You'll Never Walk Alone (FM2010)

Northwood_DK · 10-30-2009, 04:03 PM

You'll Never Walk Alone
A FM10 Dynasty
By Northwood_dk

Made the mistake and downloaded the FM10 demo. When my wife came and asked what I was doing and I replayed “Just one more turn” I knew I was hugged again. That was at 03:30 in the morning.

I’m a long time player of the CM/FM series but have not been buying or playing the game since FM05. After playing the FM10 Demo I have just been waiting for the game to be released so I could get this dynasty underway.

As it is a longs time since I have been playing FM I properly got a lot to learn with the new interface and all the new features. This will be the first time I play with the media interaction. I will try to play it slow and play thru just one week a day.

I have no special ties to Liverpool FC and picked them only because they are a big club and should be relatively easy to manage.

Apparently I got a terrible PC so I will only be running a few leagues with only England being playable.

Enjoy and feel free to ask question as we move along.

Northwood_DK · 10-30-2009, 04:04 PM

Liverpool: A Background
Founded in 1892, Liverpool are a professional English club currently playing in the English Premier Division. The club play their home games at Anfield and possess top training facilities and an excellent youth setup. The Liverpool reserve team play at Prenton Park. The club is affectionately known as The Reds and retains a fierce rivalry with Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton.

Having enjoyed their greatest spell of success during the 1980s, The Reds are undoubtedly one of the most successful clubs in England. Boasting a proud total of forty-nine competition wins, here are just some of their highlights: Liverpool won the Champions Cup on five occasions and finished runners-up on two occasions, won the English top division eighteen times and finished runners-up on twelve occasions, finished runners-up in the Cup Winners Cup in 1966, and won the EURO Cup in 1973, 1976 and 2001.

Northwood_DK · 10-30-2009, 06:15 PM

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Week 28

(06/07/09 – 12/07/09)

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07/07/09
It has been well known for some time in football circles that the American owners of Liverpool FC George Gillett and Tom Hicks have not seen eye to eye on a lot of issues with the team’s manager Rafael Benítez. Still it was a huge surprise that the owners today decided to terminate his contract just 1 ½ months before the start of the 2009-10 Premier League season.

But it was an even bigger surprise that they decided to appoint Thomas Northwood as the new man in charge on Anfield Road. Mr Northwood has been out of football since 2005 (FM2005) but is expected to be presented to the media in a press conference later this week.

Thomas Northwood will be under huge pressure to show results from day-1. The minimum expectation for the team by both fans and media is to challenge for the title and also do well in Europe.

08/07/09
First order of business for LFCs new GM Thomas Northwood was to attend the press conference. After the medias came away with this quote from the new GM.

“Tom Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists for his first press conference as the new manager of Liverpool.
A journalist from the Daily Post chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "New managers often bring about times of change and upheaval and some might fear for their jobs. Will there be changes?"
Northwood's response was, "Everyone will have a chance to prove that they are worthy of being here."

The rest of the day the new GM spend on the practise field watching the Liverpool first team and the reserves play a friendly. It was a chance for both players and staff to get a feel for the new formation all LFC teams will be playing this season. The formation is described as a mix between a 4-3-2-1 and 4-4-2 depending on the situation.
GM Northwood decided to play what could very well be the starting lineup on opening day before substituting almost the entire team in the second half. The game finished 4-1 but the only important new from the game was that Steven Gerrard was injured after just 13 minutes of play and will be out for 4 to 5 days with a bruised rib.

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 4 - 1 Liverpool Reserves (Friendly)

Despite Liverpool's comfortable 4 - 1 victory over minnows Liverpool Reserves, some pundits were unimpressed with the manner of victory, with the underdogs causing Liverpool far more problems than had been expected.

The match started tentatively for Liverpool with Sotiris Kyrgiakos nearly handing the opposition the lead on 2 minutes. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun gave Liverpool the lead with a screamer from the edge of the area in the 37th minute.
Winger Albert Riera doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 40 minutes. Voronin scored with a close range effort in the 50th minute to extend the lead further.
Striker David N'Gog pulled one back for Liverpool Reserves after 51 minutes with a placed shot. Commanding centre-back Jamie Carragher completed the rout with a placed shot from close range on 54 minutes.
Attendance: 0

This will be the only game the first team play before going inn to training camp. The next scheduled game will not be until 18/7 when the team plays France team Le Mans UC 72 in the first of six friendlys leading up to the start of the regular season.

09/07/09
The biggest problem for new manager Thomas Northwood might possible not be found on the field but instead in the boardroom and on the way to the bank. Despite the sale of Alonso to real Madrid for close to £30milllion and an annual transfer budget of close to £20milllion the team is almost out of transfer money.
Most of that money was spend on Glen Johnson and Albert Aquilani who was both brought inn before the American owners decided to fire Benitez.
With the owners reportedly being almost out of cash with most of there money being tied up in assets and debts it’s unlikely that more money will be made available anytime soon. Add a bank loan of £300mil waiting to be paid back, Northwood’s only chance to add quality players to the roster before the season will be by selling fringe players.
Witch players that will be made available for transfer is still unclear but speculations around Anfield keep mentioning Andriy Voronin, Dirk Kuyt and Philip Degen as players that might be on top of the list and on the way out.
The current transfer budget for this season has been set at £2M and the wage budget at £1.1M p/w.

10/07/09
It didn’t take long from the time LFC manager Tom Northwood mentioned that Andriy Voronin was available for trade until the first teams showed interest.

“Middlesbrough boss to spend transfer budget
It is being widely reported that Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is all set to spend the bulk of his transfer budget on Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin.
The striker is valued by his club at £3.1M.
Voronin has recently revealed that he was disappointed to find himself transfer-listed at Anfield and is determined to prove himself.”

In other news Liverpool today said no to an offer to play GH Academy in a friendly. Tom Northwood said he would prefer to spend the time on the practise field instead.

11/07/09
The team today decided to turn down an offer on 17-year old Hungarian GK Peter Gulácsi from Italian club Juventus. Gulácsi is a hot prospect for the future and was a regular starter for Coca-Cola League 1 team Hereford on a loan contract.

12/07/09
Liverpool have announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales.
As of today, the club have sold 17465 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expect the club to sell another 11900 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 29400 in total.

Northwood_DK · 10-31-2009, 04:06 PM

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Week 29

(13/07/09 – 19/07/09)

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13/07/09
LFCs front office today received an official offer for DMC Lucas. The 22 year old Brazilian with two caps joined Liverpool from Gremio for £6mil and has 43 league appearances. The offer came from Genoa who are willing to pay £4.9mil. Liverpool got six days to answer the offer and they might be tempted to take it and add some money to the transfer budget. The team will likely try to get a better offer as several teams with Man City and Tottenham leading the pack, are also interested in the young Brazilian. The team still got Argentinean Javier Mascherano who can play DMC.

14/07/09
Another player Liverpool might consider trading to make more transfer money available is David Ngoc. The problem in trading the 20-year old France player is that he is conceded on of the best young talents on the team.

15/07/09
The Liverpool vs FC Bayern Friendly match on Tuesday 21st July 2009 has been chosen for live television coverage.

The first leg of the second qualifying round for the Champions League was played today. With seventeen matches played and 42 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Aukstaitija where a crowd of 1564 witnessed a shock result during Ekranas' 1 - 0 victory over Debrecen. Elsewhere, a brace from Yosef Luzon inspired a win for the away side during Levadia's heavy 0 - 3 defeat against M. Haifa and Adem Ljajic scored the pick of the goals in WIT-Georgia's 1 - 2 defeat against Partizan with a placed shot from close range.

16/07/09
The transfer talk really opened up for Liverpool FC today as its being widely reported that Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is all set to spend the bulk of his transfer budget on Liverpool left winger Ryan Babel. The left winger is valued by his club at £5.75M. Babel, 22, arrived at Anfield from Ajax for a fee of £14.75M in 2007. The left winger will mostly be a backup on Anfield this season as Albert Riera most likely will be the starter.

It was also reported today that LFC was in talk with Galatasaray about a possible trade for Brazilian attacking midfielder Lincoln. It’s reported that Liverpool is willing to send Andriy Voronin to Turkey in return.

17/07/09
Man City today became the second team to make a bid for Lucas. They made an offer of £6,000,000 for Lucas and have set a deadline of Saturday 25th July 2009 for Liverpool's decision
Genoa are amongst the favourites to sign Lucas and have reportedly made an offer, but Aston Villa, Tottenham and Espanyol are also said to be very interested.

At the same time has all the transfer speculations the last few days started to have an impact on the involved players. Liverpool's Ryan Babel has told BirminghamMail.net that he would be keen on joining Aston Villa, but is concerned that the media speculation surrounding such a move might have a detrimental impact on his football.
The 22 year old left winger commented that the sooner the situation was resolved, the better it would be for all parties concerned. Babel, 22, arrived at Anfield from Ajax for a fee of £14.75M in 2007. Aston Villa have still not made an official bid for the attacking midfielder from Holland.

18/07/09
The Liverpool squad came directly from the pre-season training camp to Le Mans for the first real match in the warm-up for the Premier League and it took them 38 minutes to put the first goal on the scoreboard.

MATCH REPORT:
Le Mans UC 72 0 - 3 Liverpool (Friendly)

Liverpool enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Le Mans UC 72 side at Stade Léon Bollée this evening.
Player Jean-Pierre Duhalde showed a sign of things to come though as he nearly gifted Liverpool a goal on 35 minutes. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun gave Liverpool the lead with a powerful effort in the 39th minute.
Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a powerful effort on 43 minutes. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard completed the rout with a powerful effort on 48 minutes.
Attendance: 14474

19/07/09
Liverpool came home from the short trip to France to find several transfer requests waiting for them.

Lazio manager Davide Ballardini is believed to be interested in securing the services of Liverpool's Andrea Dossena. Ballardini is clearly keen to add to his squad and sees the 27 year-old full-back as an ideal signing. Dossena, who has 3 years left on his current contract, has been at Anfield since July 2008.

Liverpool's Philipp Degen is reportedly a transfer target for Wigan Athletic.
Wigan manager Roberto Martínez is believed to be interested in the 26 year-old right-back and could be looking to bring him to DW Stadium in the near future.
Degen is on the transfer-list at Liverpool but remains fiercely loyal to the club and has expressed a desire to stay.

Speculation is also mounting that Wolves are keeping tabs on Liverpool left-back Emiliano Insúa as manager Mick McCarthy looks to expand the squad at Molineux. Wolves are reported to have made the full-back one of their top transfer targets and will presumably be looking to follow up their interest in the near future. Insúa signed for league runners up Liverpool in 2007.
LFCs manager Tom Northwood issued a hands off warning for the young player he considers being an important part of the first team this season.

Northwood_DK · 10-31-2009, 06:09 PM

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Week 30

(20/07/09 – 26/07/09)

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20/07/09
The players got a quiet day while the team prepares for the first home game of the season. Liverpool will play Bayern München in a friendly this week. The front office also decided to turn down the offer from Genoa who made an offer worth £4,900,000 plus future incentives for Lucas. Instead the concentrate on the £6,000,000 offer they still have from Man City. Media are also still talking about Sunderland, Tottenham and Stuttgart as future destination for the young player.

21/07/09
The 44.000 showing up for the first home game of the year for Liverpool were possible a bit disappointed that both Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard started the game on the bench but with three games in five days GM Northwood have to protect his players.

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 1 - 2 FC Bayern München (Friendly)
FC Bayern München battled their way to a 2 - 1 victory in this evenly-matched contest between two hard-working teams. An error from Jamie Carragher allowed winger Bastian Schweinsteiger to score a placed shot. Experienced striker Miroslav Klose doubled FC Bayern's lead with a close range header on 45 minutes. Striker Dirk Kuyt's 47th minute strike proved the only consolation for The Reds.
Attendance: 44263

Other teams is also struggling in there workup to the season. Man City lost a friendly to West Brom. and Chelsea had to fight for a 1-0 win over Bradford.

22/07/09
DL Emiliano Insúa has told Football365.com that he has neither asked to leave Liverpool nor requested that he be allowed to speak to Wolves. The 20-year-old left-back added that he was under contract at Anfield and would therefore continue to work hard for the club and his team-mates.

The Liverpool Reserves had a bad first outing this week in a 0-3 loss to Charlton. Only positive comments was for Adam Pepper's performance during the match. The attacking midfielder made several key passes which had an influence on the game

With thirty-four teams in action and 38 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Stadion FK Partizan where a crowd of 12591 witnessed Partizan's convincing 5 - 2 aggregate win over WIT-Georgia. A possible talking point from the game being a red card for Partizan's Vladimir Milutinovic.
Elsewhere, a brace from Wasim Reuven inspired a win for the home side during M. Haifa's convincing 7 - 0 aggregate win over Levadia and Christian Ilic scored the pick of the goals in Baki's heavy 0 - 5 aggregate loss against FC RB Salzburg with a well timed close range finish.

23/07/09
The team needs to get ready for a new match on just two days rest. Once again GM Northwood decides to sit down most of the big names and give the backups a chance to show why they belong in the starting line-up.

MATCH REPORT:
Dunfermline Athletic 0 - 2 Liverpool (Friendly)
Liverpool produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park. Striker David N'Gog got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 5 minutes. Young forward Daniel Pacheco completed the scoring for Liverpool with a placed shot on 24 minutes. Player Nigel Bett then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Liverpool another goal on 53 minutes.

24/07/09
English Premier Division title odds from Sky Bet was released today. Man Utd have been made 7-4 favourites to win the English Premier Division title this season. The rest of the main contenders are priced at: 5-2 - Liverpool, 5-2 - Chelsea, 5-1 - Man City, 5-1 - Arsenal and 33-1 - Everton.
As far as Liverpool is concerned, the bookmakers believe that they definitely have the quality to mount a serious title challenge and that no matter what happens LFC will be there or thereabouts come the end of the season.

Over the last 24 hours LFCs front office have turned down several offers for Emiliano Insúa. The latest offer came from Sunderland who made an offer worth £6,000,000 plus future incentives for Emiliano Insúa. Birmingham, West Brom and Wolves are among the other clubs who have put in offers for Insúa. They have all been turned down by GM Northwood.

25/07/09
This time LFC starts a team of veterans expected to start on ay one combined with a few young players looking for a chance.

MATCH REPORT:
Hibernian 0 - 4 Liverpool (Friendly)
Liverpool fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Easter Road Stadium this afternoon. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Liverpool's David N'Gog. Liverpool finally took the lead when striker David N'Gog scored a close range header on 54 minutes. Striker Dirk Kuyt doubled Liverpool's lead with a real poacher's effort on 62 minutes. An error from Chris Hogg allowed N'Gog to score a placed shot. N'Gog completed the rout with a powerful effort on 80 minutes.
Attendance: 1694

David N'Gog is more and more looking like the future sidekick for Torres up on top. He now got 5 goals in the pre season

26/07/09
Liverpool have announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club have sold 24090 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expect the club to sell another 5300 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 29400 in total.

Man City have now raised there offer for Lucas from £6,000,000 on the 15th to now £9,000,000 just 10 days later. Interest in Lucas is still thought to be high, with Aston Villa and Tottenham among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player. They have set a deadline of Sunday 2nd August 2009 for Liverpool's decision.
This offer might b to good to turn down for a Liverpool team in desperate need for money.

Northwood_DK · 11-01-2009, 01:53 PM

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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.

Northwood_DK · 11-02-2009, 01:56 PM

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Week 32

(03/08/09 – 09/08/09)

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03/08/09
With just a few days to the start of the season transfer talk is running wild. LFC finally decided to turn down the £9mil offer from Man City for Lucas. Instead they accepted offers from Sunderland on Ryan Babel and from Chelsea on AMC Daniel Pacheco. Those two transfers will be worth a combined £6.85mil and hopefully be enough to make a bid for Raúl Tamudo that Espanyol will accept.

A team without cash problems is Man City. They have just completed the deal for Maxi Rodríguez from At. Madrid. The price was £20.5M plus clauses

04/08/09

05/08/09
With fifteen matches played and 33 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at RSC Olympiyskyi where a crowd of 23920 witnessed Shakhtar's convincing 4 - 1 aggregate win over FC Twente. A possible talking point from the game being a red card for Shakhtar's Tomás Hübschman.
Elsewhere, Liédson scored a placed shot from the edge of the area during Dinamo Moscow's heavy 0 - 5 aggregate loss against Sporting CP and 58072 watched Celtic's convincing 5 - 1 aggregate win over Sparta Prague where Scott Brown scored the pick of the goals with a placed shot from close range.
Norwegian team Stabæk managed to turn around a 0-2 deficit form the first game with a 3-0 win at home over Levski from Bulgaria. And the Danish champions FC København had no trouble beating Finish FC Inter with a total of 4-0 over the two games.

06/08/09
Eight of LFC players have been called up for international duty next week. GM Northwood has asked that the players looking to be in the starting line-up for the season opener will only play 45 minutes. That is Yossi Benayoun, Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insúa

Match Date: August 11th.
France Under 21s: David N'Gog

Match Date: August 12th.
Iceland: Victor Pálsson
Israel: Yossi Benayoun
Ukraine: Andriy Voronin
Hungary: Krisztián Németh and András Simon
Argentina: Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insúa

Late this afternoon confirmation came thru that Espanyol have accepted the £7.4M offer from Liverpool for Raúl Tamudo. LFC now just have to agree on the personal contract with Tamudo. The personal contract might be a problem for GM Northwood as the LFC board is not willing to spend a lot of money on weekly pay checks either. They will not spend more then £12.500 pr week and that’s almost £15.000 less then what Tamudo is asking for.
They will also need for the sale of Ryan Babel and Daniel Pacheco will go thru to raise the transfer money necessary.

07/08/09
The work to get Manudo to Anfiled is quickly coming apart. Liverpool's Daniel Pacheco has rejected the contract offer from Chelsea. Pacheco stated that the following issues caused the deal to collapse:
- He isn't happy with the duration of the contract.
- He would prefer a substantial bonus for his appearances in the first team.
With that deal down the drain LFC will likely not have enough money to make the Raúl Tamudo deal.

08/08/09
On the same day the agent for Raúl Tamudo officially turn down the Liverpool offer due to the low base salary the sale of Ryan Babel to Man City is finally completed. The sale will add £7mil to the Reds transfer budget that has been close to none existing until now.

09/08/09
Man U dominated most of the Community Shield game against Chelsea and the goal by Guiseppe Rosi looked to be the winning goal for a long time. But two late goals by Chelsea (Alex 66 and Joe Cole 85) turned the picture around and gives Chelsea there first win since 2005

Northwood_DK · 11-03-2009, 03:32 AM

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Week 33

(10/08/09 – 16/08/09)

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10/08/09
Liverpool today picked captains for the upcoming season. Like previous years Steven Gerrard was the clear choice as captain but it was a bit of a surprise that GM Tom Northwood picked Javier Mascherano as Vice-captain instead of Jamie Carragher who held that duty before.

In other LFC news the team decided to ship GK Peter Gulácsi to Inter for a £170,000 transfer fee. Liverpool will also have to decide if they wants to take more of Man City’s money as they have made an £4.8mil offer for Andrea Dossena.

11/08/09
The English League Cup First Round has seen a number of clubs knocked out by lower league opposition, with the biggest shock coming at Gigg Lane as Coca-Cola League 2 outfit Bury claimed a famous win against Coca-Cola Championship side Sheffield United. Coca-Cola League 2 outfit Lincoln City are also through to the Second Round after shocking Coca-Cola Championship side Sheffield Wednesday at Sincil Bank. Elsewhere, there were wins for Macclesfield Town, Burton Albion, Brentford and Derby County.

The best viewing was to be found at Griffin Park where a crowd of 7865 witnessed a shock result during Brentford's 10 - 9 penalty win over Q.P.R. Liverpool will not join the tournament until a later stage.

12/08/09
Liverpool have sent people to Brazil to negotiate with Cruzeiro about attacker Kléber. Cruzeiro turned down Liverpool’s first offer of £5,750,000 but LFC hope to get Cruzeiro back to the table by adding Vitor Flora who Cruzeiro have shown interest in to the deal.

13/08/09
Liverpool was once again turned down by Cruzeiro. The new offer for Kléber was not enough and LFC will now look other places to improve the team before season start.

Emiliano Insúa has thanked Diego Maradona for handing him his Argentina debut and told of his delight at earning his first cap. The Liverpool left-back added that he hoped he could now go back to his club and keep doing well so that Maradona will pick him in his next Argentina squad.

14/08/09
Liverpool favourites for Portsmouth clash.
Liverpool: 4-7(Fav) Draw: 5-2 Portsmouth: 4-1 (English Premier Division)
League runners up Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Portsmouth, according to Sky Bet.

In the last press conference before the season kicks off tomorrow Thomas Northwood appeared in good spirits when he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against Portsmouth in the English Premier Division. A journalist from the Liverpool Echo chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "How would you describe your relationship with Paul Hart currently?"
Northwood's response was, "We have a strong understanding and a great mutual respect for each other."
It is thought that the Liverpool squad should react well to Northwood's handling of the question.

15/08/09
Youth Coach Rodolfo Borrell was present as Liverpool Under 18s emerged victorious against Preston North End Under 18s at Deepdale this afternoon. Borrell singled out Stephen Sama as the team's top performer. The central defender scored a goal to round off an impressive display.

The two teams from Manchester kicked off the 2009-2010 Premier League season today. City took the first hand as they recorded a 2-0 victory. The goals was scored by ex-Man U player Carlos Tevez and Robinho.

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 2 - 0 Portsmouth (Premier Division)
Liverpool enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Portsmouth side at Anfield this afternoon. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a close range header in the 27th minute. With Portsmouth staring at defeat, there was controversy as midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng then had a penalty shout turned down.
Then followed controversy as Liverpool were denied claims by Argentina captain Javier Mascherano for a penalty. Things went from bad to worse for Portsmouth as South Africa and Portsmouth captain Aaron Mokoena earned himself an early bath for persistent fouling on 84 minutes.
Full-back Fábio Aurélio finally rounded off their victory on 85 minutes with a freekick.
Attendance: 45000
Man of the match: Fábio Aurélio

Thomas Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's 2 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Portsmouth.
A journalist from skysports.com chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Fábio Aurélio picked up the man of match award for your side today. How did you rate his performance?"
Northwood's response was, "Fábio Aurélio had a good solid game and I expect to see more of the same."
There is speculation that Fábio Aurélio will be buoyed by Northwood's positive words.

16/08/09
Portsmouth had a controversial penalty appeal turned down in the 38th minute during Portsmouth's 0 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Liverpool. Kevin-Prince Boateng believed that the referee had missed a blatant foul by Philipp Degen in the box and that Portsmouth should have been awarded a penalty. Portsmouth boss Paul Hart refused to openly criticise the referee after the match, claiming that he was not prepared to risk being reprimanded by the FA.

Liverpool have announced the final sales figures for season tickets.
The ticket office has confirmed that the club have sold 28000 season tickets for this season.

bulletsponge · 11-03-2009, 05:29 PM

interesting

Northwood_DK · 11-04-2009, 11:21 AM

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interesting

Thanks for reading bulletsponge.

Feel free to ask any questions.

Northwood_DK · 11-04-2009, 11:23 AM

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Week 34

(17/08/09 – 23/08/09)

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17/08/09
Man City has still not given up on DMC Lucas. Today’s they once again offered LFC £9mil for the 22-year old Brazilian. Liverpool turned down the same offer a few weeks back and will not accept it this time either. But instead of turning it down straight away they have decided to negotiate with Man City to see if they can get any more out of a possible deal. They are looking at getting Man City to add FC Benjni to the deal.

Liverpool is also preparing for the second game of the regular season against West Ham. They lost there first game of the year 0-2 to Chelsea and will be desperately looking for a win.

18/08/09
Liverpool only makes a single change to the team that won the season opener a few days ago. Man of the match from the first game Fábio Aurélio gets a chance to start this week and Albert Riera is moved to the bench.

MATCH REPORT:
West Ham United 1 - 3 Liverpool (Premier Division)
An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre West Ham United 3 - 1 at Upton Park. Full-back Fábio Aurélio got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 8 minutes. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 86 minutes. Striker Carlton Cole gave the West Ham fans a glimmer of hope after 88 minutes with a placed shot. When Spector gave away a penalty, Gerrard confidently stepped up to score from the spot.
Attendance: 34098

A controversial penalty was given in the 90th minute during West Ham's 1 - 3 English Premier Division defeat against Liverpool. West Ham defensive midfielder Radoslav Kovac revealed after the match that he felt that a penalty was a harsh decision for his team-mate Jonathan Spector.
West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola refused to openly criticise the referee after the match, claiming that he was not prepared to risk being reprimanded by the FA.
Liverpool’s manager Tom Northwood also declined to answer questions about the penalty in his press conference after the game. He instead spend time praising West Hams keeper Robert Green who had a great game and was named player of the game.

19/08/09
It’s early in the season but the Liverpool supporters are still delighted to see the Reds on top of the division standing. The fans were pleased with the amount of times the team managed to test the opposition goalkeeper. Fábio Aurélio, Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres particularly impressed the fans.

Clubs are still contacting Liverpool requesting about players. LFC once again turned down Genoas bid to loan (with option to buy) of Lucas. It’s also reported that Stoke is now looking in to the possibilities to buy Emiliano Insúa. Tom Northwood issued a hands off warning.

