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In the gloomy aftermath of Villa and the Goodison derby, you would have offered me consecutive wins over Ajax, Sheffield United, Midgetland, West Ham, a 5-0 at Atalanta and a draw at City I would have ripped your arm off at the roots, never mind snapped your hand off.

Fuck that, he’d probably put his back out.

He is proving an excellent taker of penalties. And I still never feel confident he is going to convert them.

Love watching footy on my own, Mrs goes upstairs to potter around and she says the whole of the downstairs basically sounds like this.

Must mention that prick Tyler on commentary, speaking about the fuckin rat. Something along the lines of Gomez will he keeping out of the way of Sterling after last time before they joined up for England. Fuck me the delusional prick, it was the cowardly rat who attacked Joe like the fuckin coward that he is. He wouldn't have done that to anyone else in the squad. Tyler is a prick and the rat a coward.

That he looks like a budget DJ Khaled?

We can take our foot off the gas in the CL after the next round of matches provided we don’t get beat. We are 5 points ahead of City (2 minimum when taking into account their game in hand). We will get 85 points this season which might be enough. If we get 90 points that will be enough. What the manager has achieved since the Derby has been outstanding. We’ve had to find a totally different way of defending and therefore of playing. We frustrated one of the best teams in the league and soaked up pressure in a way we haven’t for years. We are very, very well placed.

Just happy that we won the title while still at Melwood. Kind of like an elderly person, once they know something that's long been on their mind has been resolved, and they can now let go and rest in peace. RIP Melwood. Your name will be forever in our hearts and minds.

What did the Evertonian say in the wool shop? We want merino lad.

It's really terrifying how close America came to the brink with a second Trump tenure. I don't think a lot of people who don't follow politics looked beyond his Tweeting and crass stupidity to fully understand the scale of the havoc he was wreaking on its institutions. He was essentially hollowing out its civil service and replacing everyone based on their own personal loyalty to him, rather than their abilities or standing in their professions. You'd have essentially had a State department incapable of doing its job but would be stacked to the rafters with bell hops from his golf resorts. People don't often get how important America is to things like Britain's national security, so it's essential that things like its intelligence agencies are functioning properly. There's also the hugely destructive idea that 'truth doesn't matter', science and facts don't matter, all that matters is what I tell you and wishful thinking. I mean as rabbit holes go, that takes you all the way to the end of humanity, pure and simple. No institution, organisation or social construct, let alone a country, can survive when people will willingly suspend belief in their eyes and ears, that's Poundshop 1984 territory. He's undoubtedly the most malignant political force to have governed a Western nation in any of our lifetimes, possibly far longer. This was a Stalingrad moment, and thankfully we're all now relaxing amid the ruins of the Tractor factory eating borscht while Yevgeny plays the Tetris theme on the accordion, while bloodied members of the Wehrmacht are paraded past to catch a train to the Stalag for a date with some nettle soup and NKVD electrodes.

Should have emailed back saying “Sorry, too late. Vaccinations were at 9am this morning. Did you not get the text?”

It has to be Dylan he’s the most important figure in pop cultural history of the 20th Century . I like Bowie but he’s not even in the same league especially when you consider songs of the power of Blowin in the Wind , The Times they are A-Changin,, Like a Rolling Stone Hurricane etc etc etc

The musical equivalent of the Tory governance thus far...

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Covid-19 vaccine candidate is 90% effective, says manufacturer Interim analysis of vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech far exceeds expectations of most experts Sarah Boseley Health editor Published:11:47 Mon 9 November 2020 Follow Sarah Boseley A vaccine against Covid-19 is in sight, with the announcement of the first interim results in large-scale trials showing the Pfizer/BioNTech candidate is 90% effective, according to the manufacturers, whose analysis shows a much better performance than most experts had hoped for. The high percentage of those protected makes the findings compelling. Regulators have said they would approve a vaccine that is just 50% effective – protecting half those who get it. The company says there are no serious side-effects. “Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine’s ability to prevent Covid-19,” said Dr Albert Bourla, Pfizer chairman and CEO. “We are reaching this critical milestone in our vaccine development program at a time when the world needs it most with infection rates setting new records, hospitals nearing over-capacity and economies struggling to reopen.” The trial will continue until there have been 164 confirmed cases so there is potential for the efficacy rate to change, but a finding that 90% of infections were prevented will excite politicians and public health leaders alike and brings into view a potential end to the pandemic. The phase 3 trials have involved more than 43,000 people. People from black and ethnic minority backgrounds appear to have been as well protected as everyone else, the company says. Gathering the required safety data will take until the third week of November, says the company. The dossier will then be submitted to the regulators for approval. Speedy licensing could mean the first doses in healthcare workers by the end of the year.

All I remember was our game was cancelled because the daft useless bint managed to get herself killed.

I was at this game last year - happy days! The noise when Milner scored that last minute pen was brilliant.

It’s a heat resistant thingio. For putting pans and trays on when they’re hot. And for ramming up my arse, obviously.

Absolute top "Adrianna vs. Maguire" analysis there, Dave.

