LFC anorak, and inventor of bars, restaurants and all manner of Liverpool dives, including the late and much lamented ‘Korova’.
by Rob Gutmann // 22 November 2012
(or the further adventures of Martin Samuel, old right wingers, and a Uruguayan centre forward) Good art however “immoral” is wholly a thing of virtue. Good art can NOT be immoral. By good art I mean art that bears true … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 4 September 2012
SURVEYING the wreckage of the final week of the summer transfer window and of Liverpool FC’s failure to re-stock its attack it is hard to not to reach the harshest of conclusions. An entire season has been compromised, and a … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 12 June 2012
WHEN I last looked the Czechs were still suffixed and twinned with Slovakians. That was a while back though. In carefree, crazier times – When Bohemians and Moravians partied like it was 1899. In 38 when Hitler hijacked their Sudeten … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 10 May 2012
IN the blink of Kenny’s eye, as the first hint of traditional Wembley sun shine pierced the cloud canopy over west London, Andy Carroll dropped a shoulder, dropped his marker, pivoted and advanced in one concise movement that perhaps suggested, … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 26 April 2012
A Defence of the Realm - Part One HARRY REDKNAPP’s Spurs have won just one in their last nine and are fifth in the Premier League. Until about six weeks ago ‘the greatest living Englishman’s’ season looked unimpeachable. Third in the table … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 16 February 2012
IT seems clarification is in order. I suppose I must have subconsciously known it when penning a piece on Suarez and Evra that even going near the subject of Heysel was going to provoke reaction. I decided to go with … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 14 February 2012
THE last time I felt anything remotely like this as a Liverpool supporter was 27 years ago. 39 people had died at the 1985 European Cup final in Brussels, and Liverpool fans were blamed for their deaths. To this day … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 3 February 2012
WE knew it was coming. Like day must follow night. Watches were synchronised, heads were shaken and sighs were sighed in resigned anticipation. The first swell of what will so inevitably prove a tsunami of hypocrisy arrived at the start … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 6 January 2012
The pitiful ballad of Suarez- Evra was prefaced by prejudice from the outset. Not, ironically, in the (allegedly) racially charged cauldron of Anfield , back in October of last year but in that the Football Association were minded to, and … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 29 December 2011
Here follows a suggested draft clarifying statement, from the LFC brother and sisterhood to the rest of the world, as pertains to the matter of Mr Luis Suarez Vs Mr Patrice Evra : We the undersigned comprehensively understand that racism … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 20 November 2011
IT’S GETTING to be a recurring theme bashing pressmen from this platform. Sorry boys, some of yoose are dead good and I really dig your stuff. Some of yoose aren’t though. Some of your number are doing their jobs in … Continue reading
by Rob Gutmann // 18 November 2011
AFTER weeks of obfuscation, shadow boxing, leak and brief, the waters of the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra case finally broke this week, as the FA ended the phony war phase of this hitherto debacle and actually charged the Liverpool forward. So … Continue reading