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The Daily Antoine: 29th July 2011 – Liverpool F.C. News updateUnfortunately we lost in pre-season game against Galatasaray more… Kenny talks about the game more… Kenny says that Luis will not be rushed back more… Aquilani’s move to Fiorentina has fallen through more… Andy Carroll has shaved his beard more… Jay Spearing revealed on how he climbed up a lamp post to see LFC returning from Istambul in 2005 more… Martin Hansen is relishing the first team opportunities at Bradford after this loan is confirmed more… Yossi Benayoun was subject to anti-Semitic abuse in Malaysia more… LFC Ladies lost to the bitter ladies more… And finally it looks like we might get goal line technology next year more… On Twitter @empireofthekop
Thursday Jul 28Posted by: Brian Reece 2 Comments »
96 Reasons96 Reasons The Hillsborough Disaster…on the 15th April 1989 96 Liverpool supporters travelled to a match and never returned, never had English football witness such an horrific event unfold in front of millions of people watching on television, but it was even worse for the thousands of people at the ground who were helpless to avoid such carnage on an unimaginably terrifying scale. This event change the lives of thousands, changed English football forever, brought a city a club and its fans together to form an unbreakable bond and started a campaign that would still remain today. We live in a democratic society which is supposed to offer truth and justice, unfortunately this has not been extended to the brave families of the 96 Liverpool supporters who lost their lives at Hillsborough. Is it so difficult to give them the justice they and the 96 deserve, the government should have ordered a public inquiry into the events of Hillsborough but simply lacked the bottle to do so, the South Yorkshire Police should be held accountable and Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield should be on trial for Manslaughter at the very least. One campaign that has worked tremendously well, and is a tribute the Families of the 96 is the boycott of The Sun newspaper, it is hard to imagine the level of pain and heartache the families must of gone through reading Kelvin MacKenzie’s gutter journalism in The Sun newspaper, reports of Liverpool fans robbing and urinating on the dead is about as low as a human can get given his privileged position in life which is to report facts, It is also noted that he was told to apologise by the Press Complaints Commission publicly to the 96 family members, a full page apology was printed in The Sun, but MacKenzie’s utter contempt for the people of Liverpool and for professional journalism were clearly evident when he attended another free business lunch set up by a law firm in Newcastle, he claimed that he “didn’t mean a word of it” this sums up the disgusting excuses for a human that is Kelvin MacKenzie. There have been many emotional memorial services and legal attempts to get justice for the families of the 96, all of which have proven unsuccessful to date but with the release of papers that where held by the then Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher justice may just be round the corner, someone has to be made accountable for this tragic event in history, we as Liverpool fans have a responsibility to support the families of the 96, we can all play our part by helping them, there is the HFSG which can be found on the LFC web site and if you have a twitter account then follow @HJC Official to show your support for justice. Also one of the main ways you can show your support is to follow the Don’t buy The Sun campaign, here is 96 Reasons why you should not buy The Sun and support it John Alfred Anderson (62)
Thursday Jul 28Posted by: Antoine Zammit 9 Comments »
The Daily Antoine: 28th July 2011 – Liverpool F.C. News updateKick off in Istambul is at 7PM (UK Time) tonight, Come on REDS In case you missed it we have a new author at EOTK, welcome onboard Brian. The reserves beat Brum 3-0 more… Sir Whisky expects LFC to challenge for the title more… Jay Spearing is delighted with the new midfielders more… And reports are that he has rejected a move to Wolves more… Rafa’s wife Montse launches her own charity foundation more… Jordan Henderson talks about Istambul more… And he is ignoring his his price-tag more… Shane Long is being linked more… Marco Bueno is delighted to have signed a pre-contract with LFC more… Could the Aquilani be off? more… Jova is looking set to leave more… Martin Hansen is loaned out to Bradford more… Kuyt is set to play for The Netherlands against England in a friendly on August 10th more… And finally Sergio Aguero has been signed by Manchester City more… On Twitter @empireofthekop
Wednesday Jul 27Posted by: Brian Reece 7 Comments »
A Common BondBy Brian Reece Liverpool football club is one of the most supported clubs in the world, it has a branch network of supporters that most football clubs can only dream of, and its getting bigger every year. The LFC brand is expanding in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, USA and the Caribbean, LFC are huge in Eastern Europe and the Middle East also South Africa, but what is it that brings us together as one, the one thing regardless of culture or beliefs, A Common Bond between us, the answer lies within all of us, our unconditional love for Liverpool Football Club. I have been fortunate enough to travel in my life not by choice, but through my wife’s increasing obsession to interrupt my football season with pointless trips overseas, and to places where she believes no one watches football. The most memorable experience I have ever had with Liverpool fans overseas was in Barbados, the supporters there are just amazing I remember going to a bar to watch Liverpool play Man Utd in the Worthington Cup Final in 2003, it was still morning time in Barbados when we kicked off and by then the local chaps already had me drinking Rum and Pineapple from 9.30 in the morning so when kick off did happen I was very upbeat but barely standing, but what was striking was the passion from the local lads for Liverpool Football Club, the bar was a sea of red and white and was packed to bursting point. I remember Stevie G scoring after about 30mins and there was people going absolutely crazy inside and outside the bar, it was also the most strangest version of You’ll never walk alone I have ever heard in my life but also the most happiest, here I was thousands of miles from the UK but still I felt at home amongst friends, amongst family even. After Owen scored a few moments before the end it was like being at some all day party that will not stop until your either out cold from drunkenness or your just incredibly greedy, in my case it was the latter, the most memorable part of the day was stumbling back to my mother in-laws Rum Shop ( or Bar as we know it ) about 11.30 in the evening and my wife looking at me like it was the first and last time I was ever going to be let out on my own. Liverpool fans all over the world have their own little adventures and stories to tell you when you meet them but the thing that makes us different to others is that we are loyal to the badge come rain or high water, when you speak to other clubs supporters like Chelsea for example you always tend to get some random response from them and nothing really gives you a feel of passion from their voice or mannerism, just a blank expression, ask them to talk football with you is like asking them how much was you paid this month, most of all Chelsea supporters I know or have spoken to only started supporting them from when they inherited a fortune, in contrast to a middle aged LFC fan who will tell you that he never had a choice it was his destiny as his father was a fan and that the first bib, dummy and bottle all had LFC on them. Also as fans we can debate about everything about Liverpool even if we don’t agree, we will still make our point and then listen to others, we might have disagreements about players or signings, but when the chosen 11 go over the white line we back them no matter what, even if we don’t agree with the selection we just get on with it, if we score we jump up and down like lunatics the same way, these are the things that make us what we are, but the most important thing is A Common Bond, its the one thing that makes us Liverpool fans the same all over the world.
Wednesday Jul 27Posted by: Antoine Zammit 6 Comments »
Former Red smacks himself with the ball [video]Former Red Yossi Benayoun tries an overhead kick and knocks himself after the ball smacks him in the face.
Wednesday Jul 27Posted by: Antoine Zammit 9 Comments »
The Daily Antoine: 27th July 2011 – Liverpool F.C. News updateAldo’s phone was hacked by News of the World more… The Government will be releasing Thatcher’s Hillsborough files more… HJC are now on Twitter and Facebook more… The club has rubbished the Lucas exit talks more… Reports are that Dani Pacheco is leaving more… Luis Suarez will be ready for the season opener more… According to reports from Mexico Marco Bueno has signed a pre-contract with LFC more… Stewart Downing gets an endorsement from a former LFC player more… More talk of Alvaro Pereira more… Lawro has tipped us for a top 4 finish more… On Twitter @empireofthekop
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