07 Nov 2016 16:27:48
Ed01 if you free for a minute, How do you rate Barnes? Any special memories mate. Best technical player ever?

{Ed001's Note - Digger was a legend of a player. Pure genius. He skipped past players for fun, had a sudden turn of acceleration that took him past whoever was there. In terms of ability, he is the best I have seen in the flesh ever. The things I most remember though, to be perfectly honest, was his tendency to throw himself to the floor and need to be taken off for treatment for what seemed like 20 minutes a time a few times a game, depriving us of his genius for long stretches of a game. Secondly was the disgusting abuse he took from the opposition fans, it was sickening. Utterly sickening.}

1.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 17:46:04
Was he the first black player at the club? I have heard he was very influential in removing racism from English game back those days? Was he one footed mate?

Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - no, far from it. He was just a big star and it was in a dark time for English footie.}

2.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 17:51:31
Fantastic player and still loves the club, only wish he could have made it in management.

3.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 17:54:23
Ed01 when you say sickening abuse do you mean racial. I would like to think things have greatly improved in this country regarding abuse at grounds. Some leagues in other countries though as in Russia and so on are really bad from what I have heard. Disgusting tbh I know fans will always give abuse to the opposite team, but bringing race into it has no place in our so called modern world.

{Ed001's Note - yes racial. Bananas, monkey chants and many more things. It was especially bad when we faced Everton, sadly. They like to call themselves the people's club, but they let down people in those days. They were vile.}

4.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 18:13:36
Absolutely the best player to pull on the liverpool shirt in my opinion, but there are many I never got to see and I was young when he was in his prime. If he were a player today in his prime he would be top 5 in the world.

5.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 18:52:18
Summed Digger up perfectly ED. During the 87-88 season he was a class apart from anything else in the league. Love watching the solo goal v QPR and the way he won it from Kevin Brock (I think) before slaloming past two defenders and slotting it under Seaman. I don't think I have Sen a player since with as much grace on the ball.

6.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 19:17:00
Ahead of his time tactically too. He wanted LFC to play a short passing, dominating possession game.
Great player, great inspiration.

7.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 19:35:26
Thanks everyone for your share of memory.

8.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 20:30:07
You guys should have seen Kevin Keegan play. Not as technically gifted as Barnes, but still very fast, lots of heart, determination and put lots of effort in.

9.) 07 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 21:14:21
Ra

Yes He was called Daglish before Daglish.

10.) 08 Nov 2016
07 Nov 2016 23:49:42
Or Dalglish.

Best player ever for Lfc.
Signed from Celtic for 440,000 quid.
then a record between 2 British clubs.
He replced Keegan @no7 who was sold to Hamburg For 500,000 quid.

Bob Paisley done a great bit of business.
Given the service Dalglish as a player manager and director.
it was money well spent

I can't think of any player from any club who has done as good.

11.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 07:13:23
It would take and incredibly special player to ever top Kenny D as the best Liverpool player ever IMO.

12.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 16:44:23
I don't think any player could overtake Kenny in terms of his contriobution to ther club and the city. I already knew he was an outstanding player and manager but I was unaware of the mental fatigue he went through in the wake of Hillsborough and his perserverance, not only in attending multiple funerals for those lost, but in his endless support for justice for the 96. I was unaware of the scope of his contribution before reading these pages but, in light of what I've read from Ed's and others posters, I don't think anybody could do more than him. He will live in immortality at our club forever.

{Ed002's Note - He lost his job because of Suarez and it is the retromingent runt that has the support of most on these pages.}

13.) 08 Nov 2016
08 Nov 2016 19:30:01
Chin - have some respect for previous players and their names. His name was Keegan and it's still Keegan. Try your feeble infantile attempts at humour on the mirror.

14.) 09 Nov 2016
09 Nov 2016 14:22:29
Fenway made Kenny fly to America to sack him.
Granted he could have handled The Suarez debacle better but the manner of the sacking really sucked.
In his only season he won more silverware than any manager since. Yes the league position should have been better but the team hit every post, crossbar and goal keeper that season.

I remember Fergie at Utd really stirred the balls out of the Suarez situation to get at Kenny that shows me how worried he was over Kenny being back.

Dalglish to his credit never complained about his treatment where others would have sold exclusives to the press.
His actions speak volumes for him.