Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2016/2017

54and56

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I just don't get the whole Lucas thing, he is happy to be a squad player and we need a big squad next year.

How do you know that? Maybe he's a bit tired being a bench warmer and recognises if he wants to get some regular football he needs to move now before it's too late. I very much doubt the club have told him he has to go. They may have said to him he is free to go if he wants to but if he wants to stay I'd say there would be a place for him in the squad.

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

If we fail to qualify for CL do we end up in EL ??

Yes.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I just don't get the whole Lucas thing, he is happy to be a squad player and we need a big squad next year.
If we fail to qualify for CL do we end up in EL ??

You mean, if we lose in the qualifying round? Yes - we go into the groups stages of the Europa League.

Osmosis Jones

Ah I'm sure he's as happy as the rest of us right now! It's strange finishing the season on a high after throwing away the league, losing 6-1 to Stoke, and losing the Europa League final in the past few years

Talisman

It's the third time since the 2012/13 season that a team with over 70 points didn't make the top 4 - Great to see Everton's attempt to shaft us on the last day of the season go awry.

76 points! Before the season began I said that I'd be happy if we reached 70 points but thought we needed to reach 75 to have a chance of beating Arsenal to the top 4. Absolutely delighted that we made it in the end.

~Rebel~

Gbear wrote: »

So for two positions that'll be 5 seniors and Grujic and whatever other children are floating about in reserve. Maybe even Lallana in a pinch.

If we're looking for depth I'd rather it's in the attacking end.
That spot furthest forward can be filled be pretty much any of the attacking mids and probably any new ones that come in.

So overall, there'll be a dozen lads for the 3 spots. Plenty IMO.

Yeah, but none who are actually specialist DM's to cover the space when our fullbacks have bombed off up the field. Henderson and Can can do it to an extent, but neither are top level quality at it... neither seems like they have the instinct to be where they should, and instead function by workrate.

I'm presuming that we'll address that though, since it's been such a glaring issue in pretty much every game we lost against the bad teams.

Anyway, absolutely delighted today. Exactly hit my target for the season of 2ppg, so I can ask no more of 'em. Took some character to drag ourselves over the line over the past month too, considering the form and issues we've had. \

Pool's last 7 games - Won 5, drew 1, lost 1. They deserve CL football for that.

tinpib

I think we will see significant investment this summer and I hope that Klopp gets who he wants and doesn't have to compromise.

Who knows what restraints he was under last summer financially with the new stand being built.

This summer there [should] be increased revenue from champs league, the new stand being a revenue generator and not just a liability off the books, and the new TV money.

I'm really hoping/expecting we go to the next level now. Klopp has done wonders so far considering the net spend.

But no excuses from now on. We are at the big boys table again. No excuses losing to teams low down the table and we can't complain about a thin squad. We have the money and the attraction of all the above to have a great squad next season.

Our year.

Harry Palmr

Liverpool will bank nearly 150 million from the PL this season, add in the group stage income of about 50m and it's clear to see that spending a good sum to make sure of qualification is perfectly feasible (not even mentioned the fortune we'll get for Moreno and Sturridge!)

Knex*

MOTD kicking off now. Don't know when I actually last watched it rather than caught segments/highlights of it the next day.

Might as well for the day that's in it!

mikeym

Finishing in the top 4 is great.

But the squad needs new players for next season.

Klopp and the transfer board need to get the right players in.

Remember the last time Liverpool got in the Champions League, the transfer board got Ballotelli and Lambert in.

Both were below average players.

SuperTortoise

Could'nt watch the game today due to rescuing a local corcodile stuck up in a tree(again), Just caught up now on the last 10 pages or so, big relief really.

I forget which poster it was but someone mentioned that our main problems lie in the full back positions and they are spot on, the textbook way to break down a team that parks the bus is to spread them wide and out of position and our full backs don't offer that option, I like Clyne, as a defensive FB i'd have him as one of if not the best in the league, but he offers very little going forward and that's compounded with Milner playing on the left being a right footed player.

TitianGerm

How good has Ming been the last few months. Fair play to the lad for coming back and improving where needed!!

Agent Coulson

I'd love us to try for Will I Am if he's leaving London this summer.

Harry Palmr

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Could'nt watch the game today due to rescuing a local corcodile stuck up in a tree(again), Just caught up now on the last 10 pages or so, big relief really.

