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Surely they would be looking to play Friday evening for as long as possible. The Friday evenings have been a massive success since their introduction.

Yes, you would imagine that is their thinking also but daylight becomes an issue from early August onwards. Not possible to play 2 games on a Friday night unless reserve game started at 5.30pm which is a non starter.

Last year the switch to Sunday games was end of August or start of September but that was due to Tyrone in AI semi & final and the league was on hold for 4/5 weeks and nothing took place for all of August basically.

Well then its the two games that is the issue, not the friday night fixture.
Seniors friday, reserves saturday is def worth a try.  Spliting them up would allow a fixed calender for reserve games that isnt interuped by the county schedule either. I think that is a big part of what puts off the more 'casual' players, no reliable fixture list.
I would also potential adress the issue of smaller clubs in senior getting tanked every week in the reserves, they could be playing at the level their reserve team is at, not thier senior side.

Senior games Friday nght and Reseves on a saturday evening would be ideal for alot of people/ clubs I would imagine.
Obviously it throws up some issues around tarveling and traininga rrnagements etc but i think its worth a try for a year, particularly now with the split season.

They don't represent  mine.

Apart from the removal of the forward mark (which is a load of shite) I disagree with the rest of that

+1

Would like to see a midfielder like Tielemens come in as well on the assumption Bellingham is not available but I would not be convinced that is the end of it, especially if Ox/Minamino and Neco all leave. It leaves us with a central midfield panel of

Hendo
Thiago
Fab
Jones
Naby
Milner

I am not including Elliott and Carvahlo as they are more attacking options. On paper it looks fine but a long term injury to Fab/Thiago/Hendo and it could get tight.

Jones needs to step up this year and become a real option for an extended run but I would be concerned about a lack of goals from midfield, especially when teams park the bus.

They say Tielemans doesnt have the legs for a Klopp midfield. Think Eliott deffo a midfield option possibly even Carvalho too but the options are still older guys with a few injuries or younger guys with plenty to prove. One singing changes the make up. JUST GIVE US A MIDFIELDER FSG YE BASSAS

Im not sure Tielemans is an improvement on what is there, apart from being another body to cover for injuries. Unless there are more outgoings I dont think there will be anyone ele to come in.

Wonder does Nunez have Asthma? Seems to be endemic at Liverpool.

Once they get him on the inhalers there will be no stopping him

Goal scoring wasn't an issue I'd thought at Liverpool, so many chip in and fill in when ones are injured,, How many goals did they score last season?

Probably preparation for Mane leaving this summer and Salah next summer. They account for a very high % of Liverpool's goals.

One poster on here was saying Diaz was Mane's replacement which has worked out really well considering his performances this season, Changing their style could be brilliant but considering their points tally last year more of the same would/could be enough..

Hopefully for Liverpool he doesn't end up like Peter Crouch or Andy Carroll 

Crouch did fine at Liverpool. He just wasn't quite the elite level they needed to push on to the top. Torres was, but then other events took over.

Carroll was a complete failure.

Style wise , Nunez looks closer to Torres than any other previous Liverpool 9. He does seem physcially stronger tho.
The style/ system will undoubtably change with him in the team, but i don't think thats a bad thing.
He will force them to evolve...... Ill get my coat 

Some interesting results tonight:
Greencastle return to Senior going well with big win over Moortown (Think they celebrated too long after beating Ardboe... was a mini champo session I believe)
Owen Roes go to Pomeroy and turn them over

Also on another note what is up with 2 senior teams not being able to field a reserve team so early in the year???

Moy and derrylaughan notorious for not fielding reserves. The thinking round our club was moy we're at home so they would field reserves, unfortunately not the case. Disappointing as 20+ lads left with no football

You only have to look at the early league table to see these clubs are struggling. Obviously no strength and depth in the clubs. Derrylaughan have 4 reserve league points moy look to have took a few hammerings, probably didn't fancy another from Carrickmore.

Perhaps a reserve league independent from senior status would help. I dunno throwing it out there. Although if you don't have players where will that pull them out from.

Tyrone leagues have been crying out for years for reserve and senior to be split. Reserve league should be played separate with proper relegation and division, atleast to level the playing field. Senior Friday evenings, reserve Saturdays.

I agree. Certainly worth trialling for a year or two anyway, particulrly now with the split season

Mane does seem to be going to Bayern all the same.

Will Klopp look for an out and out centre forward and still use a combination of Jota, Firminho, Diaz and Salah on the wings?

Mane has already been replaced with Diaz coming in January.
The player that comes in to 'replace' Mane will more likely be a replacement for Salah when he goes

They're going to have to put Thiago through a strenuous enough  session today or tomorrow, and I just can't see him making it. Gutted for him if that's the case. It does look like Fab will be ok.

(I just caught the end of Phil Neal's career, so maybe I'm being harsh on him, but for me Steve Nicol would be my choice as best Liverpool right back. Jim Beglin looked potentially great as well on the left, but unfortunately his career was cut short so ended up unproven).

Rob Jones is another that could have gone on to have agreat liverpool career but was hampered by injuries

Thiago is in training this afternoon. Very very good news.

Huge bonus if he's fit for Sat, the betting is right with Liverpool at evens, but 4/7 to lift the cup is the better option

A fully fit Liverpool first team win this hands down.

What are the bookies offering?

PSG, Chelsea and City thought the same. Game is totally 50/50 imo

I agree.
I think Liverpool are the better side, but Real are on some run and will have gotten great belief from the previous rounds.

Im not a fan of the podcast and their style normally, but i thought those episodes were a great listen.
The first episode I found quite funny, them telling the story about how one of them had been caught out himself.
The second episode though is bonkers when you begin to realise the web of fake account and lies involved to dupe numerous people (mainly inter county footballers it seems) over a 8 year period.

Thiago is in training this afternoon. Very very good news.

Having both him and Fabinho available would be a massive boost

[SOMETHING]

Constitution aside, even if it was changed, it is still incredibly easy to get your hands on a gun in some US states.

There are almost 400 million guns in the hands of civilians in the US - thats about 120 guns for every 100 people.

It accounts for 46% of civilian held guns globally.

Those stats are mind blowing alone.....not to mention the other guns on the streets that are not accounted for.

So if the constitution changes tomorrow would it make a difference given how many guns are readily available?

Its a complete mess

So is the only alternative to do nothing?
Surely some level of gun control is better than the current situation? It might have a while to have an effect but might slowy reduce the level of gun ownership over time.

I'm pointing out this this is not the resolution that will change things in the here and now.

Granted it might slowly reduce over time (it will be a long long time) but the issue is over 400million guns are out there.

America may well have went past the point of no return when it comes to gun culture, but surely they have to try SOMETHING at this stage?
Powerful stuff from Steve Kerr in his press conference, but its unlikely to change many intrenched opinions either.
There is no simple solution to this, but banning assault rifles and having stricter background checks along side some sort of buy back scheme is bound to at least get the direction of travel going the right way?

Constitution aside, even if it was changed, it is still incredibly easy to get your hands on a gun in some US states.

There are almost 400 million guns in the hands of civilians in the US - thats about 120 guns for every 100 people.

It accounts for 46% of civilian held guns globally.

Those stats are mind blowing alone.....not to mention the other guns on the streets that are not accounted for.

So if the constitution changes tomorrow would it make a difference given how many guns are readily available?

Its a complete mess

So is the only alternative to do nothing?
Surely some level of gun control is better than the current situation? It might have a while to have an effect but might slowy reduce the level of gun ownership over time.

Continue please.

My interest is piqued

Im not normally a listener, but this story is bonkers.
episode 222 & 223