Parry pleased to avoid Everton


By Mighty Reds
July 29 2005

Rick Parry has stated his sense of relief at avoiding Everton in the Champions league, assuming Liverpool manage to finish off Kaunas on Tuesday night. If Liverpool do make it to the next round they will meet either KF Tirana or CSKA Sofia.

Parry said:

"As soon as we were told we didn't have country protection in the competition the conspiracy theorists assumed we would draw Everton. Clearly it could have happened, but I don't think it was something either club wanted.

"We're happy with the draw. By definition, it's always better to face a team which has gone through the qualifying campaign rather than one which starts off in the third round."

Asked whether Liverpool would be making any more moves into the transfer market before the start of the season, Parry replied: "Maybe. We are getting there slowly and we are absolutely delighted with the acquisitions we have made since the end of last season.

"We have a lot of games to play this season and we're all looking forward to it."

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