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Agree with that. Momo and Didi were superb in the middle of the park.

Here's one - George ALLAN (!) From LFChistory.net: George was one of the great goalscorers in Liverpool's very early days. He burst onto the scene in the 1895-96 season with a staggering 25 goals from only 20 league matches as the club won the Second Division championship. Although he never managed to keep the same goals-per-game ratio for the rest of his Anfield career, he still finished with a very creditable 49 from 79 League matches, a further 6 in the FA cup and an additional 3 in the Test matches of the time, which determined promotion and relegation in much the same way as the play-offs do today. Allan moved to Celtic in May 1897, but returned to Liverpool less than a year later. Sadly, he died of tuberculosis when he was only 24 years old. And another: Bernard BATTLES LFChistory.net again: Bernard played twice in Second Division matches at the end of the 1895-96 season but also played in 3 of the 4 'Test' matches at the end of that season, games which decided the promotion and relegation issues of the day. His only other appearance for the club was at home to Bury on 31st March, 1898 in his second spell at the club. Battles made 3 international appearances for Scotland three years after he left Liverpool for the second time.

I'm 53 and I have Alonso on mine too. But it's OK because when you're over 50 you're officially an old fart and people make allowances based on age and infirmity.

There's no way I'm going to watch that again. Once was too often. But Kromkamp got in more crosses than Cisse? Like I said, nonsense.

Nonsense.

It's 3 successive defeats in London, not 9. Charlton, Chelsea & Fulham. We drew with Spurs.

No one worth more than a 6, apart from a 7 for Cisse who skinned Spector time afte time and got a good proportion of his crosses in. 5 for Xabi - worst I've seen him play this season.

Bizarre. He's had the beating of Spector all night. Our best player tonight by a distance.

Subs: Carson Riise Hamann Kromkamp Fowler

The details are here mate.

I hate Andy Gray. It's as simple as that.

They've never had any songs. Back in the 60s/early 70s, The 'Big Match' was London ITV's football highlights show on a Sunday afternoon, with Brian Moore as a presenter. When Chelsea reached the FA Cup Final (1970?), the Big Match organised a competition asking viewers to write an 'anthem' for Chelsea as the poor dears didn't have a song of their own and their feckwit supporters clearly didn't have the wit to make one up. The winning entry was that feckin awful "Blue is the colour, football is the game" dirge.

Warnock? Feck. Scares me to see him out there...

Ouch. We've all been there, mate. A win over us brings them all out of the feckin woodwork. Just remember there'll be more smooth then rough to come over the coming seasons.

Hard to see there, but was Kronkamp at fault. New to zonal marking perhaps? Scheidt.

Confirmation from the Echo. Link

The Kenilworth Road pitch is 110 yards long, so the halfway line is 55 yards from goal. The centre circle is 10 yards in diameter so if Xabi was on the edge of the circle he would be half that ie 5 yards inside his own half. Which makes him a little over 60 yards from goal. Oh, and doesn't Rafa always pronounce it Shavvy Alonso? Though he does speak Spanish with a Madrid accent presumably.

I want us to win and go all the way. I hated going out to Burnley and I hate the way the FA Cup is viewed as irrelevant by so many. Call me an old fart if you like but I'm old enough to remember our first ever FA Cup win against Leeds. It mattered then and as far as I'm concerned, it still matters. The final is still a big occasion, watched around the world and still the best national knockout competition anywhere in the world.

This isn't due to a change in the rules though, it's a silly and misguided new etiquette. I can't see what was wrong with the old way. On a pedantic note, aren't they actually called Laws of the game rather than rules?

Ok, Mr Harris sorry...can I have your autograph please, sir? 964270[/snapback] Nah, you'd probably sell it on eBay or somewhere. Thanks for asking though...

Just another celebrity fan. Don't make a fuss.

Did Rafa not say that if Gerrard wasn't fit for tomorrow it would be 'dangerous' to let him play in the Internationals? 2 weeks rest would do him good. B*llocks to England.