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  1. Liverpool have been dragged into the match-fixing scandal that has rocked European football.

     

     

    There are reports that the 8-0 Champions League win over Besiktas last month is considered suspicious because of irregular betting patterns. UEFA officials refused to confirm or deny the allegations

     

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1779 &ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=picbox&ct=5

     

    i can see them getting kicked out of Europe if this does happen! :lol:

  2. From The TimesNovember 26, 2007

     

    Rafael Benitez end-game draws near Oliver Kay

     

    Rafael BenÍtez will not survive the power struggle at Liverpool and is in danger of being dismissed as manager sooner rather than later, having alienated the club’s American owners during a week of intense political turmoil. In a joint statement last night, George Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks denied rumours that BenÍtez had already left the club, but they made little attempt to disguise the acrimony that appears to have left his position untenable in the long term.

     

    BenÍtez has no intention of resigning, but there is a realisation inside Anfield that his regime has reached the point of no return after a series of clashes with Gillett and Hicks, who completed a £415 million takeover in February, over the club’s transfer policy.

     

    In the best-case scenario, he may yet see out the remainder of the season before being sacked or leaving by mutual consent, but the word from within the club is that the American tycoons have lost all trust in him after recent challenges to their authority and that, despite his popularity with supporters, his dismissal is only a matter of time. Even in the unlikelihood that he apologises, it may only postpone the inevitable.

     

    It is an astonishing turn of events that seemed unimaginable barely a week ago, when BenÍtez rejected an informal approach from Bayern Munich. At that point, he talked of his desire to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, by staying in charge for 21 years, but his reign at Liverpool has since been unravelled by fallouts with Gillett and Hicks. Even close associates believe that he has made mistakes by picking fights with the pair and, in particular, by mocking their suggestion that he “focus on training and coaching” rather than try to dictate transfer policy.

     

     

    Benitez sarcasm may be punished

     

    Benitez fans flames of unrest

     

    Timebomb for Rafa as he feels the heat

     

    It is a situation that mirrors the departure of José Mourinho, BenÍtez’s arch rival, from Chelsea in September, with the Portuguese having been accused of sealing his fate at Stamford Bridge by challenging the authority of Roman Abramovich, the owner.

     

    Most recently, BenÍtez has taken umbrage at the insistence that all transfer negotiations be left to Rick Parry, the chief executive, and that no such talks should even take place until after their visit to Merseyside in mid-December. BenÍtez – eager to sign Ezequiel Marcelo Garay, the Racing Santander defender, and to tie up a permanent £17 million deal for Javier Mascherano – expressed disgust at the proposal and has compounded matters by suggesting that the owners do not understand how the transfer market works in European football.

     

    After rumours swept Liverpool yesterday that BenÍtez had already left the club, Gillett and Hicks issued a statement claiming that there was “nothing new to say”, but they made no attempt to deny the tensions that exist or to give the manager any kind of public support. They said that transfer policy will be determined in mid-December, but there is a growing concern that BenÍtez may be gone before then. If not, that meeting has the makings of a showdown.

  3. Without it how am i suppose to watch everton in the UEFA Cup?

     

    Australia has a poor coverage when it comes to football but now that setanta sports is on Foxtel Satellite... i wont be able to miss everton in the uefa cup.

     

    I am willing to wake up real early on friday morning to watch our boys in action against the germans. and i am talking about waking up at 4am.

     

    Also im happy enough to watch the french, dutch, german and scottish league.

  4. Well who wants to be the coach of the Dismal Sydney FC team in the A-League?

     

    half of their team are over 31 and their average age is around 32 years...

     

    they are looking for their 4th coach in 3 seasons

     

    this is their team for the 08 season

     

    Goalkeepers:

    Ivan Necevski - Age 27

    Clint Bolton - Age 30

     

    Defenders:

    Nikolas Tsattalios - Age 17

    Iain Fyfe - Age 25

    Mark Rudan - Age 32

    Jacob Timpano - Age 21

    Tony Popovic - Age 34

    Ruben Zadkovich - Age 21

     

    MIDFIELDERS:

    Robbie Middleby - Age 32

    Ufuk Talay - Age 31

    Mark Milligan - Age 22

    Terry McFlynn - Age 26

    Adam Biddle - Age 19

    Michael Enfield - Age 20

    Juninho - Age 34

    Steve Corica - Age 34

    Adam Casey - Age 21

     

    STRIKERS:

    Alex Brosque - Age 24

    David Zdrilic - Age 32

    Brendon Santalab - Age 26

    Patrick - Age 22

    Ben Vidaic - Age 19

    Michael Bridges - Age 29

     

    Any takers?

  5. I think a few seasons ago, we were going to sign him and than later rafael beneath'us made a last minute bid and got him . i was spewing that the scums pinched him off our noses and after watching him play yesterday, im so happy that we didnt sign him.

     

    he could have won us the game yesterday the way how he was playing by giving possession away all the time.

  6. again i question that decision by the ref...

     

    i didnt see neville handball that ball

     

    they dont deserve to win... they won by penalties and won by having 12 players on the field against 10

     

    all i have to say is that the best team lost on the day

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