Dun be surprised if Rafa's new blue eyed boy Stephan Darby is ranked ahead of Hyypia

No insua or hobbs? I thought Insua did well in the matches he played in the latter stages of last season's EPL.

Anyway, Santa came early for us.

Source: Soccernet Skrtel to be back in action by Christmas
Liverpool have revealed defender Martin Skrtel does not need an operation on his right knee and should return to action by Christmas.

The Slovakian centre-back damaged his posterior cruciate ligament in Sunday's 3-2 win at Manchester City and had a scan this afternoon.

Reds spokesman Ian Cotton said: "Martin was examined by a specialist today, who confirmed the player does not require surgery and is expected to be back playing by Christmas.''

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will undoubtedly be buoyed by the news although he is confident the likes of Sami Hyypia and Daniel Agger can fill the breach adequately.

"Everyone can see that the understanding between Martin and Carra is becoming really good,'' Benitez told the club's website, Liverpoolfc.tv.

"To lose a player who is doing well is always a problem. It's bad news, but we have other options.

"Martin has learned a lot. He already had good qualities and potential when we decided to bring him here.

"We had a lot of confidence in him but you can always improve, especially playing alongside experienced players and working under the staff here. He has done that.

"He has given me a selection headache this season but that is a good problem for me as a manager.''

Agreed with you on that would love to be top of the league with all those scums and chelski players fit, but seriously, i dun give a damn on wat those 'fans' think, view or said, simply put, which team dun have injuries, and if their team cant cope with those injuries, just too bad then rite,

and can we complain abt the stoke decision, the goal tat was strike off? or abt the penalty tat chelski was given last season?

hope you are not offended bro. just my views.

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Think to be free from any operation required and expected to be back by Christmas is a very good pc of news to us already.

Bro... I second your view here. I'd like to think that there's a distinct difference in being a sportsman-like loser and a sore one... sometimes it just shows which side you are on from the words uttered from one's mouth..

deleted... double-post... Paiseh...

That's why I said Santa Came Early for us. It's a piece of good news. Although I must add that if Skrtel has cleared the ball immediately instead of letting it bounce, he may not suffer this injury.

I'm quite worried about how the financial turmoil will affect LFC. The 2 stupid Yankees bought the club and the mortgaged LFC to raise money to pay for their debts. I believe we have $30 million pounds of debt on the club as previously reported in Soccernet.

With the high interest rates now, we may not be able to refinance or even maintain the loan as it is currently. That'll spell trouble for us. If we are liquidated, we will follow the path of Leeds. Sigh...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........................ Cant imagine if this is to happen... Think no Reds fans would be able to take it. Sigh... yea.... recent announcement was that the plans of the new stadium had to be put off indefinitely... really cant see how these 2 yankees are going to support us in scaling great heights in the long run.

hate to say this, they are scaling great heights, but in the wrong side for the club, not sure abt those they gain though....sad isnt it. talk so much when they took over, in the end....all cock with nothing much....but have to agreed they did provide the finance, or help to get the finance to sign Torres......

certainly wish we can get the bigger stadium in place soon...we need the match day income.....

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You can do your bit to help your club...... make a pledge to the SHARE LIVERPOOL programme.... only 5,000 pounds per share (can get a few like-minded supporters to share with you)..... dun be like those two americans... talk n talk only

ShareLiverpoolFC have released the following press release today:

PRESS RELEASE 10th Oct. 2008

LIVERPOOL FC FACE CREDIT CRUNCHING TACKLE

“We’ll put real money into LFC. If you want to buy our Club, come to us,”
say ShareLiverpoolFC

If you want to read some detailed background to LFC's financial situation, click here


Amidst calls by FIFA President Sepp Blatter for controls on the foreign ownership of football clubs, and comments by the FA Chairman, Lord Triesman, and UEFA’s general secretary David Taylor, regarding the excessive amount of debt held by Premier League clubs, the fans’ organisation ShareLiverpoolFC have raised serious questions about their Club’s financial stability as a result of being so heavily geared at a time when the “Credit Crunch” is really beginning to bite.

