Beckham is one of the only footballers I know of who truly loved his club! 
That manager who threw a shoe at him was an idiot & the reason he left imo!
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Beckham is one of the only footballers I know of who truly loved his club!
Yep, that strong Manc accent really comes across in his interviews 
How was your week off? Did you do anyfink exciting?
You mean you can actually hear him when he speaks ?Reference:
You written anythin worth a read this week ?
I just wrote a very enlighteig piece about my keyboard which has decided to break its stupid self. Well the nn key has.
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You a freelancer ?
Yep.Reference:
What sorta stuff do you write ?
Computer and entertainmet related (for magazines ot newspapers).Reference:
So we may have read some of your work
Unlikely unless you've read specific connnnnsumer magazines. Computer nerds have probably come across it.
A boffin eh? 
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A boffin eh?
Something like that mate 
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Your Spectrum
Commodore 64 Revivalist Group Monthly actually 
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Something like that mate
How come you were tossing one off at changing Window's tomfoolery then?
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Do you write about the puters or games ?
Both.
Is that like a nostalgic thing Prom?
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How come you were tossing one off at changing Window's tomfoolery then?
I was exercising my right to be an internet drama queennnnnnnnn. You don't have a monopoly on that you know. I still haven't done it. I'm more worried about passwords I thik I have written downn but probably have't but I'm doing it over the weekend.Reference:
Is that like a nostalgic thing Prom?
lol I was joking mate.Reference:
Jaimie Oliver writes loads about healthy eating, yet he is looking a bit of a porker these days
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lol I was joking mate
Oh lol 
rom
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I should try and avoid any with N in em
Until tomorrow at least.Reference:
By virtue of the fact he is one of the only English players in the last decade who is capable of crossing the round white thing into that box where all the players are. And he takes amazing free kicks. People tend to hate Beckham so much as a person they forget that he's actually a very good footballer indeed.
Actually, I admire him, for all the crap he's taken and still come through it.Reference:
Computer and entertainmet related (for magazines ot newspapers).
Hmmmm, I buy two computer mags. *Wonders*
Liverpoolâs spending under Hicks and Gillett
According to former Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks, a man with a track record of telling lies (see here and here), Liverpoolâs net spend under his and George Gillettâs reign was ÂĢ150m.
Speaking to Sky Sports News on Friday, following the sale of the Club to NESV, Hicks told of an âepic swindleâ and a conspiracy by Martin Broughton, Christian Purslow and Ian Ayre.
He also went on to blame Rafa Benitez and an âinternet terrorismâ campaign by the supporters.
Well, hereâs the facts, Liverpoolâs net spend was in fact ÂĢ27m over the tenure of Hicks and Gillettâs reign. So the Texan was only ÂĢ122m out with his claims.
Since Gillett and Hicks took charge in February 2007, Liverpool spent ÂĢ172m on players, but recouped ÂĢ144m. Hicks claims to have spent ÂĢ300m in his interview.
As has been previously detailed, Liverpoolâs net spend during the past four transfer windows has been negative.
Of course that didnât stop Harry Redknapp recently questioning why Liverpool fans were so angry at Hicks and Gillett. Just how much exactly has Harry spent in that same time period? How would the almighty Englishman feel if he had less than ÂĢ10m per season to spend on players (net)?
Letâs take the time to relive some memorable Hicks quotes:
* âPeople are worried that I might take money away from the Rangers to go to Liverpool. But it is just the reverse. Liverpool is going to throw off lots of extra money which, if I choose to, I can use for the Rangers or the Stars.â
* âWhen I was in the leverage buy-out business we bought Weetabix and we leveraged it up to make our return. You could say that anyone who was eating Weetabix was paying for our purchase of Weetabix. It was just business. It is the same for Liverpool.â
* âWe made a significant investment in the playing squad during the summer and desperately want this team to succeed.â
Hereâs the stats, courtesy of lfchistory.net.
