NEWCASTLE vs LIVERPOOL LIVE WATCHALONG with Craig

What is up, my friends?All the talking is over.The match day has finally arrived.The Reds at St. James' Park to take on Newcastle in the first Premier League game of the 2026 -27 season.The team news is in and I'm going to run through it for you momentarily.I hope that you're all in good spirits today.

It's, yeah, it's exciting times.Brand new season.We really need to be looking at getting Rayanne, said PC Drat.Well, we're already just in, mate.Let me just settle in and then we'll get into that.comments about the transfer window and what not.

But look, we need to get business done.Let's push that aside for now, though, because it is match day, right?We have plenty of time still to talk about transfers and what not.But we've got to get the team news out.And the team news has just dropped, my friends.So this is the start in XI that is confirmed, as you can see it there on screen.

Virgil van Dijk, midfield exactly as we expected.Ryan Gravenberg, Dominic Sobosly and Florian Wirth in the 10.Rio on the right, Gakpo on the left and Mr. Alexander Isak through the middle.Also, We have Mamadars Vili on the bench.Endo, McAllister, Costas, Munoz, Araujo, Neoni, McConnell and Koumas.That is your Liverpool bench today, ladies and gents.

We'll take you through the Newcastle team in a moment, but as always, I hope you're well.Actually, do you know what?Let's get straight into the Newcastle team.So it's Henrikh N 'Goal, then it is...I can't read this out, Conor, it's too small.

Malik Thiaw, Botman, Lewis Hall, Dordich, I can't read some of these names out.Lewis Smiley, Storer, Harvey Barnes, Johan Visa, Anthony Alanga and William Asula.So not a great Newcastle team, but they are still at home.They do still have the home crowd behind them and I'm sure they're going to be baying for ESAC today.So yeah, Manchester City getting beaten as we speak at the minute.1 -0 by Bournemouth and last that I checked as well over in the other game, it was I think 4 -0 at that point to Brighton.

So yeah, big changes for Newcastle.No Anthony Gordon anymore, no Tenali, no Bruno Guimaraes, no Alexander Isak.Yeah, I said it.Yeah, I said it.Right, Tyler said, first Super Chat of our Premier League season.Thank you, Tyler, appreciate you.

Also, Wayne, how are you doing?Said, let's go Reds, hope everyone's doing well.I tell you what, it's very rare I've got into a season like this, Will, where I really just don't know what to expect.And that's where I'm at the minute.I'm not really sure what to expect from Liverpool.Although hopefully we get a win today, right?

We need to get off to a good start in the Premier League.But it is mad.It's thrown us some crazy results already.I mean, Hull beat Manchester United.Villa getting their backsides handed to them.City getting beaten as we speak as well.

So yeah, hopefully Liverpool can get their part of the bargain done and get a win.There, that's much better.Thank you, Conor.So, I'll give you the Newcastle team a lot better now.Hornchick and Golden, Hall, Bottman, Vissa, Osula, Barnes, Thor, Thio, excuse me, Storr, Alange, Dedic and Miley.Lads, that is not a strong Newcastle team.

You know, they're not a strong Newcastle team.So surely we gotta get the win today, right?Well, as strong as we've gone, surely we can get the win up at St. James' Park today.Phil, how are you, bro?Liverpool to dismantle Newcastle.I want Adam Wharton to join us also.

I wouldn't say no to Wharton, but look, at this point, I just want to park up the transfer talk if we can for the time being, because it's been a long summer where we've spoken about a lot, we've been frustrated, and I've been counting down to this day, and the Reds are finally back in action today.Give me your score predictions in the chat, by the way, we'd love to know them.If you watch the preview, you see I went for a 3 -1 win, in our podcast as well, Conor went for a 3 -1 win, so we're certainly optimistic on a win today, but don't want to get cocky about it, right, because that has a...How about a bite me on the backside?I think we'll win but that bench is horrible I mean if the Newcastle bench is worse to be honest with you Our bench isn't as strong as we'd like it to be but the Newcastle team and bench ain't strong either But just to remind you about the Liverpool bench, it's Georgy Mamedashvili Then it's Endo McAllister, Costas Mounas, Araujo Neoni, McConnell and Koumas So not the strongest of benches and I'm sure Andoni Ariola will be using his bench since thenIt'll be interesting to see how the fitness levels are for the Reds today You know we've seen in preseason some of the guys were burning out after 65 70 minutes So let's see let's see how we get on today.

Let's see how the fitness levels are Right, Harry's gone 2 -0.We've got a 4 -1 from Woody in there as well.A 2 -0 from Billy Beckner.3 -1 from Voids.4 -1 with a Gakpo hat trick from Shankly Says.3 -1 to the Reds for FC ProGuy.

Yeah, look, again, Cody Gakpo being in the team shows you that he's no imminent move to Spurs at the minute.And that is what I think is delaying some of Liverpool's business, the fact that they haven't got a concrete offering yet from Spurs for Gakpo.And I think if we did have that and we knew what numbers they're working with, you might see a bit more movement on the incomings.Shivam said Craig I'm first in the FPL league.Nice, but let's see.Still more matchday points to go.

I'm nowhere near first as usual.I mean, in the opening set of games I was, I think I was fourth last, but none of my players had played yet.So that was okay, but I think I was fourth last there at one point.I took a screenshot of it just to show myself how much work I need to do.But then again, it doesn't matter how much effort I put into FPL.I'm a mid -table merchant at best.

Isak Hattrick, love that.Yeah, I do hope Isak gets on the scoresheet today.I'd love if he had a Ratburger t -shirt on underneath, that would be class, but, you know, I don't think he's that way inclined.I would be, though.I'd be giving it the full, the full, well, full Monty?Dunno, maybe.

Never say never.And obviously there will be a moment before the game as well to honour Mr Kevin Keegan.Both sides, both sets of fans, both clubs obviously have nothing but love for Kevin and obviously his passing was terrible news this summer.So it's good to see both clubs come together and honour the great man.Justin said, well Craig, no Elliot, no Keita today, surprisingly.but good because fans may not want to admit it, but they're not good enough.

Kumas get his chance.I think it's more a case of the both of them are going to be moved on.That's ideal.Like this is just, again, another signal from Donny Arriola to the board to say, these guys are surplus, the requirements for me.Find them somewhere to go.That's the way I'd read this.

Same again in preseason.If you looked at even the games against Como, They were kind of relegated to the morning game.And yes, they got some minutes in the later game, but it was a big indication again of where the manager's head's at.Jack Lusby said Chiesa misses out today with a fitness issue which saw him sit out training.Harvey Elliott simply not selected.Lewis Kumas preferred.

Makes the squad for the first time March 2024.And he said, I'd fully expect Elliott to leave Liverpool.So again though, where is he gonna go?I've not really seen too many links for Harvey Elliot with a move away and it'd be really interesting to see what type of price Liverpool would get as well.Obviously with him just having that year to go on his deal.Do you think Liverpool should buy another striker if Isak gets injured again?

I mean, I'd be a little bit reticent to say yes, because it's a five -month problem.And if we sign a striker, you're doing it for the longer term.So I think a multifaceted forwarder...Look, here's what I expect to happen.I expect that when Barcola comes in, that there will be an occasion where we might see him play through the centre in the same way Dembele has done for PSG.Not because it's his best position, but because if Gakpo goes, that removes another option for Andoni Ariola.

to switch somebody into the center so Barcola or a false nine somebody like that might have to be there the way until we get Hugo back and you know there were some short -term deals out there that Liverpool could have done but they would have been fairly expensive ones if you're looking at the likes of let's say go back a few months Robert Lewandowski as an example that would have been a fairly expensive one so I can understand Liverpool not bringing in a striker but we do needmore forwards.We need more pace in the attack.We do know the window's got, what, eight, nine days left in it, something like that.So clock's a ticking.Peter said, hey Craig, Ryan looks sharp.

Hope he's a red one day.Yeah, he's a good player.He's a good player, Ryan.That's what I said.I think just the fact that he's only in the door there at Bournemouth half a year probably is what makes him unsellable to them.And of course his release clause kicks in from January, but even that's at a really high level.

I think it's like 130 million, something like that.Do you reckon Isak celebrates if he scores, said Gamaldo.I hope so.I hope so, because I tell you, if I was in his position, I wouldn't be able to stop myself after everything that had happened and everything that he went through.No, I'm not saying that, but no, I wouldn't.No, fuck it, I would.

I'd be up there, I'd be giving it the full eastbound and down, the full flama blanca, like as I said before, giving it all this, but I don't know.Let's see what Isak does if he scores.Hopefully we get to find out, though.That'd be a good start.If he does score, we'll find out one way or the other, but yeah, I wouldn't be able to hold myself back if I was in his shoes.Did you see even, even when he was arriving, like off the team bus, arriving to the hotel, he was just getting pelters, but, you know, hopefully he uses it as motivation.

65 minutes gone, by the way, at the Etihad, and it's still Manchester City, nil, Bournemouth, one, even with Erling Brout -Holland's new shaved head.Whitehammer, how are you, bro?Said, I'm so sick of so many useless players in the squad, as in Gomez, Endo, Eliott, Keita, just taking a paycheck, that's it, I'm sick of them all.Well, to be fair, it's not really Eliott's fault.You know, I will push back a little bit on the Elliott and the Endo thing.I mean, they're honoring their contracts.

You know, it's not up to them to say, I'm not taking the money, I'm moving on.It's up to the club to sort out deals for them.And, you know, they made a mess of the deal.Harvey Elliott Whitehammer last year, which cost everybody money and cost Harvey a season.But I get your frustration, mate, of course I do.And I do think some of them will be moved on by the end of it.

But look, the real sticking point for me in the window is what the hell Richard Hughes has been doing.It seems to be more al -Halal business getting done than there is Liverpool business, and it's just incredibly frustrating, isn't it?Leona, how are we my friend?I hope you're keeping well.So excited for the first game, first proper look at Areola ball in the Premier League for us and RIP Kevin Keegan.And yes, certainly echo the sentiments on Kevin Keegan.

And yes, it's going to be Sorry, there was a chance there for Man City.It's going to be interesting.Hopefully, we can get off to a good start.I think we're going to have to start fast, but I think Newcastle will be up for this one as well.Their fans are certainly going to be up for it.And just to get back to Whitehammer's comment as well.

Like, I do understand, mate, where you're coming from about the squad.Ideally, you know, a lot of this stuff should have been done.Players moved on and spots freed up, but it's been... a very, very messy summer for us and just link after link to madness like Ismail Assar was linked last night.We covered that in the late video.Now, I still think Galatasaray are very much in the box seat there, but Liverpool's name has been thrown around quite a bit there.I don't know.

I just don't know what to make of it.You know, everybody, like I said, and just to reiterate it in case anybody is concerned.I have no change in my stance on the Barcola situation, nor does anybody I've spoken to about it.He's being left out of the squad for PSG's game today.And all signs do point to something happening, but I don't know after that, you know, timeframes and these things are out of our control.But outside of that, I couldn't tell you definitively what Liverpool are looking to do.

You know, I know that we looked at Endrik, I know we tried there.Obviously, we know that we've put in two bids that have been rejected forBrighton's Yancuba Minta.The Sire links have been coming around.Dario Osorio links have been going around.So the honest answer is I don't have a clue what Liverpool's preference is.

You'd have to suggest with two bids having gone in there for Yancuba Minta that he might be the one that they go with.But again, I am guessing there as I don't know where people's heads are at with it.What's this one from Connor?Yeah, we've done that one already.Cool.

Who have I not gone to yet?

The Wonder Man. 18 months, got £5 on ESAC to score us and to win 2 -1.Nice, and thank you for 18 months as a member, my friend.Five quid on ESAC.Ooh, that'd be an interesting bet if it comes up.I never really go for, if I have a bet, I never go for the scores.I never go for the match result, the score prediction.

I always find that a little bit too volatile for my liking, but ESAC to scoring us to win, I'll take that.Cain, how are you bro?31 months.We love that mate.31 months as a member.Thank you.

Hope all is well.

Cool.Sorry, I was just looking at the chat and wondering what was being changed there.

Sorry for a sec.All good.Newcastle fans are still taking ESAC leave and well, said Corbyn.It is mad, isn't it?Look, I understand the anger over it in one way, but how did Visa join them?Pretty similar situation, right?

And it's the same with some other deals in that one.But look, I get it.You know, they feel betrayed and annoyed by Isak.But eventually, they're going to have to just let it go.And I hope today that he can start to repay Liverpool's big investment in him.Tiger Valley.

It's match day.Excited regardless of what happens this season.I promise to back Areola and the team through thick and thin.They will win.walk alone.I put myself in that category as well.

You know, when the season gets underway, when the games are underway, everybody wants us to do well.We're all going to get behind the manager.And you know, if there are failings on the pitch this year, You know, unless it's extraordinarily on the manager, I think I'm going to be, you know, calling out the owners of the club and the executives of the club rather than anybody out there coaching, because I've said it all summer and I'll say it again.He hasn't been given the tools to do the job in the right way, and it's unfair on him.Whoever gifted some memberships as well.Thank you.

I've seen there was somebody gifted some memberships there.Who was it?JD.Thank you, mate, for gifting five memberships.Appreciate you, bro.What Liverpool players do you have in your FPL?

Do you know what, let me have a look.Off the top of my head, I think Isak Sobislai, and I can't remember the third one, but just bear with me. I'll have a quick look for you.

FPL, right, who've I got in my FPL?

I've got Sobislai, Virgil and Isak in my FPL.I usually only play two of them though, but yeah, they're the three that I have in.I wanted to put Virts in, but in all honesty, I wanted to see who he started the season before putting him in.So yeah, but again, as usual, I wouldn't take my FBL as anything other than bang average, because I'm not great, to be honest with you.Even though I do give it a lot of effort, I always end up in mid -table.Alan, thank you, mate, for becoming a member as well.

Appreciate you, sir.So, new season, new look here on Anfield Agenda and as you can see we've tarted up the scoreboard and the graphics a little bit and hopefully it makes it a more enjoyable experience for you guys as well.Just a reminder that after the game today we will be back to our usual of a live match reaction.Now, we're going to do it a little bit differently this season.In the live match reaction, the first eight to 10 minutes, I'm not gonna interact.It's just gonna be me talking about how I feel about the game, what I thought about it, and then we'll come into the chat, so you guys can have your say after that.

So just in case you're wondering why I'm ignoring super chats or anything like that when we start the match reaction, that's why.I just wanna do that little segment because I made that promise to people during the summer.Some people just wanna come in, get all the information, you know, not stick around because they've busy lives and totally get that.So hence the reason I'm just going to be doing that.And then of course, we'll have our player ratings video today as well.And we'll have another transfer news video later on tonight as well.

Right.Whoo, deep breath, ready to go.The nerves are starting to kick in a little bit now.You know, it's a little bit of the great unknown here with Andoni Ariola and the Reds.Connor said, hey Craig, sorry we've said it before, but could you call out the bench?Of course I can, my man, no problem.

He's a big fan since 2018.Mate, I gotta correct you, I keep saying this to people, you're not fans, you're mates.We don't do fans, I'm not worth being a fan of.I'm a normal dude, so you're a mate, and it's great to have, well, heading towards 400 ,000 mates now.So if you wanna join our collective of hooligans or misfits or whatever you wanna call us, do hit that subscribe button, and of course, new season same goal before kickoff if you can hit that like button for me and let's get us up to a thousand likes way before kickoff anyway as i promised connor let's go through the bench georgie mamadashvili is on the bench then we've got endo mccallister Costas, Victor Munoz, Araujo, Neoni, McConnell and Koumas.So no Chiesa, no Elliot on the bench.

Chiesa apparently has a fitness issue, Elliot just not selected.And of course, Curtis Jones joined Inter Milan this week and again I want to reiterate wishing Curtis the very best on his move.I'm excited folks, I'm really excited.I think, look I'm feelingI'm feeling confident today, but I don't want it to get into the realms of arrogance because, you know, it's the first game of the season and anything can happen.Still 73, almost 74 minutes on the clock at the Etihad and still Bournemouth leading by that goal to nil.

