loki679

No doubt if I was Spanish I would have been happy with that performance but for the rest of us it was as dull as ditchwater.

I don't mind if we sell players for a big profit as long as they're replaced with players of equal or better quality. As long as the team is progressing and moving forward then the personnel don't matter too much. It's only if we cash in on someone and then either don't replace them or replace them with someone worse on the cheap that would irk me. As long as we as a club and a team are improving then i'm fine with selling players. Loyalty is to the club, not the individual players (if that makes sense).

Always think it's a bit dodgy signing players from relegated teams. There's a reason they were relegated......

Did a good job for us and i'd be happy with £3m for him. Stick that £3m towards De Jong and i'd consider that a great upgrade. I'm a little surprised other prem teams aren't in for him at that price though. Everton, Reading or even Sunderland could use him at that price, he'd do a decent job for them I think.

A recurring theme on there is that their club is financially stable yet as far as I know their wages to turnover ratio is very high and they're losing millions year on year. Is this another mackem delusion or am i missing something?

Honestly man, what the f*** are these c***s on? TBF, you could read that as an honest appraisal of how s**** Liverpool are. That was my first thought, too Gerrard is an immense player, though. No two ways about it. He was shocking last season.

Well, since its the summer I guess someone should mention Carlton Cole

I know we're building a good relationship with them across the channel but Lille must fucking hate us by now.

I'm taking my ballbag and going home.

Decent enough first half from him I thought, he's been lively, getting involved and had a couple of good shots from range. Hope he gets a goal.

Running away from a business having just robbed it maybe.

This is where De Jong, who the mackems have all rated for a while now, gradually deteriorates in their mind until he's a shit Emile Heskey. Should Demba look like he'll be leaving then obviously the reverse will apply to him until he's the equivalent of a Messi/Pele/Maradona hybrid.

Hysteria. What's wrong with people not liking it, even if they've got no intention of buying it anyway? We've got to look at it every week and it represents the heritage of the club. What's been particularly frustrating about the last two is that they've been so close to excellent. That's what gets me. It's so close to being a really nice kit but some idiot designer had to fuck with the stripes for some retarded reason. It amazes me how many times and how many different ways these 'professionals' can screw up a simple black and white striped t-shirt.

Hoping ROI can hold on at 0-0 until half time, might jump in then when the odds are better.

Had £20 on italy @2.4 and layed the draw for another £40 or so. Damn Croatians nearly fucked me but stuck everything on the draw after they scored and emerged £25 up. Not sure my heart can take that again.

Watching this on cctv5 and for some reason the commentary is about 8-9 seconds behind the pictures, very strange.

It'll be a load of shite. The cleaner got a new mop head or something.

Jesus, when even Wireside is talking more sense than you it's time to shoot yourself in the face.

Scousers in work calling him B Rod Yeah, ok. That ranks alongside unicorns and flying pigs.

The current squad would win because they'd be playing against 10 men due to suspensions and a good number of those 10 on the pitch would be injured and barely able to get around the pitch.

He had some real shockers in our shirt but on the whole he did more right than he did wrong. It is a shame he can't stay but it's understandable that he wants first team football and you have to give the lad credit for giving up a nice number at a decent club on a good wedge to go and find it. Compare his behaviour with the likes of Owen and some of the other wasters who hang on to football cllubs like leeches and he comes out very well.

I do wonder about his knee and this clause that says he gets half the £7m transfer fee. If he thinks he might not have long left to play due to injury or the risk that his knee might explode then I could see why he'd want to cash in on a big money move.

6.5m for rodriguez? Why do english players cost so much more anyway?

Imagine if Geoff Hurst had refused to go to the 66 world cup because he wasn't a starter or if David Platt had refused to go to Italia 90 beccause Robson was first choice. Just a typical twattish modern footballer.