Players Bought
Lucas Leiva Gremio ÂĢ5,000,000 11.05.2007
KrisztiÃĄn NÃĐmeth MTK Hungaria Undisclosed 25.05.2007
Mikel DomÃnguez Athletic Bilbao ÂĢ270,000 28.06.2007
Sebastian Leto Club AtlÃĐtico LanÚs ÂĢ1,800,000 01.07.2007
Fernando Torres Atletico Madrid ÂĢ20,200,000 04.07.2007
Andriy Voronin Leverkusen Free* 06.07.2007
Yossi Benayoun West Ham ÂĢ5,000,000 12.07.2007
Ryan Babel Ajax ÂĢ11,500,000 13.07.2007
Charles Itandje Lens Undisclosed 09.08.2007
Emiliano InsÚa Boca Juniors ÂĢ1,300,000* 26.08.2007
Lauri Dalla Valle JIPPO ÂĢ600,000* 08.11.2007
Martin Skrtel Zenit St Petersburg ÂĢ6,500,000 11.01.2008
Javier Mascherano Media Sports Investment ÂĢ18,600,000* 29.02.2008
Philipp Degen Dortmund Free* 03.07.2008
Andrea Dossena Udinese ÂĢ7,000,000 04.07.2008
Diego Cavalieri Palmeiras ÂĢ3,500,000 11.07.2008
David Ngog Paris St Germain ÂĢ1,500,000 24.07.2008
Robbie Keane Tottenham ÂĢ19,000,000 28.07.2008
Albert Riera Espanyol ÂĢ8,000,000 31.08.2008
Glen Johnson Portsmouth ÂĢ17,500,000 26.06.2009
Alberto Aquilani AS Roma ÂĢ17,100,000* 07.08.2009
Sotirios Kyrgiakos AEK Athens ÂĢ2,000,000 21.08.2009
Daniel Ayala Sevilla ÂĢ160,000 17.09.2009
Maxi Rodriguez Atletico Madrid Free 12.01.2010
Jonjo Shelvey Charlton ÂĢ1,700,000* 10.05.2010
Milan Jovanovi? Standard Liege Free* 08.07.2010
Joe Cole Free Transfer Free 21.07.2010
Danny Wilson Rangers ÂĢ2,000,000* 21.07.2010
FÃĄbio AurÃĐlio Free Transfer Free 31.07.2010
Christian Poulsen Juventus ÂĢ4,550,000* 11.08.2010
Brad Jones Middlesbrough ÂĢ2,300,000 18.08.2010
Raul Meireles Porto ÂĢ11,500,000 29.08.2010
Paul Konchesky Fulham ÂĢ3,500,000* 31.08.2010
Total Spent on Players â ÂĢ172,080,000
Players Sold
Florent S.-Pongolle Recreativo de Huelva ÂĢ2,700,000 04.05.2007
Daniele Padelli Sampdoria Returns from loan 08.06.2007
Danny Oâ Donnell Crewe ÂĢ100,000 13.06.2007
Boudewijn Zenden Marseille Free* 01.07.2007
Jerzy Dudek Real Madrid Free* 01.07.2007
Robbie Fowler Cardiff Free* 01.07.2007
Luis Garcia Atletico Madrid ÂĢ4,000,000 03.07.2007
Djibril CissÃĐ Marseille ÂĢ6,000,000 09.07.2007
Craig Bellamy West Ham ÂĢ7,500,000 10.07.2007
Mark Gonzalez Real Betis ÂĢ3,500,000 17.07.2007
Gabriel Paletta Boca Juniors ÂĢ1,200,000* 26.08.2007
Chris Kirkland Wigan Ath. ÂĢ3,500,000* 27.10.2007
James Smith Stockport Cou. Free 28.12.2007
Mohamed Sissoko Juventus ÂĢ8,200,000 28.01.2008
Lee Peltier Yeovil Free* 31.01.2008
John Arne Riise AS Roma ÂĢ4,000,000 01.07.2008
Harry Kewell Free Transfer Free 01.07.2008
Anthony Le Tallec Le Mans Undisclosed 02.07.2008
Peter Crouch Portsmouth ÂĢ11,000,000* 11.07.2008
Danny Guthrie Newcastle ÂĢ2,250,000 14.07.2008
Scott Carson WBA ÂĢ3,250,000* 18.07.2008
Steve Finnan Espanyol Undisclosed* 31.08.2008
Robbie Keane Tottenham ÂĢ16,000,000* 02.02.2009
Jack Hobbs Leicester Undisclosed 24.04.2009
Paul Anderson Nottm For ÂĢ250,000 30.06.2009
Astrit Ajdarevic Leicester Free 30.06.2009
