THE DERBY....pre match gubbins

[Muddled]

Groan. Martin Atkinson is useless.

But not in the derbry I should add, just in other games.

[Chris]

Martin Atkinson is the ref. How do we tend to fare with him as the man in the middle...?

He's reffed 3 derbies, we've won the lot to nil.

Hopefully when that scumbag Mirallas goes for the customary leg break attempt he gets a red, keeps getting away with that in every ****ing derby.

[danperkins]

Avergae ref but sure very few good refs out there. Must be poxy trying to ref the derby though.

[dizzycat]

They will be fancying their chances, I hope they get an shock. We really need to kick start this season and we can do it on Saturday.

[Assassin]

Groan. Martin Atkinson is useless.

Goes with the current theme......

[Bender]

[Shaggy]

Martin Atkinson is the ref. How do we tend to fare with him as the man in the middle...?

Blues are all like "game over" since Atkinson was announced ....as Chris said we've won all derbies with him in charge to nil, and he sent Rodwell and a few others off.

As usual my biggest worry about this game is the law of averages. Don't think they've won at Anfield for about 15 years. Can't go on like that forever.

[chadrtc]

Blues are all like "game over" since Atkinson was announced ....as Chris said we've won all derbies with him in charge to nil, and he sent Rodwell and a few others off.

As usual my biggest worry about this game is the law of averages. Don't think they've won at Anfield for about 15 years. Can't go on like that forever.

One of my friends who is a blue thinks they're in much worse form than we are... Which means they must in a right old state.

This will probably be a high scoring affair and a real opportunity to ruin my weekend nice and early.

[kev776]

Did Mario bring his own personal bibputteroner or do the club provide one.

[-V-]

For the first time I'm really dreading this one. We're not playing well at the moment and we are very vulnerable from crosses and set pieces. Everton are probably the best team to exploit our weaknesses at the moment.

I think we might lose :-(

[Trippendicular]

For the first time I'm really dreading this one. We're not playing well at the moment and we are very vulnerable from crosses and set pieces. Everton are probably the best team to exploit our weaknesses at the moment.

I think we might lose :-(

They're probably the most dysfunctional team around apart from us. I'm pretty sure they've conceded the second most goals in all of Europe or something silly like that.

[Tribute]

They're probably the most dysfunctional team around apart from us. I'm pretty sure they've conceded the second most goals in all of Europe or something silly like that.

...might be us or Boro after Tues night

[Shaggy]

Sturridge unlikely to make it

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/daniel-sturridge-derby-blow-liverpool-7832602

Liverpool FC striker Daniel Sturridge is running out of time to prove his fitness ahead of Saturday’s Merseyside derby at Anfield.

The prolific Reds striker, who has been sidelined for the past three weeks with a thigh strain he suffered on international duty, had hoped to make his comeback against Everton.

However, the 25-year-old has yet to return to full training at Melwood and appears increasingly unlikely to feature in the 223rd derby.

Even if Sturridge makes considerable progress over the next 48 hours the best he can hope for is a place on the bench.

Liverpool remain hopeful that Jordan Henderson (hip) and Philippe Coutinho (groin) will be fit for duty against Roberto Martinez’s side. But Glen Johnson, Joe Allen, Emre Can and Jon Flanagan remain sidelined.

[tsb]

****in Hodgson

[Muddled]

****sticks. I don't want to see Balotelli as a lone striker and Allen coming back would have provided some much needed balance.