EPIC. Epic because it was three and half hours long. Epic because it was a grand, gripping spectacle; a sporting battle of the highest order. Epic because every ounce of effort from every character involved was expended into emerging from the piece victorious; as the...
I CAN’T do anything. There are things that I could be doing, should be doing. I’m a writer; I should be writing. There are actors who will want words putting into their mouths at some point and this novel resolutely refuses to finish itself. It’s...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Jim Boardman and Adam Smith on the eve of Liverpool’s visit to Stamford Bridge. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – Plastic Flags, Plastic Fans Podcast RSS feed. Get the TAW podcast on iTunes....
TO be quite honest, I’m in two minds about statues at football grounds. Of course, in isolation they act as a lasting tribute to a much-loved servant, an acknowledgement of an individual’s impact on a club and, by extension, the wider football community. We have our...
IT’S two years since Philippe Coutinho arrived at Anfield from Inter Milan for £8.5million — the second part of a hugely successful double transfer coup, writes CRAIG RIMMER. It’s a deal that offers significant ammunition for those who refute the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uC8w6X8oSo ARRIGO Sacchi called football “the most important of the unimportant things in life”. I love this quote, not only for its poetry but also for how it perfectly sums up how I feel about the game that has dominated...
NEIL writes the match reports. Neil or Gareth or Gibbo. But Gibbo’s living the life fantastic in Utah and Neil and Gareth are on a stag do, so they asked for volunteers and here we are. Not long after I said I’d do it a mate of mine offered me his tickets....
“IF Heskey can play for England so can I.” That’s how it all seemed to start, the tiresome ‘banter’ about Emile Heskey that seems to have dogged him for years and seeps into every conversation about the man that won 62 caps for his country and played over 500 games in...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Paul Cope and Sean Rogers in a pre FA Cup podcast to look back on a steely performance against Chelsea and the visit of Bolton in the FA Cup Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – JORDANS GIANTS Podcast RSS feed. Get the TAW...
I actually qualified for a ticket for the AFC Wimbledon game in the third round when just 825 of us got the chance to go. The only problem being I couldn’t go. Apparently my mate Sue had a fantastic time. I still have a picture of ‘my ticket’ somewhere on...
