IN the buildup to Sunday’s match between Liverpool and Manchester City there was again much talk of a “rivalry” between the clubs and supporters. Be it “the battle bus”, as the camera-packed team coach was described by one tabloid, the bizarre song about Liverpool’s...
Liverpool keep their unbeaten league record intact following a goalless draw at Anfield in a result that felt like both teams would’ve taken at kick off. Neil Atkinson was joined by Phil Blundell, James Sutton, Fuad Hasan and Ian Salmon. Today’s free Anfield...
Neil Atkinson, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia have a chat about their weekends, Maniac, the Tory Party Conference and Society Across The Globe Generally Eroding The Mental Health Of Women And Can It Stop Soon. They also have seven great songs. Which is a relief....
“IF it is an open game at Anfield, you don’t even have one chance, not even one per cent of a chance. “Up and down I’m pretty sure they are the best team in the world in these transitions, offensive, defensive. It is built for that. In that situation, they are...
NINETY minutes of sheer hell, John Barnes said years ago. The words echoed through today. Liverpool 0 Manchester City 0. Unbelievable we pay good money to be made to feel like that. If it wasn’t hell it was purgatory. The prospect of losing loomed large, the...
Pre Match I DON’T know about you but my bottle has gone, here. Realised this morning that if The Reds want to win the league we probably need to win today and I now can’t function. Couple this with me reading Bruce Grobbelaar’s interview the other day where he...
Liverpool maintain their unbeaten record in the Premier League for the eight consecutive game. In a tumultuous game between the two best sides in the league both sides had to settle for a point in what is most unlikely result on the betting slip. If you're already...
I DON’T take defeat well. I don’t take not winning well. Three games of only this makes me blue. Like a Blue. They’re calling Liverpool v Manchester City a “title decider in October”. Actually, I might be the first to have dubbed it this, but what the heck. The...
Jürgen Klopp was unsure about the availability of Naby Keita ahead of Sunday’s clash with Manchester City, with the German confirming his summer signing suffered a back spasm in the loss to Napoli. Will he be a big miss, or can The Reds find another midfielder...
THE realisation of having to feel defeat again has been a sobering one over the past week or so. I had rid myself of it, exorcised it from my very being, positively reinforced by the sight of Liverpool winning games of football. Sometimes at a canter, other times on a...