We are going to ATHENS!

Football is a universal language, a unifying force. someone once said football is not a matter of life and death its more important than that! that person was bill shankly and he was the great liverpool manager. and it is there that football takes on a new definition, brings about a new paradigm of unity, a driving force that unites all mankind. THIS IS ANFIELD, home of liverpool fc.and it is here that many have just witnessed the epitome of honour and glory in football, the meaning of it all, the passion buring, the glory emancipated and the tears overflowing. it is here that man stand not divided but as one entity. it is here that you never walk alone.even thru the hard times the backs against the wall one goal done against mighty chelsea team and supporters stood united to weather the storms of adversity to claim another champions league final much to the aghast of jose the special one.so is he really that special? i think not i think united the anfield race is special.from the renditions of the famous anthem of youll never walk alone the scarves waving in unison the voice in chorus and the emotions in tandem the atmosphere was crackingly frenzied making your hair stand on end even as you witness in across the television screen! on this special night this is one place all mankind has to visit and just live that moment! but for the moment HAHAHA we beat chelsea again! we are going to athens!! set a date for 23rd may! bring on man u or milan!

TONITE ITS RED VS BLUE!

“Football is not a matter of life and death; its more important than that.”

-Bill Shankly

Excerpt from liverpoolfc.tv! read for inspiration hahas

Steven Gerrard has told his teammates they can put themselves on a par with the great Liverpool sides of the 70s and 80s – but only if they repeat the historic achievement of Istanbul.

The Liverpool skipper admits a desire to be remembered alongside legends such as Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness will be his main incentive when he steps out at Stamford Bridge for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final tonight.”We won the trophy two years ago, and maybe people dismissed the achievement a little,” said the 26-year-old. “Maybe they even said we were a bit lucky, but we weren’t. We have shown for the last three years that we are a force in Europe, that we are a team everyone fears. “And if we can win it again this year, then we will go down in history as another great Liverpool side – not just a good one. That is what drives me on, and the rest of the players. “I want to be remembered as a captain who lifted the trophy twice, or even more. I want to be remembered along with those Liverpool greats like Hughes and Thompson, Souness, Neal and Dalglish. “That is why you will see us out there giving it everything tonight, working so hard to give every single ounce of energy we have. Because we want that and we can taste it again. “I don’t want to tempt fate, but there are very similar feelings to 2005. “Maybe it will be tougher for us this year because nobody underestimates us any more, but we do have that feeling again. “In Europe, we deserve to be recognised as one of the top teams, as the team to beat even. We know Chelsea are a good side, and really it is so close it’s probably 50-50 who goes through. It’s exciting, and we can’t wait.” Gerrard insists that it is a drive for medals and silverware – and not money in the bank – which he thinks about when he goes to bed at night. “I know it sounds hollow talking about dreams and prizes when footballers earn all the money we do, but the things I’ve got at home, the medals and memorabilia, they mean more to me than extra noughts in my bank account,” he explained. “Lifting the Champions League trophy above my head as the captain of my team, it’s something that lives with you forever. “People have this image of footballers now, driving flash cars, leading incredible lifestyles, having all that glamour. “But there are sacrifices too, big ones through all your young life if you want any chance of making it. Behind the glitz I’ve had to give a hell of a lot of blood and sweat over the years, some tears as well. When you get that trophy above your head, and you get that feeling in your head, that buzz, that sense of being alive, then it is all worth it, believe me.” Attending the Hillsborough Memorial Service at Anfield last week, Gerrard sat next to Robbie Fowler listening in hushed reverence. And it was then, at that poignant moment, that a memory sparked for the Huyton-born midfielder that he will hold with him when he’s battling it out with Lampard and co this evening. “I whispered to Robbie that I could picture perfectly the days I stood on the Kop, and literally got carried 20 or 30 yards as the crowd surged forward when he scored a goal,” said the Reds captain. “God it was incredible. I would watch the likes of Ian Rush and Aldo, then as I got older John Barnes, Jamie Redknapp and Robbie, and hope and pray and dream like mad that it would be me one day. “I never even bothered dreaming that I would ever be captain – that would be too mad – just that I would set foot out on that pitch, just the once. “And d’ya know what, even now, I can’t put into words what it feels like to be living that dream.”

Come on live that dream!