by Neil Atkinson | Aug 7, 2013 | Footie
IT makes no odds. I understand why people think it does. I understand the recourse to emotion. That’s the aim. It makes no odds. When he ran out on Saturday Suarez may have been surprised by the warmth of the response. I suspect his agent was. I suspect it made him...
by Neil Atkinson | Jul 11, 2013 | Footie
FIXTURES. They’ve moved the fixtures for the television. And it’s gone alright, I’d say. One absolute stinker Will somebody just bowl Agar out? This is utterly – Which is Swansea away on a Monday night, but possibly early enough in the year to make a weekend of it...
by Neil Atkinson | Jul 5, 2013 | Footie
ASTON VILLA have signed 7 (SEVEN) players so far in this window it says here on RAWK. Seven. So have Swansea. Look at that list of Villa lads. Each of them could be the lead character in some fiction. There’s Antonio Luna, finding hidden libraries in Seville or...
by Neil Atkinson | Jun 27, 2013 | Footie
Still struggling to believe we are going to Australia. Two reasons: a) Can it really be sensible to send footballers to Australia and the Pacific Rim three weeks before the season starts? I know everybody else is doing it, but… b) WE’RE GOING TO AUSTRALIA!...
by Neil Atkinson | Jun 13, 2013 | Footie
Within Issue 2 of the magazine/periodical/app/almanac/workofianmaloney’sdesignbrilliance there is going to be an article written by Mike Nevin about his matchday matchgoing routine. I’ve read it. It is good. But what I want is to talk to some of you about your match...
by Neil Atkinson | May 1, 2013 | Footie
There is loads of great stuff at the Liverpool Sound City festival. We have been and will keep talking about how much good stuff there is across the city, but this is solely about what you can expect from our stage. We should take this a day at a time. That’s what...
by Neil Atkinson | Feb 14, 2013 | Footie
WE’RE nearly ready. The running order was completed last night. Everyone should know where they need to be when. What we are talking about in what order. Everyone should know all this but it occurred to me it might help if you know. I need you on your A game. I...
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 15, 2012 | Footie
I’M sitting in row one of the paddock against Wigan. Row one. All I’m going to see are legs and the camber of the pitch. But I’m going to hear everything. I’ve been in row one of the paddock once before. It was versus Bayer Leverkusen in 2002 – Liverpool won 1-0. I...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 21, 2012 | Footie
I sent the following email out to a few writers this morning as I’ve noticed and felt an increasing number of disturbances in the ether: I’d like to invite each of you to hit me with 500 Words On Lawrenson. 500 words on that wretch who pollutes football...
by Neil Atkinson | Jul 11, 2012 | Footie
PART one in this was about Steven Gerrard’s potential usefulness to Liverpool as a 23rd man in the squad. But Liverpool’s actual number 23 is potentially at a crossroads. Jamie Carragher’s spent the summer demonstrating what we thought – he’s a sharp observer of...
