Official Liverpool Thread

[therockbox]

What a load of shit. If you're going to rest players, just go all the way and put the reserve team out. It worked last year.

[pigeon]

What a load of shit. If you're going to rest players, just go all the way and put the reserve team out. It worked last year.

[therockbox]

Morientes needs a goal. Last night he seemed to have everything there, he could've scored a hat-trick if it wasn't for a couple of good saves and a decent block.

[pigeon]

This is what the banner that will be soon appearing on the Kop will look like;

http://groups.msn.com/KitsterArt/shoebox.m...hoto&PhotoID=15

I love it.

Edited November 2, 2005 by pigeon

[therockbox]

Three wins in a row and no goals conceded? What the fuck is happening to us?

[pigeon]

IT'S OFFICIAL - REDS ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD

Mark Platt 07 November 2005

Liverpudlians have sung about it for years but now it's official - Liverpool Football Club is the best in the world and we have the stats to prove it!

Following the publication of the latest World Club Rankings by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics the Reds are today sitting proud as the top team in world football.

Based on domestic and continental results over the past 12 months, the reigning Champions of Europe are listed as the number one club side on the planet and who are we to argue?

"The World Club Ranking is a precise classification showing the real level of the clubs free of any subjective influence," reads a statement on the IFFHS website. "It is the result of a profound analysis that allows us to fairly report the level of international performance for each country."

The formula used to determine these rankings is a complicated one and is explained in more detail on the said website, which can be accessed by clicking here.

But for now, sit back and bask in the glory of being able to look down on every other team in the world...

The IFFHS World Club Ranking - Top 50 (1st November 2004 - 30th October 2005)

1. LIVERPOOL FC (England) 295,0

2. FC Internazionale Milano (Italia) 292,0

3. FC Bayern München (Deutschland) 279,0

4. Milan AC (Italia) 262,0

5. Manchester United FC (England) 257,0

6. CSKA Moscow (Russia) 245,5

7. Olympique Lyonnais (France) 243,0

8. Arsenal FC London (England) 242,0

9. CA Mouth Juniors Buenos Aires (Argentina) 234,0

10. Villarreal CF (España) 233,0

11. São Paulo FC (Brasil) 230,0

12. Chelsea FC London (England) 229,0

13. PSV Eindhoven (Nederland) 228,5

14. AZ Alkmaar (Nederland) 226,0

15. AJ Auxerroise (France) 225,0

16. Sporting Clube of Portugal Lisbon (Portugal) 215,0

17. Newcastle United FC (England) 207,0

= AS of Monaco (France) 207,0

19. Juventus FC Torino (Italia) 206,0

20. SC The International I carry Cheers (Brasil) 197,0

21. SV Werder Bremen (Deutschland) 193,0

= Fluminense FC Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) 193,0

23. Shakhtjor Donetsk (Ukraina) 192,0

24. FK Austria Wien (Österreich) 191,5

25. Real Betis Soccer football (España) 186,0

= CA River Plate Buenos Aires (Argentina) 186,0

27. Glasgow Celtic FC (Scotland) 184,5

28. FC Barcelona (España) 184,0

29. Buenosairean Hill FBC Asuncio'n (Paraguay) 183,0

30. FC Schalke 04 (Deutschland) 182,0

= Real Madrid CF (España) 182,0

32. Seville FC (España) 181,0

33. Sport Club Guadalajara (México) 180,0

34. Saints FC (Brasil) 178,0

35. Olympiakos Pireas (Greece) 177,5

36. FK Partizan Beograd (Srbija) 176,0

= Clube Atletico Paranaense Curitiba (Brasil) 176,0

38. Udinese Calcium (Italia) 175,0

39. CA Banfield (Argentina) 174,0

40. Club Brugge KV (Belgique) 168,5

41. SC Corinthians Paulista São Paulo (Brasil) 165,0

42. Lille Olympique Sporting Club (France) 164,0

43. Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizon (Brasil) 162,0

44. Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul (Türkiye) 161,5

45. AFC Ajax Amsterdam (Nederland) 160,5

46. It binds Sport College student of Quito (Ecuador) 160,0

47. AS Rome (Italia) 159,0

48. Palmeiras São Paulo (Brasil) 156,0

49. Glasgow Rangers (FC Scotland) 154,5

50. Middlesbrough FC (England) 153,0

= FC Parma (Italia) 153,0

= CD University of Chile Santiago (Chile) 153,0

[therockbox]

Poor Crouchy

Fourth win on the trot, hopefully we'll make that five against Betis and qualify for the next stage of the CL. Zenden's starting to play well, and now Morientes & Cisse are starting to get goals as well.

[Guest muddatrucker]

Bwahaha, you can't even give Crouch a goal, his body just rejects it.

[therockbox]

If Crouch carries on playing like he did last night, he's going to get a goal in the next couple of games.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Bwahaha, you can't even give Crouch a goal, his body just rejects it.

:lmao:

Just play Morientes and Cisse and admit that Crouch was a bad signing

[therockbox]

Except, yannow, he wasn't.

And besides, it's not like Morientes has been setting the world on fire.

[public enemy]

Except, yannow, he wasn't.

And besides, it's not like Morientes has been setting the world on fire.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Liverpool are reportedly consider rivalling Internazionale in a January bid to sign Marco Di Vaio.

The Italian striker is unsettled at Valencia and the Mestalla outfit are thought to be prepared to farm him out on loan in the New Year when the transfer window reopens.

Any loan move would be with a view to a permanent deal and Inter have long been admirers of the former Juventus attacker.

Indeed, the 29-year-old has admitted he would like to play for the Neroazzurri after almost moving there in 2002.

Sources in Italy claim that Rafa Benitez has put Di Vaio on his own Christmas shopping list as he ponders freshening up his striking options with Peter Crouch, Fernando Morientes and Djibril Cisse still not firing on all cylinders.

Valencia are ready to listen to the offers that come in and it seems unlikely that the player will remain in La Liga.

Sky Sports

Edited November 24, 2005 by Dirty Johnny

[therockbox]

Except, yannow, he wasn't.

And besides, it's not like Morientes has been setting the world on fire.

At least he's scored. :ohwell:

[Guest muddatrucker]

One of the reasons why England beat Argentina? you should be renamed to rockabollocks.

[public enemy]

One of the reasons why England beat Argentina? you should be renamed to rockabollocks.

[therockbox]

One of the reasons why England beat Argentina? you should be renamed to rockabollocks.

[public enemy]

I couldn't be bothered doing that whole post-dissection thing of yours, so I'll keep it simple.

Crouch may not have been brought in to be a consistent goal-scorer, but with Liverpool needing goals, I'd sooner drop him for one than keep someone who currently can't score for shit. Ideally, you need a half decent striker and Crouch is about as far as one as humanly possible at the minute.

[therockbox]

But Morientes isn't scoring regularly either (and at the moment we're not in dire need of goals - we've won four of the last five and haven't conceded any). At least Crouch has been creating chances for our midfielders (like Gerrard), Morientes hasn't.

Edited November 25, 2005 by rock a box

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Morientes has his off times that's all. Maybe it's hard for him to settle in. He's proven to be a great striker in the past though, so really I'd rather personally have them play him nearly every game so he can pick up momentum and get back to his old self, in which case it'd be a great boost for Liverpool too if he could. Still early days.