The Daily EOTK : 5th April 2012 – Liverpool F.C. and football news updates

Roy Evans calls for support of Kenny more…
(YNWA)

Skrtel wants to score more goals more…
(Player of the Season)

John Barnes believes that Andy Carroll will come good more…
(We hope so)

Info on the FA Cup Semi-Final ticket ballot has been released more…
(Good luck)

The BBC have appologised because Murray supported Reina more…
(So now they have to apologise if they support a Liverpool player)

We are being linked with Shinji Kagawa more…
(Humm)

And Dirk Kuyt leaving again? more…
(0h give me a break) 

The Ladies visited Melwood more…
(Can they play Saturday?) 

Stubbs claims that Jelavic is as good as Fowler more…
(That is blasphemy)

And Balotelli used the services of Rooney’s former hooker more…
(City are so desperate to be like United they are now even using the same hookers)

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What’s the score with Andy Carroll?

There’s no doubt that we over paid for Carroll. Even his most ardent supporters would have to concede that. Eighteen months in Newcastle’s first team, only six of them in the Premiership, just didn’t deserve such a big price tag. Some people say money shouldn’t come into it, but sadly it does. When a player is bought for £35m, people expect instant results. Not potential. Unfortunately, I think Andy Carroll has struggled to live with that burden on his shoulders. Every game he plays, there is pressure on him. The media hype the situation up. Even Liverpool’s own website leads with headlines such as ‘Carroll starts’ on match days. This wouldn’t happen if we had paid say, £10m for him.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m very much of the opinion that modern day players should cope with the pressure. They are paid wages that are beyond the dreams of most people. They become instant millionaires and enjoy all the benefits their wealth brings with it, so they should handle the media attention. But it’s not Carroll’s fault that the club decided to splash so much money on him.

Personally I don’t think Liverpool should have bought him. I especially don’t think they should have paid anywhere near what they did. I’ve heard people say the club had no choice but to buy Carroll as they needed to appease the fans because of Torres’s departure. Apparently it was a statement of intent by the owners. They wanted to prove to fans that, unlike Hicks and Gillett, they were going to invest in the team. Well fair play but there were a few alternative ways of doing this during the January transfer window. They could have bought players in other positions, such as quality wingers. They could have bought a different striker, one who was proven. Or they could have refused to sell Torres until the summer. I hate comparing us to Manchester United but Ferguson sells players when it’s right for him and the club. Cristiano Ronaldo for example. I know Torres wasn’t playing well, but had we told him he could go if he wanted to in the summer and played him with Suarez for the last five months of the season he may have come good. Let’s not forget, Carroll was injured for most of his time with us last season anyway. Replacing Torres in the summer would have allowed us to take our time and buy the right player without being held to ransom.

Of course, this is easy to say in hindsight. I’m not having a go at the owners. I like them. I think they have a genuine vision of how they want to run the club. They are hungry for success. And they have proven track record of being successful. I just think they made a panic buy and it hasn’t paid off. In my opinion, Carroll isn’t worth £35m and he never will be, even if he starts scoring. But I believe there’s a difference between supporters and fans. And I believe we should be supporters.

I think Carroll’s performances in his last few games have been much better. He has a better goal to game ratio since he came to us than Torres has at Chelsea. He got an assist in the game against Manchester City, another in the one against United and he scored at Wolves. And although he missed a glorious chance to score against Tottenham, was his overall performance bad? I thought he finally showed that he can control a ball and was constantly putting the Tottenham defence under pressure. He was also unlucky not to score when he turned sharply in the box but was unfortunate to slip.

Andy Carroll will probably leave in the next transfer window. And based on his performances so far he should. He doesn’t look good enough for Liverpool. But I don’t think the club can afford to take a big financial hit on him. I know we got £50m for Torres but if we sell Carroll on the cheap then whatever way you look at it, we will have wasted that money. Unfortunately that has been the case for years. We let McManaman join Real Madrid for nothing a year after Barcelona had bid £12m for him. We let Owen go for £8m plus Nunez because we allowed him to run down his contract. And we sold Robbie Keane back to spurs for £12m six months after paying them £20m. A club is never going to thrive if it continues to lose money like that.

I’m just curious as to whether the majority of Liverpool supporters have already written Carroll off completely. I mean, if you were Kenny, would you sell him, even if we only get £15m for him? Would you really be prepared to lose £20m on him? Do you think he should be on the bench? Is his lack of form down to the fact that Downing hasn’t been putting quality balls into the box and until recently Gerrard was injured? Or do you think he deserves his place in the team ahead of other players who also haven’t performed great this season?

