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

Pilsbury Doughboy · 16-06-2014 04:11PM

Connavar wrote: »

Starting the season with a nice away win at OT would be pretty fun too

No chance of that, the fixtures have to be fixed in some way surely, those sort of games never seem to come out on opening day, maybe I'm imagining it but, I think they have some TV slots for certain games already lined up and the rest of the fixtures are drawn around them!.

mike65 · 16-06-2014 04:42PM

Utd v Liverpool will be a Super Sunday type game with City, Chelsea or Arsenal being the other game.

16-06-2014 04:43PM

Liverpool Utd game will be in September/October, like most seasons

Pilsbury Doughboy · 16-06-2014 04:52PM

So we agree the draw is semi rigged?

mike65 · 16-06-2014 05:02PM

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

So we agree the draw is semi rigged?

Its carefully honed. To suit the primary paymaster.

Re Salkho chat - 96% pass completion for France last night.

Also Liverpool have put in a bid for Dele Alli according to people on twitter who cite SKY sports but I can't find anything to back that up.

update

Pete O'Rourke @SkySportsPeteO · 1h
Liverpool have made a bid for MK Dons starlet Dele Alli. #LFC #mkdons

Utopia Parkway · 16-06-2014 05:28PM

Connavar wrote: »

Starting the season with a nice away win at OT would be pretty fun too

Thought I read somewhere a few months ago that we always have United at Anfield in the first half of the season and away in the second half. One of the little quirks programmed into the fixture computer.

Fescue · 16-06-2014 05:54PM

John Sinnott ‏@JohnSinnott
Barcelona and Sevilla reach agreement for Ivan Rakitic to join #fcb -- contract for five seasons. Denis Suarez loaned to #Sevilla 2 seasons

Not that we were in for him. Good move for him and Barca.

rob316 · 16-06-2014 05:55PM

This day 10 years ago Rafa was appointed liverpool manager.....seems like ancient history now.

5starpool · 16-06-2014 05:58PM

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Thought I read somewhere a few months ago that we always have United at Anfield in the first half of the season and away in the second half. One of the little quirks programmed into the fixture computer.

No, that's us vs Everton where we are always away before New Years, and away after if.

emo72 · 16-06-2014 05:59PM

i wonder why the united game at ot has to be after christmas during the run in. why cant it be reversed and we play at ot in sept/oct?

mike65 · 16-06-2014 06:02PM

rob316 wrote: »

This day 10 years ago Rafa was appointed liverpool manager.....seems like ancient history now.

My favourite Rafa moment, also notes how management ages you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vtjf4SWr2E

cheap middle eastern copy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzNKLJ-kvlQ

LiamoSail · 16-06-2014 06:52PM

Dickerty wrote: »

I don't think he is a mind-games type of coach, he ACTUALLY believes this..

I don't think there's a whole lot wrong with what Hodgson actually said (in terms of it being a valid opinion rather then this mind games nonsense) His quote was:

"But if you are really going to put him up there with (Diego) Maradona, Pele, (Franz) Beckenbauer and (Johan) Cruyff, and (Andrea) Pirlo, this is the stage you have got to do it on really.

Prior to Messi/Ronaldo, only the players that did it in the World Cup, the likes of Zidane and the above, were considered in the real top bracket. For someone of Hodgson's vintage to consider being the player of the World Cup as a prerequisite to being considered in the very top bracket of players is entirely justifiable, though I wouldn't necessarily agree myself.

The term "world class" gets kicked around a lot to the extent it becomes weightless. It's not like Hodgson was saying Suarez isn't yet at the level of Rooney/Bale etc, he was referring to a ground of about ten of the best players that have ever played the game. And he's right in that regard, in the true meaning of the term world class, Suarez isn't yet up there with the Zidane/Cruyff/Maradona etc, though it would take more then a spectacular World Cup to mend that imo

Nuri Sahin · 16-06-2014 06:54PM

Every goal Victory Moses scores in the next 3 games equates to 7 EPL goals.

madalig12 · 16-06-2014 07:21PM

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Every goal Victory Moses scores in the next 3 games equates to 7 EPL goals.

No it doesnt! Iran are worse than fulham.

Hollister11 · 16-06-2014 07:41PM

Suarez or Johnson for VC

rob316 · 16-06-2014 07:45PM

Hollister11 wrote: »

Suarez or Johnson for VC

Johnson? I'd like my VC to actually give a **** and not be a complete liability.

Washington Irving · 16-06-2014 07:54PM

Johnson has been leading by example for years now. He's just everything you want in a footballer, an inspiration to the younger players in the squad. Couldn't wish for better deputy in Moses' absence.

In other news, there's an almost certainly faked pic going around of the opening PL fixtures with Liverpool at home to Arsenal. http://i.imgur.com/S16h2Pc.jpg

citytillidie · 16-06-2014 08:04PM

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Thought I read somewhere a few months ago that we always have United at Anfield in the first half of the season and away in the second half. One of the little quirks programmed into the fixture computer.

Swaps every season, so Liverpool should be away to United 1st this season

Vicxas · 16-06-2014 08:07PM

Moses is playing awful.

I'm in shock lads.

Agueroooo · 16-06-2014 08:09PM

Vicxas wrote: »

Moses is playing awful.

I'm in shock lads.

4 passes completed, 0 successful crosses, 0 chances created & 50% pass accuracy.

Edit: just subbed.

Vicxas · 16-06-2014 08:23PM

Agueroooo wrote: »

4 passes completed, 0 successful crosses, 0 chances created & 50% pass accuracy.

Edit: just subbed.

And he looked upset. Huge amount of lol in that.

deeks · 16-06-2014 08:35PM

Bray Header · 16-06-2014 08:36PM

Kess73 wrote: »

Southampton away on opening day. Lallana and Lovern to play against their old club.

12,18, 22, 25, 36, 38 in the lottery. :P

Are they your lotto numbers Kess? If so, I'm freaked out! I do the 4 ball pick every week in the bookies, and always go for 12, 25, 36 and 38!

deeks · 16-06-2014 08:36PM

Those are the Opening day fixtures according to some probably unreliable sources on twitter.

Bray Header · 16-06-2014 08:41PM

Fescue wrote: »

John Sinnott ‏@JohnSinnott
Barcelona and Sevilla reach agreement for Ivan Rakitic to join #fcb -- contract for five seasons. Denis Suarez loaned to #Sevilla 2 seasons

I just know that I'll wake up tomorrow, check out newsnow as usual, and there will be a "top story" of "Suarez on his way - LFC lose out to Barcelona in Superstar Race".

I hate newsnow like a junkie hates heroin, but just can't get enough!

djPSB · 16-06-2014 08:42PM

deeks wrote: »

Null v Null in the second round of games will be fascinating.

Vicxas · 16-06-2014 08:48PM

djPSB wrote: »

Null v Null in the second round of games will be fascinating.

I dead fancy null

Daemonic · 16-06-2014 08:50PM

Vicxas wrote: »

I dead fancy null

Pfft, nothing team!

5starpool · 16-06-2014 09:05PM

citytillidie wrote: »

Swaps every season, so Liverpool should be away to United 1st this season

No it doesn't. We have played home to utd first in at least the last 3 seasons. Last season 3rd game, season before 5th game I think, the season before that was in October, with the Suarez/Evra incident.

Blondie919 · 16-06-2014 09:27PM

djPSB wrote: »

Null v Null in the second round of games will be fascinating.

Final score nil nil

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

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