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A former policewoman has been jailed for 22 months after seizing CCTV footage of a street bust-up to be used as a "tool to blackmail" Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
Helen Jones, 32, a former PC with Merseyside Police, obtained the footage by "flashing her warrant card" to the manageress of a bank.
The incident involved friends of Gerrard, the then-England captain, becoming involved in a row with other men at a bar near his home in Formby, Merseyside, which spilled out on to the street and was caught on the CCTV cameras of a nearby bank.
Local businessman Paul Lloyd, 35, claimed Gerrard "threw the first punch" but, at an earlier hearing, prosecutors said the Liverpool midfielder was acting as a peacemaker on the evening of August 4 2013.
Jones, formerly of Formby, now living in Chatham, Kent, did not deny improperly using her status as a police officer to get the CCTV and admitted misconduct in a public office but claimed she was doing a favour for a friend.
But during a three day hearing, known as a trial of issue last November, Judge Stuart Baker said he found her account "wholly implausible", ruling Jones acted for "base motives" and described her as a "practised and persistent liar".
He said the CCTV was secured to use it "possibly as a lever to cause Mr Gerrard to pay money to suppress it or, at the very least, to use it in a away which would potentially cause embarrassment, as has in fact occurred".
Jailing her today Judge Baker told the defendant: "This was deliberate and calculated misconduct in a public office."
The judge added: "You deliberately created a false impression in the mind of the bank manager that you were investigating a criminal offence.
"In fact you were on a mission to obtain that matter so that you could put it either directly or through an intermediary, who would use it for his own ends, which were nothing whatsover to do with a criminal investigation."
A former policewoman has been jailed for 22 months after seizing CCTV footage of a street bust-up to be used as a "tool to blackmail" Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
Helen Jones, 32, a former PC with Merseyside Police, obtained the footage by "flashing her warrant card" to the manageress of a bank.
The incident involved friends of Gerrard, the then-England captain, becoming involved in a row with other men at a bar near his home in Formby, Merseyside, which spilled out on to the street and was caught on the CCTV cameras of a nearby bank.
Local businessman Paul Lloyd, 35, claimed Gerrard "threw the first punch" but, at an earlier hearing, prosecutors said the Liverpool midfielder was acting as a peacemaker on the evening of August 4 2013.
Jones, formerly of Formby, now living in Chatham, Kent, did not deny improperly using her status as a police officer to get the CCTV and admitted misconduct in a public office but claimed she was doing a favour for a friend.
But during a three day hearing, known as a trial of issue last November, Judge Stuart Baker said he found her account "wholly implausible", ruling Jones acted for "base motives" and described her as a "practised and persistent liar".
He said the CCTV was secured to use it "possibly as a lever to cause Mr Gerrard to pay money to suppress it or, at the very least, to use it in a away which would potentially cause embarrassment, as has in fact occurred".
Jailing her today Judge Baker told the defendant: "This was deliberate and calculated misconduct in a public office."
The judge added: "You deliberately created a false impression in the mind of the bank manager that you were investigating a criminal offence.
"In fact you were on a mission to obtain that matter so that you could put it either directly or through an intermediary, who would use it for his own ends, which were nothing whatsover to do with a criminal investigation."
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There’s much romanticism in the idea that Steven Gerrard could end his Liverpool career by lifting the FA Cup this May, but the Reds must stay focussed to prevent a Cup upset against Championship side Blackburn Rovers at Anfield this Sunday.
Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers
Sunday, 8th March; 4pm kick-off
FA Cup Quarter-Final
Anfield
A place in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium awaits the winner of this quarter-final clash and Brendan Rodgers will be desperate to see his team progress after Liverpool’s League Cup and Europa League exits in recent weeks.
The last time Liverpool played Blackburn was at Ewood Park in April 2012 when Kenny Dalglish‘s Reds beat Rovers 3-2 thanks to goals from Maxi Rodriguez (2) and Andy Carroll.
There are 24 league places separating the two teams going into the game — Liverpool having just beaten Rovers’ local rivals Burnley on Wednesday night, whilst Blackburn beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 last weekend.
888Sport have a great offer for This Is Anfield readers — you can get 5/2 on Liverpool winning .
However, Blackburn have a good record in the FA Cup this season, having dismissed Charlton and Swansea from the competition before humbling Premier League side Stoke City 4-1 in the fifth round.
Nevertheless Liverpool are in fine form, having picked up 29 points from their last 11 Premier League games.
The Reds have also found their scoring feet again, and in particular Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho are beginning to score stunning goals for fun. Henderson is a very tempting 11/1 to score Liverpool’s opening goal for the third consecutive game, whilst Coutinho is 6/1 first goalscorer.
Daniel Sturridge‘s second-half header sealed the Reds’ 2-0 win over Burnley in midweek and the England international is 3/1 to net the opener against Blackburn.
Liverpool may hope to have Mamadou Sakho back from injury, but Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Jon Flanagan and Jordon Ibe are all sidelined through injury (though Ibe is cup-tied anyway).
