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They've been arrested Swansea players arrested for Cardiff slur Club also in dock following Millennium Stadium celebrations Staff and agencies Wednesday April 5, 2006 Trundle and his offending T-shirt. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty. Swansea duo Lee Trundle and Alan Tate have been arrested by police and charged by the Football Association of Wales following the anti-Cardiff obscenities they paraded at the Millennium Stadium. Trundle scored the opening goal to set Swansea on their way to a 2-1 win but after the victory he showed off a Welsh flag bearing the words "f*** off Cardiff" and donned a T-shirt on which a cartoon showed a man urinating on a Cardiff No9 shirt. Tate also held the flag aloft. Both items are believed to have been thrown to him by Swansea fans. Neither player has yet been charged by police but in a statement, South Wales Police said: "South Wales Police have arrested a 23-year-old man and a 29-year-old man on suspicion of section four public order offences. Both men have been bailed until the end of April." Swansea manager Kenny Jackett has insisted: "I honestly don't think the players knew what they were doing, it was something that was in the heat of the moment and I'm sure they regret their actions." But defender Tate and striker Trundle could now face bans after also being hit by an FAW charge today. A statement from the Welsh FA read: "The Football Association of Wales has concluded that charges will be issued against Swansea City FC and two of their players Lee Trundle and Alan Tate. These charges are in connection with the events which followed the conclusion of the Football League Trophy Final played on Sunday, April 2 2006." Swansea have strongly condemned the players' actions but have yet to reveal if they plan to punish the guilty parties.

He's like Steve Nichol but with smaller feet

Do they actually start drawing the teams at 12.55, or is there a bit of bollix before hand, like for the EC draw? Bit of an odd time, and I might not be able to make it to the pub if it is 12.55.

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I'd be more than happy for that, just to see the reception that Alan Smith would get against them.

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I use the postal quite a lot for League games, and the only times I've ever been knocked back was when I had a Chester postcode and a Salford one. When I had L7 or L8 I wasn't knocked back a single time. Having said that, I never really bothered trying for the massive games, and only went for the games that I was pretty sure I'd be alright getting tickets for.

Are you placing an order? Cos I'll have a couple too, if that's alright

Now I thought that this was shocking at first, but then this sentence made me realise the thinking behind it. If it pisses Neville off then it's surely a belting idea.

I hate horses

I saw Stan Staunton, that Carlos Queeroz from the Glams and McManaman (I think) in the directors' box.

