Liverpool Banter Archive January 04 2015

04 Jan 2015 21:06:30
Can we not source more local Liverpool talent? Players who care for the club and not mercenaries.

Those players will take years to develop and need players of a higher caliber to aid their development in day to day training, and also to match the clubs ambitions in the here and now.

But an example would be Rossiter. Starting from now really he should be promoted to first team training looking to make cameos here and there so that he could be fast tracked next year, used similarly to how Shelvey was used in his first season with us at 18/19. To learn from the senior players around him for a good 18month period so that by the time he is 19/20 he can be an important fixture in the team, same goes for Williams as we would have the play the numbers game really.

So yeah next season I'd rather have someone like Rossiter in the team than say Allen who is always injured anyway, Brad Smith over Enrique etc. But if you are going to replace Gerrard then is has to be with quality.

Don't be silly mate we've never found any good local talent, ie carra gerrard flano Ross Barkley, Wayne Rooney .look mate there is no talented player around our area history show that .you better to £100 millions on these top foreign player like biscan degen kromkamp maquilla Borini aspas .

05 Jan 2015 05:15:27
HEY. No Need !!

04 Jan 2015 20:02:45
We have lost our fear factor. When you have players like Suarez and Sturridge the opposition go into the match with caution and look to defend first because they know that you can punish them at any moment. When you go into a match with Lambert or Balotelli up front the opposition go into the game with confidence because they can easily defend against those kind of forwards. They have nothing to fear so they go out for the win and we don't know how to handle that confidence. If we want to improve we need to give the opposition something to fear. We need a striker who is proven. A striker that will make opposing teams go into a game with the fear that we can hurt them.

Red Rum

{Ed002's Note - Crouch?}

04 Jan 2015 18:31:26
Bringing Origi back now is a massive gamble. His confidence is shot to bits, Rodgers massively over sold him as world class in the summer, and you can guarantee Rodgers will take every opportunity to make him a scapegoat for his own tactical shortcomings.

If he comes in and bags 5-10 goals, fair enough. He'll be an instant hero. If he blanks for 10 games like Balotelli though the fans will hammer him.

Fingers crossed he either stays in France till we're more stable or hits the ground running!

Our 'fans' will hammer him if he does take ten games to score. But if that happens, if he plays well, tries hard and shows real interest then he'll get my full support.

04 Jan 2015 18:56:46
A gamble i agree, but one that may well pay off. He'll suit of system much better than lone Ballotelli

Completely agree Emre. People need to remember he is still a kid unlike Balotelli, Lambert and Borini and needs time and support.

It just smacks of desperation, feel for the lad being put in that position, just hope that we don't put unrealistic expectations on his shoulders.

Or change the manager and tactics and get the best out of the internationals and great players we already have. Let a new manager try and resurrect the season and if there must be sales to buy then let him make those decisions and not BR.

Hammered by who Adam?

Get your arse down to Anfield and you'll find that we don't tend to hammer our own players. He'll get great support, goals or not, as long as he puts a shift in, which i'm sure he will.

The kid will be fine, as long as he doesn't take too much notice of the comments of some 'fans' on here.

If it happens then it is, in my view, an awful decision by the club. Many things can go wrong, its paying extra money and its giving a young player huge burdens to carry.

@walton red - you mean like Markovic who was getting grief after 2 games?

05 Jan 2015 11:16:39
In all fairness Walton, the last game I went to a good number of fans were singing songs about Mignolet to the tune of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' and giving him a "hammering".

Not saying this represents everyone at the ground by any means but there's certainly people there and on this site, social media, the press etc that will lay into him if he struggles. Unfortunately that just seems to be the way.

04 Jan 2015 16:32:58
Eds what is the plan with flano will he get a new contract? Be a big mistake to let him go in my opinion

{Ed002's Note - I would expect the club to seek a new deal.}

It surely has to be down to his injury and recovery. I like Flanno, but we have Wisdom and Manquillo, also McLaughlin could do a wingback role.

