“The common mayfly has a life expectancy of just one day,” announced the voiceover in a memorable Vodafone advert from the early Noughties. “But is he miserable about it? Not one bit.” This insect’s life, repurposed as metaphor, has come to represent the flickering flame that is human existence. Life, getting shorter with every passing minute. It’s no surprise then that Scottish novelist Andrew O’Hagan used “mayflies” as the title of his 2020 novel about two friends working through a lifetime of memories as the light fades, a story that’s adapted this Christmas as a BBC One two-part special.
Martin Compston is Jimmy, a successful author returning to the Ayrshire of his youth at the behest of Tully (Tony Curran), his oldest friend who has incurable cancer. “I’m f***ed, Noodles,” he says, using Jimmy’s childhood nickname. “I’ve got four months and that’s the short of it.
Martin Compston is Jimmy, a successful author returning to the Ayrshire of his youth at the behest of Tully (Tony Curran), his oldest friend who has incurable cancer. “I’m f***ed, Noodles,” he says, using Jimmy’s childhood nickname. “I’ve got four months and that’s the short of it.
- 12/28/2022
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
Altitude Films has debuted the trailer for Liverpool Football Club documentary ‘The End of the Storm’.
In a year when sport came to a standstill, fans of Liverpool Football Club finally saw their team lift the trophy that had eluded them for 30 long years. Featuring intimate access to manager Jürgen Klopp and club legend Sir Kenny Dalglish, and interviews with first-team players including Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker combined with passionate Liverpool fans from around the world.
Directed by James Erskine, the documentary is released on Digital, Blue-Ray and DVD November 30th.
Also in trailers – Theo James stars in trailer for Gavin Rothery’s ‘Archive’
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In a year when sport came to a standstill, fans of Liverpool Football Club finally saw their team lift the trophy that had eluded them for 30 long years. Featuring intimate access to manager Jürgen Klopp and club legend Sir Kenny Dalglish, and interviews with first-team players including Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker combined with passionate Liverpool fans from around the world.
Directed by James Erskine, the documentary is released on Digital, Blue-Ray and DVD November 30th.
Also in trailers – Theo James stars in trailer for Gavin Rothery’s ‘Archive’
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- 11/12/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
15 minutes into “Good, Better, Best,” the latest original from Spain’s Movistar Plus, soccer player Michael Robinson has hit the headlines as the subject of the second-biggest transfer fee in British soccer history, with Manchester City paying $970,000 in 1979 for the 20-year-old striker.
One hour later in the doc feature, Robinson, who died of cancer in April, has become one of Spain’s biggest and most beloved media icons who helped to boot to further a democratic revolution in its sports coverage.
Last week in Madrid, Spain’s sports media establishment gathered at Madrid’s Matadero cinema to listen to Spain’s Minister of Culture and Sport, José Manuel Rodriguez, deliver a homily on Robinson. This was followed by a screening of Movistar Plus original documentary “Good, Better, Best” which, seeks to chart and explain one of the most extraordinary professional odysseys in European media.
Lovingly crafted by Robinson’s own team on his last program,...
One hour later in the doc feature, Robinson, who died of cancer in April, has become one of Spain’s biggest and most beloved media icons who helped to boot to further a democratic revolution in its sports coverage.
Last week in Madrid, Spain’s sports media establishment gathered at Madrid’s Matadero cinema to listen to Spain’s Minister of Culture and Sport, José Manuel Rodriguez, deliver a homily on Robinson. This was followed by a screening of Movistar Plus original documentary “Good, Better, Best” which, seeks to chart and explain one of the most extraordinary professional odysseys in European media.
Lovingly crafted by Robinson’s own team on his last program,...
- 11/2/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
BBC appoints new Scotland chief
BBC Scotland has named program maker, commissioner and award-winning broadcaster Steve Carson (pictured) as its new director, replacing Donalda MacKinnon, who steps down later this year. Carson is currently head of multi-platform commissioning for BBC Scotland and will be elevated to look after 1,100 staff. BBC director general Tony Hall said: “He brings with him a combination of excellence in program making, leadership and the respect and trust of the staff. Steve set up the BBC Scotland Channel brilliantly and I wish him every success in the future.”
Channel 4 orders Klopp doc
Channel 4 has teamed with German brewer Erdinger Weißbräu to commission Whisper to make a fast-turnaround documentary on Liverpool’s Premier League-winning manager Jürgen Klopp. The film, Jürgen Klopp: Germany’s Greatest Export, will feature interviews with former Liverpool stars like Steven Gerrard, John Barnes, Sir Kenny Dalglish and Steve McManaman. It will premiere...
BBC Scotland has named program maker, commissioner and award-winning broadcaster Steve Carson (pictured) as its new director, replacing Donalda MacKinnon, who steps down later this year. Carson is currently head of multi-platform commissioning for BBC Scotland and will be elevated to look after 1,100 staff. BBC director general Tony Hall said: “He brings with him a combination of excellence in program making, leadership and the respect and trust of the staff. Steve set up the BBC Scotland Channel brilliantly and I wish him every success in the future.”
Channel 4 orders Klopp doc
Channel 4 has teamed with German brewer Erdinger Weißbräu to commission Whisper to make a fast-turnaround documentary on Liverpool’s Premier League-winning manager Jürgen Klopp. The film, Jürgen Klopp: Germany’s Greatest Export, will feature interviews with former Liverpool stars like Steven Gerrard, John Barnes, Sir Kenny Dalglish and Steve McManaman. It will premiere...
- 7/31/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
EA Sports FIFA players now have access to one of the most lethal strike-forces in football history, with the news that Diego Maradona, Pelé and Ronaldinho are teaming-up in a Soccer Aid World XI Fc team.
This is the first time ever that Maradona, Pelé and Ronaldinho will be playable from the start, in the same side, without the need for transfers.
Robbie Williams is set to play with the Soccer Aid World XI Fc in eSoccer Aid – an online competition on Saturday 27th June raising money to help stop the spread of coronavirus and limit the impact on children’s lives.
Unicef UK Ambassador and Soccer Aid for Unicef Co-Founder, Robbie Williams, said: "This is a unique and wonderful initiative to be part of because the Soccer Aid World XI Fc is needed more than ever before. We have been able to bring together some of the best players...
This is the first time ever that Maradona, Pelé and Ronaldinho will be playable from the start, in the same side, without the need for transfers.
Robbie Williams is set to play with the Soccer Aid World XI Fc in eSoccer Aid – an online competition on Saturday 27th June raising money to help stop the spread of coronavirus and limit the impact on children’s lives.
Unicef UK Ambassador and Soccer Aid for Unicef Co-Founder, Robbie Williams, said: "This is a unique and wonderful initiative to be part of because the Soccer Aid World XI Fc is needed more than ever before. We have been able to bring together some of the best players...
- 6/22/2020
- Look to the Stars
Nordoff Robbins has announced that this year’s recipient of the Nordoff Robbins Legends of Football Award will be former West Ham United, Chelsea and Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard.
Frank’s glittering career has seen three league titles, 609 top-flight appearances and 177 goals, and he is rightly recognised as one of the all-time great Premier League players.
He will join Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Robson, Kenny Dalglish and last year’s recipient Steven Gerrardin receiving one of football’s greatest honours.
Lampard said: “It’s a real honour for me to receive the Legends of Football award this year. Just seeing my name mentioned among those past winners is something to cherish.”
And speaking specifically about Nordoff Robbins, Frank said in an interview on Friday with TalkSPORT’s Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs: “It’s a special charity working on incredible stuff. There’s a lot of care...
Frank’s glittering career has seen three league titles, 609 top-flight appearances and 177 goals, and he is rightly recognised as one of the all-time great Premier League players.
He will join Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Robson, Kenny Dalglish and last year’s recipient Steven Gerrardin receiving one of football’s greatest honours.
Lampard said: “It’s a real honour for me to receive the Legends of Football award this year. Just seeing my name mentioned among those past winners is something to cherish.”
And speaking specifically about Nordoff Robbins, Frank said in an interview on Friday with TalkSPORT’s Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs: “It’s a special charity working on incredible stuff. There’s a lot of care...
