THE last thing many feel Liverpool might need today is another one of the pesky 5.30pm Setanta kick-offs.
The Saturday evening slot is where Liverpool have lost their unbeaten league records in each of the seasons that everyone’s favouriteTV station has had Premier Legaue rights – Spurs last weekend and Reading last December.
Fortunately, there is no Setanta curse – as can be seen when studying results in matches televised live on Saturday evenings:
LOST 2-1 v Tottenham (a) Nov 1 2008
WON 1-0 v Sunderland (a) Aug 16 2008
WON 3-0 Sunderland (h) Feb 2 2008
LOST 3-1 v Reading (a) Dec 8 2007
WON 2-0 v Fulham (h) Nov 10 2007
DREW 0-0 v Blackburn (a) Nov 3 2007
WON 2-1 v Aston Villa (a) Aug 11 2007
SETANTA Saturday games to come for Liverpool:
v West Brom (h) today
v Stoke City (a) Jan 10 2009.
WORDS OF WISDOM
Steven Gerrard is a symbol of the city like the Beatles
Andriy Voronin – trying anything to keep his former team-mates onside in the hope of a return ot Liverpoool from Hertha Berlin
