I know I’m a Liverpool Suck Up….

In this world of instant contact, and busy times, I often wonder why the people over at LFC TV take their time to respond to people on twitter. Then I realize, I’m an idiot, and they’re doing it to just be human. I have a twitter, and a lot of you have seen me reply to Antoine on it. Though as nice as it is to talk to Antoine, what has got me is how easy it is to get ahold of the guys over at LFCTV.

Yes I know it’s part of a club’s goal to keep their supporters happy. Or so you’d think. Many other clubs don’t give a rats backside what their fans think. Now I’m not saying a lot of clubs shun their supporters, but there’s some and they are well known (Chelsea) who just don’t care anymore.

I also am full aware that the Board doesn’t care about the team or the fans, that’s just because they are big stupid doodoo heads. If they really cared about their investment, they’d RELEASE MORE MONEY. Sorry, it’s early in the morning and I’m bored.

But let’s be honest, the first line of defense to the supporters at the club is the PR department. And as someone who has worked in PR departments, and is a fan of sports, I have to take my hat off to the crew there. It seems like they are more interested in helping the fans sometimes, than themselves. It’s got to be a dream job for some of these guys to be working at a club with such history, and such great support. It’s probably like they go into work and not have a bad day.

And as a plus, their writing is top of the line. Yes I’m a writer, but I’m always looking out for the best writers to see if I can learn from them. That’s part of the reason why I’m writing on this blog since Antoine is a hell of a writer. Now if I could just learn to write like the people over at LFCTV.

Final Reminder: Shorty Awards

Don’t forget you can watch the Shorty Awards live on their official website, streaming should start at 12.30am GMT.

Empire of the Kop are up for a sports award so come and support them just as you would Liverpool Football Club.

Hopefully we’ll be able to bring the trophy back to Anfield!

M. Owen

Michael@empireofthekop.com

The Daily Antoine 3/3/2010 LFC News Digest

Shorty Awards will be awarded tonight, I am off to New York this morning for the ceremony. The event will be streamed live starting at 7PM local time (12AM in the UK), I will provide a link on the homepage of E.O.T.K. before the event starts. Hopefully I will bring the trophy home,  thanks again for all your support, Y.N.W.A.

Stevie is proud to be England captain tonight more…
(Congrats, but just don’t get injured please)

Reina agrees to a new contract more…
(LOL I guess when he heard that Chelsea were after him he decided to sign it. He probably did not want his agent to tempt him to join Chelsea :-) Nice one Pepe  )

Aurelio is out for 3 weeks more…
(The poor guy is cursed)

Lucas claims that Gerrard is better than Kaka more…
(Agree)

Albert Riera’s Liverpool future is uncertain more…
(What happened this year? He was awesome last year)

According to this report, we are after two players more…
(It is hard to get excited about prospective new players when we have H&G in charge and the odds of it happening are very slim)

And now former player Simon Garner is attacking Rafa more…
(These people never give up do they?)

Former Red Kevin Keegan received the Shankly award more…
(Congrats Kevin)

And Jan Molby believes that the return of Yossi, Torres & Johnson will lift the Reds more…
(It already has started to lift us)

And former European Champions will take part in a tournament to be held at the Liverpool Echo Arena more…
(It does fall on the Hillsborough Anniversary unfortunately)

Carra praises Torres more…
(YNWA)

And finally Stevie praises Rooney more…
(He has to because he is the captain)

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Could Wigan be another three points for LFC?

Ok, so I’m jumping the shark here and nothing in football is a given. (Well outside of Bolton being boring). But it’s one of those matches coming up where I can see the Red’s getting the full points. Let us be honest, how many of Wigan’s player could even sniff the first team of Liverpool? Maybe two, Charles N’Zogbia and Oliver Kapo, but that would be as bench players.

So that being said, as a fan I’m expecting more than a tie, or no goals. I want at least TWO GOALS. One from Captain Amazing Stevie Gerrard and Fernando Torres. I think at least with their pace and skill it should be no issue for them. And Torres at even 40% match fitness is better than any player they have.

Yes, I do want more than that goal wise, but I’m not a greedy person per say. That and I don’t have anything against Wigan, I just find them boring. I mean, really they just exist, that’s it.