The first leg of the final qualifying round for the Champions league was played today. With ten matches played and 22 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Emirates Stadium where a crowd of 60361 witnessed Arsenal's 0 - 1 defeat against At. Madrid. The game was marred however by an injury to Arsenal's Philippe Senderos. Three other Gunners players also picked up injuries in the game.
Elsewhere, Celtic's 1 - 3 defeat against Olympique Lyonnais proved to be a fiery affair and Adrian Mutu scored the pick of the goals in Fiorentina's 2 - 0 victory over Shakhtar with a superb chip over the keeper from the edge of the box.

It has been another great day of action in the English Premier Division. With six teams in action and 14 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Old Trafford where a crowd of 76212 witnessed Man Utd's convincing 6 - 1 victory over Tottenham. The highlight of that match was hat-tricks by both Guiseppe Rossi and Wayne Rooney. In this game Peter Crouch also scored his first ever goal for Tottenham.
Elsewhere, Morten Gamst Pedersen scored the 3rd hat-trick of the day during Blackburn's 3 - 3 draw with Chelsea and 20311 watched Portsmouth's 0 - 1 defeat against Wigan.

20/08/09
Man City today spent another £12,500,000 for the transfer of Marek Hamsik from Napoli. Hamsik is a 22-year old attacking midfielder from Slovakia. The latest buy by the Man City owners take the teams total spending before this season to £49.500.000.

21/08/09
The Liverpool Reserves had another bad day as they lost 0 - 3 to the Man Utd Reserves. Coach John McMahon was present and commented on Nicolaj Køhlert's good performance during the match. The Liverpool Reserves have still not won a game this season.

Emiliano Insúa has told Sky Sports News that he has neither asked to leave Liverpool nor requested that he be allowed to speak to Stoke. The 20-year-old left-back added that he was under contract at Anfield and would therefore continue to work hard for the club and his team-mates.
Insúa signed for league runners up Liverpool in 2007.

22/08/09
Today’s match will be a clash between the #1 and # 2 team in the Premier League. Blackburn won the first game of the season over Birmingham and then tied Chelsea in an exciting 3-3 draw earlier this week.

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers (Premier Division)
An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 at Anfield. Liverpool finally took the lead when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored a well executed finish on 42 minutes. An error from Mohammed Shawky allowed Gerrard to score a placed shot.
Gerrard's presence on the pitch was an inspiration to his team and the attacking midfielder finished the game with two goals to cap a scintillating performance from the Liverpool skipper. Gerrard, who was born in Liverpool, has 4 years left on his contract and has recently confirmed his happiness at playing for his local club.
Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin feels the fans are pleased with Liverpool's 2 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Blackburn.
Liverpool have notched up three straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the English Premier Division.
Attendance: 45362
Man of the match: Steven Gerrard

23/08/09
In the Coca-Cola Championship League newly relegated Newcastle have opened the season in horrendous fashion. The result after 4 games is 4 losses and they are all the way at the bottom of the league.

Northwood_DK · 11-05-2009, 03:12 AM

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Week 35

(24/08/09 – 30/08/09)

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24/08/09
To finish off an almost perfect week for Liverpool FC Fábio Aurélio was selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven.

25/08/09
The time is running out for Liverpool if they wants to improve there roster. The transfer deadline for English clubs is in one week and no new players have yet set foot on Anfield Road.

26/08/09
Second round of the English League Cup is played today. A series of upsets marked the Second Round as a number of big clubs were knocked out by their opponents from lower divisions. The biggest shock came as Coca-Cola League 1 team Oldham Athletic eliminated Premier Division team Portsmouth at Boundary Park. Millwall are also through to the Third Round as they stunned newly-promoted Birmingham City at The Den.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Morecambe, Bolton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra and Southend United. At Ewood Park where a crowd of 17811 witnessed a shock result during Blackburn's 0 - 1 defeat against Leicester.
Andrew Wright scored a well timed close range finish during West Ham's 0 - 2 defeat against Scunthorpe and 7066 watched Cheltenham's 1 - 3 defeat against Wigan where Erik Edman scored the pick of the goals with a placed close range header.

In the final game of the Champions league qualifying a lot of pressure was on Arsenal as they had to win on the road to make it to the promised land. At Vicente Calderón a crowd of 54851 witnessed At. Madrid's play to a 1 – 1 draw and advance on a 2-1 aggregate.
Elsewhere, Giorgos Samaras scored a subtle chip over the keeper during Olympique Lyonnais' convincing 5 - 2 aggregate win over Celtic and 51709 watched Stuttgart's away goal loss against Anderlecht where Tom De Sutter scored the pick of the goals with a well timed close range finish.
Both the Scandinavian teams made it to the Champions league group stage.

27/08/09
Together with the 31 other teams qualified for the European Champions League Group Stage Liverpool was awarded £3,826,000. Liverpool was seeded in the first group together with teams like Barcelona, Man United and AC Milan.

Liverpool ended up in a group they should be able to win. They will play Porto from Portugal who won the Champions League in 1987 and 2004, Bordeaux from France and Stabæk from Norway. The toughest group is a close race between group A with Barcelona, Inter and Anderlecht and group G where Bayer Munich, Juventus and At Madrid, where three good teams will have to fight for just two spots in the final-16.

28/08/09
The 3rd round of the English League Cup was drawn today. Half of the 32 teams are not from the top division but Liverpool still managed to draw another Premier League team. Liverpool will play Hull who moved up to the top division this year.

The betting line for tomorrow’s game against Birmingham has also been set.
Birmingham: 3-1 Draw: 2-1 Liverpool: 4-5(Fav)

New manager Tom Northwood finally managed to complete his first new signing since joining the club over 6 weeks ago. Liverpool has agreed to pay Croatian club NK Dinamo £2.1mil for 20-year old AMC Milan Badelj. He got his international debut just a few weeks ago and will hopefully join the club in a few days when his request for a work permit has been approved.

29/08/09
The biggest concern for Liverpool before this week’s game was to not underestimate the winless Birmingham City team.

MATCH REPORT:
Birmingham City 0 - 3 Liverpool (Premier Division)
Liverpool enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Birmingham City side at St. Andrews this afternoon. A brace from Fernando Torres helped Liverpool to victory.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a powerful close range effort in the 20th minute. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 34 minutes. Torres completed the rout with a curling shot from the edge of the area on 80 minutes.
Fernando Torres was named man of the match after the game. Torres had the quality to put the Birmingham City defence to the sword and finished the match with two goals. Torres, 25, arrived at Anfield from At. Madrid for a fee of £22M in 2007.
Attendance: 26795
Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (8.5)

As an extra bonus after today’s win both of the Manchester teams (United and City) lost points today. At Old Trafford where a crowd of 76212 witnessed Man Utd's 2 - 2 draw with Stoke. The highlight of that match was Antonio Di Natale scoring his first ever goal for Man Utd. Elsewhere, Radoslav Kovac scored a close range header during West Ham's 1 - 0 victory over Man City.
The two teams are now 5 and 8 points back of Liverpool already

30/08/09
Milan Badelj's move to Liverpool has been put on hold after his initial application for a work permit was turned down. Liverpool have appealed against the decision.

Twenty-nine LFC players have been called up for international duty. 6 young Under 21 players have been called up together with the following players for the main national teams.

Argentina: Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insúa
Iceland: Victor Pálsson
Brazil: Lucas
Switzerland: Philipp Degen
Greece: Sotiris Kyrgiakos
Slovakia: Martin Skrtel
Hungary: Krisztián Németh and András Simon
Israel: Yossi Benayoun
Turkey: Hakan Duyan
Ukraine: Andriy Voronin
Bulgaria: Nikolay Mihaylov
Denmark: Nikola Saric
Morocco: Nabil El Zhar
Spain: Fernando Torres, José Manuel Reina and Albert Riera
Sweden: Alexander Kacaniklic
England: Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson
Finland: Lauri Dalla Valle
Holland: Dirk Kuyt

GoldenEagle · 11-05-2009, 01:17 PM

I am following along. I don't know how much you follow Liverpool in real life, but they are a wreck right now. It looks like they will not advance out of the CL group stages. Gerrard and Johnson are among the many players out with injuries. The back four has looked different almost every week.

You will do fine with Liverpool as long as you don't face too many injuries. There is very little depth on the team. Voronin and Kyrgiacos are crap. If Torres and Gerrard get hurt, you are going to be in trouble. I would get a backup striker ASAP, and I would have held on to Babel as well.

This also Hull City's second season in the Premiership. The promoted clubs this season were Birmingham, Burnley, and Wolverhampton.

How much did Man U pay to get Rossi?

Northwood_DK · 11-05-2009, 02:43 PM

Thanks for reading GE.

I watched Liverpool’s CL game last night where they were a bit unlucky to only get he draw. When that is said they are a team completely without confidence. The sale of Alonso hurts them a lot.

I completely agree with your breakdown. The first 11 is good but any injury will kill the team. I tried to sell Voronin but nobody wanted him and Kyrgiacos is only playing until Daniel Agger comes back.

I sold Babel to get some transfer money but as it turned out it didn’t help me much. David N`Gog have done pretty well when getting the chance so he will have to do as backup this year.

Man U paid £14mil for Rossi and another £14.5mil for Antonio Di Natale from Udinese.

Northwood_DK · 11-05-2009, 02:46 PM

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Week 36

(31/08/09 – 06/09/09)

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31/08/09
Good and bad news for LFC today. Good news was that both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres were selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven after excellent performances in the weekend’s game.

The bad news was that Milan Badelj's proposed move to Liverpool has been cancelled after the appeal for a work permit was turned down.
LFC now got less then 48hrs if they wants to improve there roster before the transfer window closes. Manager Tom Northwood currently got £8.7mil in available transfer founds.

01/09/09
After a busy day yesterday for the front office with several telephones to different clubs around the world LFC still came up empty handed.

If they didn’t manage to secure any new players the team did win some prices for the nice play in august.
Liverpool's Gerrard scoops Player of the Month award after he wowed the fans at Anfield this month with some outstanding performances. The world-class midfielder has looked in great shape, bagging a remarkable five goals in only four appearances for his club last month.
With not much to choose between the top three, West Ham's Robert Green took second place and Joe Cole of Chelsea came third.

But a lot more surprising was that Liverpool's rookie GM Tom Northwood has won the English Premier Division Manager of the Month award. The award panel made their decision after the Reds boss guided his team to victory in all four of their league games this month.

(PRM) Liverpool 2 - 0 Portsmouth (15th Aug)
(PRM) Liverpool 3 - 1 West Ham (18th Aug)
(PRM) Liverpool 2 - 0 Blackburn (22nd Aug)
(PRM) Liverpool 3 - 0 Birmingham (29th Aug)

With not much to choose between the top three, Wigan's Roberto Martínez took second place and Carlo Ancelotti of Chelsea came third.

02/09/09
So much work, so little results. When the transfer window for clubs in the best English division closed at midnight LFC had still not signed a single new player. The closest they came was on a deal for Nicolás Otamendi from Vélez and Dudu from Cuzeiro.
Liverpool will now just hope that the current tam can stay healthy but with the upcoming program the team might be inn for some trouble.

1.9.2009 - End of transfer window
5.9.2009 - England v Slovenia (Friendly)
9.9.2009 - England v Croatia (World Cup Quals (EUR))
12.9.2009 - Liverpool v Chelsea (Premier Division)
15.9.2009 - Girondins Bordeaux v Liverpool (Champions Cup)
19.9.2009 - Sunderland v Liverpool (Premier Division)
22.9.2009 - Hull v Liverpool (League Cup)
26.9.2009 - Wigan v Liverpool (Premier Division)
30.9.2009 - Liverpool v Porto (Champions Cup)

03/09/09
Arsenal in trouble? After the first 4 games of the season the Gunners have still only won one game in the new season. yesterday was another loss, this time 1-4 to Man City and on top of that they lost another starting player in Nicklas Bendtner to injury.

04/09/09
A global transfer ban has been placed upon Chelsea until Friday 3rd September 2010. Chelsea will not be able to sign players during this period. The rest of the league can only hope the same will happen to Man City soon.

05/09/09
Several Liverpool players had good performances for there national teams today. Best performance was possible by Yossi Benayoun who scored twice in Israel’s 4-0 win over Latvia in the World Cup qualifier. Lucas also got his first international goal for Brazil in the draw with Argentina.

06/09/09
Liverpool was also selected for 9 TV-matches in the nest four months.
Saturday 19th September 2009 - Sunderland v Liverpool
Saturday 3rd October 2009 - Liverpool v Man City
Saturday 24th October 2009 - Tottenham v Liverpool
Saturday 7th November 2009 - Liverpool v Hull
Saturday 28th November 2009 - Liverpool v Aston Villa
Saturday 12th December 2009 - Bolton v Liverpool
Sunday 20th December 2009 - Liverpool v Man Utd
Saturday 9th January 2010 - Blackburn v Liverpool
Sunday 31st January 2010 - Liverpool v Sunderland

GoldenEagle · 11-05-2009, 07:31 PM

Another thing that I noticed is that your fixtures are off. I wonder why that is. Liverpool opened the season with a trip to Tottenham, while your first game was hosting Portsmouth. I would think FM would have the real schedules for the first year. Chelsea and Bordeaux back to back will be tough, but you should be able to rest some starters against Sunderland and Hull. Stabaek has a Norweigan/American player by the name of Mikkel Diskerud. I wonder if you will see him in the Champions League.

bbgunn · 11-05-2009, 09:40 PM

Good dynasty here. The "MR" buttons help us find the match reports easily.

Izulde · 11-06-2009, 01:30 AM

I long to see the day Real Betis ascends past F.C. Sevilla.

BTW, what's the deal with Chelsea and the global transfer ban?

Northwood_DK · 11-06-2009, 05:14 AM

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Another thing that I noticed is that your fixtures are off. I wonder why that is. Liverpool opened the season with a trip to Tottenham, while your first game was hosting Portsmouth. I would think FM would have the real schedules for the first year. Chelsea and Bordeaux back to back will be tough, but you should be able to rest some starters against Sunderland and Hull. Stabaek has a Norweigan/American player by the name of Mikkel Diskerud. I wonder if you will see him in the Champions League.

I noticed that as well. I’m not sure why the schedule is different in the game from RL. I just started the game out of the box.
I will properly start to rest players when the no-loosing streak ends. I will also have to play backups in all the minor tournaments to keep the team healthy.

As for Stabæk I now a bit about them as I live in Norway. They won the Norwegian Championship (Tippeligaen) last season. They have a Swedish coach and are one of the few teams in Norway that plays attractive attacking football. They play all home game in an indoor arena with artificial grass.
I had no idée that Mikkel Diskerud was half American. He is a fringe player for Stabæk and only started 5 games this season. Mikkel Diskerud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Nanskog is the best player on the roster today after they sold Alanzinho to Trabzonspor for close to £4mil.
Unfortunately the database is started the game with is not big enough for them to be in the game.

Northwood_DK · 11-06-2009, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bbgunn

Good dynasty here. The "MR" buttons help us find the match reports easily.

I have always liked for cheap graphic.

Northwood_DK · 11-06-2009, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

BTW, what's the deal with Chelsea and the global transfer ban?

On 3 September 2009 Chelsea F.C. were banned from registering any new players in the January and Summer 2010 transfer windows, after FIFA's dispute resolution chamber (DRC) ruled that French winger Gael Kakuta had breached his contract with French club RC Lens when he joined Chelsea in 2007, and that Chelsea had induced him to do so.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/040920...nsfer-ban.html

GoldenEagle · 11-06-2009, 09:57 AM

But this morning, the CAS (Court of Arbitrary Sport) overruled the decision made by FIFA and is allowing for Chelsea to postpone the transfer ban. They will be able to add players in the January window. I am sure they will stock up on some talent as long as the money is available.

Northwood_DK · 11-06-2009, 11:54 AM

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But this morning, the CAS (Court of Arbitrary Sport) overruled the decision made by FIFA and is allowing for Chelsea to postpone the transfer ban. They will be able to add players in the January window. I am sure they will stock up on some talent as long as the money is available.

That was pretty much expected.

According to the SIGames Podcast they even have a patch ready that will reverse the ban in the game.

Northwood_DK · 11-06-2009, 02:46 PM

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Week 37

(07/09/09 – 13/09/09)

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07/09/09
Dave Galley has reported that there are still a few injury problems persisting within the Liverpool squad. Daniel Agger (damaged spine) is still a couple of weeks away from returning to full training and the English Premier Division match against Wigan on Saturday 26th September could be considered a realistic target for a possible return.
Alberto Aquilani (sprained ankle) and Sean Highdale (broken ankle) are on the long-term injury list and it will still be a while before we can think about setting a realistic return date for them.

08/09/09
Brazil yesterday became the 8th team ready for the Wold Cup in South Africa. A 3-0 win over Chile secured them a place in the top-4 in the South American qualifier.

Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has told TEAMtalk.com of his disappointment that he will miss the European Champions Cup Group D against FC Girondins de Bordeaux on September 15th through injury. Instead of taking to the field against Les Girondins, Mascherano will be forced to watch his team-mates from the stands.

09/09/09
Three new teams qualified for the Wold Cup today. Denmark, England and Spain all secured first places in there qualifying groups and thereby direct qualified. Several Liverpool players were involved in international games today and a lot of them had impressive performances.
Striker Dirk Kuyt looked in good shape as he played the whole match for Holland, getting on the scoresheet in the process. Striker Fernando Torres looked in good shape and got on the scoresheet Spain 2-0 win over Estonia. Albert Riera also played in this match. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun looked in fine form for Israel as he sliced open the opposition's defence with two assists in the win over Luxembourg.
Steven Gerrard played the whole match for England and showed good composure in front of goal by scoring twice. Glen Johnson also played in this match.

10/09/09
Barcelona and R. Madrid have been made 5-1 joint favourites to win the European Champions League title this season. The rest of the main contenders are priced at: 7-1 - Man Utd, 9-1 - Chelsea, 10-1 - Inter and 10-1 - Liverpool.
The Liverpool odds of 10-1 aren't the best available, but the bookmakers clearly feel that with a bit of luck and maybe one or two quality signings they could be a major force in this competition.

11/09/09
Everyone is now focusing on the upcoming clash between Liverpool and Chelsea in the Premier league this weekend. League runners up Liverpool's home advantage gives them the edge (Liverpool: 5-4(Fav) Draw: 11-5 Chelsea: 7-4) in what should be a close encounter against Chelsea, according to Sky Bet. Liverpool has notched up four straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the English Premier Division.
Chelsea are currently on a four match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 3rd place in the English Premier Division.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has added fuel to the fire in the build-up to their match on Saturday by telling Liverpool manager Tom Northwood that his Chelsea team are very confident of beating Liverpool. Tom Northwood was not available for a comment.

12/09/09
Northwood at war with Ancelotti?

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 2 - 2 Chelsea (Premier Division)
After a 2 - 2 draw at Anfield against Liverpool, a key member of the Chelsea side claimed that his team were fortunate to escape from this English Premier Division fixture with a draw. Nomadic striker Nicolas Anelka got Chelsea off to a flyer by scoring a well timed close range finish on 9 minutes. Midfielder Lucas then equalised for Liverpool in the 19th minute with a placed shot which hit the inside of the post before crossing the line.
England and Chelsea captain John Terry then put the away side in front after 67 minutes with a good header from just inside the six-yard box. At that stage things looked even gloomier for Liverpool as full-back Glen Johnson earned himself an early bath for persistent fouling on 70 minutes. Striker David N'Gog equalised for Liverpool after 78 minutes with a well executed finish.
Attendance: 45362

Thomas Northwood appeared in an equivocal mood as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's English Premier Division 2 - 2 draw with Chelsea. A journalist from The Observer chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "How would you describe your relationship with Carlo Ancelotti currently?"
Northwood's response was, "I don't have the time to deal with Carlo."
It is thought that there will be a mixed response from the Liverpool squad.

13/09/09
Liverpool's full-back Glen Johnson has been given an automatic one match ban after being sent off in the Premier Division match against Chelsea. The ban will apply for all English domestic competitions and will start on Saturday 12th September 2009.

Northwood_DK · 11-07-2009, 02:46 PM

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Week 38

(14/09/09 – 20/09/09)

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14/09/09
Liverpool used the Monday travelling to France to prepare for the first game of this year Champions League group play. French Ligue 1 team FC Girondins de Bordeaux are slight underdogs (Bordeaux: 13-8 Draw: 2-1 Liverpool: 6-4) in what should prove a tightly contested affair against English league runners-up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet.

15/09/09

MATCH REPORT:
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1 - 1 Liverpool (Champions Cup Grp D)
Liverpool fans came away from Stade Chaban-Delmas (Parc Lescure) largely in good spirits after their match against FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Player Rémi Le Berre was left red-faced in the 34th minute as he managed to put the ball into his own net. Player Colin Lorentz equalised for Girondins Bordeaux after 55 minutes with a good header from just inside the six-yard box.
Attendance: 32828

Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque was seen at Stade Chaban-Delmas during Liverpool's European Champions Cup Group D 1 - 1 draw with Girondins Bordeaux. It is believed Del Bosque was casting an eye over the progress of José Manuel Reina and Fernando Torres for his next Spain squad.

Perhaps he should have gone to Camp Nou instead where a crowd of 75229 witnessed Barcelona's convincing 4 - 0 victory over Unirea Urziceni. The highlight being a landmark goal for Barcelona's Rafael Márquez.
Elsewhere, four goals from Wayne Rooney inspired a win for the home side during Man Utd's convincing 4 - 0 victory over Slavia Prague and 33334 watched Olympiakos' 0 - 1 defeat against R. Madrid.

16/09/09
Liverpool Reserves emerged victorious against Blackburn Rovers Reserves at Prenton Park this evening. Stephen Sama was the team's top performer. The central defender scored a goal to round off an impressive display.
Liverpool Reserves are currently lying in 8th place in the English Reserves Group 2.

Wednesday's Champions Cup Round-Up
With sixteen teams in action and 22 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Olimpico where a crowd of 25370 witnessed Juventus' convincing 3 - 0 victory over At. Madrid. The highlight of that match was Diego scoring his first ever goal for Juventus.
Elsewhere, Adrien scored a curling shot from the edge of the area during Chelsea's 2 - 1 victory over Sporting CP and 58761 watched OM's 1 - 1 draw with FC København where Gabriel Heinze scored the pick of the goals with a firm diving header from inside the six-yard box.

17/09/09
Red hot Rooney blitzes record for goals in a game with 4 goals scored for Man Utd at home to Slavia Prague is a new European Champions Cup. The previous record was held by Maxim Skavysh, who scored 3 for BATE Borisov against Pyunik Yerevan in the European Champions Cup Champions Second Qualifying Phase.

18/09/09
Sunderland face difficult Liverpool challenge. The odds are firmly stacked against Sunderland (Sunderland: 9-2 Draw: 13-5 Liverpool: 1-2) in what should prove a difficult home encounter against league runners up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet.
Liverpool are currently on a five match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the English Premier Division. They will be without Glen Johnson who is suspended after the red card in the last match against Chelsea.
Sunderland currently occupy 19th place in the Premier Division, although only one point separates them from Birmingham who lie just outside the drop zone.

19/09/09
Liverpool beat Sunderland in thrilling encounter

MATCH REPORT:
Sunderland 3 - 4 Liverpool (Premier Division)
Both teams served up a game to remember as Liverpool came out on top in this 4 - 3 goal-fest. One pundit commented that this match should be taped and shown to any doubters of the beautiful game. A brace from Dirk Kuyt helped Liverpool to victory.
Striker Dirk Kuyt gave Liverpool the lead with a freak goal in the 20th minute. Midfielder Lucas doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 44 minutes. An error from José Manuel Reina allowed striker Kenwyne Jones to score a well timed close range finish. An error from George McCartney allowed Kuyt to score a powerful effort. An error from Lorik Cana allowed Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard to score a well timed close range finish.
Jones managed to pull one back for Sunderland after 62 minutes with a fine header from point-blank range. Jones managed to pull one back for Sunderland after 87 minutes with a placed shot but it was to be nothing more than a consolation.
Attendance: 47327

20/09/09
Liverpool maintain unbeaten record. Liverpool have extended their unbeaten record in the Premier Division to six games following their 4 - 3 result against Sunderland. The pundits' title tip must be in with an excellent chance of winning the title this season. If they can maintain their current form, it will be hard for any side to stop them.
Only other unbeaten team at this point is Chelsea who got three wins and three draws after six matches.

It looks like Liverpool have finally made there first player acquisition after new GM Tom Northwood took over the club. It might not be a major signing but its better then nothing. The player in question is 21-year old Norwegian midfielder Ruben Yttergård Jenssen* from Tromsø. LFC will pay Tromsø £1,500,000 when the transfer go through on Friday 1st January 2010.

* Ruben Yttergård Jenssen was yesterday named Best Norwegian Talent of 2009 in Norwegian footballs yearly award show.

Northwood_DK · 11-08-2009, 04:56 AM

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Week 39

(21/09/09 – 27/09/09)

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21/09/09
Easy win predicted for Liverpool in the English League Cup Third Round.
Injury-ravaged Hull are going to have to set up the barricades if they want to come away with a result from this very tough home game against league runners up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet Hull: 7-1 Draw: N/A Liverpool: 1-3. Hull beat Macclesfield Town to get this far.
The chance for Hull might be that Liverpool will rest some regular starters in this game.

One of the players who will likely play is Daniel Agger who returned to full training following his damaged spine today. The central defender had been out for 3 months after sustaining the injury.
Agger, who has 5 years left on his current contract, has been at Anfield since January 2006.

22/09/09
Reds backups struggle to overcome Hull in League Cup 3rd round.

