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  • 2012 League Cup Final Preview

    22 February 2012, 8:59 pm
    Liverpool travel to Wembley Stadium on Sunday to face Cardiff City in the Carling Cup Final, our first final appearance of any form since the 2007 Champions League final defeat to AC Milan. If the Liverbird triumphs over the Bluebird(s) then Kenny Dalglish will become the first Liverpool manager to lift all three domestic trophies. [...]...
  • Postage Stamp: How Important is Shot Placement?

    22 February 2012, 2:16 pm
    By TTT subscriber Andrew Beasley. Stats sourced from EPLIndex. I wrote a piece earlier in the season about how the majority of opposition keepers had been made to work harder against Liverpool than was the norm for their seasons otherwise, and that most of them saved a higher percentage of the shots faced when up against [...]...
  • Liverpool F.C., Wembley And The League Cup

    21 February 2012, 10:00 am
    As we’re going to Wembley for the first time since 1996 – I believe it’s been mentioned, unlike the eight appearances at Cardiff in six seasons, and that FA Cup semi finals weren’t held at the same ground as the final back then  – I thought a delve back into our illustrious record in this [...]...
  • A Most Unusual English Season

    20 February 2012, 1:54 pm
    All in all, this has been a very strange season at the summit of English football. Very little has felt normal. After Liverpool’s slip from the top four slots a couple of seasons back, the Reds have found themselves in a catch-22: needing better players to get into the Champions League, but better players want [...]...
  • Conspiracies, Paranoia, Innocence and Guilt

    16 February 2012, 4:58 pm
    By Chris Rowland. Do you know how all this has felt to me? Since the ‘probably guilty’ verdict, I mean, and The Mirror‘s inflammatory headline the next day, the beginning of the heavy shelling that’s barely abated for two months now. This is how it’s felt: ‘A raging torrent of spite, bile and hysteria, fire [...]...
  • Anfield: We're not singing any more

    18 December 2011, 10:28 pm
    ANFIELD. The Kop. Synonymous with noise, wit, knowledgeable fans, unbridled passion and unwavering support. Famous worldwide, mimicked but never bettered Read more... (http://liverpoolfc.wellredmag.co.uk/Liverpool-FC-Latest-from-Well-Red/anfield-were-not-singing-any-more.html) ...
  • Greatest ever Liverpool-related own goals

    26 November 2011, 12:49 pm
    LET'S face it, everyone loves an own goal. Be it a lumbering centre-half wildly slashing a loose ball past his team’s immobile keeper, an over-compensating beanpole Read more... (http://liverpoolfc.wellredmag.co.uk/Liverpool-FC-Latest-from-Well-Red/greatest-ever-liverpool-related-own-goals.html) ...
  • Issue #11: We're Not Singing Anymore?

    22 November 2011, 10:59 pm
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  • Well Red Issue 10 - Sold Out

    23 September 2011, 12:27 pm
    ISSUE #10 of Well Red is on sale in shops from Wednesday (September 28). You can also buy Read more... (http://liverpoolfc.wellredmag.co.uk/Liverpool-FC-Latest-from-Well-Red/liverpool-fc-well-red-magazine.html) ...
  • Liverpool's youth: Why we should hope but not expect

    21 September 2011, 10:15 pm
    From issue 9 of Well Red magazine JOHN Flanagan, Jack Robinson, Raheem Sterling, Conor Coady, Suso – kids with barely Read more... (http://liverpoolfc.wellredmag.co.uk/Liverpool-FC-Latest-from-Well-Red/liverpool-fc-youth-team.html) ...
  • Video: Liverpool v. West Ham, 1981 League Cup Final

    22 February 2012, 10:30 pm
    After failing to capture the League Cup against Nottingham Forest when they made it to the finals for the first time in 1978, Liverpool would get their second chance three years later against a West Ham United side who at the time were plying their trade in Division Two. Despite the Hammers representing lower league [...]...
  • A Brief History of Liverpool in the League Cup

    22 February 2012, 6:00 pm
    The League Cup may not hold the appeal it once did, marginalised in England as the once proud UEFA Cup has been in continental play (though when it comes to re-branding, England’s second cup competition got there first—it’s been changing its name for thirty years now). From the first competition in 1960 through its first [...]...
  • Gerrard’s Cousin Set For Cardiff Start, and Other Tuesday Notes

