it looks like we are struggling now. i hope xchelsea and manure lose. and we win so we can take it.
and what is babel always doing on the bench.

Liverpool fc has a very large fan base but not in nigeria or on nairaland.com.

WHY?
I'm tired of communicating with my self on this thread!

I'm dreading december with the choked-up schedule. I just wish we can take maximum points thru december.

Ok,
arsenal just did us favour,we just have beat west ham.
I hope so.

@bgees
you are certainly not walking alone on this thread. yes, the KOP fan base in naija is not that much. but the impressive game play of the scousers is expanding the network gradually. tonight, we hammer the Hammers and top the table. that's our position- #1. arsenal did well by adding to the damage we created at Stamford Bridge.

i just hope we can take advantage. and when we beat the hammers tonite, i hope we hold on to 1st place like a pitbull.
we have hull city and arsenal this month.
ynwa!

Yeah we did win lol and tonight i am hoping y'all draw with the Hammers so your lead over us would be cut to 8 points

A-40:

Yeah we did win lol and tonight i am hoping y'all draw with the Hammers so your lead over us would be cut to 8 points

More like they should lose.'Em Hammers cld just imitate Man u and Arsenal by winning away

chei!! Gerrad has been infected by JT's banana peel

And Liverpool drop points!! Hmm this league is getting really interesting

I'm very disappointd with the team. Twice now, we have d chance to extend the lead at d top. If we had won all those 'small" teams,we would have been 8 points clear right now.
And i dont really blame the fans at anfield for jeering at d team.
My time as a liverpool fan as witnessd more frustration and heart break than joy. Its till early days in december,and we have startd stumbling.

And benitez' substitutions amazes me.
Why must babel come on for riera all d time. Why cant they play together. Babel should have replaced keane not ngog. Maybe rafa does'nt know that babel although more of a winger is a better striker than ngog.

Its another 2 points dropped. Top of the table, yeah but we need a shake-up. As Bgees said, Ngog had no business coming in before Babel. Gerrard's shooting was terrible, Keane was like a girl, Kuyt was too slow and should play on the right, Riera seemed uninterested, Hyppia was solid, Dossena was brilliant with his wing-play and crosses and Yossi was lively (though light-weight)

Keane is convincing with every match that he was a big waste of money i mean when does this guy plan on even showing some form?

Hmm now is going to be a real test for the rest of your strikers and they have failed woefully so far you guys are going to be without Fernando till your game against Newcastle so your strikers need to step up if y'all are gonna continue your Championship charge

No shaking 4 Liverpool

WE go shred all oppositions

walk on blackburn and any other opposition!

I'm sure d news of chelsea's 2-nil lead at bolton spurred dem boys on.
I still think it was a scrappy win though.
Keane did'nt play throughout,and we scored 3 goals. Is that a sign?

And i liked insua, he did very ok at left back. Perhaps he should get more chances. Nemeth,darby,bruna and pacheco too.
We face hull city next. Arsenal comes after. May GOD help us.

i think lucas did well yesterday. he should be the MOM. riera also scored a nice goal.

i hope we roast hull city.

Guys, when Gerrard, Keane, Kuyt, Babel and Torres are fit and in form, we'll have enough potential match-winners to match our defensive prowess!

Come on you Reds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@bgees
lets just pray that benitez doesnt loose his brains tomorrow. babel and riera can play in same match.
i still wait to be convinced further by n'gog sha. but i quite believe we need pace and strength for a team like HULL, i'm placing bet on babel and kuyt. (keane would hv bn an ideal person but i just cant explain the flop, who knws sha, d threat of being permanently sidelined may spur him on)

last note, where's pennant? he'l play his heart out in amtch like this. make benitez sofry for the boy na, soo desperate to offload him even b4 transfer window opens

lets keep faith, we surely Never Walk Alone (we'l walk wt d trophy come may 2009)

@coolguyz,

not only pace and strenght, we also need precision. the rest of the world will be looking out for the result of this match.

i believe benitez is treating pennant badly. he has'nt given the guy enough chances yet he is very desperate to offload him.

i just hope we get maximum points through december.

AMEN ooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

my heart beat is high, think i'ld hv bn more comfortable playing away today but i'm confident we'l win sha!

Never Walk Alone.

I don't know why we can't take advantage of our position & set the pace? Now we have to pray Chelsea draws or loses?

Anyway,El Nino & Captain fatastic voted the 2 most popular players in the EPL.

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2008/12/11/1007466/premier-league-poll-crowns-fernando-torres-most-popular-player

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We dropped two points. We have not really played well enough at anfield this season and that s why i'm kind of happy we will play our next game away at anfield.

Back to match, there were a lot of positives,and few negatives. Those negatives cost us.
Lets just hope chelsea fall against westham.

Thank God Chelski 1: 1 W/Ham . I certainly hope the Brazilian train,russian owned multinational mercenary force continue with their abysmal home form.

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It was one of those weeks really it does not make sense blaming anybody it just shows that we are in for a very unpredictable season and no team should be under-rated,I liked your urgency and the way you fought back from going down 2-0 early that was great stuff

Thank God we still managed a draw.

However, our defence makes mistakes often.

I am not blaming my players, but Rafa needs to work on that defence.

the arsenal match is a must win. there are enough sources of motivation so the boys will win on sunday.

ynwa.

I am a bit optimistic BUT Kuyt needs to play on the right with Keane/Babel up front. Yossi on the bench and hopefully Aurellio back. Agger should come back in for pace and Carragher should keep his foot straight when clearing off the 6 yard box!

THE REDS ARE COMING UP THE HILL!!!

Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League following today's draw in Nyon, Switzerland.
The first leg will be played in Spain on February 24 or 25, with the return at Anfield on March 10 or 11.

Real Madrid might have lost five times and be in sixth place in the Primera Liga but they are currently in pursuit of a 10th European title and will be bolstered by the appointment of new coach, Juande Ramos. So, expect them to be a whole different proposition come February.

Galacticos are thing of the past these days, but los Blancos are still strong in almost every area. Local hero Raul is still a threat at 31-years-old and has found the net 12 times already this season, while Aregntine starlet Gonzalo Higuain could be a danger if he can maintain his recent breathtaking form.

You have to go back to the 1981 European Cup final for the last - and only - time we played Real in a competitive match. Things have changed a lot since then, but you can be sure this tie will be just as tight as that 1-0 victory.

The full draw is:

Chelsea v Juventus
Villarreal v Panathinaikos
Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Porto
Lyon v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Liverpool
Arsenal v Roma
Inter Milan v Man Utd

LIVERPOOL will triumph!

bgees, wetin dey happen?

sure we wont draw up our own line-up for benitez cos i dnt trust d guy. wish the draws werent out yet for champs league cos i'm sure thats wat he'l pre-occupy his mind with rather than us gunning to establish a decent elad in the league.

heavenly father let gerrard be at his best on sunday!