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[SoxFanInCali]

Were you guys away? Because @Stoke has become a tough fixture

Yeah, it was away. I think we've got 2 draws and 2 losses there. Very difficult place to go.

[SPDougie]

Stoke 1-0 Liverpool

Stats don't tell the whole story, but here's a few:

Shots: Liverpool 24, Stoke 3
Shots on goal: Liverpool 7, Stoke 1
Possession: Liverpool 73%, Stoke 27%

But Stoke converted a penalty, Liverpool had a couple of shouts turned down, and the Reds couldn't convert one of their many opportunities. One of those days...

There was also about 5 potential handballs in the box that could have been called against Stoke. One of those non-calls was what set Suarez off to go after the assistant referee and get a yellow.

[Kenny F'ing Powers]

Just saw This job posting for a Liverpool football club writer for NESN. Wasn't sure if there was anyone interested, but figured I'd throw it up here anyway.

[Zomp]

Applied.

[PedroSpecialK]

Words can't describe that strike by Modric. Good lord.

In the same sequence, Agger got hurt. All is right in the world.

26' Agger finally off after trying to tough it out - Coates in.

Adam gets his 2nd booking. This one was legitimate, the first one was pretty suspect.

Edited by PedroSpecialK, 18 September 2011 - 08:00 AM.

[PedroSpecialK]

Brainiac Skrtel gets his 2nd on a needless challenge from behind on Bale. Down 2 men and 1 goal. This has been a vomit-inducing display.

Defoe on a break, Enrique got back but it wasn't enough. 2-0.

Ugly, ugly day.

Edited by PedroSpecialK, 18 September 2011 - 09:07 AM.

[CPT Neuron]

What an abomination of a game.......Jose Enrique has a bad case of touchitis - his tendency to carry the ball out of the back is maddening. He has great footskills and technical skill, but his tactical awareness seems a bit suspect.

Suarez has to have a better strike on a set piece from the top of the 18. Oh well, still early in the season and a much better place within the table as compared to last year.

[SoxFanInCali]

Not much to say, other than they kept it 1-0 and almost got the equalizer playing 10 vs. 11. The other 3 didn't come until they were down to 9.

[SoxFanInPdx]

Glad I missed this one by the sounds of it.

[URI]

Not much to say, other than they kept it 1-0 and almost got the equalizer playing 10 vs. 11. The other 3 didn't come until they were down to 9.

Pool was really impressive to me, but the Suarez yellow should have been nipped in the bud by Carragher. There's no reason for a guy who has a rep as a hothead to be screaming at the ref for that long without the captain jumping in.

It was very strange to see Carra let him sink out there, since the last thing Liverpool needed at that point was someone else carrying a yellow.

[dirtynine]

You guys ready for mighty Brighton in the CC?

[cjdmadcow]

I'm expecting a very difficult game tonight at the Amex. Brighton have started the season well in their new stadium, have a good manager in Poyet and I expect Kenny to start with a pretty strong side. The Carling Cup has become an important competition to us, he certainly took it seriously in the previous round at Exeter and I expect the same again.

I'm sure Gerrard will play some part, if not start, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Carroll and Bellamy start up front.

I see plenty of goals & maybe even extra-time and penalties to decide this one.

[cjdmadcow]

4-3-3?

Liverpool team for tonight: Reina, Kelly, Coates, Carra, Robinson, Kuyt, Lucas, Spearing, Bellamy, Maxi, Suarez

Gerrard on the bench.

[PedroSpecialK]

Thank god Kelly is fit again. Never again do I want to see Skrtel at right back.

[SoxFanInCali]

I'm hoping Coates can adjust to English football quickly. With Agger hurt (again), Carra aging, and Skrtel, well, being Skrtel, we may need him to play a significant role this season.

[SoxFanInCali]

Welcome back, Craig Bellamy!

1-0 after 7 minutes.

