LIVERPOOL: THE UNKNOWABLE TRUTH

LIVERPOOL: THE UNKNOWABLE TRUTH

WHEN Liverpool’s premature Champions League departure was quickly followed by a heavy defeat to Manchester United, plenty was said and written about the Reds’ worrying slide and how to fix it, writes SAM DRURY. I tried to stick to just thinking about it;...
LIVERPOOL: WHAT WOULD MAMADOU?

LIVERPOOL: WHAT WOULD MAMADOU?

IN the illustrious history of Liverpool Football Club there have been many polarising figures. Those lads who were heroes to one fella and top of the ‘get rid of him’ list of the fella sat behind him. In recent history the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Lucas Leiva...
LIVERPOOL: WHAT ABOUT THE HERE AND NOW?

LIVERPOOL: WHAT ABOUT THE HERE AND NOW?

IT’S an hour until Liverpool play Chelsea in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Anfield. The team-sheets have just been plastered all over Twitter, writes SAM WILLIAMS. Teamsheets are boring. In this age of social media and 24-hour rolling news, they...
LIVERPOOL: LIFE WITHOUT GERRARD

LIVERPOOL: LIFE WITHOUT GERRARD

SO now we know. Steven Gerrard will leave Liverpool at the end of the season bringing an end to one of the club’s longest and deepest love affairs, writes STEVE MACLEAN. His departure will leave a gaping hole in the team and will throw the club into crisis. Or will...
STEVEN GERRARD: STEVIE G v STEVIE ME

STEVEN GERRARD: STEVIE G v STEVIE ME

I’VE let the dust settle a bit. There have been hundreds of articles, quite understandably so, lamenting the forthcoming departure of Steven Gerrard for the sunnier climes of Los Angeles. The “Hollywood balls” are going home. The “quarterback” is jetting off to...
LIVERPOOL: THE MIGNOLET EXPERIMENT

LIVERPOOL: THE MIGNOLET EXPERIMENT

THE prevailing wisdom on Brad Jones right now might echo the coolly downbeat retort of John Lennon when asked about Ringo Starr: “He’s not even the best drummer in The Beatles” – writes LIAM BLAKE. Very droll but, like all the best quotes, it is in...

PODCAST: THE HUYTON HAMMER

NEIL ATKINSON, Nick O’Prey, John Gibbons and Mike Girling reflect on Liverpool’s 2-2 draw against Leicester City and the bombshell news about Steven Gerrard. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – THE HUYTON HAMMER Podcast RSS feed. Get the...
STORY OF THE BOOS #2: FIVE PLAYERS JEERED BY THE KOP

STORY OF THE BOOS #2: FIVE PLAYERS JEERED BY THE KOP

EVEN in the impatient world of modern football, Liverpool supporters around the world are still famed for their loyal, unswerving support. While in recent years a more sedate Anfield has homogenised with other Premier League crowds and the lines between supporters and...
LIVERPOOL: THE STORY OF THE BOOS

LIVERPOOL: THE STORY OF THE BOOS

IT had been coming. Week by week, as Liverpool toiled to recapture even a hint of the form that brought a title so tantalisingly close, and as each dropped point saw pre-season expectation give way to a reality of spiralling bleakness, you could sense the frustration...