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by **account deleted by request** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:09 pm

Benny The Noon wrote:i will still be proud mate - just like i was back in 2001 .

Not the same trophy and not the same prestige in winning it mate.

I will enjoy the ride and the win (hopefully) but its hardly one to be throwing in the mancs faces. Slightly above what the league cup has become, but below the FA cup in my esrimation.

by **shanklygates** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:36 pm

i'd rather cement 4th place.

and besides liverpool wont win another single trophy under rafa., unirea may well be a surprise package but they beat rangers and some other half decent team to get this far, write them off at your peril.

by **Effes** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:55 pm

s@int wrote:
Bad Bob wrote:We've got Unirea

never heard of them

They sound a bit like some unpleasant social disease

Im sure they beat Ranngers 4-1 at Ibrox.

And they beat Seville at their place.

Let's not get complacent (I don't specifically mean you mate) like we did before our
Champs League group stage kicked off.

by **shawnk** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:09 pm

shanklygates wrote:i'd rather cement 4th place.

and besides liverpool wont win another single trophy under rafa., unirea may well be a surprise package but they beat rangers and some other half decent team to get this far, write them off at your peril.

Still believe 4th place is the priority and players like Gerrard, Masch, Reina, Johnson and Torres shouldn't be risked. And Kuyt should be rested since Rafa is going to start him in every EPL game, not because he's a key player (to me).

And best chance for the reserve/subs especially player like Pacheco. I reckon he'll be a great player one day.

by **Rockthekop** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:20 pm

This is a competition we could do without.

We are struggling badly in the league, we don't need our best players being injured in a second class tournament.

Play Kuyt, Lucas, Dossena, Riera, Skrtel, Babel and some youngsters etc by all means

by **Rockthekop** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:25 pm

Effes wrote:
s@int wrote:
Bad Bob wrote:We've got Unirea

never heard of them

They sound a bit like some unpleasant social disease

Im sure they beat Ranngers 4-1 at Ibrox.

And they beat Seville at their place.

Let's not get complacent (I don't specifically mean you mate) like we did before our
Champs League group stage kicked off.

Yeah like Rangers are a big European force and all that

by **shanklygates** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:48 pm

well i bet rangers were the favourites to beat the new boys in the competition.

rangers arent a great european team, your right, but i'd have put my mortgage on them beating unirea.

by **Benny The Noon** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:10 pm

s@int wrote:
Benny The Noon wrote:i will still be proud mate - just like i was back in 2001 .

Not the same trophy and not the same prestige in winning it mate.

I will enjoy the ride and the win (hopefully) but its hardly one to be throwing in the mancs faces. Slightly above what the league cup has become, but below the FA cup in my esrimation.

I dont feel it has lost anything tbh mate - just look at some of the teams in it - it will still be hard to compete in it . Certainly a trophy we should take seriously and if we can win it - can say we were the first ever winners of it

by **account deleted by request** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:34 pm

Benny The Noon wrote:I dont feel it has lost anything tbh mate - just look at some of the teams in it - it will still be hard to compete in it . Certainly a trophy we should take seriously and if we can win it - can say we were the first ever winners of it

Its nothing like as prestigious as the old UEFA cup mate , and its not being the FIRST winner that counts its being the LAST winner mate.

I would hope we don't take it too seriously, I would like to see a mixture of youth and experience in it, while we concentrate on the more important FA cup and CL place.

Obviously as we progress it will become more of a target , but at this stage its third on my list of priorities.

by **LFC2007** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:05 pm

What has changed that makes it now such an inferior trophy to what it was eight years ago? Instead of three rounds there's a group stage but after that the format is identical, and most of the teams competing where it matters remain predominantly second tier sides.

It seems to be the case that it has only gone down in one's estimation because we've become used to seeing the team progress in the Champions League over the past five years.

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:28 pm

this is the full draw for the 3rd round...Ajax v Juventus looks to be the most toughest tie for the 2nd round

Hamburg/PSV v Bilbao/Anderlecht
Rubin/Hapoel v Villarreal/Wolfsburg
Atletico/Galatasaray v Everton/Sporting
Hertha/Benfica v Coppenhagen/Marseille
Panathinaikos/Roma v Liege/Salzburg
Lillie/Fenerbahce v Liverpool/Unirea
Ajax/Juventus v Fulham/Shakhtar
Brugge/Valencia v FC Twente/Werder Bremen

by **aCe'** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:39 pm

supersub wrote:
aCe' wrote:anyone give a fck about the draw?

liverpool fans will show an interest in the draw

by **LFC2007** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:44 pm

You have to expect that kind of thing when you come on a Liverpool forum expressing your wish for the team to get knocked out sooner rather than later.

by **aCe'** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:50 pm

Dont get me wrong, i hope we win the thing... Just like i do the Carling Cup and all the friendlies... Just dont think that given our situation it should be a priority of any sort ... As far as im concerned being in the Europa league gives us a chance to try out some of the backup players and the youngsters.. Would be very surprised if Rafa goes for forr our starting 11 on a Thursday fixture against Unirea and decides to rest Torres and Gerrard on a Saturday fixture 2 days later against Wigan or Stoke...

by **JamCar05** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:05 pm

LFC2007 wrote:What has changed that makes it now such an inferior trophy to what it was eight years ago? Instead of three rounds there's a group stage but after that the format is identical, and most of the teams competing where it matters remain predominantly second tier sides.

It seems to be the case that it has only gone down in one's estimation because we've become used to seeing the team progress in the Champions League over the past five years.

Whilst I'm not exactly all giddy about the Europa League atm, I do very much agree with this post. Hope we win it.

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