#i miss trent and robbo together

[trentsmyfave]

the og duo🥲🥲

[lfc-unbelievables]

[kraeki]

As 2023 ends, let us celebrate this year as the year DomiTrent was born. I found myself going down memory lane of DomiTrent so far and I invite you to join me under the cut:

x when we first got a hint of their growing friendship

x when Dom winked and stuck his tongue out while talking to Trent

x when they did some post match roaring and chest bumping

x x when Dom found Trent really funny

x when they played football inside in front of Robbo

x when they only had eyes for each other in training

x x when Trent was a sore loser but Dom wanted that hug

x x x when Trent assisted Dom’s first goal!

x when in the same match Dom joined the medical team to stay close to Trent

x when the men on Twitter started noticing

x when Dom commented “meetings” on Trent’s post

x when Trent commented on Dom’s POTM post within 1 minute

x x when Dom was teasing Trent during the team photo shoot

x x x when Mo posted a story of Trent and Dom in a hot tub

x when they were annoying Mo by playing football inside

x when they were happy together in training

x x x when Trent was cuddling with Dom post match before telling him to take off his shirt to give to a fan and then jokingly asking for it himself

x when they groped each other's butt during live training

x when Trent was asked about his bromance with Dom

x when they did a silly inside handshake in front of a depressed Robbo

x x when they had their own celebration away from the huddle after a goal that neither of them scored

x when Trent kept telling Ox about Dom

x when Dom commented within 1 minute on Trent's derby win post

x when Dom was asked by the BBC about who helped him settle in and he smiled and said "you know the answer - Trent"

x when they were playful post match

x x when Dom talked about Trent and their first outing in a Hungarian interview

x when Dom was clingy in the tunnel

x when they were on the bench together

x when Dom touching Trent was a part of the freekick routine

x when Dom jumped on Trent's back to celebrate his goal

x x when Trent post match was smirking while shushing and putting his finger briefly in his mouth while looking at Dom and walking towards him

x x when they hugged like that post match

x when they were together at Alder Hey

x when they looked at each other like that while on a pre-match walk

x when Dom held the door open for Trent

x when they were the last ones on the bus and got locked out

x x when they communicated without words

x when Dom used a mating call to get Trent's attention

May next year bring us many more DomiTrent moments!

Please message me if there is anything missing and also if you have links to different versions of posts that show the same moment!

[stormoflina]

Domi interview, part2

About his friendship with Trent:

(The interviewer is actually so messy, because he even mentions Robbo lol. In his long question, he even says: " He [Trent] is a scouser, he obviously knows a lot of people, gets on with them brilliantly, and yet it seems you two have an even better connection, better it seems, than he [Trent] used to have with Robertson."

JAIL! Justice for Robbo! )

Domi: " We are only 2 years apart, so we don't have an age gap really. We have similar mindsets, both on and off the pitch. We have a great understanding with each other on the pitch, he said so as well.

It was with him, that I had the first story [experience], when he said, lets go to Manchester to have dinner, pick up some food, let's hang out here or there ( my translating skills are not the greatest, but basically, he says "ide-oda-amoda", which is first, a very cute thing to say, second, implies that they went to a lot of places together. So not just a one time thing, but quite a few!)

So yeah, then we became close, sometimes I go his place, sometimes he comes to mine."

Then, the interviewer recalls one of Trent's recent interviews, where he was mocking Domi how he fired both freekicks to the wall. He asks about the competitiveness between the two of them, asking if they indeed have it, if it's healthy or sometimes stresses Domi out.

D: " No, it's healthy. If I had [and missed] my chances against Wolves, then yesterday, so did he against Everton, they just didn't ask me about it later on [laughs].

I: "There seemed to be a lot of thinking between you, Trent and Salah about who will take the freekick..."

D: "No, it was going to be him [Trent], we were just talking about how to do it. Salah wanted to take it, because that would have been a surprise."

The interviewer then really bit onto this. Domi then explained in a sped-up and therefore not understandble cut, how they had usually three options about it (he asked them not to show this), but in the end, repeated how there is no problem about it. They all have an understanding, it's usually in the situation itself, when they decide who will take it.

About the competitiveness of the squad, if it's better or worse, than it was in RB Leipzig for someone on the bench to get into the starting XI:

D: "It's hard to say. There was a time in Leipzig, when I didn't play much. I trained very hard every day to get into the starting XI, but it still didn't work out under THAT coach [Tedesco]. But that didn't make me a worse player, in fact, because I trained every day, twice as much as before, because I wasn't playing, so when the next coach came [Marco Rose, the current coach of RB Leipzig] I was ready.

But it's normal, nobody wants to sit on the bench (...), or maybe, some do, I have heard some stories, before I came here from the others, I will not say names, they were comfortable sitting on the bench."

About the changes of the LFC squad, mentioning Henderson, Millie leaving, who were "big voices" in the team, a position, which now VVD or Trent has. Asking about if he feels secure in his position in the starting XI, if Klopp has his go-to midfield or not, or he has to fight for his place with the rest of the players:

The interviewer says he feels like Dominik became a stone solid starter in the 8 position on the right, even if at first he thought it's good how Szoboszlai came into a team, where he will have to fight for his place. He mentions stats about how Dominik played for most matches, barely subbed off.

Dominik says in a very long answer how there is a constant fighting for the starting positions, as everyone wants to start. When asked about his rivals, naming all the midfield players to choose from, Dominik says it's all of them, repeating once again, how they all want to play.

D: " I want to play at every match, even if I'm a bit tired."

I: " Even at the EL?"

D: " Yes, in every match. FA cup, PL-, EL-, Carabao cup. [...] I'm at my best, when I can play it all, when I play on both Wednesday and Sunday. It might sound stupid, but in this case, there is no training, but matches, then focus on rehabilitation. For me, I feel like, this works out the best."

I: "It seems like Jürgen doesn't even want to sub you off."

D: "Well, I don't know what he has in his mind, but hopefully he can keep this good habit. [laughs]

[janeleclerc]

5 aand 19 for trent alexander arnold pls??

5- “Love, I’m coming back home for Christmas,”

19- “Open your door, the Christmas presents are heavy,”

WARNINGS: none, fluff

Trent was not going to be home during Christmas due to him needing to be away for a training camp. He and the other teammates tried everything they could to be able to come back for Christmas, but they were helpless. Or so Y/N thought.

What Y/N didn’t know was that Trent was able to come home for Christmas - and they’ll be able to spend it together like usual.

“Do you think I should tell her now, or make it a surprise?” Trent asked Robbo as they packed their bags.

“Surprise, she’ll be very happy to see you,” Robbo responded, folding up a shirt.

“But she seemed very sad when I told her I can’t come,”

“Yes but, she’ll be happier when she sees you randomly at her doorstep on Christmas eve,” Trent nodded at his words and decided not to tell her, making it all a surprise.

Well, that was the plan, until he suddenly got the impulse to text her just before going on the plane, leaving her confused with no explanation whatsoever.

He opened up their messages and recorded a quick and short voice message: “Love, I’m coming back home for Christmas.”

That was met by a series of question and question marks from Y/N, but she was unable to get any response from him.

She was in the kitchen, drinking a cup of tea as she received a text message. She immediately smiled when she saw it was from Trent, and smiled even harder when she read it.

trent 🤍: open the door, the christmas presents are heavy

She rushed to the door and saw him standing there, holding a few gift boxes and a smile on his face. She let him put down the gifts before engulfing him into a huge hug, and he held her tight. She kissed his cheek multiple times and he did the same. Slowly after, they pulled back, smiling at each other.

“I missed you - you suddenly told me you were coming and didn’t respond to any of my texts and - Trent, you are very under-dressed! Are you hungry or thirsty? I made tea, and there’s some cake also and-”

Trent cut her off by giving her a kiss, his hands landing on her waist.

“I’m glad I’m here now, celebrating with you.” He said when they pulled away, resting his forehead on hers.

“I’m glad you’re here, too.”

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[percervall]

hi mar!!

just had a thought of like… how beautiful friendship is 💕 I get to giggle w you about so many things and it’s the best. I’m so grateful for you 🥰

on a side note, would love to know your top 5 driver / player bestie duos (trios?) and why they’re your fav!

Our conversations always make me feel so much better, us becoming friends is the best thing that could've happened ���

I love this question!

I mean, Carlando is the obvious one. Carlos and Lando are so different in many ways but them together brings out the playfulness in Carlos and it is truly my favourite brand of chaos 🥰

Charlos is a close second. Charles and Carlos are often described as white swan, black swan, and I think that encapsulates their friendship beautifully.

Lando and Daniel is just so dear to me. They are little brother - big brother coded

Esteban and Mick 🥰 but also Esteban and Lance

Andy Robertson and James Milner, it’s such an unlikely pairing but it just works so well? The golden retriever/black cat pairing of my dreams

Robbo and Trent are also so dear to me. I miss the Wing Men series, Liverpool please bring it back

Karim and Nico is another besties pair that I have so much love for. The “Eines Must Weg” (sp?) video has my whole heart

Antoine and Marcos Llorente is also so dear to me. Same with Anto and Jan tbf. I love a grumpy/sunshine pairing.

