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Riera is suspended and Insua isn't registered for the champions league, even if he was he wouldnt start ahead of Aurelio, especially against a spanish team.  Hertha havnt got the money to buy Voronin, hopefully he bags a few more for them so that Bayern will show interest and the pool can include him in a player plus cash deal for Ribery!

D'oh forgot i was playing 3 centre backs when i picked the rest of my team! Yossi will have to make do with a place on the bench!

[37. You still think people who live in the cities of Newry and Ballymena are culties."]

"37. You still think people who live in the cities of Newry and Ballymena are culties."

When did Ballymena become a city?

Obviouslt big game on sunday against inconsistant citee. With Alonso suspended and Gerrard probably not fit enough I reckon the team will be something like this:

                Reina
Arbeloa Skrtel Carra Aurelio
            Masch Lucas
Kuyt          Benny     Riera
                Torres

I actually wouldn't mind seeing Agger at left back and pushing Aurelio up to left wing and Riera coming in for lucas, can't see it mind

I cant see it either and I hope I dont see it, Playing three players in positions that they havnt played in this season wouldnt be the best idea in a must win game!  Wouldnt mind seeing the same formation as pompey,

                     Pepe
        Carra      Skrtel      Agger
Arbeloa                               Dossena
              Masch    Aurelio
 Kuyt                            Riera
                    Yossi
                   Torres

I reckon Lucas will play instead of Aurelio though as he doesnt often play two games a week, Rafa plays him regularly in the CL and will want him against Madrid because of his experience in La Liga

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I see rafa was talking of striking options int he wake of selling keane.
He went as far as mentioning Nemeth (season long loan and broken cheekbone right now) and Pacheco

Where did you see this? I heard him mention Torres Babel Kuyt an Ngog but not Nemeth and Pacheco.  Nemeth is only on a months loan, probably another month before he is back from his injury though.  After his performances last season in the ressies and pachecos form in pre-season loads of liverpool fans were complaining about Rafa for not giving them a go, now they are complaining cos he is mentioning them as options.

It was on the Liverpool website. He mentioned Kuyt, Babel, Ngog, Nemeth, Pacheco, Benayoun and el Zhar as striking options. No Voronin though!

Torres (fit but tired) and Alonso (knock on his ankle) both doubtful for Saturday. Lucas suspended.

I cant see anything on the liverpool website were he mentions Nemeth or Pacheco

This is a quote from Rafa in the same article as he mentions Torres being Tired and Alsonso having a knock on is ankle

"We have enough quality. Kuyt, Babel, Torres, Ngog - we have a lot of different options up front. Benayoun played as a second striker the other day"

Its not that he doesnt want to play, he isnt long back after a persistent hamstring injury and has played 3 or 4 games in a row including extra time on wed night so naturally enough he is tired. When your muscles are tired is when you pick up injuries, so Rafa has to decide if he will have recovered enough to play without risking injury.  It is better to be without him for one game than missing him for a month or more

[Torres (fit but tired)]

I see rafa was talking of striking options int he wake of selling keane.
He went as far as mentioning Nemeth (season long loan and broken cheekbone right now) and Pacheco

Where did you see this? I heard him mention Torres Babel Kuyt an Ngog but not Nemeth and Pacheco.  Nemeth is only on a months loan, probably another month before he is back from his injury though.  After his performances last season in the ressies and pachecos form in pre-season loads of liverpool fans were complaining about Rafa for not giving them a go, now they are complaining cos he is mentioning them as options.

It was on the Liverpool website. He mentioned Kuyt, Babel, Ngog, Nemeth, Pacheco, Benayoun and el Zhar as striking options. No Voronin though!

Torres (fit but tired) and Alonso (knock on his ankle) both doubtful for Saturday. Lucas suspended.

Does this make sense for a premier player who is by far the best striking option on a team trying to win the league?

Does what make sense?

Did any of you hear a Larrsson to Liverpool rumour?

Heard it mentioned towards the end of the transfer window, just another silly season rumour id say, cant happen now anyway unless he isnt attached to a club at the minute

If a player is a free agent - he can sign with anyone at any time

Yip, just like I said 

Did any of you hear a Larrsson to Liverpool rumour?

Heard it mentioned towards the end of the transfer window, just another silly season rumour id say, cant happen now anyway unless he isnt attached to a club at the minute

I see rafa was talking of striking options int he wake of selling keane.
He went as far as mentioning Nemeth (season long loan and broken cheekbone right now) and Pacheco

Where did you see this? I heard him mention Torres Babel Kuyt an Ngog but not Nemeth and Pacheco.  Nemeth is only on a months loan, probably another month before he is back from his injury though.  After his performances last season in the ressies and pachecos form in pre-season loads of liverpool fans were complaining about Rafa for not giving them a go, now they are complaining cos he is mentioning them as options.

Think my local pays about £200 a week for it! from what i hear they charge you according to the size of the premises, ie how many people can potentially watch it in your pub.  the bar im referring to is pretty much getting raped as it has a restaurant and nightclub attached and are charged for the size of the whole complex even though they only show Sky in the small front bar!  Id say the only way to get a realistic price is to contact sky, or maybe a bar of similar size to your own and find how much they are paying

[Gerard has a drive which you rarely see in soccer players]

Lads, pray that Torres stays fit, he should be fresh if he doesn't get injured as he has played feck all.  Gerard has a drive which you rarely see in soccer players

Yep, and I believe Marcus McGee felt the full force of it.

Owen engineered himself a move to madrid less than a month after Benitez joined the club, He bought Crouch from a championship club and turned him into a regular England international.  Bellamy was playing in a mid table Blackburn team, Benitez gave him a chance to play for a top 4 club and champions league football, not exactly career destroying activities if you ask me!  As for transfers, every manager makes bad singings, Djemba Djemba anyone?

Benitez's list of bad signings seems to be very high for his relative short time in England.  As for Crouch, his form at Southampton earned him his England call-up before and this was before he moved to Liverpool.  But look at the man now!

Benitez has had to build a new team at liverpool though whereas other managers of top 4 clubs have been adding to quality squads.  If he is buying more players then there is a higher chance that he will have more 'bad signings'.  In saying that im pretty sure for every bad signing he made a comparison could be made to the bad signings Ferguson made.  Yes Crouchs form at S'Hampton earned him his England call-up, but his form at liverpool made him a regular England player, you can hardly blame Benitez for how he is playing at Pompey     

[He has destroyed several strikers since he has been at the club... owen, crouch, Bellamy...]

I have to say Liverpool & Rafa's treatment of Keane has been nothing short of appalling (I support united) & I have to say I prefer th be going at it hammer & tongs with the pool than any of the other rivals.

Personally I admire Gerard, Torres... wonderful players, but Benitez is proving to be a nasty control freak. He has destroyed several strikers since he has been at the club... owen, crouch, Bellamy... I think liverpools season will go belly up, he has 1 decent striker at the club, whose hamstring has been dodgy all season... he has left liverpool wide open with his childish power struggles... I would leave him in charge of the youth team transers never mind the senior team.. Dossena anyone!

Owen engineered himself a move to madrid less than a month after Benitez joined the club, He bought Crouch from a championship club and turned him into a regular England international.  Bellamy was playing in a mid table Blackburn team, Benitez gave him a chance to play for a top 4 club and champions league football, not exactly career destroying activities if you ask me!  As for transfers, every manager makes bad singings, Djemba Djemba anyone?