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Tony B posted on RAOTL last night that the Villa story is "a big fuck off smokescreen".

He did, yeah. Liverpool and Juve are obviously talking and his agent has reportedly been in Italy to discuss personal terms, so I suppose it's up to him after the Euros. Hopefully after Spain have won the final (law of averages says I've got to win at least one bet during the whole bloody tournament!!)

Fair do's Prentice is a waste of space (although I hope he's right this time). The Italian papers are saying the Alonso deal is nearly done. 18 million euros. Juve-Xabi Alonso, è quasi fatta - Calcio Mercato / Calcio - Corriere dello Sport.it

Damn it, too slow :)

Peter Crouch set to return to Aston Villa in £14m Gareth Barry deal GARETH Barry has moved a significant step closer to joining Liverpool this summer with Martin O'Neill set to take Peter Crouch in part-exchange. Barry is expected to join the Reds in a deal worth around £14million with Crouch and £8million coming Villa's way. There were reports on Merseyside today that Liverpool have formally made a £10 million bid – but O'Neill values the player significantly higher. Dialogue between the clubs is understood to have reached an advanced stage with an agreement close. Despite a keenness to hang on to his influential skipper, O'Neill has already sounded out Chelsea's Steve Sidwell as a cut-price replacement. Barry's recent words that he now has to be "selfish" in his pursuit of footballing honours told O'Neill that any hopes he has of getting him to sign a contract extension are fruitless. It means Barry will almost certainly be waving goodbye to the Villa Park faithful after tomorrow's game against Wigan. Crouch's return to the Midlands will soften the blow of losing such a key cog in Villa's machine. He was signed by Graham Taylor for £5million in March 2002 but struggled to hold down a place under David O'Leary, who loaned him to Norwich City and then sold him to Southampton for £2million. Crouch scored just six goals in 37 Premiership games for Villa and is now an England regular. Peter Crouch set to return to Aston Villa in £14m Gareth Barry deal - Birmingham Mail

Here you go mate (the Xfm shows): Download:Xfm - Pilkipedia Link to the 3 free ones they did for the Guardian website and a few one-offs: Download:Audio - Pilkipedia Enjoy

Livorno are left-wing, as are atalanta. Remember seeing a bbc documentary following lazio fans to livorno away. The lazio fans went ape shit when the livorno fans raised a big che guevara flag.

Rafa Benitez has laughed off press speculation that Liverpool are set to sign Fernando Torres after the Atletico Madrid man was pictured with "You'll Never Walk Alone" printed on the inside of his captain's armband. The Liverpool manager said the slogan - the Merseyside club's famous "theme song" - had no significance, but refused to rule out a move for the Spanish international altogether. "I think the saying is very famous all around the world. You have a list of players, and everybody is always talking about one," Benitez said. However, the Anfield boss admitted that he was keeping an eye on the 23-year-old striker, saying he was "one of 135 players in the world" he was interested in. Benitez also said he thought the Champions League was Chelsea's priority ahead of the teams' semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. "They will think a lot about trophies right now and have a big squad to cope with problems at this stage of the season," he said. "But they know the major competition now is the Champions League and they will be focused on it." http://www.eurosport.com/football/premiership/2006-2007/sport_sto1159813.shtml :D

Yeah went to see him in Blackpool about a Month ago (I think). It was superb. Karl Pilkington is the funniest man on the planet. If you've got a couple of weeks free, download and listen to the xfm shows (but there's hours and hours of it). http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Download:List

Yeah exactly. It appears to be an 18 month loan with an option to buy, in all but name (as we hold his registration). Great bit of business.

The 22-year-old has signed for a bargain fee in the region of £1.5m, although this may significantly rise if he stays at the club beyond the end of next season. Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/gn3/tm_method=full%26objectid=18667212%26siteid=50061-name_page.html (Fuck me, it's a slow day in work today)

Welcome to the club! Series 2 is really slow burning slow burner, still brilliant though and quite different from series 1. Bit jealous really, wish I could watch them all again for the first time.

Rest in Peace. Never forgotten.

Robbie's ball control :eek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-RU4nC5KGI

WORK ON STADIUM TO START NEXT MONTH Liverpoolfc.tv 02 April 2007 The redevelopment of Liverpool Football Club's new stadium will start in May, a joint statement by the club and the city council today confirmed. Top level talks at the weekend between the club's new owners George Gillett, Tom Hicks, and chief executive Rick Parry with city council leader Warren Bradley and director of regeneration John Kelly gave the go-ahead to the multi-million pound redevelopment. Work on the final legal agreements between the city council and club is almost complete which will allow work on the new stadium to start next month under the existing planning permission granted last year. A joint venture company will be set up by the end of this month to deliver the comprehensive regeneration of Stanley Park and the new Community Partnership Centre. Tenders for the refurbishment of Stanley Park will go out in April with a contractor to be appointed and work starting by the end of July, with the work completed by the end of 2008. A review of the 60,000 capacity of the new stadium is being carried out by the club and consultations with fans are already underway. Councillor Warren Bradley said: "It has long been the dream of fans, and the ambition of the club, to build a fantastic stadium to rival the best anywhere in the world. Today, the decisions are now in place to turn the dream of a new Anfield into a reality. "We have worked tirelessly with the club and its new owners, and the final agreements are now almost in place to allow the work to start in a matter of weeks. A world-class stadium, fit for a world-class club and a word-class city, is now a real prospect. "The benefits will reach out much further than football. Our agreement will secure the massive regeneration of the Anfield area and the transformation of Stanley Park. Today will go down as a significant date in the history of the club and the city." Liverpool FC's chief executive Rick Parry said: "We have been working for many years with the city council and the community to deliver not just a new stadium but also the regeneration of north Liverpool. "Our new owners have taken the sensible decision to review the plans to enable us to create an even better stadium that will serve the needs of the club and the fans for the next 50 years. Already, some very exciting ideas are emerging and we are working closely with the city council on the best way forward. "We are all endeavouring to ensure that the plans can be implemented, as soon as possible while at the same time ensuring there is no delay in the regeneration process. "We are delighted with the working relationship we have with the city council. Our goals are the same; to create an incredible facility that the whole city can be proud of." Today's announcement has effectively ended the possibility of a joint stadium for the city's two Premiership clubs. Despite full and frank talks between the city council and the two clubs, the proposal had too many unknowns and would have created significant delays which could have put the entire new Anfield and Stanley Park project at risk. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N155454070402-1042.htm