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  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
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    Not sure I can stomach tout prices to watch that rubbish. Might stump up for the final - but they really should be paying me to watch Henderson, Carroll and Downing lumber around cluelessly like extras from 28Days Later.
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
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    Carroll really does lumber I feel sorry for his joints :(
    "We won't be in the final" mate! not my words! Haha :-))
  • DCisared wrote:
    The Evolution Of Gerrard or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Laugh At Liverpool

    July 25th 2006: “We are looking forward to the new season, it is exciting times for Liverpool. We are coming back to Liverpool on the back of the FA Cup win and hopefully we can deliver the Premiership title.”
    May 21st 2007: “We can’t escape the fact that, in the league, this season we haven’t been good enough. We wanted the league flag flying back at Anfield and felt we were in a good position to have a real go. The league is always your bread and butter as a Liverpool player and we are not far away. With investment in the summer, and the squad here staying together, we can promise to push Chelsea and Manchester United all the way next year.”
    October 1st 2007: “They call it (the title) the bread and butter around here and we need to win it. I’m desperate for the league. I can’t describe to you how much I want it. I think it will be bigger than the celebrations after Istanbul. Seventeen years? That’s far too long and we feel we have all the tools now to pull it off. We’ve got the manager, the team, the new owners putting the money in and a stadium to come. The manager has strengthened in the right places, there’s no doubt about that.”
    November 12th 2007: “Other people are writing us off, but we are certainly not. We don’t mind it. As a football team being written off sometimes brings the best out of you. We are unbeaten in the Premier League and are in a nice tidy position with a game in hand, so we are quite happy with how we are going in the league. We’re just taking each game as it comes. We are on the same points as Chelsea and everyone is saying that they are coming back strongly and can win the league, so why can’t we?”
    February 27th 2008: “We can’t keep talking about next season all the time. There is only so many times you can say it and believe it. Sooner or later we have to make one season the season where we make it happen and do the talking on the pitch. We need to make people believe it. I’m 27 now, I don’t want to be talking about next season for Liverpool when I’m 32.”
    May 17th 2009: “This is the first time I’ve been involved in a title race that has lasted the distance and the buzz of running United really close has been so enjoyable that I want more of it. It’s a hard league to win and it’s taught me that you do need the experience of being in title races to win them. I think because Chelsea and United both have that experience, maybe that’s where we’ve come unstuck. Sometimes you just have to go for it and take big risks to win the kind of games that we have drawn. But we’ve learned a lot and I think next year could be our year – I’m really confident about that.”
    May 21st 2009: “Looking back at those three draws on the spin at home, they are the key because, if we had turned them into wins, we would probably be champions or at least still in the race with one game to go. I am really proud. This season is the first time I’ve ever been involved in a title race and, from a personal point of view, I’ve certainly enjoyed it. Obviously we were unfortunate not to win the league, but we can take a lot of positives from this season moving forward. We can take belief from going to Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and the Emirates and remaining unbeaten. If we can take that confidence and belief into those games next season and perform in the same way, as well as turning the home draws into wins, I think we could be champions.”
    December 8th 2009: “It’s frustrating to be where we are in the league now because this was meant to be the year where we were going to be right up there all the way through. It would mean everything to win it. It’s frustrating not to have it already and I’ve come close on a couple of occasions. I will continue to fight for the Premier League from now until I stop playing. Hopefully I can add it to my collection because it would round a fantastic career off. It would be extra special if I could do it as captain in the next couple of years. I’m not sure how long I’m going to be captain for – probably another two or three years. If not as captain, then hopefully I can still lift it as a Liverpool player.”
    May 10th 2011: “It’s hurtful from our point of view because we held the record for so long. But you have to give credit where it’s due – they’ve overtaken us for the time being. The good thing from our point of view is we are on our way back up and we won’t give up the fight to overtake them again – don’t worry about that. That is the motivation – to know your bitter rivals have just overtaken you on league titles. We need to amend the 19-18. Myself and everyone else will be doing everything else will be doing everything in our power to do that.”
    May 25th 2011: “I am delighted with the way we have been playing, generally. It makes me feel very enthusiastic about next season. If we can maintain the form we’ve had recently, get our injured players back fit, bring a few top quality signings through the door, you never know what might happen. Kenny has given all the lads in the squad the freedom to go out on the pitch and express themselves, in both training and matches, and that’s important. With top quality signings, who knows what we can do.”
    June 18th 2011: “If we were to get back in the top-four next season I think it would be a fantastic achievement. But we will be setting out to win the league, because that’s what you do year in and year out at Liverpool.”


