Time for another protest?

I hope the Liverpool squad kept hold of the t-shirts from the Michael Shields protest a few weeks back because, with just a slight modification, they could prove to be very useful over the next few months.

Liverpool star in hot water over nightclub incident

Steven Gerrard has been charged with assault and affray over a glass-throwing incident in a Southport nightclub. The Liverpool skipper and five other men were arrested after a fight broke out which left a 34-year-old DJ with facial injuries. He has been bailed to appear before magistrates on 23 January.

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1. Liverpool are looking classy. I keep expecting the bubble to burst, but if they maintain this consistency then they are genuine title contenders.

2. Shay Given put in one of the greatest performances by a keeper who conceded five goals in Premier League history.

3. The slack defending that allowed Fulham to secure a point was a costly slip-up for Chelsea. They won’t want to be dropping too many points to mid-table outfits.
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1. Flying to the other side of the world to face pub teams from every continent does not help you in the Premier League title race, even if does mean Sepp Blatter calls you the best team in the world.

2. It is a good job Rafa Benitez’s Sky box is in good working order or his tactical decisions might have been scuppered as he directed operations against Arsenal from his sofa.

3. Mark Hughes is going to get sacked. Sorry Sparky, but we concluded this about Paul Ince last week… And West Brom fans seemed to agree as they chanted: “You’re getting sacked in the morning” towards the Manchester City boss.
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A letter from Liverpool to Lapland

Dear Santa,

Rafa

Pre-match campaign lands Liverpool in trouble

Liverpool seem to have landed themselves in hot water with the FA after a pre-match t-shirt campaign by its players. The authorities are apparently not very happy that the Reds, spurred on by Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher according to the local press, used their Monday night TV slot with West Ham to promote a campaign. A disciplinary charge for the club could follow.

As far as we are aware, the ‘Free Michael Now’ t-shirts were part of an ongoing protest to get a Liverpool fan jailed for attempted murder released from a Bulgarian prison, and absolutely nothing to do with an unrelated protest to let Little Mickey Owen leave Newcastle on a Bosman.

Stevie G proves he has the potential to play for your 5-a-side team


It is good to know that it can happen to the best of players. Just look at the anguish on Steven Gerrard’s face - part strained muscles, part instant embarrassment - as he fails to connect with his own chest control.

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Yerrm, a decade with the Reds, you know

Today is 10 years to the day that an 18-year-old Steven Gerrard made his Liverpool debut against Blackburn. He looked a bit like this. It just goes to show: all that interview gurning and frowning is bound to take its toll over the years!

Liverpool star thwarted by big German centre-back

Before Manchester City spend £25 million on a new centre-back or Joe Kinnear scrounges his last few pence together to bring in new defenders, they might want to run the rule over the guy. Fernando Torres has barely had a frustrating afternoon since he arrived in England and yet he runs out of ideas after five minutes against this German Shepherd.

He keeps his eye on the ball at all times, isn’t fooled by Torres tricks, matches the Spaniard for pace, and even makes a goalline clearance on the one occasion he is beaten! Sign him up!

Liverpool duo show off their boots

If you buy the new Adidas Predator, you too will be able to kick a football at a clay pigeon without the help of any computer tricks whatsoever.