I’M obsessed with structures. You never want to work with me. I’ll structure you to death, put all sorts of things around you. However, once we have those structures, let’s go crazy. Structures empower. They encourage creativity, guarding against...
IT is a good job I didn’t write this immediately after the match. I was furious and frustrated. Furious for all the reasons you’d be furious: Liverpool not capitalising on their dominance, being weak as kittens in defence in key moments. Basically what we...
I AM drenched and broadly speaking lost, trying to get back from Manchester after having discussed Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester United live to a nation who would prefer it if I didn’t swear or blaspheme. Bar one shout of “God in heaven”...
MADE up we won. Absolutely made up. Stupidly made up. Giddily made up. Why? Because it means I can spend all of this article slaughtering Lee Mason without anyone saying it is because of the result. I hate talking about referees. Hate it. It’s the thing you do when...
A cold, cold night. A proper cold. Crisp, not dank. Supplements your bones rather than making them ache. Christ, I love Eastern Europe at this time of year. We try to come here every year. Makes winter real in a way another downpour doesn’t. Sofia was plain odd...
YOU can approach this a number of ways. You can point out Liverpool did alright and were unfortunate, especially with the equaliser occurring while the solid Allen was off the pitch. You can observe the misses from Lambo along with the goal. Two chances, one...
THIS needs a power crawl. It’s a massive game for us and them and it needs a power crawl. Don’t know who decided that. Me or Graves. One of us. It involves getting in, and being in, the city from 11. Being there and touring it. Hitting it. Being one with...
I START to write this under these two circumstances: a) not knowing if Gibbo is writing one b) in a taxi with Andy Heaton before the game We’ve just come out of Mercado de San Miguel. Have you been? You certainly should if you are ever in Madrid. It’s a...
SORRY about the delay. Am in Barmouth. Barmouth has a lot going for it. Fantastic, dramatic coastline. Arcades. Boozers. But it doesn’t have much signal. On days like today, this is both a good and bad thing. Good because I am excluded from the internet. Bad...
THEY made us look ordinary. Since the word “ordinary” has been in my footballing vocabulary it’s been a pejorative. It’s also today something which is done to you. It’s something you don’t want to be but Bramall Lane happens and a muscular...
FSG Partial Sale Reaction With Jay McKenna | TAW Special
With news breaking about FSG sanctioning a partial sale of Liverpool FC to a consortium lead by businessman and former owner of QPR Amit Bhatia, a group that also includes Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, Neil Atkinson is joined by James McKenna for instant reaction to the news and what it could mean for the future of LFC, the longer term picture for FSG and whether this is just a first step in a longer term strategy.