Newcastle v Liverpool

[crodonilson]

I ommitted Enrique because he was good business, yes. To become worth the money, Carroll will have to keep up with the likes of Rooney, Van Persie, Aguero which I can't see him ever doing. Players costing that sort of money should take a team to the next level, not in the opposite direction.
The Carling Cup is the smallest trophy any Premier League club can win. Only the likes of Bolton, Wigan, and Norwich would see winning that as a successful season, nobody gives a shit about it, proven by the fact that most of the big clubs got knocked out by playing teams made up of subs and the youth squad.

To spend £100m, finish well outside the top 4, and being below two sides who have very little money in comparison is not successful. They should be competing with the top 2/3 having spent that.

This performance is laughable, as is their season.

Carroll is English and unfortunately to buy English players you have to pay a premium, a player of his ilk would probably have only cost half of that sort of money if he was foreign. I guess people moan about too many foreign players and then someone buys English and pays the premium and they're claimed to have wasted money, they can;t win.

I can't agree about the Carling Cup, Liverpool knocked out both Chelsea and Man City and I didn't see them putting out reserve sides. If they win 2 trophies, the only two that they could realistically win I think the season has to be graded as a success.

 

[mistahclarke]

Mourinho to Liverpool?

 

[Acker79]

I would like to think the yellow card to perch was for simulation rather than a late attempt to win the dropped ball, since he made such a big deal of it. Reina had to go, but perch was embarrassing.

 

[leigull]

Maybe Roy Hodgson wasn't so bad after all

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Maybe Roy Hodgson wasn't so bad after all

He was, just so happens that Kenny is really shite

 

[pasty]

Caroll has been booked after knocked the ball past the diving krul and then threw himself to the floor. Blatant dive, and an example to all those who spout the argument "why would you dive if you've got a chance of scoring" - no idea why, but it does happen. Caroll would have had an open goal, but just dived. It wasn't even a lost balance thing, he actually dived.

Can't wait for Kenny's sullen dismissive post match interview responding to it.

In my book it's called blatant f***ing cheating and players do it in a deliberate attempt to get a fellow professional sent off. Yes, it may be easier to score in some scenarios, but the chance of getting a penalty and the 'keeper sent off instead of scoring is one some players like to take. Disgraceful behaviour in my opinion.

 

[perseus]

Swansea three points behind with a game in hand. Liverpool still have a strong squad and arguably the best two central defenders in Agger (injured) and Skrtel behind United's Vidić (injured). Enrique is the best left back in the Premier League.

Not sure what Flanagan was doing in the side though. Downing was good when he played for Middlesbrough but naff ever since.

All their best players were not signed by Dalglish.

 

[crodonilson]

Swansea three points behind with a game in hand. Liverpool still have a strong squad and arguably the best two central defenders in Agger (injured) and Skrtel behind United's Vidić (injured). Enrique is the best left back in the Premier League.

Not sure what Flanagan was doing in the side though. Downing was good when he played for Middlesbrough but naff ever since.

All their best players were not signed by Dalglish.

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