TWO years ago I decided to start writing a book. It was to be a work of fiction and would centre around a lowly football club that would defy the odds to win the league title. They would be a team of misfits brought together by an inspirational manager to overcome the...
WITHIN a football club as decorated as Liverpool, some minor achievements will inevitably get overlooked. It is strange, though, how many people have forgotten the last time Liverpool got to a European semi final. It wasn’t that long ago. It is such a forgotten...
MIDFIELDER Katie Zelem’s brace almost sparked a late comeback for Liverpool Ladies away at Notts County. County had raced into a 3-0 lead with an Ellen White double and a sublime strike from Jess Clarke. Zelem’s goals gave the Reds hope, but the game...
RIGHT. How can I put this in a way so as not to offend or unnerve? Yes. That’s my overdue Prince tribute. Not as spectacular as the weather deciding that it should go all out to fulfil everybody’s Sometimes It Snows In April blizzard-based hopes but there...
OVER the last few days there have been some genuinely excellent articles about Hillsborough and the verdicts from the inquests, many of them appearing on this very site. Most of them have been difficult to read, with some managing to shed further light on a story that...
“I AM someone who wants to play every minute of every match. I am so ambitious, so hungry for success that it is hard to put it into words.” These sound like the words of a player who is driven, motivated and determined, writes JOEL RABINOWITZ. These are...
All right, everyone. Here are my five thoughts on Swansea City 3 Liverpool 1: 1) A Rival I was at a service station on the way to Swansea, queuing up for a coffee, when I sensed his presence. Turning around, uneasily, I confirmed what I suspected – Kristian...
IN the course of my life, I’ve been in the fortunate position of being able to have a number of debates with Jimmy McGovern, a close family friend and someone I respect above all others. The first took place in a Transit van on the way back to Merseyside from a...
YEAH, that was rubbish. Going to put as much effort into this as the players did. Danny Ward: 7 Conceded three but still our best player. Couple of really good saves. Should maybe come for the first, but others were more at fault. Nathaniel Clyne: 6 Thought he was ok....
THERE are loads of mitigating circumstances. Loads and loads. You know them all and you can even probably include the weather, which Liverpool never got to grips with, and the fact that Martin Skrtel is on the pitch. But, to enjoy ourselves, shall we pretend there...
