simao deal onLiverpool confident they will land £8m Simao By Sam Wallace Published: 05 January 2006 "Rafael Benitez has increased the pressure on Benfica to sell their winger Simao Sabrosa with...
At 14:03:12 on 05-01-2006, Steve delighted uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool by announcing:
"Signed from American major league side Columbus Crew, just ahead of Christmas 1997, Brad Friedel arrived at Anfield after a five year wait. The Reds had been chasing his signature for a while, but difficulties in obtaining a work permit for his services had proved to be a major obstacle. However, his international record with the USA was finally sufficient for him to obtain a work permit and Friedel made his Liverpool debut at Aston Villa in February 1998.
"The American kept his place for the rest of the season and started the 1998-99 season as number one, but lost his place to David James. When Sander Westerveld arrived at Anfield Friedel had another problem. Although the work permit was renewed for the 1999-2000 season, only three non-EC players were allowed in the squad, with those places usually going to Patrik Berger, Vladimir Smicer and Stephane Henchoz."
That's the problem with being a goalkeeper. There's only one place you're competing for.
-- "The whole of my life, what the Kop wanted was honesty. They were not so concerned with cultured football, but with triers who gave one hundred per cent." - Bob Paisley
