ON THIS DAY: DERBY DELIGHT

ON THIS DAY: DERBY DELIGHT

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....
HOULLIER REVISITED

HOULLIER REVISITED

by SACHIN NAKRANI  – “Gerard was really close to his players; at times it felt like having a father” – Steven Gerrard – “Houllier couldn’t deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions” – Robbie Fowler – “ Gerard turned me from a boy to...