First pre season game: Preston (A)

[Hansern]

First game of pre season tomorrow. Will be very emotional, but probably also good for the squad to play a game and try to move on.
Will be loads of fitting tributes to Diogo as well.

And we’ll get to see this gem for the first time:


View: https://x.com/anfieldedition/status/1944002616075464972?s=46

 

[Dreambeliever]

Mad that football is almost back again.

Hopefully a good run out for the newbies.

 

[MomoWASright]

I know it will be shit and i can’t wait.

It’s on ITV for the UK based lot.

 

[tombrown]

I say it every summer - watching pre season friendlies is like watching paint dry.

 

[Modo]

I say it every summer - watching pre season friendlies is like watching paint dry.

Nah not if we've signed a few exciting players.

 

[MomoWASright]

I say it every summer - watching pre season friendlies is like watching paint dry.

And I will still watch.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

I say it every summer - watching pre season friendlies is like watching paint dry.

Yeah, all it does is give a false impression of players. It's better than no football, but only marginally.

 

[tombrown]

I generally choose not to watch. Might watch the ones later in pre season as they start go get a bit more like real football, but the early ones are shite.

And I never forget that Bruno Cheyrou looked mustard in pre-season.

I liked it when pre season matches were in some obscure part of Norway and you were lucky if you got a 3 line summary in the Echo the following day. I remember one which reported our new CB, Glen Hysen, had scored a diving header &, based on that alone, I decided he would be a free scoring defender for us (he ended up with 2 to his name, I think) and laughed at how Utd had spunked over 2 million on Pallister while we got Glen for 700K

 

[Judge Jules]

I'll see your Bruno Cheyrou and raise you Iago Aspas of all people who looked the bizzo in his first pre-season too.

 

[Modo]

Josemi looked world class

 

[Hansern]

And I will still watch.

Oh yes! Some exciting transfers and Rio/Nyoni etc. It’s a must!

 

[Shadey]

I need proper football back in my life and this friendly will do it, not that world club Simod cup club shit.

 

[FreshRed]

Oh yes! Some exciting transfers and Rio/Nyoni etc. It’s a must!

Right, I do enjoy seeing the youngsters play and hope at least one can break in this season. I am hopeful that Slot will be a little less conservative with his selections this year. He was well-known for developing young talent in Holland, but I think our early success last year and the potential for him to have early success in his role, led him to being much more conservative with less rotation.

 

[jan]

I'll see your Bruno Cheyrou and raise you Iago Aspas of all people who looked the bizzo in his first pre-season too.

Voronin is the king of this category. Looked better than Torres that pre-season

Def not watching this one but I'll probably get into some extended highlights later instead

 

[Squiggles]

I'm as excited to see Wirtz, Kerkez and Frimpong as I am for this tennis shite to end.

It's going to be a good day.

 

[Frogfish]

I say it every summer - watching pre season friendlies is like watching paint dry.

Do you stand across the road watching whilst your missus paints then?

 

[tombrown]

Do you stand across the road watching whilst your missus paints then?

Obviously

 

[Dreambeliever]

I’m with Tom. I’ve never watched a pre season game on tv and doubt I ever will. Have been to one or two over the years and they’ve all been shite.

 

[The Nomad]

I’m with Tom. I’ve never watched a pre season game on tv and doubt I ever will. Have been to one or two over the years and they’ve all been shite.

Yeah but tomorrow is different for a number of reasons.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Yeah but tomorrow is different for a number of reasons.

Meh. Charity shield and then the first home game.

 

[737Max]

I generally choose not to watch. Might watch the ones later in pre season as they start go get a bit more like real football, but the early ones are shite.

And I never forget that Bruno Cheyrou looked mustard in pre-season.

I liked it when pre season matches were in some obscure part of Norway and you were lucky if you got a 3 line summary in the Echo the following day. I remember one which reported our new CB, Glen Hysen, had scored a diving header &, based on that alone, I decided he would be a free scoring defender for us (he ended up with 2 to his name, I think) and laughed at how Utd had spunked over 2 million on Pallister while we got Glen for 700K

Vs Lazio?

I remember coming away from that game and proclaiming we’ve signed the next Zinedine Zidane.


Oh how wrong was I

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

Yeah but tomorrow is different for a number of reasons.

Because we'll all be watching Tom's missus paint a fence?

 

[Farkmaster]

Given the extreme imbalance of diy work in my relationship, I would actually enjoy watching my wife paint a fence.

It would beat her going to the beach while I paint the house.

In reality though she'd be deliberately shit about it, I'd flip out about improper prep of the surface, and then i would be back doing it, as intended.

 

[Stevesquash]

What time is it on at please?

 

[MomoWASright]

 

[MomoWASright]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMDIJbFKZro/?igsh=YXUxcDF6NHBrczV1

 

[Dreambeliever]

No Wirtz debut today lads.

Back to painting to fence with Mrs. Farky.


View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMDIJbFKZro/?igsh=YTdycjRva2lhd3Nr

 

[Hansern]

Looking forward to see Marmaduke, Rio and Nyoni.

Kerkez and Frimp on the bench

 

[Hansern]

Salah captain. Might be our new vice captain this season.

 

[Modo]

Meh, maybe pre season Chiesa will surprise us.