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BIG FAT SAM CONTINUES SPAT WITH BENITEZ

Sunday 28 February

Disgraced Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce continued his attack on Liverpool and Rafa Benitez yesterday. The former Bolton manager who was accused of taking bungs in 2006 tried to stoke up the flames before the clogging Blackburn take on Liverpool at Anfield later today.

The overweight Allardyce sank to a new low last season when he acted as Alex Ferguson's mouthpeice to try and derail the Reds' title challenge by claiming that the Liverpool manager had showed disrespect following Liverpool's second goal in a 4-0 mauling on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster. Allardyce made the claims after he and Ferguson had concocted the story in response to Benitez's 'Fact' press conference directed at Ferguson & United weeks earlier.

CAPELLO LAYS DOWN THE LAW

England manager Fabio Capello has sacked John Terry as England captain following the stories that the Chelsea player knobbed Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend and, by the sounds of it, most of the women in Surrey.

There were reports that Bridge had threatened to quit the England team if Terry continued as captain but there is no truth in the rumour that Capello subsequently ordered Terry to shag Emile Heskey's wife.

GARY NEVILLE IS A 'BOOT-LICKER & AN IDIOT' says Carlos Tevez.

Well the Argentine version of the 'Phantom of the Opera' did play with the moaning Manc for two years so he should know !

REDS HIT BY CURSE OF THE LATE GOAL YET AGAIN !

Liverpool conceeded yet another 90th minute goal to deny them a win at Stoke City's Britannia Statium today.

After a Stoke aerial bombardment in the final seconds the Reds finally succumbed despite having magnificently repelled the home side's up and under tactics for the full 90 minutes.

Playing nine recognised defenders Liverpool should have been awarded a first half penalty after Lucas was sythed down in the Stoke area but instead the consistently awful Lee Mason booked the Brazilian and awarded a goal kick ! The Reds did take the lead in the second half when Greek defender Kyrgiakos scrambled home after Stoke keeper Sorensen had made a hash of a free kick. Robert Huth's last minute equalizer prompted a 95th minute Liverpool attack which saw Dirk Kuyt head against the post from two yards out when scoring would have been far easier. Again the inept Lee Mason missed a clear push on Lucas in the area in the same move which prevented the midfielder from heading home instead.

Stoke fans should be awarded medals for having to watch that tripe week in, week out as Tony Pulis' Stoke team make the Wimbledon side of the 80's look like attractive ball players.

As the late, tarnished manager Brian Clough once said 'if God had wanted us to play football in the clouds, he'd had put grass up there' . They are truely a dreadful side to watch with an anti-football philosophy. Football fans can only hope that they get relegated this season.

IN THE NAME OF CILLA BLACK IT IS TIME FOR RAFA TO GO !

Can things get any worse for Liverpool following their shocking defeat to Reading in the FA Cup ? Oh yes they can !

There are still five months of the season to go.

It is now time for Rafa to retain what litle respect he still has and offer his resignation. Kenny Dalglish should be installed as manager until at least the end of the season and take things from there.

If things improve under Dalglish (and lets face it it's hard to imagine things getting any worse) give him a two year contract and let him make the signings in the summer to turn things around.

P.S. If Aquilani isn't sold in the summer i'll eat my hat.

WOLVES DON'T THROW GAME SHOCK !

A shock today at Anfield as Mick McCarthy didn't make ten changes to his Wolves side for the visit to Liverpool. The home side eventualy ran out 2-0 winners. As Wolves have another league game on Monday McCarthy will no doubt throw that game instead.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE !

When is a crisis not a crisis at Anfield ?

In May 2009 something quite unusual happened in English football, it was a first for the Premier League. It had happened once before, back in 1989 in the old First Division - the widely held belief that the best team always wins the league wasn't true.

Six months later and Liverpool, who should have won their 19th league title last May find themselves in meltdown, out of the Champions League, out of the Premier League title race, out of the Carling Cup and completely out of luck with injuries which are threatening to finish their season before Christmas. more