Taking Sides: Liverpool vs Everton

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As ever, eurosport.com's commentary is the most entertaining, but not the most up to date.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:02 (twenty years ago) link

Can you pick up 5Live in Dublin? I can't remember. Or does Irish radio carry it?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:03 (twenty years ago) link

OK, I have now made out the tail but the head is still eluding me.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:05 (twenty years ago) link

The Eurosport guy really has it in for Carragher.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:06 (twenty years ago) link

I don't have a radio handy, but I'm going to try and listen online now.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:08 (twenty years ago) link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/teams/a/arsenal/html/live_hi.stm

radio won't work for me for some reason.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:11 (twenty years ago) link

I didn't think 5live were allowed to broadcast games on the web. It's too late now anyway - my lunch hour is over.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:12 (twenty years ago) link

Crap. Henry makes it 4. What makes it worse is that he's not in my FF team cause I thought he was injured.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:14 (twenty years ago) link

Shite.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:16 (twenty years ago) link

Touching summary from Graham Taylor "It doesn't matter how famous the Arsenal players are, it's easy to forget they're still part of the human race, and a week like this will have been hard for them"

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 9 April 2004 12:20 (twenty years ago) link

Uh-oh.

― the beebfox, Friday, 9 April 2004 14:16 (twenty years ago) link

A-ha.

― Mooro (Mooro), Friday, 9 April 2004 14:24 (twenty years ago) link

Take Henry?

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 9 April 2004 14:28 (twenty years ago) link

listened to it and was quite hopeful at half time, still they were bound to backlash against someone, just had to be us of course didn't it, ah well. Do Newcastle still have to play them too?

Apparent;y Henry's second has to be seen to be believed "Maradonna-esque" What so a defender should have kicked his legs away as he was approaching the area?

― chris (chris), Friday, 9 April 2004 16:02 (twenty years ago) link

Ron Atkinson: 'And Beckenbauer really has gambled all his eggs'. Heh heh heh. Surely there's a Ron thread lurking somewhere? If not, why not?

― Will McKenzie, Friday, 9 April 2004 18:35 (twenty years ago) link

There's a postscript to all this Good Friday hoohah, half the reason the Pinefox revived this thread. I hope the PF was spared the sadness in Chris Waddle's voice tonight as he tabulated the Hotspur shortcomings. Carr's goal wins the tie on aggregate though. Thanks for the lend of 12th place, you can have it back next week.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 9 April 2004 22:07 (twenty years ago) link

Chris - Newcastle are at home to Arsenal on Sunday. Only one game for the Toonpies this weekend, the trip to Southampton having been put back by the UEFA Cup (commitments & speculation) to May 12th. So L'pool will be up a game in the race for 4th spot until very nearly the end of the campaign.

I was tickled by the delicious notion that Arsenal could remain unbeaten in the Premiership AND STILL NOT WIN IT. Three wins and four draws in the remaining seven - Chelsea could pip them.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 9 April 2004 22:25 (twenty years ago) link

"What so a defender should have kicked his legs away as he was approaching the area?"

mm or attempted waving a leg or vaguely moving towards him, that would have been good too

― prima fassy (mwah), Friday, 9 April 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link

I missed that sadness.

Fear not, I have plenty of my own.

― the bluefox, Saturday, 10 April 2004 07:55 (twenty years ago) link

Football is a vale of tears.

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 10 April 2004 10:56 (twenty years ago) link

it was on in hubbard's.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 10 April 2004 11:04 (twenty years ago) link

Hubbard's is a vale of tears too far.

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 10 April 2004 11:10 (twenty years ago) link

Yours is not to reason why.

― Mooro (Mooro), Saturday, 10 April 2004 11:17 (twenty years ago) link

I went out straight after Owen's goal went in. I was upset when I got to the pub at 8.00 that evening to finally find out the result. I was even more upset 25 minutes and three Everton goals later.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 10 April 2004 12:57 (twenty years ago) link

"Stevie" Gerrard shouldnae have been booked yesterday.

I don't think that every failed penalty appeal should be a booking.

For this aggressive, active player to... 'collect' his first buiking of the season (!) in this way says that something went wrong.

I heard a fan (?) on R5 yesterday squalling about the heckling and banners that would force Houllier out. It was enough to make anyone back GH. It felt wrong, trés wrong.

