Monthly Archives: February 2012

Train chaos for Reds

A TRAIN derailment in the early hours of the morning means there is serious disruption for Liverpool fans heading south for the Carling Cup final at Wembley today. More details are available from National Rail who published the following information earlier today:

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Sixth round draw: Reds or Brighton v Stoke City

LIVERPOOL face Brighton and Hove Albion in today’s fifth round at Anfield but football being what it is these days the draw for the sixth round took place before that game has even kicked off. The winners of Liverpool’s match will be at home, against Stoke City. If Liverpool do make it through to the next round it will be […]

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Carra, Carroll and Charlie back: LFC v Brighton

AFTER last weekend’s league defeat it’s back to the cup today for Liverpool and Jamie Carragher makes a his first start since the last round. Daniel Agger makes way, the Dane dropping out of the 18-man squad completely. It’s Luis Suarez’s first appearance since coming back from his ban – and for this one the manager has chosen to go […]

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Fake Plastic Respect

THE DAY Luis Suárez was charged by the FA for the incident with Patrice Evra the media had fallen over each other in a race to condemn Sepp Blatter for a comment he made about handshakes. What he’d said seemed to be along the lines of endorsing racism on a football pitch during a game – as long as the […]

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Time to get back to the football

WITH an FA Cup fifth round tie next weekend and a Carling Cup final the weekend after today sees Liverpool play their last league game until March. Their opponents, Manchester United, were knocked out of the FA Cup by Liverpool and so have next weekend off – but they do have a couple of Thursday night Channel Five games to […]

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LFC v Spurs: Suarez is back! (On the bench)

AFTER nine games out Luis Suarez was available for selection again tonight – but he makes his first appearance on a teamsheet in 2012 as one of the subs. Liverpool scored three in the last game, against Wolves, and all three scorers start tonight – Kuyt, Bellamy and Carroll. It’s up to those three to perform well enough to keep […]

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Football Aid 2012 – Play at Anfield!

WITH the transfer window closing last week it looked like football squads all over the UK had been finalised for the rest of the season…..however with the first set of Bidding positions closing at www.footballaid.com tomorrow there’s still the chance to book your place in the Liverpool starting 11 for 2012! Football Aid promises you a unique opportunity to Live […]

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Powar denies racism after ‘coconut’ jibe sent on Twitter

QUESTIONS are being asked about Piara Powar’s suitability as the figurehead of a European anti-racism body after he was accused of making racially abusive comments towards an Asian football supporter. Powar heads up the Football Against Racism in Europe organisation, sometimes referred to as the FARE Network, and has been very outspoken about Luis Suárez, Liverpool FC and Liverpool supporters […]

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Powar denies racism after 'coconut' jibe sent on Twitter

QUESTIONS are being asked about Piara Powar’s suitability as the figurehead of a European anti-racism body after he was accused of making racially abusive comments towards an Asian football supporter. Powar heads up the Football Against Racism in Europe organisation, sometimes referred to as the FARE Network, and has been very outspoken about Luis Suárez, Liverpool FC and Liverpool supporters […]

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Reds match moved for TV

ESPN have selected Liverpool’s fifth round tie with Brighton and Hove Albion as one of their live matches meaning the fixture will now be played on Sunday 19 February with a 4.30pm kick-off. With Everton also drawn at home for the fifth round the match might have been moved anyway. Everton now get to play their tie, against Blackpool or […]

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