You never forget your first love. Kevin Keegan was mine and he was everything you wanted your first hero to be. Sleep well, Kev… YOU never forget your first love. The first footballing memories are always the best. The nascent appreciation of something...
Whether its ‘just a job’ or means something more, it’s worth remembering the human impact of club treatment and fan behaviour on players… I’ve been reading Michail Antonio’s autobiography, ‘Humans, Not Robots’ and it’s struck a chord....
With Liverpool’s squad depth looking very thin, this transfer strategy would restore control and enable flexible, long-term rotation… WHICHEVER way you carve it up, Liverpool need more players. But it doesn’t take some unlikely miracle to feel...
Changing rules during a World Cup is a worrying sign but what’s more concerning to me is Liverpool’s current state of flux… CHARITY begins at home. So goes the adage. Equally, unmitigated support can only go one way and waking thoughts are...
Liverpool can’t afford to chase lost causes in the transfer market as Andoni Iraola prepares to take the club into a new age… I love how little it takes to change minds. When Yan Diomande’s name came up as a possible sort-of replacement for Mo...
The World Cups of our youth played a huge role in fostering our love for football at its purest. Then we discover football with agendas… I PLAYED A golden game on Friday night. A golden game is one of those rare occasions where everything you do in a...
From Athletic Bilbao to Rayo Vallecano, Iraola’s journey has been shaped by clubs that represent more than football… Even though I’m far from being an Andoni Iraola expert, there are things I like about him already. I like that he’s from the...
Andoni Iraola is in. Is he as close as you can get to a sure thing? Nope. That chap is in Paris. Does he have the track record of elite excellence, of lifting trophies? Not at all. Oliver Glasner remains out of work. Is this a risk? Absolutely. It’s a big leap....
You will have noticed we are playing our transfer committee games at the moment. They were a great idea by John Furlong all those years ago. There is no end to the ways I enjoy them. Firstly, they have a bit of a reality television vibe where you get to see these...
A new era at Liverpool offers the chance to restore the standards, unity and identity that once made the club so formidable… In 2012 there was a Sky excerpt of Jamie Redknapp returning to Melwood to see the training ground he first visited as a teenage...
With Liverpool’s pre-season tour about to begin, we assess who has the most to gain, who might feel unlucky to miss out, and what the current squad says about the Reds’ plans.
Neil Atkinson hosts Kev Reilly, John Gibbons and Kieran Molyneux.Also in the show Neil chats with Charlotte Hennesey from Hillsborough Law Now.To find out more about the Social Action Challenge click here liverpoolfc.com/foundation/social-action-challenge