The Daily LFC: 19th January 2012 – Liverpool F.C. News update

The ePetition to get some justice for the family of Kevin Williams expires today PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS TO SIGN
(Come on REDS)

Kenny wants everyone to help Anne Williams get the signatures needed more…
(JFT96)

The club has made the announcement regarding Warrior taking over for Adidas more…
(Excellent news) 

We signed João Carlos from Sporting Lisbon more…
(Great News)

Speaking Portuguese no I didn’t but I was interviewed by LFC Brasil more…
(YNWA) 

The club refuses to rule out Anfield’s redevelopment more…
(Let’s do it)

S.O.S. asks the owners not to rush into a decision more…
(Agree) 

Carroll “Stevie is a different class” more…
(YNWA)

Carra is happy to fight for his place more…
(LEGEND)

Enrique has found his lost twin more…
(LOL)

Former Red Jason Banton has joined MLS outfit Seattle Sounders more…
(Good luck)

As far as the Next Gen series is concerned we will get Barca or Ajax if we beat Spurs more…
(Would love to see what the young Barca team looks like)

And we are being linked with Scott Dann more…
(Again?)

More stuff to make us proud to be Reds more…
(YNWA) 

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The Daily LFC: 13th January 2012 – Liverpool F.C. News update

Stevie has been given a contract extension more…
(LIVING LEGEND)

The skipper is proud to sign the extension more…
(YNWA) 

Stevie “That is what I missed” more…
(YNWA)

Kenny praises Carroll’s work-rate more…
(YNWA)

Pepe “Anfield will be rocking”  (for the Carling Cup 2nd leg) more…
(Yes it will)

Info on tickets for the FA Cup game more…
(Good luck)

And there is more talk on Dirk leaving more…
(No)

And we are being linked with Lucas Andersen more…
(Another young prospect) 

And Robbie Keane has joined Villa on loan more…
(Another club for Robbie. I can’t believe that many blamed Rafa for him not working out at Liverpool)

Luuk De Jong’s agent admits that LFC might be after him however he will not move in this window more…
(He also said that there haven’t been any direct contacts with LFC)

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Another dog day for Carroll

Andy Carroll’s frustrations last night weren’t hard to see, but do you blame him? For the 11th game in a row the big striker failed to find the back of the net, making it a lowly 5 goals in 30 games since his 35 million pound move from Newcastle 12 months ago.

I’ve copped a lot of flak from friends and family throughout 2011 for the Carroll signing, and I’ve defended him to the hills and back – perhaps surprisingly I’m going to continue in my defence of the 22-year-old.

It seems whenever there is the faintest of signs of discontent at Anfield, everyone jumps on the back of Carroll. I don’t blame them, he’s an easy target. For a big money signing, he hasn’t lived up to expectations, but I think some fans may be going too far in their rejection of Carroll.

I watched his performance closely last night, and genuinely felt sorry for him. In the absence of Suarez, Gerrard and Bellamy, often his closest support came from two defensive minded midfielders in Charlie Adam and Jay Spearing – hardly the type of player you can expect to run past and collect a flick on or a hold up.

Furthermore, our midfielders continued to mindlessly hoof the ball to Carroll. A statistic which reflects Carroll’s agony up front is that we had 37 long balls played into the area – compared to Manchester City’s 4. How do you expect someone to beat four defenders in the air 37 times?

By the end of the game, I got fed up with watching Vincent Kompany head every single cross easily away. I’m sure Carroll would have been as well.

I still believe Andy Carroll has what it takes to become a Liverpool hero. There were glimpses of his newly formed partnership with Steven Gerrard against Newcastle which highlighted my belief. The skipper’s energetic introduction saw him whip delightful passes to Carroll inside the area, one which he smacked against the bar and a couple more which he probably should’ve taken advantage of.

So in saying this – I beg of you to stick by big Andy. Show him the support and faith that he needs, because I’m sure that one day we’ll reap the benefits of a deadly striker at the top of his game.

source – http://aliverbirduponmychest.blogspot.com/

The Daily LFC: 4th January 2012 – Liverpool F.C. News update

Unfortunately we lost last night more…
(3-0 was too harsh we played pretty well in my opinion)

Kenny like all of us was frustrated with the result more…
(In the past now let’s move on) 

The Club has decided not to appeal the Suarez ban more…
(Sh*t)

Suarez thanks the fans for their support more…
(YNWA Luis, you are always innocent in our eyes)

Kenny defends LFC’s stance over Suarez more…
(YNWA) 

Hendo calls Stevie “an inspiration” more…
(Learn from the master Jordan)

Suarez’s mother is worried about her son more…
(Don’t worry he is in good hands, we are taking care of your baby.) 

Hansen paid tribute to Ablett more…
(RIP Gary)

Aldo also pays tribute to Ablett more…
(YNWA)

Aldo also praised Bellamy more…
(YNWA) 

The new Football Quarter being spearheaded by S.O.S. is set to create housing and jobs more…
(YNWA)

The club has signed a partnership with Konica-Minolta more…
(Humm)

The club is also looking for a full time journalist more…
(Good Luck)

There is also a free iPhone App by the club more…
(Great stuff)

There are some FA cup tickets still available more…
(Good luck)

There is a rumour linking Andy Carroll with a move back to Newcastle on loan more…
(Doubt it) 

And finally in India there is a new incentive not to smoke more…
(You might end up like John Terry) 

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