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		<title>You’ll Never Walk Alone</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hillsborough Disaster was something all fans of Liverpool Football Club can never forget. 96 people, fans of Liverpool F.C., were killed that day in an event that should’ve never happened. It is the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history; &#8230; <a href="http://www.thespionkop.co.uk/you%e2%80%99ll-never-walk-alone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Hillsborough Disaster was something all fans of Liverpool Football Club can never forget. 96 people, fans of Liverpool F.C., were killed that day in an event that should’ve never happened.  It is the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history; stadia had improved a lot since that incident. We are not going to talk about the incident on this article. What I would like to talk about is an interesting even that occurs after the incident. Four days after the incident, in a European Cup semi-final between AC Milan and Real Madrid, the referee stopped the game and held a minute of silence at the exact moment of the incident. 20 seconds into the pause, Milan fans began to sing “You’ll never walk alone” to honor those who died in the incident.</p>
<p>The phrase “You’ll never walk alone” is something Liverpool F.C. fans know too well. It is their club’s anthem, and it is printed on top of their official crest. A group called Gerry &#038; the Pacemakers recorded this song in 1963. Gerry Marsden had given the recorded song to that time’s team manager Bill Shankly. The song soon gained Liverpool F.C. fans’ attention. It became a legend and has been keeping everyone’s head up high ever since.</p>
<p>Even today the anthem still has its powers. The song itself is encouraging and full of passion. That example of Milan fans singing the song to honor Liverpool F.C. fans that died showed exactly how noble and meaningful the song is to all Liverpudlian, a term used to describe avid Liverpool F.C. fans. The song was also adopted by no less than 6 football teams including Celtic, Feyenoord, and F.C. Tokyo. It is a reminder for everyone &#8211; especially Liverpool F.C. fans &#8211; that no matter how bad things might seem, you’ll never walk alone.</p>
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		<title>Fernando Torres</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liverpool F.C. is filled with great players. Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt, Yossi Benayoun, and a lot of highly-skilled players are fueling this team with passion and spirit they need to run their competitors over. In 2008, however, a distinct name &#8230; <a href="http://www.thespionkop.co.uk/fernando-torres/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liverpool F.C. is filled with great players. Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt, Yossi Benayoun, and a lot of highly-skilled players are fueling this team with passion and spirit they need to run their competitors over. In 2008, however, a distinct name put a dent in the history of Liverpool F.C. by scoring his 50th goal for Liverpool only after 84 matches. He reached that achievement even faster than Liverpool’s favorite Robbie Fowler, and he was only in his second season with Liverpool at that time. That guy is Fernando Torres.</p>
<p>Scoring his 50th goal for Liverpool after only 84 matches was not the only thing he do. His debut in 2007 is still the best ever debut season from foreign player. He continues to amaze people with his talent until today. There are occasions where Torres gives his 110%, performs exquisitely well, and bring home another victory for Liverpool. His playing style, although rather unusual, is creating chances for other players including Gerrard and Kuyt to penetrate enemy’s defense line and goalkeeper a run for their money. Torres is very talented and he knows exactly how to make good use of his talents.</p>
<p>This season, however, started a bit slow for him. He is dealing with anger management issues and often gets himself in arguments with referees or other players. He responded to all the glaring eyes of press by scoring a hat-trick against Hull City “Tigers”. It is way too early to say that he is the best Liverpool F.C. striker, although media seems to be so eager about bringing the topic up, but he is now only 25 years old. He has a lot of thing ahead of him and if he keeps his game together it is surely not impossible for him to actually be the best Liverpool F.C. striker; an achievement anyone would bow down to knowing that Liverpool have a long line of great strikers. </p>
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		<title>What is a bet calculator?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For certain jobs, there is a tool out there that will make it easier. While the tool might not completely do the job it can make it simpler for you to accomplish what you need to do. When it comes &#8230; <a href="http://www.thespionkop.co.uk/what-is-a-bet-calculator/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For certain jobs, there is a tool out there that will make it easier.  While the tool might not completely do the job it can make it simpler for you to accomplish what you need to do. When it comes to the world of sports betting, there is a tool made just for the task. This tool is known as the betting calculator. The specific type of betting calculator can vary depending upon the type of bet being considered. When you know what kind of bet you want to place, all you need to do is find the correct betting calculator for your needs.</p>