There's an article in the Guardian mentioning it... Toothless attack leaves the Kop grappling with the sound of silence 'Most of the time it is footballers' left feet that are described as "educated". Here was a player whose right boot presumably has a Master's degree' Daniel Taylor at Anfield Thursday March 9, 2006 The Guardian A few weeks ago, at Liverpool's AGM, the first proposal from the floor was that the club should "retire" the No12 shirt in honour of the Kop and its reputation as "the team's 12th man". It was a fanciful and, dare one say it, rather cheesy idea but they are entitled to their sentimentality. Liverpool's fans are proud of the noise that Anfield generates on these European nights, and rightly so judging by the racket they kicked up trying to inspire a comeback last night. Article continues -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sometimes, however, there is nothing quite so deafening as the sound of silence. When Simao Sabrosa picked up the ball, 36 minutes into a pulsating evening, the decibel levels inside Anfield were lowered by a hush of trepidation. Simao has the ability to turn the volume up and down wherever he plays and as his shot soared into the top corner it was as if the sound had gone dead. Most of the time it is footballers' left feet that are described as "educated". Here was a player whose right boot presumably has a Masters degree. In that moment most of the Liverpool fans probably knew the game was up. They could remind themselves of the comeback against Olympiakos last season and how they scored three second-half goals against Milan in the final. One fact they could not get away from, though, was the overwhelming flaw in Rafael Benítez's team: scoring goals. Benítez has placed such emphasis on constructing a watertight defence the suspicion has grown that Liverpool's attack has stagnated as a result. And as chance after chance went begging, the residents of the Kop must have been overcome by an uneasy sense of déjà-vu. The lack of goals is becoming an old story and when the dust settles on a chastening conclusion to Liverpool's defence of the old trophy it will be the focus for their inquest. Legitimate questions will be asked about whether their strikers are equipped to trouble Europe's most accomplished defences and the answer, undeniably, will be no. When the Kop serenades Fernando Morientes these days it feels like a chord of sympathy. The former Real Madrid striker took to the field last night knowing another unproductive evening would take him beyond 1,000 minutes without a goal. Alongside him, Peter Crouch's solitary effort since New Year's Eve meant that Benítez had selected two players with one goal between them in 29 hours of football. Crouch, in fairness, is still contributing heavily to Liverpool's methodical build-up, his confidence bolstered by his goal for England last week, but Morientes crossed the boundary into personal crisis several weeks ago. The peripheral, hesitant player who shuffled through long spells of this match was barely recognisable to the exhilarating centre-forward whose demotion at Madrid led to a wave of mutiny from fans at the Bernabéu. Every so often Morientes would supply a deft little touch here and there to remind us of the player he once was. Yet there were other times when he would go AWOL just as Liverpool were working up a head of steam. What they desperately needed was a striker who could add an incisive edge to all their attacks. Sadly for them, Michael Owen was watching on television. Instead, we had the enduring image of Crouch, clean through on goal, failing to get any lift on his shot as he advanced towards the hopelessly exposed Benfica goalkeeper. Uefa's number-crunchers later handed out statistics showing Liverpool had managed 10 shots inside the opening 25 minutes. They pressed to the end, never giving up, but when the Kop saluted the next goal it was a standing ovation for Fabrizio Miccoli's overhead kick. Another followed for Benfica after the final whistle. Ultimately, Liverpool's 12th man was in better form than any of the front players From here

Well this is there now as of 1.30pm. Finnan cleared of racist taunting Police drop case in wake of video analysis Staff and agencies Tuesday March 7, 2006 Steve Finnan has been cleared of racial abuse. Photograph: Getty. Greater Manchester Police have informed Liverpool they will not be taking any action against Steve Finnan following allegations that he racially abused Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. The incident being investigated followed complaints by lip-readers watching the televised Premiership clash at Old Trafford on January 22. Finnan had just given away a free-kick, which led to Rio Ferdinand's winning goal. Evra did not raise any complaints, although he was aware of the allegations. Article continues -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liverpool defender vehemently denied the accusations and video evidence sanctioned by the Anfield club supported that view and now the police have dropped the case. A Liverpool spokesman said: "Obviously we welcome the news. Our own analysis of the television footage proved there was no evidence to back up these claims. It's very unfortunate that Steve's good name has been dragged through the mud in the meantime and we are glad this matter has now been resolved."

Heh heh heh "U R Gay"

Send him to Inter for a buffer year first.

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80s Beardsley 90s God 00s Carra or Gerrard.

By means of an update, I'm pretty sure he went into a restaurant, and he's still in there, stuffing Liverpool's fecking gut. Unless they've now gone shopping and left the car there, of course.

Stevie Gerrard's just turned up in our firm's car park with his missus. He was in a right fecking car. His missus was looking pretty decent too. Can't reverse park, mind. Took him forever to get into a spot with no cars either side of it. And his missus had to get out to guide him in. So if we can muster up £2.50 between us I can do a DVLA search and there we go, we've got his address.

Can I take it there's no point in ringing up then? I'm getting fecking nowhere.

A bit off topic, but wasn't Owen booked for diving vs West Ham (I think) for just losing his footing and falling over in the penalty area? That's how I remember it, unless he's been booked another time for us for it. I think most people accept that diving goes on, but this was a dive to get him sent off, which is different to that of Kronkamp and Sissoko's. I can't remember Kewell getting booked for it, to be honest. Plus it had a negative affect on a Liverpool player. Which always makes it worse.

They should get Chris Morris in to be the manager.

The only thing I'm concerned about is that he might try a bit too hard. I remember when he wasn't getting as many games as he'd like in his last season, every time he came on he seemed to be really trying to force it, rather than just playing naturally as we'd got used to. Mind you, I am wrong about alot of things.