England v Scotland Womens

6-0…….fair play ladies.

I don’t know the state of Scottish ladies football, but England are starting g to see the merits of having a professional women’s league. Iirc it’s only been about 3 years since the women’s game has gone pro in England.

Before this hardly any women got paid, even at big Premier league clubs it was an a mature affair. Where only de entries players would play, and the real cream had to go abroad.

Having a pro set up, where all they have to do is concentrate on football and train daily, is paying off nationally now. We done well in the last world cup.

I’m not a big England fan, the games are a nuisance that get in the way of real football, I’d love the women to win a big Compition just to rub the men’s nose in it. Lol

The women’s game is coming on, but it’s still to slow and the lack of skill and amount of loose balls is noticeable. It’s like watching first division footy. A few gems, but mostly frustrating to watch.

However Lee, after 2 years of VG and José, most footy probably looks more exciting to a united fan.

I know he is going to come back and score against us, but the guy is well past it. Hopefully he gets used used as a goal poacher, as he ain’t got the legs of a midfielder. It’s taken along time for the Blues to get over his leaving, even though he had no choice in it.

I like watching spurs, but have no intrest in them winning, past few years Liverpool have been lucky, with a decent style of play, I doubt it will ever win us much, it’s to “exciting” meaning we tend to forget to defend. Where as VG and José, know how to win, boring defensive football. Take one point of them around you and bully the small teams.

There is a great stat from his Chelsea days (first stint) they went about 2 seasons unbeaten at home, always usually “2-0 to the chelsea” was the chant.

Now that sounds amazing to all us other fans, but strangely the attendance steadily dropped, as everyone knew it would be another defensive mastermind and drogpa would grab 2.

To much of a good this apparently is not good. More so,  I thinks it’s they way you go about it.

All BS aside, I’d apply go one boring season and win, please please please lol.

Hopefully VVD can strengthen us, but I don’t think it’s going to be that simple. All out Centre backs, seems to be made of glass. It’s not non of them are bad, it’s whey never get more than 4 game run together.

The season is approaching. With we would opt of of international football, and play a summer league, then have home nations of the Xmas two weeks. That would be my fix for football. To many years have I spent freezing in nov-feb.

Seen David fairclough last year, at a liverpool dinner, (may of been the year before, I cant keep track of time), he was flogging his book, but he is always around the club, alot of the old guard are. We need to keep some winners around. Lol, seriously nice guy, very humble. Sad in a way that these legends never made huge money, and are now wheeled out at the weekend to meet and greet.

See Grobalar and his daughter almost every time i go the game, he is more mental in real life, and he must be 60 now. Much taller in real life. He doesn’t do the meeting and greeting, he is God father to my mates kids. He seats in the stands to, which I love. Especially when he winces are our current keeper. Though he was much improved last season. The season before, there was an Audible sound of intake of air, whenever the ball when near him. It must of put so much extra pressure on him. Though he done good last season. Figures crossed for this time around.

We’ll have VVD soon, and if Matip keeps fit, we should be much improved at the back.

Alot of money into the academy can only be a good thing, to many clubs, want instant success, look how well it turned out for Leeds. Some nice stability and maybe a few kids coming though over the next few years, could push you to acknowledge up the leagues.

Though like you, my predictions are always well off the mark. I can’t see Liverpool winning anything, but I it cos I don’t think they are good, it’s just we now have a great top 6 plus Everton want to push, and west ham have done well this window, so I can see them pushing Everton. Let’s hope they can push united into 8th. Very much doubt it.

Very disappointed in spurs atm, I love their model of slow growth and re investment, but now is the time they need to spend big on two players if they want to kick on and win the the league. If I was a spurs fan I wouldn’t be happy atm.

Not that we have done better, but I think VVD and Keita will be here with two weeks, and unless Naymar goes to PSG, barca can’t afford (fifa fair play) coutinio ?

Also if coutinio has another good season, I can see both barca and Madrid coming in for him. Ronaldo will be 35 by next summer, they need a replacement, if that’s the case, he can name his price, with them two fighting over him.

I agree on his approach, I just think his timings are awful. This ground rebuild couldn’t of come at a worse time, for the position of the club.

Regarding the new build, alot of spurs fans are a little scared about the relative silence around how the the project is financed. So hopefully they don’t need to start off loading players to pay for it. Well I suppose with the new tv money, not buying players, is the same as not spending that cash on players.

Regarding the income of the ground, it’s no less relevant than ever before, but a good back up, for if/when the tv bubble bursts.

liverpools gate receipts for last season is “only” £70m, I think out top line was about 550-600m.

If the tv money was a known quantity in 2010 when FSG decided to invest (well intrest free loan) the best part of £200m in to an expansion that will rake in an extra £15m, would they of done that?

It’s depended on what the owner wants out of the club I suppose, ours want to maximise the club worth and sell it. Cost him £300m push £200m in test free loan to lfc, but wad was values last year at £1bn another.

But I think most clubs, it’s now not worth the £100m to add 3k seats. Not when BT/sky will be giving you £150m every year.