RAWK Goes Into Meltdown (2012/2013)
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Yeah you are dead right here, but watch the media, Match of the Day etc. run with it. I bet you now Sigurdsson will be labled as greedy or money grabbing. If thats the case they should be doing the same with Nasri, Hazard, RvP etc, but I won't be holding my breath on that...
A short conversation with Gylfi and you'll see that he probably doesn't even know the details of his contract. He's in it for the football. It's been his aim to play in this league since he was 10 years old and he has succeeded in his goals. He specifically mentioned the wing play of Lennon and Bale. Now compare that to Downing and no one on the right at Liverpool. Very easy decision to make.
"Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson to Liverpool (no Spurs talk)"
Is their Sigurdsson thread. "no Spurs talk"...
fecking bell-ends.
How on fecking earth could you even begin to consider this?...
LOL this thread is a gold mine! Were we even in for him??
Is their Sigurdsson thread. "no Spurs talk"...
fecking bell-ends.
How on fecking earth could you even begin to consider this?...
LOL this thread is a gold mine! Were we even in for him??
They're at it again
It Turns Out Liverpool Are Better Than Spurs (Despite The 17-Point Difference)
With Sigurdsson choosing Spurs over Liverpool, supposedly for footballing reasons, it made me wonder whether Spurs really are a better side than Liverpool now. Yes, I understand some people may say that he went for the money, but lets assume that what he said was the truth. Personally, I would think the two clubs pretty even in terms of team and player quality, and I reckon the difference in last seasons' performances were just due to a similar quality of new signing (Adebayor v Carroll, Parker v Downing/Henderson) settling in quicker at Spurs than they did at Liverpool, adding to the cohesion of the side, and the fact that before the season, Liverpool had higher expectations than Spurs, allowing Spurs to play with more freedom (we saw what happened when the pressure went on Spurs).
Oh yes, and Lucas/Gerrard were out for much of the season for Liverpool.
Anyway, since it's Friday, I thought I'd compose a Spurs/Liverpool XI to see if one team does dominate, and therefore has more world-class players, as Sigurdsson has suggested.
GK: REINA. I don't really think that people would have many qualms with this, do they?
RB: JOHNSON. He continually gets picked ahead of Walker for England, did a superb job for England in the world cup (I'd say he was one of England's three or four best, along with Gerrard, Terry and Cole), and has been pretty good for Liverpool.
CB (ball-playing CB, so I suppose Agger/King/Dawson??): AGGER. Again he was superb for Denmark in the World Cup, and I don't think there can really be many complaints.
CB (brute): SKRTEL. He had a fantastic season for Liverpool, was supposedly being courted by the likes of City (which Kaboul isn't). Though if you want to pick Kaboul, fine, he had a good season too.
LB: Can't decide. I'd pick Enrique, after his first half of the season (and because I'm a Liverpool fan). You'd pick BAE if you were a Spurs fan. Marginal call, so I'll call it a TIE.
RM: LENNON. Do Liverpool have a real right midfielder? Lennon is far better out wide than Henderson/Maxi anyway. Don't know why I'm bothering to comment.
CM (CDM): Hmmm. I really would prefer Lucas as a Liverpool fan, he can screen an entire back four, break up play superbly, and passes well. Though Spurs fans may think Parker is a better fit for their team, so I might be slightly generous to Spurs fans and call a TIE.
CM (Play-maker): Again, hmmm. I'd argue that Gerrard at the peak of his powers will do more damage than Modric, and single-handedly, though Modric is possibly the better player over a league season (and he's less injury prone and younger). Perhaps Modric just about shades this one, so I could be slightly generous to Liverpool and call this a TIE, or you could go for MODRIC. Your choice, really.
LM: BALE. Though Downing isn't all that bad, honest. But he doesn't compare to Bale last season.
SS (Suarez v VDV): SUAREZ. I know Rafa is a good player, but I don't think there can be many complaints about this from Spurs fans. One player is one of the star performers in the team ranked third in the world and won the Copa America, the other can't get into a side that got 0 points in 3 games in the EUROs.
CF: CARROLL. Not sure who he's up against, really. Defoe? Currently Carroll is playing better than Adebayor anyway, even if he signs, and long term he will be better.
So the only place Spurs have real dominance is out wide. Liverpool shades the centre-backs and full-backs, and has a better front two and back...one also. The two centre midfielders are of pretty similar quality, so Liverpool were pretty unfortunate their two first-choice centre midfielders were out for most of last season.
This leads to one of the problems Brendan Rodgers faces: he's inherited a squad that just came eighth, but other than out wide right (and wide left, if you're a Downing hater), there aren't many places in which serious improvements are needed, or where many Premier League teams have better players. The challenge for him is just to get Liverpool functioning better as a team.
Alex, LFC (in hindsight that's a bit long, so it's okay if you don't post it I guess)
It Turns Out Liverpool Are Better Than Spurs (Despite The 17-Point Difference)
With Sigurdsson choosing Spurs over Liverpool, supposedly for footballing reasons, it made me wonder whether Spurs really are a better side than Liverpool now. Yes, I understand some people may say that he went for the money, but lets assume that what he said was the truth. Personally, I would think the two clubs pretty even in terms of team and player quality, and I reckon the difference in last seasons' performances were just due to a similar quality of new signing (Adebayor v Carroll, Parker v Downing/Henderson) settling in quicker at Spurs than they did at Liverpool, adding to the cohesion of the side, and the fact that before the season, Liverpool had higher expectations than Spurs, allowing Spurs to play with more freedom (we saw what happened when the pressure went on Spurs).
