Fate has no meaning in Rafael Benítez's managerial lexicon but he is prepared to make an exception in the case of Steven Gerrard's 100th goal for Liverpool. Only an errant decision denied the Liverpool captain his milestone against Stoke City at Anfield last weekend. That the opportunity now arises at Goodison Park, a ground where Gerrard has been baited mercilessly in recent years, has caused even Liverpool's arch-pragmatist to believe the outcome may be scripted. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez, previously renowned for his rotation policy, has indicated that Fernando Torres will remain one of his "untouchables" despite the goals drying up for the Spain striker. The Liverpool manager, who was left frustrated by Saturday's goalless draw against Stoke City at Anfield, argued that the 24-year-old will be better off playing his way back to full sharpness rather than resting. Click to continue reading...

GEORGE GILLETT is prepared to brave a hostile atmosphere by attending tomorrow's Premier League showdown with Manchester United.

The Liverpool co-owner is expected to take his place in the directors' box for the lunchtime clash with the Old Trafford outfit.

It would be Gillett's first public appearance on Merseyside since he visited for the last home game against Manchester United nine months ago. Click to continue reading...

Noticed this over on ToffeeWeb. The only known match report for Everton under their original name of St Domingo. It seems we played on the 20th of October 1879 at Stanley Park and won one nil. Come on you blues!

St Domingo 1, Everton Church Club (Association) 0.

"ST. DOMINGO v EVERTON CHURCH CLUB (ASSOCIATION)
This match was played at the ground of the former, at Stanley park, on Saturday last, and after a closely contested game victory rested with the St. Click to continue reading...

Long-winded people are boring, and writing full sentences is for chumps. So instead you have just SIX words. Sound easy? Good for you. Liverpool supporters have been waiting for positive news about their future Stanley Park stadium for some time now. Whilst many believed the new digs were months away, the . Click to continue reading...

Failure to begin building in Stanley Park hurts residents of run-down Anfield as well as damaging top-four hopes.




Still just a dream... Click to continue reading...

The Dubai investors who attempted to buy Liverpool last year are yet to make an increased offer for the club.

Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, was reported to have sanctioned an increased offer of £500 million to buy Liverpool.

However, sources have now described those claims as inaccurate, and insisted there are no ongoing talks about the possible sale of Liverpool.

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The Arab invasion of the Barclays Premier League seems certain to continue, with Liverpool's American owners weakening in their resistance to selling the club to Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai. Tom Hicks vetoed an attempted sale by George Gillett Jr, his co-chairman at Anfield, this year, but the American tycoons are expected to return to the negotiating table as an unforgiving financial climate takes a toll on their ambitions for the club. Click to continue reading...

The global credit crunch - you'll be hearing about that in football for some time - means that borrowing money for Stanley Park's construction is too expensive and as a result Liverpool are going to delay construction till things get better. It's not a catastrophe, but it's hardly a confidence-building measure, is it? Click to continue reading...

The Spaniard, bolstered by the signing of Robbie Keane and confirmation the Gareth Barry deal is still on, claimed the Anfield club would be hunting four trophies this season.

"Everything is important," he said. "Europe is important, the Premier League is important, the FA Cup and the Carling Cup, so we will try to win every trophy and you never know. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has disclosed that the club is ensuring that the New LFC Stadium building work in Stanley Park, starts in the autumn.

In his column on the Reds' official website, Parry writes: "Most fans will be aware that "enabling" work has been started in Stanley Park regarding the New LFC Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Greed forces owners to finally start work Liverpool have received permission to proceed with their Stanley Park construction. The new £350m stadium can originally house 60,000 fans, although it could be further expanded to house 73,000 if further planning permission is granted. The stadium is scheduled to open in August 2011 and will feature an 18,500-seat single [. Click to continue reading...

As Uncle George and Uncle Tom (tee-hee) realize that they're stuck with each other and try to patch up their marriage, work on the new stadium at Stanley Park has FINALLY begun. The new stadium will be built to house 60,000 supporters and will be expandable to 73,000. It will, of course, include a Kop end that will hold 18,000.

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