01 Apr 2018 18:18:49
I know loads of fans are upset with the lack of effort/ result in yesterday's game but as I said in the games live chat I anticipated a 1-3 loss. The gulf in class is there for all to see, City are just better. I just couldn't see us getting anything from the game beforehand. That's me being realistic although you never know in football and I would have loved to have been wrong. We earned another unwanted premier league record with regards to the possession percentage too which to be honest was woeful.

Like in the game and a lot of the games this season we haven't been good enough and deserve to be where we are. The table doesn't lie. Performances have been nowhere near the levels expected. Even after this season is over I'm still hopeful of a better one next time.

{Ed025's Note - i can take a loss howie, what i cant take is apathy and the players looking disinterested, yes city are excellent but do you think a peter reid or a mick lyons would have just rolled over?..no they would have rolled their sleeves up and battled, i dont see t5hat from this side mate..

1.) 01 Apr 2018
01 Apr 2018 18:30:50
Good shout Ed mate teams used to scared of Reidy and the rest what team in those days eh.

{Ed025's Note - it was always part of our make up GB...once upon a time mate..

2.) 01 Apr 2018
01 Apr 2018 18:38:35
Spot on and I totally agree Ed025. What I'd give to wear the shirt.
I'd probably be subbed off after 5 minutes though due to an over enthusiastic slide tackle. Man City have done it to many teams this season and I am in no way making excuses for our side, it simply isn't good enough. Our heads dropped after the first goal conceded and we never got going at all. You could say that about a few of our games this season though. Honestly for me (I'm like a broken record) the end of the season can't come soon enough.

{Ed025's Note - its the same for me howie..

3.) 01 Apr 2018
01 Apr 2018 18:45:39
Blimey Ed we can all dream eh, men were men.

{Ed025's Note - a long time ago mate..

4.) 01 Apr 2018
01 Apr 2018 19:23:37
I have always tried to be positive, but after yesterday’s game I am struggling to see how we can raise our game for the local derby on Saturday, I know the form book goes out of the window, but I just do not see any fight in this team, if we use the same starting 11 and same set up there is only going to be one outcome.

What’s worse is Williams ban has ended and knowing Sam, he will put him straight back into the squad.

Struggling to find a positive.

{Ed025's Note - the only positive for me bignev is that they will be in the middle of a CL battle with city, if they rest all their team and play their U14s then we could well get a draw.. :)

5.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 08:48:20
I doubt Klopp resting too many, he will want to have momentum going into the second leg, what better incentive than winning a local Derby and a chance to finish runners up, nope klopp will go for the kill I am afraid.

{Ed025's Note - if your right then i fear for us nev..

6.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 08:56:18
If we get done good and proper Saturday, I would relieve big Sam and bring Unsworth back in until the end of the season to give some of our youngsters a chance, or try to get abit of confidence in the first team by being a bit more attack minded, give the likes of Vlasic, Klassen, Beningame and some others a run out, I know some will say Unsworth was out of his depth but not an easy task coming in during the latter Europa games, seemed to do ok once we were out of that, all be it one game, but at least that one game we looked decent and attacked.

7.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 11:27:18
Another big compensation pay out? I doubt he will be going anywhere until the end of the season so we will have to grin and bear it and keep supporting the team!

8.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 12:29:39
Not sure about the grin and bear it, my hairs turned grey, I’ve no finger nails left, I’ve doubled up on diacalm and Andrex, I really do not think I can hold out on another 7 games, since following the Blues late sixties, I have never doubted the form book going out of the window in the Derby, even when times were tough, I had that hope we could get a result, this is the first time ever that I cannot see any hope what so ever on Saturday, will be the same set up, really not looking forward to Saturday with Sams tactical set up.

9.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 11:23:14
Ed025 Joe Royle had the dogs of war but Sam Allardyce has a bunch of whimpering pups!

{Ed025's Note - your right wakka and the players have a lot to answer for as well as the manager, i just want this season over now so we can make a new start mate..

10.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 14:49:52
Bignev, I think most of us thought unsworth was out his depth but looking back he came in at the toughest time and it was him who turned it around for me Sam came in and wrote unsys wave then we came crashing back down to earth Sam has only showed me in 1 game that he could be the right man and that was the fa cup game away to them lot in that game we had a go and were very unlucky to lose but then back to the league and his tactics and press conferences baffle me I'm with you get shut and give it back to unsworth again and wakka57 it doesn't make a difference if he goes now or in the summer he will get a nice fat wedge.

11.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 15:50:36
After the season starting with such promise for everybody I've never seen so many dis-spirited supporters. I'm hoping that the scousers in the squad remind the others of how important this game is to all of us and we see passion from everyone - management, team and supporters.
I'm not looking forward to Saturday but if we show bottle and fight then anything can happen
COYB.

12.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 18:51:06
That’s the problem though bw, we know he will stick with Rooney and Schnids, might even bring Williams back into the team, need more than bottle, we need a bloody flue epidemic running through Anfield, only a Salah, Mane suspension or rest will give us even a glimmer of hope, but sadly, our team selection and set up will still struggle with zero confidence running through the team.

Call me a doom merchant by all means but I just do not see us turning in a performance on Saturday on past showings, and that’s an honest assessment on our team.

13.) 02 Apr 2018
02 Apr 2018 20:13:13
I've got to say we have more of a chance against lpool than we're giving credit here.
They were abysmal against palace and only for the fact benteke is absolutely woeful they Wouldve been beaten.
If bolassie had scored that header then maybe the first half Wouldve took a different turn.
C'mon lads we are a terrible side but anything can happen. It's just wether our luck is in. For once ha.