Report by Dave Usher We usually lose here so this is a good point. The onus is on the home team to win these fixtures, particularly when they’re behind in the table, so it’s a better point for us than it is for City. So I’m not disappointed or upset by this, especially as neither side deserved to win the game. The result is fine, the performance was ok and it’s a point gained on the last couple of seasons. That said, we probably should be winning this as, whisper it, Man City are really not that great anymore. They’re still good, on their day very good even, but they aren’t great. If you look at that eleven that took to the field against us, man for man we’re considerably better in most positions, even without Van Dijk, Fabinho and Thiago, who all would have started had they been available. City just aren’t as strong as they were. De Bruyne is phenomenal, Sterling is always a danger and Jesus is a constant goal threat. Other than that their side is very ‘meh’ these days. Still better than most and very easy on the eye, but there's been a big drop off from where they were and where they are. It’s the name and reputation they’ve built up under Guardiola’s time there that scares you rather than that actual line up they put out these days. So really, if this game was played ten times I think we probably should win maybe five or six minimum, with the rest mostly draws and maybe one or at most two losses. So why didn’t we win this then? Lots of reasons but first and foremost because we didn’t make it count enough when we had them reeling in the opening 25 minutes. That was the time to make hay while the sun was shining, but we only scored once. City were always going to come back into the game and have a spell of their own so we needed to get ahead before that happened. Klopp’s surprising team selection caught them on the hop and they couldn’t cope with it in the early stages. All the talk beforehand was whether it would be Firmino or Jota starting but Klopp shocked everyone by picking them both in what was virtually a 4-2-4 formation. Call it 4-4-2 if you like and at times it was, but that’s as close to 4-2-4 as you’ll see in the modern game. Firmino wasn’t playing deep, he was in a traditional front two alongside Mo. That was the big surprise to me. He wasn’t playing a deeply withdrawn striker’s role and he wasn’t a number ten in a 4-2-3-1, he was playing as a second striker just a little bit off Mo. City weren’t prepared for it and we tore into them early on. As Neville pointed out on commentary, virtually every single pass we played was forward as we tried to get in behind them at every opportunity. I loved that. There are two ways to play against City. Let them have the ball and counter attack, or just play direct and get in behind their high line. Playing the first way doesn’t really suit us that much as we’re a front foot team. So the all out attack philosophy is something I’m well on board with. I liked what Klopp tried to do and it worked brilliantly for a while. This is just a teaser, click to view the full article Please note that Match Reports are only available to website subscribers. Subscriptions cost just £2 a month (you need to register first) and can be purchased here.

Anyway, I reckon One More Cup of Coffee is my favourite Dylan song these days. Anyone who hasn't seen it should watch the Scorsese Rolling Thunder thing, it's great.

Chamberlain is way off being fit, nowhere near Trent’s ability and not to put too fine a point on it, average at best.

Fucking Hell, stick on MTV for 20 minutes, every second song/video is a Michael Jackson rip off. I'm not saying any of it is good or bad but the evidence is all there. His cultural impact is absolutely massive.

I thought for a horrible moment that Alisson was going to have to go off when he seemed to hurt his shoulder in the second half. The idea of Adrian playing the final half hour of a game like that would be the stuff of nightmares. I'd forgotten about that penalty incident in the second half, but I remember being really pissed off at the time about it. For me it's not just the fact that they're ruining football with these bullshit interpretations of the offside law and handball rule, it's the fact that there's not even any consistency in how they're applied. Of course it shouldn't have been a penalty, but if you're giving the one in the first half where you're basically saying any incident where it hits the hand is a penalty no matter how close or unavoidable it is, then you have to give the second one as well. It was the same when Spurs drew at home to Newcastle the other week. Newcastle got a ridiculous late penalty, but it was made worst by the fact Spurs weren't awarded one for a virtually identical incident earlier on in the game. There's no consistency or accountability, and it's getting to the point where games seem more likely to be decided on the whim of the officials than how well a team plays.

If I had to start a list of what Michael Jackson wasn't it would go: Politically relevant. Culturally important.

The whole cosmic Scouser thing. He drawls instead of talks. Swears too much - dunno if he thinks it makes him look cool or something. He's always on the Anfield Wrap and you'd think he was Johnny Cash reincarnated the way they go on. I hate the whole "we're Scouse not English" schtick and he just reminds of that. I used to hate going to away games (not that I do anymore) there'd always be loud mouths exaggerating their accents - proper Harry Enfield Scousers stuff. Seemed to be getting worse as the years went on. It's why I could never warm to Shack. Seen them live a couple of times and just thought it was all a bit professional Scouse. Yeah mate keep swearing it makes you look dead hard even though you're playing a local daytime festival with families here. Don't like his songs either. Dunno maybe he's great and I'm missing out.

I don't want to get all "show us your medals" but an Oscar and a Nobel Prize should count for something.

Strange there's no mention of any front line workers except care homes. Personally I'd be all in on us vaccinating people in contact with lots of people, NHS, teachers, shop workers, police, hospitality etc. I'd put that before anyone under 65.

