BEFORE taking a break from social media in 2017, I wrote a fair bit on the subject of how Liverpool’s footballing structure seemed to be quietly changing behind the scenes. I started out pissed off, talking about how the club seemed headed for a kind of half-assed...
“DURING different games, a lot of situations like this happen. “The problem today is that more than this type of situation, I am worried that we are going to change the game that we know, how we know football. “It’s a mix that I am worried that maybe we are going to...
I LOVE magic. Since I was a young boy I’ve been captivated by someone’s ability to make things disappear or to make something materialise from nowhere. I was always amazed by how even the most hardened of grown ups around me were astounded by these magical moments,...
ONLY two players now remain from Liverpool’s 2013-14 squad. The rapid turnover reflects not just a change of manager but also a freakish squad that all too briefly peaked for one glorious spring and a resultant change of approach in the transfer market. Nevertheless,...
THERE’S a lot to discuss after Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham. Not all of it very cheery. From questioning why Jon Moss decided to give a penalty, despite admitting he had no idea what had just happened, to why The Reds decided to allow Spurs to dominate...
THESE two statements are equally true: Liverpool had the hardest of hard lines Liverpool were lucky to take a point from the game. It was a crazy evening at Anfield with Liverpool spending much of the game either acting — or being — second best. Second...
“If you can’t make decisions in life, you’re a bloody menace. You’d be better becoming an MP.” ON a day when the great Bill Shankly has been the subject of much discussion amongst the Liverpool faithful, this particular quote felt quite apt in the...
FOOTIE, mate. How often does a referee listen to a linesman? They are absolutely the mings of the footie world. Imagine being that unsure of your own ability that you defer to a skinny fella who can’t ref a game, can’t control a game, can’t make a decision. Fucking...
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR are a very decent side. Our encounter with them on Sunday is the 22nd match we have played since they beat us 4-1 at their temporary home of Wembley Stadium back in October. There’s been an ocean flow under a bridge since then. Spurs arrive to...
I WAS a young kid when Kenny Dalglish signed for Liverpool. By the time we began to see the dying of the light; a battered Glaswegian suffering the aftermath of a fractured cheekbone at the hands of Manchester United’s blunderbuss centre-half, Kevin Moran during the...
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.