Sebastian Leto Panathinaikos ÂĢ3,000,000 01.07.2009
Jermaine Pennant Real Zaragoza Free* 01.07.2009
Miki Roque Unknown Free 01.07.2009
Ãlvaro Arbeloa Real Madrid ÂĢ3,500,000 30.07.2009
Xabi Alonso Real Madrid ÂĢ30,000,000 05.08.2009
Andrea Dossena Napoli ÂĢ4,700,000 08.01.2010
Andriy Voronin Dinamo Moscow ÂĢ1,800,000 10.01.2010
Nikolay Mihaylov FC Twente ÂĢ1,500,000 04.02.2010
Mikel DomÃnguez Athletic Bilbao ÂĢ2,600,000 19.05.2010
FÃĄbio AurÃĐlio Unknown Free* 01.07.2010
David Martin MK Dons Free* 01.07.2010
Yossi Benayoun Chelsea ÂĢ6,000,000 02.07.2010
Albert Riera Olympiacos ÂĢ3,300,000* 23.07.2010
Diego Cavalieri Cesena ÂĢ3,000,000 23.08.2010
KrisztiÃĄn NÃĐmeth Olympiacos ÂĢ1,000,000 25.08.2010
Javier Mascherano Barcelona ÂĢ17,250,000 30.08.2010
Lauri Dalla Valle Fulham ÂĢ750,000* 31.08.2010
Alex Kacaniklic Fulham ÂĢ750,000* 31.08.2010
Damien Plessis Panathinaikos Undisclosed 31.08.2010
Total recouped on players â ÂĢ144,900,000
Total Net Spend under Gillett and Hicks â ÂĢ27,180,000
According to former Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks, a man with a track record of telling lies (see here and here), Liverpoolâs net spend under his and George Gillettâs reign was ÂĢ150m.
Speaking to Sky Sports News on Friday, following the sale of the Club to NESV, Hicks told of an âepic swindleâ and a conspiracy by Martin Broughton, Christian Purslow and Ian Ayre.
He also went on to blame Rafa Benitez and an âinternet terrorismâ campaign by the supporters.
Well, hereâs the facts, Liverpoolâs net spend was in fact ÂĢ27m over the tenure of Hicks and Gillettâs reign. So the Texan was only ÂĢ122m out with his claims.
Since Gillett and Hicks took charge in February 2007, Liverpool spent ÂĢ172m on players, but recouped ÂĢ144m. Hicks claims to have spent ÂĢ300m in his interview.
As has been previously detailed, Liverpoolâs net spend during the past four transfer windows has been negative.
Of course that didnât stop Harry Redknapp recently questioning why Liverpool fans were so angry at Hicks and Gillett. Just how much exactly has Harry spent in that same time period? How would the almighty Englishman feel if he had less than ÂĢ10m per season to spend on players (net)?
Letâs take the time to relive some memorable Hicks quotes:
* âPeople are worried that I might take money away from the Rangers to go to Liverpool. But it is just the reverse. Liverpool is going to throw off lots of extra money which, if I choose to, I can use for the Rangers or the Stars.â
* âWhen I was in the leverage buy-out business we bought Weetabix and we leveraged it up to make our return. You could say that anyone who was eating Weetabix was paying for our purchase of Weetabix. It was just business. It is the same for Liverpool.â
* âWe made a significant investment in the playing squad during the summer and desperately want this team to succeed.â
Hereâs the stats, courtesy of lfchistory.net.
