Guest neesy111 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 What games has Lawro watched us Only the mackems game is a game we deserved more than what we got. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Liverpool vs Newcastle This is a tough-looking game for Liverpool against a Newcastle side that I feel have played better and should have more points than their league position and tally suggests so far. It is a massive game for Reds boss Brendan Rodgers too. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the way his teams play the game but the problem is they have to get results too. Last weekend's draw with Everton was a good one, considering where both sides are in the league, and it would have been even better if Luis Suarez's late goal had been allowed to stand. But Wednesday's defeat by Swansea in the Capital One Cup was poor and that sort of inconsistency in performances and results is probably about right for where they are as a team at the moment. The Magpies are far more of a unit and also so potent in attack - even without Demba Ba, who is rated as 50-50 to play because of a shin injury. Liverpool are quite the opposite, with Suarez their only fit senior striker, something which must have Rodgers holding his breath every time the Uruguayan plays because, if something happens to him, they are in massive trouble. Understandably, the Reds are being linked with strikers, and there have been reports they will try to buy Ba in January. If his knee is OK, which it appears to be, it would make perfect sense for them to try to buy him. Rodgers spent £11m on Fabio Borini in the summer but, if I had the choice of him or Ba, who still has a £7.5m release clause in his contract, then I know where I would have been shopping. Prediction: 2-1 Not a parody write-up.^ wait so if I am reading this right, he thinks we're overall a better team than liverpool but still has us down to lose still feel much better knowing hes against us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 As if Ba would be interested in going to Liverpool man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 As if Ba would be interested in going to Liverpool man Of course he will be interested when they offer him £30,000 more a week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 As if Ba would be interested in going to Liverpool man Don't be daft, of course he would. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Isn't he getting decent wages here though? Can Liverpool really afford to give him 30k on top of what we're giving him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 As if Ba would be interested in going to Liverpool man of course he would. Fantastic club full of proud tradition in the ex-Capital of Culture, excellent passionate fans and the opportunity to win every trophy under the sun. It would be an honour to see him there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 It's quite funny that when he finally gives us a compliment for playing well, it's when we're quite clearly not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Also, Ronaldo's new-found, live and let live attitude towards others reminds me of Dennis from Heartbreak High. I hope someone else knows what I'm on about here like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Also, Ronaldo's new-found, live and let live attitude towards others reminds me of Dennis from Heartbreak High. I hope someone else knows what I'm on about here like. I started really getting into Heartbreak High for a while, then it just suddenly disappeared from the schedules. Can't remember anything about it really though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Also, Ronaldo's new-found, live and let live attitude towards others reminds me of Dennis from Heartbreak High. I hope someone else knows what I'm on about here like. I started really getting into Heartbreak High for a while, then it just suddenly disappeared from the schedules. Can't remember anything about it really though. I remember watching it, one hot girl and a kid with a horrific curtains haircut. Oh, and there was an Italian guy who played "soccer" I think. The rest were turd at it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 As if Ba would be interested in going to Liverpool man Don't be daft, of course he would. Generic 'everyone would rather play for Liverpool than us' Dave post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Everyone would be interested in more money, and I still think they have more pull than us. Pouring scorn on the very idea seems daft to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 As if Ba would be interested in going to Liverpool man of course he would. Fantastic club full of proud tradition in the ex-Capital of Culture, excellent passionate fans and the opportunity to win every trophy under the sun. It would be an honour to see him there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Everyone would be interested in more money, and I still think they have more pull than us. Pouring scorn on the very idea seems daft to me. I concur. They'd likely offer him higher wages than us, historically bigger club with a recent record of success and worldwide profile and a board showing ambition to improve. He'd go if they came in for him I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Everyone would be interested in more money, and I still think they have more pull than us. Pouring scorn on the very idea seems daft to me. I'm not sure it's as cut and dry an issue as it may once have been though, also every player is different, you do tend to always say players would prefer them. If we're offering the same wages I struggle to see why players would choose them nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Newcastle v Swansea Newcastle are badly in need of a win from this game after West Ham went to St James' Park last weekend and did a job on them. The Magpies seem unable to put two good performances together, which might be down to a little bit of a hangover from last season when they had such a productive campaign. They might also be suffering from the same problem as Manchester City, in that some of their key players are not under any pressure for their place in the team. Swansea's draw at Southampton last week was their first away point since their opening-day win at QPR, and they do not seem to be the best of travellers. But they do have some competition for places, which is a sign of progress. Ki Sung-yeung is injured will be absent from the Swans' midfield but people like Kemy Agustien, Nathan Dyer and Danny Graham are all hoping for a return to the starting line-up, depending on which formation Michael Laudrup goes for. Prediction: 2-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I'm not sure I like sensible Lolro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Considering our current form i'm not sure how sensible it really is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Everyone would be interested in more money, and I still think they have more pull than us. Pouring scorn on the very idea seems daft to me. I just think both clubs are in very similar situations right now, but with us being arguably better and more likely to improve in the near future what with Liverpool going from crisis to crisis. I also think that if he had to pick between us and them he would chose us again because he is settled here and has no doubt made good friends within the squad, he would be stupid to leave that for a club that could well finish below us. Money is literally the only reason he would go imo and unless Liverpool sell Suarez I don't think they would be able to improve significantly on what we're already giving him, which I think (I might be wrong) is higher than average here given that we got him for free? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 he must have got a new intern this season or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20443753 His opponent for the latest round of Premier League fixtures is The Vaccines singer Justin Young. Young is a Manchester United fan despite coming from a family of Southampton supporters, and his Red Devils hero as a boy was David Beckham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Love it when Lawro cracks out a 3-0 prediction, only on special occasions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Stoke v Newcastle Newcastle are in the middle of a sticky patch and this is a horrible game for them to try to end it. When you have lost three league games in a row, as the Magpies have, and you are short of players because of injuries then the last place you want to go is the Britannia Stadium, especially when Stoke have started to win games, albeit narrowly. Having seen Newcastle lose at Southampton on Sunday, I can only see that pattern continuing on Wednesday. They were far too open against Saints, who created a host of chances. The Potters represent a very different test, and far more of a physical battle. I don't see it as being a fight that the Magpies can win. Newcastle boss Alan Pardew must be wondering where his next win is going to come from. I don't think it is going to be at Stoke. Prediction: 1-0 Generous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Fulham are having a wobble. They have gone seven games without a win and have lost three out of their last four. Newcastle know that feeling too, having ended their four-game losing streak with a much-needed victory over Wigan last Monday. The good news for the Cottagers is that Brede Hangeland will be back from his suspension and I think they might just get the result they have been waiting for. The Magpies are beset by injuries and it has been a difficult season for them so far. They will start to pick up points soon, when players return to fitness, but the silver lining for Alan Pardew is that his shortage of players might mean they buy one or two more players in January than they were going to. Like Fulham, I think Pardew's side are looking at a mid-table finish. It might not be the giddy heights of last season but they can still end up in the top half. Prediction: 2-1 Off to the bookies with a tenner on a toon win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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