A corcodile (sp!)? Where do you live? :eek:

Agent Coulson

Not a real fan crocodiles :eek: more important than Liverpool.:p

DrumSteve

Harry Palmr wrote: »

A corcodile (sp!)? Where do you live? :eek:

Belfast?

charolais0153

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I'd love us to try for Will I Am if he's leaving London this summer.

Who's that?

RayCon

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Could'nt watch the game today due to rescuing a local corcodile stuck up in a tree(again),

So many questions !

monkey9

If rescuing a crocodile from a tree is more important than watching a Liverpool match, then you're not a proper or real Liverpool fan..........

Ulysses Gaze

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Could'nt watch the game today due to rescuing a local corcodile stuck up in a tree(again), Just caught up now on the last 10 pages or so, big relief really.

Watching Liverpool qualify for the Champions League is far more important than rescuing some Cork langer who got pissed and stuck up a tree.....

OwaynOTT

murpho999 wrote: »

Our biggest game since Chelsea in 2014 and you're watching hurling?

What's being Irish go to do with it?

Game was not that much of a formality if you had seen it.

Your tone came across quite demanding in my opinion.



If you're watching hurling over Liverpool today makes you less of a Liverpool fan than those who watched the game.

Only catching up now but this **** stinks.

I'm a massive Liverpool fan and have been all my life. But I went to a hurling
Match today to watch some live sport that matters to me over watching some sport that matters to me on tv.
That doesn't make me a lesser fan of Liverpool than those whi went, to the match, watch s on tv or illegally streamed.
Get over yourself murph.

SuperTortoise

Watched the highlights there

Dejan Lovren...I have no words.

MD1990

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Watched the highlights there

Dejan Lovren...I have no words.

He cannot be a regular next season.

He has improved but he is not good enough for a top 6 PL team.

BorneTobyWilde

That was funny, Jose goes into room for post match press conference and there is only 3 people there and not one of them had a question.
No one cares Jose.

Ardent

Just caught highlights on MOTD. Holy moly - how lucky were we with the Boro penalty shout?!! Should have been a peno and a red card for Lovren.

Need to upgrade on Lovren for next season.

dundalkfc10

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

That was funny, Jose goes into room for post match press conference and there is only 3 people there and not one of them had a question.
No one cares Jose.

Well that's not what happened!

BorneTobyWilde

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Well that's what happened!

How it was on MOTD
He walked in sat down and not one of the 3 people in room had a question , person with Jose asked twice, ''any questions, no one had a question'' one reported looked over his shoulder in a '' are you talking to me motion''
Jose just got up and left.

5starpool

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

That was funny, Jose goes into room for post match press conference and there is only 3 people there and not one of them had a question.
No one cares Jose.

He basically arranged it so that the journos would all still be watching the players lap of honour and he went to the press conference before they did.

Petulant child.

Pity they'll beat Ajax.

Osmosis Jones

5starpool wrote: »

Pity they'll beat Ajax.

Yeah it'll be easy for them unfortunately, no chance for Ajax.

Ulysses Gaze

5starpool wrote: »

He basically arranged it so that the journos would all still be watching the players lap of honour and he went to the press conference before they did.

Petulant child.

Pity they'll beat Ajax.

Can you imagine the temper tantrum Jose will throw if they don't beat Ajax?

SuperTortoise

5starpool wrote: »

He basically arranged it so that the journos would all still be watching the players lap of honour and he went to the press conference before they did.

Petulant child.

Pity they'll beat Ajax.

If i had to drive a bus from Manchester to Sweeden for Wednesady night i would'nt want to be hanging around either.:P

rizzodun

Emre Can gets MOTD goal of the season (I doubt I need to say for which goal).

Ardent

I would have gone for Payet's goal, or Carroll's.

Mr.H

OwaynOTT wrote:

I'm a massive Liverpool fan and have been all my life. But I went to a hurling Match today to watch some live sport that matters to me over watching some sport that matters to me on tv. That doesn't make me a lesser fan of Liverpool than those whi went, to the match, watch s on tv or illegally streamed. Get over yourself murph.

Of course it makes you less of a fan

If you choose to watch something else instead of Liverpool it means you don't mind missing Liverpool.

I do mind. A lot do mind.

Therefore we are more obsessed with Liverpool than you and you are not as big a fan.

I personally would never miss a game. Even when I'm working I haven't on sky+ and ignore all sport talk until I watch it alone so the experience isn't compromised.

It's not just a team on TV to me. It's Liverpool!!!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Ardent wrote: »

Just caught highlights on MOTD. Holy moly - how lucky were we with the Boro penalty shout?!! Should have been a peno and a red card for Lovren.

