Tuesday, May 3 – 2016 Barca looking to gain insight into how to redevelop a football ground while continuing to play in it. Officials from Barcelona have twice visited Anfield to gain insight into how to redevelop a football ground while continuing to play in it. Liverpool’s Main […]
It was bound to happen that parts of old film material would appear containing glimpses of Liverpool F.C. of the past. Thanks to Billy Smith I have been able to put together a list over old Liverpool F.C. on film. Click on the match to view what is […]
Sunday, July 14 – 2013 Two years before the Titanic’s first, fatal voyage, 11 months before World War 1 started, the life of a manager who is still cherished and celebrated began. Because, almost four decades since his retirement and over three since his death, the fascination with […]
Sunday, June 23 – 2013 Liverpool last night signed striker Iago Aspas from Celta Vigo in a £7,7m deal. Aspas, who scored 12 goals for Celta last season, has signed a long-term contract subject to international clearance. It’s Liverpool’s third summer signing after Manchester City’s Kolo Toure and […]
Friday, June 14 – 2013 Liverpool insist their deal to sign Celta Vigo forward Iago Aspas will go through despite claims it has been blocked by the Spanish Football Federation. The Reds last night announced a £7,7m transfer had been agreed in principle, subject to the necessary documentation. […]
Tuesday, June 13 – 2013 Sam Allardyce is still working around the clock on landing No 1 target Andy Carroll. The West Ham manager has had a £15m bid accepted by Liverpool for the England striker who is currently nursing a heel injury. “Our first priority is signing […]
Tuesday, June 13 – 2013 Martin Skrtel’s agent Karol Csonto will travel to England next week to discus the Liverpool defender’s future with the club but has not revealed if the Slovakian will ask for a move amid interest from Napoli. (Daily Express, 11-06-2013)
Tuesday, June 11 – 2013 Iago Aspas is set to complete his move to Liverpool today after undergoing a medical. Celta Vigo’s forward Aspas, 25, has cancelled a Caribbean holiday to ensure the £7,2 million deal goes through this week and arrived on Merseyside last night. He said: […]
Monday, May 5 – 1941 Merseyside is to have a real Whitsun football treat. Everton and Liverpool have agreed to meet each other on Whit Monday, June 2, as I suggested some days ago, and the match will take place at Goodison Park. It is possible the game […]
Thursday, December 30 – 1897 Liverpool’s telegraphic facilities are apparently very poor. A deputation waited upon the Postmaster-General yesterday to urge the acceleration of messages to the Continent. The delays in the transmission of telegrams, it seems, seriously hamper business. Those in various parts of England who have […]
February 15, 1901 The recent suspension of five Liverpool players by their club for leaving the field during a Combination match, without the permission of the referee, will be reconsidered by the Lancashire Association (who confirmed the suspension) at Bolton next Monday. The referee, Mr. Foster, of Accrington, […]
Monday, August 1 – 2005 Liverpool have told clubs hunting Milan Baros: We want £7m. Aston Villa and German club Schalke 04 are keen on the Czech Republic striker but Liverpool insist they won’t sell him on the cheap. Now Schalke are expected to try to sign him […]
Wednesday, May 25 – 2005 After lifting the European Cup aloft as captain in 1981, Phil Thompson tossed it into the boot of his old Ford Capri and headed for his local. Thompson stunned the drinkers at The Falcon pub near his home in Kirkby after the traditional […]
Wednesday, June 16 – 2004 Rafael Benitez was last night facing his first major crisis as new Liverpool manager as fears grew that Steven Gerrard could be about to walk away from Anfield. The ink was still drying on Benitez’s five year contract when Reds chief executive Rick […]
Monday, June 16 – 2003 Liverpool’s bid to sign Auxerre defender Jean-Alain Boumsong appears has suffered a blow. Boumsong, who is with the French national team preparing for thus week’s Confederations Cup, refused to give the go-ahead to the move. He admitted there had been contact with the […]
Thursday, August 1 – 2002 Markus Babbel has vowed to repay Gerard Houllier’s unstinting faith in him by bringing silverware back to Liverpool this season. The Germany defender made an emotional reappearance in front of the Kop against Lazio on Tuesday following his year-long battle to overcome the […]
Thursday, August 1 – 2002 Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has launched an astonishing attack on Lee Bowyer after the collapse of the players £9 million move from Leeds. Bowyer’s transfer was all set to go through until Anfield manager Gerard Houlllier called the deal off, citing the […]
Sunday, September 2 – 2001 Gerard Houllier has smashed the British transfer record for a goalkeeper who only six years ago was dragged away from his newspaper round to play for Coventry City. Chris Kirkland, 20, who moved to Liverpool for £9 million on Friday, was not even […]
Wednesday, August 1 – 2001 Liverpool could become embrolled in a row over where they play the first leg of their Champions League third-qualifying round tie if Israeli side Maccabi Haifa beat Haka of Finland, to set up a showdown against the UEFA Cup holders. Liverpool are innocent […]
Wednesday, August 1 – 2001 Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is poised to beat Manchester United for the signature of French sensation Anthony Le Tallec. United, Valencia and Fiorentina are among clubs chasing the 17-year-old Le Havre midfielder, who has been dubbed the new Michel Platini. But Le Tallec […]
Tuesday, July 3 – 2001 (by Alan Hansen) It was a measure of the esteem and respect that Liverpool players held for Joe Fagan that over 20 of us attended a surprise 80th birthday party for him at an Italian restaurant back in March. Little did I know […]
Friday, June 16 – 2001 Gerard Houllier is still trying to lure Sol Campbell to Liverpool, as he prepares a £15 million bid for Chris Kirkland and Michael Ball. Liverpool officials met Campbell this week and are hopeful of pricing him away from the clutches of Barcelona and […]
Thursday, June 15 – 2001 Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has signed a new £5m contract keeping him at the club until 2005. The £1 a year contract makes Houllier, 52, the highest-earning manager in Liverpool’s history. (Daily Star, 16-06-2001)
Tuesday, August 1 – 2000 David Thompson is ready to quit Liverpool to save his Premiership career. The England Under-21 midfielder has been given permission to talk to Coventry who have tabled a £2,5m bid. Thompson, who has been at Anfield school days, admitted: “I would like to […]
Monday, July 31 – 2000 England football star Robbie Fowler was spared a courtroom ordeal yesterday after a man pleaded guilty to assaulting him in a hotel toilet. The Liverpool striker suffered a broken nose during the unprovoked attack after a match 16 months ago. Fowler, 25, was […]
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