On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[Annasfield]

Really?

I think he's a goo little player. We're playing Espanyol on Sunday and I was hoping he'd get a run out then.

[matthew123]

Problem is Anna injuries have kicked in and he is likely to be injured most of the coming season with recurring injuries.

[matthew123]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Matt - of course it was jock Stein who made Kenny

> a number 7 and taught him how to play. Stein

> said"the celtic shirt does not shrink to fit

> inferior players"sadly a fair few inferior players

> have worn the shirt since then buy yesk Kenny was

> one of the best number 7 s.

This was a long time before my time Mick, but I'd be very interested to hear from you how great a player Kenny was up at Celtic? I guess people will say George Best or Eric Cantona was a better player but apart from that being argumentative Kenny won 3 European Cups and countless League titles in England as well as a bucket load of trophies in Scotland (when Scotland were a superior force to England) which for me makes him the outstanding number 7 in world football.

[Mick Mac]

Might be worth looking closer to home first Matt- was he better than the man he replaced being kevin Keegan? He won 2 euro player of the years in a no 7 shirt. He was someone Liverpool thought they would struggle to replace and the reason they broke the uk transfer record to secure Kenny.It would be an interesting debate for Liverpool fans as Keegan was the original king of the kop.

[matthew123]

Bob Paisley who managed both Keegan and Dalglish said, "Of all the players I have played alongside, managed and coached in more than 40 years at Anfield, he [Dalglish] is the most talented."

Legendary striker, Dixie Dean who once scored 60 top flight league goals in a season for Everton, said of Dalglish, "a wonderful player, such skill, so brave. Probably the best combination of goalscorer and goalmaker I've ever seen".

[Jah Lush]

There's no comparison. Kenny Dalglish was absolutely brilliant. A wonderful player and ten times the players Keegan ever was. That's not just an opinion of mine it's a fact.

[citizenED]

And not a perm in sight. Unless anyone knows different!

[Annasfield]

King Kenny (not Kev)

[Sandperson]

Are we having another Liverpool love-in? I see when a United player gets mentioned he gets a slagging, mention one of their lot and it's all huggy, huggy, touchy-feely, lovey-dovey.

;-)

[Mick Mac]

Obviously UEFA disagree with bob paisley jah lush Anna Matt etc.not many players have won 2 European player of the year awards.its just another case of the best player in the English league being automatically assumed to be the best generally. In continental Europe Keegan will have a higher standing.

[matthew123]

Keegan was a great player and Liverpool have been blessed with some fantastic players over the years.

Just for Mick

Seems the Celtic v Dinamo Moscow game is not on TV tonight which I find quite bizarre

[Jah Lush]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Are we having another Liverpool love-in? I see

> when a United player gets mentioned he gets a

> slagging, mention one of their lot and it's all

> huggy, huggy, touchy-feely, lovey-dovey.

>

> ;-)

Aaah! Are you feeling left out? Actually it's old players from the past we're talking about not you're money grabbing, diving, cheating, preening ponces like Ronaldo. Oh! He doesn't player for you anymore does he. Great player that Ronaldo.

[Sandperson]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Sandperson Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Are we having another Liverpool love-in? I see

> > when a United player gets mentioned he gets a

> > slagging, mention one of their lot and it's all

> > huggy, huggy, touchy-feely, lovey-dovey.

> >

> > ;-)

>

> Aaah! Are you feeling left out? Actually it's old

> players from the past we're talking about not

> you're money grabbing, diving, cheating, preening

> ponces like Ronaldo. Oh! He doesn't player for you

> anymore does he. Great player that Ronaldo.

Very good Jah.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Sandperson Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Are we having another Liverpool love-in? I see

> > when a United player gets mentioned he gets a

> > slagging, mention one of their lot and it's all

> > huggy, huggy, touchy-feely, lovey-dovey.

> >

> > ;-)

>

> Aaah! Are you feeling left out? Actually it's old

> players from the past we're talking about not

> you're money grabbing, diving, cheating, preening

> ponces like Ronaldo. Oh! He doesn't player for you

> anymore does he. Great player that Ronaldo.

That's funny Jah. He's got off the mark with Real in the form of a slagging off from the oppostion in a friendly for diving "too much". There's a shock!!!!

[matthew123]

Jerzy Dudek has been shooting his mouth off about our Rafa, "it is not easy to negotiate with Rafa Benitez"

Although I have to say Rafa has been too diplomatic over Alonso, I can't help get the feeling that if it were anyone else but his boyhood club then Rafa would cut loose with a few barbed volleys (e.g. without Alonso no one will be able to conduct Kaka, Ronaldo, Benezma) but obviously he doesn't want to totally burn bridges if he has managerial ambitions at the Bernabeu. Having said that Spanish motormouth Guillem Ballague reckons Rafa's ultimatum of 48 hours to sign Alonso will be resented by President Florentino Perez and the sticking point could be that no one involved in the deal will 'want to lose face or to walk away with their reputation tarnished'.

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Awful bleedin' friendlies

*avoids jah*

[Mick Mac]

More seriously celtic losing at home after 5 mins and still losing after 30.missing our 2 key midfielders with injury sounds like they are bossing middle of pitch. Could be strachan like baptism for Tony m. I'm worried now an away goal behind already.have only lost once in 35 ch league games at home and that was barca.

[matthew123]

Yup half time score 1-0 to the Russians - maybe they should have lowered ticket prices further to get a bumper crowd with what is at stake. I think Dinamo already have 15 league games under their belt and you know they're no mugs from that league.

[Mick Mac]

Bad bad bad.assumerd it would be a sell out crowd but maybe not.anyway no midfield. The rubbish Italian played well in pre season and he is simply not good enough at euro level. We have been in a few scrapes befoRe though so hope Tony can say right thing at Ht.

[Annasfield]

Mick Mac - what happened? Was hoping the Vale were going to have this game on tonight, but apparently the dodgy channel was blocked.

[Mick Mac]

Sorry Anna we were rubbish. But did not see it either as on hols.vale would have been good though.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Celtic 0 - Ruskis 1

Nuff said

[Sandperson]

It's only half time MM. Don't panic yet. ;-)

[Atila Reincarnate]

Trying to get a result in Russia when you're already 1 nil down ain't easy. So much for their CL aspirations.

[Sandperson]

But stranger things have happened. It's a tough job though.