<p>Bet calculators can vary in complexity.  For instance, you can find simple odds calculators. These can help calculate money line payouts. Additionally, you can easily convert the odds between metrics and fractions. Other betting calculators are more geared towards more complex bets. Dutching calculators are one type of more complex calculator. This type helps you decide which wagers to place to potentially receive the best possible return. Other kinds of complex calculators exist online such as accumulator calculators, multiplier calculators and hedge calculators. Accumulator calculators help to calculate accumulator bets. Multiplier calculators are great for calculating the odds of multiple bets or combinations bets. Using the calculator will help you set up the bet to provide you with the best possible return. Hedging calculators are useful if you made a bet and the price was shortened. Using this calculator can help you figure out how to obtain a profit from the situation.</p>
<p>Betting calculators can assist you greatly in placing your wagers. Betting calculators make betting easier and make it possible for you to spend more time focusing on the bets and less actually placing them. Many find that it is much easier to manage their wagering when using betting calculators. They find they are more knowledgeable when it is time to reconcile their bets because they already know what to expect. Take some time to learn how to use the betting calculator tools in order to help improve your wagering.</p>
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		<title>The Spion Kop</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Spion Kop, also known as Kop in short, is a term informally used to describe a number of terraces and stands in sports arenas, especially in <a href="http://www.fansbase.co.uk" style="color: #fff;">British football</a> stadia.</p><p>Despite the usage of Spion Kop in various media to refer to terraces in various stadia throughout Britain, Anfield is the first stadium whose terrace is officially named Spion Kop.</p> <a href="http://www.thespionkop.co.uk/the-spion-kop/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spion Kop, also known as Kop in short, is a term informally used to describe a number of terraces and stands in sports arenas, especially in <a href="http://www.fansbase.co.uk">British football</a> stadia. The name Spion Kop refers to the famous Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900. The British Army experienced traumatic defeat on that battle against South African Republic. Spion Kop is a hill just in the middle of Boer line, about 430 meters above ground. Higher stands in a stadium are referred as Spion Kop because of this particular feature of being higher than the ground. The slang was first used by local news reporter who described silhouettes of fans standing on the Woolwich Arsenal&#8217;s Manor Ground as similar to soldiers standing on top of the hill at the Battle of Spion Kop; it was 1904. Since then, a lot of higher platforms in British stadia have been referred to as ‘Kop’ or ‘Spion Kop’.</p>
<p>Two years after, exactly in 1906, Ernest Edwards who at the time was a sports editor for Liverpool Echo write about a new standing terrace at Anfield stadium. The platform was huge and indeed positioned in a way that makes it similar to Spion Kop. It was a name everybody remembered, and they start using the name to refer to that terrace ever since.</p>
<p>Despite the usage of Spion Kop in various media to refer to terraces in various stadia throughout Britain, Anfield is the first stadium whose terrace is officially named Spion Kop. In 1928, when stadium management upgraded the terrace and installed a new set of roof, the name ‘Spion Kop’ was officially taken in. Although the subject is debatable, most people are sure about the fact that Anfield’s Spion Kop is the only terrace officially named with the jargon. All those facts aside, Spion Kop has always been – and will always be – a symbol of fans’ support for Liverpool F.C. for many years.</p>
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		<title>Liverpool – How the Journey Started</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liverpool F.C. is known to be one of the best and largest football team in Europe. It is definitely one of the best football club in the world, with spectators from all around the globe, top-notch players with solid formations, &#8230; <a href="http://www.thespionkop.co.uk/liverpool-%e2%80%93-how-the-journey-started/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liverpool F.C. is known to be one of the best and largest football team in Europe. It is definitely one of the best football club in the world, with spectators from all around the globe, top-notch players with solid formations, great coach and management team, and of course their beautiful Anfield stadium. Liverpool F.C. has a unique long history, but how they began this journey is nothing but ordinary.</p>
<p>The story began when Everton and the landlord of Anfield stadium got involved in a dispute. <a href="http://www.everton-fc.co.uk">Everton’s</a> management decided to move its team to Goodison Park, leaving Anfield vacant. Houlding, the leaseholder for Anfield stadium, decided to form a new team himself. This is when Liverpool F.C. was founded. It assumed the name Liverpool F.C. since June 1982.</p>
