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Liverpools greatest player want to get back

Published on April 22, 2009 - by admin - No Comments

Guess who dreams about returning to Anfield?
Kenny Dalglish, the Liverpool legend says that he is keen on returning to working for his old club.

Last weeks rumors said that Liverpool were planning to offer Dalglish a new role at Anfield.

Liverpools greatest player ever would team up with Benitez’s staff in the specific role to take care of the next generation footballplayers.

I think it will happend because Mr Dalglish says “I would be happy to helpo the club”

In LFC (Liverpool official magazine) tells us: “I was as far removed from the weekend’s speculation about me returning to a role at Liverpool Football Club as it was possible to be, relaxing with the family at Loch Lomond in Scotland. That’s not to say that the Sunday paper stories and TV debate escaped me. All I can say at the moment is what I’ve said many times in this column; if I can help Liverpool Football Club in any way, shape or form then I’m in. That’s not a new revelation. If I can be of help to the club I love in any capacity then I’m more than happy to play any part that I can. If the manager or the people running the club think there’s a role for me then I’ll fill it happily. Similarly, if the club think the best thing for the club is for me to stay out of the way then I’m not going to take offence at that either. At the moment, there’s not much more that I can say other than that if and when there’s anything to say to the supporters - the people who keep this club alive - then they will be the first to know.”

Steven Gerrard, Liverpools skipper, is happy to hear that and have said that he will support any moves to get Dalglish back to the club.

“Get him in,” Gerrard said when reporters asked about Dalglish possible return.

He also said “It is great to see him around the place from my point of view. Get him in, give him any job just to have him about. He’s superb and he is a hero of mine so to see him everyday will give me a boost, so whatever it will do for everybody else will be great.”

Gerrard also think that the presence of Dalglish at Liverpool will enhance their chances to get the best young football talents to Anfield.

“Well if I weren’t at Anfield and I got the chance to meet Kenny Dalglish I know where I would be signing.”

Hillsborough Tragedy Remembered

Published on April 15, 2009 - by admin - No Comments

For the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster (which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool supporters), thousands of people have gathered at Anfield.

At Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium, the Kop and the Centenary stands opened early for the official memorial service in remembrance of those who where killed at the FA-Cup semi final against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough ground on Saturday 15th April 1989.

Part of the main stand was also opened to the public and, at 3.06pm, which was the precise time the referee blew the whistle and abandoned the FA Cup tie, a two-minute silence was held followed by a round of applause.

The crowd (about 25,000 people) gave the families of the victims a huge round of applause when they took their seats on the Kop

A group of Celtic fans laid two banners, “Justice for the 96″ and “You’ll never walk alone” on the ground with loud cheers and clapping from the audience.

Then members of Liverpool’s Academy and Club officials took their seats.

Huge cheers and applauses meet Pepe Reina and the first team.

Also cheers and applause for Everton’s manager, David Moyes, and Kenny Dalglish, who gave a reading.

The Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Rev James Jones, opened the service.

He said: “On this, the 20th anniversary of the tragedy at Hillsborough, which broke the heart but not the spirit of our community, Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to say that her thoughts and prayers are with us and all those affected by the tragedy.!

“For many here today it seems still like yesterday. Those we lost always in our minds.”

“Never a day passes without a thought of what their tomorrow might have been, without that longing for justice for their sake as well as for ours.”

How hard will FA punish Barton?

Published on November 4, 2008 - by admin - No Comments

Before taking action against Newcastle’s Joe Barton, FA awaits referee Bennet’s report from the match.

During the win over Aston Villa, Barton seemed to hit Gabriel Agbonlahor’s face but didn’t get any punishment.

“It will be a question of whether the referee saw it and dealt with it at the time,” said an FA spokesman.

“If he didn’t, the procedure would be to get the footage of the incident and ask the referee for his views.”

It was a two part incident. The first part came after that the midfielder (who’s now playing again after the ban and prison sentence) had been penalised for a foul but referee Bennet didn’t act to the push on Agbonlahor.

Barton was also booked for a late second half challenge on Aston Villa defender Luke Young.

But Newcastle have claimed that poor Barton is being very unfairly treated.

Coach Chris Hughton said: “Any incident regarding Joey is going to be blown up twice as much as it’s going to be with any other player.

“I wasn’t aware of any incident with Joey at all.”

In July, The jailbird Barton was released after serving two months of a six-month sentence for assault and affray in Liverpool.

The “Mr Nice Guy” Newcastle player was banned for six games by the FA after he assaulted his former team-mate Ousmane Dabo at the training ground!

At a personal hearing Barton was fined £25,000 and will be suspended for another 6 games when he steps out of line again in the future.

He is backed by Hughton (who had to take the post-match press conference because manager Joe Kinnear had lost his voice).

“There wasn’t anything said in the changing room afterwards, certainly not to my knowledge,” added Hughton.

“All we can ask of Joey is to put in the performances he has done for us since he has been back. He is a very short way into his period back with us. All of those things, he is aware of.”

Villa boss Martin O’Neill also played down the incident, although Agbonlahor had mentioned it.

He said: “That’s for other people to make the decision. The referee and linesman, whatever they saw - or didn’t see, as the case may be, that’s up to them.”