MATCH REPORT:
Hull City 1 - 2 Liverpool (League Cup 3rd Rnd)
A team of mostly Liverpool backups did just enough to see off Hull City's challenge in the Third Round match at The Circle.
Centre-back Daniel Agger gave Liverpool the lead with a header in the 36th minute in what was his first game of the season. He was replaced at halftime. Striker David N'Gog doubled Liverpool's lead with a close range header on 63 minutes. Slovakia captain Martin Skrtel's red card for persistent fouling on 68 minutes put Liverpool's position under question. But midfielder Geovanni's 75th minute strike proved the only consolation for The Tigers.
Attendance: 21343
Liverpool Man of the Match: Daniel Agger (7.6)

The main shock of the English League Cup Third Round was a win for Premier Division side Tottenham Hotspur against league champions Manchester United. Stoke City are also in the hat for the next round as they beat newly-promoted Burnley at Turf Moor.
Elsewhere, there were wins for Sunderland, Manchester City and Arsenal.

23/09/09
Liverpool's strong centre-back Martin Skrtel will be on the receiving end of an automatic one match ban after being sent off in the League Cup match against Hull.

24/09/09
A Matty Taylor penalty in 43rd minute secured Bolton a 1-0 win over mighty Chelsea in the Liverpool English League Cup Third Round. It has to be mentioned that Chelsea played a team of mostly backups and rested some of the star players.

25/09/09
Liverpool will play Aston Villa in the English League Cup Fourth Round. The game will be played at Anfield on Tuesday 27th October 2009.
Liverpool are acknowledged as the most successful side ever to have played in the League Cup, having won the competition seven times.

26/09/09
Confident performance from The Reds after shaky start

MATCH REPORT:
Wigan Athletic 2 - 4 Liverpool (Premier Division)
An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Wigan Athletic 4 - 2 at DW Stadium. A brace from Steven Gerrard helped Liverpool to victory. Things did not get off to a good start for Liverpool as Wigan's Xabi Prieto scored from the spot after Damien Plessis had given away a penalty after just 2 minutes of play. 21-year old Damien Plessis played his just 3 game for the Liverpool first team and was later substituted at halftime. It will properly take some time before he is back in the starting line-up.
Midfielder Lucas then equalised for Liverpool in the 16th minute with a header.
Centre-back Emmerson Boyce put the home side in front in the 38th minute with a powerful close range effort. Striker Dirk Kuyt then equalised for Liverpool in the 44th minute with a placed shot from close range. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard then put the away side in front after 45 minutes with a close range header. Gerrard completed the scoring for Liverpool with a placed shot on 61 minutes. Liverpool have extended their unbeaten record in the Premier Division to seven games and the pundits' title tip must be in with an excellent chance of winning the title this season. If they can maintain their current form, it will be hard for any side to stop them. They currently have a 4 points lead.
Attendance: 23362
Liverpool Man of the Match: Steven Gerrard (8.7)

It has been another great day of action in the English Premier Division. With fourteen teams in action and 22 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Villa Park where a crowd of 42640 witnessed Aston Villa's 2 - 2 draw with Man Utd. The highlight being a landmark goal for Man Utd's Wayne Rooney. Elsewhere, Carlos Tevez scored a close range header during Man City's 1 - 3 defeat against Chelsea.

27/09/09
Former Liverpool favourite Ian Rush has heaped praise on Steven Gerrard after his inspired performance in Liverpool's 4 - 2 English Premier Division victory over Wigan. The twenty-nine year-old attacking midfielder caught the eye of Rush and he commented that Liverpool have a real gem of a player.
The English international has been in lethal form for Liverpool this season, leading the club's scoring charts with eight goals in eight appearances.

Arsenal once again finished the game with a draw, this time against Burnley. They have still only won a single game this season and is already 12 points behind league leader Liverpool. Man City also lost again and find themselves in just 7th place 8 points back.

Northwood_DK · 11-10-2009, 01:30 AM

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Week 40

(28/09/09 – 04/10/09)

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28/09/09
3 Liverpool players was named in Team of the Week. Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard and Lucas were all selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven. The only midfielder on the TofW not from Liverpool was 21-year old Andrew Driver from Stoke who had all 3 assists in the teams 3-2 win over West Ham.

In the Monday night game Everton who have had a god start to the season only gets a 2-2 draw against 19 ranked Sunderland and find themselves 5 points back from Liverpool.

29/09/09
Liverpool and Porto clash in European match
English league runners-up Liverpool's home advantage gives them the edge Liverpool: (Evens Draw: 11-5 Porto: 11-5) in what should be a close encounter against Portuguese Liga Sagres side Porto, according to Sky Bet. Porto boss Jesualdo Ferreira today spoke of his appreciation of Liverpool player Steven Gerrard's ability ahead of their forthcoming fixture. Jesualdo Ferreira went on to state that his team would have to somehow find a way of containing the player if they are going to have any chance of coming away from the match with a decent result.

30/09/09
Quality of possession provides victory

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 3 - 0 Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD (Champions Cup Grp D)
An efficient performance from Liverpool saw them run out 3 - 0 winners over Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD at Anfield in front of 42502 people in the stands. A brace from Steven Gerrard helped Liverpool to victory. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a fine header from point-blank range in the 17th minute. An error from Hulk allowed commanding centre-back Jamie Carragher to score a well timed close range finish. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 61 minutes as that man Gerrard popped up again with a good header from just inside the six-yard box.
Beside the win LFC is also awarded £522,000 for their win.
Attendance: 42502
Liverpool Man of the Match: Steven Gerrard (8.7)

At Artemio Franchi a crowd of 46028 witnessed Fiorentina's 1 - 1 draw with Man Utd. The highlight being a landmark goal for Fiorentina's Martin Jørgensen. Elsewhere, Lúcio scored a well executed finish during Inter's 1 - 0 victory over Barcelona.

01/10/09
The LFC board are satisfied with new manager Tom Northwood’s management of the team.
This has been underlined by the fans' happiness at Liverpool's convincing 3 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Porto.
The club recorded a loss of £7.35M last month.

Monthly Turnover: £7.38M
Previous Month: £25.36M
Main Income: Gate Receipts £2.44M

Monthly Expenditure: £14.73M
Previous Month: £17.05M
Main Expenditure: Player Wages £3.97M

Important dates in October
3.10.2009 - Liverpool v Man City (Premier Division)
10.10.2009 - Ukraine v England (World Cup Quals (EUR))
14.10.2009 - England v Belarus (World Cup Quals (EUR))
17.10.2009 - Stoke v Liverpool (Premier Division)
21.10.2009 - Stabæk v Liverpool (Champions Cup)
24.10.2009 - Tottenham v Liverpool (Premier Division)
27.10.2009 - Liverpool v Aston Villa (League Cup)
31.10.2009 - Liverpool v Wolves (Premier Division)

02/10/09
Liverpool’s assistant manager Sammy Lee has decided to give some feedback on how training has been going over the past month.
He decided to call out José Manuel Reina who failed to impress in training during the past month.
GM Tom Northwood will have to decide if this have any influence on his playing time.

Liverpool favourites for Man City clash
League runners up Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites (Liverpool: 1-2 Draw: 13-5 Man City: 9-2) but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Man City, according to Sky Bet.
Liverpool are currently on a seven match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the English Premier Division. Man City are currently lying in 7th place in the English Premier Division.

03/10/09
Confident performance from The Reds

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 3 - 1 Manchester City (Premier Division)
An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Manchester City 3 - 1 at Anfield. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort on 2 minutes. Things went from bad to worse for Man City as striker Carlos Tevez earned himself an early bath when he went inn two-footed for a vicious foul on 9 minutes.
Still striker Emmanuel Adebayor equalised for Man City in the 13th minute with a towering header from close range. Striker Fernando Torres put the home side in front in the 50th minute with a powerful close range effort.
Centre-back Daniel Agger completed the scoring for Liverpool with a well timed close range finish on 90 minutes.
Attendance: 45362
Liverpool Man of the Match: Daniel Agger (7.9)

The win also keeps Liverpool’s unbeaten in the Premier League streak alive. They now got 8 games without a loss. The game was also the first for 17-year old AMC Adam Pepper. The young player have been a standout at the youth team all this year and got to player over an hour in today’s game.

04/10/09
As an extra bonus Adam Pepper was the day after his Premier League debut called up to the England Under 19s squad to face Kazakhstan Under 19s, Northern Ireland Under 19s and Slovakia Under 19s.

Arsenal finally got there second win of the season with a 3-2 home win over Aston Villa.

Northwood_DK · 11-11-2009, 01:25 AM

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Week 41

(05/10/09 – 11/10/09)

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05/10/09
José Manuel Reina*, Daniel Agger and Steven Gerrard were selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven. It’s the second week in a row Steven Gerrard makes the team.

A total of 29 Liverpool players were called up for international duties today.

*Completely forgot to bench José Manuel Reina this week for his poor showing in practise. He will sit next week instead.

06/10/09
Liverpool today got perhaps the best news yet for the season. Dave Galley has announced that the Liverpool squad is close to a clean bill of health. Albert Riera (twisted ankle) is close to a return to full fitness and should soon be available for selection.
The health of the squad is critical for success this season as the depth of the roster is a problem in key spots.

07/10/09
Liverpool Reserves suffered defeat against Hull City Reserves at Church Lane this evening. Despite the result, coach McMahon had special praise for Adam Dawson. The right winger scored a goal to round off an impressive display. Liverpool Reserves are currently lying in 8th place in the English Reserves Group 2.

08/10/09
The next game for the Liverpool first team will not be until 17/10 when the team travel to play Stoke on the road.
The practise this week is still cancelled as only 5 of the 22 players currently on the first team roster is not away on international duties.

09/10/09
Following Liverpool players were involved in today's international fixtures:

Spain Under 21s 2 - 0 Andorra Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals)
Twenty-year-old central defender Mikel San José did well for Spain Under 21s before eventually being substituted. Daniel Ayala also played in this match.

England Under 21s 7 - 0 Denmark Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals)
Sixteen year-old young midfielder Nicolaj Køhlert will be disappointed with this performance for Denmark Under 21s but he is young and still learning at this level.

Argentina Under 20s 3 - 2 Peru Under 20s (U20 International)
Eighteen-year-old left winger Gerardo Bruna came on as a substitute for Argentina Under 20s and did well.

Scotland Under 21s 1 - 2 Iceland Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals)
Eighteen-year-old defensive midfielder Victor Pálsson came on as a substitute for Iceland Under 21s and was largely disappointing.

10/10/09
8 new teams qualify for the 2010 World Cup today taking the total to 19 teams now ready. Among the new qualifiers are USA, Argentina and Nigeria.

11/10/09
Liverpool's Albert Riera has returned to full training. The twenty-seven year old left midfielder had been out of contention for 3 weeks following a foot injury.

Northwood_DK · 11-12-2009, 02:56 AM

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Week 42

(12/10/09 – 18/10/09)

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12/10/09
Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee has reported back on the only Liverpool player to be involved in today's international fixtures. Eighteen-year-old left winger Gerardo Bruna came on as a substitute for Argentina Under 20s and did well (6.8 rating). The match between 1 Argentina Under 20s and Uruguay Under 20s finished 1-1.
Gerardo Bruna is currently on loan from Liverpool to Coca-Cola League 1 team Walsall where he plays regularly as a right midfielder.

13/10/09
A lot of the young Liverpool players were involved in Under 21 games today and in South America the final round of the World Cup Quals was played.

Uruguay 0 - 1 Argentina (World Cup Quals (SAM))
Twenty-year-old full-back Emiliano Insúa did well for Argentina, playing the whole match and creating a goal.

Brazil 2 - 0 Venezuela (World Cup Quals (SAM))
Twenty-two year-old midfielder Lucas' fledgling international career continued in this match with a solid performance for Brazil.

The South American Wold Cup Qualifying section is now completed. Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay have all qualified directly. Colombia beat Paraguay in the last round to take 5th place in the group and thereby earn the right to a playoff match for the last spot.

14/10/09
Today the Group play of the European World Cup qualifying finished. The winners of the 9 groups direct qualified. The 8 best second place teams will play a playoff match for the last 4 spots in the World Cup. Northern Ireland was the worst of the second place teams and is out. The playoffs matches will have the following teams facing off.

Greece – Scotland
Bosnia & Herz – Bulgaria
France – Russia
Portugal – Croatia

15/10/09
Bordeaux once again stated there interest in buying Liverpool's Emiliano Insúa and would like to know how much Liverpool wants for the player.
The Liverpool front office said the player in question is not for sale.

16/10/09
J Youth Coach Rodolfo Borrell was present as Liverpool Under 18s suffered a 1-2 defeat against Manchester City Under 18s at Regional Athletics Stadium this afternoon. Borrell commented on Michael Ngoo's performance during the match. The striker managed to get himself on the score-sheet.
Liverpool Under 18s are currently lying in 1st place in the English Under 18s Group 6.

Tom Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against Stoke City in the English Premier Division. A journalist from The People chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Who do you intend on using to counter the threat posed by Fuller?"
Northwood's response was, "Daniel Agger."
There is speculation that Northwood's words will elicit a positive response from Daniel Agger. Its speculated that LFC will rest some of the player who has been away on international duties in this game.

17/10/09
Potters battle for victory

MATCH REPORT:
Stoke City 2 - 1 Liverpool (Premier Division)
A gritty performance by Stoke City saw them come away from Britannia Stadium with a 2 - 1 win. Liverpool finally took the lead when cultured midfielder Alberto Aquilani scored a placed shot from close range on 48 minutes. Striker Mamady Sidibé then equalised for Stoke in the 77th minute with a placed shot. Then followed controversy as Liverpool was denied claims by full-back Glen Johnson for a penalty. Strong centre-back Ryan Shawcross then clinched a late winner for the home side on 90 minutes with a placed shot.
Attendance: 27500
Liverpool Man of the Match: Alberto Aquilani (7.4)

Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc was seen at Britannia Stadium during Stoke's 2 - 1 English Premier Division victory over Liverpool. Speculation in the media suggests that Blanc may well have been taking a closer look at Emiliano Insúa and David N'Gog, who he is rumoured to be interested in signing.

18/10/09
Liverpool have record their first defeat in the Premier Division for nine games. The Reds may be top of the league but were brought back down to earth with a defeat.
Liverpool’s fans were devastated by the Stoke result. Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are very disappointed with Liverpool's 1 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Stoke.
Richard believes the fans are despondent that they ended up coming away from the game with nothing even though a draw was within their grasp. Glen Johnson, Albert Riera and David N'Gog in particular were singled out as having underperformed.

Liverpool manager Thomas Northwood has been warned by the Football Association for his comments following Liverpool's 1 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Stoke. Northwood had reacted badly to his side being denied what he believed to be a clear penalty, although replays have since shown that the officials made the right decision.

The loss just highlights the problem Liverpool faces this year. Without Gerrard and Torres in the starting line-up the team struggle to create chances and score goals. Without them in the starting line-up the team will not win many games.

GoldenEagle · 11-12-2009, 11:24 AM

Shawcross is a useful player. He will not be at Stoke for long. In fact, he was linked to Liverpool during the last transfer window.

In my opinion, Reina is the best keeper in the EPL. He can afford to goof off during a training session or two.

Northwood_DK · 11-12-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

Shawcross is a useful player. He will not be at Stoke for long. In fact, he was linked to Liverpool during the last transfer window.

In my opinion, Reina is the best keeper in the EPL. He can afford to goof off during a training session or two.

Can not say I know Shawcross from RL but he looks like a nice prospects in the game. Apparently he came up thru the Man United youth system.

Both Reina and Cavalieri have done very well with Cavalieri having the small edge (7.08>6.66). None of them have made any mistakes so at this point the Reinas poor showing in practise cost him his starting spot.

Would like an option to tell a player why his is not playing a specific game (rest, match up, poor performance).

Northwood_DK · 11-13-2009, 02:17 AM

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Week 43

(19/10/09 – 25/10/09)

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19/10/09
Stabæk face difficult European challenge. The odds are firmly stacked against Norwegian Premier Division side Stabæk (Stabæk: 7-2 Draw: 9-4 Liverpool: 4-6) in what should prove a difficult home encounter against English league runners-up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet.

Tom Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against Stabæk Football in the European Champions Cup Group D. A journalist from The Observer chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Your confidence is admirable, especially when so many managers play down their chances. How do you think your attitude will affect your players?"
Northwood's response was, "The team are prepared and ready to go out and win with confidence."

20/10/09
Coach John McMahon was present as Liverpool Reserves managed to draw against Manchester City Reserves at Anfield this evening. McMahon picked out Vítor Flora's performance to comment on. The striker managed to get himself on the score-sheet. The game finished 2-2.

21/10/09
Reds meet expectations in dominant win

MATCH REPORT:
Stabæk Fotball 0 - 4 Liverpool (Champions Cup Grp D)
Liverpool fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Telenor Arena this evening.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 2 minutes. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a curling shot from the edge of the area on 17 minutes.
Lucas scored with a well timed close range finish in the 31st minute to extend the lead further. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun completed the rout with a screamer from the edge of the area on 44 minutes.
Attendance: 15000
Liverpool Man of the Match: Lucas (8.1)

Argentina boss Diego Maradona was seen at Telenor Arena during Liverpool's convincing 4 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Stabæk. It is believed Maradona was casting an eye over the progress of Emiliano Insúa and Javier Mascherano for his next Argentina squad.
He also got to see Lucas pick up the man of the match award. Lucas put in an impressive performance for Liverpool and his goal will have been the icing on the cake for the central midfielder. Lucas has been ever-present for Liverpool this season.

22/10/09
Wednesday's Champions Cup Round-starts at Luzhniki where a crowd of 42643 witnessed a shock result during CSKA Moscow's 2 - 1 victory over Man Utd.
Elsewhere, a hat-trick from Samuel Eto'o inspired a win for the home side during Inter's 3 - 1 victory over Unirea Urziceni and Andrés Iniesta scored the pick of the goals in Anderlecht's heavy 0 - 3 defeat against Barcelona with a placed shot from close range.

23/10/09
Liverpool today signed the second new players since manager Tom Northwood joined the club back on 7th July. The newest addition to the Liverpool’s squad is 21-year old Mauro Formica from Argentinean club Newell. The attacking midfielder will join Liverpool when the transfer window opens again in January for a fee of £2.7mil. The work permit is still under review.

Tottenham Hotspur are slight underdogs (Tottenham: 13-8 Draw: 2-1 Liverpool: 6-4) in what should prove a tightly contested affair against league runners up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet. Premier Division title contenders Liverpool are currently lying in 1st place in the table while Tottenham find themselves lying in 5th place in the English Premier Division 6 points behind LFC.

If LFC needed motivation before the game against Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp provided all they needed. He told bbc.co.uk/sport that he doesn't think Thomas Northwood's side will be good enough to end the season as champions.
Redknapp did concede that, given a few quality signings, Liverpool might be a contender next season.

24/10/09
Confident performance from The Reds

MATCH REPORT:
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 4 Liverpool (Premier Division)
An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 2 at White Hart Lane.
The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Liverpool's Fernando Torres. Striker Fernando Torres got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a curling shot from the edge of the area on 3 minutes. Strong centre-back Sébastien Bassong then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Liverpool another goal on 8 minutes.
Torres had no trouble in scoring from the spot when King conceded a penalty. An error from Jamie Carragher allowed rangy striker Peter Crouch to score a well timed close range finish.
Ireland and Tottenham captain Robbie Keane then equalised for Tottenham in the 74th minute with a placed shot. Striker Dirk Kuyt then put the away side in front after 85 minutes with a good header from just inside the six-yard box.
The Liverpool fans might have been forgiven for thinking that their side would be happy with just the winner but the scoring wasn't over. Torres completed the scoring for Liverpool with a placed shot on 89 minutes.
Attendance: 34466
Liverpool Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (9.2)

Tom Northwood appeared in an equivocal mood as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's 4 - 2 English Premier Division victory over Tottenham. A journalist from TEAMtalk.com chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Fernando Torres picked up the man of match award for your side today. How did you rate his performance?"
Northwood's response was, "Fernando was absolutely outstanding today."
There is speculation that Fernando Torres will be buoyed by Northwood's positive words. Furthermore, it is likely to be a reaction that is shared by Torres' team-mates. Torres has been in superb form for Liverpool so far this season, contributing eight goals and seven assists in thirteen appearances.

25/10/09
Jamie Carragher has picked up an automatic one match ban after collecting 5 yellow cards while Emiliano Insúa, Dirk Kuyt and Fernando Torres were selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven.

The MLS regular season finished yesterday. In the East New England, DC United, New York and Chicago have made the playoffs while Chivas USA, Los Angeles, Dallas and Houston will represent the West.

law90026 · 11-13-2009, 02:35 AM

Clearly this game hates Arsenal! (though I will say that previous versions of the game seemed to have a similar situation whenever I played, i.e. Arsenal struggles a lot)

Northwood_DK · 11-13-2009, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by law90026

Clearly this game hates Arsenal! (though I will say that previous versions of the game seemed to have a similar situation whenever I played, i.e. Arsenal struggles a lot)

This Arsenal team has been extremely unlucky with injuries. Several key players have been out for a long time.

Considering that Arsenal is the only club to have there own edition of FM10 available I doubt that the game really hates them.

Northwood_DK · 11-14-2009, 09:01 AM

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Week 44

(26/10/09 – 01/11/09)

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26/10/09
League runners up Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites (Liverpool: 1-2 Draw: N/A Aston Villa: 9-2) but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Aston Villa in the English League Cup Fourth Round, according to Sky Bet.
Aston Villa beat Southend United whilst Liverpool beat Hull City to get this far.

Newell's' Mauro Formica has been granted a conditional British work permit for his move to Liverpool. The £2,700,000 deal taking Newell's' Mauro Formica to Liverpool can now be completed. The transfer will go through on Friday 1st January 2010. Liverpool have confirmed the deal.

Reports are coming in that there has been a break through in the West Ham United takeover talks. According to Sky Sports News, discussions between West Ham chairman Andrew Bernhardt and director Dan Smith are going well and there could be an announcement in the next few days.

27/10/09
Aston Villa stun Reds

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 0 - 1 Aston Villa (League Cup 4th Rnd)
Aston Villa upset the odds with a surprise victory over Liverpool.
Explosive striker Gabby Agbonlahor got Aston Villa off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot which hit the inside of the post before crossing the line on 10 minutes.
Liverpool could have had a harder time of it but their opponents seemed keen to waste possession by shooting from long range.
Attendance: 39075
Liverpool Man of the Match: Martin Skrtel (7.4)

28/10/09
It might still be early days in Thomas Northwood's Liverpool career but things are looking rosy for the current manager. With Northwood having masterminded his Reds side to eleven victories over the past fifteen games, it won't take long before fans and pundits alike begin to jump on the Liverpool bandwagon. Still supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are disappointed with Liverpool's 0 - 1 English League Cup Fourth Round defeat against Aston Villa.
Javier Mascherano, Alberto Aquilani and David N'Gog were the main targets for the fans' criticism and there were some who stated that players such as Lucas and Dirk Kuyt should have been preferred in the starting line-up.

29/10/09
Coach John McMahon was present as Liverpool Reserves emerged victorious against Everton Reserves at Halton Stadium this evening. McMahon picked out Vítor Flora's performance to comment on. The striker showed evidence that he has some ability when it comes to passing a football.

30/10/09
Girondins Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc is believed to be interested in securing the services of Liverpool's David N'Gog. Blanc is clearly keen to add to his squad and sees the 20 year-old striker as an ideal signing. N'Gog has made nine appearances for Liverpool so far this season, scoring two goals.
The performance by David N'Gog have not been that impressive over the last 5 games (6.24) and this time manager Northwood did not come out and denied the story.

League runners up Liverpool are sure-fire favourites (Liverpool: 1-6 Draw: 5-1 Wolves: 10-1) to overwhelm newly-promoted Wolves in what should be a comfortable home encounter for the Reds, according to Sky Bet. Premier Division title contenders Liverpool are currently lying in 1st place in the table while the Wolves are currently 15th.

31/10/09
Liverpool fail to make chances pay

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 0 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier Division)
Liverpool could count themselves highly unlucky to only draw in their English Premier Division match at Anfield. Liverpool had a number of attempts at goal but their profligacy meant they didn't score as many as they maybe would have liked. Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are disappointed with the 0 - 0 draw. Richard believes the fans were disappointed with the team's inability to convert chances into goals. Liverpool had 19 shots and 12 corners compared to the 3 and 2 for the Wanderers. Liverpool also had a ball bounce off the woodwork. This was the first time this season that the Reds fail to score a goal in a Premier League game and the team have not scoed a goal for 185 minutes.
Attendance: 45362
Liverpool Man of the Match: Yossi Benayoun (7.5)

01/11/09
Important dates in November for LFC

3.11.2009 - Liverpool v Stabæk (Champions Cup)
7.11.2009 - Liverpool v Hull (Premier Division)
14.11.2009 - England v Brazil (Friendly)
21.11.2009 - Burnley v Liverpool (Premier Division)
25.11.2009 - Liverpool v Girondins Bordeaux (Champions Cup)
28.11.2009 - Liverpool v Aston Villa (Premier Division)

Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee has some feedback on how training has been going over the past month. The following players have trained well over the past month:
Stephen Darby (Aerobic)
Francisco Durán (Set Pieces)
Victor Pálsson (Tactics)
Expect Tom Northwood to give all of them some playing time in the first-11 in the coming weeks.

