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      Rafa La Bamba
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      Do we have too many players?
      Mar 02, 2007 05:43:18 pm
      I don't know some of your opinions but IMO we have way too many players and need a clear out in the summer.
      We are not clobbered up in defense or attack but in midfield i think we have a few too many players.

      We have Garcia, Zenden, Gonzalez, Aurelio & Kewell who hardly get a sniff of action and add Riise to that list and that will make 6 players who can play on the left wing. We have 4 center midfielders who are all world class and will want to play every match, and we have 1 right winger in Pennant but Garcia & Gerrard can play there. We also have some players from reserves who might deserve all call up next season like Nabil El Zhar, Paul Anderson and Danny Guthrie so i really don't know.

      Should we have a summers sale? Or is a bigger squad better?
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #1: Mar 02, 2007 06:26:51 pm
      I don't know some of your opinions but IMO we have way too many players and need a clear out in the summer.
      We are not clobbered up in defense or attack but in midfield I think we have a few too many players.

      We have Garcia, Zenden, Gonzalez, Aurelio & Kewell who hardly get a sniff of action and add Riise to that list and that will make 6 players who can play on the left wing. We have 4 center midfielders who are all world class and will want to play every match, and we have 1 right winger in Pennant but Garcia & Gerrard can play there. We also have some players from reserves who might deserve all call up next season like Nabil El Zhar, Paul Anderson and Danny Guthrie so I really don't know.

      Should we have a summers sale? Or is a bigger squad better?

      I think at the moment we have a squad that our finances can afford but i dont expect to see a lot of the current squad after the summer, because new owners or not if we want to win the title we have to assemble a team who are obviously up to the job. Who out of the six players you name,Garcia, Zenden, Gonzalez, Aurelio, Kewell,Riise do you think would get in to a current Manc,Chelsea or Arsenal team i personally would say none of them and thats the problem its not going to be buying new players it will be offloading some of the old ones look at the problems we had getting rid of Diao.
      I agree with you about intergrating some of the youngsters into the team but can i lob one more name in, young Adam Hammill who is currently on loan at Dunfermline and is fast becoming a very promising player.
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #2: Mar 02, 2007 10:08:43 pm
      Yeah we do have a lot more players in the squad this season. We've got about 6 players last summer and even more in January (Masch and Arbeloa). The size is actually what caused Rafa to rotate a lot in the early stages of the season which resulted in a couple of unpleasant results. But hey, I think Rafa's found proper footing soon after and the wins just keep coming ain't it.

      I think we are a bit extra on the left flank as opposed to the right flank. Get rid of those extras and sign right wingers and right backs for backup. We don't wanna see Stevie G back on the right again! Joaquin, Daniel Alves, Simao, Ribery etc.. At least the lot are affordable now!

      The size of the squad is on the whole considerable, but make a lil twists and shiftings here and there and it'll be perfect :D
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #3: Mar 03, 2007 02:02:36 am
      yes to many not up to the standard of L.F.C players i wont mention who ill be here all day

      but we do lack quality in certain areas thats for sure but everyones opinion is different. thats why im not going to bother say he should be sold or he should be bought cos half you will prob agree and other half prob disagree. lets just get behind our team and hope for the best
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      Reply #4: Mar 03, 2007 03:52:23 pm
      I think we have a decent amount of strength in depth and we don't look like we would collapse if we suffered a few injuries.  Rafa's done a good job with the squad - I haven't heard any whinging from any players about the rotation.  He obviously gets a lot of respect from the players in the team.

      His next job will be to tinker and some of the 'names' are under threat now.  The likes of Fowler, Crouch, Bellamy, Pennant, Hyypia could all be on the way out.  Alonso may well also get sold for a decent price I think. 

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      Reply #5: Mar 03, 2007 05:05:14 pm
      i just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. i'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville.
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #6: Mar 03, 2007 05:08:17 pm
      I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. I'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville.

      You changed your mind quick didnt you ?  only two mins ago you were shouting your mouth off.  Listen, a reds fan wouldnt say that in a million years so go back to your Shed in Old Trafford.   
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #7: Mar 03, 2007 05:20:57 pm
      I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. I'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville.

      scum fan alert
      scum fan alert
      better history my arse  18 leagues 5 european cups
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #8: Mar 03, 2007 05:39:46 pm
      scum fan alert
      scum fan alert
      better history my arse  18 leagues 5 european cups
      Agreed definitely Scum Alert,watch them come out of the woodwork after todays result
      Do you know what A.I.G. on their shirts stand for?






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      Rafa La Bamba
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #9: Mar 03, 2007 06:53:17 pm
      I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. I'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville.

      What's with the scum invading this board today?
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      Reply #10: Mar 03, 2007 07:26:33 pm
      What's with the scum invading this board today?
      Just like cockroaches
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      Reply #11: Mar 03, 2007 09:27:52 pm
      I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer,

      Rich with lots of debts? LMAO. Can't afford to have spell checks?