Liverpool will want to look out for 25-year-old Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes, who has scored four goals in his last seven games and 13 for the season.
The match gets underway at 4pm on Sunday, 8th March 2015 and is live on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
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There’s much romanticism in the idea that Steven Gerrard could end his Liverpool career by lifting the FA Cup this May, but the Reds must stay focussed to prevent a Cup upset against Championship side Blackburn Rovers at Anfield this Sunday.
Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers
Sunday, 8th March; 4pm kick-off
FA Cup Quarter-Final
Anfield
A place in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium awaits the winner of this quarter-final clash and Brendan Rodgers will be desperate to see his team progress after Liverpool’s League Cup and Europa League exits in recent weeks.
The last time Liverpool played Blackburn was at Ewood Park in April 2012 when Kenny Dalglish‘s Reds beat Rovers 3-2 thanks to goals from Maxi Rodriguez (2) and Andy Carroll.
There are 24 league places separating the two teams going into the game — Liverpool having just beaten Rovers’ local rivals Burnley on Wednesday night, whilst Blackburn beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 last weekend.
888Sport have a great offer for This Is Anfield readers — you can get 5/2 on Liverpool winning .
However, Blackburn have a good record in the FA Cup this season, having dismissed Charlton and Swansea from the competition before humbling Premier League side Stoke City 4-1 in the fifth round.
Nevertheless Liverpool are in fine form, having picked up 29 points from their last 11 Premier League games.
The Reds have also found their scoring feet again, and in particular Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho are beginning to score stunning goals for fun. Henderson is a very tempting 11/1 to score Liverpool’s opening goal for the third consecutive game, whilst Coutinho is 6/1 first goalscorer.
Daniel Sturridge‘s second-half header sealed the Reds’ 2-0 win over Burnley in midweek and the England international is 3/1 to net the opener against Blackburn.
Liverpool may hope to have Mamadou Sakho back from injury, but Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Jon Flanagan and Jordon Ibe are all sidelined through injury (though Ibe is cup-tied anyway).
Liverpool will want to look out for 25-year-old Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes, who has scored four goals in his last seven games and 13 for the season.
The match gets underway at 4pm on Sunday, 8th March 2015 and is live on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
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Mario Balotelli‘s agent claims manager Brendan Rodgers is pushing the Liverpool striker further than anyone has before in his career.
The 24-year-old has worked under the likes of Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini but it appears Rodgers is the one who has pushed the Italy international furthest out of his comfort zone.
“Right now, I think Mario has a very interesting development for his career,” Balotelli’s agent Mino Raiola told RMC.
“He has found a coach who asks of him things that had never been requested of him until now, including the discipline of running without the ball.
“This allows him to grow as a person and as a football player. He’ll come out even stronger.
“He is proud of his team (Liverpool) and that is the most important.”
Balotelli has had a less-than-impressive start to his Anfield career after a £16million move from AC Milan in the summer.
Having been an unused substitute for the second successive match Balotelli, after the midweek win over Burnley, posted a cryptic message on Instagram.
The Italian wrote: “Someone doesn’t like me but differently (sic) of what they say about me I’m a team player and I’m so proud of my team, of this win and of these fans! Let’s keep going. Bravi Ragazzi!!! YNWA !!!”
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Mario Balotelli‘s agent claims manager Brendan Rodgers is pushing the Liverpool striker further than anyone has before in his career.
The 24-year-old has worked under the likes of Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini but it appears Rodgers is the one who has pushed the Italy international furthest out of his comfort zone.
“Right now, I think Mario has a very interesting development for his career,” Balotelli’s agent Mino Raiola told RMC.
“He has found a coach who asks of him things that had never been requested of him until now, including the discipline of running without the ball.
“This allows him to grow as a person and as a football player. He’ll come out even stronger.
“He is proud of his team (Liverpool) and that is the most important.”
Balotelli has had a less-than-impressive start to his Anfield career after a £16million move from AC Milan in the summer.
Having been an unused substitute for the second successive match Balotelli, after the midweek win over Burnley, posted a cryptic message on Instagram.
The Italian wrote: “Someone doesn’t like me but differently (sic) of what they say about me I’m a team player and I’m so proud of my team, of this win and of these fans! Let’s keep going. Bravi Ragazzi!!! YNWA !!!”
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Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana believes captaincy is bringing the best out of team-mate Jordan Henderson.
In the absence of Steven Gerrard, who returned to training this week after a hamstring injury which has sidelined him for six matches, the Reds vice-captain has taken the armband and led from the front.
His goal against Burnley on Wednesday night was his second in as many games – taking his tally for the season to five – and he also provided his 11th assist of the season for Daniel Sturridge to also score against the Clarets.
Liverpool have not lost any of the 13 matches in which Henderson has worn the armband from the start and Lallana, who knows something about leadership from his time at Southampton, believes his England colleague has grown with the added responsibility.
“He is unbelievable. He has matured as a player over the last two seasons and he has kicked on another level even with the armband,” said the £23million summer signing.
