Makes for an interesting derby

[Allezfan]

The same team that turned up for Norwich, Wigan and Sunderland will turn up against Liverpool.

That's two 2-1 wins and a 1-1 draw? It's on!

 

[Deloodid]

1-1 Norwich, 0-3 Wigan 1-0 Sland

 

[steken1]

my 'battered wife' syndrome says we will win!

 

[davek]

Yeah I wrote this before this year's goodison derby.

"While we've never dominated the derbies post shankley, Kendall did better in the derbies than Moyes has, Catterick did, Gordon Lee up against arguably the most succesful team england has ever produced did better, even Walter Smith who was an awful manager did a little better.

Moyes isn't meant to be a failure like Bingham or Harvey or Walker. Sure his record in the derby is better than those but he's one of the top ten best paid managers in the world and meant to be one of the best managers in the league.

I expect him to achieve difficult things. Such as beating Liverpool reguarly. "

Stand by that. He's not the worst manager in the derbies we've ever had but he is comfortably the worse manager in the derbies of the managers who haven't been a complete disaster.

The other thing to factor in is that not many can remember a period (as per Moyes' time in charge) when we've been (on paper at least) a superior or certainly equal force to Liverpool, despite the disparity in spending. Which is an achievement of Moyes' player recruitment, of course, but his failure to make that pay has led to greater frustration with his record. Also, he has no feel for the game. He doesn't look particularly cut up about the losses.

He's just not cut out for Merseyside Derbies and his attitude and record underlines it.

 

[steken1]

The other thing to factor in is that not many can remember a period (as per Moyes' time in charge) when we've been (on paper at least) a superior or certainly equal force to Liverpool, despite the disparity in spending. Which is an achievement of Moyes' player recruitment, of course, but his failure to make that pay has led to greater frustration with his record. Also, he has no feel for the game. He doesn't look particularly cut up about the losses.

He's just not cut out for Merseyside Derbies and his attitude and record underlines it.

Nor do a lot of our players by the way they play in them.

 

[micknick]

That's the spirit guys

 

[davek]

Nor do a lot of our players by the way they play in them.

True.

 

[thebluefox]

It'd make an interesting Derby if Moyes was banned for the game.

yes it would ,get big dunc to do the pre match team talk

we might not roll over and hide

 

[Deloodid]

That's the spirit guys

i was in the Spirit for Wigan and look where that got me!!


Brokenhearted.

 

[davek]

yes it would ,get big dunc to do the pre match team talk

we might not roll over and hide

...or Joe Royle.

Send Moyes on holiday to keep his defeatism away from the players in the run up to the game.

 

[LTblue]

Sturridge may get a ban as well which no one has mentioned for a studs showing stamp that the referee never saw.

 

[efcfanwirral]

The other thing to factor in is that not many can remember a period (as per Moyes' time in charge) when we've been (on paper at least) a superior or certainly equal force to Liverpool, despite the disparity in spending. Which is an achievement of Moyes' player recruitment, of course, but his failure to make that pay has led to greater frustration with his record. Also, he has no feel for the game. He doesn't look particularly cut up about the losses.

He's just not cut out for Merseyside Derbies and his attitude and record underlines it.

I agree - I feel he sees it as a loss against a big club who we shouldn't expect to be beating anyway.

 

[Carlito]

Captain Boxhead will still be on hand to roll back the years and dominate the game from start to finish. I'm sure he'll score the winner.

The only question is who will step in and take Dirk Kuyt's annual penalty when referee Jamie Carragher points to the spot?

 

[faldo]

I would love to see kev waltz through their sh1te defence and chip renia..run all the way over to the pools bench and either bite buck Rodgers or dive in front of him!!!'

 

[toffee-fellaini]

3-0 Liverpool Coutinho, Gerrard and Sturridge.