Ding dong do.....Round 2

[jetsetwilly]

Great effort from the lads. Not sure what trotter offers. Can't pass. Can't Mark. Can't tackle.

[midlands exile]

Great effort from the lads. Not sure what trotter offers. Can't pass. Can't Mark. Can't tackle.

Exactly. Could those youngsters on the bench seriously not offer any more than that??

[Gary the Enfield]

Proud to be a Wanderer tonight.

feck Liverpool
feck Stevie Me
feck the assembled media wankers.

[Vertigo]

A number of things cost us that game. Danns' second yellow, Eidur's missed header, Trotter's awful marking. Cracker from Coutinho, unfortunately.

Two goals cost us the game - both totally down to Trotter's inability to cover his man.

To blame the second entirely on Trotter is ignorant. That whole passing sequenced showed how much better the Liverpool midfield are technically, we were always 1 step behind.

[TANGODANCER]

To say Sterling scored a "wonderful goal" is totally in keeping with the sort of unmitigated bullshit that hangs off Liverpool like Mersey seaweed. He scuffed it at Lonergan and it went straight through his legs. Very tough, because Lonergan made a couple of top-class saves. Okay, we lost, in extra time again, but ( Trotter apart) a valiant defensive performance, with ten men, Wheater an absolute rock and Dervite with the tackle of the month. Eidur scored a cool penalty but missed a real headed chance and a six nations ariel wallop. Despite all, really proud of the lads; a makeshift eleven, that became ten, with a squad value of nineteen shillings and eleven pence, almost saw off Stevie Me's millionaires club. Well done lads and we lost nothing.

[DJBlu]

Great effort from the lads. Not sure what trotter offers. Can't pass. Can't Mark. Can't tackle.

And the thing is, we can't ship him to Forest back to the prick that brought him in.

[bobo the clown]

Mrs Clown pronounced that both goals were down to "that substitute".


Anyway, really, really proud of that effort and the difference came from having 10 men. Excellent effort and spirit. Very impressed by Vela and Clough.

[midlands exile]

A number of things cost us that game. Danns' second yellow, Eidur's missed header, Trotter's awful marking. Cracker from Coutinho, unfortunately.

Two goals cost us the game - both totally down to Trotter's inability to cover his man.

To blame the second entirely on Trotter is ignorant. That whole passing sequenced showed how much better the Liverpool midfield are technically, we were always 1 step behind.

Standing off and gawping, while allowing a top player to pick his spot pretty much equates to blame in my book. Not the first time I've seen Trotter playing and he's cost us a goal with his lack of attention.

[Sponge]

Wheater was bloody immense.

MOTM for me. I saw him put his face in the way of few absolute rockets – the sort of shots other people duck. No wonder he looks the way he does!

I thought Mills did great up front, too!

Gudjohnson – he's missing too many chances.

Feeney was great.

Vela and Clough did really well.

Proud. Would have loved to have seen Gerrard cry though.

[DJBlu]

I can't agree with the comments Vertigo. The team were coping well enough to keep them at bay. Individuals that don't keep this up break down the cohesive unit and cracks appear. He's allowed Stirling to get goal side as he was rooted. The second goal is a great strike but a deflection would have seen it onto the bar, no closing down it goes in. How many times did Wheater, Dervite, Ream or any of the others throw themselves at the ball to ensure it didn't go towards goal? Turning your back and hoping for the best isn't good enough.

[Hoboh]

If Trotter ever takes to the pitch again I'm convinced Lennon's fcuking lost the plot!

No vision, no speed, no judgement, just what is he doing in the stadium never mind on the pitch?

[TANGODANCER]

Wheater was bloody immense.

MOTM for me. I saw him put his face in the way of few absolute rockets – the sort of shots other people duck. No wonder he looks the way he does!

I thought Mills did great up front, too!

Gudjohnson – he's missing too many chances.

Feeney was great.

Vela and Clough did really well.

Proud. Would have loved to have seen Gerrard cry though.

" Promising youngster S Gerrard is set to play his 700th game for the Reds

From the telegraph, of all places. Who the fxck wrote that?

[TANGODANCER]

If Trotter ever takes to the pitch again I'm convinced Lennon's fcuking lost the plot!

No vision, no speed, no judgement, just what is he doing in the stadium never mind on the pitch?

Might be something to do with six players ineligible and five or six injured Hoboh. Might be?

[midlands exile]

If Trotter ever takes to the pitch again I'm convinced Lennon's fcuking lost the plot!

No vision, no speed, no judgement, just what is he doing in the stadium never mind on the pitch?

Might be something to do with six players ineligible and five or six injured Hoboh. Might be?

Six other players on the bench. Even Fitzsimmons would have been a better choice!

[Peter Thompson]

Great effort from the lads. Not sure what trotter offers. Can't pass. Can't Mark. Can't tackle.

This 100% - proud of the majority of the players....but Trotter is a fecking disgrace and the sooner he fcuks off the better

Lazy, slow, can't be arsed, bone idle carthorse is an accurate summary for me.

[Bruce Rioja]

Almost a year ago to the day, in the Millwall Away thread, I first said this of Trotter on the back of his debut earlier that week against Burnley;

Trotter isn't allowed. No bad thing

Good. It was like having a wardrobe on casters in the middle of the park, Tuesday neet.

A full year on and my opinion hasn't changed one iota!

[Il Pirate]

Really proud of my team. Really proud of the effort. If anyone thinks Trotter is to blame for the defeat, you should get yer head looked at.

[Hoboh]

Really proud of my team. Really proud of the effort. If anyone thinks Trotter is to blame for the defeat, you should get yer head looked at.

You go for a pee when they scored then?

[midlands exile]

Really proud of my team. Really proud of the effort. If anyone thinks Trotter is to blame for the defeat, you should get yer head looked at.

You should get the Liverpool goals looked at. Team played brilliantly with 11 men, they played well with 10 men, but the struggle kicked in with 9 men (following that sub).

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

A damn fine effort. Interesting decision to play Mills up front, which sort of worked out, but we should have enough in the squad not to repeat it. Cobbled-together side played the system well. At 1-0 a Palace mate texted me but I said we might regret that missed Eidur header and sadly so it proved. Danns' challenge for the second yellow was daft for an experienced player and that left us up against it, but I think two goals would have been enough of a cushion. I think Eidur knew it too, because he rapidly faded thereafter - they were walking past him by the end - and I was desperate enough to wonder if we'd've been better bringing on Hall to break at pace: once Clough went off and Eidur slowed up, we couldn't get out of our third.

Obvious pantomime villain is Trotter, even if for Sterling's I'm not sure how we managed to have three centre-halves (excluding Mills) nowhere near the inside-left channel. I'm beginning to worry that Trotter might not make it, y'know. It'll be interesting to see how far down the pecking order he drops now we've got extra bodies in the squad.

And interesting altogether to see how we line up for three fascinating games in eight days: Derby away Saturday, then home to Fulham and Watford next week. Feelgood factor should remain, hopefully, unless we get a dicking at Derby. At least the ALF/Clough partnership should be fresh for Pride Park, but I wonder whether we'll see changes in midfield – Feeney, Danns and Vela surely can't keep playing every game.

Well done Wanderers. Now let's see if we can climb that table.