Liverpool Banter Archive September 11 2014

11 Sep 2014 23:04:07
Hi all, Now the chaos has died down and most of the plastics have left for a while I wanted to ask how people found getting tickets recently? I and everyone I know who isn't a season ticket holder and only has light membership got nowt at the sale date yet Over the last few seasons I've managed to buy at both sale points during the previous 3 season. Really disappointed with the way the sales are handled and even if u do go as regularly as you can without being a season ticket holder this counts for nothing and you start from scratch every season.

I'm sadden not to be able to see my team this half (and I predict probably the rest) of the season. Resigned to be an armchair fan

Here here man, hopefully this Anfield expansion will bring us non-season ticket holders a little more joy in the future.

12 Sep 2014 08:44:41
Plastics? As in uni students that can't afford to travel to Liverpool and buy a ticket? Or am I plastic because I don't live in Liverpool? Hmm

My mates had the same problem Dan.
It would be interesting to know if anyone on here was sucessful?

Fully agree. I'm over from Australia with my wife in Oct/Nov and it was a lifelong dream to see Liverpool play at Anfield but the tickets are rarer than an England World Cup win. Might have to make do with a stadium tour and Match of the Day.

Blocked there's never really been a better time in recent years to come to the UK, your dollars go so much further.You can ge tthe tickets from those ticket companies at £90. I play AFL and a great deal of the aussies that played for us would happily pay that, given how far their money went due to the exchange rate

I noticed this year that the tickets this year sold out fairly quickly in the first members sale. Most properly due to the fact that after last years good form demand for tickets went up and the supply stayed the same.

I've managed to get a fair few tickets and even bought a ludogrets ticket yesterday on members sale so they aren't impossible to get.

As the tickets on your members card follow on the next year u can try and build up your games each season to get priority, also usually there are tickets left on members sale a few weeks before the game.

It is frustrating but u can see why the club do it, so they can try and get people in who regularly attend and can create an atmosphere.

Apologies for the rant but I know how frustrating it can be missing out on tickets. Although I'll be in the kop sat for the villa game :P

What is a plastic fan? never fully understood what it is, would someone please explain, if someone called me a plastic fan I would poke him in the eye but I wouldn't know what for LOL

12 Sep 2014 14:21:06
Jack

Thats the question of the year. Lols.

12 Sep 2014 15:14:45
Put it this way - the plastic fans are the ones that you never even knew cared about football, never mind Liverpool, until about the 85th minute of the home game vs City last season. At which point they were the most dedicated Liverpool fans in the world. Until the point where Gerrard slipped about a week later, at which point they went back to claiming no allegience to any football team.

If you come from outside of Liverpool, if you don't get to many games or even any games, if you're overly critical to the point of embarrassment. you might be many things. But as long as you care full time, plastic you are not

12 Sep 2014 16:00:28
Hjikle

The goal was in the 75th minute and around

12 Sep 2014 16:11:19
I'm aware Reet. They didn't follow the huge game closely enough to notice as it happened though. Frankly, saying they started to notice within 10 minutes is generous

11 Sep 2014 19:14:19
Not one single photo of Balo among the training photos on the LFC website. I guess he's coming back a day late from the Euro qualifier?

{Ed002's Note - Maybe he took the photographs?}

I never thought of that Ed, good shout.
The guys more talented than I thought.

Was Lovren taking pics too?

11 Sep 2014 21:24:07
balotelli didn't go to italy's squad, but lovren did so that's probably it for him

Balotelli has had a bug this week, so he's been kept away from the team, but will be fine for the weekend.

So it was a bug he was trying to stamp on during the week?

Must have stamped on it real good if he's struggling to shake it off!

11 Sep 2014 15:01:50
Emre Can out for up to 6 weeks, Sturridge could miss 3 weeks and Allen has picked up a knock. Our midfield looks a too light in numbers now. Stevie will probably have to do double duty for 180 mins a week with the champions league fixtures to contend with. Just hope Lucas can step up to hep him out.

11 Sep 2014 16:40:02
I wouldn't say it's light, we still have Henderson, Gerrard, Lallana, Suso, Lucas, Coutinho, Rossiter and Brannagan can play there, I think we will be ok.

11 Sep 2014 17:45:54
I don't think a pure lack of numbers is a problem as much as the using the diamond dictates (imo) playing two out of Henderson, Allen & Can because the guys on the sides of the diamond need to be able to cover a lot of ground in order for the system to be effective. Without that energy, I think we struggle using the diamond.

Playing a narrow 3 midfielders in a 433 gives us more options. As long as you include one out of Lucas, Gerrard or Can to anchor, we could play any of our midfielders, including Coutinho and quite probably Lallana, in that system.

Nonetheless, I expect we'll play the diamond anyway. Most likely with Balotelli and Sterling up top, Coutinho just off them, and Lucas playing on the left side of the diamond, so I really hope I'm wrong about the foregoing.

11 Sep 2014 20:06:38
Haha this is joke surely? Allen and Can two players who are probably not first choice at the moment get injured for a couple of weeks and the panic button gets hit.
Gerard, hendo, lallana and sterling still looks pretty good to me.

