Former Liverpool great Gary McCallister and football legend Zinadine Zidane are the latest people to ad their names to the Steven Gerrard fan club. Zidane has gone so far as to say that he is "the most influencial footballer in world football" he also went on to say that "Messi and Ronaldo are capable of pieces of individual billiance, but niether of them can dominate a game the way that Gerrard does." Garry McCallister agreed with the Frenchmans statement "you only have to look at LIverpools wins over Madrid and Man Utd to see that Zidane is right"
The recent sackings of Chelsea boss Luis Scolari and Portsmouths Tony Adams have once again put the arrogance of Premier League clubs under the spot light. There is only one team that can win the league title and if coach doesn't succeed in producing it in his first season he is out of the door. Six months or even a year is no way near long enough to stamp your authority and playing style on a team. In many cases clubs need re building from the ground up and that can take years to complete. Liverpool are one club that is showing that faith in someone you know to be a good coach can reap rewards. They are Manchester Utds main challengers for the title and if they manage a win Old Trafford it could signal a new beginning for them. But the point is it has taken Rafael Benitez 5 years to get to this point and I am sure even he will admit that more needs to be done if they are to continue to compete at the top.
I know there is a lot of money riding on the sport now a day, but you have to look for long term success if you are to survive. The premier league needs a big shake up.
New A-league out fit the Queens land fury have signed former Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler on a 2 year deal. The former England international turned down the chance to play for Sydney two years a go but after months of talks he has finallly decided to pack up and move to Australia to the delight of the fledgling franchise.
"It's taken a lot of work to make this happen but it was worth it," said.
"I really believe having him playing for North Queensland Fury will change the way people think about the A-League."
Fowler has played for Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers but became a free agent in December last year.
He turned down an offer to join Sydney FC two years ago but said he was impressed with the setup at North Queensland.
"I had nothing but good things to tell my family about the football side of things and the lifestyle opportunities North Queensland can offer us," Fowler said in a statement.
"It's a huge decision for my family, but it's also an opportunity to continue my football career in a truly wonderful part of the world."
Fowler will partner 2008/09 top goal scorer Shane Smelts who wil join the club from Welington Pheonix.
Robbie Keane is once again a Tottenham Hotspur player after just six months at Liverpool. Liverpool had been holding out for 10 million GBP plus Aaron Lennon but folded after their 2-0 victory over Chelsea excepting 15 million GBP, that is 5 million less than what they paid in August last year. Keane is a boy hood Liverpool fan and will be gutted that his spell there didn't work out. But a falling out with boss Rafael Benitez and Liverpools iniment signing of Argentine Javier Saviola on loan meant that his time was up at Anfield.
Chelseas season took a massive blow with Fernando Torres's two goals at Anfield. The defeat leaves them 5 points behind leaders Manchester United who have also played a game less. This dissapointing season has led to much speculation surrounding the clubs future as Scolari is tipped for the sack and owner Roman Abramovich disgruntled about not getting anything back for his investment tipped to sell up and move on. The Russian billionaire has denied these rumours, but how long can he really go on spending and spending without any success. If he does decide to call it a day at Stamford Bridge it will be a massive blow for Chelsea as they will struggle to find an owner with pockets just as deep as Roman's and may end up having to sell off a lot of their big name stars. It will also be a big blow for the Premiership as it will most certainly signal the end of one of its glamour clubs.
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