Pre- and In- Match: Premier League / Norwich City Vs Liverpool / Sat 14th Aug / 1730 hrs

[PeachesEnRegalia]

@Lowton_Red

Pure and unspoiled like early morning dew on a rose petal, the new season lies before us, resplendent with hope and anticipation.

As the sun rises majestically over Lowton Towers, the Mem busies herself at her forge, sparks flying iridescent into the firmament as she beats rhythmically upon the anvil as she fashions new sets of fettling shears and gelding irons, in readiness for the forthcoming weeks of ritual sacrifice.

I settle back in my old chesterfield in the potting shed, happy in the knowledge of a job well done. The shippen is replete with beasts of many kinds, all blithely ignorant of what awaits, and my pre-match inspirational missive is complete.

I am particularly pleased with my phraseology concerning PGMOL, the referee, VAR, and a passing reference to how the invention of the bicycle saved East Anglia from an incestuous implosion.

All is well with the world.

I pour myself a modest libation, and cast a glance at the latest offerings on TAN.

My eyes wander idly over the comments when they come to rest on a post by @Kopstar. I sit up with a start. He has only done it again.

Just as with last season, our pre-match rituals have been rent asunder by this cockered, tickle-brained, spur-galled, hag-seed, lewdster that is @Kopstar. Once again he has misappropriated the invocation concerning the epidermis of the berry of the fruit of the genus musa.

I am about to alert Boudica when, as if matters couldn’t get any worse, I discover that @Kopstar has an accomplice in @Red_Submarine, a greasy base-court fustilarian, who has plagiarised my predictive scrappy victory and score line!

Wearily, I make my way to the Mem’s forge. I need not speak; my look is enough. “Not again”, she snarls. I nod. She casts aside her hammer and tongs, and eyes blazing, teeth gritted, she strides out…

…choosing discretion over valour I elect not to bar her path, thankful that I had omitted to inform her that Lawro had predict a two nil win to us.

Hopefully his attempted kiss of death won’t throw a spanner in the works and upset the apple-cart.

……what?

[Commando]

Jürgen and his team will know the personnel, formation and tactics to see us through this one. COYR YNWA

[Commando]

Well said Sir.

COYR YNWA

[RedOpium]

Will Salah score today and make it 5 seasons on the trot scoring on the opening day.

[LaurazRed]

Fresh season and it feels good. I’ve not been on here much as a lot of things in my life have changed. But a few things remain by passion for the reds being constant.

YNWA.

[Iftikhar]

@Commando

Jürgen and his team will know the personnel, formation and tactics to see us through this one. COYR YNWA

Oh yes, I missed your iconic bit too

[wyld.at.hrt]

@PeachesEnRegalia

……what

@Kopstar is going to get a visit from the Mem

[KY_TNRed]

Ali
Trent matip VVD tsmikas
Elliot Fab keita
Salah ox mane

I know it looks dumb on paper but I don’t care lol

[Dutch]

Referee: Andre Marriner. VAR : Stuart Attwell.

[KY_TNRed]

Howling mate! Cheers!!!

[Letstalkabout6]

Interesting how earlier in the week most pundits and fans thinking VVD should be eased back in but as match time closes in most people want him to start.
He’s got to start hasn’t he?

[kone]

@RedOpium

Will Salah score today and make it 5 seasons on the trot scoring on the opening day.

Absolutely! I fully expect a hattrick!

[norwegian_wood]

Difficult to guess. Klopp said he looks ready for 90 minutes, but also earlier said there’s no hurry. Would be great if we could get him ready for the Chelsea game though.

[mattyhurst]

Not sure why you’d think it would be any different any combination would be shit.

The fact that The fat bloke in the VAR room was the best you could hope for was saying something. Oh and that bloke we never got.

Had to win a title without it.

[kone]

Van Dijk starts!

[Lowton_Red]

CONFIRMED LIVERPOOL LINE-UP

Liverpool’s teamsheet is in – and it confirms that Virgil van Dijk starts a competitive game for the first time since last October as he is named in the Reds’ XI.

There are also berths for Kostas Tsimikas and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, while Joe Gomez and new recruit Ibrahima Konate are among the substitutes.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Salah, Jota.

Subs: Kelleher, Fabinho, Konate, Firmino, Gomez, Minamino, Origi, Woodburn, Elliott.

[GermanRed]

Told you Milner is planned to be a #6 now.

[Colossal_centre_back]

Fab not starting is a bummer. But how long have we waited for that Ox - Keita midfield. This is going to be really juicy! That bench looks immense as well. Super excited now. Let’s do this!

[Nobluff]

@Iftikhar

@RedWhippet

assumed everyone was off on holiday.

Nope, we were just having a spirited discussion about shirt vs. kit vs. jersey

Rugby jersey.

[Dutch]

The Brazilians who started late on the bench.