Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2014 - Mod Warning post #6893

NukaCola · 10-06-2014 07:47PM

Joe Cole will add absolutely nothing to Aston Villa, and Villa are terrible. His agent is playing a blinder to be fair to him.

I know we took a punt on him thinking at 29/30 he might add something, but surely no-one else could possibly make that mistake after his spell at WHU. I cant believe his agent is still getting him decent deals. ****ing chancer......i wish him well.

10-06-2014 07:49PM

Not that long ago it was our club that was in trouble and we were buying Joe Cole

KingJamsie · 10-06-2014 07:51PM

Cole to Villa & West Brom to announce Timmy Sherwood soon...that's 2/3 relegated...

NukaCola · 10-06-2014 07:58PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Not that long ago it was our club that was in trouble and we were buying Joe Cole

Honestly, the difference between JC when we bought and now was we didn't know he was going to be a complete waste of space and might offer something. Villa have got to know at this point that the guy hasn't got it anymore.

brevity · 10-06-2014 08:04PM

mike65 · 10-06-2014 08:07PM

Another useless prize!

Knex* · 10-06-2014 08:07PM

That Fair Play Award was only given to us ironically.

Washington Irving · 10-06-2014 08:16PM

Premier League moral champions!

DrumSteve · 10-06-2014 09:26PM

Knex. wrote: »

That Fair Play Award was only given to us ironically.

More of a "fair play to ya" type of award for being all round good guys in the league last year.

Agueroooo · 10-06-2014 09:49PM

Is there a place to get odds on Flanno scoring at the World Cup?

Soft Falling Rain · 10-06-2014 09:49PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Not that long ago it was our club that was in trouble and we were buying Joe Cole

Ah, the days of faux sympathy and "concern" over Liverpool possibly facing oblivion, dark days indeed.

Nuri Sahin · 10-06-2014 09:52PM

If I were any use with Photoshop, that picture above would be seeing -

Fair Play On Being The Worst Fans Of The Season 2013/2014.

klose · 10-06-2014 09:52PM

Agueroooo wrote: »

Is there a place to get odds on Flanno scoring at the World Cup?

You'll get great odds on it id imagine considering he isisnt going, hes only on the back up list. Him and stones went home after the honduras game.

greendom · 10-06-2014 09:55PM

klose wrote: »

You'll get great odds on it id imagine considering he isisnt going, hes only on the back up list. Him and stones went home after the honduras game.

Great odds then

still a chance if an England player falls over in training tomorrow.

michael999999 · 10-06-2014 09:59PM

Agueroooo wrote: »

Is there a place to get odds on Flanno scoring at the World Cup?

Judging by the pics of him in Miami last night, I'd say its odds on!

One of the SSN presenters was looking particularly well in the same nightclub aswell!

klose · 10-06-2014 10:01PM

Lol, its the mirror and all i know but they are running with hodgey possibly playing sterling off stirridge with rooney out left.

That would rustle some jimmies

slingerz · 10-06-2014 10:03PM

klose wrote: »

Lol, its the mirror and all i know but they are running with hodgey possibly playing sterling off stirridge with rooney out left.

That would russle some jimmies

Amazing how gutless Hodgson is that he can't fathom not starting Rooney who clearly is out of form

Knex* · 10-06-2014 10:05PM

slingerz wrote: »

Amazing how gutless Hodgson is that he can't fathom not starting Rooney who clearly is out of form

I can't think of many managers who would, tbh.

~Rebel~ · 10-06-2014 10:13PM

slingerz wrote: »

Amazing how gutless Hodgson is that he can't fathom not starting Rooney who clearly is out of form

Fuck though it's very hard to drop him. Having Sturridge be the frontman in his place is enough, i think, taking some of the goalscoring pressure off of Rooney.