Thiago and Kostas has my whole heart and I don’t understand why there are barely any fics for them. Although these two would fall more in the married couple category than besties

Speaking of Kos, Kostas and Mo! Somehow them together shouldn’t work but it’s the cutest thing ever

Curtis and Cody! 🥰

Darwin and Lexi are just adorable and constantly ribbing each other and I love them so much

Can’t leave out Trent and Dominik, they are pretty much attached at the hip

That’s all I can come up with!

[football-and-fanfics]

Exhausted - Trent Alexander-Arnold & Andy Robertson

Who: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson Request: hii :) could you do a trent fic where he gets injured during a match or in training and passes out or even he doesnt get injured just passes out from exhaustion and the team crouds round and medics get called over and of course have robbo being worried about him. Thank youu ! :))) Requested by: anonymous Warnings: mentions of injury / passing out, worry/panic A/N: Just let me know if, after reading this, anyone would be interested in a part 2 to this imagine. I'm kind of having an idea for a second part to this, but not sure if anyone thinks this is imagine is any good and deserves another part 😁

He should have asked for rest, or at least said something about how he wasn't feeling in top condition, Trent realized that much now. For weeks, he had been feeling so tired and altogether out of energy, but it never once crossed his mind to ask to be left out of the lineup. A decision he would come to regret... ----- The match turned out to be hard and quite physically demanding. They weren't even halfway through the second half, or Trent had already run himself completely ragged. Still, he refused to give up and get himself substituted. His performance was still above average, and he willed himself to keep going. But he knew he was pushing himself to his limits, and already well beyond those. In the 78th minute was when things went completely sideways for Trent. He lined up together with Andy for a free kick close to their opponent's goal. As he stood waiting for the referee to blow his whistle, Trent suddenly felt himself get unwell. The world swam around him all of a sudden, and it was like the stadium sounds were coming to him through a mile of water. His vision started to darken, and he felt like all his muscles had suddenly lost all their strength. "Robbo, I... I d-don't feel so good..." Trent staggered on his feet. He tried to reach for Andy's shoulder for some support, but missed. "Trent? What's going on?" Andy was confused as to what was happening, but when Trent suddenly collapsed right in front of him, Andy understood only too well. A sort of groaned breath escaped Trent's lips as he slumped to the ground, where he lay motionless. With what had happened to Christian Eriksen at the Euro 2020 still rather fresh in everyone's minds, the panic on the pitch was instantaneous. Most of all with Andy. "HELP! MEDICS!" Andy cried out. He threw himself onto his knees by Trent's side. "No, no, no.... Trent? Please, be okay... you're not doing this to me, mate." Andy frantically grabbed Trent's limp hand and pressed his fingers against the pulse point of the slender wrist. He was just able to feel a strong and steady heartbeat, when he was pushed out of the way by the arrival of the medical team.

Andy remained closeby as the medics worked on Trent. Even though he was scared shitless and panic surged through his body, Andy needed to see and hear everything that was happening with his friend. The medics were trying to get Trent to wake up, but so far to no avail. "Come on, Trentski." Andy felt tears of silent panic burn in his eyes. "Please, mate, just open your eyes." Andy felt and arm snake around his shoulders in comfort, and found Jordan appear next to him. "Are you alright?" The captain asked. Andy shook his head. "Not until I'm sure he is." "What happened?" Jordan, too, looked down at the seemingly still unconscious Trent. "I don't know." Andy's voice sounded strained with emotion. "He said something about not feeling well, and then he just... collapsed." Jordan frowned in concern. He had to admit this didn't sound altogether reassuring, but he decided not to voice those concerns to Andy at this moment. "But I felt a heartbeat..." Andy vigorously nodded his head, the suppressed panic visible in all his features. "I felt his pulse, Hendo, and he still has a heartbeat." Jordan tightened his arm around Andy's shoulder, hoping to calm the Scot down at least a little bit. "That's a very good sign." Suddenly, Andy saw something that made his heart jump in relief: Trent moved. It wasn't big, just the movement of an arm, but enough for Andy to believe that Trent at least was regaining consciousness. "Oh, thank heavens!" Andy exclaimed, clasping his hands over his face. "He's responding to them." The relief sounded through in Jordan's voice, too. The captain was right, though. Trent definitely seemed to answer when the medics spoke to him or asked him to complete simple tasks. "Andy!" Andy startled slightly when one of the medics called out to him, but he didn't hesitate for a second. He immediately rushed over and dropped himself to his knees by Trent's side. Trent lay on his back. Liverpool's medical team still surrounded him and were keeping a close eye on his condition, but Andy noticed they were calm and didn't appear to be too worried. He took it as a good sign. "Hey, Trentski." Andy ventured a careful smile. He was glad to see Trent looking up at him, even if it was still a somewhat dazed look. "Robbo..." Trent sounded oh so exhausted. "I'm sorry I scared you." "That you did," Andy scoffed, "what happened?" Trent closed his eyes and took his time opening them again before he answered. "I exhausted myself. I've been so tired these past weeks, and..." Trent fell silent. "Your body told you to stop," Andy finished for him. "Yeah," Trent mumbled. Andy didn't make any comments on Trent's decisions to make himself available for this match even when he clearly hadn't been feeling altogether right. That was a conversation for a later date. For now Andy was just glad that this was 'all', and there was no reason to assume something was horribly wrong with Trent. "Robbo..." Trent caught his friend's attention one final time before he would be carried off the pitch. "What's it, mate?" Andy rested a hand on Trent's chest. "Top left," Trent mumbled. Andy frowned. "Huh?" "The free kick." Trent smiled tiredly. "Top left. It's the goalkeeper's weak corner." "Andy laughed. "That's what you're worrying about right now?" Trent didn't have time to come up with a response, as the medics choose that moment to lift him of the ground and stretcher him off the pitch. He was carried through the players' tunnel, when suddenly an almighty roar of cheers erupted through the stadium. Trent chuckled softly to himself, because he knew Andy had put the ball in the top left corner.

Tags: @evie-pr, @auawdo, @meteora-fc, @de-geas, @stonesyyyy, @drizzyreese, @hbstre, @liverpoolfanfiction, @sternennebel2001 TAA / Robbo tags: @footballffbarbiex, @lightsupdoyouknowwhoyouare, @sanchoj7, @robbothegoat Liverpool tags: @berrydoughnuttruth, @candlelitutopia PL tags: @ella33Add me to the tags list, too! For more of my Trent imagines, click here For more of my Robbo imagines, click here

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little robbo dating gabriel martinelli - insta files

you and gabi have a surprise for the world

i don’t own any of the photos. all were found in pinterest - so credit goes to original owners

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yourinstagram andy’s princess’ baking day 👑

trentarnold How do you feel about not being his main princess now?

↳ yourinstagram that’s literally not true trent WHY are you lying

↳ andyrobertson94 I love both my girls equally trent!

yourinstagram ps baby aria misses baking with u gabriel.martinelli come back from international duty already 😩😩

↳ gabriel.martinelli Be home soon ❤️

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yourinstagram in a little chalet in brazil, we discovered we have a perfect little bean growing into our lives 🤍 we are young, inexperienced and terrified but we are so ready and so happy to have this gift in our lives. we cannot wait to welcome our little beautiful scottish-brazillian bean. little bean, you are already so, so loved by me and your dada. gabriel.martinelli 🤍

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perrieedwards OH MY DAYS!!!!!!! I’m seriously so happy for you guys!!!! Cant wait for your little bean to be besties with ours❤️❤️❤️

granitxhaka Congratulations kids!

andyrobertson94 Heart attack aside - very happy for you two!!

↳ yourinstagram love u my best friend

arsenal Congratulations!!! New arsenal baby incoming!

kierantierney Already bought them my kit!

↳ esr not funny they’ll have mine first

↳ bukayosaka Not a CHANCE

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gabriel.martinelli Not what we expected, but everything we could ever have wanted ❤️

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yourinstagram holidays over, back to london and back to reality :( what a fanatic time we had in brazil resting, recuperating and growing little bean🤍 getting more excited by the day to meet them <333

gabriel.martinelli 😻😻😻😻 Você é linda minha vida

perrieedwards You are absolutely unreal girl!!!

↳ yourinstagram thank you queen 💞ilysm

leonita.x You are stunning (y/n)❤️❤️What a woman!

↳ yourinstagram as are you hot mama!!

sophiaaemelia Oooooofffff milf!!!!!!

↳ yourinstagram ily my bestie!!

