AFTER the frustrating failure of Liverpool’s efforts to secure Virgil van Dijk’s signature in the summer, Jürgen Klopp’s public stance ever since has been to back the defenders at his disposal. Many supporters, people in the media and pundits alike, doubted his words...
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...
IT’S the time of year when the debate about the League Cup rears its head once more — the perennial discussion when each new season sees a few more fans lost to the dark side, concluding that a place among the 23 clubs that have won the competition isn’t...
DON’T know where to start, don’t know what to say. A result like that hurts — and so it should. On the fourth Emre Can was punching the turf in frustration. And so he should. Many of the travelling support had long since left and headed for home. And...
THERE’S no doubt that Jürgen Klopp was tempted to Liverpool because he spotted something special about the club; something different, something he could work with and use to his advantage. Behind the smiles and the stony stare, the quips and the takedowns, in...
IT’S always a special moment when a local talent tipped to come good at the football club you support does just that. There has been a buzz about Trent Alexander-Arnold for some time now — his name being touted around by those that watch Liverpool at every...
MORE than a month has passed since the bubble of optimism growing over Liverpool’s summer ambition was burst in an instant. Just as it seemed the much-mentioned “statement of intent” was being readied with Virgil van Dijk set to become the world’s most expensive...
EIGHTY-FOUR days. That’s the time between the last game of last season when we beat Middlesbrough at home and the first fixture of next season when the Reds head for Watford. It’s a long time that isn’t it? And with no major footie tournament to distract attention...
JÜRGEN Klopp can tuck into some cake, drink some real ale or do whatever else takes his fancy to celebrate his 50th birthday today, safe in the knowledge that he retains the backing of all concerned to make Liverpool succeed. Just under a year ago, Klopp penned a...
PICTURE the scene. Liverpool go big and go early on a young talent to bolster the forward line, the African Player of the Year no less. A big money deal is signed, sealed and delivered on the first day of June. No messing about. Said player — who is headed for...
