Oh my...i hope its just newspaper rubbish as usual

Daniel Remedios
The Times are reporting that Steven Gerrard was substituted against Manchester United as a result of a hamstring injury. Doubt for Wolves.

Yessum
In 1983...i waz still in UK

Neal hada rare penalty MISS AND ex player Jimmy Case scored against us

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Added on January 30, 2012, 10:12 ami hear a BIG money offer for Messy ..........like 50mil plus Andy

This post has been edited by prophetjul: Jan 30 2012, 10:12 AM

IMO its ALL hogwash.........

HUH?

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has revealed that Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish wanted to delay Tuesday's Premier League meeting between the two sides to avoid a clash with transfer deadline day.

Dalglish on Monday insisted that he would not look to buy or sell any players before the January transfer window closes on Tuesday night (see below).

But McCarthy has suggested that the Scot could be - or at least was - looking to do some last-minute transfer business.

He said: "I know Liverpool wanted to play the game on the Wednesday and asked me about it and I said 'no chance'.

"We are going down to QPR on Saturday so why would I play a day later? I want as much time to prepare for both games but I could understand Liverpool's request.

"Kenny just asked me because they might be doing something [in the transfer market] and I understood it - but he understand my reasons for not changing."

Carra coming to Kota Kinabalu

31st January, 2012
KOTA KINABALU: England’s international footballer, Jamie Carragher, is expected to be present to give his support to the Penampang District Under-12 Futsal Championship organised by the Sabah Sports Board (LSNS) on Feb 18 and 19.

The LSNS Sports Division Manager, Terrance Edward Pudin, said the Liverpool defender would meet football fans in Sabah besides contributing gifts in the form of Liverpool T-shirts and consolation prizes for the top players in the championship.

“The championship is to develop new talents from the early stage and will be the first programme to be held in the Penampang district after its successful implementation in Tambunan, Sandakan, Tamparuli, Keningau and Tawau,” he said in a statement, here yesterday.

Pudin said the carnival, in collaboration with several government agencies including the Sabah State Sports Council, Sabah State Education Department, Sabah Football Association (Sabah FA), the Jamie Carragher 23 Foundation and Kinabalu Reds, would be held at the Football Stadium at the Penampang Sports Complex.

The championship is expected to be opened by the Federal Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, who is also the Member of Parliament for Penampang while Sabah Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Peter Mojuntin would close the championship.

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Added on January 31, 2012, 1:37 pmTevez on loan for the next 4 months would be great.
Say whay you like, professional he does his job.

Drool at the thought of Tevez, Suarez and Bellamy at the front!

This post has been edited by prophetjul: Jan 31 2012, 01:37 PM

Luis will find it hard to break back into the team...........

Now that a certain newly refreshed Luis is coming back in, what of an 'in form' Carroll?
Will Kenny play 2 strikers upfront or the single?
If single, whos it going to be?
We have seen the problem with playing Carroll and Luis together.
The understanding and style of play do not compliment each other.

A nice headache for the gaffer........

Whos the 2?

Not worried about the top teams. But Sunderland seems to be revived under ONeil.
Potential banana.

Suarez seems to like his holidays in the winter as evidenced by his last season at Ajax!
AND lets hope his season starts NOW!

Thereby a sliippy banana. What now with their recent ressurgence under ONeil....

Skrtel has been bringing them balls out form defence as well!
Dagger and Skrtel really look comfortable together.
Plus of course, the other backs in Johnson/Kelly and Enrique

Our supporting strikers and midfielders need to get in the box more(repeating this like aparrot).
No point playing the Big man if theres NOONE to get to those lay downs/headons/crosses.
Carroll is not prolific.
But if we play him, the players need to anticipate he WILL win the high balls.

Hardly anyone is in the box during these plays.
They are all standing outside the 25 yd till Luis came on.

Nearly hard a heart attack when Bale went through, when the transmission blacked oout for 20 secs!

I agree.

Some here cant judge the difference bwteen a conservative and an advanterous approach.

We were pressing so high up the pitch on mon nite!
What more do they want?
Its the conversion thats the problem. The action in the final third is atroceous...
Our midfielders and forwrds are not goal minded enough to venture into the box, both 25 and 6 yd box to
get onto loose balls, knock downs, etc.
Thats the problem

A song for Evra:

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT,
YOU BETTER NOT CRY,
BETTER NOT POUT
I M TELLING YOU WHY
LUIS SUAREZ IS COMING TO TOWN......................

HES MAKING A LIST
CHECKING IT TWICE
GONNA TURN YOU ONCE OR TWICE
LUIS SUAREZ IS COMING TO TOWN......................

HE SEES IT WHEN YOU R UNCOMFY
HE KNOWS WHEN YOU R PANTS
HE KNOWS YOU SLEPT THE LAST MATCH OUT
SO DONT CRY FOR GOODNESS SAKES!

