Just got a song ericson x8 phone since my other phone's contract was nearly up and i wanted a new one. It's pretty cool apart from i seem to be getting charged for using my own wi fi from my bt home hub so thats quite annoying at the moment. I think it might have something to do with me downloading some apps from the andriod market but surely it should use my wi fi for that kind of stuff. Strange it really is, they are free apps too by the way. Anyway I downloaded angry birds, pac-man and a blogger app so far and they seem to be cool, as well as sticking on some Metallica on there.

I haven't had any time to play any games and I might not be able to this weekend either due to a mountain of work that I need to do for Monday. So my mass effect is getting a bit dusty unfortunately, but I have being watching Anchor man which is a really funny and good film to watch.

I seem to be getting into twitter quite a lot recently, anyone else on twitter ? if say im @samb2011 if you fancy hearing what thoughts are in my head from time to time.

Hope your all well !

A few days later after an other "meaningless" friendly for England in Denmark, which saw that come out as 2-1 winners after new England additions did impress.

The England team that played included the likes of Wilshere, Bent, Young and Parker all of which didshow what they could do in an England shirt. The one player that did receive most of the plaudits was young Jack Wilshere as Capello tried to play him in an unfamiliar role in front of the defense, somewhere which is foreign to an attacking player such as Wilshere. However he stuck to his task and gave a good impression of himself on his first full England debut.

Also the inclusion of Darren Bent in the starting line up did seem a good choice as he went on to score England's first goal in the game. These pointing to the fact that these friendly games don't seem as meaningless as first thought by others and probably myself. However these games beingpinned as the meaningless friendly mostly due to the fact they of course don'tmean anything and is a risk for clubs as key players could get injured.

Yet these games have shown that the young players that are coming through in club teams are good enough to play for the england team at this moment in time. All of these leading up to the games that do matter such as qualifiers for major tornuments.

The most anticipated match of the weekend for many reasons saw Liverpool come out on top against a not very good Chelsea side. The match will not be known for it's quality or be an advertisement for the premier league, but it still meant everything all the same to the Liverpool team, fans and manager. The team that rightly deserved the win, as they were far more superior to any threat which Chelsea could muster, even with their new £50 million striker making his debut.

The debut for Fernando Torres did not really go to plan for the Spaniard as the pasts talks of scoring a goal against his former club seemed to be matched with no attacking threat provided by himself. However this could be put down to the Liverpool defense as every time Torres managed to get on the ball he was quickly crowded out by a wave of red, this gifting him a smack in the mouth from Agger. The only time the striker managed to get a sight on goal, his shot was quickly snuffed out by a block from Jamie Carragher, a player who had being out for the past 3 months yet played like his life depended on it. Torres disappointing debut was compiled as he was brought off after 60 minutes with the Liverpool fans chanting various songs as well as waving various banners, all aimed at the Spaniard.

However the day belonged the Liverpool as they managed to control the midfield with the cool head of Lucas Leiva as well as provide width with Kelly and Johnson, this also worked defensively as neither of Chelsea's full backs managed to get any real action above the half way line. The 3 at the back controlled and snuffed out any Chelsea attack which there was little of. The creative influence of Gerrard and Meireles linked up with Kuyt well throughout the game and got forward at every opportunity. This new freedom given to the Liverpool players making them a real attacking threat and also making the players enjoy the tactics of manager Kenny Dalglish.

The goal which was provided by Raul Miereles, 4 in 5 now, was nothing for the scrap book yet it meant all the same for the reds, which was echoed by the celebrations of Dalglish as he ran up the touchline with his arms aloft. The Chelsea defense looking a bit shaky a few times during the match and it was shown again as a cross from the right flank was left by both Cech and Ivanoic dueto confusion, then the ball was neatly tucked away by the Portuguese midfielder.

That win makes in 4 successive wins for the reds as well as 4 clean sheets for the reds men, this record surely ensures the permanent placement of manager Kenny Dalglish.

At the moment I don't seem to have any time to play Mass effect or any other game except on weekends really, due to a lot of work that needs doing from sixth form. I have started to get into tweeter quite a lot over the past few days. After having it for awhile and not really taking interest at first, I have come to start to like it more then Facebook. I find it more interesting then facebook as it's more about people's thoughts and get to hear from people of interest as well. So thats what i've being doing as well as blogging too.

