Liverpool v Stoke OFFICIAL Match Thread

BBC site says they played Macclesfield on 3 August too.

 

Guessing as those games were in July they weren't included on bbc website for some reason. Ruins my point about us having more games so maybe better fitness then

 

Exactly. Kicking can be practised much more easily against training dummies than other people.

 

Referee for Liverpool v Stoke is Martin Atkinson
Hope he can keep up with the game.
He was the referee for last game of the season Liverpool v QPR last May.

 

we knew that earlier in the week.

stay on your feet in the pen area... don't talk back and no issue.

 

Paul Merson
Football Expert & Columnist

I'm interested to see how Stoke play because Mark Hughes has said he doesn't want to play the Tony Pulis way. But you can only have a passing team if you've got passing players. Peter Crouch and a couple of others are very comfortable on the ball, but you can't turn a team into a passing team if they're not passers. That process will take time, but Hughes can't afford to start slowly because all eyes are on him. I think he's a good manager but people remember the QPR situation and a good start is important.

But I don't think he'll get the result. I think Liverpool are decent and I just wonder if they can handle the pressure at home. Last year if they didn't score early then they tended to struggle and often drew 0-0 with lesser teams. If they score early they can rip a team, but they get very nervous at home if they don't score in the first 25 minutes. However, I think they have gone under the radar a little bit and will score goals this season. I think they'll win this.

PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0

 

That's us lost then

 

game on....


blufff please post the fat kid saying lets f'n do this and then we're set

 

you mean the motivational baby?

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I'm ****ing better than Jones.

Yes, I can actually catch a ball.

No but seriously, this guy scares the **** out of me. Absolute shocking keeper, probably not even Championship quality - League one maybe.

 

The clutch of justice I call him. Or Carlos. Whichever you prefer.

 

Have to agree with that, do any of the young keepers at the club look any good? Don't watch as much of the youth games as I should...
Think the under 18s have a game today in fact!

 

Right. I'm off. Let's ****ing do this!!!!!!! YNWA

See you on Monday.

 

Good players, but 5 of them are very injury prone. Plus it wouldn't surprise me if they lose a couple towards the end of the window.

Add to that the Dynamics of of the management/owners etc - they could struggle. I do agree though that they'll avoid relegation

 

Have a good weekend mate

 

We don't have any stand out goal keepers coming through as far as I can see. That's looking all the way up from the U-15's.

We simply need to buy a young decent keeper as back up. Hopefully in Jan we'll do that

 

No, he had a heart attack.

 

Love that someone photoshopped a liverbird on his chest

 

My prediction....

Those with 5 fingers 4 - 0 Those with 6 fingers and webbed feet.

 

Odds are 14/1 on a 4-0 win
You would think you would get better odds than that.