Players Bought
Lucas Leiva Gremio ÂĢ5,000,000 11.05.2007
KrisztiÃĄn NÃĐmeth MTK Hungaria Undisclosed 25.05.2007
Mikel DomÃnguez Athletic Bilbao ÂĢ270,000 28.06.2007
Sebastian Leto Club AtlÃĐtico LanÚs ÂĢ1,800,000 01.07.2007
Fernando Torres Atletico Madrid ÂĢ20,200,000 04.07.2007
Andriy Voronin Leverkusen Free* 06.07.2007
Yossi Benayoun West Ham ÂĢ5,000,000 12.07.2007
Ryan Babel Ajax ÂĢ11,500,000 13.07.2007
Charles Itandje Lens Undisclosed 09.08.2007
Emiliano InsÚa Boca Juniors ÂĢ1,300,000* 26.08.2007
Lauri Dalla Valle JIPPO ÂĢ600,000* 08.11.2007
Martin Skrtel Zenit St Petersburg ÂĢ6,500,000 11.01.2008
Javier Mascherano Media Sports Investment ÂĢ18,600,000* 29.02.2008
Philipp Degen Dortmund Free* 03.07.2008
Andrea Dossena Udinese ÂĢ7,000,000 04.07.2008
Diego Cavalieri Palmeiras ÂĢ3,500,000 11.07.2008
David Ngog Paris St Germain ÂĢ1,500,000 24.07.2008
Robbie Keane Tottenham ÂĢ19,000,000 28.07.2008
Albert Riera Espanyol ÂĢ8,000,000 31.08.2008
Glen Johnson Portsmouth ÂĢ17,500,000 26.06.2009
Alberto Aquilani AS Roma ÂĢ17,100,000* 07.08.2009
Sotirios Kyrgiakos AEK Athens ÂĢ2,000,000 21.08.2009
Daniel Ayala Sevilla ÂĢ160,000 17.09.2009
Maxi Rodriguez Atletico Madrid Free 12.01.2010
Jonjo Shelvey Charlton ÂĢ1,700,000* 10.05.2010
Milan Jovanovi? Standard Liege Free* 08.07.2010
Joe Cole Free Transfer Free 21.07.2010
Danny Wilson Rangers ÂĢ2,000,000* 21.07.2010
FÃĄbio AurÃĐlio Free Transfer Free 31.07.2010
Christian Poulsen Juventus ÂĢ4,550,000* 11.08.2010
Brad Jones Middlesbrough ÂĢ2,300,000 18.08.2010
Raul Meireles Porto ÂĢ11,500,000 29.08.2010
Paul Konchesky Fulham ÂĢ3,500,000* 31.08.2010
Total Spent on Players â ÂĢ172,080,000
Players Sold
Florent S.-Pongolle Recreativo de Huelva ÂĢ2,700,000 04.05.2007
Daniele Padelli Sampdoria Returns from loan 08.06.2007
Danny Oâ Donnell Crewe ÂĢ100,000 13.06.2007
Boudewijn Zenden Marseille Free* 01.07.2007
Jerzy Dudek Real Madrid Free* 01.07.2007
Robbie Fowler Cardiff Free* 01.07.2007
Luis Garcia Atletico Madrid ÂĢ4,000,000 03.07.2007
Djibril CissÃĐ Marseille ÂĢ6,000,000 09.07.2007
Craig Bellamy West Ham ÂĢ7,500,000 10.07.2007
Mark Gonzalez Real Betis ÂĢ3,500,000 17.07.2007
Gabriel Paletta Boca Juniors ÂĢ1,200,000* 26.08.2007
Chris Kirkland Wigan Ath. ÂĢ3,500,000* 27.10.2007
James Smith Stockport Cou. Free 28.12.2007
Mohamed Sissoko Juventus ÂĢ8,200,000 28.01.2008
Lee Peltier Yeovil Free* 31.01.2008
John Arne Riise AS Roma ÂĢ4,000,000 01.07.2008
Harry Kewell Free Transfer Free 01.07.2008
Anthony Le Tallec Le Mans Undisclosed 02.07.2008
Peter Crouch Portsmouth ÂĢ11,000,000* 11.07.2008
Danny Guthrie Newcastle ÂĢ2,250,000 14.07.2008
Scott Carson WBA ÂĢ3,250,000* 18.07.2008
Steve Finnan Espanyol Undisclosed* 31.08.2008
Robbie Keane Tottenham ÂĢ16,000,000* 02.02.2009
Jack Hobbs Leicester Undisclosed 24.04.2009
Paul Anderson Nottm For ÂĢ250,000 30.06.2009
Astrit Ajdarevic Leicester Free 30.06.2009
Sebastian Leto Panathinaikos ÂĢ3,000,000 01.07.2009
Jermaine Pennant Real Zaragoza Free* 01.07.2009
Miki Roque Unknown Free 01.07.2009
Ãlvaro Arbeloa Real Madrid ÂĢ3,500,000 30.07.2009
Xabi Alonso Real Madrid ÂĢ30,000,000 05.08.2009
Andrea Dossena Napoli ÂĢ4,700,000 08.01.2010
Andriy Voronin Dinamo Moscow ÂĢ1,800,000 10.01.2010
Nikolay Mihaylov FC Twente ÂĢ1,500,000 04.02.2010
Mikel DomÃnguez Athletic Bilbao ÂĢ2,600,000 19.05.2010
FÃĄbio AurÃĐlio Unknown Free* 01.07.2010