11 Sep 2014 14:11:52
Just for banter guys!

if we finish in the top 4 again this season, can we attract players like Reus, Aguero, Khedira etc. to play for LFC? Would UCL be enough to capture these top talents or would they still prefer Mancs and Arsenal over us?

Hope for the beat though!

11 Sep 2014 14:27:02
We can win a the league this year. I couldn't careless about players we haven't signed. Let's back players we have signed.

It is not a question of whether we can attract these players or whether other clubs want them . The question should be how many talented young players like Sterling, Markovic etc would be pushed out of the first team if the said superstars were to arrive. Would they really represent value for money? Personally, I would not make a big splurge next summer unless a top notch keeper becomes available for a decent price. And maybe a top DM to replace Gerrard with Can playing further up the pitch.

Players will prefer Arsenal or Chelsea because they are London based and have proven they can qualify for Champions league on a regular basis.

City have to spend big as we have seen and United have to spend even bigger due to no CL and poor league performances.

Liverpool have only just qualified for CL after years not being involved? If we impress in the league once more by challenging for the title and perform well in Europe then players will start to take us seriously again.

Players don't want to join a club that might fall back into the abyss in the near future. Now is the time to show that we are back and we mean business. If we do that then I'm sure players will will find Liverpool as an attractive option once again.

Red Rum

Not just about the club but about what you're willing to pay them and at what cost that comes at. I'm sure the club would look to get someone of that calibre in but only if the deal was right and they were actually needed. We have some top young players in our squad. Hopefully they will be talked about in the same way as they players you mentioned. I certainly think they have that potential.

11 Sep 2014 12:36:16
Hi eds and reds, you all have to read the article in the daily mail by dave wood it starts with Q: why do Manchester united fans need to have the iPhone 6 Plus?
a must read enjoy all.

Haha, they'll have to buy an iPad the way they are going.

Red Rum

11 Sep 2014 09:01:04
He dances when he scores a goal
Sturridge, Sturridge
He, s now a red and found his soul
Sturridge, Sturridge
From Anfield Road to Southern France
on every pitch see him dance
Danniel Sturridge dances when he scores

Then bounce.

11 Sep 2014 10:37:34
He is 3 weeks and 6 games before a celebration.

1-2 weeks away, Buck confirmed this morning.

11 Sep 2014 00:51:08
Please could ssn please have a manutd free day soon sick listening about their formation their financial implications of being useless, how van gal is the greatest manager in the world and they predict a top 3 spot this season.150m spent bring it on.

{Ed007's Note - Is your remote control broken, Tommy?}

11 Sep 2014 01:41:44
I know ed 07 what your saying but it's all over the national news and wherever you go it's like the media can't handle them not at the top.Must say I can.

{Ed007's Note - You're life would reach a whole new level of clarity and contentment if you stop watching Sly Spurts News. Too many people are wasting their minds by thinking they need to watch the BS they churn out 24/7. What other 'news' service gives you odds with almost every story? There's nothing on SSN you can't find out elsewhere. Avoid it for a week and come back and tell me how much better you feel :)

11 Sep 2014 07:31:06
It's been like that since the 60's, even when they got relegated in the mid 70's the newspapers where still all about them. I'm on a golf holiday with a number of staunch season ticket holding EFC fans, and they think LFC fans would rather see MUFC win than then - hopefully that will never be the case in my lifetime. I was brought up in an era when the relationship and sportsmanship between us was very good, and although that has deteriorated a great deal, my preference would still be Merseyside success at all costs against any other area.

Agree with Ed's on this (referring to the odds).

I'd love to see how many of the links to other clubs that they had odds for actually happened - conflict of interests if you ask me.

11 Sep 2014 08:23:34
ssn is useful for the following things - current scores, final scores and goalscorers. In every sport. That is it

{Ed001's Note - and all of that is freely available elsewhere.}

11 Sep 2014 08:28:20
Definately agree with you John Everton over utd any day.

{Ed001's Note - same here, though I would never hear the end of it from certain members of my family, I would rather them celebrating than anyone if it wasn't us.}

John B, I can categorically tell you that every scouse Red would rather have the Mancs win than Walton F.C.

Well we would rather see both clubs fold and cease to exist then build an Aldi or llidl on both grounds, if it's a what would you rather debate.

The sensitive souls on here won't like to hear that, but trust me 99.9% of Reds in Liverpool will say exactly the same.

WHY? The Mancs win something and you won't hear the last of it, but you can just not buy a paper or not watch ssn. But if the other crowd were to win something, f**k me you would NEVER hear the last of it and it would be constant 24/7, Jesus they brought out a DVD when the beat us in the Derby 3-0 when Andy Johnson scored.

They also have a very dark under belly, I could tell you stuff I've seen and heard that would make you fell sick but I know it wouldn't get past the Ed's so there's no point in me typing it. But IMO, there the greater of two evils.