Am I getting ahead of myself? Yes. And i know there’s a week until the next match, but be honest this is all we should be thinking about. Plus with no other games mid week, Torres can get match fit. Though we don’t need him to be all the way back until Lille.

Rafa could put out the U-20′s for the Pompey match and we’d still win. Ok, I’ll go when step further and say, you could put the old boys out there, and we’d still win. But LFC’s Legends now > Pompey’s players now. (yes I’m biased)

I almost want a scandal here at the club. I said Almost.

I understand the media’s attention to football, and their attention towards scandals. It gets them away from talking about the most important topics of the day. And why would we want to talk about the government or Iraq, that would just be too good. We need to talk about who’s cheating on who. But do we need to spend everyday talking about Ashley Cole or John Terry? Seriously?

Like you lot, I don’t care about what happens at Chelsea. They could turn into Leeds, and that would be fine with me. Just like today, against Mancrapity City John Terry didn’t shake hands with Wayne Bridge. Oh my God, stop the presses, the youth of the nation are going to be ruined.

Folks, we should be focusing on Liverpool. Yes we’re not leading the league, and yes the season hasn’t be great, but NOTHING STUPID HAS HAPPENED. Maybe that’s the reason why every commentator isn’t talking about us. So we probably have to come up with good scandals to make the world care.

Maybe David N’Gog hooks up with Cheryl Tweedy, and she changes her name to Cherryl N’Tweety.

Carra punches an Everton fan (yes I’ve read his biography, so I know he was a Toffie fan)

Pepe Reina sits out a week of training to get better keeper gloves.

Stevie G says he’s a better LB than Ashley Cole.

Rafa suddenly leaves Liverpool for another club, and Alan Hansen takes the club for the rest of the year while still doing Match of the Day.

Liverpool signs some 16 year old from Brazil who Manchester United was looking at.

Of course I’m being sarcastic, but I want the club to be talked about more than any other club. Maybe I’m looking at that with red-colored glasses. The other clubs don’t matter to me, they’re just clubs for us to get three points off of. And they could liquidate Bolton and Pompey, and I’d have no issues with that.

The Daily Antoine 27/2/2010 LFC News Digest

Bad news on the injury front as Martin Skrtel suffers a broken metatursal more…
(Bummer, however Johnson has returned to full training)

Rafa bemoans Skrtel’s injury more…
(This has been the story this season the moment a player is playing very well he gets injured or suspended and then we have to start again)

Red Legend Alan Kennedy believes that Ryan Babel needs a good run as a centre-forward more…
(One game at a time)

Stevie G calls for more ‘bottle’ more…
(Agreed)

The Skipper feels like he is returning to his best form more…
(Keep it going Stevie)

Aldo talks about how Liverpool showed character against Unirea more…
(I really hope that finally we can get a series of good results)

Torres & Reina are in the Spanish squad for their upcoming friendly more…
(Don’t you dare play Torres)

Former Liverpool spit-boy El Hajj Diouf claims that it is easy to get a result at Anfield more…
(Pity Soto is suspended because he could have turned you into spanakopita)

And Big Sam takes a swipe at Rafa more…
(Oh boy, now Fergie is going to have to suspend his Carling Cup press conference to defend you)

Congrats to Gareth Roberts on the Launch of his magazine more…
(Y.N.W.A. Gareth)

Liverpool Legend Craig Johnson has blasted John Terry over Wayne Bridge’s England exit  more…
(Agree with Craig, it was disgraceful. It explains why Terry did not join Man City over the summer)

Adebayor was handed a four game ban more…
(This helps our chase for fourth)

Here is an interesting read about what Christian Purslow is doing more…
(Unfortunately we will not see a penny for players)

And Redknapp claims that Liverpool & City are under more pressure because “of what we spent?” more…
(With City I agree however Harry must not sign the Paycheques of his players and does not realise that his wage bill is much higher than ours)

Pompey became the first Premier League club to enter administration more…
(Are you watching Harry?)

And finally bad news as Chester City (the club that sold us Ian Rush) is history more…
(That is sad)

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