Arsene - You've totally lost the plot

Now, much as it grieves me that Liverpool managed a late penalty equaliser in the 75th minute of added time at the weekend, I had to grimace at the childish, petulant response of Arsene Wenger at the end of the game. When Dalglish moved towards Wenger [presumably to offer a handshake etc] he was greeted by a shower of invective [I read that in the Times once].
Dalglish, correctly, changed his manner and told the mad Frog to eff off.

When someone earning potloads of money, and expected to set the correct example to his players as well, behaves in such an uncivilised manner, then there is only one response.

Oy!
Arsene!
We saved your Country, freed you from the Hun, and gave you De Gaulle!
[Well, two out of three ain't bad...]
Show some respect to the intinerant Jock!

What a load of tosh!

Just trundled upstairs to the home office after consuming a few cold ones watching Braga - Liverpool in the Europa.
Gawd, it was dreadful.
Lump it to Andy - the new Anfield mantra - was the order of the day for the last half hour after Carroll entered the fray. Unfortunately, he is a way short of match fitness and [hard as he tried] he made little difference apart from changing the tactics of the team.
Thought Joe Cole looked a sad shot pony this evening, and mystified as to why Mereiles was exiled to the right wing for the latter part of the game.
Mystifying tactics, no organisation or cohesion, the Reds were very poor.

Suspect that 40,000 screaming scousers [well, some of them will be scousers, anyway] can help Liverpool through in the second leg, but as the competition develops and the opposition becomes more taxing, Liverpool will have to work out how to score some away goals if they wish to progress much further.

How low can they go?

Have to say that last night's performance was the worst I have seen in over 50 years of watching Merseyside football.

Only a massive improvement will avoid a right old tonking by Everton on Sunday.

End of.

And it came to pass [anon] part 2

21]When they saw that the might of the Kopites was nigh restored, all the tribes trembled. 22]But the King of the devil-worshippers did not tremble: he was crafty, and in his wisdom he send a madness upon Raphael. 23]Then Raphael became as a man who dreams, speaking in tongues and seeing visions. 24]And he squandered the wealth of the people on lame and useless servants. 25]For he brought to their camp El Zhar and Ngog, Degen and Bar-Ragan. And he brought Yossi the Israelite, who had settled west of the land of Ham; and Babel, in whose name men built a tower. 26]And he brought many, many more. 27]And soon Raphael feared to venture forth, lest he be vanquished, but exhorted his servants only to defend the camp. 28]Then all the tribes came to loath the Kopites, because they were so boring. 29]So the people came before the two Lords, and said, "Why don't Ye giz some ackers for Raphael, that he may bring further glory to the people?" 30]And the Lords replied, "Behold, we have given him millions and millions of shekels. But in his madness he spent it on Glen the son of John, and Aquilani the Roman. And lo, he squandered it on Josemi. Now the bounty of the Lords is gone, for he hath spunked it on absolute garbage." 31]But the people were not satisfied, and they wrote screeds of righteous indignation, and kept saying things about "net spend". 32]So the Lords cast out Raphael, and sent for the prophet Roy, renowned for his steady hand and his outstretched arm and his good relations with the press. 33]But the people were in mourning for Raphael: they loved him greatly and pitied him. And they did also pity themselves. 34]For they were blind to his madness, seeing only his triumph against the Burlusconians years before. 35]And Roy was an old man, and the Kopites lost countless battles. 36]And the people went berserk, and threatened to come unto the house of the Lords and do Them harm. 37]And it came to pass that They were skint, and the moneylenders drove Them from the temple. 38]And so yet another Lord came among the Kopites, and He sacrificed Roy and sent for the old King who had led the Kopites a full score years before. 39]Then the people rejoiced, and cried, "Right, this time we are pure fuchen sorted, la. We're gonna win the league." 40]And there was laughter across the land.

