The Daily Antoine: 27th Dec 2010 – Liverpool F.C. News update

Our game yesterday was called off due to a frozen pitch more…
(Oh Boy!)

Blackpool will install undersoil heating  more…
(Too late)

Aurelio enjoyed the time with his family in Blackpool more…
(Oh Well :-) )

Pepe Reina says Stevie G is good enough to play for Spain more…
(LOL Pepe is so funny)

Dzeko is being linked strongly with Liverpool more…
(Not too shabby)

Roy is frustrated with players sitting on fat contracts more…
(Who the heck gave Joe Cole a fat contract?)

The gaffer insists that he has no magic wand more…
(Pity, Rafa used to have one until Hicks & Gillett took it away)

And he is facing a transfer dilemma more…
(Humm)

And according to the Daily Mail Pepe Reina might go to Man Utd more…
(ROFL, love their fantasy)

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The Daily Antoine 3/10/2010 Liverpool F.C. News updates

Kick off today is at 3PM, come on Reds

Martin Kelly could feature today more…
(That is great news, we need someone in that left-back position)

The Blackpool manager believes that we shall overcome our problems more…
(WE MUST WIN TODAY)

Carra “Roy Needs Time” more…
(Agree but many LFC supporters are running out of patience)

Roy defends his style more…
(YNWA Roy)

King Kenny supports Stevie G as captain of England more…
(YNWA)

Pepe Reina is rated as world’s best by Academy goalkeeper Jamie Stephens more…
(I think most of us rate him as world’s best)

Reserve keeper Deale Chamberlain has joined Leeds on a month loan more…
(Hopefully he will return, we can’t afford to lose more players)

As far as the ownership is concerned, check out these scenarios more…
(I wish there was a serious buyer)

Dirk Kuyt is pumped up and ready to see Liverpool move up the table more…
(3 points today would be a great start, 3 nothing less)

The folks at Caughtoffside believe that we are after Dzeko more…
(£30 million ROFL)

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The Daily Antoine 14/7/2010 LFC News Digest

Today is Bastille Day, Best wishes to all French Reds

Dirk Kuyt leads Dutch celebrations more…
(Runners up in the World Cup ain’t too shabby)

The Reds are off to Switzerland to start the pre-season training and games more…
(Our first Pre-Season game is on Sunday)

Torres should be fine and Aquilani is now at 100% fitness more…
(Excellent news)

Paraguayan Star Victor Caceres is linked with Liverpool more…
(Good player)

Masch’s agent claims that Javier would relish a move to Inter more…
(These agents talk too much)

However the club tells suitors “Hands Off” more…
(We can’t lose more players)

Krisztian Nemeth might also be leaving us as Lecce puts a bid in more…
(NO NO NO)

Hodgson tells Lucas that he has a future at Liverpool more…
(YNWA)

Roy is also delighted with Nando & Pepe more…
(Who wouldn’t be?)

Dzeko is being linked with Liverpool more…
(I think he was before, have to check my list LOL)

And Honda too, the Japanese star is being linked again more…
(Does Roy like Honda or Toyota?)

Drogba’s Ivory Coast buddy Gervinho is also being linked more…
(Good player)

And finally Bruce wants to keep Cattermole more…
(That is fine, you can keep Cattermole, you can keep Guacamole and your mole)

Weekly Transfer Roundup – May 30th 2010

Here is my update for this week’s transfer activity, the percentage is strictly my prediction based on the different sources the stories are coming from.

Confirmed So Far:

In:
Jonjo Shelvey - The youngster has signed from Charlton Athletic for £1.7 million.

Out:
Mikel San Jose – The Spaniard who was on loan at Athletic Bilbao has now made the move permanent.
Fabio Aurelio -The Brazilian’s contract was not extended.

Not Confirmed & Rumours:

In:
Milan Jovanovic – Nothing new on this, should be completed soon  – 95%
Danny Wilson – Rangers now want £5 million (Dropping him from 80% ) – 70%
Arda Turan – The Turkish player has been linked again – 40%
Diego Tardelli - The Brazilian is connected with Liverpool – 30%
Juan Mata – Nothing new on this story this week, dropping from 15% – 10%
Stephen Ireland -  Nothing new on this story, dropping from 15% – 10%
Guiseppe Rossi – He was linked again twice this week – (raising him from 4%) – 10%
David Bentley - Same story here dropping from 15% – 10%
Oscar Cardozo – The Paraguayan wants out of Benfica and is being linked to us – 10%
Giampaolo Pazzini - Another story that has gone flat this week dropping from 15% – 10%
Simon Kjaer - This has gone cold too from dropping from 8% – 5%
Marijan Antolovic – The Croatian keeper has been linked, I think he will chose Spurs – 5%
Micah Richards – More talk of him being linked by Liverpool (raised from 1%) – 4%
Javi Martinez – His name floated around a few times – 4%
Simao – His name has been mentioned a few times this week, (raising from 1%) -  4%
Rafael van der Vaart -Talk of Man Utd being interested in him (dropping from 3%) – 2%
Joe Cole – Man Utd are also interested, I am afraid that we will not be able to pay his salary – 2%
Diego Forlan – Nothing new on this story this week, leaving him 2%- 2%
Gary Cahill – Price tag of £30 million? Forget it - 1%
Raul – Nothing new - 1%
Adriano – Rumour – 1%
Nedum Onuoha - Name mentioned this week – 1%
Michael Johnson – His name was also mentioned this week (one source) – 1%
Edin Dzeko – He is now being linked with Man Utd – 1%
Gareth Barry – Star Fantasy - 0%
Nikola Zigic – Just signed with Brum – 0%