It was good to see Suarez score on debut last night, hopefully he will score again against Chelsea on Sunday.

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The main deals of deadline day was obviously Torres to Chelsea and Carroll to Liverpool, both we knew were really going to happen anyway so no really big surprise. Both of the transfers broke records due to their fees of course, which either showed the footballing world was going mad at that moment in time or the recession is still quite bad, either of these I'm not totally sure about.

Anyway firstly Torres, he moves to Chelsea for £50 million, be it over priced or whatever, then makes out that he is glad to be at a "big club". Which really did ruffle my feathers but I won't rant about here. He has moved to a team with an ageing squad and little back up on the bench. Some say that he was not Ancellotti's purchase but one of the owner due to the recent lack of money being pumped into the football club, which might have an effect on his place in the team if its true. At Chelsea Torres might (and i say might, doesn't mean I'm right) not be the figurehead of the team, the player in which the whole team is constructed around, unlike at Liverpool. Chelsea I'm sure will want to keep playing their own style of football with their own tactical formation and then try to fit Torres into a strikers role whether it be with Drogba or with Anelka. I think more Drogba will suit Torres as Anelka and Torres a abit alike as they are both pacey, good finishers and will sit on the shoulder on the defender. Where as Drogba will try to hold and battle for the ball in the air a lot better then Torres can perform. However the Chelsea midfield of Lampard, Ramires and Essien will be able to play balls through as well as link up with the spaniard just like Gerrard and Torres at Liverpool. If Torres if just fitted into a system and put out on the right of an attacking three then he will not be much of a threat at all and will probably start to move infield whenever possible. Hopefully this will happen on Sunday when Liverpool play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Another worry Chelsea have is that Torres seems to be struck down with injury quite frequently over the past couple of seasons which has seen his form dip and dive for Liverpool, which made him play badly at times, so they need to look after him until his injury days are fully behind him or just toughen him up a little. As well as injuries Torres seems to suffer from sulking a little bit too when things aren't going his way, so they might have to sort that little thing out too, but apart from that they should be fine.

The second biggest deal of the day was Andy Carroll's move to Liverpool for a small fee of £35 million, which again might seem a lot but shows a couple of things. It shows that the owners do seem committed to the club by spending the cash on much needed players. A financial backing that is much needed to rebuild a depleted Liverpool squad. This leading on to the owners hopefully being serious about backing the plans for a new stadium and hopefully will put their own money towards it as well, anyway back to Carroll. Liverpool's old formation of playing Gerrard just behind the striker (Torres) probably won't work now due to neither Carroll and Suarez having the pace which Torres has, so the formation might need a little tweaking whether it be go back to 4-4-2 or find another system that will vacate both of the new arrivals. The combination of Suarez and Carroll will hopefully be a bright one as it brings back memories of Toshack and Keegan, little n' large. They both have good quality on the ground as well as Carroll being good in an aerial battle against defenders, so he can knock balls down to Suarez who will then put them away. However if Liverpool do go 4-4-2 it will mean a pile up in midfield between Gerrard, Lucas and Meireles. Of course, we need to play our captain in that mix but who would play beside him? Personally I would put Meireles there as he has started to show his quality and has shown that he can run a game from the centre of midfield, where as Lucas is much better at getting forward a bit like Gerrard. On the wings I would put Kuyt and Maxi Rodrigues until we can find some decent much needed wingers in the Summer, or we could play Johnson on the right wing as he cannot do much defending yet is excellent at going forwards, then play Kelly at right back. At left back Aurelio should play every game he can with Rodrigues in front of him, then Agger and Skrtel/Carragher centre backs. That hopefully being the match winning team for the rest of the season as soon as Carroll gets fit and Suarez gets his work permit (still hasn't got yet). There doesn't seem to be a spot for Joe Cole who again is a class player but hasn't really turned it on for Liverpool during the time which he has being here. Cole i think being better behind the striker aslong as he is given freedom to do whatever he wants to do, free spirit if you like. Anyway I think Carroll and Suarez will play quite well together so hopefully scoring Liverpool a lot of goals in the future.