“I was lucky enough to be captain at Southampton and it does give you that little bit extra and it seems it is doing the same to him.
“It is great to be playing with such good players and the results are on the up.
“We have a great rhythm and a good bit of consistency and are keeping clean sheets as well; we’ve turned a corner since Christmas and we are really looking good.
“Confidence is a big thing in any team and we have that in abundance and I think it is showing.”
Lallana’s form has also taken an upturn in line with the team’s and there is no doubt he is benefiting from the 3-4-2-1 system which allows him the freedom, alongside Philippe Coutinho, to exploit the space behind the central striker.
“I’ve had a few injuries and been in and out of the team for whatever reason but I am thoroughly enjoying it at the minute,” Lallana added.
“I am staying fit and contributing in the system the manager has got us playing.”
With Liverpool now at full pelt in the race for the top four, just three points behind third-placed Arsenal, they must now divert their attention to the FA Cup.
Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn visit Anfield on Sunday with a place in the last four at stake.
“It is a great competition in which we have a great chance of getting to Wembley in the semi-final,” said Lallana. “We won’t underestimate Blackburn, we will dust ourselves down, recover well and go again Sunday.”
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Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana believes captaincy is bringing the best out of team-mate Jordan Henderson.
In the absence of Steven Gerrard, who returned to training this week after a hamstring injury which has sidelined him for six matches, the Reds vice-captain has taken the armband and led from the front.
His goal against Burnley on Wednesday night was his second in as many games – taking his tally for the season to five – and he also provided his 11th assist of the season for Daniel Sturridge to also score against the Clarets.
Liverpool have not lost any of the 13 matches in which Henderson has worn the armband from the start and Lallana, who knows something about leadership from his time at Southampton, believes his England colleague has grown with the added responsibility.
“He is unbelievable. He has matured as a player over the last two seasons and he has kicked on another level even with the armband,” said the £23million summer signing.
“I was lucky enough to be captain at Southampton and it does give you that little bit extra and it seems it is doing the same to him.
“It is great to be playing with such good players and the results are on the up.
“We have a great rhythm and a good bit of consistency and are keeping clean sheets as well; we’ve turned a corner since Christmas and we are really looking good.
“Confidence is a big thing in any team and we have that in abundance and I think it is showing.”
Lallana’s form has also taken an upturn in line with the team’s and there is no doubt he is benefiting from the 3-4-2-1 system which allows him the freedom, alongside Philippe Coutinho, to exploit the space behind the central striker.
“I’ve had a few injuries and been in and out of the team for whatever reason but I am thoroughly enjoying it at the minute,” Lallana added.
“I am staying fit and contributing in the system the manager has got us playing.”
With Liverpool now at full pelt in the race for the top four, just three points behind third-placed Arsenal, they must now divert their attention to the FA Cup.
Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn visit Anfield on Sunday with a place in the last four at stake.
“It is a great competition in which we have a great chance of getting to Wembley in the semi-final,” said Lallana. “We won’t underestimate Blackburn, we will dust ourselves down, recover well and go again Sunday.”
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Adam Lallana has praised teammate Jordan Henderson saying the Liverpool captaincy has brought the best out of the England midfielder.
Henderson has worn the armband while Steven Gerrard, who is leaving Anfield for the MLS this summer, recovers from a hamstring injury.
Liverpool have not lost any of the 13 matches in which Henderson has been captain and Lallana believes his extra responsibily has been reflected in his current form.
"He is unbelievable," he said. "He has matured as a player over the last two seasons and he has kicked on another level even with the armband.
"I was lucky enough to be captain at Southampton and it does give you that little bit extra and it seems it is doing the same to him.”
As for Liverpool’s upsurge in form, Lallana added: "It is great to be playing with such good players and the results are on the up.
"We have a great rhythm and a good bit of consistency and are keeping clean sheets as well. We've turned a corner since Christmas and we are really looking good.
"We have players back fit and we have found a system, we are playing really well and are causing teams problems.
"Confidence is a big thing in any team and we have that in abundance and I think it is showing."
Adam Lallana has praised teammate Jordan Henderson saying the Liverpool captaincy has brought the best out of the England midfielder.
Henderson has worn the armband while Steven Gerrard, who is leaving Anfield for the MLS this summer, recovers from a hamstring injury.
Liverpool have not lost any of the 13 matches in which Henderson has been captain and Lallana believes his extra responsibily has been reflected in his current form.
"He is unbelievable," he said. "He has matured as a player over the last two seasons and he has kicked on another level even with the armband.
"I was lucky enough to be captain at Southampton and it does give you that little bit extra and it seems it is doing the same to him.”
As for Liverpool’s upsurge in form, Lallana added: "It is great to be playing with such good players and the results are on the up.
"We have a great rhythm and a good bit of consistency and are keeping clean sheets as well. We've turned a corner since Christmas and we are really looking good.
"We have players back fit and we have found a system, we are playing really well and are causing teams problems.
"Confidence is a big thing in any team and we have that in abundance and I think it is showing."
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