Dan

Ten Hag signed loads of garbage. Amorim's been poor but I really do think in that instance he's got to be given some time to shape the squad. I'll be interested to see how much he pushes for an overhaul. He's definitely made a mistake going there.

One of the most ludicrous situations you'll ever see play out. A proper stand off where nobody wanted to move. The only loser ended being... well, basically everybody involved. It was surreal.

To be honest, it's paleto principle, remove the problem (Ward) and virtually everything improves. We were never going to hold out though.

In a way it's infuriating - I know it's a totally different game to Wolves but we've at least shown something here and if we'd done that against Wolves we could well have beaten them. Save the better performance for the game we have no chance in anyway.

I've seen this exact game at Anfield at least four times.

You were so right about Ayew's winning free kicks. Absolute master craftsman.

We'll obviously lose but it's nice to see a response. It's astonishing just how much negative impact Ward actually makes - lowers the performance of basically everyone around him. Even their goal was a belter. They haven't had loads of clear chances.

Done far better than I expected already

Lots of ours hoping its off. Just take our medicine. We'll lose regardless of when it is and we don't need another midweek.

Stolarczyk in goal for us apparently. Thank god.

I've been confident of defeats in past games but I've never witnessed one quite like this. I've never felt quite so low about a Leicester side's level. Even in 2022/23, which was a start to finish disgrace, I don't think our floor was quite as low as it is this season. Any Liverpool fan who panics a jot about tonight needs to relax. We've been pretty terrible for most of the season anyway. Under Cooper it was largely abject, second best in basically every game but picking up the odd respectable result along the way. Van Nistelrooy brought a bit of optimism to the place and got a couple of decent results himself. But the last two games - disaster isn't even close to the description. What's played out is beyond my wildest imagination. I really did not think we would have to subject ourselves to that absolute prat of a goalkeeper again, but here we are. When you think that this season, we're in a bad position anyway. It's only not substantially worse because of two things - lucky officiating in the two most decisive games of the season (Southampton & Ipswich) but more importantly, Mads Hermansen. He has saved us from many a battering this season, and kept it down to mostly just a narrow defeat. Ask Arsenal fans about him. He was pretty much the difference between us losing a game by 6/7 goals and them needing injury time to beat us. The drop off from Hermansen to Ward is so drastic that you could barely believe it was achievable. I wasn't joking when I said that anybody in this league could put 3 past Ward. The fact Wolves, one of the worst teams in the league can come here and have it done by half time should tell you the level we're dealing with here. I expect Liverpool fans to come away in amazement at the ease in which they win tonight's game. My entire rationale for not triple captaining Salah is that I think you'll be wise enough to get him off at half time and get him rested. I'm dreading this game in a way I can't explain. I'd be quietly relieved if we lost 4-0 tonight. I really think it could be that bad if we're not careful.

For those who've lost track with the weeks, this week is from Tues 24th - Mon 30th December. So NYE will mark a new week. Loads of football to play with today. I will get some tables up - possibly today if time allows. I do apologise on this. But I've been a mix of busy and ill. Schedule allowing me just enough time to get my own losses posted. FYI for anybody @CaaC (John) @Stan @Pyfish @RandoEFC @Lucas @Smiley Culture @...Dan

I will sort tables but illness keeps doing me. However this weeks. We're obviously going to be battered but I think in terms of them racking up a massive score, the likelier outcome is they just rag us in the first half then get their key players off. So I fully expect them a minimum of 3 up at half time. Probably going to have other bets on them getting 4, probably 5 in the first half too but think the odds on this in these circumstances are good. Reading between the lines it sounds like Hermansen is still out. He seems to have really doubled down on the Ward nonsense so he's going to end up doing it again I fear - showing all of his managerial naivety in doing so as well. Going to be an ugly, ugly night.

Going to be a truly miserable night in this clubs history.