Chelsea's nomadic striker Nicolas Anelka has wowed the fans at Stamford Bridge this month with his impressive performances and has duly won the English Premier Division Player of the Month. West Ham's Alessandro Diamanti came in just behind Anelka in second place with Fernando Torres of Liverpool rounding off the top three. Torres was also second in goal of the month for the game against Tottenham, October 24th.
Chelsea's Carlo Ancelotti has won the English Premier Division Manager of the Month award. The award was made after the Blues boss led his team to three league victories in their last four games. Man Utd's Alex Ferguson came in just behind Ancelotti in second place with Thomas Northwood of Liverpool rounding off the top three.

Northwood_DK · 11-17-2009, 01:38 AM

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Week 45

(02/11/09 – 08/11/09)

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02/11/09
Board Confidence Update
The board at Liverpool FC are satisfied with new manager Tom Northwood’s management of the team. This has been underlined by the fans' happiness at Liverpool's convincing 3 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Porto. Despite the positives, Liverpool's 1 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Stoke cannot be ignored and the fans have voiced their discontent at the result.

The club recorded a loss of £8.46M last month.
Monthly Turnover: £6.79M
Previous Month: £7.38M
Main Income: TV Revenue £2.44M
Monthly Expenditure: £15.26M
Previous Month: £14.73M
Main Expenditure: Player Wages £3.96M

Despite the ugly numbers the Liverpool board decided to makes extra transfer funds available. The board is pleased to announce that as a result of an improvement in the club's financial position, they have raised the current transfer budget by £2.3M to £6.5M.

03/11/09
Reds meet expectations in dominant win

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 4 - 0 Stabæk Fotball (Champions Cup Grp D)
Liverpool fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Anfield this evening. A brace from Fernando Torres helped Liverpool to victory. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun gave Liverpool the lead with a real poacher's effort in the 18th minute. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a powerful effort on 29 minutes. Torres was able to keep his composure to score from the spot after Tveit gave away a penalty. An error from Fredrik Høyem allowed striker David N'Gog to score a close range header.
Attendance: 45362
Liverpool Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (8.3)

04/11/09
Jamie Carragher has picked up an automatic one match ban after collecting 3 yellow cards. The ban will apply for all European club competitions.
Liverpool has qualified from Group D in the Champions Cup. The team was expected to qualify and now having sealed their place in the next stage, fans can begin dreaming of potential future successes. For manager Thomas Northwood, the hard work now begins with an expectant fan base watching on.
Other teams ready for the next stage is Inter, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Porto from Liverpool’s group. This will give Liverpool a much needed opportunity to rest some key players in the remaining games in the group stage of the Champions League.

05/11/09

06/11/09
League runners up Liverpool should record an easy home win against Hull, according to Sky Bet (Liverpool: 1-4 Draw: 4-1 Hull: 9-1). Premier Division title contenders Liverpool are currently lying in 1st place in the table. Hull has so far confounded their critics as the pre-season relegation candidates currently lie 15th in the Premier Division table.
The referee for the match will be Lee Probert from Gloucester who has shown 24 yellow cards and no red cards in his seven Premier Division games so far this season.

Going inn to the match much talk have been about GK Diego Cavalieri who has played 196 minutes of consecutive football since talking over from Reinar without allowing a goal.

07/11/09
Reds ease past Hull

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 2 - 1 Hull City (Premier Division)
Liverpool produced a good display this afternoon to see off the challenge of Hull City at Anfield. Striker Fernando Torres gave Liverpool the lead with a placed shot in the 29th minute. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 45 minutes.
Striker Jozy Altidore managed to grab the consolation for Hull in the 89th minute with a well timed close range finish. It’s the second time this season Liverpool wins 2-1 against Hull. The two teams will play again in the end of March.
Attendance: 45362
Liverpool Man of the Match: Yossi Benayoun (7.6)

Yossi Benayoun was the best player on the park during Liverpool's 2 - 1 English Premier Division victory over Hull this afternoon and the margin of victory should have been even greater. Benayoun's pace and skill on the ball was a constant threat to the Hull City defence and the right winger thoroughly deserved his goal. Benayoun has been in superb form for Liverpool so far this season, contributing three goals and six assists in seventeen appearances.

Sunderland today got there first win of the season. The beat Tottenham 1-0 on a goal in the 28th minute by Trinidad & Tobago player Kenwyne Jonas. The only winless team now left in the Premier League is Birmingham who will play Aston Villa tomorrow.

08/11/09
Liverpool’s Under 18s emerged victorious against Manchester United Under 18s at Moss Lane this afternoon. Michael Ngoo's won several headers to continue the momentum of his team.

Thirteen Liverpool players was today called up for international duty.

Match Date: November 14th.
Brazil: Lucas
England: Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson

Match Dates: November 14th and November 18th.
Greece: Sotiris Kyrgiakos
Bulgaria: Nikolay Mihaylov

The remaining players were all young players playing Under 21 football. The Premier League will now take a two week break and the next Liverpool game will be played 21 Nov.

All the top ranked teams made it thru to the second round in the MLS playoffs. DC won 3-2 over New York and New England beat Chicago 2-1. In the other conference Chivas won 4-3 over Houston and the Galaxy beat Dallas by the same score.

Northwood_DK · 11-18-2009, 11:39 AM

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Week 46

(09/11/09 – 15/11/09)

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09/11/09
Dave Galley has announced that the Liverpool squad is close to a clean bill of health. Nikola Saric (hip injury) is our only long-term injury and it will still be a while before we can think about setting a realistic return date for him.

10/11/09
Barcelona today played there 24th game of the season (including preseason games) and have still only lost one game all year. The loss came 30/09 when they lost 0-1 to Inter on the road in the Champions League. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has now scored 23 goals in 17 games this year. The rest of the world must be happy that Sweden only finished 3rd in there qualifying group and will not play in South Africa.

Chivas USA today qualified to the MLS finals with a 1-0 win over Los Angeles.

11/11/09
(Res) Liverpool Reserves 2 - 0 Bolton Reserves
Coach John McMahon was present as Liverpool Reserves emerged victorious against Bolton Wanderers Reserves at The County Ground this evening. McMahon singled out Alex Whittle as the team's top performer. The left winger scored a goal to round off an impressive display.
Liverpool Reserves are currently lying in 5th place in the English Reserves Group 2.

12/11/09
Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood today indicated that he is thinking about launching a bid to sign São Paulo FC's Hernanes. Northwood stated that Hernanes was currently in his thoughts but no decision will be made until he has weighed up all his options first.
Liverpool are rumoured to be interested in the player but it’s unlikely they can raise the money.

13/11/09
It was not the best of days for the young Liverpool players today. In the Euro U21 qualifier it was only Eighteen-year-old young Swedish winger Alexander Kacaniklic who had a good game. Kacaniklic is currently on loan from Liverpool to Rochdale.

14/11/09
The first leg of the playoff stage of the European Wold Cup qualifying stage was played today. Greece won the home game 2-1 over Scotland in a game where Darren Fletcher was shown a red card. Bulgaria is now in a great spot with a 2-1 win on the road against Bosnia & Herz. France and Russia was scoreless in the first game in Paris and finally Portugal and Croatia finished 2-2 in a game where both Hugo Almeida and Eduardo scored 2 goals.

England and Brazil played a friendly I Doha today. After goals by Juan (11th minute) and Wayne Rooney (84th minute) the game finished 1-1. Despite England taking 22 shots Brazil had the best chances to win the game. 3 Liverpool players were involved in the game with Glen Johnsson having the best performance (7.3 rating) with Gerrard and Lucas close behind.

Saudi Arabia today became the latest team to qualify for the world Cup with a 4-2 win over New Zealand.

15/11/09
The final is set in the MLS. With a 1-0 win over D.C United, New England won the Eastern Conference and will now play Chivas USA for the title.

Northwood_DK · 11-19-2009, 01:22 PM

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Week 47

(16/11/09 – 22/11/09)

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16/11/09
Marcus Giglio has turned seventeen today and thus can now be given a professional contract with Liverpool. At this point its look doubtful he will ever play professional football for Liverpool.

17/11/09
7 young Liverpool players started in U21 games today and several of them did well. Eighteen-year-old young striker Lauri Dalla Valle had a rollercoaster day. He managed to score a goal for Finland Under 21s but then spoiled his hard work by getting himself sent-off.

18/11/09
Costa Rica today qualified for the World Cup after beating Colombia 3-1 over two games. 24-year old Bryan Ruìz who play his league football in Twente had a great game.

The last 4 European teams was also found today. Bulgaria is thru and the same is France who beat Russia 1-0 in Moscow on a goal by Anelka. An early goal by Cristiano Ronaldo was not enough for Portugal who lost out to Croatia. The most drama was in Scotland where they needed OT to find a winner. Two goals in OT finally secured Scotland the final spot in the Wold Cup.

All 32 teams that will play in the World Cup is now found and they will just wait for draw of the groups. That will take place in South Africa 11 December.

19/11/09
Glen Johnson, Liverpool's full-back, has revealed that he has successfully been able to adapt his game to no longer cut inside with the ball. He will instead look to play more directly towards the touchline.

The free transfer deadline for England clubs has passed.

20/11/09
Relegation-threatened Burnley are going to have to set up the barricades if they want to come away with a result from this very tough home game against league leaders Liverpool, according to Sky Bet (Burnley: 7-1 Draw: 3-1 Liverpool: 1-3).
Liverpool are currently on a three match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the English Premier Division. Burnley have now suffered three straight defeats and the relegation candidates find themselves in 18th place in the English Premier Division.

For the first time this season manager Tom Northwood decided not to attend the pre-game press conference.

F.C. Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic is among a number of players being linked with the World Player of the Year award. The 28-year-old striker is said to be delighted that he has had such a great year but will not allow the hype to get in the way of his football.
The other players thought to be in contention for the award are Samuel Eto'o, Steven Gerrard and Daniele De Rossi.

21/11/09
Comfortable win for The Reds on the road

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MATCH REPORT:
Burnley 0 - 2 Liverpool (Premier Division)
Liverpool produced a good display this afternoon to see off the challenge of Burnley at Turf Moor. Striker Fernando Torres got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a well timed close range finish on 3 minutes. Torres completed the scoring for Liverpool with a well timed close range finish on 26 minutes.
Experienced goalkeeper Brian Jensen then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Liverpool another goal on 84 minutes.
Attendance: 22516
Liverpool Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (8.4)

Thomas Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's 2 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Burnley. A journalist from KiCK! Magazine chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "The World Player of the Year is fast approaching. Who do you think will win it?"
Northwood's response was, "Steven Gerrard."
There is speculation that Northwood's words will elicit a positive response from Steven Gerrard. Furthermore, it is likely to be a reaction that is shared by Gerrard's team-mates

22/11/09
With seven matches played and 21 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Old Trafford where a crowd of 73960 witnessed Man Utd's convincing 8 - 0 victory over Portsmouth. The highlight being a landmark goal for Man Utd's Michael Carrick.
Elsewhere, Didier Drogba scored a curling shot from the edge of the area during Aston Villa's 0 - 1 defeat against Chelsea and 40158 watched Everton's convincing 3 - 0 victory over Blackburn where Marouane Fellaini scored the pick of the goals with a long range curling shot.

With a 1-0 win over Chivas USA the New England Revolution won there first ever MLS title.

Northwood_DK · 11-22-2009, 10:27 AM

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Week 48

(23/11/09 – 29/11/09)

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23/11/09
Fernando Torres was selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven.

24/11/09
Liverpool favoured for Bordeaux European battle. English league leaders Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on French Ligue 1 team Girondins Bordeaux, according to Sky Bet (Liverpool: 4-5 Draw: 2-1 Bordeaux: 3-1). Liverpool fans are all set to welcome Bordeaux fans to Liverpool for their European Champions Cup Group D match, one which the hosts are expecting to take a comfortable win from.

Tom Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the European Champions Cup Group D. A journalist from World Soccer Magazine chose the main focus point for the conference, asking,
"Your response suggests you have confidence in your players. What do you consider to be your strongest area of the team?"
Northwood's response was,
"I am fully confident that all areas of the team are strong and up for the challenge."
It is thought that the Liverpool squad should react well to Northwood's handling of the question.

25/11/09
Reds ease past Bordeaux

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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 1 - 0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Champions Cup Grp D)
Liverpool produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of FC Girondins de Bordeaux at Anfield. Striker David N'Gog gave Liverpool the lead with a fine header from point-blank range in the 26th minute. Things went from bad to worse for Girondins Bordeaux as player Rémi Le Berre earned himself an early bath for persistent fouling on 69 minutes.
Both teams had a number of attempts at goal, which promised much, but the quality of finishing was poor throughout.
Attendance: 45036
Liverpool Man of the Match: David N'Gog (7.5)

After the game manager Tom Northwood talked positively about the young players who got a chance to perform on the big stage today. Martin Kelly (19-years old), Francisco Duràn (21), Vincent Weijl (19) and of cause David N'Gog (20) all played important roles in the win.

26/11/09
David N'Gog was the best player on the park during Liverpool's 1 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Bordeaux yesterday evening and the margin of victory should have been even greater. N'Gog's pace and skill on the ball was a constant threat to the FC Girondins de Bordeaux defence and the striker thoroughly deserved his goal. Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc heaped praise on David N'Gog after the game. Blanc stated that he was impressed with how well N'Gog had played against his side and thought he was one of the best players on the pitch.
Interest in N'Gog is thought to be high, with Girondins Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player.
Speaking to Foot Mercato, Paris Saint-Germain boss Antoine Kombouaré was full of encouragement for Liverpool striker David N'Gog. Kombouaré enthused that N'Gog is showing that he has real class and that if he continues to progress then anything is possible for the youngster.
N'Gog has made twelve appearances for Liverpool so far this season, scoring only four goals.

27/11/09
Speculation is mounting that Girondins Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc is keeping tabs on Liverpool striker David N'Gog as he looks to expand the squad at Stade Chaban-Delmas (Parc Lescure). Blanc has made the striker one of his top transfer targets and will presumably be looking to follow up his interest in the near future.

League leaders Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites (Liverpool: 4-7 Draw: 5-2 Aston Villa: 4-1) but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Aston Villa, according to Sky Bet. Liverpool are currently on a four match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the English Premier Division and Aston Villa are currently lying in 8th place in the English Premier Division.

28/11/09
Reds stunned by incisive Aston Villa

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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 0 - 2 Aston Villa (Premier Division)
In a surprise result at Anfield, Liverpool were defeated by underdogs Aston Villa in their English Premier Division encounter. Striker Marlon Harewood got Aston Villa off to a flyer by scoring a close range effort on 5 minutes. Winger Ashley Young completed the scoring for Aston Villa with a screamer from the edge of the area on 20 minutes.
Things went from bad to worse for Liverpool as centre-back Daniel Agger earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 22 minutes. Liverpool were nearly gifted a goal on 75 minutes through Curtis Davies' lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them.
Attendance: 45362
Liverpool Man of the Match: Jamie Carragher (6.9)

29/11/09
Daniel Agger has been given an automatic one match ban after being sent off in the Premier Division match between Liverpool and Aston Villa. The ban will apply for all English domestic competitions and will start on Saturday 28th November 2009.
A disciplinary committee will be meeting on Saturday 5th December 2009 and may decide to extend the ban.
Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are very disappointed with Liverpool's 0 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Aston Villa. Daniel Agger, Emiliano Insúa and Yossi Benayoun were the main targets for the fans' criticism and Martin Skrtel was one of the players mentioned who they would have preferred to see in the starting line-up.

The biggest shock of the English FA Cup Second Round was a win for Blue Square Premier team Salisbury City against struggling Bristol Rovers. Rotherham United are also through to the Third Round as they beat Coca-Cola League 1 side Gillingham at Don Valley Stadium.
Elsewhere, there were wins for AFC Bournemouth, Cheltenham Town, Charlton Athletic and Brighton and Hove Albion.

The only good new for Liverpool this weekend was that they remained in first place in the League. Chelsea only managed 2-2 against Fulham and in a perhaps even bigger surprise then the Liverpool loss, Man U lost 3-1 to a struggling West Ham.

Northwood_DK · 11-23-2009, 04:05 PM

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Week 49

(30/11/09 – 06/12/09)

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30/11/09
Liverpool will play Nottingham Forest in the English FA Cup Third Round. The game will be played at Anfield on Saturday 2nd January 2010. Nottm Forest last won the competition in 1959.

01/12/09
Important dates for Liverpool FC in the month ahead:

5.12.2009 - Fulham v Liverpool (Premier Division)
8.12.2009 - Porto v Liverpool (Champions Cup)
12.12.2009 - Bolton v Liverpool (Premier Division)
15.12.2009 - Liverpool v Everton (Premier Division)
20.12.2009 - Liverpool v Man Utd (Premier Division)
28.12.2009 - Portsmouth v Liverpool (Premier Division)
30.12.2009 - Liverpool v West Ham (Premier Division)

Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee has reported that the following players have trained well over the past month:
Emmanuel Mendy (Tactics)
Steve Irwin (Ball Control)
Adam Pepper (Ball Control)

02/12/09
Board Confidence Update
To summarise, the board are satisfied with Tom Northwood’s management of the team. This has been underlined by the fans' happiness at Liverpool's convincing 4 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Stabæk. Despite the positives, Liverpool's 1 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Stoke cannot be ignored and the fans have voiced their discontent at the result.

The club recorded a loss of £5.96M last month.
Monthly Turnover: £11.22M
Previous Month: £6.79M
Main Income: Gate Receipts £4.6M
Monthly Expenditure: £17.18M
Previous Month: £15.26M
Main Expenditure: Player Wages £4.96M

03/12/09
A disciplinary committee have this morning ordered Daniel Agger to serve a further two match ban for his sending off in the Premier Division match between Liverpool and Aston Villa. The ban will apply for all English domestic competitions and will start on Saturday 5th December 2009.

04/12/09
The odds are firmly stacked against Fulham in what should prove a difficult home encounter against league leaders Liverpool, according to Sky Bet (Fulham: 4-1 Draw: 5-2 Liverpool: 4-7).
Following Liverpool's 0 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Aston Villa last Saturday, Northwood's side are currently 1st in the Premier Division with 32 points from 14 matches.
Fulham are currently lying in 14th place in the English Premier Division.

05/12/09
Another point’s loss for the Reds

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MATCH REPORT:
Fulham 1 - 1 Liverpool (Premier Division)
Liverpool fans came away from Craven Cottage largely in good spirits after their match against Fulham. Striker Andy Johnson gave Fulham the lead with a placed shot in the 20th minute. Striker David N'Gog then equalised for Liverpool after 75 minutes with a placed shot.
Attendance: 25586
Liverpool Man of the Match: Fàbio Aurèlio (7.4)

Lucas has picked up an automatic one match ban after collecting 5 yellow cards. The ban will apply for all English domestic competitions.

06/12/09
Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are disappointed with Liverpool's English Premier Division 1 - 1 draw with Fulham. Fernando Torres in particular was singled out as having underperformed.

The top of the Premier League is moving closer together. Early in the season it looked like Man U, Chelsea and Liverpool would run away in the top of the league. Man U have lost there last two games and Chelsea got two draws and Liverpool only managed a loss and a draw. Still Liverpool has climbed above Chelsea to 1st in the English Premier Division.
With the top-3 teams loosing points there are potential 8 teams within 5 points at the top of the table.

Northwood_DK · 11-28-2009, 11:23 AM

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Week 50

(07/12/09 – 13/12/09)

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07/12/09
Liverpool player Jamie Carragher has revealed he is concerned by the lack of discipline at the club. He did not elaborate exactly what he was talking about. Liverpool are on top of the yellow card list (34) but the fact that Jamie Carragher was not named backup captain this season might also be part of his “problem”.

After he was hailed by Paris Saint-Germain boss Antoine Kombouaré, Liverpool's striker David N'Gog responded in an grateful manner. N'Gog indicated that although it is nice to receive praise from some managers, he just wants to concentrate on improving his game.

Liverpool go into this away game with every chance of walking away with something against slight favourites Porto, according to Sky Bet (Porto: 6-4 Draw: 2-1 Liverpool: 13-8). Both clubs will be doing everything they can to ensure victory.

08/12/09
Liverpool youngster’s losses to Porto

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MATCH REPORT:
Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD 3 - 1 Liverpool (Champions Cup Grp D)
Liverpool will be wondering what might have been this morning after a close encounter with Porto turned into a 3 - 1 victory for their opponents.
Porto finally took the lead when player Luis Lopes scored a thumping header on 50 minutes. Striker David N'Gog then equalised for Liverpool in the 58th minute with a well timed close range finish. An error from Sotiris Kyrgiakos allowed player Gustavo Ribeiro to score a thumping header. Player João Cajuda completed the scoring for Porto with a powerful effort on 85 minutes.
Attendance: 50948
Liverpool Man of the Match: Dirk Kuyt (7.5)

09/12/09
Dave Galley has reported that Liverpool’s central defender Daniel Agger has suffered a bruised rib after a late tackle during the match against Porto. Galley advises you that Agger will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Agger will be out for between 4 days and 5 days whilst he is treated.

Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are disappointed with Liverpool's 1 - 3 European Champions Cup Group D defeat against Porto. Sotiris Kyrgiakos and Emmanuel Mendy were the main targets for the fans' criticism and there were some who stated that players such as Glen Johnson and Jamie Carragher should have been preferred in the starting line-up. Manager Tom Northwood said it was important that some of the regular players got a chance to rest and that new players gets a chance to play on the highest level. With the spot in the next round already secured this was a perfect game to accomplice just that.

10/12/09
A bad start to the week just got a lot worse when Dave Galley reported that attacking midfielder Steven Gerrard has sustained a chest injury while lifting weights during training. Galley advises that a chest injury can either be treated by the club's physios or managed by injections.
Injections: Will get through the next game against Bolton but could then be out for between 12 days and 2 weeks.
Physio: Out for between 9 days and 11 days.
Gerrard will be treated at Liverpool by the club's physios.

11/12/09
High-flying Bolton Wanderers are slight underdogs (Bolton: 7-4 Draw: 11-5 Liverpool: 5-4) in what should prove a tightly contested affair against league leaders Liverpool, according to Sky Bet. Premier Division title contenders Liverpool are currently lying in 1st place in the table while Bolton have been performing above expectations in the English Premier Division so far this season and find themselves in 5th place.

12/12/09
Reds ease past Bolton

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MATCH REPORT:
Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 Liverpool (Premier Division)
Liverpool produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium. The first incident of note was on 38 minutes as Liverpool were denied claims by Javier Mascherano for a penalty. With the game nearing an end, it was David N'Gog who scored a close range effort to give Liverpool the lead on 80 minutes.
N'Gog's impact delighted the fans with his late goal. Both teams had a number of attempts at goal, which promised much, but the quality of finishing was poor throughout.
Attendance: 27723
Liverpool Man of the Match: José Manuel Reina (7.8)

13/12/09
José Manuel Reina was the best player on the park during Liverpool's 1 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Bolton this evening and the margin of victory should have been even greater. The Liverpool goalkeeper looked safe enough when called upon and the clean sheet will have done wonders for his confidence.
Other impressive performances was turned inn by players like Glen Johnson and David N'Gog, leaving the likes of Philipp Degen wondering how he will break into the side.

The best viewing of the weekend was to be found at Old Trafford where a crowd of 75023 witnessed Man Utd's heavy 1 - 4 defeat against Chelsea. The highlight of that match being a superb hat-trick for Chelsea's Didier Drogba. With that win Chelsea dropped Liverpool one place to 2nd in the English Premier Division, with Chelsea climbing above them on goal difference.
Elsewhere, a hat-trick from Eduardo inspired a win for the home side during Arsenal's convincing 5 - 2 victory over Birmingham and Andy Johnson scored the pick of the goals in Fulham's 2 - 2 draw with Man City with a well timed close range finish.

bulletsponge · 11-28-2009, 12:21 PM

Carragher might be upset because you didnt discipline Agger. did you appeal the foul or discipline him when he got his red?

Northwood_DK · 11-28-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bulletsponge

Carragher might be upset because you didnt discipline Agger. did you appeal the foul or discipline him when he got his red?

That sounds reasonable. Properly just a coincidence that it was Carragher speaking out.

I didn’t appeal as the red card was properly correct (two footed tackle) but I didn’t discipline him either as it was his first such mistake. Guess a direct red card from now on is worth a weeks pay.

Carragher is just acting up a bit. He got something going that he thinks he will be a great manager when his playing career is over.

bulletsponge · 11-28-2009, 01:56 PM

no dont fine 1 weeks pay, just give him a warning. what carragher did happened to me a few times, then i started giving warnings (and a few fines when it was real bad red) and i no longer get that unhappines

Northwood_DK · 11-29-2009, 02:46 PM

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Week 51

(14/12/09 – 20/12/09)

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14/12/09
This week will be one of the most important in the calendar for both Liverpool players and fans. With home game against city rivals Everton and against Man U this week will be like an early Christmas for all Liverpool fans. The city rivalry against a well playing Everton team is always a season highlight on Anfield Road. The rivalry with Man U might have the same importance in Liverpool but a win against the Red Devils is not fare behind.

15/12/09
Confident performance from The Reds against tame Everton team

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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 4 - 1 Everton (Premier Division)
An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Everton 4 - 1 at Anfield. A brace from Fernando Torres helped Liverpool to victory. Striker Fernando Torres got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 5 minutes. Striker David N'Gog doubled Liverpool's lead with a well timed close range finish on 21 minutes. An error from Lucas Neill allowed Torres to score a well timed close range finish.
Enthusiastic striker James Vaughan pulled one back for Everton after 69 minutes with a powerful close range effort which was deflected on its way in. Full-back Emiliano Insúa completed the rout with a well timed close range finish on 75 minutes.
Attendance: 45362
Liverpool Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (8.5)

Liverpool decided to come out in a 4-4-2 formation for the first time this season. Main reason for the change is the injury that leaves LFC without a quality starting AMC. It was also pointed out before the game by the Liverpool staff that Everton was struggling against teams playing in a 4-4-2 formation.