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andyrobertson94 Little sisters all grown up 🥺 And yes she’s absolutely desperate to get this baby out🤣🤣

jhenderson Send her round, the mrs has the pineapple and curry’s at the ready 🤣

↳ andyrobertson94 I’ll let her know

↳ yourinstagram i am literally on my way rolling rn

jamesmilner Hope she’s earthside soon yourinstagram, we have a tens machine if you need ❤️

↳ yourinstagram thank u jimmy ily

johnmcginn Looks comfy

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gabriel.martinelli Baby girl Martinelli is here - 24/3/22. We are so happy to have her here, she is doing very well. (y/n) is still poorly, so she’ll get to all of the congrats messages in time, but she is healing well. She should be home with us soon, me and baby cannot wait to be a together as a family

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ben_white6 So happy for you mate ❤️Congratulations

aaronramsdale Congratulations mate!!!

kierantierney Congrats bro ❤️

andyrobertson94 ❤️❤️❤️

_gabrielmagalhaes Congratulations irmão

esr Congratulations brother!!

bukayosaka Congrats my man❤️❤️

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yourinstagram Hello instagram! Childbirth didn’t treat me the way i had hoped/expected :( had quite a lot of bleeding and wasn’t conscious for a few days but i’m certainly on the mend now so i want to introduce you to our beautiful little brand new baby girl! Alana Gabriela Martinelli🤍 life with you is already ever so perfect.

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gabriel.martinelli Beautiful, perfect, god’s gracious gift of strength🤍 Truly blesses to have my girls.

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yourinstagram we are so lucky to have you gabi❤️

↳ gabriel.martinelli i love you, minha vida

andyrobertson94 Beautiful picture mate❤️ So happy my little sister found you

↳ yourinstagram awwwwwww you’ve gone SOFT

↳ johnmcginn He always has been for you🤣

aaronramsdale Bring them both to all our games, they’re some good luck charm those two!

↳ gabriel.martinelli Will do!

perrieedwards Oh my god gabi those two are gorgeous i can’t cope

↳ gabriel.martinelli They very much are ❤️

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yourinstagram alana is as obsessed with her dada as he is with her🤍 i’m dying from cuteness overload rn

gabigoalsarsenalfan I’m dying this little fam is so adorable i love you guys!!!!!

andyrobertson94 You used to follow dad around like this constant

↳ yourinstagram and now aria follows u around like this i’m crying again 😭

gabriel.martinelli In love ❤️❤️

jhenderson ❤️❤️

bukayosaka Bring her to training gabi PLEASE

↳ esr i agree

↳ granitxhaka Me too

↳ kierantierney Me three

↳ ben_white6 Me four

↳ yourinstagram i’ll bring her by tomorrow x

[american-lfc-mom]

A conversation with my daughter

My daughter is 16, amazing, and fascinated by my Liverpool FC obsession.

Jules: What would you do if I married a Manchester United player?

Me: It's too late. If you want to marry a Premier League player you should already be dating an academy kid or you should be building your brand. I think they only marry their high school girlfriends and influencers. The occasional pop star. And a lot of the time they don't get married. They just live together and have kids.

Jules: Huh. Is that a British thing or a football thing? 

Me: No idea. And I'm making broad statements based on very little information.

Jules: OK. But let's say I do a year abroad in England during college and I go on vacation-

Me: Holiday. You go on holiday.

Jules: Right! I go on holiday to Greece and I meet some Man United player out and about and he instantly falls for me-

Me: As he should because you're so fun

Jules: Aw, thanks! So we fall in love. What would you do about cheering?

Me: Are you dating or married?

Jules: Dating.

Me: Living together or not yet

Jules: Not yet

Me: Then nothing. I’d still only support Liverpool, but I’d be happy for him when they beat any other team.

Jules: Living together?

Me: I’d watch all his matches. If you invited me to a match, I’d go and cheer, but I wouldn’t wear any of their gear. And I’d probably have to skip if they’re playing Liverpool.

Jules: You’d rather miss a live Liverpool game than go and sit in the Man United section?

Me: Well, I wouldn’t want to be rude by getting excited when we score against them.

Jules (rolling eyes): Yeah, I can see how you wouldn’t want to be rude. Married? What if we’re married? He’s your son-in-law. Father of your grandchildren. Think you could put on a United shirt?

Me: I mean. Is he any good? Is he good enough to play for Liverpool? Have you talked to him about playing for someone else?

Jules: Yes mom. We’ve talked about him changing teams, because you’re a Liverpool fan. Sure. But you know, he grew up supporting them. What are you going to do?

Me: I guess I could wear their shirt when I go to games. It’s not like he’s at City which is a threat.

Jules: But you would actually want Liverpool to beat my husband’s team? 

Me: I suppose, over time, if I got to know the players on his team and their families, then maybe not. But as long as Trent and Robbo are playing for Liverpool, I’m always going to want them to win.

Jules: You know they’re not actually your sons, right?

Me: Mmm.

Jules: And my husband is your actual legal son-in-law?

Me: Good point.

Jules: And you’re not from Liverpool and you’re American?

Me: Well, yes. But he’s already gotten you to move all the way across the ocean from me. So I’m a little resentful.

Jules: But we’ll be flying you to England all the time to see us! He’s going to be so busy playing! I’m going to need you! You’ll have your own little suite in our house.

Me: Kitchenette?

Jules: Fine. Kitchenette.

Me: Ok. If you marry a Man United player and you fly me over all the time and I have my own suite with a little kitchenette, then I will cheer for Man United even when they play Liverpool.

Jules: Thanks, Mom. That’s incredibly generous of you.

Me: I feel sick just saying it.

[footballxixstars]

Hii! Do you write for Andy Robertson? If so can you do one similar to the Trent ladies footballer piece you did but with Robbo? But where you already know each other and have been friends awhile Thanks xx

I’m so sorry about how long this has taken! I’m sorry about the lack of updates recently but here’s one now. Hopefully the next one shouldn’t take as long but to be honest I don’t know. It’s a long one anyway hope you enjoy it Xx❤💙🧡

Friends Always • Andy Robertson

You and Andy had been friends ever since he played for Hull City. He played for the men’s team and you played for the women’s team and sometimes you would train all together making it easier for the coaches. You had no idea why they did this but it was a lot of fun and it’s how you and Andy met. You and Andy were near enough together constantly when neither of you had training or games to go to. The two of you were inseparable and many people thought that you were dating yet the two of you always insisted you were just friends. Part of you thought that there was something more between yourself and Andy though but when you were going to talk to him about it you got a fantastic opportunity. An opportunity that you couldn’t turn down. An opportunity which meant you would be leaving Hull to a place 150 miles away. You didn’t want to leave Andy but you had to. When you got the news from Andy he was the first person you told and you kept your thoughts to yourself. You weren’t able to talk to him about it and then if he does express feelings you don’t want to leave him in Hull whilst you go to Liverpool. So you and Andy were just friends with hidden feelings on your side. You had no idea how he felt about you.

You and Andy still occasionally spoke over the phone but it wasn’t anything like before. Moving to a bigger team meant more and harder training and more games and more pressure that you had. You missed hanging out with Andy greatly but football was important to you. Slowly you and Andy had drifted apart and those thoughts of you and Andy had also gone away. Well, not gone away completely but weren’t as big as they were when you saw him every day. In 2017 everything changed. You were at Melwood getting your fitness tests done before the start of the season when you saw him. He was standing across the room with a couple of guys from the men’s team just chatting to them. You had to blink a couple of times to make sure that it was real and he was really there and it wasn’t just your imagination. Andy was here. Here in Melwood. He was actually standing with guys from the first team and Jurgen Klopp. What the hell?

“Andy,” You said shocked as you made your way over to him. You couldn’t stop yourself from walking over to him. You needed to make sure that he was real and the only way to make sure was to touch him. Hug him mainly. You missed his hugs. The thoughts were racing all around inside your head. How come Andy didn’t tell you he was in Liverpool? When he heard his name being called Andy instantly perked up knowing that he knew that voice. When his eyes met yours a smile overtook his face and he left the guys making his way to you to meet you halfway.

“Y/N,” He shouted as he made his way over to you. The guys were looking at him in confusion but Andy paid them no attention. He was looking forward to this moment ever since the offer came in from Liverpool. When the offer came he knew that he had to take it. Liverpool was an incredible team which had a lot of promise and he would be a near-certain starter for them and on top of that all he would be close to you again. The transfer made more sense the more he thought about it and even with the little time he’s actually been here (only a few hours) he already feels at home.

“What are you doing here?” You asked him, bringing him into a hug. As Andy’s arms wrapped you, you let out a soft sigh instantly feeling comfortable back in his arms. It had been a while since you hugged him since you hadn’t seen him in person for ages and his arms just felt familiar. It was nice having someone familiar hug you. Someone that felt like home. You took a deep breath breathing in his scent that you loved so much and god did you miss that comforting smell as well.

“I’ve signed for Liverpool,” Andy said, gesturing to the tracksuit that he was wearing. Of course, it was a Liverpool tracksuit which you didn’t notice he was wearing. If you had done then you probably wouldn’t be asking those questions. You opened your mouth to respond but somebody came in the room interrupting the two of you.