    22 February 2012, 5:39 am
    Today we’ve got news on Toni Silva’s Northampton Town loan being extended and Craig Bellamy’s words being sensationalised in a weighty Wednesday notes to help carry you through the mid-week doldrums. But first things first, if this is the first you’re hearing there’s likely to be two Gerrards playing at Wembley on Sunday, well, by [...]...
  • Dissecting the Premier League’s Best Centre Backs

    21 February 2012, 5:09 pm
    With every club having played twenty-five games in the 2011-12 season, February’s midway point sees six of them having conceded less than thirty goals: Manchester City with 19, Liverpool with 23, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur with 25, Sunderland with 26, and Everton with 27. And on those sides, seven centre backs have played twenty [...]...
  • Video: Andy Carroll v. Brighton

    20 February 2012, 8:08 pm
    The scoreline in yesterday’s win over Brighton may have been a bit flattering, with Liam Bridcutt and Lewis Dunk accounting for as many Liverpool goals as the actual Liverpool players did. But Dunk’s aside, Liverpool did all the work to force the ball into the net, and at times it looked as though they couldn’t [...]...
  • Seagulls, Own Goals and Streakers - Just Another FA Cup Round At Anfield

    19 February 2012, 10:17 pm
    Today was the day that the magic of the FA Cup returned to Anfield and with a added bit of fun at the end, it was one that will be remembered for many years to come. Brighton and Hove Albion......
  • One Missed Handshake Leads to A Multitude of Apologies

    12 February 2012, 8:55 pm
    Today will I hope go down in the history of Liverpool Football Club as the day when everyone, suddenly and finally came to their senses. We have as you all know been embroiled in a situation that from the moment......
  • Age Holds No Barriers

    1 February 2012, 5:38 pm
    Over the last three days we have I believe all learnt several very important lessons and one of them was very humbling indeed.   The first and the most humbling one is what we have learnt about Craig Bellamy in......
  • The Hunger For Cups That Turned Anfield Into a Lunchtime Delight

    29 January 2012, 3:07 pm
    As the day began yesterday, Anfield was bathed in Sunshine and it signalled the beginning of what would turn out to be a day to remember not only for the football on the pitch but also for the behaviour from......
  • When You Walk Through A Storm, There's A Golden Sky

    26 January 2012, 2:49 pm
    The storm of course was our game against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium last Saturday.  A game in which the players indicated that they simply had no interest in doing what they are paid to do.  Their performance as we......
  • Liverpool back in to host NextGen semi-final

    16 February 2012, 3:56 am
    In a strange turn of events Liverpool will now host the NextGen Series semi-final against Ajax at Anfield on the 14th of March. Liverpool lost to Tottenham in the quarter-finals but we’re recalled to the competition after Spurs fielded an … Continue reading →...
  • Video proof that Sir Alex is a Hypocrite when it comes to Liverpool

    12 February 2012, 12:48 am
    So Sir Alex has come out after the match and made comments directed towards Luis Suarez that he thinks he is a disgrace and should never play for our club again. “He’s a disgrace to Liverpool Football Club, that certain … Continue reading →...
  • Team Lineup Vs Manchester United – Suarez recalled to starting lineup

    11 February 2012, 12:02 pm
    Suarez has been recalled to the starting lineup in what promises to be a heated encounter against Manchester United. Liverpool: Reina, Enrique, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Spearing, Gerrard, Henderson, Downing, Kuyt, Suarez. Subs: Doni, Carragher, Bellamy, Carroll, Adam, Shelvey, Kelly. What … Continue reading →...
  • MANCHESTER UNITED – LIVERPOOL FC: A rivalry gone too far.

    11 February 2012, 10:07 am
    Manchester United – Liverpool FC; the very thought of it strikes every chord of passion amongst either set of fans. This particular derby has often failed to exhibit the mesmerising displays of copacetic football expected by the neutrals across the … Continue reading →...
  • Manchester United vs Liverpool

    8 February 2012, 9:17 pm
    Manchester United vs Liverpool 11 February 2012 12.45 GMT Old Trafford History: Total: 184 Liverpool Wins: 62 Manchester United Wins: 71 Draws: 51 Last Premier League Meeting: 15 October 2011 – Liverpool 1-1 Manchester United (Gerrard) Form: Liverpool: While the … Continue reading →...
  • Weekend Round Up (August 20-22 2011)

    23 August 2011, 9:30 pm
    Not going to dwell on our game as it’s been covered in the match report, but fair play to MOTD for making it look like Arsenal were hard done to. Some feat that, and if someone can explain the offside rule to Jonathon Pearce (and Arsene Wenger for that matter) that [...]...
  • Weekend Round Up (August 13-15 2011)

