The Championship playoffs are great to watch as a neutral. So tense, more at stake for the clubs and players than any game in the sport. With the rise of the big money in the PL, it's unfortunate that the lower leagues have become ignored. There is some good earnest competition without the spoiled prima donnas that flood the PL.

Lovely scenes from Wilkinson's testimonial at Stoke. Even had a pitch invasion. That's how you say goodbye to a club legend.

If Milner starts, i'm going to lose it. He hasn't had one great game in an England shirt yet and every single tournament game he has played in, he has been dreadful. How can someone who plays so poor continue to get games ? It's almost like us playing Ivanovic at RB no matter how bad he plays, the only difference is that Ivanovic will at least put in a good performance now and again.

 

Agreed Scott, i'm no fan of Milner either tbh

 

BUT there's no denying his performances for Liverpool this year. Personally I don't think it's any coincidence that Milner's dreadful performances for England as you say have coincided with him playing at right wing. Klopp uses him differently (on the right side of a diamond, sometimes rotating with Lallana). Milner has 11 assists in 2016 so far. Henderson would never be in danger of reaching that number even without an injury and for me Drinkwater is an unknown quantity at international level. I'd be happy to see Milner start, but only if Clyne plays at RB and Hodgson gives him the same role as he does for his club side.

Edited May 16, 201610 yr by the special one

Milner gets picked because he's safe, he'll do a job but he won't do much else. Very much a Mikel type IMO.

 

lololol

 

lololol

 

this very funny for me cause I got in a lil pissing match w/ a spud fan on a homebrewing forum - he was saying how lame it is the park the bus & only sides that don't have talent use this tatic - I mentioned why go forward when you are ahead in a match/aggregate - then I pulled an ahole move about being European Champs & just being happy to participate in the competition - I guess I hit a nerve & now he is ignoring me ;)

Edited May 16, 201610 yr by robdog

Some dodgy looking kits.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/item/e2c91a48-df95-4398-bf5f-ffe6fde64aac

Squires on the End of the Season

'If you won it last year, what does it mean? If you won it two years ago, what does it mean? Nothing...'

 

 

Oh dear, Jurgen Klopp doesn't appear to understand the prime importance of 'istoree on Merseyside. He was talking about Sevilla, to be fair...

Edited May 17, 201610 yr by Charles Ryder

Martial is something special..

West Ham have a £31m bid rejected for Lacazette.

Prepare yourself for inevitable Liverpool-Europe-special gushing media w**kfest in 3, 2, 1...

 

Prepare yourself for inevitable Liverpool-Europe-special gushing media w**kfest in 3, 2, 1...

She is not amused. Neither will some of us be if LFC win and get hyped to death.

Edit. I think they can win, too.

Edited May 18, 201610 yr by Spudulike

Sevilla are a quality side, I would be surprised if liverpool beat em.

Sevilla are a quality side, I would be surprised if liverpool beat em.

Same.

All the talk is of Liverpool winning another European trophy but Sevilla are going for their third Europa title in the last few seasons...they are very strong in this competition.

Edited May 18, 201610 yr by Chelsbear

Sevilla have a great record in Europa but that league form was poor - only finished 7th and lost 14 so the dippers will certainly fancy their chances.

 

Now Gerrard is no more and they have Klopp who I really do like, I'm worried that if I watch the game, I might start wanting a Liverpool win. So I think I'll have to busy myself with something else - cheer on AFC Wimbledon against Accrington perhaps.

I didn't mind Klopp before he joined them but I didn't watch/see him much back then.

I find him a cringe merchant/joke figure, he prances up and down the touchline fist pumping...screaming...anything to draw attention to himself and away from the game.

A perfect replacement for Gerrard for me, I'll never long for a Liverpool win...ever.

I didn't mind Klopp before he joined them but I didn't watch/see him much back then.

I find him a cringe merchant/joke figure, he prances up and down the touchline fist pumping...screaming...anything to draw attention to himself and away from the game.

A perfect replacement for Gerrard for me, I'll never long for a Liverpool win...ever.

 

I honestly think that if Liverpool hadn't sacked Rodgers when they did and we had sacked Jose earlier, we would have got Klopp and I kinda regret that didn't happen.

I know he can be a bit OTT at times but I think he's exactly what we needed and it's worrying that he could turn the dippers into contenders.

Nah i don't see Klopp has a TOP manager. He's very good but not one who will win your title after title. He's in the second bracket below Pep, Carlo, Jose etc.

I honestly think that if Liverpool hadn't sacked Rodgers when they did and we had sacked Jose earlier, we would have got Klopp and I kinda regret that didn't happen.

I know he can be a bit OTT at times but I think he's exactly what we needed and it's worrying that he could turn the dippers into contenders.

He’s done well in the cups and Europe but in the league has he been any better than Rodgers? I don’t think he’s pulled up any tree’s tbh.

Of course he will get money to spend on his own team but there are better managers in the league and I rate Conte above him too, I’d have taken him too but I didn’t really watch much of Dortmund so didn’t know what his personality was like. He’s probably someone you would love if he was your own but to outsiders he looks like a massive bell end.

He's the perfect manager for Liverpool because he comes across as self important, attention seeking and a media darling.

They will be challenging for top 4 but the likes of Arsenal, City, Spuds and even United are well ahead of them just now IMO. They will have to spend big money next season like us to get back in the mix.

I didn't mind Klopp before he joined them but I didn't watch/see him much back then.

I find him a cringe merchant/joke figure, he prances up and down the touchline fist pumping...screaming...anything to draw attention to himself and away from the game.

A perfect replacement for Gerrard for me, I'll never long for a Liverpool win...ever.

 

Even if we needed them to get a result against Spurs for us to win the title? I'd sing Ferry Cross The Mersey backwards for that.

He’s done well in the cups and Europe but in the league has he been any better than Rodgers? I don’t think he’s pulled up any tree’s tbh.

Of course he will get money to spend on his own team but there are better managers in the league and I rate Conte above him too, I’d have taken him too but I didn’t really watch much of Dortmund so didn’t know what his personality was like. He’s probably someone you would love if he was your own but to outsiders he looks like a massive bell end.

 

 

Pretty much like Mourinho then.

I know this is probably very obvious, but the amount of talent Spain have in their midfield is completely outrageous. I'm not sure a single England midfielder would make it in there.

I know this is probably very obvious, but the amount of talent Spain have in their midfield is completely outrageous. I'm not sure a single England midfielder would make it in there.

Tell that to the media and there love for the overrated Jack Wilshere

 

I know we weren't whiter than white in the 80's but still, this is hilarious.

Edited May 18, 201610 yr by Charles Ryder