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dilakh2 said:
They would just block the path of a talented youngster at the club on top of earning senior player wages (Milner 140k a week no thank you). Squad players should always be young players imo, That way when an injury or suspension happens I would rather a talented young player chomping at the bits to seize his chance e.g Rashford, Stewart instead of a disillusioned senior back up player. You save wages and introduce a talented young player to the first team, whats not to like.
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It needs to be a mix - we rely on youngsters as our primary back-up players then we will go nowhere. Very few, if any, of the world's top clubs rely on their youth players as a primary back-up option

Of course, the youngsters need to be given a chance but if they're good enough they will do.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
As to the above, our current HG players are:

Allen
Clyne
Flanagan
Henderson
Ings
Milner
Lallana
Sturridge.

With Stewart and Ward the only others who'll need registering next year if they're to be a part of the first team squad. Gomez, Ibe, and the relevant kids are still 'freebie' under-21's that don't need registering.

So out of that what, Allen we could afford to lose? Maybe Milner? And Henderson if the offer was right?
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Unless it was a very good offer and we had a replacement sorted I wouldn't sell Milner or Henderson.

We need to make our squad better by keeping players and replacing them with better, rather than a straight replacement leaving the squad quite thin and relying on youngsters if injuries occur.
 
LFCMarshall said:
It needs to be a mix - we rely on youngsters as our primary back-up players then we will go nowhere. Very few, if any, of the world's top clubs rely on their youth players as a primary back-up option

Of course, the youngsters need to be given a chance but if they're good enough they will do.
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A good mix of youth players and senior players as back up would be ideal. However disagree completely with your last point, you will never ever ever ever know if a youth player is good enough if they dont get a chance. Reason why England are lagging behind with this mentality.
 
LFCMarshall said:
Unless it was a very good offer and we had a replacement sorted I wouldn't sell Milner or Henderson.

We need to make our squad better by keeping players and replacing them with better, rather than a straight replacement leaving the squad quite thin and relying on youngsters if injuries occur.
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Pretty much what I was trying to say to diakh. (Although I get his frustration with Milner.).

But if you're going to register Stewart and Ward, 2 of the current 8 home grown players wouldn't be. Presumably Stewart will be at least as he's just gotten a new 3 year deal at 22.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Legislation has LONG since been needed to be brought on airline company's and European aways .....

Liverpool FC supporters slam Ryanair 'opportunism' as flights to Dortmund near £400 - Liverpool Echo

The return flights per se went through the roof as soon as the draw was made which made this one tricky. We fortunately got an a £53 flight to Cologne Thursday (then the short train ride), with a £100 return from Dortmund Sat'day, both in and out of Stansted. Which was about the cheapest we could find but still means a trek down South and an overnight in a Travelodge the Wednesday for the 7:40 AM flight the Thursday. It was silly money from most all airports up North. There was a real cheap flight back from Nuremburg (€55) I found with good times but the cost of the 4 hour train journey from Dortmund negated that. (And a great one from Bremen back to Manchester a mates got on but the logistics of leaving a car down South nullified that.).

There's always options, but unless you're experienced, know what you're doing and are straight on the ball, the standard flights/ routes always jump excessively when there's a game to what they are any other day and something seriously needs sorting over it.

Another continued problem for football fans that long needs addressing.
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I'm too poor to be a proper fan. :'(

**** the student life.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Pretty much what I was trying to say to diakh. (Although I get his frustration with Milner.).

But if you're going to register Stewart and Ward, 2 of the current 8 home grown players wouldn't be. Presumably Stewart will be at least as he's just gotten a new 3 year deal at 22.
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Scouse, my mate is convinced he saw that the Dortmund Home leg are on sale tomorrow. But when I checked I'm sure it said Thursday. Am I wrong or is he a **** head?
 
Tezzz said:
I'm too poor to be a proper fan. :'(

**** the student life.
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Meh. Study and stay debt free. That's where football leads yer. Into debt haha.

Honestly not sure if I'll see another home league game this year. Including the Derby. Going down Bournemouth the Sunday after the memorial. And aiming for the last game at West Brom. But with the Europa semi being so soon a turnaround after the quarter, then hopefully the Basle final; something is having to give.

