Updated: 16.48pm
DESPITE LIVERPOOL HAVING named Martin Skrtel, Daniel Agger and Philippe Coutinho in their initial 23-man squad, none of them will be involved in tonight’s friendly clash with Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium (k/o at 5.30).
Fabio Borini is included, as are Lucas and Joe Allen.
Liverpool:
Jones, McLaughlin, Kelly, Paez, Smith, Lucas, Allen, Coady, Ibe, Borini, Aspas
Substitutes:
Ward, Dunn, Williams, Peterson, Lussey, Randall, Teixeira, Trickett-Smith, Brannagan
Meanwhile, the Shamrock Rovers line-up looks a little like this.
Shamrock Rovers:
Murphy, Madden, McGuinness, Byrne, Cornwall, Robinson, McPhail, Brennan, McCabe, Waters, Kilduff.
Substitutes:
Hyland, David O’Connor, Sheppard, Bayly, Sean O’Connor, Kelly, Osam, Finn, Zayed
What did people expect, Gerard, Suarez et al to risk missing the World Cup to play against Roooovers??
No Shep, No Finn, No Kenna… Absolute Disgrace!!
So how many people paid how much to watch a team of “who is that”s? Waste of money. #CONNED
If they were silly enough to think saurez,gerrard and co would be playing then they deserve to waste their money.
True, but no Skrtel, Agger or Coutinho?
Not like they are going to the world cup…
They’re probably carrying “knocks” from a long season!
I don’t blame them! They are over for a session.
I went to support Liverpool. As over 42,500 did also. Regardless of who was playing. I thought it was fantastic especially since I follow the young Reds every season as well as the senior team. Hardly a waste of money. And when my 9 year old son had such a fantastic day, money doesn’t come into it. And that’s what it’s all about.
Glad you enjoyed it, 9 year old must have loved it. I wasn’t just hating on pool fans, only saying if you thought the big names would be out there, well I’ve already said it.
To be honest, I never really thought that the bigger names would play. Not 3 days after the end of the season. And the young lads played well, as they have done all season too. So people who are giving out about paying money to watch youngsters and reserves just think to yourselves, that in a couple of years, you could be saying I saw that player in a meaningless match at the Aviva and now he is a superstar :)
Your right,dead right. No problem with that at all.
Everyone knew they wouldn’t be there. Day fixture was announced it was announced that no World Cup players would be there. Just shoes the loyalty pool fans have with that many turning up for what was a second string team.
It was always highly probable from when this was announced, that no big names would be there. Wlell done the FAI – again!
Don’t get why Rodgers brings over Skrtel, Agger and Coutinho and then doesn’t play them
to sell more tickets , obviously it’s not sold out – there’s a surprise !!!
And there’s me thinking Liverpool had only 14 players all season
People bought tickets just in case Liverpool won the league,they didn’t and you can see hundreds of them for sale on various sites like donedeal etc. what were people thinking?
I knew this would happen. I can understand the players that are going to the world cup were never coming but the other household names that Liverpool Fc put on there website this morning that were coming have seemed to just disappeared off the face of the planet in the last few hours. Liverpool Fc have let themselves down today. I hope rovers go on and hammer them.
I’m sure LFC would be devastated to lose this crunch game!!
Yes I know mate but this morning Liverpool Fc had agger and couthino and other players plastered all over there website and there not even subs and this was just to boost ticket sales. They have just conned so many people and its a let down on lfcs behalf. I’m a rovers fan and season ticket holder and I wasn’t letting Liverpool Fc con me.
The team’s what?
43.000 at the game this evening, disgrace that they didn’t play agger, skirtl and coutinho, last game before summer holidays, disappointing but still enjoyed it.
Yea agree that when they were there they should of played them for at least a half. Used to travel over a good few times every season but cos of personal situation the last 2 years can’t afford it so would of loved to have seen Countinho. Jordon Ibe was god though.
1-0 liverpool aspas
Second team beating rovers :/…When are Irish teams going to improve would be brilliant to see an Irish team in the champions league ..Was it Rovers first team ?
come on robbie give rovers some credit i taught they played well were you at the game .irish teams need games like this if they want to progress in europe its was rovers first except for 1 or 2 dont rovers have done well prevesully they got to the last round of group qualifers last time 1st irish team to do that
Does anyone know what channel this is on?
i was at the game with my 9 year old son disappointed that the pool did not field a better team but was expecting a second tier line-up .im a pool fan and was delighted to see future stars ,it was a great night .
i was at the game and im a pool fan was disappointed it was not a better squad but expected a second tier line up it was a great night with future pool stars playing