― the liverfox, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:48 (twenty years ago) link

I agree, it had me seething at the radio too, it's just not the Liverpool way (ie he should be shunted upstauirs in the close season with the minimum of fuss and yer man MON brought in forthwith)

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:50 (twenty years ago) link

There did seem to be alot of booing. But I maintain that regardless of position he has to go now. They're likely to finish the worst 4th place in years if they even do that. I think sometimes fans have a right to boo surely? How else do they express disappointment with what's been the worst season in around ten years.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:51 (twenty years ago) link

on R5 Ronan, a bloke was ranting about arranging a protest at the Newcastle game, constant booing of the whole team "getting rid of Houllier is more important than a champions league place" idiot

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:53 (twenty years ago) link

What's the point of getting rid of Houllier before the end of the season? I don't understand - its not like you're going to get someone top class in to turn everything around in that sort of time. And any upheaval will unsettle all the players and damage the club's Champions League chances even more.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:55 (twenty years ago) link

Oh no I mean "he has to go now" as in at the end of the season he must leave, after what has happened.

That's awful though, the idea of booing the whole team from the start of a game.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:56 (twenty years ago) link

I know, exactly waht I meant about it not being the Liverpool way, that's the sort of shenanigans you expect from White hart lane for sobbing out loud (where the cries of Pleat out are building so I hear)

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 08:58 (twenty years ago) link

The Spurs fans were chanting "WE WANT PLEAT OUT". Pleat said, "it is not a persoanl attack."

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:01 (twenty years ago) link

How else do they express disappointment with what's been the worst season in around ten years.

Rednose Short Memory Syndrome in full effect. 1998-99, folks. Let's not forget 1998-99 (Christ, at one point heading into Xmas we only trailed you on goal diff - and this was in Walter Smith's shambolic first season when we couldn't score at Goodison!)

Whilst it's encouraging that Charlton, Newcastle and maybe even Villa can catch Liverpool now I refuse to believe any of those clubs can do it. I'm more concerned about the growing 34pt-club at the bottom and preventing Leeds' membership of it.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:25 (twenty years ago) link

Beautiful pass by Gerrard for Owen's goal against Arsenal. You hear 'slide rule pass' mentioned all the time. That was the textbook example.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:27 (twenty years ago) link

You don't believe Newcastle can catch Liverpool? Really?

I predicted a Top 6 finish for Villa back in August. If they actually get one I will be really fucked off about not going down the bookies. But then again I predicted Fulham to finish secon from bottom...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:32 (twenty years ago) link

I hope, desire and wish but I don't *believe*.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:35 (twenty years ago) link

O, help my unbelief.

― the loyolafox, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:38 (twenty years ago) link

Villa are a big club: possibly they should always be top 6 Or Thereabouts.

I don't think they deserve Champions' League, though.

― the roonfox, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:39 (twenty years ago) link

Deserve? Are you trying to invoke the ire of Dave B, O roonfox?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:41 (twenty years ago) link

I wasn't -- but now you mention it - bring it on!

I am the thief of ire.

― the irefox, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:42 (twenty years ago) link

All this talk about 'big clubs' is misleading. Define it how? Big stadiums full of punters? League finishes over the last five, ten, twenty years? Turnover?!

If they deserve to finish top six then they need to generate more points in the season than the team that finishes seventh. That's all it is.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:46 (twenty years ago) link

Well we had some convincing wins in 98/99, and weren't so awful to watch all the time either. Scored way more goals if I remember correctly.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:47 (twenty years ago) link

All this talk about 'big clubs' is misleading. Define it how? Big stadiums full of punters? League finishes over the last five, ten, twenty years? Turnover?!

If anyone even attempts to do this I will come and slap them.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:48 (twenty years ago) link

All this talk about 'big clubs' is misleading. Define it how? Big stadiums full of punters? League finishes over the last five, ten, twenty years? Turnover?

Mikey, are you angling for a revival of the thread that dare not speak its name?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:49 (twenty years ago) link

Yep, 68 goals in 98/99, just what, 45 or something this season?

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:49 (twenty years ago) link

Can we talk about what makes a big club a big club again? Can we? Can we?

I think LUFC would make fine members of that stupid club. I wish the LUFC-EFC game this evening were to be televised. I wonder if 5 Live will give it proper coverage, or whether they'll focus on MUFC-LCFC tedium.

Fascinating fact for this evening: Eddie Gray's Leeds have an extremely good record when playing teams managed by Scots.

― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:51 (twenty years ago) link

I'm not a regular Nick so not sure what you are referring to. I would say 'no' however, just to be safe.

I think someone should come up with an equation. Where n = the number of fit birds per stadia and f = quality of the pies.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:51 (twenty years ago) link

Sometimes (not always), when I hear the phrase "x is a big club", I think of "Brutus is an honourable man".

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:52 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah but Ronan you finished 7th in the league in 98-99. Below West Ham and Villa. If that happened nowadays people would be calling for Houllier to be hung drawn and quartered in front of a baying Kop.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:54 (twenty years ago) link

When I hear the phrase "Spurs are a big club" I say "all hail to ye Macbeth, that shalt be Thane of Cawdor"

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:55 (twenty years ago) link

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