IT’S pretty hard to put into words what this trip to Rome has been like. For all the concerns beforehand, all the well wishes from friends and family, you’d have to be made of wood to not let a percentage of the fear seep into your psyche. Instead, what has greeted us...
THERE are two pieces to be written. There is one which starts like this: A Liverpool player hits the deck with relief on the final whistle. We know how he feels. I hate this: we never do anything the easy way. I hate that because we don’t do easy things. If you...
ROME. What a city. Some of the things you see here are second to none. Some of the buildings leave your jaw open, agog, amazement and wonder spread all over your face. Wonderstruck, struck by wonder. Imagine being a peasant, from Germania, circa 400 years BC or...
“I think Anfield is number one in the world, so I think other stadiums will not impress us” Sadio Mane AND then there was one. One more step. One last hurdle. One remaining challenge standing between Liverpool Football Club and a place in another European Cup final....
THE eve of Liverpool’s Champions League semi final second leg in Rome. It was all action in Rome yesterday. Post breakfast, a few of us made our way to a small off licence just outside Campo de Fiori where we would be speaking to a couple of Roma fans about their...
JOSH EDGAR “WE’VE conquered all of Europe, we’re never gonna stop.” It’s half time at the Ataturk Stadium. Liverpool are 3-0 down to a team regarded as the best in Europe and my seven-year-old self runs to my room sobbing. My mum’s sincere attempt to comfort me with...
WE go to Rome on Wednesday. A city that means so much to the older generation of our fan base, but means very little to us, writes DOMINIC CLIFF. We know about the European Cup wins there — “In ‘77 and ‘84 it was Rome”. You’ve heard the song. You’ve seen the...
DAY one in Rome. For all the buildup to Liverpool’s semi final second leg, it would be easy to worry about the worst-case scenario that potentially greeted the 5,000 Reds who will be descending on the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. By contrast, what we have found so...
WE have conquered all of Europe. I never want this to stop. Let’s not fall flat on our faces at this stage. Let’s win the fucking pot. ALLEZ, ALLEZ, ALLEZ! At each stage of this European Cup journey I’ve said to myself “just let us reach the next round”. I’ve not...
THERE are certain sights and sounds that evoke feelings within us all, stirring memories that are replayed in our heads and unaffected by time. In the Champions League quarter final second leg, Mohamed Salah stood before us like a God as he gazed over the scenes...
