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Just checked my phone in advance of Saturday, as you do, to make sure the NFC pass has updated for the game.

Get a message from Google saying Wallet now needs Andriod version 7 or newer to work and stopped working on 15 January 2023! Fucking great, I hardly use the phone now and aint spending a couple of hundred on a new refurbished phone just to get in the ground.

Contacted the TO via the chat option, got through straight away. They wanted a screenshot of the message then said Id have to apply for a stadium access card for future games.

So if you're an arl get like me and have an old Android phone, check it is v7 or above else you may have issues getting in the ground on Saturday.

On 17/01/2023 at 19:55, TheDrowningMan said:

Here we go, from October. Fucking hell.

But three months later, that has become…

 

 

He's a fucking hypocritical bastard. Dont know if he jumped from the Wail but hopefully the regular complaints I made about his articles played some small part in getting him fucked off if he didnt.

25 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

I’m in that crowd somewhere. Just walked up and bought a ticket on the gate. Unbelievable these days that you could buy a ticket for a title decider on the day. 

chelsea were recognised as a small club back then. It wasnt a title decider to them and they'd have just seen it as the last home game of the season.

Wolves set the tone for moaning when the floodlights went out and they wanted a corner despite no one being able to tell who touched the ball last!

35 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Redbird bought a stake in FSG not LFC.

Correct. Is not and never was a sale of part of LFC to Redbird.

1 hour ago, TD_LFC said:

If the club pulled out of the race for Bellingham people would lose their shit and say it's to go for cheaper options. I still think he'll end up at Madrid or Man City and we will eventually have to pivot to other options but they still have to be in the race.

Undoubtedly some would lose their shit if we did miss out on Bellingham. There again, I dont see the hype others do in Bellingham but there again, I only see the odd Dortmund game on tv.

49 minutes ago, Ronnie Whelan said:

This kid is boss. Huge talent. Without going all Liverpool Echo here, he could save the club 70 million.

 

If we are out of top 4, would make sense to give him serious gametime fot next season. As it is, I think he should be in our starting lineup, but young lads need to be managed. 

Totally agree, Ronnie lad. The more I see of Bajcetic, the more I think there is a real gem here and, I'd go as far as saying this boy looks a better prospect to me than Bellingham.

It's early days but he put in a great performance last night such that you wouldnt think he's still a teenager.

He cramped up a bit around the 70 minute mark I think it was so yeah, managed game time and some PL appearances will bring him on.

2 hours ago, MegadriveMan said:

I'm sure they can find a buyer. Chelsea did and United look like they will and they both need huge investment in either a new stadium or a huge upgrade.

 

It feels like it's a mistake as we are just going to fall so far behind the other clubs.

Any potential buyers now know the numbers being talked about for a sale, $4bn \ £3bn. That's a lot of wonga in anyone's language.

All of us fans are emotionally invested in the club. But buyers see it different.. By and large, Liverpool is a provincial city in Northern England to most of the world. It isnt London with its supposed worldwide appeal.

Despite our storied football history it's the same reason many footballers gravitate to signing for London clubs.

We've also a very vocal fanbase. Just look how we got involved cutting of the 2 cowboys hopes of raising capital. United fans may demonstrate against the Glazers but in my opinion, they havent got in there and really disrupted attempts at financing the club. It's quite possible potential buyers of us are aware of our previous actions even with FSG over 2000 high priced seats etc and decide they arent interested.

How else can we explain that at this point when chelsea were up for sale, groups were falling over themselves in the battle to buy the club yet all Im seeing is virtual radio silence, ridiculous rumours and twitter posts excepted?

2 hours ago, JohnnyH said:

 

Because any person willing to invest a 'minority stake' (and lets not forget that "minority" in this instance means 100s of millions of dollars) is going to expect to see their money used to improve the asset they've invested in to create value for their investment and make them money.  Moving the money to some other venture over in Las Vegas does not do this.

Exactly this. It's just the same old stick to beat FSG with. If they sell part of the club they'll just pocket the money. The reasoning being when they sold part of FSG, they pocketed that money. For some reason which escapes me, many assumed that was a part sale of Liverpool so part of the proceeds should have gone to the club. Except it wasnt and was never presented that way despite what some thought.

3 minutes ago, stringvest said:

 

 

BUT the alternative is playing the captain, who we know will disappear and get dominated.  Give the lad a run.

Have a fucking day off, even when he doesnt play you repeatedly slag him off.

The kind of result you want after some of our recent displays. Thought we were very good up to the subs which strangely, seemed to make us much, much worse. But the subs had to be made because some players were tiring and some needed to stretch their legs before Saturday.

Mo finally got his wish to captain the side late on but, he didnt turn in a captain's show and was pretty anonymous. That handball free kick the ref gave against him in the last minute was an utter joke. And did Phillips actually make any contact when he was booked?

Cracking goal by Harvey and I dont get why some are on the boy's case. But, MoTm for me was Bajcetic. The more I see of this boy, the more Im impressed. He doesnt seem phased by anything. I thought he bossed the game. Not sure he's ready for a regular start and Saturday may be a bit too much of a big game to start him in but, I think he may be a regular next season.

