Considering the psychology of a football fan, and how we’re optimistic when things are bad yet pessimistic when things are good… I’M a big fan of the Jeeves stories by P.G Wodehouse, since you asked. If you’re a stranger to them then...
Analysing the key features of Jurgen Klopp’s 4-3-3 and what the future of formations could look like at Liverpool… IN February 2013, I sat in a circle in a room with six other men, strangers at the time, and waited patiently for them to talk about...
Addressing the stark contrast between the area of Anfield and the stadium which it houses, on a matchday and a normal day… HOW was your weekend? I spent part of mine hanging off the side of the Liverpool Cathedral – the enormous sandstone one, rather than...
Charting the evolution of football fan culture down the years, and how it has changed interaction between supporters… IN October 2003, I tentatively set up an account on the newly established ‘Through the Wind and Rain’ forum. I was a fan of the fanzine...
It wouldn’t be the first time Liverpool have brought a big player back to Anfield, but would a Gini Wijnaldum return be worthwhile? “WHAT is past is past. Never go back. “Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the...
On the day that Sadio Mane leaves Liverpool for Bayern Munich, how should fans feel about the departure of a legend? I DON’T like it when Liverpool players leave. I don’t just mean players like Fernando Torres or Luis Suarez. I mean all of them. They’ve either...
Looking back at Liverpool’s season opener away at Norwich City, and its significance to supporters after so long without live football… ONE thing that has largely been forgotten thanks to the events in Paris is that the 2021-2022 season ended. Over...
French Ministers revealed that they thought Liverpool fans would be a ‘problem’ in Paris, but why do the same stereotypes carry through today? IT’S strange how anger takes over from fear then relief. Following last week’s events, I’ve been through...
As rival fans let Liverpool stereotypes rule their judgement over the trouble in Paris, they must support now or it could happen to them… I WISH we’d won the European Cup. That should have been my waking thought on Sunday but, given what happened...
Reliving the roller coaster of emotions experienced by Liverpool fans inside Anfield on the final day of the Premier League season… I THINK that might be the strangest game I’ve ever seen. At one point we were drawing, but sort of winning as City were...
Looking back at Liverpool’s defeat on the road at Brentford, looking at where Liverpool could’ve done better, where they need to quickly improve and whether their are any positives to take from the recent run of form?
Neil Atkinson is joined by Josh Williams.
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