West 'aaaam away

[Redder Lurtz]

Early thread but I'm wondering who you lot of bastards think should start instead of Suarez as he got his 5th yellow today. I'd love to see Morgan get a go myself, with Sterling & Jonjo supporting. Is Morgan up to it though? Looked good in the Next Gen in the week.

[Fugitive]

Might be worth throwing Sterling up as a striker.

[fowler9]

I'd stick Stevie there

[kalasoma]

Shelvey started as a striker against the mighty Young Boys in place of Suarez. So maybe stick Shelvey up top against West Ham with Gerrard right behind him.

[Redder Lurtz]

Might be worth throwing Sterling up as a striker.

 

Wish I could agree but Sterling strikes the ball as if he's kicking it through treacle. A lot of work needed there.

[Jairzinho]

Gerrard. I'd have N'Goo on the bench.

[Fugitive]

Wish I could agree but Sterling strikes the ball as if he's kicking it through treacle. A lot of work needed there.

 

Seeing his finishing whilst in the U18's and reserves tells me he can do it. A stint as a striker may just give him a bit of a confidence boost when it comes to finishing.

[Redder Lurtz]

Seeing his finishing whilst in the U18's and reserves tells me he can do it. A stint as a striker may just give him a bit of a confidence boost when it comes to finishing.

 

Aye, might be a confidence thing. Strange really as he looks confident in every other aspect of his game. Not sure throwing him up front against an away side will help him but let's face it, we're fucking short of options here.

[Fugitive]

Aye, might be a confidence thing. Strange really as he looks confident in every other aspect of his game. Not sure throwing him up front against an away side will help him but let's face it, we're fucking short of options here.

 

We've got fuck all to lose to be honest. Yesil and Morgan just aren't ready yet and could do with being loaned out in January to get some proper playing time and we have no other proper strikers. I just get the feeling that if he is given enough chances in front of goal, it may just click.

[ElishaScottBC]

Carra

[Ranxerox]

OG, he's our second leading scorer.

[LFC 6 Times]

Suso as a false 9?

[moof]

Ngoo looks more physically up to it than any of our other youngsters and seems to know where the net is. I'd throw him in

[Moss is Boss]

I stick Downing up front as a false footballer.

 

Trick is to get the right contrast of clown makeup to get him looking funny but at the same time looking like a rapist with mental health issues.

 

But remember rape is never funny.

 

 

 

 

 

Unless its by a clown.

[Fugitive]

I stick Downing up front as a false footballer.

 

Don't even fucking joke about that. I'd rather take ashit on the penalty spot and stick a flag in it with Sean Dundees face on it.

[Kevin D]

I am as disappointed as anyone connected with Liverpool Football Club that we were unable to add further to our strike force in this summer transfer window, but that was not through any lack of desire or effort on the part of all of those involved. They pushed hard in the final days of the transfer window on a number of forward targets and it is unfortunate that on this occasion we were unable to conclude acceptable deals to bring those targets in.

 

But a summer window which brought in three young, but significantly talented starters in Joe Allen, Nuri Sahin and Fabio Borini as well as two exciting young potential stars of the future - Samed Yesil and Oussama Assaidi - could hardly be deemed a failure as we build for the future.

 

Nor should anyone minimise the importance of keeping our best players during this window. We successfully retained Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel and Luis Suarez. We greatly appreciate their faith and belief in the club. And we successfully negotiated new, long-term contracts with Luis and with Martin.

 

No one should doubt our commitment to the club. In Brendan Rodgers we have a talented young manager and we have valued highly his judgement about the make-up of the squad. This is a work in progress. It will take time for Brendan to instill his philosophy into the squad and build exactly what he needs for the long term.

 

The transfer policy was not about cutting costs. It was - and will be in the future - about getting maximum value for what is spent so that we can build quality and depth. We are avowed proponents of UEFA's Financial Fair Play agenda that was this week reiterated by Mr Platini - something we heartily applaud. We must comply with Financial Fair Play guidelines that ensure spending is tied to income. We have been successful in improving the commercial side of the club and the monies generated going forward will give us greater spending power in the coming years.

 

We are still in the process of reversing the errors of previous regimes. It will not happen overnight. It has been compounded by our own mistakes in a difficult first two years of ownership. It has been a harsh education, but make no mistake, the club is healthier today than when we took over.

