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September 20, 2008

Rafa Hails Number Two Lee

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Rafael Benitez has spoken of his admiration for number two Sammy Lee and believes he has had a big impact on the team this season.

The Reds boss said Lee's infectious enthusiasm for the club never ceases to amaze him and added his help has been invaluable.

"I think we have made a fantastic addition this season with Sammy Lee," said Rafa. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez Seeks To Reassure Liverpool Supporters

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Rafael Benítez interrupted his preparation for today's match against Stoke City — in which victory would send his Liverpool side to the top of the Barclays Premier League — to spend four hours with a delegation of fans from the Spirit of Shankly (SOS) supporters' union on Thursday. The Liverpool manager covered a wide range of subjects during the discussions but reassured the fans that his future lies at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

September 19, 2008

Rafa Keen On Anthem Switch

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Rafael Benitez is hopeful a tactical switch off the field of play will help Liverpool generate an atmosphere to send shivers down the spines of any side visiting Anfield this season.

The Reds boss believes the introduction of the Barclays Premier League anthem has curbed the impact of the club's anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and feels that asking fans to sing the famous song just prior to kick-off will help give his side a psychological edge. Click to continue reading...

August 22, 2008

Lee: Fans Will Inspire Home Success

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Sammy Lee is backing the Kop to rise to the occasion and help turn Anfield into a fortress once more during 2008-09.

Our assistant manager believes the fans will be in buoyant mood for the league clash against Middlesbrough on Saturday as the Reds attempt to draw a line under last season's mixed home form. Click to continue reading...

August 19, 2008

Lee Admits Reds Struggles

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Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee admits the side have not been firing on all cylinders so far this season.

The Reds followed up their below-par performance in the UEFA Champions League qualifier with Standard Liege with a far from convincing win over Sunderland last weekend.

Lee accepts there is room for improvement, but admitted it was vital The Reds got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start. Click to continue reading...

August 9, 2008

First To Be Shown The Door?

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The Premiership - A great place for any manager when winning, but a horrible job to be in when losing, with fans hurling abuse from all angles following a bad result. Premiership Talk take a look into the managers most likely to be shown the door early on this coming season.

1. Gary Megson - The Bolton manager's appointment did not go down to well with the Trotters fans following Sammy Lee's failure at the helm. Click to continue reading...

July 19, 2008

Lee Ready For Liverpool Start

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Liverpool assistant, Sammy Lee, is desperate for the new season to get underway so that his side can start competing.

Former Kop player and current coach Sammy Lee, 49, has revealed on the clubs official website that he is 'desperate' for the new campaign to get underway.

Lee has been impressed with what he has seen so far in training, and sees no reason if the squad continue in the manner they have started, why they cannot transmit this optimism and enthusiasm onto the pitch. Click to continue reading...

July 14, 2008

3 Questions Ahead of The Premier League 2008-09 Season, Vol. 6

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By JAMES CLARKAn occasional Pardew's Guardian feature leading up to the August 16th kickoff ...1) Will Mark Noble fulfill his potential in the heart of West Ham's midfield? The local East Londoner (pictured above, top) is one of the gems of Tony Carr's famed Youth Academy, and Hammers supporters warm to him even more than most because he was born and bred as one of them. Click to continue reading...

Lee - We Can Be Champs Again

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Sammy Lee believes Liverpool can get back to their glory days in the league.

The Reds assistant manager - who was part of the famous Liverpool sides that lifted the league in the early 80s - returned to Anfield earlier in the summer as boss Rafa Benitez's right-hand man.

He knows how much the club wants a first-ever Premier League crown, and believes they are not far off achieving this aim. Click to continue reading...

July 10, 2008

Lee Delighted With Reds Role

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Former Bolton boss Sammy Lee has declared he is delighted to be back in football since returning to Liverpool in the role of assistant manager.

Lee said: "I hated it. Since leaving school that was the longest time I had out of football.

"When you are in the game, any time you spend out of it is not a happy time. Click to continue reading...

July 9, 2008

New Liverpool Coach Excited About His Anfield Opportunity

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New Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee says he's delighted to be back in football at Liverpool after being the former Bolton Wanderers boss, and admits that he is better for the Bolton experience. Since Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez appointed Sammy, his return to the club has been met with wholesale approval of the fans and certainly [. Click to continue reading...

