Even leaving aside the issue of them Swansea possibly finishing above Liverpool, at some point professional pride has to kick in.
It's possible Laudrup just gambled on Liverpool being both shit and knackered I suppose.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:08 (thirteen years ago)
dunno, i'd be in full agreement with it if i were a swans fan
― r|t|c, Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:08 (thirteen years ago)
Why
Fantasy football points
― A Yawning Chasm (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:09 (thirteen years ago)
yeah, plus if you've got squad players then they ought to be good enough to play. the rule about fielding full-strength sides has been a joke since at least the inception of the Champions' League.
― drier than a Charles Grodin quip (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:11 (thirteen years ago)
It's not like any Swansea fans will give a shit about today if they win on Sunday I suppose.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:13 (thirteen years ago)
Suarez at least bagged some assists to faintly redeem my strategy this week.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:13 (thirteen years ago)
Woo! C - Suarez - 26
― A Yawning Chasm (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:20 (thirteen years ago)
"I’d have him at QPR without hesitation."
hey harry how about you just fuck off already instead
― r|t|c, Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:22 (thirteen years ago)
seriously what a fucking pisstake, who does this cunt think he is
this club is just unreal
― r|t|c, Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:23 (thirteen years ago)
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01674/NEW_john-terry_2E__1674663a.jpg
― every soulless meta poster is a ✰ (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:24 (thirteen years ago)
In football terms, JT and Rio are still right up there, better than any of the Real Madrid centre-halves who played against Manchester United in the Champions League during the week.
― every soulless meta poster is a ✰ (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:26 (thirteen years ago)
thought this was an FA cup game, or have i missed something
― birmingham six, guildford four, mumford & sons (darraghmac), Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:47 (thirteen years ago)
Yeah I missed that detail too. But nah, was a league game
― Windsor Davies, Sunday, 17 February 2013 19:50 (thirteen years ago)
or have i missed something
Yup, my mistake. Who can forget Liverpool's demolition of Oldham?
― A Yawning Chasm (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 17 February 2013 20:57 (thirteen years ago)
borini out for the rest of the season. a memorable start to his lfc career.
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Sunday, 17 February 2013 21:41 (thirteen years ago)
Poor fella. I feel for him but he worries me. I think he's a good player; but I couldn't point to anything, other than some good movement, to back that up.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 17 February 2013 21:47 (thirteen years ago)
]Fabio Borini stats for seasonLeague FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total2012–13 9 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 16 1
League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
2012–13 9 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 16 1
― every soulless meta poster is a ✰ (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Sunday, 17 February 2013 21:55 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21498007
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert ready for '12 cup finals'
You've heard of three, perhaps even four (three of which were cup finals when Houllier employed this to place emphasis on the game they had to secure a CL spot) but Lambert has now upped the ante to 12! 12 fucking cup finals!
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 February 2013 13:51 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.theonion.com/articles/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades,11056/
next season, 38 cup finals.
for Bradford on Sunday, one cup final
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 February 2013 13:58 (thirteen years ago)
should be easy.
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 February 2013 14:17 (thirteen years ago)
Am going to start treating social events like cup finals. Watch me fly.
The duodecuple is on!
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 February 2013 14:23 (thirteen years ago)
making tea tonight is an absolute cup final of a meal for me
― drier than a Charles Grodin quip (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 February 2013 14:23 (thirteen years ago)
going to give it 110 per cent to make sure that frozen curry comes out of the microwave when it matters
― drier than a Charles Grodin quip (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 February 2013 14:25 (thirteen years ago)
I face seven cup finals in order to make it through to payday next week without breaking my overdraft limit.
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 February 2013 14:28 (thirteen years ago)
I faced cup final heartbreak this morning when my train left the station as I was pulling up; fortunately I stayed focused for the replay ten minutes later.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 February 2013 14:31 (thirteen years ago)
Doing well to get to twelve cup finals, not havin won all that many cup games
― lance armstrong will have been delighted (darraghmac), Monday, 18 February 2013 14:32 (thirteen years ago)
Hoping team Frozen Curry is strong enough to make it through a possible punishing period if extra time.
― Tim, Monday, 18 February 2013 14:34 (thirteen years ago)
turned up in Armani suit for a cup final of a date a few weeks ago. night was ultimately ruined by a Frenchman.
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 February 2013 14:39 (thirteen years ago)
i like Paul Lambert tho
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 18 February 2013 14:54 (thirteen years ago)
i respond to his supreme dourness
― every soulless meta poster is a ✰ (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Monday, 18 February 2013 15:04 (thirteen years ago)
i admire the fact that he's clearly decided the squad he took over were mostly cunts and is sticking to his guns about it
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 18 February 2013 15:06 (thirteen years ago)
every time he passes Stephen Ireland in the corridor is a cup final
they stop and sing Abide With Me before passing
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 February 2013 15:07 (thirteen years ago)
Ireland introduced by a big-lunged minor celebrity belting out 80s power ballads
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 18 February 2013 15:08 (thirteen years ago)
i have no idea who Jack Robinson is but i'm confident he's better than Stephen Ward
― graduate of the Suzanne Moore School of Apologies (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 February 2013 15:17 (thirteen years ago)
Good against Arsenal, terrible against Blackburn iirc
― pandemic, Monday, 18 February 2013 15:21 (thirteen years ago)
that's a 50 per cent improvement on Wardy already then
― graduate of the Suzanne Moore School of Apologies (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 February 2013 15:25 (thirteen years ago)
Liverpool's last three seasons at this point:
2010-11P W D L F A GD Pt27 11 6 10 35 32 +3 392011-1227 10 9 8 30 26 +4 392011-1227 10 9 8 49 34 +15 39
That's a lot of managers and players and staff to go through to slightly increase goal difference.
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:28 (thirteen years ago)
not this again
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:30 (thirteen years ago)
Previous season under Rafa: 45 Pts, +16 GD
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:30 (thirteen years ago)
tbf they'd be on more points in the championship if they'd kept hodgson
― Ballboy to Afghanistan (LocalGarda), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:31 (thirteen years ago)
arguably
Not what again? Don't you think it weird that they've had the exact same number of points from those games three seasons running despite three managers with different styles and players? Lots of different ways of achieving the exact same thing.
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:32 (thirteen years ago)
It's hardly 'slightly' ffs. +15 is worth an extra point over Swansea or West Brom.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 18 February 2013 17:33 (thirteen years ago)
Aye fair enough, I suppose they're technically safe from relegation one match earlier with that pseudo point.
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:34 (thirteen years ago)
Doubt this matters at all unless the season is unexpectedly ending tomorrow.
― Matt DC, Monday, 18 February 2013 17:34 (thirteen years ago)
After 26 game might have told a different story, not involving a hammering of Swansea reserves.
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:35 (thirteen years ago)