Premier League - Liverpool FC vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

[ITFC2024]

Leicester only 2pts behind us with a better GD. It’s looking like the Bournemouth match will be a hiding as well. Everton out of reach now too.

[Ricco]

Leicester only 2pts behind us with a better GD.

Quite right, should never write any teams off. Leicester have lost their last 7 matches though... conceding 18 and scoring just 2. Let's hope that supreme form continues!

[ITFC2024]

Knowing our luck this season, Leicester will start finding some form.

On another note, this is completely premature but I need a distraction from our last two mismatches…if indeed we do get relegated what can the club do to damage control finances? I know this will be unpopular, but here I go:

Sell Delap for 50-mil plus.
Sell Davis for 30-mil plus.

Maybe this topic will warrant another thread later on in the season when we know our fate?

[Ricco]

what can the club do to damage control finances?

Thing is, player valuations are fickle and relegated teams do not hold a strong hand at the table, nor an inform team to advertise. We lose all momentum and future spending power if we go down, which is one thing that has caused Southampton and Leicester issues, they couldn't spend like us. It'll be a scary ride not worth thinking about, we just have to hope that those running the club haven't spent dangerously.

[ITFC2024]

Haha nice meme!

My lineup for Southampton:

Muric

O’Shea Greaves Tuanzebe Townsend

Morsy Cajuste Davis

Hutchinson Enciso

Delap

[hallamblue]

More likely this wa6 round


Muric

Axel….O’Shea …….Greaves…..Townsend

Morsy Cajuste Davis

Hutchinson Enciso

Delap

Doubt he’d go with this formation though. But two in MF isn’t enough for us especially against the better sides , which Saints aren’t btw …..
I’d personally still want Hirst in ahead of Delap, because he has more to his game atm and experience, and he brings the other forwards into play so much better. Ideally we have a front line of say

………………….….Hirst………………………..

Broadhead……. ????……… Delap



For the number 10 role take your pick from
Chaplin ( if fit)
Hutch
Philogene
Ensico

But with Hirst as the pivot and Broadhead / Delap wide left and right that’s a helluva potent front line , that has width to its potency, rather than just Delap getting the ball on the half way line, head down steaming towards goal. At this level he’s quickly closed down, as we saw it too often yesterday. Aginst some of the lesser side his striker attributes have some success, but we need more of threat across the whole front line….

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

Next week

Walton

Tuanzebe
O'Shea
Greaves

Johnson
Morsy
Cajuste
Townsend

Enciso
Hirst
Delap

3-4-3

mine would be:

Walton

Tuanzebe
O'Shea
Greaves


Philogene
Morsy
Ensisco
Cajuste
Broadhead

Delap
Hirst

3-5-2

[Bluemike]

Definitely prefer yours Rossi, a good line up, sadly more chance of me becoming pope

[Bluemike]

I am at a loss at seeing bloody Muric's name again, jesus christ

[Mauswara]

I am at a loss at seeing bloody Muric's name again, jesus christ

I would have him back in an instant. Like, right now.

However, I know nothing.

[mugen1]

I am at a loss at seeing bloody Muric's name again, jesus christ

I would have him back in an instant. Like, right now.

However, I know nothing.

Fair enough, but why?

[marko69]

I am at a loss at seeing bloody Muric's name again, jesus christ

I would have him back in an instant. Like, right now.

However, I know nothing.

Fair enough, but why?

I’ll offer that Slicker needs tested, OR …., new keeper.

Both Muric & Walton are sh!t.

[Mauswara]

I am at a loss at seeing bloody Muric's name again, jesus christ

I would have him back in an instant. Like, right now.

However, I know nothing.

It's too easy to criticise a keeper innit?

For me Muric has got more stature, a bigger presence in the box, stickier hands.

Would he have let ten in in the last two games? I dunno.

[Bluemike]

I am at a loss at seeing bloody Muric's name again, jesus christ

I would have him back in an instant. Like, right now.

However, I know nothing.

It's too easy to criticise a keeper innit?

For me Muric has got more stature, a bigger presence in the box, stickier hands.

Would he have let ten in in the last two games? I dunno.

No, 12

[hallamblue]

I was thinking about both GK’s after yesterday and after watching the game back again today, I feel disappointed that Walton didn’t do much better with their first two goals tbh. In truth I don’t think either are good enough for where we want to be going forwards. Muric wasn’t our primary target. I think that was a Brighton GK? Either way we’ve spent a lot of money on a keeper that appears to have ingrained faults, that I’m not entirely sure we can coach out of him. We haven’t made many mistakes in our recruitment, but I do feel unless he responds to coaching, we have made one with him. Walton is what he is , a Championship level keeper in my humble opinion.