- 2/6/2018
- Look to the Stars
Thomas Kienzle/AP
The exaggerated hoopla over transfer deadline might be a bit too much, but we get excited about it because of one simple truth: transfers are game-changers. A goal poacher, a box-to-box midfielder, a body-on-the-line defensive stopper, they can all alter the course of a season. They can turn nearly-men to title contenders, and make relegation certainties into escape artists.
But sometimes it’s not the transfers that actually happen that excite – it’s the could-have-beens, the never-weres, the ones that got away that tantalise us the most.
Some of the stories behind these almost-signings are eyebrow raising, but they’re all true. In an alternate universe somewhere Gazza wore the red of United, Ibra was performing scissor kicks at Highbury and Kenny Dalglish was a Hammers legend.
Imagine what English football would look like today if these amazing transfers had actually happened.
The exaggerated hoopla over transfer deadline might be a bit too much, but we get excited about it because of one simple truth: transfers are game-changers. A goal poacher, a box-to-box midfielder, a body-on-the-line defensive stopper, they can all alter the course of a season. They can turn nearly-men to title contenders, and make relegation certainties into escape artists.
But sometimes it’s not the transfers that actually happen that excite – it’s the could-have-beens, the never-weres, the ones that got away that tantalise us the most.
Some of the stories behind these almost-signings are eyebrow raising, but they’re all true. In an alternate universe somewhere Gazza wore the red of United, Ibra was performing scissor kicks at Highbury and Kenny Dalglish was a Hammers legend.
Imagine what English football would look like today if these amazing transfers had actually happened.
- 2/19/2016
- by David Fox
- Obsessed with Film
Rui Vieira/AP
Nobody could have predicted that Leicester City would be top of the Barclay’s Premier League. Ever.
With a third of the season gone, Ranieri’s men have displayed the kind of title-winning form that could see them crowned champions and although it’s too early to start etching their name on the trophy, if results go their way the most desirable piece of silverware in English football could be coming to the blue side of the East Midlands.
If Leicester City are to stay be top of the pile in May, they would shatter a 21-year old Premier League record; no club outside of Manchester or London has won the Premier League title since Kenny Dalglish’s Blackburn Rovers side snatched it by a point in 1995.
Ranieri and Co. will be hoping to write a new chapter in the club’s history and for inspiration they...
Nobody could have predicted that Leicester City would be top of the Barclay’s Premier League. Ever.
With a third of the season gone, Ranieri’s men have displayed the kind of title-winning form that could see them crowned champions and although it’s too early to start etching their name on the trophy, if results go their way the most desirable piece of silverware in English football could be coming to the blue side of the East Midlands.
If Leicester City are to stay be top of the pile in May, they would shatter a 21-year old Premier League record; no club outside of Manchester or London has won the Premier League title since Kenny Dalglish’s Blackburn Rovers side snatched it by a point in 1995.
Ranieri and Co. will be hoping to write a new chapter in the club’s history and for inspiration they...
- 12/2/2015
- by Damien St John
- Obsessed with Film
Frank Augstein/AP
It’s an Alan Shearer level of ‘Staggering’ when you think of the miracle work Sir Bobby Robson did at Newcastle United.
He took over a team that was in disarray and turned them into world beaters. Ruud Gullit had taken a side that had previously beaten Barcelona in the Champions League under Kenny Dalglish and left it bottom of the Premier League.
Numerous high profile players had been neglected and left bewildered while a number of his signings simply weren’t up to standard.
All that, plus the fact he left captain Alan Shearer, who he didn’t get along with, on the bench for a miserable 1-2 reverse at home to Sunderland means it couldn’t have been any worse when Newcastle’s knight in shining armour came through the door.
Sir Bob took his time but his third season in charge saw United finish...
It’s an Alan Shearer level of ‘Staggering’ when you think of the miracle work Sir Bobby Robson did at Newcastle United.
He took over a team that was in disarray and turned them into world beaters. Ruud Gullit had taken a side that had previously beaten Barcelona in the Champions League under Kenny Dalglish and left it bottom of the Premier League.
Numerous high profile players had been neglected and left bewildered while a number of his signings simply weren’t up to standard.
All that, plus the fact he left captain Alan Shearer, who he didn’t get along with, on the bench for a miserable 1-2 reverse at home to Sunderland means it couldn’t have been any worse when Newcastle’s knight in shining armour came through the door.
Sir Bob took his time but his third season in charge saw United finish...
- 7/2/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
John Walton/Empics Sport
As a self-confessed Buying Club, Liverpool have always kept themselves occupied with regards to the pursuit of new additions to the squad. Under the likes of Rafa Benitez and Kenny Dalglish, they continuously delved into the transfer market as they sought to bolster their squad. Too often Liverpool supporters have been left smarting as a result of a failed transfer, ruing the ‘ones that got away’, such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Eric Cantona, who have gone on to achieve success elsewhere.
However, amongst all the business in the transfer market, there have been a plethora of players that Reds fanatics will be relieved that they never signed. Having been inches from sealing the deal, these transfers collapsed at the last minute, often leaving both player and club very frustrated.
In truth, it was a blessing in disguise, as these players have gone on to disappoint, with...
As a self-confessed Buying Club, Liverpool have always kept themselves occupied with regards to the pursuit of new additions to the squad. Under the likes of Rafa Benitez and Kenny Dalglish, they continuously delved into the transfer market as they sought to bolster their squad. Too often Liverpool supporters have been left smarting as a result of a failed transfer, ruing the ‘ones that got away’, such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Eric Cantona, who have gone on to achieve success elsewhere.
However, amongst all the business in the transfer market, there have been a plethora of players that Reds fanatics will be relieved that they never signed. Having been inches from sealing the deal, these transfers collapsed at the last minute, often leaving both player and club very frustrated.
In truth, it was a blessing in disguise, as these players have gone on to disappoint, with...
- 10/23/2014
- by Michael Ramsay
- Obsessed with Film
Tim Ireland/AP
Since the Premier League’s inception in 1992, Liverpool have never been reluctant to spend money. Brendan Rodgers spent over £100m during the most recent summer transfer window, while the likes of Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez also broke the bank during their time in charge.
Between them and fellow Reds managers during the Premier League era Graeme Souness, Roy Evans, Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish, they have signed many players for hefty fees, some of whom have been roaring successes and others who have failed spectacularly.
On the flip side, there are those players who have ended up being signed on the cheap, certainly in terms of their respective ability, before becoming Reds heroes and, in a few cases, legends.
With that in mind, here are the 11 Liverpool Premier League Signings Who Proved To Be Bargains.
11. Martin Skrtel
Jon Super/AP/Press Association Images
Martin Skrtel joined...
Since the Premier League’s inception in 1992, Liverpool have never been reluctant to spend money. Brendan Rodgers spent over £100m during the most recent summer transfer window, while the likes of Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez also broke the bank during their time in charge.
Between them and fellow Reds managers during the Premier League era Graeme Souness, Roy Evans, Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish, they have signed many players for hefty fees, some of whom have been roaring successes and others who have failed spectacularly.
On the flip side, there are those players who have ended up being signed on the cheap, certainly in terms of their respective ability, before becoming Reds heroes and, in a few cases, legends.
With that in mind, here are the 11 Liverpool Premier League Signings Who Proved To Be Bargains.
11. Martin Skrtel
Jon Super/AP/Press Association Images
Martin Skrtel joined...
- 10/20/2014
- by Henry Jackson
- Obsessed with Film
Martin Rickett/Pa Wire/Press Association Images
Liverpool have never been dullards in the transfer market. Under Rafa Benitez, they strived to sign as many players as they could, mostly from the continent, hoping for the best most of the time. Kenny Dalglish placed a lot of faith in young English talent, to his detriment in most cases admittedly. Brendan Rodgers has offered up a mixed bag of results in terms of transfer dealings, from luring Italian mavericks one moment to signing 32 year old Southampton forwards the next.
The entertaining thing about being a Liverpool supporter is that they never know what they’re going to get, and certainly not in terms of the transfer market. Their dealings are reflected in their topsy-turvy results – they can be brilliant one moment, and so frustrating the next.
These are the players who nobody expected Liverpool to sign. Whether people thought the players...
Liverpool have never been dullards in the transfer market. Under Rafa Benitez, they strived to sign as many players as they could, mostly from the continent, hoping for the best most of the time. Kenny Dalglish placed a lot of faith in young English talent, to his detriment in most cases admittedly. Brendan Rodgers has offered up a mixed bag of results in terms of transfer dealings, from luring Italian mavericks one moment to signing 32 year old Southampton forwards the next.