04 Jan 2015 15:22:58
Odd times at LFC.

Manager: Well my opinion has never changed. I don't like rogers and "in rogers we trust" was always spelled incorrectly in my opinion. More like In rogers we thrust. Thrust much needed transfer funds in to potential loaners to much smaller clubs. Thrust our superb youngsters into oblivion. I know he is rated highly as a coach and recently he seems to have found a formation that performs better. Fact is, he is not big enough nor good enough for LFC.

FFP: Well I believe we are well over the mark here. Why though?? This should never have happened especially with the Suarez sale and the youngsters we have. Money was again thrown away. And in the likely event we do get fined is that not our CL earnings lost?

Stevie G: Good luck to You and your Family. The best by far and I for one will never forget those Stevie moments. He cannot be replaced!
Another new era. Where is the world class player? Raheem could be, Hendo, no and he is my fav player but he is no SG. Lala is as good as he will ever be and for me the best buy last window but in world standards he is average at best. I also think Moreno has great potential.

Okay, let's buy a world class player. Oh, we cant! No money and even if we did have the money which world class player would want to join. Sanchez a prime example.

Transfers:
apologise to Valdes, beg borrow and crawl but sign him. Mingolet could learn so much from this man. I think though BR has already screwed this possibility.

Transfers out: Well this is difficult. There are so many BR purchased potentials but then we over spent on them coming in so there is no way we can make a profit here and most are simply not good enough anyway.

Bring our young guns back from loan as soon as possible and start with the youth again. I think that's where Stevie came from originally isn't it?

There is no easy answer to running a football club. Its very easy to sit in an armchair and criticize and I don't believe the owners are trying for these problems but it is obvious we have them and it is their job to sort it and not by selling Raheem to balance the books because at the moment that's what it looks like to me.

{Ed002's Note - I would not go as far as saying Liverpool will be fined their champions league earnings. Of the clubs punished so far the penalties have been from €100k fine to €60M (partially deferred)fine and limitations on squad sizes and transfer spending for three years. In other cases clubs have been excluded (banned) from European completion. For Liverpool, until the investigations complete, payments are simply withheld.}

I hope you are right Eds002. That aside, the potential for a fine is there and that is simply wrong because it was an unnecessary to be in this position.

We have the youth! They are already amongst the best.

{Ed002's Note - It is not "wrong" per se - if the club abused the regulations they signed up to then they have to "man up" and accept the punishment. However, if you perceive it as being wrong because the club has purchased players rather than using youth, I could probably counter that by saying that if Liverpool had used the kiddies then I would doubt that they would have fines to worry about as they would not be in the competition. Assaidi, Coates, Aspas, Ilori, Alberto, Yesil and Borini account (with agent and representatives fees, taxes, etc.) account for close to £50M spent for a relatively low number of appearances - that is what is fundamentally wrong.

I apologise for using the term "man up" - I am aware it is one of the LFC banned words & terms.}

One of the only reasons we qualified last year is because we had 2 world class players in the side. One SG and one LS. The youth that were played in particular flanno and sterling were exceptional. Suso would have benefitted from a sustained run even if his physicality is questionable, So I don't concur with your counter strike. And if we didn't qualify but spent other year improving our youth who knows what next year would have brought. Couldn't be much worse that this year with a debt.

And really Eds002 "man up"?? Evil :)

04 Jan 2015 19:40:33
Adam Lalana has the best technical skill in our team, by far. He is also the best with the ball at his feat in the England squad. he glides with the ball. can't seem to figure out how being the most gifted player of English roots makes him average in the "world standards". But yes, he is the best buy of the summer.

{Ed002's Note - The term "man up" is on the list of words and terms the all staff of the club are banned from using.}

Is that because of the nose edd?

{Ed002's Note - No, because of the runt.}

04 Jan 2015 14:51:00
We, would Origi be cup-tied fornthe Europa League if we got him back early or would Lille being out of the competition allow him to play?

