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Football Thread |OT18| Have you ever seen a Mackem punch a horse?
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Do what I just do: Support no-one and laugh at everyone elses' misfortunes.
Coutinho has been fantastic on the left, so I wouldn't want to take him from there
As good as Hendo's been, I'd prefer him playing a bit deeper to take advantage of his energy, ability to retain posession and pick out a pass. If Gerrard is out for a while recovering from his shoulder op then it's a given really.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Aye, if he does that he'll probably find Liverpool considerably more entertaining than he does now.
Meaning you can play a lower rated team against Barca and be able to win if you're the better player.
Can got the whole package
Gareth Bale
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Going to get a lot of hate for this, but I hope so. I'm getting really bored with this circus of controversy that follows him around. You really don't want to see such a high level of player leave the Premier League, but I don't think he will change or that he even wants to change. They could get at least £35 million for him, which would allow them to sign a good replacement and strengthen their defence as long as they don't do something stupid like spend £15 million on Ashley Williams. Maybe they could bring back Xabi Alonso as well.
You're a favorite poster of mine and I mean no offense, but I don't think anyone but Man United and Everton fans care about Liverpool at all in 2013. They are certainly not near the top of the most hated pile.
Big time. I think Bayern were lucky to not get a foul called, but Alba is constantly diving and flopping and sometimes that means you don't get a call you might otherwise.
Loved every minute of it. You're in for a treat.Just saw the pilot of House of Cards, it was amazing. Kevin Spacey right up his game, Fincher done a great job and the music suits perfectly
What striker are we going to get to replace him?
If he wants to stay, there is no way we will be selling him
Defoe and then we'll recall Ngoo.
Ingeniero
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10 match ban for cunt Suarez?
That includes Uruguay national team matches?
I think is not enough but at least we are closer to get a permanent ban, one more bite or punch, kick or handball and I am sure FIFA will use the banhammer drastically.
His kind taints football, he has to leave, the rat.
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HALA MADRID !!!!!
That includes Uruguay national team matches?
I think is not enough but at least we are closer to get a permanent ban, one more bite or punch, kick or handball and I am sure FIFA will use the banhammer drastically.
His kind taints football, he has to leave, the rat.
Other topic:
HALA MADRID !!!!!
10 games?
I don't think this works in the context of other bans the FA have handed out, worse than racial abuse or career ending tackles?
Lets not beat around the bush, if Suarez had wanted to - with those teeth - he could have torn a chunk of flesh out of Ivanovic's arm. So he obviously didn't bite him that hard.
Obviously it's still a totally mental thing to do, but he could have hurt Ivanovic far more with a kick, punch or headbutt that he'd presumably have only gotten a 3 game ban for.
I don't think this works in the context of other bans the FA have handed out, worse than racial abuse or career ending tackles?
Lets not beat around the bush, if Suarez had wanted to - with those teeth - he could have torn a chunk of flesh out of Ivanovic's arm. So he obviously didn't bite him that hard.
Obviously it's still a totally mental thing to do, but he could have hurt Ivanovic far more with a kick, punch or headbutt that he'd presumably have only gotten a 3 game ban for.
No thanks, has a bit of a reputation for biting..
You're a favorite poster of mine and I mean no offense, but I don't think anyone but Man United and Everton fans care about Liverpool at all in 2013. They are certainly not near the top of the most hated pile.
Big time. I think Bayern were lucky to not get a foul called, but Alba is constantly diving and flopping and sometimes that means you don't get a call you might otherwise.
Loved every minute of it. You're in for a treat.
Brilliant.
We got nailed on this shirt color crap last season.
You don't need to justify your disagreeing. I mainly included Liverpool because everyone here knows I'm a LFC fan so it would be too obvious if I just put my only hated team as who I thought the most hated in the world is. My justification is that the PL has the most followers of any league. Where as fans of Barça or Real might be admirers of the club, La Liga, as a competition, doesn't really have the significance of the PL, where there are 4+ clubs with huge worldwide fan bases. United is the biggest club and while that obviously means they'll have a lot of fans, when there are so many fans of the league, they'll also have a lot of haters.
What? Ofcourse not.
Kamakazie!
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Same as most player awards except clubs internal ones. Anyone based in their own half of the pitch tends to get mistakes highlighted. Transfer market is no different, despite a lack of top class talent being available in the defensive midfield position for example.
I think they are taking historical context into account. Punches, kicks, headbutts, elbows, etc. are all something that happens at times in sports (often times in retaliation). They're all reprehensible but they're not uncommon. Biting someone takes a really special kind of fucked up and he's now done it twice. 10 games is probably harsh but he has no one to blame but himself.