Onto Brighton in the next round. Wouldnt surprise me if the boys go and win there after the twatting we got on Saturday.

We need a win to stop the rot but, the 1st team is running on empty and we have chelsea up next. Being a domestic cup, Id say play the kids and be done with it.

When Jurgen arrived here, in one of his first pressers he said of the players 'I can be your friend but not your best friend.' Where does a manager's loyalty to his players stand when a manager demands loyalty and total buy into his methods by the players?

There's got to be some loyalty to the players. When the players sense this isnt happening, I believe that's when I believe 'losing the dressing room' happens.

Most people tends to say a manager is too loyal to players they dont rate or like. Ox is a perfect example. I think that header at Brighton apart, he's linked up well with Darwin on a number of occasions. He scored against Brentford(?) when others didnt.

Same with Hendo. Lots say he shouldnt have got a new contract but bombing out your skipper so he goes on a free at the end of last season doesnt seem a good plan to me.

Mo is undropable given his form since the ACON has bombed but, given our other strikers are out and Darwin hasnt hit the ground running, you can kind of see why.

Keita is the big loyalty issue for me. His lack of availability, going to the ACON last but one against club advice when still injured was a major issue with me, especially when he aggrivated his injury after 1 game so was out again when he did return.

1 hour ago, Code said:

Maybe some of them also like to win, not just compete. 
 

I for one, agree with such an approach to this football stuff. 

What, win at any cost?  Our 'competitor' clubs are cheating and winning so we need to cheat more so we win?

The DDR, Soviet Union and a few other countries used to dope athletes on a national scale to win gold and set records. I guess they liked to win not just compete?

It really is bizarre, there are posts and posts going back years by people going on about city cheating, newcastle will be cheating, chelsea cheating etc, etc. But when it comes down to it, those same people are going 'Well let's join in the cheating and cheat more than them so we win'?

How will that 20th league title and 7th Champions League feel deep down when 'we' are no longer any different to city or newcastle or chelsea under Abramovich? Deep down, I'll feel like they truely do have fucking asterisks against them. I'll start following Marine when that day comes.

Never rains but pours and all that. And yeah, I bet the PL are watching their spending for breach of FFP. Not! They havent done a thing about it and I still see the shite being linked with and supposedly making bids for £30m players.

The last para in this article is particularly ironic.

2 hours ago, JohnnyH said:

I find it odd that so many people seem to refuse to believe that a club that is very definitely for sale may be getting sold? Especially when it’s one of the biggest clubs in the world? 
 

Of course sovereign wealth funds will have a huge interest in us. 

The club will be sold one day. Im not sure it will be sold any time soon and for over £3bn at the top of the market. FSG have said they've had expressions of interest in buying and investing in the club but none have wetted their appetite.

There may be lots of interest in buying the club but at what price? It strikes me there was an absolute shitload of better than 'potential' buyers for chelsea with most of them not distancing themselves from being publically indentified.

I know we have a history of doing things on the quiet but it's just a big leap of faith for me to believe there is a lot of solid interest in the club at £3bn. I might be wrong.

1 hour ago, Section_31 said:

I'd rather have a US hedge fund in charge than sportswashers for a regime that beheads people. Fuck that. 

 

Money is one thing but politics is another, I don't want any of that shite near us. Russians can fuck off too (suspect they'll have to weather they like it or not). 

 

The days of the fan owners are long gone, although let's be honest - may he rest in peace - David Moores was a a good fan but a bad owner, so they don't always go hand in hand. 

This. My support for the club will only end when Im in my box but even then, I'll be wearing the shirt. But it wont sit well with me knowing certain regimes that own us have public hanging, beheadings, stonings and amputations as punishments not to mention a whole host of other human rights abuse while keeping girls and women a subserviant race.

If people can cheers goals while all that goes on, good luck to them, I couldnt.

There used to be 2 STHs behind me in the SKD Upper. When the 2 cowboys regime got bad, they vowed not to give the club any more money and gave up their STs. It's where each draws their own red line.

1 hour ago, elvis said:

Whoever ends up buying us , given Klopps leaning towards Christianity I can't see him hanging around with any murderous , homophobic misogynist regime in charge. 

Absolutely love Jurgen and Im gutted to see the players have effectively stopped playing for him. Id swap every one of them before Jurgen. But, people should never forget new owners want their own man in charge. It might seem heresy to some but if we do get new owners, no one should be surprised if Jurgen leaves before the end of his contract if results are like these currently

29 minutes ago, Fugitive said:

Gary Neville seems to be certain we are getting new owners. His words last night were…

 

“Liverpool have got new owners coming in,”

 

Its on!!!

 

I reckon it’s Mike from Coronation Street expanding his empire.

 

 

It's Peter Lim! His time has come!

According to the gossip on BBC Football, chelsea are prepared to listen to offers for Sterling already and, are prepared to spend another £100m on 3 further signings on top of the £88m just spent on Mudryk.

