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AQUILANI BACK RUNNING AS LIVERPOOL FACE HULL

Good news from Anfield as summer signing Alberto Aquilani has begun running after his protracted ankle problem finally seems to have been cleared up, lets hope he is soon fit for first-team as I am dying to get a look at the play maker bought to try to replace the Great Xabi Alonso. That’s for […]

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SPEARING & KYRGIAKOS START AT LEEDS

Jay Spearing and Kyrgiakos are among the changes to the Liverpool side for tonights match against Leeds at Elland road. Gerrard and Torres are on the bench. Team in full: Cavalieri, Deggen, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Dossena, Aurelio, Spearing, Mascherano, Riera, Babel, Ngog. Subs: Reina, Gerrard, Torres, Skrtel, Voronin, Plessis, Johnson Match updates to follow… 12mins: Becchio […]

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CARLSBERG TO SPONSOR NEW STADIUM

The News of The World reported on Sunday that brewing giants Carlsberg have shown interest in the naming-rights for the mythical new Liverpool Stadium. The paper claims that the Beer Company has offered £100 million in a ten-year deal which would be another small step in raising the £500 million needed to build the new […]

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IS IT THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR JAMIE & CARLSBERG WANT TO SPONSOR NEW GROUND

My Anfield hero, my Liverpool Legend, Jamie Carragher has not had the best start to the new season. Three mistakes today against West Ham when he was dispossessed by novice Hines on two minutes only for the youngster to hit the post. Then he was skinned by the same player and ended up giving away […]

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TORRES SCORES AGAINST WEST HAM

Fernando Torres scored a fine individual goal to get his fourth of the season on 20 minutes putting Liverpool 1-0 in front…. West Ham equalised after Jaime Carragher was harshly adjudged to have fouled Hines in the box and Diamante scores to make it 1-1…. From a Benayoun corner Gerrard heads it goalwards for Kuyt […]

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GERRARD AND TORRES UPFRONT V WEST HAM

Stevie G and Fernando Torres link-up again as they did last season. Xavier Mascherano and Lucas play in midfield, while Albert Riera drops to tne bench today. Team in full: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua, Kuyt, Mascherano, Lucas, Benayoun, Gerrard, Torres.

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HICKS PUTS MINORITY STAKE UP FOR SALE

That man Hicks is at it again. Wheeling and dealing without a penny in his pocket using Liverpool as the bargaining chip. His latest stunt is to instruct bankers, Merrill Lynch to find a minority investor to pay £100 million for 25% of our club. In return they will get sweet F.A. It appears he […]

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LIVERPOOL BELOW PAR IN CL WIN

Liverpool put in an average display but run out 1-0 winners against Debrecen at Anfield tonight. Despite enjoying most of the possession, they had to rely on a Dirk Kuyt goal on 45mins to win the game. Most of the players didn’t play to their best but they did enough to win the game and […]

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RAFA PICKS SAME SIDE AGAINST DEBRECEN

Liverpool name an unchanged team for their opening Champion’s League game at Anfield against Hungarian new-boys Debrecen. Steven Gerrard and Lucas Lieva stay in midfield with no place for fit-again Xavier Mascherano who starts on the bench. The Team is: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua, Lucas, Gerrard, Riera, Kuyt, Benayoun, Torres. 3-1 to the mighty […]

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HICKS BACK WITH HIS USUAL GARBAGE

Tom Hicks, that paragon of virtue and sadly, joint owner of Liverpool has decided to speak to the press as I knew he would about the new sponsorship deal that M.D. Christian Purslow agreed with Banking giants Standard Charter yesterday. Hicks was quoted on the PA as saying: ”You have to look at the cash […]

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