WELCOMING GLEN JOHNSON TO ANFIELD

1. LFC confirmed yesterday evening or at midnight Malaysian time that the club has successfully acquire the service of Glen Johnson. The club didn't mentioned anything on the web site but news reports claimed that it was £18million deal. Based on his performance in the Andorra match (albeit a lowly team like that...), I say Glen would be a good addition to the squad though it is speculated now that Alvaro Arbeloa would be sold to Real Madrid.
   
   
2. Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson (born 23 August 1984) has won 15 caps for England. Now that is interesting because LFC has very small representatives in the England squad (Stevie G alone) after Carragher decided not to be bothered any more.
   
   
3. Glen is not that high profile. However, he made news for himself in January 2007, when he received an £80 on-the-spot fine after he was caught with friend and fellow footballer Ben May attempting to steal a toilet seat and other bathroom fittings from a B&Q Warehouse store in Dartford, Kent, allegedly on a dare.
   
   
4. In the same Sky Sports interview, he claimed that he and his friend were not trying to steal the toilet seat, but rather they had been undercharged by a mere four pounds and security deemed this to be theft. Instead of taking the matter to court, he claimed that it would be easier to just accept the small fine rather than fight out the matter.
   
   
5. There is a lingering news about Xabi Alonso who is pursued by the Real Madrid. According to news reports, the crazy galaticos is preparing a £30million offer, up from £20million last week. hmmm.... this is something we really want to avoid. Losing a marvellous player like Alonso is bad business.