16/12/09
Perhaps just as important as the win (of cause not for the fans) is that fact that a small hole has opened up again in the top of the table. Chelsea and Liverpool is now 8 points clear of Manchester U and the rest of the persuaders.

17/12/09
The draw for the first round of the knockout stage was held today. Liverpool did not have much luck in the draw as they have been paired with Real Madrid. Liverpool and Real Madrid C.F. actually played each other in the final of the Champions Cup back in 1981, with The Reds lifting the trophy on that occasion.
Other great matchups in the first knockout stage will be Barcelona – Chelsea and Man U – Glasgow Rangers.

18/12/09
Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites (Liverpool: 4-6 Draw: 9-4 Man Utd: 7-2) but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Man Utd this Sunday, according to Sky Bet. Liverpool are currently on a three match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 2nd place in the English Premier Division.
Man Utd's English Premier Division 0 - 0 draw with Birmingham last Tuesday sees Ferguson's side currently 3rd in the Premier Division with 31 points from 17 matches.
Liverpool will likely play the 4-4-2 formation again this weekend against Manchester United. The reasoning behind that move is that Steven Gerrard is still not expected ready to play and the Red Devils struggles against that formation according to LFC Assistant Manager Sammy Lee.

19/12/09
Despite the loss earlier this week to Liverpool, Everton continue to impress in this year Premier League. In this Saturdays early game they beat Man City on the road and that win moved them up to 3rd in the standing. The surprise player has been 30-year old Australian AMC Tim Cahill (7.28) with 7 goals and 4 assists.

20/12/09
Liverpool fortunate to beat Man Utd

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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester United (Premier Division)
Liverpool recorded a somewhat fortuitous win over Manchester United on a fine afternoon at Anfield. Liverpool finally took the lead when Israel captain Yossi Benayoun scored a well timed close range finish on 45 minutes. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 52 minutes. Striker Wayne Rooney managed to grab the consolation for Man Utd in the 56th minute with a well timed close range finish.
Attendance: 45362
Liverpool Man of the Match: Yossi Benayoun (7.7)

Manager Tom Northwood’s actions almost cost Liverpool the win today. His tactic in the first half was excellent when his team instead of the normal all-out attack sat back and waited out Man U and played counterattack football instead. But in the second half his calls was more questionable. Shifting to a 4-5-1 formation and then 5-4-1 was not a good move and when Dirk Kuyt was injured (dead leg, out 2 to 3 days) he suddenly found himself without a substitute to replace. Despite being a man down for the last 15 minutes Liverpool managed to hang on to the win.

Yossi Benayoun had a fine game this afternoon during Liverpool's 2 - 1 English Premier Division victory over Man Utd but it was a tight match that could really have gone either way. Benayoun put in an impressive performance for Liverpool and his goal will have been the icing on the cake for the right winger. Benayoun has been in superb form for Liverpool so far this season, contributing four goals and seven assists in twenty-four appearances.
Even Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson heaped praise on Liverpool right winger Yossi Benayoun. Ferguson stated that he was impressed with how well Benayoun had played against his side and thought he was one of the best players on the pitch.

Northwood_DK · 12-02-2009, 07:08 AM

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Week: 52
Date: 21 / 12 / 2009
Headline: Club World Championship / EPL Team of the Week
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Barcelona have lost in the Club World Championship Final on penalties after a 2 - 2 draw with Estudiantes (LP) at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium. The game was decided on penalties where Estudiantes from Argentina won 5-4. The missed penalty was by Dmytro Chygrynskyi who Barcelona bought from Shakthtar for £21mil before the season.

Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres were selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven. They can now together with the rest of the Liverpool first team take a nice Christmas holiday as the team don’t have any games until 28des.

Northwood_DK · 12-02-2009, 08:55 AM

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Week: 52
Date: 22 / 12 / 2009
Headline: Transfer talk
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It is being widely reported that Birmingham boss Dave Jones is all set to spend the bulk of his transfer budget on Liverpool left-back Emiliano Insúa. The left-back is valued by his club at £5M.
Insúa has been looking to establish himself as a regular at Anfield this season and has performed well in the eighteen appearances he has made in a Liverpool shirt this season.
Insúa has been one of manager Tom Northwood’s early favourites and it’s therefore highly unlikely that he will leave Anfield at this time.

Northwood_DK · 12-02-2009, 10:38 AM

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Week: 52
Date: 23 / 12 / 2009
Headline: Injury report
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Andriy Voronin has sustained a broken collarbone after falling awkwardly during the match against Burnley Reserves. It is likely that Voronin will be out for between 6 weeks and 7 weeks whilst he is treated. This is bad news as Liverpool hoped to sell Voronin when the transfer window opens again in a few days.
Despite his £28.000 a week salary Voronin has struggled to make any kind of impact even on the reserves team. That together with some impressive play from David N’Gog has made Voronin irrelevant in Liverpool.

Barcelona today lost there first league game of the year. A 3-1 defeat to Valencia on the road drops them to “only “ second in the Spanish league behind Real Madrid on equal points but with two games less played.

Northwood_DK · 12-02-2009, 01:31 PM

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Week: 52
Date: 24 / 12 / 2009
Headline: Injury report
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After being encouraged to learn from Albert Riera by his boss Thomas Northwood, Liverpool's young full-back Christopher Buchtmann responded in an appreciative manner. Liverpool player Christopher Buchtmann has expressed his delight at having the chance to work alongside Albert Riera.
Buchtmann revealed that he has a lot of respect for Riera and was looking forward to learning some additional movement and also adjusting his mentality off the pitch.
Albert Riera feels that he has a lot to offer Christopher Buchtmann. Riera indicated that he is happy to pass on his experience and knowledge to Buchtmann.

Northwood_DK · 12-02-2009, 01:32 PM

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Week: 52
Date: 25 / 12 / 2009
Headline: Robbie Keane deal
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Tottenham have paid Liverpool £1,000,000 as part of the Robbie Keane transfer deal. The player has played in 30 league games for Tottenham.

10-30-2009, 06:15 PM	#3
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 28 (06/07/09 – 12/07/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 07/07/09 It has been well known for some time in football circles that the American owners of Liverpool FC George Gillett and Tom Hicks have not seen eye to eye on a lot of issues with the team’s manager Rafael Benítez. Still it was a huge surprise that the owners today decided to terminate his contract just 1 ½ months before the start of the 2009-10 Premier League season. But it was an even bigger surprise that they decided to appoint Thomas Northwood as the new man in charge on Anfield Road. Mr Northwood has been out of football since 2005 (FM2005) but is expected to be presented to the media in a press conference later this week. Thomas Northwood will be under huge pressure to show results from day-1. The minimum expectation for the team by both fans and media is to challenge for the title and also do well in Europe. 08/07/09 First order of business for LFCs new GM Thomas Northwood was to attend the press conference. After the medias came away with this quote from the new GM. “Tom Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists for his first press conference as the new manager of Liverpool. A journalist from the Daily Post chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "New managers often bring about times of change and upheaval and some might fear for their jobs. Will there be changes?" Northwood's response was, "Everyone will have a chance to prove that they are worthy of being here." The rest of the day the new GM spend on the practise field watching the Liverpool first team and the reserves play a friendly. It was a chance for both players and staff to get a feel for the new formation all LFC teams will be playing this season. The formation is described as a mix between a 4-3-2-1 and 4-4-2 depending on the situation. GM Northwood decided to play what could very well be the starting lineup on opening day before substituting almost the entire team in the second half. The game finished 4-1 but the only important new from the game was that Steven Gerrard was injured after just 13 minutes of play and will be out for 4 to 5 days with a bruised rib. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 4 - 1 Liverpool Reserves (Friendly) Despite Liverpool's comfortable 4 - 1 victory over minnows Liverpool Reserves, some pundits were unimpressed with the manner of victory, with the underdogs causing Liverpool far more problems than had been expected. The match started tentatively for Liverpool with Sotiris Kyrgiakos nearly handing the opposition the lead on 2 minutes. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun gave Liverpool the lead with a screamer from the edge of the area in the 37th minute. Winger Albert Riera doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 40 minutes. Voronin scored with a close range effort in the 50th minute to extend the lead further. Striker David N'Gog pulled one back for Liverpool Reserves after 51 minutes with a placed shot. Commanding centre-back Jamie Carragher completed the rout with a placed shot from close range on 54 minutes. Attendance: 0 This will be the only game the first team play before going inn to training camp. The next scheduled game will not be until 18/7 when the team plays France team Le Mans UC 72 in the first of six friendlys leading up to the start of the regular season. 09/07/09 The biggest problem for new manager Thomas Northwood might possible not be found on the field but instead in the boardroom and on the way to the bank. Despite the sale of Alonso to real Madrid for close to £30milllion and an annual transfer budget of close to £20milllion the team is almost out of transfer money. Most of that money was spend on Glen Johnson and Albert Aquilani who was both brought inn before the American owners decided to fire Benitez. With the owners reportedly being almost out of cash with most of there money being tied up in assets and debts it’s unlikely that more money will be made available anytime soon. Add a bank loan of £300mil waiting to be paid back, Northwood’s only chance to add quality players to the roster before the season will be by selling fringe players. Witch players that will be made available for transfer is still unclear but speculations around Anfield keep mentioning Andriy Voronin, Dirk Kuyt and Philip Degen as players that might be on top of the list and on the way out. The current transfer budget for this season has been set at £2M and the wage budget at £1.1M p/w. 10/07/09 It didn’t take long from the time LFC manager Tom Northwood mentioned that Andriy Voronin was available for trade until the first teams showed interest. “Middlesbrough boss to spend transfer budget It is being widely reported that Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is all set to spend the bulk of his transfer budget on Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin. The striker is valued by his club at £3.1M. Voronin has recently revealed that he was disappointed to find himself transfer-listed at Anfield and is determined to prove himself.” In other news Liverpool today said no to an offer to play GH Academy in a friendly. Tom Northwood said he would prefer to spend the time on the practise field instead. 11/07/09 The team today decided to turn down an offer on 17-year old Hungarian GK Peter Gulácsi from Italian club Juventus. Gulácsi is a hot prospect for the future and was a regular starter for Coca-Cola League 1 team Hereford on a loan contract. 12/07/09 Liverpool have announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club have sold 17465 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expect the club to sell another 11900 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 29400 in total. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 10-30-2009 at 06:17 PM.

10-31-2009, 04:06 PM	#4
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 29 (13/07/09 – 19/07/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13/07/09 LFCs front office today received an official offer for DMC Lucas. The 22 year old Brazilian with two caps joined Liverpool from Gremio for £6mil and has 43 league appearances. The offer came from Genoa who are willing to pay £4.9mil. Liverpool got six days to answer the offer and they might be tempted to take it and add some money to the transfer budget. The team will likely try to get a better offer as several teams with Man City and Tottenham leading the pack, are also interested in the young Brazilian. The team still got Argentinean Javier Mascherano who can play DMC. 14/07/09 Another player Liverpool might consider trading to make more transfer money available is David Ngoc. The problem in trading the 20-year old France player is that he is conceded on of the best young talents on the team. 15/07/09 The Liverpool vs FC Bayern Friendly match on Tuesday 21st July 2009 has been chosen for live television coverage. The first leg of the second qualifying round for the Champions League was played today. With seventeen matches played and 42 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Aukstaitija where a crowd of 1564 witnessed a shock result during Ekranas' 1 - 0 victory over Debrecen. Elsewhere, a brace from Yosef Luzon inspired a win for the away side during Levadia's heavy 0 - 3 defeat against M. Haifa and Adem Ljajic scored the pick of the goals in WIT-Georgia's 1 - 2 defeat against Partizan with a placed shot from close range. 16/07/09 The transfer talk really opened up for Liverpool FC today as its being widely reported that Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is all set to spend the bulk of his transfer budget on Liverpool left winger Ryan Babel. The left winger is valued by his club at £5.75M. Babel, 22, arrived at Anfield from Ajax for a fee of £14.75M in 2007. The left winger will mostly be a backup on Anfield this season as Albert Riera most likely will be the starter. It was also reported today that LFC was in talk with Galatasaray about a possible trade for Brazilian attacking midfielder Lincoln. It’s reported that Liverpool is willing to send Andriy Voronin to Turkey in return. 17/07/09 Man City today became the second team to make a bid for Lucas. They made an offer of £6,000,000 for Lucas and have set a deadline of Saturday 25th July 2009 for Liverpool's decision Genoa are amongst the favourites to sign Lucas and have reportedly made an offer, but Aston Villa, Tottenham and Espanyol are also said to be very interested. At the same time has all the transfer speculations the last few days started to have an impact on the involved players. Liverpool's Ryan Babel has told BirminghamMail.net that he would be keen on joining Aston Villa, but is concerned that the media speculation surrounding such a move might have a detrimental impact on his football. The 22 year old left winger commented that the sooner the situation was resolved, the better it would be for all parties concerned. Babel, 22, arrived at Anfield from Ajax for a fee of £14.75M in 2007. Aston Villa have still not made an official bid for the attacking midfielder from Holland. 18/07/09 The Liverpool squad came directly from the pre-season training camp to Le Mans for the first real match in the warm-up for the Premier League and it took them 38 minutes to put the first goal on the scoreboard. MATCH REPORT: Le Mans UC 72 0 - 3 Liverpool (Friendly) Liverpool enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Le Mans UC 72 side at Stade Léon Bollée this evening. Player Jean-Pierre Duhalde showed a sign of things to come though as he nearly gifted Liverpool a goal on 35 minutes. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun gave Liverpool the lead with a powerful effort in the 39th minute. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a powerful effort on 43 minutes. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard completed the rout with a powerful effort on 48 minutes. Attendance: 14474 19/07/09 Liverpool came home from the short trip to France to find several transfer requests waiting for them. Lazio manager Davide Ballardini is believed to be interested in securing the services of Liverpool's Andrea Dossena. Ballardini is clearly keen to add to his squad and sees the 27 year-old full-back as an ideal signing. Dossena, who has 3 years left on his current contract, has been at Anfield since July 2008. Liverpool's Philipp Degen is reportedly a transfer target for Wigan Athletic. Wigan manager Roberto Martínez is believed to be interested in the 26 year-old right-back and could be looking to bring him to DW Stadium in the near future. Degen is on the transfer-list at Liverpool but remains fiercely loyal to the club and has expressed a desire to stay. Speculation is also mounting that Wolves are keeping tabs on Liverpool left-back Emiliano Insúa as manager Mick McCarthy looks to expand the squad at Molineux. Wolves are reported to have made the full-back one of their top transfer targets and will presumably be looking to follow up their interest in the near future. Insúa signed for league runners up Liverpool in 2007. LFCs manager Tom Northwood issued a hands off warning for the young player he considers being an important part of the first team this season. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 10-31-2009 at 04:06 PM.

10-31-2009, 06:09 PM	#5
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 30 (20/07/09 – 26/07/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20/07/09 The players got a quiet day while the team prepares for the first home game of the season. Liverpool will play Bayern München in a friendly this week. The front office also decided to turn down the offer from Genoa who made an offer worth £4,900,000 plus future incentives for Lucas. Instead the concentrate on the £6,000,000 offer they still have from Man City. Media are also still talking about Sunderland, Tottenham and Stuttgart as future destination for the young player. 21/07/09 The 44.000 showing up for the first home game of the year for Liverpool were possible a bit disappointed that both Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard started the game on the bench but with three games in five days GM Northwood have to protect his players. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 1 - 2 FC Bayern München (Friendly) FC Bayern München battled their way to a 2 - 1 victory in this evenly-matched contest between two hard-working teams. An error from Jamie Carragher allowed winger Bastian Schweinsteiger to score a placed shot. Experienced striker Miroslav Klose doubled FC Bayern's lead with a close range header on 45 minutes. Striker Dirk Kuyt's 47th minute strike proved the only consolation for The Reds. Attendance: 44263 Other teams is also struggling in there workup to the season. Man City lost a friendly to West Brom. and Chelsea had to fight for a 1-0 win over Bradford. 22/07/09 DL Emiliano Insúa has told Football365.com that he has neither asked to leave Liverpool nor requested that he be allowed to speak to Wolves. The 20-year-old left-back added that he was under contract at Anfield and would therefore continue to work hard for the club and his team-mates. The Liverpool Reserves had a bad first outing this week in a 0-3 loss to Charlton. Only positive comments was for Adam Pepper's performance during the match. The attacking midfielder made several key passes which had an influence on the game With thirty-four teams in action and 38 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Stadion FK Partizan where a crowd of 12591 witnessed Partizan's convincing 5 - 2 aggregate win over WIT-Georgia. A possible talking point from the game being a red card for Partizan's Vladimir Milutinovic. Elsewhere, a brace from Wasim Reuven inspired a win for the home side during M. Haifa's convincing 7 - 0 aggregate win over Levadia and Christian Ilic scored the pick of the goals in Baki's heavy 0 - 5 aggregate loss against FC RB Salzburg with a well timed close range finish. 23/07/09 The team needs to get ready for a new match on just two days rest. Once again GM Northwood decides to sit down most of the big names and give the backups a chance to show why they belong in the starting line-up. MATCH REPORT: Dunfermline Athletic 0 - 2 Liverpool (Friendly) Liverpool produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park. Striker David N'Gog got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 5 minutes. Young forward Daniel Pacheco completed the scoring for Liverpool with a placed shot on 24 minutes. Player Nigel Bett then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Liverpool another goal on 53 minutes. 24/07/09 English Premier Division title odds from Sky Bet was released today. Man Utd have been made 7-4 favourites to win the English Premier Division title this season. The rest of the main contenders are priced at: 5-2 - Liverpool, 5-2 - Chelsea, 5-1 - Man City, 5-1 - Arsenal and 33-1 - Everton. As far as Liverpool is concerned, the bookmakers believe that they definitely have the quality to mount a serious title challenge and that no matter what happens LFC will be there or thereabouts come the end of the season. Over the last 24 hours LFCs front office have turned down several offers for Emiliano Insúa. The latest offer came from Sunderland who made an offer worth £6,000,000 plus future incentives for Emiliano Insúa. Birmingham, West Brom and Wolves are among the other clubs who have put in offers for Insúa. They have all been turned down by GM Northwood. 25/07/09 This time LFC starts a team of veterans expected to start on ay one combined with a few young players looking for a chance. MATCH REPORT: Hibernian 0 - 4 Liverpool (Friendly) Liverpool fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Easter Road Stadium this afternoon. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Liverpool's David N'Gog. Liverpool finally took the lead when striker David N'Gog scored a close range header on 54 minutes. Striker Dirk Kuyt doubled Liverpool's lead with a real poacher's effort on 62 minutes. An error from Chris Hogg allowed N'Gog to score a placed shot. N'Gog completed the rout with a powerful effort on 80 minutes. Attendance: 1694 David N'Gog is more and more looking like the future sidekick for Torres up on top. He now got 5 goals in the pre season 26/07/09 Liverpool have announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club have sold 24090 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expect the club to sell another 5300 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 29400 in total. Man City have now raised there offer for Lucas from £6,000,000 on the 15th to now £9,000,000 just 10 days later. Interest in Lucas is still thought to be high, with Aston Villa and Tottenham among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player. They have set a deadline of Sunday 2nd August 2009 for Liverpool's decision. This offer might b to good to turn down for a Liverpool team in desperate need for money. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 11-04-2009 at 04:20 PM.

11-02-2009, 01:56 PM	#7
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 32 (03/08/09 – 09/08/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03/08/09 With just a few days to the start of the season transfer talk is running wild. LFC finally decided to turn down the £9mil offer from Man City for Lucas. Instead they accepted offers from Sunderland on Ryan Babel and from Chelsea on AMC Daniel Pacheco. Those two transfers will be worth a combined £6.85mil and hopefully be enough to make a bid for Raúl Tamudo that Espanyol will accept. A team without cash problems is Man City. They have just completed the deal for Maxi Rodríguez from At. Madrid. The price was £20.5M plus clauses 04/08/09 05/08/09 With fifteen matches played and 33 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at RSC Olympiyskyi where a crowd of 23920 witnessed Shakhtar's convincing 4 - 1 aggregate win over FC Twente. A possible talking point from the game being a red card for Shakhtar's Tomás Hübschman. Elsewhere, Liédson scored a placed shot from the edge of the area during Dinamo Moscow's heavy 0 - 5 aggregate loss against Sporting CP and 58072 watched Celtic's convincing 5 - 1 aggregate win over Sparta Prague where Scott Brown scored the pick of the goals with a placed shot from close range. Norwegian team Stabæk managed to turn around a 0-2 deficit form the first game with a 3-0 win at home over Levski from Bulgaria. And the Danish champions FC København had no trouble beating Finish FC Inter with a total of 4-0 over the two games. 06/08/09 Eight of LFC players have been called up for international duty next week. GM Northwood has asked that the players looking to be in the starting line-up for the season opener will only play 45 minutes. That is Yossi Benayoun, Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insúa Match Date: August 11th. France Under 21s: David N'Gog Match Date: August 12th. Iceland: Victor Pálsson Israel: Yossi Benayoun Ukraine: Andriy Voronin Hungary: Krisztián Németh and András Simon Argentina: Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insúa Late this afternoon confirmation came thru that Espanyol have accepted the £7.4M offer from Liverpool for Raúl Tamudo. LFC now just have to agree on the personal contract with Tamudo. The personal contract might be a problem for GM Northwood as the LFC board is not willing to spend a lot of money on weekly pay checks either. They will not spend more then £12.500 pr week and that’s almost £15.000 less then what Tamudo is asking for. They will also need for the sale of Ryan Babel and Daniel Pacheco will go thru to raise the transfer money necessary. 07/08/09 The work to get Manudo to Anfiled is quickly coming apart. Liverpool's Daniel Pacheco has rejected the contract offer from Chelsea. Pacheco stated that the following issues caused the deal to collapse: - He isn't happy with the duration of the contract. - He would prefer a substantial bonus for his appearances in the first team. With that deal down the drain LFC will likely not have enough money to make the Raúl Tamudo deal. 08/08/09 On the same day the agent for Raúl Tamudo officially turn down the Liverpool offer due to the low base salary the sale of Ryan Babel to Man City is finally completed. The sale will add £7mil to the Reds transfer budget that has been close to none existing until now. 09/08/09 Man U dominated most of the Community Shield game against Chelsea and the goal by Guiseppe Rosi looked to be the winning goal for a long time. But two late goals by Chelsea (Alex 66 and Joe Cole 85) turned the picture around and gives Chelsea there first win since 2005 Last edited by Northwood_DK : 11-02-2009 at 01:56 PM.

11-03-2009, 03:32 AM	#8
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 33 (10/08/09 – 16/08/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10/08/09 Liverpool today picked captains for the upcoming season. Like previous years Steven Gerrard was the clear choice as captain but it was a bit of a surprise that GM Tom Northwood picked Javier Mascherano as Vice-captain instead of Jamie Carragher who held that duty before. In other LFC news the team decided to ship GK Peter Gulácsi to Inter for a £170,000 transfer fee. Liverpool will also have to decide if they wants to take more of Man City’s money as they have made an £4.8mil offer for Andrea Dossena. 11/08/09 The English League Cup First Round has seen a number of clubs knocked out by lower league opposition, with the biggest shock coming at Gigg Lane as Coca-Cola League 2 outfit Bury claimed a famous win against Coca-Cola Championship side Sheffield United. Coca-Cola League 2 outfit Lincoln City are also through to the Second Round after shocking Coca-Cola Championship side Sheffield Wednesday at Sincil Bank. Elsewhere, there were wins for Macclesfield Town, Burton Albion, Brentford and Derby County. The best viewing was to be found at Griffin Park where a crowd of 7865 witnessed a shock result during Brentford's 10 - 9 penalty win over Q.P.R. Liverpool will not join the tournament until a later stage. 12/08/09 Liverpool have sent people to Brazil to negotiate with Cruzeiro about attacker Kléber. Cruzeiro turned down Liverpool’s first offer of £5,750,000 but LFC hope to get Cruzeiro back to the table by adding Vitor Flora who Cruzeiro have shown interest in to the deal. 13/08/09 Liverpool was once again turned down by Cruzeiro. The new offer for Kléber was not enough and LFC will now look other places to improve the team before season start. Emiliano Insúa has thanked Diego Maradona for handing him his Argentina debut and told of his delight at earning his first cap. The Liverpool left-back added that he hoped he could now go back to his club and keep doing well so that Maradona will pick him in his next Argentina squad. 14/08/09 Liverpool favourites for Portsmouth clash. Liverpool: 4-7(Fav) Draw: 5-2 Portsmouth: 4-1 (English Premier Division) League runners up Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Portsmouth, according to Sky Bet. In the last press conference before the season kicks off tomorrow Thomas Northwood appeared in good spirits when he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against Portsmouth in the English Premier Division. A journalist from the Liverpool Echo chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "How would you describe your relationship with Paul Hart currently?" Northwood's response was, "We have a strong understanding and a great mutual respect for each other." It is thought that the Liverpool squad should react well to Northwood's handling of the question. 15/08/09 Youth Coach Rodolfo Borrell was present as Liverpool Under 18s emerged victorious against Preston North End Under 18s at Deepdale this afternoon. Borrell singled out Stephen Sama as the team's top performer. The central defender scored a goal to round off an impressive display. The two teams from Manchester kicked off the 2009-2010 Premier League season today. City took the first hand as they recorded a 2-0 victory. The goals was scored by ex-Man U player Carlos Tevez and Robinho. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 2 - 0 Portsmouth (Premier Division) Liverpool enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Portsmouth side at Anfield this afternoon. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a close range header in the 27th minute. With Portsmouth staring at defeat, there was controversy as midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng then had a penalty shout turned down. Then followed controversy as Liverpool were denied claims by Argentina captain Javier Mascherano for a penalty. Things went from bad to worse for Portsmouth as South Africa and Portsmouth captain Aaron Mokoena earned himself an early bath for persistent fouling on 84 minutes. Full-back Fábio Aurélio finally rounded off their victory on 85 minutes with a freekick. Attendance: 45000 Man of the match: Fábio Aurélio Thomas Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's 2 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Portsmouth. A journalist from skysports.com chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Fábio Aurélio picked up the man of match award for your side today. How did you rate his performance?" Northwood's response was, "Fábio Aurélio had a good solid game and I expect to see more of the same." There is speculation that Fábio Aurélio will be buoyed by Northwood's positive words. 16/08/09 Portsmouth had a controversial penalty appeal turned down in the 38th minute during Portsmouth's 0 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Liverpool. Kevin-Prince Boateng believed that the referee had missed a blatant foul by Philipp Degen in the box and that Portsmouth should have been awarded a penalty. Portsmouth boss Paul Hart refused to openly criticise the referee after the match, claiming that he was not prepared to risk being reprimanded by the FA. Liverpool have announced the final sales figures for season tickets. The ticket office has confirmed that the club have sold 28000 season tickets for this season. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 11-04-2009 at 04:22 PM.

