Best Liverpool debut?

[lifetime fan]

Whats the best debut by a Liverpool player you have seen?

 

For me (as a 30 year old) it takes some beating to get past Rob Jones or even Arbeloa.

[WaltonRed]

Robbie

[Byrnie]

I'll go for an unusual one with El Hadji Diouf.

[stringvest]

I can't remember whether it was a full debut or just a home debut, but Ray Houghton's first game at Anfield was a pearler as far as I recall.

[Section_31]

Paddy Berger, leg.

[lifetime fan]

I'll go for an unusual one with El Hadji Diouf.

 

Wasn't it the charity sheild in Cardiff?

 

He looked exciting but dived far too much for me.

[Wor Horse]

Skrtel.

[Byrnie]

Wasn't it the charity sheild in Cardiff?

 

He looked exciting but dived far too much for me.

 

I meant his Anfield debut, isn't the Charity Shield counted as a friendly?

He looked good away at Villa in his first league game too, but as you said I remember his falling over a few times in that game too.

 

I'm in my 20's so I haven't had the good fortune of seeing most of our great players make their debut. I just remember being excited after we signed Diouf and his first few performances made him look like he was going to live up to my expectations.

 

Paddy Berger, Collymore were class debuts too and I vaguely remember a lot of hype about Nigel Clough's debut as well.

Carra's tackle on Townsend on his first Anfield start was enough to get him in too even without his goal.

Oh and i thought Plessis' debut was outstanding.

[lifetime fan]

I meant his Anfield debut, isn't the Charity Shield counted as a friendly?

He looked good away at Villa in his first league game too, but as you said I remember his falling over a few times in that game too.

 

I'm in my 20's so I haven't had the good fortune of seeing most of our great players make their debut. I just remember being excited after we signed Diouf and his first few performances made him look like he was going to live up to my expectations.

 

Paddy Berger, Collymore were class debuts too and I vaguely remember a lot of hype about Nigel Clough's debut as well.

Carra's tackle on Townsend on his first Anfield start was enough to get him in too even without his goal.

Oh and i thought Plessis' debut was outstanding.

 

 

Booked after 20 seconds.

[Byrnie]

Booked after 20 seconds.

 

Would have been a red these days if I remember correctly.

[lifetime fan]

Would have been a red these days if I remember correctly.

 

Fuck me it could have been a red then, talk about wanting to get involved in the game early on. He could have been showered, changed and back on the bench after 15 minutes.

[Dicko]

Ronny Rosenthal.

[G Richards]

Paddy Berger, leg.

 

That's what I would have said. He started his Liverpool career scoring for fun. Great shot on him too.

[Troubadour]

That's what I would have said. He started his Liverpool career scoring for fun. Great shot on him too.

 

Was Leicester his debut? Fucking brilliant player, Berger. If only he'd learned to tackle or, you know, not be a bit of a shithouse sometimes.

 

I was about 15 when he signed, and I've literally never been as excited about a new signing as I was about him. The only one who came close was Morientes, bad as that turned out. But Berger was our first foreign player when the big influx started (ignoring the sundry Scandinavians before that, and a couple of Israelis) after Euro 96, and he was one of the most exciting young players in Europe. I thought he'd win the league on his own. He didn't. Shame. But he did score that free kick at Old Trafford.

 

Other impressive debuts? Kuyt did really well on his, looked a world beater. Collymore against Wednesday. But Fowler's takes some beating.

[G Richards]

Was Leicester his debut?

 

I think so. That's how I remember it without looking it up.

 

Was Rob Jones' debut against Giggs when he was a flying youngster? Can't be sure if the memory is playing tricks here, but if it was then it was top class. Shame about the injury. Gary Neville would never have played for England.

[old skool tom]

Whats the best debut by a Liverpool player you have seen?

 

For me (as a 30 year old) it takes some beating to get past Rob Jones or even Arbeloa.

