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05 Mar 2024 13:11:40
Guys, Liverpool fan again in peace - honestly, for a neutral how good is this season?
3 clubs within touching distance at the top points and good wise is fantastic
You were a bit behind on the good front a few games ago but man, you haven't half sorted that out have you in just a few games lol?
Add to the above then, City's next 2 league games are away at Anfield and then home to a rampant Arsenal and honestly who knows what twists and turns this title race will take?
Fair play lads, you are playing some great football at the minute and you're a great bunch of fans too - I'll be glad to see you finish 2nd to us and above City lol
Best of luck in the run in lads, playing some great footie at the minute.
1.) 05 Mar 2024 17:32:19
Hi Bill, it really is an exciting title race this season with very room for error all 3 teams looking likely between now and May. We all want to be champions but how lucky are we fans of all 3 clubs just to be involved in such an exciting title race at all, there are another 27 set's of fans wishing they were as lucky as us mate ?
Enjoy the rest of the season Bill whatever it brings.
{Ed025's Note - i think you mean 17 G62..
2.) 05 Mar 2024 20:02:19
Oh yes, thanks Ed025 mate, geometry has never been my strong point ???.
{Ed025's Note - love it G62..
3.) 06 Mar 2024 00:06:53
Enjoy the run in Bill and, if it's not us, I hope you knock City off their perch :)
4.) 06 Mar 2024 07:16:15
Bill, sorry mate but I really don't want Liverpool to win it. Mostly because I have a cousin who is a Liverpool fan and if you lot win, he'll become even more annoying than he is now. And so will Ed001 (don't tell him I said that) .
5.) 06 Mar 2024 10:21:03
Lol RSharpe I know - mind you my brother in law is an Everton fan and a couple of seasons ago we nearly did a quadruple and they were nearly relegated the same season haha jeez he'd have heard me then alright - maybe this season? One can hope ???
Aye Gunner and Sally, great run in isn't it? - like you yeah I'd just like to see City knocked off their perch, obviously rather it was us but tell you what you guys aren't half playing some scintillating footie at the minute but truly will be interesting what the next couple of games will do to the table - good luck!
6.) 06 Mar 2024 12:36:47
Also a Liverpool fan here. If we don't win it, I would much rather Arsenal over city. A club with a identity and fan base who have suffered for the better part of 20 years would be good to have winning the league. Having been through this for most of my life with Liverpool, I know what it would mean for the fans. Also it would be a more honest win than the club with 100+ odd charges for cheating.
I find myself at the Emirates a lot for the womens games, so I guess I have to put Arsenal above city!
7.) 06 Mar 2024 18:31:48
Hi Taurus I think it's good for the game that 3 clubs are chasing the title and the club in 4th place isn't a million miles away. It's also good for the game that no club or two clubs completely dominate the title, Rangers or Celtic, Real or Barcelona has predominantly been the way of Scottish and Spanish football for more decades than enough. The Pl is the best league in the world in my opinion and the more competitive the title race the stronger it becomes ?.
8.) 06 Mar 2024 22:27:52
I completely agree gunner62, competition is a healthy thing for the league.
9.) 07 Mar 2024 15:54:05
I agree too Gunner and fair play to Arteta in fairness - many criticised him over the last few seasons, with players he got rid of etc; but he has built a great team now that are a proper team, none of the big egos and 'all about me' types but a proper team and looks like they'll all go through a wall for each other
Some footie he has you playing too and Rice was a great purchase in the summer - honestly doesn't look much between all 3 teams at the top does there?
Great for a neutral, but doesn't half cause health issues on game nights for fans of those 3 lol.
10.) 07 Mar 2024 20:48:34
Hi Taurus and Bill
In truth I'm just really happy for us to be genuinely back in the business of competing for title's again, keeping an eye on the Liverpool and City scores, just hoping other teams will nick a point or 3 from you, and regularly looking at the run in futures for Liverpool and City thinking where you might possibly drop points ect, it's fantastic to be back in the thick of the big time rather than on the outside looking in and reminiscing about how things used to be for us once upon a time ?? Don't get me wrong of course I'd love us to be champions but just genuinely being back in race itself is a brilliant feeling all on its own.
One things for sure, come the end of May the best team over 38 games will definitely be very worthy champions, be that us, you lads or City ???.
