Jay Spearing is STILL with the club

[dee]

Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing believes that a desire to impress new boss Roy Hodgson was behind the committed performance from a young Reds side in the pre-season friendly against Grasshoppers this week.

A team with an average age of just 20 battled to a goalless draw against the Swiss outfit, and Spearing feels that the chance to catch the watching manager's eye was too good to miss for the young players who participated.

"When a new manager comes in, every single one of us have got to try and impress and listen to what he's got to say," Spearing told his club's official website.

"That's what we tried to do and hopefully it worked.

"There have been a lot of hard sessions every day and I think it showed in the game with the effort the whole team put in.

"Right from the goalkeepers to the forwards, everybody worked very hard and it showed in the things we did.

"The lads put in a great effort and I am looking forward to Saturday now."

At just 21 years of age, Spearing was one of the senior players in the game, and he skippered the side for the last 30 minutes, taking over the armband from Lucas Leiva.

"Obviously the likes of Lucas and [Alberto] Aquilani are here with us, but there are a few lads here from the academy, so I've got to try and look after them out on the pitch," he said.

"We had Jack Robinson, Tom Ince and Nathan Eccleston, who have all come from the academy, play against Grasshoppers, while there was Jonjo Shelvey who has just come in. They know what they're doing, but you've got to help them along.

"As a Liverpool lad, it was a dream for me to captain the side and I have to say thanks to Lucas for passing the armband on. Hopefully it won't be the last time."

 

[manwithnoname]

Hopefully it fucking will be

In every respect

 

[Frogfish]

A couple of season ago I thought Spearing might make it ..... sadly I have seen nothing recently to endorse that view.

 

[Squiggles]

Spearing needs ditching down to the Championship.

As does our recent captain.

 

[gareth_thomas]

fucking hell lads...

how about some support for a local boy?

 

[the_khl]

He's doing ok but I must admit he does seem a bit to light-weight still.

I'm not convinced he'll ever be good enough to play at the highest level. Would be pleasant to be proved wrong however.

Prove me wrong Spearing.

 

[Frogfish]

[quote author=gareth_thomas link=topic=41103.msg1141123#msg1141123 date=1279892344]
fucking hell lads...

how about some support for a local boy?
[/quote]

Gareth ... if he's not good he's not good enough .. no matter how local he is. And he isn't good enough.

 

[Woland]

Local? I thought he'd been scouted in Loompaland.

 

[dee]

8) Wrong side of the water?

 

[Frogfish]

Definition of 'local' required. In a straight line I come from closer to Anfield than those living out in Toxteth !

 

[doctor_mac]

[quote author=KHL link=topic=41103.msg1141127#msg1141127 date=1279892674]
He's doing ok but I must admit he does seem a bit to light-weight still.


[/quote]

Yes he needs to gain a bit of weight, and about 2 feet in height.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Not good enough. Sell.

 

[Wilko7]

[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41103.msg1141260#msg1141260 date=1279910853]
Not good enough. Sell.
[/quote]

Unfortunate but probably true.

 

[Modo]

[quote author=Wilko link=topic=41103.msg1141283#msg1141283 date=1279913127]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41103.msg1141260#msg1141260 date=1279910853]
Not good enough. Sell.
[/quote]

Unfortunate but probably true.
[/quote]

Isn't he needed because of the home grown quota?

 

[Buddha]

[quote author=Modokay link=topic=41103.msg1141301#msg1141301 date=1279915536]
[quote author=Wilko link=topic=41103.msg1141283#msg1141283 date=1279913127]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41103.msg1141260#msg1141260 date=1279910853]
Not good enough. Sell.
[/quote]

Unfortunate but probably true.
[/quote]

Isn't he needed because of the home grown quota?
[/quote]

He only counts as a half though.

 

[Modo]

[quote author=Buddha link=topic=41103.msg1141307#msg1141307 date=1279916183]
[quote author=Modokay link=topic=41103.msg1141301#msg1141301 date=1279915536]
[quote author=Wilko link=topic=41103.msg1141283#msg1141283 date=1279913127]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=41103.msg1141260#msg1141260 date=1279910853]
Not good enough. Sell.
[/quote]

Unfortunate but probably true.
[/quote]

Isn't he needed because of the home grown quota?
[/quote]

He only counts as a half though.
[/quote]

Man that's harsh.
Fuck me he's 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m). Has there ever been a successful midfielder in England that's roughly the same height as Spearing?

David Batty is 5 ft 8 so he's a bit taller. I can't find anyone else.
*Update*
Found a couple after a quick google search:
Nobby Stiles 5 ft 6 (1.68 m) in
Sammy Lee 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) fuck me, I know that he's short but that's fucking short.
Brian Flynn 5ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Dennis Wise 5ft 6 (1.68 m) in
Shaun Wright-Phillips 5ft 6 (1.68 m) in

 

[WhyAlwaysMe?]

My God Sammy Lee is a dwarf!

 

[doctor_mac]

He's not 5 foot 6. Unless he's had a recent growth spurt.

 

[Frogfish]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/it-s-make-or-break-for-me?

 

[Buddha]

I haven't given hope on him yet, but have downgraded my expectations a little given I was one of his biggest supporters on here.

 

[Woland]

 

[Dirkus_Circus]

How could anyone rate Spearing?? He is average in every sense of the word and a midget to boot.

 

[spider-Neil]

[quote author=crump link=topic=41103.msg1141568#msg1141568 date=1279973927]

[/quote]

*umpa lumpa reaches down and pats spearing on the head*