The Liverpool Community Spotlight: Barney Corkhill (Part Two)

Welcome back to the second part of the Liverpool Community Spotlight. In part one; we spoke to community leader, Barney Corkhill, about some of his best and worst moments as a Liverpool supporter.

Part two of this edition will look at little closer at Barney’s future career plans, his favourite writers and articles on Bleacher and which player’s girlfriend he would like to be stuck in a lift with.

The Interview: Part Two

SL: Moving on from best and worst; if you were Liverpool manager for the week, what would be the first thing you do?

BC: First off I would get a signed shirt and ball from all the players!

Next, If we were in a transfer window, I would make an offer for either Ashley Young or David Villa—maybe I'd sneak a cheeky bid in for Messi as well—but otherwise I would just sort the team out to the way I think it should be.

SL: What team would you pick from the current squad?

BC: For a league game I would go with: GK: Reina, RB: Arbeloa, CB: Carragher, CB: Agger, LB: Insua, DM: Mascherano, DM: Xabi Alonso, RM: Kuyt, LM: Riera, SS: Gerrard, ST: Torres.

For a Champions League match it would be: GK: Reina, RB: Arbeloa, CB: Carragher, CB: Skrtel, LB: Aurelio, DM: Mascherano, RM: Babel, LM: Riera, CM: Gerrard, ST: Keane, ST: Torres.

SL: If you had a chance to swap any current LFC player for any other in the world who would it be and why?

BC: I'd go for swapping Martin Kelly for Lionel Messi. No explanation needed really! Failing that, I would swap Dossena for Patrice Evra.

SL: I wonder if Barca would be up for that swap. Is there anything you dislike about Liverpool the club?

BC: I wouldn’t say I dislike anything, but it is by no means perfect. The owners have been going under the radar more lately, but I will always be wary while they are still there.

SL: They certainly have had a torrid time since they took over as owners, although, it could be suggested that we have improved a great deal, especially this season, with the money they have injected in to the club.

Sitting top of the table at the time of this article; what are your predictions for Liverpool's league position come the end of the season?

BC: Dare I say it? Yes, I dare! I think we can finish first! We are playing some nice football at the moment, and we have the other big wigs a bit worried. Then again, the Premier League is so unpredictable that anything could happen.

SL: What annoys you the most about football at the moment?

BC: Quite simply: diving.

Surely the men who play this game have pride, and my pride would not let me do that. The funny thing is, if someone hit them in the face off the pitch, they would try and look like it hadn't hurt them.

SL: That’s a very good point.

BC: Yet, If someone runs past them on the pitch, they try and look like they've been shot. This is why I dislike Didier Drogba so much. He is a big, strong guy, but goes down so easily. He's not the only one, but he is the worst in my opinion.

SL: So moving away from Liverpool and football as a whole; you have been a regular on B/R for just over eight months now. Do you have any favourite writers you always look out for?

BC: Ooooh that's a tough one! From the whole World Football page I would probably say Willie Gannon, Alex Dimond and Andrew McNair, but it is so hard to choose! There are so many top writers on here.

SL: I think a great many people would agree with you on those three choices. Do you have any favourite writer created series’ from the last month?

BC: Another tough one here! Your recent one about “Forgotten Pioneers of Football” which looks at the undervalued members of football's history has the potential to be fantastic, if indeed you are planning to make that into a series. Andrew McNair's “Hot or Not” is good, as are one or two others.

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