Stoke game build up

[-V-]

Which player was it that went down holding his leg at the end of extra time and signalling to be subbed? Was it Babel or Ngog?? Because every other player around his was desperately trying to win the ball back and attack. 10 seconds later he was back him up strolling about

[anfieldanfield]

Just found this on another forum, it completely sums up Babel's attitude :

Someone wrote to him "you never played that great against reading could be the reason. show some passion and get you foot in!"

And he replied "to get injured again? Ur crazy"

That's ****ing insane!

Surely he didn't really write that ?!

Our club is a ****ing joke.

[Chris]

That's ****ing insane!

Surely he didn't really write that ?!

Our club is a ****ing joke.

Its true.. Here's the guy who wrote it to him.

http://twitter.com/virtualaj

Cant view Babel's unless you sign up and he accepts you but it is 100% his account, he's had it verified by twitter.

http://twitter.com/RyanBabel

[Slinky Skills]

Not looking forward to this one to be honest, we'll probably get smashed all over the place by that team of donkeys. Stoke love playing a rough game so I can see us copping a bit of a hammering.

But I'll still watch though.

[Craig_H]

Its true.. Here's the guy who wrote it to him.

http://twitter.com/virtualaj

Cant view Babel's unless you sign up and he accepts you but it is 100% his account, he's had it verified by twitter.

http://twitter.com/RyanBabel

Babel's obviously lacking in intelligence then. And not just in a footballing sense.

That's really idiotic and embarrassing.

[Chris]

And the poor guy probably sits at home wondering why the manager hardly picks him.

[Shaggy]

But Marky thinks he's great!!!!!

[Craig_H]

And the poor guy probably sits at home wondering why the manager hardly picks him.

Quite.

But Marky thinks he's great!!!!!

You're gonna milk this one, arent you?

[Guest]

Its true.. Here's the guy who wrote it to him.

http://twitter.com/virtualaj

Cant view Babel's unless you sign up and he accepts you but it is 100% his account, he's had it verified by twitter.

http://twitter.com/RyanBabel

We should be showing that to Marky. He feels Babel was 'trying hard' against Reading.

[anfieldanfield]

Babel's obviously lacking in intelligence then. And not just in a footballing sense.

That's really idiotic and embarrassing.

If it wasn't all so serious it would be ****ing hilarious.

Some yank on our board tells a supporter to "blow me, **** face" our own players openly admitting on the internet they don't want to get stuck in because they might get injured. No new stadium. Jokes for owners. Knocked out of the FA Cup at home to ****ing Reading.

[Guest]

I blame Twitter and the Internets.

[zimbo]

Apparently this is the full exchange from Twitter. Or if, you prefer, his transfer request.

I am not going to comment about any of this but check out what Ryan just said on Twitter.
Comments in bold are what fans told him and right below is his response.

"Good rainy morning, Melwood now… Training.. Later on the day traveling to Stoke .."

"Hey people, I got some disappointing news, I m not travelling 2 Stoke.. The Boss left me out the squad. No explanation.."

@virtualaj @RyanBabel you never played that great against reading could be the reason. show some passion and get you foot in!

"to get injured again? Ur crazy"

@PaulConUK @RyanBabel words fail me fella, I don’t even think Rafa knows what’s goin on in his head! He says your not for sale but won’t play you

"yea crazy"

RT @ItsMeJoshi: ppl who never played the game shud stop moanin about @RyanBabel tweet. shows he has heart for the game!

"What happend after a first good season? Scoring 10 goals, being young talent of the year, and then second and this season don’t play at all?"

"I can tell everybody, I have never had a argue or a fight with the manager… I always kept quiet… So for me its also a question .."

"Where did it go wrong??? .. Well obv you have people who support me and don’t support me.. That’s all good.. I believe in myself.."

"And one day, you will see what I m capable off, will it be at LFC or somewhere else… I have faith…"

"And hey, I m not scared to share this with you guys.. Cause its the truth.. And there r no secrets.. !!!"

"In a football career you have ups and downs… Every player has them.."

"So the day will come def.. When I will do well everyday… ! So don’t worry.. God is good, yes he is !"

[zimbo]

And there's a rumour from someone else that Agger, Carragher, Skrtl and Kyrgiakos will all start against Stoke (Agger and Carra at full-back).

Seems unlikely, but we could certainly do with some extra height to deal with the set pieces.

[lickedlollipop]

James is staying at Pompey..

[dww]

I feel sorry for Babel at this stage. I'm not a big fan of his as a player but he has very obviously been trying hard this season. I hate to see the abuse he is getting.

If he goes I really do wish him all the best.