IN the summer, I chronicled that one of Jürgen Klopp’s prime tasks this season was to eradicate the fear factor that has held The Reds back in recent seasons. It could also be argued an issue with players’ mentality at Liverpool stretches back much further — the...
FOR the first time in almost a quarter of century, The Main Stand is no longer a misnomer. Housing upwards of one third (20,200 to be exact) of Anfield’s new 54,742 capacity, this impressive new monolith dwarfs the Centenary Stand opposite and the famous Kop to its...
EVERYTHING in the garden is rosy. We have Jürgen Klopp as manager. We’re gonna win the league. Oh, hang on a minute. To what extent have we actually strengthened? Is Klopp capable of managing his pruned squad into contenders for the title or, if you’re not that...
BURTON in midweek put us back on track. Burnley, though not forgotten, seems a less painful memory off the back of five unanswered League Cup goals in the East Midlands. The League Cup always seems to do us a little favour here and there. And that’s what it is this...
ONCE the final whistle blew at The Emirates last Sunday, and particularly once the flap of the last half hour was reduced to a mere detail amid a dazzling Reds’ performance and a cracking day out, the scoreline I took home with me was Arsenal 1 v 4 Liverpool. I paused...
IT’S that time of year again. Hope springs eternal. A nine-month journey that starts in summer brilliance, ploughs through the dark, mist, wind and rain, and the bite of winter frost before the onset of spring. The title run-in coincides with the return of...
HOW do we make sense of the phoney war? You can hardly compare pre-season friendlies to an extended period of inactivity on the Western Front, but there’s no doubt that drawing conclusions from glorified training sessions games can be misleading. I gave up attending...
I’M sure some of you will dismiss this article as the rantings of a middle-aged man; stuck in the past, holding onto ideas that belong in another century. You’re probably right readers, but bear with me on this one. If you’re from the Premier League, do read on...
AS we limber up for a new campaign, with players back in training and the first friendly tonight, last season remains something of a head scratcher. No season when Liverpool finish eighth in the league should be allowed to pass without questions being asked,...
WELL, I’ve had the chance to take the piss out of old Roy this week. The “Hodgecast” has gone down a storm such is the willingness to lay into Hodgson, erstwhile Liverpool manager and known fraud of this parish for some years. But, there’s a serious side to the damage...