The entertaining thing about being a Liverpool supporter is that they never know what they’re going to get, and certainly not in terms of the transfer market. Their dealings are reflected in their topsy-turvy results – they can be brilliant one moment, and so frustrating the next.
These are the players who nobody expected Liverpool to sign. Whether people thought the players...
- 10/7/2014
- by Michael Ramsay
- Obsessed with Film
Peter Byrne/Pa Archive/Press Association Images
Liverpool are one of the most historically significant football teams in the world: they are five-times European Champions and have no fewer than 19 league titles to their name with fans who follow the team spread across the globe.
Every player who plays at Anfield reveals how special it is; how the atmosphere overwhelms with a dogged spirit and an over-arching desire to succeed. The club has also had some epic players in the past to match the majesty of the Kop: Kenny Dalglish is a bona-fide hero on Merseyside, much like Steven Gerrard, Ian Rush and Jamie Carragher, and the impact they had on the Liverpool team of their generation will never be forgotten.
However, it is not always like that for players at Anfield and there has been many a player who initially came in with massive potential and who could have...
Liverpool are one of the most historically significant football teams in the world: they are five-times European Champions and have no fewer than 19 league titles to their name with fans who follow the team spread across the globe.
Every player who plays at Anfield reveals how special it is; how the atmosphere overwhelms with a dogged spirit and an over-arching desire to succeed. The club has also had some epic players in the past to match the majesty of the Kop: Kenny Dalglish is a bona-fide hero on Merseyside, much like Steven Gerrard, Ian Rush and Jamie Carragher, and the impact they had on the Liverpool team of their generation will never be forgotten.
However, it is not always like that for players at Anfield and there has been many a player who initially came in with massive potential and who could have...
- 9/12/2014
- by Will Rooney
- Obsessed with Film
Downton Abbey star Brendan Coyle has revealed that two of football's most successful managers are fans of the show.
The Irish actor - who plays John Bates in the ITV drama - told Digital Spy and others that he was surprised to hear Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish was clued up on the exploits of his character.
"I don't get starstruck by actors - I love them, but acting is a great leveller," he said. "When you're eye-to-eye with them, whether you're a huge star or a beginner, it's the same deal.
"But footballers, I get starstruck. Matt Busby was my great uncle so I'm a big Manchester United fan.
"I was at a Liverpool game, and Kenny Dalglish was there, I walked past him and he went, 'Hey! Are you out of prison yet?'"
The actor added: "Sir Alex Ferguson [told me he] watches Downton with the missus, so that's great."
Coyle...
The Irish actor - who plays John Bates in the ITV drama - told Digital Spy and others that he was surprised to hear Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish was clued up on the exploits of his character.
"I don't get starstruck by actors - I love them, but acting is a great leveller," he said. "When you're eye-to-eye with them, whether you're a huge star or a beginner, it's the same deal.
"But footballers, I get starstruck. Matt Busby was my great uncle so I'm a big Manchester United fan.
"I was at a Liverpool game, and Kenny Dalglish was there, I walked past him and he went, 'Hey! Are you out of prison yet?'"
The actor added: "Sir Alex Ferguson [told me he] watches Downton with the missus, so that's great."
Coyle...
- 9/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Barrington Coombs/Empics Sport
Steven Gerrard is one of the greatest footballers of his generation, there can be no denying that. At his peak he was best central midfielder in the world, and he has tweaked his game to become a superb deep-lying playmaker as age has caught up with him.
He is arguably the greatest player in the history of Liverpool Football Club- older fans will understandably say that Kenny Dalglish tops the pile, while the likes of Ian Rush, John Barnes, Graeme Souness and Luis Suarez also deserve a mention- winning games single-handedly at his peak and racking up 173 goals in 670 matches for his boyhood team to date.
When it comes to back catalogues of best goals, not many can compare to the 34-year-old. So often he has produced moments of sheer brilliance in the biggest games, swinging massive occasions in the Reds’ favour in the process. He has scored volleys,...
Steven Gerrard is one of the greatest footballers of his generation, there can be no denying that. At his peak he was best central midfielder in the world, and he has tweaked his game to become a superb deep-lying playmaker as age has caught up with him.
He is arguably the greatest player in the history of Liverpool Football Club- older fans will understandably say that Kenny Dalglish tops the pile, while the likes of Ian Rush, John Barnes, Graeme Souness and Luis Suarez also deserve a mention- winning games single-handedly at his peak and racking up 173 goals in 670 matches for his boyhood team to date.
When it comes to back catalogues of best goals, not many can compare to the 34-year-old. So often he has produced moments of sheer brilliance in the biggest games, swinging massive occasions in the Reds’ favour in the process. He has scored volleys,...
- 8/22/2014
- by Henry Jackson
- Obsessed with Film
LiverpoolFC.com
Liverpool have a long and illustrious history, and inevitably have produced some wonderful players over the years both in terms of homegrown talents – like Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher – and marquee signings – Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, Sami Hyypia and Luis Suarez. The successes of that illustrious lot were unrivalled in the red of Liverpool, but they were not the only players to sign or come through the ranks on the crest of a wave of optimism and expectations.
And sometimes, sadly, some of those players will fail.
Anfield is a wonderful place to ply your trade, but the pressure that comes with it is enormous. The fans are among the most passionate, and the most loyal around, but they also demand a certain standard. If a player is bought for big-money then they inevitably expect to see them justify their price tag on the pitch.
Liverpool have a long and illustrious history, and inevitably have produced some wonderful players over the years both in terms of homegrown talents – like Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen and Jamie Carragher – and marquee signings – Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, Sami Hyypia and Luis Suarez. The successes of that illustrious lot were unrivalled in the red of Liverpool, but they were not the only players to sign or come through the ranks on the crest of a wave of optimism and expectations.
And sometimes, sadly, some of those players will fail.
Anfield is a wonderful place to ply your trade, but the pressure that comes with it is enormous. The fans are among the most passionate, and the most loyal around, but they also demand a certain standard. If a player is bought for big-money then they inevitably expect to see them justify their price tag on the pitch.
- 8/6/2014
- by Henry Jackson
- Obsessed with Film
Luca Bruno/AP/Press Association Images
As we close in on two decades since Blackburn Rovers’ solitary Premier League title success, the Lancashire-based club are running through their final preparations before the start of another arduous and testing Championship season.
After spending the best part of the previous 20 years in England’s top flight, there is certainly room for hindsight as Ewood Park continues play host to second-tier football, and though the players who have used Brockhall for training in recent years haven’t necessarily been world-beaters, there were definitely old irons in the fire which could have resulted in some eyebrow-raising transfer deals for Rovers.
Under Kenny Dalglish, Sam Allardyce and even Steve Kean there were numerous cases of potentially history-changing players just wriggling from Rovers’ grasp, with it rarely being a case of the club’s owners fearing to stump up the money required to land their targets.
As we close in on two decades since Blackburn Rovers’ solitary Premier League title success, the Lancashire-based club are running through their final preparations before the start of another arduous and testing Championship season.
After spending the best part of the previous 20 years in England’s top flight, there is certainly room for hindsight as Ewood Park continues play host to second-tier football, and though the players who have used Brockhall for training in recent years haven’t necessarily been world-beaters, there were definitely old irons in the fire which could have resulted in some eyebrow-raising transfer deals for Rovers.
Under Kenny Dalglish, Sam Allardyce and even Steve Kean there were numerous cases of potentially history-changing players just wriggling from Rovers’ grasp, with it rarely being a case of the club’s owners fearing to stump up the money required to land their targets.
- 8/6/2014
- by Simon Harrison
- Obsessed with Film
Mike Egerton/Pa Wire/Press Association Images
There seems to be an absurd calmness stretching over Anfield these days: the adjective is apt considering arguably their greatest striker since Kenny Dalglish is in the process of packing his bags for Spain. £75 million is a lot of money for a 27 year old striker – especially one with a rap sheet as colourful as the Uruguayan’s, but the Merseyside club are left with no option but to replace the goals of Suarez with three or four new players, considering it will be nigh-on impossible to replace a player of equal ability.
