The Official Football/Soccer Thread: 2017-2018 Season
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david mitchelson:
Svenn Lordy, it's taken until now to get over that dreadful team performance last night. Chelsea were easily the better side and kept us quiet and especially Stevie G. We CAN go there and win 3-0 but it's gonna be a very tall order. I just hope this doesn't affect our confidence in the Premier League. Just as we were on a roll as well, would you adam and eve it...
: If I didn't know any better I would say it was the age old LFC problem rearing it's ugly head (Ribery....
.....if only he could play for us ) again.....where the players get a few good wins under their belts and the team looks like it's on a roll, then their heads inflate and the next opposition shoot them down in flames. Still news from the home front is that behind the scenes there's frantic activity regarding the ditching our two American owners Twit and Tw*t. They have been a bloomin' nightmare for the club and have left us with huge debts. Now word is that Dumb and Dumber have got major financial woes in the States and they trying to sell stuff to raise money and nobody is biting. Hopefully if they get some cash together they'll not psend it on LFC but use it to shore up their fancy lifestyles. They have to meet a deadline with the banks around the end of July this year apparently. There is a family from Kuwait who are interested and they've been seen at the ground......and surprise, surprise they happened to be related to the Sheikh of Dubai (the original party who wanted to buy our club using their business arm the now defunct DIC) by marriage. Can't help thinking that this bunch if they do buy could end up selling a large percentage of what they capture to the rulers of Dubai. Think the rulers of Dubai and UAE had a falling out with the fat oaf Hicks a while ago and he's refused to meet with them since. One thing that does concern me is their human rights record. We now need to concentrate on the League though.....and pray that we can swing it next week. One thing is for certain if we come up against Barca we're gonna have to be on top form.....if we play like we did last night we'll get crushed.
Hello David.
The bad result against Chelsea certainly did not affect our confidence. We thrashed Blackburn and improved our goal difference. It could be important. The first goal by Torres was brilliant, the one from Agger was also pretty good. I was hoping Scumchester Utd would drop a couple of points when Sunderland equalised, but once again Macheda rescued them. Moneychester Utd lucky again...But they have seven games left, and they will lose points. It will be difficult, but we can win the title. Thanks for the info about Dumb and Dumber, it was a big mistake letting them take over the club... They borrowed a lot of money to finance their purchase. So many promises after the takeover, but not much has happened. The new stadium should have been built by now, but now we have to wait for new owners. It would be great if the family from Kuwait buys the club and sell it to Dubai. It was touching to see that the Hillsborogh tragedy was remembered before today's game. Anfield remembers Hillsborough: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7995038.stm[/quote Wake up ans smell the coffee, The bin dippers are a long way from winning a trophy this season, I will be lighting a candle and saying prayers for the people that lost so much at Hilsborough.
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Cheatski 4 LIVERPOOL 4 I AM PROUD TO BE A RED TONIGHT....
We went to the Chavs hole in the ground and gave them a major fright. Our first was the cheekiest goal ever and the second was a definite penalty. Pepe made a howler leaving his post open like that for there first and their second was a great shot that few goalies in the world could have stopped. Their third was because we were chasing the game, then we score two one flukey and one brilliant (especially Xabi's pass). Then they come back with a goal that should never have been given that Drogba fouled Lucas. Drogba is a conniving, dirty, diving, cheating low life B******!! and the referee fell for his antics.......what a bloomin' disgrace the ref was.....
Liverpools tactics tonight? Well I would have taken off Lucas and left Mascher on and would have started with Agger instead of the Skirt. Apart from that not much else we did all we could. The final horror was watching the glory hunters who support Cheatski waving their free plastic flags at the end. To be given flags by your club to wave at the match is truly disgraceful, what jkind of fans accepts that? What a pathetic lot they are. The whole club is just rotten from it's threats to last weeks referee, it's blood money background built on the illegal fortune of a man who robbed his own people and disposed of his enemies in very suspicious circumstances, from it's cheating diving players and it's fairweather fans who haven't a clue and just follow Cheatski coz the think it's cool and who will disappear again when the team falls away......the whole lot is an embarrassment to football. Mercenaries the lot of 'em. Now lets' go a steal slurgies Premier trophy off him and make him cry....
JUSTICE FOR THE 96 - YNWA
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What a game!
I mean Chelsea-Liverpool Liverpool could have done what Bayern has done. Bayern feared Barça scored a lots of goals, a possible "shameful" result and they didn't even tried to win the round. With 1-0 they seemed to be satisfied. Instead Liverpool tried all, they couldn't but it was great.
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I'm supporting Barca for the rest of the competition.
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david mitchelson:
I'm supporting Barca for the rest of the competition.
Especially for next round.
