WELL READ: WORKING CLASS HEROES

ANOTHER WEEK, more fascinating texts. What do we have? My Father And Other Working Class Heroes by Gary Imlach. A look at grief through chasing a father’s career. Both Imlachs come across as fascinating characters – Gary trying to understand the man who has gone...

LIVERPOOL: WHAT NEXT FOR ROBERTO FIRMINO? #2

SO I wrote something on Roberto Firmino back in August, writes CRAIG RIMMER. To summarise, it was more or less an attempt to brand our new Brazilian idol-in-waiting as something of an exciting, if unknown, quantity — an expensive, statement signing but one with...

LIVERPOOL: ANFIELD AND THE THRESHOLD PHOBIA

“JAYSUS. Is that a nipple?” As I’m trying to work out whether we can get away with “nipple” on the BBC, I nod at the man I’ve thrust a microphone under the nose of, writes LAURA BROWN. Yes, I explain, it’s an artwork by Yoko Ono called My Mommy is Beautiful,...

THE COACH HOME: MONK IN A FUNK

THE COACH HOME this week has Bobby Gardner to discuss Swansea. What is happening with Garry Monk? What should happen who has been performing? Who has been letting the side down? They are a patient club Swansea, with their own way of doing things. Bobby lets us know...

THE PINK: MAN CITY 1-4 LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL go to Manchester City. Liverpool win at Manchester City. Neil Atkinson, Paul Senior, Rob Gutmann and Steve Graves were all there and it is fair to describe them as made up. The Pink this week is very much enjoying itself. And it is finishing with a look at...

CITYTALK: SO STERLING CAN WAIT

MANCHESTER CITY and even Gareth Roberts might be taking a backwards step. The Anfield Wrap from the top of the tower this week has Gareth being nervous, Blue Moon podcast’s David Mooney being confident, Rob Gutmann seeing the game as a chance for a bonus point...