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By the sounds of things he won't make it if he is barely heard of at this age...

only jsut turned 17 mate. And first season in reserves.

Give the kid a chance.

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Who called him Joe?

craig has been on that waccy baccy i think

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Argh the game is on ESPN

[Fernandinho]

only jsut turned 17 mate. And first season in reserves.

Give the kid a chance.

**** him, kids get you the sack

On a serious note, do they get good streams for these games?

[Craig_H]

Who called him Joe?

Red g - post 97 - which he quickly edited

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Red g - post 97 - which he quickly edited

busted.

[Craig_H]

[Assassin]

busted.

why dont you just call him a cunt

[Leyton388]

A **** performance is as assured as a failed England world cup bid.

[dww]

Come on dww, we don't have to pick posts apart.

Good team in that it's strong enough to win with the experienced players that we have, and it's good to see some of the fringe players such as Pacheco and Shelvey get a start.

Alarming to see Poulsen as always but I'd rather he's given games in Europe instead of the League.

Apologies, didn't mean to be picking your post apart just disagreeing really. I'm not sure it is a team I think hangs together particularly well and I feel a bit sorry for the likes of Shelvey getting games without experienced, in form players around him and in a team which to my eyes lacks a real shape to it.

Agree about the last statement.

[Assassin]

If anyone has access to Scandinavian channels the game is live on Viasat Sport

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really hope Pacheco turns in a good shift. Last chance saloonunder Roy i reckon

[Assassin]

really hope Pacheco turns in a good shift. Last chance saloonunder Roy i reckon

whats a saloonunder

[Rudo]

John Flanagan - big burly centre back/right back from the Academy.

Saw him live in the summer a pre-season game around these parts.
Best player on the pitch by a mile.
Aggressive as **** and got up and down the right side of the pitch for the whole match.

[Rudo]

on flanagan.........

Tony Barrett says: There is a fine tradition of tough tackling Scouse full backs at Anfield with Gerry Byrne, Tommy Smith and Jamie Carragher being perhaps the best examples. But since Carragher converted to a regular role in central defence Liverpool have lacked a locally produced player on the defensive flanks who would think nothing of running through a brick wall - and anyone foolish enough to get in his way - for the good of the team.

This is just one reason why hopes are high that teenage right back Jonathan Flanagan will be the next youngster to emerge from the club's Academy to make a big impression at reserve team level and then, if progress continues to be made, on the first team itself.

Flanagan doesn't just like a tackle, he absolutely loves making them. Regular watchers of Liverpool's U18 team will know exactly what he is about and they will appreciate his fully committed, never say die attitude. Having been one of Liverpool's most impressive performers at that level during last season, Flanagan found himself promoted into John McMahon's squad and the leap in standards did not phase him, he just got on with the job in hand with the minimum of fuss, defending with a characteristic zeal but never missing the chance to get forward and get crosses into the box whenever the opportunity presented itself.

One moment in particular involving Flanagan sticks out in my mind. It came during a fiercely competitive U18s derby game against Everton at Finch Farm which Liverpool ended up winning 4-3 after finding themselves a couple of goals down. Flanagan was on the receiving end of a stray elbow from an Everton player which the referee missed and he was clearly upset at the challenge. It would have been easy for him to react the wrong way and perhaps get himself into a bit of trouble but he calmly got on with the game, letting his football do the talking instead of being drawn into doing something foolish.

That showed his growing maturity but it didn't suggest he was losing his competitive edge because when the chance came to let his aggressor know that he wouldn't be bullied Flanagan took it, producing a tackle of such ferocity that his opponent ended up not knowing which part of his body required treatment the most. Best of all, though, was the fact that Flanagan had taken the ball, it was the cleanest of tackles but also one of immense power that was totally in keeping with the tradition that he is looking to follow.

There is still a long way to go before Flanagan can repeat the journey into Liverpool's first team that was made by the likes of Carragher, Byrne and Smith but the raw materials are in place and so, equally importantly, is the desire.

That's spot on. During the match i was at, he tore through some of his opponents in a fair but brutal manner.