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https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-sven-goran-eriksson-liverpool-32113020 Confirmed that he will manage the LFC Legends against Ajax Legends in the annual LFC Foundation charity match.

Work-rate. Incisiveness. Nous. I don't ask for much. This is how it's gonna be. Build from the ground up. Note the early kick-off time. We got back on the bike against Burnley at the weekend. Granted it was tentative in the first half and we only really woke up in the second, but we merited the 3 points in the end. As we play before City, we have a chance to extend our lead at the top of the table once again. We wouldn't expect them to drop points at home to Chelsea on Saturday evening, so just take it one game at a time and just stay ahead and see what happens. It's weird how they always seem to have games in hand when they are chasing. Brentford at the GTech Community Stadium then. It's a crap name for an OK stadium, and the problem with new builds is that they very rarely have a name of their own from the beginning. Bolton's ground is still referred to as The Reebok even though the sportswear firm has nothing more to do with them. You wonder what Arsenal's ground will be known as should Emirates ever ditch them. A game there is a much tougher test than Burnley at home, particularly for us as we haven't matched up especially well when travelling to Brentford. They have a directness about them which is not Burnley (Dyche era) or Wimbledon (any era) alehouse shit. They can play a bit of football in the last third, it's more how they choose to get there that is a conundrum for teams such as ours that likes to squeeze the pitch vertically and press higher up the pitch. Last year's fixture, our first game of 2023, was an absolute shambles from the men in red (wearing their green away kit). Defensively we were dreadful all game. Virg looked more off the pace than any time we've seen him in Liverpool colours, and Ibou suffered from a mixture of his own clumsiness plus not being dominant physically. Kostas was overrun constantly. Darwin should have put us ahead early on when he got onto an inch-perfect through-ball and rounded David Raya, only to find Ben Mee on the line in the only place where the defender could have done anything about it. After that, we became sloppy and it led to a succession of corners. Brentford took the lead when one of those corners wasn't dealt with, with the ball bouncing off the unfortunate Ibou and into his own net. The rest of that first half was the dictionary definition of 'shambles' as I mentioned earlier, as Brentford scored another from a corner (through Wissa, with the goal confirmed by GLT despites Ali's valiant attempt to keep the ball out) and also had 2 goals disallowed from offside after we yet again failed to deal with their corners. We were beleaguered and half time couldn't come soon enough as 2-0 did not tell the full story. Jurgen rang the changes, bringing off Virg (who it turns out had picked up an injury - physical and not just to his pride), Kostas and Harvey. Darwin had a goal disallowed for a marginal offside before Ox got us a goal back, planting a header low into the corner from Trent's fine left-footed ball in from the right. Any chance that we might claw back to equalise was dampened as we became scrappy once again, and was finally extinguished when Ibou was outmuscled (possible tripped?) by Mbeumo, who ran clear to fire past Ali. We were hopeless, and it was an indicator of our away form for the first couple of months in 2023. The defence was all over the place, the midfield had no legs and the attack was inconsistent. Whenever I write these, I have no idea who will be available or, more pertinently, who will drop out. A flu bug was going round the squad last week so there may be others who are not able to train fully this week. I would hope that Ali, Joe and Dom are available again. Ibou should be back after his 1-match ban. I would also hope Conor is back and he is able to re-find his focus after a very difficult couple of weeks off the pitch. Mo is apparently a week away but if possible, I would save him until the League Cup final and even then, only as a sub. Trent, Dom and Thiago have all suffered minor setbacks after their returns from injury recently. Whoever is available, we really need to try and make a decent fist of our trip to West London for once. The season before last saw us draw 3-3 in a game we didn't game-manage properly. Maximum motivation and attitude, but especially concentration and application, from first minute to last is an absolute requirement. 3 points please. Get it done!

Are you having them Crepe style or American style? My kids couldn't agree so we did both:

Easy, tiger. One game at a time.

The stuff they convince themselves of is off the scale. They knew full well what they were doing with FFP and there answer was to tell the league to swivel while uncle uzzy buys who he wants and pays any fines. Thankfully the league realised that fines mean absolutely nothing nowadays so points was the fairest means to address this. I just hope Richard the lionheart stands firm and throws some extra points on for this frivolous appeal.

And now the bill goes to the House where shenanigans will start all over again, until the Russia asset fulfills his mission of delivering Ukraine to Putin.

I can't be arsed with Superhero films but might make an exception for Madam Web. Holy fuck...

About 7 years ago I was 17 stone and lost 4 stone in total over 9 months (probably one more than I should have). I kept a very strict diet for 6 days a week for 6 months (150g carbs, 50g fat, 100g protein), got to the gym 3 days a week for a mix of weights and cardio and took up running twice a week. With the running I went from barely being able to run round the block to doing 50 minute 10ks within a year. My fitness stayed really strong up until covid. I couldn't find the motivation to work out at home when the gyms closed and never really got back in my stride with the running after being really ill in the initial outbreak. With not exercising I couldn't find the motivation to eat healthy too and broke all my good habits. I've done a lot of weight training in the last 2 years but diet discipline has been off and I'm back up to 16 stone now. I had surgery late last year which stopped me working out too but I'm now on week 2 of the same regime I followed back in 2017 and already feeling good and as motivated as I was back then. It's all tough at the moment while I find fitness again but this flab is going for good this time.