10-30-2009, 04:04 PM	#2
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	Liverpool: A Background Founded in 1892, Liverpool are a professional English club currently playing in the English Premier Division. The club play their home games at Anfield and possess top training facilities and an excellent youth setup. The Liverpool reserve team play at Prenton Park. The club is affectionately known as The Reds and retains a fierce rivalry with Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton. Having enjoyed their greatest spell of success during the 1980s, The Reds are undoubtedly one of the most successful clubs in England. Boasting a proud total of forty-nine competition wins, here are just some of their highlights: Liverpool won the Champions Cup on five occasions and finished runners-up on two occasions, won the English top division eighteen times and finished runners-up on twelve occasions, finished runners-up in the Cup Winners Cup in 1966, and won the EURO Cup in 1973, 1976 and 2001.

11-01-2009, 01:53 PM	#6
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 31 (27/07/09 – 02/08/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.

11-03-2009, 05:29 PM	#9
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11-04-2009, 11:23 AM	#11
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 34 (17/08/09 – 23/08/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17/08/09 Man City has still not given up on DMC Lucas. Today’s they once again offered LFC £9mil for the 22-year old Brazilian. Liverpool turned down the same offer a few weeks back and will not accept it this time either. But instead of turning it down straight away they have decided to negotiate with Man City to see if they can get any more out of a possible deal. They are looking at getting Man City to add FC Benjni to the deal. Liverpool is also preparing for the second game of the regular season against West Ham. They lost there first game of the year 0-2 to Chelsea and will be desperately looking for a win. 18/08/09 Liverpool only makes a single change to the team that won the season opener a few days ago. Man of the match from the first game Fábio Aurélio gets a chance to start this week and Albert Riera is moved to the bench. MATCH REPORT: West Ham United 1 - 3 Liverpool (Premier Division) An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre West Ham United 3 - 1 at Upton Park. Full-back Fábio Aurélio got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 8 minutes. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 86 minutes. Striker Carlton Cole gave the West Ham fans a glimmer of hope after 88 minutes with a placed shot. When Spector gave away a penalty, Gerrard confidently stepped up to score from the spot. Attendance: 34098 A controversial penalty was given in the 90th minute during West Ham's 1 - 3 English Premier Division defeat against Liverpool. West Ham defensive midfielder Radoslav Kovac revealed after the match that he felt that a penalty was a harsh decision for his team-mate Jonathan Spector. West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola refused to openly criticise the referee after the match, claiming that he was not prepared to risk being reprimanded by the FA. Liverpool’s manager Tom Northwood also declined to answer questions about the penalty in his press conference after the game. He instead spend time praising West Hams keeper Robert Green who had a great game and was named player of the game. 19/08/09 It’s early in the season but the Liverpool supporters are still delighted to see the Reds on top of the division standing. The fans were pleased with the amount of times the team managed to test the opposition goalkeeper. Fábio Aurélio, Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres particularly impressed the fans. Clubs are still contacting Liverpool requesting about players. LFC once again turned down Genoas bid to loan (with option to buy) of Lucas. It’s also reported that Stoke is now looking in to the possibilities to buy Emiliano Insúa. Tom Northwood issued a hands off warning. The first leg of the final qualifying round for the Champions league was played today. With ten matches played and 22 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Emirates Stadium where a crowd of 60361 witnessed Arsenal's 0 - 1 defeat against At. Madrid. The game was marred however by an injury to Arsenal's Philippe Senderos. Three other Gunners players also picked up injuries in the game. Elsewhere, Celtic's 1 - 3 defeat against Olympique Lyonnais proved to be a fiery affair and Adrian Mutu scored the pick of the goals in Fiorentina's 2 - 0 victory over Shakhtar with a superb chip over the keeper from the edge of the box. It has been another great day of action in the English Premier Division. With six teams in action and 14 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Old Trafford where a crowd of 76212 witnessed Man Utd's convincing 6 - 1 victory over Tottenham. The highlight of that match was hat-tricks by both Guiseppe Rossi and Wayne Rooney. In this game Peter Crouch also scored his first ever goal for Tottenham. Elsewhere, Morten Gamst Pedersen scored the 3rd hat-trick of the day during Blackburn's 3 - 3 draw with Chelsea and 20311 watched Portsmouth's 0 - 1 defeat against Wigan. 20/08/09 Man City today spent another £12,500,000 for the transfer of Marek Hamsik from Napoli. Hamsik is a 22-year old attacking midfielder from Slovakia. The latest buy by the Man City owners take the teams total spending before this season to £49.500.000. 21/08/09 The Liverpool Reserves had another bad day as they lost 0 - 3 to the Man Utd Reserves. Coach John McMahon was present and commented on Nicolaj Køhlert's good performance during the match. The Liverpool Reserves have still not won a game this season. Emiliano Insúa has told Sky Sports News that he has neither asked to leave Liverpool nor requested that he be allowed to speak to Stoke. The 20-year-old left-back added that he was under contract at Anfield and would therefore continue to work hard for the club and his team-mates. Insúa signed for league runners up Liverpool in 2007. 22/08/09 Today’s match will be a clash between the #1 and # 2 team in the Premier League. Blackburn won the first game of the season over Birmingham and then tied Chelsea in an exciting 3-3 draw earlier this week. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers (Premier Division) An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 at Anfield. Liverpool finally took the lead when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored a well executed finish on 42 minutes. An error from Mohammed Shawky allowed Gerrard to score a placed shot. Gerrard's presence on the pitch was an inspiration to his team and the attacking midfielder finished the game with two goals to cap a scintillating performance from the Liverpool skipper. Gerrard, who was born in Liverpool, has 4 years left on his contract and has recently confirmed his happiness at playing for his local club. Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin feels the fans are pleased with Liverpool's 2 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Blackburn. Liverpool have notched up three straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the English Premier Division. Attendance: 45362 Man of the match: Steven Gerrard 23/08/09 In the Coca-Cola Championship League newly relegated Newcastle have opened the season in horrendous fashion. The result after 4 games is 4 losses and they are all the way at the bottom of the league. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 11-05-2009 at 03:02 AM.

11-05-2009, 03:12 AM	#12
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 35 (24/08/09 – 30/08/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24/08/09 To finish off an almost perfect week for Liverpool FC Fábio Aurélio was selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven. 25/08/09 The time is running out for Liverpool if they wants to improve there roster. The transfer deadline for English clubs is in one week and no new players have yet set foot on Anfield Road. 26/08/09 Second round of the English League Cup is played today. A series of upsets marked the Second Round as a number of big clubs were knocked out by their opponents from lower divisions. The biggest shock came as Coca-Cola League 1 team Oldham Athletic eliminated Premier Division team Portsmouth at Boundary Park. Millwall are also through to the Third Round as they stunned newly-promoted Birmingham City at The Den. Elsewhere, there were wins for Morecambe, Bolton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra and Southend United. At Ewood Park where a crowd of 17811 witnessed a shock result during Blackburn's 0 - 1 defeat against Leicester. Andrew Wright scored a well timed close range finish during West Ham's 0 - 2 defeat against Scunthorpe and 7066 watched Cheltenham's 1 - 3 defeat against Wigan where Erik Edman scored the pick of the goals with a placed close range header. In the final game of the Champions league qualifying a lot of pressure was on Arsenal as they had to win on the road to make it to the promised land. At Vicente Calderón a crowd of 54851 witnessed At. Madrid's play to a 1 – 1 draw and advance on a 2-1 aggregate. Elsewhere, Giorgos Samaras scored a subtle chip over the keeper during Olympique Lyonnais' convincing 5 - 2 aggregate win over Celtic and 51709 watched Stuttgart's away goal loss against Anderlecht where Tom De Sutter scored the pick of the goals with a well timed close range finish. Both the Scandinavian teams made it to the Champions league group stage. 27/08/09 Together with the 31 other teams qualified for the European Champions League Group Stage Liverpool was awarded £3,826,000. Liverpool was seeded in the first group together with teams like Barcelona, Man United and AC Milan. Liverpool ended up in a group they should be able to win. They will play Porto from Portugal who won the Champions League in 1987 and 2004, Bordeaux from France and Stabæk from Norway. The toughest group is a close race between group A with Barcelona, Inter and Anderlecht and group G where Bayer Munich, Juventus and At Madrid, where three good teams will have to fight for just two spots in the final-16. 28/08/09 The 3rd round of the English League Cup was drawn today. Half of the 32 teams are not from the top division but Liverpool still managed to draw another Premier League team. Liverpool will play Hull who moved up to the top division this year. The betting line for tomorrow’s game against Birmingham has also been set. Birmingham: 3-1 Draw: 2-1 Liverpool: 4-5(Fav) New manager Tom Northwood finally managed to complete his first new signing since joining the club over 6 weeks ago. Liverpool has agreed to pay Croatian club NK Dinamo £2.1mil for 20-year old AMC Milan Badelj. He got his international debut just a few weeks ago and will hopefully join the club in a few days when his request for a work permit has been approved. 29/08/09 The biggest concern for Liverpool before this week’s game was to not underestimate the winless Birmingham City team. MATCH REPORT: Birmingham City 0 - 3 Liverpool (Premier Division) Liverpool enjoyed near total domination over a distinctly average Birmingham City side at St. Andrews this afternoon. A brace from Fernando Torres helped Liverpool to victory. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a powerful close range effort in the 20th minute. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 34 minutes. Torres completed the rout with a curling shot from the edge of the area on 80 minutes. Fernando Torres was named man of the match after the game. Torres had the quality to put the Birmingham City defence to the sword and finished the match with two goals. Torres, 25, arrived at Anfield from At. Madrid for a fee of £22M in 2007. Attendance: 26795 Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (8.5) As an extra bonus after today’s win both of the Manchester teams (United and City) lost points today. At Old Trafford where a crowd of 76212 witnessed Man Utd's 2 - 2 draw with Stoke. The highlight of that match was Antonio Di Natale scoring his first ever goal for Man Utd. Elsewhere, Radoslav Kovac scored a close range header during West Ham's 1 - 0 victory over Man City. The two teams are now 5 and 8 points back of Liverpool already 30/08/09 Milan Badelj's move to Liverpool has been put on hold after his initial application for a work permit was turned down. Liverpool have appealed against the decision. Twenty-nine LFC players have been called up for international duty. 6 young Under 21 players have been called up together with the following players for the main national teams. Argentina: Javier Mascherano and Emiliano Insúa Iceland: Victor Pálsson Brazil: Lucas Switzerland: Philipp Degen Greece: Sotiris Kyrgiakos Slovakia: Martin Skrtel Hungary: Krisztián Németh and András Simon Israel: Yossi Benayoun Turkey: Hakan Duyan Ukraine: Andriy Voronin Bulgaria: Nikolay Mihaylov Denmark: Nikola Saric Morocco: Nabil El Zhar Spain: Fernando Torres, José Manuel Reina and Albert Riera Sweden: Alexander Kacaniklic England: Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson Finland: Lauri Dalla Valle Holland: Dirk Kuyt Last edited by Northwood_DK : 11-05-2009 at 04:31 AM.

11-05-2009, 01:17 PM	#13
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	I am following along. I don't know how much you follow Liverpool in real life, but they are a wreck right now. It looks like they will not advance out of the CL group stages. Gerrard and Johnson are among the many players out with injuries. The back four has looked different almost every week. You will do fine with Liverpool as long as you don't face too many injuries. There is very little depth on the team. Voronin and Kyrgiacos are crap. If Torres and Gerrard get hurt, you are going to be in trouble. I would get a backup striker ASAP, and I would have held on to Babel as well. This also Hull City's second season in the Premiership. The promoted clubs this season were Birmingham, Burnley, and Wolverhampton. How much did Man U pay to get Rossi? __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

11-05-2009, 02:43 PM	#14
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	Thanks for reading GE. I watched Liverpool’s CL game last night where they were a bit unlucky to only get he draw. When that is said they are a team completely without confidence. The sale of Alonso hurts them a lot. I completely agree with your breakdown. The first 11 is good but any injury will kill the team. I tried to sell Voronin but nobody wanted him and Kyrgiacos is only playing until Daniel Agger comes back. I sold Babel to get some transfer money but as it turned out it didn’t help me much. David N`Gog have done pretty well when getting the chance so he will have to do as backup this year. Man U paid £14mil for Rossi and another £14.5mil for Antonio Di Natale from Udinese.

11-05-2009, 02:46 PM	#15
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 36 (31/08/09 – 06/09/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31/08/09 Good and bad news for LFC today. Good news was that both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres were selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven after excellent performances in the weekend’s game. The bad news was that Milan Badelj's proposed move to Liverpool has been cancelled after the appeal for a work permit was turned down. LFC now got less then 48hrs if they wants to improve there roster before the transfer window closes. Manager Tom Northwood currently got £8.7mil in available transfer founds. 01/09/09 After a busy day yesterday for the front office with several telephones to different clubs around the world LFC still came up empty handed. If they didn’t manage to secure any new players the team did win some prices for the nice play in august. Liverpool's Gerrard scoops Player of the Month award after he wowed the fans at Anfield this month with some outstanding performances. The world-class midfielder has looked in great shape, bagging a remarkable five goals in only four appearances for his club last month. With not much to choose between the top three, West Ham's Robert Green took second place and Joe Cole of Chelsea came third. But a lot more surprising was that Liverpool's rookie GM Tom Northwood has won the English Premier Division Manager of the Month award. The award panel made their decision after the Reds boss guided his team to victory in all four of their league games this month. (PRM) Liverpool 2 - 0 Portsmouth (15th Aug) (PRM) Liverpool 3 - 1 West Ham (18th Aug) (PRM) Liverpool 2 - 0 Blackburn (22nd Aug) (PRM) Liverpool 3 - 0 Birmingham (29th Aug) With not much to choose between the top three, Wigan's Roberto Martínez took second place and Carlo Ancelotti of Chelsea came third. 02/09/09 So much work, so little results. When the transfer window for clubs in the best English division closed at midnight LFC had still not signed a single new player. The closest they came was on a deal for Nicolás Otamendi from Vélez and Dudu from Cuzeiro. Liverpool will now just hope that the current tam can stay healthy but with the upcoming program the team might be inn for some trouble. 1.9.2009 - End of transfer window 5.9.2009 - England v Slovenia (Friendly) 9.9.2009 - England v Croatia (World Cup Quals (EUR)) 12.9.2009 - Liverpool v Chelsea (Premier Division) 15.9.2009 - Girondins Bordeaux v Liverpool (Champions Cup) 19.9.2009 - Sunderland v Liverpool (Premier Division) 22.9.2009 - Hull v Liverpool (League Cup) 26.9.2009 - Wigan v Liverpool (Premier Division) 30.9.2009 - Liverpool v Porto (Champions Cup) 03/09/09 Arsenal in trouble? After the first 4 games of the season the Gunners have still only won one game in the new season. yesterday was another loss, this time 1-4 to Man City and on top of that they lost another starting player in Nicklas Bendtner to injury. 04/09/09 A global transfer ban has been placed upon Chelsea until Friday 3rd September 2010. Chelsea will not be able to sign players during this period. The rest of the league can only hope the same will happen to Man City soon. 05/09/09 Several Liverpool players had good performances for there national teams today. Best performance was possible by Yossi Benayoun who scored twice in Israel’s 4-0 win over Latvia in the World Cup qualifier. Lucas also got his first international goal for Brazil in the draw with Argentina. 06/09/09 Liverpool was also selected for 9 TV-matches in the nest four months. Saturday 19th September 2009 - Sunderland v Liverpool Saturday 3rd October 2009 - Liverpool v Man City Saturday 24th October 2009 - Tottenham v Liverpool Saturday 7th November 2009 - Liverpool v Hull Saturday 28th November 2009 - Liverpool v Aston Villa Saturday 12th December 2009 - Bolton v Liverpool Sunday 20th December 2009 - Liverpool v Man Utd Saturday 9th January 2010 - Blackburn v Liverpool Sunday 31st January 2010 - Liverpool v Sunderland

11-05-2009, 07:31 PM	#16
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	Another thing that I noticed is that your fixtures are off. I wonder why that is. Liverpool opened the season with a trip to Tottenham, while your first game was hosting Portsmouth. I would think FM would have the real schedules for the first year. Chelsea and Bordeaux back to back will be tough, but you should be able to rest some starters against Sunderland and Hull. Stabaek has a Norweigan/American player by the name of Mikkel Diskerud. I wonder if you will see him in the Champions League. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014 Last edited by GoldenEagle : 11-05-2009 at 07:32 PM.

11-05-2009, 09:40 PM	#17
bbgunn College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan via Honolulu, Hawaii via Birmingham, Alabama	Good dynasty here. The "MR" buttons help us find the match reports easily. __________________ U of Hawaii \| U of Alabama \| Montreal Impact \| Montreal Canadiens \| West Ham \| West Indies cricket \| Portland Trail Blazers

11-06-2009, 01:30 AM	#18
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I long to see the day Real Betis ascends past F.C. Sevilla. BTW, what's the deal with Chelsea and the global transfer ban? __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

11-06-2009, 09:57 AM	#22
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	But this morning, the CAS (Court of Arbitrary Sport) overruled the decision made by FIFA and is allowing for Chelsea to postpone the transfer ban. They will be able to add players in the January window. I am sure they will stock up on some talent as long as the money is available. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

11-06-2009, 02:46 PM	#24
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 37 (07/09/09 – 13/09/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 07/09/09 Dave Galley has reported that there are still a few injury problems persisting within the Liverpool squad. Daniel Agger (damaged spine) is still a couple of weeks away from returning to full training and the English Premier Division match against Wigan on Saturday 26th September could be considered a realistic target for a possible return. Alberto Aquilani (sprained ankle) and Sean Highdale (broken ankle) are on the long-term injury list and it will still be a while before we can think about setting a realistic return date for them. 08/09/09 Brazil yesterday became the 8th team ready for the Wold Cup in South Africa. A 3-0 win over Chile secured them a place in the top-4 in the South American qualifier. Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has told TEAMtalk.com of his disappointment that he will miss the European Champions Cup Group D against FC Girondins de Bordeaux on September 15th through injury. Instead of taking to the field against Les Girondins, Mascherano will be forced to watch his team-mates from the stands. 09/09/09 Three new teams qualified for the Wold Cup today. Denmark, England and Spain all secured first places in there qualifying groups and thereby direct qualified. Several Liverpool players were involved in international games today and a lot of them had impressive performances. Striker Dirk Kuyt looked in good shape as he played the whole match for Holland, getting on the scoresheet in the process. Striker Fernando Torres looked in good shape and got on the scoresheet Spain 2-0 win over Estonia. Albert Riera also played in this match. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun looked in fine form for Israel as he sliced open the opposition's defence with two assists in the win over Luxembourg. Steven Gerrard played the whole match for England and showed good composure in front of goal by scoring twice. Glen Johnson also played in this match. 10/09/09 Barcelona and R. Madrid have been made 5-1 joint favourites to win the European Champions League title this season. The rest of the main contenders are priced at: 7-1 - Man Utd, 9-1 - Chelsea, 10-1 - Inter and 10-1 - Liverpool. The Liverpool odds of 10-1 aren't the best available, but the bookmakers clearly feel that with a bit of luck and maybe one or two quality signings they could be a major force in this competition. 11/09/09 Everyone is now focusing on the upcoming clash between Liverpool and Chelsea in the Premier league this weekend. League runners up Liverpool's home advantage gives them the edge (Liverpool: 5-4(Fav) Draw: 11-5 Chelsea: 7-4) in what should be a close encounter against Chelsea, according to Sky Bet. Liverpool has notched up four straight wins and the title contenders occupy 1st place in the English Premier Division. Chelsea are currently on a four match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 3rd place in the English Premier Division. Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has added fuel to the fire in the build-up to their match on Saturday by telling Liverpool manager Tom Northwood that his Chelsea team are very confident of beating Liverpool. Tom Northwood was not available for a comment. 12/09/09 Northwood at war with Ancelotti? MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 2 - 2 Chelsea (Premier Division) After a 2 - 2 draw at Anfield against Liverpool, a key member of the Chelsea side claimed that his team were fortunate to escape from this English Premier Division fixture with a draw. Nomadic striker Nicolas Anelka got Chelsea off to a flyer by scoring a well timed close range finish on 9 minutes. Midfielder Lucas then equalised for Liverpool in the 19th minute with a placed shot which hit the inside of the post before crossing the line. England and Chelsea captain John Terry then put the away side in front after 67 minutes with a good header from just inside the six-yard box. At that stage things looked even gloomier for Liverpool as full-back Glen Johnson earned himself an early bath for persistent fouling on 70 minutes. Striker David N'Gog equalised for Liverpool after 78 minutes with a well executed finish. Attendance: 45362 Thomas Northwood appeared in an equivocal mood as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's English Premier Division 2 - 2 draw with Chelsea. A journalist from The Observer chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "How would you describe your relationship with Carlo Ancelotti currently?" Northwood's response was, "I don't have the time to deal with Carlo." It is thought that there will be a mixed response from the Liverpool squad. 13/09/09 Liverpool's full-back Glen Johnson has been given an automatic one match ban after being sent off in the Premier Division match against Chelsea. The ban will apply for all English domestic competitions and will start on Saturday 12th September 2009.

11-07-2009, 02:46 PM	#25
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 38 (14/09/09 – 20/09/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14/09/09 Liverpool used the Monday travelling to France to prepare for the first game of this year Champions League group play. French Ligue 1 team FC Girondins de Bordeaux are slight underdogs (Bordeaux: 13-8 Draw: 2-1 Liverpool: 6-4) in what should prove a tightly contested affair against English league runners-up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet. 15/09/09 MATCH REPORT: FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1 - 1 Liverpool (Champions Cup Grp D) Liverpool fans came away from Stade Chaban-Delmas (Parc Lescure) largely in good spirits after their match against FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Player Rémi Le Berre was left red-faced in the 34th minute as he managed to put the ball into his own net. Player Colin Lorentz equalised for Girondins Bordeaux after 55 minutes with a good header from just inside the six-yard box. Attendance: 32828 Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque was seen at Stade Chaban-Delmas during Liverpool's European Champions Cup Group D 1 - 1 draw with Girondins Bordeaux. It is believed Del Bosque was casting an eye over the progress of José Manuel Reina and Fernando Torres for his next Spain squad. Perhaps he should have gone to Camp Nou instead where a crowd of 75229 witnessed Barcelona's convincing 4 - 0 victory over Unirea Urziceni. The highlight being a landmark goal for Barcelona's Rafael Márquez. Elsewhere, four goals from Wayne Rooney inspired a win for the home side during Man Utd's convincing 4 - 0 victory over Slavia Prague and 33334 watched Olympiakos' 0 - 1 defeat against R. Madrid. 16/09/09 Liverpool Reserves emerged victorious against Blackburn Rovers Reserves at Prenton Park this evening. Stephen Sama was the team's top performer. The central defender scored a goal to round off an impressive display. Liverpool Reserves are currently lying in 8th place in the English Reserves Group 2. Wednesday's Champions Cup Round-Up With sixteen teams in action and 22 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Olimpico where a crowd of 25370 witnessed Juventus' convincing 3 - 0 victory over At. Madrid. The highlight of that match was Diego scoring his first ever goal for Juventus. Elsewhere, Adrien scored a curling shot from the edge of the area during Chelsea's 2 - 1 victory over Sporting CP and 58761 watched OM's 1 - 1 draw with FC København where Gabriel Heinze scored the pick of the goals with a firm diving header from inside the six-yard box. 17/09/09 Red hot Rooney blitzes record for goals in a game with 4 goals scored for Man Utd at home to Slavia Prague is a new European Champions Cup. The previous record was held by Maxim Skavysh, who scored 3 for BATE Borisov against Pyunik Yerevan in the European Champions Cup Champions Second Qualifying Phase. 18/09/09 Sunderland face difficult Liverpool challenge. The odds are firmly stacked against Sunderland (Sunderland: 9-2 Draw: 13-5 Liverpool: 1-2) in what should prove a difficult home encounter against league runners up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet. Liverpool are currently on a five match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the English Premier Division. They will be without Glen Johnson who is suspended after the red card in the last match against Chelsea. Sunderland currently occupy 19th place in the Premier Division, although only one point separates them from Birmingham who lie just outside the drop zone. 19/09/09 Liverpool beat Sunderland in thrilling encounter MATCH REPORT: Sunderland 3 - 4 Liverpool (Premier Division) Both teams served up a game to remember as Liverpool came out on top in this 4 - 3 goal-fest. One pundit commented that this match should be taped and shown to any doubters of the beautiful game. A brace from Dirk Kuyt helped Liverpool to victory. Striker Dirk Kuyt gave Liverpool the lead with a freak goal in the 20th minute. Midfielder Lucas doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 44 minutes. An error from José Manuel Reina allowed striker Kenwyne Jones to score a well timed close range finish. An error from George McCartney allowed Kuyt to score a powerful effort. An error from Lorik Cana allowed Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard to score a well timed close range finish. Jones managed to pull one back for Sunderland after 62 minutes with a fine header from point-blank range. Jones managed to pull one back for Sunderland after 87 minutes with a placed shot but it was to be nothing more than a consolation. Attendance: 47327 20/09/09 Liverpool maintain unbeaten record. Liverpool have extended their unbeaten record in the Premier Division to six games following their 4 - 3 result against Sunderland. The pundits' title tip must be in with an excellent chance of winning the title this season. If they can maintain their current form, it will be hard for any side to stop them. Only other unbeaten team at this point is Chelsea who got three wins and three draws after six matches. It looks like Liverpool have finally made there first player acquisition after new GM Tom Northwood took over the club. It might not be a major signing but its better then nothing. The player in question is 21-year old Norwegian midfielder Ruben Yttergård Jenssen* from Tromsø. LFC will pay Tromsø £1,500,000 when the transfer go through on Friday 1st January 2010. * Ruben Yttergård Jenssen was yesterday named Best Norwegian Talent of 2009 in Norwegian footballs yearly award show.