My ideal team would be;

Hart
Johnson--Cahill--Jags--Baines

Gerrard

Hendo--Lallana
---Rooney

Sterling

Sturridge

That wouldn't rely on Rooney as much as they have in the past, but with Sturridge's occasional tendency to pull wide for the ball, allows Rooney to make late runs inside. Also plenty of scope for swapping of positions with Sterling, and even Lallana.

Morzadec · 10-06-2014 10:28PM

Yeah you absolutely have to start Rooney.

He's definitely overrated by English pundits who seem to place him just behind Ronaldo and Messi and pose the question about whether he could have a World up to join that type of elite player, but at the same time he's still a quality player, probably England's best, who will put a good shift in and not let you down wherever he plays.

I can see the logic in playing out wide. Though a fluid system of interchanging between Rooney, Sterling and Sturridge would make sense to me.

Or personally I would try to copy Liverpool's diamond and play Sterling in behind Sturridge and Rooney.

Then again I don't know if the word 'fluid' is in Hodgson's vocabulary

5starpool · 10-06-2014 10:43PM

Today

Knex* · 10-06-2014 10:45PM

Back already? He's a machine.

Agent Coulson · 10-06-2014 10:47PM

A Spanish paper not Macca ran today that Ronaldo doesn't want Luis Suarez at Real Madrid.

Oh I so hope that is true.

Strongbow10 · 10-06-2014 11:05PM

michael999999 wrote: »

Judging by the pics of him in Miami last night, I'd say its odds on!

One of the SSN presenters was looking particularly well in the same nightclub aswell!

where are these pics? :pac:

Jesus Wept · 10-06-2014 11:11PM

brevity wrote: »

GET IN! This is what I was on about.

Super-Rush · 10-06-2014 11:44PM

Morzadec wrote: »

Yeah you absolutely have to start Rooney.

He's definitely overrated by English pundits who seem to place him just behind Ronaldo and Messi and pose the question about whether he could have a World up to join that type of elite player, but at the same time he's still a quality player, probably England's best, who will put a good shift in and not let you down wherever he plays.

I can see the logic in playing out wide. Though a fluid system of interchanging between Rooney, Sterling and Sturridge would make sense to me.

Or personally I would try to copy Liverpool's diamond and play Sterling in behind Sturridge and Rooney.

Then again I don't know if the word 'fluid' is in Hodgson's vocabulary

Have you watched Rooney in the last 10 games for England? The only time he busts a gut is when the half time and full time whistles go.

He is completely different from the player who turns out for United every week. IMO he doesn't want to play for England anymore but knows the stick he'll get if he retires.

In the game against Honduras, England looked so much better when Rooney and Gerrard went off at half time.

~Rebel~ · 11-06-2014 01:04AM

Super-Rush wrote: »

Have you watched Rooney in the last 10 games for England? The only time he busts a gut is when the half time and full time whistles go.

He is completely different from the player who turns out for United every week. IMO he doesn't want to play for England anymore but knows the stick he'll get if he retires.

In the game against Honduras, England looked so much better when Rooney and Gerrard went off at half time.

Even with his poorer performances, he was still by miles England's top scorer in the qualifiers - for that alone he deserves his place.

Super-Rush · 11-06-2014 01:35AM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Even with his poorer performances, he was still by miles England's top scorer in the qualifiers - for that alone he deserves his place.

He scored 7.

Wellbeck scored 4.

3 goals is hardly miles.

~Rebel~ · 11-06-2014 01:54AM

Super-Rush wrote: »

He scored 7.

Wellbeck scored 4.

3 goals is hardly miles.

Rooney had 7 in 6 games.

Welbeck had 4 in 9

43% more goals, in 3 fewer appearances.

He deserves to start.

Super-Rush · 11-06-2014 02:17AM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Rooney had 7 in 6 games.

Welbeck had 4 in 9

43% more goals, in 3 fewer appearances.

He deserves to start.

Yet in major tournaments Rooney has scored once since 2004.

Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2014 - Mod Warning post #6893

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