MY worst memory as a Liverpool fan isn’t a final we’ve lost, although the FA Cup in 1996 was a particularly dark day. It isn’t a player leaving, although I’m sure we all have one who broke our heart — hiya, Fernando. It wasn’t even...
SOMETIMES the bullshit you wrap yourself up in over football is laid bare for what it really is. This is one of those times. It doesn’t matter. It isn’t important. Not really. Not now. I love Liverpool, and I love Liverpool Football Club. But I love my...
AS you approach Old Trafford over a bridge that spans the Manchester Ship Canal, the Lego-like frame of the ground begins to loom large; a white support structure visible as the traffic edges closer to a stadium that was once ruined by Luftwaffe bombs. The ground was...
We’ve had a recurring theme in recent weeks of ‘Greatests’ over the years and this week’s was a no-brainer, even if the judging process was a bit more difficult. Let’s face it, any win over the Mancs is just sweetness personified. Here’s our top five, let us know your...
LAST week when picking 10 of my favourite Scouse tunes, I claimed I couldn’t really get my head around Liverpool fans who don’t like music from Manchester. If it’s a good tune, it’s a good tune – and, as Rakim once famously rapped,...
INSPIRED by Gareth Roberts’ fantastic piece on this site about his love for all things Scouse when it comes to his listening pleasures – dodgy Pop Will Eat single aside – I’ve compiled my own personal top 10 favourite songs from this city....
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Weekender: Manchester, Meet The Champions
Gareth Roberts hosts Lizzi Doyle, Paul Cope and Ste Evans to look ahead to Liverpool’s top of the table clash with Manchester United at Anfield.
Also on the show, John Gibbons speaks to Alison McGovern, Philippa Smallwood and Leanne Prescott about Vicky Jepson leaving, and The Athletic’s Carl Anka looks ahead to Liverpool v Man United with Neil Atkinson.