      They don't have songs like You'll Never Walk Alone, the words says it all that the fans stay true to their side. Glory, glory Man United? That's what they've always been, glory hunter scums.


      What's history without a European Cup in one's museum cabinet? No history, that's right.


      Hello, I think we did too.

      they always seem to beat us these days,

      None of them deserved tho, particularly tonights.

      we havent won the league for like 17 years.

      And even still no one has gone past or even close to our League victories records.. Who's scared?

      even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet...

      First of all I don't get our fans were better than ours. Do our fans have split personalities like Smeagol/Gollum? Oh wait, I think you do. It was so quiet? Maybe a visit to the ear specialist will do you good, cause I was watching a live TV telecast far away on another end of the earth and I can still tell it's one heck of a noise OUR fans made. Even after the goal.

      wish we had a capt like gar neville.

      Oh I don't wish so! Getting kicked in the nuts? Never winning awards like player of the year? I don't wanna have captains like that! We'll be the joke of others!
      « Last Edit: Mar 03, 2007 09:30:48 pm by Darth Joe »
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #12: Mar 04, 2007 04:29:10 am
      "I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. I'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville."

       ??? ??? ??? ??? ???  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( :o :o :o :o :o :angry-smiley-034: :angry-smiley-034: :angry-smiley-034: :angry-smiley-034: :angry-smiley-034:

      Pay attention whoever wrote this load of complete and utter f***ing BOLLOCKS!!

      1. I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours,  ???  >:( (Well f**k off and support them if that's what you really think you thick, short-sighted brainless retard. Are you blind?
      Our English record is superior as is our European trophy haul. (I can't believe I am trying to justify myself to a Liverpool fan or am I? Is this pr**k one of those typical glory hunters that scarpers when the going gets tough but claims he "loves the club with all his heart" when we are collecting trophies?)

      2. "their richer"
      Really? (It's pronounced they're richer, dummy) and they're not!
      There are Glazer's personal qualities, which, according to various English newspapers, extend to rapaciousness, ruthlessness, meanness, megalomania, unflattering facial hair and a propensity, The Daily Mail says, for "wearing his trouser waistband ludicrously high." There is the way he is said to be saddling Manchester United with debt, using the team's assets to help secure some 265 million pounds ($490 million) in loans as part of the 790 million pound ($1.45 billion) takeover price.
      As far as anyone can tell, Glazer, 76, has never been to a Manchester United game, or possibly even to any soccer game. Which might not be so surprising, according to his sister Maria. "He has never liked sports," she told The Daily Mail. So the news that Glazer -- a man said to know so little about any kind of football that he once cheered for the wrong side during a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game (the team he owns!)- - was buying their beloved team was bound to upset people.


      On the other hand...


      "We have purchased the club with no debt on the club," said Gillett. "We believe in the future of the club, the future of the league, the new TV contracts are outstanding and we are proud to be a part of it. They confirmed they will make funds available, both for team strengthening and the building of the club's new stadium in Stanley Park. They said the club would consider selling the naming rights to the new stadium.
      Gillett added: "If the naming rights are worth one great player a year in transfer spending, we will certainly look at that as a serious option."
      But both Gillett and Hicks vowed to safeguard the legacy of the club and leave Parry and manager Rafa Benitez to do their jobs. A club statement earlier confirmed that a deal had finally been done after a three-year search for new owners.
      It said: "Liverpool FC today announced that the board have agreed the terms of an offer for the club from Mr George Gillett and Mr Tom Hicks.  ;) :)

      3. Better history?  ??? Here's the facts... ::)
      Liverpool have won more Football League titles (18 v 15), European Cups (5 v 2), UEFA Cups (3 v 2), League Cups (7 v 2), European Super Cups (3 v 1), and Charity/Community Shields (15 v 15) than any other English team. The only major competition Liverpool haven't won the most times is the FA Cup (7 v 11), that record being held by Manchester United. These stats include 2 Trebles in 1984 & 2001 and a League and FA Cup "Double" in 1986.

      4. They always seem to beat us these days...
      So far this decade United have won seven and lost five of the 14 league meetings, obviously drawing two.
      (For those thick enough to say..."They always seem to beat us these days...") I think not always. :angry-smiley-034:  ::)

      Next.
      5. We havent won the league for like 17 years...
      It's taking them a long time to catch us like then isn't it? I mean like people who can't get their facts right like innit ya know what I mean bruvva need to give some RESPECT to those who do. :-*

      6. I'm envious of them really,

      If you didn't read my reply to your 1st statement here it is again..."F**K OFF, we don't need you.

      7. even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake.
      Eh?  our fans were better than ours? You are a retard! Our fans are always better. Full stop. Capital letter. Anfield starts with a CAPITAL A you muppet. How did you actually type such a long post or did you get mummy to do it for you? (She needs to get a baby-sitter and go back to night school).