“Y/N,” Your coach shouted, walking into the room gesturing to you. You knew that he wanted you to go and be quick with it so you quickly said your goodbyes to Andy mentioning that you would catch up later before leaving the room. Andy watched as you left the room before making his way back to the guys who were still standing there watching the interaction between the two of you.

“So… How do you know Y/N?” Jordan asked as Andy came back over. He had that stupid smirk on his face that Andy had already come to hate. They also began to make their way to the changing room so they could get changed for training.

“We were friends in Hull,” was all Andy said, a clear blush evident on his cheeks. He tried to hide it but quickly gave up knowing that it was useless since they had already seen the blush on his cheeks. Also thinking about it made it worse.

“Just friends,” Alex asked, obviously hinting that the two of you were something more. He also wiggled his eyebrows as he said it showing once again that he doesn’t believe that the two of you were only friends. Andy was used to things like this whilst the two of you were at Hull since it was a daily occurrence but it coming from his new teammates was strange since he wasn’t used to it. It also took them approximately 5 minutes to actually question whether or not you are friends. A new record.

“Yes,” Andy replied, sounding a bit sceptical. He was still getting used to the guys and their jokes so he was still trying to figure out his place in the team. As those words left his mouth they had made it to the locker room so the conversation dropped off but the guys were still laughing at Andy and his reaction. As they walked through the door the other players gave them a couple of weird looks considering they were all laughing at the response and Andy was blushing hard now. Screw his pale complexion meaning it was difficult or near impossible to hide the blush. Luckily none of them actually asked about it allowing Andy to go on with his first day of training with no more questions about it. A couple of the guys gave him knowing looks but he managed to ignore them and carry on with training. He couldn’t lie to himself though his thoughts turned to you regularly and what you used to have before you left and he hoped it could go back to that. Somewhat anyway.

Since Andy had moved to Liverpool the two of you began to rekindle your friendship and slowly the two of you became inseparable once again. The jokes about you two dating started up once again with his teammates and yours mostly making them. Every single time one came up you just rolled your eyes and continued on. You knew they were coming before the jokes actually started so you were all prepared for them. You often made jokes about yourself and Andy dating making it somewhat easier to deal with those feelings that were reemerging but never being brought up not wanting to risk anything since you had just got him back. It was now 2020 and your friendship was as close as ever. Every time that either of you could you would go to each other’s games which were rare since both schedules were hectic and often clashed. This time though he was available to go and Liverpool’s Women’s Team was playing Chelsea Women’s Team and the guys off of the men’s team had nothing else to do so decided to come and watch the game and cheer the team on. Andy was obviously the one to suggest it causing a lot of looks and jokes but you couldn’t keep the smile off of your face when you heard that he was coming to watch the match. You were feeling confident about it.

“Let’s watch your girlfriend play,” Trent said, dragging Andy to their seats. A couple of the guys were following behind and laughed along when they heard Trent bring up you. So it only took a minute for you to be mentioned. A new record. They constantly teased Andy about your relationship saying how you were dating even though you weren’t. He would tell them this but they would just ignore them but he couldn’t help but think what if you were more than friends. He often got those urges to just kiss you or he would find himself smiling when he was just looking at you. He wanted more than a friendship with you. Not that he would ever admit that to anyone.

“Not my girlfriend, my friend,” Was all Andy replied, sitting down in his seat ignoring the guys as they sat around him. He got out his phone and sent you a good luck message not knowing if you would see it or not considering you were about to come out for the warm-up but he still felt the need to message you. It also meant he could block out the guys for a little bit whilst he messages you.

“Well the two of you sure are close and always act like a couple,” Adam said to Andy nudging him a little bit to get his attention. He opened his mouth to argue back but Trent had said something before Andy could.

“Oh look there's your girlfriend,” Trent said pointing to you as you made your way out of the tunnel with your teammates. This caused Andy to hit Trent firmly on the arm and act like he wasn’t watching or looking at you. It didn’t work. The guys watched as Andy’s eyes followed you around the pitch as you warmed up only stopping when you disappeared through the tunnel. When that did happen he turned his attention to his phone ignoring the guys around him who were attempting to make jokes about the two of you. Finally after many attempts and failing to get his attention some of the guys stood up and walked around probably to go to the toilet or get some food before the game. Once they had left Andy let out a breath of relief and allowed himself to look up from his phone. Only a few of the guys were still in their seats talking to each other and they were sat a few seats away from Andy. He felt someone's hand on his shoulder so he turned around and came face to face with James. Andy opened his mouth to ask him what he wanted but Millie cut him off speaking himself.

“I know that you’re just friends but it’s written all over your face. Whether you want to admit it or not you like her and want to be more than friends. You don’t have to try to hide it with me. I won’t make fun of you or tell any of the guys but you need to tell her,” James Milner said to him when nobody else was listening. He would join in with making fun of Andy occasionally but he could see it. He saw it on Andy’s first day at Liverpool but never said anything knowing he would just explain it as he hasn’t seen her in a while. Milner also knew that there would be a lot of jokes and Andy would probably think that is just a joke. He needed to try to get it to Andy somehow which he wouldn’t immediately block it out and this seemed the best way. Andy looked at Millie in shock that he had actually said that. Somebody knew just from his facial expressions. What if other people had figured it out? He opened and closed his mouth a couple of times trying to find the right words or even attempt to deny it but he couldn’t.

“I can’t lose her as a friend,” Andy ended up saying, finally getting the words out. He was actually admitting to liking you out loud for the first time. He had barely admitted it to himself so it felt strange to admit it to someone else. It also felt nice knowing that somebody finally knew and could hopefully help him with it.

“Sometimes it’s worth the risk and for what it’s worth I think she feels the same,” Milner replied with patting Andy on the shoulder and sitting back since the guys were making their way back to their seats. Millie wasn’t going to talk about it in front of the guys knowing what they would be like. Andy looked at him for a bit longer trying to figure out whether or not he was lying but it was Millie. He wouldn’t lie about something like this.

“The game’s starting soon can’t miss your girlfriend,” Alex teased sitting down in his seat. Andy tore his eyes away from Millie and looked towards the pitch where the two teams were coming out of the tunnel. You were at the back like you always were preferring standing there than anywhere else. It wasn’t long until kick-off and the nerves were running through your body knowing that Andy was watching you. You were ready though. This game was important. Andy was watching the game but not really paying attention to it, his mind too busy thinking about what Millie had told him. Did you really like him? His eyes were subconsciously following you and the guys noticed but Andy never did. They were going to make jokes about it but not yet they were too immersed in the game to start joking. It would be left to later when the game had finished. In the 40th minute, Chelsea nearly scored but luckily it hit the post. Millie watched as the guys sat back in relief yet Andy didn’t even react. Millie looked at him confused before he realised that he must be preoccupied with thoughts so he tapped Andy on the shoulder trying to get his attention. Andy looked startled for a second before gaining his composure and looked at Millie questionably.

“Pay attention to the game. You know she’ll ask you about it later,” He whispered into Andy’s ear. Andy nodded his head and this time actually paid attention to the game. For the final 5 minutes plus whatever time was added on and Andy made sure to pay close attention to every single thing that happened not wanting to miss anything else. When halftime hit he allowed himself to get lost in his own thoughts. He was trying to figure out what he would say to you after the game. He was also debating whether or not to ask you out on a date. There was a massive risk of him asking you out on a date but Millie had said you liked him as well. None of the guys even tried to talk to Andy during half time probably seeing the look on his face. He was thinking hard with the world blocked out. For 15 minutes anyway. When he saw the teams coming out of the tunnel he shook his head getting rid of the thoughts so he could focus on the game. He paid close attention to the way you dribbled up the pitch and crossed the ball. He took note of your crosses and the shots. He took note of all of the minor things you did knowing that you would ask him about them when the game was over. You liked other people’s opinions on how you played especially Andy’s and he knew that so he knew that he would have to pay attention. You enjoyed the criticism especially when it came from someone like Andy who knew what he was talking about. The criticism helped you become a better footballer since you knew the areas that you had to work on. Aldo with Andy doing it you always knew that he was being totally honest with you and not making it up.

Throughout the second half, Chelsea hardly had any chances to attack the goal but Liverpool had a few yet couldn’t put any of the chances away. In the 80th minute the moment you had been waiting for finally came. You won the ball off of an opposing player and instantly began sprinting up the pitch with the ball at your feet. Lifting your head you saw a defender running straight towards you but one of your teammates was to the left so you passed her the ball. You continued to run making your way into the box hoping your teammate would send you a good cross which she did. The ball connected with your foot and you knew that it was a good touch as well. You watched as the ball hit the back of the net and on instinct, you ran to the side celebrating your goal. You felt your teammates all jump on you but you weren’t paying them any attention.

