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Without a doubt, we should be starting a full or as near as damn it full strength team. This. Even more so seen as our next prem game is on the Monday afterwards.

From todays comments by Pardew there's no way obertan and best will be dropped

Look forward to seeing how he gets on Tuesday, early days but for me obertan just isn't doing it, still looks like he's lacking so much confidence. Marveaux might be able to offer more at this stage.

We could be surprised and might fair slightly better v's Villa than we did against QPR simply because Taarabt ran the show and we couldn't cope, I'm not sure Villa have the same kind of player in that position to hurt us? I still expect a loss though, 2-1 maybe. A point would be an excellent result.

Can't wait till our back to back games against city and united in November

Krul Simpson S.Taylor Colo R.Taylor Tiote Cabaye Jonas Obertan Ba Best or Shola

1-0 to them unfortunatly

Must admit Barton seems really excited to have joined QPR lol

Marveaux hasn't replaced anyone, we just got a good deal due to his contract being up

I think the best/ba partnership might be a non starter going on Thursdays game, they didn't link up once?

Isn't Marveaux all left footed?

This It depends on the replacements surely? In a short space of time Man Utd lost Ronaldo, Tevez & Pique. As long as they're replaced correctly then we should be fine. I'm happy with Cabaye for Nolan, Marveaux for Barton, Enrique's replacement seems like it's going to be better than the likes of Bridge & Shorey which a lot of people were fearing, leaving the centre-forward position to be sorted. This Now that's a question!

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Ba isn't any better than Shola, same type of player, almost idential infact! Best has looked more lively and tyhats saying something cos he is crap!

What a terrible footballer

I must admit I haven't watched Liverpool, only highlights. It will be interesting but you got to fancy Carroll getting close to 20 goals which for any team is a good thing. Plus they haven't got many other options other than to start Carroll. Anyway enough of that lol

I know few Liverpool fans on another forum, who are starting to think that Carroll just isn't right for their setup now. They've seen how they play better football without him, though they're still willing to give him time and find a pattern of play with the rest of the team. I had to explain to him that for 1 1/2 seasons Newcastle played almost exclusively to Carroll's strength, and while it wasn't the most attractive football in the world, at least it got the best out of Carroll (and Nolan). Be interesting to see how it develops. I think he fits into liverpools system quite well, they like to play 1 up top with playmakers behind, carroll is perfect to hold the ball up and help bring in those players into the game. He also thrives from good delivery and liverpool have that now.

Bridge on loan is the most realistic out of the bunch going by previous transfers near deadline day

This aint going to happen

To match liverpools midfield last weekend they must be half about, although you could agree it's early days and both teams have new recruits trying to gel. Personally i'd favor our midfield over sunderlands although it does mean cabaye must turn up this week as he was very quiet last weekend, again he's trying to adapt and this game might come too early for him? Taylor at left back is a concern, last week the team felt very unbalanced and it was only till the second half jonas was able to push on. All that said i think it'l be a scoring draw, 1-1 or 2-2.

Would be a canny signing, under 25, would be on lowish wages, hits all the right notes! What's his value anyone know?

Krul- 7 Simpson-7 Taylor-7 Coloccini-8 - MOM Raylor-6 Barton-7 Cabaye-6 Tiote- 6 Jonas- 7 Shola-6 Ba- 5 Obertan- 7 Best and Loven- 5

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Why do people on here think Ameobi is our forth choice stiker??? I'd say currently he's our 2nd choice!

At a guess: Krul, Simpson, Enrique, S. Taylor, Coloccini, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Obertan, S.Ameobi, Ba