MATCH RATINGS: SOUTHAMPTON v LIVERPOOL

MATCH RATINGS: SOUTHAMPTON v LIVERPOOL

I HAVEN’T read Neil’s match report yet. If you haven’t either, I’ll warn you that he went down there with Rob Gutmann, which probably meant setting off about Thursday and drinking heavily throughout. So no doubt it will be even more romantic...
MATCH REVIEW: SOUTHAMPTON 0 LIVERPOOL 2

MATCH REVIEW: SOUTHAMPTON 0 LIVERPOOL 2

WALKING around the ground in the teeming rain, the absolute teeming fucking rain, after the game there was this enormous buzz of the Red support leaving the ground, songs echoing around, smiles wide. The Reds are coming up the hill, clambering up, dust smeared faces,...
LIVERPOOL: “YOU’RE NOT SINGING ANYMORE”

LIVERPOOL: “YOU’RE NOT SINGING ANYMORE”

IT’S a debate that has been going on for years. How do we reclaim The Kop? How do we bring back the famous atmosphere that made Anfield different, that made it special and so revered? It’s a debate that needs to be had. Yet it’s a debate that always...
MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 1 BESIKTAS 0

MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 1 BESIKTAS 0

BEFORE the game Besiktas fans tried to set North John Street on fire. Perhaps an early sign that if Liverpool thought they were going to have everything their own way they should think again.  Once the game had settled, it was clear the opposition were well drilled...
TOP 5 UEFA CUP NIGHTS AT ANFIELD

TOP 5 UEFA CUP NIGHTS AT ANFIELD

WE knew ages ago we were back in the UEFA cup after a disappointing showing at home to Basel, but tonight it really hits home as we host Besiktas at Anfield. We’ve all got a bit of a cob on about it, if we’re honest, with plenty moaning this week about the...
MARIO BALOTELLI: I AM THE RESURRECTION

MARIO BALOTELLI: I AM THE RESURRECTION

IT’S been an odd sort of season. With over £100million of new players, a team coming off a genuine title challenge and the return of Champions League football, there was a decent amount of optimism about the place, even sans Suarez. However, we were all soon...
PODCAST: ALL PARD OF THE DANCE

PODCAST: ALL PARD OF THE DANCE

NEIL ATKINSON, Gareth Roberts, Paul Cope and Steve Graves are in for this week’s podcast, reflecting on an encouraging victory over Crystal Palace as the Reds march on in the FA Cup. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – All Pard Of the Dance...
MATCH REVIEW: CRYSTAL PALACE 1 LIVERPOOL 2

MATCH REVIEW: CRYSTAL PALACE 1 LIVERPOOL 2

THE stage was set, the watching Saturday night crowd ready. 1990s Alan Pardew and 1990s Crystal Palace back to the future at their 1990s ground to recreate a cup upset in the world’s oldest cup competition. They even recreated the programme from the 4-3 inside today’s...