Liverpool Vs Derby

[redeagle]

Nice 3pm kick off on sat and at home.

reckon we will win comfortably.

reina
finnan sami agger arbeloa/riise
pennant masch alonso babel]
kuyt
torres

always lots of fun guessing rafa's teams :rolleyes:

[Malzheimer]

yeah nice to have a 3pm KO on a Sat finally. Is it on Setanta Ireland for all us broke sods not travelling to Anfield?

Its impossible to get 11 out of 11 right but you're right its a laugh trying to second guess Rafa ;)
I'll go with
Reina
Finnan/Sami/Agger/Riise
Pennant/Xabi/Momo/Babel
Torres/Kuyt

[paddyb]

Its impossible to get 11 out of 11 right but you're right its a laugh trying to second guess Rafa ;)
I'll go with
Reina
Finnan/Sami/Agger/Riise
Pennant/Xabi/Momo/Babel
Torres/Kuyt

check out Fantasy Rafa! (http://www.fantasyrafa.com)

[Malzheimer]

check out Fantasy Rafa! (http://www.fantasyrafa.com)

thats class, never heard of it before, just registered there, and picked my team for Sat. Is anyone here in any particular leagues on it?

[sean]

Is it on Setanta Ireland for all us broke sods not travelling to Anfield?


Yup, it sure is

[cianomahony]

Cannot wait for this match!! Cannot afford to give chelsea any room at all!! Confident after seeing Derbys dismal display against spurs!!
4-0 with a Torres hat-trick!!:D:D:D:D
Reina
Finnan.....Sami.....Agger......Riise
Pennant.....Xabi.....Momo........Babel
Torres.......Kuyt

[Alex Raisbeck]

Nice one, match on Setanta.
Come on Redmen, keep the run going, 3 points any which way to take us into the international break.
Lets do it.

[paddyb]

im sure rafa will spring at least one surprise!
maybe a 3-4-3 like we did against some of the weaker teams last year but maybe not as carra is out!

reina
finnan hyppia agger arbeloa
pennant mascherano lucas babel
torres kuyt

probably sissoko instead of lucas but rafa might give him a run out as it should be an easier game

[clarni]

Fantasy Rafa is deadly. Is there a league to join or will i create a new one.
Is there a league set up on the Fantasy Premier League site??

For Sat:

Reina
Finnan,Hyypia,Riise,Arbeloa
Benayoun,Pennant,Mascherano,Sissoko
Torres
Kuyt

[paddyb]

ive just set one up

Username: IrishKop
Password: IrishKop

[Patrick_H]

I'm hoping for a comfortable. An early goal and the floodgates could open. Just have to be cautious as this is the biggest game of the season for some of these Derby players. You can be sure when the fixtures came out they were looking to see when they were going to anfield. So expect to see a Bus parked infront of their goal on sunday. But if we score early they will have to come at us and then we will destro them

[SUPERFAN]

So expect to see a Bus parked infront of their goal on sunday.

they can park what they xxxxxx like in front of their Goal on Sunday,Lpool will have long gone home with their 3 Points by then:D:D

[Aido82]

they can park what they xxxxxx like in front of their Goal on Sunday,Lpool will have long gone home with their 3 Points by then:D:D

:D nice one

[peterk]

F*ckers blocked IrishKop at work! Anyway, nice few goals here to boost goal difference and confidence. I'd like to see Torres get a couple and for Babel to get off the mark (if he plays)

[paddyb]

F*ckers blocked IrishKop at work!

try this Site (http://www.autobypass.com/) or just google 'bypass proxy' and it will bring up sites that allow you to get around this

[Gerry]

Three or four zip hopefully !

[Malzheimer]

5-1.........:D
Torres hatrick, Kuyt and Sami

[paddyb]

hopefully torres can grab a few goals against weak derby defence
a hatrick would be nice!

[yodabenitez]

Fancy DK for the first goal at 9/2, if he plays & remember some bookies will double, treble etc odds for additional goals by the same player. If you get it right against a team as porous as Derby you could have a tidy little profit.

[James]

Fancy DK for the first goal at 9/2, if he plays & remember some bookies will double, treble etc odds for additional goals by the same player. If you get it right against a team as porous as Derby you could have a tidy little profit.

Good thinking.

We should be top tomorrow night.

[marko]

2-0 torres brace

[grumpypaddy]

great win for the lads! good for torres first goal in front of the kop too!! the travel club should have had a great day!!

[Aido82]

6-0 stroll in the park

[SUPERFAN]

Fitness Coach,what Fitness Coach?;)

[Alex Raisbeck]

Great stuff today. Hope the travelling class enjoyed it.
Torres, great to see the No.1 striker chalking up the goals.
Mascherano is immense. Xabi off the mark with a couple, Arbeloa is a nice bonus with his performances, deffo the first choice left back for me, (even if he is a right back), and Pennant is just awesome.

Oh yea, nice to see Babel off the mark too, I think this guy has something special in his locker.

[Fowler's God]

We found it tough for the first 20 mins but from then on after the first goal we destroyed them. Torres is pure class not only did he have an assist and scored a brace but he ran there defence ragged close them down really well along with kuyt, Babel's finish was pure class all in all a brilliant day at the office, the travel club had a right ould goal feast to see

[paddyb]

just saw babels dummy today, class and a great finish

[RedWally]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vz4s_liverpool-60-derby_sport


Above link is now done - copyright issue

[zabbo]

just saw babels dummy today, class and a great finish

comical defending from Derby, but well taken goal all the same.

