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Parkdrive

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Atticus Wrote:

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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/li

> verpool/9166045/Liverpools-latest-disappointment-a

> t-home-to-Wigan-highlights-Anfields-blindness-to-m

> odern-failings.html


Please correct me if I'm wrong nut isn't the author of the piece a Liverpool fan? If so he must have written this with a heavy heart but at lease he doesn't allow sentiment to cloud his judgement. He's spot on.

Otta

Otta

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I guess for the match going fans it is a bit different, as they will look at this season as one with two or three trips to Wembley, and one or two cups won, which doesn't look bad at all. As one said to me, "no one remembers league position unless you finish 1st".


That is a fair point, and they are the ones spending their hard earned money, and commuting a large part of their lives to supporting their team, whilst the likes of me just watch in the pub. I do think though that they'd find it hard to read that and see the truth in it. The cup runs are undoubtedly papering over the gaping cracks. And lets not forget that Cardiff easily could have won the league cup if luck had been on their side.

Undisputedtruth

Undisputedtruth

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Liverpool have some very good youngsters but I can't see the team being premiership contenders in the next five years.


Teams like Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham are widening the gap between Liverpool because of their youth policy and wealthy backers. That's the problem, whether you agree with it or not, Liverpool will always play catch up to the big five. As Liverpool improves, the other teams will as well from their position of strength.


Also, Liverpool were fortunate enough to beat the mighty* Cardiff in the mickey mouse cup. But there are still big names left in the FA cup to win it. Is the mickey mouse cup good enough for the Liverpool fans? Liverpool are not a top five side and so will not gain revenue from Champion League games and bolster their squad accordingly in the future. Realistically, Dalglish needs to be given five years to develop their young players before Liverpool becomes a top side again.


* sarcasm ;-)

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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United got lucky last night not conceding a penalty. I wonder how long Welbeck is going to get to prove or otherwise he is up to scratch. He just doesn't impress me as being exceptional.Meanwhile last season's leading scorer doesn't get a game. And what a talented player Berbi is.
JeanieB

JeanieB

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Well done chelsea. Honestly didnt think you had a chance but i think you proved most of us wrong!


I know this is like trying to find a needle in a haystack BUT i really want to go the FA cup final and was wandering if there was any chance someone in the big ED could help me out? Willing to spend upto ?100, maybe more. Preferably in the spurs end!


Thanks.

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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JeanieB Wrote:

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> Well done chelsea. Honestly didnt think you had a

> chance but i think you proved most of us wrong!

>

> I know this is like trying to find a needle in a

> haystack BUT i really want to go the FA cup final

> and was wandering if there was any chance someone

> in the big ED could help me out? Willing to spend

> upto ?100, maybe more. Preferably in the spurs

> end!

>

> Thanks.


The words FA Cup Final ticket and ?100 are never heard in the same sentence unless the sentence runs like this " you want an FA CUp Final ticket for ?100, are you serious????" B)

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Chippy Minton Wrote:

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> Kenny Dalglish has sent a message of soldarity to

> the tanker drivers. After buying Andy Carroll,

> Stuart Downing and Jordan Henderson he's grateful

> he's no longer responsible for the biggest panic

> buying in history.



;-)

maxxi

maxxi

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Very funny - Harry tells it slightly differently in his autobiog., that he told Futre to fuck off and didn't care if he never saw him again and that Futre came crawling back days later with his manager and lawyer, offered the cash first then offered Moncur the sweetener but that Moncur didn't give a monkey's what number he wore so all they had to do was square it with the FA.


Then - a little later - after seeing Futre, Dumitrescu and Raducioiu standing on the halfway line watching while WH's goal was being bombarded by Sunderland in the cold and wet he realised it probably wasn't going to work out.

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Kowloonatic Wrote:

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> Hello all. My first post on this forum - moving to

> Dulwich to start a teaching job in September.

>

> Who do we think are going down with Wolves? As a

> Villa fan, I am getting rather nervous...


Villa should be safe, Wolves, QPR and Wigan are gone. Probaly famous last words.

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