SCOUSE Guardiola

No he has finished on a winning note please get your arse to Liverpool and save the day before its to late  watch highlights and review click link   http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2012/05/25/athletic-bilbao-vs-barcelona-0-3-highlights-copa-del-rey-2012-final-goals-pedro-messi-video-kings-cup-score/

Cole eyes Liverpool comeback

Joe Cole is hoping to fight his way back into the Liverpool team when his loan term with French side Lille expires.

The former Chelsea star appeared to have no future at Anfield after being marginalised by manager Kenny Dalglish, who took the reins from Roy Hodgson last January.

However, following the Scot's sacking, the 30-year old now has a chance to impress any new manager and has set his sights on staying with the club.

"I haven't had any conversations with Liverpool, but as it stands I'm back there for pre-season,” .

"When you don't know who the manager is going to be you cannot do much else really. I'm hoping to make it at Liverpool," he added.

The 56-times capped England international netted nine goals during his time in Ligue 1, helping Rudi Garcia's side qualify for the Champions League for a second consecutive season.

He has regularly featured in a central attacking role for the French giants this term, a position which he believes he will occupy for the rest of his career.

"My time at Lille has been extremely positive. I’ve moved back from the wing into a more central midfield role and I have thrived there.

"It's my best position, I was doing it at 19 for West Ham.

"The days of me running down the wing are over, I see my future in the middle now. It's where I can get my foot on the ball and get the best out of myself."

Cole, who was left out of Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2012 last week, also refuses to give up on his international career.

"England has gone in a different direction and there's nothing I can do about that. But I still believe I could play in two years' time at the World Cup in Brazil.

"I won’t give up. I'm going away for a couple of weeks but then I'll start training by myself to keep ticking over in case I'm in the Olympic squad. That would be brilliant."

We could of done with Joe last season . Not one of Kenny's better decisions 

THE BOOT ROOM IS A COLD AND LONELY PLACE

The boxes are piled up in the corner with old boots falling out . There is odd socks slung all over the place . Old unsold programmes are littering the floor . The light has stopped working ,most of the shelves are falling off the wall . The door will only open a third of a way . As I strain my head round the door, peering in , my touch flickering around nervously . A voice behind begs me not to go any further . But I can not resist taking my first step into the darkness . There is a muffled three way conversation/argument strikes up in the darkness It makes me jump kicking a old kettle into a tea cup it smashes . Making me yelp the door slams behind me . Dropping the touch it is pitch blackness the muffled voices get louder louder louder LOUDER LOUDER !! SHITTTTT!!!!!.

The boot room 

I wake up sweating turning my lap top on to news that Frank,de Boer . Has ruled him self out of the Liverpool job . Following Brendan Rogers decision a few days ago . Have we got are selves in a position of being unmanageable? . It has got to be down to the owners . What signals are they sending out . When and if, we ever get the Boot room mentality back . Where the owners just trust the team management to come up with the goods . With the Americans I am convinced they do not and will not grasp that . Making Liverpool not a good managerial prospect , it is proving to be the case . Out of all the candidates that have been mentioned . The only one who stands a chance of working with the Americans is Rafa . He has been down this road before . But I think all the persuading will have to be done on the Americans side . They have got to start thinking the Liverpool way . Other wise the boot room will stay a lonely and cold place for ever YNWA........

SUPER CUP FOR PAST WINNERS

Last night Stan Collymore was tweeting about a Super Cup knockout for all the past winner's of the European Cup. I like the thought of it ,but when will it be played?. He also went on to say that the trophy would be the same as the one now but in gold . Also a nice thought . But I tweeted to him the fact it would be to predicable . The four semi finalist was a no brainier it would be Liverpool,Notts Forest,Aston Villa , Steaua Bucuresti . 

But jokes apart there are 23 different winners after Chelsea winning from 10 countries . But I am sure the odd number would be the least of the problem of setting it up. But its a interesting idea Stan . WHAT DO YOU THINK ??????

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runners-up
Real Madrid	9	3	1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002	1962, 1964, 1981
Milan	7	4	1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007	1958, 1993, 1995, 2005
Liverpool	5	2	1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005	1985, 2007
Bayern Munich	4	5	1974, 1975, 1976, 2001	1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012
Barcelona	4	3	1992, 2006, 2009, 2011	1961, 1986, 1994
Ajax	4	2	1971, 1972, 1973, 1995	1969, 1996
Manchester United	3	2	1968, 1999, 2008	2009, 2011
Internazionale	3	2	1964, 1965, 2010	1967, 1972
Benfica	2	5	1961, 1962	1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990
Juventus	2	5	1985, 1996	1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003
Nottingham Forest	2	0	1979, 1980
Porto	2	0	1987, 2004
Celtic	1	1	1967	1970
Hamburg	1	1	1983	1980
Steaua Bucureşti	1	1	1986	1989
Marseille	1	1	1993	1991
Chelsea	1	1	2012	2008
Feyenoord	1	0	1970
Aston Villa	1	0	1982
PSV Eindhoven	1	0	1988
Red Star Belgrade	1	0	1991
Borussia Dortmund	1	0	1997

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL HOME ADVANTAGE SEEMS TO COUNT