You looked up as you celebrated and your eyes automatically went to search for Andy. You saw him there smiling and clapping looking straight at you. When your eyes connected the smile on your face got impossibly bigger. Seeing Andy standing there celebrating a goal you scored filled you with happiness and pride. All you wanted to do was impress Andy and make him proud of you and by the look on his face, you were doing just that. When you felt your teammates pull away from you only then did you look away from Andy and make your way back to your starting position. You still had 10 minutes of the match left to play. Enough time for Chelsea to equalise or win or even you to score more goals to further your win. Hopefully, Chelsea wouldn’t score a goal since Liverpool really needed these three points to help them in the league. Chelsea didn’t need the points. The rest of the game was quite boring and no other goals were scored making the final score 1-0 to Liverpool Women’s team. Walking around you shook hands with the opposing team and their coaches whilst also hugging your own teammates. Every so often you would take glances at Andy and see him standing there with his teammates. You don’t know why but your eyes always went searching for him. When you were staring at Andy one of your teammates came over and pulled your hand mentioning that you had to go back in so you nodded your head and began walking to the tunnel. Taking one last glance at Andy you allowed yourself to be pulled back inside. You needed a shower and to change out of your kit and you knew that the coach would want to talk about your performance.

“Saw Andy in the crowd. Your boyfriend supporting you,” Sophie said, nudging you as the two of you made your way to the locker room. The blush was rising to your cheeks but luckily it wasn’t that noticeable considering you just played a 90-minute match in the heat. You didn’t even bother saying anything or arguing back saying how Andy wasn’t your boyfriend knowing that she would just ignore you. There's never any point arguing it anymore.

“Go and talk to her,” Millie said pushing Andy in the direction of the locker rooms. Andy gave him a look but Millie just motioned for him to move towards the door which led to the stairs Andy would have to take. Taking a deep breath Andy walked down the stairs towards the locker room. The people standing there knew who Andy was so allowed him to go past with no questions asked. At that, Andy was grateful because he had no idea what he would’ve said to them if they had asked what he was doing. Andy stood outside of the changing room contemplating whether or not to knock on the door. In the end, he decided against it and just stood against the wall watching the door waiting for it to open and you to come through it.

He watched as some of your teammates left smirking at him as they walked away from the locker room to go home. Andy grabbed his phone scrolling through it trying to make himself look busy but every time he heard the door open he looked up hoping it would be you. It didn’t take long till you exited the room though talking with one of your teammates. Andy opened his mouth to speak before he could even stop himself.

“Y/N,” You heard as you walked out with Sophie. You weren’t paying that much attention so it shocked you when you heard his voice calling your name. You lifted your head to make sure you weren’t hearing things and you weren’t. Andy was standing there looking right at you. You took a glance at Sophie who just shrugged and walked off leaving you alone with Andy. As she walked off you are certain you saw a slight smirk on her lips as she left the two of you alone.

“What are you doing here?” You asked walking over to where Andy was still casually leaning against the wall. He shrugged his shoulders before opening his mouth to continue the conversation.

“You played well. Great goal.” Andy told you, pulling you into a hug. Instinctively your arms wrapped around him and you took a deep breathtaking in his nice and calming scent. Andy always smells good. Even after games and training when he was sweating he somehow managed to smell nice. How he managed that was an actual mystery. Your teammates were walking past with knowing smirks on their faces and some of them winking at you and Andy. You could feel the heat rising on your cheeks but you just rolled your eyes at them enjoying the hug that Andy was giving you.

“Thank you,” You replied, taking in all of the praise. You always get embarrassed from praise especially when it’s from Andy. You like the recognition that you’ve done something well but at the same time, you hate it but don’t know why. Anyway, you were both standing opposite each other smiling in complete silence. Andy was just staring into your eyes and he just knew that he had to take his chance with you or else he would regret it and live life wondering what could’ve been.

“I-I um was wondering if you maybe wanted to go out tonight?” Andy asked, stumbling over his own words. He was nervous. What if Millie was wrong about this? He would never be able to look at you again if you didn’t like him back. He would die from embarrassment if you didn’t like him back. Millie was the person who said that you like him so Millie better be right about it.

“Yeah, of course,” you replied confused. Why would Andy be nervous to ask you out? The two of you go out together all of the time and he’s never been nervous before so there had to be something behind it. You had no idea what though. Why was he so nervous all of a sudden?

“Not as friends. As a date,” Andy said answering your question that you hadn’t even asked. At least it explains why he was nervous about asking you out.

“I would love to,” You replied, smiling at him. Andy blinked rapidly, to begin with trying to take it in that you had actually agreed to go out on a date with him. You’ve been waiting for this moment since Hull and finally, he had asked you out. In hindsight, you could’ve asked him out yourself but you were nervous. You were thankful that he had finally asked you out. When the realisation hit him that you had agreed, the goofiest smile came over his face but he didn’t say anything, only grabbing you by the hand and dragging you out of the stadium. He’s waited for this moment for years, he's not wasting it.

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MASTERLIST | MORE ROBERTSON

[kraeki]

what do you find intriguing about domi and robbo and how would you describe their dynamic

I’m so sorry for answering you so late! The thing is that you asked an interesting question and I didn’t want to answer quickly but then I forgot about the ask and then I only ever remembered it when I didn’t have time to answer 😭 I don’t even remember under what post I mentioned that I found them intriguing 😅 Anyway!! Warning, long and unedited ramblings ahead:

Well most of what I find intriguing about them is the potential they have for fictional interpretation. So my answer is based on that, not what I believe is the truth about their dynamic. I just think that Dominik is a very heart on your sleeve, earnest loverboy. While Andy maybe hides more under a loud shell. And that this makes for an interesting mix!

Last year, during DomiTrent autumn, it was almost a running joke how Trent was always with Domi and Andy was somewhere depressed in the background. I thought it was a fun bit and never thought that Trent had actually replaced Andy with Dom (and hate them being pitted against each other! Trent can have more than one friend!!!) but it can be used to let our imaginations run wild. Maybe Domi tried to be Andy’s friend too but Andy was so caught up in self pity over Trent replacing him that he didn’t like Dom. I like picturing Dom earnestly trying to be friends and Andy interpreting it badly, like Dom taunting him or something. In one Inside Training from that time Dom asked to be Andy’s partner in training and Andy said “no, you talk too much” as a joke but well… was it?

Then Andy gets badly injured, he talked about how hard it was to not be part of the team for that period. How he missed hanging out with them at Kirkby because he had a different schedule. Our fictional Andy could’ve felt extra alone in the world, watching from afar as Dom and Trent giggle at each other.

But then! Dom gets injured too! So they could be forced to be together, both sulking from their injuries. Maybe a bit raw. Maybe some walls are broken?

Fast forward a bit after Andy, Dom and Trent all are finally in a match day squad together again after their injuries. And they all warm up together as a trio when Dom and Trent as a duo had been shooting long balls at each other to warm up for almost the whole first part of the season. But now, for every match, doesn’t matter if they are all starting or not, they do their little trio warm up. And I think it has cute implications! We never see sad Robbo in the background of DomiTrent anymore. The dynamics are more even now.

Then the Euros happen and they both captain their teams and have disappointing Euros and they even meet each other in both of their teams’ last game. Dom’s team ruining any hope Andy’s team might have had. Drama! But also, they can relate a lot I think. And then at the same time their common factor, Trent, was busy making heart eyes at Jude for a whole summer.

And now at the beginning of pre season, they were there before Trent and I love that they did media together there as well! Something about them interacting without Trent pleases me. The notion of their relationship growing independently and beyond their glue (Trent) is fun. Our fictional Andy realising that this manchild is actually not so bad. Dom not being insecure anymore over Andy being Trent’s old and established friend that would always eclipse the newbie Dom. Trent, the princess he is, not always being the centre of the universe. The other sides of the triangle should touch too!

Ok I’m done! Once I started it was difficult to stop lmao but as you can see I stuck to their fictional dynamic. For their “real” dynamic, I still think they have an interesting mix of personalities and it really is possible that Trent being their mutual friend made them closer than they otherwise would have been. Then they are both captains of their small(ish) national teams and they did have an interesting Euros story. I will at least be watching them with interest this season both for fictional headcanon reasons and not 😁

P.S. They are also both dog coded but in different ways! Different breeds I suppose 😭 (Trent is a cat)

[footieridiculosity]

I have to raise a question about Robbo’s post with the missed calls from Trent. Where was Trent? Why weren’t they together?? Was Trent actually getting hammered alone, as suggested by his video call interview where he appears further along than Robbo or Ox, both of whom invaded the interview????? I must know.

