THE SPIRIT OF 05

THE SPIRIT OF 05

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...
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

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...
LIVERPOOL 2 SUNDERLAND 1

LIVERPOOL 2 SUNDERLAND 1

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....
LIVERPOOL FC: MAKING ODDBALLS OUT OF EVERYONE

LIVERPOOL FC: MAKING ODDBALLS OUT OF EVERYONE

“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...
PODCAST: KILL THEM UNTIL THEY ARE DEAD

PODCAST: KILL THEM UNTIL THEY ARE DEAD

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...
WHY WON’T FOOTBALL BANISH THE BULLSHIT?

WHY WON’T FOOTBALL BANISH THE BULLSHIT?

IF there’s one thing guaranteed to annoy football fans, it’s bullshit. And there’s a lot of it around. As the powers-that-be – the football authorities and the Government – have saw fit to idly stand by and let any old tycoon get their mitts on our beloved clubs, many...
BORINI: FAB FOR SUNDERLAND?

BORINI: FAB FOR SUNDERLAND?

WITH another goal under his belt for The Black Cats in Saturday’s Tyne-Wear derby, on-loan Fabio Borini is certainly making an impression at Sunderland. But just how good has the Italian been during his spell at The Stadium of Light? We asked ADAM DELICATE from...