Beware a new wave of footballing celebrity – one that’s entirely of our own making: the modern-day referee… HERE it is, the one nobody has been waiting for. Another wade into the biggest showpiece in sports entertainment. The thing which has...
Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool rebuild is picking up momentum and we’re sensing the start of an exciting new journey… THREE home games in a week. Three chances to go to Anfield threw up some interesting sidenotes. The Anfield Road stand remains...
“What will never be in doubt about Bill Kenwright is that he was a club man, a city man.” – A tribute to Everton’s late chairman… ON April 15, 2013, Bill Kenwright stood in front of The Kop. His voice trembling. His awe and respect...
The Merseyside Derby has had its fair share of heroes on the red side down the years, and there’s a reason they matter so much to us still… THERE is a period of my teenage years which has remained more vivid than others. I can remember going to...
Why supporters can’t ever really switch off from football, even during the monotony of international breaks… SCRATCHING around for content on the international break is a tedious endeavour at the best of times. What do you want from me here? A...
One of the greatest free transfers in Liverpool’s history, we should enjoy Joel Matip while we still can… WATCHING this team can often spotlight the inadequacies of the past. Alisson Becker makes your defence of Loris Karius seem shameful. Watching...
Jürgen Klopp is enjoying the fruits of a great start to the season in a personal sense, as he continues to get his biggest decisions right… THE manager is having a good season. Important – maybe as important as any player in the squad doing so. We...
Liverpool are back in the Europa League and things looked fresh and exciting once again in their win, with a growing sense of what’s to come… TIME marches on, never ending. Time keeps its own time. Prior to last night, Liverpool hadn’t competed in a...
Thiago Alcantara has been described as a luxury player in the past, but will he be considered too luxurious for Liverpool 2.0? LIST Liverpool’s top three luxury players of all time. Steve McManaman, Xabi Alonso, Philippe Coutinho, maybe? How about David...
The discourse around football has become a distraction from the on-pitch action and created drama off it, so where do we go from here? THERE’S an afterglow to the Emirates Stadium on what has been a sun-kissed September afternoon. Micah Richards is pitchside...
