Liverpool Love Boat sets sail

Liverpool's Craig Bellamy has blown the gaff about his on-off relationship with Liverpool team-mate John Arne Riise.

"Yes it's true," confessed Bellamy, "I did lose control at the karaoke club last week and I did attack John, but not with a golf club. I did exactly what I've been doing in secret since the tail end of last season — I attacked him with love."

Rumours have been rife that Bellamy had made a proposal of marriage to Riise and that the ginger winger had accepted. As reported exclusively on this blog last week, even Barcelona's Ronaldinho was reduced to tears when informed of the development ahead of next week's Champions League clash between the sides at Anfield.

Referring to the karaoke incident for the first time, Bellamy said: "I sang only one song — 'Red, Red Wine' by UB40. That was because Jerzy Dudek was drinking it. That’s how silly it was. A lot of the other lads wanted to get John to get up there because he hadn’t turned up at the dinner. I told John he didn't have to bow down to peer pressure and that seemed to cheer him up a bit. But then I quickly changed my mind and started calling him a f****** aloof tosser and to just get up there and sing. He wasn’t too happy and let me know it. The situation calmed down but when I was walking back to the hotel I lost control for a few seconds. And that's when I decided to attack him with love. What happened after that is clearly no one's business. I mean, you know what the Norwegians are like."

isporty wants to know whether we're kicked the arse out of this one completely now or if you think there's still some mileage left in this story. And also, can Liverpoool hold on in next week's return leg. And what are the chances of Ronaldinho scoring and then doing a golf swing impression?