Thanks for the great thread Chris. All the best to Liverpool and their fans, they're a great bunch who appreciate all thats good in the game. I hope to see The Premiership Trophy in Liverpool soon. Definately rather there than Manchester. Cheers.
Yeah but rather actually in Manchester than in Salford again As per usual I thought the QPR fans were on good form today got lucky in terms of the eventual scoreline but at least you've now got a keeper who'll be loaded with confidence and please keep a clean sheet next weekend....we'll all be happy with that.
EXCLUSIVE: Barton and Bellamy in X-rated tunnel bust-up... pair separated following exchange By Sami Mokbel Last updated at 8:28 AM on 12th December 2011 Craig Bellamy and Joey Barton were involved in a X-rated tunnel bust-up at Anfield on Saturday. The controversial pair had a heated exchange of words during the closing stages of Liverpool's slender 1-0 weekend win. Queens Park Rangers boss Neil Warnock tried to brush the on-pitch feud under the carpet in the post-match press conference. Heated: Bellamy (left) remonstrates with Barton (right in blue-and-white shirt) But Sportsmail can reveal that the combative pair were embroiled in a foul-mouthed row moments after the final whistle as bad blood between the two spilled into the tunnel area. Bellamy and Barton traded explicit F-word rants as the rift threatened to erupt into something more violent. But the pair were separated and ushered into their respective dressing rooms before the row escalated any further. An eyewitness told Sportsmail: 'It was more words than anything else, like handbags at 10 paces. 'Let's just say some of the language they used was only for the ears of the working man. Flashpoint: Bellamy and Barton exchange words on the pitch before carrying on the argument off it in the Anfield tunnel Match winner! Suarez nodded home to seal the points for Liverpool 'But neither player would have voluntarily backed down. There was a bit of a giggle in the tunnel afterwards given which players were involved.' The FA will wait on referee Lee Mason’s report before deciding whether to investigate the incident further. However, the duo are likely to avoid FA sanctions given the bust-up was purely verbal and no physical violence was involved. Waiting: Warnock and Dalglish will discover if their players are to face charges iReader http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ton-Craig-Bellamy-X-rated-tunnel-bust-up.html
Both of them are 'excitable' players (and wouldn't be the same without that spark). They were separated and therefore no harm done. Typical of out manky press that they have to make an issue out of a non-event in the tunnel!
A Joey Barton cameo. His career and life have been marked by numerous controversial incidents and disciplinary problems,[4] and he has been convicted twice on charges of violence. On 20 May 2008 he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for common assault and affray during an incident outside a McDonald's restaurant in Liverpool City Centre.[5] Barton served 77 days of this prison term, being released on 28 July 2008.[6] On 1 July 2008 he was also given a four months suspended sentence after admitting assault occasioning actual bodily harm on former teammate Ousmane Dabo during a training ground dispute, on 1 May 2007.[7] This incident effectively ended his Manchester City career.[8] Three days after his release, he was charged with violent conduct by The FA for the assault on Dabo.[9] In October 2011, some newspaper reports published pictures of him alongside Tommy Robinson prompting accusations of links to the EDL. Barton has denied any such links.[10] Source Wikipedia.
Could'nt really understand why you posted a mini hatchet job on Bellamy. So i felt the need to create some parity.
It was just a para I liked from the match report, I quite like Bellers really(he hates Chelsea/Terry) I'll edit.
Cheers Northolt. This is what Bellamy is about off the field of play. http://www.craigbellamyfoundation.org/
Some stats from Saturday's game. Liverpool enjoyed 62 per cent of the possession and had 25 shots on goal, compared to QPR's seven. Of those attempts, eight were on target while Pepe Reina had just one effort to deal with from the visitors. Luis Suarez had seven attempts on goal during the game, all of which came from inside the box. Three were on target, and he scored with one in the 47th minute. Dirk Kuyt provided the most shot assists of all the players on the pitch (six). Stewart Downing was next with five, while Luis Suarez created four. The Reds forced 17 corners, while QPR had just five. Overall, Liverpool made 529 passes - 81.9 per cent of which reached their intended target. QPR completed 70.7 per cent of their 328 passes. Maxi Rodriguez was Liverpool's most accurate passer, completing 93.2 per cent of them. Birthday boy Charlie Adam had more touches of the ball more than any other player on the pitch - 101. The Reds played 30 crosses into their opponent's penalty area. However, only 13.3 per cent of them were successful. QPR made 14 centres, with a 14.3 per cent success rate. QPR made more tackles than Liverpool (22 compared to six), but the home side were more successful completing 83.3 per cent of them as opposed to 72.7 per cent from the Hoops. Martin Skrtel made two of those tackles and won them both. The Londoners also led in the clearance stakes - making 60 to the Reds' 21. Liverpool gave away twice as many fouls as QPR - 14 to seven. QPR won more of their duels than Liverpool, coming out on top 58.1 per cent of the time to the Reds' 41.9 per cent. However, Liverpool were more successful aerially, winning 63 per cent of their battles in the air. QPR won 37 per cent. Out of the strikers, Jay Bothroyd won more duels than anyone else at Anfield - 52.9 per cent. Of the players who played the entire 90 minutes, Joey Barton was most successful in winning his duels. The visitors' skipper came out on top 87.5 per cent of the time. Overall, Daniel Gabbidon made the most number of clearances on the pitch with the QPR man tallying 14 of them. Martin Skrtel made 10 for Liverpool. The statistics show Anton Ferdinand attempted the most number of ambitious passes, playing it long 55.6 per cent of the time from nine passes. Gabbidon and Ferdinand both made four interceptions each - more than anyone else on the field.
