LiverpoolTuesday April 3rd, 2007: Liverpool (Football)
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Another mightily impressive performance to follow the Arsenal game; PSV contributed to their own downfall by starting the game with such a negative attitude; they never looked like they were trying to win the game, and once we'd scored the first goal their "hold out for a draw and try to sneak a goal" approach was doomed.
Peter Crouch scored another great headed goal, perhaps he's been working on his technique during the international break? If this isn't just a flash in the pan he may just yet become the 20-goal-a-season striker we've been missing since Owen jumped ship back in 2004!
Saturday March 31st, 2007: Liverpool (Football)
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Liverpool produced one of our most impressive performances of the season today; thrashing Arsenal 4-1; and to be fair it could have been even more!
Peter Crouch played a blinder and well deserved his hattrick, scoring his second with a thunderous header -- the kind of header it looked like he was simply incapable of producing before today. But for me one of the biggest plus' of the game was the performance of our wide players; Gonzales, Pennant, Aurelio -- all of whom played very well and looked comfortable in the red shirt, something that hasn't been entirely true for most of this season.
 Durera's Xbox - 3/31/2007
Durera came to represent the gaming world. 18643 points and counting! He made some progress on Top Spin 2, Pro Evolution Soccer 6, and then Durera went to get some food. I told him to bring me back something but I got seriously dissed. Monday June 28th, 2004: England (Football) Liverpool (Football)
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The up-side to England going out of Euro 2004 early is that, finally, Steven Gerrard is able to clear up his club future, which is exactly what he's done today -- by pledging his future to Liverpool F.C.
The past few weeks have been unbearable, having to hear Lampard going on about how great it'd be if Gerrard signed for Chelsea, disobeying rules not to talk about club matters. Even worse than that is all the Liverpool 'fans' flooding the forums/phone in's etc. with 'Gerrard's a traitor' and 'my mate Kev says Gerrard's already signed'
I can accept all this bullshit from the tabloids - it's their job to sell 'papers - but I'll never understand the mindset of a fan that seriously thinks Gerrard would leave the club he loves at this moment in time, when (once again) things look like they could be turning around.
Thursday June 17th, 2004: Liverpool (Football)
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"I spoke to him three weeks ago and it was clear he was not happy. He was down and wants success" - Not the words I like to hear coming from Rick Parry when he's talking about the best midfielder in Europe. For all Houllier's claims that he has left this club with a footballing legacy that will come good, I see a squad of talented players dissillusioned at a club heading nowhere, none more so than Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard. Hopefully these players will give Benitez a chance to prove that he can undo the damage that Houllier has done to the club in the past few seasons.
Wednesday June 16th, 2004: Liverpool (Football)
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Liverpool finally unveiled Rafa Benitez as their new manager today. Two weeks after Rafa quit Valencia, having served his two months notice period. We also unveiled our new away kit for next season too.
Wednesday June 2nd, 2004: Liverpool (Football)
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The biggest non-secret in football was confirmed as Chelsea held a press conference to appoint their new manager: Jose Mourinho. This guy is so confident it is breathtaking, so refreshing from all the "we'll do our best" attitudes of most managers these days.
"We have top players and, sorry if I'm arrogant, we have a top manager."
"I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success and those that don't. Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one."
He reminds me of Shankly and Clough. It's a real shame Liverpool couldn't beat Chelsea to his signature, although it looks like Rafa Benitez may well be on his way to Anfield after he quit Valencia yesterday.
Monday May 31st, 2004: Liverpool (Football)
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Rick Parry claims Liverpool will be ready to unveil a new manager within two weeks, maybe it's just co-incidence but Rafa Benitez would have to give 2 weeks written notice to leave his contract at Valencia should he be on his way to Anfield...
Thursday May 13th, 2004: Liverpool (Football)
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Southampton did the business and finally Liverpool's place in next years Champion's League is finally secure .. the downside is that it may just have saved Houllier's bacon for another season.
Sunday April 4th, 2004: Liverpool (Football)
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Liverpool convincingly beat Blackburn Rovers 4-0 at Anfield; Houllier has rounded on his critics claiming that the criticism that they have heaped on his team are to blame for their poor performances. Strange I would have thought that playing people out of position and bad team selection in general would be a more direct cause of our poor form. How on Earth Igor Biscan can continue to be selected at the heart of defense over Henchoz I will never know. Time and time again Igor Biscan costs us dear in vital games, Henchoz on the other hand, despite his lack of pace, has been one of the most relaible players in our team for the last 2 or 3 years.
Sunday November 9th, 2003: Liverpool (Football)
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Liverpool outplayed Man Utd for 75 minutes at Anfield today. Unfortunately in the 15 minutes where we had a bit of a slump Man Utd scored two goals to Liverpool's one. Once again Emile Heskey was guilty of missing easy chances to add to our goals tally. I wonder what dirt Emile has on Houllier and Eriksson that keeps him in the first team for Liverpool and England respectively?
