Football 19/20

[Wooderson]

Easty good to have you back. Not much chat out of you recently.

[The Nal]

Anyone know if this Bruno lad is any good? The pressure on him is huge. Reminds me of when Liverpoool signed Aquilani

[thetime]

35 minutes ago, The Nal said:

 Reminds me of when Liverpoool signed Aquilani

How?

[The Nal]

1 hour ago, thetime said:

How?

A decent looking unproven player who fans are expecting to be 86 era Maradona.

[thetime]

Just now, The Nal said:

A decent looking unproven player who fans are expecting to be 86 era Maradona.

He has great stats in the Portuguese league, depends if he can transfer that to the english league.

United needed midfielder's and we have got one who can score and create.

[jyoung]

Lamps seemed pretty annoyed in his presser yesterday. Feel for Giroud who clearly isn't going to play but hasn't been able to move. Mertens would have been a really good signing for us but now we're in a position where our challengers have strengthened and we haven't. A contract extension hasn't been agree for Willian whilst Giroud and Pedro will definitely leave at the end of the season so hopefully we'll make top four and be more efficient in the summer.

[jyoung]

That said, United signing Ighalo is unreal all things considered.

[pink_triangle]

56 minutes ago, jyoung said:

That said, United signing Ighalo is unreal all things considered.

If the choice was Ighalo or King, I think man u have made the correct choice.

[DareToDibble]

Crazily, Chelsea signed more players when they had their transfer ban than they did now their transfer ban is lifted.

[jyoung]

1 hour ago, pink_triangle said:

If the choice was Ighalo or King, I think man u have made the correct choice.

From a striker with 113 PL goals to either of those strikers is a joke.

55 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

Crazily, Chelsea signed more players when they had their transfer ban than they did now their transfer ban is lifted.

Mad!

[charlierc]

2 hours ago, jyoung said:

That said, United signing Ighalo is unreal all things considered.

When I first heard it rumoured, I thought it was such a strange link. And yet, here we are. But not exactly out of kilter as Manchester United have made some regularly confusing decisions in the transfer market.

1 hour ago, DareToDibble said:

Crazily, Chelsea signed more players when they had their transfer ban than they did now their transfer ban is lifted.

Makes you wonder why they went through the effort of getting the ban lifted.

Edited February 1, 2020 by charlierc

[jyoung]

26 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Makes you wonder why they went through the effort of getting the ban lifted.

Yep. At least we didn't spend 50m on deadwood which we have been known to do in the past. Hopefully we go for some real quality in the summer.

[pryce]

Got tickets for the shrews end on Tuesday!! Can't wait for it! Will be my 80th sports stadium/arena! 

[pink_triangle]

1 minute ago, pryce said:

Got tickets for the shrews end on Tuesday!! Can't wait for it! Will be my 80th sports stadium/arena! 

Does it annoy you Liverpool playing the kids. As a lower league fan I would much  rather see the top players even if it means less chance of a shock.

[pryce]

9 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

Does it annoy you Liverpool playing the kids. As a lower league fan I would much  rather see the top players even if it means less chance of a shock.

A little bit, it's basically a LDV game, but then again I would never get to see a sold out anfield for 15 quid usually. Annoys me more that Klopp is missing it. Used to higher prem teams having zero respect for the nuisance of lower league teams though. 

[eFestivals]

43 minutes ago, pryce said:

Used to higher prem teams having zero respect for the nuisance of lower league teams though. 

I'm not really sure what I think of Liverpools decision but I don't see it as a lack of respect. It's not as tho they're playing the kids with the idea of "Shrewsbury are so shit even our kids should beat them".

[pryce]

7 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

I'm not really sure what I think of Liverpools decision but I don't see it as a lack of respect. It's not as tho they're playing the kids with the idea of "Shrewsbury are so shit even our kids should beat them".

Nah I don't think that, it's more the point of them trying to get rid of replays, when alot of clubs futures depends on them... (obviously a terrible way to run a football club) 

[pink_triangle]

45 minutes ago, pryce said:

Nah I don't think that, it's more the point of them trying to get rid of replays, when alot of clubs futures depends on them... (obviously a terrible way to run a football club) 

I'm not sure many clubs are being run with the assumptions of replays, but it is a welcome financial boost.

[eFestivals]

48 minutes ago, pryce said:

Nah I don't think that, it's more the point of them trying to get rid of replays, when alot of clubs futures depends on them... (obviously a terrible way to run a football club) 

I don't think it's that, either. I'm of the opinion it's as Klopp says, that the break had been scheduled with the players so he's following through on it, and that his objection is about scheduling a match during what had been defined as a break.

It might of course help bring about the end of replays, but I don't think that's anything of the reason for why Klopp is doing what he's doing.

And anyway, it's a fantastic chance for Shrewsbury to get through to the next round, where (if it happens) they'll get a further pay-day. 

[pink_triangle]

8 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

 

And anyway, it's a fantastic chance for Shrewsbury to get through to the next round, where (if it happens) they'll get a further pay-day. 

I'm not sure fans think like that. You want to see your team tested against the superstars you see on TV, not against some prospects who may be good in the future.

[zahidf]

Klopp not managing the return fixture is a blatant lack of respect IMO

[jyoung]

10 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Klopp not managing the return fixture is a blatant lack of respect IMO

Agreed. Is he LFC manager or not? Yeah he is. So manage the team regardless of who plays. Would literally benefit the youngsters.

[DareToDibble]

Oh god please!

[Wooderson]

#prayforstatmangaz

[charlierc]

Its pretty crazy Liverpool's current lead is apparently the most PL-era top flight lead held by anyone ever. But clearly, all the other big guns are having difficult seasons, so this was the campaign to do some elite level win accumulation.