JustTosh

I know it´s too late now, but for later occations this might be of interest. When applying through the UEFA ballot you´re asked to choose what cat. of tickets you want. Then you´re asked if you want a chance for another cat if you´re not lucky with the one you apllied for. This means most people apply for cat. 1 hoping that if they´re not lucky there they might have more luck with cat. 2 or cat.3, giving them three shots for a ticket. I´ve been told that´s not how it works. They split the application into three pots, cat 1-3. Then they make the draw from each cat. If you´re not lucky in the cat. 1 draw, you´ll only be in the cat.2 draw if there´s not enough applications for that cat., which of course it is. Most tickets in the UEFA ballot for the neutral section were in cat. 2 with fewer applications than cat. 1! I know personally 4 succesful applications in cat. 2, like mine. I don´t know this for a fact but it´s what I´ve been told. Looks like it´s the way to apply anyway. I was lucky last year and this year. Some of my mates were too. Seems to me like we had a 30% chance of winning. Advice is coming too late I know, but there´s allways going to be another ballot later.

I was lucky in the UEFA ballot and got myself a ticket for the final in the neutral section. I guess Liverpools 17k allocation is mostly behind a goal, which goal?

Probably better to drive all the way to Bari or Brindisi. Ferries going from both cities. Around 8 hour from Brindisi to Greece mainland if I think, and then 3-4 hours by train to Athens. Enjoy! Or you could gather 180 of your closest friends and book you own aircraft, that'll be quicker and probably cheaper too. Good luck anyway.

UEFA is a joke. They’re an accident waiting to happen. Security my arse. There’s a reason why supporters are kept away from each other at matches, it’s a sound security regulation. Yet UEFA sells 8000 tickets to what they call a neutral section for the CL-final. If we get to the final against the mancs, those tickets would sell at £1000 or more. The “neutral section” would be a section with 4000 Liverpool fans and 4000 ManU fans all mixed together. Interesting to say the least.

Is it possible to bet on ManU not playing in next years CL group stages (for what ever reason)? If so, what are the odds? Two possibilities; 1. Chelsea win the PL. Liverpool win the CL: ManU would then have to play a qualifier, wouldn’t they? 2. Banned

Why? Why is Chelsea starting from behind? These are words of a frightened man. When Maureen and his boys enter Anfield they’ll be vvvvery nnnnervous. Let us petrify them, let us give them this numb feeling of “Oh no, we’ll loose it, I just know we will, oh dear .. oh dear…”

Or we could just do as we're used to. Raise our right hand like this:

Let's make sure they shit themselves. Let's make sure we don't. We're Liverpool, we'll welcome them to Anfield. They'll be petrified. Can't wait either. Victory will be so sweet.

I don’t care if he’s Gandalf or Winnie the Pooh in disguise as long as he can do miracles like that. Whoever he is, treat him with respect. After all he’s the one who invented pussies you know.

Good post! Nice to see you and Adam S with a positive attitude. Chelsea in the semi again – it’s going to be a cracker. Anybody on here nervous? Poofters! Maybe somebody’s going to shit themselves, let’s make sure they’re all dressed in blue colour. We’re the 12th man. We are Liverpool for God’s sake. Let’s give those rent-boys hell when they come to visit our sweet home. Let them be afraid of us. Never ever let them frighten us. Bring’em on!

This must never happen, Someone's got to stop this. And guess what, that someone is going to be us. There's an remarkable old bloke with a white beard up there somewhere, he can transform halftime deficits of 0-3 into wins you know. He'll help us. Have faith darling.

Why didn't you tell us you were in the 150-a-night league? The penthouse suite over at Radisson SAS is vacant I think, quite a cosy little nest I've been told. Have a nice trip.

Have had the same problem. Had to go all the way to Southport for a place to sleep. It's Ok though, 40 min's by train from the Central station. This time of year accomodation is available and not too expensive up there. Had a nice twin room at £50 pr. night (25 each for me and my mate). Good luck!

As long as the team creates chances I don't care wheter they are for Kuyt or made by Kuyt. His workrate is phenomenal. To beat flair teams like Barca players like Kuyt is essential. I believe out most important players against Barca were Carra, Momo and Kuyt. The don't let you have an inch, not a split of a second. They're all over you, allways. If he can improve his skill and touches it would be even better. But we need Kuyt even on his current form.

