League Cup - Liverpool v Boro

[stringvest]

Dampened by the shite they were singing all night

[s(k)aturation]

I was stuck in a meeting all day, and just got home.

 

... The fuck happened there then?

 

The ref awarded 30 penalties.  Busy night.

[J-V]

Wanna bet?

 

Sadly true.

[JustTosh]

We started the game in a 4-3-3 With Lambert, Sterling and Markovic up front. We used 14 players in the match. 11 of them put the ball in the net, all of them except our 3 frontmen. Funny.

[Jairzinho]

Sadly true.

 

Should have chucked him out on loan again if we had no intention of giving the playing time his ability deserves.

 

To late now, obviously, he understandably wants to leave.

[J-V]

Should have chucked him out on loan again if we had no intention of giving the playing time his ability deserves.

 

To late now, obviously, he understandably wants to leave.

 

What we really should have done is save £25million that no other fucker on this planet was going to pay and gave the lad a chance.  Yet. we've basically forced his hand by signing a currently MAYBE slightly better player with far less head room to improve.  Impressive.

 

[Jairzinho]

Well, yes, obviously. I find it fucking ludicrous that presumably one of our scouts saw what Suso did out on loan last season, gave a report of sorts to Rodgers, and the end result was deciding he shouldn't be playing for us.

 

A huge fuck up by the club if he ends up fucking off on a free (is this confirmed yet?). Alarm bells should probably go off when AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, and Borussia Dortmund are the clubs trying to sign him.

[Denny Crane]

Then just imagine we used the money saved to buy an experienced midfielder.

[J-V]

Then just imagine we used the money saved to buy an experienced midfielder.

 

That would have made to much sense.

[Russ Atmosphere]

In the last transfer window, we probably needed to buy about four or so first team ready European-experienced peak-age players to consolidate. Our squad has a few past-peak players and also contains a healthy amount of youngsters trying to improve and trying to be of consistently high-quality, and several appear to be on the verge. We needed to take the pressure off them by supplementing with experience.

 

Instead we got half of Southampton, including someone's dad by the looks of it, but not the one player who could have been ideal, Schneiderlin, added to that some 'flog 'em on later for a profit' youngsters. Even the player with the ideal pedigree, Balotelli, is probably ill-suited to most of the formations we like to switch between. We shoot ourselves in the foot every time.

[Anubis]

If we give Suso some regular time in the first team perhaps we can turn his head back.

[DanDanShaw]

I really rate the lad, he's a lovely player to watch on the ball.  I hope we can get him tied down, if only to not lose him for a free.  I can see us looking back and regretting it if we allow him to leave.

[billypilgrimnz]

We've really fucked Suso around and he is within his rights to fuck off to a club that wants to play him. He may or may not turn out to be something, but we would have a bloody good idea already which one it was if he had been getting the game time wasters like Moses and Aspas were getting last season, or if he was given a go in midfield this season rather than trotting out Lucas for no long-term benefit to the club.

[Iceman]

He's the brand new Dani Pacheco. 

[Iceman]

I like him. He should have a run in the team to see what he can properly do, and if he ends up being shite, we'll let BR know and he can bin him off. 

[Fi!]

Suso definitely deserves a chance. I also believes Borini also deserves a chance.

 

Maybe I am just too nice of a guy.

[Iceman]

You are but that's ok because Fo! and Fum! are always grinding bones and shit so you're good. Stay the way you are. Do you. 

[magicrat]

I think Sterling was mentally and physically exhausted, as was Manquillo. Rodgers wasted a sub bringing on Williams, now Sterling might be spent for Saturday.

I was there last night and Sterling didn't look fucked at all. Full of running right till the end . He'll be fine. The game was pretty pedestrian for long periods and ; how many times did Toure and Sakho pass it square to each other?  So despite the extra time I wouldn't say any of them should be spent for for the weekend other than Lucas who is a shadow of his former self and could be a lot fitter, Lallana put in a great shift . Probably been said lots of times but Markovic was wank. Lost count of the times his touch let him down. Just not good enough at this level and I sincerely hope for the money we paid there's a lot more to come.

Suso was great and never mind fucking about playing Borini this lad needs a few starts in the League. Lambert for me was an even bigger disappointment. Against this sort of of opposition a big striker with his experience should have been causing them all sorts of problems,.He was second best every time and the lad Boro had up front looked twice the player .

Weird old game with a mental finish, Funny watching the Kop as it got more and more exhausted jeering at the Boro players as they walked forward, By the time it finished everyone was hard pressed to raise a booo. 

[Guest davelfc]

Liverpool V Swansea in the next round

[skend04]

In the last transfer window, we probably needed to buy about four or so first team ready European-experienced peak-age players to consolidate. Our squad has a few past-peak players and also contains a healthy amount of youngsters trying to improve and trying to be of consistently high-quality, and several appear to be on the verge. We needed to take the pressure off them by supplementing with experience.

 

Instead we got half of Southampton, including someone's dad by the looks of it, but not the one player who could have been ideal, Schneiderlin, added to that some 'flog 'em on later for a profit' youngsters. Even the player with the ideal pedigree, Balotelli, is probably ill-suited to most of the formations we like to switch between. We shoot ourselves in the foot every time.

This. Especially the part about Scneiderlin.

[Reckoner]

Christ. I miss the tags feature on here. i think reading things like 'mongs out in force' really helped me stay sane on these types of threads. and i don't particularly like the word mong but it would raise a laugh. the understated sarcasm and wordplay were genius and the anonymity added to the buzz. although the original purpose of it was hijacked to insult people,so i imagine that's why it got binned off.

[Stickman]

Liverpool V Swansea in the next round

And surprise surprise yet again Chelsea get yet another easy draw.....how many fucking times have they been drawn against lower league opposition in this and the F.A Cup since that weird looking uglyarch bought all those trophies for them ?

[Stickman]

And surprise surprise yet again Chelsea get yet another easy draw.....how many fucking times have they been drawn against lower league opposition in this and the F.A Cup since that weird looking uglyarch bought all those trophies for them ?

 

 

Just googled their record in the F.A.Cup since 05/06 to 2012 a bit of a joke really.....

 

05/06

3rd Round: Huddersfield

4th Round: Everton

5th Round: Colchester

6th Round: Newcastle

 

06/07

3rd Round: Macclesfield

4th Round: Nottingham Forest

5th Round: Norwich

6th Round: Spurs

 

07/08

3rd Round: QPR

4th Round: Wigan - Away

5th Round: Huddersfield

6th Round: Barnsley - Away

 

08/09

3rd Round: Southend

4th Round: Ipswich

5th Round: Watford - Away

6th Round: Coventry - Away

 

09/10

3rd Round: Watford

4th Round: Preston - Away

5th Round: Cardiff

6th Round: Stoke

 

10/11

3rd Round: Ipswich

4th Round: Everton

 

11/12

3rd Round: Portsmouth

 

Games in Blue are Games played at Stamford Bridge.

Teams in Bold were not in the Premier League.

 

 

To Summarize the 23 Draws:

 

 

1. 18 were drawn at Stamford Bridge.
2. 17 were against Non-Premier League Teams.
3. 1 Away game against Premier League opposition before the neutral stages.
4. Every single 3rd round draw has been at home, against non-Premier League opposition.

[stringvest]

I blame Dennis Wise and his low level crime.  

[Stickman]

I blame Dennis Wise and his low level crime.  

 

 

That twat should have been cut off at the knees....