I Hate Scousers....

..is something that Gary Neville would say. I naturally wouldn't, our Liverpudlian friends being one of the funniest, most loveable, law abiding members of the United Kingdom. It says here, on this note Mrs X left for me with the words "Put this on your blog or there's no Scouse for you tonight. Lar". And not scouse like that, get your mind out of the gutter.

As you can see from the above photo, Rafa Benitez is very excited about meeting Bolton at Anfield tomorrow, having won the last six games against us, even if the last one was won by a little bit of cheating. But that was B.C. (Before Coyle..keep up). The former BEN reports that St Owen is to "unleash" Weiss and Wilshere (as and when Wilshere actually signs, nothing official on that yet although the former BEN reports that he has in the same article), which does kind of make them sound like the Doberman that used to patrol the grounds of my old local in Manchester on a leash that was just long enough for it not to reach the road. It will be interesting to watch what they could do to a back line that consists of Carragher, Skrtel, Insua and Kyrgiakos, who aren't the most impressive defence Liverpool have ever had. Liverpool aren't exactly firing on all cylinders, almost as if someone has taken their wheels and put their Ford Escort on bricks. There is no Torres, only a good thing, Gerrard is hobbling, altough I say that now and he'll probably get two tomorrow, and they are having to survive on a forward line of N'Gog and Kuyt.

Living with a Liverpudlian, I do see at first hand the kind of emotional wringer they're going through at the moment, but just as no one outside of Bolton supporters could see why Megson had to go, it seems that no one outside of Liverpool supporters can see why Benitez has to stay and there are parallels. Just as T'Wanderers claiming thirteenth place last season wasn't the point with the fans, knowing that one good season does not a succesful manager make, especially as those that finished underneath us were just more dire, so Liverpool fans appreciate that a struggling season for them, in relative terms, does not make a bad manager. Benitez may have been caught by surprise by Spurs, Citeh and Villa making a challenge and Arsenal being ahead of Arse Vinegars curve but he wasn't the only one. His problem has been too many big game players going missing against smaller teams, see Wolves on Wednesday, and that is something that Bolton can exploit tomorrow. We were unfortunate not to get a win, never mind a draw, in September and if we play that way, with Jet Heels and As And When running at their defence, I can see a positive result. Even if it is 56 years since we won there. And at 50-1 on Betfair, I've gone for a 2-0 win. Appreciated, I do that every week.

Surprisingly, both Hansen and Lawro have gone for a Liverpool win (no news on Tommo yet but I can have a guess), as have the MEN. Well, its not like they recently lost to a Championship side is it? It is surprising to see that, so have Vital Bolton. Notwithstanding what was said above, I think a draw. Liverpool have good players and they must understand what Rafa means when he waves his hands around even if no one but McTaggart and Big Sam do. However if we play to potential I can see us put another nail in their Champions League coffin, which will cue some domestic violence in X Towers.

Until tomorrow, broken fingers allowing.

UPDATE: Obviously, just as I posted this, as and when became here and now. Welcome to Bolton Jack Wilshere. You'll never leave.