Dude, Chelsea has cancelled their pre-season game against Vitesse Arnham. Hope , nothing change for Malaysia especially regarding BERSIH v2.0..

You can't say that the mancs aren't milking the Asian market for all it's worth. The rest of the 'big four' are doing something and they had to as well. Competition between the clubs is as much off the pitch as it is on it.

I think Liverpool took the first step forward the moment they recognised the need for a commercial director and appointed Ian Ayre. Results aren't instant of course but the fact that they are coming to Malaysia for the first time and have signed a 3 year contract with a local telco signals their intent.

As for OOTs, it isn't as bad as it was before. There is a growing respect for us. Can you blame them for being protective though? Even amongst us, we have fans who don't know about the club's history, it's traditions and values. Being an OOT, I'm disappointed and I can just imagine how it must be for them. If I had a car I really love and had to sell it, I'd want to know it's going to a good owner who will take care of it. I can empathise with them but from experience, they slowly begin to respect you when you can hold a conversation with them. You won't see many random baseless one liners there as you do here.

I do not think we fund them as much as you would like to think. On average, I think a fan in Malaysia would buy less than 1 jersey a year. Them scousers take up loans just to watch the team play. Partly its because Mat Sallehs just do not believe in saving and partly also because they are so in love with the club that they are willing to get into debt over it.

Show them you could match their passion and they will respect you for it.

Erm, Sky is not free as well.

Again, my main point is, the scousers give up a lot to watch and support the team, show them the same and you would earn their respect.

I'm with Monstar on this one. I do agree that the common stereotype is that Mat Salleh's think they know it all but in the context of Liverpool, they do being from the city and all. In fact, I empathise with them in this case. It pains me that fans don't think it's important to know about our history and yet expect to be treated in the same regard as scousers who are actually from the city. Like Monstar said, if you want respect you have to earn it. When I was in Liverpool for a short visit, I met with fans in pubs and although they were apprehensive when I first told them I was a fan, they warmed to me when they saw I actually knew a fair bit about the club. You can't buy passion and sentiment and that is what makes scousers stand out amongst other fans. It's natural for them to expect the same of any other fan who supports the club. In fact, I'm glad they are apprehensive about OOTs because it makes me want to prove myself by reading and learning about Liverpool. Instead of brushing it off and blaming them for have a holier than thou stance, I choose to use it as inspiration and improve my knowledge of the club. I just wish that more would do the same especially when information is readily available on the net.

We're no different than any other club. Only recently, we've spent less in comparison with teams like Chelsea and Man Utd who either inherited a lot of wealth or capitalised on their fame, gaining a lot of revenue in the process. Players like Rush, Barnes, Dalglish, Saunders, Beardsley, Toshack, Keegan, etc were all bought.

Isn't that being a bit of a hypocrite then since you are judging the mat sallehs for being hostile towards Asians?
There is no need to prove anything. But at the end of the day, if you want their respect then you have to earn it. You cannot say that you have nothing to prove but at the same time expect them to respect you as one of them.

A couple years back when I used to go for matches, I am always mindful that although we are supporters of the same club, I am still a guest of Liverpool. I treat them with respect and in return, I was afforded the same respect. You cannot blame them for being pissed off with some OOTers when the OOTers come in late for the game, refuse to join the songs and spent the whole time snapping pictures instead of cheering the team on. I am sure these people are in the minority, but unfortunately it is always the sore that sticks out.

While we're in the topic, let me give you an example of someone who took the effort to become a fan. You've corresponded with Monstar who is now studying in the UK. I don't always agree with his opinions e.g. Rafa and stuff but I myself cannot match his passion. When I first met him, he was 18 or so. I had organised a viewing party for Carlsberg and Liverpool were playing Man Utd. I asked him to come and he came alone to watch the game. Since then he's become an active member of MyRAWK and we've watched many games together. The bloke memorised all our songs (which I myself haven't) and his knowledge of LFC dates back to Shankly. In the short time that I knew him, he gained vast amounts of knowledge and I find myself being envious that he now gets to live in the UK. He is an example of someone who took it upon himself to self-educate. He has my respect and I'm sure he has gotten the respect of Liverpool fans he's met there.

Now that all being said, I know that not everyone has the time and not everyone is as passionate and that's fine. It's like your career though. If you spend more time and effort at work than your colleague, chances are you'll get more recognition. The same applies for being a fan. Respect and recognition will come in due time.

No la I just saw it    Now got 1 more extra sentence from aly cissokho's wikipage

On 7 July 2011, Liverpool FC had a bid of £14.6 million accepted for the player.    lets see if its real ..

Let's play Suarez at GK! then we can have 10midfielders!

OMG

SELLING MEIRELES WOULD BE A MAJOR MISTAKE AND A BLOW TO THE FANS !!!!!!!!!!!1111
RAUL PLS DONT GO

do we need some sort of special pass to meet n greet the players?

photo or autograph?