The fact that Suarez was forced to issue a public apology, almost reminiscent of a stubborn schoolboy, in order to be granted his dream move, shows just what a troubled character this tortured maverick is. Premier League defenders breathed a sigh of relief when Barcelona announced the signing, both relieved they...
There seems to be an absurd calmness stretching over Anfield these days: the adjective is apt considering arguably their greatest striker since Kenny Dalglish is in the process of packing his bags for Spain. £75 million is a lot of money for a 27 year old striker – especially one with a rap sheet as colourful as the Uruguayan’s, but the Merseyside club are left with no option but to replace the goals of Suarez with three or four new players, considering it will be nigh-on impossible to replace a player of equal ability.
The fact that Suarez was forced to issue a public apology, almost reminiscent of a stubborn schoolboy, in order to be granted his dream move, shows just what a troubled character this tortured maverick is. Premier League defenders breathed a sigh of relief when Barcelona announced the signing, both relieved they...
- 7/17/2014
- by Michael Ramsay
- Obsessed with Film
Rebecca Naden/Pa Archive/Press Association Images
From Kevin Keegan’s ‘Entertainers’ side of the mid-nineties to Sir Bobby Robson’s Champions League chasers of the noughts and even current shot-shy crop under Alan Pardew’s stewardship; the Premier League era has been rich in memorable goals for Newcastle supporters.
In the last quarter-of-a-century we’ve been blessed with an array of domestic and exotic talent capable of spectacular scoring feats in a black and white shirt with a special few able to boast their own personal highlight reel while some players are remembered for an isolated moment of exceptional brilliance.
We all have our favourite goal. Some are the 30-yard screamers that sizzle into the top corner, others the product of a dazzling run and composed finish or a breathtaking piece of skill. All aesthetically pleasing in their own right.
Newcastle have hit the net over a 1,000 times in...
From Kevin Keegan’s ‘Entertainers’ side of the mid-nineties to Sir Bobby Robson’s Champions League chasers of the noughts and even current shot-shy crop under Alan Pardew’s stewardship; the Premier League era has been rich in memorable goals for Newcastle supporters.
In the last quarter-of-a-century we’ve been blessed with an array of domestic and exotic talent capable of spectacular scoring feats in a black and white shirt with a special few able to boast their own personal highlight reel while some players are remembered for an isolated moment of exceptional brilliance.
We all have our favourite goal. Some are the 30-yard screamers that sizzle into the top corner, others the product of a dazzling run and composed finish or a breathtaking piece of skill. All aesthetically pleasing in their own right.
Newcastle have hit the net over a 1,000 times in...
- 6/4/2014
- by Jak Penny
- Obsessed with Film
It is often one of the biggest gripes for football fans across the world. Missing out on a player who you thought was coming to your club can be incredibly frustrating and, in some instances, just down right heart-breaking.
Over the years, there have been some near spectacular transfers that have not quite got over the line. Diego Maradona almost joined Sheffield United, while Blackburn Rovers elected to keep the faith with Tim Sherwood, rather than signing a certain Zinedine Zidane from Bordeaux. Chairman Jack Walker famously argued with the manager Kenny Dalglish, “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?”
Arsenal are no different to any other club and have been close to some big signings before. Arsene Wenger is renowned for being meticulous in his transfer dealings, with papers not being rubber-stamped until the Frenchman is entirely sure about the move. It is a...
Over the years, there have been some near spectacular transfers that have not quite got over the line. Diego Maradona almost joined Sheffield United, while Blackburn Rovers elected to keep the faith with Tim Sherwood, rather than signing a certain Zinedine Zidane from Bordeaux. Chairman Jack Walker famously argued with the manager Kenny Dalglish, “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?”
Arsenal are no different to any other club and have been close to some big signings before. Arsene Wenger is renowned for being meticulous in his transfer dealings, with papers not being rubber-stamped until the Frenchman is entirely sure about the move. It is a...
- 5/23/2014
- by Simon Collings
- Obsessed with Film
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In this day and age football clubs are still capable of making horrifying mistakes in the field of recruitment. Newcastle, more than most, have suffered for their negligence and have burned some serious money on a bizarre assortment of flops in the Premier League era.
Regrettably, we’ve had our fair share of shockers pull on a Toon shirt down the years from the ‘world’s best non-capped Brazilian’, some decrepit veterans on their last legs and a few wannabe players our plethora of managers, although primarily Kenny Dalglish, wasted a few million quid on without much reward.
It stirs some unpleasant memories especially when you factor in that we incredulously turned down a young Zinedine Zidane, available for just over £1 million, two years before raiding the Bradford City to acquire Des Hamilton for double the cost of Zizou. He eventually ended up...
In this day and age football clubs are still capable of making horrifying mistakes in the field of recruitment. Newcastle, more than most, have suffered for their negligence and have burned some serious money on a bizarre assortment of flops in the Premier League era.
Regrettably, we’ve had our fair share of shockers pull on a Toon shirt down the years from the ‘world’s best non-capped Brazilian’, some decrepit veterans on their last legs and a few wannabe players our plethora of managers, although primarily Kenny Dalglish, wasted a few million quid on without much reward.
It stirs some unpleasant memories especially when you factor in that we incredulously turned down a young Zinedine Zidane, available for just over £1 million, two years before raiding the Bradford City to acquire Des Hamilton for double the cost of Zizou. He eventually ended up...
- 5/21/2014
- by Jak Penny
- Obsessed with Film
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Once upon a time Newcastle United weren’t afraid to spend money. Austerity didn’t really exist at St James’ Park before Mike Ashley dropped into town while financial planning was a mystery concept to ex-chairman Freddy Shepherd and chief note burners Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Ruud Gullit.
It was a strategy that proved more miss than hit over the years as the club would often fork out a kings ransom for a throughly average player and lumber itself with a financial burden on a lucrative five-year contract. Our roll call of extravagantly priced flops is so bad it’s impressive.
But among the masses of damp squibs that Toon supporters have had to grin and bear in the Premier League era there are 10 useless individuals that stand out from the crowd as our most costly transfer mistakes.
Honorary mentions for the following flops: Stephane Guivarc’h,...
Once upon a time Newcastle United weren’t afraid to spend money. Austerity didn’t really exist at St James’ Park before Mike Ashley dropped into town while financial planning was a mystery concept to ex-chairman Freddy Shepherd and chief note burners Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Ruud Gullit.
It was a strategy that proved more miss than hit over the years as the club would often fork out a kings ransom for a throughly average player and lumber itself with a financial burden on a lucrative five-year contract. Our roll call of extravagantly priced flops is so bad it’s impressive.
But among the masses of damp squibs that Toon supporters have had to grin and bear in the Premier League era there are 10 useless individuals that stand out from the crowd as our most costly transfer mistakes.
Honorary mentions for the following flops: Stephane Guivarc’h,...
- 5/10/2014
- by Jak Penny
- Obsessed with Film
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Liverpool will reward manager Brendan Rodgers with a new contract worth £2 million per year to keep him at Anfield and away from potential suitors.
The 40-year-old Northern Irishman has steered the Reds to the top of the Premier League table at Christmas, but has only 18 months left on his current deal which he signed on Merseyside in 2012.
Rodgers has previously thought to have attracted attention from Manchester City and now the Daily Mirror reports that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in him.
Spurs appointed caretaker Tim Sherwood as permanent head coach until 2015 just before Christmas, but he lacks any managerial experience.
Former Swansea, Reading and Watford boss Rodgers has offloaded the likes of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing to West Ham, slashing the wage budget at Anfield built up by predecessor Kenny Dalglish.
Liverpool owner John W Henry now wants to secure the future of the club’s...
Liverpool will reward manager Brendan Rodgers with a new contract worth £2 million per year to keep him at Anfield and away from potential suitors.
The 40-year-old Northern Irishman has steered the Reds to the top of the Premier League table at Christmas, but has only 18 months left on his current deal which he signed on Merseyside in 2012.
Rodgers has previously thought to have attracted attention from Manchester City and now the Daily Mirror reports that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in him.
Spurs appointed caretaker Tim Sherwood as permanent head coach until 2015 just before Christmas, but he lacks any managerial experience.
Former Swansea, Reading and Watford boss Rodgers has offloaded the likes of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing to West Ham, slashing the wage budget at Anfield built up by predecessor Kenny Dalglish.
Liverpool owner John W Henry now wants to secure the future of the club’s...
