Atticus Finch

Just buys in bulk - look at his centre back fetish in the summer! What position next?

That was reported somewhere though. I can't remember where unfortunately

I think that was his point (not having seen the article, but judging on the first post) - we still worship Fowler and let him know that, whereas Owen's reception was 'mixed'

Random choices! New stadiums you haven't been to yet? Personally I'd just take a home tie

It was not misplaced aggression. he went in for a sliding tackle and was a split second late. It looked far worse than it actually was. Hence the point a couple of posts ago about getting him to stay on his feet - which i think he is getting better at since he got sent off (Rafa deliberately leaving him on as a lesson to him in that match was very clever)

I want someone better (and taller for that matter) for our new left back. Watch teams isolate Evra on the back stick in the air

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N...060106-0844.htm Jan Kromkamp today revealed it took just one meeting for Rafael Benitez to convince him to move to Liverpool. The Dutch defender was at home enjoying Christmas when the call came that Liverpool wanted to bring him to Anfield in a deal which would see Josemi move in the opposite direction. And the 25 year old admits it didn't take long for him to be impressed by Benitez's Anfield vision. "He was very clear with his ideas," says Kromkamp. "He explained how he wants me to play and what he expects from me. "He came with a board and showed me some tactics. The man breathes soccer. He is very passionate, and I like that. I think I am passionate player. "It was Christmas and I was with my parents in Holland. I was told there was a possiblity I could be flying to Liverpool. I asked why, because I was on vacation, and I was told Liverpool wanted to talk to me and they wanted a swap deal with Josemi going to Villarreal. "I said okay and came here and checked everything out. I was very impressed but I was impressed before I even came here as I know what a great club Liverpool is. "I know I cannot play in the Champions League any more this season but when Liverpool come along and want to have you, then you choose to go there. "The players in the Dutch team who play in England - Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie, Edwin van der Sar - have all told me how good it is here. Their views were important when Liverpool came in for me. I have always wanted to play in England and now I have the chance. "I don't think I failed at Villarreal. It's just when Liverpool come along, it's easy to go there." Now that Kromkamp has arrived, he's desperate to play as many games as possible and show the Liverpool fans what he can do. "I want to play matches," he says. "That is important to me. I have to earn it in my training. The first thing I have to do is to learn the way of playing and make sure that I do my best and hopefully the manager will give me my minutes."You have players who like to sit on the bench and are okay with it. But I am a football player and want to play football. The only thing I can do now is my best and do well in training. I am confident I will get games, otherwise I wouldn't have come here. "At the same time I know it is going to be difficult. This team won the Champions League last season so who am I to come in and suddenly claim I should be playing? I must earn the right." I think he sounds like a cracking lad. The photo in the paper of him pissing about with Crouch, the messing around with Rafa when they were doing the scarf photos and the last para of that article all say to me that this guy is going to be really popular with everyone.

And in all fairness if he wasn't celebrating winning the CL and was stood around looking miserable at the back, he would have been crucified for that.

I think his joke was that the 'virus' excuse was used to cover up him being paralytic at the party and therefore unable to play, rather than anything more serious Or have I missed the irony in your comment? Well hidden if it is...

That was a fantastic effort - bit too long to catch on though I fear

Perhaps around the time of the Barca games, if they concentrate on that? Alternatively if the ANC disrupts them? Problem is their squad is so strong you have to feel they can rotate around those problems. The only area of the squads we are stronger in is central midfield (and arguably upfront). Clutching at straws moment - Barca stuff them over the two legs, destroying their confidence and they collapse after March, limping to third place?

Just been looking through the getty images of the tournament - Parry was at the press conf on 12/12, but wasn't at the one on 17/12. No shots of Moores at all. So what do you know?

Parry was definitely there - he and Rafa were pictured next to each other in the stand watching (I think) the Sao Paulo semi. As for Moores I do vaguely remember a shot of him arriving/leaving the team hotel during the TV coverage. Can't say at what stage of the tournament it was though

The clause could be triggered by Owen asking for a move if they fail to qualify for europe. He would waive any signing on fees etc due to him though by requesting a transfer, so can't see him taking that step

And Madrid have won???