Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 15/16

BullBlackNova

5starpool wrote: »

I was at this game, it was brilliant being there, but in this clip I love the steward behind the goal totally ignoring his job duties to celebrate.

https://twitter.com/LFC/status/701042346675322880

My favourite part of this goal, which isn't in the clip, is Pepe Reina running the length of the pitch to celebrate with him.

Real passion - that was a big part of why people loved Reina so much.

Kerrigooney

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Typical thanks whoring post without actually remarking on anything said

Ok. I'll remark on what you said so...

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Feel bad for him. No you don't. You just thought you'd do a bit of stirring,which is fair enough but don't be acting hurt when you're called on it.
Whatever about his commentary skills, seems a good bloke and just didnt cross his mind what a stupid idea that was id say. Then he's even more stupid than I thought.

Outraged fans on twitter taking photos of where theyve paused the image on Sky Plus is ironic to say the least You have a similar grasp on irony to Alanis Morrisette.

I tried to avoid thanks whoring but might have slipped up with my third comment. Sorry,I can't help myself.

J Mysterio

Lawrenson is a Liverpool legend. I would give him the benefit of the doubt before jumping all over him in righteous indignation.

Kerrigooney

J Mysterio wrote: »

Lawrenson is a Liverpool legend. I would give him the benefit of the doubt before jumping all over him in righteous indignation.

There's no way he did it on purpose but it was really stupid. He'll take a bit of flak for a couple of days and it'll blow over.

Turtyturd

Would love to give my thoughts on him but I think the selective abuse rule would come into play.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Kerrigooney wrote: »

Ok. I'll remark on what you said so...




I tried to avoid thanks whoring but might have slipped up with my third comment. Sorry,I can't help myself.

That needs a thanks. Sooooo......



THANKS!*

It didn't need the exclamation mark but it fits in quite well*

Grayditch

I still remember when Liverpool were at their lowest point in years and he was cracking jokes at the team's expense when he was "commentating" on games to get a few cheap laughs. I don't feel a bit sorry for him that this is getting blown out of proportion.

54and56

NukaCola wrote: »

I dont know, I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt here....

“I didn't even realise it was The S**. They wanted to show the back page because it related to Jose [Mourinho] and I got given the paper as soon as Dan [Walker] was asking me a question"“If I'd have known it was The S** I wouldn't have done it. I held it up to show the headline and it was too late to take it down."

Seems like he was distracted a bit and just held it up, which in itself was bad enough but some dope at the BBC actually took the picture and tweeted it......

Give the guy a break. His commentary style may be annoying to some (including me) but he's one of the best defenders we ever had. Everyone makes the odd mistake. What real supporters do is understand that and be forgiving, particularly when he immediately came out and said there's no way he'd knowingly touch the rag.

Some people just like being angry and are constantly on the look out to express their faux outrage. Sad really.

I'd have more problem with ex players and ex managers working for the same fcuking company as the Sun or going on their programs to promote themselves i.e. Sky!!! How can some people be offended at an ex player accidentally holding up a piece of $h1t red top tabloid from News International from whom he's getting no payment and be ok with Carragher taking their cash as an analyst?? Double Standards or what???

Gbear

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Give the guy a break. His commentary style may be annoying to some (including me) but he's one of the best defenders we ever had. Everyone makes the odd mistake. What real supporters do is understand that and be forgiving, particularly when he immediately came out and said there's no way he'd knowingly touch the rag.

Nobody is giving him the benefit of the doubt because he's acted like a sour-faced **** for the past 15 years any time he has anything to say about the club.

I dunno is he actually a bollocks or not, but it's hard to see him as anything other than that when the only evidence we see is how he acts in public, and that's like an arsehole.

ShamoBuc

Lawro has long come across as a Muppet of the highest order, no one should be surprised !!

mosstin

Gbear wrote: »

Nobody is giving him the benefit of the doubt because he's acted like a sour-faced **** for the past 15 years any time he has anything to say about the club.

I dunno is he actually a bollocks or not, but it's hard to see him as anything other than that when the only evidence we see is how he acts in public, and that's like an arsehole.

I feel the very same way about Ronnie Whelan. Superb player for us but rarely has anything positive to say about the club nowadays. He isn't obliged to of course but this idea that because someone once played for the club you must therefore welcome every inanity from their mouth is ridiculous.

Turtyturd

Gbear wrote: »

Nobody is giving him the benefit of the doubt because he's acted like a sour-faced **** for the past 15 years any time he has anything to say about the club.

I dunno is he actually a bollocks or not, but it's hard to see him as anything other than that when the only evidence we see is how he acts in public, and that's like an arsehole.

