THERE hasn’t been much to celebrate so far in 2020. However, the increasingly palpable presence of young footballers’ voices has certainly been a source of refuge in recent times. Marcus Rashford became an instant hero for Manchester United fans upon scoring on his...
A LIVERPOOL starting XI made up of players from the last 11 seasons, one for each season. Ok, sound. Boss these, aren’t they? When you can’t even remember last week or last month, never mind games 11 years ago. But go ‘ed, my go. Fucking *hours* later: Done it. Takes...
RAHEEM Sterling, Emilia Clarke and Little Mix have all this week encouraged people to register to vote. It’s a sentiment we can all get behind, particularly from a football figure using his public platform and fame to bring awareness to things which actually...
UNLESS you’ve been living in a wi-fi wilderness, you’ve probably noticed the fall out from Liverpool’s victory over Manchester City. Away from the piss-boiling of the VAR outrage, official complaints about the referee and Raheem Sterling’s meltdown, a question can be...
With the aftermath of Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Manchester City still rumbling on, there’s another huge match coming up at Anfield this Sunday. John Gibbons is joined by Gareth Roberts, Andy Heaton and Jay McKenna to look back on the past week and ahead to...
“ONE greedy bastard, there’s only one greedy bastard.” As far as witty retorts go, it isn’t the best by Liverpool’s standards. Yet Raheem Sterling seems to constantly take the bait. Whether that is by having a quiet game or the one witnessed on Sunday, there is...
SO, now I can reveal it was all my fault. Lauren Dalglish must be 30 now. Sorry, but I’m afraid that fateful journey you made in your father’s arms was down to me. Anfield, April 1988. Liverpool 3 Manchester United 3. A cracking, crackling match full of all of the...
ENGLAND Under-20s’ World Cup win over the weekend gave the country reason to believe the future is bright, but more importantly it gave Reds reason to be positive about new signing Dominic Solanke. The 19-year-old scored four goals to help guide the Young Lions to...
Oo Melwood Move THE Echo have exclusively revealed that Liverpool are set to leave Melwood in favour of merging the first team and academy training facilities at the current academy base in Kirkby. Jürgen Klopp is reported to be the driving force behind the move,...
WHEN a club’s star player signs a new deal it should signal sighs of relief and celebrations from their fans, especially when said player has been attracting interest from Europe’s big boys. However, when it was confirmed that Philippe Coutinho had signed a new...
Weekender: Can Liverpool Find Their Home Comforts?
John Gibbons is joined by Adam Smith, Karl Coppack and Alison McGovern to look back at the Real Madrid loss and ahead to the Aston Villa game.
Also on the show Lizzi Doyle speaks to Director of Culture for Liverpool Claire McColgan on pilot events and things coming up for the city, and John Gibbons speaks to director Rod Dixon about Homebaked: The Musical.