 

defo go with that one! he was perfect that day

 

and for some reason bjorn tore kvarme springs to mind haha he was great against arsenal at highbury but i dont know if that was his debut or the first time i'd seen him play?

 

i thought he was going to be superb! hahahaha

[Troubadour]

I think so. That's how I remember it without looking it up.

 

Was Rob Jones' debut against Giggs when he was a flying youngster? Can't be sure if the memory is playing tricks here, but if it was then it was top class. Shame about the injury. Gary Neville would never have played for England.

 

I have a theory that the world changed with Rob Jones's injury. I think it may have caused global warming, the Iraq war and the disappearance of Ladysmith Black Mambazo from the pop charts.

 

But I can't be sure.

[lifetime fan]

I think so. That's how I remember it without looking it up.

 

Was Rob Jones' debut against Giggs when he was a flying youngster? Can't be sure if the memory is playing tricks here, but if it was then it was top class. Shame about the injury. Gary Neville would never have played for England.

 

Jones debut was against manure, played Giggs out of the game.

 

I can't believe I forgot God's and Berger's debuts. Didn't Fowler score 5 against fulham in the league cup? And I'm pretty sure Berger's debut was coming on as a sub against Leicester and scoring a hat trick.

[G Richards]

I have a theory that the world changed with Rob Jones's injury. I think it may have caused global warming, the Iraq war and the disappearance of Ladysmith Black Mambazo from the pop charts.

 

But I can't be sure.

 

Can't help but agree with you. Life was never the same thereafter!

[G Richards]

Jones debut was against manure, played Giggs out of the game.

 

I can't believe I forgot God's and Berger's debuts. Didn't Fowler score 5 against fulham in the league cup? And I'm pretty sure Berger's debut was coming on as a sub against Leicester and scoring a hat trick.

 

I think so. For a few seasons there he was unbelievable. Much better than Shearer I thought (though obviously Shearer had the longevity at the top).

[lifetime fan]

I think so. For a few seasons there he was unbelievable. Much better than Shearer I thought (though obviously Shearer had the longevity at the top).

 

There was a rumour doing the rounds when I played for the GFA that Venables had 'pressure applied' to make sure Shearer started insted of Fowler.

[Jose Jones]

She Rah was a great player at Blackburn so I really doubt that’s true.

Robbie definitely had more of the genius about him though.

[lifetime fan]

She Rah was a great player at Blackburn so I really doubt that’s true.

Robbie definitely had more of the genius about him though.

 

Like I said it was a rumour, I have no idea if there was anytruth in it or not.

 

However seeing how the FA and it's local branches worked I wouldn't be overly suprised.

[Jose Jones]

Like I said it was a rumour, I have no idea if there was anytruth in it or not.

 

However seeing how the FA and it's local branches worked I wouldn't be overly suprised.

 

Aye I can imagine that some of the old coots at the FA would have preferred classic centre forward Shearer.

 

Speaking of Robbie, didn't he score 1 in the first leg against Fulham on his debut, before the 5 in the home leg?

My personal ones, apart from Rob Jones on telly, were Collymore and Clough.

 

There was real hope we’d cracked it with Clough as the “new Kenny/Beardsley” alongside Rush and Collymore alongside Fowler.

Aaarrghh!

[lifetime fan]

Aye I can imagine that some of the old coots at the FA would have preferred classic centre forward Shearer.

 

Speaking of Robbie, didn't he score 1 in the first leg against Fulham on his debut, before the 5 in the home leg?

My personal ones, apart from Rob Jones on telly, were Collymore and Clough.

 

There was real hope we’d cracked it with Clough as the “new Kenny/Beardsley” alongside Rush and Collymore alongside Fowler.

Aaarrghh!

 

You wouldn't believe some of the cunts at the Gloucester FA and my old manager when I was a young lad came to blows with Alan Curbishly, wankers the lot of 'em.

 

Yes Robbie did score in the away leg. After the home leg when he'd scored 5 Ronnie Moran pulled him to one side after the game and gave him a bollocking for missing a simple chance, just to stop him from getting too big headed.