    Who do you support?

    My bet is united or chelsea
    ...close...Cheltenham Town...

    And I didn't collect all those quotes, it's copied and pasted from another forum. Even I'm not sad enough to collect all of those :P

  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    Posts: 1,329
    DCisared wrote:
    The Evolution Of Gerrard or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Laugh At Liverpool

    July 25th 2006: “We are looking forward to the new season, it is exciting times for Liverpool. We are coming back to Liverpool on the back of the FA Cup win and hopefully we can deliver the Premiership title.”
    May 21st 2007: “We can’t escape the fact that, in the league, this season we haven’t been good enough. We wanted the league flag flying back at Anfield and felt we were in a good position to have a real go. The league is always your bread and butter as a Liverpool player and we are not far away. With investment in the summer, and the squad here staying together, we can promise to push Chelsea and Manchester United all the way next year.”
    October 1st 2007: “They call it (the title) the bread and butter around here and we need to win it. I’m desperate for the league. I can’t describe to you how much I want it. I think it will be bigger than the celebrations after Istanbul. Seventeen years? That’s far too long and we feel we have all the tools now to pull it off. We’ve got the manager, the team, the new owners putting the money in and a stadium to come. The manager has strengthened in the right places, there’s no doubt about that.”
    November 12th 2007: “Other people are writing us off, but we are certainly not. We don’t mind it. As a football team being written off sometimes brings the best out of you. We are unbeaten in the Premier League and are in a nice tidy position with a game in hand, so we are quite happy with how we are going in the league. We’re just taking each game as it comes. We are on the same points as Chelsea and everyone is saying that they are coming back strongly and can win the league, so why can’t we?”
    February 27th 2008: “We can’t keep talking about next season all the time. There is only so many times you can say it and believe it. Sooner or later we have to make one season the season where we make it happen and do the talking on the pitch. We need to make people believe it. I’m 27 now, I don’t want to be talking about next season for Liverpool when I’m 32.”
    May 17th 2009: “This is the first time I’ve been involved in a title race that has lasted the distance and the buzz of running United really close has been so enjoyable that I want more of it. It’s a hard league to win and it’s taught me that you do need the experience of being in title races to win them. I think because Chelsea and United both have that experience, maybe that’s where we’ve come unstuck. Sometimes you just have to go for it and take big risks to win the kind of games that we have drawn. But we’ve learned a lot and I think next year could be our year – I’m really confident about that.”
    May 21st 2009: “Looking back at those three draws on the spin at home, they are the key because, if we had turned them into wins, we would probably be champions or at least still in the race with one game to go. I am really proud. This season is the first time I’ve ever been involved in a title race and, from a personal point of view, I’ve certainly enjoyed it. Obviously we were unfortunate not to win the league, but we can take a lot of positives from this season moving forward. We can take belief from going to Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and the Emirates and remaining unbeaten. If we can take that confidence and belief into those games next season and perform in the same way, as well as turning the home draws into wins, I think we could be champions.”
    December 8th 2009: “It’s frustrating to be where we are in the league now because this was meant to be the year where we were going to be right up there all the way through. It would mean everything to win it. It’s frustrating not to have it already and I’ve come close on a couple of occasions. I will continue to fight for the Premier League from now until I stop playing. Hopefully I can add it to my collection because it would round a fantastic career off. It would be extra special if I could do it as captain in the next couple of years. I’m not sure how long I’m going to be captain for – probably another two or three years. If not as captain, then hopefully I can still lift it as a Liverpool player.”
    May 10th 2011: “It’s hurtful from our point of view because we held the record for so long. But you have to give credit where it’s due – they’ve overtaken us for the time being. The good thing from our point of view is we are on our way back up and we won’t give up the fight to overtake them again – don’t worry about that. That is the motivation – to know your bitter rivals have just overtaken you on league titles. We need to amend the 19-18. Myself and everyone else will be doing everything else will be doing everything in our power to do that.”
    May 25th 2011: “I am delighted with the way we have been playing, generally. It makes me feel very enthusiastic about next season. If we can maintain the form we’ve had recently, get our injured players back fit, bring a few top quality signings through the door, you never know what might happen. Kenny has given all the lads in the squad the freedom to go out on the pitch and express themselves, in both training and matches, and that’s important. With top quality signings, who knows what we can do.”
    June 18th 2011: “If we were to get back in the top-four next season I think it would be a fantastic achievement. But we will be setting out to win the league, because that’s what you do year in and year out at Liverpool.”


