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Competition: Win Match Best of the Eighties

Dec 14th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

As promised, a rather belated chance to win the companion to the Match Annual we offered as a prize in a competition last month - Match Best of the Eighties.
We offered five copies of the Match 2009 annual in last month’s competition, now we’re also offering a chance to win a copy of a [...]



Last-gasp Liverpool rescue a point

Nov 5th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

UEFA Champions League
Liverpool 1 Atlético Madrid 1
Liverpool and Atlético went into this match in the knowledge that victory would see them into the knock-out phase of the competition. Their meeting in Madrid had ended 1-1 and the two sides were separated only by goal difference at the top of the table. A draw would mean [...]



Competition: Win a copy of Match 2009

Oct 30th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

Time for a competition - and one that could be pretty useful with Christmas coming up.
The Match Annual 2009, is packed with all ofMatch’s best-loved features, including Matchman, the magazine’s resident cartoon character, plus all the usual quizzes and games and posters of the top players and teams that readers love.
Match is the annual that [...]



Teams: Chelsea v Liverpool

Oct 26th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

Barclays Premier League - Sunday October 26th 2008
Chelsea v Liverpool
Rafa Benitez has picked what looks like being a 4-2-3-1 formation for today’s visit to Stamford Bridge. No surprise ahead of the game to see articles from the London press stirring up trouble for Liverpool, but it’s getting to be like water off a duck’s back [...]



Injuries, Ownership, and football too

Oct 20th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

When the international break arrived earlier this month, two things were pretty much expected to happen before Liverpool next played. Key injuries and lots of gossip about the club’s ownership situation.
Torres is about as key an injury as Liverpool can get, and although he got to watch Saturday’s comeback against Wigan from the Main Stand, [...]



Reina gets 3 points - for speeding

Oct 20th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

Reds goalkeeper Pepe Reina was fined and given points on his licence today after admitting speeding in Liverpool.
The goalkeeper was represented by lawyer Nick Freeman, of Keep on Driving, who also goes by the name, “Mr Loophole” (a name he has now trademarked). One of the solicitor’s most memorable cases saw him defend Manchester United [...]



Rafa accepts he has to wait for new deal

Oct 8th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

Liverpool boss Rafael Benítez still hasn’t got the new contract he was promised before the end of the season, but wasn’t willing to complain about the fact when asked about it yesterday.
Tom Hicks promised Rafa would get one just as soon as he’d taken control from George Gillett, but neither of those things has happened [...]



Skrtel back for Christmas, Riera back with Spain

Oct 8th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

Fears Martin Skrtel could be out for the rest of the season were allayed by the club after a specialist confirmed he won’t need surgery on a damaged knee. He could be playing again by Christmas.
The joy of Liverpool’s inspirational 3-2 win over Manchester City on Sunday was dampened somewhat at the sight of Skrtel [...]



Rick Parry on the ownership and the new stadium

Oct 5th, 2008 | Source: Anfield Road | Category: Latest Liverpool blogs

Liverpool CEO Rick Parry was interviewed on the radio as planned this morning, on BBC Radio Five Live’s Sportsweek programme, and anyone hoping for some news on a resolution to the continuing ownership impasse would have been disappointed.
First of all he was asked how he felt about Liverpool’s start to the season, in which they [...]