SHERWOOD wasn’t the only one. We bristled with indignation at the very suggestion. Asked who he was, with his comedy cob ons and misplaced arrogance, to question Liverpool’s title credentials. Brendan Rodgers spoke publicly to turn the tables back on a club that had...
WHEN the final whistle went in The Excelsior last night after City/Arsenal all I heard was people saying to each other: “It’s in our hands. It’s in our hands.” Today we grabbed it. Seized it. Knuckles white, grip tight. In our hands. We are Top...
THE nerves, the tension, the joy, the fear – for the title-chase of 2014 see the Champions League run of 2005, says DAVE MARTINEZ. Tuesday May 3, 2005 Whether you were there in body or simply in spirit, you will never forget it. The greatest night in Anfield’s...
The following was originally written as a blog for The Times. Well, no, that’s not true. It was actually the middle section of a blog about something else written for The Times, and then brutally and ruthlessly cut down by heartless sub-editors. I felt it warranted a...
EVEN when we win ugly, it’s beautiful. Yes, the 2-1 win against Sunderland was an undeniably nervous one, but in many respects that shouldn’t have come as any surprise. Liverpool have just come off the back of a run of five league games, four of them away...
AND on we go. And on we fucking go. That wasn’t nice. That wasn’t fun. That wasn’t Brendan Rodgers’s Tricky Reds. That wasn’t the People’s Champions. That was the Champions Elect. They didn’t play well. It wasn’t pretty....
“TO a New Yorker like you, a hero is some kind of weird sandwich.” – Oddball to Crapgame; Kelly’s Heroes. 1970. Crapgame portrayed by Don Rickles. THE greatest line from the greatest war movie ever made – the 34th best war movie ever made, according to Channel...
NEIL ATKINSON is joined in the studio by Andy Heaton, Mike Girling and Paul Cope to reflect on Liverpool’s run of the mill 6-3 win at Cardiff City. They are also joined by Steve Goldsmith to talk about the forthcoming game against Sunderland. Get issue 8 of...
LET’S start with the facts. 1988: Arguably our greatest side – 87 goals in 40 games. 1979: For me, the perfect Liverpool team – 85 goals in 42 games 1977: Our greatest season – 62 goals in 42 games Ladies and gentlemen, Liverpool currently sit...
THIS isn’t just about one game. It’s about two – let’s go crazy. Maybe even three – let’s go nuts. Because: And then there were three. Arsenal are now three and insurmountable goal difference behind Liverpool. To finish ahead of...