Megan, how are you, Megan?Said, I think Gakpo should not be sold.We've seen players fail to get up to speed.So please keep some continuity.I don't disagree, Megan.You know, I've no, desire to see Gakpo moved on.

But I just think, I don't think it's the club pushing him out.I think it's probably a case of a few things.Rio coming through, obviously, Barcola links and stuff like that.And Cody probably just thinking now is the, now is the time to maybe move on.And I'm sure he's got an attractive offer from Spurs.And also we've got to think about it financially for Liverpool.

If we went and moved Barcola in, as an example, we'd have probably spent 200 and 10 million pound we're bringing in 30 million for jones so about 180 million pound net which is another big outlay so i think liverpool liverpool want to probably offset some of that or at least That's my guess on it.But it is a guess, Megan.But I totally get where you're coming from.I wouldn't be wishing him away either.Like I've said, maybe last season wasn't the most exciting of seasons for him.But he's a pretty steady forward.

He's a pretty good tactician.And I wouldn't be rushing him away.But if he does have his mind made up, maybe he fancies a move over to the Spurs and work with the Zerby.I'll tell you what I did think though, Megan.If ever Spurs are going to come a knocking, it's going to be now, right?Because they were shit yesterday.

They really were and I expected better of them so I think maybe that result yesterday will get Spurs to light a fire under the executives and get their offers going and try and get Marmouche tied up and then move in for Gakpo.Alan, how are you?You said, renewed today after a while away with work.Glad the new season's upon us.Well, I hope work went well for you, Alan, wherever you were.I hope it's gone well for you, my man, and thank you.

It's great to have you back, and thank you for staying with us and becoming a member.John Oettinger, always a pleasure, John, said, kind of nervous about what will happen.At least I take joy in United taking it on the chin.I really, really have to say that shocked me yesterday, John.Look, I don't expect United to be you know, the best team in Europe or anything this season.But I did expect them to look better than they did against that Hull side yesterday, who quite frankly ran all over them.

United just couldn't keep with them.And yes, United had like 20 something shots, but not many of them troubling the keeper too much.It wasn't a great performance from them at all.So, you know, a chance for us to lay down our marker today and hopefully go out there and put in a good performance.

Kevin, how are you Kevin?

It's a Newcastle fan here.Oh, should I be worried Kevin?Should I be worried?I really appreciate how...I really appreciate and respect how honest you are.Thank you.

Can't wish you good luck today, but I do like Liverpool.Thank you, Kevin.And I've said this many times as well, mate.I have nothing but fondness for Newcastle fans.I say it over and over again.I know we had a bit of banter last year, and I'm not going to lie, I enjoyed every minute of it.

But I always have a soft spot for the Geordies, mate, because you're good people and you love your football club, and I get it.So, yeah, same to you.I would wish you good luck, but... neither of us would mean it would we mate but thank you for dropping in bro appreciate your kind words as well and i hope you uh had a lovely summer well i say that i mean i'm moaning about our transfer business dude your transfer business kevin has been it's been shocking i won't lie mate i can totally get newcastle fans frustration with that um and look i was talking about this in a in a grander scheme kevin i do wonder if the saudis are getting a little bit bored with their investments in sport because they'rethe Live Golf thing went away.They're not really pushing the Newcastle project forward.I think they pulled out of the WTA end of season event as well.

I think there's been some issues around the snooker and darts and whatnot.I'm wondering are they starting to get bored or wind up this whole Destination for sport thing, you know feels it.I've always warned about this.It's the thing I didn't want about any Investment or sovereign investment fund that Liverpool or anything is I've seen it with Russians and oligarchs and others who've come in and bought football clubs had great things got bored and left and The clubs end up in a mess and I wouldn't wish it on Newcastle or any Premier League club So I am intrigued by how that works out and looking forward to seeing Munoz play electric said Gamaldo Thank you, bro.Well, he'll have to come off the bench first.But yeah, it's a good option for us, especially if Newcastle have tiring defensive legs.

He could, again, cause problems.So another chance there, actually, for Bournemouth.Forces a save from Gianluigi Donnarumma.So it's still 1 -0 there to Bournemouth with 11 and a half minutes plus stopping time to go.Leona, I really hope we get more signings.I'm calm about Barcola, but realistically, we need a right back, a six, and I would love another winger with Barcola.

I mean, I'm relaxed about it, but I'm also nervous about it, right?So I don't, nothing has changed in regards to what we're hearing, the vibe around it.But like, you want to be made of stone, not to be somewhat nervous because, you know, the clock is ticking.We do have a lot to do.The whole window basically hinges on us getting this deal over the line.So, you know, to say I'm not nervous to any extent would be just lies.

But, you know, I'm not nervous that anything has changed in it.We just got to get our finger out.uh dan said craig who will have a better season e -soccer vsI'm going to say Isak, but I guess it's tough to measure, because with Isak you can measure it in goals pretty much, but with Wurtz it could be moments, it could be assists, it could be goals.I'm going to say Isak though, because Isak is going to have a chance.You know, no Hugo Akitike there.

So he's got a free run at this now for a while without any real pressure on him from, you know, Hugo breathing down his neck.And I hope that he steps up because what we can't have is him struggling with fitness or anything like that.That would really, yeah, that would really put us into trouble.Right, ladies and gentlemen, again, if you can, hit that like button for me.We've got plenty of time till the game gets underway, about 49 minutes or so.So if you can hit that like button.

Another corner here to Bournemouth in this one, and we'll keep an eye on that one in the background for you.Hoping Rio takes this opportunity to show he's ready for more permanent step up into the starting 11, said Procrastinator.Yeah, look, don't put too much pressure, I'm not having a pop at you here, bro, by the way.But look, as fans, we need to remember, he is still 17.You know, so I'm not expecting Rio to look like the finished product anytime soon.There are going to be things that frustrate us maybe or things that he over eggs, but he'll get used to it.

And, you know, as he gets more first team minutes and, you know, he'll get better.Loads of time on his side.And that's why, you know, I'm always cautious about kids coming into the first 11 because I don't want them to be, I don't want them to have the expectation in the same way we'd have it on Isak or on Virts because, you know, they're at different points in their careers and, you know, I want Rio to be managed properly.I don't want him burnt out at the age of 25.I love the stealth top, Craig.I got the new shirt, but the third kit is grey to match the home style.

I'm still waiting for the third shirt to be released to get a proper look at it.I've seen the images.stuff of it.I didn't buy any of the new jerseys this season but I did buy loads of the retro stuff like this, the green and white version of it, a top and a few other bits and pieces but I bought them a size smaller than I normally wear so I can continue in the old weight loss so yeah.I haven't really liked The shirts this year, I've got to be honest, I haven't really been overawed with either of them.This home one I was looking at in the shop the other day looks okay.

The away one, I don't really wear white too much to be honest.I just love the Adidas partnership back at the club though.It's always great to see and it just feels right Liverpool being with Adidas.

Newcastle fans are about to say Judas and Isak, probably, but that's the football banter, you know.

You've got to remember he did bring their club in 125, 130 million quid as well.But I can understand it.Like I said at the time, and I've mentioned it a few times about Newcastle over the last 12 months, it feels like whatever vision was sold to the players when they went in there, the Sandro Tsenalis, the Isaks, the Gomaresh, whatever the vision was, it doesn't seem like it's been fulfilled to the extent that Perhaps they thought when they were joining the club and that's why so many of them eventually looked for a move away.But you know, I'm talking about this from the outside.I don't know how to feel about the home kit to be fair, the white Doritos put me off.Honestly, I don't mind the little flex on it because that just reminds me back to the kits in the 90s and whatnot.

So I don't mind that, the late 80s, early 90s.I just don't, I don't think they pulled it off as well as they could have.It just feels, I don't know, there's something wrong about it.When I was looking at it in the shop, it just, It just didn't feel right.Something felt a little bit off about it and I can't quite put my finger on it.

Dude, what's up?

Said Craig, you look great.Thank you, bro.Very kind of you indeed.Sorry, I'm just keeping one eye on this Manchester City game because still 1 -0 to Bournemouth here.City have a corner, but we're at 83 and a half minutes on the clock.My first comment in a life, I've been lurking in the shadows.

Good day, lads.Well, that's all right, mate.Welcome in.Totally get it.I'd be somebody who probably wouldn't comment on stuff too much either when I'm watching it.But thank you for being in.

Appreciate you.I love the home and away shirts, not sure about the third.Yeah, look, the away shirt is nice.It's just, you know, for me, I don't really, white doesn't suit me too much.1 -1, City have just equalized.It's 1 -1.

Mark A header equalizes for City.

And it was just so poorly defended by Bournemouth.Yeah, it really wasn't well defended at all.

This is, that being a problem of theirs, when Areola was there and it carries on into the Marco Rosa era.

So what if they got five minutes or so plus stop, it's time to find a winner.Let's have a look at this corner again.

Oh my God.How?Oh, lads, if that was Liverpool, I'd be losing my mind.He's five yards with nobody near him.Between the penalty spot and the six yard box.How do you not pick up probably their strongest header of the ball?

That's crazy.That's crazy to me.That is terrible defending from Bournemouth.

Ollie Gamer, thank you, bro.Appreciate you.What's your favorite movie?I don't know, mate.I kinda, depends what mood I'm in.So like, I love some of the old school good fellas and stuff like that.

a Bronx tale would be another one of my favorites if I want something cheesy I love a bit of Jerry Maguire if I want something super cheesy and corny don't be a menace to South Central we're drinking your juice in the hood and yeah I mean I've got weird tastes to be honest which are the Blazing Saddles I love that I love a bit of slapstick comedy like that and yeah depends what mood I'm in I think Jay and Silent Bob strike back, mall rats.Yeah, I'm quite eclectic when it comes to my movie taste, but these days, I'm probably just looking at documentaries more than anything, if I have a little bit of time to watch something.

Right, let's keep going.What's this?A keynote?One second.

So Rio Ingo Mo is only the second 17 -year -old ever to start on matchday one of a league season opener for Liverpool with Michael Owen against Wimbledon in 97 -98.The other one, Hurry up on by.Exactly, Ivan Cruz, exactly.Do we have a problem?I love that.Kids, what do you say when you meet a nice man?

Are you my daddy?I love it.Carlito's Way, another belter of a movie, yeah.Absolute belter.That's my era, like right there.But A Bronx Tale, I think it was Robert De Niro's directorial debut as well.

That's just one of them films that struck a chord with me when I was growing up watching it.And every time I see it on TV, if I'm flicking through, I can't help but watch it again.

What's my favorite chocolate bar slash biscuit?

God, chocolate bar, star bar.I love a star bar, absolutely love them.My favorite biscuit, probably a chocolate hobnob.if i'm yeah probably chocolate hot knob depends what mood i'm inum anything odie i like odie type biscuits so yeah i don't like that a ginger no i did marry one as well so uh i didn't hear i'm gonna get you sucker do you ever see the suds roll down do you ever be in the showers and you see the suds roll down the crack of a man's ass and you know no no no sorry people watching here going why is he talking about the suds rolling down the crack of a man's ass but yeah that's just another one of those lines from the movies And also Friday.Can't talk about great movies like that without talking about Friday as well.

Chocolate Hobnob hard to beat.It's just legendary, isn't it?You know, it's just, it's good.They're not what they once were though.They used to be like the SAS as Peter Kay used to say of biscuits.He just dunked them in the air, again, again.

But these days, yeah, they're just not what they once were.I'd love to see the Starbar make a comeback.Comeback?It's never gone away.Dude, this is my favorite shocky bar.I eat at least one of them a week and they've never gone away.

I've always been able to get star bars.I love them.And then, do you know what annoys me though?My wife often came back and goes, there's no star bars.Here's a boost.They're the same.

I was like, fuck you, they're not the same.I mean, hello?Where's the peanut butter?

Right, so we're into the 89th minute here and it's still 1 -1 at the Eddie Head.Craig, I know it's your fault, but I hate the ad.

Seemed to be longer during, what, two longs?I don't know what to say, mate.I know you're not moaning at me about it, but there's nothing I can do about it, unfortunately.Yeah.like I've always said, there is trade -offs in this stuff, you know, when you aren't behind paywalls and stuff like that, you know, you gotta make sure that the bills get paid.So, I don't know what else to say, my man. I wish that they weren't there, I wish that they weren't needed, but, you know, it kinda is what it is.

The new white chocolate Hobnob to go, Craig.I don't know, it's all about white chocolate.I'm not a huge fan of white chocolate.yeah not a fan of white chocolate too much although i don't mind it in small doses but i'd never eat like i'd never go and buy a white chocolate bar and jaffa cakes my favorite biscuits somebody block him will you just block him and me jaffa cakes lads don't get me started on jaffa cakes jaffa cakes are the broccoli of the biscuit world you know what are they are they a biscuit are they a cake are they stale is it for breaking a window i don't know what they are but i do know one thing every time i see them i cringe I don't like Jaffa Cakes.I don't like them one bit.As I said, you know, I've got issues with Broccoli and I've got issues with Jaffa Cakes.

They're just wrong on every level.Areola should do what he did with Bournemouth players at Liverpool.Jaffa Cakes are brilliant.No, no, no, no.They're evil.They're evil, lads.

Jaffa Cakes are not brilliant.Oh, hang on.Oh, City have the ball in the net, but the offside flag goes up against Guardiola.Let's see if it stands or not.Guardiola thought he'd made it two, but let's have a look.What?

Oh.Lads, he might be on.This is going to be close.He might be on, you know.I think he's onside here.Personally, I think he's on.

I thought this was supposed to be quicker, by the way.Yeah, it's going to be a goal.Goal, 2 -1 City.

City win it right to the death, 2 -1.He looked onside to me, but it was close.So City turn it around late and win 2 -1.They don't look convincing though.They just don't look a great side, this City team at the minute.

I wish Hugo could have dropped a hat -trick today on them, said Jadon.I'll take Isak doing it though, bro.It's the left foot.of the centre back that plays him on.

Red Rose said, I don't want to see Rio playing every game.I worry about injuries with him still growing.It could derail his career as it did with by Cechic.Well, that's why we're looking to bring in, you know, other wide forwards as well to take some of the load off.But I agree.I don't want to see him playing every game either at this age.

But yeah, you can see there the offside.was close but he was onside uh Craig if we win the league will you do uh show us a picture of you with hair i've showed you a picture of me with hair loads of times mate i've showed you i don't like showing it too much because i don't want to get the ladies at home too excited you know but i'll show you once more just uh just so you can see what once upon a time a great man looked like with a bit of hair one sec let me just find you a picture ladies are you ready might want to get a few Kitchen roll, roll the kitchen roll, put it on the floor, just get ready, you know, just to make sure.

Let me just find this damn picture now.

You know it's bad when you have to look, there you go.Do you know what I mean?I mean, tell him, look, do you know, there he is.A younger Craig with hair.Do you know what I mean?You're welcome.

You're welcome, world.There you go.Look, I would.That's all I'm saying, lads, I would.So yeah, once upon a time, I did have hair, and I've said this to you as many times, I still do have hair.My wife makes me shave my head.

This is funny, I have this conversation every season, like people come in, call me bald.I laugh, say I'm not bald, it's by choice, but like if, I tell you straight out, if I was bald and I was really bald and it was bugging me, I'd go get a hair transplant, like, but I'm not bald.This is just, this is the way the missus likes me, aerodynamic and ready to go.Mark, how are we, bro?I'm calling Scumchester at Shitty Stadium the empty head from now on.Okay.

So I was looking at, I was playing a game earlier on, Mark, where I was looking at all the Manchester City sponsors around the edge of the pitch and seeing how many of them I've ever heard of.And I think it was two from about six or seven.They even have like Manchester City Club branded living accommodation over in Abu Dhabi that they're selling as well.

So yeah, I first thing, I come in late and the first thing I see is Craig with hair.

Yeah, I mean, I could grow it back.I just don't like it.I feel dirty with hair.Oh, do you know what I wish though?I do wish I could grow a beard.I wish I could.

I've always said I wish I could grow a beard, but I can't.If I could grow a beard, I'd have a shaved head and a beard, but I can't grow a beard.So, do you know what I mean?That's embarrassing to say, by the way.44 and can't grow a beard.

