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Barney

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Hi!

I'm Barney Corkhill, the Liverpool Community Leader for Bleacher Report! Obviously that means I'm a Liverpool fan and I look forward to celebrating the league title finally coming home this season! Other than football, I like playing and watching rugby, cricket, tennis and any other sports really!

In terms of music, The Beatles are by far the greatest band of all time (fact), and it just so happens that they come from the greatest city of all time as well (fact)! I play drums and can play a lot of the Beatles songs on the piano! Anyway, this is a sports site not a music site so I'll stop there! My favourite film is Green Street - It was good enough to almost turn me into a West Ham fan for an hour and it certainly had "I'm forever blowing bubbles" in my head rather than "You'll Never Walk Alone" for the next few days! Anyway this isn't a film site either so moving on...

I'm 18 and live in England. Despite being born in the '90s I really wish I was growing up in the '60s so I could experience most of the sporting greats (as well as the Beatles!). Unfortunately I wasn't to be so lucky, but I do try and look into sport's past a lot. In many ways I prefer to it today's sport, even though I wasn't even alive when it happened!

I joined B/R over a year ago and it has provided me with a great base for my dream career, helping me build up a portfolio and hone my writing skills! I have many a series on here, some of which I will be looking to resurrect soon! The ones I particularly like are the "Greatest Ever" series, which always provides good debate, the "A Tribute To..." series, which looks at the greats of various sports, and Barney Corkhill's Unofficial World Club Championships (current holders being Chelsea).

Relevant links:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/72569-the-greatest-ever-series
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/64031-the-a-tribute-to-series
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97374-the-complete-history-of-the-uwcc-title

Others include Player Duels, Great Quotes and Liverpool Legends! Feel free to look back in my archives for such gems as "Footballs Funniest Moments", "The Worst Haircuts in Football History" and "The Wierdest Olympic Sports in History".

If anyone needs to contact me just post a note on my bulletin board or email me at barneycorkhill@hotmail.co.uk and I'll get back to you!

Most importantly of all, I hope you enjoy my articles! If you do, rate them, leave a comment, and, if they're truly good enough give 'em a POTD vote! It would make me a very happy Barney! Go on spread the joy! If you like my work enough then by all means become a fan!

Finally, thanks to each and every person who has ever read, commented, or picked my article (yep, that means you!), and an extra special thanks to the 168 and counting people who have become my fans. It honestly means a lot!

Now, in the words of Ringo Starr: Peace and Love!

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Socrates has got to be my favourite footballer, closely follwed by Steve McManaman, God (Robbie Fowler), Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Jamie Carragher, Ryan Giggs, Roberto Carlos, Micheal Essien and Zizou. In terms of rugby it's Jason Leonard, Sebastian Chabal, Jonah Lomu and Lesley Vainikolo. My most disliked players include most other Manchester United players, Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, John Terry, John Obi Mikel and Cristiano Ronaldo. None of these are as disliked by me as Liam Ridgewell though. Don't ask me why, because I don't know, but I just have this irrational hatred for the man!

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Liverpool and England

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Gerard Houllier, Rafa Benitez, Sir Alf Ramsey, Kenny Dalglish and Sir Clive Woodward!

  • All Time Sports Moment

    One word: Istanbul. 2005 Champions League Final Liverpool 3-3 Milan. Magical! Other than that, the 2001 treble, England's 2003 Rugby World Cup win, and Usain Bolt 100m at the Beijing Olympics. It left me absolutely speechless!

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    England Rugby v Barbarians - Jason Leonard scored only his second ever try OR Singapore v Australia - the last ever match at the Kalang Stadium. Good stuff and got to play footy on the pitch afterwards!

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Robbie Fowler - hattrick within five minutes! Usain Bolt's 100m when he decides to sprint instead of jogging.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Babe Ruth - simply the greatest!

  • Unitas or Montana?

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan by a mile!

  • Gretzky or Orr?

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele! Maradona was a flawed genius, Pele was just a genius!

  • Federer or Sampras?

    As of the 5th of July 2009 - Roger Federer!

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus again for now. Tiger will take over!

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

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    Barney commented on When the Reds Go Marching Out; Now Who Are We to Blame, Liverpool?

    I must admit, my faith in Rafa Benitez is fading more and more this season, but I'm determined to defend him until he is indefensible. He...

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      Fiorentina

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      The departure of Hyppia? I respect your knowledge of Liverpool is greater than mine but it...

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    Is there anyway we can contact the folks on b/r and tell them that we don't like it and want it changed!

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    Barney commented on Theo Walcott Returns With Plenty To Prove For Arsenal and England

    He would be an asset to have for sure and, if their is a space on the plane to South Africa, he should be included, but...

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    Barney commented on Ryan Babel: Another Failure in Liverpool's History of Poor Signings?

    Unfortunately I have to agree with Chibueze above, I can't help but think Babel would have turned into a world class player under the tutelage of...

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      I think whoever gets it out of him, it won't be at Liverpool...

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    Barney commented on 10 Greatest Comeback Wins in European Football History

    Fourth? Fourth?! You must be joking! Istanbul was THE greatest comeback of all time! (it still puzzles me how people can put United's ahead of Liverpool's)....

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      I would have had Istanbul higher (possibly #1) but the problem was that Liverpool only tied...

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    Salomon Gonzales commented on Moment Of Truth: Two Weeks To Define The Future Of Liverpool FC?

    Well we can offcially count them out now! Muahaha... It was such a pleasure watching Liverpool get knocked out!

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      Err... Why dont you come back when you're competing in the Champions League again.. ;-)

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      Are you mad? I can't wait that long!

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    Yeah, as I was writing that comment I started to think there was more wrong with it than right. If they can find a way to keep it like it was before, but add the awards and stats than that would be great.

    And I feel you on the declining B/R thing. There have been improvements made, but I'd say it was better a few months after I joined than it is now. It's why I stopped writing frequently for a bit, only coming on here to publish the UWCC articles. I'm still trying to get back the enthusiasm for it to be honest!

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    Barney commented on Liverpool Dumped Out of the Champions League

    It's really starting to look like Rafa needs to make some significant changes in January, though this exit won't help matters. I heard a rumour that...

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    Barney commented on Problem On The Left Wing? What Is Van Der Vaart For?

    I've always liked Van der Vaart and, while left-wing may not be his preferred postion, he is versatile enough to do a good job there. I'm...

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    And I forgot, no notifications for any post on the Bulletin Boards!

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    Barney commented on Liverpool's Embarassing Europe Failure Brings Back Memories of UEFA Cup

    Oh I remember those times... It is a shame we have to return to them, but we should make the best of a bad bunch now...

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    You like the awards because you have many gold ones and 2 platinum and 1 ruby..... I have lost my 2 AOTDs...:'( They are nowhere to be seen!

    The new layout sucks, everything is everywhere and the profiles look like a mess(i), the fan list and favorite writer list is destroyed, I just liked the way the communities are shown, it feels good to have the badge of Real Madrid visible on your page, doesn't it?

    Since I have joined b/r, b/r has gone from, good to bad and now to the worse.....*sigh*

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      Who's Best?: Cristiano Ronaldo For Man …

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      Maybe Next Year: Liverpool Made To Wait…

      Received 100 comments • May 14, 2009

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      The Great Debate: Chelsea Vs Barca: Did…

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      You Lucky Bastards: The Hypocritical Na…

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      Greatest Ever: Football: Top Ten Left-B…

      Received 100 comments • February 27, 2009

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      Greatest Ever: Basketball: Top Ten Bask…

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