Liverpool Banter Archive April 17 2014

17 Apr 2014 20:03:24
Just had to post a link to this, Borussia Dortmunds Fans showing support for the 96, by singing You`ll Never Walk Alone on Tuesday night before they played Wolfsburg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNtuW0NOw-M


I just thought that was unbelievable show of support, hats off to Dortmunds very classy fans

YNWA

Nevaroo

Got to say it's unbelievable the support the 96 have got from all over the globe and hope justice per veils even if it is 25 years too late YNWA may they have all found peace and hope we can put a smile on there face come may

They have supported us for years, aswell as Munich and Olympiakos. But them singing ynwa isn't unusual as they sing it every game just like us

When they got beaten 3-0 at home by Bayern, their fans carried on singing until the end. I was glad to see them go to the Allianz and win. Classy team with great fans.

Tic tac, that's true but the announcement before the crowd starts singing makes it clear that it is a tribute to the 96 on this occasion.

It gets sung at a lot of bundesliga matches, not just dortmund. Not sure why.

Nevada

17 Apr 2014 18:57:53
hi eds and reds

like everyone else i'm wondering who we will sign, I've heard of many players being mentioned, but I think if we win the prem, then everything changes because we attracted very good players because of who we are and our history and with winning the prem and being in the champs league the players will want to come to us even more, but BR has done a great job with a small squad and I think we only need 1 or 2 major signings and that we should continue with developing the young talented players look at flanno for a RB he has done great at LB and won rave reviews, we have some really exciting opung guns coming through we have suso to come back, maybe a loan in the championship or to another team in the prem will bring him on even more, we have our long term injured players to come back aswell, but I must say enrique should be sold, he just can't take the rigours of the prem, flanno will be a great replacement for GJ and then there's martin kelly,

we don't need to spend over the odds on transfers, just let BR continue doing his great work and let's look forward to seeing our young guns coming through and taking the prem by storm a bit like sterling has done, the future is looking good and you don't fix something if its not broke

17 Apr 2014 16:09:20
Hay ROI. read about your mate in the local paper. Very sorry to hear of your troubles. I know it's not too much of a consolation but we're going to win the league.

I will say a prayer for your friend and uncle and hopefully your budding football career has not been halted too much YNWA MATE.

Cheers Quigz, means a lot. So unfortunate the way it happened. Hopefully if we can win the league it will it will make up for all the things to happen off the pitch. 15th April will have me praying for 97 people from now on.
Cheers,
ROI.

17 Apr 2014 14:21:50
Ed001, any chance of a break down of our victory against City?

{Ed002's Note - He is not around today.}

17 Apr 2014 13:41:47
from any of the bottom 3/4 clubs in the BPL who would people like to see @ LFC next year i'd take A johnson .

dannybhoy

Borini. :)

Giaccherini

Perhaps Medel from Cardiff .

Rooney.

OH! I get it, k,

Medel for me.

I'll take both Gary Medel and Adam Johnson.

18 Apr 2014 01:52:34
Snodgrass very underated

Leroy fer or redmond from norwich skilfil young player

17 Apr 2014 12:03:41
Given the nail biting finish to the season, I guess it is a good time to offer manicure services. Take it easy lads. I am confident we can do it.

17 Apr 2014 11:06:09
I hope we can fend off the bid for John Flanagan by Barcelona in the Summer.
Cos there's no way on this worldly earth that Flanno wouldn't have put Garth Bale up in the stand on that late goal-scoring run last night!

Well said the Juicer. Yesterday while watching the game I told my son exactly the same, there is no way Flanno would have let Bale passed him, no way.