Crazy Little Man City paid 100 million for Boadia after just a few games in the World Cup.

Their squad, like even looking at their squad before the game, it doesn't strike.fearing me looking at that city squad.I don't think they're going to be anything close to what they were under Pep Guardiola.Personally, I know it's early days in that, but I just, I think the era, the era of dominance or whatever is going to fade away now.I did read something earlier on, actually.I want to read this out to you.

One second.If this isn't the most blatant bollocks you've ever heard, let me read this out from a, I think it's a business post or somewhere.Said UAE officials you ready for this now This is as blatant as you're going to get UAE officials caution that a negative outcome concerning Manchester City's 115 charges could damage improved relations with the UK according to two people familiar with the caseI mean, that is just as blatant as you want to get it.You know, if we get found guilty, you know, and you follow the rules and find us guilty, then that might damage the relations between our two countries.You know, fuck right off.

Do you know what I mean?You either did or you didn't.You can't start throwing your weight around and leaning on people to try and say, oh, well, we can't be found guilty because that would damage the relationship between the two.This is what I'm saying.It's all so grubby and I'm fed up of it.I'm fed up of political interference and nonsense in football.

It's football.Play by the fucking rules or do one.Rules apply.It's simple as that.Like, rules are there for a reason.They have to be respected.

Or what's the point?Hey Craig, it's great awaiting the match, especially your emotions.4 -1 to Liverpool.Thank you, bro.I don't know what to expect, but I know I'm excited for the new season.Who are you never embarrassing, beard or no beard?

Your mother.She loves me beardless or with a beard.So that's who I'm never embarrassing because your mother always takes it as a real positive when we can go out in public together and she can finally be seen with somebody who doesn't embarrass her.Not saying that's you, mate.I'll let other people figure that one out.But like I said, I don't be embarrassing anybody.

So, you know, oh, well, I embarrass in the competition, actually.That's probably a fair one, you know?That's probably fair.You know, I'm embarrassing the people that are trying to, you know, keep up at all on field agenda here.That's all right.Britain's biggest scandals worth watching on YouTube.

Oh, I've watched it multiple times, mate.I think it's called football's biggest scandal or British football's biggest scandal or something like that.Yeah, Villa in trouble this season.What did their scoreline end up?It was 4 -0 the last I'd seen the Villa score.What was it in the end?

Am I into watches?I am.Yeah, I've got a nice Code 41 watch that I got a couple of years ago.That's my pride and joy.I'd love to buy a Tag Heuer or something someday.That's my dream.

Like, that would be my gift to me if the channel ever really made it onto the next level, you know?

I'd love to treat myself to a Breitling or a Tag Heuer or something like that.

4 -0 did finish.And they had a man sent off as well, right?Gomez, if I'm not mistaken, was sent off.Yeah, Villa.Villa could be in trouble, you know?And I think...

Unai Emery is a great coach obviously.I just think it's the financials again.Villa just look like they're going to sell Ollie Watkins as well.I think there was talk of a 55 million euro deal, something like that being done to take him over to Saudi or close to being done.What's the documentary about?Which team?

Manchester City.It's about Manchester City and the charges and all the shenanigans.It's free on YouTube if you want to give it a watch.It just says Britain's biggest football scandal, something like that.That meme guy said I hope Virts is stronger and stop with a sloppy passing like we saw in preseason because it could leak goals when turning over possession.Time for both Isak and Virts to step up.

It is, absolutely they have to step up.Robbo looked awful yesterday and I'm glad to see McConnell and Ione in the team.I don't know, I didn't watch Burnley.yesterday.I've seen a few bits and pieces from it, but yeah.It's just, you know, I would have preferred to keep Robbo over Costas personally, but again, who doesn't love Robbo?

I'm never going to say a negative word about Robbo.

I couldn't.The man's just a class act.Michael, I love everything you bring to the channel, Craig.

Thank you for your presence today.You're the best out there for Liverpool.Thank you, bro.Appreciate that.I just try to have a laugh, you know.I have a simple rule, be respectful, I'll be respectful, don't be respectful.

I won't be.It's pretty straight forward but it seems to work for me anyway.Look I'm just, I'm excited and I'm nervous.Excited because it's a brand new season and every new season you're starting from scratch again and you go into it with hopes and dreams and expectations but I just need us to see how we look today.It was hard to get a proper read in pre -season because it was all very disjointed with players joining in at different parts of it, fitness levels being up and down depending on when players were back.So now hopefully we look sharp today and we can get a result.

Why are we signing injured players?

Well, we haven't, but I know it's just, I mean, the only thing I can think about, right, and again, it's me just giving an opinion here.So if I was a manager and I can only put myself in Areola shoes, if I was a manager and I wanted a particular guy, so let's say in this case, it's Yancuba Minta.If I wanted him more than I wanted somebody else, I have to say the eight weeks thing wouldn't bother me because it is eight weeks of what, five years?So it's not ideal, but ultimately it wouldn't stop me if I was a coach and this person was the person I wanted.Now I can't speak towhy he wants them, how much he wants them, versus Embay, or I know they wanted Endrick, I know they wanted Diamande, so I can't speak to the thought process, but I wouldn't let the eight weeks injure thing being a deal breaker, I wouldn't.

But I would use it, obviously, from a negotiating standpoint to try and knock the price down a bit, but after that, I don't mind it as much.I just want the manager to get in whoever he wants, and if you need to wait eight weeks for somebody and he's the right guy, so be it.After that, your guess is as good as mine, mate.As Conor said, three weeks of an international break in those eight weeks as well, which is true because, of course, now we've got the combined September -October international break.So, yeah, we do have that longer break, which again is three weeks of rehab for him.So, you know, less games missed in it.

And yeah, so we'll wait and see what happens.But again, let's just hope we get our business done.Right folks, we have 26 minutes to kick off and we are closing in on a thousand likes.So if you can, please do hit that like button.Craig, where's Conor and the rest of the lads watching the match?Imagine a home.

Conor's certainly in his home anywhere.I'm not sure where Lewis is, if he's working or not today.

I'm not sure what he's doing, but yeah, it's not eight weeks to win.It's eight weeks and he's got to get fit.

Well, it is eight weeks, Declan, because he had a pre -season, mate.He did have a pre -season, so he won't need to have as big of an outlay.So it will be pretty much eight weeks, maybe nine, let's say.But he did have, like he played right up until, I think it was the early in August when he picked up the injury.So he did have fitness levels on a pre -season.Now, yes, yes, yes, the game.

back.Well again I'm not saying it's right or wrong.I'm just trying to give you my opinion on it to say if I was the manager and I wanted a player and I thought this player was the perfect fit, I wouldn't mind waiting a bit.That's all I'm saying to you.You know, I want Liverpool to go out there and get the best we can in each position, but I can't force them to do that.And there's no point in me sitting here and calling everybody idiots about it.

I'll save that for Richard Hughes and FSG.I mean, I must have answered that question 50 times in the last month.I don't believe so, but let's wait and see.You know, nothing's changed for me about Barcola.I think we get Barcola.I think we figure it out this week and I think he becomes a Liverpool player.

The player wants Liverpool.He's already sorted out where he's going to be living in Liverpool.I can't say much more like, you know, it is what it is.It's not great that it's Dragadon, but Personally, and I can only speak for me, I don't have any concerns about a hijack or the deal falling apart or anything like that.I think it gets done.I think everybody's working in that direction.

I think the player wants to come through us.But again, this isn't a fact.This is just people I'm speaking to.They were musing, if you want to call it that word, to say, are we waiting for the concrete offer from Spurs?to see where we are with Cody Gakbo, because we know Spurs are interested, that's been talked about quite a bit, but as of yet that I'm aware of, no concrete offer or number has been put down to Liverpool for Gakbo.So that seems to be why Liverpool are waiting to see what that lands them in budgetary.

So that's all I can say and tell you what I'm hearing, but no concerns for me about it being hijacked or what, no.

Craig, would you say Barcola gets done this week?

Me personally, I think it does but the window's been a joke.Well, it has to get done soon, right?There's only, what, eight, nine days.First of September, 11pm, the window shuts.So, you know, we're running out of will it get done by.Now it just has to get done by the window closing and certainly hope things pick up for the early part of this week.

Spurs are going to close the Marmouche deal it seems at Man City as well.

What are your thoughts on Jacquet so far?

I mean, we've only had 45 minutes, but he looked really promising, got himself a goal, didn't look out of place at all.But yeah, we've only had that 45 minutes, so difficult to really say with any level of certainty, but he looked composed.And what I liked about Jacquet in that preseason game was his commanding of the backline.And he was, you know, directing people ahead of him where he wanted them to move into to make sure that the passing channels were open.I thought he looked very composed and very Masterful, if that's the word, for somebody quite young in that position.So just let me read through the subs bench for you again, just in case you haven't seen it yet.

So the Liverpool subs bench is Georgie Mamadashvili, Endo, Maka, Costas, Mounos, Araujo, Neoni, McConnell and Koumas.The Newcastle XI is Hornacek, Hull, Botman, Visa, Osula, Barnes, Thiaw, Storr, Lange, Dedic and Miley.That is the Newcastle XI.Liverpool start in XI obviously.Alison Becker in goal forpong at right back milos kirk is at left back center back pairing today jeremy jackane your captain virgil van dyke midfield ryan gravenberch dominic sobosly with verts in the 10 rio on the right gap on the left and mr alexander isak through the middle i'm wearing the new white jersey with dom on the back and it's long sleeve i love it it's my favorite the adidas kits nice um I look nice.

It does look nice the white one.But as I said, I'm not really a fan of white tops in general, probably because I'm a messy eater and I just destroy them.Where is Chiesa?So the official line is that Federico Chiesa misses out with a fitness issue.Elliot's just not in the squad, but the line on Chiesa is it's a fitness issue.

TR's pronounced Chow, by the way, never knew how to pronounce it.

Yeah, I've heard people pronounce it, but I don't know.Do you know what I mean?I'm sure it is pronounced differently, Connor.But you know me at this point, mate.It's just him.You know, I'm too old.

I'm too cranky.I'm not changing anything these days, mate.You know, I'm used to butchering pronunciations.But it is weird, yeah.Like T -H -I -A -W.Chow.

I don't know.

We'll just call him Malik.And we'll leave it at that.

You're not alone with the messy eating.So I'm somebody that don't even talk to me when I'm eating.Like, do you know what?I see that.I see people having conversations when they're eating.And I'm like, what?

What house did you grow up in?Head down, like a pig in a trough, and I'll talk to you when I come up for air after eating.See, that's the way I look at food, obviously.Rachel said, I just took my seat at the stadium up on the Gods.You're getting the steps in though, Rachel.Getting the steps in.

I always do look at the away section of St. James' Park and think, my God.Like, I'm scared of heights, Rachel.I don't know if I'd be able to sit up there.But you're getting the steps in, as we said.I think Elliot is gone.Isn't even in the matchday squad.

I think he's gone as well, Daz, but I honestly don't know who to or how much for.I've not seen too many links from him, but yeah, it definitely does look like Liverpool are going to sort out something for him before the end of the window.why Rio was right wing.That's where he's played in the last few preseason games, to be honest.I think Liverpool are just trying to get everybody comfortable on both sides.I mean, Iriola has spoken a little bit about wanting the wingers to be able to play off both sides.

So I think maybe until the whole situation with Barcola is sorted and we get some type of a pecking order, you know, Rio's trying on the right.Doesn't mean they might not switch up on occasion.Maybe let's say if Munoz comes on, maybe Munoz then shifts to the right, Rio shifts across to the left, but that's where we're at for now.Craig, the worst is when you order food with other people and they want to share and have some of what you ordered.Yeah, they can go fuck themselves, James.That's what happens there, mate.

You know, you want to get it.You're not getting any of mine.I'm definitely that person, James, that, you know, if the fork comes across, bang, stabbed with the fork, get your hand away.Not happening.If you want one, I'll order you one, no problem.Knock yourself out.

Do you know what?This is so sad and so pathetic, James, but In other words, sometimes you have these useless memories from when you were a kid.So I remember once upon a time, one of my mom's friends was late home from work, so her daughter came back to our house for dinner after school.So I think we must have been 10 maybe at this point.So my mom made spaghetti bolognese and we were having our spaghetti bolognese.I don't know if anybody else does this but I always leave the best part of my dinner till the end.

I save it.So I had my favourite part ready for the end and then just as I was getting ready for it my friend decided that she didn't want to finish her food and put it onto my plate.Oh lads, still traumatised about it to this day.The favourite, the best bit, wrecked.because somebody else put their food on my plate.I mean, that was the end of it for me. I'm so weird.

Like, you know, if you get a sausage or something and you get a bit of grizzle in it, I won't eat a sausage for six months then.That's me done.Like, I am so anal when it comes to food.It's ridiculous.Do you growl if someone tries to take your food?No, I just pick it up and walk out of the room.

They know better.They know better than to try it.Brian.Thank you, Brian.Just seeing Brian gifted 50 memberships.Absolute legend.

Thank you, Brian.Owen said, I enjoyed the break from football over the summer.So excited to be back, but time for 11 millionaires to make or break my day.Yeah, I mean, it feels like a really long summer do, definitely.It feels like a really, really long summer.Yeah.

I'm just excited for it to be back.But yeah, it just feels like it's been forever since we've last seen the Reds in proper competitive action.We've a Newcastle fan in the chat.How are we?Been a season ticker holder for 37 years.Haven't renewed because of poor health.

Well, sorry to hear about your health, my friend, and I hope you feel better soon.Not knowing your circumstances, of course, I don't know if it is possible, but I certainly hope you're well.Just here to see what Liverpool fans think of Newcastle.Best fans to come to Newcastle, Liverpool fans.I think, look, apart from last year,summer when I got a bit salty, I've nothing but respect for Geordie's.

I say that every single year.They're some of my favourite supporters in the Premier League.Yeah, so no issues for me with Geordie's.I think they're good people.Sharing is good.Yeah, but it has to be preordained, right?

If you want to share something, if we say, like, let's split a pizza or let's split a portion of wings, fair enough.But if my food shows up, and you all of a sudden like the look of it well that's tough shit you know what you're getting next time then don't you that's kind of where i'm at with it like if it's pre -ordained sharing no problem but if you just like the look of it tough tough you're done not my problem order yourself a portion of it or go away thanks for not giving me a membership you do understand they're allocated completely you know uh in an ad hoc basis like there's not we don't go through and go he can have one he can have one brian says 50 memberships puts them in they're allocated randomly to people nobody chooses who gets the memberships it's just done randomly uh mike how are we oh and the reds go marching in Oh, and the Reds go marching in.So as you can see, we've got the Premier League trophy in the corner today.I thought I'd switch it up for the first game of the season since we are back to the Premier League.So no Champions League trophy.We've gone for the Prem trophy today.

Jeremiah said best time to face Newcastle with their squad is right now.I'm kind of, I'm hoping that's the case, Jeremiah, but I don't really want to say it out loud because you know, might bite me in the ass.So I'll be a liar though if I said I'm not thinking maybe this is the right time to play them.Because St. James' Park is always a tough game.the Premier League.So maybe we are getting up at the right time, but I have to say maybe because, you know, the game isn't over yet.

Liz, how are we, my friend?Stoke suckers.Love you good people.And certainly they do, Liz.And hope all is okay with you, Ian and the family, Liz.You've got our George over in Florida at the minute, Liz.

George is over there on a vacation with his mum.Put the Champions League behind Elmo.Might do, we can do with that, certainly.It is a possibility, but it has to go behind Elmo.Isn't that right, Elmo?See, he's happy, he's loving life.

He said four in the elbow.I don't know, I'm not taking Elmo's word as gospel.

Can you go through the Liverpool bench, please?

Yes, certainly.Two seconds, my man.So on the bench today for the Reds, Georgie Mamadarsvili, Wataru Endo, Alexis McAllister, Kostas Simakis, Munos, Araujo, Niyoni, McConnell, Koumas.So Mamadarsvili, Endo, McAllister, Kostas, Munos, Araujo, Niyoni, McConnell, Koumas.No Chiesa, no Elliot on the bench.So I think we're on this mad unbeaten streak as well.

