Why Is Liverpool in the Mess They Are In?

The Moores family have been the custodians of Liverpool Football Club throughout the glory years. However it was David Moore who sold Liverpool for around 200 million to the Americans, Gillett and Hicks.

It has been 5 years since the triumph of Istanbul in Turkey when Steven Gerrard led his team to an unlikely victory when they were 3-0 down at half time. That night it was reported David Moores slept with the trophy in his bed. The best decision at that time was to have got a manager from Spain. Now 5 years later he has written an open letter in the English Papers asking the current owners to leave the club immediately.

When David Moores sold Liverpool he was given undertaking that debt would not be loaded on the club like it was at Manchester United. Unfortunately that is exactly what has happened. Year after year lack of investment in the football club has resulted in players coming in who are of second rate quality, which has culminated in a seventh place finish in this seasons English Premiership.

So is it down to the the seller of the club. Well he sold the club. Surely he should have realised that the two Americans were going to so the same as the Glazer family. But this is only possible with hindsight. He did what was best. At that time he thought he had taken Liverpool as far as he could. But it looks like the club has been taken back 50 years, to a time where Liverpool were struggling in the lower division. Given the situation that has occurred it is good to read the views of the former owner. That has cleared up some of the fans minds so to what was the real motive behind the sale.

Who Will Win the FA Premier League in 2011

Here are some predictions for the top five places in the premier League and why, in the order they will finish. Each of the teams have made some changes, as they do each season and I assess the impact of the new recruits and the players who have left the club.

1 - Manchester United
Despite losing out to Chelsea in the last game of the season, Man United, must be favourites once again this season. With the addition of a proven goal-scorer in Javier Hernandez and the Fulham defender Chris Smalling they will win the league this time. Alex Ferguson will be doubly keen to do well, especially as his reign will be ended soon.

Transfer Rumours: Joe Cole, Karim Benzema, Wesley Sneijder, Luis Suarez, Jack Rodwell, James Milner

2 - Manchester City
Once again City are expected to do well. They missed out on champions league football in almost the final game, but have added some experienced quality players who know how to win. What Mancini must do this season is to mould the new and old players into a winning unit, and give them belief. The recent aquisition of David Silva will give them the needed fire power up front and make them a very close bet.

Transfer Rumours: Fernando Torres, Edin Dzeko, James Milner, Joe Cole, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

3 - Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti proved to be a good manager, winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup in his first season, though with the arrival of Yossi Benayoun from Liverpool, replacing the fans favourite Joe Cole, and the departures of Ballack and Beletti, he will struggle to get the same level from this team. Expect Junior players to be brought into the squad this season. Chelsea also seem very keen on Fernando Torres, which would be an interesting purchase, as he has struggled in this league to produce his best form, and only performs well in odd games.

Transfer Rumours: Fernando Torres, Neven Subotic, Kaka, Franck Ribery, Sergio Aguero, James Milner

4 - Arsenal
Arsenal once again had an indifferent season by their standards, having done well against the weaker teams but struggling against the big boys. They have brought in a couple of French players, one being a centre back to replace William Gallas and Sol Campbell. Expect Arsenal to be in the hunt come the end of the season, Arsene Wenger knows what it takes to get them playing despite the recent unrest, they will be challenging once again. Wenger is a master of bringing youth into the team and expect the same this season.

Transfer Rumours: Joe Hart, Hugo Rodellego, Joe Cole, Felipe Melo de Carvalho, Mark Schwarzer, Gary Cahill

5 - Tottenham
Spurs did remarkably well to make the final Champions League place, being the surprise package in the league. This term though teams will know exactly what to expect from them and their path to the top seats in the league will be that much harder this season. Harry Redknapp has a reputation of being a player wheeler dealer, but so far in this transfer window there has been no activity, though the rumours that Joe Cole will join on a free transfer still persist.

