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We've got plenty pace up front today with Torres and Vorro. Does anyone know if the Sunderland centre backs (Nosworthy and Mc Shane) are slowish?

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The team: Reina Finnan Carragher Hyypiä Arbeloa Pennant Sissoko Alonso Babel Voronin Torres Nice to see Babel and Voronin get a chance.

£8M for Heinze apparently! Why do the Mancs always get such high prices for their squad players? £5,5M for Richardson, £6M for Rossi, £6M for Smith and now Heinze....

1. Mascherano 2. Reina 3. Carra

Get in Voro! What a rocket.... I think Babel has shown some great skill as well.

I agree. Kewell showed in 30 mins in this match that he's our best choice on the left, providing that he can manage 90 mins. He set up Xabis goal with a great cross and scored the 2nd. He also had a rocket of a shot that hit the crossbar and showed some other nice things as well. We need to play our best team in Athens, and for me Harry is the best we have on the left at the moment.

:yes: :yes: I agree, but we'll have our cake and eat it! Rafa will sort out the left side and striker positions in the summer. I'm at little concerned that Mascherano didn't get a game at West Ham. Hopefully that doesn't mean that he isn't suited to the english game (like Veron and others)....

This is a typical example of our failure in the marketing area. We should be able to get a better deal than Chelsea and in no way settle for a deal worse than Spurs have!! :( And why a 3-year deal?? That means we're stuck with this shitty terms until the summer 2010 which will make it unlikely to get a lucrative shit & stadium deal like Arsenal did. Gillette and Hicks need to get someone in that can handle these matters way better in the future.

I take it as a good sign that it's not Kop Soccer Group...

Good game by new boys Pennant and Agger. Kuyt looked promising as well. Linked up well with his new teammates. And now we have a couple of weeks to prepare to twat the bitters...

Oktoberfest rules! Fact. A bit disappointed Bayern didn't get a home game the week I'm there...

The thing is, if all your midfielders are as good as you lot say they are, you'd be world beaters by now, surely? Look at United in the 90s, Giggs, Keane, Scholes, Becks. They didn't need world class finishers, just decent strikers, and we still scored for fun back then. So why, given your class midfield (which I agree on paper is class) haven't the likes of Crouch and Cisse and Fowler and Morientes made any leeway. I mean, those players aren't significantly worse than Cole, Yorke, Ole and Sheringham. (Although I always thought Andy Cole was very underrated, even by fellow Reds.) The "problem" is that our three best midfielders (Gerrard, Alonso and Sissoko) are all centre midfielders (although Gerrard is also our best right back and right midfielder!). But with the additions of Aurelio, Gonzalez and Pennant we have more quality on the flanks. And with Bellamy, a fit and hungry Fowler and maybe Kuyt our attack will be far better than last season.

Thanks for always giving your best Djimi. Will miss your long legged last gasp tackles! Good luck at Charlton.

I really liked what I saw from Paletta. Looks like an no-nonsense Argie defender. Will be perfect for the Premiership. I thougt Pennant and Bellamy did well too. Their pace and skill will be a great asset. But Reina needs to work on his finishing!! ;)

Spot on!

Doesn't matter I'm afraid. It's still small change for the russian...

A great professional. His last goal for us vs Villa showed his class. Too bad he couldn't do things like that more often. Thanks for your efforts Nando and good luck back in Spain!

1. Why didn't you take a penalty neither in the FA Cup final this year nor in the CL final last year given your great one in the LC final in 2001? 2. Who of the young defenders in the reserves do you think is closest to make the first team? 3. Can you rank the 5 fastest players in this years squad? 4. Who do you rate as the best central defender in the PL? 5. Do you sometimes miss playing centre midfield?

I just can't believe Wenger rested Henry for this game. He's the best player in the PL and Arsenal are a much poorer side without him in the lineup. Actually this may lead to Henry leaving them in the summer if Spurs get 4th and they don't win the CL which means no CL next year for the gunners. Crazy decision - Wenger may come to regret it - big time!!

Welcome to Oslo Dave! I'd love to join you guys, but a friend of mine is having his big 30th birthday party Saturday so I'd better show up for that. Andy's pub is totally Liverpool-comitted these days so You'll be happy there.

I think he has 18 months left. We shold try and sell him now and get the best fee possible. 2 million would be ok. Thanks for Istanbul, and good luck to you Jerzy!

From top to bottom: Flat Eric, Solan (left), Ludvig (right) and Big Ears! I think they had a blast at the Bolton game.... :yes:

Agree that Gerrard on the right will be the best solution, but I don't think it will happen. I think Pongolle must given a chance. At least he is able to get past a man. And we can always hope that Kewell eventually might rediscover his potential on the left. But if Carra should suffer a long time injury........ :no

Well, that's our lesson (again!) for letting a player run down his contract. Should have forced the issue when Owen had 2 years remaining in the summer of 2003. Now we just have to pay market value if we want him back, as Owen has several years remaining of his Real contract.