Big, funny nose, tough as fuck.
Not sure how to describe an elephant though.
James Milner - Legend ?
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Not sure how to describe an elephant though.
Exackerley.
Am I right in thinking that @peterhague went berserk at the transfer and said that it was a complete waste of money despite him being on a free
He's defo an all-round legend. Will be playing for someone in the championship when he's 40 no doubt.
Man loves to run
Man loves to run
If so he should be in the fucking Hague
Is there an equivalent in successful team of the past?
Where would he sit in the 100 players that shock the kop list?
I love Milner but I would reserve legend for very few.
Gerrard
Kenny
Souness
Hansen
Callaghan
Rush
Barnes
Kennedy
I just can’t justify adding a player who arguably wasn’t in the top 5/6 players over his time here.
I’d have Henderson, Salah, Mane, Allison and VVD over him atm with TAA the standout candidate for the future.
Having said all that I love Milner. He’s everything you want in a senior pro at the club. If the Spice boys had his attitude we’d have ended the wait after 6:7 years.
Where would he sit in the 100 players that shock the kop list?
I love Milner but I would reserve legend for very few.
Gerrard
Kenny
Souness
Hansen
Callaghan
Rush
Barnes
Kennedy
I just can’t justify adding a player who arguably wasn’t in the top 5/6 players over his time here.
I’d have Henderson, Salah, Mane, Allison and VVD over him atm with TAA the standout candidate for the future.
Having said all that I love Milner. He’s everything you want in a senior pro at the club. If the Spice boys had his attitude we’d have ended the wait after 6:7 years.
A bit annoying that we missed his best. He was excellent on the right wing for City at times, then he really excelled in central midfield for Villa. The ideal squad player.
I take it you either don't care or have forgotten about the 3 trophies he helped us win in 2001?
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To call someone a legend seems to me something that is an impossible waste of time to which to try to apply a criteria. By it's very nature it is something of an honorary title, isn't it?
I agree with Woland in that I would without a doubt consider Gary McAllister a Liverpool legend. I would also, without hesitation, say that Robbie Fowler is a Liverpool legend. It's not merely about what players win or whether they were the star players in the team. It's more just about what the fans thought of them.
I mean, Phil Neal won 4 European Cups, scored in 2 finals and pretty much didn't miss a game in the 10 years when we were at our best. Yet he is rarely ever called a legend, and the less good but far more likeable Alan Kennedy tends to have a better reputation with fans.
Milner is without a doubt a Liverpool legend as far as I am concerned.
I agree with Woland in that I would without a doubt consider Gary McAllister a Liverpool legend. I would also, without hesitation, say that Robbie Fowler is a Liverpool legend. It's not merely about what players win or whether they were the star players in the team. It's more just about what the fans thought of them.
I mean, Phil Neal won 4 European Cups, scored in 2 finals and pretty much didn't miss a game in the 10 years when we were at our best. Yet he is rarely ever called a legend, and the less good but far more likeable Alan Kennedy tends to have a better reputation with fans.
Milner is without a doubt a Liverpool legend as far as I am concerned.
I heard that Phil Neal was a bit of a cunt any truth to that?
Don’t know mate. I heard that too though. But this is my point to a degree I guess. If you were measuring whether someone is a legend based on achievements and contributions then surely Neal would be included in any list. If the reason that he doesn’t tend to be is that he is a also a bit of a cunt then that would suggest that deciding who is a legend and who is not really isn’t something that can be measured like that.
Oh OK, but he is a legend though even if he is/was a cunt. Maybe he won't show up in many "best XI" teams but you can't take away his achievements at LFC.
One LFC legend was an outspoken racist, but even that doesn't take away his legend status.
Other way around?
5 trophies!! Scored in the Charity shield against Utd.
Yeah, I believe his argument was it wasn't a 'free' due to the increased wages and in, in fairness, it was at a time we didn't have a pot to piss in. Milner has more than proven his worth time and time again, which I think Peter accepted years ago.
Personally I wanted Milner from both Newcastle and Villa and was delighted when we finally landed him. He's an absolute machine that I expect still has a few more years in the tank. There's always a clamour for aging club favourites to join the coaching staff, and it rarely happens, but I can see it in Milners case. He seems at home here, Klopp adores him, and you would think he would be a welcome asset to any conditioning/fitness department. He started some coaching badges at Villa, but I've no idea where he's up to since then.
Why yes. Yes I do.
He was nice enough when he was hosting this match day + dinner thingy at Anfield I went to years ago. Obviously he was paid to be there, but you tend to be able to tell the real cunts even in those situations.
His talk was boring though.
Like for the post, but an elephant is pretty easy to describe.
I remember him playing a lot on the Left Wing at City ?
Even more so if Klopp leaves as per his schedule.
I think it does. A legend, for me, isn't the players that necessarily win the most(that definitely helps), but the people that helped you love the club more. That can be a couple of great goals in big matches, or just giving more than average players, or just being a great guy(Kenny would be a legend even if he didn't win so much).
Why did I think he went to Villa after City. That's odd.
I distinctly remember him coming on in the 2nd half of that 3-2 City game in 2014, and him and Silva gave were all over us for 45 minutes.
I distinctly remember him coming on in the 2nd half of that 3-2 City game in 2014, and him and Silva gave were all over us for 45 minutes.
Milner is a player who I'll proudly recollect as 'he played for us' much in the same way we talk about Souness or Keegan.
However, he's not one where you'd stand back and retell others of his genius.. just that he was dependable.
I mean will we really talk about that performance versus Palace in 10 years time? Probably not.
Legend? Sure.. just not in that top tier.
However, he's not one where you'd stand back and retell others of his genius.. just that he was dependable.
I mean will we really talk about that performance versus Palace in 10 years time? Probably not.
Legend? Sure.. just not in that top tier.
I think the Phil Neal reputation damage was due to the accusation he wanted a fee before doing an interview about Heysel
The goal line clearance against Bournemouth is a memory that sticks with me.
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