Seriously, how can the PL think all this spending doesnt make a mockery of the FFP exempt transfer spend they gave them to get rid of Abramovich?

5 minutes ago, MegadriveMan said:

I feel like it must be more than that though.

 

I think about the influence of Russian money in Chelsea/Westminster and feel that they must have a bigger end game?

They probably already own more of London and parts of British industry contracts than the Ruskies ever did so I have to disagree.

It's all about nullifying the attention of the decadent West on what goes on in their region, from human rights, slavery, mysogyny etc, etc in my opinion.

1 minute ago, MegadriveMan said:

I still can't work out what the sportswashers long term goal is?

 

Why are they throwing all this money at football and golf?

It's to get the gullible on side saying 'I dont care about the human rights issues or the sportswashing etc, it means my club can compete on level terms with the rest of the odious sports washed clubs and sports.'

Meanwhile, the human rights abuse, slavery etc continues unabated while fans celebrate goals and complain not enough has been spent on the latest next big name in the game.

37 minutes ago, Arniepie said:

Would people be happy with quatri (sp?)owners?

Nope. Reason why is, football should not be he \ she who has the biggest cheque book wins else it just becomes a more popular version of F1. I stopped watching F1 in the mid 90s as I lost interest.

Football authorities should be capping clubs budgets not allowing certain clubs to have totally false and inflated sponsorship deals.

1 hour ago, LFC 6 Times said:

Nothing player.

He's not even fucking 20 yet.

2 hours ago, navbasi said:

Samuel at The Times... fucking hell....

Yep. https://www.news.co.uk/latest-news/martin-samuel-signs-for-the-times-and-the-sunday-times/

1 hour ago, Wezza said:

Can’t help but think that at some point all will become very clear 

 Dont hold your breath. If the PL will not sanction them for bursting through it's laughable version of FFP by a margin no one else was anywhere near, I dont think they will take any action if it turns out all the BS' claims about 'uncle Uzzie' secretly bankrolling them are proven.

The PL will hide behind 'it's a government sanctions matter.'

I dont know about Jurgen showing the boys a replay of their shitshow at Brighton, he should make them watch this newcastle fulham game in full and tell them, this used to be your desire, these lot make you look like a Championship side.

And that's not why the 2 kick rule on pens was brought in either but it's yet another unofficial re write of the fucking rules to suit the circumstances.

Just reading an article by Sam Wallace about Levy, the Qatari's and Spurs. Fuck me, I want to vomit. Not because of the subject matter of the article but now, Wallace is yet another tithead and has started using the phrase 'heritage' clubs' to describe the 'big 6' clubs who just happen to be the most successful at winning leagues and cup.

But if journos want to stick a label on clubs, why dont they at least use an accurate monicker such as the 'successful clubs,' or 'the winners,' or something similar? What the fuck is a 'heritage club' or even a 'legacy club' for that matter? NUFC were formed the same year as us when the 2 clubs, West End and East End joined together to form the present club. That makes them a 'heritage club' doesnt it, albeit a pretty unsuccessful one in the scheme of things. I mean even Sunderland have more Division One Championships to their name.

Wallace and fat twat Samuel, who by the way has now signed up as chief football correspondent at The Times truely qualify for the shitness of modern football accolade.

Have to say I was disgusted at this lad's play acting, being injured after Hendo's tackle on him yesterday. Someone on the match thread said he was break dancing on the ground which was a very apt description, I thought.

Other Brighton players were at it. It was like 1970's play acting at it's best, double repeated roll overs, flayling arms and legs all over the place.

46 minutes ago, George Costanza said:

Klopp has an awful lot in the bank lets face it BUT he is simply not doing his job right now. 3 months ago he said they were identifying the issue and fixing it, yet here we are in an even worse situation.  The squad has been completely mismanaged.  Players allowed to stay who should have been fucked off out the door, money spent in other areas where its fucking obvious the midfield is where investment needs to be.  His arm round the shoulder, friendly uncle persona is no longer working, he needs to be ruthless. I'm not sure he has it in him though and the clearout required won't happen and we'll be left with a bloated mediocre squad full of injury prone, non contributing players leaching a living.

Seriously, what do you mean he isnt doing his job? For one reason and another, he's lost a number of players to injury both in games, injured on international duty and injured in training. I dont see how Klopp can be blamed for the loss of any of those players.

Some on here seem to think Jurgen is just fiddling while Rome burns. He tried a different tactic set up today with Thiago pushed further up field. Some on here are screaming game to game to do something different. He did today and we got twatted.

He cant be ruthless when the medical department is fucking up his players recouperation and telling him so and so player will only be out for 10 days which turn into months or, say Diaz just needed time for his injury to heal only for a couple of months later, find out time isnt a great healer and that he needed to go under the knife.

As ever, Jurgen took all the blame to protect the players who nearly every one of the starting 11 today should take a long hard look at themselves because in my opinion, they arent battling in games like they have.

It's fucking grim football right now but I guess there'll be plenty of empty seats in the new Annie Road judging by the comments from some on here.