{Ed002's Note - Yes he would be.}

04 Jan 2015 14:14:31
Reading the Sunday world in Eire here and I would just like to stick this message up in support of one of my fav liverpool players who has been accused by some people who believed he gave an interview to the sun."I couldn't believe it when it appeared on the Sun's website, Also tells us."I played in the fateful match at Hillsborough and have fought to clear the names of the dead people who were treated so horribly by the sun."I've been offered lots of money to do stories for the Sun down the years, but no one on Merseyside will have anything to do with that paper.I just want to make it clear I did not give an interview to them and never will."

Who's that about Tommy?

04 Jan 2015 14:59:49
Sorry that also tells us is meant to say aldo.John Aldridge mate.

Aldo would not do it, for no amount of money, simple as that. I am sure he will be gutted it has even been suggested.
I don't think we need to worry Tommy.

04 Jan 2015 18:53:09
I know he wouldn't but the way the media put a spin on things some people have taken things they seen on a website to be attributed to an individual whom had no idea he was being put on that rags website.

04 Jan 2015 13:25:34
So Brendan has asked the Owners to buy ready made players, have to think now who bought the players over the summer Brendan or the Owners? Who should we be blaming for not buying quality & experience over potential when that was all we needed?

The owners know nothing about football, so why would they suddenly start buying players?

This has already been covered several times. The Owners don't buy or sell as such, they provide the funding and investmet. They will leave things like buying and selling to the people that should know, that is, The Transfer Committee, which BR is very much part and other relevant people that need to be involved with buying and selling within the Club.

Aren't Lallana and Henderson ready made? Buying more at this point makes no sense. We should be selling and get in compliance with ffp.

If you think back to last January when Rodgers tried to get konoplyenka.
If he had got him where would sterling be upto at this point?

Kashi that's all well and done but it's the owners who curtail the arrangement to supplement their hedging theme. It's like giving your son £30 grand for a car but telling him he can't shop at Landrover as the running costs are too high, he can't have a new car as you get hit with VAT and he's not allowed to buy a sports car because of the insurance premium, so what's he left with? Secondhand Ford or vauxhall runarounds where he can buy 2 or 3 with the £30k.

{Ed002's Note - It is far from a hedging scheme now Ozone with the level of investment they have thrown at the club (albeit based on borrowing now). People are all too easily forgetting the close to £50M spent on agent and representative fees that the club has incurred since the owners arrived. As an example - more than £15M was spent this last summer. Additionally there are the wages of the players and other staff, work on the renovation of the main stand of the du Arena (or whatever it will be called), cost of the revamping of the football side of the business etc. to take in to account. I have explained before that 2017 will provide a major break point for owners who wish to sell their EPL assets. I would think the chances of the finances being settled and the owners taking the opportunity to move on would be pretty high.}

Im not saying that they identified the players and then went and bought them, i'm saying did they inform Brendan and the committee what type of players they will sanction, ie.young potential with resale value and not above a certain age? If they did then the summer debacle is all down to them and maybe not all Brendans fault. By the way Henderson was not ready made when we bought him and Lallana is only ready made in the PL not for Europe.

{Ed002's Note - I still think those "guidelines" have been rather over-played. Clubs will always look to younger players where they can but it is not simply for financial reasons. Lovren and Lallana are certainly mid 20s or so and they were hardly cheap. Lambert may have been cheap but the cost of his pension contributions and the costs of having stair lifts installed have to be taken in to account.}

I love you eds002

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04 Jan 2015 16:37:43
Thank you Ed002, this was a great read
Really appreciate it.

04 Jan 2015 17:03:14
Bottom line is the squad has got to be a blend of established stars, young players with high potential and internally promoted youngsters. Everybody - owners, BR, transfer committee etc know this. The problems have been largely getting the blend right. We don't have enough 'established stars', too many of the 'young players with high potential' turn out to have little potential at all, and not enough young internal players are making the grade/being given a chance.

The £50 mill agents fees interesting Ed. That also suggests to me that effectively our scouting system is the bare minimum. Given that agents have attracted such high fees, I would assume that the majority of signings have been offered to the club by agents as opposed to LFC scouting network identifying a required player and subsequently negotiating. It seems to me that various agents may have welcomed the owners transfer policy as this seems to have indirectly attracted a premium through narrowing the scope of the marketplace and enabling a 'found you one that ticks the criteria' approach from the agents.