    16 August 2011, 11:09 am
    Football was back, but not exactly with a bang. As far as opening weekends go, it was a bit shit. Perhaps my view on that is tainted because we didn’t win, but even leaving aside our own disappointment I thought it was a fairly dull, and sadly predictable weekend. The mancs came [...]...
  • Fulham 2 Liverpool 5 - Match Reaction

    10 May 2011, 1:39 pm
    Well that was alright wasn’t it? Five goals away from home, and in truth it could and should have been closer to double that. Time and again we ripped Fulham apart, and with some better finishing and decision making in the penalty area this could have been a record scoreline. We were [...]...
  • Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1 - Match Reaction

    18 April 2011, 3:13 pm
    15th August 2010. The reds perform heroically, overcoming Joe Cole’s unjust red card to lead 1-0 against the Gunners as the final whistle approached. Then out of nowhere, a freak own goal from Reina gives Arsenal a draw they didn’t deserve. I was proper gutted that night, it was really difficult to [...]...
  • West Brom 2 Liverpool 1 - Match Reaction

    3 April 2011, 8:22 pm
    Add West Brom to the list now then. All the dregs of the league have beaten us except Wigan who could only manage two draws. They must be kicking themselves. It’s beyond a joke, and this was absolute crap. West Brom were worthy winners, they completely bossed the first half and [...]...
  • Is This Our Best Strike Partnership?

    22 February 2012, 4:30 pm
    There’s an optimism that we’re now seeing the true beginnings of a front-line striking partnership between Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll. The latest evidence came after Sunday’s 6-1 FA Cup win over Brighton in particular when a deep cross from Downing (he actually had a good game) to the far post was met by Carroll [...]...
  • Liverpool FC & Its Ugly Cousin Manchester United

    22 February 2012, 1:00 pm
    OPPOSITES ATTRACT or so they say, possibly then one of the main reasons why there is so much hate and disrespect between these great institutions & football teams. If we look past the fact that they are huge enemies and such close rivals, with a rarely used open mind, or open eyes, the real truth [...]...
  • LIVERPOOL 6 v 1 Brighton (FA Cup 5th round) – Match Report

    21 February 2012, 11:00 am
    There was a shock during Liverpool’s 5th round FA Cup tie at Anfield as Championship side Brighton scored 4 goals. Unfortunately for the Seagulls, the shock was that they scored 3 of them past their own keeper. Liverpool ran out comfortable 6-1 winners at Anfield, advancing to our first quarter-final since winning the competition back [...]...
  • Liverpool FC’s Young Stars Provide a Promising Future

    20 February 2012, 8:58 am
    With all the furore surrounding Liverpool and recent events involving the club and certain players, it’s hard for Liverpool fans to see through the gloom at the present (impending League Cup final aside). Add to that the doubts surrounding our three most expensive signings of the past 12 months having their ability to hack it [...]...
  • Confirmed Line-Up: LIVERPOOL v Brighton (FA Cup 5th round)

    19 February 2012, 4:02 pm
    Starting team: Reina; Johnson, Skrtel, Carragher, Enrique; Adam, Gerrard, Henderson, Downing; Carroll, Suarez Subs: Doni, Coates, Kelly, Maxi, Shelvey, Spearing, Kuyt  ...

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  • Will English clubs' Champions League failure be a passing phase? | Paul Wilson

    22 February 2012, 3:31 pm
    Chelsea and Arsenal's expected failure to reach the Champions League last eight could mark a low ebb in English footballThe vultures are beginning to circle over the stumbling, disorganised remnants of Premier League participation in Europe's major club competition, waiting for the moment when life can be pronounced extinct and the bones of a once thriving enterprise can be picked clean, probably prior to being danced over.In case you haven't heard, should Arsenal and Chelsea fail to overcome th...
  • Meet the 'New Firm' of Liverpool and Man Utd (not much like the Old Firm) | Pat Kane

    22 February 2012, 2:50 pm
    Those attending the racism in football summit on racism should look north for a reality check – but vigilance is still requiredOne of the musings that has triggered today's summit on racism in football is that the escalating rivalry between Man Utd and Liverpool could be the start of something similar to the sectarian stew represented by the Old Firm of Rangers and Celtic in Glasgow. Some battle-weary Scots will have to ask for a moment's quiet consideration. In short: you really don't want to...
  • Liverpool's Craig Bellamy fit to face Cardiff in Carling Cup final

