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Queued up this morning with Smithy for our tickets.
Not the best seats in the house, but hey! we'll be there. None of that armchair nonsense (ITV1 19:45 BST!)
7pm in the Sandon. Ask any cabbie.
Iechyd da! John
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Liverpool never really got into top gear, but the result was never really in doubt either, though there were a few frustrating periods.
The gaps in the crowd you may see on TV were bacause of a major railway power failure and hundreds of fans were stranded about 50 miles away.
Typical railway travel news dept. "240 Hungarian fans stranded in Crewe," writes Kev Core. "Virgin confirms a complete power outage on the 15.07pm from London to Liverpool was delayed three hours."
The Debreceni fans from Hungary were ace.
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Sad news today for the U.S. Men's National Team. Charlie Davies, an exciting 23 year-old forward who has been a key player during WC qualifying, had his leg shattered in a 3am car crash. His injuries may end his career. His parents are enroute and Davies is in surgery. The U.S. has qualified for South Africa and play vs. Costa Rica today with heavy hearts. See below.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP)- U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was injured in a one-car accident in which another person was killed early Tuesday in the Washington, D.C., area.Davies was expected to undergo more than five hours of surgery. U.S. Soccer Federation spokesman Neil Buethe said Davies' injuries were not life-threatening but "possibly" career-threatening, but he added: "We don't know specifically what the surgery is for."
"Obviously, as a team we were saddened to learn this news," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Charlie and his family, as well as the other person in the car and the families of the others involved. ... We are relying on each other in a moment that has for sure hit us all hard."
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It was a big beach ball, not a balloon as some reported, and the beach ball went one way while the ball deflected a different way into the goal. I think the "goal" should have been disallowed!
Beach Ball 1-0 Liverpool
I also do not get why Rafa changed the system so drastically for this game. With Gerrard and Torres out and numerous players just back from the international break, to try to play a 3-5-2 for the first time simply meant more confusion when there were enough obstacles already, imo. Liverpool never looked fluid and comfortable on the ball for any sustained stretches.
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