Nailed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
I love Liverpool, but it's all a bit of a joke and Ive struggled to maintain an interest watching it.
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Nailed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
I love Liverpool, but it's all a bit of a joke and Ive struggled to maintain an interest watching it.
****ing appalling service from NSW Transport not putting on extra services to Newcastle
making kids wait an hour at Strathfield is not only a joke, it's dangerous
Who the **** was that Asian dude on the fence. Can TV stations outside of Sbs not try and disgrace/ ruin football. Worse then Channel 10 saying that guy behind the Manchester attack was a soccer fan
So the second half of football was probably the worst I've ever paid to watch.
The crowd was more interested in paper planes and the Mexican wave.
The game was played crazy slow.
Exactly what happened when Chelsea came down under. Sydney crowds seem more like tourists instead of football fansQuote:
Originally Posted by NUGUNS
I guess the whole experience was somewhat as expected.
First half: decent squad, obviously the squad most people wanted to see. Keeping in mind we needed some first Team players for the second half. Obviously older and less skilful, but you could still see class in Gerrard and Carragher.
Second half: very lacklustre. I expected a heap of subs at half time. Obviously expected the first team players to be pulled and the rest given a half. But lallana was playing as like a CM and bar a few runs from Woodburn/Wilson (blame the seats) they seemed happy to coast. While it was good to see the players in decent match fitness and game smarts, (firmino was Brilliant) I think I prefer the preseason tours.
Anyway. It's all about expectations really. If you wanted a game of Liverpool FC top four EPL vs sydney a league champions and a battle for a club championship you were probably disappointed. If you expected an exhibition game, then you probs got what you thought.
Most embarrassing thing for me was:
A) people calling shoot to Lucas, people thinking others were booing him, and consequently booing, for no reason but sheep mentality. (Where is sheep quiz at....)
B) Mexican waves
C) paper planes. Maybe a sign of the game in the second half, but when the crowd is more interested in paper planes it is a bit ridiculous. I can only imagine plopped thinking wtf are they doing.
Went down, had great seats and was really impressed with the first half for a exhibition match.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Sturridge and firmino are ****ing all class , Steve g is wasted retired.
Second half was typical boring.
Sydney is a disgrace and joke for football.
Melbourne shits over this city with atmosphere and spirit
This is a fantastic and good statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by cobra23
Also 100% accurate.
Nice night out but not a patch on the Melbourne event. Not a sellout but really, if the bandwagoner Smurf fans turned up in half decent numbers it would have been. A disgrace that half their supporters bay was full of red shirts.
It was what it was - an exhibition, nothing was unexpected (except Carney actually causing slight problems).
Crowd got bored hence paper planes and wave and the "Kop" stopped singing and were more interested in beer skulling contests. The paper planes carried over from the Citeh v Real game last year and there was near 100,000 there.
Melbourne had almost a stadium full of actual footbll and Liverpool fans makes a difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by cobra23
Chelsea game people were watching and cheering how close the paper planes got to the field wernt even watching the game. Embarrassing and disgraceful. How many real fans miss out cause these casual muppets get tickets. Even worse being Cech's last game and most of the crowd had no idea or even caredQuote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
ABC2 under siege....
http://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/foot...pool-coverage/
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Hopefully next time they hold it in a smaller venue, maybe 1,000-2,000 capacity.
Make everyone take a quiz before they go in. Gotta weed out them plastics.
Keep sockah for all you propa well 'ard sockah folks.
Sockah?? do you work for Channel 10 PlagueQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
After reading Robbie Slater (of all people) having a sook about bad coverage of the game I'm in full support of the ABC team for making fun of it all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
I want these same people to do every A-League and EPL game next year in the hope that dickheads like Slater self combust with rage.
Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Maybe Slater should have a dig at his bosses for getting out bid by the ****ing ABC.
Sorry, 'socker'.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Thanks for pointing that out.
As if real fans would want to go. It's for the Hollywood crowd and if everyone enjoys it that's cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
It's the football equivalent of T20 cricket.
dont listen to that bloke - hes a knobQuote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Couple of points here:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Melbourne had 6 months to sell tickets - Sydney had 6 weeks
Melbourne was the first ever visit - Sydney is the fourth city the team has visited in four years
The MCG, while massive, holds the atmosphere better than the audio black hole that is ANZ - although I think are viewing the Melbourne game with rose-coloured glasses. It was pretty quiet on occasions then too.
