leffe186

Silly tackle by Dunne. Ah well.

Arguably the best bit of business anyone has ever done, purely on financial grounds.

But when you're away at a place like Anfield, particularly in the current climate, those spells aren't at all bad. I recall one bit of keepball in the Liverpool half where their fans were starting to get on their backs. That in itself is a reasonable aim. Of course, you've eventually got to do something about it, but if you have enough creative players used to playing together then you start to develop the confidence that you just need to keep patient and probing and the opportunity will come.

Other than a vast quantity of secondary sources and a reasonable amount of primary sources, you mean? Besides, comparisons with other time periods are always invidious. I'm not that interested, just glad Bale is playing for us.

Friday marks the beginning of the first consecutive 6-day period in the Premiership's history where there will be at least one live match screened. Mate, you don't know the half of it. Vomiting bug on the 23rd and my teeth were sore, turns out I had infections that had spread to the bone. Painkillers through Xmas (thank God my wife kept her hardcore ones from post-partum) then had all my wisdom teeth plus other things out on the 27th. All I've been eating is soup and chocolate pudding. I've missed so much fantastic food it hurts, but I'm on a nice cocktail of drugs. Still, if this is karma for our season then I'll take it.

Today was the first time I looked at that table for the last couple of months. Literally couldn't believe it at first.

The Yak has had a handful of decent games and one great one. Drogba has been very much a shadow of his usual self. Don't think either are stunning omissions in the slightest. I was more stunned that someone picked Essien.

That USA one is really smart, quite tempted. Wish we were a bit better, mind.

I love the Christmas period, footy, footy, footy.

Thing is, he's their best player. Better him not playing than playing. I hope Ba is fit for you guys. Get a draw at the very least, some injuries and cards would be nice. Racial abuse even better, if you can provoke it.

"Liverpool do need to buy a finisher in January though. I'd be in for Defoe...[stopped reading at this point]" Sure. That'll be 50M please.

Two goal lead seems harsh when they're still in striking distance of a CL spot. If teams above them had capitalised I'd agree though Sadly leffe, I already seeing Spurs as being in league all their own beneath the Manchesters. Your consistency and squad depth is annoyingly good. Third is yours, as far as I'm concerned - barring some major self-destruction. Chelsea and Arsenal will be vying for fourth. Liverpool will be inserted into that battle by the media, too. Hopefully Arsenal get it. I really wish that were the case, but there is still so far to go and the margins are so small. We still have that massive pile-up of tough games in Jan/Feb to come. The depth is good, but with one or two glaring issues (LB cover, Ade cover). Arsenal have a lot of injured players to come back, and Chelsea will surely spend in Jan. I wouldn't like to make any confident appraisals until the end of Jan. By then we'll have got our (Ade-less) games against Man City out of the way, and we'll know what everyone's squad will be. I was going to say that if we picked up a terrific forward we'd be in a great position, but then for some reason Asprilla came to mind. If you offered me fourth right now, I think I'd probably take it.

Two goal lead seems harsh when they're still in striking distance of a CL spot. If teams above them had capitalised I'd agree though

Hope Ba is fit. What's his prognosis?

Another professional performance where we didn't panic and rush things. Still not worked out how to react to these things.

Jesus, Danny Rose, not convinced about this.

Friedel is the archetypal vampire keeper.

Ade and Defoe just have no idea about offside. Christ. Easy as you like, that.

But we're so loveable and cuddly!

well if you don't ask, you don't get. Personally I thought it was cynical enough to warrant a yellow.

That's all right, we'll just take the red card for the professional foul, ref. Ref?

Did he say anything in particular Dave, or did you just need to get that off your chest? The usual arsehole replies to post-match questions. I love it. More the merrier. Always hated the cunt.

Did he say anything in particular Dave, or did you just need to get that off your chest?

Hope you enjoy it, and get to see a win. ...and then get to travel back to Norway with loads of miserable Norwegian Liverpool fans! Come on lads, counting on you here, a draw would be nice.

Did I ever mention that leffe is alreet. Strange fruit they are /worksonmanylevels