Even before Saturday’s reaction to the national anthem being played at Anfield, an anti-Liverpool narrative was ready to be doubled down upon… IT might be one of the worst games I’ve ever seen. An act of attrition played out to an inevitable...
Jürgen Klopp has cited an overly emotional response to Liverpool’s last-minute winner against Spurs, which we can all relate to as fans… THERE’S a concept in George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ called ‘doublethink’. Broadly speaking it’s a...
Diogo Jota had gone so long without a goal that his minutes could’ve been questioned, but he’s displayed the difference a week can make since… I’VE started playing footy on Friday nights. At the tender age of 54, I’ve strapped on my boots for...
Liverpool fans may feel that there isn’t much left to play for, but The Reds’ draw with Arsenal can still provide momentum to end the season… RIGHT, let’s get to the main business. If you were at Anfield on Sunday, there was a definite strand,...
As Liverpool’s season continues to ebb away and fans try to take more perspective, is it time the players started to try and do the same? “THERE’S an old joke – um… “Two elderly women are at a Catskill Mountain resort, and one of them says,...
Remembering Lucas Leiva’s roller coaster Liverpool career, after he announced his premature retirement from football due to a heart condition… I WAS in Block 106 of the Kop for much of the 2008-9 season, slightly to the right of the goal and about...
Gary Lineker’s original tweet wasn’t even a political statement, but the BBC made it so and showed we shouldn’t separate that and football… I WISH Jermaine Jenas had shown a bit of solidarity and taken the weekend off too. If Liverpool...
The feelings of Liverpool fans in the aftermath of The Reds putting seven goals past Manchester United in the Premier League at Anfield… SEVEN though. I thought I’d seen it all. I’ve been attending Liverpool-Manchester United games since the 1980s and...
With the passing of John Motson, football loses a commentator who loved the game and whose passion made him relatable to fans… YOU’LL have to excuse me this week. I could lower my hand into the torpor that was Selhurst Park, but I just can’t...
Morale was low at Liverpool after their worst period of the season, but two wins in a week have flipped the mood before a crucial game… AND then everything changes. Only a few short weeks ago I used this column to excoriate a Liverpool team devoid of...
Revisiting Arsenal, Plus Brighton v Man City: The Trends
Video explaining the theory behind the statistics used in football, taking a detailed look at Liverpool’s match against Arsenal and Brighton’s 2-1 win over Manchester City.Neil Atkinson is joined by Josh Williams…
