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Yep much better to lose 9-0 than win 1-0. It's about entertainment, see. :lol:
That's the thing, we should've banged in three own goals in the last minute on Sunday:lol:
 
It was never going to be a free ride; however, with Suarez and BR's team finally beginning to gel, there was a window of opportunity. That opportunity became optimism once David Moyes started to fail and as you mentioned we mounted a challenge. We sold Suarez to Barca and had a lot of cash to spend. In order for us to close the gap, we needed a strong transfer window. We courted Alexis Sanchez, he chose London. We then spent money on average players that didn't even keep us on par of team that challenged for the title.

BR left, in came Klopp. Supposed to fit in with FSG's strategy of taking the club forward. For once, it seemed that a manager who was capable of achieving the FSG model of developing talent instead of buying quality. That approach has lead to our best players leaving for greener pastures, while our closest rivals continue to buy quality and get better and better. We, on the other hand, have had two summers to deal with the frailties of our defense and have yet to address it. We played Lucas and Klavan in Central Defense, while a French International in the squad sits on the bench.

This summer was supposed to be a massive summer for us. We have a chance to make it to the Champions League and what we needed was a statement of intent from the owners and the manager that showed we care enough to stay there long term. There is something fundamentally dysfunctional. Whether it is at the ownership level, the management level or a combination, only people behind the scenes know. We have been courting targets this summer and have gone a very wrong way about it while others have quietly gone and done their business. Our best player seems to be on the verge of leaving and we still don't have any sort of replacement lined up.

It seems our team will be good going forward and scoring goals, but you have to ensure the other team scores 1 less than you, else it doesn't matter! Ever since Steve Clarke left the backroom staff, we have not had a solid defense (post-Rafa / Pako mind you). In addition, there was Jamie Carragher who didn't mind grabbing someone and shouting in their face. I don't see that in today's team.

Man Utd signed Lukaku, who was easily one of the best strikers in the PL. You play him around better players and the results are going to be obvious. Our best striker can't last a sub appearance without hurting himself. The comparisons/contrasts can go on forever and you can really pick ANY topic and beat a dead horse to prove your point the fact is, until the glaring fundamental dysfunctionality if fixed at LFC, I, unfortunately, see the gap widening over time and sadly makes me wait more and more to see us win a trophy. And as far as the referring decisions/excuses go, let's not open a can of worms as we all know your beloved manager has spent considerable time in the stands bemoaning referees and giving multiple excuses when it suits him :D

As I said, we can pick anything and keep going in circles :)

Cheers

Great post.
 
From Football 365

Change the rules to make Liverpool good again…
So, Man City, United and Spurs concede no goals. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea concede three each. That’s the first three places in the league confirmed then.

Which leads me to a conclusion – there’s a basic flaw in football. Primarily, football is a form of entertainment. Goals are the pinnacle of that entertainment, and yet the teams that generally top the league are those that are best at denying the opposition from scoring, thereby diminishing the entertainment. Obviously they have to score themselves, but you only have to look at my Liverpool on a fairly regular basis to see that that’s not enough to win.

So I have a new, radical way of rewarding teams – goals per match, plus goals scored. After the first week the table looks like this:

Arsenal 11 (7+4)
Leicester 10 (7+3)
Liverpool 9 (6+3)
Watford 9 (6+3)
Man Utd 8 (4+4)
Burnley 8 (5+3)
Chelsea 7 (5+2) etc

Call it bonkers if you want, and there are major flaws which would need tweaking (e.g. You get more points for winning 3-2 than for winning 3-0, in fact you get more points for losing 3-2 than winning 3-0! Sorry, Huddersfield.)

So, yeah, it is bonkers. But it’d be more entertaining, wouldn’t it?
Simon, LFC, Abu Dhabi (Plan B – eliminate corners. We’d concede a lot less goals!)

Yet another Alt PL Table.

Show's the complete stupidity of Alt Tables. Of course if points worked this way and a team gets up 4-0 , it would then just go ahead and let the opposition score 3 in order to maximize points. Or really no matter what the score, late in the game give up a few goals just to earn more points. :rolleyes: People are fecking stupid.
 
