End of year review

09:52 PM, Friday, 30 May 2008

It's time to take stock, a stock take if you will. It was a mixed season. In one way we made progress in the league by finishing with a points total of 76, just 11 points behind the winners. This is well up on what we had last year and but for a bit of luck, some bad decisions and... Posted by Red_in_Dublin · Comments (2) Topics: Krisztian Nemeth,Fernando Torres,Ryan Babel,Phillipp Degen,Andrea Dossena,Javier Mascherano,Dirk Kuyt,Martin Skrtel,Sami Hyypiä,Liverpool

A bridge too far

08:12 AM, Friday, 02 May 2008

I used this post title after the final in Athens but I think that it's more appropriate now after losing at Stamford Bridge. We gave it everything but came up short. We were rubbish in the first half but better in the second. Chelsea deserved it over 120 mins but over the two legs we... Posted by Red_in_Dublin · Comments (0) Topics: Frank Lampard,Chelsea,Martin Skrtel,John Arne Riise,Jamie Carragher,Ryan Babel,Fernando Torres,Manchester City,Yossi Benayoun,Sami Hyypiä

Ginger blunder

08:16 AM, Thursday, 24 April 2008

As Unlucky Alf in the fast show would say, "oh bugger". What should have been 2-0 or 3-0 but was 1-0 became 1-1 with the last kick of the game. I'm sure Riise didn't mean it, but if only he had a right foot, he would have been able to lash it clear rather than head it into his... Posted by Red_in_Dublin · Comments (4) Topics: UEFA Champions League 2008,Liverpool,Chelsea,Birmingham,Dirk Kuyt,Martin Skrtel,John Arne Riise,John Terry