Utilising a powerful business modelling tool widely used in the football industry, ShareLiverpoolFC have reviewed LFC’s finances from the last audited accounts and projected these figures forward over the next five years. The results raise some very serious questions about the financial stability of the Club in the near future:

Even if the current RBS loan is extended beyond Jan ‘09, under the current arrangement it will only be until July, 2009. With both American owners unable to raise money for the stadium, in today’s financial climate, can they raise more ‘real’, unleveraged money to restructure the loan and keep the Club afloat?

If the football bubble bursts, could the loans secured against LFC become sub prime and put the Club at risk?

Kop Football Ltd has to find £20m plus to service the debt of £245m. How will the debt be serviced? Can the owners assure us that Kop Football’s indebtedness is not to be serviced by the Club? If it is, how can the Club pay it?
Rogan Taylor, founder of ShareLiverpoolFC, said:

“The turmoil we are witnessing in financial markets is largely down to excessive lending to those that have difficulty in servicing the cost of the debt and who, as a result of the borrowing, effectively have negative equity in the assets they have borrowed on. Without a new owner in prospect, Liverpool FC now appears to fit this description based on the results of our review. We call on the owners to capitalize the loan from Kop Football to the Club. In other words, put some ‘real’ money into the business.”

By July next year, ShareLiverpoolFC estimate that losses at LFC will have eroded the club’s Capital and Reserves to a negligible amount compared with it’s liability to its bankers; i.e. it will be very heavily geared and won’t have sufficient income to cover this total interest cost.

Over the next five years ShareLiverpoolFC anticipate losses to range between £30m to £70m a year. These projected losses are largely due to the Club not having a big enough stadium or commercial income to support its current player and debt costs.

It is also likely that the Club and its parent company, Kop Football, will be going through a re-financing exercise come the Club’s year end.

Rogan Taylor commented: “Not a comfortable position to be in at a time when the game’s regulators are calling for a reduction in debt and foreign ownership - not to mention the effects of the global ‘Credit Crunch’ – which will make a Stevie Gerrard tackle look like a vicar’s limp handshake.”

SLFC Board member, Barrie Baxter, said:

“ShareLiverpoolFC already represents thousands of fans prepared to invest real money into the Club. Raising the required funds won’t be the issue once we have a deal in prospect. We’re confident we’ll be able to succeed.

“We are prepared to consider a partnership with any incoming buyer with the right attitude to the development of LFC going forward. After the experience with the current owners, it will be important for any new owner to ensure that they have the confidence of Liverpool fans.

“We call on the current owners to inject cash as capital to reduce the Club’s debt. If they are unwilling or unable to do this, then they should move over and let others that can better serve the Club take control.”

ShareLiverpoolFC’s long term objective is to gain control of the Club. However, in the medium term their strategy is to work with suitable new investors to help achieve a change of ownership, stabilise the Club’s finances and represent the fans interests by acquiring a stake in the Club. ShareLiverpoolFC believes their participation in the future will assist with this.

Their message to potential new owners of “their” Club is “come and talk to us; you need the fans behind you and this is no ordinary Club. We understand it and have the experience to help”.

ShareLiverpoolFC

Commentary to accompany this is available here

hi all liverpool supporters...so sori i m late for reporting...let kick some ass in our next game:
LIVERPOOL V WIGAN ATHLETIC
Saturday 18 October 2008

cheers everyone!!!

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IMHO Liverpool should hv sign David Villa instead of Robbie Keane.

Thing is DV would confirm cost more than what we paid for Keane...

If we need to sell before we can buy Barry, I doubt we have the $$ to buy DV in the 1st place...

But of cos, a Torres and DV partnership looks good!
Just recall Euro 2008!

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The moment I see her, no one else matter...

BUT can I still have a personal Felicia Chin for birthday?

It is very different to hv Torres and DV partnership becos DV is too expensive.