Out:
Albert Riera – Talk of him going to Valencia – 75%
Yossi Benayoun – Yossi is being linked with Chelsea again – 25%
Javier Mascherano – Masch too was linked with Chelsea this week (up from 15%) - 25%
Steven Gerrard – Mourinho causing trouble – 8%
Ryan Babel – Linked with Wolfsburg (dropping from 8%) - 5%
Lucas Leiva - Linked with Wolfsburg - 5%
Fernando Torres - Pepe Reina and his agent are convinced Torres will stay (dropping him down from 5%) – 3%
Rafa - There was a rumour linking Rafa with UAE, (I am raising him up from 2%) - 3%
Alberto Aquilani – Agent denied it again – 1%

The Daily Antoine 25/5/2010 LFC News Digest

Thanks for all the support messages yesterday, things are still not better unfortunately.
I know I am not walking alone however.

Today is the 5th anniversary of our glory in Istanbul.

Hicks’ Texas Rangers file for bankruptcy more…
(There you have it folks, he is not able to have respect for a baseball team from his hometown. What makes us think he would not do the same thing with Liverpool? He can’t be trusted.)

Fabio Aurelio says goodbye as his contract expires more…
(Good luck Fabio, thanks for the memories)

Diego Tardelli is a Liverpool target more…
(Not a bad player)

Gerrard is happy after England’s 3-1 victory over Mexico more…
(Glen Johnson scored, YNWA)

2 Maxi goals gave the Canadian’s Bacon as Masch’s men detroyed them 5-0 more…
(The World was drooling about Milito over the weekend but it Maxi who was the hero of Argentina)

Chelsea are now being linked with Masch & Yossi thanks to the Daily Fail more…
(Here we go again)

Torres’ agent confirms that El Nino will stay at Liverpool more…
(However this will not stop the tabloids from linking him with other teams)

Liverpool ‘target’ Dzeko is now being linked with United more…
(Next he will be linked with City)

According to the Scum of the World, W0lfsburg new manager Mc Umbrella wants Babel and Lucas for Dzeko more…
(I am see all the Lucas haters getting excited)

Martin Skrtel is looking forward to the World Cup more…
(YNWA Martin)

Kuyt too has been hit by the World Cup fever and the Dutchman wants to follow Guillit and Van Basten more…
(Dirk as much as I liked Van Basten as a player he was not good for you when he was the Dutch boss.)

Rossi is being linked with Liverpool again more…
(Maybe there is something going on here)

And finally, the club is set to unveil a Heysel plaque more…
(Always remembered)

The Daily Antoine 23/5/2010 LFC News Digest

Only AC Milan and Real Madrid have won the Champions Cup more than us, last night Bayern Munich failed in their bid to land their fifth. Congrats is due to Jose Mourinho and his Italians (oh wait Inter Milan won, I did not see anything Italian there).

Now Mourinho is being linked with Real Madrid more…
(You guessed it, now the tabloids are starting to link our players with moving to Real Madrid, LOL)

Liverpool to replace Dzeko with Torres more…
(Crazy rumour, oh it is Sunday no wonder)

Pepe Reina is convinced that Torres will stay more…
(So am I)

Chelsea are being linked with Masch more…
(Bollocks)

The reserves lost to Bayern Munich on Friday night more…
(Y.N.W.A.)

Gerrard has no plans to leave Liverpool more…
(Y.N.W.A.)

In the meantime Carra expecting to be abused by the England fans more…
(You have been spoilt by the Kop Jamie, that is what most football fans do nowadays unfortunately)

ROFL Daily Fail at it again, Rafa to UAE  more…
(ROFL)

The same rag does claim that there is tension in the Liverpool boardroom again more…
(From what I hear there might be some truth to this)

Degen praises Lucas more…
(Y.N.W.A.)

And finally a good write up by Guilliem Balague  more…
(Could not agree more)

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