oh yeah see ya liverpool . you just can't beat us this season coyi . liverpaddlingpool hehehehe ( best insult i could come up with )
I'm going to clutch at straws and talk about our history as it's all I have right now...
LFC vs WHUFC
P 134
LFC Wins 70
Draws 35
WHUFC Wins 28
Longest LFC run unbeaten vs WHam - 13 games
Longest WHUFC run unbeaten vs LFC - 4 games
Now leave me alone, I'm sulking and watching YouTube
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
great fun last night - good atmosphere, and a proper end-to-end cup tie. I thought that we shaded it and deserved to go through although I was convinced we were going to be knocked out if it went to pens. Sturridge looked good when he came on, and Beneteke's all round play was very good but luckily his finishing was off.
Blackburn next.
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
Principal Owner John W Henry, Chairman Tom Werner and President Mike Gordon have tonight issued the following message to Liverpool supporters...
Dear Liverpool supporters,
It has been a tumultuous week. On behalf of everyone at Fenway Sports Group and Liverpool Football Club, we would like to apologise for the distress caused by our ticket pricing plan for the 2016-17 season.
The three of us have been particularly troubled by the perception that we don’t care about our supporters, that we are greedy, and that we are attempting to extract personal profits at the club’s expense. Quite the opposite is true.
From our first days as owners we have understood that serving as custodians of this incredible institution is a distinct privilege and as such, we have been driven solely by the desire to return LFC to the pinnacle of football. In the world of modern football, growing the club in a sustainable way is essential to realising this objective.
To that end, we have never taken a single penny out of the football club. Instead we have injected vast sums of our own money to improve the playing squad and modernise LFC’s infrastructure - exemplified by the £120million advance from FSG to build the new Main Stand. This massive undertaking was made in order to provide more supporters access to Anfield and also to produce additional revenue to help us compete financially with clubs that have greater resources. When it opens in August this year, the stand will accomplish those goals, thereby fulfilling a promise we made upon acquiring LFC in 2010.
We were strongly engaged in the process to develop the ticketing plan for 2016-17. We met directly with representatives of LFC’s Supporters’ Committee and along with LFC management, wholeheartedly agreed with major concerns raised, notably: access for local and young supporters; engagement and access to Anfield for local children; access to Premier League matches for those in Liverpool most challenged by affordability.
We believe the plan successfully addressed these concerns and are disappointed that these elements have been either lost or, worse, characterised as cynical attempts to mask profiteering in the plan as a whole. Rather, we prefer to look at them as the parts of the ticketing plan we got right.
On the other hand, part of the ticketing plan we got wrong.
In addition to the other elements of the plan we proposed price increases on a number of tickets. These pricing actions generated growth in general admission ticketing revenue on a like-for-like basis exclusive of revenue from newly-added GA seats.
We believed by delivering a vastly improved seat offering in what will be the newest stand in English football, concentrating the price increases on those tickets typically purchased by fans least sensitive to affordability, and for LFC to begin repaying the £120million advance from FSG for the new Main Stand that these increases were supportable even in the context of growth in revenues from the new Premier League TV deal.
However, the widespread opposition to this element of the plan has made it clear that we were mistaken.
A great many of you have objected strongly to the £77 price level of our most expensive GA seats and expressed a clear expectation that the club should forego any increased revenue from raising prices on GA tickets in the current environment.
Message received.
After an intense period of consultation with LFC management we have decided to make major revisions to our ticketing structure for 2016-17:
Removal of game categorisation – regardless of the opposition fans will pay the same price for matchday tickets.
The pricing of tickets will be readjusted to result in zero revenue growth from GA ticketing on a like-for-like basis.
Though individual ticket prices may move marginally from this season, we are freezing our 2016-17 GA ticket revenue at the 2015-16 level exclusive of newly-added seats in the new Main Stand.
The price of our highest general admission ticket will be frozen at the 2015-16 level - £59.
The price of our highest season ticket will be frozen at the 2015-16 level - £869. The lowest price reducing a further £25 from the 2015-16 level to £685, as well as all other tiers being frozen or reduced.
£9 GA seats will be offered for each and every Premier League match, an allocation of more than 10,000 tickets across the season.
We would hasten to add that the other initiatives announced last week in the 2016-17 plan will remain:
17-21 young adult concession – 20,000 tickets across the Premier League season available at a 50 per cent reduction for young people.
1,000 tickets to Premier League matches across the season will be given away free of charge to Liverpool schoolchildren based on merit, as recommended by their teachers.
As a sign of our commitment to this improved ticketing structure, we are further announcing that this plan shall be in effect for both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. For the next two seasons, LFC will not earn a single additional pound from increasing general admission ticket prices.
We believe we have demonstrated a willingness to listen carefully, reconsider our position, and act decisively. The unique and sacred relationship between Liverpool Football Club and its supporters has always been foremost in our minds. It represents the heartbeat of this extraordinary football club.
More than any other factor by far, that bond is what drives us to work tirelessly on behalf of the club and its future. We have great conviction in our world-class manager and our young, talented squad and know that in time the on-pitch success we all crave will be realised.
We look forward to sharing in that success with you.
