NAMING RIGHTS THREAD: Liverpool really won't win the Premiership 2010-2011

I refer to him as Roman because I can never remember how to spell his last name.

if spurs were gonna get 4th this season we'd be third now iykwim

NO! Sorry but no! Liverpool NEARLY FUCKING WENT INTO ADMINISTRATION THIS SEASON! -9, remember? Uncertainty over when they'd get paid? No Torres, Gerrard, Carragher for long stretches? Meireles taking 6 months to adapt like many foreigners (so he wouldn't have got the Kenny bounce)? Reina and Torres flirting with other clubs?

you weren't saying this at the time, yet more utter rubbish. if liverpool appointed wenger you'd argue pol pot should get the job.

What? How was I not defending Hodgson against everyone blaming him while the club were going into administration?

yeah i remember your support of carragher as a key player back then.

be honest, how many liverpool games did you watch under roy?

hodgson was awful, no defences, no excuses, barely any good performances, he was fucking terrible, and a moron in every press conference. he was SHIT. and if roy can blame the ownership thing then rafa is the greatest manager of all time.

I watched 3 or 4. How is Carragher not a key player, whether I like him or not? And there is a difference between ON THE BRINK OF ADMINISTRATION and being given 26m for Torres and 20m for Keane etc. etc. etc. x90 players

you're right, roy did brilliantly.

that is exactly what i said, kudos.

also can we please not do this again.

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/3509/terry2.gif

lol

Chelsea would be in the title race if United had dropped points on Saturday, but it looks pretty massively unlikely now, especially with the Champions League still an issue (the winner of Chelsea-United would have to fancy reaching the final) and having to almost certainly beat United at Old Trafford in one of the last games of the season, which would be Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2 unlikely and NEVER happens to a club like Chelsea.

Still, it's looking a lot better than it was at Christmas. We're playing as well as anybody and Arsenal are clearly gettable.

Terry and Luiz are a dream pair. If we had a right back, we'd have the best defence in Europe by a distance.

Ramires is a candidate for signing of the season, and a bit of competition up front seems to be helping (even if Drogba and Torres are both on the longest non-scoring runs in their careers).

Very odd season for nearly everybody I think.

don't see ivanovic as a problem at rb, tho he's better in the centre alright.

Ramires has had a great first season, couldn't understand the grief he was getting a few weeks back.

and having to almost certainly beat United at Old Trafford in one of the last games of the season

You mean like last season? When you did it and then won the league?

That statto.com table is very strange - Liverpool are up there on almost all the metrics. Basically nobody's put together any sort of worthwhile run all season, other than Utd going 24 unbeaten.

24 unbeaten you say?

plucky giant-killing sleeping giants wolves

if Man U had dropped points at the weekend we'd still be in the title race

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Yeah, but this will be, what, second last game or something? It was more like mid-April last time, with three or four still to play. It's highly unlikely given the ground we have to make up and those quarter-finals to come.

Ivanovic isn't a problem at RB all, but he's not a specialist and doesn't bring as much to the attack as Cole. He's a decent CB but actually makes more mistakes than Alex, Terry or Luiz - bit suspect positionally and probably fourth choice now.

Ramires: some fans just like a moan, don't they? He struggled in September/October when we lost Lampard, Benayoun and Essien, but has been excellent since December - incredible energy and deceptively strong. The media is finally waking up to what most Chelsea fans have been saying since Christmas.

the winner of Chelsea-United would have to fancy reaching the final

this is the same shit nult was coming out with

inter sonned chelsea last yr BEFORE WINNING THE FUCKING COMPETITION and could easily do it again, sneijder/eto'o have really come into form and could rape y'nahtid's shitty backup defence

some days you just wake up snarlin innit

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johnny evans is great btw

as in alexander or peter

"I hope Holden is OK," Ferdinand said. "A honest solid tackle between him and Evans and Evans gets a red card. I don't agree at all."

dick. dude's out for 6 months.

'inter sonned chelsea last yr BEFORE WINNING THE FUCKING COMPETITION and could easily do it again, sneijder/eto'o have really come into form and could rape y'nahtid's shitty backup defence

― kid 606: the nultness (nakhchivan), Monday, March 21, 2011 7:02 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink'

Maybe. Maybe not. Saying that a team in the semi who isn't facing Barca or Real would fancy their chances of reaching the final is hardly outrageous bullishness. Cos usually, you know, I am full of cocky pre-game boasting, aren't I? Sheesh.

johnny evans is great btw

dear god let this be 51

^ in hard, the ball's there somewhere but i'm not sure he knows himself brian

Stuart Holden on Twitter:

"Just had sincere phone call from Jonny Evans wishing me best in recovery, def wasn't intentional just unfortunate part of game"

dear god let this be 51

― harlan, Monday, 21 March 2011 20:17 (2 hours ago)

???

ya pete i just find it overly sanguine cuz by rights (players/current form) inter would probably be favourites vs either of those two in any semifinal matchup

i bleev harlan gave you the old ess bee

If we can batter inter then they're flawed, regardless of resurgence. Though i think chelsea prob play too high up the pitch to expose them

ya but alas for him he'll have to find a few other flaky cocksuckers to get his wish

<3

inter now vs inter trying to get rafa fired are two different things

awes vs bayern, def more dangerous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXnlnvf7RuM

i take yr word for it.

Worried bout the semis now

oh, you

that is a win/win.....either mourinho loses to kraatxi, benwarrr and co, or he gets to lose four times in a month to barcelona

i'd definitely favour one over t'other

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tci7mvxJUaU

lol at 'no complaints at all' when evans walks off swearing and shaking his head

idk about this shit

think the quality of english football would be improved by reducing the violence a little, tho current players (see holden/ferdinand comments) mostly seem accepting of dangerous play

trawling thru the nult archives, upholding the validity of pulis/mcleish football is the only thing he feels strongly about

holden's acceptance of the injury will be lauded- kind of thing always disappoints.

he was pretty serene when de jong fucked his leg up last year too

idk dude's kind of made of glass but he's been having such a great year + usa needed him for gold cup this summer

yeah i feel for dude, he's been impressive any time i caught bolton this season.

de jong is a known cunt

evans isn't particularly dirty, guessing he's kinda overcompensating for shit form this year

will still be a good player imo

and yeah holden is decent

Blatter doing some of Lord Bell's work:

“I am deeply proud of the fans reactions to the tournament,” she said. “Beforehand, we had only played in tournaments outside of the country so this was the first women’s football tournament to be held in Bahrain and all of the games were televised live. The number of fans who attended and the mix of men, women, families, and children who came out to support the team was beyond amazing. The team has become the talk of the country and to see grown men wearing Bahrain jerseys with the names of our female players on their back is incredible!”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/9432795.stm

hm that's an odd signing why would they do thaoh i see.

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_p7wkrZM3P2E/SFgViVUmKEI/AAAAAAAAALs/YdN90Io6m30/s400/ChickenFootball.jpg

looking forward to seeing these guys at Ewood soon

holy shit