O! yOU BETTER WATCH OUT,
YOU BETTER NOT CRY
LUIS SUAREZ IS COMING TO TOWN......................
LUIS SUAREZ IS COMING TO TOWN......................

Suarez

"I was not depressed at all [during suspension]. I knew what I did and there is a kind of football law that says 'what happens on the pitch, stays on the pitch and that's the end of the story'," Suarez told Uruguay's Radio Sport 890.

"I know against Man United it is going to be tense because I'm going to face Evra. But I'm used to having fans whistle at me. I hope nothing unusual happens. I'll have to forget what happened for that moment.

"I do know Man United fans are going to try to make me feel uncomfortable. But I have to tell them - they are going to spur me on if they whistle at me."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/...-united?cc=5901

cherroy!

Didnt know you were a Reds fan!

Give you two more

Spearing near miss from the post
Suarez header straight at Freidel

Nowadays teams come to Anfield to gain a point, cept maybe for Citeh and Mancs. Even then, they they thread
cautiously.

Possession does not equate a win. As k the Mancs. In fact, if i am not mistaken our wins came from teams
who come at us, thus freeing more space for attcks. This probably conincide with more wins AWAY from home where the home team takes up the initiative. When we had to take the initiative, thats where we
fall short, against the likes of Norwich, Wigan, Blackburn.

IMO the problems are these

a) We do not have prolific goal scorers

b) Our midfielders do not know how to shoot! i am serious. Which midfielder ex Stevie has a good shot?

c) Our midfielders are naturally not goal getters ex for Maxi. If i am not mistaken Skrtel has same no. goals
this season as Adam(incl penos) and more than Hendo!

d) Our midfielders are hustle and bustle type.....no GUILE aka Beardsley, Molby, Kennedy

i lived in the Liverpool days of the late 80s and early 90s....
Ahhhhhhhh... the goals came from all over the park. Support from all over and non stop running.
Attack/Pressing was Defence!

The name of one F Class-ress should be banned from all Pool forums....

IMO carroll will have it hard to combine with Luis. Their type of play is extensively different.
As we have all witnessed, fitting Carroll in is akin to a sq peg in the poverbial round hole.
If we were to play pass and move, carroll will be that sq peg.
Hes not build and does not have the skills for such.

Hes a TYPICAL british no.9. A bully, hopefully anyway.

Compare the latin flair of pass and move of end of last season
with Maxi, Luis, Kyut and mirieles and

Luis, hendo, Adam, Carroll..............a world apart.

Viceversa, Luis will have a frustrating time with carroll with contrasting styles.
A Cavani or Llorente type would be hugely more fitting.

Thus Carroll would find it difficult. However, he could be used when all fails.
But this begs the question: What style is Kenny going towards? Only he can answer that.........

TOMMY SMITH is selling all the medals from his glittering Liverpool FC career.

The Anfield Iron's prized collection, which includes league title, FA Cup, UEFA Cup and European Cup winners' medals, will go under the hammer later this month.

In total there are 75 lots which are expected to generate in the region of £120,000.

"I had a wonderful career but the memories I’ve got are more important to me than the medals and the shirts," Smith said.

"I’m getting old and the money is of more use to me now than the medals. This is about me putting my family first."


IT’S a decision Tommy Smith hasn’t taken lightly.

The Liverpool legend thought long and hard before coming to the conclusion it was time to part company with all the spoils from his illustrious career.

Later this month the Anfield Iron’s unique collection of sporting memorabilia will go under the hammer at Bonhams auctioneers in Chester.

All his precious medals and framed shirts from some of the biggest games in Liverpool’s history will go to the highest bidder.

In total there are 75 lots and if they all reach their guide price the sale will generate in the region of £120,000 (view the full collection here).

Smith remains fiercely proud of everything he achieved for the Reds after signing as a schoolboy under Bill Shankly in 1960.

The tough-tackling defender made 638 appearances up to 1978, winning four league titles, two FA Cups, two UEFA Cups and the European Cup.

The 66-year-old former Liverpool skipper insists the sale isn’t borne out of financial necessity. Instead it’s a practical solution as he plans for the future.

“It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time,” he said.

“I had them all packed up in the loft and then a few years ago I moved them to a bank for safe keeping. It’s not as if I’ve been used to having my medals all out on display at home and seeing them every day.

“I hadn’t seen them for about two years as they were in the bank and I just thought what the hell are they doing there?

“They are worth an awful lot of money but no-one is benefiting from them all just sitting there. It’s not helping me and it’s not helping my family.

“It was absolutely brilliant to win all those medals. I had a wonderful career and everyone knows I gave everything I had for the club.

“But the memories I’ve got are more important to me than the medals and the shirts.

“I’m not skint, I don’t have to do this. But I’m getting old and the money is of more use to me now than the medals.

“I am suffering these days with health problems linked to my football days. I’ve got two false knees, a false hip and a false elbow.

