Liverpool

[blackmaggie 3,376]

9 hours ago, gnasher16 said:

I honestly think non league football is on the up and up....the quality of the pitches,facilities and talent on the pitch i dont think has been this good certainly in my time ...i watch football as low down as the 6th and 7th tiers of the football league system and no longer do you get the drunken fat bloke trying to wade through mud up and down the wing we moan about how the game has gone at the top level but this is the knock on effect of that.

i agree nash the quailty now and how clubs are run is certainly on the up i watch a team from the national league north its made up of kids that didnt make it as pros or ex pros the standard is high for what it is and i have seen a few that im sure will play pro soon they just seem to stand out and have so much time on the ball or there postioning just seems nautral  i dont know anything about the running costs of theses clubs but im sure the sale of a decent player if he makes pro would help the club massively aspecially with a sell on clause but i can see more and more grass roots investment coming especially in inner city areas 

[Astanley 11,568]

Liverpool getting twatted at the moment .

[ArchieHood 3,692]

9 minutes ago, Astanley said:

Liverpool getting twatted at the moment .

But not outplayed. ....

[WILF 47,140]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/50784201

[gnasher16 30,145]

On 17/12/2019 at 13:49, WILF said:

You can f**k right off you wind up merchant  

Anyway, must dash.....I’m off to buy a city and a Liverpool shirt....just in case you understand ! Lol  

Slip a Leicester one in your glove box as well better safe than sorry 

Heres a question for you Wilf then we,ll call time on this..........be honest,with hindsight.....do you regret the move ?

Edited December 18, 2019 by gnasher16

[gnasher16 30,145]

On 17/12/2019 at 11:35, WILF said:

Here’s one for the football lads on here, see if you agree.

I think for a long time we went through the “just stay alive” mentality in the premier league.

I don’t think that’s the case anymore.

I think that shit died with Ranieris Leicester team and Guardiolas and Klopps attitude of wanting to win absolutely everything, never taking their foot off the pedal.

I think Rodgers has captured it too as could be plainly seen in the 8-0 or whatever it was demolition of Southampton (I think it was Southampton)...they wanted more, they wanted to destroy their opponents which is exactly the right attitude.

You are seeing so many teams come out fighting now it’s unbelievable....they don’t want to just stay alive, they actually want to win this thing.

I think that is a massive change we ha e seen in the premier league.

Im not so sure about that at the relegation end of the table i think we still see a lot of the Mourinho type nick a goal and then park the bus...yes the top clubs are not happy with a 1 nil you only have to look at the goals for columns compared to other years.....but i still think it can almost be unfair to watch a team get totally outplayed but park the bus and hoof it to a draw sometimes.....i once said to a mate that to stop that i think there should be a rule that a team must have 3 players in front of the ball at all times or a free kick should be awarded......................yeah he said dont be so stupid as well 

[WILF 47,140]

9 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

Slip a Leicester one in your glove box as well better safe than sorry 

Heres a question for you Wilf then we,ll call time on this..........be honest,with hindsight.....do you regret the move ?

This is the honest answer mate:

The football fan in me would have happily stayed at Upton Park forever.....that is absolutely what my football “fan” nature is all about.

The player and student of coaching in me would move because you have to.

[gnasher16 30,145]

18 hours ago, blackmaggie said:

i agree nash the quailty now and how clubs are run is certainly on the up i watch a team from the national league north its made up of kids that didnt make it as pros or ex pros the standard is high for what it is and i have seen a few that im sure will play pro soon they just seem to stand out and have so much time on the ball or there postioning just seems nautral  i dont know anything about the running costs of theses clubs but im sure the sale of a decent player if he makes pro would help the club massively aspecially with a sell on clause but i can see more and more grass roots investment coming especially in inner city areas 

You would be surprised the money knocking around at that level....i know for a fact a couple of clubs in the Nationwide South have 30 - 40k per week wage budgets....there are non league players in that league on 3 and 4k p/week.....a lot of ex pros and pros about to retire are dropping down to those leagues at the end of their career,players who maybe dont want to do their coaching badges and still love the game and think they have something to offer....plus you also have clubs with their own academies nicking kids who have been turned down by pro club academies......and of course bigger crowds = bigger exposure = bigger investment its all go in the non league world.

Edited December 18, 2019 by gnasher16

[gnasher16 30,145]

10 minutes ago, WILF said:

This is the honest answer mate:

The football fan in me would have happily stayed at Upton Park forever.....that is absolutely what my football “fan” nature is all about.

The player and student of coaching in me would move because you have to.

Yes but...but...b..........f**k it ok we,ll leave it at that

Now go and get the mrs to pull them splinters out your arse 

[WILF 47,140]

That’s true about non league, Paul Konchesky has a few games down our little local club last season.

Its also a decent place to watch up and coming youngsters out on loan and cutting their teeth.

[WILF 47,140]

2 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

Yes but...but...b..........f**k it ok we,ll leave it at that

Now go and get the mrs to pull them splinters out your arse 

Watch that AC Milan video mate, tell me, do you think they should keep the SAN Siro or build a new gaff ? 

[gnasher16 30,145]

50 minutes ago, WILF said:

Watch that AC Milan video mate, tell me, do you think they should keep the SAN Siro or build a new gaff ? 

If it was my club id want them to redevelop the old ground not move to a new one.....exactly the same as i wanted with West Ham.

However thats Ac Milan....there isnt a higher level of football to use as a carrot to dangle in front of their fans......the carrot we had dangled in front of us was football being taken " to the next level " 

Edited December 18, 2019 by gnasher16

[WILF 47,140]

Point is, even AC Milan are saying that if they don’t do something modern then they will diminish !.......this is AC Milan we are talking about.......can you ever imagine uttering the words “Remember AC Milan?.....yeah, they play in division 3 in Italy but years ago they were one of the best ever” 

I can’t.......

[gnasher16 30,145]

2 hours ago, WILF said:

That’s true about non league, Paul Konchesky has a few games down our little local club last season.

Its also a decent place to watch up and coming youngsters out on loan and cutting their teeth.

Jermain Pennant,Jamie o Hara,Kevin Foley.....even nicked our little Chambers out the academy.

[gnasher16 30,145]

52 minutes ago, WILF said:

Point is, even AC Milan are saying that if they don’t do something modern then they will diminish !.......this is AC Milan we are talking about.......can you ever imagine uttering the words “Remember AC Milan?.....yeah, they play in division 3 in Italy but years ago they were one of the best ever” 

I can’t.......

But is putting a lick of paint on your walls " doing something modern " ?....where did this " brand/next level/modern " talk in football even come from anyway......yes ok if shiny architecture and airport like concourses with plush tiled bogs are the in thing then crack on but that doesnt need to change the entire football club and community.....look at clubs like Liverpool or Rangers as examples that had the best of both and got it just about right.