Wednesday October 15th, 2003: Liverpool (Football) Personal
Last Updated: Tuesday June 19th, 2007 04:43 PM
The big day! Leaving work at midday to start the 240 mile trip up to Liverpool we made prety good time most of the way. At one point the motorway was closed to a single lane, when we got to the point where the accident had been we found that there was nothing, no accident, no mess, no closure of the motorway as signposted. What we did find, a few miles down the road, on the other side of the motorway was a huge crash with the air ambulance landed on the motorway .. the pillocks had closed the wrong side of the motorway!
We got to Liverpool just before 6, parke dup and found a pub. My bank manager decided to call me to discuss my finances at this time; I told him it wasn't teh best time to talk and maybe he should ring me another time (when I dont' have any reception preferably).
The game itself (Liverpool vs Olimpia Ljubjana) was pretty average in the first half, but enjoyable none-the-less. The second half was much better, Sinama-Pongolle looks a class player - in 20 minutes or so he did more than Le Tallec has done in his numerous substitute appearances and deserved a goal. I saw an Emile Heskey goal, and Igor Biscan running past 5 players before blazing just over the bar! I'm not sure whether it was the effect of the 5 hour car journey though :)
We got back to Winchester at 3AM, after another 6 hours driving. 11 hours driving, and a 480 mile round trip to watch 90 minutes of football - that's what being a football fan is all about :)
Saturday October 4th, 2003: Liverpool (Football) Personal
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Liverpool lost 2-1 to Arsenal despite playing very well for most of the first half - Arsenal aren't top of the league without reason, but we really should be turning performances liek this into 3 points. Two weeks running now Houulier has bemoaned 'poor finishing'. Defensively we have major problems, Biscan seems intent to give away at least one goal per game through sloppy passes from the back line.
I bought a video capture device from Dixons today .. hopefully i'll get some multimedia type stuff for the website out of it, but basically I wanted a new gadget! Haven't had chance to play around with it yet
Saturday September 27th, 2003: Liverpool (Football) Personal
Last Updated: Tuesday June 19th, 2007 04:43 PM
I got home to find He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe - Vol. 1 DVD had been delievered :) Included on the accompanying paperwork is a list of DVDs coming soon; Lord of the Rings:Two Towers - Directors Ext Version (4 Discs); Lord of the Rings:Two Towers - Collector's Box Set; Lord of the Rings:Two Towers (2 Discs); seriously - do we really need three releases of the film?
In a rather low key draw (I didn't even know it was happening until I caught the news on the BBC site) Liverpool have been drawn away to Blackburn Rovers in the third round of the Carling Cup -- an interesting tie given the recent fall out of Houllier and Souness over Lucas Neill's 'tackle' that left Carragher with a broken leg.
Tuesday September 23rd, 2003: Liverpool (Football)
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It seems that the world of football has a sense of humour after all -- Dundee plan to sign Dutch international Edgar Davids! Back on Merseyside, Liverpool and Everton have agreed to hold talks about the possibility of ground-sharing at the request of the politicians -- despite both clubs being commited to not sharing already -- why do politicians continue to intervene in footballing issues? The government has already added hundreds of millions to the cost of the new Wembley, hopefully Liverpools' stadium plans will not be similarly affected.
Sunday August 24th, 2003: Liverpool (Football)
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Glenn Roeder finally paid for his incompetance as West Ham manager, he has taken them from being an average Premier League team, to the worst Premier League team in the country, to an average First Division team, all in the course of only two and a half years. The sceptical part of me (about 99.9% of me) believes that the only reason he has kept his job this long was down to a rather timely brain tumour .. had he not fallen ill when he did, he would not have survived as West Ham manager into the new season, of that I have absolutely no doubt.
Liverpool made a right mess of their second game of the season -- a goalless draw away at Villa, with Kewell's talents again wasted out on the right wing and a noticable lack of creativity in midfield things don't look good for the coming season -- here's hoping that Le Tallec turns out to be the next Thierry Henry!
Now the desire to kill oneself and to assasinate, poison, obliterate or rape others is generally considered in the psychiatric profession as 'unhealthy'. Bad. Evil. More accurately, sin. When you have the desire to kill yourself, you are supposed to see it and 'accept it', but not, for Christ's sake, to kill yourself. If you desire to have carnal knowledge of a helpless teeny-bopper, you are supposed to accept your lust, and not lay a finger on even her big toe. If you hate your father, fine - but don't slug the bastard with a bat. Understand yourself, accept yourself, but do not be yourself. - Luke Rhinehart (The Dice Man) Sunday August 17th, 2003: Liverpool (Football)
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The football season really kicks off today -- Liverpool's first game of the season, home to Chelsea, who efectively dumped us out of this season's Champion's League .. well they made sure that this season started about as well as last season finished by beating us 2-1, again.