{Ed001's Note - not every scouse red would agree with you, so stop being such a bigoted tool accusing everyone who disagrees with you of being from elsewhere. You make the BNP seem enlightened at times. I would rather Everton because they employ a large portion of my family and I happen to be friendly with a number of people who have worked with them down the years. You don't speak for everyone, or even close to everyone. You are just one bloke, try not to act like you know what everyone else is thinking, because you don't.}

11 Sep 2014 11:31:19
Close rivals is needed to wish they didn't exist is totally wrong just ask Celtic how much they miss Rangers, I would keep them out of the top 4 given the choice though.

I'm with the ed and op here. My dad is a blue, my brother is a blue so I would much rather them win it than United. Plus haven't United won enough? Be nice to see a club being run properly with a manager who has respect and candor win the league.

You hold the power here so it's pointless getting into an argument with you Ed001 because you will show what you want to come out smelling of roses, but just out of interest which part of my post warranted being called a bigoted tool and you intimating I'm less preferable than the BNP?

So because you have some family members working for them your preference for them is nepotism?

I definitely move in very different circles to you in Liverpool Ed001 and I'm telling you what I've posted is true.

It's as I say pointless going into it because your in control of what goes onto this site, but what I will say is Ed001, I told you some weeks back to take your jesters hat off and called you a clown, to which you told me to grow up so I posted you an apology ( which you didn't show ) well what you have just called me is far more offensive, so will you be man enough to post me an apology?

{Ed001's Note - I never saw any apology, or I would have thanked you for it. You obviously do move in different circles, because most of the people I know don't keep banging on about OOTs all the damn time. Yes you are a bigot and no I won't apologise for it. You are constantly slagging off anyone who isn't from Liverpool and trying to make out you speak for everyone from the city. You also accuse anyone who disagrees of being from somewhere else, as if everyone from the city is as close minded as you. Of course my preference is nepotism, I love my family more than football, if you don't then you have a problem.}

Trust Waro to go against the grain just to get a response.
I think 99% of Liverpool fans would rather Everton win than United.
We don't hate each other, it's banter and that's what football is all about.

There is bitterness but thankfully its defo the minority on both sides.

I did post an apology and for whatever reason it didn't get through to you, ok that happens as you know so that's fair enough.

OOT's I don't know what that abbreviation means so I can't respond to that.

My post wasn't about non scousers or having a pop at them because I would imagine most Liverpool supporters from around the country and around the world would prefer to see Everton win things than United which is why I said scouse Reds because opinions about Everton are viewed very differently in Liverpool than people who live outside of the City, it's you who have put two and two together and gotten five.

If you think I'm a bigot then ban me from the site, I've no problem with anyone who lives outside of Liverpool but yes I do feel people from the City should be prioritised by the club, just as If I supported for instance Barcelona, I would expect ticket priorities to go to locals and people such as myself would then take what may be left after that process, that's my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

I like everyone on this site love my family more than Liverpool and to insinuate otherwise shows what nasty little man you are who hides behind your keyboard.

Mikey, can't resist an opportunity to brown nose can you lad, you moved over the water to escape this city ( your words not mine ) so how would you know what the consensus on this subject is in Liverpool.

{Ed001's Note - you were the one who suggested I was wrong to want my family to be happy by seeing Everton win Waro, if you can't take that it suggests you put football first, then that is your problem. Because it certainly reads that way.
As for the rest, we will just have to agree to disagree, which is fine. By the way being bigoted doesn't mean you aren't entitled to an opinion, so why would you be banned for it? The problem is the way it is expressed, not having the opinion itself.}

To be fair Ed001, I think he's just looking for a reaction. When I was 14, I used to do the same .

My advice would be to just stop giving the green light to his posts. All he seems to do is cause headaches and arguments. Plus it seems like a number of posters such as Waro have been on their final warning since the site opened! :D

{Ed001's Note - he is entitled to his opinion mate.}

I understand what waro is on about and 100% in agreement. Rather none of them win it and we can win it and dominate like we used to. Out of towners are and have always been an integral part of our support and in some cases are more loyal and vociferous in their support, especially at away games. I know because I am one of them. Since 1972 spending god knows how much.home and away.

Im not a scouser, not from Liverpool, not from england. but i'd rather see everton win it. from the outside, it seems to me like Liverpool and everton, despite being biggest rivals of each other, put away the rivalry for important things, 96 and all that. passionate about their team, bt understand when to leave behind the rivalry. of course it wouldn't apply to everyone, but there's always that some people everywhere around the world.

So because I live over the river must mean I don't know any scousers Waro. Lol
Your talking garbage as usual.
Poll of the day ed001:
Would you rather see Everton or United win? Only scousers vote. Haha

Everton over United everytime, it's the way it's always been as far as I can remember it - rarely, if ever, heard a Red say United.

Everton Over United every time for me as well.

I'm a working class scouser and lived a few streets away from the ground for 40 years, and nowadays I'd rather everton won anything than utd.
Before 1993 or so I'd have preferred utd, but since then I've had utd's many victories rubbed on my face by mancunian colleagues and fans, and I'm absolutely sick of it.
It doesn't help that fergie's specific aim was to knock us off our perch, and that he succeeded big time.
Honestly? I could stand the banter from bitter bluenoses, as nasty as that sometimes gets, but I never want utd to win anything ever again.