Lee W

Still injured

Their injury problem's look a lot more severe than ours.

It a major factor with all the top players, and we agreed £25m with Shakhtar. In Salah's case though, whether we lose out on him or not, it should've been sorted out weeks ago.

Thought we missed out on him because of no CL football.

More here.... Obsessed and paranoid.

In two years time, where will we be....... F*ck off NYR this is not a transfer thread, but a serious football discussion. FWIW - I think we'll be back in the European Cup, season after next.

I read both the online "toned-down" version of The Evening Standard, and the "pick-me-up" versions and guess what ? The headline is completely different. Read the quotes and he never said what the rag headline said, but it you read the online version it is more conservative. I don't believe he's a "sulky git" by nature, but like the cream of the crop became more disillusioned as players got sold to fund the purchase of others. He was "happy as larry" when banging them in from 25-30 yards between '07 and '09 - as I've said before, that player has gone. He referenced Arbeloa and Crouch who left for different reasons, but they were not the knockout blows. As we know Xabi and Mascherano were, (and Agger's and Aurelio's constant injury issues AND the "rug effect" with Barry and Jovetic). If he felt he was in a "dark" position, guess what I know how he feels. It is sh*t when you aspire to be the best (don't we all), but feel that you are being held back. He was - and we, by hook or by crook, were restraining his ambition. What frustrates is that he seems to have hood-winked himself into thinking his new employers are "the highest level". They are not, as anyone with half a brain knows. Quality has been severely eroded this season and as much as we have have fallen, Chelsea are no guarantee to what he aspires to. They're just a better bet. I can't blame him for taking that option - what else was there ? That said, I couldn't reconcile his comparison that we had become like his boyhood Madrid club....... I would have left under Hodgson if I was him, but the fault-lines appeared much earlier than his appointment. F*ck off Purslow, and long live The King. (Sorry if repeated anyone's posts)

Nurse ! Double-red please. He also should've been shown a red for crying, the dozy ponce.

We've seen the best of him, from a pace and finishing perspective. The lad's lost his mojo through injury and not winning trophies. Carbon-copy of Owen, but at a slightly older age (at least Owen won something though !).

Scary isn't it ? He nearly signed the epitaph on our club. Hopefully he was watching just to check how a proper, inspirational, football person transforms a decent team into a very, very good one.

Aye - just to prove it wasn't those nasty Liverpool fans that got him the sack, just that he's a complete fraud.

Good job they didn't have these formation diagrams during the Total Football era.

Why can't Meireles run to the left ?

It would be a great shame but if he wants to go, sell him to the highest bidder - apart from The Mancs. Anyone, and I mean anyone but them.

'Kinell, that doesn't sound good does it ?

Who ? Nice the placcies couldn't even copy the El Nino banner properly, let alone make their own version. They left the Shankly Gates motif on

Isn't the Manc's visit the planned game for Carroll's home League debut ?

Wait till Carroll and Suarez are settled in and playing regularly.

Couldn't find anything in search but has the placcy's blatant Torres f*ck-up with their banner been mentioned ?

Carra would f'ckin nail Terry in one

Can't wait for this. Stating the obvious but a win would be massive, put us in the mix for 4th and keep up the positive momentum.

I like the cut of Henry's jib. I like the fact we have a manager who we all universally respect - no divisions. I like the fact we have a manager again who has half a clue about what this club is, and how to run the thing - both on the pitch and off it. Dalglish has erased the nightmare of Hodgson-past within a few games and even the previously unthinkable thought of losing Torres has been effortlessly dealt with on his part. Been there, done it, and won the titles after doing it. Regardless of Sunday's result, it really does feel like we've got our club back. It's a start.....

Would've thought a midfield playmaker (Adam ?) and/or quality wingers will be the priorities on the attacking front. Would like to see us keep N'gog and Pacheco, with Carroll and Suarez as first choice, and Kuyt in reserve. Gerrard might be dropping deeper in the next few years, and will be a superb holding midfielder so we should be covered there. We've just shunted nigh on 60m on strikers in a few days, I think that might be enough for now. Left-back, (maybe a centre-back) and wide-midfielders/wingers as a priority.

Bet he doesn't think that now - and hopefully not come the summer window. I certainly don't expect a Liverpool player to say that and then hand a transfer request in just under 3 weeks later. Personally, I think he's made a very misguided decision. Him and Suarez as a strike-force could've been something very special. Anyway, all water under the bridge now - can't wait to see Dalglish working with Carroll and Suarez.