In a season full of relative lows, the Merseyside Derby has brought respite for Liverpool. Now we’ll always have the Hill Dickinson… IT doesn’t solve anything, it doesn’t excuse anything and it certainly doesn’t justify an appalling season. But who...
The Fulham result and a better performance, coupled with Rio’s star turn and the power of Anfield have Liverpool believing again… THE difference a win makes. The difference a second goal makes. The difference a clean sheet makes. Last week saw an...
Wanting applause for showing a consistent lack of fight when the going gets tough? Not at Liverpool, and certainly not in Manchester… I CAN’T GET my head around Dominik Szoboszlai. There are many takeaways from the latest episode of Liverpool’s Great...
Liverpool Legends game was a timely reminder of how lucky we are – and have been – to see some of the greatest players in their pomp… “THE older order changeth, yielding place to new. God fulfils himself in many ways.” I’ve never been to one...
In a poor season with each bad performance deepened by the next, Liverpool fans can take defeat but will never accept a lack of fight… I SAW Hamlet last weekend. It’s probably Shakespeare’s most quotable play and this line really stood out....
Many teams have come unstuck when travelling to face Galatasaray but Liverpool should have no problems with intense atmospheres… WHEN Manchester United travelled to Turkey to play Galatasaray in 1993 they weren’t quite the all-conquering side they were...
With performances fluctuating from brilliant to bad – often in the same game – supporters are left wondering who the real Liverpool are… IN 1978, The Who released an album called ‘Who Are You?’ It was their first in three years and came at a...
There will never not be a joyous time when beating Nottingham Forest on their own ground – but that performance has to be better… DISCLAIMER: None of what follows takes anything away from the unadulterated joy of winning against them and winning...
Jim Ratcliffe’s recent comments on migrants in Britain shone a spotlight on billionaires in football looking down on the game’s lifeblood… THERE’S LONG been a trope that football fans and players are thuggish, mindless and violent in...
Often, only with the benefit of time can we judge how things truly are. In the present, we may have to settle for changing expectations… NOW WHAT? Where are we now? There are times when frustration gives way to anger and onto an acceptance. Liverpool just...
Liverpool emerged victorious in their first visit to the Hill Dickinson stadium, overcoming Everton in their new ground thanks to a 100th minute winner courtesy of Virgil van Dijk.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Ian Salmon, Rob Gutmann,Beth Lindop and Joel Penny.
