Luton (A) - Sun 5th Nov 2023 (4:30pm)

[Trumo]

Work-rate. Incisiveness. Nous.

 

I don't ask for much.

 

This is how it's gonna be. Build from the ground up.

 

A visit to Luton in the league for the first time since 1991 then. They were relegated in 1991/92 so missed out on the big increase in TV money the advent of the Premier League brought about. That game at Kenilworth Road came very early in the season. Barnesy was out injured so Steve McManaman was playing in his place, and had made a very bright start to his Anfield career in a team some way off looking like title challengers unlike in decades gone by. The game itself finished goalless as we couldn't finish, with Macca and especially Ronny Rosenthal having our best chances. The other Steve Mc was sent off late on having been deemed to have thrown an elbow in the face of his opponent. The Luton player's reaction looks more like the sort of shithouse reaction we see from modern-day players. We struggled for goals in the league all season, only scoring 47 in 42 games, so a 0-0 at Luton seemed about right.

 

Kenilworth Road remains a throwback of a stadium. Small, cramped, uneven and nestled in amongst rows of terraced houses. Indeed the away end has metal staircases overlooking peoples' back gardens. They spent a little bit of money on expanding one of the stands which was previously just a row of executive boxes. Now it has seating, a camera gantry and a roof. Mercifully there is no plastic pitch. I imagine it has some sort of modern ticketing system so the ID card scheme of the 80s is one thing they've retained in a roundabout way. They still have a following of little Englander knobheads too. They've had a tough start to life back in the top flight, and it's been evident that while they've tried their hardest, there is a huge gulf in quality between them and the sides deemed to be regular Premier League dross, never mind those merely destined for mid-table mediocrity. 

 

For us, I think the same names unavailable for the past couple of games will remain unavailable. Lucho's situation means his mind will understandably be elsewhere. Curtis has served his suspension so is available in the league once more. I would think Jurgen will go full strength for this one in order to ring the changes for the Toulouse game next Thursday. No idea what the weather will hold, and certainly no idea if PGMOL's finest will revert back to fuck-Liverpool-over mode, but our players need to guard against this game turning into a 3rd Round cup tie against lower division opposition (think of the 5-3 cup tie in 2006 when Xabi scored a pea-roller from his own half!). In those games, the refs give a lot of leeway to the underdog to go full alehouse, the weather tends to play havoc, not allowing a better team to control a game, and the underdogs always have a player who can throw the ball further than they can hoof it. Motivation, concentration, attitude and application need to be tip top from minute one through to the end. Be wary of the potential pitfalls but play to our strengths. 3 points please. Get it done!

[Pete]

3 points. A few goals and onwards. 

[ZonkoVille77]

We're fuckin shite 

[Bobby Hundreds]

No complacency because these are tremendously shite. 3 points is 3 points don't fuck it up against those you shouldn't and the season will go well. These beat Everton who are the rising stars of Merseyside, we need to be on it.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

8 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

No complacency because these are tremendously shite. 3 points is 3 points don't fuck it up against those you shouldn't and the season will go well. These beat Everton who are the rising stars of Merseyside, we need to be on it.

Dropping points against these would mightily piss me off and they don’t fucking want that. Be warned Jurgen.

[Creator Supreme]

15-0 to the airport boys!

[El Rojo]

Back in the bad old days, this is the kind of fixture we’d have lost 3-1 a week after beating Ferguson’s Man United. 
 

Luton Town 1 Liverpool 5 

[manwiththestick]

Still have nightmares about that plastic pitch.

 

I'm holding my nerve and keeping Darwin as my captain instead of Haaland.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Dogshite team from a joke of a stadium in an unpleasant town.

 

Just get these beat, Reds.

[sir roger]

At least they should turn up.

[Anubis]

These are fucking shite. Fucking do them.

[Section_31]

I always thought Luton was in London until @Bruce Spanner set me right. Cockney twats.

[Razoray]

They lost their first two games by 3 goals, to Brighton and Chelsea. In their next 7 they either lost by one (3 times), drew (twice), won (once) and lost to Villa 3-1, last time out. 

They are struggling but aren't getting hammered at all. I'd take a 1-0 now. 

[3 Stacks]

3 minutes ago, Razoray said:

They lost their first two games by 3 goals, to Brighton and Chelsea. In their next 7 they either lost by one (3 times), drew (twice), won (once) and lost to Villa 3-1, last time out. 

They are struggling but aren't getting hammered at all. I'd take a 1-0 now. 

Yeah, and after we had a mid-week game far away, where the players had to be driven back.

[Bob]

I bet Alisson will have picked up a knock and Mike Hooper is gonna have to play in goal. And Barnsey will wear his tights cause if the plastic pitch.
 

Bad omens. 

[Kevin D]

11 hours ago, Razoray said:

They lost their first two games by 3 goals, to Brighton and Chelsea. In their next 7 they either lost by one (3 times), drew (twice), won (once) and lost to Villa 3-1, last time out. 

They are struggling but aren't getting hammered at all. I'd take a 1-0 now. 

They’ll be formidable opponents.

[Scott_M]

Same line up and outcome as Forest please. 

[Anubis]

Thatcher. David Evans. Football ID cards. Banning away supporters under their scheme. Artificial pitch.

 

Get these cunts beat and send them back to The Championship.

[Bjornebye]

Tommy Yaxley Robinson flag shagging chavvy shithole bastards. Consign them to hell. Or just win 3 nil, Salah hat-trick. 

[bizzle10]

Banana skin writ all over it still I’m going for 2-0 to Jurgens 2.0 reds 

[dave u]

2 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Tommy Yaxley Robinson flag shagging chavvy shithole bastards. Consign them to hell. Or just win 3 nil, Salah hat-trick. 

 

No goal for Darwin? And you pour scorn on MY claim to be his biggest fan? 

Show some faith for God's sake.

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, dave u said:

 

No goal for Darwin? And you pour scorn on MY claim to be his biggest fan? 

Show some faith for God's sake.

 

I just know Salah scoring against EDL FC would piss them off more! 

[dave u]

We'll score five so maybe Mo will get his hat-trick. No way are they stopping Darwin though. 

[Reckoner]

A league game vs Luton was my first ever game. I loved every second but looking back it looks horrendous.

 

[Anubis]

28 minutes ago, Reckoner said:

A league game vs Luton was my first ever game. I loved every second but looking back it looks horrendous.

 

I was at that game as well. It was a bit grim until the end, when it was fucking boss.