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Keys and Holloway.
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Holloway was absolutely brilliant Keys and Holloway.
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That Lawrenson vid is hilarious. He counts from 29 to 40
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Do these comments suggest a little disagreement over transfer targets with Commolli?
"If you're sitting in this chair you've got to make the decision about what you want to do and when you want to train.
"But regarding players, there's only one person who can decide that, and that's the manager.
"That's something we need to come to terms with and get our skates on with to make sure we get to the right players."
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Loving those Holloway ones
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MANCHESTER United’s fans may have sneaked into Anfield with their “19” banner last week, but Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish thinks he has the perfect response.
Cheeky United fans hung a banner in the Anfield Road End during last week’s 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, gloating about the fact the Red Devils have one more top-flight title than Liverpool.
Ahead of today’s season finale against Aston Villa though, Dalglish pointed out Liverpool are far from short in the silverware department.
He said: “We could take our five European Cups to Old Trafford.”
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Love the man
Now compare that with old Hodge article below.
Kenny sees Reds as top dogs
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has told Manchester United that he would rather have five European Cups than 19 league titles.
United overtook the Reds' record of 18 titles when they clinched the Premier League trophy at Blackburn last weekend, a feat no-one thought was possible when Dalglish landed Liverpool's last title in his first stint as manager in 1990.
Since then, however, the Red Devils under Sir Alex Ferguson have dominated, winning 12 crowns in the last 19 years, as well as the UEFA Champions League on two occasions.
Dalglish was reacting to a question over a banner that was sneaked into Anfield against Tottenham reading 'MUFC 19 times," but claimed that he did not see it.
"It doesn't matter to me what United think. For me, this is the most important football club of all."
Kenny Dalglish still feel Liverpool are top dogs
"If a United fan can bring a banner into Anfield then maybe we should take our five European Cups to Old Trafford next season," he said.
"It doesn't matter to me what United think. For me, this is the most important football club of all.
"This club will always be the most important thing for millions of fans all over the world, just like Everton are the most important club to some people.
"We have to manage expectations here and we will do that. But if somebody is setting the level you need to reach to be successful then we have to go past that level. We don't believe we are rubbish."
Dalglish walked out of the job in 1991 at a time when the club were the dominant force in English football, but since then they have seen United catch them and overtake them domestically.
The 61-year-old conceded that he owed the supporters something following his abrupt exit, and gave them praise for endorsing his return.
"I've said that I've got unfinished business here so in that respect I probably do feel like I owe the fans something," he added.
"It wasn't as if I left the club because of poor results was it?
"It was a shock for the fans when it happened, but it was an even bigger shock for me.
"I'm just fortunate that the supporters have forgiven me for what I did. I think they fully understand what happened and there is a mutual respect between the supporters and myself.
"The supporters will always be important, especially at this club because they have always been a huge part of it."
Roy Hodgson fears his appointment as Liverpool boss will spark the collapse of his friendship with Sir Alex Ferguson.
The former Fulham coach, who replaced Rafael Benitez last week, is great mates with Fergie.
At the end of last season, the Manchester United coach hailed the Cottagers’ progress to the Europa League final as one of the greatest ever achievements by a British club.
But Hodgson’s arrival at *Anfield could be the end of a beautiful friendship.
The bitter rivalry between the two giants was stoked up during Benitez’s reign, when Rafa and Ferguson regularly traded verbal blows.
“I know Sir Alex is not really a Liverpool man,” said *Hodgson, “so I’m a bit *concerned about my excellent relationship with him.
“I sincerely hope he forgives me for moving north and hopefully we can have a glass of wine together, maybe in secret.
“I hope that’s how he is going to see it – but he is one of the people I intend to ring to find out.
“I rang the Fulham chairman (Mohamed Al Fayed). That was one phone call I had to get out of the way. Alex might be the next one.”
The intense competition *between the two north-west clubs reached fever pitch in 2009 when Fergie’s men equalled Liverpool’s long-standing record of 18 League titles – and the Kopites were runners-up.
Liverpool had a dismal *campaign this time round – finishing seventh – but *Hodgson is more interested in restoring their place as a top-four club than playing mind games with his new *adversary.
He said: “I’ve always *believed you don’t have battles with other managers.
“Football teams have battles with other football teams, clubs have battles with other clubs. I’ve never subscribed to that theory that it’s me and you. It’s a nonsense.”
Hodgson, 62, wants to get back to the Liverpool tradition created by Bill Shankly in the 1960s – and continued by Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish in the 70s and 80s.
He said: “All the things I’ve always liked are the things Liverpool were famous for in their heyday.
“Pass and move, always move it quickly and once you lose it get back in to position.
“That was the mantra which took Liverpool through their great years.
“I like a high-tempo passing game. I like players to work hard, I like players to get back in position. Those are my priniciples. I was influenced by the Liverpool team which dominated the 70s with all its great players and *playing the football they played.
“Also the Arsenal team of 1970-71 with Don Howe, who I thought was an exceptional coach, and the Chelsea team around about the same era of Dave Sexton.
“All those teams, for me, played football the way I was hoping to coach a football team to play.
“And they’re also teams who had great success in playing that way and had managers and coaches who I as a young coach thought I could learn from.”
Hodgson signalled there would be a change in direction from Benitez’s fondness for buying Spanish players – and vowed Liverpool would be going for more home-grown talent. He said: “We have to fall back on English players with the way UEFA and Premier League rules are going.
“We’ve got to get more homegrown players because otherwise we’re going to struggle to get our squad numbers together.
“Kenny Dalglish (the youth academy ambassador) can play a very important role in this.”Member #1 of the Luis Suarez fan clubComment
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By the way I heard that 'banner' was a Photoshop job and a total hoax. Stacks up too.Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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at Hodgson.
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Same here but let them enjoy the "moment".Originally posted by Shaggy View Post
Next year when we win the number # 19 we'll have 76,000 of our fans on their last home game every single one with a real banner.Member #1 of the Luis Suarez fan clubComment
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A sell out crowd at Anfield,not only do Manu
fans get tickets for the Anfield road end to hang a flag,but they also get tickets for the main stand to take the photo!
And the Manu fans even had a getaway car waiting outside the ground,yeh right!
Have you ever been to Anfield?the whole of the Anfield road end behind the stadium is sealed off by the police,so where was the getaway car parked,lime street station.
Also why would they need a getaway car? who outside the ground would know they were manu
fans?or were they wearing manu shirts and carrying '19' banners.
Funny the same banner was hanging at OT on saturday,in exactly the same place,with exactly the same corner folded over.
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