[Archived] Liverpool Preview - 26th December

[sijoco]

Anyone who brings up Kean or Venkys this evening should be banned.

As should anyone who believes a lucky point at Liverpool means they are doing a fantastic job and we should just ignore it all. I see Kean was shaking every Liverpool players hand as they walked off - thats 11 more friends he can spout off at a the next presser. "I had the full support of the Liverpool lads after the game, the all came over to congratulate me on our result".

Great performance by the youngsters, 2 more injuries tho, we must be the most unluckiest/unfit (delete as appropiate) side in the prem.

[A cup of beans]

incredible result. the performances of the back 4 and bunn were miraculous. proud of my team again!

it also looked like bellamy was pulled away from steve kean at the end.

[neophox]

We're just 4 points from safety, we can make it....but there's alot left to play...but very good for confidence though....

Henley and Nzonzi played well but Bunn was best player today. Confident keeper.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

A fair result with a huge dollop of luck but its wins we need folks!!

[Steve Moss]

Steve kean proving all his critics wrong according to commentator...

Commentators were idiots. Alternated between commenting on Rover fans booing their team (wrong) and how the muted protests were a sign of support for Kean (wrong again). On just about every level they betrayed their ignorance on what is happening to Rovers. Morons.

hoilet out. simon on

Best substitution he's made. I rate Simon.

Petrovic just took a shot and it went out...for a throw in

I nearly crackeed open a bottle of Jack Daniel when I saw that. It's something my U10s would do.

All those knocking our young lads before the game, watch that game later again, our young players were superb.

Hanley and Henley played really well as did Lowe.

Feels like a win.

I agree with you about the performance of our young players. They did very well.

It didn't feel like a win, though. It was a lucky draw, with both goals scored by Liverpool, for which I am immensely grateful. And a win feels like three points, not one.

Anyone who brings up Kean or Venkys this evening should be banned.

Starting with you?

Did anyone seen what Kean was doing immediately after the match whistle? He tried to shake everyone and anyone's hand (which I would normally chalk up to good sportsmanship), only to have half of them brush by him. Gerrard and MGP were fairly blatant in their snubs.

So one result and we should forget the last 12 months and the mess we're in?

Some people are remarkably short sighted. With luck, our owners will get some cash, get Kean out and turn this squad, which has some talent, over to a manager worthy of the name.

A positive for all fans to clutch at: both Bolton & Wigan have done worse today.

Reminds me of a joke about two friends meeting a bear in the woods. One starts to run and the other says, "Are you crazy? You can't outrun a bear." The other replies, "I don't need to outrun the bear. All I need to do is outrun you!"

We're in the same situation. All we need to do is collect more points than three other teams. If we get Hughes or Curbishley, we might be able to achieve that objective.

[spencey7]

Some great performances today - Dunn especially was playing like it was 2001. I genuinely believe that Nzonzi is a huge weakness in our team. Remember this is a player plucked from the French Third Division on the basis of his size, strength and potential - he's done nothing to enhance his reputation since he came to Rovers in my view.

I can't blame supporters for clinging onto this "win" as a sliver of light in the midst of all this darkness. Have a good night.

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

A fair result with a huge dollop of luck but its wins we need folks!!

Yes - the worst possible result - probably buys Kean yet more time - but only helps slightly in our relegation fight. Still, credit to the lads for the effort.

[daveoftherovers]

Well done Rovers, at last, some fight, great result, even without the injury list, shows the players are up for it at least.

[Devon Rover]

Commentators were idiots. Alternated between commenting on Rover fans booing their team (wrong) and how the muted protests were a sign of support for Kean (wrong again). On just about every level they betrayed their ignorance on what is happening to Rovers. Morons.

Best substitution he's made. I rate Simon.

I nearly crackeed open a bottle of Jack Daniel when I saw that. It's something my U10s would do.

I agree with you about the performance of our young players. They did very well.

It didn't feel like a win, though. It was a lucky draw, with both goals scored by Liverpool, for which I am immensely grateful. And a win feels like three points, not one.

Starting with you?

Did anyone seen what Kean was doing immediately after the match whistle? He tried to shake everyone and anyone's hand (which I would normally chalk up to good sportsmanship), only to have half of them brush by him. Gerrard and MGP were fairly blatant in their snubs.

Some people are remarkably short sighted. With luck, our owners will get some cash, get Kean out and turn this squad, which has some talent, over to a manager worthy of the name.

Reminds me of a joke about two friends meeting a bear in the woods. One starts to run and the other says, "Are you crazy? You can't outrun a bear." The other replies, "I don't need to outrun the bear. All I need to do is outrun you!"