With Liverpool demanding £50 million for Fernando Torres from Chelsea with just one day left before the window shuts, then this surely pin points that they have already found a replacement for the striker. I would personally sell him now especially as Liverpool have already got a someone waiting in the wings to step into his boots and with the imminent arrival of Suarez. Also it will be a good time for the likes of Ngog and Pacheco to step up to the mark and show what they are really made of, any other younger players of course as well. I would be sad to see him leave yet we could not argue that it hasn't being coming for a while now as speculation was rife every time the summer came around for the past few years and with Liverpool not having a good past two seasons. His body language kind of gave it away too though even with him looking back to his old self under Kenny Dalglish. However I'm sure there will be positives and negatives of his departure.

Positives

The positives of Torres leaving you would of thought might be in short supply as how could anyone come in and replicate his goal scoring form over the past few seasons. However if he does leave then it means will can bring in someone which will actually look like he wants to play for the club as well as maybe having a few millions left over to splash on some much needed cover. Another positive which I have already mentioned would be the blooding of the younger players at Liverpool. They will get their chance and will hopefully show what they can do then maybe becoming first team regulars, rising stars of the future maybe. Much needed. Since the arrival of Gerrard along with a few others Liverpool haven't really brought any promising youngsters through apart from Kelly (who looks like a decent player) and maybe Spearing who is getting a few games now, yet this might be just be because of the new squad rules put in place for this season, however with some talented youth waiting in the wings it might lead to them becoming the future stars and faces of Liverpool football club. If not then we might be able to make a little profit on a few of these names. We do have some decent players waiting for their chance too. I just hope they get the chance this season unlike past seasons. Also losing his sulky attitude which we have seen to many times on this pitch this season isn't going to be a bad thing at all.

Negatives

Yet there is always going to be negatives of losing a player like Torres of course, like losing his threat and amount of goals that he is capable of scoring. He is one of our talisman too along with Gerrard of course and match winners aren't easy to come by in football which we will be losing if he does go. Also all the weight and pressure might be landed back on Gerrard which isn't good yet hopefully Suarez and a replacement might help him out. Also we are meant to play Chelsea this week away so if he scores the winning goal against us then that is obviously not a good thing but I hope Gerrard puts a big tackle into him (if he does go). But of course the big one is just loosing someone that can score so many goals and terrify so many defences especially when Torres is on form, something that can't be replaced except by a few in the footballing world i.e. Messi.

Looking at it though the positives seem to out weigh the negatives yet Torres will be a big lose to Liverpool but no one is bigger then the club. If this move is something about money though I hope Liverpool don't bow down to Torres by giving him what he wants i.e. Man united with Rooney. In the long run if Torres wants to go let him, I don't want him at my club if he doesn't want to be there.

Hope it was a good read. If you want more go too www.speakingfootball.blogspot.com.

As you maybe can guess, I will take him down !

I playing Mass Effect of course and got a few more aliens to add to my squad, shot some bad guys and have flown across the galaxy. I have also thought of a special feature which I can post on my other blog too which is posting a weekly talk about football every week, as I really like it and would really like to talk about it yet I don't think it fits in well with the other stuff. So I thought I would post it as its own separate thing every Monday, so if your interested and think my blog is actually good (which I highly doubt) then keep an eye out.

"Acta non Verba ! "

I received Mass effect 1 & 2 through the post this morning and have just played about an hour on number 1, to find that it is a really good game. I have only played through the Eden Prime mission, but I really enjoyed it and do find the game play really enjoyable. I kept the appearance of Sheppard and just change his first name to my own instead of creating a new character. I got the classic version of Mass Effect 1 which includes the second disc with all the other stuff on so I have a DLC to play through as well on that one, but don't really want to rush through the game at all and want to try and complete as many quests as I can before moving on to Mass Effect 2. Hopefully by the time I have completed both of these then Mass Effect 3 will be out. That would be quite good indeed.

I now have Mass effect 1 & 2 on its way thanks to a friend persuading me to get them. I got number 1 for £8 and the other for £12 which seems like a decent price for both, so i'm really excited about getting them now. Not sure how many hours it will take out of my life but its a welcome escape as I seem to be having a little woman trouble at the moment, which is always on my mind. Not good.

I'm a little stuck on dragon age as my whole band of characters seem to all die as we go in the search for the urn of ashes, not good either and rather annoying especially after doing a few tactical changes. All good fun though.

Oh yes, and keep checking out my other blog please. Thanks to all those that have already looked and read already, I update almost daily so keep checking it out. Thanks.

Is it just my achievements that seem to be messed up ?

It is really annoying me now and if anyone has a way to fix it then please tell me, so i can moaning about it. Thank you.