Southampton vs Liverpool - Premier League (18/19 - Game 33)

[Norbs]

Its astonishing the players they've had, or developed if you like, over the years. If only they could've held on to some. Shearer, Bale, AOC, Mane, Walcott, Virg....

[Shaggy]

Can't stop thinking about this. Gonna knock off early today and get on the pop.

[Norbs]

Working tomorrow so that's a nono for me. And stupidly booked tickets ages ago to a comedy night so it's going to be sneaking a peak on my phone.

[npinn001]

I'm going tonight, can't wait.

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[Fosterbloke]

Can't stop thinking about this. Gonna knock off early today and get on the pop.

School holidays, 5am Saturday morning kick off, **** all to do all day.

I think I'll have some wine

[frank the tank]

Its astonishing the players they've had, or developed if you like, over the years. If only they could've held on to some. Shearer, Bale, AOC, Mane, Walcott, Virg....

Their scouting and youth coaching has been brilliant over the years.

The Bosman ruling killed the days of smaller clubs having sustained success. That is why everyone bought into the Leicester thing a few years ago.

It pretty plausible that both Southampton and West Ham would have had periods of success over the last 20 years had they not been forced to sell player after player.

I'm not saying that the Bosman ruling was a bad thing because before that a player not being able to leave if he was out of contract meant that the clubs could control the players more and more - almost to the point of slavery. However, a proper squad size and wage cap would level the playing field.

[frank the tank]

Can't stop thinking about this. Gonna knock off early today and get on the pop.

[Norbs]

Their scouting and youth coaching has been brilliant over the years.

The Bosman ruling killed the days of smaller clubs having sustained success. That is why everyone bought into the Leicester thing a few years ago.

It pretty plausible that both Southampton and West Ham would have had periods of success over the last 20 years had they not been forced to sell player after player.

I'm not saying that the Bosman ruling was a bad thing because before that a player not being able to leave if he was out of contract meant that the clubs could control the players more and more - almost to the point of slavery. However, a proper squad size and wage cap would level the playing field.

I'm all for a wage cap, across a squad not on individuals but we just know they'd find a way around it. Hopefully nothing gets introduced until after we've netted our first PL title of course

[baitman]

I agree with most of what is said above regarding Fabinho. I think he is more progressive and should start more often than not. I’d caveat that with the observation that he does tend to stupidly give the ball away a couple of times a game though which might make him more suited to opposition less likely to hurt us in Klopps’ eyes.

Plenty of times we also see henderson, milner, wijnaldum and even alisson gve the ball away in stupid areas that have cost us.
If its a one off then its just one of thse things, ontinually being sloppy needs a boot up the arse though.

[Les Zeffelin]

Their scouting and youth coaching has been brilliant over the years.

The Bosman ruling killed the days of smaller clubs having sustained success. That is why everyone bought into the Leicester thing a few years ago.

It pretty plausible that both Southampton and West Ham would have had periods of success over the last 20 years had they not been forced to sell player after player.

I'm not saying that the Bosman ruling was a bad thing because before that a player not being able to leave if he was out of contract meant that the clubs could control the players more and more - almost to the point of slavery. However, a proper squad size and wage cap would level the playing field.

That's what did for Ajax as a force in Europe. That team they had in the mid 90's if they'd managed to keep the core of that team together they would have won more than the one Champions League. Sorry off on a bit of a tangent . Fab to start. Joe back in the squad.We'll smash Southampton.

[Sus]

School holidays, 5am Saturday morning kick off, **** all to do all day.

I think I'll have some wine

6am! Unless you’re in Brisbane?

[red g]

Its astonishing the players they've had, or developed if you like, over the years. If only they could've held on to some. Shearer, Bale, AOC, Mane, Walcott, Virg....

Goalkeeper – Paulo Gazzaniga
Right-back – Nathaniel Clyne.
Centre-back – Toby Alderwield
Centre-back – Virgil Van Dijk
Left-back – Luke Shaw.
Centre-midfield – Victor Wanyama.
Centre-midfield – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Centre attacking-midfield – Adam Lallana.
Right-wing - Sadio Mane
Left-Wing - Gareth Bale
Striker - Alan Shearer


Bet you not many teams could better that as a 'Sold' 11

[Sus]

You could put that team out today (apart from shearer) and it would probably get a CL place!

[red g]

You could put that team out today (apart from shearer) and it would probably get a CL place!

swap Shearer out for Mane, put in Walcott (even if he is a bit ****) in Mane's place and you could be right!!

not the worst bench with Lovren, Schneiderlin, Tadic, Pelle, Rodriguez etc

[Doc_Piptorious]

Goalkeeper – Paulo Gazzaniga
Right-back – Nathaniel Clyne.
Centre-back – Toby Alderwield
Centre-back – Virgil Van Dijk
Left-back – Luke Shaw.
Centre-midfield – Victor Wanyama.
Centre-midfield – Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Centre attacking-midfield – Adam Lallana.
Right-wing - Sadio Mane
Left-Wing - Gareth Bale
Striker - Alan Shearer


Bet you not many teams could better that as a 'Sold' 11

Using only kind of recent sales


Goalkeeper - Reina
Right-back – Johnson
Centre-back – Henchoz
Centre-back – Sakho
Left-back – Enrique.
Centre-midfield – Alonso
Centre-midfield – Mascherano.
Centre attacking-midfield – Coutinho.
Right-wing - Suarez
Left-Wing - Sterling
Striker - Torres