- 12/26/2013
- by Jamie Clark
- Obsessed with Film
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It is now over a year since Roberto Martinez, then in charge of Wigan Athletic, rejected the top job at Liverpool because he felt it wasn’t the right one for him.
At the time, the Reds were in a period of transition and were looking for a younger manager to replace Kenny Dalglish, with Martinez and Brendan Rodgers on the shortlist. Rodgers took on the role after Martinez rejected it, leaving the Spaniard to remain for a further season at the Dw Stadium. It later transpired that Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has persuaded Martinez to stay with the relegation strugglers rather than move to a team challenging for the top four.
The following season the Latics were relegated and Martinez accepted the offer to become Everton boss. The fact that Martinez was given a bigger job despite not being able to keep his previous side in...
It is now over a year since Roberto Martinez, then in charge of Wigan Athletic, rejected the top job at Liverpool because he felt it wasn’t the right one for him.
At the time, the Reds were in a period of transition and were looking for a younger manager to replace Kenny Dalglish, with Martinez and Brendan Rodgers on the shortlist. Rodgers took on the role after Martinez rejected it, leaving the Spaniard to remain for a further season at the Dw Stadium. It later transpired that Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has persuaded Martinez to stay with the relegation strugglers rather than move to a team challenging for the top four.
The following season the Latics were relegated and Martinez accepted the offer to become Everton boss. The fact that Martinez was given a bigger job despite not being able to keep his previous side in...
- 12/9/2013
- by Nick Turner
- Obsessed with Film
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The World Cup 2014 in Brazil is looming large and the usual excitement and optimism that accompanies it in England is being stifled unusually early. The cause being the debate over the failings of English youth. Usually we at least get to enjoy the festivities before fading into the background as the real competitors battle for the honour of world champions and subsequently the worshipping of the German and Spanish youth development systems begin.
The primary argument for the lack of quality English players is being laden on the amount of foreign imports in the Premier League. A weak argument at best and simply avoiding the honest truth that English players aren’t good enough. The percentage of English footballers playing in the league has dropped dramatically from the 70′s to the 30′s in percentages in current times. Calls for a quota will not solve the problem although...
The World Cup 2014 in Brazil is looming large and the usual excitement and optimism that accompanies it in England is being stifled unusually early. The cause being the debate over the failings of English youth. Usually we at least get to enjoy the festivities before fading into the background as the real competitors battle for the honour of world champions and subsequently the worshipping of the German and Spanish youth development systems begin.
The primary argument for the lack of quality English players is being laden on the amount of foreign imports in the Premier League. A weak argument at best and simply avoiding the honest truth that English players aren’t good enough. The percentage of English footballers playing in the league has dropped dramatically from the 70′s to the 30′s in percentages in current times. Calls for a quota will not solve the problem although...
- 10/18/2013
- by Aleem Koroma
- Obsessed with Film
This summer Anfield has already seen the departure of Andy Carroll to fellow Premier League side West Ham United.
Andy Carroll was signed for £35 million from Newcastle United in January 2011, and a little more than two years later he has been sold on for just £15 million. Liverpool also recouped a reported £2 million when they loaned him out to the Hammers last season.
Today, the Guardian is reporting Liverpool are prepared to let Stewart Downing go for £5 million with Newcastle United a potential buyer.
Two years ago Liverpool landed Stewart Downing for £20 million from Aston Villa. At the time they were also linked to Valencia’s Juan Mata, but manager Kenny Dalglish apparently preferred the England winger.
Downing has scored 3 goals in 65 Premier League appearances for Liverpool. Carroll just 6 in 44.
Kenny Dalglish was also the man in charge at Anfield when they brought in Andy Carroll. Dalglish the same manager who...
Andy Carroll was signed for £35 million from Newcastle United in January 2011, and a little more than two years later he has been sold on for just £15 million. Liverpool also recouped a reported £2 million when they loaned him out to the Hammers last season.
Today, the Guardian is reporting Liverpool are prepared to let Stewart Downing go for £5 million with Newcastle United a potential buyer.
Two years ago Liverpool landed Stewart Downing for £20 million from Aston Villa. At the time they were also linked to Valencia’s Juan Mata, but manager Kenny Dalglish apparently preferred the England winger.
Downing has scored 3 goals in 65 Premier League appearances for Liverpool. Carroll just 6 in 44.
Kenny Dalglish was also the man in charge at Anfield when they brought in Andy Carroll. Dalglish the same manager who...
- 8/6/2013
- by Barrie's View
- Obsessed with Film
Ian Wright has been appointed co-host of BBC Radio 5 live's 606 programme for the 2013/14 season.
The former Arsenal striker will present the live football phone-in show with Kelly Cates on Sundays.
Wright - who previously worked as a pundit on Match of the Day - said he was pleased to be back on the BBC.
"There will be lots to talk about and a lot of divided opinion," he said. "For me, it's all about the fans and what the fans think. I like to hear all sorts of opinions, everyone is entitled to one."
Cates - daughter of Liverpool icon Kenny Dalglish - said of Wright: "As well as having been a brilliant footballer, he's a real fan of the game."
"You don't know what somebody's going to ask," she continued, "what point somebody's going to make, which way the conversation is going to go.
"When it does get heated and it does get passionate,...
The former Arsenal striker will present the live football phone-in show with Kelly Cates on Sundays.
Wright - who previously worked as a pundit on Match of the Day - said he was pleased to be back on the BBC.
"There will be lots to talk about and a lot of divided opinion," he said. "For me, it's all about the fans and what the fans think. I like to hear all sorts of opinions, everyone is entitled to one."
Cates - daughter of Liverpool icon Kenny Dalglish - said of Wright: "As well as having been a brilliant footballer, he's a real fan of the game."
"You don't know what somebody's going to ask," she continued, "what point somebody's going to make, which way the conversation is going to go.
"When it does get heated and it does get passionate,...
- 8/1/2013
- Digital Spy
West Ham have played down talk of a transfer bid for Stewart Downing despite admitting interest in the Liverpool winger, according to Team Talk.
Reports earlier this week suggested the Hammers were preparing an offer for the England midfielder, but despite the club’s assistant boss Neil McDonald admitting he rates the 28-year-old highly, these claims appear wide of the mark.
Since swapping Aston Villa for Anfield in a £20 million move two years ago, Downing has struggled to hold down a place under the reigns of Liverpool’s previous two managers, Kenny Dalglish and Brendan Rodgers.
The wide man made just 25 Premier League starts last season along with four substitute appearances, scoring just three goals and providing five assists.
Hammers manager Sam Allardyce is in the market for a new winger as he seeks to improve the service to the club’s record signing Andy Carroll, who has joined the...
Reports earlier this week suggested the Hammers were preparing an offer for the England midfielder, but despite the club’s assistant boss Neil McDonald admitting he rates the 28-year-old highly, these claims appear wide of the mark.
Since swapping Aston Villa for Anfield in a £20 million move two years ago, Downing has struggled to hold down a place under the reigns of Liverpool’s previous two managers, Kenny Dalglish and Brendan Rodgers.
The wide man made just 25 Premier League starts last season along with four substitute appearances, scoring just three goals and providing five assists.
Hammers manager Sam Allardyce is in the market for a new winger as he seeks to improve the service to the club’s record signing Andy Carroll, who has joined the...
- 7/10/2013
- by Joseph Dempsey
- Obsessed with Film
Rejoice, the saga is finally over. Andy Carroll has sealed his move to West Ham for a fee of around £15m, with add-ons depending on which source you’re paying attention to. When all is said and done my head knows that this is a deal in the very best interests of all involved but, still, my heart feels a slither of sadness for the striker’s departure.
When Andy Carroll turned up on January 31st 2011, like many fans, I immediately felt that the fantastically large fee would serve to bite us on the backside. I remember seeing the headlines, and praying that they were wrong. I didn’t mind the idea of signing Carroll, far from it, but the fee was ridiculous. It was unfair on the man himself, and made the club look foolish. Everybody understands that deadline day deals can carry a premium, especially if you’re...
When Andy Carroll turned up on January 31st 2011, like many fans, I immediately felt that the fantastically large fee would serve to bite us on the backside. I remember seeing the headlines, and praying that they were wrong. I didn’t mind the idea of signing Carroll, far from it, but the fee was ridiculous. It was unfair on the man himself, and made the club look foolish. Everybody understands that deadline day deals can carry a premium, especially if you’re...
