Just over 50 years ago, women were banned from playing football in this country – and England’s Euros win will help break down more barriers… REWIND the clock a hundred years, and women’s football was thriving. A crowd of 53,000 descended on...
What Liverpool showed us in their Community Shield win over Manchester City, and why we may still have to take some things with a pinch of salt… FOOTBALL fans lie to themselves every day. On the walk down to the King Power stadium, I’d committed to two...
Considering the psychology of a football fan, and how we’re optimistic when things are bad yet pessimistic when things are good… I’M a big fan of the Jeeves stories by P.G Wodehouse, since you asked. If you’re a stranger to them then...
Analysing the key features of Jurgen Klopp’s 4-3-3 and what the future of formations could look like at Liverpool… IN February 2013, I sat in a circle in a room with six other men, strangers at the time, and waited patiently for them to talk about...
Addressing the stark contrast between the area of Anfield and the stadium which it houses, on a matchday and a normal day… HOW was your weekend? I spent part of mine hanging off the side of the Liverpool Cathedral – the enormous sandstone one, rather than...
Charting the evolution of football fan culture down the years, and how it has changed interaction between supporters… IN October 2003, I tentatively set up an account on the newly established ‘Through the Wind and Rain’ forum. I was a fan of the fanzine...
It wouldn’t be the first time Liverpool have brought a big player back to Anfield, but would a Gini Wijnaldum return be worthwhile? “WHAT is past is past. Never go back. “Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the...
On the day that Sadio Mane leaves Liverpool for Bayern Munich, how should fans feel about the departure of a legend? I DON’T like it when Liverpool players leave. I don’t just mean players like Fernando Torres or Luis Suarez. I mean all of them. They’ve either...
Looking back at Liverpool’s season opener away at Norwich City, and its significance to supporters after so long without live football… ONE thing that has largely been forgotten thanks to the events in Paris is that the 2021-2022 season ended. Over...
French Ministers revealed that they thought Liverpool fans would be a ‘problem’ in Paris, but why do the same stereotypes carry through today? IT’S strange how anger takes over from fear then relief. Following last week’s events, I’ve been through...