[taareds]

Ben and Trent ? For that send a ship thing

who hogs the duvet Ben for sure, he always runs cold and it means Trent has to wear trousers and a hoodie to bed in the winter but he suffers in silence cause Ben doesn’t believe that he takes them. 

who texts/rings to check how their day is going Trent. He’s a massive softie, he wants to know everything Ben is doing, to see how his loan is going, to see if he’s made friends and what they’re like. He doesn’t want the distance to make him miss a single thing about Ben.

who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts Trent. I reckon Trent goes all out doing big creative sentimental things while Ben will get Trent a shirt he said he liked ones three months ago. 

who gets up first in the morning Trent. Everything’s a competition. 

who suggests new things in bed Trent cause he heard the lads say something in the dressing room and is curious about it

who cries at movies Both of them. 

who gives unprompted massages Trent. He’s always worried about Ben’s injuries. 

who fusses over the other when they’re sick Trent is such a mama hen over Ben, and the whiniest sick person EVER. 

who gets jealous easiest I think Trent too, cause Ben gets all these new people in his life whenever he goes on loan and Trent hates it. 

who has the most embarrassing taste in music Ben isn’t allowed the aux cord since he played a gary barlow song. 

who collects something unusual Ben probably collects train tickets or parking receipts of everytime they see each other. 

who takes the longest to get ready Trent, and Ben still thinks he looks ridiculous. 

who is the most tidy and organised Both of them, Trent shared a room so had to be and Ben’s always been neat. 

who gets most excited about the holidays Ben, Trent hates not being able to play and takes a ball with them everywhere they go

who is the big spoon/little spoon Ben’s the little spoon. 

who gets most competitive when playing games and/or sports Trent without a doubt. Nothing is a game

who starts the most arguments Trent because he riles Ben up with his annoying ass

who suggests that they buy a pet Trent wants every single dog

what couple traditions they have When they meet in the middle of wherever Ben’s on loan and Liverpool, they each bring a souvenir from wherever they are. Ben’s got about 6 different liverpool magnets on his fridge. 

what tv shows they watch together How to get away with murder. 

what other couple they hang out with Ox and his misses and Robbo and his misses

how they spend time together as a couple Usually in Trent’s house lying on the sofa and not moving for 18 hours. Or dinner dates. 

who made the first move Ben. Trent’s a chicken

who brings flowers home Ben he thinks its cute and Trent will never admit that he saves one from each bunch

who is the best cook Trent isn’t even allowed to turn the stove on

[fmlfpl]

Lineup Lamentations - GW13

Our Transfers, Captains, and Starting 11s for the week!

And if you missed it for subscribers Friday My Life episode just came out!

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WALSH

TRANSFERS:

OUT: Salah, Pukki, Nketiah

IN (for -4 points hit): Dendoncker, Kane, Vardy

Time to shake up the squad with my first hit of the season.

Mo and this ankle situation feels like not something I want to be monitoring or thinking about in the near term so once I decided to bin him the moves made themselves.

I am back in on Kane.. my lover and FPL mistress will always be welcomed back to both either of my bosoms. I am all in on Mou bouncing them and sticking Kane back to traditional nine as he has done in years past. I have idea who will play in midfield or where but I do believe that Kane will be back up top with no fucking about and he will get them to feed the machine. I've got most of my other bases covered and this just felt like the best way to give me points. Gives me a horse who will start and play all these games as well as strengthening my bench with that Livp blank on the horizon.

Let's go Harold you lad.

Vardy still sucks.

GK:

Pope (wat)

Pope somehow got points last gameweek so maybe it will beget more points in this. He only has two more good fixtures before they turn so hopefully he can put some more points on the board. Been feeling antsy with him but not sure I'll have a transfer to spew on GK in the near term. TBD.

DEF:

Alexander-Arnold & Robertson (cry)

Trent and R0bbo still plod along game on game as Livp do their best Fulham impression at keeping cleans. Robbo knocked is a worry but meh he'll prob play. Whatever.

Good fixtures run for these so hoping that they finally kick into gear and keep some cleans to repay my faith.

Lundstram (MUN)

Pointstram obviously is in there as he will be for the rest of the season assuming he doesn't die or get dropped. Not a great feel with Manchu rolling in without Hendo and possibly with Jagz in there but whatever. Who knows which version will show up? I do not.

Rico (WOL)

Last is Rico. Ugh vomit poop. No faith in him and I hate him for the points he has gotten me on the bench. Somewhat reasonable on paper fixture so he's going to try his best to get me two points instead of one point. Time will tell.

MID:

Only three lonely mids as I have an eye to turn this trio into a duo.

Sterling & De Bruyne (CHE)

Raz and Kev are still chilling and I feel fine holding them both for a while. I believe in City and I think that points are coming for these two.

Mount (mci)

Mount somehow is still in my team despite drawing a lot of my disdain recently. Not much to say about him other than he is biding time in my team for me to build up an extra transfer to turn him into fodder and go 523.

FWD:

Kane (whu) & Vardy (bha) & Abraham (mci)

Forward group looks like point central with Kane Vardz and Tamela.

I guess Tam and Vard at this point are just like empty spots since everyone has them? Kinda? Either way, I guess it's good to have the good players who get points.

CAP:

Kane (whu)

Silly if you thought I wouldn't back big Harold in his first Mou game.

Come on Harry! Show us old Harry new manager bounce come on harry be a great guy i love you harry get me some goals assists and points come on harryyyyyy.

I can see the headlines now: "Mourinho struggles to a 0-0 draw at the Olympic in first game as King of the Potatoes" yipeee.

—

ALON

TRANSFERS:

OUT: Hudson-Odoi, Kelly, Lowton, and Pukki

IN (for -8 points hit): Maddison, Guilbert, van Dijk, and Connolly

WOW.

Here we are.

I think Walsh being very mad and very frustrated for two weeks and on the last normal pod has rubbed off on me a bit. I mean hits are also in my nature and I have a good track record of hits... It’s not that much of a stretch considering for two weeks I’ve been basically nailed on gonna take a -4 to get to -8 just one more click ya know?

My team was very flagged and in trouble as you can see I’ve removed a red flag backup in CHO, a backup in Kelly (Ward is fit), a player bombed out of the 11 in Lowton, and the old bald shtity guy who plays for the worst team in the Premier League... As far as -8s go pretty fucking good to get rid of a total of 2 points.

As for the guys I brought in Connolly was a panic like two weeks ago when Pukki was dropping again I made the early move of bringing in the now red flagged Connolly but it’s fine he’s gonna ride the bench anyway and should be back soon... The last trio came together literally last second right after Friday My Life I found a set of three that I like and all fit perfectly and just fucking did it.

Maddo is good, despite being down on him (or at least MORE down then most people) I still always said yes he’ll tick and get points, and Goodman kinda convinced me more on him from the Fireside.

I back Liverpool to start keeping cleans now that they don’t have the ridiculously bad fixtures anymore and VVD will start every single match in the pileup. He’s also kinda cover for me since the ownership between Trent/Robbo/Alisson is very high.

And lastly Guilbert Fred Gilbert comes in. He’s been pretty good and attacking since GW3 when he started starting but more importantly for my team he rotates very well with Soy/Tomori so the upcoming fixtures that I’ll be starting Guilbert in are home Newcastle this week, home Southampton in GW18, and home Norwich in GW19. Maybe more, who knows, but that’s the plan.

Alright long transfers section is done and I still feel good about the hit. I’m happy (for now).

GK:

Gazzaniga (whu)

Fortress Mou cometh. Cleans cometh. Let’s go.

DEF:

van Dijk (cry)

Oh hey bro welcome to the squad you almighty being.

Not feeling fantastic about a clean away and Liverpool usually play like shit after international break but it’s certainly possible with Palace’s shitty ass attack.

Lundstram (MUN)

Really hope that Egan comes in so it’s not a Jags absolute shit-show disaster. Still worried about no Hendo. Worried in general about this one have a bad feeling about the clean but you know Lund can get attacking returns vs. anyone and it’s home so let’s go Lundy.

Söyüncü (bha)

One of four guys that I’ve had since GW1; I fucking love Soy.

Away is tougher then home for this clean but I still expect it and expect Leicester to control and kill the match.

Guilbert (NEW)

Another new bro getting in there.

Newcastle somehow have been generating attack lately (Saint-Maximin in) but I still consider them the worst attack or at least bottom three attack in the division so home vs. Newcastle to me is as good a chance of a clean as any.

And maybe Fred is feeling saucy and gonna throw in an assist???

MID:

Salah (cry)

No words... if he plays then he’s captain material. If he plays but isn’t fit then fuck me. If he doesn’t play then really fuck me... Sweating the teamsheet a lot on this one as he might go from not a problem at all to a big problem very quickly tomorrow morning.

Sterling & De Bruyne (CHE)

I still back the MCI guys to score lots of goals and points and haven’t thought about ditching either yet. And I think that City are gonna score a lot of goals vs. Chelsea like at least three in my opinion so I love this match from FPL perspective.

Maddison (bha)

New friend.

Passes into the box / key passes / Casino merchant / cunt, he really ticks every box for me. Just gonna sit back and watch the points trickle in... Or the points’ll dry up and I’ll fucking hate myself for not backing myself.

TBD.

FWD:

Vardy (bha)

Duh.

Abraham (mci)

Duh Part 2.

CAP:

Salah (cry)

Well here we are... Part one of what I said about Mo was that if he’s fit then he’s cap material and so I’m taking that risk... I have vice on Vardy just in case.

