Stockport County striker Peter Thompson has urged his team mates to keep their heads high and believe that they can avoid relegation as County are firm favorites to go down in the League this season.

With a poor run of just one win in six games County find themselves lying two points outside the relegation Zone however Thompson believes the Squad and Boss Gary Ablett can turn things around.

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Speaking to Pure Fm after yesterdays thumping at home to Millwall County boss Gary Ablett admitted his side were poor and embarrassed themselves. He added "all afternoon we caused our own problems and we were never good enough, if things don't improve things are going to change".

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Over the past Couple of days Rumours have been spreading that Championship Side Preston North End are interested in, in-form midfielder Carl Baker. Boss Gary Ablett was quick to see them out , speaking earlier at Manor Farm Ablett Said : "I've heard the rumours about Preston being interested in Carl.

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The FA Cup Final, May 1989 was contested by Everton and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. It became one of the most memorable FA Cup Final in terms of excitement, emotions and tension. John Aldridge had put Liverpool 1-0 up after four minutes but Stuart McCall equalised in the 89th minute to force extra time. Click to continue reading...

County boss Gary Ablett has praised fans for their Loyal support as 4,000 fans have turned up to every home this season.Speaking to Radio Manchester Ablett said: "The fans have been absolutely fantastic as they've never once got at the players and all I can do is thank them, "They've known the situation that's happened and developed throughout the summer.

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County play host to Hartlepool United this evening, in what promises to be an entertaining fixture.

Hatters boss Gary Ablett has no new injury worries ahead of the game, with Oli Johnson still missing out due to the floating bone in his ankle and Matty Mainwairing still recovering from his broken leg.

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County gained a good away point from their weekend trip to the Galpharm Stadium.

Manager Gary Ablett kept faith with the starting 11 which beat Leyton Orient 2-1 the previous week, although there was 1 change on the bench where Adam Griffin replaced the injured Adam Griffin.

The Hatters started the game brightly and in a game where chances were hard to come by, could have taken the lead as early as the 48th second, when on-loan defender Paul Huntington played a perfect pass through to Nicholas Bignall, the strikers controlling touch set up the chance, but he failed to work the Huddersfield 'keeper.

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County gained a good away point from their weekend trip to the Galpharm Stadium.

Manager Gary Ablett kept faith with the starting 11 which beat Leyton Orient 2-1 the previous week, although there was 1 change on the bench where Adam Griffin replaced the injured Oli Johnson.

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County travel east to The Galpharm Stadium this weekend to face Huddersfield for the 2nd time this season, following our trip in the Carling Cup.

The Hatters will be looking to extend a run of games which has seen them lose just once in the last 6, away to Leeds.

Huddersfield will be looking to bounce back from defeat against Milwall last weekend and feature County old-boys Anthony Pilkington and Jim Goodwin.

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Merseyside's most handsome football trophy will adorn an Anfield trophy cabinet for another season, after Krisztian Nemeth's late strike saw Liverpool Reserves claim the Liverpool Senior Cup last night.
But the part-timers from the Liverpool County FA – champions Waterloo Dock – gave their illustrious full-time rivals all the trouble they could handle in a close contest at Marine's Arriva Stadium. Click to continue reading...

After County's 2-2 draw with Yeovil on Saturday Baker went over to the County fans to receive a card after the death of his older brother Micheal.

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Rafa Benitez believes the major changes at Melwood and the Academy this summer are already paying dividends.
The international break has given the Spaniard the chance to see for himself the progress being made both at reserve and under-18 level.
And the Reds boss insists he is delighted with the impact the new coaching staff have made. Click to continue reading...

John McMahon leapt at the chance to return to Merseyside this summer and three months on he hasn't looked back.
The Liverpool-born 45-year-old left behind life as assistant manager at League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town to succeed Gary Ablett as the Reds' reserve team boss.
McMahon is charged with developing the group of youngsters assembled from around the world who make up the second string squad. Click to continue reading...

County Boss Gary Ablett has added to his squad of young players by signing Chelsea youngster Liam Bridcutt on loan until January.

Bridcutt was captain of Chelsea's reserve side last season but couldn't break through into the first team.

The 20-year-old has now been allowed out to gain further experience and will stay at Edgeley Park until 2nd January.

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Liverpool reserve-team manager John McMahon says the club are aiming to develop more players capable of breaking into the first team.
Current Reds skipper Steven Gerrard was the last notable player to graduate from reserve and youth level and hold down a regular first-team place.
"The total aim is to produce players to play in Liverpool's first-team," he told BBC Radio Merseyside. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's new Academy director Frank McParland has outlined plans for the overhaul of the club's youth set-up.
Manager Rafael Benitez appointed McParland to conduct a review of the Academy earlier this year and the changes required continue apace.
As reported in the Daily Post yesterday John McMahon has taken over from Gary Ablett as reserve team coach, while several other changes to the coaching staff are expected over the coming weeks. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are facing a legal backlash after dismissing an incredible 16 backroom staff as part of the increasingly bloody Anfield Rafalution.
The club sacked 10 Academy staff last week and another six long-serving employees left in the last few days.
Distressed former employees with well over 150 years service between them argue they've been given no valid reason for the termination of contracts and are unhappy with the club's first offers for pay-off packages. Click to continue reading...

Four of Liverpool's backroom staff will be released as part of the ongoing review of the club's Academy.
Reserve team manager Gary Ablett is the most prominent name of the quartet with Rafael Benitez reassessing the set-up beneath the first team.
Under-18s manager Hugh McAuley, under-16 coach Dave Shannon and under-14s coach Paul Lever are also set leave, with their departures expected next week. Click to continue reading...

