alles ist gut

as displayed by Evertonian legend Funes Mori waving the badge after assaulting future European Cup Final goalscorer Divock Origi...

Surprised that Koumetio is involved, the FFF were under the impression that he was injured...

Winterbottom; Hill, Norris, Savage, Koumetio, Clarkson, Brookwell, Cain, Ritaccio, Stewart, O'Rourke. Subs : Kelly, Quansah, Beck, Corness, Balagizi.

Repped for old-school Leeson reference

Shanks never won the competition and was quite happy for us to swerve it before entry was made mandatory...

I heard “£700,000 a year” when he signed, which is close enough.

It would be nice to play Donetsk before Putin takes their country back

Damn right Also, fuck Millwall

Longstaff got the fourth after we passed it around the edge of their box for an eternity. Full time 4-2. Not perfect by any means, but we ground out a result. The midfield looked less broken with Chirivella pulling the strings - whether he will still be here next week is another question.

Under-23s vs. Southampton, 7 p.m. Kelleher, Hoever, van den Berg, Boyes, Larouci, Chirivella, Dixon-Bonner, Lewis, Jones, Elliott, Brewster. Subs: Atherton, Williams, Gallacher, Clayton, Longstaff.

Finished 1-1, late equaliser by Remi Savage from a corner giving us a point. No more than we deserved, the last 25 minutes was virtually all us laying siege to their goal. Their keeper was man-of-the-match, easily.

Under-18s away to Wolves, 1 p.m., online only : Winterbottom; Hill, Norris, Quansah, Savage, Clarkson, Brookwell, Cain, Ritaccio, Stewart, O’Rourke. Subs: Kelly, Beck, Corness, Wilson, Balagizi.

I’m all for that. Also Villa fans deserve to be relegated every year. With Dave’s boy Deeney out indefinitely, maybe it’s Watford to go.

Under-23s away to Chelsea, 7 pm: Kelleher; Hoever, van den Berg, Boyes, Larouci, Dixon-Bonner, Elliott, Kane, Jones, Lewis, Brewster. Subs: Atherton, Williams, Gallacher, Clayton, Duncan.

Top, top Grealish analysis.

“It puts the lotion in the basket, or I send the Big Bad Mouse down there.”

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/360200-liverpool-u23s-tottenham-match-report

"Istanbul", apparently, wherever that is...

No.

He was supposed to go out, dunno what the hold-up is. Dal Varesanovic, 18-year-old Bosnian winger/wide midfielder, we've technically owned him for 2 years, but he wasn't cleared by FIFA, then wasn't fit. As for Balagizi, all I know is that he's English, a midfielder, played for England Under-16s earlier in the year, and doesn't turn 16 til next month.

Meanwhile, at tropical Kirkby, the Under-23s are underway vs. Spurs... George ; Williams, Larouci, Boyes, Clayton, Dixon-Bonner, Chirivella, Elliott, Kent, Jones, Brewster. Subs : Atherton, Gallacher, Bearne, Varesanovic, Duncan.

Here's the offal version : https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/360199-liverpool-u18s-blackburn-match-report

Opening game of the Under-18s season, away to Blackburn, we've scraped home 7-1. Team given as :- Winterbottom; Norris, Quansah, Koumetio, Savage, Ritaccio, Clarkson, Hill, Cain, Beck, Stewart. Goals credited as Stewart (2), Beck (2), Hill (2), Cain.

A teaching moment, as they say.