It's like 14 years, something like that, where we haven't lost match day one.

And of course, both clubs coming together now to honor Kevin Keegan after his tragic passing.You know, I think both sets are fan -based, obviously, if nothing but luck.and affection for kevin keegan.

Craig could you please move your mic your mouse and hand movements are loud no i can't paul sorry i have to do what's comfortable for me mate and where everything is now is comfortable for me and i'm not moving the microphone or anything like that and i can't help that the mouse has to be clicked and the buttons have to be pressed so unfortunately man on this one i can't do anything for you i do get it by the way because i'm somebody who's very sensitive to sound myself but i can't help that The mic picks up me clicking a mouse.

It has to be done or I wouldn't be able to operate the stream.Craig, I'd do so much for an ESAC hat trick today.I'm intrigued.

What do you mean, so much, Lindsay?Give me 100 quid even?Jokes.Look, I just want to see him score and hopefully...Look, if I was him, I'd be giving it the full flambo blanket in the corner, you know, suck on these, giving it all that.I don't care.

I'd pay the fine.Wouldn't care.I'd be giving it to them.

But I don't know how ESAC will celebrate if he scores.Ideally, who would you want for the right wing position?

Bay or Minta?Do you think they'd be good enough?Ideally, Jamie, neither.Look, I'll understand the manager's thought process.I understand why we're confident, but we're talking about ideally, right?And ideally, I'd want somebody like Michael Alise or Rayyan, ideally.

Of the two you've mentioned, I don't know is the honest answer because I don't know enough about Ibrahim Mbaye to give a valid opinion.And Mint, I can see the upside of, but I can also see that he hasn't been there yet.He hasn't got to where we want him to be yet, but he's still, what, 22?So lots of potential there as well.I think the safer bet would probably be Minta.But I think the one that may work better and have more of an upside may be in B. So yeah, it's I guess a case of...

And also with going for Minta, you know he's used to the Premier League.So there's probably, I'd lean to that, but again, I think the higher upside is probably with Mbay.And I think with him, you're getting somebody who in three, four years time, probably be worth double what you paid minimum.But again, let's just wait and see how it goes.

I'm Donnie Areola on the reception from Newcastle fans to ESAC.

I'm not worried about this.Do you like to play these types of games?Absolutely.If I was in ESAC shoes, I'd be, I'd be absolutely up for it, 100%.I'd be ready to go in this one to prove a point.Yeah, I'm definitely somebody who gets inspired by anger when I'm playing sport.

And I mean, I can harness it in the right way.Don't go out there and lose your head.But if I'm Isak, I'd certainly be motivated for today.

Put it that way, yeah, 100%.I don't feel like our starting lineup is very scary.

I think it's pretty good.It's pretty good, honestly.If you look at like Sidi's starting lineup today, that didn't look great to me at all.I think our line -up's okay.I'm not saying it's complete, there's still ways we can improve it, but I think it's a good line -up.Right, ladies and gents, let's just finish this poll where we said prediction for the game today.

A win by two plus goals, a win by one goal, a draw or a loss, and 61 % of the people that voted said a win by two or more goals.I love it.

I love the optimism.Thoughts on Trent speaking on Liverpool?

I don't really have any.That's the honest answer.I don't want to get into the whole Trent thing again.He's gone.He made his bed.Yeah, leave him be.

That's the kindest I can be about it.I don't want to be negative about stuff on a matchday.Liz said, how did United do today?It was yesterday, but they lost 2 -0.Yeah, 2 -0 in the early kickoff on the Saturday.And of course, we're playing that kickoff next weekend.

I hate it, I hate that kickoff.So I might be super, I might just start the game 45 minutes, start the coverage 45 minutes next weekend to get some sleep because, yeah, the idea of starting the coverage a quarter past 11 for a half -12 kickoff, just no, I probably couldn't be 11 .45, to be honest.Jeremiah, how are you, bro?And thank you.Both sets of fans now obviously showing love for Kevin Keegan.St. James' Park looking brilliant.

All the fans holding up their Little squares and a huge Tifo as well for King Kev.

And it's great to see both clubs come together to honour such a great man.So right, let me make sure, right, clock's ready.Okay, we're good to go.

Oh, I'm getting nervous now, folks.Six minutes to go.Six minutes until our Premier League campaign for 26 -27 gets underway.

I thought Craig was going to roast United then, but don't want history to repeat itself.

Yeah, it definitely, it definitely popped into my head.You know, I'm, you know, I remember, I remember saying we'll be grand, you know, Adrian will be grand today, we won't concede, blah, blah, like, you know, I remember.I remember.

So yeah, I'll be a bit more cocky if we get the win afterwards.Craig, he blessed my eyes with that hair photo.It's what I do, Gareth.It's what I do, Gareth.You're very welcome, my friend.But no, thank you, Gareth, for being with us, bro.

Tommy, how are you, Tommy?He said, my granddad was a lifelong Red and passed away a few weeks back.

It's my first game without him.The club are putting a memorial in next week's matchday program.Absolutely class.Well, sending love, Tommy, to you and your family.Sorry on the passing of your granddad, sir.

And it's a lovely touch yet to have him in the program next week.But sending your love, Tommy, to you and your family.

Right, come on, the Reds.Come on, the Reds.So, I'm going to try my best to focus on commentary and keeping you guys up to date on the game.I will dip in and out of the chat occasionally, but don't think I'm ignoring you guys or anything like that.

I just want to make sure that I can, you know, communicate across what's happening and not get sidetracked and stuff.Let's go.I think I've portrayed your thoughts there.But thank you, Victor.RIP to any headphone users there.Marmouche the Spurs, here we go.

Well, hopefully it's Cody Gakpo soon.

Tottenham Reads verbal agreement with Man City to sign on with Maramoo.Here we go.Verbal agreement done with an initial loan by clause to become mandatory under certain conditions of £50 million.Maramoo says yes to Spurs.Days ago, travel and medical on Monday.So, that feels low.

Didn't they pay more than that for Marmouche?That feels low to me, lads.

Hmm.

Stevie Boy said 130 AM, come on the Reds.Well, thank you for being with us, Stevie Boy and obviously being up nice and early for the game as well.Does Newland the alien still exist?Yes, he is right there.He's ready.Don't worry.

We don't go anywhere without our little alien mascot.Even when I come on holiday, his new lawn comes in the hand baggage, you know.He's very good at keeping quiet and he can mask, he can, he can, what's the word I'm looking for?He can use osmosis when I'm going through the security checks to just put himself into the atmosphere and then he comes back together and regenerates when we get there.

Spurs overpaid for Savinia because Sidney would owe money to Frankfurt on the Marmouth sale.

It does feel like there is some shenanigans afoot, Mr. Crosby, yes.Long -time listener, don't always agree, but I come around.Appreciate it.So look, we don't always have to agree, my man.You know, it's football.It's an opinion thing.

You know, we don't always have to agree.I'm certainly not saying that I'm always right, but I'll always just promise you an honest view, whatever I think I'll say.But thank you, man.Appreciate you being with us.And I think we both want to win today anyway.We'll probably agree on that one.

So again, let's run through the Liverpool XI.It is Alisson in goal.It's Frimpong at right back, Kerkes at left back, Jeremy Jacquet in alongside of captain Virgil van Dijk, midfielder Dominic Sobislai, Ryan Gravenberch and then Verts in the 10.On the left hand side Gakbo, right hand side Rio N 'Gamoa and obviously Alexander Isak then.On the bench, your Liverpool bench today is Mamadar Shvili, Endo, McAllister, Costas, Munoz, Araujo,Right, nearly there ladies and gents, nearly there So as I always try to say, sit back, relax.

I'll do my best to keep you up to date with what's going on in the game.And we'll have a live match reaction coming up afterwards as well.And our player ratings video will be out later today.Make sure you're signed up to the Anfield Agenda WhatsApp.If you want to submit your player ratings to be included in the video, Connor will put the link into that in the match reaction.

Par for McAllister, the Liverpool subs bench isn't exactly filled with household names.

Well, let's be honest about it.We also have Ekotike injured.So, you know, and it's pretty good.To be fair, the bench, if you look at Araujo, I think everybody knows who he is.McAllister, as you mentioned, everybody knows who he is.Endo, I would say, is a household name.

He was the Japanese captain.After that though, yeah, there is some youngsters on there, but that's why we need to dip into the market.Right folks, sorry, there was a minute's silence there and a minute's applause for Keegan and I didn't want to interrupt.Brian, how are we?No nerves for now.Completely excited for the post -slot era.

Yeah, hopefully we're at least a bit more lively.

It is, yeah.It's time to put up or shut up now, alright?

Craig, this year I watched all your streams, you won the league.So my aim is to do it again this season.I love it.I love it.So if we don't win the league, it's because you didn't watch the stream.I know who to blame.

No, but yeah.Hopefully we have a good season.

And thank you for being with us, my man.Craig, this is probably the hardest opening to a match I've had in a while.

It's a tough match, but if we get through it, it's a good three points.an awkward away game out of the way.

So I'm hoping we can catch Newcastle not at their best, but we have to go out there and do it.Right, ladies and gentlemen, we are about to get underway.Teams are in their pre -match huddle.We're nearly ready to go.Thank you, Hazzy.Appreciate you.

Now the nerves are kicking in, lads.The nerves are kicking in.

Right, so a reminder.I'm not going to be able to dip into the chat as much, even superchats I'll get back to as and when I can throughout the stream, but I'm going to try and focus on giving you guys some up -to -date information on it, on the match, so stick with us.

Liverpool playing from left to right in the first half in our all -red strip, obviously Newcastle in their black -and -white away.Just waiting for the nod from the referee and we'll be underway.

We are underway, ladies and gentlemen.new season and the reds don't do the decent thing and instead try to play through the middle and immediately give away possession which gravenburch wins back refsthere's a handball in there though and it'll be a Newcastle free kick.Hey Craig how good was it to watch United lose to Hull?I think they were projected to finish above us.Also what do you think about Trent's interview?

Wouldn't mind loan him.I don't want Trent back near the club is my honest answer.He made his bed now go and lie in it and I don't mean to be salty about that.but I am a bit, so I don't want him back near the club.He thought he was better than us, so let him do what he's doing in Madrid.And United losing was a lovely surprise, yeah, it definitely was.

Right, anyway, free kick to Newcastle.Liverpool holding the line about three or four yards ahead of the 18 -yard box.No Dan Byrne again for Newcastle today.No, there's a header through to Alisson there.No Dan Byrne for Newcastle today, as well as no Bruno Gamara, as he's gone to Arsenal.And no Joelinton, who's also injured as well.

Virgil, side foots the ball forward.Ball breaks down, second ball again is knocked forward.Newcastle clear it.Szaboszlai brings it under control in the centre circle.He goes out left side, to Kyrgiz.Kyrgiz back to Virgil, for Impon.

Nice ball through the lines now.Wurz opens up a bit of space, plays it out left hand side.

Here comes Cody Gakpo, Kyrgiz on the overlap.Gakpo slips it in to Wurz.Oh, strike blocked, good play though, come on boys.It's good, we carve Newcastle apart there through the middle.Virts did well.Gakpo plays it back to him.

Virts then tries to shot and it's blocked.It's out of play now for Newcastle throwing.But a good exchange there from Liverpool.Progressed the ball quickly.We'll sync up now with 2 minutes for everybody.2 minutes and 1, 2, 3.

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.Right, can somebody give Andoni the memo that he's not to be wearing navy.I feel like we need to communicate this to the gaffer.He's not to be wearing navy.

Navy is the broccoli and jaffa cakes of the clothing colours.

Bit of head tennis going on now in the centre of the park.

eventually visa brings it down he's knocked into newcastle get a free kick which they take quickly although they tried to take it quickly but the ref says too quickly and brings it back so five major trophies in five full seasons for the newcastle manager will he continue that trend at newcastle i doubt it isaac comes in to close it down newcastle have it back press comes on from liverpool newcastle go long jacques does well knocks it down to verts verts immediately goes into the right channel for isaac Tries a little bit of a Cruyff turn back on himself there, or scissors turn and it's intercepted by Newcastle and cleared away.

But you can see how quickly Liverpool are looking to get their heads up and get the ball forward.As soon as Wirtz got possession of that, he knew exactly where he wanted to put it into Isak.Jacquet now, he carries the ball into the Newcastle half.

Out right side to Rio.Rio cuts back in, goes to Frimpong.Jacquet, Frimpong, Gravenburch.Lovely, lovely bit of play from Ryan, lets it slip across his back.

Pulled across and it's messy and it's intercepted.Great play again by Liverpool.Gravenberch lets it roll across his body and then he messes the pass up.Now Newcastle on the counter -attack with Alanga.1 -0 Newcastle.Oh lads, what did I say in the whole of pre -season?

What have I warned against?What have I said all pre -season?Somebody go back and watch any of my watch alongs.I've said the same thing every preseason.You give the ball away with a sloppy pass in the final third.We get counted and we're opened up.

And here we are, first game of the season.And what do we do?We counter attack or we attack.We give the ball away with a sloppy pass.We're counted and we're 1 -0 down.It's not rocket science.

It's very, very basic stuff.And we're caught it again.Look, it's a sloppy ball from Gravenberch.Newcastle turn it over, win it back.Then straight away, they get the ball.Elanga goes on the overlap.

Ball slipped into him.He's miles onside and he picks out the corner.It's 1 -0.Said it all.But we don't need a DM, James Pearce, right?We don't need a DM.

Tell us again, James Pearce, why we don't need a DM and why the club don't think we need one.It's pretty goddamn obvious what we need.And here we are, five minutes into the new season.Same old, same old.It's just so obvious.And I've warned all pre -season, same thing.

Protect the damn ball in the final third.Don't give it away stupidly because we commit bodies forward.And we do, and we're counted, and we're behind.It's told you lot, stop underestimating them.Can you stop being a dickhead?How about that?

No one's underestimating them.We did that to ourselves.And if you knew anything about football, you'd understand that.That wasn't a great Newcastle.It was us.We gave possession and got countered.

If you don't understand football, just keep down.don't don't speak you know you're embarrassing yourself here by trying to belittle other people by saying oh i told you all i know everything no that was on us we gave the ball away newcastle did their part but for me as a fan i'm looked at and thinking that's exactly what i've been seeing all pre -season and exactly what i warned against it's ridiculous we talked about it more with isak and or excuse me overts and pre -season but that time it was gravenberch just does the hard part breaks the line gets in between and then just plays a sloppy pass out to the left that was intercepted.Oh, come on, give me strength.

Right, anyway, 1 -0 down.Plenty of time on the clock, but not the start we'd hoped for, lads.Frimpont, Jacquet.

Of course, Newcastle can now sit, be compact and look to play on the counter after going 1 -0 up.And this is the problem when you give it away.Not only, of course, have we given them the initiative in the game, but we've given them something to hang on to now, something to fight for.Another ball across the front of Newcastle's goal that's not to a Liverpool player.It's cleared and it's back with Jacquet.Julian said, welcome back, Craig.

Let's hope Liverpool can have a better season.I hope so, dude.I hope so.But it's not been the start we'd hoped for this season anyway.

Free kick to Liverpool here.Virts was fouled.

I mean, it's pretty straightforward that one.Harvey Barnes just comes in.No eyes on the...Well, yeah, just pretty straightforward.

He just bundled straight into Virts.

Craig, you must be dreading coming to the Emirates.Not really, mate.No, I get excited about the big games, to be honest.Arsenal, I never have any fear of Arsenal.I have respect for them, of course I do, but I never fear anyone.It's Liverpool, you know, we should be, ooh, ball in there, Virg heads it, goes off a Newcastle player, says the ref, and it'll be a Liverpool corner.

No, not fear, Zane, but respect, definitely respect.

She came off the Newcastle player's shoulder, I think, off Miley's shoulder.Right, let's see if we can do anything from this corner.Gakpo floats it in towards the penalty spot, headed away by Newcastle.Verts gets the second ball, plays it out to Miloš Čerkez.Gakpo, his strike's blocked.

