STATUS and standing can often be seen as dirty words in the day-to-day business of life. If you’re talking about yourself in relation to either you’re likely teetering perilously close to a “don’t you know who I am” situation. And who would want that? In football...
SO, how are we all doing? Big question, in the grand scheme of things. I’m pretty sure the answer remains that both collectively and individually, we don’t actually know. That said, I hope you’re at least doing things which keep you and your loved ones safe and...
DO people believe that a computer arranges the fixture list? I’ve always wanted to think that it really is a random collection of games thrown together, but I don’t know. It just doesn’t seem random enough. I mean, how come we don’t play, say, Burnley at home on the...
THAT night in Madrid. The one we all remember. The night we’ll never forget. Jordan Henderson, usually the most reserved of men, in the hub of the pandemonium. His face awash with joyous tears as he embraces his father. His grip over the European Cup impenetrable....
IT had been a good start to the 2016-17 season. Liverpool were expected to push on in Jurgen Klopp’s first full campaign in charge, and had already won away at Arsenal and Chelsea, got a respectable draw at Tottenham in a game they should have won, and dispatched...
LET me start this week’s column by declaring my conflict of interest… I love Jordan Henderson. I love seeing his name on the teamsheet. I love it when he does something good in a game. I love it when he leads Liverpool to victory and celebrates like it’s the last...
SO it was a big Saturday afternoon from The Reds. But not in the way we’d like. Morning all – let’s get stuck in. We’re on a journey here. This is long. Make a cup of tea. But first for full disclosure I need to make something clear – The...
IT was April 2016. The new manager had his feet firmly under the table by now, having been in the job for six months. It was clear a few things had taken Jürgen Klopp by surprise. The damaged Liverpool mindset on and off the pitch, the fixture list, the increased...
SOMETIMES in football, your demons never leave you. It’s like being 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League and still harbouring an irrational, nagging doubt that something will go wrong. Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think? Exorcising demons has been a key...
NOTHING affects a season more than a change of manager. As the 2014-15 season ended, everything was in a state of flux. Brendan Rodgers, a hero just 12 short months earlier, had admitted that calls for his head were justified. The club had squandered their share of...
