LIVERPOOL v CARLISLE UNITED – PREVIEW

LIVERPOOL v CARLISLE UNITED – PREVIEW

GIVEN Liverpool skipped the League Cup second round due to playing in Europe this season, and the fact you’d expect many of the minnows to be out by now, a home tie against Carlisle United — positioned 10th in League Two — is in theory about as good...
MATCH REVIEW: CHELSEA 1 LIVERPOOL 0

MATCH REVIEW: CHELSEA 1 LIVERPOOL 0

EPIC. Epic because it was three and half hours long. Epic because it was a grand, gripping spectacle; a sporting battle of the highest order. Epic because every ounce of effort from every character involved was expended into emerging from the piece victorious; as the...
CHELSEA v LIVERPOOL: WAITING….

CHELSEA v LIVERPOOL: WAITING….

I  CAN’T do anything. There are things that I could be doing, should be doing. I’m a writer; I should be writing. There are actors who will want words putting into their mouths at some point and this novel resolutely refuses to finish itself. It’s...
MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 1 CHELSEA 1

MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 1 CHELSEA 1

THE League Cup doesn’t matter? Someone forgot to tell Liverpool.  When I heard the team read out on Radio City as I drove towards the ground it prompted a scowl, a nod and a clench of the fist.  Not just because Liverpool were taking this seriously, but because...
I’D LOVE US TO WIN THE MICKEY MOUSE CUP

I’D LOVE US TO WIN THE MICKEY MOUSE CUP

ERIC Cantona’s smug face. That’s the immediate image that flashes in my mind whenever the FA Cup is mentioned. Eric frigging Cantona. The build up seemingly started at about 3am. My mum was on snack duty, diligently replenishing my supplies throughout the day as I sat...