Montse

That has to be the most depressing article I have ever read!

SSN are saying we have approached Marseilles about Deschamps

Linky

Wow - he really did 'get' Liverpool didnt he? Why did it all go so very wrong

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Liverpool will resist all attempts to snatch any of their players until they have a new manager in place. And that seems certain to happen within the next week, with sources at Fulham confirming last night they have lost all hope of holding on to Roy Hodgson. Liverpool dismissed claims of offers for Fernando Torres and Yossi Benayoun last night, by insisting they have not had an approach for any player, and made clear departures would have to be agreed by the incoming boss. Spokesmen at Anfield have maintained their official position that they will not be rushed into appointing a successor to Rafa Benitez, and will consider every possible detail of every viable candidate before making an announcement. But yesterday, a senior figure at Craven Cottage acknowledged that the London club now has no chance of persuading Hodgson to stay, with a formal approach imminent. The Mirror revealed last week that a Liverpool board meeting on Friday has rubber-stamped a move for the experienced manager, and formal contact is expected to follow. Fulham are aware of that interest, and after talks with their manager before he prepared to fly out to the World Cup, they are now resigned to losing him. Talks over a contract, security of tenure should there be an Anfield takeover, and size of budget will proceed over the next week, and an official announcement could be made by next Wednesday or Thursday if agreement is reached. Hodgson has spoken to his Fulham board, and conceded that he would find the offer to manage at Liverpool too hard to turn down, despite his affection for the Craven Cottage outfit. Liverpool are ready to double his contract and also provide massive bonuses for a top four finish - which is the minimum requirement this coming season, after Benitez finished in a disastrous seventh place during the previous campaign. They will also offer a minimum of £12million in cash to spend on new players, plus all money raised from sale of players the new boss deems surplus to requirements. Liverpool are determined though, not to let any players leave until the new manager is in place, to allow him the chance to decide if he wants to keep them. Fernando Torres is reported to be the subject of intense interest from Chelsea, with sources from the London club suggesting a £50million bid could follow. Yossi Benayoun has also been linked with a £5.5million move to Stamford Bridge, amid suggestions that the player has already agreed a £75,000 a week contract. But a spokesman for the Anfield club said last night that no offer had been received from any club for any of its players. And officials were adamant that even if Chelsea do bid for Torres it will be turned down flat, with Liverpool determined to keep hold of their prized assets. Hodgson has indicated to close friends that the first thing he will do if agrees to take the job on Merseyside will be to persuade Torres and skipper Steven Gerrard to stay. He may be more accessible though, to allowing Javier Mascherano to leave, particularly if he can get the £40million Inter Milan are rumoured to be ready to offer for the defensive midfielder. Hodgson would be confident of finding a replacement for an essentially negative role at that price, with money to spare to make much-needed attacking signings. Maddock in the Mirror Oops just seen it before - ah well

The future of Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has been thrown into further doubt after reports are circulating that Inter officials will meet Liverpool on Tuesday to discuss a potential deal, while the player himself has intensified rumours he’s set to follow Rafa Benitez to Italy by admitting he is learning Italian. Mascherano’s future has been questioned this summer following a disappointing season on Merseyside, with the likes of Barcelona thought to be considering a move. But according to Sky Sport 24, Inter director Marco Branca will meet with members of the Liverpool board on Tuesday to discuss signing the Argentina captain. It us thought a fee in the region of £20-£25m would be enough to persuade Liverpool into selling one of their prized assets. Branca will also hold talks with Mascherano’s agent to see if the defensive midfielder would be keen on following his ex-manager to the San Siro. However, if Mascherano’s latest comments are anything to go by then he may have already made up his mind. Whilst on international duty with Argentina at the World Cup, Mascherano revealed he is learning to speak Italian, while also admitting he doesn’t know where his future lies. linky

And all that will eat into our 50p transfer budget somewhat

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An interesting bit of goss from the web chat - apparently Montse and the kids have become British citizens - from Tony B

