Following a humiliating 4 defeats in a row (our worst losing run in over 22 years) Liverpool had to face Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday. I was not confident!
As it happened I was flying back to Liverpool on Saturday morning to visit family for the weekend. I was sitting next to two French guys on the flight and it turned out that they were in a party of 6 going to the game and they had 7 tickets – well by the time I was clearing passport control I had a ticket for the match!
Huge sellout crowd as expected but you could sense that the Liverpool fans were not as confident as usual even if they were putting brave faces on it, given the controversy about the beachball the previous week I was not surprised to see this guy outside the ground before the game
Fergie before the game
And the Liverpool fans in the Kop were not going to be left out either
Beach Balls from the Kop
Welcome to Anfield
You'll Never Walk Alone
The first half was rubbish by both sides and at half time it was 0-0, however a bit of magic by Torres gave Liverpool the lead in the second half and after a nerve racking last 10 minutes Ngog gave secured the win with a second in the last few minutes.
As you can probably see from Pepe Reina’s position on the pitch, he was fairly happy with the goal!
Pepe Reina Celebrates
Massive celebrations afterwards as you can imagine
Final Score
Always great to beat the Mancs! Unfortunately back to the same dismal performance a week later losing 3 – 1 away to Fulham.
A good friend of mine Petros Zarpanely has just received authorization from the Monaco authorities for his new company Monte Carlo People Service Leisure SARL.
THis company will be selecting and recruiting personnel for the Cruise, Hotel and tourism industry especially management. Also he will be providing management solution for the above.
Currently they are in the start up stage, but will be actively moving forward in the coming months check out in the near future www.mc-psl.com
On Tuesday we had the first outing of the Monaco branch of the Liverpool Supporters Club.
Seven of us had obtained tickets through the Club for the Fiorentina V Liverpool Champions League game in Florence. We left Monaco at midday and arrived in Florence at around 4-30.
Monaco LFC fans
We picked up the tickets at the team hotel and headed into town for some sightseeing.
Liverpool Supporters in Florence
By then we were very thirsty and managed to find a café right in one of the main squares that seemed very happy to let us in. When we got the bill half an hour and three beers later we found out why! € 8.50 for half a lager, we thought it was bad in Monaco!
Most Expensive Beers in Florence?
Off to the ground where we had a great welcome from the Fiorentina fans and staff with free pasta and water outside the ground and banners inside.
Free Pasta
Fiorentina Fans Welcome to Liverpool Fans
Unfortunately Liverpool played like schoolboys in the first half and gave away 2 goals to go in 2-0 down at half time. They were better (but not great) in the second half but failed to put the ball in the back in the net and ended the game losing 2-0.
We bumped into the Paris supporters as we were leaving the game as they were taking some photos.
French LFC Supporters
Not the greatest result for our first away trip but everyone enjoyed the day out and showed interest in going to the game in Lyon at the beginning of December.
Anyone interested in finding out more about the Liverpool Supporters Club in Monaco send me an email on damian@rivieraads.com
Back in June I posted about Walter Wolkowicz’s new venture supplying Marine Antiques and Furniture from his shop La Vieille Mer in Fontvieille. I am happy to say that as a result of the success of this site Walter’s brother Daniel asked me to create a site for his shop.
Situated on the main shopping street in Monaco, Boulevard des Moulins, DAVID ART specialise in Antique Porcelain (including Meissen, Sevres, Capo di Monte, Royal Vienna); and Objets D’art (including Antique vases, clocks, bronzes, and mirrors).
DAVID ART also design and create original jewellery using semi precious stones such as jade, onyx, amethyst and coral and combining these with diamonds and other precious stones all set in white or yellow gold.
If you are looking for Antiques or Jewellery in Monaco visit David Art at:
I am astonished by the £600 fine that has been given to footballer David Bentley after he admitted drinking and driving.
In 1987 I was fined £200 for speeding at 100mph on the motorway, I did not have an accident and had not been drinking.
At the time I was 26 years old and earning £17,000 per annum and the magistrate said that if it had not been for a reference letter from my employer saying I required the car for work I would also have received a ban.
How then 22 years later can a 24 year old footballer earning more in a week than I was earning in a year having crashed his car after drinking and driving be given a fine which is propably less than one hours pay.
I notice he admitted drinking and driving – little difficult to deny when his Porsche was wrapped around a lamppost. He apparantly parked his car at the train station and was going to get a taxi home, however he decided later that he did not want to leave the car (when pissed remember) so drove ( into a lamppost).
Apparantly “adverse press coverage of the incident had been distressing for him and his family” – So? What about the distress he could have caused if he had hit a pedestrian instead of a lamppost.
By the way how do you manage to hit a lamppost after drinking four pints and two spirit measures – just a thought!
Al in all bloody ridiculous, I know he has also been fined by his club and supposedly lost a sponsorship deal but a publican would lose his job and career for a similar offence.
We have finally got the Monaco Branch of the Liverpool Football Club Supporters Club up and running and as there was a delegation from LFC in Monte Carlo today from the Champions League draw we arranged to meet up with them and were able to get some photos taken with the great Kenny Dalglish.
Any one interested in joining the Monaco Branch of LFC supporters should drop me an email on damian@rivieraads.com
A good friend of mine Walter Wolkowicz of David Monaco has opened a new shop in the port of Fontvieille.
This new venture is specialising in the supply of all things related to the sea; including marine antiques, marine furniture, globes, telescopes, ships wheels, paintings, chadburns, lamps, portholes, diving suits, navigational instruments and model ships.
Visit La Vielle Mer at
42 Quai Jean-Charles Rey
“Galerie du Grand Large” – 1st Floor
Fontvieille
MC98000
Monaco
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