03 Mar 2018 14:33:34
Watched Porto beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 and they looked very weak. Team is decimated by injury right now. Aboubakar was on the bench though. Looks like we should be able to win big at Anfield if we play the way we did in the first leg. They're not looking any stronger.

Do people still want me to do the Liverpool Champions League preview like i did for the first leg?

{Ed001's Note - I do!}


1.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 14:41:02
Yeah that'd be great MK mate.


2.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 14:42:41
Yes please.


3.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 15:02:32
Mk - what happened to Mattie Virtue's loan? I saw he had returned already to the under 23's.


4.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 15:02:38
Ed001 I know you have one hell of list of articles to get through and it’s definitely good that some of the posters have offered to contribute and take away some of the workload, was wondering though what articles are you currently working on or are next on the hit list these are always a good read, cheers.

{Ed001's Note - I am working on Johan Cruyff for the Legends of the Game series right now. Taking a while though as he has done so much. I am really struggling to figure out how to condense it down to an article or even two!}


5.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 15:32:38
Mark I believe the return was just for a one-off match given it was an important game, not the end of he loan. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.


6.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 15:39:43
Cheers SG, I was thinking if he couldn't do a job for Notts County something isn't right.

Hope Lallana starts today. He will never get fit if he doesn't play.


7.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 15:35:11
Dunno why mks and ed01 don't write for the echo or such like papers. On a selfish note I'm glad we have them to ourselves here.

{Ed001's Note - to be a journalist for those you need to have the required qualifications, which I certainly do not have.}


8.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 15:56:03
Yeah you also need to write stuff for clickbait too, I'm glad your not one of them writers Ed1 and MK. At least here, when the article is titled whatever it is titled, it is wrote in depth about that subject. These newspaper websites, half of them copy and paste off of one another and change a few words.

{Ed001's Note - I can't understand how someone could be bothered to write clickbait. They also just c'n'p wiki to pad out an article etc. What is wrong with putting things in your own words?}


9.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 16:20:23
I'm doing a literature degree part time with the ou. I am halfway through my 2nd year which would be my 1st year if I were doing it full time. It has been pretty easy so far (in fact I have been surprised at how easy it is to pass) reading your articles ed01 I have absolutely no doubt that you would pass no problem and part time, it really doesn't take up much of your life. I guess if I were going for A*s it would take longer but I average B-/ B and like I say don't put in as much effort as I could. I didn't start the course for the qualification, I started because I wanted to learn. I enjoy writing, have been a singer/ songwriter for 15 years and I enjoy writing short stories. My ambition is to write a novel and get it published.

Food for thought though dude, it's never too late. I started when I was 35. If you told the ou about your role here I reckon that would be enough to get you in. If not you could take an access course which is how I started. Takes 6 months.

You clearly have a passion for writing and you have talent too. Which is more than I can say for half the sport journalists writing for tabloids.

{Ed001's Note - I never did English Lit in school mate. I don't think I would be able to do a degree without the initial GCSE or similar, even if I wanted to. I have to be honest, there seems little point as I have no interest in going to work for someone else. I don't want to end up producing the formulaic stuff most trained journalists churn out. I enjoy writing and think skills are something that you can develop by practising them. So I continually write stuff.

I am not sure what a degree would add to me as a person that I could not add by spending the same amount of time producing articles for the site.}


10.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 16:44:47
Oh it actually winds me up Ed1, so I don't check them anymore. I think the biggest problem with most of them is they have no idea what they are writing about which is why they tend to look to wiki/ other peoples websites for info and change little bits about it.

Journalists are just damn right lazy and can't be creative in what they are writing which makes me think, why are they even in that job? useless the majority of them. They have no passion about it unfortunately, sites like this with genuine writers like yourself and MK are very very rare.

{Ed001's Note - there are a few good ones out there. Bleacher Report is mostly crap but they do some really good long form articles which are excellent if you can find them. Also there is a site called either these or those football times which has really good articles.}


11.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 16:45:39
I hope mk not only write preview of the match, but also after match review too . Thank enjoy your post a lot.


12.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 16:53:48
Are you softening up to the idea of us resting a few players now MK ;) Nah but in all seriousness, with a 5 goal cushion, we should be through comfortably, it would be the shock of all shocks if we crashed out - focus, determination and professionalism, by whomever is selected, should be enough to see us through.


13.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 17:06:02
I got a 1st in English Lit from Liverpool university about 4 years ago (was also a mature student at 30 when I completed it) . The first year is not so bad Super Salah but the difficulty does ramp up significantly, especially 3rd year - the key is enjoying it as that pushes you on to put in the effort to succeed. I spent many an evening in the Uni library until morning drafting and redrafting essays, working on presentations and dissertations, etc etc but I enjoyed the process so even though I was like the walking dead it was satisfying. This is just a heads up for when it starts to become more challenging but if you ever want any tips, with regards to essay/ dissertation writing, I'd be more than happy to oblige.


14.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 17:23:05
missed the 1st one can it be re-posted? or how do i find it please any body!


15.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 18:42:39
Go for it mk I'll be reading it. I like reading all the articles.


16.) 03 Mar 2018
03 Mar 2018 19:48:37
Thanks Seano, and well done with the 1st! I won't get a 1st, no way but I think I'll pass. Yeah I know its going to get a lot harder next year but I do enjoy it very much, especially assignments. Thanks for the heads up dude.

I was expelled from school Ed, left with no gcse's. I think mature students get given the benefit of the doubt. Like I say, I had to pass an access course, 6 months, a-level equivalent. Also, I believe a lot of journalists are freelance and work for themselves. At the end of the day, if you wanna write and enlighten people then you already have that here. I think you show a passion for it and that comes across. Top site, best footy site easily. Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - I certainly think it is a good idea to get an education if you can.}