David Martin MK Dons Free* 01.07.2010
Yossi Benayoun Chelsea ÂĢ6,000,000 02.07.2010
Albert Riera Olympiacos ÂĢ3,300,000* 23.07.2010
Diego Cavalieri Cesena ÂĢ3,000,000 23.08.2010
KrisztiÃĄn NÃĐmeth Olympiacos ÂĢ1,000,000 25.08.2010
Javier Mascherano Barcelona ÂĢ17,250,000 30.08.2010
Lauri Dalla Valle Fulham ÂĢ750,000* 31.08.2010
Alex Kacaniklic Fulham ÂĢ750,000* 31.08.2010
Damien Plessis Panathinaikos Undisclosed 31.08.2010
Total recouped on players â ÂĢ144,900,000
Total Net Spend under Gillett and Hicks â ÂĢ27,180,000
Thomas Werner exclusive
16th Oct 2010 - Latest News
After meeting the manager and players at Melwood this morning, NESV Chairman Thomas Werner gave an exclusive interview to Liverpoolfc.tv.
What was it that attracted NESV to Liverpool Football Club?
I think that Liverpool is one of the great clubs in all of sport, it's history, it's tradition, it's fans - in some ways it's similar to the fans of the Boston Red Sox in that they're loyal, they're passionate and it's our good fortune to be stewards and we hope that we will take care of this extraordinary club and provide it with the resources and the commitment to win in the near future and hopefully restore some of its lustre.
How relieved are you that the events of the past few days are over and that we can look forward?
I think it's been a very interesting rollercoaster but now our focus is on stabilising the club. We've been with the players this morning and the manager and we introduced ourselves, told them that we're here to be supportive, to be constructive and we have a great history in Boston of providing the resources to win and we expect to do the same.
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How special was it to visit Melwood?
Well we actually have been at Melwood before, we came here under the radar about four or six weeks ago, but it's always a pleasure to be around players because, after all, they are the heart and soul of the club and if we can give a message to our fans it is that we're going to be very supportive and we're going to listen. We look forward to spending the next few days here talking to various stakeholders and telling them about a little bit our track record and how we're going to go about our business.
How confident are you that you'll be able to translate the success you've had in Boston into English football and lead Liverpool to success?
I think one message I'd like to give is I'd rather under promise and over deliver. But if you look at our track record in Boston - and the Boston Red Sox have some similarities with Liverpool - we came into a situation where the club had not won actually for 86 years and we hope to win much faster than that. It's an honour to be here, we're humbled by this and we just want to tell our fans that we're going to listen to them, we're on their side and finally it's about winning on the pitch.
There has been such an overwhelming reaction of joy among Liverpool fans since this deal went through - how does that make you feel?
We are quietly confident but we would like to say to our fans that we are honest, we care, we're focused, we have brought great management into Boston and we look forward to doing whatever we can to strengthen the club. We can't wait to see everybody at Anfield.
Author: Paul Eaton
Tagged: nesv , thomas werner , werner