The first House of Commons debate ever to be televised took place on 21st November 1989, a moment of history that meant members of the public could now see as well as hear the MPs they’d elected discuss the issues of the day. In years to come multi – channel TV became widely available and Parliament would get its own […]
Read moreLiverpool captain Steven Gerrard returns to the starting line up for today’s visit of Manchester United, his first start since the same fixture in March of last season. Liverpool won that day and Gerrard will be leading his team mates to try and do the same. There’s no place in the starting 11 for Andy Carroll, instead Dirk Kuyt and […]
Read moreTwo weeks after beating Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison the Reds (that’s the ‘Reds’ of Liverpool, not the ‘Red Devils’ of Stretford) today take on Manchester United at Anfield. Kenny Dalglish told his press conference audience that “everyone” was fit for the match but with some of the squad away on international duty since that derby win, some […]
Read morePepe Reina’s autobiography is out today and depending on how candid he’s chosen to be we’ll maybe find out a lot more about the player than we deserve to. When we read it, rather than just take in soundbites hand-picked by newspaper columnists unconnected to the book and looking for something juicy for a headline, we’ll have a better insight […]
Read moreWITH a large chunk of the Liverpool squad away with their national sides it’s been a less intense week of training for those who stayed behind. One of those is Jamie Carragher and the break from the Premier League calendar gave him time to talk to national radio and also to a football conference in London. His quotes drew a […]
Read moreLIVERPOOL midfielder Jordan Henderson is away on international duty with the England Under 21s but he took a bit of time out to answer some questions on Twitter on behalf of The FA. Signed from Sunderland in the summer, Henderson said he prefers playing in the middle, rather than the wing, because that’s what he feels he’s best at – […]
Read moreFormer Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez received the Silver Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit at a ceremony in Madrid this morning. The presentation was made by Her Royal Highness Infanta Doña Cristina. Rafa was given the news last month in a letter from Spain’s Minister for Sport and President of the Sports Council, Albert Soler Sicilia, in which […]
Read moreA FRESH autumn morning will make way for some Indian summer sun in Liverpool today as the city makes the most of the unexpected heatwave. Not that heat would have been completely unexpected in L4 today – it’s derby day, the 185th time The Reds have met The Blues in the league and a time where friendships and family ties […]
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