I could tolerate Pro Evo when the game was sh!te but having him on commentary killed it for me.

T-K-O

Lawro holding a rage of a paper. Get over it

brevity

10,000 spoons.

5starpool

Weekends when we aren't playing are crap.

Worst sporting weekend in a long time in general as well I reckon.

Gbear

5starpool wrote: »

Weekends when we aren't playing are crap.

Worst sporting weekend in a long time in general as well I reckon.

No Ireland in the rugby either.

Although maybe that's a blessing.:o

Francie Barrett

Lawro was undoubtedly a great defender, but he's without doubt an absolutely numpty when it comes to punditry.

OwaynOTT

brevity wrote: »

10,000 spoons.

When all you need is a spork

Canadel

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Lawro was undoubtedly a great defender, but he's without doubt an absolutely numpty when it comes to punditry.

I think he's hilarious. He's completely genuine and basically has free rein which makes him both unpredictable and totally opposite to most of the robots on bt and sky. Yes, he comes out with the odd clanger, but the benefit of his dry wit and different take on things outweighs the loss of full mental function.

mosstin

Canadel wrote: »

I think he's hilarious. He's completely genuine and basically has free rein which makes him both unpredictable and totally opposite to most of the robots on bt and sky. Yes, he comes out with the odd clanger, but the benefit of his dry wit and different take on things outweighs the loss of full mental function.

:eek: BBC humour. He cracks a joke, maintains that serious face whilst the sycophants around him fall around the place guffawing. I find him remarkably unfunny. If Lawrenson is funny then Martin Keown is Bill Hicks.

NabyLadistheman

Ross Barkley. Price? Thoughts?

mosstin

Suarezistheman wrote: »

Ross Barkley. Price? Thoughts?

Plays for Everton. Won't ever play for us. Will be sold at a frighteningly high English premium. Is at least two seasons of consistently good football away from being rated as highly as he is presently considered.

I'd have Dele Alli over him anyday.

Speak Now

Suarezistheman wrote: »

Ross Barkley. Price? Thoughts?

No no and no.

Canadel

mosstin wrote: »

:eek: BBC humour. He cracks a joke, maintains that serious face whilst the sycophants around him fall around the place guffawing. I find him remarkably unfunny. If Lawrenson is funny then Martin Keown is Bill Hicks.

On TV3 for the champions league games is mainly where I listen to him. He was great for the Chelsea PSG game recently.

5starpool

If (and it is a MASSIVE if and not at all likely), we signed Barkley it would be for at least 40m, and I think that money could be much better spent by us.

mosstin

5starpool wrote: »

If (and it is a MASSIVE if and not at all likely), we signed Barkley it would be for at least 40m, and I think that money could be much better spent by us.

He'll go for more than that I think. Which, at this stage of his career, he definitely isn't worthy of.

54and56

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Lawro was undoubtedly a great defender, but he's without doubt an absolutely numpty when it comes to punditry.

His 15-20 year career would beg to differ. I personally don't like his style but he has undoubtedly had a successful career as a pundit. That's undeniable.

hefferboi

Lawrenson is a fcuking clown. We'll leave it there.

monkey9

The Lawro thing isn't really an issue for me at all. I saw the photo yesterday, thought 'what an eejit' and moved on. Everyone has an opinion on him that won't really be changed either way, faux outrage or not.

He's apologised for the incident and that's enough for me. I genuinely don't think he knew what he was doing. Yeah, the rag was on his lap for a few minutes before holding it up. But i think if he had time to sit back and think about it, he probably wouldn't have done it.

It's a stupid thing for a former Liverpool player and someone who i think works now and again for LFC TV to do, but he's apologised and admitted no offence was meant.

End of story.

LuckyLloyd

Yep, he's apologised. No probs, we all do silly things without thinking. No hassle imo.

LiamoSail

Anyone doubting Lawernson's excuse needs to bare in mind that this is a man who thought Alaska was a country. He's not a smart man

MD1990

mosstin wrote: »

Plays for Everton. Won't ever play for us. Will be sold at a frighteningly high English premium. Is at least two seasons of consistently good football away from being rated as highly as he is presently considered.

I'd have Dele Alli over him anyday.

makes no sense since Dele Alli has been good for half a season while Barkley was excellent in 13/14. Barkley is a better player imo but he isn't needed at Liverpool while we have plenty of AMs. I suspect he will join City or Man Utd for 50m.

BullBlackNova

IMO, Barkley has a habit of disappearing for a game or two at a time. He'll play well for 3 or 4 games, few headline goals or assists and then won't be heard from again for weeks. Like Stones, I think he's overrated because he's English. If Everton's core are as good as we're led to believe, they'd be doing better in the league. I know the defence is shaky but they've a weak underbelly which is easily exposed when things get tough for them.

