Month: April 2010

Friends Of Liverpool

RAFA UNSURE OF HIS FUTURE

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has revealed tonight that his time at Liverpool maybe drawing to an end. When asked if anyone from the Anfield boardroom had sat down with him and given assurances over his future, he replied pointedly: “No.” He added: “For one year I have been listening to stories about Martin O’Neill taking […]

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TORRES FEARS FOR HIS LONG-TERM FUTURE IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL

Fernando Torres spoke of his fears that Premier League may shorten his career. Speaking to the press, Torres was in cautious mode when he said;”I just can’t imagine what state I’ll be in within five or six years if I continue to play here – it could easily give me problems when I stop playing. […]

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OWNERS NEVER PAID FOR NEW STADIUM LEASE

Cheapskate The new stadium at Stanley Park is in jeopardy. Hicks and Gillette have not secured the all-important 999 year lease on the ground which is an absolute must before a sod can be turned on the place. Liverpool City council expected the lease agreement to be signed two years ago. But those penniless Americans […]

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POOR PERFORMANCE IN MADRID

DIEGO FORLAN What do you say about that display? Poor in defence to let in Diego Forlan to score against us again after his Man Utd displays a few years ago. Liverpool looked disjointed and unable to string a move together the entire match. We should never have lost this game, in fact we had […]

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FA: FINISH SEVENTH AND YOU QUALIFY FOR EUROPE

News from the FA today that Portsmouth have failed in their bid to gain entry into next season’s Europa League so UEFA have awarded the spot to the team finishing seventh in the Premiership. This is good news for Liverpool who currently lie in lowly 7th in the League. They have been in a battle […]

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RAFA HAPPY WITH TEAM SPIRIT AFTER MARATHON JOURNEY

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez pronounced himself happy with preparations following the Marathon 24 hour journey to Madrid. Rafa gave an uplifting Press Conference on the train from Paris to Bordeaux earlier today. The Liverpool boss claimed that the long and ardous journey would not drain the players, rather it would have a galvanising effect on […]

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GLOOM AT ANFIELD DESPITE EASY WIN

Liverpool ran out easy winners against West Ham last night 3-0 but instead of the result and performance boosting the Anfield crowd, the mood in the stadium was one of despondency. The Reds ran out easy winners with goals by Yossi Benayoun, David Ngog and an own goal by Rob Green. Liverpool had all the […]

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BOMBSHELL; TORRES TO HAVE KNEE OPERATION

Terrible news coming out of Anfield tonight is that Key player Fernando Torres is out for the rest of Liverpool’s season. A club spokesman said: “Fernando saw a specialist in Spain earlier today and it was decided that he would need surgery on a torn cartilage in his right knee. “This will be carried out […]

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GET TORRES ON THE TRAIN TO SPAIN

Fernando Torres is grounded in every sense of the word. His right knee has flared up again and all flights out of the UK are grounded due to some Finnish belly-ache with Ash covering the Skies of Europe, Armageddon days are here again. Seriously though, the club should think about sending poor Nando to Spain […]

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RAFA, I THINK ITS TIME FOR YOU TO GO

On the 21st Anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster when we were somberly remembering the loss of those 96 Liverpool fans, young and old, what do we read in the papers and on the net? No, not a heart-felt homily to the dead, instead Rafa’s agent Manuel Garcia Quillon touting his boss to the football clubs […]

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