What I mean is this.... I'm still getting slagged off becuase I told a fellow LFC supporter in work that Stevie was off to Chelsea last year. We ALL knew this was going to happen. He changed his mind overnight and I let everyone I work with know very early in the day. Obviously, I was delighted. This fellah was late in for work that day and picked the news up from elsewhere. He now doesn't believe ANY news I have. You put your neck out on the Alves story ages ago and it seems one or two pople are having a mild "pop" at you. That is crap, to be honest. You've obviously been a Liverpool fan for a long time, longer than me I think (since '71?). You seem dissapointed that Alves is not signing. I am too, but I think Pennant is a good, good player. I'm not convinved by Kuyt and would prefer Alves (physically strong, low centre of gravity and apparently versatile), but that doesn't seem possible. I just hope that if the Alves deal is dead it's Rafa who "killed" it and not the board who couldn't reach agreement.