by John Gibbons | Jul 3, 2020 | app, Featured Writing, Footie
THERE have already been a lot of ‘we should have been there’ moments. The first game back, the Merseyside Derby. Goodison might be my favourite game of the year. No better place to turn up and crow about being the best in the land. Their bitterness really...
by John Gibbons | Jan 26, 2020 | app, Featured Writing, Footie
I’M on the ratings this week as Ben Johnson is on his anniversary stag doo. Let’s dissect that for a minute. He enjoyed his stag doo so much he does it every year. It’s a magnificent blag, that. Best blag since Hodgson convinced the world he was a good manager. What a...
by John Gibbons | Dec 18, 2019 | app, Featured Writing, Footie
WE did commentary recently on the Salzburg game. In the buildup, we had about a dozen conversations with the app company on whether the commentary would definitely sync up with the football on the screen. Poor Andy was holed up in a bunker for 24 hours before making...
by John Gibbons | Sep 28, 2019 | app, Featured Writing, Footie
LIVERPOOL went to Sheffield and won today. That, of course, is only part of the story. If you wish you can call Liverpool lucky. Fortunate. Ripe for an upset. I prefer to describe us as top of the league. That means you can describe individual performances as you...
by John Gibbons | Aug 10, 2019 | app, Featured Writing, Footie
WE are the champions, the champions of Europe. Jürgen Klopp said he wanted us to forget about Madrid after pre season. Well soz abar us. Anfield wanted a party and the players wanted to entertain. A celebration of brilliance and excellence was what we were served up...
