THE blip became a jolt. That morphed into a slump, and could come to be viewed as a full-blown, old-school ‘crisis’ if Liverpool fail to beat both Bournemouth and Atlético in the next five days. Hey, don’t talk like that man. Stay positive, stay grateful. Liverpool,...
ANOTHER season that’s taking its toll. I’m nearly getting nostalgic for mid-90s oblivion. Those halcyon days when the League Cup was still a big deal. As stark a contrast from today’s adventures as could’ve been imagined. Success is harder work than failure. Rattling...
THE European Cup is a strange old thing. In its autumn phase it’s more irritation than objective. Then, spring looms, and it blossoms. Our hugely complacent but justified taking of the league title for granted in turn casts the possibilities in the Champions League...
SIX wins from a heaven so eased towards, it defies description. “What just happened”, as the kids say. Let’s spell it out. Liverpool topped a 97-point season with a 24 wins from 25 streak and stand on the precipice of immortality. Manchester City, reprised...
I’M really looking forward to this. Nothing like watching The Reds disrespect the world’s oldest cup competition, at Anfield, under the lights. Many were surprised by Jürgen Klopp’s decision to rest his entire senior squad for this replay. I’m not sure he made the...
I’M managing to talk myself into believing that each and every one of Liverpool’s next opponents are the coming force in British football. That our next game will be the toughest game of our season thus far. Maybe I’m just motivating myself the way Klopp...
I’M approaching The Hammers away in a state of discombobulation. I’m all over the show, suffering with low level (but manageable) flu and a series of frustrations. We all love following The Reds but doing so involves making quite large spaces in our life for them....
“I HAVE no clue yet. I’m about to go and find out.” Jürgen Klopp there, when asked what kind of challenge he expects from Shrewsbury in his Friday press conference. It was an honest response that elicited no further enquiry from the press pack but it jolted me. I know...
THE team that refused to go away. The people that would never accept their fate. The club that never walks alone. Liverpool. Liverpool. Top of the league. It’s not done. It’s done. It’s not done. It’s done. Whatever, we are bracing ourselves. Hey, it ain’t going to be...
IT’S funny, but Manchester United coming to ours just doesn’t really feel like ‘a derby’ anymore. Maybe it’s just me, but that sense of it all being ‘personal’ is fading. The Liverpool-Man United rivalry never had that feuding-family flavour to it that...
In’s & Out’s – Ekitike, Diaz & Rodrygo: Gutter Extra
With Ekitike currently undergoing medical, before completing his move to Liverpool and flying to meet his new team-mates in Hong-Kong, where will the French striker fit into Arne Slot’s plans?
Ian Ryan hosts Adam Melia, Andy Bell and Mark Jones.
