Footballers can be susceptible to losing their heads in the face of adversity during matches. Liverpool display character to keep theirs … I’m fascinated by football’s hard minutes. Broadly speaking these are the times in a game where everything’s gone...
With the reinvention of Ryan Gravenberch, the continued ascension of Alexis Mac Allister and more, Arne Slot has revived Liverpool’s midfield machine… IN March 2019, I was stranded in Paris. I was there on my way back from Bordeaux with my mate...
Supporting Liverpool and suffering defeat can be emotionally charged, but you can’t learn anything without losing … Damian Kavanagh is the most patient and optimistic man I know. I did the Post Match show with Kav, Ben Johnno and Gibbo on Saturday....
Celebrating Ron Yeats’s life and contributions to Liverpool Football Club after it was announced he has passed away at the age of 86… TIMES change. Time moves on. The old order changeth, yielding place to new. (That’s Tennyson but I got it from...
Mo Salah is proving he’s still got what it takes to be at the top level with Liverpool, so why has his contract been allowed to become a saga? I LOVE that they made it about Casemiro. Dom Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch pressing and filling in and making...
After excelling in the number six role since Arne Slot arrived, could Ryan Gravenberch be the answer to Liverpool’s prayers in the position? FOOTBALL is obsessed with number sixes. The common feeling is that, like your goalkeeper, the better managers get...
Gauging the fan mood from the away end at Portman Road, as Liverpool got their campaign off to a great start with a win over Ipswich Town… WHAT struck me most was the ruthlessness. I’ve been watching football regularly from 1976 and started attending...
How it felt as a fan to see Arne Slot’s Liverpool run out at Anfield for the first time and what we learned from Sunday’s friendlies… ANFIELD with a sense of newness. There aren’t many times you travel to a match and have no idea about what’s...
How football and music become intertwined in our memories with past life events, and the power of nostalgia… MARTIN Phillips died this past weekend. If that name means nothing to you, he was the lead singer of the New Zealand band The Chills. If The...
With the international tournaments now out of the way, Liverpool’s 2024-2025 pre-season begins now and the real stuff can finally resume… AND there goes the big summer tournament. Finished. Over the past month, people have been a bit upset when I’ve...
We make bold Liverpool predictions for 2026, chat with Alan McDougall about Dreams and Songs to Sing, then turn to Spurs — lineup issues, tactics, transfer dreams, and why this feels like a good time to play them.
John Gibbons is joined by Joel Penny, Phil Blundell and Craig Hannan.