ROME 1983

Well Chelsea have their work cut out tonight in Munich . In Champion League /European Cup only 4 teams have manage to over come the home advantage of their opponents . Whether it be in their home country or their actual home stadium . In fact only one team has come out victorious when the team they were playing was at their own stadium . That was the mighty Liverpool in the Olympic Stadium in Rome against Roma in 1983 . So Chelsea will have to make it 2 teams to lift the silverware . Here are the stats

VICTORYS FOR TEAMS WHO'S OPPONENTS HAD HOME STADIUM ADVANTAGE

1983–84 England Liverpool 1–1*[B] Roma Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome 69,693

VICTORYS FOR TEAMS WHO'S OPPONENTS HAD HOME COUNTRY ADVANTAGE

1955–56 Spain Real Madrid 4–3 Stade de Reims France Parc des Princes, Paris 38,239

1985–86 Romania Steaua București 0–0*[C] Barcelona

Spain Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville 70,000

2008–09 Spain Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United England Stadio Olimpico, Rome 62,467

DEFEATS FOR TEAMS WHOS OPPENENTS HAD HOME STADIUM ADVANTAGE

1964–65 Italy Internazionale 1–0 Benfica Portugal San Siro, Milan 85,000

DEFEATS FOR TEAMS WHOS OPPENENTS HAD HOME COUNTRY ADVANTAGE

1967–68 England Manchester United 4–1 Benfica Portugal Wembley Stadium, London 92,225

1971–72 Netherlands Ajax 2–0 Internazionale Italy De Kuip, Rotterdam 67,000

1977–78 England Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge Belgium Wembley Stadium, London 92,000

1995–96 Italy Juventus 1–1*[F] Ajax Netherlands Stadio Olimpico, Rome 67,000

1996–97 Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Juventus Italy Olympiastadion, Munich 59,000

SO CHELSEA YOU WILL HAVE TO DO A LIVERPOOL !GOOD LUCK!

WELL THEY DID SHIT!!!!!

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THE RICHEST GAME IN FOOTBALL

Today Blackpool take on West Ham in what’s is billed as the richest game in the world . With a place in the Prem at stake . For me my loyalty's are split between the two sides . I always want as many Northern teams in the Prem as possible . What with Blackpool having brought so many goals and crazy games to the league a season ago , it would be great to see them get back there . Also with Ian Holloway’s mad cap interviews pepping up MOTD to boot . There supporters have been brilliant as well . Living in a party town like Blackpool must give you unique skills.

Then there is West Ham . I have always said if I was born in London West Ham would be my team . They seem to be the only true London team (Bobby Moore, Hurst, Peters ) Alf Garnet and of course Ray Winstone . I think every ones perfect drinking partner to chat about footie and life would be Ray .(especially if Jamie was there as well ) no offence Ray . Every West ham supporter I have known has been a sound person proper Cockney's. But as I wrote in an earlier blog I think it would be wrong for them to move to that Olympic Stadium ….........Upton Park is West Ham ,West Ham is Upton Park . Fuck moving to a corporate SOUL LESS HOLE …..

My Biggest wish , that today’s game would have been Southampton v Reading . Then I would of not bothered watching, let alone writing about it . So at times like this you wish both teams luck hope for a cracking game . The losers will have a bit of extra cash . Spend wisely then it will be the Prem for you next time . Good luck.........

SO IT WILL BE RAY WINSTONE AND CO GETTING PISSED TONIGHT . UNLUCKY BLACKPOOL

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MARTINEZ A CHARITY HAND OUT

Dave Whelan Knows the game 

Hearing comments by Dave Whelan about Liverpool having lost all its heart has, confermed what I feel .Him saying about their trip to Anfield earlier this year . "There was know one in the board room", no one around the place was emplty , "The club has lost all its heart"  The club  have had manager after manager over the last to 2 years. We are run by people who wanted to change the rules of English Football have elephants on the pitch all sorts shit tacky gimicks . We are owned by people who run and own a fucking rounders team . I respeced Dave Whelan the fact he will let Liverpool approach Martinez . He is that English old time football character that Liverpool need . Not some money chasing yanks that hide under the guise of wanting to bring Liverpool back to its true greatness . When all the time it is dollar signs in their eyes . Constantly patronizing the club and its supporters. Fuck money ball .

My first comment after the Hicks and Gillette took over the club was . "THEY WILL TRY TO RIP US OFF ,OR WE WILL TRY TO RIP THEM OFF" . Sadly I was right . When FSG took over the club I would like to say I thought different . But I don't . If some one like  Dave Whelan was to go in for the club I would be a lot happier . Some one from these Islands who has football in their blood . I feel like Dave Whelan is feeling sorry for Liverpool letting us talk to Martinez . As his honor as a English Football icon to let his manager go. So he can save a great football club .That would be his contribution , After all he will go and appoint a new manager who will give heart and sole to  Wigan Football Club . Because he knows what makes English Football tick . With his comments about his trip to Anfield this season,   I think he genuinely fears for the future of are club . We are in big danger of going down the same road Leeds did . Kenny saw this it was worrying the fuck out of him . He would of turned the club around . But not with the current owners . Who are after a quick buck . But keeping their cards close to there chest . 

Liverpool supporters, we are heading back to square one. The ship is taking on water and listing again . This time it might go down . I hope not, but we have lost the skipper who has Liverpool Football Club in his blood . If that is not indication of how much trouble we are potently in, then nothing is. YNWA