Doesn't quite realise winning the PL gets you in the CL.
Winning the league is not the priority of a lot of teams these days. It's more profitable to be in CL every year than win the league once
 
so just the 3 seasons with the 2 best players in the world, in one of the most famous teams in the world, who regularly win League Titles and Champions leagues. On 3 times his current wages as well

Or 3 more seasons at loserpool under flopp

Which will he choose?
It's every Brazilian footballers dream to not win the Premier League
 
He will have a brief patch where he is available for a couple of months and he will be lauded "it's like having a new signing" before he stubs his toe and is out for a month.
Then it turns septic and it becomes 3 months.
Then he has a headache and he is out for the season.

Laughed out loud at the turns septic and again with the headache :lol::lol:
 
From Football 365

Change the rules to make Liverpool good again…
So, Man City, United and Spurs concede no goals. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea concede three each. That’s the first three places in the league confirmed then.

Which leads me to a conclusion – there’s a basic flaw in football. Primarily, football is a form of entertainment. Goals are the pinnacle of that entertainment, and yet the teams that generally top the league are those that are best at denying the opposition from scoring, thereby diminishing the entertainment. Obviously they have to score themselves, but you only have to look at my Liverpool on a fairly regular basis to see that that’s not enough to win.

So I have a new, radical way of rewarding teams – goals per match, plus goals scored. After the first week the table looks like this:

Arsenal 11 (7+4)
Leicester 10 (7+3)
Liverpool 9 (6+3)
Watford 9 (6+3)
Man Utd 8 (4+4)
Burnley 8 (5+3)
Chelsea 7 (5+2) etc

Call it bonkers if you want, and there are major flaws which would need tweaking (e.g. You get more points for winning 3-2 than for winning 3-0, in fact you get more points for losing 3-2 than winning 3-0! Sorry, Huddersfield.)

So, yeah, it is bonkers. But it’d be more entertaining, wouldn’t it?
Simon, LFC, Abu Dhabi (Plan B – eliminate corners. We’d concede a lot less goals!)

Yet another Alt PL Table.

Wouldn't it be exactly the same amount of entertainment as this would only be counted after the game (and thus the entertainment) is already over? :wenger:
 
From Football 365

Change the rules to make Liverpool good again…
So, Man City, United and Spurs concede no goals. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea concede three each. That’s the first three places in the league confirmed then.

Which leads me to a conclusion – there’s a basic flaw in football. Primarily, football is a form of entertainment. Goals are the pinnacle of that entertainment, and yet the teams that generally top the league are those that are best at denying the opposition from scoring, thereby diminishing the entertainment. Obviously they have to score themselves, but you only have to look at my Liverpool on a fairly regular basis to see that that’s not enough to win.

So I have a new, radical way of rewarding teams – goals per match, plus goals scored. After the first week the table looks like this:

Arsenal 11 (7+4)
Leicester 10 (7+3)
Liverpool 9 (6+3)
Watford 9 (6+3)
Man Utd 8 (4+4)
Burnley 8 (5+3)
Chelsea 7 (5+2) etc

Call it bonkers if you want, and there are major flaws which would need tweaking (e.g. You get more points for winning 3-2 than for winning 3-0, in fact you get more points for losing 3-2 than winning 3-0! Sorry, Huddersfield.)

So, yeah, it is bonkers. But it’d be more entertaining, wouldn’t it?
Simon, LFC, Abu Dhabi (Plan B – eliminate corners. We’d concede a lot less goals!)

Yet another Alt PL Table.

Get lost. Britain is tired of experts.
 
From Football 365

Change the rules to make Liverpool good again…
So, Man City, United and Spurs concede no goals. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea concede three each. That’s the first three places in the league confirmed then.

Which leads me to a conclusion – there’s a basic flaw in football. Primarily, football is a form of entertainment. Goals are the pinnacle of that entertainment, and yet the teams that generally top the league are those that are best at denying the opposition from scoring, thereby diminishing the entertainment. Obviously they have to score themselves, but you only have to look at my Liverpool on a fairly regular basis to see that that’s not enough to win.