- 6/21/2013
- by Ray Wilson
- Obsessed with Film
Andy Carroll has passed his medical with West Ham United ahead of his £15 million move to Upton Park.
The 24-year old cost Liverpool £35 million in 2011 when the Reds signed the striker from Newcastle United, but spent all of last season on loan with the Hammers.
The transfer fee was agreed last month but the move had stalled up until now with the England international unsure over the transfer before a World Cup year.
But now the move is on the verge of completion despite concerns over his fitness.
Due to the size of the fee and also taking into account the player’s former injury problems, the medical was expected to be a thorough one, but Hammer’s chairman David Gold Tweeted that the player had passed “with flying colours”.
He posted on the micro-social networking site:
“We managed to bring Andy’s medical forward and I am delighted to...
The 24-year old cost Liverpool £35 million in 2011 when the Reds signed the striker from Newcastle United, but spent all of last season on loan with the Hammers.
The transfer fee was agreed last month but the move had stalled up until now with the England international unsure over the transfer before a World Cup year.
But now the move is on the verge of completion despite concerns over his fitness.
Due to the size of the fee and also taking into account the player’s former injury problems, the medical was expected to be a thorough one, but Hammer’s chairman David Gold Tweeted that the player had passed “with flying colours”.
He posted on the micro-social networking site:
“We managed to bring Andy’s medical forward and I am delighted to...
- 6/19/2013
- by Joseph Dempsey
- Obsessed with Film
Liverpool will make a move for Manchester City defender Kolo Toure on a free transfer once his contract expires in June, according to the BBC.
With Jamie Carragher now retired, Brendan Rodgers is on the lookout for two new centre backs and along with the 32-year old has also identified Schalke’s Kyriakos Papadopoulos.
Toure is currently away on City’s post-season tour of America but once he returns his move to Anfield is set to be finalised quickly.
The 32-year old joined City from Arsenal in July 2009 for £14 million and was part of the Gunner’s “Invincibles” team that went a whole season without defeat in 2003/04.
His signing though would seem to go against the club’s policy of signing young players and he would become the first ever player over the age of 24 that manager Brendan Rodgers has signed since taking over from Kenny Dalglish at Anfield.
Toure...
With Jamie Carragher now retired, Brendan Rodgers is on the lookout for two new centre backs and along with the 32-year old has also identified Schalke’s Kyriakos Papadopoulos.
Toure is currently away on City’s post-season tour of America but once he returns his move to Anfield is set to be finalised quickly.
The 32-year old joined City from Arsenal in July 2009 for £14 million and was part of the Gunner’s “Invincibles” team that went a whole season without defeat in 2003/04.
His signing though would seem to go against the club’s policy of signing young players and he would become the first ever player over the age of 24 that manager Brendan Rodgers has signed since taking over from Kenny Dalglish at Anfield.
Toure...
- 5/21/2013
- by Joseph Dempsey
- Obsessed with Film
There is often a preconception that a great player will make a great manager because of the knowledge he has built up during his time as a player, and there are some cases where a great player does turn into a great or successful manager such as Kenny Dalglish, Pep Guardiola, Frank de Boer and Michael Laudrup, but often the best managers tend to be those who had limited success as a player. Arguably the two best managers in the world – Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho – did very little in their playing careers but are seen as the definition of success.
Great players often get better managerial jobs earlier than their lesser renowned counterparts because of their name recognition and influence within the game, but for high profile players it can often be best to start at a smaller club with less exposure and pressure.
Some of the very greatest...
Great players often get better managerial jobs earlier than their lesser renowned counterparts because of their name recognition and influence within the game, but for high profile players it can often be best to start at a smaller club with less exposure and pressure.
Some of the very greatest...
- 3/3/2013
- by Sam Moore
- Obsessed with Film
There are some teams, some managers, and some players, that you don’t like playing. Bogey teams, if you will.
Since Wigan Athletic’s promotion to the highest tier of English football in 2005, they have certainly found themselves described as such by fans of numerous teams, Liverpool included.
The plucky Latics followed up their impressive promotion by an even more impressive stay in the Premier League; a position they have managed to attain for 8 years by swinging through moments of bleak despair to punctual elation, often looking doomed for large parts of seasons before saving their top flight status using a tried and tested formula of hard work and determination, occasionally lifted by a flash of quality or good old fashioned luck.
That’s not to say that their position has not been earned; Wigan have proven time and time again that they have both the physical and mental attributes...
Since Wigan Athletic’s promotion to the highest tier of English football in 2005, they have certainly found themselves described as such by fans of numerous teams, Liverpool included.
The plucky Latics followed up their impressive promotion by an even more impressive stay in the Premier League; a position they have managed to attain for 8 years by swinging through moments of bleak despair to punctual elation, often looking doomed for large parts of seasons before saving their top flight status using a tried and tested formula of hard work and determination, occasionally lifted by a flash of quality or good old fashioned luck.
That’s not to say that their position has not been earned; Wigan have proven time and time again that they have both the physical and mental attributes...
- 3/2/2013
- by Matt Volpi
- Obsessed with Film
I think it’s fair to say that, without Luis Suarez, Liverpool would be in a bit of trouble this season. The Uruguayan hit man has been in sensational form so far this term, hitting 26 goals in all competitions, including 18 Premier League strikes, which makes him second to only Robin Van Persie in the goal scoring charts.
The trouble is, despite Suarez’s superb performances, Liverpool lie 8th in the Premier League table and now that they are out of the Europa League, they face an uphill battle to qualify for the competition again next season. Suarez has recently stated that he wants to stay at Anfield even if Liverpool do not qualify for the Champions League but with Bayern Munich reported to be interested in a £40 million move, could he be tempted to join Pep Guardiola in Germany next season? Here are the reasons why he should stay and the reasons he should leave.
The trouble is, despite Suarez’s superb performances, Liverpool lie 8th in the Premier League table and now that they are out of the Europa League, they face an uphill battle to qualify for the competition again next season. Suarez has recently stated that he wants to stay at Anfield even if Liverpool do not qualify for the Champions League but with Bayern Munich reported to be interested in a £40 million move, could he be tempted to join Pep Guardiola in Germany next season? Here are the reasons why he should stay and the reasons he should leave.
- 2/25/2013
- by Kieran Milward
- Obsessed with Film
Who would have thunked it? A small Uruguayan, who has a large history in diabolicalness, ending up as both Liverpool’s primary striker and the world’s greatest football villain. The innocent, smiling face we saw holding scarves with Kenny Dalglish on the Anfield pitch was that of hope; never, ever hate. No one could have prophesied that Luis Suarez could be the evilest of evils – apart from the guy he bit, the referee he head butted, or the Spurs player he kicked in the gut.
Ironically, when he first arrived, he wasn’t the biggest signing of the transfer window, not even for Liverpool. Ironically, once more, it was big Andy Carroll, who had just arrived for £35 million (thank you for that, Damien Commoli). The final piece of irony in the tale comes when even this was overshadowed by the biggest waste of money since the dawn of time – Fernando Torres.
Ironically, when he first arrived, he wasn’t the biggest signing of the transfer window, not even for Liverpool. Ironically, once more, it was big Andy Carroll, who had just arrived for £35 million (thank you for that, Damien Commoli). The final piece of irony in the tale comes when even this was overshadowed by the biggest waste of money since the dawn of time – Fernando Torres.
- 2/4/2013
- by Anthony Grogan
- Obsessed with Film
The emotional return of Kenny Dalglish to the Kop seems far off now as we come to latter half of the first season of Brendan Rodgers’ reign of Liverpool. It’s been a somewhat rocky start, with highs and lows although, after a solid Christmas period, the team looks a whole lot better than at the start of the season.
This article though explains why Liverpool won’t win anything this season. Nowadays, I think it is fair to define finishing in the top four as winning something. I am completely convinced that they won’t even do that. Especially after the club’s embarrassing defeat to Oldham which saw them exiting the Fa Cup on Sunday.
Here are my reasons to what is holding them back in order to end this season on a high note.
10. Brendan Rodgers
I promised myself this season that I wouldn’t get overly...