Been going through our last few games. We're incredibly bad. Wolves 0-3 - had Wolves fans tell me it's the worst defence they can remember facing in the Premier League. Newcastle 4-0 - Newcastle fans telling me it's the worst side to go to SJP in years. Brentford 4-1 - Brentford fans calling us the worst side to go to the GTech in the Premier League. Chelsea 1-2 - Chelsea fans saying the easiest game they've had all season (they hadn't played Southampton by this point in fairness). United 3-0 & 5-2 - similar comments from their fans. Maybe Everton a contender. This is all since the end of October! I think with Russell Martin gone there's a very real chance we're the worst side in the division. I wonder what the EFL have for us. Given god knows how many lifelines and we're still serving this up. This ownership are a disgrace.

Honestly Ward being on our books is an utter disgrace. It genuinely angers me. There is no singular thing that sums up what this club is about than that. It's a level of incompetence and neglect that I just don't think anyone who doesn't follow us could understand. It's an insult. For him to have been given the games he was given two years ago, which directly relegated us against all odds. That he's still at the club and now actually being turned to as an option again. He probably cannot believe what's going on himself. Maresca was the only one who dealt with it. Bombed straight to 4th or 5th choice and completely out of the way. Obviously the useless cunt Jon Rudkin couldn't get rid of him so he remained and as soon as Maresca gets out of here (like anyone with sense would) he's somehow back in contention again. It's just sad what we are now. The worst run club in the league and it's by an absolute mile as well. Though we only have around 4/5 months left in it. That Bournemouth game in May will be our last game at this level for a long time. Maybe when you look around that little ground and think that it could be hosting European football next season while we'll be hosting Wycombe Wanderers it will sink in.

Nobody realises how bad we are until they've played us. Which I understand - we've hardly been on TV this season and the league table puts us in a very false position. Make no mistake though, you could rest 9/10 players for this and you'll still be winning by three goals minimum. We're lurching from one disaster to another at the minute. I'd go as far as saying if we won it would be the biggest single surprise result I can remember in the Premier League. Van Nistelrooy's managed to kill the optimism around his appointment in one moment of total madness re Danny Ward, and even more worrying is he seems to be doubling down on it. I'm deadly serious - if Ward plays against Liverpool I'm refusing to watch the game. I did exactly that against Wolves - a trash side who we're completely capable of beating. If the club are going to insult our intelligence then I don't see why we should devote any of our own time to it. We've been conceding a stupid number of shots in every game and only kept the number of goals conceded down due to having a genuinely very good goalkeeper. You replace that cog with a bloke who it's frankly disgusting is still on our payroll there really is no low I don't think we can hit. I can see another 9-0, for sure.

I think they might realise the luck of the situation and play the reserves, or at least rest a few. Might as well give Salah, van Dijk etc... a night off. If Ward's playing, and I'm offered 5-0 right now, I'm taking it. We've been conceding 15-25 shots every single game and were only letting in 2 or so a game because we had a good goalkeeper. You replace that with the worst one to ever play at this level, it's really set up for a disaster for us. If Ward starts the game, as per today, I'm not watching it. I'm not having my intelligence insulted.

Cannot believe he's this bad. I don't think Luton would have him back.

At least Amorim's actually sidelining a couple of the more significant figureheads. I'd feel a lot better about us if we were doing similar.

We are always, without exception, the second most embarrassing team in the league on any given weekend. We never quite get the full heat we deserve.

I think we're the worst team in the league. I think you take Russell Martin and Mads Hermansen out of the equation we are worse than Southampton.

My discontent with us is going from strength to strength. Genuinely saw Ward was starting and refused to watch our game. 0-3 at half time to one of the worst sides in the league sounds about on brand. Honeymoon period over for Van Nistelrooy already and to be honest with you, when you're making mistakes so amateurish, so inexplicable I find it hard to get on board at all. Ward not only being here, but actually starting games for us in December 2024 tells you every single thing you need to know about the club. There is no ambition. It's a total fuck you to the fans, a massive corner cutting exercise because the people at the club can't be bothered to do their jobs properly. This is a club that gave up years ago. I want this ownership gone. Go before you do any more damage to us.

Knew it was gone at 0-2. I thought Liverpool would have it more their own way to be honest with just a nice 0-2/0-3 sort of game but nope. Spurs might be the most childish team I've ever seen.