Nate

http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1189947,00.html

She really is awful.

That was absolutely brilliant.

Beye & Faye are potentially the perfect combination of pace and power, but as we don't really have an alternative right-back, i'll agree with Wullie.

I would reluctantly drop Geremi to accommodate Enrique and try to keep the momentum behind the 4-3-3. Given Beye Caçapa Faye Enrique Butt Barton Milner Martins N'Zogbia Smith I still think Milner's attributes may prove better suited to a central role and even if it's not working, the formation can easily be switched to a 4-2-2. Do we know wether Caçapa and Faye will be fit?

Very good refereeing.

'Cap fits for Toon' Cappello linked on the back of tomorrow's Daily Star.

To be fair to Barton, the Blackburn game was the first he looked anywhere near match fit and he was comfortably one of our best players.

There's at least one better left-back than Riise at Liverpool, nevermind in the entire league.

I'd have said N'Zogbia is probably the most suited player in our squad to play as a wing forward in the 4-3-3. Shooting, composure, pace, crossing, ability to beat his man - he simply offers more there than Milner. Given Beye Caçapa Faye Enrique Geremi Butt Barton Martins Smith N'Zogbia

Huddlestone has changed the game, wonderful passing.

ITK?

http://www.glory-glory.co.uk/forums/thread/248763.aspx

Liverpool 1-0 Porto. Torres.

I've just been listening to Graeme Souness talk about Steven Gerrard and he not only stated that he'd still play Lampard & Gerrard together for England, but also that he 'hasn't been convinced' by Javier Masherano with him at Liverpool.

I can't see the attraction of a relegation battle, albeit in the Premier League, when you have a realistic chance of leading your country into the World Cup finals. Souness is amongst the favourites to replace him.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7114028.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/7112846.stm Seems harsh considering how much he over-achieved last season.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N157804071125-1919.htm

Given Taylor Beye Faye Enrique Rozehnal Geremi Emre Martins N'Zogbia Smith Sam will certainly have to rethink his tactics but i can't see him switching to 4-4-2 in what will be one of our toughest away fixtures. As Beye was our only defender to perform yesterday i wouldn't be inclined to move him, and so Taylor becomes the best option at right-back. Rozehnal, Geremi and Emre can all retain possession which we're desperately going to need them to do, whilst all being reasonably defensively-minded to deal with a combative Blackburn midfield. Martins and N'Zogbia's pace will be a threat on the counter-attack and should cause Warnock and Ooijer/Emerton problems throughout. I'd also go for Smith above Viduka as the formation requires a mobile forward, who will chase everything down and is also capable of bringing others into play. That simply isn't the Australian.

And then end up sacking another manager in September, the worst possible time of the year. I say that because if we do finish in the bottom half this season i don't believe he should be sacked. If, however, after three transfer windows he still can't produce a coherent team capable of playing effective football, I wouldn't be inclined to give him another entire season.

Barring a serious threat of relegation, he must at least be given the rest of this season and the beginning of next. When Allardyce arrived, the club possessed deep-rooted problems from previous regimes which simply weren't going to be fixed overnight. However disillusioning recent performances have been, i still have faith he will have learnt something from each, and is ultimately the man to turn the club around.

I like the look of that formation. Smith, Butt & Emre really should be dominating Sissoko & Lucas.

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=rafa-benitez-stunner-england-job-might-te