Fingers crossed this is the game changer everybody's hoping for. To be able to see my 78 year old Mum who has been on her own since March and to give my 5 Grandkids a hug, I don't have the words for.

Ive been impressed with how we've played. Everyone was droning on last season how we never had injuries, despite the fact we did and, how we wouldnt have been able to cope. The pairings at centre back since Virgil's been out have been very good and I still put that Villa lost down to a combination of luck for them (3 deflected goals) and Hendo not playing. The fixture scheduling is ridiculous and FIFA's decision to push ahead with the international calendar and 3 international games in a week, a scandal. Even without internationals, clubs competing in Europe would find the going very, very tiring for the players. Then we have the no 5 subs ruling with the ridiculous claims it benefits the 'bigger' PL clubs. It does not. Those better players are already in the squad, the manager can still select them. Use your squad more these people shout at Jurgen and his contemporaries yet when they do just that in the FA and EFL Cups, they are disrespecting both cups and the same shouters demand clubs like Liverpool play their 'elite' first teamers. So you cant use your squad for the cups but you must for the PL. No hypocrisy there then! Eventually, the fixture demands will catch up with those clubs not competing in Europe and they'll have players suffering muscle and hamstring injuries. And it will come in the 2nd half of the season when they are in the midst of their relegation battles unless a U turn is made by the PL. Serves them right if it does happen. I think there will be some surprising results after each round of European club games as those not in Europe can capitalise on the tiredness of their opps who played while they rested. I expect a few dark horses in this year's title race like Leicester, chelsea and Spurs. It would be foolish to write city off and still expect them to be our closest challengers.

Honestly mate so did I, thought he died a couple of years ago, could have sworn it!!

Fucking hell, how’d we know if it damaged you?

The sad thing is he died not long after we moved in, within a few months so I didn’t really get to know him. She obviously mentioned what he did afterwards as she knew we were Liverpool supporters. I didn’t know his relationship with the club until afterwards when I read Last of The Boot Room Boys. I knew his wife really well though and she stayed there until she passed away too. She was always very kind to us as kids and was a wonderful lady.

Thomas Muller approves.

A chippy is nothing without good gravy.

Happy with the point. Our best chance was (like we have in the past at Anfield) blitzing them in quick succession. We looked good for 2 or 3 in the first 20 minutes... but it wasn't to be. For most of the second half, both sides looked fucked... conditions looked oppressive, but with a long winter yet to come, this is going to be a season of real attrition, I think. So a very good point.

We won this fixture last season thanks to a last-minute penalty from Big Game James after a foul on Sadio. Of course all the talk afterwards was of how Sadio had milked it, despite penalties having been given for a lot less before that and especially since, with the media and pundits turning a blind eye if it's an English player or one wearing a United shirt. That shit about diving is STILL being thrown at our players. All they can do is get on with the job and be the best they can be. That game was our 8th win out of 8 at the start of last season. In the early 90s, Leicester played in three play-off finals in 3 years, losing the first two (to Kenny's Blackburn and then Hoddle's Swindon). They finally made it third time lucky in 1994 by beating Derby to reach the top flight. Brian Little had really lifted the club in those years and they had some very handy second-tier players, but not enough quality to avoid relegation. Little himself abadoned ship partway through the season to take over at Villa, and Leicester replaced him with Reading's Mark McGhee. The Scot had come highly rated by old Whiskeynose, and just like anyone rated highly by him, he didn't amount to much. We beat Leicester comfortably 2-0 in April 1995 on our way to 4th place in the league, which was a significant improvement on the Souness era. We'd won the League Cup a fortnight before this game. Robbie and Rushie got the goals against Leicester. (Watch from about 18:55) Take That topped the charts again (it seems like everything they released got to No1) with 'Back For Good'. It was boring, it was sappy, and it got women's knickers wet, despite being sung by a bunch of Manc oiks. I bet Stig loves it. Leicester can be a real threat if Vardy's fit and firing, and they've got others like Barnes, Maddison and Tielemans who can cause problems. That was also being said of them last December when they were being talked up as title challengers when Liverpool rolled into town post-Christmas. That title talk disappeared as the Foxes were given a footballing lesson. That 4-0 win at the King Power was probably Liverpool's best away display of the season, and it sent out a statement that everybody else was merely an also-ran. Dominant. Ruthless. Clinical. More of the same please, and we can try to quickly reclaim top spot back for good.

I’ve not read any of the other posts but I’m satisfied with today. The first half was incredible quality. Peak El Classico stuff. Two great sides, both teams playing really well. Absolutely superb stuff from both side. 2nd half was like a game of chess, and I have to admit, I enjoyed it almost as much. I love these proper tactical battles. Both sides continued to play well and eventually just cancelled each other out. I’d have taken a point before the game and I’m not going to complain about it now. They were missing Aguero and we were missing the best centre back in the world, one of the best defensive midfielders, one of the best central midfielders and one of the best right backs only lasted 60 mins... Slightly frustrating not to take advantage of our early dominance but when you take the above into consideration, plus they missed a penalty, I’m not gonna complain.

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Top top "That was Mum's week that was" analysis there, Dave. I hope you're paying her? That'll be a no then.