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Week 31 
(27/07/09 – 02/08/09)
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27/07/09
The trade for Brazilian midfielder Lincoln from Galatasaray was cancelled today. Liverpool had already agreed on a contract with Lincoln but Andriy Voronin did not manage to come to an agreement with the Turkish team. Andriy Voronin's agent has indicated that his client has rejected the contract offer from Galatasaray because he felt he is deserving of a better basic salary and he was looking for the manager to give him assurances of a key role in the team. At this point it’s unclear if Liverpool will continue to bid for Lincoln.
28/07/09
Liverpool’s Reserves were thrashed 0-4 by Cardiff City at Cardiff City Stadium this evening. Coach John McMahon commented on Adam Pepper's performance during the match. The attacking midfielder made several key passes which had an influence on the game. That’s the second time 17-year old Adam Pepper is mentioned for a good match.
29/07/09
The first leg of the final qualifying round for the Champions League was played today. With fifteen matches played and 34 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Estádio José Alvalade Século XXI where a crowd of 29967 witnessed Sporting CP's convincing 4 - 0 victory over Dinamo Moscow. Elsewhere, Willian scored a placed shot from close range during FC Twente's 0 - 2 defeat against Shakhtar and 16283 watched Sparta Prague's 1 - 2 defeat against Celtic where Martyn Law scored the pick of the goals with a well timed close range finish.
30/07/09
Just two week before the start of the regular season Liverpool play there second to last friendly and this time most of the players expected to start the season is in the starting line-up including both Torres and Gerrard.
MATCH REPORT:
Bury 0 -
3 Liverpool (Friendly)
Liverpool produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Bury at Gigg Lane. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a screamer from the edge of the area in the 12th minute. An error from Danny Carlton allowed striker Fernando Torres to score a placed shot which hit the inside of the post before crossing the line. The last goal of the game came from forward Ryan Lowe whose 45th minute own-goal will undoubtedly cause him some embarrassment. Once again the second half was used to give some new talent a chance to shine without it resulting in more goals.
31/07/09
Liverpool has tried to put together a new deal for Galatasaray midfielder Lincoln. Unfortunately the lack of cash is hurting them and at this point it looks unlikely that a deal will be done. That means that LFC likely will start Gerrard and Dirk Kuyt as the attacking midfielders on opening day. Dirk Kuyt have played very well in the friendly games and got he second highest rating (7.27) only behind GK José Manuel Reina (7.30).
01/08/09
Assistant manager Sammy Lee came up with the following important dates for LFC in the month ahead:
1.8.2009 - Huddersfield v Liverpool (Friendly)
7.8.2009 - European Champions Cup Champions Playoff Draw
15.8.2009 - Liverpool v Portsmouth (Premier Division)
18.8.2009 - West Ham v Liverpool (Premier Division)
19.8.2009 - European Champions Cup Champions Playoff
20.8.2009 - Man Utd Reserves v Liverpool Reserves
22.8.2009 - Liverpool v Blackburn (Premier Division)
25.8.2009 - English League Cup Second Round
26.8.2009 - European Champions Cup Best Placed Playoff
26.8.2009 - Burnley Reserves v Liverpool Reserves
28.8.2009 - English League Cup Third Round Draw
29.8.2009 - Birmingham v Liverpool (Premier Division)
The new boss on Anfield road don’t talk much to the media but today Liverpool’s GM Thomas Northwood indicated that he is thinking about launching a bid to sign R.C.D. Espanyol de Barcelona S.A.D.'s Raúl Tamudo. Northwood stated that Tamudo was currently in his thoughts but no decision will be made until he has weighed up all his options first.
Raúl Tamudo told the Spanish media that he was surprised and flattered with the interest shown in him from Liverpool's Tom Northwood. Tamudo continued by stating that the opportunity to play for a team of Liverpool's stature doesn't come along too often and that if the opportunity does arise then he would give it serious consideration.
What can stop a possible buy of Tamudo is the other news out of Anfield today.
The loan repayment is to begin this month. The club is now required to make monthly repayments of £2.5M towards the £240M bank loan taken out earlier.
02/08/09
The last test before the Premier Division kicks off 15/8 is against Huddersfield and it wasn’t pretty.
MATCH REPORT:
Huddersfield Town 2 -
1 Liverpool (Friendly)
Huddersfield Town pulled off a great shock today with a 2 - 1 victory over Liverpool. Huddersfield finally took the lead when striker Joe Garner scored a placed shot on 45 minutes. Young full-back Stephen Darby then equalised for Liverpool in the 50th minute with an effort which hit the inside of the post before crossing the line. Striker Jordan Rhodes scored what proved to be the winner for the home side on 75 minutes with a placed shot.
Liverpool has announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club has sold 28000 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expects the club to sell another 1400 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 29400 in total.