05 Feb 2024 14:47:47
Guys, Liverpool fan in peace - massively disappointed with our performance yesterday, we were truly awful fs but take nothing away from your team, the better team won 100% no doubt about that, you deserved the 3 points
Weird game given that it was mistakes that led to 3 of the 4 goals but hey it happens, leaves the title race wide open and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that 4 points against us this season and I think you've already beaten City? Good form against the top sides
Can see City winning nearly every game now so every point matters from here on in - not sure what Carragher was complaining about though, you guys won, be bloody ecstatic about that, celebrate it, who cares?
Good luck lads - well, not that much luck lol but hope you finish second to us ?.
1.) 05 Feb 2024 15:12:31
Bill, can't argue with anything you've said except for a large majority of that last sentence ?.
2.) 05 Feb 2024 15:23:26
Thanks for your views Bill, very much welcomed.
Us Bills always talk sense???.
3.) 05 Feb 2024 18:28:47
Hi Bill thanks for the cracking post mare ?
When two of the best teams in the country meet something has to give as no matter how good each team is there can only ever be one winner yesterday it was us but the next time we meet both teams start at 0 0 with everything to play for all over again
If we don't win it I hope you boy's do, not because I don't like City or Pep but because it's Jurgens final season in England and if it can't be us then I'd really like to be you boy's, but ultimately as always the best team over 38 games will most definitely and deservedly be champions.
4.) 05 Feb 2024 18:33:14
Thanks for your kind words Bill, much appreciated. Its going to be quite a run in!
17 Apr 2023 14:14:36
Liverpool fan in peace lads - quick question - have read that Arteta is worried he could lose Gabriel or Saliba in the summer, is there any truth in that?
Gabriel been good, don't get me wrong, but imo Saliba is something special
Oh, best of luck for the rest of the season lads, you have been very good this season, I hope you can keep it going until the last game!
1.) 17 Apr 2023 17:45:39
Thanks for the message Bill
All us Gooners rate Saliba very highly.
{Ed025's Note - you are missing him big time bill. Great player imo..
17 Mar 2023 09:05:35
{Ed's Note - Bill has posted a new article entitled, The summer for Liverpool FC
06 Mar 2023 11:04:35
Lads Liverpool fan in peace, whilst I was delighted with yesterday I only caught up with thr scores from Sat too. Well done, I'd seen yous getting beat and thought it ended that way, those type of late comebacks and a team that never accepts defeat, keeps going until the final whistle are exactly what is needed to win titles and cups.
I'll be honest, I wasn't sure on Arteta, but he has you performing excellently. I mean, the points total you had at Xmas has only been bettered twice and only in recent years too by excellent Man City and Liverpool title winning sides - hats off lads, hope yous can keep it going to the end of the season, respect ?.
1.) 06 Mar 2023 12:08:15
Thanks for thoughts and views Bill mate. Like you I was very unsure about Mikel, in fact I was one of his very fiercest critics on this site.
I think it is safe to say that I am now fully converted.
If he can take this side to Premiership and Champions League success like Klopp did at your club with these youngsters WOW what a story that would be.
2.) 06 Mar 2023 18:58:21
Cheers Bill, we're feeling pretty good at the moment. Bit like you I expect ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️. ?.
09 Jan 2024 13:26:04
lol gunner62 I remember that and Ken and his lucky pants ???
Was that really so long ago, have I really been on this site for so long! The Gunners I remember the longest is yourself and Dagenham as you both posted on the Liverpool page on occasion.
23 Jun 2023 15:09:28
Lads everything I've read seems he really likes Arsenal and would happily move there - the problem simply is stumping up the cash that West Ham want
Us Liverpool fans watch our club get nowhere near valuations or, in the Bellingham deal, talk it up for a year then baulk that the price was what everybody said it would be lol
You do not seem far from what West Ham want though - think they want 100m and you offered just over 90m plus add ons, so not far away at all - you'd like to see Arsenal just offer the 100m and no faffing about but time will tell I guess - good player, could see him do very well for you.
19 Jun 2023 11:47:36
Talk of West Ham looking at Paulinha from Fulham - would be a decent replacement for Rice imo and would cost the bank either.