Oh yes, and Lucas/Gerrard were out for much of the season for Liverpool.
Anyway, since it's Friday, I thought I'd compose a Spurs/Liverpool XI to see if one team does dominate, and therefore has more world-class players, as Sigurdsson has suggested.
GK: REINA. I don't really think that people would have many qualms with this, do they?
RB: JOHNSON. He continually gets picked ahead of Walker for England, did a superb job for England in the world cup (I'd say he was one of England's three or four best, along with Gerrard, Terry and Cole), and has been pretty good for Liverpool.
CB (ball-playing CB, so I suppose Agger/King/Dawson??): AGGER. Again he was superb for Denmark in the World Cup, and I don't think there can really be many complaints.
CB (brute): SKRTEL. He had a fantastic season for Liverpool, was supposedly being courted by the likes of City (which Kaboul isn't). Though if you want to pick Kaboul, fine, he had a good season too.
LB: Can't decide. I'd pick Enrique, after his first half of the season (and because I'm a Liverpool fan). You'd pick BAE if you were a Spurs fan. Marginal call, so I'll call it a TIE.
RM: LENNON. Do Liverpool have a real right midfielder? Lennon is far better out wide than Henderson/Maxi anyway. Don't know why I'm bothering to comment.
CM (CDM): Hmmm. I really would prefer Lucas as a Liverpool fan, he can screen an entire back four, break up play superbly, and passes well. Though Spurs fans may think Parker is a better fit for their team, so I might be slightly generous to Spurs fans and call a TIE.
CM (Play-maker): Again, hmmm. I'd argue that Gerrard at the peak of his powers will do more damage than Modric, and single-handedly, though Modric is possibly the better player over a league season (and he's less injury prone and younger). Perhaps Modric just about shades this one, so I could be slightly generous to Liverpool and call this a TIE, or you could go for MODRIC. Your choice, really.
LM: BALE. Though Downing isn't all that bad, honest. But he doesn't compare to Bale last season.
SS (Suarez v VDV): SUAREZ. I know Rafa is a good player, but I don't think there can be many complaints about this from Spurs fans. One player is one of the star performers in the team ranked third in the world and won the Copa America, the other can't get into a side that got 0 points in 3 games in the EUROs.
CF: CARROLL. Not sure who he's up against, really. Defoe? Currently Carroll is playing better than Adebayor anyway, even if he signs, and long term he will be better.
So the only place Spurs have real dominance is out wide. Liverpool shades the centre-backs and full-backs, and has a better front two and back...one also. The two centre midfielders are of pretty similar quality, so Liverpool were pretty unfortunate their two first-choice centre midfielders were out for most of last season.
This leads to one of the problems Brendan Rodgers faces: he's inherited a squad that just came eighth, but other than out wide right (and wide left, if you're a Downing hater), there aren't many places in which serious improvements are needed, or where many Premier League teams have better players. The challenge for him is just to get Liverpool functioning better as a team.
Alex, LFC (in hindsight that's a bit long, so it's okay if you don't post it I guess)
That's so true
Great read. Came eighth, but no serious improvements are needed
What an incompetent fool Dalglish must have been to misuse such a talented squad of players, equally what a genius 'Arry must have been to finish fourth with his band of inferior misfits.
I often think I should register on RAWK and do a bit of wumming in terms of building their team up before the season starts.. But I just couldnt do a better job than their own supporters. Im just going to sit back and wait for the annual comparison with our squad and the usual delusion that they will finish ahead of us.
Lucas is apparently beter then Khedira.
Their wum radars are in overdrive, you'd be banned within seconds.
'Gerrard at the peak of his powers' - what, is he like Dumbledore?
'Gerrard at the peak of his powers' - what, is he like Dumbledore?
Dumbledore 5 years ago.
He is better then Xavi if you would listen to what Scousers say.
Somebody needs to make a twitter account with the title "Shit Scousers say" and post all the hilarious player comparisons they make over at RAWK.
There's already a RAWK Meltdown twitter
they have a new liverbird mascot.Jesus, google it. Classic!!
Jesus, google it. Classic!!
Saw that just now, what on earth were they thinking?
the site says 'no copying' despite the fact you can just drag the picture to your desktop and upload it somewhere else if oyu feel like it.Wankers
Saw that just now, what on earth were they thinking?
Probably the same thing we were thinking with Fred the Red. Something silly/cartoonish to get the kids on board.
Jesus, google it. Classic!!
fecking hell, didn't think Kenneth's fall from grace would be this drastic.
Yeah, lets not get too carried away. Fred the red in a tablecloth is enough to terrorize any youngster.
Liverpool FC Manager Brendan Rodgers welcomes players to pre-season training
Jay Spearing is first back...
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It's better than their new 3rd kit, to be fair.
I just read Sonny Feehan's long post. Modric and Gerrard are a tie?
Surely you are of the same opinion, Barbara?
Is he quoting RAWK? Or is it a parody?
Lol I can't tell
Lol I can't tell
fecking hell, Gerrard in tie with Modric and Carroll better than Adebayor.
I normally do not get involved in this thread but I saw this on SS website comments section in relation to rumours of Carroll going on loan to AC Milan
Dippernomics alive and well still, I see
Any comments on how Andy Carroll will outscore Ibra ?
That's nothing - one poster wrote that he didn't want Pato in exchange for Carroll. Liverpool would be lucky to get Paxo for him, let alone Pato...
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