Liverpool's strikers showing a complete disregard for the art of finishing, even Owen took two attempts to put away his penalty! On the plus side we played some good attacking football for parts of the match; Biscan and Cheyrou looked like footballers; but Kewell still looked lost stuck out on the right wing.
Thursday August 7th, 2003: Liverpool (Football)
Last Updated: Tuesday June 19th, 2007 04:43 PM
West Ham take Neil Mellor on a season long loan. Another young player at Liverpool who's career is going nowhere; sorry another young player at Liverpool who's Liverpool career is going nowhere.
Wednesday August 6th, 2003: Liverpool (Football)
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A busy day for Chelsea; concluding deals for Joe Cole (£6.6 million) and Juan Veron (£15 million). Lyon apparently turned down the opportunity to sign Emile Heskey for £11 million from Liverpool, I think Houllier is being a little unrealistic in expecting to get back the £11 million he paid for Heskey.
Nurse Duckett found Yossarian wonderful and was already trying to change him. - Joseph Heller (Catch-22) Sunday July 20th, 2003: Liverpool (Football)
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Go Tony! Go Tony!
Monday June 9th, 2003: Liverpool (Football)
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Liverpool have agreed a fee with Fulham for Steve Finnan, BBC Sport claim he'll "officially be a Liverpool player by July". Not quite the world class player I think Liverpool need to challenge for the title, but buying distinctly average players has got us this far hasn't it?
Meanwhile ... Beckham's booked his kid into a school on the outskirts of Madrid apparently, I'd like to think he's on his way; if only to watch in amazement as Man Utd's fans turn on their hero, and no doubt fill the forums with "he wasn't that good anyway/he isn't our best player" drivel, despite insisting the opposite for the last half a decade or so.
Wednesday September 26th, 2001: Liverpool (Football)
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| Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Dynamo Kiev |
| Litmanen | | |
Liverpool didn't play all that impressive, but I suppose if it had been Manchester United everyone would have been praising us saying how we "did what was necessary". To make victory even sweeter the scum lost 2-1 to Deportivo this week, conceding two goals in the last five minutes: what goes around comes around?
"Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation. Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing." - O'Brien, 1984 (George Orwell) Saturday July 14th, 2001: Liverpool (Football) Personal
Last Updated: Tuesday June 19th, 2007 04:43 PM
House to myself all weekend (as usual), started to pack all my gear up for next Saturday when it's all heading back to Maidstone. I shall not be looking forward to an entire week with no TV, PC, PS2 or stereo. Argh, I might actually have to have a life for a week!
In the world of football, it looks like Liverpool have finally got rid of Houllier's biggest mistake; Christian Ziege - on his way to Spuds, by all accounts.
"Those who speak do not know, and those who know do not speak." - Carlos Castenada Sunday May 20th, 2001: Liverpool (Football)
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Liverpool sealed their place in the Champion's League yesterday by hammering Charlton to grab third place, so I can finally celebrate this season now. The cup treble is beginning to sink in too - three trophies in one season, that's as many as we've won in the ten year's I've been supporting Liverpool!!
Wednesday May 16th, 2001: Liverpool (Football)
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5-4 !!!!
Tuesday May 15th, 2001: Liverpool (Football)
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Final tomorrow - I've got a really good feeling about this one, it's gonna be our year; the cup treble and Champions league qualification, just 180 minutes of football away.
Oh, I won the auction for the Man-At-Arms figure, could this be a sign??
Watched "When Liverpool Ruled The World" on the BBC, a documentary on the Liverpool teams of the 60's 70's and early 80's, just seeing all those great teams brings a smile to my face, especially seeing as Man Utd were so shit in those days. Could tomorrow be the beginning of a new chapter in the Liverpool dynasty, Man U aren't looking the same recently; I think it's about time the true champions took their rightful place once again.
Football isn't a way of life, it is life. - When Liverpool Ruled the World (BBC 1 Documentary) Saturday May 12th, 2001: Liverpool (Football)
Last Updated: Tuesday June 19th, 2007 04:43 PM
What a day, lovely sunny day, woke up about 10, nipped into town to buy a few CD's and got back in time for the main event, the F.A. Cup final.
Oh boy what a great match, one-nil down with 15 minutes to go, I was in a very bad mood, then magic, o what magic; Owen puts us back in it, needless to say I was now a happier person, 8 minutes of great football later; and Owen burns past Dixon to score the winner. At which point I hit the roof, total psycho madness; I was very happy now. Me & Ant are going to head down to Southampton to frequent a few pubs in celebration this evening.
Wednesday May 9th, 2001: Liverpool (Football) Personal
Last Updated: Tuesday June 19th, 2007 04:43 PM
AD2 day 2, half way now. Fairly uneventful day all round - sorry
Liverpool got a 2-2 draw with Newcastle which wasn't great but at least "our fate is still in our own hands" as they say.
Me: 15 million square feet, that's a lot of square feet
Andrew: Yeah, imagine tying to find shoes that fit | 
Saturday July 14th, 2001