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What a fantastic game! Too bad we didn't beat Chelsea, the team with the pathetic supporters. But now we can concentrate on winning the league.
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Svenn:
What a fantastic game! Too bad we didn't beat Chelsea, the team with the pathetic supporters. But now we can concentrate on winning the league.
well, that's what Real Madrid says too, "concentrating of winning the league"...
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Well Arsenal 3 - Villarreal 0 and Porto 0 - Manchester 1 There's no way of knocking out a Premier League team in the Champions League.... 2 years like that. Yes... another Premier League team can. I don't know how the Man Utd game was, just one goal difference. It seems Arsenal played much better than Villarreal, that just was back quite helpless... You know it, Semifinals. Man. Utd-Arsenal and Barça-Chelsea only 3 matches left in Fantasy football. We're doing great. Unclesox is last but still the 60000th out of 300000 teams or so. Fans of the Premier Leaguer should do better than me now, cause there are 3 English teams in quarterfinals. But I do better in knock out rounds, we'll see.
Standings. 1 Oliver Sanz's Team (21st Century Paul) 70 this round, 460 agreggated 2 Louisville United (Daniel) 49, 421 3 FC Blaugrana (Unclesox) 54, 400
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These things go in phases. We had years of Italian sides dominating and we had Real, we also had the great Ajax and Bayern sides. Eventually the whole thing will turn full circle and we'll be back with another country providing two or three of the last four, the Premier League is just so dominant now only a sensational team like Barca is able to cope. If they are in top form then they'll wipe the floor with Cheatski. Their plastic fans (waving their free chequered plastic tables cloths pathetically in the air at the end of their limp wrists on Tuesday night...
: ) have been disgraceful in their contempt for those who died 20 years ago yesterday at Hillsborough. Their comments (mainly based on the inablilty to read well and at having just managed to comprehend the evil lies printed in the days after the event in the Scum newspaper) are a perfect inictment of their puerile and nasty new glory hunting fans who have sprung up over the past few years as they become successful. They know nothing of the traditions of football and have little understanding of respect........the old Chelsea had some, the modern version does not. Even Manchester United fans, having lived through there own tragedy at Munich, have shown some decency and offered sympathy to the families and friends of those who lost loved ones on the terraces all those years ago. I want Barca to put Cheatski and their disgusting thieving owner to the sword, run them through, then wipe the blood from their blade and go on to reach and win the final in Rome. Show them no mercy, they will be easy pickings for a side as talented as Barca and with 'Cashley' Cole missing at left back Messi should have a field day. Beware of the biggest diver in world football though....Drogba will try and cheat non-stop and win free kicks and get players booked and sent off.....he's a disgrace!
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Well, sometimes the Chelsea fans seemed like people in a political party meeting, when they moved the flags.... Messi? I think they'll put Essien as left back or so. Or Essien taking care of Xavi. No Xavi, no Messi... Drogba is for Puyol. Lampard and Ballack can be somewhat free. Chelsea will put the defence back, close to the goalkeeper, as Barça forwards are much faster than Chelsea's defenders, and try counter-attacks, especially now the first match is in Barcelona. Let's see if Iniesta plays, I don't know why he is not always on the starting team. I don't know if they'll be so easy. There seems to be a big difference between the English teams and others. And that is not seen until they start to play. I wouldn't think Arsenal and Liverpool would win so easily Villarreal and Real Madrid either. I hope you don't mind if I select Drogba for my Fantasy football team, one way or another he uses to make goals.
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A little distraction from league and cup matters....quotes from the legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly...... Bill Shankly on boardroom meetings : "At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the cheques". Bill Shankly on his relationship with the fans : "I'm just one of the people who stands on the kop. They think the same as I do, and I think the same as they do. It's a kind of marriage of people who like each other." Bill Shankly on former Liverpool 'iron man' defender Tommy Smith : "If he isn't named Footballer of the Year, football should be stopped and the men who picked any other player should be sent to the Kremlin" "Fire in your belly comes from pride and passion in wearing the red shirt. We don't need to motivate players because each of them is responsible for the performance of the team as a whole. The status of Liverpool's players keeps them motivated." "Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple." Bill Shankly about the "This is Anfield" plaque : "It's there to remind our lads who they're playing for, and to remind the opposition who they're playing against." Bill Shankly to Alan Ball, who'd just signed for Everton : "Don't worry, Alan. At least you'll be able to play close to a great team!" A scout told Shanks about a young player who he'd given a trial at Liverpool "He has football in his blood," the disappointed scout complained. "You may be right," Shanks said, "but it hasn't reached his legs yet" Bill Shankly at football legend Dixie Dean's funeral : "I know this is a sad occasion but I think that Dixie would be amazed to know that even in death he could draw a bigger crowd than Everton can on a Saturday Afternoon". Bill Shankly when told he had never experienced playing in a derby : "Nonsense! I've kicked every ball, headed out every cross. I once scored a hat-trick; One was lucky, but the others were great goals." Bill Shankly after beating Everton in the '71 cup semi : "Sickness would not have kept me away from this one. If I'd been dead, I would have had them bring the casket to the ground, prop it up in the stands and cut a hole in the lid." Bill Shankly on his resignation : "It was the most difficult thing in the world, when I went to tell the chairman. It was like walking to the electric chair. That's the way it felt" Bill Shankly to a Liverpool fan : "Where are you from?" "I'm a Liverpool fan from London." "Well laddie . . . . What's it like to be in heaven?" Bill Shankly to the journalist suggesting Liverpool were in difficulties : "Ay, here we are with problems at the top of the league." "People Say football is a matter of life and death" , " I believe it is much more important than that". Bill Shankly to the players after failing to sign Manchester United new signing Lou Macari : "I only wanted him for the reserves." "Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday. Would I have got married in the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves." The man was unique and sheer class.......a one off.....
