Otta

It's shit, but really harmless fun shit.

I enjoyed, and will probably try and watch it. I won't record it if I'm out though.

I know he was awesome at his prime, but I think it would have been a costly mistake.

Youth is the answer.

Not sure how much truth was in the rumours, but very glad Liverpool won't be signing Del Piero. Would have been a disaster!

So, Owen has signed for Stoke. Hope it works out for both parties, but hell of a risk for Stoke.

Good choice from Roy Keane. Does Mancini realise that Bond isn't actually a real person?

Sandperson Wrote:

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> God I love this show. Waiting for s05e08 to

> torrent!

SP (long time no see), I downloaded that very episode last night from ISO, plenty of torrents available on there.

I finished season 5 last night (well the first half anyway). Wasn't so keen on the first couple of episodes, but it ended up as good as ever, and is set up nicely for the final 8 episodes whenever they are released...

ratty Wrote:

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> 1st half of season 5 concluded in the states last

> night. I have this also!

I'm downloading i9t right now, thanks for the heads up! That's my evening sorted.

Probably not, which is a big shame, as I think it sounds pretty exciting.

Torrent? Isn't that naughty?

Er, maybe... who's asking?

red devil Wrote:

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> They are right to point the finger at H&G, but

> have they not already been culpable with their own 'errors'

"We are still in the process of reversing the

errors of previous regimes. It will not

happen overnight. It has been

compounded by our own mistakes in a

difficult first two years of ownership. It

has been a harsh education, but"

I read that as them holding their hands up.

Steveo, I have series 1 & 2 on DVD. Need to get them back from a mate, but he has definitely watched them, so if you don't find anything sooner, you can have them when I get them back.

Alternatively, download the whole lot through a torrent site!

I am as disappointed as anyone connected

with Liverpool Football Club that we were

unable to add further to our strike force in

this summer transfer window, but that

was not through any lack of desire or

effort on the part of all of those involved.

They pushed hard in the final days of the

transfer window on a number of forward

targets and it is unfortunate that on this

occasion we were unable to conclude

acceptable deals to bring those targets in.

But a summer window which brought in

three young, but significantly talented

starters in Joe Allen, Nuri Sahin and Fabio

Borini as well as two exciting young

potential stars of the future - Samed Yesil

and Oussama Assaidi - could hardly be

deemed a failure as we build for the

future.

Nor should anyone minimise the

importance of keeping our best players

during this window. We successfully

retained Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel and

Luis Suarez. We greatly appreciate their

faith and belief in the club. And we

successfully negotiated new, long-term

contracts with Luis and with Martin.

No one should doubt our commitment to

the club. In Brendan Rodgers we have a

talented young manager and we have

valued highly his judgement about the

make-up of the squad. This is a work in

progress. It will take time for Brendan to

instill his philosophy into the squad and

build exactly what he needs for the long

term.

The transfer policy was not about cutting

costs. It was - and will be in the future -

about getting maximum value for what is

spent so that we can build quality and

depth. We are avowed proponents of

UEFA's Financial Fair Play agenda that was

this week reiterated by Mr Platini -

something we heartily applaud. We must

comply with Financial Fair Play guidelines

that ensure spending is tied to income. We

have been successful in improving the

commercial side of the club and the

monies generated going forward will give

us greater spending power in the coming

years.

We are still in the process of reversing the

errors of previous regimes. It will not

happen overnight. It has been

compounded by our own mistakes in a

difficult first two years of ownership. It

has been a harsh education, but make no

mistake, the club is healthier today than

when we took over.

Spending is not merely about buying

talent. Our ambitions do not lie in

cementing a mid-table place with

expensive, short-term quick fixes that will

only contribute for a couple of years. Our

emphasis will be on developing our own

players using the skills of an increasingly

impressive coaching team. Much thought

and investment already have gone into

developing a self-sustaining pool of

youngsters imbued in the club's traditions.

That ethos is to win. We will invest to

succeed. But we will not mortgage the

future with risky spending.

After almost two years at Anfield, we are

close to having the system we need in

place. The transfer window may not have

been perfect but we are not just looking at

the next 16 weeks until we can buy again:

we are looking at the next 16 years and

beyond. These are the first steps in

restoring one of the world's great clubs to

its proper status.

It will not be easy, it will not be perfect,

but there is a clear vision at work.

We will build and grow from within, buy

prudently and cleverly and never again

waste resources on inflated transfer fees

and unrealistic wages. We have no fear of

spending and competing with the very best

but we will not overpay for players.

We will never place this club in the

precarious position that we found it in

when we took over at Anfield. This club

should never again run up debts that

threaten its existence.

Most of all, we want to win. That ambition

drives every decision. It is the Liverpool

way. We can and will generate the

revenues to achieve that aim. There will be

short-term setbacks from time to time, but

we believe we have the right people in

place to bring more glory to Anfield.

Finally, I can say with authority that our

ownership is not about profit. Contrary to

popular opinion, owners rarely get

involved in sports in order to generate

cash. They generally get involved with a

club in order to compete and work for the

benefit of their club. It's often difficult. In

our case we work every day in order to

generate revenues to improve the club. We

have only one driving ambition at Liverpool

and that is the quest to win the Premier

League playing the kind of football our

supporters want to see. That will only

occur if we do absolutely the right things

to build the club in a way that makes

sense for supporters, for us and for those

who will follow us. We will deliver what

every long-term supporter of Liverpool

Football Club aches for.

JOHN W HENRY

Much as I'd love a striker or two, I actually feel quite pleased to read that. These owners seem to have real business sense, unlike the previous shower.

Owen looking more and more likely, and I wouldn't mind, but how many games would he actually manage?

Indeed Jah, although by all accounts Liverpool could have gotten something from today IF they'd had a goal threat (and if they'd been given a penalty or two).

Wonder if West Ham made sure in the loan agreement that Carroll can't be recalled...

Is there? I've not seen a single person suggest anything of the sort. You're quite the drama queen djsenior.

To call them sneaky for applying in the summer is pretty cynical. Surely they applied then because that is when the outdoor space would actually be used.

Yes really Atticus. I was just having a little dig at the area, I wasn't really giving too much thought to whether I was using the correct PC terminology. I do enough of that at work.

What are you after, a free drink?

Can I just say that whilst the CPT was not regularly busy, if there was a sunny evening there would always be a load of people outside until after dark, and never any complaints.

That's definitely not good, I really want him to have a good run.

I know the tower is sally army. Ever since I was a kid it made me think of The Omen, hence the scary comment.

What rahrahrah said.

You're not the only one saying Owen.

Personally I wouldn't mind, but can't really see it.

Bollocks!

Not even like Dempsey is the best in the world, but Liverpool desperately need a goal scorer.

Agree, remember watching a very dull Monday night match against Leeds, where he pulled up with his first hamstring injury, and he was only 18 or 19.