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Nicol: Liverpool cannot just be given the title 

Steve Nicol does not believe that Liverpool should just be handed the title despite being well clear of their rivals.

The Reds were just two wins from claiming the Premier League title in their own right before the season was halted when it deemed unsafe to do so due to the coronavirus pandemic.

We have seen various leagues devising certain contingency plans or voiding their competition altogether.

France became the latest league to call time on their season and in doing so, awarded PSG the title as well as making other rulings when it came to European positions as well as promotion and relegation.

The Premier League has consistently said they have the mindset to finish the season, but there is no specific date for a restart as yet.

 

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But Nicol believes the Reds should be made to win the title in the traditional fashion.

The Express reports the Liverpool legend as saying:

“No I don't [think Liverpool should be awarded the title].

“I think when everybody's clear to start playing then you see out the season, that's always been my stance.

“And actually, regardless of Liverpool, I think it's even more important for the relegation battles because if you're going to decide to give the title to Liverpool then clearly you're going to decide who comes up, who comes down, and the reasons behind that, which is never going to work.

“So personally I wouldn't give it to Liverpool, I think you see the season out, considering there's what, nine, 10 games of the season left."

Football is a game of vast opinions and former Tottenham and Wolves midfielder Jamie O’ Hara thinks the league should be expanded for next season.

“I think you make Liverpool champions, you have no relegation, Leeds and West Brom come up and five [teams] go down the next season.

“Imagine next season with Leeds and West Brom involved and all the teams fighting again - it will be brilliant.

“Alright, it's hard luck on teams like Fulham and Nottingham Forest who are in the play-offs, but you weren’t there after 75 per cent of the season, so let [Leeds and West Brom] go up and just don’t relegate the other teams.”



 

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Rotpeter
1 hour ago, lifetime fan said:


Apart from being a pathetic, shit pundit, that’s absolute bollocks. 
 

Nicol was world class. Could play either full back position, in midfield and even at CB on occasion. 
 

Which other defender do you know that’s scored a hat-trick? 

Big Alvin Martin.

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easytoslip
1 hour ago, Rotpeter said:

Big Alvin Martin.

St Wifreds Litherland, Alvin Martin also Gary Williams from round our way, he played in the Brighton v Man Utd final, he got goal of the season the year Brighton done the double over Notts Forest, a cracker that Clough said after the game was a fluke, something like a Left Back scoring like that was a fluke, might be wrong, but he beat Shilton from about 25 yards, around 79/80?

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VERBAL DIARRHEA
1 hour ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Mark Lawrenson too,but I think he was playing in midfield on the day.

Steve Staunton did playing up top in the League Cup.

 

On another note Terry Mac was a great trainer and did a lot of running during games, he really really liked a pint, which was sweated out in training wearing a bin bag.

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Tony Moanero
46 minutes ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Steve Staunton did playing up top in the League Cup.

 

On another note Terry Mac was a great trainer and did a lot of running during games, he really really liked a pint, which was sweated out in training wearing a bin bag.

In those days, players had the freedom to, within reason, eat and drink what they liked. Liverpool players knew the rules and were, by and large, expected to police themselves. However, if they took the piss and were deemed to have stepped out of line, they were were punished. For example, Jimmy Case was bombed out to Brighton.

 

 

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VERBAL DIARRHEA
14 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

In those days, players had the freedom to, within reason, eat and drink what they liked. Liverpool players knew the rules and were, by and large, expected to police themselves. However, if they took the piss and were deemed to have stepped out of line, they were were punished. For example, Jimmy Case was bombed out to Brighton.

 

 

To separate him and Terry Mac as they were best mates I heard.

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andyj

i don't get this whole Liverpool can't just be handed the title shit last time i looked we were 25 points ahead and nobody has a chance in hell of catching us. I swear these pundits just love the sound of there own voices 

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Tony Moanero
1 hour ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

To separate him and Terry Mac as they were best mates I heard.

Case and Ray Kennedy were best mates, weren’t they? They used to bevvy with Terry McDermott, etc. From memory, the straw that broke the camel’s back was an incident in a hotel when Kennedy had a fight with a member of staff and Case waded in, in support of his mate. 

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VERBAL DIARRHEA
4 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

Case and Ray Kennedy were best mates, weren’t they? They used to bevvy with Terry McDermott, etc. From memory, the straw that broke the camel’s back was an incident in a hotel when Kennedy had a fight with a member of staff and Case waded in, in support of his mate. 

I know they were good mates, Case was a very good player as you know, but we wanted Lawrenson didn’t we?

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