So the (hopefully) two home Europeans left might well be my lot for Anfield this season.
 
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Tezzz said:
Scouse, my mate is convinced he saw that the Dortmund Home leg are on sale tomorrow. But when I checked I'm sure it said Thursday. Am I wrong or is he a **** head?
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Thursday mate. Tomorrows the shareholders/ priority rights bunkum.
 
Tezzz said:
Mate by the time I finish Uni I'll be in £60,000 debt. No kidding..
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So glad I got in in the last year of the 3k fees, 2 degrees and I will only be 20k in thank ****. Typical tory rhetoric always keep the serfs on the turf feel for you man.
 
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epic terrorist said:
So glad I got in in the last year of the 3k fees, 2 degrees and I will only be 20k in thank ****. Typical tory rhetoric always keep the serfs on the tyrf feel for you man.
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You lucky ******... Then again it could be worse, atleast we dont have to pay American tution fees.
 
Tezzz said:
Yeah I'll probably never pay it off haha
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Ha me either, 5 more years I am going to Oz, will get paid so much more in my profession and eventual specialisation. Will miss my football but I am an NRL freak and can always get up at 3am for matches haha
 
Tezzz said:
Mate by the time I finish Uni I'll be in £60,000 debt. No kidding..
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We need the '80's back! Dirt cheap train travel with vouchers off the back of cereal and washing powder packets and a few quid to get in! (That's if you even bothered paying as it was SO easy to jib paying the train/ ferries and bunk the turny's.).

That'd sort yer! Of course every away game EVERYWHERE was an exercise in survival and taking your own life in your hands so maybe it wasn't that good looking back. Lol.
 
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epic terrorist said:
Ha me either, 5 more years I am going to Oz, will get paid so much more in my profession and eventual specialisation. Will miss my football but I am an NRL freak and can always get up at 3am for matches haha
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Going to Oz gets rid of the debt doesn't it? Sounds like a plan haha
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
We need the '80's back! Dirt cheap train travel with vouchers off the back of cereal and washing powder packets and a few quid to get in! (That's if you even bothered paying as it was SO easy to jib paying the train/ ferries and bunk the turny's.).

That'd sort yer! Of course every away game EVERYWHERE was an exercise in survival and taken your own life in your hands so maybe it wasn't that good looking back. Lol.
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I wish I was here to be a LFC fan in the 80s mate. I wish.

Haven't been to an away game since Bolton last year when Cout scored that dream goal (unless you count Wembley as away!)

They're better cos you can go mental and celebrate with the fella next to you. Don't get that much at home unless you're in the kop.
 
epic terrorist said:
Ha me either, 5 more years I am going to Oz, will get paid so much more in my profession and eventual specialisation. Will miss my football but I am an NRL freak and can always get up at 3am for matches haha
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What field are you in to get paid more in Oz?
 
Tezzz said:
I wish I was here to be a LFC fan in the 80s mate. I wish.

Haven't been to an away game since Bolton last year when Cout scored that dream goal (unless you count Wembley as away!)

They're better cos you can go mental and celebrate with the fella next to you. Don't get that much at home unless you're in the kop.
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If there's one thing every Red should of experienced, it's a standing Kop. Particularly a standing Derby/ Utd game or a European night. That was something else. On the big nights it was just a heart thumping, lung busting roller coaster of adrenalin. The swaying and singing was something else. Where you'd get home and wonder where all the bruises had come from but not be arsed because you were still on such a high from the part you'd played in another memorable victory. With a noise and vibrancy that made Anfield one of the most recognisable grounds in Europe and had most of the foreign ultras modelling themselves and their displays on what they seen the Kop the telly. Have a great little book by Napoli fans that literally is a homage to the Kop and our crowd and how we completely influenced them to do the choreographed stuff they do out there watching the European games the telly with all the flags and swaying and songs. Experiences that make the hairs the back yer neck stand on end just remembering them.

Always a touchy subject with us, but I'd go back to standing in a heartbeat. Never once felt unsafe the Kop. Well, apart from the day two lads bunked in by coming over the top the wall the front and landed on top of me having a burst the outside bogs the bottom like but that doesn't count lol.
 
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