I didn’t feel good capping Kevin or Raz or Vardy this week which I guess puts me largely in the minority but I don’t know Brighton have been really solid at home (5th best NPxGA) and Vardy shoots like 1-2 times per match and I’m just like meh maybe Liverpool just win 3-0 and Mo double returns. I can picture that a lot easier but maybe that’s just me.

Hate captain.

As Pod Partner said you gotta go with your balls and your penis sometimes. Alas.

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TRANSFERS:

OUT: Pukki & Salah

IN (for -4 points hit): Jiménez & Mané

Fear-based transfers IN. I’m taking only my second hit of the season in Gameweek 13, which represents massive personal growth for me as an FPL manager. My transfers this week were inspired by a Mourinho quote:

“…during my career, I made mistakes, and I'm not going to make these mistakes, I'm going to make new ones.”

The Pukki to Jiménez move doesn’t need much explaining. Canaries linger in my team because while I was foolishly shuffling KdB out and back in, I should have been dealing with stagnant assets like Pukki. Getting Jim isn’t the most titillating move, but after looking at the options at or below this price, he seems like the most sensible option in both the short- and medium-term.

I decided on the Mo to Mané sideway shuffle very late based on the landscape of my money league with my mates. I’m near the top of the league, and we’re all bad, but I’m the least bad historically. I noticed that I’m the only manager of 12 that still owns Mo, almost everyone has Mané, and I can’t tolerate this risk any longer.

Given health and recent form, I think the probability that Mané outperforms Mo is so much larger than the other way around this week — and over the next few weeks — and I'm prioritizing keeping pace rather than owning a differential. So I’m conceding the 4 points now to correlate my team a little more with the rest that own Mané. If I miss out on a run of Mo hauls, please refer to the José quote above.

GK:

Pope (wat)

His 9 points last gameweek were very unexpected and appreciated. Still, this is a player I’m looking at “downgrading” for a few extra coins before the blanks in GW18.

DEF:

Alexander-Arnold & Robertson (cry)

I can’t say enough about these guys. I look forward to owning them both for the rest of the season. I’m praying for Robbo’s health — because I love him — and my bench is loathsome.

Lundstram (MUN)

Looking forward to his 2-21 points this week. This is not new information, but the positions that Lundstram has been taking up in the past few matches are preposterous for someone classed as a defender in FPL. I’ve been almost forced to start him every week based on my personnel, which has proved advantageous since some other managers with deeper teams ended up benching him and missing out.

MID:

Mané (cry)

New guy gets a haiku:

Senegalese stud;

scores with both feet and his head;

welcome to my team.

De Bruyne (CHE)

I spent a lot of transfers and lost some value getting him out and back in. If he would repay the faith, that would be great. Note that if Kevin is going to score against a previous club that spurned him any time soon, it surely has to be this week.

Mount (mci)

As a Yank, I’ve watched Pulisic a lot, and this not the player I’m used to seeing. I think he’ll regress or get hurt, and then maybe the proverbial pendulum will swing back to Mount. Chelsea have some home bankers coming up, so I’ll reassess this spot frequently in the coming weeks.

Tielemans (bha)

I used my two frees last week to get this guy and Vardy, so I was obviously buzzing when they linked up for that goal. I opted to get him over Maddo and invest funds in my bench down the road, so I’m perversely desiring to see Youri keep pace with or outperform Maddo.

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to imagine him having a license to get farther forward and score in a match like this where Leicester may be bossing possession for long periods.

FWD:

Vardy (bha)

I’m a math/stats guy for work, and I enjoy FPL since eye-test is often so much more illuminating than stuff like xG. That being said, Vardy can’t keep up what he’s doing statistically, but I’m here to embrace and benefit from his unsustainable scoring record for as long as it lasts.

Abraham (mci)

Starting double Chelsea attack away to City does not inspire confidence in my squad, but City defense is a shadow of its former self, and we’ve seen Tammy get behind and punish mistakes, so I have optimism here.

Jiménez (bou)

The third pillar in the VAJ frontline. Do something, you donkey.

CAP:

Vardy (bha)

We may very well see a beleaguered Brighton side given injuries and Dunk’s suspension. We know what Vardy can do with limited chances, so this seems like the sort of match where he can actually get a volume of quality opportunities and maybe even a jammy pen.

[lfc21]

As it’s Trent’s birthday can we get some Trent stuff

24th wish

Trent. That name that could spark a glisten in your eye at any time of the day. Those 5 letters sent your heart skipping and stomach churning. You fell for him so quickly and so soon after he fell for you, there was something you loved about him, something you had never found from anyone else before. Good things came to those who wait, and you where the one to wait yet so was he. You both met perfectly in the middle and from that day forward you had everything you had ever wanted to wait for.

Since the day you two met it had been a fast pase journey from the start. Everyday was something so simple and perfect - pure bliss. You and trent had both found a love with treating one another, whether that was parties, experiences or just a simple gift from time to time and that never stopped especially at birthdays. This year trent was turning 24 and you knew from the 1st day of the countdown it had to be something special. As time went on your work started to force a decline on the chances of Trents birthday becoming a day to remeber. You had found out earlier in the year that your work had arranged a buisness trip to Dubai through the first and second week of October. You told Trent, you knew you couldn't hide it, he promised you it didn't make a difference and that you could celebrate when you came back but it was eating you alive.

-

"Mate happy birthday!" Jordan shouted in the car park as he came racing over to see his famous right back. Trents excitement was running out by the minute, he woke up to his family's love but the one thing he wanted was you.

"Cheers lad" trent explained back with a tight smile as he embraced his captain in a hug.

"How's y/n? I bet she's loving your birthday" jordan asked with nothing but wonder and complete oblivion. Trent hated this, he knew it wasn't Jordans fault, how was he to know you had gone on a work trip for 2 weeks, missing his birthday and some of the biggest games of the season.

"Oh erm she's not here" trent explained bluntly as he rubbed his hands down his hoodies material. "She's in dubai" he added not wanting to seem like the most disrespectful human in the world.

"Oh shit sorry lad" Jordan said dumbly. Jordan wasn't stupid. The captain knew what was going on. Earlier in the summer you had arranged a surprise party for trent as you knew you could get out of the trip early you had already planned. You where able to leave dubai the day before his birthday leaving you completely free for the big day.

"Don't be sorry" trent mumbled as he pushed open the door into the training ground.

-

As the day went on Trent had become more irritated. He wanted you to ring him or atleast text him but there was nothing. He started to feel like you didn't care, or atleast forgot.

"What's up birthday boy?" Andy asked with a confused face as he saw his wing man tensly sat in the changing rooms.

"Nothing" trent spoke with an angered tone.

"Jesus! You have a face like thunder" Alex shouted as he came storming through the door noticing a stood up Andy and a pouty trent.

"Y/n hasn't spoke to me today" trent said as he stared down at the floor not wanting eye contact with the boys in the room.

"I thought you lived together? Did she not see you this morning?" Kostas dumbly asked with no knowledge of where you where.

"She's in dubai" Alex, robbo and jordan shouted back with a laugh in unison. This left a smile on the boys face at how dopey the left back truly was.

"Don't worry about it! If she dosent want to talk to you thats her problem, we're taking you out for a meal anyway after this" James spoke as he folded up the random bits of clothing scattered from the boys. Trent knew this would cheer him up but he also knew yourself would make him feel on top of the world. "Kostas" James whispered pulling his arm leading him to fall over to his seat.

"What?" He replied back with a confused expression.

"Your acting is shit! Just shut up and pretend your not going to the party tonight, all you have to do is make out like where only going for dinner! No party, no y/n! Ok?" James furiously stated causing a small grin to work its way on the Greeks mouth as he needed someone to tell him how bad his acting really could be. All the lads knew that there was going to be a party and they all knew you would be there, but they had the big job of taking him out for dinner before hand. Risky.

-

The lads had arrived at the restaurant leaving you and trents mum to get as much done for him in just a few hours. You of course had the standard - balloons, presents, cake, food, music and obviously party hats but you also had the vision in your head of what it all should look like. You wanted this day to be perfect.

"Do you think we got enough?" Trents mum, dianne asked as she looked through the mountain of decorations and food you had both got. Trents family and friends where going to be arriving in due course and the only thing you could do was try not to panic.

"Oh I know" you replied back with a laugh as you pulled open the final packet of balloons. Since dianne picked you up from the airport you had both frantically rushed about 1: looking your best and 2: trying to make the day as perfect as physically possible - typical women.

"Girls!" Tyler, trents brother shouted as he came rushing in with a hand full of party poppers.

"Yeah" you both said in unison with a smile as you turned around in sync both styling your last balloon.

"People are starting to arrive" he replied back with a tight grin and fearful eyes.

"Shit" you said.

"Fuck" dianne also explained adding to your profanities. You both looked at each other, a million and one things racing through your mind. If the guests where here then surely that ment trent would be arriving soon. You where snapped out your thoughts by the sound of the door bell racing through your ears.

