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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Jell 0 Biafra - Today at 12:35:17 AM

It's whole lot easier to slot a good/great player into an already great team core.  If you can manage to also replace older players with younger players into that team/squad, you can keep it going for a while (Liverpool late 70s to late 80s, Man U early 90s to 10s, City now).

A lot of that great Utd team were of a similar age (they were all part of the "win nothing with kids" team).  Once they all retire, you're left with a bunch of bit parts and you're looking to rebuild the core.  That's the hard part.  And that's where teams that won a lot of trophies on the bounce fall back.

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Laois / Re: Underage squads 2024

Last post by on the hop - Today at 12:21:02 AM

The u20's weren't bad tonight , once they got on top of the Kildare puck out near the end of the first half they didn't look like they would be beaten. They also had the luxury of missing a penalty. The had a strong start to the second half with two goals but took the foot off for a while and things could have tightened up if Kildare hadn't shot as many wides I. Their purple patch.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by gawa316 - Today at 12:12:06 AM

It's a combo of the best manager about, financial clout, and recruitment...city haven't skipped a beat after replacing legends like Kompany, Fernandinho, Silva, Aguero, etc

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - April 26, 2024, 11:59:29 PM

I think he's taken them to a new level. And the PL too. Liverpool have had 2 near-faultless seasons and didn't win the league.

Yep it can't be all money or all manager, you need both. A bit of financial misconduct also helps.

It has to be about the management, Chelsea and Utd have on many occasions surpassed city's spending and came up short..

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Tony Baloney - April 26, 2024, 11:55:48 PM

I think he's taken them to a new level. And the PL too. Liverpool have had 2 near-faultless seasons and didn't win the league.

Yep it can't be all money or all manager, you need both. A bit of financial misconduct also helps.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by ONeill - April 26, 2024, 11:53:35 PM

I think he's taken them to a new level. And the PL too. Liverpool have had 2 near-faultless seasons and didn't win the league.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - April 26, 2024, 11:50:07 PM

Klopp did brilliantly. Arsenal are only finding out now what it's like to challenge Pep's City on a yearly basis. It breaks you eventually. To get over the line against them once is some achievement.

Were city less of a team before Pep? As they'd plenty of money before he arrived, or has he been the making of them?

As I regularly hear, Utd spend more than city, so it can't be a money thing

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by ONeill - April 26, 2024, 11:45:16 PM

Klopp did brilliantly. Arsenal are only finding out now what it's like to challenge Pep's City on a yearly basis. It breaks you eventually. To get over the line against them once is some achievement.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC ...

Last post by AustinPowers - April 26, 2024, 11:24:51 PM

Slot deal confirmed .

Sounds like a  bit of a gamble. Or  he could fit right in.

I'll get me coat.

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General discussion / Re: Have many countries have G...

Last post by Tony Baloney - April 26, 2024, 11:23:47 PM

A lot of people have been to Oz. On paper it's a place I'd like to have visited but the getting there is very off putting for someone who hates flying. How many 1 hr flights would it take?!

Go business class.

It's a fear thing rather than legroom although much better than I was. Have taken Diazepam in the past.