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Monday, 21 February 2011

Suarez Says Goodbye, Torres Says Hello, and Other Monday Notes

By: Noel | February 21st, 2011
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Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in…

* Over in Amsterdam, Luis Suarez spent the weekend saying goodbye to his former club. There were fireworks, and an MC, and kicking souvenir balls into the crowd, and laughter and tears and smiles and waves and and and I really don’t quite get it. Where’s the screaming? Where’s the cursing? Where’s the tossing of industrial-sized mason jars of pickled herring? But even if I don’t quite get it, it was still exceptionally classy on all sides and good to see. I don’t have to particularly understand people behaving far better than I likely would were I in their situation to appreciate the sentiment, and with how hard the January window was at times for Liverpool fans it’s nice to see Ajax, Suarez, and their Dutch supporters all seemingly able to move on and move forward with hugs all around.

* Meanwhile, back with the Academy, u18 coach Rodolfo Borrell took the time to talk about the boost to the youth sides that comes from having a first team manager with recent first-hand experience with the reserves, which Dalglish has from spending much of his time at their Kirkby home when he returned to the club as an ambassador. There’s also mention that despite all the talk of Sterling recently–and on the back of his five goal performance and with the potential to become Liverpool’s youngest ever player in a competitive fixture–Borrell believes that as u18 captain, Conor Coady was the best choice to make the bench in Prague amongst those who went along for the experience of a European away fixture.

Borrell also worries about keeping the kids’ feet on the ground after a couple of high-flying demolition jobs with a date against Manchester United coming up quickly in the FA Youth Cup, but that seems a far better headache for a coach to have than the alternative.

* And I don’t really know what to say about this one. I do know that since it involves some bloke whose last name is Torres and some club that reminds me of Phoenix, there’s an awfully good chance somebody will call me a prick or devote a week to passive-aggressive retribution as to even mention a player who until a month ago was proclaiming his loyalty or the club he has gone to and that Liverpool is also looking to compete with at the fringes of the top four should everything go better than expected is obviously so far beyond the pale that I’m worse than a thousand mini-Hitlers, which for the record are worse than the one regular sized Hitler that Chrisitian Purslow is himself worse than. Oh, and that “Christian Purslow Is Worse Than Hitler” tag I like to use sometimes? It’s satire. Because it’s inherently silly in modern news and punditry when some blowhard or other compares somebody who really probably isn’t in any way worse than Hitler to Hitler. Or Goebbels. Or the guy who delivered milk to the athletes’ village at the 1936 Olympics. But there’s an interesting natural tension between the hyperbolic and quite obviously ill-fitting comparison and the dislike or disdain or outright hatred that drives it.

So: Satire. Just wanted to get that on record. So there’s no need for anybody to sue us. Satire. Besides, I’m broke, so good luck getting back any lawyer fees.

Oh, right, I did have a point five minutes ago: Fernando Torres, when he first met his new teammates in the Chelsea dressing room, had to sing them a song in one of those asinine sport bonding rituals where multi-millionaires act like five year olds who haven’t got their circle circle dot dot cootie shot yet. So he sang them “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and apparently he sang it sincerely. Like I said, I have no clue what to say about that, but it seemed so bizarre it had to be passed along.

In the meantime, while you wonder if a stroll through the Ardennes might be just the thing to help pass the time between now and Thursday…

Some Related Liverpool Posts:Luis Suarez Joins LFCFA Youth Cup, Poll Wrap, and Other Monday NotesMoving On, Losing the Plot, and Other Tuesday NotesMonday Transfer Inaction, and Apparently There Was a Female LinesmanAll the Torres That’s Fit to Torres

