FOR many of those that regularly go to watch Liverpool home and away, the battle scars from standing in sections not fit for that purpose have become a bit of a joke. Cuts and bruises from tumbling into, and over, shin-high backs of seats are often part of the brag...
LIVERPOOL versus AS Roma in the later legs of the chase for European football’s most cherished prize was always destined to be loaded with emotional baggage. While many on Merseyside celebrated what was perceived to be an ‘easy’ opportunity for progression on the...
AMID the joy of what we witnessed at Anfield on Tuesday evening, there is sadness that one of our own lies critically ill in hospital following an unprovoked attack just yards from The Kop. Sean Cox, a dad of three, did nothing other than what we have all done so many...
THE recent positioning from The Government and The Premier League regarding rail seating and the desire of football fans to stand at matches is more than a little odd so far. Not only are the statements and justifications lacking in real detail – for instance, how was...
A FRIEND’S dad has made it a hobby of his to religiously run the rule over Liverpool’s up-and-coming talent. It’s his bit of “me time” – when he escapes from the family and plays amateur scout for a couple of hours. Watching the club’s academy sides at Kirkby, he...
THE buildup to what promises to be a classic of its kind at Anfield has been slightly strange so far to these eyes. Manchester City – despite carrying that name and coming from that place – don’t really generate any kind of raw emotion. They’re from what is...
WHEN Premier League football is so often presented as the be all and end all of the game at large, it’s easy to forget about what else goes on at a football club like Liverpool. The big stars, the big games, the packed stadiums and the continued controversy dominate...
ANFIELD yesterday was the perfect storm of good atmosphere and good performance with one feeding the other to produce a gust strong enough to blow away Manchester City. Fired-up fans desperate for a statement win in the stands working hand in hand with committed...
AN alarm call at 3.30am is likely to result in — at best — a fumble for the snooze button and — at worst — said alarm being angrily launched across the room as an instant return to slumber is sought. So when it instead sees you springing out of...
FROM what many perceived as a gamble to what one Sunday newspaper at the weekend described as the “signing of the season”. However you look at it now, the first three months of Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool career have been a huge success. Yet as Liverpool and Roma...