Well, Barca did get the whole package yesterday.
Ingeniero
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If that were the case, he would be in jail, not out for 10 games.
As I said immediately after it happens, I'll be sad when he's gone but ultimately relieved that he's someone else's problem. No team that has any measurable ambition can expect to improve when their best player is routinely absent for large stretches of the year, every season.
That said while I'm sure the management's patience is running thin, I don't think it'd be wise to sell him. I'd like it if Liverpool's talisman were characters like Barnes, Rush and Macca once again, but you've got to play with the hand you're dealt. Right now we've got one of the most dastardly players in European football but also one of the best.
Yeah, I get what you mean. I hate any team but my own who is frequently successful. If they're a historical rival, obviously the hatred is even worse.
I hate Barca, I hate Madrid, I hate Bayern, I hate United, I hate Chelsea. I don't really care about Juventus or teams in other leagues because I just don't really care about them at all. I think if soccer was the only sport I followed then I'd hate more great teams but I have a lot of hate to go around being an American sports fan. Fuck the Lakers, Celtics, Red Sox, Yankees, Patriots, Giants (especially fuck them), the Gators, the Hurricanes, etc.
There are very obvious reasons why biting is considered such a serious offense, in other sports and in criminal law. Bites can transmit diseases to another person.
Steverulez
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Premier ass is not a disease.
Gareth Bale
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Maybe someone like Bony from Vitesse. Everyone keeps saying he's good.
Surely you can find a decent striker for less than £35 million.
beaver teethitis is
Shatner's Bassoon
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The FA should reduced the ban to 5 matches but for those 5 matches Brendan Rodgers had to manage on the touchline in his underpants.
I was just listening to talksport (i know...) and i had to laugh at the fact that one of them said we would have no choice but to buy another striker, otherwise we'd only have Carroll and Borini.
To be fair, I can see us giving Carroll until Jan like we did with Joe Cole, and seeing how he does. If nothing else, he might help with our calamitous defending from set pieces.
Liverpool could take a punt on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if they sold Suarez and no one else had snapped him up. He has the pace of a guy like Suarez (faster probably) and has been one of the better players in France the past two seasons. He doesn't seem like a Gervinho or Giroud who wouldn't necessarily be as prolific elsewhere as well.
I think he's a signing that will add to the squad, not someone who will replace our best player.
We have an impossible task as it is to get 4th next season, selling Suarez will cripple us. I just can't see it happening unless he actually wants to leave
I think if Rodgers were going to give Carroll a six month chance, he'd have done it this year instead of sending him to West Ham on loan a deal that doesn't benefit us at all except not worrying about training him.
I'd rather buy someone like Son or Tom Ince who can score goals from out wide and provide a creative outlet. Sturridge as Borini aren't a world class pairing but we've had a fairly decent contribution of goals from defense and midfield.
Vivalaraza
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Eh, there is no reason to sell him.
Total over-reaction.
Edit - Okay maybe not no reason but no good reason, IMO.
Total over-reaction.
Edit - Okay maybe not no reason but no good reason, IMO.
True. Anyway, would be nice if we could get a few deals done to improve our squad pretty soon, so at least we don't have to faff about when the window opens.
That would make me feel better.
Gareth Bale
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Well I don't think it will happen either, but I also don't think it's the worst idea in the world.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Never gets old :')
can someone copy the funny neogaf-mod head on müller...you know which one...
Diablo Rosso
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10 matches for Suarez. Appealing that would be stupid, but very Liverpool :lol. They're better off just telling him what a fucking idiot he is.
LabouredSubterfuge
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What are Bayern fans singing when they score? That song sounds awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=idQRtJUuDFI#at=479
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=idQRtJUuDFI#at=479
I don't think Liverpool should be too upset if they can sell Suarez for £30m-£40m.
They may not have initially spent well under Rodgers, and are still hamstrung a tad by the Dalgleish debacle, but they seem to be doing a lot better lately. Coutinho is settling in nicely and will likely be my first name on the teamsheet in my fantasy team next year. Sturridge is turning out great. You could get Remy for £8m. You could spend the rest of just that money on filling out the rest of the squad. A top tier centre back and central midfielder. You could still have close to £20m to splash on another winger/striker if you wanted.
They may not have initially spent well under Rodgers, and are still hamstrung a tad by the Dalgleish debacle, but they seem to be doing a lot better lately. Coutinho is settling in nicely and will likely be my first name on the teamsheet in my fantasy team next year. Sturridge is turning out great. You could get Remy for £8m. You could spend the rest of just that money on filling out the rest of the squad. A top tier centre back and central midfielder. You could still have close to £20m to splash on another winger/striker if you wanted.
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