We're in the same situation. All we need to do is collect more points than three other teams. If we get Hughes or Curbishley, we might be able to achieve that objective.

+1 from me on each part of that- although a tentative one on the Curbs aspect!

[imy9]

Magic Morten getting a blast on here, I am guessing he meant lets praise the players for a brilliant result against the odds without polluting it by mentioning Kean or Venkys, that can wait til tomorrow, perhaps?

[bigbrandjohn]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2078676/Liverpool-1-Blackburn-1-Maxi-Rodriguez-rescues-point.html?

Not quite as I saw it but I will take that headline with my cup of tea and Marks mince pie

[Inta Beaver]

Great defending at the end, we needed that against Sunderland! Strange how the ref was playing an extra min at the end it was like he was waiting for them to win it!

Good result but a bit worried about losing Hoilett and Dunn! Going be really short against Utd

[Waggy76]

Anyone who brings up Kean or Venkys this evening should be banned.

Great effort. Bunn played a blinder. No one saw this result coming, credit all round.

Why ?

[Grez]

Tremendous result. Well done bunny - you were awesome. Also well done to the youngsters - you played remarkably well.

[A cup of beans]

Good result but a bit worried about losing Hoilett and Dunn! Going be really short against Utd

thought dunn had his best game in years today. hoillet hid for most of the game.. as he has since the norwich away game.

vastly overrated in my view - if anyone is willing to pay 9m.. id snap their hands off!

[Waggy76]

An excellent point , one which was much needed and unexpected ..I will enjoy the evenings viewing with a drink or 4 to celebrate a rare point at Anfield ...But please ladies and gentlemen don't start believing the bull coming from keans mouth ..One swallow etc

We have done well today and we need to do well a lot more times before the season ends ..

[John]

"@GuillemBalague: Atmosphere great at Anfield. LFC suffer lack of quality in last third. Time4 new guys step up a gear. Blackburn? Id be very very worried"

[cesus]

"@GuillemBalague: Atmosphere great at Anfield. LFC suffer lack of quality in last third. Time4 new guys step up a gear. Blackburn? Id be very very worried"

Coming from a guy who is used to watching Barcelona and Real Madrid, no wonder he doesn't think too much of us!

[Mercer]

Not sure anyone has mentioned it but Dunn & Hoilett seem to have done their 'hammers' again.

For that, don't expect to see Dunn until Feb., for Hoilett, it's a disaster and may well cost him his Jan. move that he possibly craves for - unfortunately, the lad does seem to have a real weakness there or, alternatively, he is not properly fit and being plunged-in before he's ready.

Some spewculation as to whether the players know that Kean is to be sacked or are they really busting a gut for him ? If rumours and whispers are to be believed, we soon might not have a senior squad with Robbo, Roberts, Sally and Nellie now, possibly, all off Kean's Christmas card list. Additionally, someone pointed out that Samba didn't seem to be part of the celebrations at the end ?

Thought Bunn was excellent today, Hanley improved again and also Henley looks like a real prospect.

If only we had a decent manager.

[FourLaneBlue]

Wow. All I have to say is Bunn for England afte his last minute heroics. Enjoy the win and ignore the Kean/Venkys situation for a few hours!

Yep, exactly, enjoy the win!

Just don't look the table. Or the score today, for that matter.

[TAFKAP]

No one saw this result coming, credit all round.

Urgh erm. I wrote last night that I thought you'd win and was prepared to put a tenner on it.

Just hope you go a step further against the Superiority Complexes on the 31st and stuff them.

[AllRoverAsia]

Pathetic Kean love-in - read the tables,

We all got these lucky results playing at School.

You pro Keans are Dust in the Wind

[Blue n White Rover]

1-1. Liverpool aren't great at home. We're rubbish home and away but for some reason my heart tells me we'll get something from the game and that #### will continue to "fight" on at our club.

There was me thinking I'd lost the plot...

[eire3382]

Not a bad result on paper but liverpool do struggle quite badly against the poorer teams (which we are sadly).

All keans positives results tend to be like this.

Next year in the championship we should have a team that can at least avoid a second drop in a row. That is as long as the fat head is not the manager.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

Magic Morten getting a blast on here, I am guessing he meant lets praise the players for a brilliant result against the odds without polluting it by mentioning Kean or Venkys, that can wait til tomorrow, perhaps?

That is what I was getting at. Forget Venkys and Kean for today. We'll be thrashed at Old Trafford and have the rest of the next few years to complain about them so lets just enjoy Match of the Day for once.