Liverpool v Manchester United: How Years Of Crowing Have Moulded A Hatred Of Mancs
THE biggest game of the season is upon us. That is an opinion, not a fact. Some, particularly those who have had what some would call the displeasure of growing up around Evertonians, will disagree -- or agree that it may be classed as bigger but that doesn’t...
Liverpool v Manchester United: A Tale Of Two Cities – The Changing Face Of The Rivalry
AM I going a bit soft, I thought this week, as I found myself glued, gushingly sympathetic and admiring of the life of Sir Bobby Charlton as brilliantly portrayed by the BBC? While watching, even my wife observed, “It’s a bit too United for me”, adding to her concerns...
Liverpool v Manchester United: The Big Match Preview
I’VE properly parked Liverpool FC for the past fortnight. The usually dreaded international break has provided welcome respite this time. It all feels a bit unnecessarily cruel at the moment and I’m just not enjoying it at all. Emerging from this mini hibernation...
Liverpool v Manchester United: The Roots Of The Rivalry And The Quest To Be The Best
RIVALRY, according to the Oxford English dictionary, is defined as “competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field”. The example it gives for the use of the word in context is “‘there always has been intense rivalry between the clubs”. Quite...
Non-League Day: Prescot Cables v The Premier League – Life At The Other End Of The Footballing Spectrum
IT’S usually a derogatory term used to shame the football fan whose support wanes when team performances do – the self-proclaimed fanatic that is not quite so keen when the going gets tough. At level eight of English football though, the term “fair weather fan” is...
Liverpool v Manchester United: How Years Of Crowing Have Moulded A Hatred Of Mancs
THE biggest game of the season is upon us. That is an opinion, not a fact. Some, particularly those who have had what some would call the displeasure of growing up around Evertonians, will disagree -- or agree that it may be classed as bigger but that doesn’t...
Liverpool v Manchester United: A Tale Of Two Cities – The Changing Face Of The Rivalry
AM I going a bit soft, I thought this week, as I found myself glued, gushingly sympathetic and admiring of the life of Sir Bobby Charlton as brilliantly portrayed by the BBC? While watching, even my wife observed, “It’s a bit too United for me”, adding to her concerns...
Liverpool v Manchester United: The Big Match Preview
I’VE properly parked Liverpool FC for the past fortnight. The usually dreaded international break has provided welcome respite this time. It all feels a bit unnecessarily cruel at the moment and I’m just not enjoying it at all. Emerging from this mini hibernation...
Liverpool v Manchester United: The Roots Of The Rivalry And The Quest To Be The Best
RIVALRY, according to the Oxford English dictionary, is defined as “competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field”. The example it gives for the use of the word in context is “‘there always has been intense rivalry between the clubs”. Quite...
Non-League Day: Prescot Cables v The Premier League – Life At The Other End Of The Footballing Spectrum
IT’S usually a derogatory term used to shame the football fan whose support wanes when team performances do – the self-proclaimed fanatic that is not quite so keen when the going gets tough. At level eight of English football though, the term “fair weather fan” is...









