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Created by dipity on Sep 6, 2010
Last updated: 05/23/11 at 02:56 AM
THE party was only just getting started as Liverpool made a quick exit. The delirium spreading across Villa Park at news of arch rivals Birmingham City being relegated was in stark contrast to the frustration and disappointment etched on the faces of the visiting players.
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TALK about a damp squib. Having come to celebrate a procession following the King's coronation, Liverpool supporters were instead reminded of the long journey that awaits before the club can reclaim their throne in English football.
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MAYBE it was the sight of the Champions League trophy in a London cab outside Craven Cottage.
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NEWCASTLE should have kept their eye on the ball. After spending a week in the build up to this game worrying about the presence of one big money Liverpool striker, they forgot about the other.
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THE last time Anfield witnessed this kind of demolition of Birmingham City, Kenny Dalglish was on the cusp of guiding Liverpool to glory.
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FROM the depths of despair to the dizzy heights of ecstasy. Even for a club famed for its comebacks this was some achievement.
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THEY may have a bottomless pit of cash but Manchester City discovered last night that there are some things money canât buy.
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ROY HODGSON may be convinced fate conspired against him during his short-lived Anfield reign but the footballing Gods were in his dugout at The Hawthorns.
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DEEP into stoppage time at the Stadium of Light yesterday Kenny Dalglish went to trap the ball inside his technical area, but to ironic cheers from the travelling Kop it squirmed away from him.
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SO there will be no party to end all parties in the Irish capital in mid-May. Dublin wonât be painted red.
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KENNY DALGLISH probably felt like banging his head against the quarry wall in Braga.
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SO Kenny Dalglish was right after all. Just days after insisting the gap between Liverpool and Manchester United is not the gulf portrayed by many sceptics, the Anfield managerâs optimism was proven wholly justified.
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KENNY DALGLISH recently insisted little had surprised him since he returned to the Anfield hot-seat.
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IT wasnât the first time this week Kenny Dalglish has sat in a packed arena while the star names in front of him failed to hit the high notes.
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NOTHING could have been worth the long wait Kenny Dalglish had to endure before taking charge of Liverpool in Europe.
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AFTER the euphoria generated by victory at Stamford Bridge, this was a reality check.
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THE build-up to this fixture had been solely and comprehensively about the actions of one particular Spaniard.
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WERE you watching Fernando? That particular chant didnât rain down from the Anfield stands last night, but it was certainly in everyoneâs mind as replacement ÂŁ22.8m frontman Luis Suarez made a jubilant goal-scoring debut.
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BACK-TO-BACK Liverpool league victories used to be as guaranteed as six minutes of stoppage time at Old Trafford.
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SOMETHING very strange happened deep in the Black Country early Saturday afternoon. As the members of Her Majestyâs Press filed back into the media area having witnessed Kenny Dalglish secure the first victory of his second coming, one hack turned to another and proffered: âWell, that was enjoyable, wasnât it?â
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THE script had been written and the expectant Anfield faithful were just waiting for their players to act it out.
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EVEN royalty needs time to leave an imprint on its subjects. King Kenny may now be wielding the conductor's baton at Anfield, but it could be some time before his Liverpool orchestra begin singing to his tune.
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AT just after 11am on Saturday the mood on the Red half of Merseyside was joyfully buoyant. News was quickly filtering around the city that prodigal son Kenny Dalglish had been appointed into the Anfield hotseat, ending Roy Hodgsonâs beleaguered reign.
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THE last time Roy Hodgson suffered a defeat as damaging as this at Ewood Park he was swiftly put out of his misery.
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Liverpool FC see off a spirited Bolton challenge with goals from Fernando Torres and Joe Cole
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The Reds lose out in a shock defeat at Anfield, increasing the pressure on manager Roy Hodgson
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THE Europa League has been good to Roy Hodgson. His run with Fulham to last seasonâs final greatly enhanced his reputation and went a long way to securing him the job as Rafa Benitezâs successor.
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CONSIDERING the season of festive cheer and goodwill to all men is upon us, there wasnât much swirling round the St Jamesâ Park dugouts on Saturday evening.
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GERARD HOULLIER has long since divided opinion at Anfield. Many remember him as the manager who landed an unprecedented cup treble and snapped up the likes of Sami Hyypia, Didi Hamann and Gary McAllister.
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IN THE city where legend has it Dracula resided, Liverpoolâs understudies finally showed their teeth.
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WHOEVER said fortune favours the brave was lying. This was cruel in the extreme.
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NOT for the first time this season, Anfield was filled with the chants of supporters calling for a club legend to take control of their faltering, underachieving team.
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IT wasnât the simple pass being hoofed 30 yards out of play or a 40-yard free-kick missing its intended target by the same distance that caused such alarm.
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ELATION on Sunday, frustration Wednesday. Just when you think the smile has returned to Liverpoolâs season, along comes a hiccup to hasten the return of the scowls.
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THE difference a good meal, good company and a good talk makes; a swashbuckling victory over Chelsea might suggest a corner has been turned but Liverpool's revival can be traced back to a plush city centre restaurant.
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âI THINK tables are of no interest until at least 10 games have been played. Then you start looking to see how big a gap there is between yourself and the top teams or between yourself and the bottom teams.â â Roy Hodgson, September 10, 2010. As he sits down to study the Premier League standings today, Liverpoolâs manager will momentarily furrow his brow at the sight of his side being in 12th spot but then take heart from the fact that a position that threatened to be desperate does now not look so bleak.
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THE owner was on his sick bed but the team climbed off theirs; flu may have prevented John W Henry making his home début but at least Liverpool have started to shake off their fever.
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JUST three weeks ago a European stalemate was the precursor for Liverpool's lowest ebb in 57 years; now, perhaps, a similar result might just provide the launchpad for recovery.
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THEY started with a huddle but ended as a disorganised, dispirited, demoralised muddle to give their new owners an idea of the enormous task which lies ahead.
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âIN my era, there was no better football club in the world. These supporters have seen some of the best football ever.â
Those were the poignant words of Blackpool manager Ian Holloway early yesterday evening, as he tried to explain what it meant for him to be in charge of a team that had beaten Liverpool Football Club â once the doyens of the beautiful game â at Anfield.
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SO much for the glorious homecoming. Dirk Kuyt returned to his old stomping ground last night but it was the return of familiar failings which wrote Liverpoolâs headlines.
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SAME final score, different mood and appraisal. If Roy Hodgson entered Anfieldâs Press room on Wednesday night sodden and angry, he left it on Saturday calm and cautiously optimistic.
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PATHETIC. Absolutely pathetic. The abomination of a story that is the modern day Liverpool Football Club has reached its most depressing low.
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TO borrow the phrase he muttered last week: what a bloody nightmare. While Alex Ferguson was trying to explain what lay in store for Manchester United ahead of their trip to Goodison Park, every Liverpool fan left Old Trafford yesterday grumbling those same four words but for wildly different reasons.
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FLAT crowd, weakened team, swathes of empty seats â the Europa League might be the Champions Leagueâs poorer sister but Liverpool canât afford to treat it as an afterthought. Everything is relative.
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Liverpool were indebted a superb display from goalkeeper Jose Reina for earning a point at St Andrewâs.
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Jamie Carragher scored from the penalty spot for both sides as the Reds beat the Blues 4-1 in his testimonial match
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Fernando Torres' first goal of the season brought Roy Hodgson his first three points as Reds manager
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Two late goals saw off Trabzonspor's determined challenge and sent the Reds through to the Europa League group stages
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LIVERPOOL suffered a chastening defeat at Eastlands as Roy Hodgson suffered his first defeat as Reds manager
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