Paul_LFC

The only positive is that we are through. That's all.

Kuyt did a Riise tonight. Scores the odd important goal to paper over the cracks and keep his place in the team. Yeah Rafa says it is good that he never stops running for the team, but everything else he does is shocking. To be fair, he looked much better in the central role but he just isn't good enough.

Reckon Rafa will try and send Pennant plus a few pennies upto Newcastle for a bit of Milner?

Are EasyJet holding out for a few more million plus Finnan for the flight deal to go ahead?

I have to say it's going to be one of those nights where it could go plain sailing for us (4-0) or it could go very wrong or close. It's all about the extremes.

Nivea, Beko and Lucozade were the other advertisers who were prominently on the boards throughout the match.

Totally agree, Setanta is s***.

El Zhar did as much as Kuyt in his short spell. Good forward runs with pace and a bit of skill, opened things up a little. I have to agree with Mike about Benayoun too, he was poor today.

Amazing end to the game and taking into account how the game was going, superb result for us even considering how bad we played! Lovely goal by Stevie, it was more relief than anything. Do you reckon the early leavers heard the goal go in on the radio in the car? It was late enough. Can't believe how bad Xabi was, caught in possession too many times to remember and was very sluggish. Anyways, just made up we have another 3 points, lets keep it going. Slightly worried about midweek though, if we are that poor against Liege, we could be done by them on away goals. PS- Babel's first touch that took forever was a LOL moment.

Weren't there rumours on RAWK of H&G being at the game tomorrow?

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The referee is Mike Riley...brilliant.

Now that will be very very bizarre.

Stevie Gerrard will manage Liverpool someday.

Rafa sounds like he's had a night on the tiles going by that clip. His voice sounds rough as hell.

It'll be £15m for Downing, on a par with Bentley.

I have to admit, Chelsea were superb today. Sky are raving about Deco and he was good but Joe Cole was even better.

It has got to the point where he can't even make a convincing shot. He struggles to get any power. How we play him in an attacking role is unreal, if anything he would be a decent right back.

I have no worries at all about Dossena. He has the right style for the league, we needed a big lad on the left side as we always seem to get pushed around on that side. When the going gets tough, he'll stand out.

I thought El Zhar was probably the best player on the pitch in the reserve final in May.

1) Torres 2) Yossi 3) Xabi

I'm just delighted we won and 3 points in the bag straight away. Let's just enjoy the win, we have all season to analyse the potential problems.

Good on Carlsberg for the u-turn. They could have easily carried on with it.

Like the fact it's another Saturday opener for us. When we start on a Sunday, you feel out of the action. A win is a must.

f***s sake Rafa, I know he is entitled to be angry but sending shockwaves out the day before the first game of the league season? This weekend should be about getting out and getting a good win to kick off the league but now it'll be all clouded, I can see Rafa's post match interview tomorrow now. Reckon he'll wear a trackie too?