, Sturridge.

Liverpool subs:

Gulacsi, Suarez, Henderson, Sterling, Coady, Skrtel, Flanagan.

No Sahin!

copacetic

mike65 wrote: »

Starting XI :

Jones, Wisdom, Robinson, Carragher, Coates, Lucas, Allen, Shelvey, Suso, Downing, Sturridge.

Liverpool subs:

Gulacsi, Suarez, Henderson, Sterling, Coady, Skrtel, Flanagan.

No Sahin!

He's gone for sure so..

tok9

No Sahin is an absolute joke. Unless Rodgers says he's injured, he's definitely gone.

Mr.Crinklewood

1-4

grohlisagod

Christ Sahin must be lamenting not ending up at Arsenal.

AdamD

Mansfield chief executive. Take a bow

klose

grohlisagod wrote: »

Christ Sahin must be lamenting not ending up at Arsenal.

Well if hes not good enough at the moment for us i doubt hed be good enough for arsenal

Liam O

Jaysis, yer man's done well enough.

Caveman1

AdamD wrote: »

Mansfield chief executive. Take a bow

I thought that was the owners daughter orsomething not wife, good on him.

citytillidie

Liam O wrote: »

Jaysis, yer man's done well enough.

Money talks

mike65

grohlisagod wrote: »

Christ Sahin must be lamenting not ending up at Arsenal.

I'm beginning to suspect Wenger will be glad he missed out myself. Wouldn't be the first time a much touted Johnny Foreigner completely failed to cope with the English game or turned out to be homesick or otherwise out of sorts.

Mr.Crinklewood

Mansfield woman would wreck your head. She's probably still talking.

.jacksparrow.

Rodgers head makes me dizzy.

opr

Liam O wrote: »

Jaysis, yer man's done well enough.

8-10 wrote: »

Just saw the clip of her on Football Focus. Actually thought she looked older than she is. Reading up though she's an ex-escort lady with escort name "Luelle" for wealthy clients and is now the youngest Chief Exec in English football. Throw in the fact that she's married the 45-yr old chairman, drives a ridiculous mirror-looking car, been arrested at her own team's game for shouting abuse at fans and is quite the looker.....can we get Fox to do a series of Being: Mansfield next year do you think?

Posted last night by 8-10

Opr

retalivity

John Barnes and his Soo-Arrr-Ez....

mike65

Mrs Mansfield has seen her moment to branch out!

Leiva

Really hope Suso gets off the mark today. He was unlucky the other night.

noodler

I rarely say this before a game but if I can't say it against a team 5 divisions below us then.....


We should win this comfortably enough....

:pac:

livinginkorea

Teams are slow to come out.

livinginkorea

Come on Daniel...give us goals!

citytillidie

livinginkorea wrote: »

Teams are slow to come out.

You mean Mansfield were slow to come out

0ph0rce0

ESPN commentators saying COME ON AND LETS START THE GAME GET THEM OUT

They come out, and they go to adds :rolleyes:

Anyone

Few euro on Carra to score anytime. He's due one, lol.

greendom

Come on Mansfield - give us a shock

Ganymede Glow

C'mon Liverpool let's put this to bed early if we can

livinginkorea

Average age of our team is 22

YNWA!

Leiva

livinginkorea wrote: »

Average age of our team is 22

YNWA!

Take Carra out and it drops to 12:p

livinginkorea

Leiva wrote: »

Take Carra out and it drops to 12:p

Carra has a birthday soon as well I think?

mike65

the magic of the 3rd round

livinginkorea

Shelvey just lost possession and basically stood there. Flaming useless.

mike65

Possession is not everything ,its 90%/10% right now

Shelvey is useless

citytillidie

Woohoo

livinginkorea

Sturridge!

Anyone

Lovely pass and well taken.