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24th Nov 2014

Video: The burning question, was Brad Jones asleep on the Liverpool bench yesterday?

The nightmares in his head were easier viewing than the horror story developing on the pitch…

Alan Loughnane

The nightmares in his head were easier viewing than the horror story developing on the pitch…

Sometimes when things aren’t going your way it is easier to bury your head in the sand than to face reality, and if there isn’t any sand readily available, an effective second choice is to close your eyes and nod off.

This is exactly what Brad Jones seemed to do at Crystal Palace yesterday when a camera caught him having 40 winks behind the back of Brendan Rodgers.


The poor fella seemed killed out and he probably thought a quick nap was a safe enough prospect when he hasn’t seen much action under the tenure of Brendan Rodgers.

Let’s be honest, who can blame Jones for catching up on a bit of beauty sleep ahead of his long trip back to Liverpool but we are hearing on good authority that he reacted like this moments later…*

*We may have made this bit up…