Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 31 Aug 2010, 09:23Updated 31 Aug 2010, 09:28

Liverpool Football Club

Agents Expect McLeish To Get His Men & Liverpool To Snatch A Decent Striker

Football agent Phil Smith on ESPN’s Between the Lines last night announced, “Watch this space on Alexander Hleb, he’s coming to Premier League”. £5M is thought to be the fee.

Birmingham are also believed to have lodged a bid for Arsenal full-back Armand Traore on loan for the of the season.

And as talk of Carlton Cole makes discerning Scousers shudder, help may well be at hand.

Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez is interested in a move to Liverpool, according to the player’s agent. “When a club like Liverpool inquires, their interest cannot be pushed off the table,” Ferber told Kicker. Negotiations broke down last night but Liverpool are determined to get Torres support.

Koncheskyis in Liverpool this morning for a medical and an official announcement should follow later today.