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Brilliant words today from the Editor-in-Chief of the Blahg:

"If you aren't frequenters of Running Down a Dream, you should be. If you are, you know of the polarizing subject that is Liverpool FC. Endorsing an obscure sports franchise has so brilliantly divided their audience, why not irritate our audience with a similar move?"

There are moments when I fear that my constant ranting and raving over the travails of the Reds falls on deaf ears, but if they are being called "obscure", "polarizing", and "divisive", well, my friends, that's just more motivation to educate the great, unwashed masses.

Last Saturday, the Reds traveled to the northeast coast of Mother England to take on Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. After Boro took the lead from a George Boateng goal in the 26th minute, the Reds pulled out a 1-1 draw after a wonder goal from Spanish striker Fernando Torres in the 71st minute.

Even if you don't watch most of the videos I post, you need to skip forward to the 4:30 mark for El Nino's strike. You'll thank me later.

Today, Liverpool returned to action in the F.A. Cup with a 3rd Round Replay versus the Hatters of Luton Town. For the second straight match none of the Luton Town players were wearing hats during the match, so the origin of the nickname "Haters" takes its place alongside the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa's body in the great mysteries of our time, but I digress.

The Reds cruised to a 5-nil victory behind a hat-trick from Steven Gerrard, and goals from Ryan Babel and Sami Hyppia. Central defender Jamie Carragher temporarily took the skipper's armband from Gerrard in honor of Carragher's 500th appearance for his hometown club.

I would give you a video of all 5 goals, but you really only need to see the final goal from Stevie G., a curveball that would make Johan Santana envious.

5-0 (Gerrard) Liverpool vs Luton Town
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