NO (CENTRE)-HALF MEASURES: ALEX RAISBECK, LFC LEGEND
DIPPING in to Arsenal's first-leg win over Udinese last week on Five Live, I was struck by a comment from co-commentator Lee Dixon. Praising some intervention or other on the part of Thomas Vermaelen, Dixon referred to the Belgian as a 'centre-half', before...
This Week In ’84
A quick glance at the TV listings for this week in 1984 uncovers a long-forgotten memory that Tom O'Connor actually had his own show on BBC2. This was when Channel 4 soap Brookside was still in its early days with "George determined to track down Tommy McArdle to...
The King and me
WHEN ‘that’ announcement finally came this January, that Kenny was to return as our manager, the joy that greeted the news was something of a strange communal experience for the Liverpool FC supporting fraternity. One sensed that for the younger generation the return...
June, Glorious June
ONE of the most glorious weekends of the year is the first weekend of June. The summer sunshine makes a conceited effort to emerge from the clouds and grace your bedroom; its quick glance over the parapet promises much, but opts to stay in its fluffy white nest...
10 great Scouse tunes
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. Where a band originally...
NO (CENTRE)-HALF MEASURES: ALEX RAISBECK, LFC LEGEND
DIPPING in to Arsenal's first-leg win over Udinese last week on Five Live, I was struck by a comment from co-commentator Lee Dixon. Praising some intervention or other on the part of Thomas Vermaelen, Dixon referred to the Belgian as a 'centre-half', before...
This Week In ’84
A quick glance at the TV listings for this week in 1984 uncovers a long-forgotten memory that Tom O'Connor actually had his own show on BBC2. This was when Channel 4 soap Brookside was still in its early days with "George determined to track down Tommy McArdle to...
The King and me
WHEN ‘that’ announcement finally came this January, that Kenny was to return as our manager, the joy that greeted the news was something of a strange communal experience for the Liverpool FC supporting fraternity. One sensed that for the younger generation the return...
June, Glorious June
ONE of the most glorious weekends of the year is the first weekend of June. The summer sunshine makes a conceited effort to emerge from the clouds and grace your bedroom; its quick glance over the parapet promises much, but opts to stay in its fluffy white nest...
10 great Scouse tunes
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. Where a band originally...