{Ed002's Note - The scouting network has already been revamped by the owners this past summer. The fees this summer were particularly high for two players. In other cases it is the simply the number of players Liverpool has been buying.}

Plus maybe if the owners had focused all their efforts on revamping the football side of things from the outset as opposed to worrying so heavily on fulfilling their short term venture capitalist goals, the business aspect may have just fell into place with all the required revenues coming from the success on the pitch. They saw the Arsenal model and have been unable to see a clear picture for the $$$$.

{Ed002's Note - They have been working through the club top to bottom. (a) A new overlord is in place in England. (b) The commercial side has been reworked with a nice new office in London. (c) Academy has had a shake up with new staff. (d) Scouting network has been cleansed.

They are getting there Ozone. The big fear would be another shake up of the playing staff and further time in the transitional wilderness. If, as I expect, Rodgers is moved on over the summer and a new structure put in place, the first interview question for the manager has to be "with the extant playing staff, what would you be looking to do?" Obviously I don't know how AVB or Rafa will answer that question. }

Yes I'm aware of Hogan the overlord sitting in his shiny office in London concocting ways to tap into the 580 million global fan base Ed. All designed to bolster revenues and further inflate capital value in readiness for the big sale in 2017. There is absolutely no aspect of the owners business model to suggest longevity in the interests of success on the pitch.

Let's face it your man Roman wants bragging rights on his yacht with his muckers and therefore gets drunk on the success of Chelsea on the pitch, the owners at Man City have a bigger picture in terms of their brand which
also requires success on the pitch and Utd have no other alternative but to go down the galactico route as a fall in the share price and their fair weathered fans acting with their feet could cripple them as a business. LFC on the other hand was acquired under distressed circumstances at a snippet by a bunch of venture capitalists with hedge fund management backgrounds adopting a short term business model geared to flipping the business at an inflated capital value by simply reducing expenditure, bolstering commercial revenues and expanding the ground. In fact, it could be argued that they may be dressing the business for a sale to an institutional type owner.

Yes I'm aware of Hogan the overlord sitting in his shiny office in London concocting ways to tap into the 580 million global fan base Ed. All designed to bolster revenues and further inflate capital value in readiness for the big sale in 2017. There is absolutely no aspect of the owners business model to suggest longevity in the interests of success on the pitch.

Let's face it your man Roman wants bragging rights on his yacht with his muckers and therefore gets drunk on the success of Chelsea on the pitch, the owners at Man City have a bigger picture in terms of their brand which
also requires success on the pitch and Utd have no other alternative but to go down the galactico route as a fall in the share price and their fair weathered fans acting with their feet could cripple them as a business. LFC on the other hand was acquired under distressed circumstances at a snippet by a bunch of venture capitalists with hedge fund management backgrounds adopting a short term business model geared to flipping the business at an inflated capital value by simply reducing expenditure, bolstering commercial revenues and expanding the ground. In fact, it could be argued that they may be dressing the business for a sale to an institutional type owner.

{Ed002's Note - The owners long for success on the pitch and have invested accordingly - the issues surrounding some other choices is where they have screwed up. Comolli, Dalglish and Rodgers were serious mistakes - as I explained from the day Comolli arrived.

I don't see that comparison between owners really works too well. Chelsea has a long-serving owner who is a football fan and is not looking for a profit. Liverpool has owners who are sports investors looking to build an asset to achieve on field sporting success and off-field commercial success - eventually leading to a valuable asset that can be used to leverage other sales or sold at a profit. The reality is that it has cost them far more to run the club than they could imagine and we are indeed looking at a possible sale in 2017. I have for years explained the issues surrounding institutional owners - Manchester United are at risk of that; Liverpool less so.}

Except they haven't reduced expenditure, quite the opposite really. Bottom line is Liverpool will be worth the most if it is successful, both on and off the pitch, so in that our interests are very much aligned with the owners, whatever you think their motivations are.

