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U will never walk alone @ 1:07 AM

If it wasn't for one man, Liverpool Football Club would never have been born. When Everton left Anfield in a dispute over rent in 1892, club chairman John Houlding stayed behind along with a handful of supporters and just three first-team players. But he was determined to see football continue at the ground. He formed a new club from scratch, chose the name Liverpool… and created a legend.
Even John Houlding couldn't have predicted how successful it would become. More than 100 years on, no English club can match the LiverpoolFC roll of honour; League Champions 18 times, FA Cup winners seven times, League Cup winners seven times, European Cup winners five times and UEFA Cup winners three times.
When it is completed, the History channel will chart the rise and rise of Liverpool FC to the very summit of the England game, from the struggles of the early years right up to Gerard Houllier's historic treble in 2001. This channel will recall glorious domestic victories and European triumphs and reflect on the tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough.
We've focused on 10 key dates in Liverpool Football Club's history to begin with but over time, we'll have over 100 chapters in this section alone as we present the ultimate history of England's greatest ever football club. This is a story of incredible passion and pride - a story that not only inspires Liverpool fans but football supporters the world over.
1892 – Liverpool Football Club formed
The history of Liverpool Football Club begins with our greatest rivals and neighbours, Everton, for it was from a dispute with Everton that Liverpool Football Club was born. More ››
1901 - Our first title win
In mid-February of the 1900-01 season, Liverpool had lost eight games and conceded 31 goals and the championship looked a pipe-dream. Twelve games later and after nine wins and three draws, the title was ours. Here's how we did it… More ››
1950 - First Wembley appearance
Arsenal provided the opposition when Liverpool made their first appearance at Wembley. It should have been a momentous occasion in the club's history but a 2-0 defeat prolonged the Reds’ wait for FA Cup glory. More ››
1959 - Shankly appointed manager
December 1st 1959 is a date that will forever be etched in the annals of Anfield history. For it was on this day that Liverpool Football Club announced Huddersfield Town boss Bill Shankly would be their new manager in succession to Phil Taylor. More ››
1965 - Winning the FA Cup for first time
There was a feeling of quiet optimism around Anfield that this could, at last, be Liverpool’s year in the competition we so desperately craved success in. After all, we were the reigning league champions and, under Bill Shankly, anything seemed possible. More ››
1977 - European Champions
If winning the FA Cup for the first time in 1965 is regarded as the greatest day in the history of Liverpool Football Club, then there is no doubt that winning the European Cup for the first time in 1977 was the greatest night. More ››
1985 - Heysel Disaster
No one will ever forget the tragic events at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels on May 29 1985. Liverpool were playing Juventus in the European Cup Final and what should have been one of the greatest nights in the club's history turned into the lowest. More ››
1986 - Doing the Double
Liverpool Football Club kicked off the 1985/86 under a giant cloud. The events of Heysel just four months previous had heaped shame on Anfield but that grey cloud was to have a glorious silver lining. More ››
1989 – Hillsborough
On April 15th 1989, over 25,000 Liverpool supporters travelled down to Hillsborough to watch the FA Cup semi-final match with Nottingham Forest. 96 of them never returned. More ››
2001 - Clinching the cup treble
Just four days after dramatically snatching the FA Cup from Arsenal's grasp in Cardiff, and with the Worthington Cup already safely tucked away in the Anfield trophy cabinet, Liverpool's class of 2001 completed an unprecedented cup treble. More ››
2005 - Champions League Winners 2005
On what will go down as THE most incredible night in this club's illustrious history Liverpool reclaimed their crown as Kings of Europe after miraculously overcoming a 3-0 half-time deficit to defeat AC Milan at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul.. More ››
2006 - FA CUP WINNERS 2006
The 2006 FA Cup Final will be remembered in Anfield folklore as the Gerrard final as captain fantastic Steven Gerrard rescued Liverpool with a stunning last minute equaliser to break West Ham's hearts and force extra-time... More ››

U will never walk alone @ 2:51 AM

Jussi Jaaskelainen
Pepe Reina
JLloyd Samuel
Emiliano Insua
Gary Cahill
Jamie Carragher
Zat Knight
Sotirios Kyrgiakos
Samuel Ricketts
Glen Johnson
Matthew Taylor
Albert Riera
Sean Davis
Lucas Leiva
Fabrice Muamba
Javier Mascherano
Tamir Cohen
Dirk Kuyt
Kevin Davies
Steven Gerrard
Johan Elmander
Fernando Torres
SUBS :
SUBS :
Chris Basham
Yossi Benayoun
Ali Al Habsi
Andrea Dossena
Chung-Yong Lee
Peter Gulacsi
Andy O'Brien
Martin Kelly
Mustapha Riga
Damien Plessis
Paul Robinson
Martin Skrtel
Gretar Rafn Steinsson
Andriy Voronin
GOALS
Davies (33), Cohen (47)
Johnson (41), Torres (57), Gerrard (83)
SUBSTITUTIONS
Basham (Elmander 58), Steinsson (Cohen 79), Riga (Muamba 90)
Benayoun (Riera 62), Voronin (Mascherano 72), Dossena (Kuyt 88)
OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS
Referee : A Wiley
Booked: Cahill (13), Muamba (37), Davis (45)Sent Off: Davis (55)
Booked: Gerrard (59)
VENUE
Reebok Stadium (capacity 28,879) Attendance :
MANAGERS
Gary Megson (Bolton Wanderers) Rafael Benitez (Liverpool)

