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LIVERPOOL U18 4 Wolves U18 2 Report by Dave Usher Scorer(s) - Jerome Sinclair (2), Seyi Ojo, Kris Peterson (pen)Half Time - 1-1 Venue - The Academy, Kirkby Date - Sat 3 Nov 2012 Star Man - Seyi Ojo Liverpool U18s were involved in yet another high scoring contest at the Academy on Saturday as a Jerome Sinclair double helped Steve Cooper's side to a hard fought 4-2 win over Wolves. Kris Peterson and Seyi Ojo were also on the scoresheet as the young Reds recorded their fourth win of the season. The nine games the lads have played so far this season have resulted in 40 goals, with 24 being scored and 16 conceded. Going forward they play some fantastic stuff and there are a number of players capable of getting on the scoresheet, but far too many goals are going in at the other end and that will be a source of real frustration for the coaching staff. Last week the Reds hit three at Palace but still lost the game having let in five. These two sides met on the opening day of the season and the game ended 3-3. For a while this one looked like it could go the same way as Wolves got back to 3-2 midway through the second half and were pushing for an equaliser. The Reds were struggling to find the attacking rhythm they'd had in the opening 45 minutes but relief came when Sinclair made it safe with an excellent goal to secure the win. Sinclair and Ojo had both missed the last couple of games due to being away with England u17s but the lads had coped relatively well in their absence. Peterson had excelled as an emergency centre forward and had found the net in both of the games he'd started there, but he was back in his more familiar role on the right flank for this one, with 15 year old Ojo making only his second start at this level on the opposite flank. Cooper was still without Jack Dunn but the talented scouser is due back soon having been sidelined with a persistent hamstring injury. The Reds lined up with Ryan Fulton in goal behind a back four of Daniel Cleary, Lloyd Jones, Nial Heaton and Joe Maguire. The regular pairing of Yalany Baio and skipper Jordan Lussey were in the middle of the park, with Peterson, Ojo and Dan Trickett-Smith playing behind lone frontman Sinclair. Liverpool made all the early running, with Peterson and Ojo especially prominent. Both wingers had the beating of the Wolves full backs and created numerous openings for team-mates. Trickett-Smith almost opened the scoring from close range after Ojo's run and shot had created the opening. The Wolves keeper made a terrific stop to deny the former Crewe youngster however. Ojo created the opening goal when he beat his man down the left and crossed for Sinclair who glanced a header past the keeper into the net. Wolves' right back had a torrid time with Ojo, I'm not sure he managed to stop him at any point during the game. Not fairly anyway, a couple of times he just hauled him down having been skinned. He was eventually put out of his misery midway into the second half when his coach subbed him following a booking for dissent. Sinclair was close to a second when Maguire broke forward and sent a teasing ball across the six yard box that just eluded the striker. That came after the referee had played a good advantage when Ojo was left in a heap by the beleaguered full back. Ojo then won a penalty when he ran onto a perfectly weighted through ball by Peterson and was brought down by the keeper. Lussey had scored from the spot at Palace last week but this time missed the target, his kick sailing over the crossbar. Wolves gradually began to get a foothold in the game and drew level with a penalty of their own. Technically it was a pen, the striker got to the ball before Fulton and was caught by the keeper. It was soft though, as he was never going to catch the ball before it went out of play and never really had any intention of doing so. His only intent was to get a touch on the ball before the keeper as he knew there'd be a collision. Most referees will give that every time, although it's frustrating for the keeper. Fulton made a tremendous save to keep out the penalty but unfortunately for him the rebound fell kindly to a Wolves attacker who buried it. All square at half time, but the Reds regained the lead early in the second half when Baio released Ojo who found the net with the aid of a slight deflection. Peterson then won and converted a penalty to make it 3-1 but Wolves hit back quickly when Keita finished from close range after latching onto a mis-hit shot. It was getting a bit edgy now, Wolves weren't creating much but both of their goals had come out of nothing so it wouldn't have been a shock had they managed another. They were having to commit men forward and that was leaving space and it was from a counter attack that Sinclair made the game safe. Trickett-Smith found him in space and the 16 year old turned the centre half inside and out before firing the ball into the roof of the net with his left foot. Made it look easy, he's a real talent. Trickett-Smith was denied by the keeper after a superb turn and run into the box, and Wolves had a goal ruled out for offside in stoppage time. Borderline call that one, but it probably wouldn't have made much difference as time was running out anyway. The Reds deserved the win and played some excellent stuff in patches. It was in patches though, and it wasn't a flowing performance by any means. Sinclair scored two good goals but was largely quiet. Trickett-Smith wasn't as involved as he usually is and the midfield duo of Baio and Lussey didn't dominate quite in the way we've become accustomed to. The middle of the park didn't bring too much joy, but the wide areas were very productive and both Ojo and Peterson were outstanding. Choosing between the two for the star man was tough as there wasn't much in it, both really caught the eye. Peterson is having a fine season, he's stepped his game up this season and is playing with more consistency than he has before. He's scoring and creating goals and he's exciting to watch. I'm giving Ojo the star man though, he was the youngest player in the Liverpool side and probably the youngest player on the field. You'd never have guessed though, he ran the right back ragged all day, scored one, made one and also won a penalty. A good day's work for the young man. Team: Fulton; Cleary, Jones, Heaton, Maguire; Baio (Randall), Lussey; Peterson, Trickett-Smith, Ojo; Sinclair:

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Full question below. I've been meaning to ask this for a while, since a bit of a debate with another poster the other week. Would you take new owners with a track record of carefully increasing value in businesses they invest in to buy the club, if it meant them giving Rafa another chance? A chance to restore the squad to what it was and rebuild confidence? Or would you rather Rafa leave first and foremost? Sorry if its been asked in poll form before, but I can't remember one to this effect. And I know it's a rather crude question but I'm only really posting it for peace of mind, I think, it's a question that keeps popping up in various guises but never really gets answered by many.

I fucking hate Pete Price, he is a self opinionated horrible little ballbag and normally I'd rather stick hot needles in my eyes than read anything he has written but this caught my eye today, (it mentioned Hillsborough in the header, so I bound to read it): Fucking spooky or what?

My 1000th post came and went without me even noticing :( That's what you get when you talk shite!