 |
THE VIEW FROM THE
HAWTHORNS
Jimmy Rice 15 May 2009 |
|||
|
Baggies fan Ben Ruhrmund provides the view from The Hawthorns ahead of Sunday's game. 
How are you and the Hawthorns faithful feeling about Liverpool's visit? There is a feeling of anticipation (because we have found some form and given ourselves a very slim chance of survival) and dread (because of our record against you lot). Should be a good game though. We will try to be positive and play some football as I'm sure you will with your quality. Are you holding out any hope of staying up? Personally, no. I just don't think we can get anything from you and we would need to win. Some other 'glass half full' supporters are still showing some optimism though. I might even join them if we somehow completely upset the odds on Sunday. Everyone thought that, out of the three promoted teams, you lot would be most likely to stay up - where's it gone wrong? We have played great football outside of the box at both ends of the field - but we have defended poorly and at times comically throughout the season. For a guy who was a no-nonsense centre-half, why Mowbray can't get his teams to do the same is beyond me. We also haven't taken a lot of the chances we create. I think we should have kept Kevin Phillips and brought in a quality proven goalscorer - not spent £5m on Borja Valero, a player who was similar to what we already had, or £3m on Luke Moore (who failed at Villa and has been pretty dire for us). Highs and lows of the season? Difficult to think of too many highs. Beating West Ham was good early doors and the away win at The Riverside was good. Lows would be any of the games we dominated and didn't win - too many to mention. The Newcastle game at The Hawthorns was particularly shambolic in terms of defending though. Who should we be worried about? Don't think we have anyone that will scare you. Brunt is playing quite well and is capable of doing ridiculously good things with his left peg. Fortune has added some much needed pace and effort up front. He could be a spark if we're to pull off a shock. Who do you rate in our side? Where do you start? Gerrard is in my opinion the best player in the league - he can do everything. Torres is a class act and you have to admire Carragher for his presence. What can we expect from the atmosphere? Well, if we can somehow get a lead, expect a rousing 'We've done it before and will do it again' in reference to our great escape under Robbo. I think it should be a cracking atmosphere particularly if results go our way on Saturday. I kind of want you to win the league but obviously not at our expense. If you were putting a tenner on it? You wouldn't get much of a return on a Liverpool win but it'd have to be 3-0 to you lot. I would absolutely love it if we could just get one goal though... we cannot score against LFC - would also be nice not to shift a load of goals as well. Looking forward to it though! |
||||
- Forum Rules and Guidelines
- Site Donations
- Help Files And FAQ
- Liverpool FC
- General Football Discussion
- Liverpool Reserves and Youth
- Liverpool Stories
- Media Watch
- Transfer Rumours
- General Discussion
- Introductions
- The World Today
- Wallpapers
- The Lunatic Asylum
- Jokes
- The Good Book Guide
- That's Entertainment
- Hillsborough
Bounce The Baggies.
| Author | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Raeser |
Bounce The Baggies. |
Lead | |
|
Posts: 956 (15/05/09 03:53:30) Administrator |
"For those of you watching in black and white, Liverpool are the team with the ball" |
||
|
uly55es |
|||
|
Posts: 1917 (16/05/09 13:21:52) |
Well I guess it's all for naught now. Too bad Arsenal couldn't at least keep it interesting until the last day. Proud of what we achieved this season,
but seeing United tie our record is a bitter pill indeed. All that's left now? Come on Barca!
|
||
|
Bakersboy10 |
|||
|
Posts: 340 (16/05/09 19:27:28) |
I would like to think we will play as we have been doing at the Hawthorns,there is still a little pride to play for,as well as taking second place in the
prem,don't want to give the Chavs room to crow.
Yes it is a bitter pill to swallow after today's draw at Old Toilet,but to look on the positives,we have come on leaps and bounds this season,and but for a few draws which we all know we should have won,we would have been celebrating now . So don't be too downhearted lads,yes I was sad and mad too when I heard the score,but with one or two additions in the summer,( and Xabi still at Anfield ),it could well be us celebrating this time next season. COME ON BARCA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Red till I'm dead,then it's up to the heaven eleven.
|
||
|
Socratease1 |
|||
|
Posts: 2810 (17/05/09 12:10:51) Systonizo |
A good match for us today with Stevie's and Dirk's goals but that was quite a flare up between Carra and Arbeloa!
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. Socrates |
||
|
Beardsleyslovechild |
|||
|
Posts: 771 (18/05/09 06:08:28) |
Great strike by the Dirk-meister. I wonder if he should be a bit more selfish like that on occasion. Definitely the most improved player of the season for me.
I wonder if Babel sealed his exit with that miss at the end ? He says he sees himself as a striker but I don't think his finishing is up to it ! |
||
- Forum Rules and Guidelines
- Site Donations
- Help Files And FAQ
- Liverpool FC
- General Football Discussion
- Liverpool Reserves and Youth
- Liverpool Stories
- Media Watch
- Transfer Rumours
- General Discussion
- Introductions
- The World Today
- Wallpapers
- The Lunatic Asylum
- Jokes
- The Good Book Guide
- That's Entertainment
- Hillsborough
