by Paul Cope | Dec 6, 2016 | Footie
YOU’RE all celebrating the wrong things. They were the words of my nephew’s academy side’s coach to all of the kids’ parents. You’re all celebrating the wrong things. I go to watch my nephew play as often as I can and, like with all football, there’s a propensity even...
by John Gibbons | Dec 5, 2016 | Footie
FOUR am alarm clock. Four am. This is a time to get in, not a time to go out. In fact, as I leave my building a fella is coming in and he looks very surprised to see anyone, not least someone dressed to go out for the day. I just say “Bournemouth, mate”...
by Ian Salmon | Dec 5, 2016 | Footie
IT took nearly 30 seconds. Practically the moment that the final whistle blew on Sunday lunchtime’s capitulation, my Twitter timeline kicked into life. Suddenly, I was seeing Twitter screenshots of an article that I wrote here back in August (“We Will Win The League...
by David Segar | Dec 5, 2016 | Footie
SINCE my dad did his fatherly duty and ensured that I cared more about watching football than I did watching cartoons (“You’re 27 for fuck sake!”), I have suffered plenty of heartache. In fact, as my morning has largely been spent trying to figure out just who the...
by Ben Johnson | Dec 5, 2016 | Footie
I’M typing this before kick-off on Sunday morning on the hottest train in Europe to watch the Mighty Reds in town. You forget that during a season like this one every game becomes massive. A must win game. The nerves creep up on you from nowhere. On Saturday I...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 4, 2016 | Footie, Match Review
THERE are nights when I am jealous of those who can come to massive conclusions. I just don’t have it in me after that. If you want big bold criticisms, I probably have this one: Liverpool aren’t aggressive enough at 0-2 and 1-3. They don’t do enough...
by Andy Heaton | Dec 4, 2016 | Footie
THE match ratings from Liverpool’s collapse at Bournemouth. Loris Karius: 2 Off the back of a few clean sheets, looked to be settling and then that? Awful. Should be making at least two of the goals, the last one being the worst, handling not great at all. Only...
by Rob Gutmann | Dec 2, 2016 | Footie
BOURNEMOUTH manager Eddie Howe supports Everton. Eddie Howe is a blue. Eddie hates the Reds. Eddie thinks Kopites are gobshites. He hates you. He knows that Liverpool are genuine title challengers but he’s fuming about it. Eddie Howe sleeps in an ‘80s Everton...
by Michael Nevin | Dec 2, 2016 | Footie
HE doesn’t give a shit does he, old Kloppo? There he is going nuts on the touchline against Sunderland; first berating one moaning, negative dickhead, then offering the whole of the Main Stand out. After the game, my Dad — who loved Jürgen Klopp much earlier...
by John Gibbons | Dec 1, 2016 | Footie
IT’S Tuesday in work and Neil is gasping for a pint. “We’ll just do this thing and then nip back for a bit and then we’ll get out, Gibbo.” “Not going to be long on that, are you? Just need to sort one thing then I’m done...
