Oh dear, oh dear Kimbo...

Liverpool currently 4-2 up at SJP...

Where oh where is Kazenga Lua Lua? sounds like it's ajdarevic running the show

Obispo wrote:Liverpool currently 4-2 up at SJP...

Where oh where is Kazenga Lua Lua? sounds like it's ajdarevic running the show

What are the two squads?

The Liverpool team is:

LIVERPOOL: Martin Hansen, Stephen Darby, Michael Burns, Jay Spearing, Robbie Threlfall, Charlie Barnett, Jimmy Ryan, Ryan Flynn, Craig Lindfield, Steven Irwin, Astrit Ajdarevic
Subs: David Roberts, Nathan Eccleston, Martin Kelly, Sean Highdale, Ben Parsonage


No idea 'bout the Newcastle one but I know Lua Lua started for them.

Full time.

Liverpool with a 4-2 away win. A little disappointing after being 3-0 up, but acceptable nonetheless. Do away goals count in the youth cup though? Shouldn't matter anyways. Newcastle just can't cope with Bergeravic.

Nevermind, they've done well considering how young the squad is(15 year old playing upfront). Maybe they can still get something in the 2nd leg.


NUFC: Mark Cook, Ross Cowan, Mark Bertram, Alex Francis, Callum Morris, Jonny Godsmark, Rob Cavener, Mark Doninger, Kazenga LuaLua, Andy Carroll, Ryan Donaldson

Just out of interest how many of your team are actual academy products? I've just noticed you bought your star player, Ajdarevic, from some foreign club.

The youth cup should be for academy players only IMO.

Kimbo wrote:Just out of interest how many of your team are actual academy products? I've just noticed you bought your star player, Ajdarevic, from some foreign club.

The youth cup should be for academy players only IMO.

... All of them apart from Ajdarevic. Who's only played in two youth cup games so far Flynn, Puterill and Spearing have been the stars of the campain in general apparently.

*tut tut* Defeats the object of the competition tbh imo tbf.

Don't be upset Kimbo. We even scored an own goal to give you a glimmer of hope at Anfield. Let's be honest, Kazenga wasn't going to score for you, was he?

Tie's not over yet, maybe our 15 year old striker can get a couple in the next leg and win it for us. That would be embarrassing wouldn't it!?

YOUNG REDS HALFWAY TO THE FINAL
Jimmy Rice 10 March 2007
Liverpool under-18s are halfway to the Youth Cup final after an action-packed first-leg victory over Newcastle United at St James's Park on Saturday.
The holders, who beat Man City in last year's dramatic final, travel back to Merseyside with a 4-2 semi-final lead thanks to goals from Ryan Flynn, Charlie Barnett and Craig Lindfield.

Steve Heighway's side know from experience not to take anything for granted, but they'll go into the second leg at Anfield a week on Monday as favourites to face either Manchester United or Arsenal in the final.

The visitors stated their intentions from the off, dominating the opening exchanges and creating the first chance almost before the watching Peter Beardsley had taken his seat. Unfortunately 16-year-old Swede Astrit Ajdarevic was unable to direct a six-yard header under the bar. Still, it boded well.

Minutes later Magpies keeper Mark Cook was forced into a decent save when a Jimmy Ryan cross from the right swerved towards his top corner.

Shortly after a whipped in cross by Jimmy Ryan was met by the head of Craig Lindfield. This time the ball hit the hoardings.

Anyone who watched Newcastle's midweek UEFA Cup tie with Az Alkmaar wouldn't have anticipated any sort of crowd for a Youth Cup tie, but a good few thousand Geordies came out to support their boys on this Saturday lunchtime.

They had to wait almost 20 minutes for their side's first shot on goal, Kazenga Lualua drilling a 20-yard shot well wide. Newcastle officials were unable to confirm what relation he was to Lomana, but his cousin/brother/uncle would not have been proud.

Whatever, on 24 minutes Charlie Barnett gave him a shooting lesson when he crashed a stunning 30-yard drive into the bottom left-hand corner of Cook's net. The young Reds have scored some cracking goals en route to the semis - this was up there with the best.

One nil down and struggling to carve out any real chances, the hosts were reduced to long shots from the lively Lualua.

Whenever they did threaten during the first half, Burns, Spearing, Threlfall and Darby were on hand to clear away the danger. Behind them, Danish keeper Martin Hansen punched, caught and commanded with a composure which belied his 16 years.

Mind, he nearly came a cropper when a Stephen Darby back-header floated feet above his head. Luckily it bounced narrowly wide.

Liverpool's second came five minutes before the break when hot prospect Ajdarevic chipped a lovely through-ball to Lindfield, whose goal owed as much to the intelligence of his run as the coolness of his finish.

