Football Poets

League Cup Semi Final
United 2 (3) Sunderland 1 (3) aet [1-2 pens]

Theatre of dreams
Wembley call for Wearside
And Gus’ Black Cats

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Stoke City 3-5 Liverpool

An own goal from Ryan Shawcross
Doubled by deadly Suarez
Red Army in no mood for a loss
SAS are ‘electric,’ Carra says

Pegged back at the Britannia
Crouchy’s stealth header and sombr […]

Mozambique gifted the Black Panther
Golden boot during England sixty six
Seven times the Bola de Prata
All heart, skill, speed, guile and tricks

When Eagles stalked the Ballon d’or prey
Up sprang Dictator […]

Liverpool 2-0 Oldham
F.A Cup Third Round

Aspas the blade slides into gear
Oldham’s Petrasso went near

Revenge on the menu of this F.A Cup tie

Agger left early through injury
Sterling’s shot went off […]

Liverpool 2-0 Hull

Viking Dane with a header
Suarez with a net ripper

We missed a trip to Anfield today

Curling beauty in front of the Kop
Buck’s boys look back up to the top

Yes Liverpool are back in the […]

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool

Martin Skrtel tapped one in
Eden Hazard hushed the din

Clincher from the wily Samuel Eto’o

Sakho thundered the crossbar
Terry dimmed Suarez’s star

Two narrow Red defeats in a […]

Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool

Etihad rocked by Coutinho
Blue’s back with Kompany and Negredo

Lee Mason the Greater Manchester referee

Ruled out Sterling’s first half goal
Yet Pellegrini had no easy […]

A terrible tragedy struck Glasgow
When a helicopter crashed into a pub
Frank McKeown the unsung hero
Hailing from Scotland’s third oldest club

Through the darkness toiled the Blues skipper
Nine souls departed t […]

Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff

Two sparklers and a new contract
Skipper far from abstract
Top of the league go Brendan’s army

‘Resign or be sacked’
Malky feeling far from backed
Sterling and Mutch add to the sto […]

Such merriment at AVB’s angry pout
Gerrard and Sturridge out of the game
Brendan may seem to be Spurs’ chief scout
His Reds inflicting great pain at the Lane

Thrashing a crew who’d been looked at
Suarez adding […]

An old relic say’s; “hey Canners, you there?
“How you doin big fella?
“I’ve an ugly confession to share
“I’m one of the idiots who mocked your colour”

Verbally beaten black and blue
Addiction and thrice t […]

Liverpool 4-1 West Ham

Three days on from the Suarez show
Fifth successive home win on the card
Demel’s own goal and one from Sakho
Reds sweat on the fitness of Gerrard

Skipper suffering a hamstring strain
Three […]

Liverpool 5-1 Norwich

Amazing Luis Suarez stole the show
Hat-trick piercing John Ruddy’s shield
Shunting all Delia’s outfit could throw
As the Reds ran riot at Anfield

An outrageous forty yard volley
Suarez then […]

Hull 3-1 Liverpool

Allam’s Tigers faced the mighty Liverpool
Some Reds felt this would be a lull
Brucie set out to challenge the rule
Historic first ever win for the mighty Hull

Nerves fraying as the hosts take […]

It was Coutinho with that first blow
Red Merseyside let out a loud scoff
Mirallas dimmed the Red glow
But Blue Kev should have been sent off

Suarez struck oil before half-time
Brendan’s Army now two to one […]

Liverpool 4-0 Fulham

Brendan raised the defensive shield
To see through a goal-den glut at Anfield
Gerrard pushing his ruthless Reds
Mercilessly tearing Jol’s men to shreds

Sean, after an own goal by […]

Liverpool 4-1 West Brom

Sublime game for the Anfield genie
Dark, dashing, dangerous and gutsy
On a day the Magician struck three
Prompting rosy words from John Henry

Three skinned to get the ball […]

With Cheik Tioté running the mix
Dummett with the home fix

Cabaye shooting for atonement

Stevie G with his century
Sturridge adds to the goal spree

“An incredible player,” the bosses pent

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Liverpool 3-1 Crystal Palace

Benjamin and Delfina on the pitch
Family pose in front of the Kop
Fort Anfield still remains so rich
Suarez gives the Eagles the chop

Palace “won the second half”
Holloway “bemused” […]

Sunderland 1-3 Liverpool

Sturridge hits the first goal
Pistol switches to cruise control

Stadium of Light Reds stand tall and able

Giaccherini pulls one back
Suarez strikes another in attack

Reds hold on to […]