Lighthouse

He was dropped from a team struggling to score. No thanks.

Agree. He looks so good on the ball, just needs confidence and some decent coaching.

Just goes to show how badly wrong it can go, choosing the bench of a big club over first team football. His career basically peaked when he left Everton, aged 21.

Too long ago to say, too many variables. Certainly wouldn't have been starting for them.

6 and 7 goals. All that proves is how hopeless the rest of our attack has been.

No.

How did he get on at West Brom?

One quirky little fact I like; Croatia didn't exist as a country the last time we played in a WC SF and the country we played then doesn't exist now. On the final; is it too much to hope for a 3-3 draw with a hat trick of Lovren o.g. followed by a penalty shootout in which Lovren does a John Terry (CL final against Utd) but Croatia eventually win?

The thing with that is we already have a gamble, Charlie Austin. We need someone who is fit and has a decent record of scoring somewhere. I can't take another season of saying, "look how hard Long works, I know we're 2-0 down but he just won us a throw in!" whilst Austin AND Ings watch on from the wheelchair access points.

Was just looking through the new kit on the OS; £45 for a polyester t-shirt. Hilarious.

Cracking own goal TBF, Vergini-esq.

I regard Vydra as the Czech Billy Sharp, although he might be worth a punt. I'd also rather him than Ings but I'm sure there must be better players than either out there.

How on Earth do they have the money to... oh right, yeah.

I would pay to watch that idiot try and start a fight with Jannik. Anyway, I'd bet my car that Osvaldo wasn't in Five Guys in West Quay. Probably some other wannabe hipster rock star with a man bun and paedo beard.

Think we stopped there mainly because someone recommended a nearby pub. Just checked on Google, it was the Brunswick Inn.

Who were the other 4?

Went in the Championship season and seem to remember parking at Gala Bingo, if that helps. Probably places nearer for a low attendance friendly.

I think that was the season before, the Burley/Gorman/Dodd/Pearson season. Players like Euell and Licka scoring about 4 each, such pointless games. If I am right, we went through all that and lost our opening game 4-1 at home to Palace, when it turned out having no defenders in the squad doesn't mean you win every game 5-4.

In the league it's basically Mané, Salah plus 1, behind Firmino. Away from home and playing the better teams I can see Klopp going with a less offensive, harder working option like Wijnaldum or Milner. AOC will be ahead of him when fit and I personally would have Lallana too.

It's odd because they've already got Firmino, Sturridge, Origi, Mané, Salah, Lallana, AOC, Ings, Wijnaldum, Milner, Solanke and Woodburn, competing for about 4 spaces in their team.

Seems a bit odd.

Fit is a relative term with Austin, he normally has steam coming out his arse after an hour. I'd bet that had he started every game from the start of last season, he'd be out injured by October.

I don't think any of them have Redmond starting ahead of Moi (although a few people have both) and I can only see Davis mentioned once.

Our woes were down to a combination of poor managers and players not performing and I'm not sure I've seen anyone wanting Davis and Redmond to start. Also if striking options of Austin, Gabbi, Long and Gallagher is 'having your hands full of sweets,' I dread to think what the bare bones would look like.

Still need another attacking player IMO. Tadic, Carrillo and (probably) Boofing - Out Armstrong and Moi - In Our most creative player replaced by an unknown from the Swiss League. 2 non-entities replaced by a guy with mixed reviews in Scotland. Doesn't really scream improvement to me, in an area we were already weak.