Quite, I think him and Neville will make a great partnership.
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Quite, I think him and Neville will make a great partnership.
I think his 'Liverpool Best XI' pick is pretty good. I'd swap Owen for Torres but that's it.
Interesting pick at LB there. Wonder what Magic's detractors make of that. 😉
I'd have Henchoz alongside Hyypia.
I'd have Henchoz alongside Hyypia.
A couple of mistakes or poor performances and a load of "fans" would be on his back, calling in to phone ins, saying he should have retired, saying he is past it and needs dropping and replacing.
As sad as I am to see him go and as much as I would like to see him continue I don't blame him for retiring one bit.
Neither do I.
And if nothing else I think he's earned the right to pick when he goes.
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And I was wondering what Agger's ditto would make of it too... They'd pick Henchoz I see 😉
Agger is a more accomplished footballer than Henchoz, but the H and H partnership was better than anything Agger's managed to strike up with anybody else. In the same way I'd love to put Sami in the All-Time XI but I just couldn't justify breaking up the Hansen-Lawrenson combo.
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Carra's picked the best players according to him not what makes most sense formation-wise.
Then GlenJo wouldn't be LB and Owen/Fowler wouldn't play on the wings.
Then GlenJo wouldn't be LB and Owen/Fowler wouldn't play on the wings.
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*Expects a Ryan thread anytime now explaining why Carra overrates Agger, because he's quite awful really and scored once against West Ham and never won a header.
Don't think he's got either Owen or Robbie on the wing, but point taken.
'I was hoping it would be Jamie'
Callaghan, who was born in Toxteth, was recruited by Bill Shankly as a 15-year-old and remained at the club until he was 38.
18th May 2013 - Latest News
Ian Callaghan was secretly hoping his record of 857 Liverpool appearances would be surpassed by fellow local lad Jamie Carragher.
During that time he set the record for games played in a red shirt, and he insists he would have been pleased to see Carragher, who will play his 737th against QPR tomorrow, go one better.
"I always feel as though records are there to be broken," he told LFC TV's new 'Carragher' documentary. "I'm very proud of the record that I have.
"Just think of all the great players who have played for Liverpool and I feel proud to know I hold that particluar record.
"But if anybody was going to beat the record, I would have loved it to be Jamie because he's a Liverpoollad.
"He's a great player and the enthusiasm he has shown for 16 years for the game at Liverpool is just phenomenal.
"If the record was going to be broken, I was hoping it was going to be Jamie. It will be down to Steve now!"
Callaghan joined the Reds as an apprentice in 1960 and made his senior debut after just four outings for the reserves.
If that wasn't daunting enough, he also faced the added pressure of replacing Liverpool idol Billy Liddell.
However, after a career that saw him scoop almost every available honour, some 18 years later the self-effacing Callaghan walked out of the Anfield dressing room for the final time.
"You come straight from school and it forms your life really," said Callaghan.
"You get married, you have a family and you're doing all this while you're playing football. You look back on it and think, what a massive part of your life it has been.
"I look back now and think from the age of 15 to 38, it was my life. The person I am today was formed throughout that period.
"Jamie will look back and he'll think to himself: 'Wow, what a fantastic part of my life that was. It made me what I am today'.
"You come in at 15 [Carra arrived when he was nine] and you learn discipline, how to conduct yourself on and off the field.
"When you do actually retire, it's the day-to-day routine that you miss. It's the camaraderie, the players, the training, the travelling.
"You come away from it and you don't half miss it.
"I got out the game altogether, but Jamie will be a pundit on the television, so he's still going to be involved in the game. He will certainly miss playing and the day-to-day routine."
Carragher confirmed last month that Sky Sports will be his destination after he hangs up his playing boots once and for all against QPR on Sunday.
And while it won't quite be blood-and-thunder tackles that viewers will be treated to, Cally insists Carra's insights and opinions will be almost as entertaining as his on-field performances.
"I'm looking forward to watching him, because he's a very knowledgeable guy," he continued. "They reckon he's a stat man - he knows all the stats.
"I've watched him on tele before and he comes across as a very honest guy. I think he'll take to it unbelievably well and people will look forward to watching him and they'll look forward to hearing his opinion."
Callaghan's phenomonal Liverpool achievements and his honest, humble nature mean he's perfectly-placed to judge Carragher the person and player.
"I've met Jamie on quite a few occasions," he said. "He agreed to do a piece for my book two years ago, so I went down to Melwood and I met him.
"He's just a nice guy. It's always been a pleasure meeting him.
"I've enjoyed watching his career. Apart from being a great player, he's a fantastic organiser on the field and Liverpool will miss him, because you watch Jamie play and he makes other players around him play.
"You've got to be very, very fit today and you've got to be organised in the positions you take up. This is where Jamie is so good. He gets other people to come into positions and he is a born organiser.
"He's up there [with the best]. You don't play for 16 years and play the game as he's played and not be a legend.
"Liverpool have been blessed over the years with a lot of great players and Jamie is up there with them all. Without a doubt."
This is true Count (ps do people still do phone-ins)
Yes, even the BBC. I always turn them off immediately but they don't seem to have any shortage of willing callers, most of whom make you embarrassed to think you share the same variety of DNA.
My favourite call in recently was after our last home convincing victory, started off how Rodgers needed a plan b, doesn't understand why Carroll never got a kick, and then this morphed in to Carroll wasn't good enough, and how plan A wasn't good enough either.
He confused me and just rambled witlessly at aldo
He confused me and just rambled witlessly at aldo
I know I've posted this a few times, but it's gold:
Caller: "You know what Saint, I was sat in the kop today watching that Jamie Redknapp...."
Saint: " Yeah, go on.."
Caller: "and I was thinking to myself...... he must have a fucking big cock to be shagging that Louise".
Caller: "You know what Saint, I was sat in the kop today watching that Jamie Redknapp...."
Saint: " Yeah, go on.."
Caller: "and I was thinking to myself...... he must have a fucking big cock to be shagging that Louise".
😀
I will miss hearing Carra shout instructions to his teammates. He is literally one of the only players I can remember being able to hear regularly on television broadcasts shouting instructions on the pitch.
Will always remember how happy he was when we won in Istanbul.
Legend.
Will always remember how happy he was when we won in Istanbul.
Legend.
It's a good thing too that he has a good song that isn't time sensitive and the kop can sing it forever.
I think his 'Liverpool Best XI' pick is pretty good. I'd swap Owen for Torres but that's it.
I've got nothing but love for that defense but my goodness is it lacking in pace 😉
I think his 'Liverpool Best XI' pick is pretty good. I'd swap Owen for Torres but that's it.
What's odd abotu that team -
No Riise ...
Agger ahead of Henchoz, who was an excellent player for us.
No Torres ... but I guess the three who are ahead of him are incredible.
He has picked both of the regular centre back partners that he had during his time. Not a huge surprise really.
And in terms of strikers, Owen is his best mate so he was bound to pick him.
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