In this week’s Scouser Tommies, there’s plenty for Jim Boardman and Jay Reid to talk about, with the Reds continuing their quest for silverware and loads going on behind the scenes to try and ensure there are more of these quests in the years to come.
Since the last episode the Reds have fallen from the top of the Premier League table, but only on goal difference, a minor detail that seems to be getting forgotten in all the hype. There’s a big deficit of goals to make up if that is how the title ends up being decided, but as Klopp’s side showed in the Europa League, they certainly know where the goal is.
Liverpool dropped a position because the game against Manchester City ended all square of course, and, although three points would have been nicer, as Jay and Jim discuss, it feels like City will feel the two dropped points more than the Reds. Given the injuries Liverpool have to contend with, and the unsurprisingly lenient refereeing the visitors got to benefit from, a point was a decent enough outcome. Even so, it was hard not to wonder what might have been, had the PGMOL guidelines on fouls and cards not been rewritten yet again without our knowledge.
Maybe the best way to deal with playing against an extra man so often is to go out and win before they can have any influence on the game, exactly what another hybrid LFC team did against Sparta Prague in the Europa League. The line-up was perhaps stronger than many expected, given Liverpool’s 5-1 lead from the first leg, but as Jay points out, sports science may be playing a part in who gets picked and who doesn’t, a complete rest isn’t always what a player needs when working back to full fitness. The 11-2 aggregate win meant the post-match interviews were bound to include talk of quadruples, but Jim wonders if TNT Sport had to try so hard to push 20-year-old Conor Bradley into admitting that one would be quite nice.
As Conor pointed out, Liverpool need to take one game at a time and see where that leads us, and the next game is in another competition. With one domestic trophy already in the bag, and with it being the only chance the opposition have got of winning anything this season, an already massive game seems to take on even more significance. The FA Cup quarter-final tie against Manchester United will also be a chance for a larger and no doubt louder traveling Kop than usual to make itself heard inside that dilapidated (their words) theatre of dreams (also their words!). And maybe it’s not us the authorities over there are really worried about.
It was also the week where Michael Edwards was confirmed as taking on a new role as part of the overall FSG group, and he’s got plenty to do, not only overseeing a new director of football for the club but looking at FSG buying a sister club. It’s a concept not to everyone’s liking, but as Jay and Jim discuss, it has its plusses.
This week:
• LFC 1-1 v Man City
• Another refereeing masterclass
• More sarcasm
• LFC 6-1 v Sparta
• Maybe the goal difference in the league doesn’t have to be a worry
• Europa League draw
• Could have been a lot worse
• One game at a time – but look at that possible final
• A trip down the Lancs
• Not the most welcoming city – to anyone
• They had an M.Edwards as director – what’s else was he famous for?
• International break ahead
Dave Davis reviews Jurgen Klopp’s unique pre United presser and covers:
- Q&A’s for both plus injury updates galore
- Sparta Lessons
- Train of Thoughts Around Line-up
- United Threats and Importance For Them
On the latest RAW, Trev Downey, Guy Drinkel and Hari Sethi discuss Liverpool's 6-1 win (11-2 on aggregate) over Sparta Prague which saw them progress to the Europa League quarter finals. As ever, the performances were assessed and key moments analysed with a particular focus on Mo Salah, Harvey Elliott and Darwin Nunez.
On today's episode Dave looks at the ownership and the plans to buy another football club. He looks at the merits and the issues of multi-club ownerships which has become increasingly common in modern football.
Dave & Karl discuss this weekends game against Manchester United in the cup as the reds travel to Old Trafford to take-on their old rivals. They discuss the game in detail, and also look at Man United as a whole with the Red Devils struggling this season, with pressure building on manager Erik ten Hag.
On today's episode Dave looks at the ownership and the plans to buy another football club. He looks at the merits and the issues of multi-club ownerships which has become increasingly common in modern football.
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is joined by financial analyst, Greg Cordell, to take an in-depth look at Liverpool's recently published annual accounts for 2022/23. All aspects of the accounts are analysed including revenue streams, the wage bill, player trading, EBITDA, infrastructure costs, bank debt as well as projections for what the financials might look like for the current and forthcoming seasons.
Dave Davis reviews Dominic Szoboszlai and Jurgen Klopp’s unique pre Sparta presser and covers:
- Q&A’s for both plus injury updates galore
- City Lessons
- Train of Thoughts Around Line-up
- Edward Comments From Klopp
Gags and Dave are back to discuss some of the Man City game and the return of Michael Edwards and what his impact could be and what it means for Liverpool FC.
They also discuss the possible managerial appointments that Liverpool could make!
All this and more on Old Skool!
