Collymore predicts LFC success Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore envisages success 'in England and Europe' for his old club under Brendan Rodgers during the coming years. The 42-year-old, who notched 35 goals in 81 appearances for the Reds across his short spell at Anfield in the mid-1990s, believes a top-four finish is a realistic prospect for this season. Collymore has been impressed with the work carried out by manager Rodgers - including developing young players into first-team members - since his appointment last summer. "Brendan Rodgers doesn't have as much money perhaps as Chelsea and Manchester City," he told talkSPORT. "But he's getting together a very good young team, players like Andre Wisdom, Raheem Sterling and Philippe Coutinho. The aims and ambitions for Liverpool this season is to try to get into that top four. "Brendan Rodgers has to do what he does best - which is take young players, develop them, coach them and work with them every single day. "It may take a little bit longer than it has taken Manchester City or Chelsea, who threw lots of money at the club very early. "But I do see Liverpool, in the next five years, being successful in England and Europe once again." http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/145687-collymore-predicts-lfc-success - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Carra shortlisted for Northwest award Jamie Carragher has been nominated as a potential Premier League Player of the Year at the forthcoming Northwest Football Awards. The 35-year-old will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of former teammates Martin Skrtel and Lucas Leiva, who were the two previous recipients of the annual prize. Carragher returned to heart of Liverpool's defence for the second half of the 2012-13 campaign - and was pivotal as the Reds finished the season in fine form. His performances were a fitting way to end a formidable Anfield career - and now fans can vote for the Bootle boy to scoop the top accolade at this year's Northwest awards. Carragher faces competition in the form of Leighton Baines, Pablo Zabaleta and Michael Carrick, but Kopites can show their support by clicking here to cast a vote in the Player of the Year section now. Meanwhile, Academy starlet Jerome Sinclair has been nominated in the Rising Star category - and supporters can vote for him by following the link above. Voting closes on October 4 - and the winners will be announced at a ceremony on Monday, November 4 at The Point, Lancashire County Cricket Club. http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/145317-carra-shortlisted-for-northwest-award - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Column: Suarez can supplement new stars In her latest Talking Reds column, Kate Cohen anticipates the return from suspension of Luis Suarez and how the Uruguayan forward can supplement a pair of Liverpool fan favourites in attack. Part of the beauty of football is that there is always another game to look forward to, always another opportunity to right any previous wrongs, and whilst one loss can be disastrous - even in the wake of the best start to a campaign in five seasons, with 10 points in five games - the next game is never far away...unless you are Luis Suarez, of course. After a 10-game ban, Suarez will finally be able to pull on a Liverpool shirt on Wednesday night. In Liverpool's 10 games without Suarez, up until Saturday's loss to Southampton, Reds fans could revel in six wins and three draws. And during that spell, two new fan favourites emerged and flourished in Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge. By combining Sturridge's rich vein of goalscoring form (a goal every 84 minutes since Suarez's suspension) and Coutinho's creativity (creating a chance roughly every 38 minutes during the same period), the blow of Suarez's absence was lessened and Liverpool's goal of qualifying for the Champions League looked like a very realistic proposition. But in the wake of such lofty positivity, Liverpool have suffered two blows in quick succession that have brought the fans' expectations crashing back towards the realms of realism. Firstly, everybody's favourite Brazilian Coutinho (equal with Lucas Leiva, of course) suffered a shoulder injury which will see him out until late October. And secondly, Liverpool unexpectedly and disappointingly lost at home to Southampton. With Coutinho injured and Liverpool losing for the first time in 13 matches, the return of Suarez couldn't be timelier, especially considering the occasion - playing Manchester United at Old Trafford in a winner-takes-all League Cup match. Of course, every fan hopes he returns at his peak and Brendan Rodgers and his coaching staff have had Suarez on a special pre-season programme to ensure he is ready for his return. Whilst it will be a tough task to immediately perform at the top level - especially in such a big fixture - it is not beyond Suarez's ability to come back firing. A fit and firing Suarez can take Liverpool to the next level on the pitch - even if he is in a slightly different position as Rodgers has suggested recently. Suarez's ability to both score and create goals will be a boost for Liverpool fans. He will step into an attack which has struggled to score so far this season (despite Sturridge's form) - with nine goals in six matches. And in just under six weeks, Liverpool can look forward to seeing Coutinho, Sturridge and Suarez combine again, which might just raise expectations once more. http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/talking-reds/column-suarez-can-supplement-new-stars
So who will you be voting for then? Baines, Carrick, Maloney or Zabaleta - Sorry but it's Carra for me
Only Baines and Carra are from the area - Carrick's a Geordie, Zabs is Argentine and Maloney was born in Malaysia