So I have a new, radical way of rewarding teams – goals per match, plus goals scored. After the first week the table looks like this:

Arsenal 11 (7+4)
Leicester 10 (7+3)
Liverpool 9 (6+3)
Watford 9 (6+3)
Man Utd 8 (4+4)
Burnley 8 (5+3)
Chelsea 7 (5+2) etc

Call it bonkers if you want, and there are major flaws which would need tweaking (e.g. You get more points for winning 3-2 than for winning 3-0, in fact you get more points for losing 3-2 than winning 3-0! Sorry, Huddersfield.)

So, yeah, it is bonkers. But it’d be more entertaining, wouldn’t it?
Simon, LFC, Abu Dhabi (Plan B – eliminate corners. We’d concede a lot less goals!)

Yet another Alt PL Table.

I think it needs a little tweak. The team conceding in stoppage time is granted 3 points as they add the most to the entertainment level.
 
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:lol: Old faithful
 
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I like the gormless one in front of camera phone guy making the wanker hand gesture. He looks like he would have trouble crossing a road on his own.

Green coat man looks like he gives the bloke in front a involuntary jab in the back as he shouts 'twat' and thats why he turns around. Either that or showers him in spit.
 
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Has anyone mentioned the young Austin Powers to the left of the guy in the green coat?
 
I like the gormless one in front of camera phone guy making the wanker hand gesture. He looks like he would have trouble crossing a road on his own.

Green coat man looks like he gives the bloke in front a involuntary jab in the back as he shouts 'twat' and thats why he turns around. Either that or showers him in spit.
Y'man to the right of him gives him a quick sly glance after what looks like him making a downward movement - totally pickpocketed him.
 
These fecking Crowd GIFS are exactly the same every time you see them & anyone commenting on them in any way at all should be thread ban-hammered forthwith, if not fifthwith as well, la'. #JustSaying
 
From Football 365

Change the rules to make Liverpool good again…
So, Man City, United and Spurs concede no goals. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea concede three each. That’s the first three places in the league confirmed then.

Which leads me to a conclusion – there’s a basic flaw in football. Primarily, football is a form of entertainment. Goals are the pinnacle of that entertainment, and yet the teams that generally top the league are those that are best at denying the opposition from scoring, thereby diminishing the entertainment. Obviously they have to score themselves, but you only have to look at my Liverpool on a fairly regular basis to see that that’s not enough to win.

So I have a new, radical way of rewarding teams – goals per match, plus goals scored. After the first week the table looks like this:

Arsenal 11 (7+4)
Leicester 10 (7+3)
Liverpool 9 (6+3)
Watford 9 (6+3)
Man Utd 8 (4+4)
Burnley 8 (5+3)
Chelsea 7 (5+2) etc

Call it bonkers if you want, and there are major flaws which would need tweaking (e.g. You get more points for winning 3-2 than for winning 3-0, in fact you get more points for losing 3-2 than winning 3-0! Sorry, Huddersfield.)

So, yeah, it is bonkers. But it’d be more entertaining, wouldn’t it?
Simon, LFC, Abu Dhabi (Plan B – eliminate corners. We’d concede a lot less goals!)

Yet another Alt PL Table.

In fairness, its pretty genius that they can come up with a table where they are above us, when we scored more than them and conceded less! The creativity must be commended.
 
These fecking Crowd GIFS are exactly the same every time you see them & anyone commenting on them in any way at all should be thread ban-hammered forthwith, if not fifthwith as well, la'. #JustSaying
But you see something new everytime
 
Wow these Gifs are hilarious, they are that funny we should make sure we post some, when our debate topic is getting stilted,
We would never tire of them, surely!
 
Take the serious chat outta here. This is for fun

@Snowjoe can back me up on this....

sorry mate, wont happen again!!

Lets take the piss out of the lovely scousers!

By the way, just noticed the headless body myself, what the feck is that!!!!
 
I do like the Incredible Appearing Man

Mod proof this one
...been saying for two years now that Liverpool's midfield is full of slow, pedestrian players.
 
from post match Watford

Watford attacking after LFC have a corner. Mods had had enough after this conversation.
Just leave someone else back

* looks at defensive options

Ummmm Houston we have a problem

Usually the other fullback, at least. Moreno's pace is perfect for the role.

