Taking Sides: Liverpool vs Everton

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4163486.stm

Deft from Mooro also.

Blues' first points of the season!

Meanwhile, "The Strachan View" has been replaced by the equally insightful "The Hansen Hindsight" on MOTD.

HOORAY! LFC WIN THE SUPER CUP!

(But I'm left wondering why we ever bought Zenden, how Didi forgot how to pass, and why we don't sell Morientes rather than Cissé.)

I don't even think I want Owen back if it means Cissé is going.

There's too much quick fix hysteria about Liverpool this season, they did look woeful before Cissé came on but it's not a striker they need necessarily, not half as much as a good creative midfielder, I mean every team we play against, even CSKA Sofia, I think when one of their players beats two of ours and looks good on the ball, I think "even HE would be good for Liverpool", there's no flair at the moment. McManaman in his peak would make this Liverpool team so so so much more effective. Figo would have been good, even Stelios.

Somebody though, a good Cristiano Ronaldo type midfielder is vital.

Or what about trying Zenden through the middle? He was superb there for Boro last year, after being turned into a left back at Barca and failing as a winger at Chelsea. We've bought a class central midfielder and made him play somewhere he's been proven to be average.

I wish the transfer window would close!

We only have one striker fit anyway!

I see on the internet that England are close to winning The Ashes, in cricket. I turned on the radio to listen. Unfortunately I still do not know what the rules are, so I don't really understand the meaning of what the commentators say. It is a pity as I like big inspiring events, like Live8 and England winning at sport.

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love,
someone else who has seen their team lose five goals away to a shitey bunch of European no-hopers in Europe xx

We're used to thinking of the teams that bounce in and out of the premiership (Palace, Sunderland, Bolton until recently) as the yo-yo teams, but Everton seem to have been experimenting with an intra-premiership yo-yo over the last few seasons.

It's like we're Sissy Spacek in Carrie, invited to the prom, made queen, and then humiliated in front of the masses. Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, none of the Everton squad are telekinetic. They're barely kinetic.

Thanks for the commiserations, Ailsa. I'd settle for that 4-0 home leg too.

Actually,that's not completely true. Really, I feel bad for Jonesy. Sorry Jonesy.

Nevertheless "They're barely kinetic" made me laugh.

Oh good, I've got Freeview. I will enjoy it either way, I'm a Red! Hope they storm through actually, as long as they don't end up winning the thing. In any case, they have to go for it so there'll be goals aplenty I'm sure.

LOL I always felt the spelling out of the number on the Videprinter rubbed it in somewhat for the team that just got their asses whupped.

Considering how dreary the Premiership has been so far this season (how many 0-0s?), it's probably about time yr faithful Sky subscribers got a goalfest. Monday might be it. We should put Richard Wright in, help the cause.

It was hardly a thrill-a-minute last season

I suppose excitement is relative though e.g. Exeter fans will be finding the Conference v exciting at the mo.

Also nil-nil draws are very often fascinating, you philistines.

Also fizz it up long to the big lad ect ect.

xpost (I'm sure some of the Prem 0-0s have been good value [Spurs-Lpool f'instance] but I suspect that there's a fairly high level of tedium in The Best League In The WorldTM at the mo'. Football should've ended in 1970 anyway).

The good thing about the Conference is that any team has the capacity to have a very bad off day and blow it horribly against apparent no-hopers. This is still no reason to buy The Bad Paper though, Mike. They still hate us, btw.

No, he's made it a one-horse 'race'.