The Daily Antoine 25/1/2010 LFC News Digest

Happy Monday everybody,  Christmas is only 11 months away :-)

One quick word on the Shortys, not sure what is going on but they seem to not be counting all the votes. If you have already voted, do not vote again instead invite your friends to vote

Tom Hicks sold The Texas Rangers for $500 million more…
(Yeah but we are not going to see a penny of it)

And the People reported yesterday that Man City are preparing a £100 million bid for Torres more…
(Don’t believe this crap, it was Sunday remember they always publish a Torres or Stevie is leaving on Sundays)

And the same rag is linking Babel with Arsenal more…
(Babel is too old for Wenger, it will not happen)

Israeli press is reporting that Dynamo Moscow is making an 8 million Euro bid for Yossi more…
(Well the Daily Mail made the story their own but it was originally reported in the Israeli press. Sounds very low to me, it will not happen)

Chamakh & Jovanovich are back in the spotlight more…
(Chamakh will not happen in the next week but Jovanovich is a possibility so I am raising him)

Everton joins race for Huntelaar more…
(This is good news, when ever they enter a race for a player we are after we always end up signing that player :-) )

Sami Hyypia backs Rafa more…
(Sami you are legend, always have a place in our heart)

Rafa admits that Aquilani needs time more…
(Rafa is right, I can sense though he is starting to finally settle in)

And finally Kuyt talks about his family is now Scouse more…
(Dirk you are a Working Class Hero)

Tweet of the Day
Man City to launch a £2 billion bid for the Mona Lisa

My January Transfer Predictions (Higher % more likely):

In
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar : 50%
Milan Jovanovic : 40%
Arda Turan : 35%
Kenwyne Jones : 30%
Taye Taiwo : 30 %
Jeremy Menez : 30%
Nedum Onuoha : 20%
Sebastian Giovinco : 20%
Morauane Chamakh : 10%
Emile Heskey : 5%
Richard Stearman : 1%
Milos Krasic : 1%
Nikola Zigic : 1%
Eidur-Gudjohnsen : 1%
Matthew Upson : 0%

Out
Ryan Babel : 70%
Damien Plessis : 40%

The Daily Antoine 24/1/2010 LFC News Digest

Thanks again for the Shorty votes unfortunately we are still stuck in 3rd place however the gap between 1st and 3rd has now narrowed. A word of caution, please do not submit multiple votes in succession as they will delete all your votes please invite your friends and remind them to put a reason as the votes without reasons are not counted VOTE HERE

King Kenny was named the best player to play in British football since the 2nd World War more…
(Sorry Sky News, apparently football existed before 1991)

Pepe Reina is set for a new contract more…
(I am glad, Pepe is already a legend)

It is Sunday so the London-Based-News-Mafia dishes out some Guus  more…
(More BS on how Guus is linked with Liverpool)

And Milan Jovanovic is set to reject Liverpool over fears that Rafa might be fired more…
(Are you happy now Stan Collymore? You and your Rafa-Out Brigade are destroying our club)

Brum raise offer for Babel more…
(Source is the Daily Mail so I will leave it the same)

Eidur Gudjohnsen to snub Liverpool for West Ham more…
(Did not know he was a target, putting him down at 5% just because he was mentioned)

Aldo talks about how clearing the air has been a  boost for Liverpool more…
(Agreed)

The Young Reds lose to Wolves more…
(Keep your chin up lads, YNWA)

Damien Plessis is wanted by an Italian club more…
(Not sure what truth is behind this, but Purslow did mention that we might sell another player before the window closes.)

And Martin “I fill up my cereal bowl with nails” Skrtel is confident of run more…
(after the interview the reported vapourised :-) Just Kidding Martin you are awesome)

And finally John Owens issues warning to the youth squad not to take Watford lightly more…
(Good luck lads, YNWA)

Tweet of the Day
Doing my taxes is more fun than watching Man Utd play 

My January Transfer Predictions (Higher % more likely):

In
Kenwyne Jones : 40%
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar : 40%
Arda Turan : 40 %
Taye Taiwo : 35 %
Jeremy Menez : 35%
Nedum Onuoha : 30%
Sebastian Giovinco : 20%
Morauane Chamakh : 15%
Milan Jovanovic : 10%
Emile Heskey : 5%
Richard Stearman : 5%
Milos Krasic : 5%
Nikola Zigic : 5%
Eidur-Gudjohnsen : 5%
Matthew Upson : 1%
Nicolas Lodeiro : 1%
Victor Moses : 0%

Out
Ryan Babel : 70%
Damien Plessis : 40%
Philipp Degen : 0%

The Daily Antoine 23/1/2010 LFC News Digest

There are no LFC games this weekend so we can focus on the Shorty’s :-)
We currently sit in 3rd place, I tell you I admire the Sao Paulo supporters they are really passionate.
However we are up for the challenge, we have lots of passion too VOTE HERE

Stevie G returns to full training more…
(That is awesome news he might feature against Wolves)

And Bruce calls us disrespectful more…
(Bruce has a big head. We had a lot of fun with this on Twitter, lots of jokes flying around check this out)

