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Had a test yesterday - 27 years old... Not too good ay.. My optician spotted something and suggested i had a test, im now absolutely shitting myself. I get the results before the weekend but may opt to wait to hear them till after the weekend as i have friends visiting me this weekend and could be a real downer... I am not overweight (ok i put on a few pounds last year but I have shifted it all again now and back to a size 10/12). I do have a quite a hectic life style in relation to drinking and stuff and i smoke. Could this be the turn around i need to start re-assessing the way i treat my body? I fear not - anyway fingers crossed...

Looks like the letters to the echo have paid off, a full 2 page spread pages 4-5, maybe they just grew some balls...........

"Keane scored 4. Shame you never played them together Rafa" Even Rashid would wince at that one.

Take your mind back to when we had just appointed Benitez as the new Liverpool manager. Everyone was excited at his arrival, it seemed, and there was great optimism around what he’d bring to Liverpool. I didn’t watch too much of his Valencia team, however I did read a lot about Benitez and it seemed that most thought he’d make his Liverpool team play: - With more width, as we looked narrow at times under Houiller. - Not as reliant on individuals, as we were with Owen. - Quick one and two touch passing. - High tempo. - More movement. - More creativity, as we saw with Aimar at Valencia. - A true team, attacking and defending as a unit. Now what do you think we have seen since Benitez has arrived at the club? Has anything surprised you, what you think we would see but haven’t really yet in practice? It would be nice to see what you thought we’d see and what we have actually seen. We might have seen some nice aspects from Benitez that we didn’t expect, such as his passion for Liverpool, which I didn’t expect. But by contrast we might have hoped to see some things on the pitch that we haven’t seen as of yet.

I read a small thing in the papers yesterday which got me thinking about the unrealistic expectations of Liverpool fans these days. Owen Coyle – if he stays at Burnley – has been told he has a transfer budget of £15-20m this summer. My point is that this is the same as Liverpool’s budget (which, if you think about it, is simply the funds we got for selling Keane in January and nothing else). I wonder if Rafa’s biggest critics on these pages – we all know who they are - who have claimed that this season has been a "disappointment" and that Rafa "cost us the title" ever stop to think that they are living 30 years in the past. Yes, we’re a big club in terms of turnover (top 10 in the world) but we’re now in a position where we can get outbid by Spurs, Villa, and Arsenal - not to mention Manchester City, Chelsea and Man United. Last summer Rafa spent less in net terms than the managers of Sunderland and Stoke City; and not even half of that spent by Aston Villa. I’d love Rafa’s critics to tell me how they expect us to compete over a full season? When United had £55m of striker talent on the bench last night; when Chelsea are launching a £45m bid for Frank Ribery? We are punching above our financial weight at the moment, and it’s going to get worse as the nouveaux riches clubs continue to flex their muscles. It’s all very well saying we won’t get into bidding wars and players have to want to come here – that may work with some english players, like Gareth Barry whom I’m sure would choose us above Man City or Spurs, but how is that going to work with foreign stars without loyalty to the club? Why should they come to us when other teams offer bigger wages? Why should their clubs accept our offers when teams like Chelsea or Man City can outbid us easily? Yes, we can be smarter in the market (and I think Rafa should overhaul our scouting department, starting with Macia!); yes, we can develop our own talent like Barca. I’m not saying we should be defeatist. But the biggest danger is the sense of entitlement that so many of our fans have, harking back to the glory days. We consider ourselves to be a massive club. In some ways of course we are, but off the pitch we are not, and haven’t been for 20 years - and the takeover hasn’t arrested that decline (thanks DM). It would be a miracle for us to win the league at the moment, and yet Rafa very nearly carried that off this year. But for as long as many of the fans continue to treat the title as our birthright and act like spoilt brats, failing to acknowledge the real progress that we’ve seen this season, then we’re only going to fall further behind. Remember too that unrealistic expectations are what lie behind Newcastle's descent...

I wonder if he'll end up at Everton? Where would that leave his already tarnished stock in the eyes of many Liverpool fans? I personally wish him well, (as he was fantastic for us) but there is a always a nagging feeling of betrayal.

i'm not a car freak, by any means, but there are a few that make me weak in the knees when i see one. porsche 356 - this would be my ultimate (within reason) auto... audi tt - took me awhile to appreciate it... 1990 volkwagon jetta - my first and only car (cheap/reliable/cool)... 1990 ferrari F640 - quite possibly the finest F1 car ever designed (john barnard was the greatest car designer)

With all the other shit that's been going on on here, it's easy to forget we have a game today! http://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/forum/news/75366-liverpool-v-manchester-city-match-preview.html

I was at wigan last night and yes I was baffled again! and I do agree with a lot of whats said regarding his decisions wether we agree or disagree on his decision we need to show our twelfth man status lets stop moaning, booing and SUPPORT THE TEAM. yes this may be strange to you sky generation of fans but years ago the Liverpool fans supported the team and manager to the end. Just some facts 1) We are only two points behind Manchester united. 2) when you look at manchester uniteds and chelsea squads they have a squad of better players because they had the money, Benitez has had to buy from Aldi. 3) If he leaves now who comes in. 4) we have not been so close to the title at this stage for years SO SUPPORT THE TEAM, GET THAT TWELFTH MAN GOING AND LETS JUDGE AT THE END OF THE SEASON! OR GO TO GODDISON PARK AND WATCH THEM!

...and it will barely cover the price of a loaf of bread Man, I wish Zimbabwe had oil reserves.

Juve have signed Seville midfielder so wont be investing any more money in that dept.They got him cheap but he's not near the quality of our xabi.