IF you’re of sufficient age but are struggling to recall this game it’s generally known as the ‘tear gas game.’ Yes, the Liverpool v Manchester United game that escalated to chemical warfare. The two FA Cup games of 1985, recently covered here as part of ‘The Rivals’...
LET me take you back to a painful day in our recent history. Sunday April 27, 2014. Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2. That one. I was low down on The Kop that day with my mate Tony. Front row, corner flag. We were so close to the action that we could have tapped Iago Aspas on...
BRIAN Tinnion. This is all about Brian Tinnion. Younger readers may struggle to recall the highlights of Brian’s career, as his is a name which isn’t easily recalled by many of their generation so the salient facts are these. He played the majority of his football...
HOW many emotions can you go through while watching the game? If I can chart my own during the Swansea game they would chronologically run as follows; excitement (the Reds were playing) followed by a slight concern, a sense of unluckiness, boredom, more boredom, a...
IN 1987-88 domestic season football briefly stopped becoming competitive. Liverpool were so dominant at this point that, thanks to the signings of John Barnes, Peter Beardsley and, a year earlier, John Aldridge, the league was a foregone conclusion come Christmas....
ALL wins are equal, but some wins are more equal than others. The nominal value of a League victory never changes. The same amount of points were awarded to Liverpool last night as they were to, say, the Sunderland game. Three. No more, no less. You don’t get bonus...
THE hours following a defeat are never pleasant, particularly after displays such as those final 15 minutes on Sunday. It’s a terrible thing to watch an inevitable act play out before your very eyes and, as Liverpool’s grip slipped from 2-3 to 3-3 to 4-3, there was an...
IN April 1990, Liverpool beat QPR 2-1 at Anfield. A John Barnes penalty won the game and, by extension, the league with two games to go to finally see off the threat of – yes – Aston Villa. All wrapped up to the extent that Kenny brought himself off the bench for the...
I DON’T like it when players leave. I don’t mean any specific player either. I mean just any player. It saddens me that something hasn’t worked out and whoever it is lacked what we need to win things. Well, okay that may not be completely honest – I did breathe a sigh...
I’M always intrigued by the answer to the question ‘What was your first Liverpool game?’ If it were a Cup final or semi or famous win you can raise an eyebrow and nod a ‘Nice’ to them. If it’s an absolute stinker you can grimace and applaud their fortitude for getting...
