They had a famous FA Cup run in the early 1990s, eventually being knocked out by Crewe 3-1 in the 3rd round. Roly Howard was manager for a record 33 years (1972-2005), although he will always be remembered by some fans as Kenny Dalglish's window cleaner. TV presenter Ray Stubbs once asked: "How's business, Roly?" to which Roly replied "Oh you know - ups and downs."
Former players include Michael Ball (Everton and Rangers) and Stephen Wright (Liverpool and Sunderland). The club motto is 'To Enjoy, Not Destroy.'
February 2007 Archives
Westminster Spat
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 28, 2007 1:17 PM
FOLLOWING my earlier comments about Gob Yobs, someone told me how Parliament tried to thwart culprits back in the 1990s. Clearly to no effect.
Here's what the House of Lords were told when the issue was raised...
Lord McIntosh of Haringey:
"My Lords, the laws of football - Law 12, paragraph 18 - make it an offence for players to spit at opponents and officials. Such action is deemed violent misconduct punishable by a red card.
"The Football Association has written to both the Professional Footballers' Association and to all professional football clubs strongly discouraging, for reasons of common politeness, the practice of players spitting at the ground during play. However, tuberculosis and other diseases are unlikely to be spread by spitting."
That's good - at least there's no chance of catching TB when the nation's children copy their heroes in the playground.
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Gob Yobs
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 25, 2007 8:47 PM
TWENTY five years ago the Not The Nine O'Clock News team had a sketch about a 'Gob of the Month' competition.
It crudely highlighted the ten best (or worst) spits by footballers on Match of the Day.
Some of today's gob yobs would wipe the floor with their top flight forefathers as this weekend's MOTD graphically highlighted.
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In The ECHO Frame
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 20, 2007 2:45 PM
THE boys are featured in tonight's Liverpool ECHO.
The 'In The Frame' section of the paper's 12-page Junior Xsport pull-out features photos of local junior footy teams.
If you would like YOUR team to be considered simply email it to: juniorxsport@liverpoolecho.co.uk or post it to: Junior Xsport, Liverpool ECHO, PO Box 48, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L69 3EB.
Don't forget to include the full names of all the players featured.
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Park Life Steels Jack
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 19, 2007 2:48 PM
LEAGUE matches are obviously like buses.
After weeks of being thwarted by the weather, Jack and the boys got their league campaign underway with TWO games in one morning.
After detecting that Jack was a tad nesh when it came to the hurly burly of defending, I took him to the park to practice clearances.
Until Saturday, Jack would often wait with the ball between his feet, raise a sucked index finger in the air, consult his A to Z and canvas the views of his teammates before passing.
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Getting shirty (or rather not)
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 11, 2007 8:10 PM
THIS photo of Jack shows him with some of his pals - sister Emily, Jamie Carragher and his dad (I'm the one with slightly less hair but a few more chins).
Photo by Ray Farley
Oh, and the big-eared chap in the middle is the European Cup, of course. (Was anyone waiting for a gag about Gary Lineker?)
There's a nice story about Jack coming face-to-face with the cup, but that can wait for another day.
Carra, as he's known on the Kop, is probably Jack's favourite Liverpool player and he got to see him in action for the first time in the Premier League on New Year's Day when Liverpool played Bolton.
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Jumpers For Goal Posts
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 10, 2007 7:54 PM
THE season is getting off to a sluggish, frustrating start for the lads (Crosby Stuart under-6s) due to the bad weather.
Two out of three matches have been cancelled but the kids' enthusiasm is still sky high and the postponements have given the squad a chance for extra training.
After a mix-up over the collection of the self-assembly mini-goals (specially designed for kids and complete with nets) this morning, the boys improvised and enjoyed a 90-minute workout in the mud.
During my junior football days in the last century I played with nets only a handful of times - and never in training.
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Snow Patrol
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 8, 2007 12:16 PM
KIDS ask too many questions - usually at the wrong times.
The school run is anxious enough without a breathless, monotone commentary from the back seat (although I always enjoy Little Emily barking at road hogs 'If you can't drive it, park it!')
Picking our way through the snow the other morning, Jack went into hyperdrive with his questions.
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Keep Your Knickers On, Mrs Drogba
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 7, 2007 10:14 PM
FOOTBALL fans can be sensitive souls.
They can hurl the most foul, racist, hurtful verbal slurry at a player for the best part of 90 minutes, then scamper off to the local rozzer to bleat when they get a flash of backside or a two-fingered salute in return.
The cops are obliged to investigate such a complaint which, I guess, is usually the motive behind the scam.
It can lead to eye-catching headlines.
BREAKING NEWS: Police are investigating allegations that Premiership star Wayne Rooney curled his lip and belched Lucozade Sport gas at 20,000 spitting, drunken, poisonous, hate-filled, chewing gum-lobbing yobs...
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Frosty Reception
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 3, 2007 12:57 PM
THICK frost and winter sunshine greeted the boys when they gathered at 9am for a training session.
The league is due to get underway next weekend and the boys worked hard on simple tactics for two hours.
Within a few minutes their sizzling passing had melted away any trace of ice and Jack came home as muddy as ever.
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Web of Intrigue
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 1, 2007 10:27 AM
JACK shows plenty of interest in computers - especially his PlayStation when he should be getting dressed for school.
But, so far, he's not been snared by the worldwide web apart from printing off colourful pictures from the CBeebies site until the ink runs out.
Imagine how thrilled he was to discover that he's now a microscopic part of cyberspace through Touchline Dad and his team Crosby Stuart's website.
Suddenly he's at my elbow each evening asking questions about the internet. One day I'll be able to give him an answer.
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