YOU would expect the closing days of the transfer window to include a few eyebrow-raisers, but Liverpool's most notable arrival is genius.
Robbie Fowler may never return to his pomp of the mid to late 1990s, but this is great news for the player, the club and the supporters.
The Kop have got their darling back, and Rafa has obviously seen that 'god' can do a job for us in the latter stages of the campaign.
Hit hard by injury he may be, but Fowler had started showing glimpses of real form for Manchester City in the last few games, with his goal against United a genuine piece of prime Fowler.
The crescendo that greeted his return to playing in red on Wednesday was joyous, and although the fairytale ending wasn't to be, the disallowed goal was a peach.
He will add to the attack greatly, and hopefully his fitness will return soon. It must be a bit worrying for a couple of the strikers already on the books, and it's clear that at least one of them isn't in Rafa's plans.
With Neil Mellor off to Wigan, and Flo to Blackburn, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the manager had confidence in Cisse, Morientes and Crouch, but the Frenchman's absence from even the bench in midweek suggests otherwise.
The lad appears to have it all, but has had real difficulty fitting into Rafa's system. There's obviously a lot of pressure on the player, with an inflated price tag to live up to, but there are times when it's clear that Djibril is one of those players that will play their own game rather than that of the team.
We've been fortunate that the midfield has chipped in as the strikers have looked a bit goal-shy. Though it would be foolish to think that Robbie alone will shoulder the scoring burden, his arrival can only spur the team on.
We've stumbled a bit in the last couple of weeks. The United result was a freak and 10-man Birmingham jammed a point, but all good runs do come to an end and I hope that was our blip.
With Chelsea playing poorly but still picking up points, it's crucial we get the right result against the defending champions. Kromkamp and Agger look excellent additions and the return to great form of Harry Kewell will make us a much more difficult team to beat.
We need three points against Chelsea, and this time I reckon we've got the ability, strength and belief to do it. As long as the opposition don't fluke it as usual that is!
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