The local supporters branches with the more organised and experienced supporters had absolutely zero time to try to organise any blocks of tickets which would have come with a significant financial outlay on someone's personal credit cards. If there was anything able to be organised to get these groups seated close to each other it would have made the world of difference - like it did for the Legends game in 2016. As it was we were all seated all over the place with no ability to try to co-ordinate anything. I was sat up near the back in row f*cking 48 and couldn't hear a thing.
In a fixture such as this, in a country such as Australia where active support at the football is a niche thing and not the norm like it is in Europe, the vast majority are casual football fans who want to experience the famed atmosphere rather than create it. ANZ is not Anfield, it wasnt a Merseyside Derby, it was a friendly - it was never going to happen.
And to repeat - ANZ is an audio black hole and literally the worst stadium in the country to experience a football game.
For us - it was all about the pregame at Cheers and then the Novotel anyway :)
I was spot on about one concern...
Haven't watched it yet but will over the weekend.Quote:
the TV coverage is ABC2 ffs!
Don't botherQuote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
I have to...I keep these games for my boys on DVD and need to edit out what isn't needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by De-Champ
Looks like YNWA and the game only will be kept!
manslaughter charges laid for 6 ex-police officers over Hillsborough disaster.
It's a fait-a-compli Lucas will leave Liverpool after 10 years. I don't remember a player at the club who has lasted such a difficult start to his career, became much-maligned and the target of vitriol from the fans to completely turning the fans around and becoming integral to the team. He was flying before he sustained the ACL injury against Man City and from then he really struggled to get back into the squad. Lucas adds more that just an experienced head on the field - he appears the heartbeat of the team dynamics as well from various videos and documentaries. It's surprising he's still only 29/30, so still has a few good years left in him.
On a potential transfer, I'd love to see Liverpool go all-in for Aubemeyang. His signing I would liken to that of Torres. It's a long shot to happen but what a statement it would be.
Goodness, looks like Liverpool wouldn't mind trying to win some stuff this time.
Nice oneQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
Seeing they playing in Europe this time around I ain't expecting as much from them
The two Manchester clubs should be the big improvers this season
How Guardiola done so bad with City last season defies logic
Mourinho has his club coming together well
Pogba Mhykitarian and Bailly imho never really delivered to their potential last season either
Liverpool wont win a thing until they buy a New Cb, Fullback and another CM
Need trillionare
Man, if there's one thing worse than supporting the Jets....
Did you see that defending for the 2nd Watford goal??Quote:
Originally Posted by Bremsstrahlung
Even we would struggle to achieve that incompetent level
What defending?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
cant wait for 2 years time when Mane gets sold to a big club and they keep garbage and trash like Sallah.
dear god what woeful defending.
they gonna spend that Cutinho money on 3 Andy Carroll looking mother****ers at the back and still give up free headers in the 6 yard box.
zonal marking.
because zones score goals not peeple
I'm a fan of the first-to-the-ball method. where you either man mark, zonal mark, or spin around 5 times with your eyes shut, as long as you get the ball first and stop some other f***er scoring a goal.
All this overcomplicating things. Just clear the thing.
Bar the one Liverpool move that lead to the goal, this is one average game. Messy, scrappy and its gonna be more Liverpool screw ups or class that decides the game.
All while spineless (official statement says back pain) Coutinho sits at home waiting to watch his mates at Barca play.
naw man you cant put this on Coutinho. the second Liverpool accepts the phone call that dude starts dreaming about private tours of Sagrada Familia.
these are the exact games Liverpool have lost over the past few years. nowt has changed what else did anyone expect.
has anyone christened Sallah the Egyptian Dirk Kuyt yet?
Not blaming him. Just pointing out what he's doing.
He was always portrayed as a "nice guy", is a great player and said all the right things when he signed his extension.
It's more a sign of the times, money talks. As Gerrard said, if he stays at Liverpool for 5 years, they could build statues and sing his name for years to come, if he goes to Barca, he's just another good player that has played there.
And as twitter had, PSG did to Barca, what Barca are doing to Liverpool, what Liverpool are doing to Southampton. Just how it is.
Klopp froze out Lewandowski at Dortmund when he wanted to move to Bayern.
oh man Gerrard is one to talk......
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Originally Posted by plague