A great gesture. Although it hasn’t stopped a few “Liverpool, making it all about them” shouts. This country!

"we aren't a tourist club whose matchday spend per fan is on a par with Burnley and Norwich yet we lost more during Covid than anyone else in the league"

Shut it, tubs. I bet you'd still eat your chips after I'd pissed on 'em.

"Diets" are a sack of shite. Want to lose weight? Burn more calories than you eat over the long haul and get a decent mix of protein, carbs and healthy fats. About 1-2lb a week is a sustainable and healthy rate of fat loss, depending on where you are and helps ensure don't lose lean muscle mass too if getting enough protein. If you have been eating piles of food and suddenly stop your body will quite quickly shed a bomb load of water it is storing - so early 'weight loss' will often look more dramatic than it really is - so don't worry about that, this passes really quickly and you'll soon settle into that 1-2lb a week sweet spot. Eat pretty much what want outside of that, but be mindful of eating foods that satiate you as opposed to too many foods that don't and worse spike your insulin. Get out where and when can and move....whatever form of 'exercise' you like/feel can do - including walking, walking is great. The biggest thing is do not over restrict - if you do it is inevitable you will eventually cave in and undo any weight loss progress - the more we restrict, the more the desire to over indulge grows. Eat regularly, eat well and eat foods that satisfy you and fill you.....people who try to live on salad all week nearly always fail ultimately. Another thing people do wrong often is swap stuff for the low calorie option then eat more of that option than they did the 'original' stuff - it just ends up being same if not worse and is often less tasty and nutritious. I've known people move from normal milk to skimmed and then drink 2 pints a day instead of the half they used to......seriously! I speak as someone who lost 5 stone about 3 years ago now and has kept it off. I eat chocolate when i want it, i love cakes/gateau, breads etc and i always make sure i have them as a part of my weekly eating habits.

Kuyt went on to win the Turkish league, the cup and super cup. After he was done conquering Turkey, he single handedly delivered Feynoord their first league title since ‘99, with a hat-trick in his last ever game. He also went on to win 104 caps for the Netherlands.

Made the massive mistake of getting on his knees before the Board of Deputies and pledging the Labour Party to them. As Picard says in First Contact “the Borg won’t stay on Deck 16.”

When he was good he was brilliant

If you can get hold of it, this stuff on top (or spooned over your own slobbery gut) is absolutely sensational. It's like a posher, more velvety and viscous nutella

It is slightly amusing to see the Labour centre right/right being eaten by the very monster that they helped create. Will Keir have to suspend himself?

A brilliant gesture and fuck what anyone else thinks as they will always find a way to have a go.

What do you mean next time? It has to happen once before there can be a next time.

The first post gave me a headache.

"Fat, ugly, genocidal cunt seeks..." "Woah, ladies, where are you all going? It's because I'm Jewish, isn't it?"

Just a comment on the oft repeated mantra that you can’t not be 100% behind the Alonso for Manager bandwagon but then not offer up a different person’s name. Can we please stop that? As Dave said, it’s perfectly fine to have concerns about his experience. And as probably the one seen as the biggest naysayer, I fully agree that those concerns are getting less and less, and as each week passes Alonso becomes more and more the obvious choice. But we can still offer up concerns without them being dismissed because I don’t know the quality of all managers out there in Europe. I've said before I'd want Ancelotti as first choice solely because of the quality of the squad we have we need someone to come straight in and challenge. I initially said DeZebri bit have moved away from that the more I looked into it. But stop dismissing a persons concerns solely because they aren’t offering up what you deem acceptable alternatives. Now having said my Ancelotti view, all things considered, I’ve since moved to the Alonso train as he really does seem the best alternative out there for a long term-ish appointment, and that’s mainly because of how good a job he’s doing. But that doesn’t mean I still don’t have concerns around his experience, especially now the pressure of them being favourites is on and he and his players have yet to experience that fully. I'd love to be able to fast forward to the end of the season and see how he pans out. One thing though, for years I railed against the idea that Alex Ferguson took over a terrible Man Utd team in 1985 when they were in the relegation zone precisely because they finished 4th the season before (tied on points with 2nd) so there was clearly a good squad there. So the same applies with Alonso taking over a team in the relegation zone without pointing out that Leverkusen finished 3rd the season before, so again, clearly a good squad was already there. But the way he has taken them on to the position they are in now is impressive in the extreme. He is doing brilliantly and more and more looks like the obvious choice for us and particularly after the Bayern result. Now people, please selectively quote from the above so you can paint me as an anti-Alonso cunt. Ta.

Could be, as much as I've benefitted from the lack of a daily commute, I think the lack of interaction has made me retreat even further into my shell.

Every Saturday outside the UAE embassy near Victoria if you're about?

The Lib Dems would be the left wing part of the coalition.