 

Spending is not merely about buying talent. Our ambitions do not lie in cementing a mid-table place with expensive, short-term quick fixes that will only contribute for a couple of years. Our emphasis will be on developing our own players using the skills of an increasingly impressive coaching team. Much thought and investment already have gone into developing a self-sustaining pool of youngsters imbued in the club's traditions.

 

That ethos is to win. We will invest to succeed. But we will not mortgage the future with risky spending.

 

After almost two years at Anfield, we are close to having the system we need in place. The transfer window may not have been perfect but we are not just looking at the next 16 weeks until we can buy again: we are looking at the next 16 years and beyond. These are the first steps in restoring one of the world's great clubs to its proper status.

 

It will not be easy, it will not be perfect, but there is a clear vision at work.

 

We will build and grow from within, buy prudently and cleverly and never again waste resources on inflated transfer fees and unrealistic wages. We have no fear of spending and competing with the very best but we will not overpay for players.

 

We will never place this club in the precarious position that we found it in when we took over at Anfield. This club should never again run up debts that threaten its existence.

 

Most of all, we want to win. That ambition drives every decision. It is the Liverpool way. We can and will generate the revenues to achieve that aim. There will be short-term setbacks from time to time, but we believe we have the right people in place to bring more glory to Anfield.

 

Finally, I can say with authority that our ownership is not about profit. Contrary to popular opinion, owners rarely get involved in sports in order to generate cash. They generally get involved with a club in order to compete and work for the benefit of their club. It's often difficult. In our case we work every day in order to generate revenues to improve the club. We have only one driving ambition at Liverpool and that is the quest to win the Premier League playing the kind of football our supporters want to see. That will only occur if we do absolutely the right things to build the club in a way that makes sense for supporters, for us and for those who will follow us. We will deliver what every long-term supporter of Liverpool Football Club aches for.

 

JOHN W HENRY

[Red USA girl]

John W Henry. He's no RonfuckinSwanson. Clearly.

[Ne Moe Imya]

It's too bad that something went pear-shaped with the Hodzic deal. This would seem to be a situation where he might get some consideration, even if only for the bench.

 

As it is, I think Gerrard or Shelvey are the only real options. I would guess it will be something like:

 

Lucas

 

Gerrard -- Allen

 

Shelvey

 

Sterling -- -- Enrique

 

as a front 6, though I think I might be tempted to substitute Suso for Sterling if I were Rodgers. Sinclair, Yesil, or Morgan will probably get on the bench - if we need a goal with 30 minutes left we could bring them on and hope for the best.

[Moss is Boss]

Don't even fucking joke about that. I'd rather take ashit on the penalty spot and stick a flag in it with Sean Dundees face on it.

 

You got a point, warning adhered.

 

I would give Shelvey another go if I am honest he got everything needed to be a good striker and more games he gets at the moment its going to be good for us. Also didn't he play up front for Blackpool when he was on loan there and done quite well ?

 

I don't understand why we just don't go for a 4-3-3 and play sterling Shelvey and Yesil up front in a 3. Its worth a try we got loads of forwards in reserve lets just keep trying combos and see if something works. One thing for sure Downing shouldn't get any more games for us ever !

[Jhinge Machha]

i would have shelvey up there with gerrard right behind him.

 

but wouldnt mind ngoo, morgan or yesil on the bench

[xerxes]

We will deliver what every long-term supporter of Liverpool Football Club aches for.JOHN W HENRY

 

I am still waiting for Tulisa to be delivered for a filthy shag.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Henry obviously misunderstood what LFC fans want, which is instant success, with a playing style a little more fluid than Barcelona and scoring at least four every game without conceding.

[MLB]

I think it'll be Shelvey, but I don't think Ngoo or Morgan would let us down. It would definitely be worth having one of them on the bench.

[kalasoma]

We've had Adam Morgan play in the first team this season. We even played Sinclair. Has Ngoo even trained with the first team yet? I'd like to see how he'd fair against more experienced competition.

[fowler9]

being realistic Ngoo isn't going to be involved given he hasn't in any of the games other young players have so far, Pacheco is probably the best option in that he has some experience and is actually a striker but isn't suited to playing up on his own, Morgan did well at Anzhi, Yesil looks a good player but I don't think he is ready yet, Shelvey did well against Young Boys but has to be Stevie for me, stops him playing this deep role, probably the best finisher we have aside from Luis and if he is upfront some of his long range shots might actually reach the goal as he won't have to try avoid it deflecting off 6 players first