    Who do you support?

    My bet is united or chelsea
    ...close...Cheltenham Town...

    And I didn't collect all those quotes, it's copied and pasted from another forum. Even I'm not sad enough to collect all of those :P

    And yet sad enough to reference them
  • edited April 2012 Posts: 423
    ...OK, I know it's been a while but surely the Everton fan shop could try to spell Wembley right.

    https://p.twimg.com/ApVaM_xCEAADg6t.jpg
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
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    Isn't that the club store?
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Get in! The Wizard has just secured tickets for England v Ukraine off the official UEFA website for a mere 30 Euros. Cashback!

    Flights looking around the £200 mark so not too bad and I have some 'contacts' behind the iron curtain who are going to sort me out for accomodation.

    Donetsk supposed to be a bit dodgy so I must remember to pack the attache case and check the tear gas and throwing knife are in place.
  • edited April 2012 Posts: 1,082
    Get in! The Wizard has just secured tickets for England v Ukraine off the official UEFA website for a mere 30 Euros. Cashback!

    Flights looking around the £200 mark so not too bad and I have some 'contacts' behind the iron curtain who are going to sort me out for accomodation.

    Donetsk supposed to be a bit dodgy so I must remember to pack the attache case and check the tear gas and throwing knife are in place.

    You should buy a ticket to the crushing defeat England will suffer against Sweden. Ibrahimovic will after that return in all your future nightmares.
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    Posts: 1,329
    Get in! The Wizard has just secured tickets for England v Ukraine off the official UEFA website for a mere 30 Euros. Cashback!

    Flights looking around the £200 mark so not too bad and I have some 'contacts' behind the iron curtain who are going to sort me out for accomodation.

    Donetsk supposed to be a bit dodgy so I must remember to pack the attache case and check the tear gas and throwing knife are in place.

    Haha good on ya mate, I'm not really arsed if England do well or not I just don't want Liverpool players to get injured tbh but hope ya have a good time lad , wouldn't mind going to Ukraine me self
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    Posts: 1,329
    Get in! The Wizard has just secured tickets for England v Ukraine off the official UEFA website for a mere 30 Euros. Cashback!

    Flights looking around the £200 mark so not too bad and I have some 'contacts' behind the iron curtain who are going to sort me out for accomodation.

    Donetsk supposed to be a bit dodgy so I must remember to pack the attache case and check the tear gas and throwing knife are in place.

    You should buy a ticket for the crushing defeat England will suffer against Sweden. Ibrahimovic will after that return in all your future nightmares.

    =)) I love you mate
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    DCisared wrote:
    Get in! The Wizard has just secured tickets for England v Ukraine off the official UEFA website for a mere 30 Euros. Cashback!

    Flights looking around the £200 mark so not too bad and I have some 'contacts' behind the iron curtain who are going to sort me out for accomodation.

    Donetsk supposed to be a bit dodgy so I must remember to pack the attache case and check the tear gas and throwing knife are in place.

    You should buy a ticket for the crushing defeat England will suffer against Sweden. Ibrahimovic will after that return in all your future nightmares.

    =)) I love you mate

    At MI6 we aim to please.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Get in! The Wizard has just secured tickets for England v Ukraine off the official UEFA website for a mere 30 Euros. Cashback!

    Flights looking around the £200 mark so not too bad and I have some 'contacts' behind the iron curtain who are going to sort me out for accomodation.

    Donetsk supposed to be a bit dodgy so I must remember to pack the attache case and check the tear gas and throwing knife are in place.