17 Apr 2014 08:49:26
Way back in January I was reading an article about the title run ins and the various outcomes that could occur. He (tony cascarino) predicted that man city would win with chelski 2nd and us 3rd. For a bit of fun I went through the matches and wrote out my predictions. So far so good for me and yes I have the mighty pool as winners on good to the chavs! I had even written down, through my red tinted specs, that the mancs would draw against Sunderland. The odds were pretty good as well but I don't gamble. I am so proud of this team and what they are doing its like the other teams are mesmerised by the red wave that hits them. I don't care what anyone says Norwich, chavs, palace and the Geordies will all fear us much more than vice versa. It's like Brenda says we just want the ball and play the game the way it's meant to be played. You reap what you sow!! I can't and won't let any negative feelings or emotions cloud what is already an unbelievable achievement. We beat Norwich that's Champions league secured. Then who knows! It's been an emotional week all round but I think the emotions will only get stronger and stronger as the season pans out. I love my club. red forever. YNWA

17 Apr 2014 08:07:30
Regardless of how much money may or may not be at Rodgers' disposal this summer, there is something of a dilemma. In the space of two seasons, Rodgers has taken Liverpool from a team who were nowhere near the top four and for whom mid-table obscurity looked a more likely outcome, to title challengers and potentially champions. Ok, he has the remarkable Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard in his team and has spent a not insignificant sum of money, but he's not bought a single established superstar. Rodgers' most expensive signing cost £18m. Arguably his best signings so far have cost £12m and £8.5m. Brendan's M.O seems to be to improve existing young players (Flanagan, Sterling, Henderson), and to sign players who have had bright reputations but have struggled to establish themselves at other clubs, or young players for future development. With a successful season behind us, greater revenues to come next season and, possibly, a bit more money available for players this summer, does Rodgers stick to the approach that's served him reasonably well so far, or look to add one or two top, established players.

Rodgers hasn't been perfect in the transfer market by any means. When budget is limited, it certainly raises eyebrows when you spend £20m on three players who barely feature, even if one or two of them do have a bright future. We also have £11m Borini and £7m Ilori loaned out. When transfer money is short, having £18m worth of signings on loan at other clubs isn't a great look.

Put simply, despite our progress this season and the positive financial implications, we still can't afford the top, established players so I don't think Rodgers will be able to change his approach significantly, and I don't think this is a bad thing.

Personally I think the outlay on Sakho is going to prove the best buy - his value (both financial and to the team) is only going up and if he keeps performing and improving he could be our first choice centre back for the foreseeable future.

I think when you look at what modern day football is becoming, I would view putting player on loan to gain experience a good idea. I'd rather them get 10-20 premier league games a season than 20 or so 90 minute reserve matches. I certainly think Borini will have come back a better player for his loan, although I wished he'd played more central.

I think a lot of credit has to be handed to FSG as well who have bankrolled us, took the tough decision of sacking kenny, and employed rodgers and gave him a rough policy to follow. I think from the top brass down, there has been a plan and goals to achieve and every department is hitting them

{Ed002's Note - It was not a tough decision to sack Dalglish, Suarez made sure of that.}

Sakho and Ilori would be a great partnership, Ilori has everything just needs to add physicality to his game.

KD also has Downing & Carroll to thank not all to do with Suarez, if the owners were that unhappy with Suarez he would have been sold.

He probably would have been sold if the potential/expected bid from Real had ever materialized. It didn't, so he wasn't.

17 Apr 2014 04:08:53
If we can take all 3 against norwich it tees up an even more epic clash with chelsea! Not many would have forseen city to drop points yesterday and if we can focus on ourselves we can keep it in our own hands!

Im always an optimist, (some what happy with progression and baby steps) but by all means I am getting nervous and excited, wanna thank palace for doing over everton as my 8 leg multi came through for the weekend and won 260! Money is going away for sons treatment and therapy!

God bless the 96, reds fans, current and past!

17 Apr 2014 01:42:49
Ed, does winning the Europa league next season mean that the team gets champions league? What if Manchester United won it, does that mean they would take 4th spot?

{Ed002's Note - Try the search engine - it has been done to death.}

17 Apr 2014 00:30:07
For the Steven Gerrard detractors out there, I've just read an article by a little known ex footballer who says, and I paraphrase, " England have created 2 of the best midfield players in the world of the past 20 years, Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes, in fact at his peak Gerrard was probably the best all round midfielder on the planet".
The little known ex footballer was Zinedine Zidan, any detractors with better credentials than ZZ and I might start to doubt myself and believe them, until then, shush!

And who can argue with that quote, Stevie is by far the best England midfielder of all time, I had a hard time trying to educate the mancs.

Well Plymouth red, there is an assistant to a youth team coach ( I think I've got that right) who knows better than ZZ". apparently