WEST BROM STAGED an unexpected late comeback to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to Liverpool that offers Darren Moore’s side slim hope of escaping relegation.
Danny Ings struck for the first time in 930 days and Mohamed Salah equalled the record for goals scored in a 38-match Premier League season as Liverpool appeared on course to warm up for their Champions League semi-final against Roma with a routine if laboured victory.
The beleaguered Baggies had other ideas, though, Jake Livermore getting one back in the 79th minute and Salomon Rondon heading home the equaliser from a free-kick with two remaining in normal time.
The result may not prove enough to save West Brom, who are still eight points adrift of the safety of 17th placed Swansea, who visit newly crowned champions Manchester City on Sunday.
For Liverpool, the careless loss of points will delay their march to securing Champions League qualification.
And manager Jurgen Klopp may regret the five changes he made to his starting XI, as the Reds are left to refocus on the visit of the eagerly anticipated visit of the Giallorossi to Anfield on Tuesday.
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There will always be a market to exploit in Ireland. Even though there is apparently a recession Irish people seem to always have the money to waste on sporting events that are anything but what they appear to be.
We saw it with Bernard Dunne with the O2 packed everytime he fought there even though he was fighting lads who were handpicked so they could cash in. When he had to fight the mandatory challengers he was exposed.
Dana White sees that he can cash in with the Irish people so willing to spend money. No doubt McGregor will have several fights handpicked so they can sell out a few O2 dates and bleed the Irish dry before he fights an actual good fighter and is exposed.
“Money to waste on sporting events”…”bleed the Irish dry”…You would swear by your comments that people aren’t free to make their own choices on whether to buy a ticket or not!
Whether Mcgregor fights or not, the O2 will sell out with the thousands of UFC fans in Ireland! If people want to spend their hard earned money on going then its their choice, whether you believe its a waste or not!
I went to all of Dunnes’s fights in the O2. I dont class any of them as a waste of money. It gave everybody in there a great feeling and was very enjoyable to watch!
Agree with what you say about Bernard Dunne to a certain extent, Brian Peters and Rte certainly built up some of those fights to be far more than they actually were, to entice the casual fans. But people got their moneys worth with his performance against Cordoba.
But as far as McGregor goes with the UFC.. McGregor is already huge in the states and the last thing the UFC needs is to be showing his fights at 2 in the afternoon over there. They’ll have him fight next year in Dublin but after that I’d say most of his fights will be in the states.The o2 is only roughly a 9k seater stadium. The UFC makes far more off televison deals and pay per views than they do off ticket sales. The likes of Alexander Gustaffson whos swedish and a huge hit there has only got to fight there once, because its far more profitable for the UFC to have him on at a prime time in the US on pay per view cards.
And as far as opponents go, theres talk of him fighting Diego Sanchez in his next fight which is by no means an easy one. A big lightweight, whos a veteran. The quicker the UFC get him up the ladder and closer to contention for a title the more money for the UFC. McGregor has an international audience at this stage, not just the Irish.
No they were not a waste of money as he was winning but he was beating nobodies. He beat one good fighter in his career and was then exposed by the better ones and put into retirement. He avoided the best fighters for as long as possible so he, Peters and RTE could all make as much money before he was exposed and the bubble burst. If he was a great fighter he would still be boxing now and certainly wouldn’t have retired when he did.
It’s too early to judge how good McGregor is going to be but I’m sceptical.
Agreed. But there’s no value for the UFC in nursing him against nobodies in Ireland. They should move him on quickly enough. If he beats Diego Sanchez convincingly I’ll start believing. I’d much rather he stayed at featherweight though, and I think the UFX could feel the same, so that fight mightn’t happen. They could give him a handy fight like Andy Ogle at featherweight in Dublin but I hope not. Cole Miller would be an interesting one, and a step up in class.
I don’t think he would beat Diego sanchez.
Tough one..he would definitely outstrike him, Sanchez has sloppy striking and he overcommits way too much. Sanchez is a beast though and he would come in heavier than McGregor. I reckon McGregor would beat him..but I’d rather he stayed at featherweight!
He’s a featherweight /lightweight
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