    You should buy a ticket to the crushing defeat England will suffer against Sweden. Ibrahimovic will after that return in all your future nightmares.

    If I had the time and money I wouldnt mind but knowing my luck thats the only time that donkey will turn up - to put the boot into England. Mind you we'll probably have Heskey up top so it will be an interesting headh to head of smiliar talents.
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    England often have a hard time against Sweden. I mean your starting 11 is classes above ours, but as long as we have the magician anything can happen.

  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
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    England often have a hard time against Sweden. I mean your starting 11 is classes above ours, but as long as we have the magician anything can happen.

    Magician? I think you would do better to have David Copperfield or Paul Daniels leading the line rather than Zlatters. F**k me I'd sooner have Ali Bongo sign for Liverpool than that clogger.

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    England often have a hard time against Sweden. I mean your starting 11 is classes above ours, but as long as we have the magician anything can happen.

    Magician? I think you would do better to have David Copperfield or Paul Daniels leading the line rather than Zlatters. F**k me I'd sooner have Ali Bongo sign for Liverpool than that clogger.

    You Brits will never understand...I´ll leave it at this.

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    England often have a hard time against Sweden. I mean your starting 11 is classes above ours, but as long as we have the magician anything can happen.

    Magician? I think you would do better to have David Copperfield or Paul Daniels leading the line rather than Zlatters. F**k me I'd sooner have Ali Bongo sign for Liverpool than that clogger.

    You Brits will never understand...I´ll leave it at this.

    The Dutch think not too much about Zlatan and his boys either. The only reason you won the last game of the Dutch because they had qualified (very easy too) and couldn't be motivated to play a decent match.:D

    Zlatan is only a brilliant player in his own world, the rest of the major teams have serious doubts. In his biography he is brilliant and everybody who doesn't agree is stupid. How is that for an ego? :))

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    SaintMark wrote:
    England often have a hard time against Sweden. I mean your starting 11 is classes above ours, but as long as we have the magician anything can happen.

    Magician? I think you would do better to have David Copperfield or Paul Daniels leading the line rather than Zlatters. F**k me I'd sooner have Ali Bongo sign for Liverpool than that clogger.

    You Brits will never understand...I´ll leave it at this.

    The Dutch think not too much about Zlatan and his boys either. The only reason you won the last game of the Dutch because they had qualified (very easy too) and couldn't be motivated to play a decent match.:D

    Zlatan is only a brilliant player in his own world, the rest of the major teams have serious doubts. In his biography he is brilliant and everybody who doesn't agree is stupid. How is that for an ego? :))

    Zlatan didn´t even play against Holland, and yes, they would have won if they had tried. But many players and coaches find him to be good, british reporters and fans don´t. The same people who think England will win the World Cup each time (or at least sometimes).

    In 2002, 2004 and 2006 you were unlucky. Who know what would have happened if you were not relegated after PK´s or a horrendous gaffe by David Seaman? But for England, the parts are unfortunetely bigger than the whole. Such great players should perform better together.
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    In the Netherlands Zlatan is rated as a good player but also as a Nutjob. He spoiled his reputation when he still played at Ajax Amsterdam and wanted a transfer. He decided that the best way was to really foul some of his Ajax teammates during a Sweden - Netherlands friendly interland. Now there are quite a few people against Ajax but this attitude during a friendly match rubbed quite a few people the wrong way. And never once has he said that perhaps his transfer out of Ajax could have been achieved another way. AFter that Friendly nobody wanted to play with him anymore not because of the action but because of his behaviour afterwards.