The Youth Cup veteran used all his experience to evade the offside trap and get himself one-on-one, then slotted neatly into the bottom left-hand corner of Cook's net.

The second half began more promisingly for the hosts, who nearly pulled one back just after the restart when Lualua burst through the Red defence. Hansen's save rolled dangerously through the box but Ryan Donaldson hit wide in front of an open goal.

However, 15 minutes into the half Liverpool, without the suspended Ray Putterill, got their third. It came when Cook parried a Charlie Barnett stinger from the D and Ryan Flynn tucked home from two yards.

To their credit Newcastle didn't let their heads down and pulled one back almost immediately when Andy Carroll nodded a high free-kick beyond the oncoming Hansen. Game back on.

And what a game it was turning out to be. On 68 minutes the Reds made it four thanks to a defensive lapse which put Ryan Flynn through on goal. Cook knew what was coming next but was lame to respond to a fine lob which bounced satisfyingly into the hosts' net.

The holders' cup campaign has attracted ever-increasing numbers of journalists as the rounds have progressed, and the hacks had barely added a full-stop to Liverpool's fourth when the plucky Newcastle boys pulled another back.

There was a hint of an own goal when a curling free-kick was diverted into Hansen's net, but the stadium announcer credited striker Andy Carroll and no one in the Liverpool dressing room will complain at that.

Sounds like Kazenga was "lively".

But with no end product. Looks like you've got another N'Zogbia on your hands.

Obispo wrote:But with no end product. Looks like you've got another N'Zogbia on your hands.

We'll just have to loan him out to a poor foreign side until we can get some money for him or his contract runs out.

Kimbo wrote:Sounds like Kazenga was "lively".

Doctors treating Michael J Fox described him as "lively"

the connection?

well, neither of them will ever be a top EPL footballer

Kimbo wrote:

Obispo wrote:But with no end product. Looks like you've got another N'Zogbia on your hands.

We'll just have to loan him out to a poor foreign side until we can get some money for him or his contract runs out.

The Luque Method? ... Just make sure there are clubs desperate enough to take this one

Obispo wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Obispo wrote:But with no end product. Looks like you've got another N'Zogbia on your hands.

We'll just have to loan him out to a poor foreign side until we can get some money for him or his contract runs out.

The Luque Method? ... Just make sure there are clubs desperate enough to take this one

Oh they exist, just look at at Parma and Recreativo. If he flops in the premiership one of these clubs will be happy to take him in and keep him fed and watered.

Kimbo wrote:

Obispo wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Obispo wrote:But with no end product. Looks like you've got another N'Zogbia on your hands.

We'll just have to loan him out to a poor foreign side until we can get some money for him or his contract runs out.

The Luque Method? ... Just make sure there are clubs desperate enough to take this one

Oh they exist, just look at at Parma and Recreativo. If he flops in the premiership one of these clubs will be happy to take him in and keep him fed and watered.

I'd bite back... but I'm just too proud of you for the Rossi dig.

Sinama > Shearer

Despite gifting Newcastle 1-0 at half-time, Liverpool came back to win 3-1 on the night and go through 7-3 on aggregate.

Embaressing for Newcastle really.


Edit: We're fucked in the final. Ajdarevic was sent off ... Along with Lua Lua

Well well well

More newcastle hype gone badly wrong


7-3 is an absolute mauling

Is this team going to be a force in the future?

Luis wrote:Is this team going to be a force in the future?

Probably not. No one (apart from maybe ajdarevic) is an extremely talented youngster. They've just been coached extremely well and work really well as a team from what I can see.

Reckon one of Ajdarevic, Darby or Threfall will make the grade. Lindfield, Flynn and Puterill are more 'outsiders'.

One of Man United or Arsenal awaits

Ajdarevic, what nationality is he?

good to see kimbo avoiding this one

Luis wrote:Ajdarevic, what nationality is he?

Swedish.

kimbo kimbo where art thou kimbo

My opinion, seriously, who cares!? If we won it no one would care bar us and if you win no one will care bar you. Probably only a couple players from both teams will go on to play in the premiership regularly, let alone for Newcastle or Liverpool. And there's no point in us banging on about our 16 year old "wonderkids", it's far too early to say that they'll do anything. The standard of youth and reserve football is shite, and so isn't great for judging players.

A vastly different outlook to the one you have been preaching for the past few weeks kimbo

good to see you are taking the slaughter well

COTR wrote:A vastly different outlook to the one you have been preaching for the past few weeks kimbo

good to see you are taking the slaughter well

Glad to see your winning so gracefully...