[PedroSpecialK]

Kuyt puts it away in the 81st, 2-0

And thank goodness he did, Brighton adds a penalty in extra time. 2-1 Liverpool FT

Edited by PedroSpecialK, 21 September 2011 - 03:44 PM.

[dirtynine]

Great match, well-played. Proud of Brighton for hanging with the big boys - and glad to see Stevie G back up and around.

[JayMags71]

Apart from flying to the UK, is there any way to watch tomorrow's match?

[PedroSpecialK]

Apart from flying to the UK, is there any way to watch tomorrow's match?

Check this thread around game time.

[DLew On Roids]

My local EPL pub claims to be showing it, so if you can slip out for a full Irish breakfast, you may be able to catch it without having to worry about buffering.

[cjdmadcow]

If you've got 50 minutes to spare, take a listen to this remarkable interview with ex-Liverpool player Craig Johnston. Entertaining, enlightening, provocative and emotional, a footballer who defies the belief that they have no intelligence. I really hope it's available to you guys outside the UK.

Craig Johnston Interview on TalkSport

[OilCanCoulter]

My local EPL pub claims to be showing it, so if you can slip out for a full Irish breakfast, you may be able to catch it without having to worry about buffering.

where are you watching the matches now? I can't do Saturdays until the boys hockey practice ends, but would be down for the next Sunday match.

[DLew On Roids]

I haven't been out to a match since Kitty O'Shea's closed. Ireland's Four Courts looks like it went through some serious changes, so I'm going to check it out first. Hopefully that'll be before hockey ends so I can be your guinea pig.

[OilCanCoulter]

Four Courts is a MANC bar. Don't take your kid first week, or wait for me.

[cjdmadcow]

Liverpool: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel, Jose Enrique, Henderson, Lucas, Adam, Downing, Carroll, Suarez.
Subs: Doni, Gerrard, Coates, Kuyt, Spearing, Flanagan, Bellamy.

Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Henry, Hunt, Edwards, O'Hara, Jarvis, Doyle.
Subs: De Vries, Elokobi, Fletcher, Hammill, Milijas, Guedioura, Doherty.

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

[PedroSpecialK]

Beautiful, beautiful goal by Suarez.

Edited by PedroSpecialK, 24 September 2011 - 09:39 AM.

[DLew On Roids]

Four Courts is a MANC bar. Don't take your kid first week, or wait for me.

If all Mancs are like Zomp, I can probably take a dozen of them easily.

[SoxFanInCali]

So....Merseyside Derby this weekend!

[OilCanCoulter]

So....Merseyside Derby this weekend!

As the great Bill Shankly said: "There's only two teams on Merseyside: Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves."

Edited by OilCanCoulter, 30 September 2011 - 11:43 AM.

[cjdmadcow]

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Fellaini, Rodwell, Osman, Cahill, Saha.
Subs: Mucha, Bilyaletdinov, Drenthe, Stracqualursi, Neville, Barkley, Vellios.

Liverpool: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel, Jose Enrique, Kuyt, Lucas, Adam, Downing, Suarez, Carroll.
Subs: Doni, Gerrard, Henderson, Coates, Spearing, Flanagan, Bellamy.

Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

[PedroSpecialK]

Rodwell gets a very weak red called against him - definitely helped along by Suarez a bit. I'll take it.

[JayMags71]

I don't know, for me, it's moments like that, that make Suarez hard to like sometimes.

[PedroSpecialK]

I've never quite understood how Kuyt is the de facto non-Gerrard PK taker. Ugh.

What a strike by Adam, hit the underside of the crossbar - not sure how Fellaini wasn't called for a handball, but I can't complain about Atkinson really. He's given us nearly all the breaks.

Edited by PedroSpecialK, 01 October 2011 - 07:38 AM.

[OilCanCoulter]

Oh FFS, Stevie Mac talking about the Red Sox collapse. Get on with it you two

[PedroSpecialK]

Bellamy down the wing to Enrique, who lays a perfect cross into the box for Carroll to volley on a bounce. 1-0 Reds.

Suarez ices it off a botched clear - think it was Distin.

