[Archived] Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Benjani on for Kalanic.

[booth]

Apparently Benjani is the answer.

[Rover Down Under]

How is Dunny looking?

Unshaven.

Did one good thing in the first half, otherwise saw nothing of the ball. Benjani on!

[Majiball]

Blimey.

So is this now two and a half games without a chance let alone a goal?

zzzzzzzz

What are you on about???

Dunn had a shot/cross on target!!

Despite that being a rather poor first half, it is still 0-0. Its results that matter and we could yet come away with one.

Lets all calm down wait till the 90 is over and then decide what we think once we've seen the match as a whole.

Here's hoping Sam gets his half-time chat spot-on, cause we need some points.

[BPF]

Here we go again

[chaddyrovers]

come on everybody, let's get behind the team and support them. Big Sam was down on the touchline after 25 mins, not happy with our performance. Was telling them to press the ball and stop giving the ball away.

BIG SAM BLUE AND WHITE ARMY!!!!!!!

[Amo]

That's the key thing. People who are wishing us to play a beautiful passing game with the likes of Emerton, Pedersen, and Grella in our midfield are bonkers. We seriously don't have the skills to beat Liverpool at their own game.

Do we ALWAYS have to go over this? This is the usual faux pas spouted by Allardyce fans.

Do fans expect "total football"? No.

Do fans want us to mix it about and show at least an ounce of ambition...YES!

[Miker]

Hmm, it could get worse and we start letting goals in. I wonder how Sam's HT team talk is going to avoid the 47th minute concession this time?

I meant attacking-wise it can only get better it can't be worse than the first half.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

I'm not one for suggesting managers should be sacked but if Liverpool DON'T beat us today, if we continue how we did in the first half, then surely Roy should be questionning what he's ever going to achieve at Liverpool.

[MarkBRFC71]

Hmm, it could get worse and we start letting goals in. I wonder how Sam's HT team talk is going to avoid the 47th minute concession this time?

It isn't.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

47 mins.

1-0 Liverpool

Cheers Phil!

[BuckyRover]

That's the key thing. People who are wishing us to play a beautiful passing game with the likes of Emerton, Pedersen, and Grella in our midfield are bonkers. We seriously don't have the skills to beat Liverpool at their own game.

When Allardyce starts spending, the key question is, will he change his tactics? I'm not sure one way or the other. The new owners have a pretty big decision to make come Summer as I doubt they will make their decision (on whether to keep Sam for the long term or not) before then.

No. He won't change. I base this on his entire managerial career. I don't believe he wil change his footballing ethos on the basis of getting a bit more cash to spend.

[booth]

Liverpool scores...

[DE.]

1-0 Liverpool, floodgates likely to open now. get ready for a battering.

[BPF]

Four or five nil?

[AggyBlue]

Where's the cat?

[Mc Love]

@#/?! Come on rovers get an equaliser - I will take a 1-1 draw

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Roll on the Post-Sam era.

Amen-

speaking to some mates at the weekend, all ST holders of 20+ years, they won't be renewing if Allardyce remains.

Under Hughes it was bully boy to begin with, then we tried to play some football the following season. This is actually getting worse.

[SamTheShrew]

jesus wept

[Majiball]

Hmm, it could get worse and we start letting goals in. I wonder how Sam's HT team talk is going to avoid the 47th minute concession this time?

You had to bloody say it, didn't you!!!!

[beerwins]

Where's the cat?

Three gardens down.

[G Somerset Rover]

Don't worry guys, we'll get back in this with our firepower.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Red Card for Boyata in the Man City v Arsenal match after 5 minutes.

5 minutes gone in that match and it's already more exciting than ours.

[booth]

WTF is Pederson doing!!!!

[brian_gallagher85]

FFS, how ###### are we at defending especially when it's supposed to be a strength. This game is a massive 6 pointer so early on in the season and West Ham are the only team in the league who are worse than us this season it would appear