So we switch fullbacks and leave a hole ... somewhere. If only we still had Lucas

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Yeah someone please lock this thread, we drew because of an offside goal time to move on. Karma will give us some luck later in the season.
 
These fecking Crowd GIFS are exactly the same every time you see them & anyone commenting on them in any way at all should be thread ban-hammered forthwith, if not fifthwith as well, la'. #JustSaying

Haven't you commented on them ?? :D
 
What's the craic with that BabuYagu poster there these days? He seems to have taken over from PhaseofPlay in the RAWK guru stakes. Everything he posts they take as gospel, regularly tagging him in posts asking his opinion on matters etc.

They truly are a weird bunch.
 
From Football 365

Change the rules to make Liverpool good again…
So, Man City, United and Spurs concede no goals. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea concede three each. That’s the first three places in the league confirmed then.

Which leads me to a conclusion – there’s a basic flaw in football. Primarily, football is a form of entertainment. Goals are the pinnacle of that entertainment, and yet the teams that generally top the league are those that are best at denying the opposition from scoring, thereby diminishing the entertainment. Obviously they have to score themselves, but you only have to look at my Liverpool on a fairly regular basis to see that that’s not enough to win.

So I have a new, radical way of rewarding teams – goals per match, plus goals scored. After the first week the table looks like this:

Arsenal 11 (7+4)
Leicester 10 (7+3)
Liverpool 9 (6+3)
Watford 9 (6+3)
Man Utd 8 (4+4)
Burnley 8 (5+3)
Chelsea 7 (5+2) etc

Call it bonkers if you want, and there are major flaws which would need tweaking (e.g. You get more points for winning 3-2 than for winning 3-0, in fact you get more points for losing 3-2 than winning 3-0! Sorry, Huddersfield.)

So, yeah, it is bonkers. But it’d be more entertaining, wouldn’t it?
Simon, LFC, Abu Dhabi (Plan B – eliminate corners. We’d concede a lot less goals!)

Yet another Alt PL Table.

Teams winning 4-0 would score three own goals in injury time to give themselves three extra points.

Genius.
 
Teams winning 4-0 would score three own goals in injury time to give themselves three extra points.

Genius.

How does an own goal count? The other team didn't score it? So couldn't shit house teams just score 1000 own goals and end up near the top of the table anyway?
 
From Football 365

Change the rules to make Liverpool good again…
So, Man City, United and Spurs concede no goals. Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea concede three each. That’s the first three places in the league confirmed then.

Which leads me to a conclusion – there’s a basic flaw in football. Primarily, football is a form of entertainment. Goals are the pinnacle of that entertainment, and yet the teams that generally top the league are those that are best at denying the opposition from scoring, thereby diminishing the entertainment. Obviously they have to score themselves, but you only have to look at my Liverpool on a fairly regular basis to see that that’s not enough to win.

So I have a new, radical way of rewarding teams – goals per match, plus goals scored. After the first week the table looks like this:

Arsenal 11 (7+4)
Leicester 10 (7+3)
Liverpool 9 (6+3)
Watford 9 (6+3)
Man Utd 8 (4+4)
Burnley 8 (5+3)
Chelsea 7 (5+2) etc

Call it bonkers if you want, and there are major flaws which would need tweaking (e.g. You get more points for winning 3-2 than for winning 3-0, in fact you get more points for losing 3-2 than winning 3-0! Sorry, Huddersfield.)

So, yeah, it is bonkers. But it’d be more entertaining, wouldn’t it?
Simon, LFC, Abu Dhabi (Plan B – eliminate corners. We’d concede a lot less goals!)

Yet another Alt PL Table.
Is this real? Nice.

In that case I'll set my team up with no recognised defence or goalie. Lose 40-0 every week, but to different teams. Finish the season with 1520pts. Surely that's a record no?
 
How does an own goal count? The other team didn't score it? So couldn't shit house teams just score 1000 own goals and end up near the top of the table anyway?

Goals scored against you count as points too given your points are calculated by the total number of goals in the match plus your own goal tally from said match, e.g. a 4-3 win would give you 11 points (4+3=7, plus your own four goals = 11).

They are barmy.
 
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