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We weren't sure anything could be funnier than Kenny Dalglish claiming Stewart Downing (no goals, no assists in the league) has been a rip-roaring success.
But step up Liverpool big cheese Tom Werner to give us an even bigger belly laugh.
Presented without comment, here's an extract from today's edition of The Liverpool Echo:
'WHEN John Henry and Tom Werner were informed about Liverpool FC's interest in Stewart Downing last summer they turned to the internet to find out more. The Reds' principal owner and chairman stumbled across a video on YouTube which grabbed their attention.
"There was some footage of Stewart where he is, from 30 yards away, kicking a football into five different trash cans and it's brilliant," Werner recalled. "John and I said: 'Oh my god, this player is brilliant, we've got to figure out a way to make a deal with him'."
'The American duo later discovered the footage had been doctored but the excitement at Downing's arrival remained.'
Now Mediawatch has read Moneyball, and we don't remember this bit being a big part.
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Before we laugh tooo hard, I think it goes some way to explaining the £11 mil on Gervinho??