Theres a live webchat on the Times with Tony Evans and Tony Barrett here

'LFC players will see big changes' 26th May 2010 - Latest News 3 CommentsEmailPrintShare With News Archive Liverpool players will notice big changes to training next season as the club's new sports science guru gets to work. Dr Peter Brukner hopes he can reduce the number of stars visiting the treatment room by introducing methods used in other sports. The likes of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres will be asked to complete 15 minutes of injury prevention before every training session from next season. Another innovation coming to Melwood is the increased use of "GPS systems" to monitor each player's fitness. "The players will notice an immediate difference come the start of the 2010-11 season," said Dr Brukner, who takes up his role as Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science after travelling with Australia to the World Cup. "Liverpool's set-up is already the equal of any Premier League club. I want to now take it to the next level and make it the benchmark in world football for sports medicine and sports science. I'm quite confident we'll do that. "Our plan is for the players to do a 15-minute session before they start training. This will be purely on injury prevention - working on hamstrings, groins, thighs, calves and so on. "The other thing we'll be doing more of is monitoring their general well-being, their general health and their workload. "There's a lot of GPS systems now and they're not just for cars. It'll be like having a sat nav on every player! We'll be able to modify their programmes depending on how much they play and how quickly they recover. "It's our responsibility to sell that to the players and I don't think that will be difficult because they don't want to be injured." On top of all this, the squad will be divided into groups depending on their injury history. Extra work will then be done on specific body areas within each group. The question supporters will want to know is whether Dr Brukner's techniques - which have earned him a reputation as one of the world's leading sports physicians - will prevent the kind of injury crisis which undermined 2009-10. "You can't stop all injuries," he said. "There are certain injuries which are inevitable - like when someone gets a kick or something. "But I think we can certainly reduce the amount of injuries - particularly what we call soft tissue injuries. Things like hamstring muscle, groin muscle, calf muscle and tears." Australia is seen by many as the world leader in sports science and medicine. Dr Brukner has been key in carving out this reputation over the last 25 years, establishing the country's largest sports medicine clinic. His CV includes spells with the national swimming, hockey and Olympic teams - and he believes football can learn from these sports. "Football is probably a little bit behind the cutting edge that's out there in other parts of the world," said Dr Brukner. "Maybe that's a cultural thing with football clubs - the traditional set-up has been the same for many years. Other sports in other countries have maybe gone ahead a bit. The idea now is to get the best of what's out there around the world and bring it to Liverpool." Dr Brukner's appointment followed a worldwide search by Liverpool officials. "It came out of the blue," he said. "I was approached by someone doing the headhunting for Liverpool. They somehow finished up in Melbourne and I got a phone call to ask if I was interested. "Initially I said, 'Thanks, but it's probably a bit early from my family's point of view.' My son is still at school and I thought maybe in a couple of years. "But Liverpool were persistent and it's a very attractive job, a real challenge. Eventually we sat down as a family, had a meeting about it and decided to give it a crack." Dr Brukner spent a month at Melwood at the back end of 2009-10 to acclimatise to his new surroundings. He added: "This was Liverpool's suggestion and I think it's proved a really good one. I've seen the procedures and the structures and met everyone. Now when I arrive in pre-season I can hit the ground running. "It's an amazing place, there's no doubt about that. I've always followed football and I lived in England for three years many years ago. "There are not many clubs in the world bigger than Liverpool Football Club and I'm honoured to be here." First up for Dr Brukner is a trip to South Africa as head doctor for the Socceroos. And our new appointment is relishing the prospect of facing England should one team finish first and the other second in their respective groups. "That's a tantalising prospect. It will be the football version of The Ashes," he said. "But no, we've got a really tough group - Germany, Serbia and Ghana. "If we can get through the group we've done really, really well. We haven't got a star-studied team but we've got a great work ethic. There's a great team spirit. offal Really hope employing this guy stops some of our niggling injuries as they have really hampered our last few seasons

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He looks about 13!

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Teenage Everton prospect Shane Duffy was two minutes away from losing his life after suffering a horrific injury to his liver on international duty. Manager David Moyes and chairman Bill Kenwright were both warned Duffy might not pull through, as surgeons battled to save him from the effects of massive internal bleeding. The 18-year old centre-back lost four pints of blood, after a freak collision with goalkeeper Adrian Walsh, a member of the Irish Amateur side, and one of the surgeons later confirmed he would have died had they taken ‘another two to three minutes’ to locate and treat the source of the bleeding. Duffy was playing in a practice match for the Republic of Ireland on Friday night when Walsh’s knee thudded into him and left him needing lengthy treatment. It was only after being helped off and examined by team doctor Alan Byrne and consultant John O’Byrne that the seriousness of his condition became apparent. An ambulance rushed him to the Mater Hospital in Dublin, and staff there were told to prepare for emergency life-saving surgery on a damaged artery. As Duffy was wheeled into the operating theatre, with his life hanging in the balance, Moyes and Kenwright were contacted and warned to expect the worst. Both were said to be distraught as they telephoned the hospital for any news. Such were the concerns for Duffy’s survival chances that, after finally bringing him back from the brink, the operating team embraced each other and exchanged handshakes. After hearing last night the hospital staff had moved him out of intensive care, and that he was able to sit up and sip water, a relieved Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni said: ‘I would like to thank our team doctor and consultant for their quick reaction to Shane’s serious injury. 'As time was critical, had they not acted as they did, Shane’s life could have been in more danger than it already was. ‘On behalf of the FAI, I would also like to praise Professor Gerry McEntee for conducting the emergency operation and ensuring that Shane was given the best possible attention. ‘Shane is very lucky, and we wish him a speedy recovery.’ FAI team surgeon, professor John O’Bryne added: ‘Shane collided with a player in a way that you would see thousands of times in football matches. It was a freak injury that in another 100 years of medicine, we may never see again.’ Duffy, who made his full Everton debut against BATE Borisov in the Europa League in December and was last season’s Reserve player of the year, faces a lengthy rehabilitation but is expected to be able to resume his career without any ill-effects. ere Glad to hear the lad is making a good recovery - what a freak accident

Seeing as Masch has said his wife isnt settled in England and hasnt learnt the language I can hardly see him going to another English club - it would be spanish speaking or nothing - IMHO that is!

Lol sounds like Carra clattered him a few times as well! Well in there

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