by Michael Nevin | May 26, 2017 | Footie
I MUST admit to a slight envy of Manchester United this week. Seeing them carry off the beautifully crafted former UEFA Cup, by dint of winning the undervalued Europa League put a real gloss on United’s hitherto uninspiring season. Jose Mourinho’s manic escape from a...
by Paul Cope | May 23, 2017 | Footie
I THINK it all worked out pretty well in the end. While I was one of the many Liverpool supporters getting giddy with excitement during those heady autumn months, in which we looked invincible and capable of blowing any team on the planet off the park, minutes 20 to...
by Ben Johnson | May 23, 2017 | Footie
WHAT a day. What a night. What a goal. What a bevy. What a song. “De, de, de, de, de, de…” “Gini Wijnaldum.” Or as Adam Melia, the sharpest Lyricist in Europe, sang. “Who played Willy Wonka…” “Gene Wilder.” If you weren’t hanging off a light fitting or...
by David Segar | May 19, 2017 | Footie
SO here it is. An entire season comes down to this. It may not be the prize we were all dreaming of when Gini Wijnaldum slammed home number six against Watford in November, but it nonetheless represents an advancement of this football team and the next stage in Jürgen...
by Adam Smith | May 18, 2017 | Footie
WHEN it comes to stealing a living, few people pull it off as well as certain football pundits. I’m not talking about the ones who make predictions about particular football matches that end up going spectacularly wrong — that can happen to the best of us. I’m...
by Phil Blundell | May 17, 2017 | Footie
LAST week Jürgen Klopp claimed the gap to Chelsea was not as large as the table suggests, it’s a comment that is always going to be met with howls of derision. I typed words along these lines in to Twitter to gauge the reaction and was met by an Evertonian accusing...
by Joel Rabinowitz | May 16, 2017 | Footie
IT feels good watching the Reds scoring goals for fun once more. It feels even better when it comes at a point in the season where the pressure to win is extreme, away from home against a side Liverpool have made a habit of struggling against in recent seasons. After...
by Ben Johnson | May 16, 2017 | Footie
AFTER all the talk of the Reds being set up as a perfect away team over the last few weeks we all expected more of the same against West Ham, if we are honest with ourselves. A strong away performance that would focus on keeping a clean sheet, with three...
by Michael Nevin | May 12, 2017 | Footie
ROY Keane has never been shy of courting controversy. Furthermore, it seems his inadequacies as a manager – in contrast to a decorated playing career – convince him of the need to pipe up every now and then to stay relevant. However, his recent observations on...
by Adam Smith | May 11, 2017 | Footie
AT some point between the advent of the Premier League and today, it was decided that footballers in England’s top division weren’t human. Obviously they’re human in the sense that they’re made of flesh and blood, yet somehow they’ve ceased to be seen and judged in...
