LIVERPOOL: “HELLO, IS THAT IAN RUSH?”

LIVERPOOL: “HELLO, IS THAT IAN RUSH?”

by | Aug 18, 2015 | Footie

ON this day in 1988, Ian Rush returned to Liverpool for £2.7m after just one season at Juventus. The Welshman added 139 goals to his Liverpool tally in his second spell, finishing his Anfield career with a club record 346. So for most Reds then, the name Ian Rush...
FOOTBALL v RUGBY: A LESSON LEARNED?

FOOTBALL v RUGBY: A LESSON LEARNED?

by | Mar 18, 2015 | Footie

FIRST things first: I’m NOT a rugby fan (at least I wasn’t), writes MARK SPENCE. Make no bones about it, I love football way more than is probably healthy. From the first time I clapped eyes on Ian Rush’s weasel-like physique terrorising defences the length and...
LIVERPOOL: “HELLO, IS THAT IAN RUSH?”

LIVERPOOL: ALL YOU NEED IS RUSH

by | Aug 18, 2014 | Footie

It’s 26 years to the day since Ian Rush returned to Liverpool after his short spell at Juventus. NEIL SCOTT remembers it well. AS anyone with a cursory knowledge of the football landscape will tell you, the transfer window has its own unique lexicon.   “Sources...