“This way hopefully those people who buy the items will be happy and I’ll be happy as well with the money generated. It’s about me putting my family first. I want to ensure one day I’m able to leave them some money.”

The auction is taking place at Bonhams in Chester on Wednesday, February 22 at 11am.

There are medals, shirts, plaques, tankards, silver salvers, glassware and signed photographs from Smith’s career. There’s also the programme from his Reds debut against Birmingham City in May 1963.

The game is still Smith's proudest moment – afterwards he walked twice around the outside of the ground barely believing he had played for his beloved Reds.

The guide price for the framed shirt from his solitary full England appearance against Wales in 1971 is £3,000 with the blue velvet cap he was presented with at £1,000.

However, the showpiece items are undoubtedly his incredible haul of club medals.

Smith was famously part of Liverpool’s first FA Cup winning side in 1965 when they beat Leeds in the final at Wembley. His medal is expected to fetch around £10,000 with the shirt he wore around £8,000.

In 1973 Smith skippered the Reds to their first European trophy as they lifted the UEFA Cup after beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate. Around £4,000 is expected for that medal.

Four years later the defender played a starring role during a special night in Rome with Smith scoring the second in the Reds’ 3-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach in the final of the European Cup, sending the 25,000-strong travelling Kopites wild.

The guide price for that coveted medal is £10,000.

*More from Tommy: Click here to read his archive of columns on Liverpool FC

Smith admits there are some items which were especially difficult to part with.

“I was made up to win the FA Cup in 1965. As a kid I had dreamed about walking up those steps to the Royal Box,” he said.

“When my mother took me up to Anfield to sign for the club she told Bill Shankly ‘Liverpool have never won the Cup but with my son in the team you will’.

“After we won the final and I got back into the dressing room at Wembley I remember Shanks said to me ‘your mum certainly knows a lot about football!’

“To be captain when Liverpool won their first European trophy in 1973 was another proud night. That was absolutely tremendous.

“Then there was the European Cup final in 1977.

“People always want to talk about the goal I scored in Rome.

“They are the three that really stick out for me. If I was going to keep any of them then it would be those three, but I made the decision to let everything go.

“It’s something I talked about with my son Darren and daughter Janette. I’ve still got plenty of photos, including ones of the medals for the four grandkids.

“The medals themselves will go elsewhere but I’ll always have the memories of those special days. That’s enough for me.”


Bonhams’ sports consultant Dan Davies admits Smith’s collection has already generated a great deal of interest and he expects that to increase ahead of February 22.

“When you look at Tommy’s achievements, this really is unique,” he said.

“The number of medals he won is extraordinary and Tommy is an icon from a remarkable era which will never be repeated.

“We are delighted to get the collection and we’re looking forward to a very successful sale.

“All of the items are on our internet site with photos for people to look at.

“People can bid in four different ways.

“They can ring up in advance and say how much they are willing to bid up to for an item.

“They can book a telephone call to take part in the auction as it happens, they can follow it all online or they can attend in person on the day.

“Liverpool have followers all across the world so we’re expecting interest from beyond the UK.”

For more information about the auction on February 22 or to request a catalogue contact Bonhams on 01244 313 936 or visit www.bonhams.com

Factfile on Liverpool FC legend Tommy Smith

Born: April 5 1945 (Liverpool).

Reds appearances: 638

Reds goals: 48

International caps: 1

Signed for Liverpool as a schoolboy in May 1960.

Handed his debut by Bill Shankly against Birmingham City in May 1963.

Part of the Reds’ first FA Cup-winning side in 1965 as Leeds were beaten in the final at Wembley.

Won the first of his four championship medals in 1966, with others in 1973, 1976 and 1977.

Suffered the disappointment of a 2-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final at Hampden Park.

Appointed captain by Shankly in March 1970 and skippered Liverpool to their first European trophy as they lifted the UEFA Cup in 1973. He won the UEFA Cup again in 1976.

Won only full England cap in the British Home Championship against Wales at Wembley in 1971.

After being moved to right-back, he collected his second FA Cup winners’ medal in 1974 after a 3-0 win over Newcastle United. In total he played in four FA Cup finals as he was on the losing side in 1971 and 1977.

Equally at home in either full-back position or in the centre of defence, his versatility was invaluable to new boss Bob Paisley.

In the 1977 European Cup final against Borussia Monchengladbach in Rome it was 1-1 when Smith headed home Steve Heighway's corner. Phil Neal wrapped up the Reds’ greatest triumph from the spot.

Two days after that remarkable night in Rome he had his testimonial at Anfield against a Bobby Charlton Select Xl in front of 35,694 fans.

Decided to delay his retirement. Made another 34 first appearances in 1977/78 before ending his 18-year association with the Reds.

Spent the summer of 1978 in the NASL with Los Angeles Aztecs, as player, then player-coach.

Joined John Toshack’s Swansea City in 1978 and helped them earn promotion out of the old Third Division before hanging up his boots in 1979.


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Auction here

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