Eh? We're buying a well known blatant cheater and we are supposed to be happy about it? Flaming heck, I'd rather see konchesky as a striker than have that fella onboard. Wouldn't sign him even if he paid us instead!!!

i just read back a few pages to find our discussion regarding suarez's handball debate. its a bit late i know but lemme just erm, give my last opinion on this...

football perhaps should adopt basketball's rule of goal tending. if a shot is goal bound, and a player delibrately use illegal ways aka hands to try to divert it, the goal should just stand, and its up to further debate as to whether to red card, yellow card, sin bin etc for that player. i think this will stop such events from occuring again, and i think is the fairest to all parties especially the attacking team

i dont know, if carra one day uses his hand to prevent an everton goal, this will surely spark a mega debate

Kenny Dalglish today paid tribute to Rafael Benitez for his part in reviving Liverpool's youth academy.

Conor Coady and Suso, two mainstays of the current under-17 squad, were familiarised with Melwood, the club's training ground, this week as part of plans to blood more youngsters from the previously ailing centre of excellence in Kirkby into the senior ranks in the long-term
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Kirkby underwent a significant transformation in the summer of 2009 when Benitez, then manager of the Reds, enlisted the services of Rodolfo Borrell and Pep Segura - key figures in Barcelona's La Masia academy set-up.

In addition to recruiting his compatriots, the Spaniard also brought one-time chief scout Frank McParland back to his former club to oversee the progression of Liverpool's rising stars.

And Dalglish has hailed Benitez, who left the club acrimoniously last summer, for his efforts in restoring the Anfield production line following more than a decade of decline.

He said: "I wouldn't go and say there are any kids who played in the Youth Cup against Crystal Palace are going to be first team [yet] but the progress at the Academy in the last year and a half has been absolutely fantastic.

"That's great credit to Rafa who brought in Pep Segura, Rodolfo Borrell and Frank McParland. He reorganised the whole Academy and you can see the benefit in the kids now. It's fantastic to see.

"The reserve team's average age has been drastically reduced. Whether we get them through or not, we'd never put that pressure on them, but we're clearly encouraged by the work that's being done there and it's a work in progress."

http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/liverp...uth-set-up.html

I totally agree with you, to be honest i hate the "no players are bigger than the club" things....i mean come on Liverpool atleast stay behind the player for once to persuade or convince Torres to stay instead of negotiating with Chelsea about transfer deal!