John W Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
great fun last night - good atmosphere, and a proper end-to-end cup tie. I thought that we shaded it and deserved to go through although I was convinced we were going to be knocked out if it went to pens. Sturridge looked good when he came on, and Beneteke's all round play was very good but luckily his finishing was off.
Blackburn next.
Good luck you didn't go to penalties - see the stats a page or two back about LFC in penalty shootouts.
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
Impressive from your owners, imo.
Wonder what the flow on effect will be for other clubs given that after the Anfield walkout, fan groups were trying to organise a league wide walkout for home fans sometime int he next few rounds.
I wonder if having this settled will have a positive on-flow to the team as well.
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
Those are fantastic quotes Tyler. Refreshing to hear a manager speak that way.
Seemed to remember you making the mocking comment that we did not sign Di Maria cause we were not in CL a couple of years ago.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
klopp on the importance of champions league for signing players- "If a player only wants to come to us to play in the Champions League, short-term ideas are always silly," Klopp told the Liverpool Echo.
“I don't like this. I don't like it when players say 'ah, but you're not in the Champions League'. We want to GET you because we want to play in the Champions League.
“If you don't want to help us, and want to jump on a running train, then go somewhere else.
“You need the right mentality and quality. That's how it is. If there's a player who won't join Liverpool because we don't play in the Champions League or will only join because we're in the Champions League, that's not for us."
Loic Remy springs to mind when reading this. He joined the Scum because he wanted to play in the Champions League. Wow, I typed in Chel and got Scum show up. Must be my short coding on this keyboard.
Those are fantastic quotes Tyler. Refreshing to hear a manager speak that way.
Seemed to remember you making the mocking comment that we did not sign Di Maria cause we were not in CL a couple of years ago.
You did sign him. Are you trying to say I'm contradicting myself somehow? I don't see how.
Bit of a straw-clutching effort trying to have a dig at me, off-topic in the liverpool forum.
#classymanufans
Those are fantastic quotes Tyler. Refreshing to hear a manager speak that way.
Seemed to remember you making the mocking comment that we did not sign Di Maria cause we were not in CL a couple of years ago.
You did sign him. Are you trying to say I'm contradicting myself somehow? I don't see how.
Bit of a straw-clutching effort trying to have a dig at me, off-topic in the liverpool forum.
#classymanufans
Always have an answer, not necessarily the correct one. It was the season before we signed him. Typically hypocritical.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
We're off to Wembley! Come see the lads take on Citeh but read the below carefully!
Capital One Cup Final Liverpool vs Man CityWe’re excited to let you know that once again Four Kings have come up with the goods and have secured a license for us to meet for the Capital One Cup Final v Manchester City!
What you need to know:
Win a signed shirt
We’ll be running a signed LFC shirt fundraiser leading up to the event. The shirt was signed by 27 of the group that toured Australia for pre-season. Signatures include: Clyne, Ojo, Mignolet, Sakho, Rossiter, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Milner and Toure. Funds from this raffle will go to LFC Wellington to help us recoup the significant costs we’ve already incurred. Details on how to enter will follow shortly.
We look forward to seeing a great turnout.
YNWA
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
Those are fantastic quotes Tyler. Refreshing to hear a manager speak that way.
Seemed to remember you making the mocking comment that we did not sign Di Maria cause we were not in CL a couple of years ago.
You did sign him. Are you trying to say I'm contradicting myself somehow? I don't see how.
Bit of a straw-clutching effort trying to have a dig at me, off-topic in the liverpool forum.
#classymanufans
It was the season before we signed him. Typically hypocritical.
I don't really understand why you've gone to this much effort to deride me, but hey, each to their own. Some people enjoy personal grudges, some don't.
In my opinion it's not hypocritical at all - mocking ManU for that whilst enjoying Klopp's refreshing attitude to the issue are not mutually exclusive things.
It's disrespectful to the liverpool fans to bicker like children off-topic in their thread so I won't comment on this any further.
Sorry to hijack your thread boys, please accept my apologetic offering;
Those are fantastic quotes Tyler. Refreshing to hear a manager speak that way.
Seemed to remember you making the mocking comment that we did not sign Di Maria cause we were not in CL a couple of years ago.
You did sign him. Are you trying to say I'm contradicting myself somehow? I don't see how.
Bit of a straw-clutching effort trying to have a dig at me, off-topic in the liverpool forum.
#classymanufans
It was the season before we signed him. Typically hypocritical.
I don't really understand why you've gone to this much effort to deride me, but hey, each to their own. Some people enjoy personal grudges, some don't.
In my opinion it's not hypocritical at all - mocking ManU for that whilst enjoying Klopp's refreshing attitude to the issue are not mutually exclusive things.
It's disrespectful to the liverpool fans to bicker like children off-topic in their thread so I won't comment on this any further.
Sorry to hijack your thread boys, please accept my apologetic offering;
Awwww...apology accepted. I had a little cry...
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
I was going to sign up so I could watch the LCF but my hand is refusing to. I think after supporting QPR for 40+ years, my subconcious could not let my hand do it. Especially after Wolves losing 3-1 in the last 15 minutes that fateful day.
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
Did anyone go to see Carra?
Loads of people, close to 500 I think. All of the LFC Wellington committee were there, now we just need to encourage a percentage of those 500 to start coming to the odd game here and there. Expecting a great turnout for the City game.
"...sure beats doin' stuff."
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sj
