Liverpool Were The Week`s Big Winners

And This Is How...
It seems to have slipped by un-noticed but perhaps the real winners last night were Liverpool? Before you dismiss this as crazy talk and wonder out loud 'how can they be winners when they haven't even kicked a ball?' allow me to explain.

With Real's latest 'project' going belly up last night (yes, they've still got the chance of domestic champions but Real Madrid have always been about winning the biggest prize in Europe) the writing could be on the wall for their coach. It's been a fairly open secret that they want to win it again and there's a chap toiling away in L4 who has proven pretty handy in the European Cup. He's also a Real Madrid old boy so a nice link there.

Rafa would get his dream move. The growing band is dis-contented Liverpool supporters would get their wish. The club wouldn't have to buy out Rafa's contract by sacking him if he doesn't make 4th spot, indeed they'd maybe get some compo from Real. And it seems as if the players would be happy also.

Everyone's a winner (apart from Pellegrino, of course)!?
Gregory Whitehead


Have We Under-Rated The Prem?
With Arse's crushing victory over one of Portugal's top clubs and our easy humping of Milan, you can also see Chavski progressing against Inter which will make it three English clubs in the CL quarters. So why does everyone keep saying the standard in the Premiership has dropped this season, there is no logic to this Media-led argument?

It seems to stem from the fact that the big three have accumulated more losses in the league than normal at this stage. But this doesn't mean the league has become rubbish, just that it's become more competitive. Isn't this what we've all been waiting for for ages?

And if Barce had produced the same results as us or Arse, everyone would be rubbing themselves. Yet when English clubs succeed the media line is to dismiss the opponents such as Milan as being flat (I'm looking at you F365). Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't they turn over Real Madrid on their patch earlier this year and are now closing in on a faltering Inter in Serie A? And don't Madrid lead the Liga from Barce, albeit on goal difference? Barce themselves struggled against Stuttgart while the rest of the CL line-up is not exactly fearsome e.g. Bordeaux, Olympiakos, CSKA Moscow etc.