ON Sunday morning, as I readied myself to be put through the wringer of the Merseyside Derby, I allowed my mind to drift to an idea for an article I had been turning over for a few weeks. Next week will mark five years since New England Sports Ventures, now Fenway...
THERE’S a reason why we do this football thing. There’s a reason why we cross miles, get colds, end up sunburnt, applaud and shout at regular interviews and celebrate or moan before crossing those same miles again for little reward. There has to be a reason for...
Brendan Rodgers has been sacked as manager of Liverpool – this is Neil Atkinson’s reaction in the immediate aftermath of the news breaking… AFTER Liverpool beat West Ham United 2-1 at Upton Park on 6th April 2014 I recorded a show at the top...
THE POST MATCH Pink includes an explanation of why The Pink is called The Pink before a thorough going through of Liverpool’s draw with Everton. To talk us through this are Phil Blundell, Rob Gutmann, Paul Senior and Dave Downie. It’s the only post match...
A draw was probably a fair result. A draw isn’t actually a bad result. But you are allowed to win when you don’t deserve to. You are allowed to win at tough places. Liverpool don’t know how to do either. They also don’t know how to hold on to a...
THE 225th Merseyside Derby then. Got to be honest, I haven’t got a clue how it’s going to pan out, my head’s a bit done in with The Reds at the moment. It’s funny, though, how confident some Blues are about bagging their first win over us since...
GOODISON is something of a guilty pleasure for me. I don’t like to say it out loud too often but it’s a ground with a wonderful feel to it. I like the way it smells. That’s the timber not the Blues. It’s a living museum. One of the last links to another age of...
A WORRYING trend continues. Liverpool go a goal up against average opposition, then don’t build on it. They concede an equaliser and then don’t know what to do. Players look to each other for inspiration. Leaders are searched for and not found. Games drift...
LAST night, during Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Sion, I responded to a tweet from Rory Smith, my colleague at The Times, in which he stated that “the utter silence of English grounds in Europe has to be a small factor in poor results.” Sat at a near mute Anfield, I saw...
DEPRESSION hovers over Anfield. Another grim evening watching a group of players under-perform. For Carlisle, now read Sion. Last night’s dismal proceedings were summed up by the need to introduce Philippe Coutinho on the hour. It smacks of desperation; the cavalry...
