Red Watch: Wind of change is blowing through Liverpool FC

Red Watch: Wind of change is blowing through Liverpool FC

APPARENTLY they name hurricanes using men and women’s names, working their way sequentially through the alphabet.

After Irene left a trail of havoc up the eastern seaboard of America, I don’t know what happened to Jose but there’s no mistaking that Hurricane Kenny swept through Anfield in the last fortnight, carrying away lots of dead wood and depositing things in unlikely settings.

Not many people would have expected to find Craig Bellamy on their doorstep once the dust settled, and a giant Uruguayan made a welcome change to the hordes of Spanish donkeys which have landed in previous violent cyclones.

Inevitably, some inhabitants have chosen to move on, putting the wreckage of their Anfield careers behind them, and start again somewhere in a less demanding environment.

When they survey the aftermath of the last two transfer windows, most fans will be pretty happy that most of their boxes have been ticked.

Left-back who can tackle as well as career blindly up the wing? Check.

Left-winger who slings in crosses that don’t end up in Row Z? Check.

Stop paying ridiculous wages to average players just because they were free transfers? Check.

Only time will tell, but the squad looks of higher quality and better balance than before Kenny returned, if only because having a left foot seems no longer regarded as the modern equivalent of the Black Spot.