WE were walking around him. Literally, walking around him. On a small corridor, somewhere in Anfield, sometime in the mid-1990s. We’d been bused down from Cumbria as part of an Alan Kennedy Soccer School. He was moving cardboard boxes, writes JONATHAN TODD. “Ron...
SO it’s finally time for Sadio Mane (GBNF x) to leave us to join up with the Senegalese national team ahead of the 2017 African Cup of Nations. If things weren’t already feeling ominous post-social media head rolling in the aftermath of the 2-2 draw at Sunderland,...
It might actually be Tuesday but it is definitely the Review show, this time about the Sunderland game. Coming back again through the crowded Christmas period are Sean Rogers and Paul Cope. They get stuck into the thought process for Jurgen Klopp prior to the match...
SADIO Mane believes Liverpool will cope fine in his absence as he gets set to jet off to the African Cup of Nations. The Senegalese forward is the Reds’ current top scorer with nine goals — all scored in the league — but will now be away on international...
IT’S hard work this, isn’t it? When I was greeted by family at a New Year’s Eve party after the Manchester City game with the question “did you enjoy that?”, I responded with an emphatic “I’m absolutely knackered”. I said the same after spending a full five minutes...
IT’S beyond ludicrous to be playing two games in less than 48 hours. It was the same for both sides, yes — regardless, it makes no sense whatsoever. Chelsea, on the other hand, have been given an extra two days off. It’s difficult to overstate the...
Neil Atkinson hosts as John Gibbons, Danny Austin, Steve Graves and Adam Melia discuss Liverpool’s draw at Sunderland. Neil is low but the others are relatively upbeat about proceedings. See how you feel afterwards. There are ups and downs for us all in this...
MASSIVE kick in the nuts that. Massive. But 10 points from 12 over Christmas, you’d take that all day. Anyway, we live in the moment. Loads of lethargy, but playing two games in less than 48 hours is taking the piss. Fitness and sharpness are massively important...
THERE is a scene in Paul Thomas Anderson’s best film Punch Drunk Love when the lead character played by Adam Sandler is embarrassed in a restaurant and then goes to the bathroom and absolutely kicks fuck out of it. He wallops it from pillar to post. He...
THIS is the one we’ve waited for. Like a beacon at the end of the diary. The year ends with Manchester City at home. Big game, big day, big drink, big everything. There was a lot of talk of it making or breaking a night. I was more worried about starting 2017...
