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by **holylamb2006** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:22 am

Along with saying that i do not wish for us to draw or lose ......

A comfortable victory here even if we have a secondish string out

by **stmichael** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:05 pm

gerrard, arbeloa and aurelio all out.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N158276080104-1336.htm

looks like hobbs will get a game at centre back then.

by **Roger Red Hat** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:09 pm

COME ON L'POOL!

by **JoeTerp** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:14 pm

stmichael wrote:gerrard, arbeloa and aurelio all out.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N158276080104-1336.htm

looks like hobbs will get a game at centre back then.

and either Insua or Riise at LB

by **Big Niall** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:16 pm

Rafa should use the competition as a chance for the youths to get experience.

Kitson at Reading said what I think many in the game feel but are afraid to say i.e. the cup means little to him.

It would be a good experience if we have 6 or 7 very young players and maybe one experienced defender,midfielder,forward to help guide them.

by **NANNY RED** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:55 pm

Well im not predicting nothin. on paper we should walk it even with a second team out but as everyone knows anythink can happen in the F.A cup, it gives the smaller teams a chance to shine,

O.K well win see ive still got my rose tinted specs on there there for life i think

And yep im goin :nod

by **Bermenstein** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:47 pm

we may need 2 ties to see this one off.......1-1.....if we keep a clean sheet, should be ok....Itandje??

by **account deleted by request** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:10 am

Luton’s plea for financial help from Liverpool is turned downTom Dart

Liverpool have refused a request from Luton Town to donate their share of the gate money from tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round tie to their opponents, despite the Coca-Cola League One club being in such dire financial straits that they are in danger of folding and cannot afford to pay their players.

Luton are losing about £400,000 a month and went into administration in November. Their players have been paid only 2½ weeks’ wages in the past nine weeks. The club’s joint-administrator, Brendan Guilfoyle, asked the Barclays Premier League club if they were willing to forgo a share of the revenue from the tie, but was rebuffed.

“They probably said, ‘We have to pay players £100,000 a week. You must be joking, otherwise we will be like you,’ ” Kevin Blackwell, the Luton manager, said. “You just have to accept it. There are people in life who have got a Rolls-Royce while some people have a Mini. We are Mini drivers.”

The match will be televised live, earning each club £150,000, and Kenilworth Road will be full to its 10,000 capacity. Of the gate money, 45 per cent goes to each club and 10 per cent to a Football Association pool, so Luton and Liverpool stand to receive about £100,000 each from ticket sales. The winning club earns £40,000 in prize-money.

Blackwell is donating his wages to Luton’s trainees, who are paid £70 a week. “I’ve got players here on £175 a week, some on £400, so there are lads here who can’t even handle being in the situation because it came out of the blue,” he said. “We went into administration three days before pay-day in November. It wasn’t as if anyone was given any warning.”

While Luton’s mess - they also face a series of charges relating to alleged irregular payments to players - is hardly Liverpool’s problem, their decision not to make a gesture of support will reopen the debate about whether the nation’s leading clubs should do more to help their smaller cousins, given the vast amount of money flowing into football.

League One clubs receive about £375,000 a year from the Football League’s television deal. The Premier League’s various television contracts bring in about £900 million a year, of which they donate roughly 1.2 per cent to the Football League to be shared among its clubs. But even the club that finishes bottom of the Premier League this season can expect to be handed more than £30 million in TV revenue alone.

Going into administration provoked a ten-point deduction that leaves Luton in the relegation zone. With other clubs circling, they face a player exodus during the transfer window. The administrators have set a deadline of 5pm Monday for offers from prospective buyers and two parties are thought to be seriously interested.

An FA spokesman confirmed that there is no rule to prevent a club donating their share of the gate money to an opponent. Chelsea gave £25,000 to Scarborough for youth development when the clubs met in the FA Cup in 2004, though Roman Abramovich, the owner, can easily afford such largesse.

Liverpool’s American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr, are not in Abramovich’s financial league. Their takeover of the club last year and plans to build a new stadium rely heavily on bank loans. Liverpool refused to comment on Luton’s request.

We gave Wrexham the gate money last year, but I really don't see why we should give it to Luton, they have always been a c*nt of a club as far back as I can remember.

by **Cool Hand Luke** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:21 am

What with us seemingly having no hope of winning the league the F.A Cup takes up greater importance so I wouldn’t go completely crazy. Hoping that Agger will be able to make his comeback in this game and would be nice to see Babel get a game upfront.

Itandje

Finnan Hobbs Agger Riise

Benayoun Lucas Sissoko Leto

Crouch Babel

Subs

Torres
Pennant
Alonso
Carragher
Martin

by **NANNY RED** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:25 am

s@int wrote:.

Liverpool’s American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr, are not in Abramovich’s financial league. Their takeover of the club last year and plans to build a new stadium rely heavily on bank loans. Liverpool refused to comment on Luton’s request.

We gave Wrexham the gate money last year, but I really don't see why we should give it to Luton, they have always been a c*nt of a club as far back as I can remember.

Agreed and were still putting money into Wrexham but of couse Parrys lad is playin there

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:47 am

i still remember that plastic pitch and the nightmares games we had playing there but there in deep doo doo, we should of made the gesture on condition the money went towards the players wages.

by **ferrariboy21** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:50 am

Pre Luton Press Conference

LFC.tv | WMV
Rafa previews the 3rd round of the FA Cup.

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by **account deleted by request** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:41 am

Reina

Finnan Carra Hobbs/Agger Riise

Benayoun Mascherano Lucas Kewell

Babel Crouch

by **dawson99** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:52 am

Liverpool rejected cash-strapped Luton's request to forgo their share of the gate receipts for Sunday's FA Cup third round tie. Luton, who are in administration, could go out of business on Monday. (Various)

So?
Another attempt to make us look bad? its not ur problem, we arent a charity, everyone needs money...fukk em

by **account deleted by request** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:45 pm

Benitez puts job on the line.. and rotates yet again
Luton v Liverpool, tomorrow, 4pm
David Maddock 05/01/2008
Rafa Benitez is ready for an almighty scrap to save his Anfield career, after admitting he is prepared to take another massive selection gamble.

The Liverpool manager will rest key players for tomorrow's tricky FA Cup visit to Luton, even though he knows that if the risk backfires, his position will be placed under unbearable pressure.

He will give Fernando Torres (right), Jamie Carragher, Javier Mascherano and Steven Gerrard - who has a slight knock - the day off, and with Alvaro Arbeloa and Fabio Aurelio injured, a vastly-changed Liverpool side will give Luton real hope of a huge upset.

While that may seem foolhardy following two desperately disappointing performances in the last week which saw them slip out of the title race, Benitez is adamant he should be allowed to use an expensively assembled squad in cup competition.

And defending himself against charges emanating from within the club his selection policy undermines results, Benitez insisted resting his top stars tomorrow must not be seen as a gamble.

"If you can't change players for an FA Cup tie at Luton, then you can't compete to win the three competitions we're left in," he said.

"I believe all the players in my squad are good enough to play against Luton. It does not matter if you use Torres, Crouch or Voronin, for instance, because for me, it is more or less the same.

"So where is the risk? We have three players injured because they played too many games in a row, so it's more of a risk to use Jamie Carragher again and Torres again than to use Crouch, Voronin or Kuyt, for example."

Benitez accepts that should his side lose at Luton then his position at the club will become almost untenable and crucially, he seems to have lost the support of the board at Anfield.

But he said: "We finished third in the last two years, we had 82 points which was the Premier League record for the club.

"We've won four trophies, including one Champions League and reaching another final, so the progress is clear."

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