    The man Zlatan is his own worst enemy when it comes to achieving any status. He'll be remembered in Sweden as a great player? For the rest of the world he'll be just another pretender when there have been really great players that deserve to be remembered. Currently I rate Ronaldo (Madrid) & Messi (Barcelona) far higher. Heck even Seedorf of AC Milan has done more for the team than Zlatan ever could hope to achieve. IMHO
  • edited April 2012 Posts: 127
    SaintMark wrote:
    The man Zlatan is his own worst enemy when it comes to achieving any status. He'll be remembered in Sweden as a great player? For the rest of the world he'll be just another pretender when there have been really great players that deserve to be remembered. Currently I rate Ronaldo (Madrid) & Messi (Barcelona) far higher. Heck even Seedorf of AC Milan has done more for the team than Zlatan ever could hope to achieve. IMHO

    In Sweden I think Zlatan will be remembered as one of the best (if not THE best) Swedish player ever. 2011 he won "Guldbollen" (Best Swedish Football player of the year, voted by media) for the sixth time in a row which is a record in Sweden. The only thing Zlatan still has left to prove here is to take Sweden to a great result in a big international championship (like WC 1994), hopefully Euro 2012 will be his big time! Regarding AC Milan I think it's fair to say that Zlatan is a major factor to their recent success. Not only does he scores a lot of goals but he has also brought a winning mentality (he has won 9 league titles the last 9 years) that Milan was missing post 2007. I also think you are totally right about Messi and Ronaldo, they are on a complete different level than Zlatan.
  • Posts: 1,082
    SaintMark wrote:
    The man Zlatan is his own worst enemy when it comes to achieving any status. He'll be remembered in Sweden as a great player? For the rest of the world he'll be just another pretender when there have been really great players that deserve to be remembered. Currently I rate Ronaldo (Madrid) & Messi (Barcelona) far higher. Heck even Seedorf of AC Milan has done more for the team than Zlatan ever could hope to achieve. IMHO

    In Sweden I think Zlatan will be remembered as one of the best (if not THE best) Swedish player ever. 2011 he won "Guldbollen" (Best Swedish Football player of the year, voted by media) for the sixth time in a row which is a record in Sweden. The only thing Zlatan still has left to prove here is to take Sweden to a great result in a big international championship (like WC 1994), hopefully Euro 2012 will be his big time! Regarding AC Milan I think it's fair to say that Zlatan is a major factor to their recent success. Not only does he scores a lot of goals but he has also brought a winning mentality (he has won 9 league titles the last 9 years) that Milan was missing post 2007. I also think you are totally right about Messi and Ronaldo, they are on a complete different level than Zlatan.

    Don´t forget about the crazy passes that sometimes become assists, Isak.
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    Don´t forget about the crazy passes that sometimes become assists, Isak.

    Yes indeed, he is a "genius" on the pitch and controls much of the pace and creativity in Milan. I had the pleasure of seeing Roma - Milan live last november and I was very impressed by Zlatan. He scored 2 goals and every attack went through him and he was better than I have ever seen him in the national team.

  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
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    Andy f*****g Carroll! Wooooooop :D
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
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    Big Andy delivers!
    Honestly though did you see the first goal? Andy was still panting on the halfway line when Maxi slid it in. The only reason he scored was we had just had a corner otherwise he'd have never been in their box.

    Entertaining game though although we should have been reduced to 8 men. Flanagan very lucky and Jones probably wouldve got red if we hadnt already had our keeper sent off.
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    How bad were my Swans last night.
    Not seen them play that bad for ages, need to get going again as we are not safe yet
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
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    Big Andy delivers!
    Honestly though did you see the first goal? Andy was still panting on the halfway line when Maxi slid it in. The only reason he scored was we had just had a corner otherwise he'd have never been in their box.

    Entertaining game though although we should have been reduced to 8 men. Flanagan very lucky and Jones probably wouldve got red if we hadnt already had our keeper sent off.

    Agree with all of that, not too confident in jones tbh lol
    largo2 wrote:
    How bad were my Swans last night.
    Not seen them play that bad for ages, need to get going again as we are not safe yet

    I thought Yas were half decent in the1st half , I think Yas will do enough to stay up , then comes the tricky 2nd season lol
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    As long as we keep Brendan and our boys and Siggy signs we should be safe next year
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
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    I'll be made up if Yas stay in the league playin that brand of football, it's a joy to watch at times
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    DCisared wrote:
    I'll be made up if Yas stay in the league playin that brand of football, it's a joy to watch at times
    When I used to watch them at the vetch it was so different, but nothing changes over the years, we still do not like having a shot on goal. We seem to always want to walk the ball into the net


  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
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    Bit like us this season then, lacking that killer instinct in front of goal!
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