<p>Liverpool F.C. won the Lancashire League on their very first season. They were promoted to Second Division and again proved themselves to be solid and powerful by winning the Second Division League that same season. Liverpool F.C. showed signs of greatness, and will stop at nothing to achieve their dreams. They soon attract people’s attention and are becoming everyone’s favorite. It is really just a matter of time before they conquer the First Division and set their feet in the Premiere League. They were promoted to First Division after only one season in Second Division; they again proved themselves to be more than worthy by bringing the First Division championship trophy home to Anfield.</p>
<p>Within no time at all, Liverpool F.C. became a feared contender in the Premiere League. They had astonished more people in just several years, and they continue to do so by winning the 1900-01 Premiere League season. From the hand of Houlding to winning their first championship title in 1901, Liverpool F.C. showed tremendous performance and one clear message: we are destined to be big!</p>
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		<title>Bill Shankly – Days of Glories</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liverpool F.C. slipped into the Second Division in 1954. It was no doubt one of the darkest ages of Liverpool F.C. long and colorful history. They remained in the Second Division for quite some time, and were experiencing a hard &#8230; <a href="http://www.thespionkop.co.uk/bill-shankly-%e2%80%93-days-of-glories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liverpool F.C. slipped into the Second Division in 1954. It was no doubt one of the darkest ages of Liverpool F.C. long and colorful history. They remained in the Second Division for quite some time, and were experiencing a hard time for several more years. It was not until 1959, the year they appointed Bill Shankly, that their performance is altered.</p>
<p>Bill Shankly was one of the best managers ever in the history of Liverpool F.C. and British football. He was a football player before his career got prematurely ended by the Second World War, and was manager for several teams such as Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Workington, Huddersfield Town before finding his way to Anfield. It was Shankly who turn the tide and secure a spot as one of U.K.’s strongest team for Liverpool. His first move after being appointed was letting 24 players go; it was a bold move at the time but Shankly knew exactly what he was doing. He, along with coaches such as Joe Fagan, Reuben Bennett, and Bob Paisley, was also the founder of Anfield’s infamous Boot Room, a boot storage transformed into a place where coaches can do their work of reinventing the team.</p>
<p>With Shankly taking the lead, Liverpool F.C. got promoted back to First Division in 1962. It only took Shankly three years to make everyone realize the potential of these guys from Anfield. After 17 long years, Liverpool F.C. won the League in 1964.</p>
<p>Bill Shankly brought Liverpool to winning three league championships, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup. He announced his retirement after the final match of FA Cup in 1974. Bill Shankly was an interesting character indeed, but Liverpool F.C. will probably have different stories if he had not lent his hand and bring the team back to their feet. He died in September 29th, 1981, but his statue outside Anfield will remind all Liverpool F.C. fans of his passion for football and keep his spirit alive. </p>
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		<title>Walter Wadsworth: Ball may pass me, but man never!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most hard-balling defense players Liverpool fans have ever seen will have to be Walter Wadsworth. On December 1st, 1923, Wadsworth punched a supporter of the opposing team (Liverpool was playing against Sheffield United at that time). The &#8230; <a href="http://www.thespionkop.co.uk/walter-wadsworth-ball-may-pass-me-but-man-never/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the most hard-balling defense players Liverpool fans have ever seen will have to be Walter Wadsworth. On December 1st, 1923, Wadsworth punched a supporter of the opposing team (Liverpool was playing against Sheffield United at that time). The cause of this incident was reported to be an insult that somehow got out of hand. Wadsworth was not showing any remorse, later claiming that the supporter said something that he will not allow any man to call him with. Either way, Wadsworth has always been known for his rough playing style and high-steamed temper.</p>
<p>Wadsworth played 242 games for Liverpool F.C. from 1912 to 1926. Liverpool do have other tough defensive players such as Gerry Byrne or Ron Yeats, but they are nothing compared to Wadsworth in term of being a hands-on tough guy in the field. It is not in an occasion or two that he was given warnings after warnings by the referee. He’s sportsmanship was not to be doubted, but his hard attitude both on and off the field is making a name for himself.</p>
<p>Let us not forget the memorable victories at the 1922 and 1923 League championship. Walter Wadsworth along Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Donald MacKinlay, Jock McNab and Tom Bromilow, was by far the strongest defense line Liverpool has ever seen. They were the perfect team of five that makes Liverpool’s defenses impenetrable.</p>
<p>A rather disappointing turn put his career on the slow side. In 1925, on a match against Newcastle United in front of his own fans, he punched Thomas Urwin in the face for throwing mud at him. He transferred to Bristol City and ended his career with Oswestry Town.</p>
<p>His biggest slogan was “Ball may pass me, but man never!” Despite of his playing style, he will continue to be Liverpool’s toughest defense player for many years to come.</p>
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