craig

Just as well you don't believe it because there is no way we paid 5 million for Helander.

We've drawn 2 games this season (with one being a scoreless draw and the other in a friendly...) and won the rest - so how can they have been costly mistakes ?

And yet strangely enough you seem to be doing the same thing to Goldson you are accusing others of doing to Katic… #irony

Makes far more sense to me that we go with Davis, Jack and Aribo.

He never ignored it. He skirted round it with a response that suited himself - he handled it very well indeed, but he didn't ignore the question.

Its hardly bile - its not even close to being bile. That said, it wasn't necessary in this thread.

Can we not taint threads with such off topic comments please Bill ?

Not even close to this beauty of a trophy....

Probably just me but I think we will be fine at LB. Barisic is still a quality player but needs a run of games and some confidence. Flanagan can be a bit of a bombscare but defensively is usually sound - and Halliday is fine too. I just don't see us losing that many goals this season for some reason. If it is a loan deal for Kent that is fine IMHO. Liverpool don't take loan fees so only cost is his salary.

Doesn't mean he doesn't qualify. A gentleman's agreement is different from whether or not he actually qualifies

That pass from Weiss was sensational !

Correct

It’s strange to actually believe that we don’t want to pull away from them but I’m with you. It reminds me of when we beat them in the SC semi. Probably the worst thing we could have done as they knew Deila was shite and we could catch them with him as manager. We want Lennon there till after the January window is closed at least.

We are away to livingston

I think you miss the point. Katic could have waited. He didn’t have to rush out immediately. That then gives Goldson and Tav a second or two to pick up the other players. nothing to do with Goldson waiting.

I think it was - that winger from where he was would either have to play it straight in (whereby Katic would have been 1st line of defence) or dribbled with it, allowing Katic to move out to him - the winger was outside the box when Katic went to close him down.

Completely agree. Saw him in the League One play off final and he was head and shoulders above every other player. Since he's come in he's looked absolutely top drawer. And with plenty of time to improve. We've seen with Gerrard and his team that they seem to know how to develop a player. I'm willing to risk saying we've signed a top player in Aribo.

Yes, it was genuine. Someone at Celtic got the sack over it. Though the rumour is that it was Kennedy's hand holding it... a "low level staffer" was fired.

To be fair to Jones, there was no way he was getting back to that anyway - where it happened, the fact he had already turned to head upfield (thus caught on his heels) and that the winger was in immediately, meant it would be futile him coming back. Work rate and commitment are two traits I doubt we will ever have to question with Jones.

The biggest mistake Katic made in this sequence was the TIMING of moving out to the winger. Had he waited a second or two Goldson would have been able to see Katic had no option but to go out, he could then have stepped over to Katic' player and Tav could have stepped onto Kaba. Katic DID have to step out to the winger, but not whilst the winger was THAT wide - wait a second to let Goldson and Tav see the situation in front of them and step across as a unit. That said, had they done that the player at the back post is also completely unmarked with Tav having taken Kaba, and Docherty nowhere. It was a bad goal to lose but laying the largest portion of blame on Katic is unfair IMHO - Flanagan broke up the attacking phase and instead of lumping it he tried a first time pass into feet just 5 yards ahead of himself. Flanagan caused the goal with a poor initial decision and then tripping up, leaving that whole wing wide open. Katic DID make the mistake of just rushing to winger instead of trying to split winger and his own player until he HAD to step out. I'm not overly concerned about it though because it shows just how much confidence this team is playing with when they are looking to make defensive 1st time passes to break quickly.

He also seems to be really enjoying himself right now. I can’t be the only one who sees him with more of a happy demeanor since Gerrard came in and particularly this season. He still hates missing chances and scowls but outside of that he seems far more a part of the collective unit.

Fuck Aberdeen. They have been in our rear-view mirror since the day Gerrard was appointed

They now need 4 - not happening without us getting at least another 1.

Southampton were the better team until Burnley scored on a mistake from the centre half.

Assuming of course WE actually make the group stages