A Gentle Kind of Cruelty
WHEN I was at Uni, during a particularly soul destroying moment in a particularly soul destroying lecture, I looked up in my moment of dread and saw the sole of a class mate's shoe. It took a while to figure out what the lettering said. But eventually I figured it...

CITYTALK: EYE OF THE TIGER
Ahead of the visit to Steve Bruce's Hull City Neil was joined in the CityTalk studios by John Gibbons, Steve Graves and Alison McGovern, with Jonathan Wilson on the phone to discuss his new book, The Anatomy of Liverpool. This week's music is from The Levons...
THE VAGARIES OF SUPPORT
I'LL come clean. I'm writing this after a good couple of hours with Red or Dead, David Peace’s behemoth novelisation of Shankly’s life. It's a remarkable piece of work. Some say it highlights the constant repetition of football life. From game to day off to training...
ODD MAN OUT?
By Craig Rimmer 18 successive Premier League starts upon a £15 million arrival in the summer of 2012. The man cherry-picked by Brendan Rodgers to accompany him on the journey from South Wales to Merseyside. Joe Allen was once reputed to be the vision of what Brendan...
THE BENEFITS OF BALANCE
By Hari Sethi AS the final whistle blew ending Fulham’s miserable afternoon at Anfield on the Saturday before the international break, players and fans alike celebrated yet another step forward in the now increasingly evident plans of Brendan Rodgers. The Cottagers...
A Gentle Kind of Cruelty
WHEN I was at Uni, during a particularly soul destroying moment in a particularly soul destroying lecture, I looked up in my moment of dread and saw the sole of a class mate's shoe. It took a while to figure out what the lettering said. But eventually I figured it...



CITYTALK: EYE OF THE TIGER
Ahead of the visit to Steve Bruce's Hull City Neil was joined in the CityTalk studios by John Gibbons, Steve Graves and Alison McGovern, with Jonathan Wilson on the phone to discuss his new book, The Anatomy of Liverpool. This week's music is from The Levons...
THE VAGARIES OF SUPPORT
I'LL come clean. I'm writing this after a good couple of hours with Red or Dead, David Peace’s behemoth novelisation of Shankly’s life. It's a remarkable piece of work. Some say it highlights the constant repetition of football life. From game to day off to training...
ODD MAN OUT?
By Craig Rimmer 18 successive Premier League starts upon a £15 million arrival in the summer of 2012. The man cherry-picked by Brendan Rodgers to accompany him on the journey from South Wales to Merseyside. Joe Allen was once reputed to be the vision of what Brendan...
THE BENEFITS OF BALANCE
By Hari Sethi AS the final whistle blew ending Fulham’s miserable afternoon at Anfield on the Saturday before the international break, players and fans alike celebrated yet another step forward in the now increasingly evident plans of Brendan Rodgers. The Cottagers...