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  1. What I am liking about the Klopp/Alonso situation. The circus surrounding the situation (all the media now deciding they have the inside track) hasn't affected performances at either club. We know Klopp, but speaks volumes for Alonso. 

    Calm, motivation,  style, and fucking substance.

    Simply we won't accept anyone else (least not straight away anyway).

    He will be good at Madrid but will one of many short term successful managers. With us he will be on the honours banner and forever revered . He knows we treat our managers like God's and if there is any team out there better set for him right now I would love to see them.

     

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  2. The Celebration at Arsenal is an interesting one for me, Same would be at the Emptihad or Bald Trafford...

     

    Worth Reflecting.... We revere our Managers, more than the Players really. We value our History, Elisha Scott, Billy Liddell

    but this is why managers celebrating in from of the Kop with salutes, adoration or fist pumps.

    History.

    If you look broadly at our success, winning and runners up, whilst the latter can be heartbreaking, there is always the thrill of the chase in the League and the Cups. If we ignore the one offs and charity games and focus on the "We can win 3 domestic and 1 Europe 4 This season"

    Looking at Wins and Runner Ups over the years...

    Shanks - 10 in 12 seasons  (once we were in Divn 1 1962/1963 )   

    Bob -      17 in 9 Seasons

    Joe -       5 in 2 seasons

    Kenny  - 9 in 5 full seasons (No European footy) 15 to go for won or close on 9...

     

    41 trophies and RU in 28 seasons, 4 different managers.

     

    Then the "Dark Days", Hope Springing eternal, these times for many clubs would be their Golden Era

    25 years, 7 managers 

    9 Wins 8 Runners Up, -  17 Wins close shaves in 25 years, most clubs would love that.

     

    Along comes Jurgen

    10 in 8 seasons, robbed of many by you know who. Rebuilt our belief...our Bastion of Invincibility.

     

    Success for us is winning silverware, but on some of those oh so near ones, still had a great time, great moments (Kiev CL final was one such trip)

     

    No other club has had 5 managers that have brought such happiness to us 51 wins or close shaves, finals etc in 36 seasons.

    add in our fallow years that's 68 titles, cup finals, runners up chases... in 61 years (my lifetime)

     

    NO other club can boast that few managers and that level of success, that is why we cherish all our managers and why the fans and the manager are bonded together. US v the rest.

     

    Others imitate which is the sincerest form of Flattery.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  3. Says something about Arsenal when we literally stank the place out but got a flukey equaliser that they virtually gave up. The way they celebrated is fine but look at what happened, they huffed and puffed in the second half, WE gifted them a goal and they score a late one when we are down to 10 men and just 2 defenders. We were a sorry shambles but they still struggled to put us away. Yes they won, but as Dave says different set up, different mindset, plenty of legs... we would have beaten them. We know we can be miles better, can Arsenal say that? DeFo Man City spanking them at the Emptihad.

    We were shit but they were miles from great.

    Agree on the Trent My Farts don't stink performance, look like he was not arsed and weird to say but its night v day him and Bradley defending. Stick him as the right side 8 and move on.

    The one thing weirdly that bothered me before the game, and assuming a positive result was City and their game in hand, and us in the League Cup Final when they play PL game, i assumed that would turn us into "chasers with a game in hand" which i feared, even more so now. Wish PL would get stuck into them right now. Cunts

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  4. Tell you what I think is going under the radar a bit as one of the great uses of Klopp influence. 5 subs. Everyone moaned no no no.... he kept at it, not because of player welfare in particular,  as its in now and we have record PL injuries, but because he knew for ages how to manage the squad. Resting should mean sitting on the bench then getting a 20 minute leg stretch to keep a player ticking over. How many times did we rest players for a week, play all the kids then the so called rested players were shit come the weekend 

    Klopp teams are rhythm teams, they like momentum. 

    He knew that and the best way to get the most out his players. 5 subs.

    Just a thought 

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  5. We had a truly charismatic manager who dragged us out of mediocrity to build a team bond with the fans like no other. Made the fans feel their team was invincible with them behind those men in red, never won the amount of titles Liverpool deserved, saw his team on the wain So started another a young dynamic team with a couple of experienced heads. Called it a day (regretted it later) handed over to a quieter more thoughtful manager who was not as charismatic as Shanks but knew football. We all know how that turned out. Fast forward 50 years...

