JOE ALLEN: IS HE GOOD ENOUGH FOR LIVERPOOL?

JOE ALLEN: IS HE GOOD ENOUGH FOR LIVERPOOL?

ON one of our shows recently, after the Crystal Palace cup game, Steve Graves said that Joe Allen ‘couldn’t Joe Allen himself out of being lightly thought of by many at Anfield’. If Mignolet or Balotelli have a run of nine out of 10 games there will...
LIVERPOOL: WAS BRENDAN RODGERS GUILTY OF OVERTHINKING?

LIVERPOOL: WAS BRENDAN RODGERS GUILTY OF OVERTHINKING?

“He’s probably not thinking so much. Sometimes you can over-think. What he’s doing now is instinctive and he’s got back to doing what he does best.” THAT was Brendan Rodgers talking about Simon Mignolet. It could easily describe Rodgers himself. Until the game at...
PODCAST: THE LITTLE MAGICIAN

PODCAST: THE LITTLE MAGICIAN

NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Ian Salmon and Steve Graves following a potentially season-defining victory for Liverpool against Southampton. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – The Little Magician Podcast RSS feed. Get the TAW podcast on iTunes....
LIVERPOOL: THE BEST THREE POINTS OF THE SEASON?

LIVERPOOL: THE BEST THREE POINTS OF THE SEASON?

SIMON Mignolet almost handled the ball outside his penalty area against Southampton. If you’d suggested such a thing a few weeks ago then you’d have been laughed out of town. One of the most enjoyable things about being a Liverpool supporter for me is the concept of...
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...