Second ball is just about cleared by Newcastle.So to go back to the goal for a minute.Look, obviously I look at this from a Liverpool perspective.Fair play to Newcastle on the counter and well done to Anthony Landa on the finish.Obviously from a Newcastle's perspective, you look at that and you'd say, good counter -attacking goal.But from our perspective, I can't help but just feel frustrated because something I've spoken about multiple times in preseason is about protecting the ball in the final third and not turning it over because we get so many bodies forward now we're just we're turned and that's where that natural shield of the back four needs to be we need to have somebody that can snuff that danger out and we don't this is why the journalists need to get their finger out stop brown nose in the club and actually hold them to account for not getting in what we need.

It boiled my blood the other day to see James Pearce writing that line thatclub sources don't think a six is needed in this system blah blah blah.I don't care James.I don't care what club sources say.I want you the journalist to actually do your part and say they're wrong we need one.And also I don't know a Liverpool fan lads that doesn't think we need a six.

So this isn't like one group of us looking to be spoiled kids.This is a position we haven't boxed off properly for a few seasons now.Oof.Kyrkez got a leg to the face there.

Accidentally, I should say, like nothing in it, but he did catch one to the forehead.Right, Alisson to go along with the free kick.Kyrkez steps in to win it.Isak, excuse me, Wirtz.Then a foul from Miloš Kyrkez.Newcastle ball just inside their half.

Newcastle take it quickly.Press comes on from Isak.

Newcastle, they'll find their man.Harvey Barnes, I think it is.He spins inside.Overlap now from Lewis Hull.

Rio's tracking back with him.Stand him up, Rio.Stand him up, good man.Stand him up.Hans tries the ball in.It's blocked.

Newcastle have it back with Lewis Hull.

Holly said we need a DM on that goal.Proved it clearly.Absolutely.Couldn't agree with you more.But also we need to protect the ball better.It was more critical, Holly, of Virtson pre -season with it.

But in that instance there, it was Gravenburch that made a mess of it.

I mean, hopefully we can restore parity here as quickly as possible.out to Kerkes, back into Gakpo, Virgil, Jacquet, into Wurz.He dropped a little bit deeper.Wurz plays into the right -hand to Rio.I think it's over hit.Yeah, it's over hit.

Goes behind for a Newcastle goal kick.

I mean, I'm looking at the goal now.It's so sloppy.It's so sloppy.So all it was was, it's a ball across, that Newcastle defender slides in, plays it into midfield, and then it's just one pass from there to Alanga, and he just, yeah.I'm not liking the angle by the way from Alisson.I'm going to say that out loud.

I'm not liking the angle.I think he went too far to his left side.But either way, good finish from Alanga and it all came from us turning over the ball.Harvey Lewis said, is it just me or do we look really sloppy?That sloppiness mate has been my biggest bugbear of pre -season.We get ourselves into good positions and we're just not looking good.

And there's another example of it.Frimpong carrying the ball forward, gets into a good position, brings himself inside.Then he has the simple part of a ball into the right channel to Rio, under hits it and it gets intercepted.Newcastle counter us.Eventually the ball goes out.Again, us turning over possession in their third of the pitch.

It's just not good enough.And it's simple, simple stuff, throw into Newcastle.

Farside almost 15 minutes on the clock at St. James' Park.It's Newcastle lead by a goal to nil.That goal came via Anthony Alanga.Kerkes, he goes long with his clearance, looking for Isak.Ball breaks, Virts lets it bounce, which lets the Newcastle player back at him.Newcastle have it now.

They go in over the top looking for Alanga, but it's overhit and goes straight through to Alisson.Ali goes long, looking for Isak.Again, Newcastle player wins the first header.Ball breaks in midfield.Virts to Gakpo.Gakpo can't find a pass then fouls the Newcastle player.

Free kick Newcastle.Alanga.Newcastle have it down Liverpool's left channel.They go back.Come on, lads.Press harder.

Lewis Hall now.He goes back.Press comes on from Isak.It's back of the Newcastle keeper.Come on, boys.Right.

Come on.Transition quickly, Gakpo.Quickly.Rio, man on.Man on.Come on, Rio.

Move the ball to Frimpong.Back into Rio.Come on, man.It's the movement ahead of him.Isak.

Frimpong.Soboslai.Look at this.There's a circle.Run into the fucking space, Rio.

Verts.Again, his pass is a few yards behind Kyrkes.

It's just lazy, boys.It's lazy.Simple, simple stuff.Just they're not switched on.Like simple passes, a yard, two yards behind their man, then forcing us backwards.Good ball from Jacquet now, out to Rio on the right channel.

Rio stands up a deep cross, goes over everybody.Isak has it on the far side.I mean, somebody go out there and help him.Back to Kyrkes.He fires in a low cross.Verts.

Saved and lucky.Cross fired in, Virts gets on it, takes a touch, hits it then on the turn, Keeper gets a strong hand on it and turns around for a Liverpool corner.There's a cross in from Kerkes, it's a mishit clearance, then Virts is there.quickly, it bounces just in front of the keeper, gets a strong hand on it, left -handed, touches it round the post for a Liverpool corner.

Unlucky.Ball in.

Ball in, Virgil tries to dive at it, it's missed, it goes through to Kyrkes and his cross is miles too high, straight behind for a Newcastle goal kick.

Kyrkes isn't good in her midfield, it's not defensive.

I don't know how Kyrkes is somehow getting blamed.Every time I've seen Kyrgios, he's been making himself available as an option to Gakpo.And Gakpo's been coming back inside.So, I don't know where the Kyrgios not good enough stuff is coming from, for me.Because I don't really see what he's done wrong so far in the game.

Apart from that overhead cross there.Alisson, again Newcastle force backwards, all the way back to the keeper.I always do laugh at people saying, why can't he show us the screen?

Do you think that Sky and all these companies pay billions for the match they copyright images so we can rob it on them?Obviously, if we showed you any of the match, the channel would be gone and all of our livelihoods out the window.So that's why we don't show the game.I wish we could, but I think the rights holders who paid billions might be a bit upset if we did that.Again, another sloppy ball.This time it's ESAC trying to pick out Sobbleslime.

We've turned over possession.Oh, now the lads are getting in each other's way.It's teeth on cop stuff, lads.

It's just messy.Let's just call it that at the minute.It's just messy and disjointed and sloppy.Throw in to Newcastle, far side of the pitch.Arpo steps in and wins it back.Kyrgios, free kick to Liverpool.

There was a foul there on Ryan Grafenberth.Visa's not happy, but the ref blew the whistle.So many negative comments towards our own players in the chat.

That's just...I don't know.I'm not even going to bite on it, but do you ever think of getting behind a player in the first 20 minutes of the season rather than just slagging them off and saying they're not good enough?I mean, ultimately, they're Premier League footballers.

They're plenty good.Kyrgios now, head up, ball drilled across, it's low, keeper palms it out and it's cleared by Newcastle.I think cover up some of the chat to be honest lads, because I can't read it, it's too negative.Szaboszlai to Rio, tries to take too much out of the ball, well he had to get out of a tight spot to be fair, but he's turned over possession.Newcastle now hook it away.Johan Visa.

Again, he shields the ball.Liverpool try to press.Newcastle go back.JV said, well said, mate.

Sick of it.I'm just, it's so disheartening.Like, no one's happy we're losing, but there's no need to be going in slating players, saying they're not good enough.Ultimately, we're behind because we gave away possession and turned it over.And we don't have a number six.The things that we've warned about all summer, but there we go again.

Now, Newcastle trying to get in behind with a long ball over the top.Kyrgios gets a block in though, and it'll be a Newcastle corner.Come on, boys.So they played a long searching ball over the top of Kyrgios.Newcastle did get in behind.Then Kyrgios gets back on his bike, turns around and gets a block in.

And it's a Newcastle corner.So Liverpool and Bournemouth both conceded 27 -piece goals last year along with Palace.So right up there at the top.And we better change that stat this year.Cross in.Headed away by Gakpo.

Well done, Cody.Newcastle win the second ball.It's back out to Harvey Barnes.Frimpong puts pressure on him, Barnes goes back, still Newcastle with the ball.

I say that, they've just given it away to Liverpool.And again, it was a straightforward pass available to Virts and we've made a mess of that.It's just sloppy stuff.I think there was a really good counter -attacking chance there if Liverpool player just manages to execute the pass, but nope.

Again, it's under -hit and taken away from Virts.Isak now.I hear ref, get up out of that, will you?How is that not a free kick, you fucking spanner?

Is this shenanigans?Shenanigans.How is that not a free kick, lads?Isak has his ankles clipped and the ref stands there saying, no, no, yeah, no, play on, play on.Absolute blatant pass.And he's there, play on, play on.

Nothing to see here.Good to see you again, Craig.Hope you and the Reds have an amazing year.Thank you, Chris.

Hopefully, we do have a good one made, but again, starting off sloppily here.Right, Virgil, Jacquet, Frimpong, Isak into Soboslai.He's brought down about 25 yards out.Ref gets the yellow card out.Visa drags back Soboslai.Ref spots it.

He's right there.So it's a free kick to Liverpool and Visa's on a yellow.Jay Riddle says, still waiting on Fabinho replacement.

Yep, absolutely.But this is what pisses me off about James Pearson, the journalist,

just parrot the club's line of oh the club don't think we need a dm what he really meant to say was the club didn't sell mccallister and are too cheap to buy a dm i'll translate it for you this what's he saying to me right sobosley over the free kick i mean it's probably too far out for a shot but never say never with dom i mean the keeper's making this tempted i'm not gonna lie if i'm sobosley i'm looking at that uh right hand post here What he does, he tries to crack a shot but it's straight into the wall.Then again he gives...F**K ME!

How can we not play a 5 yard pass lads?He gives it away and Newcastle are countering us again now with a soula.Alanga, f**k it.It's ridiculous.It's absolutely ridiculous.We are the best attackers for the opposition.

It's crazy.The amount of turnover a ball in the final third is ridiculous.

Now James Hart said let's stay positive family.

I just want to have it vehemently known against Rio playing on the right wing.Bring nothing good out of this game.We need a top class right winger.I don't disagree on needing a top class right winger, mate.And I also don't really disagree with Rio not being in his best position right now.guess needs must at the minute.

Frimpong now.You forgot the ball, Jeremy.You forgot the ball, bro.

Sabo slide into Frimpong.Again.Sometimes it's like Frimpong's brain is five seconds ahead of his feet.Gakpo goes around the outside, pulls it back.Again, Newcastle come in and take the ball off him.Alanga up to Virgil.

Virgil wins it back.Kyrgios, Virgil.Jacquet, Szaboszlai, out to Rio.Lewis Hall is there with him.Rio cuts inside and passes the ball straight to a Newcastle defender and then throws in a foul for good mix.

If there's a stat or a number to show how many times we've given Newcastle the ball in possession in their third of the pitch, I'd love to see it because it must be particularly high.Every single time we get into the final third, bar maybe one or two, we're just giving them the ball back easily with loose passes.

It's ridiculous.Jacquet does well, steps out of defence now, rolls it across left side to Kyrkes.Kyrkes tries to strike, it's a bit of a daisy cutter and it rolls through to the keeper.Heading for the half hour mark at St James' Park, it's still Newcastle leading with Anthony Alangato nil.Now it's Kirk has turned to foul.

Oh, he's getting a book in as well.

Well done, lads.Well done.Well done.Brilliant.Yeah, that's it.Get yourself a book in after half an hour, Miloš, up against a pacey right winger.

What could go wrong?What could go wrong?

There's just no need for it as well.Absolutely no need for it.Well done.A referee.

This referee's lost it.He's on a madden.How are you booking him, you fucking dickhead?He won the ball, you stupid twat.How are you booking him?You get a yellow card now for winning the ball, apparently.

You get a yellow card for winning the ball.Look, wins the fucking ball and gets a yellow card.Well done, referee.Well done.Bula bus for the referee.Absolutely wonderful officiating.

The best in the world here in the Premier League.Absolutely fantabidoso there from the official.Absolutely no shenanigans whatsoever.Not at all bullshit.Isak gets the ankles kicked off, nothing doing.Jeremy Frimpong wins the ball, booking.

Booking immediately and free kick.This lad's lost it.Atwell's lost the fucking plot.This is ridiculous.Same old PGMOL bollocks every year.I went through all the new rules the other day and I swear winning the ball isn't one of the fouls that we're going to be given for yellows.

Winning the ball wasn't something that I remember.Heron's going to get you a yellow card.That's ridiculous.absolutely spoofers in the pgmo absolute gobshitery as soon as free kick straight into the wall second one takes a deflection and it'll be a newcastle corner i don't even know what to say anymore i give up same season same garbage i don't think rio is ready just my opinion i mean that's more than fair daz and i did warn before the game we're talking about a 17 year old kid here so the odds of him being ready you're probably you're probably right but this is this is where we're at with the options that the manager has.But I wouldn't disagree with you at all on that, mate.And it's not surprising to me that he's not ready.

He's a 17 -year -old kid.This is what I keep saying.We shouldn't be looking to just throw people in at the deep end because the owners are cheap.They should be brought in at a time frame that works, that's natural.Not out of desperation.Right, Liverpool now on the counter.

Isak.Ball goes across.Frimpong has it.What?What is that, Jeremy?I mean, what the actual hell is that?

With four players at the back post and Frimpong can't get it past the knee of the defender who's five yards in front of him.

I'm not mad!I don't even know what to say here, boys.

I mean, how can a referee not see somebody winning a ball and then buck them?I'm still stumped by that one, when he didn't give a foul against Newcastle player who kicked the ankles off Isakov.

And Newcastle players falling if Liverpool exist near them.

Yeah, and the referee giving yellows as well, like confetti, for no reason.Because neither Kyrgios nor Frimpong's challenges were anywhere close to a yellow, and there was no accumulation either.It's absolutely...Oh, there's another yellow for the ref.He's two a side now in the first half.Two a side in the first half.

So last season, the Premier League was WWE rules.Now this season, apparently when we're playing no contact, there's just cards galore.Overcompensation from these simpletons is absolutely ridiculous.

So it's a free kick now to Liverpool.Miley in the book for Newcastle.Sabo fly over it.Ball in, headed away by Newcastle.Second ball drops to Kyrgios.

It's not really got many options there and he just does the sensible thing and just gives Newcastle the throw in.You know, don't want to get out of the way, just give them the throw in.That's the easiest way, isn't it?Just turn over.It's the Liverpool way.It's the Liverpool way.

We just turn over the ball.That's what we do.Here, we're in your third of the pitch.What do we do now?GPS says put the ball out.Just give it back to them.

That'll do.Hamoudi said Rio isn't ready, bring on Munos.Daniel said Frimpong having a stinker thus far.not seeing there's so many things that are annoying me about this game so far our work rate and our tempo isn't as high as i'd want it to be the physicality isn't there again we turn over possession and concede another stupid counter -attacking goal sloppiness in the final third over and over again it's just uh it's been a frustrating first 35 jack a little 1 -2 with soboslai back to soboslai again jack a out to rio Real puts in a cross, it's deflected straight through to the keeper.

Newcastle, knock it forward, VVD comes across the cover, puts it straight out for a throw in.Again, Virgil turns over possession, gives it to Newcastle, now it's with Lewis Hull.Real comes back to try and help out, Lewis Hull in possession for Newcastle, just inside the Liverpool half.

He plays a ballaround the corner Newcastle now slip it down the line and it goes behind thankfully for us for a goal kick Frimpong did just enough there and Harvey Barnes can't get on the end of it so it's a Liverpool goal kick Fergal goes long with a goal kick looking for Gakpo with a Newcastle player wins the ball Gravenberch then steps in he has it out to the left Wirtz now he cuts inside floated across looking for Soboslai Newcastle head gets on it it's with Ryan Gravenberch come on boys Gravenberthes to Soboslai, Isak, Frimpong, out right side now to Rio.

Jeremy, step in.Cross in.Over everybody's head and Newcastle put it behind for a corner.

Liverpool corner, far side of the pitch.38th minute.

Still Newcastle 1, Liverpool 0.Boys, come on.Even something from a set piece will do.Why Virg, you know the drill.Ball in.Oh, seemed to be another corner.