11-08-2009, 04:56 AM	#26
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 39 (21/09/09 – 27/09/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21/09/09 Easy win predicted for Liverpool in the English League Cup Third Round. Injury-ravaged Hull are going to have to set up the barricades if they want to come away with a result from this very tough home game against league runners up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet Hull: 7-1 Draw: N/A Liverpool: 1-3. Hull beat Macclesfield Town to get this far. The chance for Hull might be that Liverpool will rest some regular starters in this game. One of the players who will likely play is Daniel Agger who returned to full training following his damaged spine today. The central defender had been out for 3 months after sustaining the injury. Agger, who has 5 years left on his current contract, has been at Anfield since January 2006. 22/09/09 Reds backups struggle to overcome Hull in League Cup 3rd round. MATCH REPORT: Hull City 1 - 2 Liverpool (League Cup 3rd Rnd) A team of mostly Liverpool backups did just enough to see off Hull City's challenge in the Third Round match at The Circle. Centre-back Daniel Agger gave Liverpool the lead with a header in the 36th minute in what was his first game of the season. He was replaced at halftime. Striker David N'Gog doubled Liverpool's lead with a close range header on 63 minutes. Slovakia captain Martin Skrtel's red card for persistent fouling on 68 minutes put Liverpool's position under question. But midfielder Geovanni's 75th minute strike proved the only consolation for The Tigers. Attendance: 21343 Liverpool Man of the Match: Daniel Agger (7.6) The main shock of the English League Cup Third Round was a win for Premier Division side Tottenham Hotspur against league champions Manchester United. Stoke City are also in the hat for the next round as they beat newly-promoted Burnley at Turf Moor. Elsewhere, there were wins for Sunderland, Manchester City and Arsenal. 23/09/09 Liverpool's strong centre-back Martin Skrtel will be on the receiving end of an automatic one match ban after being sent off in the League Cup match against Hull. 24/09/09 A Matty Taylor penalty in 43rd minute secured Bolton a 1-0 win over mighty Chelsea in the Liverpool English League Cup Third Round. It has to be mentioned that Chelsea played a team of mostly backups and rested some of the star players. 25/09/09 Liverpool will play Aston Villa in the English League Cup Fourth Round. The game will be played at Anfield on Tuesday 27th October 2009. Liverpool are acknowledged as the most successful side ever to have played in the League Cup, having won the competition seven times. 26/09/09 Confident performance from The Reds after shaky start MATCH REPORT: Wigan Athletic 2 - 4 Liverpool (Premier Division) An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Wigan Athletic 4 - 2 at DW Stadium. A brace from Steven Gerrard helped Liverpool to victory. Things did not get off to a good start for Liverpool as Wigan's Xabi Prieto scored from the spot after Damien Plessis had given away a penalty after just 2 minutes of play. 21-year old Damien Plessis played his just 3 game for the Liverpool first team and was later substituted at halftime. It will properly take some time before he is back in the starting line-up. Midfielder Lucas then equalised for Liverpool in the 16th minute with a header. Centre-back Emmerson Boyce put the home side in front in the 38th minute with a powerful close range effort. Striker Dirk Kuyt then equalised for Liverpool in the 44th minute with a placed shot from close range. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard then put the away side in front after 45 minutes with a close range header. Gerrard completed the scoring for Liverpool with a placed shot on 61 minutes. Liverpool have extended their unbeaten record in the Premier Division to seven games and the pundits' title tip must be in with an excellent chance of winning the title this season. If they can maintain their current form, it will be hard for any side to stop them. They currently have a 4 points lead. Attendance: 23362 Liverpool Man of the Match: Steven Gerrard (8.7) It has been another great day of action in the English Premier Division. With fourteen teams in action and 22 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Villa Park where a crowd of 42640 witnessed Aston Villa's 2 - 2 draw with Man Utd. The highlight being a landmark goal for Man Utd's Wayne Rooney. Elsewhere, Carlos Tevez scored a close range header during Man City's 1 - 3 defeat against Chelsea. 27/09/09 Former Liverpool favourite Ian Rush has heaped praise on Steven Gerrard after his inspired performance in Liverpool's 4 - 2 English Premier Division victory over Wigan. The twenty-nine year-old attacking midfielder caught the eye of Rush and he commented that Liverpool have a real gem of a player. The English international has been in lethal form for Liverpool this season, leading the club's scoring charts with eight goals in eight appearances. Arsenal once again finished the game with a draw, this time against Burnley. They have still only won a single game this season and is already 12 points behind league leader Liverpool. Man City also lost again and find themselves in just 7th place 8 points back.

11-10-2009, 01:30 AM	#27
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 40 (28/09/09 – 04/10/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28/09/09 3 Liverpool players was named in Team of the Week. Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard and Lucas were all selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven. The only midfielder on the TofW not from Liverpool was 21-year old Andrew Driver from Stoke who had all 3 assists in the teams 3-2 win over West Ham. In the Monday night game Everton who have had a god start to the season only gets a 2-2 draw against 19 ranked Sunderland and find themselves 5 points back from Liverpool. 29/09/09 Liverpool and Porto clash in European match English league runners-up Liverpool's home advantage gives them the edge Liverpool: (Evens Draw: 11-5 Porto: 11-5) in what should be a close encounter against Portuguese Liga Sagres side Porto, according to Sky Bet. Porto boss Jesualdo Ferreira today spoke of his appreciation of Liverpool player Steven Gerrard's ability ahead of their forthcoming fixture. Jesualdo Ferreira went on to state that his team would have to somehow find a way of containing the player if they are going to have any chance of coming away from the match with a decent result. 30/09/09 Quality of possession provides victory MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 3 - 0 Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD (Champions Cup Grp D) An efficient performance from Liverpool saw them run out 3 - 0 winners over Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD at Anfield in front of 42502 people in the stands. A brace from Steven Gerrard helped Liverpool to victory. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool the lead with a fine header from point-blank range in the 17th minute. An error from Hulk allowed commanding centre-back Jamie Carragher to score a well timed close range finish. There were no prizes for guessing who completed the rout on 61 minutes as that man Gerrard popped up again with a good header from just inside the six-yard box. Beside the win LFC is also awarded £522,000 for their win. Attendance: 42502 Liverpool Man of the Match: Steven Gerrard (8.7) At Artemio Franchi a crowd of 46028 witnessed Fiorentina's 1 - 1 draw with Man Utd. The highlight being a landmark goal for Fiorentina's Martin Jørgensen. Elsewhere, Lúcio scored a well executed finish during Inter's 1 - 0 victory over Barcelona. 01/10/09 The LFC board are satisfied with new manager Tom Northwood’s management of the team. This has been underlined by the fans' happiness at Liverpool's convincing 3 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Porto. The club recorded a loss of £7.35M last month. Monthly Turnover: £7.38M Previous Month: £25.36M Main Income: Gate Receipts £2.44M Monthly Expenditure: £14.73M Previous Month: £17.05M Main Expenditure: Player Wages £3.97M Important dates in October 3.10.2009 - Liverpool v Man City (Premier Division) 10.10.2009 - Ukraine v England (World Cup Quals (EUR)) 14.10.2009 - England v Belarus (World Cup Quals (EUR)) 17.10.2009 - Stoke v Liverpool (Premier Division) 21.10.2009 - Stabæk v Liverpool (Champions Cup) 24.10.2009 - Tottenham v Liverpool (Premier Division) 27.10.2009 - Liverpool v Aston Villa (League Cup) 31.10.2009 - Liverpool v Wolves (Premier Division) 02/10/09 Liverpool’s assistant manager Sammy Lee has decided to give some feedback on how training has been going over the past month. He decided to call out José Manuel Reina who failed to impress in training during the past month. GM Tom Northwood will have to decide if this have any influence on his playing time. Liverpool favourites for Man City clash League runners up Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites (Liverpool: 1-2 Draw: 13-5 Man City: 9-2) but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Man City, according to Sky Bet. Liverpool are currently on a seven match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the English Premier Division. Man City are currently lying in 7th place in the English Premier Division. 03/10/09 Confident performance from The Reds MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 3 - 1 Manchester City (Premier Division) An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Manchester City 3 - 1 at Anfield. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort on 2 minutes. Things went from bad to worse for Man City as striker Carlos Tevez earned himself an early bath when he went inn two-footed for a vicious foul on 9 minutes. Still striker Emmanuel Adebayor equalised for Man City in the 13th minute with a towering header from close range. Striker Fernando Torres put the home side in front in the 50th minute with a powerful close range effort. Centre-back Daniel Agger completed the scoring for Liverpool with a well timed close range finish on 90 minutes. Attendance: 45362 Liverpool Man of the Match: Daniel Agger (7.9) The win also keeps Liverpool’s unbeaten in the Premier League streak alive. They now got 8 games without a loss. The game was also the first for 17-year old AMC Adam Pepper. The young player have been a standout at the youth team all this year and got to player over an hour in today’s game. 04/10/09 As an extra bonus Adam Pepper was the day after his Premier League debut called up to the England Under 19s squad to face Kazakhstan Under 19s, Northern Ireland Under 19s and Slovakia Under 19s. Arsenal finally got there second win of the season with a 3-2 home win over Aston Villa.

11-11-2009, 01:25 AM	#28
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 41 (05/10/09 – 11/10/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 05/10/09 José Manuel Reina, Daniel Agger and Steven Gerrard were selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven. It’s the second week in a row Steven Gerrard makes the team. A total of 29 Liverpool players were called up for international duties today. Completely forgot to bench José Manuel Reina this week for his poor showing in practise. He will sit next week instead. 06/10/09 Liverpool today got perhaps the best news yet for the season. Dave Galley has announced that the Liverpool squad is close to a clean bill of health. Albert Riera (twisted ankle) is close to a return to full fitness and should soon be available for selection. The health of the squad is critical for success this season as the depth of the roster is a problem in key spots. 07/10/09 Liverpool Reserves suffered defeat against Hull City Reserves at Church Lane this evening. Despite the result, coach McMahon had special praise for Adam Dawson. The right winger scored a goal to round off an impressive display. Liverpool Reserves are currently lying in 8th place in the English Reserves Group 2. 08/10/09 The next game for the Liverpool first team will not be until 17/10 when the team travel to play Stoke on the road. The practise this week is still cancelled as only 5 of the 22 players currently on the first team roster is not away on international duties. 09/10/09 Following Liverpool players were involved in today's international fixtures: Spain Under 21s 2 - 0 Andorra Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) Twenty-year-old central defender Mikel San José did well for Spain Under 21s before eventually being substituted. Daniel Ayala also played in this match. England Under 21s 7 - 0 Denmark Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) Sixteen year-old young midfielder Nicolaj Køhlert will be disappointed with this performance for Denmark Under 21s but he is young and still learning at this level. Argentina Under 20s 3 - 2 Peru Under 20s (U20 International) Eighteen-year-old left winger Gerardo Bruna came on as a substitute for Argentina Under 20s and did well. Scotland Under 21s 1 - 2 Iceland Under 21s (Euro U21 Ch'ship Quals) Eighteen-year-old defensive midfielder Victor Pálsson came on as a substitute for Iceland Under 21s and was largely disappointing. 10/10/09 8 new teams qualify for the 2010 World Cup today taking the total to 19 teams now ready. Among the new qualifiers are USA, Argentina and Nigeria. 11/10/09 Liverpool's Albert Riera has returned to full training. The twenty-seven year old left midfielder had been out of contention for 3 weeks following a foot injury. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 11-11-2009 at 01:26 AM.

11-12-2009, 02:56 AM	#29
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 42 (12/10/09 – 18/10/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12/10/09 Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee has reported back on the only Liverpool player to be involved in today's international fixtures. Eighteen-year-old left winger Gerardo Bruna came on as a substitute for Argentina Under 20s and did well (6.8 rating). The match between 1 Argentina Under 20s and Uruguay Under 20s finished 1-1. Gerardo Bruna is currently on loan from Liverpool to Coca-Cola League 1 team Walsall where he plays regularly as a right midfielder. 13/10/09 A lot of the young Liverpool players were involved in Under 21 games today and in South America the final round of the World Cup Quals was played. Uruguay 0 - 1 Argentina (World Cup Quals (SAM)) Twenty-year-old full-back Emiliano Insúa did well for Argentina, playing the whole match and creating a goal. Brazil 2 - 0 Venezuela (World Cup Quals (SAM)) Twenty-two year-old midfielder Lucas' fledgling international career continued in this match with a solid performance for Brazil. The South American Wold Cup Qualifying section is now completed. Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay have all qualified directly. Colombia beat Paraguay in the last round to take 5th place in the group and thereby earn the right to a playoff match for the last spot. 14/10/09 Today the Group play of the European World Cup qualifying finished. The winners of the 9 groups direct qualified. The 8 best second place teams will play a playoff match for the last 4 spots in the World Cup. Northern Ireland was the worst of the second place teams and is out. The playoffs matches will have the following teams facing off. Greece – Scotland Bosnia & Herz – Bulgaria France – Russia Portugal – Croatia 15/10/09 Bordeaux once again stated there interest in buying Liverpool's Emiliano Insúa and would like to know how much Liverpool wants for the player. The Liverpool front office said the player in question is not for sale. 16/10/09 J Youth Coach Rodolfo Borrell was present as Liverpool Under 18s suffered a 1-2 defeat against Manchester City Under 18s at Regional Athletics Stadium this afternoon. Borrell commented on Michael Ngoo's performance during the match. The striker managed to get himself on the score-sheet. Liverpool Under 18s are currently lying in 1st place in the English Under 18s Group 6. Tom Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against Stoke City in the English Premier Division. A journalist from The People chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Who do you intend on using to counter the threat posed by Fuller?" Northwood's response was, "Daniel Agger." There is speculation that Northwood's words will elicit a positive response from Daniel Agger. Its speculated that LFC will rest some of the player who has been away on international duties in this game. 17/10/09 Potters battle for victory MATCH REPORT: Stoke City 2 - 1 Liverpool (Premier Division) A gritty performance by Stoke City saw them come away from Britannia Stadium with a 2 - 1 win. Liverpool finally took the lead when cultured midfielder Alberto Aquilani scored a placed shot from close range on 48 minutes. Striker Mamady Sidibé then equalised for Stoke in the 77th minute with a placed shot. Then followed controversy as Liverpool was denied claims by full-back Glen Johnson for a penalty. Strong centre-back Ryan Shawcross then clinched a late winner for the home side on 90 minutes with a placed shot. Attendance: 27500 Liverpool Man of the Match: Alberto Aquilani (7.4) Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc was seen at Britannia Stadium during Stoke's 2 - 1 English Premier Division victory over Liverpool. Speculation in the media suggests that Blanc may well have been taking a closer look at Emiliano Insúa and David N'Gog, who he is rumoured to be interested in signing. 18/10/09 Liverpool have record their first defeat in the Premier Division for nine games. The Reds may be top of the league but were brought back down to earth with a defeat. Liverpool’s fans were devastated by the Stoke result. Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are very disappointed with Liverpool's 1 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Stoke. Richard believes the fans are despondent that they ended up coming away from the game with nothing even though a draw was within their grasp. Glen Johnson, Albert Riera and David N'Gog in particular were singled out as having underperformed. Liverpool manager Thomas Northwood has been warned by the Football Association for his comments following Liverpool's 1 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Stoke. Northwood had reacted badly to his side being denied what he believed to be a clear penalty, although replays have since shown that the officials made the right decision. The loss just highlights the problem Liverpool faces this year. Without Gerrard and Torres in the starting line-up the team struggle to create chances and score goals. Without them in the starting line-up the team will not win many games.

11-12-2009, 11:24 AM	#30
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	Shawcross is a useful player. He will not be at Stoke for long. In fact, he was linked to Liverpool during the last transfer window. In my opinion, Reina is the best keeper in the EPL. He can afford to goof off during a training session or two. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

11-13-2009, 02:17 AM	#32
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 43 (19/10/09 – 25/10/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19/10/09 Stabæk face difficult European challenge. The odds are firmly stacked against Norwegian Premier Division side Stabæk (Stabæk: 7-2 Draw: 9-4 Liverpool: 4-6) in what should prove a difficult home encounter against English league runners-up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet. Tom Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against Stabæk Football in the European Champions Cup Group D. A journalist from The Observer chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Your confidence is admirable, especially when so many managers play down their chances. How do you think your attitude will affect your players?" Northwood's response was, "The team are prepared and ready to go out and win with confidence." 20/10/09 Coach John McMahon was present as Liverpool Reserves managed to draw against Manchester City Reserves at Anfield this evening. McMahon picked out Vítor Flora's performance to comment on. The striker managed to get himself on the score-sheet. The game finished 2-2. 21/10/09 Reds meet expectations in dominant win MATCH REPORT: Stabæk Fotball 0 - 4 Liverpool (Champions Cup Grp D) Liverpool fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Telenor Arena this evening. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 2 minutes. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a curling shot from the edge of the area on 17 minutes. Lucas scored with a well timed close range finish in the 31st minute to extend the lead further. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun completed the rout with a screamer from the edge of the area on 44 minutes. Attendance: 15000 Liverpool Man of the Match: Lucas (8.1) Argentina boss Diego Maradona was seen at Telenor Arena during Liverpool's convincing 4 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Stabæk. It is believed Maradona was casting an eye over the progress of Emiliano Insúa and Javier Mascherano for his next Argentina squad. He also got to see Lucas pick up the man of the match award. Lucas put in an impressive performance for Liverpool and his goal will have been the icing on the cake for the central midfielder. Lucas has been ever-present for Liverpool this season. 22/10/09 Wednesday's Champions Cup Round-starts at Luzhniki where a crowd of 42643 witnessed a shock result during CSKA Moscow's 2 - 1 victory over Man Utd. Elsewhere, a hat-trick from Samuel Eto'o inspired a win for the home side during Inter's 3 - 1 victory over Unirea Urziceni and Andrés Iniesta scored the pick of the goals in Anderlecht's heavy 0 - 3 defeat against Barcelona with a placed shot from close range. 23/10/09 Liverpool today signed the second new players since manager Tom Northwood joined the club back on 7th July. The newest addition to the Liverpool’s squad is 21-year old Mauro Formica from Argentinean club Newell. The attacking midfielder will join Liverpool when the transfer window opens again in January for a fee of £2.7mil. The work permit is still under review. Tottenham Hotspur are slight underdogs (Tottenham: 13-8 Draw: 2-1 Liverpool: 6-4) in what should prove a tightly contested affair against league runners up Liverpool, according to Sky Bet. Premier Division title contenders Liverpool are currently lying in 1st place in the table while Tottenham find themselves lying in 5th place in the English Premier Division 6 points behind LFC. If LFC needed motivation before the game against Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp provided all they needed. He told bbc.co.uk/sport that he doesn't think Thomas Northwood's side will be good enough to end the season as champions. Redknapp did concede that, given a few quality signings, Liverpool might be a contender next season. 24/10/09 Confident performance from The Reds MATCH REPORT: Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 4 Liverpool (Premier Division) An efficient performance by Liverpool's players saw them confidently overcome a lacklustre Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 2 at White Hart Lane. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Liverpool's Fernando Torres. Striker Fernando Torres got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a curling shot from the edge of the area on 3 minutes. Strong centre-back Sébastien Bassong then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Liverpool another goal on 8 minutes. Torres had no trouble in scoring from the spot when King conceded a penalty. An error from Jamie Carragher allowed rangy striker Peter Crouch to score a well timed close range finish. Ireland and Tottenham captain Robbie Keane then equalised for Tottenham in the 74th minute with a placed shot. Striker Dirk Kuyt then put the away side in front after 85 minutes with a good header from just inside the six-yard box. The Liverpool fans might have been forgiven for thinking that their side would be happy with just the winner but the scoring wasn't over. Torres completed the scoring for Liverpool with a placed shot on 89 minutes. Attendance: 34466 Liverpool Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (9.2) Tom Northwood appeared in an equivocal mood as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's 4 - 2 English Premier Division victory over Tottenham. A journalist from TEAMtalk.com chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Fernando Torres picked up the man of match award for your side today. How did you rate his performance?" Northwood's response was, "Fernando was absolutely outstanding today." There is speculation that Fernando Torres will be buoyed by Northwood's positive words. Furthermore, it is likely to be a reaction that is shared by Torres' team-mates. Torres has been in superb form for Liverpool so far this season, contributing eight goals and seven assists in thirteen appearances. 25/10/09 Jamie Carragher has picked up an automatic one match ban after collecting 5 yellow cards while Emiliano Insúa, Dirk Kuyt and Fernando Torres were selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven. The MLS regular season finished yesterday. In the East New England, DC United, New York and Chicago have made the playoffs while Chivas USA, Los Angeles, Dallas and Houston will represent the West.

11-13-2009, 02:35 AM	#33
law90026 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	Clearly this game hates Arsenal! (though I will say that previous versions of the game seemed to have a similar situation whenever I played, i.e. Arsenal struggles a lot)

11-14-2009, 09:01 AM	#35
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 44 (26/10/09 – 01/11/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26/10/09 League runners up Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites (Liverpool: 1-2 Draw: N/A Aston Villa: 9-2) but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Aston Villa in the English League Cup Fourth Round, according to Sky Bet. Aston Villa beat Southend United whilst Liverpool beat Hull City to get this far. Newell's' Mauro Formica has been granted a conditional British work permit for his move to Liverpool. The £2,700,000 deal taking Newell's' Mauro Formica to Liverpool can now be completed. The transfer will go through on Friday 1st January 2010. Liverpool have confirmed the deal. Reports are coming in that there has been a break through in the West Ham United takeover talks. According to Sky Sports News, discussions between West Ham chairman Andrew Bernhardt and director Dan Smith are going well and there could be an announcement in the next few days. 27/10/09 Aston Villa stun Reds MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 0 - 1 Aston Villa (League Cup 4th Rnd) Aston Villa upset the odds with a surprise victory over Liverpool. Explosive striker Gabby Agbonlahor got Aston Villa off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot which hit the inside of the post before crossing the line on 10 minutes. Liverpool could have had a harder time of it but their opponents seemed keen to waste possession by shooting from long range. Attendance: 39075 Liverpool Man of the Match: Martin Skrtel (7.4) 28/10/09 It might still be early days in Thomas Northwood's Liverpool career but things are looking rosy for the current manager. With Northwood having masterminded his Reds side to eleven victories over the past fifteen games, it won't take long before fans and pundits alike begin to jump on the Liverpool bandwagon. Still supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are disappointed with Liverpool's 0 - 1 English League Cup Fourth Round defeat against Aston Villa. Javier Mascherano, Alberto Aquilani and David N'Gog were the main targets for the fans' criticism and there were some who stated that players such as Lucas and Dirk Kuyt should have been preferred in the starting line-up. 29/10/09 Coach John McMahon was present as Liverpool Reserves emerged victorious against Everton Reserves at Halton Stadium this evening. McMahon picked out Vítor Flora's performance to comment on. The striker showed evidence that he has some ability when it comes to passing a football. 30/10/09 Girondins Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc is believed to be interested in securing the services of Liverpool's David N'Gog. Blanc is clearly keen to add to his squad and sees the 20 year-old striker as an ideal signing. N'Gog has made nine appearances for Liverpool so far this season, scoring two goals. The performance by David N'Gog have not been that impressive over the last 5 games (6.24) and this time manager Northwood did not come out and denied the story. League runners up Liverpool are sure-fire favourites (Liverpool: 1-6 Draw: 5-1 Wolves: 10-1) to overwhelm newly-promoted Wolves in what should be a comfortable home encounter for the Reds, according to Sky Bet. Premier Division title contenders Liverpool are currently lying in 1st place in the table while the Wolves are currently 15th. 31/10/09 Liverpool fail to make chances pay MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 0 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier Division) Liverpool could count themselves highly unlucky to only draw in their English Premier Division match at Anfield. Liverpool had a number of attempts at goal but their profligacy meant they didn't score as many as they maybe would have liked. Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are disappointed with the 0 - 0 draw. Richard believes the fans were disappointed with the team's inability to convert chances into goals. Liverpool had 19 shots and 12 corners compared to the 3 and 2 for the Wanderers. Liverpool also had a ball bounce off the woodwork. This was the first time this season that the Reds fail to score a goal in a Premier League game and the team have not scoed a goal for 185 minutes. Attendance: 45362 Liverpool Man of the Match: Yossi Benayoun (7.5) 01/11/09 Important dates in November for LFC 3.11.2009 - Liverpool v Stabæk (Champions Cup) 7.11.2009 - Liverpool v Hull (Premier Division) 14.11.2009 - England v Brazil (Friendly) 21.11.2009 - Burnley v Liverpool (Premier Division) 25.11.2009 - Liverpool v Girondins Bordeaux (Champions Cup) 28.11.2009 - Liverpool v Aston Villa (Premier Division) Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee has some feedback on how training has been going over the past month. The following players have trained well over the past month: Stephen Darby (Aerobic) Francisco Durán (Set Pieces) Victor Pálsson (Tactics) Expect Tom Northwood to give all of them some playing time in the first-11 in the coming weeks. Chelsea's nomadic striker Nicolas Anelka has wowed the fans at Stamford Bridge this month with his impressive performances and has duly won the English Premier Division Player of the Month. West Ham's Alessandro Diamanti came in just behind Anelka in second place with Fernando Torres of Liverpool rounding off the top three. Torres was also second in goal of the month for the game against Tottenham, October 24th. Chelsea's Carlo Ancelotti has won the English Premier Division Manager of the Month award. The award was made after the Blues boss led his team to three league victories in their last four games. Man Utd's Alex Ferguson came in just behind Ancelotti in second place with Thomas Northwood of Liverpool rounding off the top three.