Need to upgrade on Lovren for next season.

Ming would have saved it and we'd have been better without Lovren apparently.

Agent Coulson

I'm drunk so I'm going to log off before I say something that will get me carded.

Great day back in the CL.

Good Night to all Liverpool fans even the lesser ones.

emo72

and i thought today was all about beating middlesborough. little did i realise it was about liverpool vs hurling. now thats the real ****.

you guys. seriously?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

emo72 wrote: »

and i thought today was all about beating middlesborough. little did i realise it was about liverpool vs hurling. now thats the real ****.

you guys. seriously?

I watched Germany v Poland u21 volleyball instead of watching Liverpool. (In my defense, though, I was paid to...)

Match going supporters v armchair fans.

Discuss....

Jesus Wept

Good time for a cheeky one year contract offer to Lahm.

Jesus Wept

Mr.H wrote: »

Even when I'm working I haven't on sky+ and ignore all sport talk until I watch it alone so the experience isn't compromised.

Bless.

emo72

i have no words for thi shi ite. on the upside we won comfortably. on the downside some liverpool fan called another out due to hurling. we all must choose which side to take. i choose life.

emo72

emo72 wrote: »

i have no words for thi shi ite. on the upside we won comfortably. on the downside some liverpool fan called another out due to lovely hurling. we all must choose which side to take. i choose life.

fyp

Jesus Wept

Hurling is ****ing class.

Bandana boy

RoboKlopp wrote: »

He must love giving money away.

Can I be his friend?

Eh he has won 5 bets in the last 7 years , as much as it hurts me to say it it's not the Evertonian who loves giving away money here .

Bandana boy

Bandana boy wrote: »

Eh he has won 5 bets in the last 7 years , as much as it hurts me to say it it's not the Evertonian who loves giving away money here .

You sure it's not the other way around? We've finished above them 4 seasons running. Before that they had 2 seasons in a row above us and the season before that (7 back) we were above them.

I think he's ripping you off :pac:

Or maybe I read your bet totally wrong!!

Vicxas

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I watched Germany v Poland u21 volleyball instead of watching Liverpool. (In my defense, though, I was paid to...)

Ah yes the real slobberknocker.

The key man for poland is keepsitintheairalotovic

Ben Gadot

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Watched the highlights there

Dejan Lovren...I have no words.

I'm still trying to convince myself it wasn't a penalty.

Klopp said that being a football manager/player isn't a proper job.....have to love the guy.

PaddyWilliams

Bandana boy wrote: »

Eh he has won 5 bets in the last 7 years , as much as it hurts me to say it it's not the Evertonian who loves giving away money here .

We're actually even now. He won 2 at €50, I won 1 @ €100

Plus, I have more faith in my club than him, so I win overall

54and56

PaddyWilliams wrote: »

We're actually even now. He won 2 at €50, I won 1 @ €100

Plus, I have more faith in my club than him, so I win overall

Just to divert everyone's attention away from the great "Hurling Vs Liverpool" debate I'm going to put my economics hat on and correct the above by saying that technically your Evertonian friend is actually slightly ahead. €100 winnings collected in two installments of €50, one 24 months ago and one 12 months ago is worth more than €100 collected now.

For any communists or SOS members here please research "the time value of money" :-)

Note: I anticipate the conversation here in the coming weeks will veer heavily into economic theory as the tin hat conspiracy theory brigade in time honoured fashion start complaining that Klopps summer signings are proof FSG are not backing him in the transfer market and the fact he is saying the opposite just means he's happy to take the money and be a "yes" man blah blah blah.

Happy Monday guys, we're in the big boys league!!

PaddyWilliams

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Just to divert everyone's attention away from the great "Hurling Vs Liverpool" debate I'm going to put my economics hat on and correct the above by saying that technically your Evertonian friend is actually slightly ahead. €100 winnings collected in two installments of €50, one 24 months ago and one 12 months ago is worth more than €100 collected now.

For any communists or SOS members here please research "the time value of money" :-)

Note: I anticipate the conversation here in the coming weeks will veer heavily into economic theory as the tin hat conspiracy theory brigade in time honoured fashion start complaining that Klopps summer signings are proof FSG are not backing him in the transfer market and the fact he is saying the opposite just means he's happy to take the money and be a "yes" man blah blah blah.

Happy Monday guys, we're in the big boys league!!

Of course, technically, you are correct! But he supports Everton, so he's already on a loser anyway