AS a footie fan who invests so much into the club you love – time, effort, money, thinking – you want that club to have an identity; to stand for something, to mean something. Liverpool may have a global appeal, and supporters from all over the world, but, ultimately,...
IT’S funny being the buzz. Being the noise. Outside of our bubble we’ve always been regarded as a big team, obviously, but ultimately always supporting cast actors rather than the lead. Now feels different. Now feels like it may just be our time. Let’s tempt fate and...
ALL goalkeepers are mad. Let’s get that out of the way, first and foremost. They are all in some form absolutely insane and, in many ways, need to be for the occupation they have. A position which is the most isolated, in terms of a team game, ‘keepers by their...
HAS it all stopped yet? I really want it to have all stopped. If I want one side jumping on any tiny thing a man does and calling him a disgrace, whilst the other side blindly refuses to accept their hero can do anything wrong, I’ll just search for Jeremy Corbyn...
I’M excited. Excited and a little bit afraid, if I’m being completely honest. Excited that this could well be the best Liverpool team and squad that I have ever had the pleasure of watching in my entire adult life (which I count as 1998 onwards, for those who aren’t...
I’LL always be asked by my non-Liverpool supporting mates (of whom I have a worryingly high number): “How many Premier League titles have Liverpool won?” That is to say, I’ll always be asked that question until Liverpool actually win one. I say “until”, because it’s...
“MILNER’S a phenomenon, a guy with big balls…” That was Manuel Pellegrini back in March 2015, quite literally talking bollocks. Three years and five months later, the Chilean was reminded of just how big James Milner’s are. Significantly more so than Jack...
WE all tell ourselves stories to get through life and, let’s be honest here, not all of them are strictly true. Whether it’s work, relationships, how you look, how you feel, or pretty much anything else important, a bit of internal spit and polish can make things feel...
WEST Ham United were quite good for 45 minutes. They looked a side capable of upsetting the odd applecart. They weren’t upsetting this one. Liverpool had other ideas. The Reds were irresistible from about 15 minutes in and they were not to be denied. They...
THAT was a summer, weren’t it? What have you been up to? I’ll be honest, I’ve tried to swerve The Reds, there; I haven’t seen a minute of pre season, didn’t really get involved in all the transfer voyeurism, just sort of lived for a bit, which was sound. It meant...
Heartbreak For Congo & Glasner To Forest | The Breakfast Wrap LIVE
On your Thursday ‘Breakfast Wrap’ on the morning after England broke Congolese hearts and Belgium staged a late comeback against Senegal.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Teza Simukulwa and John Gibbons to reflect on yesterdays fixtures before trying to make sense of what’s going on at Nottingham Forest.