That was close.It was a good ball to the near post.There was a flick on it and then the Newcastle player gets the second connection and puts it behind for another corner, but that was close.

Oh, yeah.Right Dom gets a second bite of the cherry.Another corner here.Same side.Dom gives the signal.Ball in.

Headed away at the near post by Newcastle.Frimpong.He goes back out to Florian Wirtz.Right hand side.Wirtz plays a nice ball inside to Gravenberch.His ball looking for Isak takes a deflection off a Newcastle leg and goes through to the keeper.

Another attack breaks down.And Wirtz just heads the ball straight into an area where there's a Newcastle player in it.Visa.Newcastle going down Liverpool's right hand side here.Liverpool do manage to force them back a little bit.Now it's Lewis Hall in possession.

The ball goes out of play and it'll be a Liverpool throw -in.Zabrislaw tries to get on with it quickly.

Wurz just punts the ball forward there into an area really rather than directly through a player and Newcastle clear it.

Be a Liverpool throw -in far side of the pitch about five yards inside the Newcastle half.Wurz to Gravenberch to Jacquet.Just about to hit the 40 -minute mark at St. James' Park.Still Newcastle leading by that Alanga goal to nil.

Jacquet.He's caught a dose of the old give the ball away -itis now.Gravenberch, his strike is blocked.Lads, we must have a record for the most shots blocked for the last few seasons.There must be a record somewhere with our name on it because I've yet to see another football team have as many shots blocked as we do.That time it was Jacquet who just fired a pass into nobody and it was cleared.

It's just...Sloppy and the intensity isn't where you'd expect it to be.

Thomas Tuchel there in the crowd.

Probably wants Newcastle to defend now, does he?That's the Tuchel way, isn't it?Score a goal and then defend for the rest of the game.Sorry, England.

Couldn't help myself.Virgil steps in, knocks it forward.Newcastle hook it back into the Liverpool half.Virts now.Runs out of pitch.Just runs straight out with the ball.

I mean...Oh, if you don't laugh, you're gonna cry, lads.I don't know what to say at this point.If you can't get yourselves up for this game of all games, lads, to start the season, fuck me.

We've had 10 shots in the match with two of them on target.54 % possession, the 46.That's a yellow, ref.That's a yellow.How, if that has, he has to be off.How is that not a second yellow, you little gimp?

You little, little balding gimp.That was an absolute stonewall yellow.Stopping him.That's a yellow.Oh my god, you scummy little shit.That's a yellow card.

Oh my days lads.The ref bottled it there again.He's been dishing out yellow cards like confetti and then he stops a blatant counter -attack by tripping him.And because he's already on a yellow, the ref hasn't got the balls to do the right thing.Absolute nonsense yet again.from these clowns in the Premier League officiating department.

Absolute gobshitery.

That's just garbage.Garbage.

I don't even understand this anymore.If you were to start talking about a textbook yellow card, it's stopping a counter -attack like that.With the ball rolled across Graf Emmerich's body, he's away into about 25 yards of space.Visa clips and brings him down and the ref hasn't got the balls to do the right thing.Brilliant.Can't wait for Dermot Gallagher and Ref Ross to tell us how he did the right thing again.

Because you know, Dermot definitely doesn't always back the officials.Definitely unbiased there in his reporting.Sky definitely, definitely don't try and gaslight us.

Newcastle again, winning second balls.Alanga, he clips one in, is headed away by Virgil.

Second ball breaks to Visa, he has the strike.And thankfully for us it goes wide.Almost 44 minutes on the clock.It's the players clearly the tactics are good.Well, yes, it's the players ball.I still doesn't change the frustration I guess does it and this is what I show you how many holes in this team?

well a car according to James Pearson the journalists and Covering the club sure the clubs on where we cover where we the club are calm The guy heard Richard Hughes won't even have to have a wank tonight to go asleep.That's how calm he isabout the defensive midfielder role.They're real calm.Everybody's just going around singing Kumbaya, holding hands and skipping round the AXA.Because there's nothing to worry about.

Our midfield's tickety -boo.It's glorious.We don't need a DM.We're all just frauds of fans who are petulantly just wanting Liverpool to spend money.So, yeah.Kumbaya, my lord.

Come on Richard, sing with me.Everybody with Richard, come on now.There's no holes in here.We're watertight.There's no holes in here.Right, another ball in and Newcastle again defend it.

Man down with a sore arse.I repeat, man down with a sore arse.

Elmo, what do you got to say about this one, mate?How are we playing?I can't argue with you, Elmo.Can't argue with you, bro.That's your little arms that are tucked in there, bro.There you go.

Stop it.

One minute added on by the referee.Of course, one minute.There's only been four yellow cards, refs and a few stoppages, but one minute sounds about right, doesn't it, ref?Yeah.Brilliant, well done.Domino, hoo -hoo!

Oh, another ball plays in.the Invisible Man out there on the right -hand side.This is wonderful stuff all together, lads.

Peak.It's great.I love it.It's brilliant.Right, halftime.

And at halftime, it is Newcastle who lead by a goal to nil.That goal scored by Anthony Alanga after an assist, pretty much, from Ryan Gravenbroch.

And Liverpool have the same issues that we've always had.So yeah, sloppy, I think, would be the word, folks, for me to talk about that first half.

Hammoudi said Liverpool need a Coutinho, they don't have Wirts.Look, I'm not going to put the blame at one player's feet there.It's just being sloppy and messy all around.Same old, same old.Same issues that we've seen there in pre -season, same issues that we've all been talking about for a long time are just there.Wasteful, sloppy and just turning over possession, being countered and that's how they scored.

That's what makes this so annoying.You can see this.This is so clear.It happened to us multiple times in pre -season.It's happened to us again in the opening game of the season.We're in possession.

We're driving bodies forward and it's a sloppy pass that turns over possession.And within two passes, Newcastle have the ball in the net and we're 1 -0 down.And we only need to look at ourselves.Hey Craig, United Fan here.How has your transfer window been?I think ours has been somewhat good, but we still need a striker and a left back.

Well, our transfer window, John, my man, has consisted of Ronaldo Raujo on loan and a £35m signing of Victor Munoz.That's pretty much our transfer window.Jacquet was agreed in January.So yeah, we've done nothing mate.And again, frustration because It's not being called out enough.Nobody's putting the pressure on the club.

It's just not good enough.But again, am I surprised?No.When you're a club that's leaderless at the minute, because we don't know really who's running the football operations, a director of football is disappearing off to Saudi Arabia.The other lad's been leaving because the multi -club model went out the window.The club's just rudderless at the minute, but, you know, it's now being reflected on the pitch because we aren't up to speed yet.

And this was supposed to be the great start for us, right?Get Newcastle at the right time.They're unprepared.They've been shoddy in pre -season.Well, we've been all over the place.All over the place.

It's just sloppy.Intensity level not good enough.Movement up front isn't good enough.Picking out passes hasn't been good enough.Isek is a ghost, Craig.The whole attack has been a ghost, pretty much.

We've done nothing in that game except give away possession.And Newcastle didn't even have to work particularly hard to get their goal.It was a good goal from their perspective.I mean, they countered quickly.But look, I'd like to say, I'd like to say that there were easy things we can put right.But, you know, I've been saying that for a long time.

Ultimately, we're not ready yet.We're not there yet.And I can't put this down to fitness because it was the first half.So it's not like we could have ran out of steam already.It's just, it's just messy and sloppy and it's frustrating.It's not what we expected.

It's not.And look, I'm not going to go in on the manager because I do understand this is in transition and it's going to take us a bit of time to get to where we want to be.I fully appreciate and understand all of that.But simple things can be put right.You know, like being alert, keeping your head up when you're making a pass.Simple things that are nothing to do with the system.

It's to do with concentration.it's that.I guess lack of concentration at times.Like how many times in the first half did you see a Liverpool player do the hard part of what they were trying to do?So whether it's let the ball roll across your body to get away from your man, or whether it's getting yourself out of a tight spot, they've got themselves into the right area.And then when it comes time to release the ball, to either slip it into the right channel or whatever, it's under hit or it's blocked by a Newcastle leg.

It's just the same pattern over and over again.Even Jacquet tried to fire a ball in there from one point when he stepped into the Newcastle half straight to a Newcastle player.It's just those simple things haven't got up to the speed that they should be at.You know I'd love to sit here and say Newcastle have been just brilliant and we haven't caught up or anything but I don't think Newcastle have been particularly good.This has just been a very disappointing 45 minutes for us.Lucas said next sporting director better pull his finger out.

Again, what I would say Lucas is, whoever the next sporting director is, the fans have to do their part.We can't keep letting them away with shit.We can't keep giving them the benefit of the doubt.We can't keep saying things like, there's still X amount of weeks left.If we don't see things being done in the right way, we have to speak out about it.We have to come together and do this because it's letting FSG and the lads away with what they've gotten away with that lands us in these messes, you know?

it's frustrating there's plenty to go we can still turn this around you'd imagine or you'd hope we can't be that bad in the second half but unfortunately this isn't what we'd hoped for so far there's still 45 to go but um yeah so far it's just looking like basically a continuation of some of the frustrations from last year and i do give areola time with that because it is transition i would i would expect some tacticalmistakes to be made or you know maybe players not being on the same wavelength in a particular pattern of attacking but the problems again are just for me just give my view is coming from a lack of concentration.

How have we replaced Fabinho in 2026?

What is the data team doing?This is pathetic, same time every year.Yeah, the data team, again, these lads just, they came in, the journalists couldn't bend over quick enough to blow smoke up their holes, and they hadn't done that or achieved that.So exactly, what is the fruits of our data -led recruitment policy?That's a simple question that I think I and many other fans have been asking for a long time.Where's the benefits of it?

Because here we are with nine days, eight days, nine days to go in the window.Have we seen the benefit?of this data -led recruitment drive?Have we fuck?We just keep getting excuses and people keep buying it.So, again, have your say.

Speak up.Be vocal.I've been trying to say it for years.This club will get away with it.Football clubs in general will get away with what they can get away with.But it's up to us to hold them to account.

And how have we not replaced Fabinho?I don't know, dude.I don't know because it sounds ridiculous.I don't know a Liverpool fan that wouldn't have given some version of this list for the window.A right back, a centre back, a DM and two attackers.That was pretty much most people's list for Liverpool to get done in this summer's window.

Not only that, Declan my man, how do you rip up yourcontract and not have the replacement ready like you go out and you tell the world Salah's going so basically prepare Liverpool are coming shopping and get your prices up like it takes a special kind of stupid to do that tell the world that you're letting Salah go for nothing while you still have to go and get a replacement I mean show me in the data where that's a good idea or show me in the common sense world how that's a good idea It's just, these lads get away with too much.There's a reason I keep calling them spoofers.It's because they're spoofers.I'd expect to be fired if I was in their position after this summer again.But, you know, when you know that their future isn't going to be at the club and they're going anyway, this is what we have.

We have somebody leading a recruitment window who isn't going to be here at the end of it.That's absolute insanity.So, stats in the first half.Possession, 47 % for Newcastle, 53 % for Liverpool.Total shots, six for Newcastle, one on target, one goal.For us it's nine shots, two on target.

I think the stats said 10 shots actually on the screen a minute ago.Total passes in it, 169 for Newcastle, 184 for Liverpool.Passing accuracy isn't good enough either.76 % for Newcastle, 79 % for Liverpool.Tackles 6 -11, fouls 7 -11, offsides 1 for Liverpool, none for Newcastle.Four corners for us, two for them.

The only stat that really matters here is the scoreboard and that shows it's Newcastle 1 -0 Liverpool.Kyrgios has been awful and it's so frustrating.Has he?I mean, I don't know, maybe I'm missing out on something, but I don't think he's been any more or less awful than Frimpong on the other side.He was cut inside, giving the ball away, being cut out of position and had to have Rio cover him from on a few occasions.So I just think it's the same.

that's costing us because the way Uriola sets his teams up and the way that we play is we get bodies forward, we commit to attacks.And if you turn over the possession in those attacks, well, it's not rocket science to figure out that you're going one way and the other team's suddenly going the other way and you've got to turn around, get on your heels and get back.And you know, you can count over the amount of times we gave possession away in that first half.I can count at least five off the top of my head.But no, but look, the easiest way I would say is there's nobody out there in a Liverpool shirt that I would say had a good first half.That's the fairest I can be about it.

Rather than trying to say X or Y. Wurz wasn't good.Isak wasn't good.Kyrkes wasn't good.Frimpong wasn't good.Rhea wasn't particularly good.Gakpa has been pretty ineffective.

Gravenberch and Midfield have had good and bad.Good getting out of tight spaces.Bad distribution of the ball and obviously not defensively aware enough.Centre back wise.Again, hard to be too critical of them because they were caught on the counter attack where Liverpool just hadn't got bodies.And other than that, they've not given up too many chances.

It's just, I don't know.Same old, same old.Tipsy Dipsy said, feel for Rio, shouldn't be starting in this game.I get it.I get it.I'm not going to go in on Rio either.

Like, as I said, he's a 17 year old and this is where we're at.We have reliant now on a 17 year old in attack.That's what your owners have given you.That's it, I've got nothing else to add.That's what your owners have given you.They've given us an attack that has Gakpo, who's probably going to Spurs, Isak, who we're still waiting to hit form, and Rio, who's 17.

I keep saying it, I don't want 17 -year -old, 18 -year -old kids being thrown in to be saviors.I want them brought in gradually when they're ready.But, you know, I'm toxic negative and all I do is talk.bollocks, so I'll just bite my tongue and see what happens.

No, I won't be biting my tongue, actually.Who am I kidding?

195 Christos said, to think I was excited about the Premier League start, to be served this horseshit.Jacquet, only one who resembles a football player.I'd love to know what Ariel is saying in the changing room.I'd love to be a fly on the wall in there now, because you would imagine first and foremost, he's going to want more aggression.He's going to want a higher level of intensity in the second half.He's going to want us to be better, quicker, faster, stronger, more decisive in our decision making, not so sloppy.

Just simple, simple things because, and I don't mean to try and be disparaging towards Newcastle.They're not a particularly good team, right?That just shows you where we're at then.If we're going to say Newcastle are okay, but it's not the best Newcastle team we've ever faced.It just goes to show you how far off we are at the minute.And these are the things I struggle with because in one sense, I almost expected a stuttering start to the season with a new coach and a new methodology.

But I think in a weird way, there was almost more added pressure coming into this game.Because Newcastle, if you were to play any team in the Premier League, you would say Newcastle are probably the other team outside of us that you would say were underprepared for the season.So it almost felt like it was the ideal game for us.But you still have to go win it.And we aren't doing that so far.So now it just feels like the failure is even more exaggerated, if that makes sense.

Blizzard said Newcastle are in the same boat.Not good enough.They aren't.You're right.And that's what makes this even more infuriating from a Liverpool perspective is, you know, we're going to come up against better teams than this Newcastle team.And, you know, if we can't, can't get the better of these, we're in trouble, but we still have 45 minutes to turn this around.

Rio really seems timid and out of place on the right, said LFC Chiesa.Yeah, I would, I would agree.I would agree.I mean, I wouldn't mind him shifting to the left and Munoz coming on, but I get where you're coming from.But this again is just, this is where we're at as a club right now.You can only use the options as a coach that you have, and at the minute we just don't have many.

Tiger Valley said, still optimistic, but we definitely need some work.Lucas Phillips, how are you Lucas, said, hi Craig, moving Rio to the right is a joke, taking half his game away on the right.Is Virts really doing my head in so slow on the ball?What does my head in most about Virts is the sloppiness like whether it's letting the ball bounce off his knee or just not taking the touch in the right it's just so many simple things that you just think just focus on doing the easy things before we worry about the overly complicated things just get the basics right and protect the ball Tipsy Dipsy said, unfortunately, FSG only wants Miracle Workers.Yep.Well, see, they don't even want anything at the minute, and that's the problem.

Like, we're kind of leaderless at the minute as a club.We've got 38 % owned by the New Investment Group, and then FSG kind of not really interested at the minute.We've got a sporting director who's off, a football CEO who disappeared and has left.The whole thing is just a mess.This is where we're at, and nobody knows the direction the club's going.in.