11-17-2009, 01:38 AM	#36
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 45 (02/11/09 – 08/11/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02/11/09 Board Confidence Update The board at Liverpool FC are satisfied with new manager Tom Northwood’s management of the team. This has been underlined by the fans' happiness at Liverpool's convincing 3 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Porto. Despite the positives, Liverpool's 1 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Stoke cannot be ignored and the fans have voiced their discontent at the result. The club recorded a loss of £8.46M last month. Monthly Turnover: £6.79M Previous Month: £7.38M Main Income: TV Revenue £2.44M Monthly Expenditure: £15.26M Previous Month: £14.73M Main Expenditure: Player Wages £3.96M Despite the ugly numbers the Liverpool board decided to makes extra transfer funds available. The board is pleased to announce that as a result of an improvement in the club's financial position, they have raised the current transfer budget by £2.3M to £6.5M. 03/11/09 Reds meet expectations in dominant win MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 4 - 0 Stabæk Fotball (Champions Cup Grp D) Liverpool fans celebrated an emphatic 4 - 0 win at Anfield this evening. A brace from Fernando Torres helped Liverpool to victory. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun gave Liverpool the lead with a real poacher's effort in the 18th minute. Striker Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's lead with a powerful effort on 29 minutes. Torres was able to keep his composure to score from the spot after Tveit gave away a penalty. An error from Fredrik Høyem allowed striker David N'Gog to score a close range header. Attendance: 45362 Liverpool Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (8.3) 04/11/09 Jamie Carragher has picked up an automatic one match ban after collecting 3 yellow cards. The ban will apply for all European club competitions. Liverpool has qualified from Group D in the Champions Cup. The team was expected to qualify and now having sealed their place in the next stage, fans can begin dreaming of potential future successes. For manager Thomas Northwood, the hard work now begins with an expectant fan base watching on. Other teams ready for the next stage is Inter, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Porto from Liverpool’s group. This will give Liverpool a much needed opportunity to rest some key players in the remaining games in the group stage of the Champions League. 05/11/09 06/11/09 League runners up Liverpool should record an easy home win against Hull, according to Sky Bet (Liverpool: 1-4 Draw: 4-1 Hull: 9-1). Premier Division title contenders Liverpool are currently lying in 1st place in the table. Hull has so far confounded their critics as the pre-season relegation candidates currently lie 15th in the Premier Division table. The referee for the match will be Lee Probert from Gloucester who has shown 24 yellow cards and no red cards in his seven Premier Division games so far this season. Going inn to the match much talk have been about GK Diego Cavalieri who has played 196 minutes of consecutive football since talking over from Reinar without allowing a goal. 07/11/09 Reds ease past Hull MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 2 - 1 Hull City (Premier Division) Liverpool produced a good display this afternoon to see off the challenge of Hull City at Anfield. Striker Fernando Torres gave Liverpool the lead with a placed shot in the 29th minute. Israel captain Yossi Benayoun doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 45 minutes. Striker Jozy Altidore managed to grab the consolation for Hull in the 89th minute with a well timed close range finish. It’s the second time this season Liverpool wins 2-1 against Hull. The two teams will play again in the end of March. Attendance: 45362 Liverpool Man of the Match: Yossi Benayoun (7.6) Yossi Benayoun was the best player on the park during Liverpool's 2 - 1 English Premier Division victory over Hull this afternoon and the margin of victory should have been even greater. Benayoun's pace and skill on the ball was a constant threat to the Hull City defence and the right winger thoroughly deserved his goal. Benayoun has been in superb form for Liverpool so far this season, contributing three goals and six assists in seventeen appearances. Sunderland today got there first win of the season. The beat Tottenham 1-0 on a goal in the 28th minute by Trinidad & Tobago player Kenwyne Jonas. The only winless team now left in the Premier League is Birmingham who will play Aston Villa tomorrow. 08/11/09 Liverpool’s Under 18s emerged victorious against Manchester United Under 18s at Moss Lane this afternoon. Michael Ngoo's won several headers to continue the momentum of his team. Thirteen Liverpool players was today called up for international duty. Match Date: November 14th. Brazil: Lucas England: Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson Match Dates: November 14th and November 18th. Greece: Sotiris Kyrgiakos Bulgaria: Nikolay Mihaylov The remaining players were all young players playing Under 21 football. The Premier League will now take a two week break and the next Liverpool game will be played 21 Nov. All the top ranked teams made it thru to the second round in the MLS playoffs. DC won 3-2 over New York and New England beat Chicago 2-1. In the other conference Chivas won 4-3 over Houston and the Galaxy beat Dallas by the same score.

11-18-2009, 11:39 AM	#37
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 46 (09/11/09 – 15/11/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 09/11/09 Dave Galley has announced that the Liverpool squad is close to a clean bill of health. Nikola Saric (hip injury) is our only long-term injury and it will still be a while before we can think about setting a realistic return date for him. 10/11/09 Barcelona today played there 24th game of the season (including preseason games) and have still only lost one game all year. The loss came 30/09 when they lost 0-1 to Inter on the road in the Champions League. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has now scored 23 goals in 17 games this year. The rest of the world must be happy that Sweden only finished 3rd in there qualifying group and will not play in South Africa. Chivas USA today qualified to the MLS finals with a 1-0 win over Los Angeles. 11/11/09 (Res) Liverpool Reserves 2 - 0 Bolton Reserves Coach John McMahon was present as Liverpool Reserves emerged victorious against Bolton Wanderers Reserves at The County Ground this evening. McMahon singled out Alex Whittle as the team's top performer. The left winger scored a goal to round off an impressive display. Liverpool Reserves are currently lying in 5th place in the English Reserves Group 2. 12/11/09 Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood today indicated that he is thinking about launching a bid to sign São Paulo FC's Hernanes. Northwood stated that Hernanes was currently in his thoughts but no decision will be made until he has weighed up all his options first. Liverpool are rumoured to be interested in the player but it’s unlikely they can raise the money. 13/11/09 It was not the best of days for the young Liverpool players today. In the Euro U21 qualifier it was only Eighteen-year-old young Swedish winger Alexander Kacaniklic who had a good game. Kacaniklic is currently on loan from Liverpool to Rochdale. 14/11/09 The first leg of the playoff stage of the European Wold Cup qualifying stage was played today. Greece won the home game 2-1 over Scotland in a game where Darren Fletcher was shown a red card. Bulgaria is now in a great spot with a 2-1 win on the road against Bosnia & Herz. France and Russia was scoreless in the first game in Paris and finally Portugal and Croatia finished 2-2 in a game where both Hugo Almeida and Eduardo scored 2 goals. England and Brazil played a friendly I Doha today. After goals by Juan (11th minute) and Wayne Rooney (84th minute) the game finished 1-1. Despite England taking 22 shots Brazil had the best chances to win the game. 3 Liverpool players were involved in the game with Glen Johnsson having the best performance (7.3 rating) with Gerrard and Lucas close behind. Saudi Arabia today became the latest team to qualify for the world Cup with a 4-2 win over New Zealand. 15/11/09 The final is set in the MLS. With a 1-0 win over D.C United, New England won the Eastern Conference and will now play Chivas USA for the title.

11-19-2009, 01:22 PM	#38
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 47 (16/11/09 – 22/11/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16/11/09 Marcus Giglio has turned seventeen today and thus can now be given a professional contract with Liverpool. At this point its look doubtful he will ever play professional football for Liverpool. 17/11/09 7 young Liverpool players started in U21 games today and several of them did well. Eighteen-year-old young striker Lauri Dalla Valle had a rollercoaster day. He managed to score a goal for Finland Under 21s but then spoiled his hard work by getting himself sent-off. 18/11/09 Costa Rica today qualified for the World Cup after beating Colombia 3-1 over two games. 24-year old Bryan Ruìz who play his league football in Twente had a great game. The last 4 European teams was also found today. Bulgaria is thru and the same is France who beat Russia 1-0 in Moscow on a goal by Anelka. An early goal by Cristiano Ronaldo was not enough for Portugal who lost out to Croatia. The most drama was in Scotland where they needed OT to find a winner. Two goals in OT finally secured Scotland the final spot in the Wold Cup. All 32 teams that will play in the World Cup is now found and they will just wait for draw of the groups. That will take place in South Africa 11 December. 19/11/09 Glen Johnson, Liverpool's full-back, has revealed that he has successfully been able to adapt his game to no longer cut inside with the ball. He will instead look to play more directly towards the touchline. The free transfer deadline for England clubs has passed. 20/11/09 Relegation-threatened Burnley are going to have to set up the barricades if they want to come away with a result from this very tough home game against league leaders Liverpool, according to Sky Bet (Burnley: 7-1 Draw: 3-1 Liverpool: 1-3). Liverpool are currently on a three match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the English Premier Division. Burnley have now suffered three straight defeats and the relegation candidates find themselves in 18th place in the English Premier Division. For the first time this season manager Tom Northwood decided not to attend the pre-game press conference. F.C. Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic is among a number of players being linked with the World Player of the Year award. The 28-year-old striker is said to be delighted that he has had such a great year but will not allow the hype to get in the way of his football. The other players thought to be in contention for the award are Samuel Eto'o, Steven Gerrard and Daniele De Rossi. 21/11/09 Comfortable win for The Reds on the road vs. MATCH REPORT: Burnley 0 - 2 Liverpool (Premier Division) Liverpool produced a good display this afternoon to see off the challenge of Burnley at Turf Moor. Striker Fernando Torres got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a well timed close range finish on 3 minutes. Torres completed the scoring for Liverpool with a well timed close range finish on 26 minutes. Experienced goalkeeper Brian Jensen then summed up his team's performance by nearly gifting Liverpool another goal on 84 minutes. Attendance: 22516 Liverpool Man of the Match: Fernando Torres (8.4) Thomas Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's 2 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Burnley. A journalist from KiCK! Magazine chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "The World Player of the Year is fast approaching. Who do you think will win it?" Northwood's response was, "Steven Gerrard." There is speculation that Northwood's words will elicit a positive response from Steven Gerrard. Furthermore, it is likely to be a reaction that is shared by Gerrard's team-mates 22/11/09 With seven matches played and 21 goals scored, the best viewing was to be found at Old Trafford where a crowd of 73960 witnessed Man Utd's convincing 8 - 0 victory over Portsmouth. The highlight being a landmark goal for Man Utd's Michael Carrick. Elsewhere, Didier Drogba scored a curling shot from the edge of the area during Aston Villa's 0 - 1 defeat against Chelsea and 40158 watched Everton's convincing 3 - 0 victory over Blackburn where Marouane Fellaini scored the pick of the goals with a long range curling shot. With a 1-0 win over Chivas USA the New England Revolution won there first ever MLS title. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 11-20-2009 at 11:03 AM.

11-22-2009, 10:27 AM	#39
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 48 (23/11/09 – 29/11/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23/11/09 Fernando Torres was selected in the English Premier Division Team of the Week first eleven. 24/11/09 Liverpool favoured for Bordeaux European battle. English league leaders Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on French Ligue 1 team Girondins Bordeaux, according to Sky Bet (Liverpool: 4-5 Draw: 2-1 Bordeaux: 3-1). Liverpool fans are all set to welcome Bordeaux fans to Liverpool for their European Champions Cup Group D match, one which the hosts are expecting to take a comfortable win from. Tom Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the European Champions Cup Group D. A journalist from World Soccer Magazine chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Your response suggests you have confidence in your players. What do you consider to be your strongest area of the team?" Northwood's response was, "I am fully confident that all areas of the team are strong and up for the challenge." It is thought that the Liverpool squad should react well to Northwood's handling of the question. 25/11/09 Reds ease past Bordeaux vs. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 1 - 0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Champions Cup Grp D) Liverpool produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of FC Girondins de Bordeaux at Anfield. Striker David N'Gog gave Liverpool the lead with a fine header from point-blank range in the 26th minute. Things went from bad to worse for Girondins Bordeaux as player Rémi Le Berre earned himself an early bath for persistent fouling on 69 minutes. Both teams had a number of attempts at goal, which promised much, but the quality of finishing was poor throughout. Attendance: 45036 Liverpool Man of the Match: David N'Gog (7.5) After the game manager Tom Northwood talked positively about the young players who got a chance to perform on the big stage today. Martin Kelly (19-years old), Francisco Duràn (21), Vincent Weijl (19) and of cause David N'Gog (20) all played important roles in the win. 26/11/09 David N'Gog was the best player on the park during Liverpool's 1 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Bordeaux yesterday evening and the margin of victory should have been even greater. N'Gog's pace and skill on the ball was a constant threat to the FC Girondins de Bordeaux defence and the striker thoroughly deserved his goal. Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc heaped praise on David N'Gog after the game. Blanc stated that he was impressed with how well N'Gog had played against his side and thought he was one of the best players on the pitch. Interest in N'Gog is thought to be high, with Girondins Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player. Speaking to Foot Mercato, Paris Saint-Germain boss Antoine Kombouaré was full of encouragement for Liverpool striker David N'Gog. Kombouaré enthused that N'Gog is showing that he has real class and that if he continues to progress then anything is possible for the youngster. N'Gog has made twelve appearances for Liverpool so far this season, scoring only four goals. 27/11/09 Speculation is mounting that Girondins Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc is keeping tabs on Liverpool striker David N'Gog as he looks to expand the squad at Stade Chaban-Delmas (Parc Lescure). Blanc has made the striker one of his top transfer targets and will presumably be looking to follow up his interest in the near future. League leaders Liverpool have been touted as comfortable favourites (Liverpool: 4-7 Draw: 5-2 Aston Villa: 4-1) but will have to be wary about complacency when taking on Aston Villa, according to Sky Bet. Liverpool are currently on a four match unbeaten run and the title contenders lie in 1st place in the English Premier Division and Aston Villa are currently lying in 8th place in the English Premier Division. 28/11/09 Reds stunned by incisive Aston Villa vs. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 0 - 2 Aston Villa (Premier Division) In a surprise result at Anfield, Liverpool were defeated by underdogs Aston Villa in their English Premier Division encounter. Striker Marlon Harewood got Aston Villa off to a flyer by scoring a close range effort on 5 minutes. Winger Ashley Young completed the scoring for Aston Villa with a screamer from the edge of the area on 20 minutes. Things went from bad to worse for Liverpool as centre-back Daniel Agger earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 22 minutes. Liverpool were nearly gifted a goal on 75 minutes through Curtis Davies' lapse in concentration but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity presented to them. Attendance: 45362 Liverpool Man of the Match: Jamie Carragher (6.9) 29/11/09 Daniel Agger has been given an automatic one match ban after being sent off in the Premier Division match between Liverpool and Aston Villa. The ban will apply for all English domestic competitions and will start on Saturday 28th November 2009. A disciplinary committee will be meeting on Saturday 5th December 2009 and may decide to extend the ban. Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are very disappointed with Liverpool's 0 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Aston Villa. Daniel Agger, Emiliano Insúa and Yossi Benayoun were the main targets for the fans' criticism and Martin Skrtel was one of the players mentioned who they would have preferred to see in the starting line-up. The biggest shock of the English FA Cup Second Round was a win for Blue Square Premier team Salisbury City against struggling Bristol Rovers. Rotherham United are also through to the Third Round as they beat Coca-Cola League 1 side Gillingham at Don Valley Stadium. Elsewhere, there were wins for AFC Bournemouth, Cheltenham Town, Charlton Athletic and Brighton and Hove Albion. The only good new for Liverpool this weekend was that they remained in first place in the League. Chelsea only managed 2-2 against Fulham and in a perhaps even bigger surprise then the Liverpool loss, Man U lost 3-1 to a struggling West Ham.

11-23-2009, 04:05 PM	#40
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 49 (30/11/09 – 06/12/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30/11/09 Liverpool will play Nottingham Forest in the English FA Cup Third Round. The game will be played at Anfield on Saturday 2nd January 2010. Nottm Forest last won the competition in 1959. 01/12/09 Important dates for Liverpool FC in the month ahead: 5.12.2009 - Fulham v Liverpool (Premier Division) 8.12.2009 - Porto v Liverpool (Champions Cup) 12.12.2009 - Bolton v Liverpool (Premier Division) 15.12.2009 - Liverpool v Everton (Premier Division) 20.12.2009 - Liverpool v Man Utd (Premier Division) 28.12.2009 - Portsmouth v Liverpool (Premier Division) 30.12.2009 - Liverpool v West Ham (Premier Division) Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee has reported that the following players have trained well over the past month: Emmanuel Mendy (Tactics) Steve Irwin (Ball Control) Adam Pepper (Ball Control) 02/12/09 Board Confidence Update To summarise, the board are satisfied with Tom Northwood’s management of the team. This has been underlined by the fans' happiness at Liverpool's convincing 4 - 0 European Champions Cup Group D victory over Stabæk. Despite the positives, Liverpool's 1 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Stoke cannot be ignored and the fans have voiced their discontent at the result. The club recorded a loss of £5.96M last month. Monthly Turnover: £11.22M Previous Month: £6.79M Main Income: Gate Receipts £4.6M Monthly Expenditure: £17.18M Previous Month: £15.26M Main Expenditure: Player Wages £4.96M 03/12/09 A disciplinary committee have this morning ordered Daniel Agger to serve a further two match ban for his sending off in the Premier Division match between Liverpool and Aston Villa. The ban will apply for all English domestic competitions and will start on Saturday 5th December 2009. 04/12/09 The odds are firmly stacked against Fulham in what should prove a difficult home encounter against league leaders Liverpool, according to Sky Bet (Fulham: 4-1 Draw: 5-2 Liverpool: 4-7). Following Liverpool's 0 - 2 English Premier Division defeat against Aston Villa last Saturday, Northwood's side are currently 1st in the Premier Division with 32 points from 14 matches. Fulham are currently lying in 14th place in the English Premier Division. 05/12/09 Another point’s loss for the Reds vs. MATCH REPORT: Fulham 1 - 1 Liverpool (Premier Division) Liverpool fans came away from Craven Cottage largely in good spirits after their match against Fulham. Striker Andy Johnson gave Fulham the lead with a placed shot in the 20th minute. Striker David N'Gog then equalised for Liverpool after 75 minutes with a placed shot. Attendance: 25586 Liverpool Man of the Match: Fàbio Aurèlio (7.4) Lucas has picked up an automatic one match ban after collecting 5 yellow cards. The ban will apply for all English domestic competitions. 06/12/09 Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are disappointed with Liverpool's English Premier Division 1 - 1 draw with Fulham. Fernando Torres in particular was singled out as having underperformed. The top of the Premier League is moving closer together. Early in the season it looked like Man U, Chelsea and Liverpool would run away in the top of the league. Man U have lost there last two games and Chelsea got two draws and Liverpool only managed a loss and a draw. Still Liverpool has climbed above Chelsea to 1st in the English Premier Division. With the top-3 teams loosing points there are potential 8 teams within 5 points at the top of the table.

11-28-2009, 11:23 AM	#41
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Week 50 (07/12/09 – 13/12/09) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 07/12/09 Liverpool player Jamie Carragher has revealed he is concerned by the lack of discipline at the club. He did not elaborate exactly what he was talking about. Liverpool are on top of the yellow card list (34) but the fact that Jamie Carragher was not named backup captain this season might also be part of his “problem”. After he was hailed by Paris Saint-Germain boss Antoine Kombouaré, Liverpool's striker David N'Gog responded in an grateful manner. N'Gog indicated that although it is nice to receive praise from some managers, he just wants to concentrate on improving his game. Liverpool go into this away game with every chance of walking away with something against slight favourites Porto, according to Sky Bet (Porto: 6-4 Draw: 2-1 Liverpool: 13-8). Both clubs will be doing everything they can to ensure victory. 08/12/09 Liverpool youngster’s losses to Porto vs. MATCH REPORT: Futebol Clube do Porto - SAD 3 - 1 Liverpool (Champions Cup Grp D) Liverpool will be wondering what might have been this morning after a close encounter with Porto turned into a 3 - 1 victory for their opponents. Porto finally took the lead when player Luis Lopes scored a thumping header on 50 minutes. Striker David N'Gog then equalised for Liverpool in the 58th minute with a well timed close range finish. An error from Sotiris Kyrgiakos allowed player Gustavo Ribeiro to score a thumping header. Player João Cajuda completed the scoring for Porto with a powerful effort on 85 minutes. Attendance: 50948 Liverpool Man of the Match: Dirk Kuyt (7.5) 09/12/09 Dave Galley has reported that Liverpool’s central defender Daniel Agger has suffered a bruised rib after a late tackle during the match against Porto. Galley advises you that Agger will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Agger will be out for between 4 days and 5 days whilst he is treated. Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin believes the fans are disappointed with Liverpool's 1 - 3 European Champions Cup Group D defeat against Porto. Sotiris Kyrgiakos and Emmanuel Mendy were the main targets for the fans' criticism and there were some who stated that players such as Glen Johnson and Jamie Carragher should have been preferred in the starting line-up. Manager Tom Northwood said it was important that some of the regular players got a chance to rest and that new players gets a chance to play on the highest level. With the spot in the next round already secured this was a perfect game to accomplice just that. 10/12/09 A bad start to the week just got a lot worse when Dave Galley reported that attacking midfielder Steven Gerrard has sustained a chest injury while lifting weights during training. Galley advises that a chest injury can either be treated by the club's physios or managed by injections. Injections: Will get through the next game against Bolton but could then be out for between 12 days and 2 weeks. Physio: Out for between 9 days and 11 days. Gerrard will be treated at Liverpool by the club's physios. 11/12/09 High-flying Bolton Wanderers are slight underdogs (Bolton: 7-4 Draw: 11-5 Liverpool: 5-4) in what should prove a tightly contested affair against league leaders Liverpool, according to Sky Bet. Premier Division title contenders Liverpool are currently lying in 1st place in the table while Bolton have been performing above expectations in the English Premier Division so far this season and find themselves in 5th place. 12/12/09 Reds ease past Bolton vs. MATCH REPORT: Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 Liverpool (Premier Division) Liverpool produced a good display this evening to see off the challenge of Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium. The first incident of note was on 38 minutes as Liverpool were denied claims by Javier Mascherano for a penalty. With the game nearing an end, it was David N'Gog who scored a close range effort to give Liverpool the lead on 80 minutes. N'Gog's impact delighted the fans with his late goal. Both teams had a number of attempts at goal, which promised much, but the quality of finishing was poor throughout. Attendance: 27723 Liverpool Man of the Match: José Manuel Reina (7.8) 13/12/09 José Manuel Reina was the best player on the park during Liverpool's 1 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Bolton this evening and the margin of victory should have been even greater. The Liverpool goalkeeper looked safe enough when called upon and the clean sheet will have done wonders for his confidence. Other impressive performances was turned inn by players like Glen Johnson and David N'Gog, leaving the likes of Philipp Degen wondering how he will break into the side. The best viewing of the weekend was to be found at Old Trafford where a crowd of 75023 witnessed Man Utd's heavy 1 - 4 defeat against Chelsea. The highlight of that match being a superb hat-trick for Chelsea's Didier Drogba. With that win Chelsea dropped Liverpool one place to 2nd in the English Premier Division, with Chelsea climbing above them on goal difference. Elsewhere, a hat-trick from Eduardo inspired a win for the home side during Arsenal's convincing 5 - 2 victory over Birmingham and Andy Johnson scored the pick of the goals in Fulham's 2 - 2 draw with Man City with a well timed close range finish.

11-28-2009, 12:21 PM	#42
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	Carragher might be upset because you didnt discipline Agger. did you appeal the foul or discipline him when he got his red?

11-28-2009, 01:56 PM	#44
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	no dont fine 1 weeks pay, just give him a warning. what carragher did happened to me a few times, then i started giving warnings (and a few fines when it was real bad red) and i no longer get that unhappines