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Too true. Apparently they've only won one of their last 12 or 13 league games yet I never see or hear a single critical word about Redknapp in the media. Imagine the feeding frenzy if Benitez had had a similar record. Ditto the appalling and incompetent Hodgson got off more or less scot free after screwing us and giving us the worst football I've seen us play in 50 years. But then again he and Redknapp are English aren't they, not some barmy foreigner

Didn't ask him as it was just one point in a longer discussion. However I've known the source all my life, he's a senior professional in his field and so knows all the movers and shakers, including the head of that particular company. I'll ask him next time I contact him. My source has zero reason to make this up and mentioned it in passing in a wider-ranging conversation in a very matter-of-fact way. He's not a swivel-eyed conspiracy theorist

No offence mate, but it doesn't really alter the facts whatever you think. The information I posted is 100% correct. These days though nobody believes anything unless it's on Twitter posted by an ex-Echo journalist.

Funnily enough this came up in a conversation I had today with somebody with 30-odd years in the IT game. He said that the company that provides the system for football fixtures has a box at OldTrafford and he's actually acquainted with their main man. So, bearing in mind that they've had 8 home games in the past 10 seasons compared with our 3 - and that their first game is usually against a newly-promoted team or one that just avoided relegation - you do do have to scratch your head and perhaps say "hmmm". Note that their last game this season is at home against struggling Blackpool. Coincidence? You decide.

A common misconception in your post. In fact while all white people are caucasian not all caucasians are white people. Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Arabs and Iranians are all caucasian. It is also a matter of fact, not opinion, if one is caucasian

It's not a question of degree though. According to the laws of the game holding an opponent is a direct free kick or a penalty in the box. Putting his hands on his shoulder/side/waist his holding him as much as if they were dancing a waltz. Whether the offence occurred just in or just out of the box is a different matter

I'm pretty sure that in 1964-65 we only used 14 players all season. So nobody else remembers Derek Brownbill then?

I agree wholeheartedly that the 1979 team was our best - loads of goals, an amazing defence, a goal difference of 69 and a record points total for 42 games with just 2 points for a win 11 and a half! The point being though that Ramsey rated Hunt's better teamwork, rather than Greaves mainly goal-hanger role (personally I really rated Greaves), so I think Hunt was always safe, but who knows? I'm pretty sure Dalglish replaced Keegan in 1977 rather than 1978 - just splitting hairs like!

Christ it makes me feel old when people don't remember players I saw with my own eyes. Here's another that I suspect many won't remember: Derek Brownbill. He was a prolific striker for the reserves, but not the most skilful. Imagine a poorer version of Neil Mellor. I saw his debut - and final first team appearance! - at Birmingham away. He was useless and we offloaded him to some lower league team (Wigan maybe - can't remember), where he quickly sank without trace. Anyone know about him? If he never played with Tanner then I'm really losing the plot and suffering from an advanced case of False Memory Syndrome, randomly linking various crap players. I swear I saw them, but my advancing years could be getting the better of me!

I watched Callaghan from the days he and the great Peter Thompson were brilliant out-and-out wingers. The last time I saw Cally at close quarters was when were at Hillsborough in a semi-final years ago against Leicester or Arsenal, not sure which. I went to the toilet at half-time and he was using the urinal a respectable couple of places away (never trust a man who stands in the next urinal when others are free!). He was surprisingly short in real life really

What about Trevor Storton? His CB partnership with Nicky Tanner was the worst I've ever seen at Liverpool

As I recall it, Greaves picked up an injury, Hurst took his place against Argentina in the quarter-final, scored the only goal and kept his place in the team and so it was he, not Hunt, that took Greaves place in the World Cup winning side

Some people thought that about Lucas, but many of us liked the look of him from day one. I could never understand the crap he got, but the scapegoat merchants rounded on him for some reason - as lots of foolish people did with Kuyt - so I'm hugely satisfied to see him get the long overdue credit he deserves. He was our best midfielder all last season and is again easily our best midfielder this season

Lucas Spearing Skrtel

Kuyt Lucas Flanagan

Lucas Meireles Gerrard

They chose not to pay the going fee for Tevez and he was one of their most important players, so they didn't hang on to them. It was their choice 100%. Ronaldo also left. He didn't stay. They didn't hang on to him. I also saw him on TV last night so I know I'm not imagining this

Sturridge is going to Bolton apparently

In case you missed it, Comolli is our Director of Football Strategy and it's he, not Dalglish, that places valuations on players and signs them. Hence, Dalglish's desire for the job has nothing to do with any signings.

What about Tevez and Ronaldo leaving Man U? Chelsea have shed lots of players in the last two seasons too - was watching Carvalho only last night with Madrid. City don't really have players who've been agitating to get out yet, but all the rumours are that Tevez is off at the end of the season. Players come and go at all clubs. I've seen us overcome the loss of top players since Hunt and St John were our strikeforce. This is no different

For the record you're quite wrong. There is the same cross-section of Liverpool supporters with different political persuasions as there is in the wider world. Why else would it be so?

Clint Dempsey completely underwhelms me. Let's hope it's the usual rumour nonsense that will never happen. If we sign him we might as well all give up and go to watch another sport

Lucas Torres Kuyt

Kuyt has the joint second highest number of assists - 2 - and is also joint second highest goalscorer with 4. Babel has 1 goal and no assists

Running speed isn't the crucial factor. Pele was a fairly one-paced player with no real speed at all, but he's probably (in my opinion there's no doubt at all) the best player that's ever lived. Game intelligence is the key and the fact is that our players largely seem to be very much lacking in it. The great Pele, slow as he was, was always thinking two or three moves ahead. Instead of holding possession, picking a pass, making themselves available for player with the ball, there's too much haste in our play, hence after a couple of passes someone wants to launch a hopeful ball forward rather than hold the ball. Slow build up, even at walking pace, has been a feature of Latin clubs for 50 years. I could do with a lot less physicality and running around and a lot more of players thinking and using some intelligence