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LS: Got it!! Whigfield, Saturday Night ... I'm right aren't I, show me the money!!

JC: I told you I'd look fat in this shade of red ...

"... long balls over the top will get us nowhere lads, keep it short, mesmerise them, then hit them with more short passes ..." DA: Hear that Enrique, you fucked up man, you won't play again til Christmas!

ML: I don't know what's wrong with him, he said I could be the missing piece of his jigsaw, I told him I retired years ago and now he's just been standing there with his arms folded, staring at me!

AF: Fletcher's stinking the place up ... No, can't use that, I have to be mindful of people's feelings ... Yeah right, hahahaha, oh I do wind myself up at times!!! Where's me whiskey ...

For me, I wish he'd stop talking as much as he does. Some of the stuff he's said last night following the loss to Swansea aren't going to help anyone, much less the players. "We have a very, very small squad. A very thin squad," said Rodgers. "With three competitions, I have rotated, looked at young players and looked at fringe players." "That was a lesson for me in terms of where we are at," "I have given players the opportunity to come in and shine and that is all you can do as a coach and a manager. It then becomes quite easy for me, but the problem is then that your squad is even thinner." These players are good enough etc when we win and everyone is talked up, yet the above sounds reactionary and even a little defeatist? We as fans are asked to be patient, but it's quite hard when even the manager seems to give up on some and comes out with the above? No doubt he'll be saying the opposite before the next Europa League games. Stop talking so much Brendan! Full article here.

Those figures are for last season too, attendances this season already are waay down on last year, even Madrid and Barca are struggling this season to sell seats.

Wow, like everyone else, I don't know what to say only that I'm full of admiration for the way you are both going about this. Condolences and congratulations I guess, and respect of the highest order in bucketloads to ye. Jelly and ice-cream ... you're gonna have to have some hot chocolate too, no?! :)

Pretty much how I feel too, I'm nearly too scared to stop playing, I am dreading the day when I have to pack it in. 38 as well, playing 11-a-side at weekends and two 6-a-sides during the week when I can. Marking young lads these past couple of years has definitely improved my positional sense! ;)

"Raheem Sterling likes this" ... ;)

Very nice touch from all concerned. Enrique apparently retweeted the request as well yesterday. RIP lad. Liverpool manager to write to family of schoolboy | Irish Examiner Liverpool manager to write to family of schoolboy By Eoin English Thursday, August 30, 2012 Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is to write to the family of a young Cork fan of the club who died after a kickabout with his friends. Graham O’Connell, 14, died from a suspected heart attack after a game of football with friends in Mayfield, on the northside of Cork City, on Monday. His friends mounted a Twitter campaign urging the club to honour his memory by displaying his name on the scoreboard during the club’s Europa League qualifier against Hearts tonight. However, that looks unlikely. Last night, the club’s supporters’ committee posted a message on Facebook which read: "We have received a number of emails from well-wishers expressing a desire for LFC to make an announcement or put his name on the scoreboard tomorrow night. Club officials have informed us that it is not possible for LFC to use the scoreboard but Brendan Rodgers will be writing a personal letter to Graham’s family and the club will be in contact with them soon."

DA: Yes, it's true, Man City have been in contact, they are in fact watching me today, I'm thinking I'll turn them down though ... SL: Turn on the showers when you go in there, cheers Danny boy ... PO: Next he'll be saying Barca are after him!

* Swansea sign Michu * Aw man, I knew there was a scout somewhere that I forgot to give my new desk number to!!

SG: Joe Cole is coming on?? I can't take this anymore Luis, I'm outta here ... LS: Whoa, whoa Stevie, WTF?? If you go, I go ...

Nearly time for another plate of those Jaffa cakes I found, can't believe there was a full cupboard of them, hope no-one notices the pounds going on though, they'll be calling me a fat Irish waiter. Wait a second ...

Let's not kid ourselves here, Mourinho intensely dislikes Arsenal and Wenger, so if it is a two-horse race for Sahin, then we're the lesser of two evils in Mourinho's eyes. Plus, you know, we're no threat to Madrid as we aren't in the Champions League ... :(

Hermann Hreidersson, we salute you sir!!

Is Monday now the new Tuesday?

Let's go with 4-1-3-2 tonight and take it to them, might leave us exposed from time to time, so what now though, a bit of entertainment and all that! Reina; Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique; Spearing; Kuyt, Gerrard, Maxi; Carroll, Suarez. If Maxi and Kuyt are really off at the end of the season, then they will get good ovations as they are withdrawn in the 2nd half, would like to see Sterling replace one of them, symbolic passing of the torch so-to-speak.

LFC to star in TV world first - Liverpool FC A quote from the article above, ' "Our goal is to capture the essence of what it means to be a part of Liverpool Football Club ... " believes FOX Soccer General Manager David Nathanson. ' What next, a 10 step blueprint on how to be a 'real' supporter? We'll be playing music after we score goals next ... well, if we ever remember how to score goals! ;)

PR: That's what I heard Lucas, Comolli was impressed apparently with how Scholes has performed since returning from retirement, and when he was seen talking with someone called Paul Stewart, a decision was quickly made.

DK: Doni says it's simple, he has a sure-fire plan to make up the shortfall in our win bonuses this season. Still not sure why he needed the phone number for Rooney's dad though ...

BJ: It's everything I'd imagined it to be! PR: What, playing again?? BJ: Er, yeah, sure ...

"Maybe I will let Moyesie go to United, I need to talk to this guy, he'll be right at home with another people's club ..." "If that scary looking weirdo doesn't stop staring at me ... now his eyes are closed and he's drooling ... WTF???"

Sorry son, the mascots come on before the game. Maybe next week ...