[redchariot]

Fantastic win. I was worried that Torres could turn out to be another Morientes, yesterday's game dispelled any lingering doubts

Keep them coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[redeagle]

Fantastic win. I was worried that Torres could turn out to be another Morientes, yesterday's game dispelled any lingering doubts

Keep them coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

only yesterday.. did you not see the chelsea game :p

[D5Hoop]

only yesterday.. did you not see the chelsea game :p

Great to score six althought Derby were poor and will defo go back to The championship.

Goals bring more confidence , jsut a shame its an international weekend.

[ste03]

Evening all, just wondering does anyone know online where I could get to see the goals from Saturday's Derby dona-bating please?!?!?! :D :D

[YNWA]

Evening all, just wondering does anyone know online where I could get to see the goals from Saturday's Derby dona-bating please?!?!?! :D :D

Not the best quality one but the youtube ones are disappearing;

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/liverpool+derby+6-0/video/x2wa2j_liverpoolderby_sport

[Fowler's God]

Seems there was a standoff in the new Block 1892.

http://liverpool.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=890&p=2&stid=8455869

Liverpool's 6-0 win against Derby County at Anfield on Saturday was seen by all supporters in attendance at the ground as a comfortable win for the Reds but for some supporters the game was overshadowed slightly by events that occurred in The Kop stand during the second half.

Almost all the supporters who go the games are aware of a campaign called Reclaim The Kop which has been set up as an education initiative but mainly it's purpose is for improving the atmosphere at Anfield.
The custodians of the group have been in negotiations with the club over the summer about improving the atmosphere as well as having a specially commissioned block at the back of The Kop, christened Block 1892. However the club took a backwards step over their relationship with RTK when stewards ejected one fan and gave verbal warnings to others over something that happens regularly at most games at Anfield - persistent standing.

At the start of the season everyone was saying that against the likes of Chelsea the atmosphere is bound to be great because it's a big game but the acid test would be against the so-called lesser opposition, the likes of Middlesbrough, Fulham and Derby County - our opponents on Saturday. Set guidelines were drawn up between RTK and the club, something that they both agreed on but on Saturday that seemed to go out the window on the club's part.

Sitting in block 106 I was constantly turning round when there was a break in play to monitor the situation and it looked like a bit of a standoff between supporters and stewards. At least three were stood at the front of block 306 with a police officer in the middle. If you were not aware of the situation you could be forgiven for thinking that it was something to do with hooliganism but it was not as serious as that.

I have tried to see this from the club's point of view regarding their agreements with the Football Licensing Authority and Liverpool City Council with regards to the issue of the stadium safety certificate but the case being put forward by those in Block 1892 on Saturday has more weighed against it than the club's claim over their agreement with LCC and the FLA.

The issue has been discussed at length on various Liverpool forums in the aftermath of events on Saturday and it appears that the club are going back on their agreements with RTK. What they fail to realise is that the campaign is already having an impact. Have they forgotten about Truth Day in January this year? That was RTK's doing and it was a huge success. This season the group are continuing on the success of Truth Day with chants from the olden days, traditionally confined to the pubs around the ground, back on the famous terrace.

Viewing the forums over the weekend several questions have been posed that the supporters who are trying to improve the atmosphere would like chief executive Rick Parry and stadium manager Ged Poynton to answer.


Rick Parry, George Gillett, Tom Hicks, Rafael Benitez, the players and Ged Poynton have all been quick to praise our support as "the twelfth man" in the past and their definition of that twelfth man at its peaks is when we're all standing and singing. Why is there now a sudden emphasis on sitting during games when the objective of RTK is to improve the atmosphere?

What's the difference between standing during game against Manchester United, Everton or even a European night at Anfield and standing during a game against Derby County?

Why is there suddenly a mass clamp down on persistent standing three games into the season with supporters in block 1892 being singled out for verbal warnings, and in one case ejection from the ground, for simply standing up?

Why has the club worked with RTK for the past six months over the issues of ticketing and Block 1892 and both sides have made compromises for it to work, so why have Liverpool Football Club seemingly gone back on some of their promises with the actions of their stewards on Saturday afternoon?
I hope Messrs Poynton and Parry can answer these questions when they next speak with RTK because otherwise they are in danger of alienating their famous twelfth man.

[stevieg]

Evening all, just wondering does anyone know online where I could get to see the goals from Saturday's Derby dona-bating please?!?!?! :D :D

http://blip.tv/file/360938

Try that should work

[ste03]

thanks for the links peeps.

[YNWA]

peeps.

Word.

[Dub13]

I did notice a bit of a confrontation on the Kop but I did not see anybody been ejected.

[YNWA]

I did notice a bit of a confrontation on the Kop but I did not see anybody been ejected.

Yeah alot of talk on other forums, apparently just the one getting thrown out but alot of names being taken, stewards acting rediculous imo, or who ever is telling them to do it!

[Dub13]

I observed the head steward and a couple of other stewards come up and have a chat with a few lads who were a couple of rows behind us,they came up a few times but they were to far back for me to hear what was been said.

[JOE]

I think it was because a few of the fans were standing constantly and the others behind couldn't see...

[YNWA]

I think it was because a few of the fans were standing constantly and the others behind couldn't see...

Should have sat somewhere else then....

[cianomahony]

If it was up the back of the kop then I was just in front of the lads they kept talkin to!! They just kept standin even after exciting play on the pitch!! Was dead unfair......noticed why the stewards kept comin up after the game two young fellas couldn see a thing with some of the older lads constantly standin!!

[paddyb]

there was a whole section that was standing for the whole of the first half. it was around the middle at the back