"The door!" Trents dad screamed from the top of the stairs as he finally got himself ready for the night ahead.

"Move! Quick" dianne muttered as she through the discarded balloon and made a beeline straight for the door. You quickly threw away the rubbish and made sure it was as good as you originally planned.

-

"Kostas" James shouted as the boys started to make a journey inside the long black limo.

"Yep" the Greek replied back with a concerend smile.

"Everyone knows where going back to trents place don't they?" He asked becoming concerned as to whether or not his partner in crime was helping him out.

"Oh yeah I told them earlier don't worry" he calmly spoke back as he pushed himself into the vehicle ready for a hectic journey back. James felt nerves from the minute he sat down at the restaurant, he wanted his teammates day to be everything he had said he wanted. You had rang James straight after your plane landed wanting to make sure he was prepared and everything was at a green light.

"By the way lads you don't need to come back to mine you know" trent explained not really understanding why his whole gang of teammates wanted to join him at home so badly.

"Don't be stupid!" Jordan shouted as the one to many beers started to feed his brain.

"Its party time!" Harvey shouted with a laugh as he erupted the vehicle into laughter. Trent started to see how actually a night with the lads wasn't to bad after all but a night with his girl was all he wanted.

-

The red and orange lights fell on the front drive like glitter on new years eve. Your breath was held tightly in your mouth as you stood carefully in the kitchen. From the minute you heard the gates open and car drive in you knew it was show time. The foot steps of a million and one footballers flooded your ears as they danced into the house. Trents voice started to become louder and louder as he became closer to the door.

"So yeah the kitchen is in he-"

"Surprise!" You all interrupted as trent tried to explain until opening the doors and revealing the ones he adored most. The rights backs face froze still into a smile until noticing you in the middle of the crowd of people

"Oh my god" trent mumbled into his hands as they came to sheiled his teary face. You ran over to your boyfriend as his arms held tightly around your small frame.

"Surprise" you mumbled into his shoulder as his body fell into the tranquility of yours. You looked up from the crook of trents neck and whipped away the warm tears that danced down his face.

"What a softie" Andy shouted with a laugh causing the whole room to burst out with laughter and amusement. The right back buried his face into your neck with a smile. This is what he wanted.

"Shut up lad" trent shouted with a laugh until releasing himself from you and messing with the sctosmans hair.

-

Everyone started to mingle and form back into the groups they started in. The music was on and the dancing was in full form - not the best but the confidence was there. Your eyes where on trents and his skin was on yours.

"I thought you weren't home for another week" he said as he ran his delicate fingers over your warm skin on your bare back from your dress.

"Well you thought wrong" you smugly replied back as you took in the emotions the man infront of you gave out. You missed him, more than you ever thought you knew.

"Very funny" trent sarcastically said with a grin as he looked over at his teammates and friends having a laugh. "They knew didn't they?" Trent asked as it all seemed to fall back into place as he watched them all. He started to look like the stupid one as he had no idea what so ever.

"Yep" you simply replied.

"Even kostas?" trent asked signalling to kostas as he walked past you both with a smile.

"Even kostas" you repeated with a laugh as the left back stood stupidly infront of you both.

"Yes trent I am actually a good actor" he said with lies falling straight from his lips. "Well I thought I was" he added making his lies seems less prominently right. This was the vision you had. Perfection. Trents birthday had become what he wanted - it was you and him, his 24th wish.

I really hoped you enjoyed this! This was supposed to be for trents birthday so I apologise for the delay. I hope this cheers us all up after the injury today. Have an amazing day 🤍🧿

@prettylittletrent @cornertakenquicklyyyy @trentsko @trentalexanderarnold @robbo38 @robbothegoat @kostasstsimikass @chelseamount @chloereddy @tsimikasfamily @avenirdelight @blueathens @jordanhendersunshine @mrs-henderson @thatonesexycancerian @hendersons1truelover @nyctophilic0vitnir @peekapeaches @tsimikxs @tsimikostas @trentalexarnofan @leddows @moneymasnn @superkittywonderland @virgilvansike @virgilvandickmedown @hopefulromantic1

[lfc21]

A storm to remeber

The UK had been hit with the worst storm for 30 years and you couldn't help but think you where going to get blown away into another century. You had been woken up about 6 times throughout the night thinking someone was trying to get Into the house when it was just the wind whistling through the windows or slamming the letter box open and closed. You knew it would be bad as it was all over social media for days, but not this bad. It was possibly one of the coldest nights of your life and it was only going to get worst. Trent had been a pain throughout the whole night constantly asking you if you had heard something or wanted to go to the window to have a look like a child in a sweet shop.

"Babe the dogs wount go outside for a wee" you laughed at the patio doors as your two French bulldogs where barking at the wind and rain that accompanied the outside. Yours and trents dogs where two of the laziest and stubborn dogs to walk the earth, so forcing them to go out in the rain was going to be a task with very bad results.

"I'm not surprised! If someone asked you to spend some time outside in this storm im guessing your going to say absolutely not!" Trent said getting higher pitched each time words fell from his mouth as he felt abit to protective over the two dogs. He had spent his whole morning watching you and the dogs sat at the patio doors watching the word go by as you had never witnessed such madness.

"Well I know that but I don't want them to do anything inside because I know for a fact you wount be the one who has to clean it up" you said looking at him as he sat on the kitchen island watching your two small dogs run away from you causing you to slam the patio door shut, partly due to your patience and partly due to the 40mph winds. You turned your head to yours and trents garden which looked like a scene from a horror film. Your table had been launched across the garden smashing Into a large tree, your 6 chairs that paired with it had gone walk about up the patio and what seemed to be a thousand and one dogs toys where either over the fence or sat in a bush.

"When do you think it will stop?" Trent asked genuinely concerned as he didn't know how he could drive in this weather meaning there may not be any training for a few days.

"Not got aclue but I know its getting worst tonight" you admitted with a tight smile knowing it would play on his mind slightly at the thought of missing a day of training. You walked over to the kettle starting to make two cups of tea to warm yourself and trent up. You where currently wearing trents oversized under armour hoodie and leggings and Trent had gone for shorts and a dressing gown. Truth be told you thought the winter months would be coming to an end and the sun would start to peak out but it was just going in the opposite direction.

After making the cups of tea you and trent had decided to sit on the couch and watch the BBC news that had not stopped speaking about the current storm. You had your legs resting on trents until the phone started ringing.

"Ooo who could that be" you said surprised swinging your legs off trents to grab your phone of the coffee table. The sound of your phone caused trents eyebrows to fall together as he didn't know who it could be.

"Hello andy" you churped up at the sound of your familiar bestie. Trents eyes had lit up as his wingman was speaking to his girlfriend and not him causing him to feel slightly jealousy.

"Hiya love just wanted to let you know me and Rachel have no power so expect yours to come off soon" andy said laced with anger as he knew his kids where going to be running circles around him and Rachel due to no YouTube and TV. Robbo and trent had always been updating each other on random situations that would go on in your houses as you lived in the same road. The wingmen had always told you and Rachel it was not planned to live so close together but it definitely was. What a bromance.

"Oh god ok well we seem to be all good at the minute! I'll check the lights hang on" you rambled jumping up and placing the phone down on speaker next to trent as he wanted to hear andy more. You ran over to your light switch expecting it to be fine, infact it was the complete opposite. No light was coming from the ceilings and you started to repeatedly flick it up and down but you had no luck.

"Great! Just great! The electricity has gone!" You shouted over to your phone and trent slapping your hands down on your hips. Trent looked at you from over the back of the couch in real confusion, he liked how you had become so indulged in the storm and its problems because without you he'd be fucked and probably crying in the closet upstairs.

"Are you sure babe? the tv seems to be still work-" trent said pausing at the sight of the tv going black.

"Yeah it's fucked" he admitted getting up as he wanted to see if he could fix it. You quickly thanked robbo for his concern and sent him on his way as you tried to think of a way to fix your falling apart house. Trent had layed himself under the cabinet where the tv was placed to see if pulling every single wire would help but it was as useful as painting underwater.

After a stressful afternoon you and trent had decided to play a game off scrabble in order to pass the time as you had gotten news that the electricians where working on getting everything sorted.

"Oooo this is hard" you said placing your hand on your face as you tried to concentrate on all your letters. Scrabble was not designed for you at all you didn't have the patience or intelligence for it.

"Shhhhhh!" Trent shushed you as he starting to move lots of letters around.

"Yes!!!!! I've done it!!!" Trent screamed jumping up causing you to snap your head up at him due to his sudden outburst.

"Bloody hell" you laughed as you wasn't expecting such an exciting win. Trent smiled as wide as he possibly could as he would of fell into a shitty mood if he lost as he is basically a child.

For the rest of the day you and trent had baked a cake and cleaning every room in order to do something useful whilst the storm was taking over. This weekend would definitely be something to remeber as it was a storm that was as dramatic as you sometimes.