/break dances

Edited by PedroSpecialK, 01 October 2011 - 08:32 AM.

[Zomp]

I don't know, for me, it's moments like that, that make Suarez hard to like sometimes.

I don't know if I've ever seen a red card that wasn't even a foul until today.

Its funny how Dlew has his jersey when he's basically your version of Nani/Cristiano...

[JayMags71]

Nani? How dare you, sir. How *DARE* you!

[JayMags71]

I say that as someone who owns a Suarez road jersey from last year.

[PedroSpecialK]

Child, please.

[SoxFanInCali]

Was busy this morning, so I just finished watching the game on the DVR.

Obviously, a terrible decision on the red card.

Good to see Carroll get the goal. Nice work by Bellamy and Enrique to set it up. The second from Suarez was just down to horrible defending.

Kuyt's taken plenty of penalties before, this is the first one I remember him missing. I've got no problem with him being the guy if Gerrard is out. At least he made Howard save it, as opposed to the one Suarez took earlier this year that he put a couple of yards over the bar.

It's nice to see Gerrard being slowly worked back in. With the depth in the side, plus not having midweek European games, there's no need to rush him back before he's ready.

Internationals next weekend, so it's 2 weeks until the next game. A fairly big one...Man U at Anfield.

[OilCanCoulter]

Now we know where Ken Wrights getting his mysterious funding from........

[DLew On Roids]

I don't know if I've ever seen a red card that wasn't even a foul until today.

Its funny how Dlew has his jersey when he's basically your version of Nani/Cristiano...

Hey Wingack, you keep trying to justify having a 5' 10" walking vagina in the side, and I'll keep enjoying Suarez.

As for the particular play, if you don't think that sliding through a player's planted foot is a foul, well, I'll ask again: Do you watch a lot of soccer? You can skip that lame-ass "He won the ball!" Andy Gray shit, too, since that interpretation hasn't been operative since Liverpool was sponsored by Crown Paints.

Atkinson made a poor call, presumably because from his angle he thought Rodwell went in with two feet on Suarez's planted ankle. But Everton can stop with their crocodile tears. Shit happens. Liverpool would have had 3 points from the Stoke match if the referee hadn't sucked.

Edited by DLew On Roids, 03 October 2011 - 06:22 PM.

[Zomp]

I don't care about the result, Liverpool would have probably gotten the 3 points. But you think this:



is a fucking foul?

Skip to 1:11. Really? Getting all ball and absolutely none of the player?

[SoxFanInCali]

Really? Getting all ball and absolutely none of the player?

Of course it wasn't a red, but are you actually claiming he didn't even touch Suarez?

[Zomp]

Look at the very last replay. Yes, he touches Suarez...his trailing kneecap touches Suarez's big toe. There is more contact than that in coed leagues. You think it was a foul?

[Zomp]

and look, I realize this is new territory for you guys. Rooting for an extremely talented player but also a world class cunt who dives and acts like he's been shot. Instead of sticking up for the action, just say, "Yeah, he's a cunt...be he's our cunt". You'll get used to it after a while.

[SoxFanInCali]

His other leg, just below the knee, hit Suarez in the back of the leg. He was theatrical going down, but he didn't just go down on his own.

I've seen less contact called a foul, and I've seen more contact ignored. The ref was close by, but had a lousy angle. All he saw was Rodwell's leg in the air. He definitely blew the call, and the fact he has a history with Moyes doesn't help when it comes to the postgame discussions.

The funny part is, the worst challenge of the entire game was Hibbert taking out Adam, and that didn't even get a whistle, much less a card.

[SoxFanInCali]

And yes, I've seen enough of him to know he's no angel, but he's got a way to go to get to Ronaldo/Nani levels.

[Vinho Tinto]

And yes, I've seen enough of him to know he's no angel, but he's got a way to go to get to Ronaldo/Nani levels.

I haven't forgotten those times Ronaldo and Nani performed deliberate hand balls to cheat Ghana in the World Cup. Very dastardly of them.