Transfer Rumours: Steven Peinaar, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Joe Cole, Connor Wickham, Craig Bellamy, Diego Forlan

Other teams who might break into the top for are Everton, Aston Villa and Liverpool. I really expect Manchester City to push the other top teams this season with Mancini having a season under his belt. It also pleases me to see them doing well making the Premier League that bit more competitive.

How to Properly Kick a Football.

If you want to have a good kick off, you first need to learn about the proper techniques in kicking a foot ball. But knowing how to kick a football is just a part of the whole thing. You still need to know how to handle distractions from the opposing team. Having a great mental strength is a very important skill for being a football kicker. So what are the proper ways on how to kick a football?

When performing a kickoff or kicking a field goal, you need to set up the football before finally kicking it. Position it on the tee that is almost perpendicular to the ground. It should be a slightly angled toward you.

Next is to set up a field attempt that is if you want to score. Get to a holder kneel right on the opposite side of ball that you are running from. Place the football with the laces forward and away from you. The ball will then be almost perpendicular to the ground and slightly angled toward you. The holder on the other hand needs to place his palm or the tips of his index finger and middle fingers on the top side of the ball.

Third step is to take three steps back away from the ball. In case you will be using your left foot, take around two and a half steps to the right. If you are going to kick with your right, take two and a half steps also to the left. This will give you more focus on the ball so that you don't have to run on a curve patent but just straightly as you are going to kick it.

As you are going to run towards the ball before you kick it, start stepping on the foot that you aren't going to use for kicking. That way, the other one will gain force as you use go two and a half steps away from the ball. The last step would be for the kick.

Place the non-kicking leg steadily around 1 foot to the side of the football. Your foot will then be pointing in the direction on which you want the ball to go. This is if you are going for the goal post.

As you kick the ball, always keep in mind to kick with the top two inner shoelace holes of your shoe. That will create a maximum distance.

For putting a football, all you need to do is stand 15 yards from behind the scrimmage line and the catch the ball as the center will snap it to you. You need to hold the ball after that positioned horizontally in front of you with its laces pointing upward.

Take a whole two steps forward with you kicking foot in the beginning. Kick the ball as you drop it and use the top of your foot to kick as hard as you can. This will allow lots of flexibility.

That is how you kick a football. This is just the basic on how to kick a football, and you can learn more about the tips and techniques as you learn the entire law of the game.

Sweet Crude Oil

Sweet crude oil is a form of petroleum. It is regarded as being a sweet petroleum due it has a sulfur content which is below 0.5 percent unlike sour crude oil which contains larger amount of sulfur. Any petroleum which is regarded as sweet crude usually has little quantities of carbonic acid gas and hydrogen sulfide. In advanced countries like USA, China etc, the form of crude which has little sulfur and high crude oil is normally utilized to produce gas.
In case you do not know, the most desired form of crude oil is the light sweet crude. This is so because it has big quantity of disproportionate portions which are utilized to refine it to kerosene, gasoline and superior diesel. The word "sweet" was initiated due to the fact that its low content of sulfur renders the oil with a mild sweet savor and loving odor. During the 19th century, miners usually ascertain the caliber of crude through degustation and smelling little amounts of it.
Manufacturers of sweet petroleum are:
North American - the states in North America which produces light sweet petroleum are referred to as Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Louisiana, Texas and Mexico.
The name given to the sweet petroleum which is produced by Louisiana is derived from the name of this state. It is called Louisiana sweet. As for the state of Texas, the name given to the sweet light crude oil produced in this state is referred to as Texas light sweet. It can also be referred to as West Texas Intermediate.
Northern Europe: UK and Norway are two countries located near the North Sea that produces sweet petroleum. The name of the sweet petroleum which they produce is collectively referred to as Brent crude.
Africa: in North Africa, both Algeria and Libya produces sweet petroleum. In Africa, Nigeria produces this form of mineral. When you come to central Africa, the countries which you can find that produce this form of mineral are referred to as the two republics of Congo and Angola.
In Asia, China, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Australia, India, Brunei, Indonesia and Australia produces this form of petroleum. Sweet petroleum is also produced by some notable countries in the Middle East.