19 Jun 2023 11:46:05
I'm a Liverpool fan Sharpe and I haven't seen any Arsenal fans 'getting excited' over Havertz - all of them have been asking the same question; is he what you genuinely need or more of a proper number 9 that doesn't drift deep or wide all the time
Also, Rice is a cdm - surely scoring goals isn't why you would be purchasing him - shielding the back 4 and stopping the other team scoring goals is exactly why you want him - though, 3 goals is a bonus tbh.
18 Jul 2022 11:21:18
Ed I said on the Liverpool page before that by all accounts Saliba is a great player and head and shoulders above any other cb yous have, if him and Gabriel are being paired together in pre season then the future def looks good for Arsenal.
{Ed014's Note - my concern is that he only started as Ben White had a niggle, Arteta needs to play the best players in CD and for me it’s defo those two, Saliba and Gabriel.
Arteta is on the thinnest of ice with me over Saliba.
07 Mar 2024 15:54:05
I agree too Gunner and fair play to Arteta in fairness - many criticised him over the last few seasons, with players he got rid of etc; but he has built a great team now that are a proper team, none of the big egos and 'all about me' types but a proper team and looks like they'll all go through a wall for each other
Some footie he has you playing too and Rice was a great purchase in the summer - honestly doesn't look much between all 3 teams at the top does there?
Great for a neutral, but doesn't half cause health issues on game nights for fans of those 3 lol.
06 Mar 2024 10:21:03
Lol RSharpe I know - mind you my brother in law is an Everton fan and a couple of seasons ago we nearly did a quadruple and they were nearly relegated the same season haha jeez he'd have heard me then alright - maybe this season? One can hope ???
Aye Gunner and Sally, great run in isn't it? - like you yeah I'd just like to see City knocked off their perch, obviously rather it was us but tell you what you guys aren't half playing some scintillating footie at the minute but truly will be interesting what the next couple of games will do to the table - good luck!
09 Jan 2024 14:23:18
Bill I'm a Liverpool fan and not here to gloat but I agree with you - you guys were, in fairness, the better team definitely in that first half and could have been 2 or 3 up at HT.
Like you said, we massively improved after a HT rollicking from Klopp and some tweaks but the weakness for me in your team are ones that simply have not been looked at or fixed properly.
You guys are crying out for a quality striker - a prime Henry or even Giroud and you guys would be on another level. Honestly thought young Baloguan (spelling) would get a chance, he was tearing it up in the French league.
Apart from that I felt the keeper was an issue for you. Whilst Ramsdale seems popular he always seems to make a save for the papers rather than just doing the simple things like just catching it rather than the acrobatic finger tipped dived - was surprised to see you go for Raya, not the improvement imo and thought Martinez was honestly a good solid keeper.
For me, the funds spent then on Havertz and Raya could, and should, have been better invested in fixing those weaknesses
I got to say though, Rice is excellent - would look amazing in a Liverpool shirt lol.
04 Sep 2023 13:22:07
Gotta say well done lads, good performance too and should have battered them tbh
On the VAR calls, tight but probably right tbh. The offsides, awk tbf us at Liverpool have seen far closer than that gave against us lol, is was it is when the lines etc came out, thought by the naked eye he looked on but hey I've seen far closer ruled out
Thought yous had a definite penalty myself then upon watching the replay he has got that right in fairness - good to see VAR actually do what it's supposed to for once
Not sure about the 'clear penalty' ETH thought they should have gotten, I mean I've seen Maguire do far, far worse and nothing given. In fairness, the fact that none of the Utd men protested against it at the time really tells you all you need to know about that one
Good finish by Rice, who I think will be very good for you guys and got to say it was a composed finish by Jesus at the end just to rub salt in the wound lol
I logged on to the Utd Live Chat, as one does, just to read the reactions and bust out laughing at the wee comment Ed14 left them at the death - couldn't help yourself could you ?
Well done lads, good result and a thoroughly entertaining game.
15 Aug 2023 15:21:19
Liverpool fan in peace lads - honestly Raya is a quality keeper, having him and Ramsdale competing against each other for the starting spot can only be a good thing
Was it £30m? Seems a lot but given the market these days who knows what players cost anymore, swear cannot even predict the expected costs anymore yet - plus didn't Chelsea spend £25 on Brighton's back up keeper?
I like Raya, think he's a solid enough keeper - hope Arteta genuinely let's them compete and picks the best one, could see a bit of rotation this season.