The Lord of the Rings trilogy

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… ….. .. bollocks #LFC #YNA #LIVMCI

“He must have a foot like a traction engine” Wow, take a bow Dom Szoboslai. What. A. Goal. #LFC #YNWA #LIVMCI

Manchester United’s winning run, while super irritating to me personally, is pudding proof that Amorim was out of his depth. Carrick’s man-management and tactics are the difference makers for a squad that was so clearly underachieving. May their winning streak be broken. Soon. Like, now.

The Wirtz-Ekitike partnership is the lifeblood of Liverpool’s goals right now. #LFC #YNWA

Ibou Goalnate! #LFC #YNWA #LIVNEW

Wirtz party ever! #LFC #YNWA #LIVNEW

Hugoal Ekitigoal! #LFC #YNWA #LIVNEW

This team is an omnishambles. That was way too easy for Newcastle. FFS. #LFC #YNWA #LIVNEW

What an uninspired and uninspiring show from Liverpool so far. Ugh. This game is gonna be one of those that requires somebody to do a madness, isn’t it? #LFC #YNWA #LIVNEW

A solid thrashing by Liverpool today, and good to see goals come from several players (get in, Fede!), but I can’t help but feel like this is a positive blip on a negative radar. It’s Qurabag, not PSG. On the upside, WHAT A WORLDIE from Mo! I hope that does good things for his confidence. #LFC #YNWA

Joäo Klauss to LA Galaxy is a smart bit of business from Galaxy and St. Louis. With Puig on the SEI list, a proven goal scorer was needed, and St Louis net $2.375m. Galaxy need other holes filled heading into pre-season, but with the signings so far, they look much improved (on paper) from 2025.

McLaren giving their fan base some raised eyebrows rolling out that new livery 😅 Fortunately the papaya-free look is just for this week’s testing in Barcelona. #F1

Hey Liverpool fans. Here’s a palate cleanser. Hendrix will never let you down. #LFC #YNWA

The first 15 minutes or so had me hopeful, but what an absolutely chaotic, disorganized, negative performance.

I’llbe at the West Ham game all the way from CA and I’m not even excited about it rn. The backline is a shambles. VVD’s leadership is severely lacking. Allison’s organizing of his line is lacking. Mids out of position. Slot has no answers. This isn’t a “low block” problem. #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

No words. Absolutely no words. This is on the *entire* team. #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

I have many questions regarding the decision making abilities of lots of Liverpool’s high-price signings. Good grief. *Shoot* the ball *at* the goal. This pass sideways, pass backwards nonsense is why we’re not winning this game. #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

And theerrrrrreeeesssss the madness! Get in, Dom!! #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

Cody for Rio is the sub we needed. Come on, Rio. Show us some magic. #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

tRuSt ThE pRoCeSs

Is this Robbo’s last 45 in a Liverpool jersey? 🙁 #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

Virgoal van Dygoal!! #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

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That’s…not the kind of madness I was hoping for 😩 #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

Just waiting for Mo or Szobo to do a madness and get the floodgates open. #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

Mo really looks like he’s up for it today. #LFC #YNWA #BOULIV

Oh Ferrari…what on earth are you doing with that livery? 😅

Cody with the…*checks notes*…right foot! #LFC #YNWA #MARLIV

Ain’t no party like a Frimpong party ‘cause a Frimpong party don’t stop (even when it’s an OG). #LFC #YNWA #MARLIV

And this didn’t do my fantasy PL team any good whatsoever.

As much as I despise the toffees, that was a solid effort against a difficult Villa team. Gotta hand it to Moyes…he inherited a shitshow and is doing some kind of alchemy with that team. Hope it doesn’t last too long 😅

Arne Slot’s PPG average over his tenure at Liverpool is now lower than Roy Hodgson’s when Roy was fired. I’m not saying the writing is on the wall, but based on today’s woeful performance, how much time does he have? Especially since we now have a good answer as to who could replace him. #LFC #YNWA

I’m all for it. The 8 second rule and the pass-back rule fundamentally improved the flow of the game. Preventing players from taking 30 seconds to throw the ball back in while traveling 10 yards further up the field would be a net positive for the game.

A bit gutted for Salah after Egypt’s AFCON exit. The man is absolutely world class and it’s a shame he won’t be at the World Cup later this year. I hope his return to Anfield is positive; he had a fantastic tournament and is clearly rediscovering his form. Time to bring it Liverpool’s PL campaign.

The 4-1 scoreline betrays the performance. That wasn’t a great team performance from the reds. A win is a win and I’ll take it but we haven’t looked convincing in victory since the win away to a woeful Spurs that landed the PL title last season. #LFC #YNWA

Connor Bradley out for the rest of the season is yet another exposure of Liverpool’s lack of depth in the backline. Frimpong seems fragile and Arne seem to want to play him at right mid anyway. #LFC need to be very judicious with any January transfer market business.

#MovieMonday but a couple of days early. Song Sung Blue. This is an exceptionally good movie. Moves a little fast in the beginning, but Kate Hudson absolutely shines throughout, and Jackman’s nuance to his character is engaging. Not the movie I thought it would be; it was much better. 4/5.

Man, that Wrexham train just keeps on rolling, doesn’t it? Absolute deserved victory over a poor Forest team.

Absolutely shocking behaviour but not surprising from an Arteta team. That’s how he used to play, and that’s how he coaches. Gabriel Martinelli’s behaviour with Connor at the end THERE embodies the arrogant, aggressive nature of his entire team. #LFC #YNWA #ARSLIV

This game was absolutely winnable, but Arne lacked the cajones to bring on a fantastically talented teenager to score goals and a grossly underutilized Italian who can pull the defense apart. I’ll take the draw (Liverpool are the only team this season to not concede to Arsenal), but f*** me… #LFC

I don’t understand Arne’s hesitancy in bringing Rio on. He’s got the speed. He’s got the touch. He doesn’t have the experience. But that lack of experience could play in his favour - he will want to score to increase his first team chances. Come on, Arne. See the obvious. #LFC #YNWA #ARSLIV

Fede will unlock that secret other gear. #LFC

Tho game is crying out for Fede and Rio. As much as Frimpong is doing an admiral job up the wing, his final ball in is lacking, and Cody is sitting way too deep and wide anyway. #LFC #YNWA #ARSLIV

Does Cody know that he doesn’t have to bring *every* ball back on to his right foot before taking a shot? FFS. #LFC #YNWA #ARSLIV

Such a negative shape from Liverpool. Cody, as a lone striker, is sitting in the middle of the diamond at every turnover. It looks to me like Slot has set this up to jUsT nOt LoSe, instead of taking the game to Arsenal. #LFC #YNWA #ARSLIV

Soooo…how we feeling today, reds? 😅😅😅 #LFC #YNWA #ARSLIV

I’m not entirely sure that Forest were worthy of the win, but family bias makes me happy they did. Bit of a FUBAR from Alphonse Areola at the end there though. I’m starting to wonder how much time and grace Nuno is gonna get from the suits at West Ham though.

Forest had a bit of a zeitgeist moment last season. Not so much this season. Today’s West Ham vs Forest game has the potential to turn the tide for either team, so it’ll be interesting to see how each team shows up.