I think you perhaps are overthinking things though. Henry bought a newspaper and no one with any rational thought to making money as a prime motive would do so. If all he cared about was making more money, he'd probably go back to selling soybeans and Werner would probably go back to producing in Hollywood.

That's my point Ed, the main issue being that your boys have a football fan as an owner. He wants success and will dig deep into his own pockets if necessary. He clearly celebrates success and puts it before profiteering. We have vultures as owners who aren't interested in trophies but solely $$$$ and top 4 if possible to facilitate enhanced $$$$$

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea has worked toward being self-sufficient and have managed to do it. Liverpool want the same but due to a number of poor decisions are stuck with significant debt - it was never simple profiteering - but I do understand your point.

If Liverpool can get the right folks in over the summer and sell to buy this summer then they can start to settle. The players are pretty good generally (albeit the "fans" want them replaced of course). Someone needs to look at the players with contracts post this summer, the reserves and the loan players and to pick who they want for now, who they want for the future, and who they can sell. Anything they need should still come from the money from sales - and even then FFP may continue to be an issue.

The owners are not bad people - they have just made some bad decisions.}

05 Jan 2015 05:48:18
Thanks for your responses Ed002.

{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}

04 Jan 2015 12:57:41
Forget your rumours, I can't wait till the end of the transfer windows so another sky sports presenter gets another (cough cough) vibrating purple hairbrush in the ear.

04 Jan 2015 12:38:47
In my humble opinion we really do need a top quality replacement for stevie not 2 or 3 average players as is BR usual buys.

Why? We have the players already, they just need a chance in the team in their correct position. We played better for the most part this season without him which suggests we have the replacements.

100 percent agreed mate. No need to spend use the reserves and academy players. We accommodate SG and end up shuffling the pack so we can shoe horn him in. I will be gutted when the final day as this season is upon us, he will be sorely missed. But the players we have must be given a chance to take us forward. Some of BR buys have been with us for 2 years and over, we used to blood players over a couple of seasons. I would be happy to do that if they have the potential and are willing to push themselves.

You can't beat quality an experience in the middle of the field there's going to be far too much pressure on a young academy player filling SG boots.

{Ed002's Note - And what about the likes of Henderson, Can, Allen and Lallana? Not to mention the more attack minded Sterling, Markovic, Coutinho and Sterling?}

^ brother your late for dinner

I agree with the people saying we don't need to spend. We have so many midfielders that can take over Stevies role. Whether it be attacking midfielder or playing in a deeper position, we have someone to cover it.

Look at how we played vs Swansea, ok it wasn't the blisteringly fast attacking football we played last season, but we controlled the game really well and showed them who's boss.

Can, Allen, Henderson, Coutinho, Lallana and Markovic can all play in either the attacking or deeper midfield position to some degree, plus Jordan Rossiter is meant to be the next big thing.

So let's be honest here guys. The only reason we should be buying any midfielders, is if we sell any of the names above.

We don`t need a great player costing millions. We already have players here. Play them and encourage them NOT to be the next SG but to be the best LFC player they can be nd write their own history just like SG wrote his.

Oh well it must be just me and robbie fowler who thinks we need quality.

04 Jan 2015 11:50:09
Gerrard - Lack of game time! He has appearedin 26 out of 29 - only Sterling has played in more matches. However, in my opinion 26 appearences is a lot more than should have been as his presence has all too often been non-influencial. He's been great but is not even good these days.

{Ed001's Note - he was told he would play less next season.}

He should be playing less this season. It has been evident in the performances we have had without him

04 Jan 2015 11:38:41
Rumours Sterling is to sign a contract that fine
Ibe and Flanno and Suso are all in there last year we would want to get a move on these 3 could serve our squad for years to come will be a massive loose I understand suso will probably leave