This article though explains why Liverpool won’t win anything this season. Nowadays, I think it is fair to define finishing in the top four as winning something. I am completely convinced that they won’t even do that. Especially after the club’s embarrassing defeat to Oldham which saw them exiting the Fa Cup on Sunday.
Here are my reasons to what is holding them back in order to end this season on a high note.
10. Brendan Rodgers
I promised myself this season that I wouldn’t get overly...
- 1/31/2013
- by Robert Collins
- Obsessed with Film
When Ryan Bennett deflected Raheem Sterling’s cross into his own net, Liverpool notched their fifth goal of the game against Chris Hughton’s admirable but ultimately outclassed Norwich City. Not only this, at that point Liverpool registered their 40th league goal of the campaign. Last season the Reds didn’t hit that mark until the 33rd game, specifically Andy Carroll’s injury time winner against Blackburn in that wacky 3-2 epic at Ewood Park. Last Saturday’s fixture against the Canaries was, in contrast, only the 23rd game. Further than this, last season Liverpool only scored three or more goals on seven separate occasions in the league. Again, that mark was equaled at the weekend.
At the other end of the park, a defence many claim is performing worse this season have registered 9 clean sheets so far. In 2011/2012, after the full 38-game campaign was said and done, only 11 clean sheets had been recorded.
At the other end of the park, a defence many claim is performing worse this season have registered 9 clean sheets so far. In 2011/2012, after the full 38-game campaign was said and done, only 11 clean sheets had been recorded.
- 1/21/2013
- by Ray Wilson
- Obsessed with Film
Snow might be bringing the country to a standstill, but it can’t stop the rumours! Here’s the latest. Only 13 days to deadline day…
Remember, for the most up-to-date news, check out this Twitter list we’ve compiled of all the Football League clubs.
The Rumour Mill
Mario Balotelli is finally on his way out of Manchester City, according to the Sun. Roberto Mancini will accept a £24m bid, which is most likely to come from AC Milan.
Meanwhile, somewhere down the M62, Brendan Rogers has denied reports linking him with Wesley Sneijder, according to the Metro. The Daily Mirror claims that Liverpool have been put off by the midfielder’s £240k/week post-tax wage demands.
The Evening Standard reports that Arsene Wenger wants to bring Napoli striker Edison Cavani to the club. The Italian is valued at around £30m.
The article also says that Wenger has declared his...
Remember, for the most up-to-date news, check out this Twitter list we’ve compiled of all the Football League clubs.
The Rumour Mill
Mario Balotelli is finally on his way out of Manchester City, according to the Sun. Roberto Mancini will accept a £24m bid, which is most likely to come from AC Milan.
Meanwhile, somewhere down the M62, Brendan Rogers has denied reports linking him with Wesley Sneijder, according to the Metro. The Daily Mirror claims that Liverpool have been put off by the midfielder’s £240k/week post-tax wage demands.
The Evening Standard reports that Arsene Wenger wants to bring Napoli striker Edison Cavani to the club. The Italian is valued at around £30m.
The article also says that Wenger has declared his...
- 1/18/2013
- by Jamie Cotton
- Obsessed with Film
Can you see a pattern emerging? Over the last five years there has been a significant inflation the the price of British players, and at an alleged 12 million pounds, Liverpool’s new signing, Daniel Sturridge certainly falls into that category. However, unlike certain other expensive English buys at Anfield over the last couple of seasons, Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing to name but a few, there seems to be a positive feeling emanating that, this time, there could be value for money.
First, lets take a look at some of the other expensive home-grown purchases that Liverpool have made over the last 18 months:
Andy Carroll: A panic, deadline day buy to compensate for the loss of Fernando Torres. He was signed at the same time as Luis Suarez and has failed to have even a quarter of the impact that the Uruguayan hitman has. At £35 million pounds he became...
First, lets take a look at some of the other expensive home-grown purchases that Liverpool have made over the last 18 months:
Andy Carroll: A panic, deadline day buy to compensate for the loss of Fernando Torres. He was signed at the same time as Luis Suarez and has failed to have even a quarter of the impact that the Uruguayan hitman has. At £35 million pounds he became...
- 1/5/2013
- by Kieran Milward
- Obsessed with Film
Last updated: 22:25 2/1/13
Transfers
Former Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge has finally completed his much-mooted move to Liverpool on a “long-term contract”. The 23-year-old’s move – at a reported cost of £12m – paves the way for Demba Ba to join Chelsea, after the Blues triggered his release clause earlier today.
Today’s early business sees striker Angelo Henriquez move from Manchester United to Wigan on loan until the end of the season. The 18-year-old Chilean international has so far been unable to break into Fergie’s first team since joining from Apertura in the summer.
Also leaving Manchester United is young striker Joshua King, who is off to Blackburn Rovers after a successful loan spell. He made two competitive appearances for United, including coming on as a substitute against Galatasary in the Champions League. The 20-year-old is contracted to 2015, with the option of an extra year.
Sunderland striker Ji Dong-Won has...
Transfers
Former Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge has finally completed his much-mooted move to Liverpool on a “long-term contract”. The 23-year-old’s move – at a reported cost of £12m – paves the way for Demba Ba to join Chelsea, after the Blues triggered his release clause earlier today.
Today’s early business sees striker Angelo Henriquez move from Manchester United to Wigan on loan until the end of the season. The 18-year-old Chilean international has so far been unable to break into Fergie’s first team since joining from Apertura in the summer.
Also leaving Manchester United is young striker Joshua King, who is off to Blackburn Rovers after a successful loan spell. He made two competitive appearances for United, including coming on as a substitute against Galatasary in the Champions League. The 20-year-old is contracted to 2015, with the option of an extra year.
Sunderland striker Ji Dong-Won has...
- 1/2/2013
- by Jamie Cotton
- Obsessed with Film
As an actor there are often opportunities that arise whereby you can fulfil your lifelong ambitions, or at least to pretend to. Whether that be to fly to the moon, or wield a pistol in a Southern American desert, it’s a profession where actors can fulfil those dreams they had as young children. And for Gerard Butler he has done just that, playing as a professional footballer for his boyhood club Celtic in Gabriele Muccino’s Playing for Keeps.
Playing for Keeps follows the tale of George Dryer, a former footballer who, following a career-ending injury, is now washed up with little money nor prospects. However, when he takes over his sons’ football team, he hopes for the opportunity to finally form a bond between the two and start afresh – until the soccer moms start throwing themselves at him.
Butler discusses with us what it was like to pretend to be a Celtic player,...
Playing for Keeps follows the tale of George Dryer, a former footballer who, following a career-ending injury, is now washed up with little money nor prospects. However, when he takes over his sons’ football team, he hopes for the opportunity to finally form a bond between the two and start afresh – until the soccer moms start throwing themselves at him.
Butler discusses with us what it was like to pretend to be a Celtic player,...
- 12/24/2012
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Having had a reliable goalscorer for the majority of the Rafa Benitez era, Liverpool have since suffered from a lack of goals- first, the decline in form of Fernando Torres followed by a disappointing campaign for Andy Carroll. And now, halfway through the 2012-13 season, Liverpool lie 8th in the table with one of the worst chance conversion rates in the country.
Liverpool are almost 100% likely to sign a new attacker in January, and, for several years have been linked with a move for English centre forward Darren Bent. This is something I like to call ‘lazy journalism’ – finding a problem and manufacturing an illogical solution. Liverpool need goals; Darren Bent scores goals… voila, a report that might just about qualify as readable.
Despite popular belief, it’s unlikely that Liverpool will sign Darren Bent in the January transfer window…or ever. Read on to find out why…
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Liverpool are almost 100% likely to sign a new attacker in January, and, for several years have been linked with a move for English centre forward Darren Bent. This is something I like to call ‘lazy journalism’ – finding a problem and manufacturing an illogical solution. Liverpool need goals; Darren Bent scores goals… voila, a report that might just about qualify as readable.
Despite popular belief, it’s unlikely that Liverpool will sign Darren Bent in the January transfer window…or ever. Read on to find out why…
5. Price
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- 12/23/2012
- by Bill Jones
- Obsessed with Film
According to BBC Sport, Liverpool are closing in on a £12 million deal for Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge.
The 23-year-old England forward has been forced mostly to keep the bench warm at Stamford Bridge this season and with Chelsea rumored to be interested in Ecuadorian striker Radamel Falcao, Sturridge’s future looks set to be away from Chelsea.