Sammy Lee talks about Lucas, Maxi & Krygiakos more…
(Great read)

Milan would considering swapping Klaas-Jan Huntelaar with Ryan Babel more…
(Ok raising both)

Taye Taiwo is being linked with LFC more…
(Starting him off at 40%)

Philipp Degen salutes Carra more…
(Carra is a legend)

Sebastian Giovinco is being linked with Liverpool more…
(Starting him at 20%)

Aquilani admits that he has struggled to settle in the Premier League more…
(Good performance against Spurs, I can see a legend being born)

Michael ‘Judas’ Owen is asking Wayne Rooney for advice on how to get back into the England squad more…
(Should have joined a bigger club LOL)

Alex McLeish has tipped David Moyes to take over Fergie’s job at O.T. once he retires more…
(ROFL)

And finally, according to the FIFA fair play iniative clubs must not spend more than they make more…
(This is the perfect excuse for H&G not to spend)

Tweet of the Day
Pls RT to yr followers: I nominate @empireofthekop for a Shorty Award in #sports because we love LFC http://bit.ly/shorty

My January Transfer Predictions (Higher % more likely):

In
Kenwyne Jones : 45%
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar : 45%
Arda Turan : 45 %
Taye Taiwo : 40 %
Jeremy Menez : 35%
Nedum Onuoha : 30%
Milan Jovanovic : 30%
Sebastian Giovinco : 20%
Morauane Chamakh : 15%
Emile Heskey : 10%
Matthew Upson : 5%
Richard Stearman : 5%
Milos Krasic : 5%
Nikola Zigic : 5%
Nicolas Lodeiro : 1%
Victor Moses : 1%
Vasil Torosidis : 0%
John Carew : 0 %

Out
Ryan Babel : 70%
Philipp Degen : 1%

The Daily Antoine 22/1/2010 LFC News Digest

Here is a Shorty update, from what I understand the voting ends on Jan 31st so please let us get the votes in. I also created a Facebook group for the cause, you can join here and please invite your friends. Encourage them to vote. We are currently in 3rd place, thanks to all those who voted, YNWA.

A new writer has joined EOTK, welcome Kelvin
(here is his first post in case you missed it)

In terms of Premier League appearances Carra is now No 10 more…
(We all dream of a team of Carraghers)

However he says that we can afford to drop points more…
(For once I have to disagree with you Jaime, we should win all remaining games)

This is insane, according to Mersey Police the term “Yanks” is a racial slur more…
(ROFL, first of all how it can be racial when we Americans are made up of many races? What is funny about it is that we Americans think of Yankees as being folks from the Northeastern US, Hicks is a Texan while Gillett is a mid-westerner. Saying “Yanks Out” to them is like saying “English out” to Scottish.  Glad the charges where dropped)

Degen is very pleased with the Spurs win more…
(Credit to you and the lads Phillip, that game was your best performance in a Liverpool shirt. Unfortunately you have not had enough playing time due to injuries, hopefully they are behind you now. YNWA)

And Lucas claims that we are not a two man team more…
(Keep up the good work Lucas)

Pacheco was the MOTM as the reserves tie Man City more…
(This shows that it is all confidence with the first team, the reserves are at the top of the Premiership Table)

According to his agent Ryan Babel is considering a Brum move more…
(Back to 70%)

Chamakh will make a decision on his future by the end of the month more…
(Taking him down to 20% as this is looking like it will not happen in this window)

Harry Redknapp calls the Kop the most amazing sight in Football more…
(Pity that Jaime forgot)

And finally more comedy from the City of Manchester as Tevez calls Gary Neville a moron more…
(Carlos why do you compliment him? ROFL)

Tweet of the Day
The difference between us and Man Utd, we signed Maxi & they signed Mini (Owen)

My January Transfer Predictions (Higher % more likely):

In
Kenwyne Jones : 55%
Arda Turan : 45 %
Jeremy Menez : 35%
Nedum Onuoha : 35%
Milan Jovanovic : 35%
Morauane Chamakh : 20%
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar : 15%
Matthew Upson : 10%
Emile Heskey : 10%
Richard Stearman : 5%
Milos Krasic : 5%
Nikola Zigic : 5%
Nicolas Lodeiro : 1%
Victor Moses : 1%
Vasil Torosidis : 1%
John Carew : 1 %

Out
Ryan Babel : 70%
Philipp Degen : 5%

The Daily Antoine 21/1/2010 LFC News Digest

Great win last night, I love mornings like this, we are now just 1 point off 4th place :-)

Ok here goes a Shorty Reminder Sao Paolo jumped to 2nd place during the game and continued to increase their lead overnight. We sit in 3rd place now but we have a chance to get a few votes in while the Brazilians are still asleep :-) VOTE HERE

Rafa pays tribute to Dirk Kuyt more…
(He played his ass off last night, YNWA)

And the Gaffer talks about how LFC will keep improving more…
(Keep a DVD of last night’s game and show it to them,that is how you play. The lads worked hard last night, YNWA)

