blue moon

Agreed. Not only a legend, but a man whose behaviour was always positive, and a great role model. Never saw him dive once (certain of our own players could take note, let alone competitors) and on being flattened, almost always bounced straight up and got on with it. Dribbling is a bit like spin bowling: not always that fashionable, not as immediately thrilling as a screaming shot from the halfway line, but a high art nonetheless - anyone who saw Abdul Qadir in his prime will know just what I mean. Who can compare?

Have one going. Breaks my heart. Wore it twice. Too small - I’ve piled on the pounds since he arrived. The only named shirt I’ve ever bought and the only one I ever will.

From a scouse mate. Enjoy.

We’re still the only team in London with a European cup. And we get the opportunity to relieve pool of their cup. Optimist, me.

Barefaced cheek of it

Yup. Same from a mate in Den Haag

It’s being shown on the BT sport website or app - http://sport.bt.com/final. Despite the moaning minnies on here, I'm looking forward to it.

as long as we dont get ole

I’m aware of that, but why the recent rise in injuries? Something seems to be awry. Just interested.

At risk of setting an old hare running, am I deceiving myself that our injuries were much less common when Eva was physio? Or has something else changed? To rupture one Achilles may be regarded as a misfortune; to rupture two looks like carelessness.

"Uefa investigators want Manchester City to be banned from the Champions League for a season if they are found guilty of breaking financial rules ... The reports alleged that Manchester City had broken Financial Fair Play regulations by inflating the value of a multimillion-pound sponsorship deal. City were fined £49m in 2014 for a previous breach of regulations." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48265079

Just won the PL Playmaker Award?

It’s not just you

https://talksport.com/football/539050/liverpool-vs-barcelona-fireworks-hotel-champions-league/. Scousers.

When Napoleon Bonaparte was criticised for winning battles simply because of luck, he famously retorted: “I'd rather have lucky generals than good ones.” I don’t give a toss whether Sarri is a genius or just lucky. Somehow we have crawled back from the depths to CL qualification, and I for one don’t give a damn why that might have been - except that it has. Who among us expected this back in January?