Ayatollah Hermione

"THE SUNDERLAND BOYS,,, TAKEIN OVER BLACKBURN In the middle of night, aye

How do you think them up, man? Class

Aye, I could see Napoli doing us but a defensive display like Chelsea's is hardly out of the question for us. Steven Taylor hoying himself at everything and Shola back to help oot. Sound. Would love an away day at Bilbao like. Sparta Prague too just to go on the lash in Prague with £1.20 pints.

About as long as it took him to play another shit tune by The Fall.

Sell him unless Sammy's winding people up again.

Sorry, none of that post indicates your mood. This thread is "What mood are you in"/"CT's boring storytime", I'll have you know.

Boo Radleys, Ren Harvieu and the remastered Ram. Might throw in Sons and Fascination by Simple Minds when I'm at it.

@yourservice's mind is truly a wonder.

Inspired stuff this.

Toontastic 7-a-side team. He'd actually do alreet at the Mackems IMO.

I like him, and think he should have at least went to this tournament but if he's moving to further his England career, he's taking the piss. 31 year old, this was his chance.

That the fake Martin Tyler?

Aye, accentuates all her best features.

Just leaving the path open for Guardiola and Mourinho

As soon as that's verified, I'm going to scream like a little girl if he replies.

Pirates? They all just run about with coquettish charm and wry English accents these days, don't they?

The ReTARDIS

Let's make sure none of these happen, mods.

No big loss. Sell him for a decent fee plus whatever else you can wring out of him because he's English, then get in a capable replacement which tbh, shouldn't hard to find.

He's done fuck all for about 4 seasons. Therefore I could see him at QPR or West Ham.

Aye. Perfect job for that little cock.

True enough but do Liverpool really have the players for it? Their attack is decent but their midfield, Gerrard aside, is very poor. Henderson, Spearing, Adam, Spearing, Shelvey, Downing. All players who are average or poor. Now, I know the first thing Martinez will do will buy some central midfielders but if the rumours are true about him having a reduced budget, will he have to sell Suarez to fund the rest of the side? Will the fans kick off and force him out? From looking, it seems like he's had to sell their good players (Valencia went for £16 million, Palacios for £12) to buy so I was partly mistaken. This gets us back to the point about doing the same at Liverpool; with a scouting system like ours, he could take that £30 million and transform his midfield and do a good job. If he's going to get stupid money then, he can spend daft money at players to compensate for them coming to a side that is in decline and is being rebuilt. The "global pull" of Liverpool dwindles every year they're not amongst the top clubs though. Also, as you say, Liverpool is completely different to Wigan and it's a place where the fans are vocal and in clear distress over the growing distance between them and Man United and the growing parity between them and Everton. It's a job that's going to take some real effort, money or no money, to keep the fans onside despite possibly selling their best players to take them forward and convincing the owners (who don't seem to be the most football savvy bunch, shall we say) to keep the support going. It's definitely interesting like and I agree that it was a matter of time before he got a bigger job. Never thought it would be Liverpool though.

Irresistible musk.

Different kettle of fish though. You're dealing with a club whose fanbase has went completely off the deep end in recent months. They wanted (and expected) Guardiola, Mourinho or that class of manager to come to a side 8th in the PL with Jonjo Shelvey, Jay Spearing and Jamie Carragher in it. They need a manager who will spend a few seasons rebuilding the squad, trying to make as much back as possible off the shite Dalglish has bought and put together a strong side. At the same time, they need to stick to their conviction, no matter what the knackers supporting them expect, they need to appoint someone with full confidence and patience in their vision. I don't think Martinez is the man for that (though he's hamstrung by other factors at Wigan, he's spent a decent wedge) but only time will tell.