Here is a great read from the 2nd best guy from Huyton (after Stevie G) :-) more…
(Gareth Roberts talks about Shankly’s Holy Trinity)

George Gillett supports Rafa more…
(Good, now get out)

Purslow happy with the off-field performances more…
(The money that Rafa is not going to get)

According to the Mirror, the Jones transfer is still on more…
(Loan now and permanent in the Summer)

A Chesire police officer was using the force’s computer to illegally snoop on former Red, Cisse more…
(I wonder who paid him? Glad he was caught and now will do time)

But the Daily Mail (the source of all that is truthful, NOT) reports that LFC have approached Guus to replace Rafa more…
(I DO NOT BELIEVE THE MAIL, sad but I believe Liar George more than them)

Krasic’s agent is in England more…
(I put him down at 10%)

Name an LFC ice-cream :-)  more…
(I tell ya, people are reading EOTK, check out my post from earlier this week)

Our friend Gary Neville is in hot water more…
(Very classy)

Manchester Utd have banned players from using Twitter more…
(The truth is, they are illiterate)

Hate to have Man Utd stories here but my jaw dropped when I saw their debt more…
(They paid £69m in interest last year, their fans should not be laughing at our financial situation. They might be in for a nasty surprise if they do not balance the books, if the sale of Ronaldo was not a warning shot to them I do not know what is)

Tweet of the Day
Congrats to Lucas playing his 100th game for Liverpool

My January Transfer Predictions (Higher % more likely):

In
Kenwyne Jones : 55%
Arda Turan : 45 %
Morauane Chamakh : 40%
Jeremy Menez : 40%
Nedum Onuoha : 40%
Milan Jovanovic : 35%
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar : 15%
Matthew Upson : 15%
Emile Heskey : 10%
Richard Stearman : 10%
Milos Krasic : 10%
Nikola Zigic : 10%
Nicolas Lodeiro : 5%
Victor Moses : 5%
Vasil Torosidis : 1%
John Carew : 1 %
Charlton Cole : 0%
Ruud van Nistelrooy : 0%
Adam Federici : 0%

Out
Ryan Babel : 60%
Philipp Degen : 10%
Albert Riera : 5%
Alberto Aquilani : 5%

The Daily Antoine 20/1/2010 LFC News Digest

Kickoff tonight is at 8PM (UK Time), come on Reds as loud as we can we need to lift the spirits.

3 new writers have joined EOTK in the last week, big welcome to Irwan, Thomas & Stephen.

Rafa laughs off Stevie G rumours more…
(I did the same Rafa)

And Stevie himself rubbishes the bust up rumours and claims that he is going nowhere more…
(Just what I thought, nasty rumours by the London-Based-News-Media)

And Aquilanis agent blast rumours of Alberto quitting Liverpool more…
(Never saw this coming, I will put them down at 5% just because they mentioned it)

However Purslow admits that we might sell more players more…
(NO NO NO NO NO NO NO)

Rafa demands responsibility from Liverpool FC players to reach next step more…
(Every single one of them needs to step up)

Babel appologises and returns to the squad more…
(Will he feature tonight?)

Galatasaray are interested in Ryan Babel more…
(Ryan is too young to play there, you have to be at least in your 30s. Gala is a team you go to before retiring)

And another Dutchman is being linked with Liverpool more…
(Klaas-Jan Huntelaar!!! How can we afford him?)

Speaking of Dutch, Guus’ Agent is talking about a possible Anfield move more…
(Here we go again)

Maxi spoke with Sinama-Pongolle about Rafa & LFC more…
(YNWA)

And Torres wants Rafa to sign Villa more…
(Nando, let me say it in Spanish. No Tengo Dinero Hickso & Gilleto mucho cheapo no spendo dinero)

Sunderland pull plug on the Kenwyne Jones move more…
(Dropping him down to 20%)

John Barnes urges LFC Supporters to back Rafa more…
(YNWA)

Jovanovic has held talks with LFC more…
(Not looking like a  January transfer however so I will keep him at 35%)

The young Reds will face Watford in the 5th round of the FA Cup more…
(No date yet)

And finally Barca’s gaffer LaPorta just signed a new contract more…
(According to the report LFC & Man Utd were kept at bay!!! Media smoking funny stuff again)

Tweet of the Day
Thanks again for all the Shorty votes, YNWA Keep RTing http://is.gd/5Xf8j

My January Transfer Predictions (Higher % more likely):

In
Arda Turan : 45 %
Morauane Chamakh : 40%
Jeremy Menez : 40%
Nedum Onuoha : 40%
Milan Jovanovic : 35%
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar : 15%
Matthew Upson : 15%
Kenwyne Jones : 15%
Emile Heskey : 10%
Richard Stearman : 10%
Nikola Zigic : 10%
Nicolas Lodeiro : 5%
Vasil Torosidis : 5%
John Carew : 5 %
Victor Moses : 5%
Charlton Cole : 0%
Ruud van Nistelrooy : 0%
Adam Federici : 0%

Out
Ryan Babel : 60%
Philipp Degen : 10%
Albert Riera : 5%
Alberto Aquilani : 5%