I’m an hour in and I’ve checked my phone 6 times to make sure I haven't accidentally turned on the “2 drunk lads talking random shite” podcast in error. It’s like a classroom of 5 year olds when the teacher leaves the room for a few minutes and everything just goes to hell. Chris will have been sitting back listening to this, sipping tea from his TLW Podcast Host cup quietly repeating ‘That’s why. That’s why”. Still enjoyed it though.

What kind of message does it send if they get some points back? Deduct them another 10 & tell them to get their fucking house in order!

Agree on that Xabi take, Dave. I think he really could be something very special in management. It’s like everyone thinks he’s good but also just riding a bit of a lucky wave. But when you look in detail at everything he’s done so far it almost defies belief, never mind looking to where he might end up this season: as you say, invincible in a one horse race coming from the relegation places last season and having spent fuck all. The whole thing is built on brilliant coaching, tactical planning and leadership. I think genius may well be right.

Drink a shot everytime the word lad is mentioned and if you don't die, you'll want too.

Enjoyed that dave,agree with everything, especially the blue card nonsense, it would just add another level of uncertainty to decisions

Yes, in the times he graced us with his cuntiness he was quick to say "Those people (protestors) aren’t making my job any easier” yeah, saving our club was a stupid thing to try and do when we could be making life easier for an owl faced cunt who couldn't even be arsed defending our star striker who was accused of giving by Ferguson. Who after a 2-0 defeat to Everton claimed was his the team's best performance under him. Who spent most of the summer budget on a player he had no idea where he played. Yet felt ok about criticising the previous managers signings, despite also bringing Paul konchesky and Christian poulsen to the club, despite knowing how bad they were at football. Who called players out publicly. Cunt of a human being and fraud of a football manager.

Am I the only one who still likes Diaz?

Lloyd had already won four England amateur international caps by the age of 17, but only played one season with lower-league Bristol Rovers when he was bought by Shankly to replace Ron Yeats. 'Larry, I have come to the conclusion that you would kick your grandmother for a fiver,' Bill Shankly told Lloyd as their talks began about a move to Liverpool. 'I would actually kick her for half of that,' Lloyd replied. https://www.lfchistory.net/players/player/profile/363

Mascherano did alright.

And also on the theme of missing podders, I wasn’t “heading to bed”; I was out on the piss with friends for their birthdays, in Heaton-On-Mersey, having planned the night away several months earlier and not been able/prepared to accept the, “Pod after?” shout as I was literally walking in to the ground.

See what xabi says

I caved in and got a pair of Kicks, fuck it.

Dradis is a new one that’s decent enough. Then there’s Seren, Shadow, The Promise, etc You’ll find the same thing as on that Stremio though (I rewatched all the 24 Hours in Police Custody on that) in that they’ll all return some links for the wrong episodes. That has to be a Debrid thing because it’s happening on both.

Bunch of murdering cunts. They are now the Nazi's

Say you’re an English, tory and Brexit voting cunt abroad without saying a word.

Ted. Crude as fuck but fucking hilarious.

I'll watch this until a nipple appears.

Difficult fixture, this one, so there's plenty for the TLW doom-mongers to get their teeth into this week. The good news is that, despite some injuries, we will have a much stronger squad available than last year (when we started with a midfield of Elliott, Fabinho and Thiago). Do all the good stuff and none of the bad stuff and we should get our first league win there since 1938. Just get these beat, Reds.

Maybe he’s a genius, maybe not. With most of the other names in the frame, it seems to be a case of “Maybe he might be good, maybe not”.

nah, he was too straight on - he needed to touch it to the side in order to get a proper controlled shot away

I’m sick of being fat. Every time I was weighing myself (not too often) the number was getting bigger. In the last few years I’ve gone from ten and a half stone to over fifteen stone and it’s all around my belly and midriff. One time I got put on some anti-depressants that saw me put a stone on in a month. They got fucked off sharpish. I said at New Year that I was gonna lose weight but January went by with me still doing fuck all except eat more fruit. Too much fruit. The start of February was my boy’s birthday, he was back from uni for the weekend. Takeaways galore. Since last Monday I’ve been eating carrot sticks and hummus for my tea every night, been snacking on trail mix instead of crisps and when I inevitably have the munchies late at night I’ve been having a bowl of muesli. Had a couple of exceptions. Chicken wrap on the way home from the pub on Friday (I’d normally get a large kebab or pizza) and then egg on toast (brown bread) on Saturday to try and ease my hangover, but other than that I’ve stuck to it well. Went the cinema last night. Instead of M&M’s and Doritos I was eating a little bag of Bombay Mix. Got the kids a KFC on the way back, ordered nothing for myself, came home and ate my carrots and hummus. I feel better for just trying, and I intend to stick to it. Haven’t weighed myself yet though, gonna give it a couple of weeks. Once I’ve shed a few pounds and I can wear some of my swimming shorts without splitting them open, I’m gonna get back into going down the baths three nights a week. Weights, running and cycling are all out of the question for me. This is radical change. I’ve never been on a diet in my life.

"The British Prime Minister, he's called Rishi Sunak. Nice guy; little guy. You don't even notice him. I call him Little Rishard."

It is awful - the script is comically bad. It's a shame because the first series wasn't bad at all.