      8. it was so quiet
      The volume button on the remote control is the triangle with the + sign on the right. It gets louder if you push it. See? (Sorry, hear?) ::)

      9. and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore.
      I think you are from another planet, not once did I see Gerrard reading a paper, chillin on a sunbed or eating a pie, rolling a fag or having a pint. You really should go to Specsavers.

      10. wish we had a capt like gar neville."
      What? With a kick in the nuts.  :o :o :o Gerrard has balls mate, not nuts. Don't insult ANYONE on this forum with a statement like that, he is our captain and not a million Nevilles would make a fraction of him.

      And now I've corrected you on 10 points pack your bags and f**k off down the M62 to Mancsville, they need people who are just another till transaction to pay off their debts. :action-smiley-027:
      « Last Edit: Mar 04, 2007 04:34:35 am by RED1028 »
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #13: Mar 05, 2007 12:09:57 pm
      WELL SAID MATE !! THAT THE RIGHT WAY TO SPEAK !! IF YOU WANNA FIGHT ON FOUR DIFFERENTS PITCH YOU NEED A GREAT TEAM WITH MANY PLAYERS (MUFC GOT 60 AT THE MOMENT!!). QUALITY FIRST OF ALL, ABOUT ZENDEN I HEARD HE'LL BACK TO FAYENOORD NEXT SEASON (AT LAST), AURELIO YOU CAN THROUW AWAY SINCE NOW, GONZO ISN'T A PLAYER FOR LIVERPOOL FC, GARCIA SOWS UPS AND DOWNS, WE NEED MORE FROM HIM, UNLUCKY KEWELL IS ON THE ROAD FOR WHITE HEART LANE OR NOT?
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #14: Mar 05, 2007 12:52:35 pm
      I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. I'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville.
      Let me just point something out there.
      Better history? Did I see you say better history than us?!?!
      I think you need to update your knowledge a little bit more there.
      This forum has no place for imitations like yourself.
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      Reply #15: Mar 05, 2007 01:06:18 pm
      Come on guys this halo TIT is clearly a scum bag mufc fan, no way on this planet would a LFC fan ever think that ! hes just taking the piss, i don't believe he will be back on here again !
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #16: Mar 05, 2007 01:16:42 pm
      Don't think we have too many players, but, a prolific stricker and a right winger wouldn't go astray.
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      Reply #17: Mar 05, 2007 04:35:49 pm
      Think we do need to clear some dead wood. Zenden needs to go cos it just hasn't worked out for the lad. Dudek should not be sitting on the bench so we should shell him. Unfortunately with the voronin signing i feel that i striker may be going and this i feel may be fowler. Still not convinced aboout gonzalez, maybe should loan him to lower team in england to get used to our style of play. I also have a feeling crouch is on his way aout as he hasn't played in the big games recently. We do have a lot of midfielders but i feel we should adopt a 3-2-3-2 formation to accomodate some of the problems within the team
      Rafa La Bamba
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      Reply #18: Mar 05, 2007 05:16:18 pm
      Would like to see a 23 man first team squad.

      GK - Reina, Carson, Padelli

      RB - Finnan, Alves
      CB - Carragher, ??????
      CB - Agger, ??????
      LB - Arbeloa, Riise

      RM - Pennant, Aguero
      CM - Gerrard, Mascherano
      CM - Alonso, Sissoko
      LM - Queresma, Gonzalez

      CF - Kuyt, Bellamy
      CF - Eto'o, El Zhar

      That leaves Zenden, Hyypia, Fowler, Kewell, Aurelio, Crouch, Dudek, Garcia, Cisse all gone. We only need 2 players each position.
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #19: Mar 05, 2007 07:04:55 pm
      I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. I'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville.

      The scum who wrote that sh*t about Liverpool has this email:
      AlexHale99@msn.com
      Open the floodgates on him "TRUE REDS!" and tell him what you really think!
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #20: Mar 05, 2007 08:38:13 pm
      I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. I'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville.

      The scum who wrote that sh*t about Liverpool has this email:
      AlexHale99@msn.com
      Open the floodgates on him "TRUE REDS!" and tell him what you really think!
      YNWA

      haha im on msn right now!!
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      Re: Do we have too many players?
      Reply #21: Mar 06, 2007 10:59:52 am
      I just generally think mufc is a better club that ours, their richer, have more support, better history, they've won the treble, they always seem to beat us these days,we havent won the league for like 17 years. I'm envious of them really, even our fans were better than ours today at anfield for gods sake. it was so quiet... and gerrard just doesnt look bothered anymore. wish we had a capt like gar neville.

      what a joker!!!

      Do one and go back to scummy utd!
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      Reply #22: Mar 06, 2007 12:42:08 pm
      What a tosser..........

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