That happened to me a while back and I never even noticed. I'm at a loss as to how this stuff works- you've been here longer than I have, I've posted more but you've got more points? Mystery to me. Also, what the firk is rep- how did I get it and where can I spend it? Finally RFG, where is this Liveprool place you live, is it nice?
Hey saintanton, i'll inform you about the rep! It's that little star just below your profile bit on the left. You can approve or disapprove somebody's post.
Sunday 26th June 2011: Fabio Aurelio believes the forthcoming Copa America tournament will present the latest generation of Brazilian stars with their first real test. - LFC TV will be broadcasting all 4 of Liverpool's friendlies they have arranged so far, and revealing all Liverpool's summer signings. - A bit of a tumble weed day so far.
Monday 27th June 2011: Daniel Agger has heralded the impact Kenny Dalglish and Steve Clarke made on Liverpool's fortunes in the second half of 2010-11 and insisted the playing style they implemented is well suited to the club's traditions.
Tuesday 28 June 2011: The big news of today is that this Thread needs major news. A transfer or something. - Steven Gerrard has also said he loves the Chinese fans and that he is really looking forward to playing there. "It's important we go over there and share some time with our fans in China," said the skipper. "We love them as much as they love us and it's important for the club that we keep the relationship strong. - Lucas Leiva admits the prospect of lifting the Copa America on Argentinean soil would be an 'amazing' achievement for Brazil. - Jamie Carragher has admitted there is a fear factor playing for England. "One mistake and you could be absolutely slaughtered," the Liverpool defender told BBC Radio 5 live. "At your club, you know you will not be criticised as much and perhaps three days later there will be another game. "With England, it could be months before you have another fixture. There is a fear at times when playing for England." (To true Jamie)
Police illegally snooped on Gerrard's files, leading to some being dismissed. Meanwhile, the fact his legal bill was paid after he was found not guilty of affray has upset some Mancs, who think footballers should be the only people who can afford justice such as superinjunctions to hide the truth that they're lying, cheating sleazebags as guilty as sin.
Why should he pay the bills if he didn't do it? The rules shouldn't be any different for Steven Gerrard or a footballer as they would be for a struggling single mum on a council estate.
Exactly. Justice for all. The accusers should be the one footing the bill. That'd help stop fake accusations from publicity seekers.
Wednesday 29th June 2011: Top news- It took me a while to find this thread. - Liverpool have parted company with assistant manager Sammy Lee. Lee has had a roller coaster ride in the job, with 2nd place in his first season and 7th in his second. Steve Clarke is expected to take over the role. -
Didn't like to say before but sammy isn't exactly the most inspiring coach so I'm not bothered there.
He had a great relationship with the players and has been a fantastic asset to the club. I'll be sad to see him go, and wish him all the best
Thursday 30th June 2011: Steve Clarke has said Luis Suarez and Lucas Leiva will not be rushed back if they need time to recover after the Copa De America, and that Liverpool have enough top talent to cope if they do. - Daniel Pacheco has been named in the Spain squad for the forthcoming FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Colombia. (lets hope he can climb into a bigger first team role soon.)
I got that friday feeling, the long day ahead that is. Not sure if I'll return in good time or not so feel free to update for me.
Lucas is having a nice time with a bunch of cows- http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddbal...ummer-break-on-his-cattle-ranch#ixzz1QmqQDJEW To be fair it's quite nice to see rather than most footballers that tend to hang around casinos with fake tits etc. Good on ya Lucas
David Gill has launched a scathing attack on his colleagues at the FA for being mean to Utd: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jun/30/david-gill-fa-manchester-united David Gill, the Manchester United chief executive, has criticised his colleagues at the Football Association, accusing the organisation of victimising his club with undue punishments that would not be meted out to its Premier League rivals. Gill, an FA board member, cited Wayne Rooney's two-game suspension for swearing into a television camera after scoring at West Ham in April, as well as the five-game touchline ban imposed on Sir Alex Ferguson because of his castigation of the referee Martin Atkinson, to demonstrate his belief that the champions get a raw deal from the sport's governing body. "I do genuinely believe there have been some poorish decisions that, in my opinion, wouldn't necessarily have hit other clubs," Gill said. "That's not to say I'm condoning Wayne's comments, because I don't think they were correct, or what Sir Alex said, because it wasn't helpful. But at the same time, the actual punishments were harsh. "We're possibly being caught up in being one of the biggest clubs and the [FA's] Respect agenda being there. What better way to demonstrate the authorities are being tough than by hitting one of the biggest clubs the hardest?" Gill's comments in Champ19ns, a book about United's record title-winning season by Steve Bartram, are a break from the norm for one of the game's political movers, and signal the strength of feeling inside Old Trafford that the FA is likely to show greater leniency to other clubs. Ferguson has long felt the FA victimises United, a view he has held for well over a decade, describing the disciplinary department as a "dysfunctional unit", whereas the club's legal adviser, Graham Bean, has accused the FA of acting "like a communist state". Ferguson's touchline ban meant he was the first manager in history to be prohibited from entering the dugout when his team were playing at Wembley, in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City. Rooney's punishment also meant him missing the game, which United lost 1-0, and the ill feeling was exacerbated by Ferguson being charged with improper conduct the following month for describing Howard Webb as "the best referee in the country", contravening a rule about not talking about match officials before matches. Ferguson was so outraged he refused to acknowledge the charge and the punishment was reduced to a warning. Gill questioned whether the FA has set a "dangerous course" by punishing Rooney and suggests it would not have happened had he played for another club. "The club doesn't condone it [Rooney's swearing], but Wayne recognised it was wrong and apologised almost immediately. We have various issues with the ban: one being consistency. What's going to happen now? Is the referee under pressure to send everyone off? I believe Charles Manson said something similar about his punishment.
General That's all rather pathetic. I particularly like the bit about Rooney being singled-out although he had apologised' This was the quote attributed to Wayne "I want to apologise for any offence that may have been caused by my goal celebration, especially any parents or children that were watching. Emotions were running high and on reflection my heat-of-the-moment reaction was inappropriate. It was not aimed at anyone in particular." Does anyone believe that ol' Wazza could put together a sentence as coherent as that? This is obviously a construct of the Utd PR department who are clearly overworked attempting to come up with fresh mitigation for Wayne's Neanderthal behaviour on a regular basis. Even the sweet FA, blind, deaf, dumb and stupid though they frequently are, could not fail to see that these were not the words (so sadly bereft of any colourful expletives) of the man himself and therefore could not constitute an apology by him.
