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Last 10 mins was painful. Injury time was even worse. Hendo off was wrong. We had great momentum and then it just went flat.

Yes very strange.

He gave us two freekicks in dangerous positions and obviously thinks thats enough for today.

Gary Taphouse and the lovely Barry Horne.

Brilliant by Bouzanis putting them off with his hands.

What I don't understand is that clearly this was a team setup for a nice day out at Anfield against a team that came to park the bus, not a slog in that weather and on that pitch at Oldham. Surely if you are going to play Robinson and Wisdom (and there was no real option) then Carra has to start? Joe Allen has damn all confidence and he starts in a 2 with lightweight strikers out of position on the flanks? Concede the first goal and that team was always in trouble. We needed Kuyt and Masch for that game. But all we have instead is throwing on Downing the Tin Man and Shelvey, a kid who doesn't have a real role or identity as a player.

Doesn't look like its going to happen.

Not that the commentary team would acknowledge it

Hendo!

Craig Burley's interpretation of the offside law is interesting.

Fox Soccer panel in full-on lynch mob mode.

In the US we have holier than thou Clarke Carlisle doing the analysis and he is practically in tears.

This is really terrible.

Huge mistake to let him go now, especially when we don't know if Lucas is truely 'fixed' and Allen is not entirely convincing. He could be sold in the summer and hardly at any more of a loss.

Looked like that to me too.

Damn

So what would have happened if Suarez had reacted like Van Persie did?

He really is a strange character, Clattenberg.

David Pleat just said Carragher should come on to play up front.

Agger in a headlock at that corner.

Pity we didn't have that lino against Swansea.

3-2. They cannot defend.

Jesus. When you put it like that....

Spectacularly so.

On the US commentary, Trevor Francis, called the tackle in the first minute and then a further one after 25 mins or so, both yellow card offences. No surprise to see Scholes taken off more or less as soon as he did get the yellow.