And it came to pass [anon] part 1

1]Then the twenty years of plenty came to an end, and twenty years of famine set in. 2]The land was barren, and nothing flourished, and no glory came upon the kopites. 3]And the kopites saw the glory of their neighbours to the east, the devil-worshippers, and they saw the wealth of the Philistines in the south, who were Muscovites from the house of Chav. 4]Then the kopites suffered bitterly, and grievously did they pity themselves. 5]And the people came unto the Lord, wailing and rending their garments, which were made from shells. 6]And the Lord said, "Why are you come before me, crying and wailing? Wherefore do you rend your garments that are made from shells?" 7]And the people cried, "Behold, oh Lord, we suffer bitterly, like. 8]For thou hast brought wealth upon the Philistines, and glory to the devil-worshippers up the road; but in thy anger Thou hast forsaken us Kopites, what were once blessed in thy sight and that." 9]But the Lord replied, "How is it that I have forsaken you, when I have poured such bounty upon your heads?" 10]But the people looked around them, and saw no riches, nor the shining trophies of battle. And they protested to the Lord, "Where is this bounty, then, O Lord, of which thou fuchen speakest?" 11]And the Lord replied, "Yea, the bounty of the Lord is as the rain, that drained into the sands of the desert. For all is gone on the likes of Bruno Cheyrou." 12]But the people wept, and they no longer had faith in the Lord, and banished Him from their sight. 13]And the Lord went from that place, and two new Lords came from far away in the west. 14]And the new Lords said that They would lead the people to salvation. 15]Then the people bent over before them, and were overjoyed, and they raised their voices in praise, saying, "We're proper sorted now, la. We're gonna win the league." 16]Now it came to pass in this time that they greatly exalted the prophet Raphael, who was their leader. 17]For under his rule they fought a battle of many nations, and in the land of Lud they strove against the Burlusconians. 18]And lo, though they were almost destroyed, they fought back and vanquished their enemy, thanks to Stevie G. 19]Then the Kopites made an idol of Raphael, and cried out that he was the saviour, and by his mighty sword they would come forth in the land. 20]But in the end they came fifth.

The Dream Team next

So, it's King Kenny.

He will no doubt be thankful to his captain Steven Gerrard for all of his help during his first match in charge,especially in the second half.

Kenny will be hoping for success, but LFC have a plan for the ultimate dream team should Dalglish fail.

Next up - Derek Akorah and Bill Shankly.

Hello. is that the Alzheimer's Society?

Quote on the radio this afternoon from the Liverpool Manager:

"I can definitely say my glass is half full. No way is it half empty."

Er, Woy.

If it's half full, then it is also [fill in obvious epithet here please].

Please don't let Blackburn win tonight. Don't want him sacked yet, he is just so much FUN!

Thank you Carra!

On behalf of all English football fans, I would like to personally thank Jamie Carragher for all the hard graft he put in to help England qualify for the World Cup finals in South Africa.

Thanks, Jamie!

You're a STAR!

The Brazilian

An apophrical night in the Crosby on Wednesday, as the Blues slammed ManCity..........and during the half time break, a gem from one of the boys:

"You know that Lucas?" he mentioned, dead pan. "He's the worst Brazilian since David Blunkett shaved his wife."

Rafa must stay - tonight we march

Another brilliant result for FSW - holding the might Lille to a 0-1 scoreline.

Get onto facebook and sign up for the Rafa Must Stay! group.

You know it makes sense.

Friendly Derby? My Arse!

So, why is it that a major football club allows its fans to parade a banner at the Derby match - in the front of the kop - which celebrates Steaua Bucharest winning the European Cup in 1986?

The year that the English Champions, Everton were banned from Europe because of the disgrace of Heysel.

Question:
Have Liverpool FC identified the fans and banned them for life yet?
Have Liverpool FC made a statement about this?

Guess what...............

Hypocrite!

Oh dear.....here he goes again!

Rafa Benitez accuses Sam Allardyce of telling his teams to play hard and dirty.

What about Benitez's team targetting Steven Pienaar and Marouine Fellaini in the recent Merseyside Derby match?
45 seconds gone - right arm smash into Pienaar's face by Jamie Carragher.
Second half - season-ending challenge on Fellaini.

Pot, Kettle, Waiter.