The Liverpool Club Thread. No Spoilers

BaZ87 · 8 Jul 2016 at 20:44

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BaZ87 · 8 Jul 2016 at 20:46

Let's start the ball rolling.

Sakho's finally been fully cleared of any drugs offence today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36752127

BaZ87 · 8 Jul 2016 at 23:18

Nate75 said:
Fair play.

After what's happened with the Russian athletes and the UFC this week, is there a "common" standard with these tests?

(apologies if I have just messed up with the new club thread rules - delete post if I have)

Your post is fine.

And I have no idea. I started trying to understand the rules when Sakho was first, kind of, cleared and it was confusing as ****. There's different lists of substances, one list is 100% banned and the other list is but isn't banned. So I gave up. All I know is Sakho successfully argued that what he took isn't or shouldn't be on the banned list or the is but isn't list.

BaZ87 · 14 Jul 2016 at 09:17

It was initially thought that he'd be going to the Olympics and the talk was that he'd be slowly brought into the side. He's now confirmed that having spoke to Klopp they decided that he won't be going to the Olympics which suggests that maybe he's in line to start the season.

BaZ87 · 24 Jul 2016 at 00:49

Generally speaking we defended a lot better as the season went on under Klopp. Sakho and Lovren began to develop a decent partnership and Clyne was more than solid all season. Our defensive problems were the lack of a proper defensive midfielder, Moreno being Moreno and when the Sakho/Lovren partnership was broken up, Skrtel (who has always blown hot and cold) was disasterous.

Now it doesn't look like the DM role will be addressed but hopefully we've got better CB options this season with the arrival of Matip, Klavan and Gomez being available and it appears certain that we'll sign a LB.

I think the biggest thing going for us both gernally and specifically our defence is Klopp having a full pre-season to work with the team and no European football will give him time during the season too. Rodgers was an excellent coach but tactically wasn't great and in particular struggled to organise a defence, and when Klopp arrived we were playing so often he didn't have the chance to do much work on the training ground.

BaZ87 · 26 Jul 2016 at 10:11

Certainly seems to be the case. The journo's out in the US with Liverpool are all reporting it.

BaZ87 · 28 Jul 2016 at 00:17

Klopp confirms Sakho was sent home for disciplinary reasons:

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-boss-klopp-send-sakho-11673417

BaZ87 · 5 Aug 2016 at 18:21

The club sell tickets in batches. All games up until the new year went on sale a little while ago which you needed to be a member to buy (and been to x amount of games last year for certain fixtures). Because the tickets are sold so far ahead, tickets can be returned and they're then put up for sale a couple of weeks or so before the game. How many tickets become available, for how long and whether or not you need to be a member will depend on the game. If it's a big game then few tickets are returned, they go in seconds and you need to be a member, if it's West Brom at home then there's a chance tickets will go onto a general sale but not a certainty. Games which are rearranged for TV, possibly to midweek evenings usually get more returns and more likely to go to a general sale.

If you're not fussed about which game you want to go to then your best bet is the early rounds of the League Cup. Tickets will end up on general sale and they'll probably be a bit cheaper than Premier League games too. Once the draw has been made the club will be ticket details on the site letting you know sale dates. Season tickets and members will take priority still but it's all but certain there would be a general sale.

BaZ87 · 5 Aug 2016 at 18:44

If you want 3 tickets you might need 3 memberships if you're going down the members route. A home draw in the League Cup or cross your fingers for a lesser game being moved to midweek and you should be able to get tickets on a general sale.

BaZ87 · 5 Aug 2016 at 19:01

Not really. If you were a member and you were online when the tickets went on sale you'd have easily got your hands on a fair few tickets. It's only the big games that you need to have built up some credit to get tickets for.

BaZ87 · 10 Aug 2016 at 11:24

Due to building work on the new stand going on, we're going to be playing our 2nd round League Cup tie away from home regardless of whether we're drawn at home at not.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/efl-cup-second-round-draw-11728898

BaZ87 · 11 Aug 2016 at 12:14

Random news - Jonathon Woodgate is now working as a scout for Liverpool in Spain :/

BaZ87 · 16 Aug 2016 at 15:48

Ability? Moreno's got 10x the ability of either, he's just ****ing stupid.

BaZ87 · 18 Aug 2016 at 16:06

I don't think Mane is completely ruled out of the weekend but either way it's a relief that it's not a long term thing.

BaZ87 · 24 Sep 2016 at 11:22

Tombstone said:
Liverpool fans have a long long history of liking issues to be kept behind closed doors rather than being made public, so Sakho really isnt helping his cause with stuff like this

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...s-Liverpool-boss-says-isn-t-ready-action.html

Regardless of the fans, Klopp won't put up with this. Whenever you hear Klopp speak it's always about the team and how everybody is part of that team whether they're in the starting 11 or not. This isn't a new thing with Sakho either - people probably don't remember he stormed off when he wasn't in the squad for the Everton game in his first season.

When he's good he's very good but he's far too inconsistent to put up with his nonsense, not that I think Klopp would put up with any players nonsense.

BaZ87 · 2 Nov 2016 at 15:18

Awful luck. Thankfully it's not the same knee as last time or that might have been his career over.

BaZ87 · 28 Nov 2016 at 12:01

I guess we'll know tonight once he's had his scan but that sounds about right for ankle ligament damage.

BaZ87 · 28 Nov 2016 at 16:34

Looks like it. Reports coming out (following the scan) that he will indeed be out for 5-6 weeks which means best case he'll be back for City on the 31st but more likely it will be Utd on the 15th after the internationals.

BaZ87 · 15 Dec 2016 at 10:28

Unless it's changed you'll be given allocated seats.

BaZ87 · 21 Feb 2017 at 17:27

It's been talked about for years but it looks like Liverpool will be merging the first team training ground with the academy:

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...liverpool-kirkby-melwood-merge-klopp-12635966

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