THE Reds beat Everton 3-1 at Anfield in the 203rd Merseyside Derby nine years ago today. It’s a game that always comes up in conversation, this derby, mainly because of the Evertonians in the Anfield Road celebrating like they’d won the World Cup. What had...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Paul Johnson, John Gibbons and Rob Gutmann on this week’s podcast after the worst Derby in living memory. The lads also talk Spurs with Paul Duhaney from Africa Oye. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – The Nothing...
WALKED in. Told emphatically how I stink of booze. That said the Reggie Watts number from 45:33 reimagined for LCD Soundsystem’s last ever gig was playing. Swings and roundabouts therefore. If that could soundtrack almost everything I ever do that would be...
THEY tell a thousand words and all that. So with the 224th Merseyside Derby just a few hours away, here are 10 of the best pictures from David Rawcliffe’s Liverpool v Everton archive at Propaganda-Photo. 1. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN: Dirk does Derby Day at Goodison in...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Mike Girling, John Gibbons and ‘Top Red’ Dave Downie in the tower for this week’s CityTalk podcast as they preview tomorrow’s Merseyside Derby. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – Saturday Night...
STEVEN Gerrard has scored 10 goals for Liverpool against Everton, second only to Ian Rush with 135. He’s also scored five and assisted two in the last six derbies, which should be taken into account when discussing whether he is better starting in the team or on...
LET’S not pretend for one second that there aren’t some people who attend football matches the length and breadth of this country and others worldwide intent on causing trouble. Let’s not pretend for one second that before a match between Everton and...
“Oh, and he gets a kiss for it! From a man incidentally wearing a blue-striped shirt!” The commentary is almost as memorable as the goal – a sublime Barnes backheel in the build up, McMahon’s centre and the ball, via Aldridge, falling to Beardsley,...
FOURTEEN years ago today a little bit of derby history was made. Everton came to Anfield under Walter Smith to face Gerard Houllier’s Liverpool and – perhaps more importantly for our blue brethren – Nick Barmby in the first Anfield derby of the Millennium....
CATCHING one like that so late in a game always reminds me of that punch Herol ‘Bomber’ Graham took against Julian Jackson, in a WBA World Middleweight Title fight in Benalmadena, late 1990. The one where he was spark out before he hit the floor totally planked out,...