The former Manchester City player has only played in seven league games for the London club, scoring one goal. Sturridge has been somewhat neglected by new boss Rafa Benitez, with the forward failing to make an appearance under the new Chelsea manager.
With Liverpool striker Andy Carroll being loaned out to newly promoted side West Ham, and with the club missing out on Spurs striker Clint Dempsey at the end of the summer, Liverpool have been forced to rely solely on Luis Suarez up top. If the deal for the forward is to be completed,...
The 23-year-old England forward has been forced mostly to keep the bench warm at Stamford Bridge this season and with Chelsea rumored to be interested in Ecuadorian striker Radamel Falcao, Sturridge’s future looks set to be away from Chelsea.
The former Manchester City player has only played in seven league games for the London club, scoring one goal. Sturridge has been somewhat neglected by new boss Rafa Benitez, with the forward failing to make an appearance under the new Chelsea manager.
With Liverpool striker Andy Carroll being loaned out to newly promoted side West Ham, and with the club missing out on Spurs striker Clint Dempsey at the end of the summer, Liverpool have been forced to rely solely on Luis Suarez up top. If the deal for the forward is to be completed,...
- 12/19/2012
- by Matt Robinson
- Obsessed with Film
Rafa Benitez’s Chelsea career has started off rocky to say the least. After a poor start to his first three league games and, despite winning 6-1 against Nordsjælland, getting put out of the Champions League, it looks like it will be an uphill battle for Rafa. It has been said since he has started that he is a bad choice for the job, but why? Well maybe it’s because the fans would probably be happier with some bloke off the street who won the league on football manager than see him in charge, or because Roman Abramovich looks like he is just settling with this toy until he gets the really shiny one that he has been asking his parents to get him for christmas for months.
This article will take a look at the reasons why Rafa Benitez might not be the right man to lead Chelsea.
This article will take a look at the reasons why Rafa Benitez might not be the right man to lead Chelsea.
- 12/6/2012
- by Mikey Colville
- Obsessed with Film
Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and former Spice Girl Melanie C are among the artists who star in a new music video for charity. Rebecca Ferguson and Paloma Faith also feature on a rendition of the Hollies classic 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother', which serves as a new charity single for the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Lawson's Andy Brown, Beverley Knight, Richard Hawley, Shane MacGowan, Ren Harvieu, Mick Jones from The Clash and Holly Cook have also contributed to the track, which will be released on December 17. Liverpool natives Kenny Dalglish (more)...
- 12/5/2012
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
We live in a society where the oldies are taking over. By 2018, older people will outnumber children for the first time. Over the next 30 years the number of over-65s is forecast to almost double, from 506 million in 2008 to 1.3 billion. And if you’ve turned on your TV in the past decade, you’ll have noticed that the ad men having let this fact slip by them.
Magazines, movies and music may still be obsessed with the cult of youth, but increasingly adverts are being aimed at the elderly, and with good reason. As well as creating ads for more products aimed at older customers, advertisers are bucking the youth-oriented trend, and switching the glowing supermodels for wrinkles, and featuring the elderly in their ads.
Usually done with a good dose of humour, it’s had a surprising effect on the way we view old people, challenging the stereotypes, and...
Magazines, movies and music may still be obsessed with the cult of youth, but increasingly adverts are being aimed at the elderly, and with good reason. As well as creating ads for more products aimed at older customers, advertisers are bucking the youth-oriented trend, and switching the glowing supermodels for wrinkles, and featuring the elderly in their ads.
Usually done with a good dose of humour, it’s had a surprising effect on the way we view old people, challenging the stereotypes, and...
- 11/29/2012
- by WhatCulture
- Obsessed with Film
It’s not like the old days.
From roar to whimper, joy to tension and courage to cynicism; Anfield and its faithful have evolved, regressed and disappointed when it comes to producing their heralded atmosphere in recent years.
Where once it pushed Liverpool teams over the line, sucking the ball into the net as it swayed as one, The Kop is now reserved, inhibited.
Quiet.
Often it’s possible to hear the chants of the visiting support, sometimes mocking the lack of spirit from their home counterparts in the stands for all to hear, with retorts proving either meek or desperately thin on the ground.
Players come and go, they age, they fade and they lose what made them great, yet the same should not be said about a stadium. Sadly, in Anfield’s case, its power has diminished, lying dormant. A thing of the past.
Its restoration may yet come with the planned expansion.
From roar to whimper, joy to tension and courage to cynicism; Anfield and its faithful have evolved, regressed and disappointed when it comes to producing their heralded atmosphere in recent years.
Where once it pushed Liverpool teams over the line, sucking the ball into the net as it swayed as one, The Kop is now reserved, inhibited.
Quiet.
Often it’s possible to hear the chants of the visiting support, sometimes mocking the lack of spirit from their home counterparts in the stands for all to hear, with retorts proving either meek or desperately thin on the ground.
Players come and go, they age, they fade and they lose what made them great, yet the same should not be said about a stadium. Sadly, in Anfield’s case, its power has diminished, lying dormant. A thing of the past.
Its restoration may yet come with the planned expansion.
- 11/9/2012
- by Matt Volpi
- Obsessed with Film
John Bishop and Heston Blumenthal are the latest stars to have joined the lineup for the upcoming Hillsborough charity single. Robbie Williams, Mel C and Paloma Faith are among the musicians who will record a cover of The Hollies classic 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' for a Christmas release. Guy Chambers will produce the track in support of families who lost loved ones at the Hillsborough stadium in April 1989. The recording of the track began at Metropolis Studio in Chiswick, London today (October 30), with Liverpool Fc's Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen and Everton Fc's Peter Reid in attendance. Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson will also (more)...
- 10/30/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
It’s not the start anyone would have hoped for.
2 points from 4 games. A disastrous and shocking 3-0 defeat to West Brom started Brendan Rodger’s Premier League tenure at Liverpool. Panic was tempered with a spirited and positive draw at home to Manchester City. The green shoots were cut by the shears of Arsenal a week later as the reds fell 2-0 to the Gunners in a lacklustre and dispirited performance following the disappointment of transfer deadline day.
After Saturday there are still no wins to speak of in the league after the 1-1 draw with Sunderland.
The squad is paper thin, light in the attack, with few impact substitutes to speak of. They are troubled by the integration of a dogma and philosophy on and off the pitch, with big players underperforming in a league that’s possibly more competitive than ever.
The slick passing, high pressing and tempo is starting to click.
2 points from 4 games. A disastrous and shocking 3-0 defeat to West Brom started Brendan Rodger’s Premier League tenure at Liverpool. Panic was tempered with a spirited and positive draw at home to Manchester City. The green shoots were cut by the shears of Arsenal a week later as the reds fell 2-0 to the Gunners in a lacklustre and dispirited performance following the disappointment of transfer deadline day.
After Saturday there are still no wins to speak of in the league after the 1-1 draw with Sunderland.
The squad is paper thin, light in the attack, with few impact substitutes to speak of. They are troubled by the integration of a dogma and philosophy on and off the pitch, with big players underperforming in a league that’s possibly more competitive than ever.
The slick passing, high pressing and tempo is starting to click.
- 9/18/2012
- by Matt Volpi
- Obsessed with Film
All eyes will be on Loftus Road this Saturday and not necessarily for footballing reasons, as Queens Park Rangers take on Chelsea in a re-run of last season’s heated derby which saw two players sent off and allegations of racism levelled at Chelsea Captain John Terry. With the Premier League not (yet) announcing that the traditional pre-match handshake will be cancelled, as it was when the two sides met at Stamford Bridge last season, it will be more than just the 18,000 fans watching to see fireworks when Anton Ferdinand and John Terry line up against each other.
The Fa will be desperate to avoid another Suarez/Evra, where at Old Trafford last season Suarez refused to shake the hand of Evra. This in turn led to Evra taunting Suarez after the match and Kenny Dalglish embarrassing himself in a post match interview, confronting journalists left, right and centre. The...
The Fa will be desperate to avoid another Suarez/Evra, where at Old Trafford last season Suarez refused to shake the hand of Evra. This in turn led to Evra taunting Suarez after the match and Kenny Dalglish embarrassing himself in a post match interview, confronting journalists left, right and centre. The...
- 9/15/2012
- by James Sheldon
- Obsessed with Film
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