Nobody knows what's next for us.Right folks, we're about to get underway in the second half.

Newcastle will be playing from left to right.Newcastle kicking us off.Referee's just doing his final checks.Hopefully Ariola's giving them some, a bit of a rocket in their halftime and we're underway for the second half.Sebi Can said, back with a lazy defendant.

Wake up boys.It's not really the lazy defendant that cost us to me in that first half.It's the attackers.not being focused and giving the ball away and turning over possession.That's where their goal came from, was us giving the ball away.

Gravenberts now.Slips one down the line to Gakpo.

He tries an outside of the football, goes off the Newcastle player and it'll be a corner for Liverpool.

I've done that one already.Still no Gerard Hendo Milner type leader at Liverpool, said Reign.

Hey Craig, passing's been awful in my opinion, Virts especially, too strong in the past, slowing Newcastle's counter attacks in transition.Yes, agree.I agree entirely with what you've said about Virts there.Overhitting as well.A little bit too eager.Corner in from Dum.

Flip to the back post.Oh, how do we not turn that inside?Then Virts makes a bollocks of the rebound as well.He's turned over possession.Newcastle are countering.

Liverpool trying to get bodies back.Alanga.It's defended.

Liverpool have a chance to bring it away.That was Virts again taking heavy touches.Edge of the box.Gives it away.Newcastle counter it.Now Liverpool are back with the ball.

It was very close to Liverpool getting an equaliser.There was a bit of a fumble at the back post and Newcastle keep it and eventually comes and puts a hand on it.Verts now into Frimpong.Frimpong fires across in, doesn't get past the first defender and it's headed away.

How's the game being today?Not great.Sloppy is the word I'd use.

New setup and graphics look class.Thank you, Nick.Appreciate you, my man.And thank you Deloitte's as well.Both of you members, one for 16, one for 10 months.Appreciate you.

Newcastle now on the counter with Visa.He slips it in.

Newcastle player Soula's dragged a little bit wide, thankfully, which allows Liverpool to get bodies back.Ball fired in, it's hooked away by Virgil, straight to a Newcastle player on the edge of the box.And their strike, thankfully, goes over Alisson's crossbar for a Liverpool goal kick.Can't expect Isak to score when we can't get the ball to him.

Rio non -existent on the right, get him to the left wing, sloppy from our central midfielders for the goal.

I mean, looking at that one at the back post, Jacquet and Isak both had a pretty good chance to attack that, and almost seemed to get in each other's way.

Where's the pundit outrage at ESAC being booed?It only exists for us.

Don't be silly.Only exists for us.AMC said, genuine question, why just buying two wingers, solving this team, midfield wide open, full backs liability, Virts still, things he's in Germany.It gives us more pace, is one thing I would say, and it gives us more directness, and it gives us the ability to transition a bit quicker.It doesn't solve the hole in midfield.Absolutely it doesn't.

That's why, again, I'm astonished that the reporting around our club hasn't been more frustration from the journalists about clear deficiencies in midfield that aren't being addressed.game no control and possession sloppy passes and first touches too long on the ball need to be quicker getting through balls instead of sloppy crosses said oliver thank you oliver and nick said feels like we should be running at uh pressuring their two young midfielders miley and steer uh probably the most vulnerable portion of their team good show but yeah we've looked we've started the second half brightly Kyrgios now, he takes too much out of the ball.Newcastle win it back, I've jinxed them.But I think we've started to get on the front foot a bit more here at the start of the second half.But again, Newcastle have shown on a few occasions that they can get back at us.If we give them the ball away, they have the pace to counter -attack us with the likes of Alanga.

Gravenberch now, he goes out right side to Frimpong, to Rio.Again, he's been forced to turn back on himself.Szoboszlai.We need a better second half and I hope you're well, said Nightmare to the AM.

I'm good my friend, I'm good.I totally agree with you about needing a better second half bro.We put it out though and it'll be a Newcastle throw in.Again, sloppy from Liverpool.We would have saved loads of money transforming Mo into a striker or in Virt's position and bought a top winger.I don't see, at the moment, Virt's and Isak replacing him.

Also, where is our press?all very fair questions red rose and on the press that's something that's jumped out to me so far in the game as well it's been nowhere near as uh aggressive as i'd like it to be but again we just need to be better like yeah i know it's simplistic but we just need to be better and as somebody said as well they've got two young inexperienced players that we should be looking to get the better of them

as well and we aren't.I hope we're better in this half Richard Hughes out said Senator Ducour thank you mate.

Medusa said thought we'd be up shit creek today after our sales your midfield is wide open can't believe it.It's mad isn't it Medusa like you're a Newcastle fan and you can see what we can all see but yeah and I'm gonna keep calling them out because the esteemed journalists that cover our club just won't do their jobs.And this is what happens when you've got James Pearce touting the club line saying that Liverpool don't feel we need a number six in the Areola system as if he didn't play with one of Bournemouth.You couldn't write some of the comedy that we get from journalists.

Six minutes now into the second half, still Newcastle 1 -0 up.

I mean, even if you look to the bench, I mean, where do you really change this if you're Liverpool?Yes, you can bring on Victor Munoz, give us a different dimension, maybe an attack, but Macca, the only other real option there, maybe get Neoni into midfield, but Again you're relying then on a youngster to change the day, Gakpo.

His ball towards Isak is over a hip but the referee says Gakpo has been dragged back free kick Liverpool.I mean that 250 million quid spent on Isak and Wurz has to start getting repaid back this season.

They just have to step up and show why Liverpool paid the money for them.There's Wurz again, looks sloppy, just messy touches.And eventually gets the ball out of his feet to Kerkes, Gakpo.

He cuts inside, Gakpotries to strike and it's over the bar.I mean, Rio was probably the ball there if he gets his head up.

If you look at that from the right angle, you can see that Rio was an option from if he gets his head up to just slip it in, but he only had eyes for goal.

Jacquet steps up, his touch is heavy, Newcastle win the second ball and Frimpong heads it out and it's a throw in to Newcastle on the far side.Boys.Newcastle, keeper plays it out left side to Botman.Again, he's 25 yards where he runs without a Liverpool player near him, and eventually he passes it straight to Soboslai.Soboslai then goes back to Alisson, into Virts.Virts spins away from his man, plays a nice ball through the lines then to Gakpo.

Gakpo slips it out to Frimpong.Frimpong, lovely ball in, unlucky.He was looking for Isak, he'd pulled back to the penalty spot, but Newcastle defender read it well.That was a bit better from Liverpool.Soboslai, Gravenberch, Gakpo.Great goal, Cody!

1 -1, what a strike!Absolutely stunning from Cody Gakpo.1 -1.Cody Gakbo drills one in.and it's 1 -1.You don't blame it on the moonlight.

You don't blame it on the good times.Blame it on the boogie.1 -0 to 1 -1.Cody Gakbo, an absolute, it's a wonderful strike.Low, hard, rifled into the corner.About 22 yards out.

Gets it out of his feet.Takes a couple of touches and it's a beautiful finish from Cody.A beautiful strike.Well done, sir.That's a delicious strike.Taking it away from the keeper, fading it into the corner.

Great strike, Cody.Well in.What in?What was that, Spurs?You want Cody?140 million now.

140 million.Beautiful strike from Cody.Well done, sir.

Newcastle making a double change here, by the way.Asula going off as well for them.Now, boys, let's turn it around and go find ourselves a winner here.So double change for Newcastle.Stirring Asula off, Ramsey and Willock on.So Ramsey and Willock on for Newcastle.

Come on, boys.1 -1 now.10 minutes into the second half.If you watch inside training, they're aggressive to each other and try harder than they are here.

Go figure.Well, hopefully Alistair will wake up now.We've got ourselves back into the game.Now let's just wrestle control of it and show that we are the better team.Come on.Rio now.

Come on, boys.Let's go.That was some strike though from Cody.If you haven't seen the goal, it really is well finished.Rio.

oh his strikes blocked unlucky come on boys Newcastle feel like they're rocking at the minute lads it feels like Newcastle feel like they're rocking come on Jacquet de Virgil across the sober slide let's go boys let's go out to Frimpong down the line for Virts who slips into the right channel Virts back to Rio Isak Gravenberch strike is blocked.

It's back to Gravenberch again.He tries a little backheel to Isak.It's intercepted.Newcastle looking to counter quickly.Visa does well.Holds possession.

Oh, we've given it back to them.2 -1.2 -1 Newcastle.Do you want me to tell you again how the goal came about, lads?The goal came about from a Gravenberch flick in the opposing half of the pitch.that was intercepted by Newcastle, and then they countered quickly.

We didn't defend.Again, dropping off, dropping off, dropping off.Where's the aggression that we'd seen in the defending all preseason?Where is it?We're back to dropping off, dropping off, dropping off, and then what happens?We get bitten in the arse again.

Same old, same old.Defence not worth a shite.Watch this.We give it away here with Gravenberch, and then they counter.Now, Visser does really, really well for Newcastle.Full credit to him.

He does brilliantly.But after that, there's five lads around him.Five!Five of yas!Five of yas!

Five of yas!There's five of yas!Five!You can't defend like that.

Five of them.Five of them.And by the way, Newcastle have scored twice and both of their goals came from us giving the ball away in the final third.Both of them.Your DM, your fucking DM is up there trying to do little fancy flicks on the edge of the 18 -yard box.Welcome to Liverpool 2026 where a defensive midfielder is up there trying cry flicks on the edge of the opposition 18 -yard box.

You couldn't make it up, lads.You couldn't make it up.Newcastle were rockin' and we just give them back the initiative again.I mean, Vissa was brilliant for them in that attack, but outside of that, it's a piss -take.

I just want us to stop being brain -dead, Liz.

This is just ridiculous.And where's the aggressive defending?All pre -season, they're stepping up and winning challenges.Stepping up and challenging them high up the pitch.Pre -season ends, Premier League season starts, and Virgil's back to running backwards.I mean, you...

It is honestly pathetic.How are we back to running backwards rather than going up and facing the man?Take a yellow, foul him, do anything for fuck's sake, anything to stop the counter -attack other than back off, back off, back off.I don't know, I can't let this drop because it's just, it's so abundantly clear.Both goals came from Gravenberth's losing the ball in the attacking position, said James.Yep.

You're DM'd that apparently, you know, we don't need one.Go figure.Both goals, both goals.both of them from Gravenberthes giving the ball away now look second goal There was a lot of great work from V sitting there from a Newcastle perspective But my god talk about shooting yourself in a foot after going back getting yourself into the game a most offensive Midfielder is doing a heel flick and turning the ball over Can sell Cody by the way get Isak out, Frimpong built like a kindergartner Colin said, I'm so tired of Van Dijk and his jockeying.It's bullshit, Colin, isn't it?Like, it's absolute bullshit.

Like, as somebody who played football at a pretty decent level, anybody that watches the game, plays the game, that is a textbook situation to take a yellow card in.Like, just step up and stop the counterattack.Take a yellow card for the team.Just do anything.The only thing they couldn't do was what they did do, which is keep backing off.I mean, it's so basic.

Like anybody out there that's played the game, even at Sunday League level, in that position, where the team's countering you and you've got five, five lads around the ball, not one of them steps up and stops the counter, takes a foul, blocks off the man, just stands in front of him, knocks him off the ball, take the yellow, give away the free kick.No, let's just go backwards and backwards.It's the Virgil way.

Lewis said VVD knows you're allowed to put in a challenge.

Yeah, it baffles me, dude, because we did the very opposite all pre -season.We talked about Virgil and Jacquet, or whoever, stepping up and winning the ball, higher up the pitch.And then as soon as it, we revert back to type straight away, dropping off, dropping off, dropping off, and just basically inviting them to have a shot.It's mental.

Here comes a double change now.Munos coming on and McAllister coming on, Rio coming off.

So Rio coming off, 62 minutes.Frustrating afternoon for the young man on his less natural side.But let's see what Victor Munos can do.

There'll be better days ahead for young Rio.Come on, Victor.

So it's Wurz off, Rio off, Maka on, Munos on.If I'm flurrying Wurz now, that should be He should feel embarrassed right now as a 115 million pound player to be taken off 60 minutes into the first game of the season.That's where we're at.

Virt should be, he should be embarrassed by that.Getting hooked already, camera goes straight to Virt.He should be, he should be absolutely embarrassed by that.Playing in your favourite role and you still can't sort it out.It's just not good enough.Hopefully Maka and Munoz can make a difference.

Kyrgios, Gakpo, he's fouled, free kick Liverpool.They would try to get on with it quickly.Referee said Boll was still moving and brings it back.Julio Cesar said, I know this is recency but...

why didn't we look at Sengar at the end?He had a great season in France last year and he was fantastic yesterday.

He was absolutely brilliant yesterday, mate.Yeah, he was brilliant yesterday.I was watching that game and he was very impressive.Brentford looked really sharp.Yellow there for a late challenge on Isak.Free kick to Liverpool.

Iriola looking at notes thinking, who the heck am I supposed to put in?Ridiculous.I know, Chad, I know, dude, this is what drives me mad every season because I scream all summer for what I think we need.I get told to shut up, I'm too early, I'm toxic, I'm negative, and then I found out I'm right again because the deficiencies are there for all to see and it's too late to change it.It's the same every year, Chad.So frustrating, dude.

So frustrating.Gaz, really, mate.I mean, we're losing on all Gaz, fair enough, but like, come on now.You've got nothing to be asking silly questions about.Leading questions like good game mate.Not as good as the whole one yesterday guys.

That was a great game, wasn't it?Really enjoyed that one myself now.I feel sorry for Areola.Not gonna get absolutely thrown under the bus by the owners.Yep.But at least we know that the owners will be called out by the journalists that cover our club, right?

As they always do, because they're great at that.You know, they always have the fans' best interests at heart, the journalists that cover Liverpool.They're not at all spineless cowardly little twats.They definitely have the club and the fans' best interests at heart.Go boys!Gakpo now.

Unlucky.Unlucky Cody.Gakpo was on the counter.He tried to check back inside.He was on his own but he was eventually crowded out but unlucky from Cody.This game shows how bad a CDM is needed.

It does.But, you know, according to the great journalists, the system, the club's relaxed.The club's relaxed about it.Because Iriola's system doesn't need a DM.It doesn't matter that he played with one at Bournemouth in the same system.We're not allowed to use facts when we're talking about the club's narrative.

We can only push what the club want.Oh, hang on a minute.No, you are allowed to push back, apparently.66 on the clock.I mean, the funny part of this, we do well.We get ourselves back into the game.

Cody gets a great goal.and then braindead defending and we're 2 -1 down within two minutes, three minutes.You couldn't make it up, like it's comical.

Oh, nearly 3 -1, oh my days.

Newcastle flash a ball across the front of the six yard box.I don't know how visceral they can get on the end of it, but Newcastle is still in possession, but that could have easily been 3 -1 and game over.Ooh, strike there from Alanga bounces just in front of Alisson, but he manages to keep two hands on it.

Cheers, Jack, appreciate you.

I mean, genuinely though, anybody got an answer for me on how you can write that the club believe we don't need a DM?That Areola's system with a double pivot does need a DM?Like genuinely, that's what we get told as Liverpool fans.The club want to push out a narrative about why they haven't spent money on a DM.The real answer is because they didn't sell McAllister.But the answer that they push out that all these clowns write about is just, oh we don't need a DM.

Oh, Isak, ball pulled back to him out of the box.He slices it and knocks it over the bar.It drives me demented, like, you're writing about football, covering it for the Athletic.The club say to you, we don't think we need the DM because of the system.So you're perfectly good in your rights as a journalist to write that part, but you've got to follow that up with, but we think they're very, very wrong.It's clear the club needs a DM.

That's what you would expect anyone that is actually a journalist to do, to look at it and go, The club can say what they want, we'll talk about that, but then we'll give an opinion.But they don't.They just parrot the club's opinion, which is why they get their access, which is why they get their little extras, and it's why people are fucking sick of them.Because these clowns, these spineless cowards, are exactly why the owners get away with it.And I'm sick of it.And I'm never gonna stop calling them out, and I'm never gonna stop wanting better, because we deserve better.

than a bunch of spineless cowards that won't write about the club's deficiencies because they're too scared.Then get a better job, lads.Fuck off and do something else for a living.Araujo on now for Jacquet, and this is obviously a fitness thing.Jacquet still getting up to speed, so I understand that change from Iriota.