04 Jan 2015 11:09:00
Gents, i'm old school and make no apologies for that. I was brought up in an age where we all supported our own teams, but respected other supporters for liking their own teams. I was the only red in my family, and took some stick for it, but never vindictive or nasty, just banter.
I went to awesome games when we played the blues, i was the one in the red hat and scarf, surrounded by thousands of evertonians in goodison rd stand, the sad day that jimmy case broke geoff nultys leg. I thought it was a fair tackle, but noone near me agreed surprisingly. But there was no anger or fighting, just mutual sadness for a good player injured.
Sadly things have changed. Rival supporters scream filthy obscenities at players, spewing venom at players who just happen to be playing for opposing teams.
I went to the 1986 cup final between reds and blues, it was fabulous but I doubt it could be repeated in todays climate of animosity, which is sad really, which gets me to my point.
Our own supporters through the wonders of modern technology, many of whom have never even been to a game, can now vent their spleens on anyone they want, players, managers, whoever. without any backlash. The abuse directed at the EDs on this site that I have seen on this very site a couple of years ago was unbelievable, and it now seems to be vented at our players. I really find this sad and we need to change.
Liverpool supporters in my day and age where tough lads brought up in the 60s on the streets of Liverpool, but fought and had honour and most of all respect for their opponents and especially their own team.
Its time we started showing respect for our rival supporters and their players, but most importantly, this endless criticism of our idols, our team, our management has to end.
We are liverpool supporters, we have been given the lead by our fathers and we as supporters of this great club who were once renowned for our humour, decency and respect, need to start earning the reputation that was once bestowed upon us.or lose it forever.
Give Brendan a chance, encourage the team even when they don't win, give the team confidence and show the world that we are the greatest supporters in the land. Stop thinking that your own views must be shared with the world, however vitriolic they may be. Everyone deserves a chance at least give our own team that chance, or go and support someone else.

{Ed001's Note - surely criticism is fine, it is the way it is expressed that is the issue?}

'Stop thinking that your own views should be shared with the world' - what is the aim of this site then? According to you we should just put the YNWA' music here. And didn't you jsut did that now - shared your own views with the rest of us?

I honestly don't understand the view that fans should never criticise their team, whatever the performance is and I don't believe it was ever the case with fans even in the good old days. I am sure even 100 years ago when a professional team was playing poorly the fans expressed their dissapointment. There is a way to do it (and not to do it), it should be respectful and with a bit of perspective but fans who never criticise the team are fans with no expectations and their team will never get anywhere.

04 Jan 2015 12:01:36
Very well written Tel.

Spot on.

Criticism is fine, but the moaning aspect of the criticism is terrible.

10 paragraphs later. stop thinking your own views should be shared with the world. Welcome to the world wide web Tel. You have just shared your views with world.

Marco, the message i was trying to get across was to keep vindictive and nasty crticisms to yourself, but by all means share any other positive or well intended views with everyone. We all want to hear peoples views but we don't necessarily want to hear people constantly moaning about how bad our team may or may not be, especially vindictive and nasty comments about our team

What is the point in constantly criticising? If your not happy with something move on. support a team that wins like Chelsea maybe? They have a great team and win every week ( almost ) but my team is Liverpool so I do what I can to help them

After the millions spent and the promises made by the manager. The performances this season have been dire. So if people want to criticize then fair enough. Yes I agree with not getting personal part.
You stated we should all get behind the team even when we lose. Yes we should but not after what we have had to watch this year which has been awful bar two games.
So for you to tell supporters to go support a winning team is pathetic.

04 Jan 2015 10:25:49
Much talk about ex-players on here during recent posts reminds me of a time when, after some high jinks had taken place during a training session, Jason McAteer "affectionately known as Trigger" was asked by Kenny if he knew what a forfeit was ?


To which he replied, Sammy lee's overcoat ☆


YNWA

{Ed001's Note - McAteer was double trigger mate, Rob Jones was Trigger when Jase arrived and was so dim they just added double in front. Remember him shouting 180 at a snooker player? When asked to pass the tomato sauce he asked red or brown? There are thousands more I have heard over the years and almost all he admitted were true!}

04 Jan 2015 10:49:22
My Mrs once said she thought the capital of Australia was New Zealand. When I corrected her the response was "well it's the same country though"

It's a good job she's pretty.

