by Andy Heaton | Aug 19, 2017 | Footie
AFTER 24 hours of rumour and counter rumour, there was more than a touch of surprise and element of trepidation when the teamsheet was released at 2pm. Counter to internet gossip, Sadio Mane’s name was included in a much-changed lineup, with five changes from the team...
by Andy Heaton | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL kicked off the campaign with a new look at both ends of the pitch, but while some faces may have changed, much has stayed the same as The Reds turned in a Jekyll and Hyde performance symptomatic of problems that have dogged them for seasons. Poor at...
by Andy Heaton | Aug 3, 2017 | Footie
AS the final whistle sounded in May to confirm Liverpool’s first top-four finish under Jürgen Klopp at a relieved Anfield, there was a brief moment of realisation that, as the players were joined by their families for the traditional lap of honour, this would probably...
by Andy Heaton | Jun 16, 2017 | Footie
“LIVERPOOL are a big club, we have to bring Liverpool back in the Champions League, because it’s where it has to be.” That was Philippe Coutinho last month, responding to yet another round of questions about interest in his services from Barcelona. That Liverpool are...
by Andy Heaton | May 21, 2017 | Footie
WHAT a difference a few minutes can make, albeit with 15 minutes of half-time in the middle. Got to be honest, the head nearly fell off. NO, YOU FUCKING CALM DOWN. Simon Mignolet: 7 Rocking the new Sensible Soccer green goalie top — may as well have been on the...
by Andy Heaton | May 18, 2017 | Footie
IF Liverpool fail to qualify for the Champions League, it won’t be the defence that’s to blame. It’s commonly accepted that Liverpool are electric going forward and porous at the back, a Kevin Keegan-esque Newcastle reincarnate, intimidating on the front foot but...
by Andy Heaton | May 14, 2017 | Footie
WELL blimey O’Reilly, might have finished 4-0 but for the most part it was on the sharpest of knife edges. Up the smashing London FC out of their new stadium CAPITAL R Reds. Simon Mignolet: B+ Was taking notes on the hugely improved Liverpool goalkeeper, three...
by Andy Heaton | May 7, 2017 | Footie
WELL, how do you slag them off when, actually, they’ve not been that bad and the opposition have played well and rode their luck massively? If you want to blame someone, blame me, because every time I turn up Fraser Forster, who’s absolutely shite, somehow...
by Andy Heaton | Apr 23, 2017 | Footie
TEAM full of absolute shitbags. Crystal Palace and their fat-head prick of a manager are a load of my arse and we fell for it again. One hundred-odd minutes and probably, maximum, 55 of actual football? And that’s not a criticism of Palace either — you do...
by Andy Heaton | Apr 16, 2017 | Footie
HEART-attack central, literally shaking writing this — the Reds, bloody hell, lads: it’s Easter! Simon Mignolet: 8 Didn’t actually have that much to do but when he did, he came up with the goods and then some to deny Matt Phillips with a superb one...