That would have probably been a preordained one.

Zidane said that without Guimaraes, Trippier, Tonali, losing Dan Burnham, Joel was into injuries.And what was this?And a new manager and still were struggling.You also forget to throw in there as well, Anthony Gordon left.There's another one.

So yes, it's, yeah, it's embarrassing.Free kick here to Liverpool, 20 minutes to go.Gravenberch.Frimpong, Allison, out to Virgil, back across to Araujo, Araujo pings one out left side, but it's overhit and it goes out for a throw -in.

The irony in all of this is, you would probably, I don't know if you'd agree with me with this statement, but I don't think I'm speaking out of turn to say this.The irony for me here is that our best attacking player today is the one that's going to be sold next week.I don't think I'm speaking out of turn to say Gakpo's been our best attacker today.I think he's been head and shoulders above everybody else.And he's the one that's going to be sold to Spurs next week.

I don't know what else to say, lads.Kyrgios, for fuck's sake.

So we work a position, the ref plays an advantage.The ball slipped into the left side to Kyrgios.And he just over hits it, there's no other word for it.He just over hits the cross.I mean Ref plays a good advantage.Gakpo then slips it in.

There's just so much more of a margin.You need to fade the ball back mate.

Gravenburch slips it inside to Soboslai.Again, ball turned over.Soboslai takes a heavy touch.Newcastle defender clears it.Araujo, Szaboszlaj, McAllister, Virgil.We're leaving Alisson short there as well.

He used to come out and play sweeper -keeper.Frimpong, out to Victor Munoz.Frimpong, Gravenberch, again back out to Munoz.

Victor cuts inside, tries a little slipped in ball down the right side, overhits it and it goes out for a Newcastle goal kick.

So lads, how are we feeling with 15 to go?How are we feeling out there?

It's been another frustrating one, hasn't it?Especially when you got yourself back into the game with a great goal from Cody and then Straight away, let them back into it.

Visa wins them another free kick there.Referee judges Dom to have clipped them, free kick Newcastle.Steven says, raging, not happy.so sad.I think it's a load of balls, said Swizzy.

Not feeling good with first 15 left.Yep, same old problem.I mean, I agree with all of you.I agree with all of your frustrations.You know, it's hard to push back on any of them.

Frustrated, what a joke we've become.Again, I totally get it, folks.

You're damn right to be frustrated.Another long season if we continue without a six.Yep, definitely.Like, I don't know how many years we all have to have the same conversations, but It gets a bit tiring, doesn't it, as fans when you're all summer saying what you need, what you need, what you need, what you need.You're told then we don't need it.The same problems are still there.

And then, you know what'll happen, right?We all know what'll happen.The window will close.The false promises will get made again about, you know, next summer everything will be different, everything will be grey.Liverpool will get in everyone that they need.Expect Liverpool to be busy.

All the usual bollocks.And then it'll be rinse and repeat until FSG are gone.Look at the players we let go in the summer.Robertson and Salah, leaders.It's gone from the squad.It's becoming big time a lack of leadership.

Again, I said that all summer as well, Seamus.I don't disagree, bro.You can't let Kanade leave for free, Salah leave for free, Robbo leave for free, not replace that experience.You just can't do it like.It's tin pot.Whatever about promising young players, you have to have the balance and the leadership in there.

So who's stepping into the leadership role?Gomez and Soboslai.I mean, respectfully, Gomez is never going to be near the pitch.

Frimpong?flicked to Munos, ball comes off a couple of Newcastle players and then gets hooked away for a Liverpool throw -in.

The Irish Wanderer said, I mean, we don't even look as good as we did a part to pre -season.To be honest with you mate, that's the really frustrating part but for Virgil and the lads to drop off again like they did for the second Newcastle goal and not step up, it's pathetic.Lewis Kumas now coming on for Gravenberch as Iriola obviously rolling the dice a little bit.So we take off a midfielder and bring on another attacking player.Throw in for McAllister.Ball's flicked on, but Newcastle first ones to it again.

Maka then steps in for the second ball.He's fouled.Referee says free kick Liverpool.Are there any changes you'd make that you think would turn things around for us in this half?This is shocking.Not really, because anybody you think would have been worth having a look at is pretty much on the pitch.

So you'd want Munoz on there.He's been brought on.You'd have wanted Maka on, he's being brought on.And outside of that, you're back to looking at young players.So, he's taken off Gravenberts and he's brought on Koumasa.No, there's not really anything I would say I would have done overly differently.

It's just, it's on the players, this, again.

The thing I can't get my head past though.

Excuse me. I can't get past that defendant.Like five players around the Newcastle player with the ball.And not one of them thinks I'll step up and block him off here and take a yellow card.They get back to what they did before, which is back and off, back and off, and then they scored from it.It was like watching...team last year defend all over again.

I couldn't believe what I was looking at.

Right, so, Sobislai over the free kick.It's another one that he fires straight into the fucking wall.

That's two he's had from distance, and both of them have haven't even gotten past the wall.And then Ref gives a free out.It's just messy.Lightmaster said, Craig, I don't get this.How do we become a selling club, yet other clubs are able to spend 100 million this window?I mean, I'm not happy with our business.

I'm not happy with what we've done, but we've hardly had a big sale this summer.If we're being honest about that, we've sold Jones.That's pretty much it.It's more a case, I think, mate, that we let so many players' contracts run down and them to leave that the cheap fucks won't replace them.And again, this is what I keep saying.You can let players' contracts run down and let them walk out the door on a free, but you can't not replace them.

And that's what we haven't done.So it's just a case of we're being run by cheapskates and I'm fed up of saying it every single year.They just don't want to go outside the way that they operate and it's gonna cost us.And it has cost us.And it is costing us.Between that, a sporting director that's no good at his job.

A CEO of football that's fucked off and isn't here anymore.Owners that are one foot in, one foot out.The club's leaderless, rudderless.And we're a lack of seniority out there on the pitch.That's it.So these are pretty evident things.

How are we not beating this Newcastle team brutal?I think you've summed it up bro.Exactly what you've said.Brutal.That's what we've been.We spent 400 million last year.

Yeah, we'll just ignore the 220, 230 million we brought back in though.That doesn't happen.We'll just ignore that.Look, we've gone through this before.We had one summer where the fuckers did the bare minimum.And every other summer has been 40, 50 million net.

Last summer was the one summer.That's it.But again, we were still outspent net by Arsenal.You can defend it however you want.There is no defending it.They're cheap.

And I'm sorry, they are.How else could you explain this squad having so many holes in it?Salah walked out the door, Robbo walked out the door, Kanade walked out the door, Trent walked out the door and the cheap fucks won't replace them.Happy to get the waiters off the books.Happy to save all that money.So you have to call it out.

You can't expect the manager to overachieve all the time.At some point you have to run the club like a club that wants to win.Like a club that is one of the biggest in the world.Every other club seems to be able to do it.That is up there at the top echelons of football.But, you know, again it comes down to our little journalistic friends letting them off the hook over and over again, setting the narratives and calling out anybody who dares say anything that is against that narrative as toxic and negative.

This is all really obvious stuff.

Russian honey badger, how are you bro, said two goal, definitely needed a row hoe.

that's where his aggression would come in.Handy and Ronald would tackle and committed a foul.Look, it's basic defending that.You know, anybody who's played the game at any level will say when they're counter -attacking you, five lads around the ball, step up and make the challenge.Even if you foul them, take the yellow.because you give away a free kick you can reset and defend it but setting back and off and back and off and jockeying and jockeying and jockeying see how it ends up it ends up with the ball in the back of the net chill boys newcastle have just been lucky no nicholas we've just been terrible this is a poor newcastle team we should be swatting them away and i'm not speaking out of turn to say that newcastle fans will tell you this isn't a great newcastle team Players are fault, nobody else.

Well, the players are partly responsible, 100%, but the fact that there aren't more of them is on the owners.

Maka, back to Virgil.Six minutes to go.Araujo, Soboslai, Frimpong, stands one up.

Isak heads it back to the keeper, basically.I mean, it was basically a defensive header.He gets up, he's too high above him and he just floats it into the keeper's hands, basically.

Five and a bit minutes to go.Again, another overhead pass, this time.Trying to spread it out to the left.

It's over -hitting it to throw into Newcastle.Andrew, how are you, sir?Said, Hey, Craig, hope you're well.Our club has become a laughing stock.We had a chance to build a dynasty, but our owners can't be arsed to spend to get Parkola this week.Yep, everyone's always left at the last minute as well.

Rush job, Andrew, to try and save a few quid.They're just like, I don't know what to say.They're in again behind here, Newcastle.Alisson saves us again.That should have been 3 -1 Newcastle, but Alisson makes the one -on -one save.Defendant pants and thankfully Alisson bails us out.

Munos now, his shot is blocked.Second ball, come on Victor.Ball pulled back to Koumas.McAllister, Frimpong, Sabo Sluijk, to Virgil.Gakpo, he puts in a cross deep.

Munos then just barges into the back of the player, right in front of the ref.Which it gets called and free kick.

It's just silly, silly, silly.And then our time lads.86 minutes, 30 seconds pretty much on the clock.Araujo heads it into Maka, Virgil, Kyrgios, Gakbo.His touch is heavy but we get lucky and it breaks to Koumas.Koumas far has been over the top looking for Kyrgios but there's too much on it and it goes behind for a Newcastle goal kick.

Russ said last time we lost the first game of the season Hodgson was in charge.

Yeah I think it's like, is it 14 or 15?I think this is the 15th I think.Where do our goals come from when Cody leaves?Yeah it's a good question.That's why we badly need Barcola and others mate.James said, where's the intensity we were told was going to be getting?

Nobody knows how to serve a sea sack at all.Banging balls.What's this?Begging for balls and runs.We need wingers.But we know we need wingers.

That's the madness of it all, bro.We've been screaming all summer, where are the bleeding wingers?But you know, the lads have to make out like they're the cleverest boys in the room to save five or 10 million quid.So it doesn't matter.The manager doesn't get time to work with them.And it has a knock -on impact on the start of the season.

There's Dom giving the ball away now with loose passes.Just well done Dom.

Another one fired across the front of the six yard box by Newcastle that thankfully for us, nobody got on the end of.

My god.Craig has grabbed good enough.to stay in this team?Not as a six, absolutely not.And look, both the goals today, Natty, came from him turning over possession in one way or another in the Newcastle half.And that's a particular bugbear for me because it happens so much in pre -season.

I called it out over and over again.Not him in particular, but us turning over the ball.

We're in the final minute of normal time now, folks.Gack boat.

Our players are actually blocking each other out of the way now.Newcastle are counterattacking.Because we brilliantly managed to block our own players from attacking the ball.Well done boys.It's the next level defending this is.

Now it's a Newcastle throw -in down with a corner flag deep inside our half as the clock is not our friend.We need midfielders who don't turn the ball over so much.Yes, we do.Who's he booking now?Have you seen one positive thing about the game?

Not really, no.Apart from Gakbo's looked alright.And the irony is, as I said, he's probably going to be sold.Five minutes added on by the ref.

Newcastle throw in deep inside the Liverpool half.Virgil gets a yellow card as well.Could have got that yellow card for stopping a counter -attack, Virgil, couldn't you?Koumas now.on the attack?

Come on, of course my tv freezes My tv freezes just as he's on the counter, but the ball ends up behind anyway for newcastle goal kick Or is it a corner?

I don't know because I didn't see the attack.It's a corner.I fear for our identity of this team Uh, no dm wingers.

No party again.I don't disagree.I'm deckling.

You're right as well, mate Um, look the manager will get it right, but he needs the players Soba sly with the corner in keeper comes and gets two hands on it So to Frimpong now.Frimpong, for some reason, tries to shot on his left foot from 25 yards.I mean, Kyrgios now.Three minutes of stoppage time to go.Kyrgios.Soboslai.

Gakpo.Gakpo just runs down a blind alley and eventually gives away a free kick.So it's a free kick to Newcastle.We've nearly had three of the five minutes.They go long and straight the way through to Alisson.It's now at Araujo.

Araujo again.Out to Frimpong.To Araujo.Sabo Sly.Kyrgios.Gakpo.

Far as one in.Headed away by Newcastle.

I think Uriola might make big decision about Virts.Well, he won't be selling him at this rate.It's too late in the window anyway.So that wouldn't be even a consideration.But, I mean, it'd be perfectly within his rights to look for a free kick.A solution?

Oh no, now Frimpong in possession.In possession, Jeremy's found a way to give away a free kick.You...Fuck me, lads.Just stop.Stop trying to convince us that these lads are good enough, will ya?

Frimpong's pants.Van Dijk, as Gio said, not good enough anymore.Just none of it has been.It's just shocking.It's just shite.The club's a mess.

Visa coming off now for Newcastle.Clock's against us.Newcastle have a free kick inside their own house.and we're getting what we deserve.We're getting what we deserve today which is nothing.They should be embarrassed yet again.

They know how to talk, don't they?Especially our captain.They know how to talk a big game about the fight, the determination, wanting to win the league.All the usual garbage that they say every year but they won't back it up with a performance.

We've now had the five.It's at the discretion of the referee.

Kyrgios was boots along.Hopeful ball up front where Virgil's now playing centre forward.That's a penalty ref.That's a penalty you fucking pussy.Penalty.Penalty.

Penalty Liverpool right at the death.Penalty.Munoz brought down.Referee.He took his time and eventually pointed to the spot.Hall says he doesn't touch him.

Ah you do touch him Lewis you lying little fuck.Your left knee goes into his leg.

You moved your knee into his knee Hall saying I didn't touch him you absolute spoofer.Look at the left knee.Comes across straight into him.

I didn't touch him.

I mean, the Newcastle lad's jumping up off the bench.He moves his left knee into him.You can see it.

Pens are warded anyway.Who's taking it though?At the moment it's Gakpo guarding the penalty spot.Who's going to take it though?Gakpo's protecting the ball at the minute.

The ref needs to grow a pair here and start taking control of this situation and getting people out of the 18 -yard box or start to get that yellow card out.Ref, do your job.

Soboslai going to take the penalty.It's Soboslai.Soboslai's got the ball right at the death to potentially steal a point.Dominic Soboslai right at the death.Takes a deep breath.Short run up.

Here we go.Dom steps up.Scores.Top corner.2 -2.

The keeper went right side but it was very well hit by Dominic.Straight into the top corner and it's Liverpool 2 Newcastle 2.Sob a sly.a very well taken penalty which bails us out and gets us a point but don't let this cover up the deficiencies that we've seen today.We've gotten away but want to get a point at the end.Well taken penalty by Dom.

Keeper went the right way but he lifted it into the roof of the net and it's 2 -2.

Look at this again.I mean it's a great penalty let's say that.

Keeper goes the right way, does his best, but it's a damn good penalty from Dom.It's got the height, it's got the direction, it's got everything needed.Well taken, Dom.2 -2.And we get away with a point.Still not good enough, though the performance hasn't been good enough.

That is that.Final action of the game.

The referee puts the whistle to his lips and it finishes at St. James' Park.Newcastle 2, Liverpool 2, Lewis Hall giving away a penalty for colliding into Victor Munoz in the final minute of stoppage time.which gave Liverpool the opportunity to level it from the spot.Dominic Soboslai steps up, shows great composure, buries a good penalty, but the performance was nowhere near good enough.To get away with a point there is getting away with it.We were terrible today.

And we have to learn from this and the board can't hide anymore.It's clear what we need.The manager needs a DM.We need more attackers.Get your finger out and get them in.Ladies and gentlemen, we will see you guys for the match reaction.

This will redirect you straight there.I'll be back in about 60 seconds for it.Remember for the match reaction, I'm going to be ignoring the chat for the first few minutes as I just give you my take on the game.And then we'll get stuck into it and get your thoughts as well.We'll see you back here in 60 seconds.Until then, thank you for joining.

It finishes at St. James's Park.Newcastle 2, Liverpool 2.