    We as fans want Utopia we want Klopp with 4 trophies under his arm getting the send off Shanks never got  and I want to see Alonso taking us onto even more glory. Klopp is not a "lucky manager " he has never fluked any title in his life, those of you who know how he lost out On Mainz promotion two years running one by a point one on goal difference only to go on a third time and get over the line. Sounds familiar, he has never had a warchest of cash he is a maker of stars he gets the job done by sheer graft, desire, passion and football nous. We only Have to look at how we feel now and look at how Mainz and Dortmund fans felt when he left. There is not a man out there in football who can match that impact on fans and people. He is Shanks 2.0 and to younger ones Klopp 1.0. He has done what Shanks did all those years ago and more, he built a winning machine and has left Xabi (?) a legacy team that screams "off you go".
    We have 30 odd games of him left let's send our love desire passion to him and the boys in red and roar them home. Get the sculpting quotes in whilst your at it.

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  6. It's a small point but when the physio came to treat the cheat, he stayed on and took part over the free kick. Later when he went down coote made him go to the sidelines as normal 

    1st. If he had taken the free kick and it resulted in a goal? ( it didn't but...)

    Then when that cunt went mad at coote for making him go to the sidelines should have booked him for dissent. 

    4th official should be there to remind the ref..  

     

    NOVAR. though great 

     

  7. Also agree on this super league, this one is better thought out, stupid idea, but I reckon will get legs. The reason is all the lragues that don't have a £6.7bn tv deal or thet are brilliant run clubs in Germany will look at it before they decline . The rest of the leagues in Europe are broke. Them corrupt twats at UEFA will be shitting it behind the scenes as none of the bigger clubs want the extra waste of space games in the CL. If they get Italy Spain Holland France etc there is enough quality to get it going. There will be a tipping point. If that dies off then in walk the Saudis and footy is dead.

    One of the only hopes *shakes head* is FIFA banning players from their countries? Who knows....

     

  8. Pod was spot on. Its been coming that. 4 worldies v Fulham huffing and puffing each week.

    Dom off the boil since Hungary qualified, its like he has now realised he plays in one of the worlds biggest clubs, and he is also carrying the weight of his nation on his shoulders.

    The front 3 are (not entirely) geared for counter attacks even though they don't do it much, so much pace in behind but somewhat clueless trying to break down a 9 man defence. Thought we were excellent without the ball but shite with it. Dom needs to play weds and Harvey at the weekend.  There is nothing hugely physical with Arsenal it will be a proper footy game and Harvey in better form.

    Your summation of " we will snap out of it, but when?" Is exactly how I see it, if we get a big beating v Arsenal at the weekend I do fear the season could fade. One key positive is Virg, right back and he and Ali might be the key to keep us in a title race when it's tough.

    Stay unbeaten after Arsenal in the league (spurs can fuck off) and maybe we can settle on a formation and give it a go.

  9. It's no coincidence that even when Darwin isn't scoring we still win games, he makes chances gets chances makes defending him a nightmare which creates confusion and space for others, there is no defender out there thinking I will let him run off me cos he is shit. I might be controversial here but Haaland in theory is easier to defend, stay tight to him  you need strength v him and if you cut off the pass to him he offers nothing but you have to concentrate every second they have the ball. Darwin is more of a knackering menace and can create his own chances as well as link up play. Proper team striker.

     

  10. This might be a watershed moment. We know they have been shafting us week in week out for Webb. This game was prob earmarked as one to do us over. 2 teams going well, make sure Spurs win, no point doing us at home to the Bournemouth or Sheff Utd of this world. Then they make an almighty fuck up by accident which has the whole of the country staring probing asking questions....

    If say that game had ended as an entertaining 2 2 draw likely none of that UAE entertainment would have been highlighted. It will be fascinating now to see if they think they are untouchable or actually "shit" we better lay off it, we have to be squeaky clean now. I live in hope but not expectation. Corrupt twats.

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  11. 5 hours ago, CapeRed said:

    Very nice report, Saturday will be test so come through that unscathed and it will be a very good result . Does Dom have a song or chant yet , could be a challenge.

    Living his boyhood dream
    He comes from Hungary
    Szoboszlai  Szoboszlai
    Wears the number 8
    Just like Stevie G
    Szoboszlai  Szoboszlai

    Trying to put a catch tune to it but struggling simple starter for 20

  12. This used to a chance to blood youngsters from the U18 and U21.

    Some of them are so good they have driven themselves into the 1st team squad. So now the whole squad is good enough to play in any of the 4 comps this season. Only introduce an occasional "youngster" 

    Consider this. We have managed the tricky FFP and Brought through academy talent. City 115 squad? 

    No where near as strong ours I would suggest. Feel the sun is shining 

    We have Szoboszlai they have Kovacic.

    COYR

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