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david mitchelson:
"Football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple."
That's kind of what I use to say. Still most teams and players don't get it at all.
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My sat Nav is broke it keeps saying LIVERPOOL is in Europe,,, Well done the peoples club a real side not a team of past glory....
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They have discovered serious faults at the Old Trampshome stadium in Manchester.....apparently the theatre of screams stands are facing the pitch....
To give you a little insight into why I support the Reds.....from Pauls home city......this is a famous match in the mid 70's against an excellent St Etienne side......I was in the midst of that kop singing my heart out and it really was that LOUD!!!!......it's funny coz I was supposedly ill in bed....at least that's what I told my school...... The prawn munchers at Slurgies retirement home will be askng for vegan shrimp dishes next, courtesy of she who shall not be mentioned......true football fans, most of them haven't got a clue....
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. Nice thing is they're in really serious financial trouble and can't pay their debts....and we thought we were in trouble. They are on a par with some Spanish giants for money troubles......they only need one bad season....one season where the Glazers can't pay up and...... Another reason for you all to pledge allegiance to the Red machine is that Liverpool's star forward Fernando Torres joined them not only because of our HISTORY (turning down manchester united etc) but also because he's a Beatle and Paul Mc fanatic and when he joined, before he'd even unpacked his stuff, he was off for a look round the Beatle sights in Liverpool city....GOOD LAD!...
Nando for ya.....
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To keep 21st Century Paul happy......he's only just better than Nando and Stevie G.....
If we get bought by a consortium from the UAE in the next few weeks as is the rumour I want this guy on our right wing......
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Looking like Charles Laughton in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and shuffling around like a little old man returning from the shops with his bag of shopping and leaning on his walking stick he is arguably one of THE most underrated players ever to pull on a professional football shirt in the history of world football....the genius of Peter Beardsley.....enjoy!
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david mitchelson:
To keep 21st Century Paul happy......he's only just better than Nando and Stevie G.....
If we get bought by a consortium from the UAE in the next few weeks as is the rumour I want this guy on our right wing......
Messi, not bad
I remember one day playing football in my town, 1o kms away from Barcelona and some boy that was very short and dribbled everyone there (hey!, everyone but me). I don't know if he was Messi, anyway he did just the same things... In Spain we play a game with one goalkeeper and all the rest play for themselves to score. that guy and me happened to be left alone one against each other to score... besides the goalkeeper... But no-one could dribble the other... we played just we 2 for... 45 minutes or so, trying over and over (when 2 players are alone in that game it uses to last one minute)... it was crazy, we had to let it go.
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david mitchelson:
Another reason for you all to To give you a little insight into why I support the Reds.....from Pauls home city......this is a famous match in the mid 70's against an excellent St Etienne side......I was in the midst of that kop singing my heart out and it really was that LOUD!!!!......it's funny coz I was supposedly ill in bed....at least that's what I told my school.....
I've always loved how Anfield sings all the match. It's a bit strange that Paul likes Everton..
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david mitchelson:
Looking like Charles Laughton in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and shuffling around like a little old man returning from the shops with his bag of shopping and leaning on his walking stick he is arguably one of THE most underrated players ever to pull on a professional football shirt in the history of world football....the genius of Peter Beardsley.....enjoy!
for me the most underrated player ever is Raul and now it seems it's gonna happen the same with Iniesta
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21st Century Paul:
for me the most underrated player ever is Raul...
I'm obviously not surprised to see this statement, but I still have to ask. Why do you consider him "underrated"? What would have to happen for you not to lable him as being "underrated"?