"I wish he'd stayed at Anfield"

[Shaggy]

Can we save this post?

...not that Crouch is going to net 15 league goals, mind.

Crouch is more than capable of scoring 15 league goals. He did it for Southampton. He needs to make sure he has none of these ludicrous barren spells of 7, 8 games or more without a goal. If he can do that, he should end the season around the 15 goal mark.

[Ryan]

Crouch is more than capable of scoring 15 league goals. He did it for Southampton. He needs to make sure he has none of these ludicrous barren spells of 7, 8 games or more without a goal. If he can do that, he should end the season around the 15 goal mark.

Way to dress it up Dilbert!

Try 17, 18, 19 games when referring to Crouchie's "barren spells"...

[brendan]

Crouch is more than capable of scoring 15 league goals. He did it for Southampton.

No he didn't.
Next.

[Rich]

Crouch is more than capable of scoring 15 league goals. He did it for Southampton. He needs to make sure he has none of these ludicrous barren spells of 7, 8 games or more without a goal. If he can do that, he should end the season around the 15 goal mark.

I do admire Crouch, and I believe he can be an effective player. I'm just not convinced he can score consistantly. Mind you, I hope I'm wrong.

I don't even think Rafa will have given Crouch a 15 league goal target either - it's my opinion that each striker (assuming there are four strikers) will be given a 15 goal target. Along with Gerrard who can also hit the 15 goal mark, we'll have 75 goals. Add in all the other usual and unusual suspects and we'll be hitting 100 goals or thereabouts - which, with our defence, should be enough for us to get close in all competitions.

[Shaggy]

No he didn't.
Next.

Pedantic. 12 in 18 starts then, or whatever it was. The point is he's capable of it.

[brendan]

Pedantic. 12 in 18 starts then, or whatever it was. The point is he's capable of it.

Not pedantic at all.

You said he scored 15 Premiership goals for Southampton. He didn't.

[Tom]

Hamburger FC.
He came back the following season - some european match and we stuffed them 5-0, my great uncle liam took me to that match everyone was singing "you should have stayed at anfield". We absolutely murdered them.

[Rich]

Hi Tom,

Was that meant for this thread!!!

[Shaggy]

Not pedantic at all.

You said he scored 15 Premiership goals for Southampton. He didn't.

12 goals in 18 starts suggests he's capable of scoring 15 goals over the course of an entire season, that is all.

Frankly, I couldn't care less how many goals he scores so long as we get closer to Chelsea, or win it, and win another trophy. I think he contributes and I think he'll continue to do so. Some obviously don't. Hey ho.

[Jack D Rips]

Hi Tom,

Was that meant for this thread!!!

Yeh. Its in answer to a question months ago before the row started

[murder_inc]

Hahaha. I don't think anyone has forgotten the fabulously deranged and splenetic rant that you posted on here recently and had to apologise for. Wind your neck in.

Actually Brendan i think you will find i didnt have to do anything.
I am actually man enough to appologise when i am in the wrong and i was in the wrong. I went too far so i appologised, what is wrong with that? I wasnt "made to appologise" or "had to appologise", you can verify this from mrmichael if you want(which i dont really think you do so whats the point).
I will not however, appologise for my passion for Liverpool Football Club and its players, coaches, staff, tea lady etc etc. So if i seem a little ott when it comes to defending them well, tough ****. Thats me.
I, like you im sure have seen this club go from the very top under paisley, fagan and kenny (i dont remember shanks, im only 28) to mediocracy under souey and the great football at times under Evans to the boring but effective Houllier to Rafa and the CL win. Its been one hell of a ride and i dont regret supporting LFC one little bit. So with you telling me to wind my neck in, why the **** should i? If you call my wife a fat slag or say my kids are ugly would you expect me to agree with you or throw everything i have at you? This club comes second in my life to my wife and kids so i will defend it with all i have.
And btw Brendan, i have no beef with you so why are interfering?