U will never walk alone @ 2:48 AM

GERRARD: THAT WAS MORE LIKE IT Steve Hunter 30 August 2009

Steven Gerrard reflected on the 3-2 win over Bolton Wanderers and admitted it was the perfect way to respond to the disappointing defeat at home to Aston Villa.
The skipper netted his second goal of the season to win the game for the Reds with a fantastic strike after they twice came from behind to beat Gary Megson's men. "It would have been difficult going into the international break if we didn't get the result we wanted and this was all about a reaction to the Aston Villa defeat, and I thought we got that," said Gerrard. "We played really well, showed character and deserved the three points. "Against Villa we never showed enough character and we didn't play well enough. I certainly didn't play well enough on a personal level and this was all about individuals and the team reacting. "The manager questioned the whole team after Monday and rightly so. We were no way near good enough and we didn't play close to our standard. "We have had a couple of good meetings this week and we couldn't wait for this game to come around. "We went behind twice but again we showed what character we have in this team. Going behind twice there are times when you think you are not going to get a point, never mind three, but we got our rewards in the end and we could have ended up scoring four or five." The Reds' dynamic number eight believes the team will be stronger after the international break and claimed they will continue to improve. "We now go away on international duty and when we get back we will have a few new faces back in the squad with the lads who have been out injured, so that will give us a boost," he added. "We played so well last season and everyone is expecting us to start strong again and win matches but we all expected that ourselves. "To lose two games was a bit of a shock to us all but it's all about reactions. We know we have got a good team, a team that is capable of fighting for the title and we have got to go and prove that now."

U will never walk alone @ 2:44 AM

Never an easy fixture, but there sure could be better times to head up to Anfield. Avoiding a repeat of the last scoreline up there might well seem like a result in itself, but it would take that very scoreline to send Villa to the foot of the Premiership.
But who wants to get swallowed up in such a defeatist attitude? Our run of poor form will come to an end and Burnley have admirably demonstrated that every team is beatable on their day. So why not tonight in Liverpool?
Villa haven’t won a Premiership game at Anfield since 2001 and the bookies reckon it’s an 8-1 shot this time. Even Steve Sidwell has admitted that Villa’s form is that of a relegation contender. But despite the doom and gloom right now, everyone at the club are making the right noises about turning this around. Confidence is the key.
It’s MON’s responsibility to restore that confidence and that’s exactly what he’s paid to do. Hopefully he’ll give the team a boost by sending them out in a formation equipped to deal with Liverpool somewhat better than the consistently ineffectual 4-4-2.
With Reo-Coker and Sidwell brought back in and Petrov rested in Vienna last Thursday, the good news is that MON could well accommodate all three for this fixture if he wishes, and I certainly hope he wishes. I would really like to see Petrov and Reo-Coker given twin holding roles in front of our fragile back four, with Sidwell pushing on.
Obviously we’d be looking at Ash and Milner as wing forwards and presumably the undroppable Heskey up front. To be honest, if Carew still isn’t available, Gabby doesn’t look fit and Delfouneso doesn’t have the experience, there’s no alternative to Heskey.
At the back, Curtis Davies – who has recently expressed his surprise that old team mate Zat Knight was allowed to leave before a replacement came in – is a doubt after aggravating his shoulder injury in Austria. Lowry came in during the Rapid game, but I would imagine that was because he was the only option on the bench who could play there. Ciaran Clark, who was so impressive during the Peace Cup, would surely be the preferred option to start in Davies’ place if necessary.
We can probably expect Shorey, Cuellar & Bebe because, well, there’s little alternative. It really is threadbare at the back and I can understand why a lot of fans are pulling their hair out. There’s barely a week left to address that – it’s going to be a very busy week!!
Liverpool may well have recovered some composure by stroking four past Stoke City midweek, but the opening day loss at White Hart Lane wasn’t in the script. They’ll be looking to reassure concerned observers that Liverpool are not on the brink of some spectacular self-destruction.
Liverpool are actually a little thin at the back themselves and Rafa has just brought in Greek international Sotirios Kyrgiakos, who’s a very big fella indeed. He could well be thrown in at the deep end and paired with Carragher which could well be our best hope of exploiting a weakness at the back. I should probably stress the word ‘hope’ there.
Torres is expected to be available despite taking a few stitches to an injury around the eyebrow against Stoke. I’m looking forward to seeing our own Spaniard, Carlos Cuellar, handle his compatriot.
Who knows, if Torres can be kept under control by Cuellar and Petrov/Reo-Coker harness Gerrard, we might just nick something from this game. But, who among the Villa faithful wouldn’t be very, very happy with a point from this game??

U will never walk alone @ 2:41 AM