Kristianz Nemeth hit the winning goal 14 minutes from time as Liverpool Reserves scored a 1-0 victory in the Liverpool Senior Cup final to end Waterloo Dock's hopes of glory at Marine FC last night.
The Hungarian striker fired home from close range on 76 minutes to give Liverpool the trophy. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool Academy coach Hughie McAuley says his side still have it all to do if they are to reach the final of the FA Youth Cup.
Holding a 3-0 lead over Birmingham City from the first leg, McAuley's Under-18 side go into tomorrow evening's deciding tie with a clear advantage but the boss is dismissing their ‘favourites' tag. Click to continue reading...

Most of the time, rather than letting player go on loan to gain experience it seems as if Liverpool are sending them out into the wilderness.
Take Craig Lindfield, the FA Youth Cup winner who never seems to manage to get a game no matter where - and it is usually in Division Two - he gets sent to. Click to continue reading...

In the last few weeks there has been vehement criticism of Rafa Benítez's youth policy since he took over the club in 2004. There is much evidence to support the argument that Benítez has overlooked those in the youth team; However, there is also ample evidence pointing to the opposite.
There are a number of factors to consider when evaluating the youth policy of the club since Benítez took over. Click to continue reading...

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div align="justify"span style="font-family:verdana;"Martin Kelly earned rave reviews after his debut for Huddersfield on Tuesday night.br /br /The 18-year-old Liverpool centre-back has joined the League One club on loan until the end of the season and helped them secure a 2-1 win at Bristol Rovers.br /br /Kelly was playing out of position at left-back but his performance delighted boss Lee Clark. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's reserves lost in the league for the first time in over a year last week, a record that brings back happy memories of an era where the second string used to routinely win the Pontins League under the guidance of future first team manager Roy Evans.
The strategy back then was also very similar tot e one that Rafael Benitez has been adopting even if the range of nationalities has been widened drastically. Click to continue reading...

GARY ABLETT'S title winning Liverpool reserves side suffered their first defeat in almost a year last night.
The Reds second string went down 2-1 at Sunderland in the FA Premier Reserve League North.
Sunderland were the last side to beat Liverpool when they inflicted the only defeat suffered by Gary Ablett's side in the whole of last season. Click to continue reading...

Gary Ablett has thrown down a League Cup gauntlet to his young starlets ahead of their clash with Sunderland tonight.
With the Carling Cup third round tie against Crewe Alexandra beckoning at Anfield next Tuesday night, Ablett is hoping the likes of Stephen Darby and Jay Spearing can impress manager Rafael Benitez and give him a selection poser. Click to continue reading...

New Brazilian striker Vitor Flora has thanked Lucas Leiva, Fabio Aurelio and Diego Cavalieri for helping him settle into new surroundings at Melwood.
The 18-year-old striker - who signed for the Reds last month - admits having fellow countrymen already at the club has made life a whole lot easier for him. Click to continue reading...

Steven Irwin is hoping to finally nail down a regular position after making the permanent move to Melwood in the summer.
The 17-year-old has played in every single position during his rise through the Liverpool ranks – even in goal.
Last season brought more stability as he split his time between just two areas: right-back and central midfield. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool reserves manager Gary Ablett has spoken of the frustrations that three of his team-members feel having been promoted to the first team for pre-season, only to be drawn back into the reserves for the current campaign.
Gary Ablett has explained to the club's official website the tough time he has boosting the morale of young trident Stephen Darby, Jay Spearing and Daniel Pacheco, after they experienced life with the first team during pre-season, only to be demoted back to participate in the reserves league. Click to continue reading...

JORDY BROUWER scored the only goal of the game as champions Liverpool Reserves opened the defence of their FA Premiership Reserve League Northern Section title with victory over Middlesbrough Reserves at the Riverside Stadium last night.
Liverpool also saw new boy Phillip Degen come through 45 minutes of the match as the Swiss international right-back works his way back to full fitness following injury. Click to continue reading...

Aside from the Barry saga, this was the summer in which the core of Liverpool's successful reserve side got an opportunity to prove their worth at a higher level. Daniel Pacheco, Damien Plessis, Jay Spearing, Kristian Nemeth, Stephen Darby and Emiliano Insua all got to play in the club's pre-season friendlies with each one hinting that, should the need arise, they were more than capable of doing a job. Click to continue reading...

Three of Rafa Benitez's young pretenders have been given first-team squad numbers for 2008-09.
Damien Plessis, Krisztian Nemeth and Martin Kelly have all been allocated numbers for the first time.
Central midfielder Plessis, who borrowed the number 47 for his debut at the Emirates last term, will wear 28 on a permanent basis. Click to continue reading...

Gerardo Bruna secured a score-draw for Liverpool as they take on League One outfit Stockport County.
Liverpool took of the 'Hatters' today, and after Stockport paraded their play-off trophy to the crowd before kick-off, they took to the pitch with a game plan to get stuck into a fairly young Liverpool side, coached by Gary Ablett. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool midfielder Sebastian Leto is on the verge of joining Greek outfit Olympiakos on a season long loan move.
Leto joined Liverpool in 2007 but has failed to make an impact in the first team and spent the majority of his time in Gary Ablett's reserves. The Reds were supposedly trying to use the Argentine in a part exchange deal for Albert Riera earlier in the season, but the reds offer was shot down by Espanyol. Click to continue reading...