BigFatCoward Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Gerrard is as fucked as Truss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach - 2 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Soo... At what point do we get to the big second part of the Gerrard vs Lampard debate: the "who's the worst manager"-part? I sorta hope still that Lampard can get a grip at Everton, and honestly .. he's had less time than Gerrard. But neither really look like they're anything more than the new Steve Bruce atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Winterfell is Burning Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Who could have seen that coming when he was hired? Apart from, well, everyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Sharing the coach with the players after finding out you're sacked seems...awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 8 hours ago, Rorschach - 2 said: But neither really look like they're anything more than the new Steve Bruce atm. lil harsh- he was never a Big Sam but Bruce was quite a good manager for quite a long time, did well at Birmingham, Wigan and Hull. The Sunderland mess aside it didn't really start to go wrong until after his health problems, and unless you count just 'being Steven Gerrard' as a health problem, those two haven't run into that yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach - 2 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, polishgenius said: lil harsh- he was never a Big Sam but Bruce was quite a good manager for quite a long time, did well at Birmingham, Wigan and Hull. The Sunderland mess aside it didn't really start to go wrong until after his health problems, and unless you count just 'being Steven Gerrard' as a health problem, those two haven't run into that yet... Might be just Gerrard, then. Mostly I remember Bruce as "ok, but never more than that". Which Everton are now. Unadventurous, relatively solid at the back, struggling for creativity, but getting enough results. Gerrard's team didn't quite get that last part in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I've a friend who used to work as a Sky engineer who has met quite a few footballers and the like, and he said Steve Bruce was a really nice guy. Also nice: Diogo Dalot, Danny Ings Not nice (surprisingly): James Milner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 32 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: Not nice (surprisingly): James Milner Really? He's always seemed like a decent guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 18 hours ago, polishgenius said: But yeah, The Athletic reporting on the Ronaldo thing. So probably credible-ish at least. Ten Hag just confirmed that Ronaldo did in fact refuse to come on. Also, Evra's continued defence of Ronaldo is pathetic. These former United players turned pundits are a fucking embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Spockydog said: Really? He's always seemed like a decent guy. Yeah, I thought so too. Perhaps he was just having a bad day, but my friend wasn't impressed with him at all. Very standoffish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Consigliere said: Ten Hag just confirmed that Ronaldo did in fact refuse to come on. Also, Evra's continued defence of Ronaldo is pathetic. These former United players turned pundits are a fucking embarrassment. At this point is he even average? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 58 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: Yeah, I thought so too. Perhaps he was just having a bad day, but my friend wasn't impressed with him at all. Very standoffish. Unlike Nwanku Kanu, who is a bona fide top, top geezer. One Friday evening in 2001, I bumped into him at the carousels in Schipol Airport. I had recently married, and my new wife had treated me to a smoky weekend in The Dam for my birthday. I told Kanu I was an Arsenal season ticket holder, and he posed for a picture with me. He was very gracious when I told him how much I admired him as a footballer. As we waited for our bags, he told me he travelled to Amsterdam as often as he could to spend time with his family, who he had put up there due to UK visa issues. Anyway, the following night we were having dinner at the Sea Palace in Amsterdam Harbour. Kanu was there with his family. He walked past our table, said hello again, and at the end of our meal when I asked for the bill, the waiter told me that it had been taken care of and wished me happy birthday. What a guy! A Horse Named Stranger, john, Winterfell is Burning and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 41 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: At this point is he even average? No. A player hitting a decline happens but the biggest issue with Ronaldo is that he's actively trying to sabotage the manager and squad. He's a massive liability. Can't see anyone taking him in January given his unprofessional behaviour going back to pre-season in addition to him declining. We are stuck with him until the end of the season unless there's a mutual agreement to terminate his contract or Boehly does us a solid. Ronaldo would not have been such a liability had he taken a leaf out of Zlatan's book. Zlatan accepted that he's declining and is no longer going to be a regular starter, was happy to sit on the bench and to be a mentor and leader in the dressing room. Ronaldo, otoh, has chosen petulance. Winterfell is Burning, Wilbur and Tywin et al. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 LA Galaxy, is my prediction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Spockydog said: LA Galaxy, is my prediction. For Ronaldo, and for Gerrard? A Horse Named Stranger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Fabinho, Jones and Elliott in our midfield. Nunez and Thiago out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Is it just me, or do Liverpool's forward options also look kinda depleted atm. So maybe stacking up options there wasn't such a bad call afterall... (well, given that among the absentees are Diaz and Darwin maybe it was ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach - 2 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Liverpool do have their best forward on the field, though. No cause for pessimism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Not pessimistic, not invested enough in Liverpool to be. Main event is tonight, that's the game for the WE I care about. Uff, I probably should look at 1-2 opening lines for tomorrow tho, instead of just hoping for the one thing I prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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