I’m sure Rafa’s being totally honest with him. He’ll know before the summer he’d be cover most of the next season. If Sami can live with that, fine, we certainly need a good cover for th CB position. If Sami wants to leave for more football, fair enough. Sami’s been a good servant for LFC for many years now. I’d like us to comply with his wishes, as I’m sure we will.

Oh yes, that Spanish bloke we had to ship back to the sunny country, it all comes back to my memory now. I’ll reset my memory again, better life without Josemi memories in it. Definitely albatroshish that lad. Thank you Paul. Tosh

I guess I must have. Who's The Albatross?

Momo’s a strange kind of player. Defensively he’s world class, can’t think of anyone better. But his passing is as poor as I’ve ever seen Momo’s machine works like this: Momo captures the ball, passes it to the opposition, runs over and recapture it. Maybe he knows how to pass the ball, maybe he’s just practising getting the ball back! El Jefe impressed me Saturday. 1st class performance. Crouch of course deserves the MOM award. Apart from him El Jefe was my MOM Saturday. And just for the record. Steven Gerrard is world class. 20 years on he'll be in everybody's all time 11. He hasn't been at his best form so far this season, I find that encouriging. Now's the time of season to show his class. And I do believe we will. I really hope we're able to keep all four at our club next season.

We'll have to see about that. There's this question I need an answer to. I was hoping you could help. How many times must we win the new silver bucket before we're allowed to stuff it in our cupboard together with Good Ol’Big Ears (RIP)? Cheers mate, my dick is still limp.

What do we do when/if we win New’Big Ears (Ol’Big Ears, RIP) in Athens and then again in Moscow next year, do we sing “We won it seven times”? Sorry, but it simply doesn’t work. We’ll have to come up with something better, and let the Salford bunch use our old song for the next millennium. I like “five times”, a pity to stop singing it. Let’s just hurry and get the eight, than we can start singing it again. Anyone who thinks I’m a dreamer, can suck my tiny limp pee-wee - it won’t stand up straight til we’ve got no. eight.

After Riise pegged him in the bar Bellamy, looking for a stroke, took out his 5 iron in Riises room. So what? They’re entitled to some privacy aren’t they. What worries me is the fact that Ballamy could miss a simple stroke like that, missing the balls completely. IMO taking away his green card would be a proper penalty.

Before Christmas they were 16 points ahead , now it’s 11. If we can win our next 3-4 matches and if Spurs can beat the Mancs at home, they’ll be in the exact same situation as Chelsea was before this weekend, 8 points ahead and facing a game at Anfield. After that? It might just be “game on”. Too many “ifs” here I know. Then again, I rememeber a time when I was saying: If we can only get an early goal and if the the Italians think they’ve won it allready. Then maybe… To many “ifs” that time too I reckon.

When failing to sign Lou Macari Shank’s reaction was: “I only wanted him for the reserves”. If anyone was ever wanted for the reserves, however, it’s Lucas Neill. With the best RB in the league any incoming RB would be cover for our superb Finnan. I see no reason to blame Neill for lack of ambition either. He’s not turning down an opportunity to fight for medals, he’s turning down an opportunity to watch his team mates fight for medals. I’d say he’s just a little smarter than Duff was when he signed for Chelskij. Maybe we need cover at RB, but it’s not urgent. Give Peliter a proper chance to prove himself.

From a common sense point of view, I couldn’t agree more. Supporting at team that’s not your local team is definitely silly. Supporting a team not even from your own country is - well - pathetic! For different reasons I grew up as a Liverpool fan and here’s my problem – it stuck! I tried to distance myself from it during the late 80’s, I tried to support my local club in the early 90’s. Guess what, it simply didn’t work. As much as I agree with your point of view I can’t help it. Whenever Liverpool FC plays I feel the same excitement going through my veins. When we win I’m happy, I hate losses. I’ve come to terms with my feelings now, I’ve stopped fighting it. I cant’ explain, it’s just the way it is. Maybe you’re right it’s about admiration. If so, surely it must be the city, it’s people, the passion and the excitement from Anfield I admire, not some team playing great football 20-30 years ago. I suppose there’s a lot to admire too. The open minded friendliness and hospitality of your city’s people. The way you stick together is remarkable. Wherelse in the world would a boycott of a newspaper have almost 100% support over a period close to 20 years? Admiration might just be the key word here. A bit sad isn’t it to be despised by the ones you admire. Nothing to do about that though. I’m stuck, for ever I suppose.

Yes, build a 60k seater with no possiblities for further expansion when the mancs got a 75k stadium, that has to be the answer. :wallbutt: