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And if it's a DCL he'll be wearing knickers and bras.

Work-rate. Incisiveness. Nous. I don't ask for much. This is how it's gonna be. Build from the ground up. Note this game is not on TV in the UK, and yet this is a game that requires more focus than most. City play Brentford the day before so the gap is likely to again be reduced. We also have the small matter of the League Cup final at the weekend. I don't think Jurgen or his players are the type to take their eye of the ball, but it is still something to guard against. Luton have been punching above their weight all season, and while it hasn't translated into points on the whole, their opponents have generally known they were in a contest. We saw that in the return fixture earlier this season. They started badly against the Mancs earlier today and were 2 down within 10 minutes, but gradually got somewhat of a foothold and pulled a goal back. They were unfortunate that dickhead David Coote (he who as VAR didn't see anything wrong with T-Rex's reckless lunge on Virg in the derby) deemed Casemiro's challenge from behind to not be card-worthy. He probably more than any of the other PGMOL brigade needs to hope PGMOL don't come under any investigation because he just looks the type to turn into a puddle of piss and shit under questioning. Luton had to push forward so left themselves open to the counter, so they certainly gave it the beans in that game. They play us and then City in the Cup over the coming week, but the City game is the following Tuesday so they can attempt to go strong for this one. The two sides last met in the league at Anfield in January 1992. We were miles off the pace in the title race and they were battling against relegation. Chris "Unbelievable Jeff!" Kamara was in the Luton side that day, as was Mark Pembridge, later to represent the blueshite as an industrious but limited midfielder of the sort they have filled their team with since the 90s. Nick Tanner did Nick Tanner things to gift Luton the opening goal, passing the ball into his own net following a miscommunication with Grob. We huffed and puffed but eventually broke Luton's stubborn resistance when another defensive mix-up left Macca with a simple tap-in with 5 minutes to go. It gave us a lift and in stoppage time, Dean Saunders stole in to bundle a Barnesy cross past Steve Sutton for the winning goal. Results-wise, we were actually in a bit of decent form, with the Luton game part of a 12-game sequence featuring 8 wins and 4 draws. We were by no means a prolific side that year, with results like the 4-0s against Swarovski Tirol and Crewe definite outliers. I said in the previous match thread that I don't know the fitness situation of the squad at the time of writing. Ali then dropped out with a hamstring strain in training, and both Curtis and Diogo were crocked in the Brentford game. Darwin was also taken off at half time as a precaution, so who knows what the situation is. The rotation in the Luton game might be more down to necessity than design, as Trent, Dom and Thiago are all unavailable. The hope is that the players involved are capable of doing the business. Aside from the usual maximum motivation, attitude and application required from first minute to last, I hope the players aren't casting one eye on their place in the cup final team and taking their focus away from this one. Concentration needs to be bang-on here. More than that though, I hope we get some much better luck on the injury front, with players staying fit and the injured ones coming back quickly, fully recovered, sharp and hungry. Three points please. Get it done!

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I said the British working class. The fine people of Blackpool who anointed not one but two Tory MPs despite having baby banks where milk and clothes are doled out to skint mothers care not a jot for doings in the middle east or kashmir, nor do they care about Owen Jones pontificating over the rights of Hells Angels to get changed next to your daughter in the baths. The term "left" is now utterly meaningless, in a sense it's become rich people's idea of what poor people want. Diane Abbot with her kid in a private school sums up that aspect of the movement. I bet if you went to a Momentum meeting it'd be like a Durham University reunion bash.

Great finish. I’ve heard he regularly listens to the Podcast to help with his English and is really appreciative of Dave’s finishing one-on-one tips.

A big win that looks to have come at something of a cost. The Reds made a tricky fixture look easy but lost three players to injury and at least one of them looks to be very serious, but Salah was back with a goal and we're still top of the league. Chris Smith is joined by Ian Brown and TLW Editor Dave Usher to pick the bones out of an eventful game down in West London in which Nunez showed his finishing prowess, Salah returned in style, Cody bagged himself a goal and Macca chipped in with a lovely strike. View full article

Blagging an upgrade to the best suite in the hotel for Mrs Tash's birthday this week. Anyone on here who has children will know that, as much as you love them, any night you can grab away from them is bliss. Especially in a duplex suite. Cheers.

I'd like to tell all the hysterical fannies after the Arsenal game to go fuck themselves and remind themselves we are Liverpool Fucking FC. today might mean something at the end of it, it might mean nothing, but all you fuckers wetting your knickers have a word with yourselves.

That's so weird, I actually took a screenshot of that today as well because I saw the angry orc in the background and thought it was funny.

Luton the better team, Casemiro should have been sent off in the first half. Both mancs goals extremely lucky. Fuck them.

Winning something doesn’t stop you being a loser. Oh, hang on - have I got that the wrong way round?

Of the games I was in the ground for, the 7-0 v Spurs in 78 takes some beating. Spurs has signed Ardiles and Villa and had some good players including Glenn Hoddle but they were completely dismantled. The build up to and including Terry Mac's header was a thing of beauty and is still one of the best goals I've ever seen.

@stringvest there absolutely seething at the goal we conceded and calling George Allan a fraud.

I tip my cap to you guys who can watch City games. I work out when their games are going to finish and give it an extra ten minutes on top before I go on BBC Sport to see their result. I have started doing the same with Arsenal.