Category: Premier League, Team News

Tags: Ajax, Chelsea, Christian Purslow Is Worse Than Hitler, Fernando Torres, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool youth academy, Luis Suarez, Potentially Foolish Ideas, Premier League, Team News, Transfers
Tweet « Leyton Orient II | Home | GezaMy favorite version :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Duck of Deathto be honest i don't want Torres singing it for their amusement and i don't like the angle that he sang it sincerely - that just smacks of spin to give the idea that he has some longing for Liverpool.. if he was sincere he wouldn't have left in the first place.. my recollection is that Yossi threatened to sing it but opted for some Israeli one instead.. Yossi didn't leave under the same circumstances or claim to be in love with Liverpool !!arn00bI think that it might the only English song he knows by heart.Justin Bonebrakehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Ajax fans sang YNWA to Suarez. Pure class. It starts at about the 3:40 mark.KhaineWow.RoscoSupremely put Noel. Strange how the Dutch football culture differs from our, yours, whatever! English culture!
I think I read somewhere when Benayoun joined Chelsea he sang " You'll never Walk Alone" and it went down like a lead balloon.
On that note where the hell is he these days? Doing a grand Joe Cole impression by the looks of it.
DJ-CHUTFIELD6-month rib injury picked up on international duty.NoelThe more people mention it, the more I can half recall that bit about Benayoun and it not going over especially well. As for him, long term injury of some kind or another that I can't be arsed to look up, so yeah, you could say he's doing a Cole impression.Shielser12noboddy said onout wen benny sang it also
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Friday, 3 September 2010

Transfers: Hello, Goodbye and Who Were You Again?

By: Martin | September 3rd, 2010

The Hammers said hello and goodbye to all nationalities this summer and here is a quick summary of the in’s and out’s.

Fred Piquionne – a French striker who was brought in from Lyon. Been around playing for Monaco, Rennes, Nimes and was on loan at Portsmouth where he caught the eye of Avram Grant.

Thomas Hitzlsperger – German midfielder who spent a miserable year at Lazio after 125 games at Stuttgart and five years at Aston Villa. “Der Hammer” has yet to make his “official” debut for the Hammers, and could be a new crowd favorite. Recently made captain of the German National side.

Pablo Barrera – wunderkind Mexican who cost £4 million from Pumas. 18 goals in 85 games for Pumas and likely to be a great player if he can settle to the Premier League. Only 23 years old, but has played 25 times for the Mexican national side.

Tal Ben-Haim – Israeli defender who is on loan from Portsmouth. He has plenty of Premier League experience with Manchester City, Chelsea, Bolton and Sunderland. Obviously rated highly by Avram Grant.

Winston Reid – New Zealand defender who was a real star at the World Cup for NZ, brought in from FC Midtjylland.

Ruud Boffin – great name isn’t it? Belgian goalie who has been at PSV Eindhoven and recently at MVV Maastricht. He will be Rob Green’s understudy this season.

Lars Jacobsen – a Danish defender who was brought in from Blackburn Rovers just before the close of the transfer window on a free transfer.

Vic Obinna – the Nigerian striker is on loan from Internazionale. He has scored 11 times for Nigeria in 34 appearances which is better than his club form so far.

Out

Guillermo Franco – the Argentinean striker who plays for Mexico was released after joining from Villarreal. He played 23 games last season and scored five times. Currently he is still unattached and looking for his next club despite still being in the Mexico national team.

Ilan – Brazilian striker released after he was brought in on a free transfer from Saint-Etienne. He played 11 times for the Hammers and scored four goals. He has recently signed with the Brazilian side, Internacional.

Mido – Egyptian striker who thankfully left after 9 appearances on the loan period from Middlesboro, who now is at Ajax after a free transfer.

Bondz N’Gala – London born defender who left for Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer after being on loan last season to anyone who would take him.

Alessandro Diamanti – superstar Italian midfielder, runner-up Hammer of the Year, who was also the Hammers second leading scorer last season, joined Brescia for £1.8 million. He will be missed.

Fabio Daprelà – Swiss born defender who made seven appearances last year left to join Diamante at Brescia. Don’t all say “who” at once….

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Monday, 21 February 2011

Suarez Says Goodbye, Torres Says Hello, and Other Monday Notes

Friday, 3 September 2010

Transfers: Hello, Goodbye and Who Were You Again?