AMONG the seemingly positive phrases in football’s lexicon, ‘versatile’ is one many fans treat with trepidation. ‘Morale-boosting win’ is another – superficially good news but more pregnant with subtext than Demi Moore watching season four of The Wire. A...
HERE’S a question for you – who does the best tapas in Liverpool? Now a few years ago that might have been like pondering over the identity of Everton’s current best striker or the least annoying cod-reggae shitburst by East Coast George Osbornes Vampire Weekend...
KENNY DALGLISH’S questioning of decisions – or lack of them – benefiting Liverpool in the first four Premier League games of the season has caused much debate. On the podcast earlier today, we discussed whether this tactic – a favourite of Alex Ferguson’s...
ON this week’s podcast, host Neil Atkinson is joined by The Liverpool Echo’s Neil Jones, The Telegraph’s Rory Smith, Hard Boiled Sweets star Scot Williams, Anfield Road’s Jim Boardman, Late Tackle’s Gareth Roberts, Godfather of the...
ALWAYS feel somewhat piffy doing a post-match write-up as it’s something that can be dissected with far more polish on our weekly podcast, but to hell with it, we’re in a wittering mood… and have had chance to apply some perspective that was sadly lacking across...
STATISTICS. They’re a recent phenomenon in the game of football, and I’ll be honest, they drive me up the wall. I mean, remember the fuss two years ago? FIFA risking the wrath of national footballing establishments across the globe by introducing the...
By Phil Blundell STATISTICS. They’re a recent phenomenon in the game of football, and I’ll be honest, they drive me up the wall. Football is not a game suited, in general, by statistical analysis, and the new craze of associating any little statistic to back up some...
FOOTIE and music go hand in hand for me, simply because both have the ability to excite, energise and create that spine-tingling surge of joy that only a small number of life’s pleasures can bring. A great goal, a sublime bit of skill, a stunning riff or an...
WHEN Liverpool return to Premier League action away to Stoke on Saturday, I won’t be anywhere near the Britannia Stadium. In fact, I won’t even be watching in a pub in Liverpool. Instead, I’ll be some 218 miles away on the Isle of Wight, following the game on my...
Sunday 4th September AND so it returns, promising to be bigger and better than previous years with more stalls and celebrity chefs. The Liverpool Food and Drink Festival, an event that you’ve probably heard of and had someone tell you how much you would have enjoyed...
Is Bournemouth A Must Win For Liverpool? | Friday Live!
It’s ‘Friday Live’ ahead of Liverpool trip to Bournemouth on Sunday to preview the Reds trip to the Vitality Stadium, a trip described, maybe prematurely by some, as ‘must win’ and Neil Atkinson is joined in the studio by Grace Mailey, Josh Williams and John Gibbons to have a look ahead to Sunday as well as the other key fixtures over the weekend.
