The Stanley Park Big Top

Well, not quite in Stanley Park - yet. What on earth is going on at Liverpool football club? I assume the media has a great deal to do with it but the place really is looking like a right circus at the moment, with Giletto and Hicksy the clowns at the forefront. Publically having a pop at each other through the media, draggin Parry into it, having a right old gripe and generally making themselves and their club look like right fools. All while Benitez is trying to guide the team to a champions league final. Folk say it doesn’t affect the players, but it obviously has - either that or certain players of theirs have been at the strong cheese judging by what Senor Torres came out with the other day.

Mr Torres had possibly instigated the biggest example of affairs relating to pots and kettles that I can ever remember hearing about. He has come out and announced to the world that he thinks Manchester United are a one man team. Basically, I think he believes that Manchester United wouldn’t be where they are now without Christiano Ronaldo. I suppose he can be forgiven as he’d been playing his football in Spain before this season, but surely someone somewhere has poorly advised him. Has he not heard of Steven Gerrard? Gerrard has pretty much single handedly carried Liverpools’ can for the last god knows how many years and won them a Champions League and a few other trophies - FA Cup etc etc. Would Manchester United be on the verge of winning yet another Premier League title without Christiano Ronaldo? I would think so yes. He is their best player, but they have the strength in depth to replace another world class, full international player with another one. Would Liverpool have won the Champions League or done as well as they have done without Steven Gerrard? I doubt it very much. He is their driving force and inspiration. If/when he does move on, they can probably find a player as good as him to replace him, but they will never find anyone who has anywhere near as much influence on their club, team and fans.