[Bluemike]

Not many mistakes, Muric, Johnson, J.Clarke, Al-Hamadi, Phillips

[Shed on tour]

Not many mistakes, Muric, Johnson, J.Clarke, Al-Hamadi, Phillips

Exactly, some of our recruitment has been p*ss poor especially with some of the fees paid and wages for Phillips.

[hallamblue]

Not many mistakes, Muric, Johnson, J.Clarke, Al-Hamadi, Phillips

Thought you rated Al Hamadi?

[marko69]

Not many mistakes, Muric, Johnson, J.Clarke, Al-Hamadi, Phillips

Exactly, some of our recruitment has been p*ss poor especially with some of the fees paid and wages for Phillips.

Half an eye on Mash?

Haggis & neeps as well.

[Blue Wilf]

I am at a loss at seeing bloody Muric's name again, jesus christ

I would have him back in an instant. Like, right now.

However, I know nothing.

It's too easy to criticise a keeper innit?

For me Muric has got more stature, a bigger presence in the box, stickier hands.

Would he have let ten in in the last two games? I dunno.

Poorer distribution, comedy positioning, awful control, to name but a few issues! Walton is not perfect by any means but I have not missed Muric for an instant!

[Bluemike]

Not many mistakes, Muric, Johnson, J.Clarke, Al-Hamadi, Phillips

Thought you rated Al Hamadi?

I liked for his enthusiasm and general attitude, his ability has hardly shone through

[ITFC2024]

I’m hearing Walton won’t be available for Southampton. Apparently he’s strained a back-muscle from repeatedly picking the ball up from the back of the net!

Sorry bad joke, I needed a laugh.

[Shed on tour]

Not many mistakes, Muric, Johnson, J.Clarke, Al-Hamadi, Phillips

Exactly, some of our recruitment has been p*ss poor especially with some of the fees paid and wages for Phillips.

Half an eye on Mash?

Haggis & neeps as well.

Marko, I’m blaming McKenna for Saturday. I mean what fool tells us to attack at 4-0 down with a few minutes to go so we can score a goal and cost me points in the Prediction League.

[Bluemike]

And me, cost me 9 points, sack him !!!!!!

[Shed on tour]

And me, cost me 9 points, sack him !!!!!!

Coming out of the ground I was moaning more to the other half about us scoring that goal than the result.

[Bluemike]

And me, cost me 9 points, sack him !!!!!!

Coming out of the ground I was moaning more to the other half about us scoring that goal than the result.

LOL, I'd rather have lost 0-4 too, bloody Greaves

[marko69]

Exactly, some of our recruitment has been p*ss poor especially with some of the fees paid and wages for Phillips.

Half an eye on Mash?

Haggis & neeps as well.

Marko, I’m blaming McKenna for Saturday. I mean what fool tells us to attack at 4-0 down with a few minutes to go so we can score a goal and cost me points in the Prediction League.

Haha, yep ......, but the messiah got me the 4-1 ....., so another a$$ lickin' plus for me!

But my point was more on the whole. The highlighted part in blue. Firmly believe they're a "duo" now.

[Shed on tour]

Half an eye on Mash?

Haggis & neeps as well.

Marko, I’m blaming McKenna for Saturday. I mean what fool tells us to attack at 4-0 down with a few minutes to go so we can score a goal and cost me points in the Prediction League.

Haha, yep ......, but the messiah got me the 4-1 ....., so another a$$ lickin' plus for me!

But my point was more on the whole. The highlighted part in blue. Firmly believe they're a "duo" now.

Imo fees and wages for Premiership calibre players, especially English players, is ridiculous now. For newly promoted clubs it has made it even more difficult to compete at this level. It’s even harder for ITFC having achieved promotion from league 1 in 2 years. This puts even more pressure on clubs like ours to have a greater success in recruitment than some of the more established teams in the Premiership.
Our situation has not been helped by the fact that Evans let the recruitment side of the club run down and therefore when Gamechanger 20 took over it was another thing which needed rebuilding from scratch. One area that imo still needs to be worked on is the foreign market where it seems clubs like Bournemouth and Brighton have excelled in recent years.
As for our recruitment this season, I’m afraid Phillips has been a complete waste of money, not sure what percentage of his wages we are paying but you can bet it works out to be a fair few pounds. Clarke has also been a disappointment and as for Muric the less said the better.

[hallamblue]

WORD ^^^^

[marko69]

Yep, definitely word x 2

Its been ridiculous for tens of years. It’s the main reason the now defunct Glasgow Rangers FC were liquidated.