Who will be this season's scapegoats?

[épieur]

With Downing, Spearing, Shelvey and Caroll now gone, who will try to fill the boots of legendary scapegoats like Traore, Smicer, Adam, Konchesky, Poulsen, Riise and Pennant as players that played for too many games than many liked?

 

Who we be able to serially criticise for being donkeys and perhaps utter the immortal words "we'll never win the league as long as X gets games for us" about?

 

Borini could be a good shout, but I fear he won't be getting the gametime you'd expect from an 8m signing this season, if he is even here.

 

Other than that, there is always Enrique whom I predict will elicit a regular stream of criticism for his headless displays.

 

I reckon Allen will see his fair share of "what is the point of him" and "just another spearing" before he finds his feet again and helps the team rise a level.

[Leo No.8]

With Downing, Spearing, Shelvey and Caroll now gone, who will try to fill the boots of legendary scapegoats like Traore, Smicer, Adam, Konchesky, Poulsen, Riise and Pennant as players that played for too many games than many liked?

 

Who we be able to serially criticise for being donkeys and perhaps utter the immortal words "we'll never win the league as long as X gets games for us" about?

 

Borini could be a good shout, but I fear he won't be getting the gametime you'd expect from an 8m signing this season, if he is even here.

 

Other than that, there is always Enrique whom I predict will elicit a regular stream of criticism for his headless displays.

 

I reckon Allen will see his fair share of "what is the point of him" and "just another spearing" before he finds his feet again and helps the team rise a level.

 

The good thing is that now that Downing has left its quite hard to say. That has to be good!

[Raj]

FSG

[goodrobotusses]

Ayre. Although he is a bit of a fool, so y'know.

[sutty]

Joe Allen was getting this at times last season

 

He's defo the man

[richwilks]

Joe Allen was getting this at times last season

 

He's defo the man

 

Happy for the lad.

[Leo No.8]

Joe Allen was getting this at times last season

 

He's defo the man

 

Yeah he came to mind but I think he's going to turn people around this season, as long as we can get the balance right in midfield.

[Woodsyla]

Suarez, whether he stays or goes.

[smithdown]

Joe Allen was getting this at times last season

 

He's defo the man

 

 

Joe Allen who has been described as our best player in the first half of the season?

 

Think it works both ways with the lad, tbh.

[D.Boon]

If Mignolet isn't magnificent in every game i fear for him.

[smithdown]

Skrtel and/or Agger again

 

it'll be whoever is deemed to be on big wages

[RBM]

Allen

Borini

Enrique

Mingolet

[Cobs]

Gerrard will be the elephant in the room that Brendan needs to deal with after his first bad game

[The_Adder]

Borini, Enrique, Allen.

 

In that order.

[Cam]

Suarez, whether he stays or goes.

Yep. Plus Mignolet. Then from November onwards the Scapegoatitis will build & build on Rodgers.

[FirstDescent]

Agger, we should have shipped him off to Barcelona when we had the chance.

 

If Johnson continues his form from last year then he is a candidate.

[honourablegeorge]

We might not even have signed this season's scapegoats yet.

[The_Adder]

We might not even have signed this season's scapegoats yet.

 

We can only hope

[JonShar]

I hate s*** like this.

 

The scapegoats are either going to be the players who look like they don't give a toss or our worst performers, as they almost always are.

[Hassony]

I hate s*** like this.

 

The scapegoats are either going to be the players who look like they don't give a toss or our worst performers, as they almost always are.

 

exactly

 

There's a reason why Gerrard and Coutinho won't be the scapegoats , its because they are good and they give a s***

[crisps]

Borini, Enrique, Allen.

 

In that order.

 

Think Borini might get away with it as he 'probably' wont play as much.

 

I'm going for

 

1. Allen...

2. Whichever left back plays

3. Outside bet on Lucas (if he doesn't destroy every midfield every game and people decide he's not the player he was before injury)

Edited August 13, 2013 by crisps

[Knox_Harrington]

Aspas is f***ed.

[Chili Palmer]

By November Enrique will be blamed for everything from letting crosses come over too easily to the Royal baby having colic

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Allen

Borini

Enrique

Mingolet

 

I'd concur with this list

[sutty]

Joe Allen who has been described as our best player in the first half of the season?

 

Think it works both ways with the lad, tbh.

 

He wasn't Ste. That was the issue I think.