    21 February 2012, 7:28 pm
    • Bellamy missed FA Cup match with back injury• Forward insists top four is main focus for clubCraig Bellamy has recovered from the back problem that threatened his involvement in the Carling Cup final and insisted he will not celebrate should he score for Liverpool against Cardiff City at Wembley.The Liverpool forward missed Sunday's 6-1 FA Cup defeat of Brighton & Hove Albion and, along with the defender Daniel Agger, had been rated as doubtful for the Carling Cup encounter with his former...
  • 'I've started to get going at Liverpool' says confident Andy Carroll

    20 February 2012, 10:30 pm
    • £35m striker believes he is finally showing best form for club• Got second goal in three starts during 6-1 win over BrightonAndy Carroll believes his Liverpool career is finally under way having rediscovered the confidence and contentment that had eluded him following his £35m transfer from Newcastle United 13 months ago.Liverpool's record signing endured a poor start to life on Merseyside as injury, loss of form and the lack of a sustained run in Kenny Dalglish's team increased scrutiny...
  • Liverpool and Luis Suárez 'critically undermined' anti-racism efforts

    20 February 2012, 7:13 pm
    • Liverpool Black Leadership Forum writes to Kenny Dalglish• The club 'presided over worst racism incident in recent years'Liverpool have been accused of critically undermining "efforts to combat racism in football and the wider society in general" with their handling of the Luis Suárez controversy and asked to issue an unreserved apology to Patrice Evra by a prominent group of black leaders.In an open letter delivered to the club and the manager, Kenny Dalglish, signed by local and nationa...

Web and Broadcasters
  • Bellamy - Top four is priority

    22 February 2012, 4:48 pm
    Craig Bellamy says Carling Cup glory would be a bonus for Liverpool, with UEFA Champions League qualification the club's top priority....
  • Texeira dismisses Suarez talk

    22 February 2012, 3:31 pm
    Groningen's David Texeira has played down comparisons with Luis Suarez and says it is too early to join a big club like Liverpool....
  • Gerrard desperate for Cup glory

    22 February 2012, 9:12 am
    Steven Gerrard is desperate to end Liverpool's six-year wait for silverware by leading the side to Carling Cup victory this weekend....
  • Adam wary of complacency

    22 February 2012, 8:02 am
    Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam knows it would be dangerous to underestimate Cardiff in the Carling Cup final....
  • Silva extends Cobblers stay

    21 February 2012, 9:32 pm
    Northampton have extended the loan spell of Liverpool winger Toni Silva until the end of the season....
  • Gerrard: Six years too long without a trophy

    22 February 2012, 10:53 am
    Steven Gerrard has told his Liverpool team-mates it is time to end the club's six-year trophy drought when they face Cardiff in the Carling Cup final on Sunday....
  • Bellamy fit to face Cardiff in Carling Cup final

    22 February 2012, 8:43 am
    Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy says he will be fit for Sunday's Carling Cup final against his old club Cardiff and maintains that if he scores, he will not celebrate his goal....
  • Confident Carroll ready to deliver for Reds

    21 February 2012, 9:06 am
    Liverpool striker Andrew Carroll believes he is finally ready to justify his £35 million transfer fee after a man of the match performance at the weekend....
  • Bellamy to make final Wales appearance

    20 February 2012, 1:18 pm
    Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy has been included in the Wales squad for the Gary Speed Memorial match against Costa Rica, a game that could be his last at international level....
  • Bellamy and Agger to be fit for cup final

    20 February 2012, 12:55 pm
    Kenny Dalglish has predicted Craig Bellamy and Daniel Agger will both be fit for Liverpool's Carling Cup final showdown with Cardiff on Sunday....
  • Tigers and Seagulls share spoils

    22 February 2012, 10:20 pm
    Brighton put their FA Cup humbling at the hands of Liverpool behind them with a gritty goalless draw against fellow npower Championship play-off hopefuls Hull....
  • Stalemate at KC

    22 February 2012, 10:04 pm
    Brighton put their FA Cup humbling at the hands of Liverpool behind them with a gritty goalless draw against fellow npower Championship play-off hopefuls Hull....
  • Championship - Hull and Brighton share gritty draw

    22 February 2012, 10:02 pm
    Brighton put their FA Cup humbling at the hands of Liverpool behind them with a gritty goalless draw with Hull at the KC Stadium....
  • Champions league is Reds' priority

    22 February 2012, 3:17 pm
    Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy insists the club's priority remains securing Champions League football and any cup success will be a bonus....
  • Gerrard to realise Wembley dream

    22 February 2012, 1:20 pm
    Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to fulfil a boyhood dream on Sunday when he leads his side out at Wembley for the Carling Cup final....

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