With former Liverpool FC manager Rafa Benitez firmly in the hot seat at Everton, Karl Coppack writes about how it feels to see him in blue… I’VE tried rationalising this the best way I can and it still feels wrong. Talking to a Liverpool fan about...
With Liverpool reportedly willing to let Neco Williams leave this summer, Karl Coppack writes that The Reds may have a developing problem… IT must be one of the strangest job applications in the world. ‘Wanted: Full back to provide cover for world class...
With the EURO 2020 international tournament in full swing, Karl Coppack studies the relationship between Liverpool FC and the home nations… INTERNATIONAL football began in 1974. Well, it did for me at least. The World Cup final of that year was the first...
After it was confirmed that Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday, Karl Coppack highlights the importance of heart health… LIKE many I was shocked and frankly upset by the images which came out of Copenhagen last Saturday. No one expects...
It’s 20 years since the 2000-01 season in which Liverpool FC won the treble, and Karl Coppack looks back on the heroes of that campaign… I WAS 31 at the start of Liverpool FC’s 2000-01 season and got back for home matches whenever time and...
Karl Coppack looks forward to an interesting summer after the season in which Liverpool FC, and football as a whole, ‘jumped the shark’… IT’S all over then and things turned out as well as can be expected. In future years any mention of the...
With Gini Wijnaldum leaving Liverpool at the end of his contract this summer, Karl Coppack writes about the sadness of seeing him depart… BACK in the early 90s there was a Danny Baker ‘straight-to-video’ compilation of either own goals, weird goals or...
A judge has ruled there was no case to answer for three defendants over the unlawful killing of 96 fans at Hillsborough – Karl Coppack reacts… HOW do you go from ‘unlawfully killed’ to ‘no case to answer’? If this was merely a statutory inquiry and...
As Liverpool continue their pursuit of a top four spot, Karl Coppack writes about how Burnley away became the biggest game of the season… ‘BACK off before you even think I’m not writing about Ali.’ The tears are still damp on the keeper’s cheek and I’m...
After an absolute slog of a season, Karl Coppack writes that Liverpool have once again found themselves longing for a time forgot… IT’S nearly over. I know there’s still some intrigue to be squeezed out of the season thanks to the weekend’s somewhat...
