While Liverpool made a few signings fans can get behind, they left themselves short in other areas, as the transfer window comes to a close… AND that’s that. Well, pretty much. Welcome Victor, Bradley, Ronald and Jeremy. Farewell Mo, Ibou, Robbo, and...
Liverpool’s squad is lacking experience, but while their youth players showed up against Newcastle, their experienced players didn’t… THERE are times when the opening game of the season can tell you plenty. 2019-20. Norwich City v the European...
A consortium backed by Jeff Bezos buying a stake in Liverpool is a reminder that football is going to money men who don’t understand fans… BILLIONAIRE owners sell some of someone else’s heart to another set of billionaires so that more...
Despite what seems a sensible loan signing and football returning to Anfield there remains concerns for Liverpool ahead of the new season… Football, actual football, being played at Anfield. A signing, an actual signing, arriving at Anfield. Possibly....
A week after questioning Liverpool’s transfer business, little has changed. With three weeks to go, the Reds still look short in key areas. A recalibration of expectation. A season of transition. God, I hate those terms. A week after I polluted your inbox...
Assessing Liverpool’s paper thin squad, the transfer market and why the next four weeks could define the Reds’ season. ‘Very thin’ That was the manager’s assessment of his squad as the Reds left Geodis Park, Nashville, at the weekend. It had a...
You never forget your first love. Kevin Keegan was mine and he was everything you wanted your first hero to be. Sleep well, Kev… YOU never forget your first love. The first footballing memories are always the best. The nascent appreciation of something...
Whether its ‘just a job’ or means something more, it’s worth remembering the human impact of club treatment and fan behaviour on players… I’ve been reading Michail Antonio’s autobiography, ‘Humans, Not Robots’ and it’s struck a chord....
Changing rules during a World Cup is a worrying sign but what’s more concerning to me is Liverpool’s current state of flux… CHARITY begins at home. So goes the adage. Equally, unmitigated support can only go one way and waking thoughts are...
Liverpool can’t afford to chase lost causes in the transfer market as Andoni Iraola prepares to take the club into a new age… I love how little it takes to change minds. When Yan Diomande’s name came up as a possible sort-of replacement for Mo...
Talking through the latest Liverpool transfer rumours, or rather, the lack of them after a window in which Liverpool needed more than what they got, and with a squad still lacking depth, have the Reds effectively handicapped Andoni Iraola’s chances of a successful first season?
And given the direction of travel under the soon to be departed Richard Hughes, could any of this mess been avoided?
Rob Gutmann hosts Neil Atkinson, Adam Melia and John Gibbons