[scully]

Actually Brendan i think you will find i didnt have to do anything.
I am actually man enough to appologise when i am in the wrong and i was in the wrong. I went too far so i appologised, what is wrong with that? I wasnt "made to appologise" or "had to appologise", you can verify this from mrmichael if you want(which i dont really think you do so whats the point).
I will not however, appologise for my passion for Liverpool Football Club and its players, coaches, staff, tea lady etc etc. So if i seem a little ott when it comes to defending them well, tough ****. Thats me.
I, like you im sure have seen this club go from the very top under paisley, fagan and kenny (i dont remember shanks, im only 28) to mediocracy under souey and the great football at times under Evans to the boring but effective Houllier to Rafa and the CL win. Its been one hell of a ride and i dont regret supporting LFC one little bit. So with you telling me to wind my neck in, why the **** should i? If you call my wife a fat slag or say my kids are ugly would you expect me to agree with you or throw everything i have at you? This club comes second in my life to my wife and kids so i will defend it with all i have.
And btw Brendan, i have no beef with you so why are interfering?

Great post. The problem with Internet fora is that too many so-called Reds only show the same level of passion against, rather than for, the club. Criticism is one thing, getting high on, and addicted to, negativity is another.

[Bob]

Actually Brendan i think you will find i didnt have to do anything.
I am actually man enough to appologise when i am in the wrong and i was in the wrong. I went too far so i appologised, what is wrong with that? I wasnt "made to appologise" or "had to appologise", you can verify this from mrmichael if you want(which i dont really think you do so whats the point).
I will not however, appologise for my passion for Liverpool Football Club and its players, coaches, staff, tea lady etc etc. So if i seem a little ott when it comes to defending them well, tough ****. Thats me.
I, like you im sure have seen this club go from the very top under paisley, fagan and kenny (i dont remember shanks, im only 28) to mediocracy under souey and the great football at times under Evans to the boring but effective Houllier to Rafa and the CL win. Its been one hell of a ride and i dont regret supporting LFC one little bit. So with you telling me to wind my neck in, why the **** should i? If you call my wife a fat slag or say my kids are ugly would you expect me to agree with you or throw everything i have at you? This club comes second in my life to my wife and kids so i will defend it with all i have.
And btw Brendan, i have no beef with you so why are interfering?

Some people can take Brendan at face value, even to the point of being slightly amused. I suggest you on the otherhand dont reply to his personal tirades. It'll get you nowhere - its all differing personalities mate.

[dww]

3. Rafa is as blind to his limitations as many of my fellow fans are.

Or alternatively he believes that the things he bring are enough to justify his place in the team. Crouch has limitations but I have yet to see anyone suggest a replacement who doesn't. Therefore Crouch remains here because he is the best option.

[anfieldanfield]

Actually Brendan i think you will find i didnt have to do anything.
I am actually man enough to appologise when i am in the wrong and i was in the wrong. I went too far so i appologised, what is wrong with that? I wasnt "made to appologise" or "had to appologise", you can verify this from mrmichael if you want(which i dont really think you do so whats the point).
I will not however, appologise for my passion for Liverpool Football Club and its players, coaches, staff, tea lady etc etc. So if i seem a little ott when it comes to defending them well, tough ****. Thats me.
I, like you im sure have seen this club go from the very top under paisley, fagan and kenny (i dont remember shanks, im only 28) to mediocracy under souey and the great football at times under Evans to the boring but effective Houllier to Rafa and the CL win. Its been one hell of a ride and i dont regret supporting LFC one little bit. So with you telling me to wind my neck in, why the **** should i? If you call my wife a fat slag or say my kids are ugly would you expect me to agree with you or throw everything i have at you? This club comes second in my life to my wife and kids so i will defend it with all i have.
And btw Brendan, i have no beef with you so why are interfering?

I've gone to the trouble of putting the most cringey bits of this woefully scattered car crash of a post, in bold, to save everyone some time.