June 30, 2008

Mauticio Pellegrino returns to Liverpool as first team coach

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Former Argentina defender Mauricio Pellegrino has become the latest addition to Rafael Benitez's backroom team at Liverpool. The 36-year-old has been appointed first team coach and follows Sammy Lee, who became Benitez's assistant manager last month, in returning to Anfield. Pellegrino made 12 appearances for Liverpool during a short spell in 2005. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez Set To Ring Changes At Anfield

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MAURICIO PELLEGRINO is poised to return to Anfield as Rafael Benitez attempts to bring Robbie Keane to Merseyside.

Argentinian Pellegrino, 36, who played 12 games for Liverpool in 2005, has been approached by Benitez for a second stint at the club, this time as part of his coaching staff.

Liverpool are also trying to prise Keane, 27, away from Tottenham Hotspur in a swap deal involving Peter Crouch. Click to continue reading...

June 29, 2008

Bolton show ambition with Elmander capture

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Bolton Wanderers, who narrowly avoided relegation last season, have signed Sweden striker Johan Elmander on a three-year deal from French club Toulouse in a deal believed to be worth about £10million. The twenty-seven year old striker started two of Sweden's three Euro 2008 group matches and the former Brondby striker scored a hat-trick against Bordeaux in the final match of the 2007 season, guiding his side to third in France's Ligue 1 as well as clinching a Champions League qualifying slot. Click to continue reading...

June 21, 2008

Thompson Hails Lee's Reds Move

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Liverpool legend Phil Thompson believes bringing Sammy Lee back into the coaching set-up at Anfield could prove the club's best summer signing.

After playing in the same Liverpool teams as Thompson from the late 70s into the 80s, Lee later replaced his former captain as reserve team boss in 1993. Click to continue reading...

June 11, 2008

Anniversary of Jim Smith Taking Over at QPR: League Cup Finalist...Table Toppers...and 6-0 Chelsea Winners!

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Twenty-Three years ago today, Jim Smith was appointed QPR's manager.
Jim Smith managed QPR from June 11, 1985 till December 4, 1988. Smith's managerial Record at QPR: In charge for 167 games. 67 wins, 62 defeats, 38 draws
Jim Smith's Clubs Managed. See also: Jim Smith Profiled. Click to continue reading...

May 2, 2008

“Save Our Sven” or the Best Manager Tribute Videos of 2007/2008

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The more beloved the manager, the more plentiful the videos (usually set to the tune of Frank Sinatra's "My Way") that are made in his honor and posted on youtube.  After watching this "Save Our Sven" video sent to me this morning from the one Man City fan who doesn't think I was slagging off their fans/club in an earlier post meant for [. Click to continue reading...

February 1, 2008

Sammy Lee to return as Leeds Assistant Manager

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Lee in from the cold to help McAllister in the Leeds hot-seat

Sammy Lee looks set to make a welcome return to English football as assistant manager to Gary McAllister at Leeds United. The Sun is reporting that following McAllisters appointment, Lee is set to become once again the assistant, rather than leader and be part of McAllisters back-room team. Click to continue reading...

October 17, 2007

Sammy Lee has left Bolton

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Sammy Lee has left Bolton.
I will post more later I'm currently watching Russia vs England on my computer, my broke ass couldn't go to Nevada Smiths.
The Rooney goal was a gimme, I feel that Russia have had a better game so far. Click to continue reading...

EPL Daily 10.17: Goodbye Sammy Lee; Terry out; Brad Guzan targeted by Gunners?

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Less than a year after taking over at Bolton, Sammy Lee has parted ways with the Wanderers after just 9 EPL games in charge. Pretty easy to see why - when you have Nicolas Anelka, Kevin Nolan, Gary Speed, El-Hadji Diouf at your disposal and somehow ALL are underperforming at the moment, it is time [...] Click to continue reading...

Sammy Lee Sacked by Bolton Wanderers

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Bolton Wanderers today sacked Sammy Lee as manager of its football club. Taking a page from Chelsea's book, the club claims the decision was "by mutual consent," which is the new corporate speak for "we sacked him for doing a terrible job, but we're too nice to say that, so we'll say we both came to the same decision."

Sammy Lee became Bolton manager on April 29, 2007, after he was appointed to succeed Sam Allardyce when it emerged in the newspapers that Big Sam had made an agreement with Bolton chairman Phil Gartside to leave the club. Click to continue reading...