Ha ha Quality Ed,

So that's Jones & McAteer, could you name 3 more ex-reds, (or players in general) that could join them to take on the Eggheads.

{Ed001's Note - Emlyn Hughes would have had to be in there, if he was still with us. It is tough trying to pick ones that are more outstandingly lacking in mental acuity than the rest. It would be much easier to name the bright ones, as it would be such a short list!!!}

Yep ✓

She sounds Dumb enough to be a manc Chris ✄



Kind Regards

04 Jan 2015 11:57:57
The best McAteer story is the one concerning the car keys. It's absolutely hilarious. Me and one of my mates once bumped into him in a bar near the Ritzy in Bromborough. He definately was not the brightest sparkler in the packet.

{Ed001's Note - which one is that one? You ever heard the one about his mam when he first broke into footie? He spent his first pay packet on clothes, including a polo shirt which was longer at the back than the front like a lot are. His mam went to hang it on the line and thought she had shrunk the front, so decided to cut the back to the same size......}

Top reply ha

04 Jan 2015 12:32:59
So it runs in his family then Ed?

{Ed001's Note - clearly mate, bless him. He is a great lad Jason, but if you ever do get the chance to talk to him, ask him about Roy Keane........}

04 Jan 2015 13:16:24
Hi Ed001 it was something along the lines of he locked his car keys in the car on his driveway, so called out a locksmith to break into his car, when all the time his front door was open and the spare car keys were in the house.

{Ed001's Note - ah yes I remember that one. Wasn't it a freezing cold day and he was either in and out of the house constantly or shivering outside in the cold, depending on who tells you the story?}

What about the one when roy evans called rob jones over for his "quarterzone injection" and mcateer mistaking the painkilling injection for a new sports car shouting "if he's having a new car I want a new car!" Classic!

{Ed001's Note - if only the game still had characters like him in it!}

04 Jan 2015 13:55:46
When filling out a credit card application form razor said he wrote right back in the occupation box.

{Ed001's Note - I remember this one, he actually wasn't sure what to fill in because he was usually a midfielder but was playing right back at the time. The story is that he had to ask the lads for advice on what to put there because of it. Bless him.}

04 Jan 2015 15:14:51
The one where he was getting a pizza in a restaurant and the waitress asked would he like it cut in 4 or 8 slices. His reply was cut it in 4, I'd never eat 8.

Edd001 what did you make of royal Keane both as a man and manager?

{Ed001's Note - he is a nasty piece of work, a coward. His elbow on McAteer from behind said it all for me. McAteer is not exactly a hard man, but he didn't have the guts to attack from the front. As a player he was top class, but he is a crap manager. His attitude of throwing toys out of the pram when things aren't exactly how he wants them is not suited to management. He needs to grow up really.}

Based on his latest book, that is not going to happen anytime soon.

04 Jan 2015 09:53:20
Hey Ed. has my previous post been deleted somehow?

{Ed002's Note - No idea, sorry.}

04 Jan 2015 08:25:23
{Ed001's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Fiorentina confirm rumoured Liverpool target has refused to sign new contract

04 Jan 2015 08:54:50
Ed001
If you guys are ever looking for writers I'd like to volunteer. I have a lot of free time coming up

{Ed001's Note - ok mate, I will get Ed033 to email you the details. We are defo looking for more writers.}

I would also love the opportunity

{Ed001's Note - ok thank you, added you as well.}

I too have lots of free time being currently unemployed and stuff, so I'll volunteer too, why not!

{Ed001's Note - thank you mate.}

04 Jan 2015 05:21:18
Gerrard retired and so goes the man who carried a 600 million family own its own from years.
Will I ever get a chance to come back in Eds

Warming the bench is not a sweet scene.

Cheers

04 Jan 2015 07:33:54
You my friend are on course to break some records.:-)
I think there is some problem with your system or someone has hacked your account you haven't been abusing anyone as far as I can see.

03 Jan 2015 19:10:07
Ed001, would just like to hear what you think of Shaqiri?

{Ed001's Note - I think he is talented but lacks the attitude to use that talent. I would avoid him at all costs as he is just another Balotelli.}