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Liverpool FC - This is our time

Started on 2 April 2014 by LFC
Latest Reply on 24 April 2014 by Jer
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Captain fantastic <3 Well written mate!
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Very good month man! Undefeated! :)
Decent month, congrats on the win against United and well done in getting to the Semi's of the COC!
There's a misplaced Reading badge in the middle! :(
Great month, keeping the pressure up on Chelsea, few more wins and you might actually get top :P

Oh and I must ask, how the in the hell have you played 38 games in your UCL group? ;)
Great month; keep up that form and you'll be top in no time :)
Get back in first place. Now.

Belgian #1 Signs for Liverpool



Chelsea's Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has agreed to four-and-a-half-year contract with title rivals Liverpool.

The Belgian shot-stopper was in the last year of his contract at Stamford Bridge, and Brendan Rodgers took advantage of this, swooping in to buy the 23-year-old for just £5.5 million. He had made just ten league appearances for Chelsea - the club had sent him out on loan to Spanish side Atlético Madrid for three seasons in a row, where Courtois really made a name for himself.

Considered one of football's greatest goalkeepers at present, despite his young age, this is a fantastic move for Liverpool, who are finally, after twenty-six years, beginning to have a realistic dream of winning a title. Courtois will join up with fellow Belgian team-mates, Christian Benteke, and he will have competition in the form of 27-year-old Simon Mignolet. He will not be able to play for Liverpool for the rest of the Capital One Cup campaign this season.




Also joining the club are Czech Republic youngster Ales Mares, and Argentinian striker Nicolás Ricci. Mares, 17, joins from Sparta Prague for £600,000 and looks to have a very bright future ahead of him. His defensive skills as a centre back have shone through, and Liverpool had to battle it out for his signature with Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. Described as the next Miroslav Kadlec, Mares' has moved to Liverpool to further his development.

Ricci, 18, was signed by Head of Youth Development at Liverpool, Jake Gray, for a fee of £4.5 million, brought in from Vélez. The striker also has a bright future, and will be easily settled with the help of fellow Argentinian Nicolás Otamendi. Still with a very long way to go before he makes it as a star, Ricci will want to impress Rodgers in order to get a few first team games along the way.



Nice signing mate, especially thos wonderkids :D
great month mate! Keep it up, one of the best stories i have seen if im honest, great story
Great month, back on top! Keep it up man :D
A very good month for you there! And your back up to the summit! Come on man, you can do it!

Capital One Cup Final Preview



With the Capital One Cup Final being contested later this month at Wembley Stadium, local rivals Liverpool and Everton are gearing up for what should be a fantastic game of football. Both teams have done well to get to this stage of the competition. Liverpool are the most successful team to have ever competed in the tournament, winning it on eight occasions, and hoping to make it nine.


Since the competition started in 1961, Everton have never won the trophy, and have instead been left disappointed in the Final on no fewer than two occasions, so they will be hoping that it is third time lucky. It will be a great spectacle, with both sets of fans desperate to get a win over their arch rivals, and let's hope that the players share this feeling.


Everton, fresh from sacking Roberto Martínez, have only today hired a new manager - West Ham United's Morten Wieghorst. West Ham are sat in 19th place in the league standings, and the Dane hasn't done an outstanding job with The Hammers, so it is odd that Everton have decided to hire him. Nevertheless, the 45-year-old will be pulling out all the stops in an attempt to get a win over his new rivals, in what will be his first game in charge of the club. Brendan Rodgers, on the other hand, is looking for his first piece of silverware since joining the club, and will be desperate to ensure that his search is over during the match.



Liverpool entered the competition at the 3rd round stage, and progressed after a 2-0 win at home to Burnley. They were then drawn against title rivals Chelsea - again the match being played at Anfield. Liverpool were 3-0 within half an hour, but Chelsea managed to pull two goals back. IT wasn't enough, however, and a Quarter Final tie against Arsenal was set up. Liverpool couldn't emulate the 6-0 win from earlier in the season, but they narrowly won the game 1-0. In the first leg of the Semi Final, a controversial penalty, scored by Jordan Rhodes, pegged Liverpool back, and The Reds headed into the second leg tied at 1-1. But, after the game finished 1-1 in normal time, three goals from Liverpool in the Extra Time period saw them through to the Final.



Everton entered the competition one round earlier than their rivals, beating Portsmouth 3-1 in the Second Round. Another comfortable win came in the next round, when The Toffees beat Yeovil Town 5-1, setting up the first real challenge of the competition for them. An extra time win against Premier League champions Manchester City put them up against Blackburn Rovers in the Quarter Final. A win then matched them up against Nottingham Forest in the penultimate stage of the competition. It looked like their hopes of reaching the Final had gone after a disappointing loss in the away leg, but they pulled it back with a 2-0 win at Goodison Park to book a place at Wembley.

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