Liverpool

**old git** · 15/12/2009, 3:38 PM

Originally Posted by papa-j

I know I shouldn't bite because I'll be shot down for this..but here I go..Gerard, Torres world class. Reina, Johnson,Mascherano and Carragher are all top players. Agger, Kuyt,Bennythejew are very good. Skertel, Aurelio, Riera decent. Lucas, N'gog, Insua have potential. Babel, Voroninin terrible and Aquilani unproven but hopeful he will be a top player.

Based on that in order to compete with UTD/Chelsea over a full season we need a top left back, centre back, 2 wingers and a striker about 70 millions worth - no chance of that

torres world class , gerrard / reina top players , carragher , mascherano good players the rest not consistent enough to class as top players ,, and johnson vastly overated will cost ye loads of goals with his terrible defending

cant comment on aquilani yet as need to see him play more games .and agree on your need for players in certain positions but cant see rafa getting 70 million of the yanks to buy players

**papa-j** · 16/12/2009, 7:52 AM

Originally Posted by old git

torres world class , gerrard / reina top players , carragher , mascherano good players the rest not consistent enough to class as top players ,, and johnson vastly overated will cost ye loads of goals with his terrible defending

cant comment on aquilani yet as need to see him play more games .and agree on your need for players in certain positions but cant see rafa getting 70 million of the yanks to buy players

He'll be lucky to get 70 quid off them, they appear to be broke. Gilette recently sold his Ice hockey franchise for a huge profit and has not invested any of that cash for players. Hicks is supposed to be in big financial trouble across all his businesses interests and is trying to sell the Texas rangers baseball team to generate cash to save them.

Its scary how messed up this club has become over the past 2 years. Last year the performance of the team papered over cracks behind the scenes but this year its all come crashing down.

I really do fear for our top four status and the risk of loosing players is very real. Fans need to wake up and realise that there are much bigger issues than Rafa and the teams form at this club.

**old git** · 16/12/2009, 9:08 AM

Originally Posted by papa-j

He'll be lucky to get 70 quid off them, they appear to be broke. Gilette recently sold his Ice hockey franchise for a huge profit and has not invested any of that cash for players. Hicks is supposed to be in big financial trouble across all his businesses interests and is trying to sell the Texas rangers baseball team to generate cash to save them.

Its scary how messed up this club has become over the past 2 years. Last year the performance of the team papered over cracks behind the scenes but this year its all come crashing down.

I really do fear for our top four status and the risk of loosing players is very real. Fans need to wake up and realise that there are much bigger issues than Rafa and the teams form at this club.

would worry that gerrard /torres get fed up with situation if they leave or get sold !!! would be a diaster for liverpool and failure to quailfy for champions league financially who knows .. on benetiz personally i think they should stick with him until end of season at least as who else is out there to replace him.. but agree alot of issues at club need sorted urgently

**razor** · 16/12/2009, 1:20 PM

Originally Posted by rava

To be honest both players are guilty of the odd tumble, but gerrard in a lot of cases manufacturers the contact with this little kick to the oppenant as he falls. In either case the FA should study this and just hand out a ban for blatant diving.

Was reading Graham Poll in one of Mondays papers saying that he reckoned the reason Gerrard didn't get a pen on Sunday was maybe because he has a history of diving.
Also lambasted Rooney saying diving is far from a foreign disease.

**SkStu** · 19/12/2009, 3:15 PM

**jebus** · 19/12/2009, 4:01 PM

**The Fly** · 20/12/2009, 3:28 AM

I don't know if this is the right place for it, but anyway - watch this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrw4I...layer_embedded

**KK77** · 23/12/2009, 9:42 AM

Papers linking a bid for McGeady this morning. How true i don't know as haven't heard anything locally (In Liverpool) about this and never known a paper to refuse ink but if true would be happy to see it come off. The sort of player (in my opinion) Liverpool could do with. Fast, tricky and stays wide. Would question is final ball but sure we all have our faults. Anyway would get the thumps up from me.

**DeLorean** · 23/12/2009, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Rafa B

Papers linking a bid for McGeady this morning. How true i don't know as haven't heard anything locally (In Liverpool) about this and never known a paper to refuse ink but if true would be happy to see it come off. The sort of player (in my opinion) Liverpool could do with. Fast, tricky and stays wide. Would question is final ball but sure we all have our faults. Anyway would get the thumps up from me.

God please don't let this happen. I could see Benitez destroying the poor fella. I'd like to see him move to the PL, but would prefer to see it with a club that would appreciate him and nurture his talent. Even if he did become a Liverpool regular, which is a massive if, I could see Benitez trying to change his style of play completely and not for the better. As for staying wide, his natural game tends to be to drift infield. It's the Scottish Sun that have reported this- an �8m bid in January.

Kop target McGeady

**KK77** · 23/12/2009, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Kop target McGeady

Scotish Rag your all right it can get too fcuk.. Piece of scum that rag.

**DeLorean** · 23/12/2009, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Rafa B

Scotish Rag your all right it can get too fcuk.. Piece of scum that rag.

Finding it difficult to make sense of that sentence but I'm presuming the Sun is still not a big hit on Merseyside.

**KK77** · 23/12/2009, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Finding it difficult to make sense of that sentence but I'm presuming the Sun is still not a big hit on Merseyside.

Enough sense to understand it though!

**old git** · 23/12/2009, 4:38 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Finding it difficult to make sense of that sentence but I'm presuming the Sun is still not a big hit on Merseyside.

rafa b wont know he is from limerick

**KK77** · 23/12/2009, 5:35 PM

Originally Posted by old git

rafa b wont know he is from limerick

I see

**SkStu** · 13/01/2010, 8:59 PM

sorry for bumping this minnow thread but i just wanted to be the first one to laugh!!!

**Monkfish** · 13/01/2010, 9:32 PM

Super Shane Long!!!!!!

**Acornvilla** · 13/01/2010, 9:37 PM

worst liverpool team ever

**Mayo Red** · 13/01/2010, 9:40 PM

Abysmal performance tonight and speaking as a Liverpool fan, Reading certainly deserved it. Shane Long played well when he came on, winning the penalty, taking his goal very well and also tracking back when needed. I knew the minute he scored that the 'Pool were out, terrible terrible stuff from sadly an average team this season!