I think without doubt, some of the chance he misses, are because of how he contorts his body. In this regard haaland can be similar and misses a whole bunch of chances because of it. In fact I would say with haaland that's why he misses the majority of his chances. I don't see that the same with Nunez, which is why at times he misses from 6 yards out almost standing still. For me that's because he's not calm enough. I think the description that @an tha gives above, is pretty similar to what I am trying to say. So it's simple, 6 pints before each match and 2 at half time to top him up.

Given rumours of him being out for the season, that would be good news. Ideally he could work towards the Manc game, but in reality we have a few nasty looking games like Villa away and Spurs at home in April where he could be a huge presence. One of the best players in the league. The term world class is used easily, but when he is fit, he is imo that calibre. My Evertonian mate said he reckons him and Foden are the two most exciting players in the league right now, just literally minutes before the injury. You know what, he's a massive loss for the derby. While we should on paper batter them, it will be a warzone and Diogo is ready made for them. Gutted but we have good options.

Disgrace that they made us play Brentford and Burnley at the same time. Good job Burnley we’re so passive. There was definitely an element of the lads thinking it was over, but Burnley had been so passive in that second half I can understand why.

I’ve been lucky to have seen most of the fantastic games already mentioned on here, in the flesh, but one that hasn’t been mentioned is the Chelsea semi-final in 2005. Not a runaway win, not loads of great goals scored, but for what it meant after going so long without a Champions League/European Cup final appearance, for atmosphere and just the will of the crowd helping the players against, honestly, a much better Chelsea team, and for putting them in their place with Mourinho at the helm, it was a fabulous night. Only matched for atmosphere by the Barcelona 4-0, but I wasn’t at the St Etienne game so can’t compare to that. But haven’t we been blessed compared to other clubs that can only dream of having one night to remember like the many we’ve enjoyed.

Before this bazball bollocks Root was averaging nearly 50 in test cricket at nearly a run a ball. There was absolutely no need for him to change anything about his game. This is all about Stokes fucking ego, nothing else.

That Holgate red card is ridiculously harsh. Next you’ll be telling me I’m not allowed to punch complete strangers in the face for no reason.

Not having that. That was a massive trophy to win for West Ham.

A great away win and City drawing at home?

Thankfully Holgate kicked Mitoma's right foot loose as he came through or that could have been horrific. What a cunt.

Holgate still a dirty cunt I see.

Or allow only the @The Woolster to post here with stats predicting our likelihood of winning the league. What's that thing sky seem to do each monday morning - is it from opta?

Peas.

Stopped at Otterburn Mill on our drive back home from a weekend in a fancy shepherds hut in a field in the middle of nowhere in Northumberland my missus bought me for xmas. Absolutely tremendous fayre. Really, very good indeed. Hard to find fault other than the insistence that perfectly cooked mushrooms belong on a veggie breakfast but not a full English, though once again I was donated a couple. Tomato was nice but firmer than you'd want in an ideal world. Everything else: fabulous. Somewhat pricey at £28 for two breakfasts, 2 coffees and a (huge) cheese scone to take away. 9.5/10

I think that bus greet is quite impressive. We have to remember thousands of fans who have purchased tickets actually miss the match each week due to the traffic. To get that many there before kickoff is nothing more than extraordinary.

Thank you all for your best wishes but this, this one was the one I wanted. I love you really Strontz in the same way Hagler loved Hearns x

“Fire, fire, the stadiums on fire! It’s not of course. Stocks are now open for custard pie throwing. I tell you who I’d like to put in the stocks. Tony Ayres. He is the chief commissioning editor of the BBC. You’re not even listening are you? You people.”

It's like Reverend Brown trying to get the Black Awareness rally crowd geed up when introducing Randy Watson and Sexual Chocolate.

Please shut the fuck up! He is now going to score a winner in the final next week,you jinxing bastards.

I take it you favour a different Russian opposition member, RP? One that has acceptable views on every issue, yet is simultaneously popular within the country of Russia itself? I don't think anyone has said that he was perfect in every way or never made a mistake. But in the ways that really mattered, he was one of the very few people willing to stand up to the corrupt regime, call it what it is, and then have the balls to back it up with his life. On the whole, he was an incredible person and anyone familiar with him can't help but admire his courage.

We should be doing everything possible to keep him as we need a really good back up. I expect we could double his wages and he’d still be one of the worst paid in the squad.

Many thanks all, apologies have not been on much since the game and hadn't spotted the thread. I'll get everybody repped as soon as I can ( be back for you A Red. )

I don't think Oliver did us any favours today, but the stats are always skewed by the fact that we don't usually want free kicks given when we are moving forward and we try as best as we can to use advantages, whereas the great majority of our opponents see each free kick as a minor victory and play for them relentlessly. This is allied to Stringys point that we love a professional foul to stop oppositions breaking,

He is a good keeper but more importantly, he has the temperament to play for LFC. That's rare

How many points dropped, Pep?

Have a good one, you ostrich-legged cum dump.

Thanks all. She’s pulled it out the bag and yeah that is me with Seamus Colemans shirt on that I jokingly put on to make her nephew laugh and haven’t lived it down since. Have a boss weekend all x

The anticipation is killing me already.

German A Team intro, everyone should start the day listening to it.