Can't really judge Barkley v Alli yet but Alli looks the real deal to me.

Barkley will go for £50m to Chelsea, City or United, and he's just not quite there for me yet. He could be in a season or two, and maybe making the step up to playing with better players is all he'd need to seal the deal but as it stands, he won't be the game changer in a bigger side and at £50m, that's what I'd be looking for.

mosstin

MD1990 wrote: »

makes no sense since Dele Alli has been good for half a season while Barkley was excellent in 13/14. Barkley is a better player imo but he isn't needed at Liverpool while we have plenty of AMs. I suspect he will join City or Man Utd for 50m.

Call it a gut feeling then. I've watched Barkley closely over the past few seasons and too often there's too little end product. Lovely player but worth the hype? Not in my opinion. Dele Alli has been superb every time I've watched him this season. He's been consistently excellent and seems a far better bet than Barkley even at this stage of his development.

8-10

Another excellent strike by Milik on his return for Ajax today. Little nutmeg and then a cracking shot from the edge of the area. Had thought before that he'd have been a great buy for Liverpool and still think he'd do a good job but we have Ings instead. El Ghazi is probably the player I'd go after in the summer, gives really good width in a front 3.

x43r0

8-10 wrote: »

Another excellent strike by Milik on his return for Ajax today. Little nutmeg and then a cracking shot from the edge of the area. Had thought before that he'd have been a great buy for Liverpool and still think he'd do a good job but we have Ings instead. El Ghazi is probably the player I'd go after in the summer, gives really good width in a front 3.

For anyone who is curious

http://gfycat.com/ConcernedSparseBoaconstrictor

Turtyturd

Mignolet-esque from the keeper.

Kerrigooney

Turtyturd wrote: »

Mignolet-esque from the keeper.

Yeah. Seemed to pull his hand away from it. Strange.

hadepsx

B.rod on BBC 1.
Fantastic character.

mosstin

Martin Kelly scoring for Palace at Spurs. Delighted for him. Really fancied him for us but he was always broken.

Buford T. Justice XIX

One of Harrys first games to attend....:pac:

Buford T. Justice XIX

And Bobadilla will miss the Augsburg match, just to cheer you all up on a miserable day

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/645669/artikel_muskelfaserriss-bei-bobadilla.html

5starpool

Chelsea game will have to be rearranged now as well as it will be on the same weekend as the QF's. We can't play our Everton game then either which is rearranged due to the cup final as Everton are still in the cup obviously.

Harry Palmr

mosstin wrote: »

Martin Kelly scoring for Palace at Spurs. Delighted for him. Really fancied him for us but he was always broken.

I watched that game, really glad for him. First game back since November and he dumps Spurs out of the Cup, what could be better?!

Charlie19

9 years ago today we beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Nou Camp with goals from Bellamy and Riise.
One of my favorite goal celebrations.


To think we couldn't even beet Augsburg the other night:(.
Hopefully Klopp can bring in some real quality to our midfield and have us really competing in Europe in a couple of seasons.

5starpool

Charlie19 wrote: »

9 years ago today we beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Nou Camp with goals from Bellamy and Riise.
One of my favorite goal celebrations.


To think we couldn't even beet Augsburg the other night:(.
Hopefully Klopp can bring in some real quality to our midfield and have us really competing in Europe in a couple of seasons.

I don't expect us to be competing in the same way we were 10 years ago under Rafa, but it'd be nice to be able to compete for CL places properly on a regular basis and not shít the bed if we did qualify for it.

LiamoSail

Charlie19 wrote: »

9 years ago today we beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Nou Camp with goals from Bellamy and Riise.
One of my favorite goal celebrations.


.

****, 10 years ago? I watched that game in the International in Dublin. Ended up getting the first bus home the following morning. Good times. **** I'm getting old

Edit: nine not ten. Point still stands though

Charlie19

5starpool wrote: »

I don't expect us to be competing in the same way we were 10 years ago under Rafa, but it'd be nice to be able to compete for CL places properly on a regular basis and not shít the bed if we did qualify for it.

Getting into the CL will be the challenge but I feel when we do actually qualify, Klopp could set us up properly and we'd give anyone a game.

J Mysterio

I fully expect us to be competing for Champions League next season at a minimum, as I imagine do FSG.

This summers transfer business will be very important indeed.

dogbert27

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

And Bobadilla will miss the Augsburg match, just to cheer you all up on a miserable day

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/645669/artikel_muskelfaserriss-bei-bobadilla.html

Any update on the availability for the return leg?



The return leg match thread won't be the same without her!! :pac: