How would you feel playing Liverpool in a Pre-season friendly?

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

As the title suggests, would you be happy about it or not?
After seeing Manchester United play Manchester City in Texas with over 67,000 people in attendance, there seems to be a market for these type of friendly games overseas. Albeit, it's not competitive, there is still some obvious sense of pride from either set of supporters going into this. If it was Everton vs Liverpool, I would imagine a fair few of us would treat this like a Merseyside derby. However, I would not be pleased about it because I think these games should be left for competitive matches and it kind of takes the edge of it for me. Playing each other twice a season with all at stake in a high pressured container is enough for me. A friendly game like this takes that away and it can lose its appeal and glamour. The tie should always have that 'feel' about it, not that circus feel like it would in a friendly just to please the American/Aussie/Thai/etc. audience. Overseas friendlies should be about playing local teams from that country/continent, I am partial to the occasional tournament like the ICC we competed in a few years ago but I think the Merseyside derby should be left alone.

What are your thoughts on this?

Crap thread I know, sorry.

 

[Groucho]

Jamie Carragher had his testimonial against us.

No problem from me. Why would there be?

 

[Jags..class]

Nope

 

[formerly manx toffee]

It's a Commercial world. If it gets us more US supporters why not

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

Maybe I'm old fashioned but I don't like the way football has gone. It is all about marketing and commercialism now as the priority.

 

[chrismpw]

As the title suggests, would you be happy about it or not?
After seeing Manchester United play Manchester City in Texas with over 67,000 people in attendance, there seems to be a market for these type of friendly games overseas. Albeit, it's not competitive, there is still some obvious sense of pride from either set of supporters going into this. If it was Everton vs Liverpool, I would imagine a fair few of us would treat this like a Merseyside derby. However, I would not be pleased about it because I think these games should be left for competitive matches and it kind of takes the edge of it for me. Playing each other twice a season with all at stake in a high pressured container is enough for me. A friendly game like this takes that away and it can lose its appeal and glamour. The tie should always have that 'feel' about it, not that circus feel like it would in a friendly just to please the American/Aussie/Thai/etc. audience. Overseas friendlies should be about playing local teams from that country/continent, I am partial to the occasional tournament like the ICC we competed in a few years ago but I think the Merseyside derby should be left alone.

What are your thoughts on this?

Crap thread I know, sorry.

I think I'd need a bit of help. I'm only one man Ffs!

 

[Smig1878]

Does anybody remember the Merseyside v Manchester game at Anfield back in the late 80's or early 90's?
I'd actually love that to happen again the rivalry in the city has got a bit too bitter for my taste.

 

[ste d' indica]

Like we're gonna lose

 

[DanEFC92]

Like we're gonna lose

We'd end up battering them when sod all is riding on it.

 

[dannyboy]

Anyone remember the 0-0 at Goodison? Must have been around the late 90s.

It was a tournament and the ground seemed pretty full. Very young at the time so can't remember much more than that.

 

[msb]

I hate derbies. End of. Just loathe them gloating gobshites and the years of pain. So NO thank you, I want them relegated so we don't have to play them ever again.

 

[larbert toffee]

The RS would want it held in another country for commercial value where their itinerate following could double it up with their summer hols........is there a stadium in Rhyl?

 

[Big Neville Southall]

Anyone remember the 0-0 at Goodison? Must have been around the late 90s.

It was a tournament and the ground seemed pretty full. Very young at the time so can't remember much more than that.

Yes I was going to put that down myself, bit of a bore draw that one. I think it was a 4 team tournament and we played a match Anfield the day before(?) poss against a German team? There may have even been two matches back to back? Most of that doesn't sound right as a type it but I went to both anyhow.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Meh, it's pre season so the result is meaningless

So long as we got paid, I wouldn't be arsed. Probably wouldn't even watch it tbh

 

[Thuck ma Baws]

Twice a season is two too many.