Pre Season Thread

[MrMichael]

I think we'll struggle without him.

What were our results during Suarez' 10 game ban? I remember thrashing Newcastle 6-0, and starting the season with several wins on the spin, so pretty strong overall I suspect without looking it up. We were always going to miss a player of Suarez' quality, but there is no reason whatsoever to think we can't do really well anyway.

Seems to me sometimes like people almost want to be depressed by the football. Last summer all we ever heard was woe and gloom and how we'd never qualify for the CL. In Jan it was all "no signings blows our best chance ever of the CL". Seemed like it took half our fans until about March to actually realise just how much fun the season was and start properly enjoying it, just in time for it to get all stressful. And now we're all back to being depressed again, our first team is weaker, all our rivals are stronger and oh god just kill me now.

It doesn't have to be like this. We have a great manager, some great young players who are hungry to improve, and a positive season for the club to look forward to. Yay!

[RichC]

What were our results during Suarez' 10 game ban? I remember thrashing Newcastle 6-0, and starting the season with several wins on the spin, so pretty strong overall I suspect without looking it up. We were always going to miss a player of Suarez' quality, but there is no reason whatsoever to think we can't do really well anyway.

Seems to me sometimes like people almost want to be depressed by the football. Last summer all we ever heard was woe and gloom and how we'd never qualify for the CL. In Jan it was all "no signings blows our best chance ever of the CL". Seemed like it took half our fans until about March to actually realise just how much fun the season was and start properly enjoying it, just in time for it to get all stressful. And now we're all back to being depressed again, our first team is weaker, all our rivals are stronger and oh god just kill me now.

It doesn't have to be like this. We have a great manager, some great young players who are hungry to improve, and a positive season for the club to look forward to. Yay!

Suarez wouldn't have been available until the end of October even if he had stayed so we'd need to do as last season and win games without him.

I for one am really looking forward to next season, we've improved squad and are back in the CL which is surely a good thing.

[Cormack74]

If it were another club, we'd be laughing our heads off. Embarrassed.

Haha Lucas in mega cringe mode. Lambert looks like he's enjoying the spotlight.

[G]

What were our results during Suarez' 10 game ban? I remember thrashing Newcastle 6-0, and starting the season with several wins on the spin, so pretty strong overall I suspect without looking it up. We were always going to miss a player of Suarez' quality, but there is no reason whatsoever to think we can't do really well anyway.

Seems to me sometimes like people almost want to be depressed by the football. Last summer all we ever heard was woe and gloom and how we'd never qualify for the CL. In Jan it was all "no signings blows our best chance ever of the CL". Seemed like it took half our fans until about March to actually realise just how much fun the season was and start properly enjoying it, just in time for it to get all stressful. And now we're all back to being depressed again, our first team is weaker, all our rivals are stronger and oh god just kill me now.

It doesn't have to be like this. We have a great manager, some great young players who are hungry to improve, and a positive season for the club to look forward to. Yay!

I checked it a while ago. We won 7, drew 2 and lost 1 without him. And that was before we clicked into the awesome attacking force we became, not all of which was down to Luis.

[McDermotX]

Footballers in advertising shocker.

No ****. Obviously the downside of being a pro footballer. Even for us.
Contractually obliged sponsor appearances, even if we do 'run on dunkin'.

Haha Lucas in mega cringe mode. Lambert looks like he's enjoying the spotlight.

A look of barely concealed contempt. Rickie making the most of finally hitting the real big-time.

[Fredo]

Live training session in 10 minutes if that's of interest to you.

http://www.lfctour.com/news/latest-news/11-30pm-bst-watch-reds-train-at-soldier-field

[Chazza]

[ame]https://twitter.com/JackSear/status/493341381470220288[/ame]

[SB]

https://twitter.com/JackSear/status/493341381470220288

now there's a shock.

[G]

Lallana is injured and he's still there. So is Borini. He's off.

[Reece]

Thought I read somewhere that Borini was coming/had come back to England?

Not that I necessarily disagree with your Agger assessment.

[Muddled]

Lallana is injured and he's still there. So is Borini. He's off.

An interesting take on the situation, Gee.

Rumours of Barcelona for £12m were floating about and I'm sure I read about their supposed interest in Vermallen ... I know who they'd be better off with.

[SB]

Yeah I thought I'd read that Barca had offered £12m. Bite there arms off for that I'd say.

[The_weatherman]

Would be good for all parties, Barca need someone like him IMO, we don't need him and he gets a fresh challenge.

[ronanm]

Would be good for all parties, Barca need someone like him IMO, we don't need him and he gets a fresh challenge.

[Cormack74]

Thought I read somewhere that Borini was coming/had come back to England.

Yes I think he tweeted that he was bored back at home.